Should we interpret the Bible literally?

What does it mean to read the Bible literally? Is that something we can or should do? Can we just read what the words of Scripture literally say and stop trying to put our own interpretation on them? Can any individual word have a literal meaning? When scholars talk about "literal interpretation," what do they mean? I want to challenge us to approach Scripture maturely and respectfully, accounting for the nuance of language and translation, and earnestly trying to understand the text in the way that the author intended his audience to understand it.
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¿Qué significa leer la Biblia literalmente? ¿Es eso algo que podemos o debemos hacer? ¿Podemos simplemente leer lo que las palabras de las Escrituras dicen literalmente y dejar de tratar de darles nuestra propia interpretación? ¿Puede cualquier palabra individual tener un significado literal? Cuando los eruditos hablan de "interpretación literal", ¿qué quieren decir? Quiero desafiarnos a abordar las Escrituras con madurez y respeto, tomando en cuenta los matices del lenguaje y la traducción, y tratando seriamente de entender el texto de la manera en que el autor pretendía que su audiencia lo entendiera.
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[@timboland7767]

I once came across a funny quote here in Germany: „Either you took the Bible literally or seriously.“ ( hope this makes sense in English, I‘m a native German…)

[@DannyD-lr5yg]

Native English speaker here - that saying definitely makes sense! Thank you for sharing!

[@justinbutcher44]

Someone once asked me when speaking about one of Jesus's parables... "I thought you took the Bible literally (paraphrasing)." I told them "yes, I do read the Bible literally... and parables should be literally read as parables."

[@BibleStudyCompany]

Well said.

[@justinbutcher44]

@@BibleStudyCompany thank you!

[@BibleStudyCompany]

@@justinbutcher44 You are most welcome. And again well said.

[@l1Experiment]

Really glad you shared this short video brother.... Shalom Shalom 👍 😁 😎 💯

[@BibliayFe]

Excellent video as always

[@bethshoaf]

Wow! Thank you for that incredibly helpful insightful explanation.

[@bethshoaf]

@@NathanielMerritt-sf5qs incredible means impossible to believe because it is extraordinary. He is a wonderful insightful man. You should get your own channel. And refute everyone you disagree with on your platform.

[@newyoutube3114]

What parts should we take literally? Which should we not. Instead of translating based on our multiple meanings of a word for our time. Ask the question what did the original Bible authors intend to relay to their audience. The understanding from our time leaves the door wide open to any kind of intepretation based on what we think it should say to reflect our current society.

[@BibleStudyCompany]

Rob answered this very well. Since the Bible is God's word in literature we need to read literature as it was written.

[@heavynetwork6804]

Rob is sowing discord here, if all multiple meanings of words count, we can never explain the bible to anyone🤦🏻‍♂️ We take the bible literally, because the bible explains when symbolism is involved... God bless🙏🙏🏼🙏🏾

[@BibleStudyCompany]

@@heavynetwork6804 Disagree completely. We have been studying scripture to live a praiseworthy life for many years and it is imperative that we understand the context, literature that it is written in, to whom it was written and we make sure we understand the original greek and hebrew it was written. This is essentially what Rob is saying. All of us have many tools at our disposals for this. There is no excuse. First is the Holy Spirit then we have many bible translations and we also have tools that break those down. Going from hebrew and Greek to english presents problems. For example, the word love. Greek has several ways to look at love not just one. If we take everything written literally we can become indoctrinated (self) by teachers that know less than us. It is imperative that we understand how to study the Bible ourselves and not just accept what others are stating. Rob makes that clear. Be wary of those who are uni-dimenisonal. Meaning over simplific in their approaches such as "we take things literally". Blessings.

[@heavynetwork6804]

@@BibleStudyCompany you say 'it is imperative that we understand how to study the bible ourselves and not just accept what others are stating.' , i truely agree with that, so thats why i do not just take what Rob says or what you say...🤷🏻‍♂️ I read the king james version 1611, when i read that bible, i can take everything literally untill the bible explains the symbolism. About the meaning of some words, of course its good to rely on the hebrew or greek, the moment we are going to take into consideration multiple meanings we have currently for one word, is when we will be distracted by other peoples interpretation, otherwise it doesnt happen...🙅🏻‍♂️ It is impossible to be self indoctrinated when we just hold on to the literal meaning of a word, impossible! The context will always support the word literally... Do you live under the law??? God bless🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏

[@BibleStudyCompany]

@@heavynetwork6804 We don't know each other so it is impossible to know where you are coming from. For example, if you are of the HRM or Torah Keeping crowd then it benefits you to read things literally to stay in the "lane". But you may not be. It IS possible to read things literally and get out of whack. If one is submitted to the Word of God and knows proper ways to study the Bible then the Holy Spirit can help us read the scripture literally where it says to and symbolically or poetic as Rob mentioned when it calls us to do so. It is all about the heart. There are multiple meanings for words in the scripture and we need to know when to apply the meaning. Hebrew is notorious for this. And this concept is critical for our proper understanding of the text. As you know hebrew is based on verbs, then 3 letter consonants as Rob pointed out and then adding vowels which changes the words. For example, the hebrew roots people love to say that Torah is the law. But it also means instruction. And other words do as well. So we need to know how its being used and when. If we interpret a word literally we will miss the meaning in context. That is not a disputed fact. All of us need to handle the word of God carefully and reverantly. We hope to study to live praiseworthy to God. Blessings.

[@johanneangers2]

This is why the context is important to get it literally, that's what Sean Griffin does in his examples. Also studying the extra Biblical text, the differences between the Septuagint the Masoretic text. Context is king.

[@nickg5010]

The question is: 'How much context can you hold in your mind at any given moment?' God will always have had the advantage when it comes to the Bible. .

[@johanneangers2]

@@nickg5010 The Creator gave us the instructions coming from his mind which is found in scriptures.

[@SteveWV]

Well that depends there are some verses that can be interpreted literally, and some symbolically and some both at the same time.

[@JasonBonnicksen]

Very well said Rob!

[@henryjordan9453]

Shalom brother I enjoy watching your videos even though I don’t always agree with you but I enjoy them all the same

[@KingdomInContext]

No. I emphatically say in all my videos we take the text for what it says according to the definitions of words used in their context. In our discussion even, we reviewed examples of metaphors and literal uses.

[@salpezzino7803]

The Word is Folly to you. So what does it matter how you read it? It is Folly to those who are dead. I had a hard time listening to you, I couldn't believe the trash you were pushing.

[@KingdomInContext]

@@salpezzino7803 that's quite the accusation considering what I spend my life doing: studying and teaching The Word. May Abba bless you and bring you to understand we are not to slander (misrepresent to condemn) our brethren in the faith. "Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4: 29-31

[@salpezzino7803]

@@KingdomInContext that is sad. Your resume means nothing to God. You aren't In Christ so no help from God. You teach lies and a false gospel. Jesus said said this to Torah Keepers and would repeat it to Torah Keepers today, like yourself. Matthew 7:22# On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23#And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

[@salpezzino7803]

@@KingdomInContext I am not slandering you, I told you you have no understanding of God's Word. I am rebuking you. God Commanded me to Rebuke Evil. Ephesians 5:11

[@tylerporter2171]

@@KingdomInContext Amein Sean 👍

[@energizer7354]

Semantic range is now my new favorite term. I was just talking with my mom about how I nerd out and get in trouble sometimes because of semantics, yet how important semantics are. Great video!

[@mitchchapman2754]

The semantics of the Bible demand a Hebraic/Jewish understanding Not that by and or those using the far too often Greek Western church mindset which relies mainly on eisegesis not hermeneutical exegesis!

[@salpezzino7803]

@@mitchchapman2754 that is NutZ. god wrote the Bible so that only those with a Hebraic/Jewish understanding can understand it. You serve an evil god

[@acaseoffamily5248]

Our pastor and elders use a literal-historical-grammatical interpretation of scripture. It has been the most thorough teaching of scripture I have heard.

[@Leon-jp7ch]

How do you know what the author's had in their minds regarding what is literally. who are you to say what is literal and what is not, that is the big question you have to ask yourself

[@johnwhoissavedbygrace9975]

This pairs very well with RC Sprouls response to reading the Bible literally. I think I agree with you both; I take the Bible literal while reading it literally but you cant really read it literally.

[@robynbaker5516]

Thanks Rob I think I might write some of your points down and carry them in my bible when I have this discussion with friends you make so much sense thanks dear brother 👍❤️🙏

[@vivianaucoin397]

Thank you for addressing this. I'm looking forward to the next installment of the study of Galatians!

[@nabillayoun]

Thank you

[@boaz63]

Using a literal historical grammatical hermeneutic doesn’t mean being absurd. It means operating by the normal rules of language. God created language. We can only understand His revelation as He intended if we operate by those rules. 🙏

[@lifewithxing]

Helpful 🎉🎉🎉

[@mavrickglo]

I have been listening to orthodox priest and bible teacher Ft. Stephen De Young. He points out that words don’t have meanings so much as they have uses.

[@wojciechbandurowski]

great !

[@lonnierandall7882]

It seems to me that the scriptures are multi-dimensional. They are spiritual, literal, and metaphorical. Every time you read, the Holy Spirit will reveal more truth from the same scriptures you have read many times.

[@juliareynolds7970]

Duluth Bible Church and other good churches exegete Scripture based on the consistently contextual literal grammatical historical Bible study method. This means reading the Bible as we would any other text: looking for the plain meaning intended by the Author for His original readers and audience. Following this method avoids most of the pitfalls that have led the church further and further away from the truth. God wants to know the truth and He us not trying to hide it.

[@SheIsADaughterOfTheMostHigh]

Right on point brother Solberg. We cannot read and understand scripture from a logical, head knowledge and fleshy only perspective. We must have Holy Spirit to help us discern the spiritual message. Literally! ❤

[@ging1578]

@defendingthebiblicalrootsofchristianity I think I understood your comments, but to help clarify, are there any parts of scripture that should be taken literally. As an example, how do you interpret Gen. 1?

[@jontoubeaux7361]

Excellent explanation Rob, thank you. I love language so this was right up my alley! Looking forward to the next Bible study in Galatians. And ... We need more jazz guitar. Literally.

[@ionsochirca9244]

Teacher, can you make a video over the fight between Jacob and the man who many debate whether he was God or the angel of the Lord (Genesis 32:22-32). Who exactly was that man in nature?

[@mitchchapman2754]

When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense; therefore, take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate clearly otherwise.”-Dr. David L. Cooper (1886-1965), founder of The Biblical Research Society

[@jamesbell8120]

You beat me to it!

[@mitchchapman2754]

@@jamesbell8120 the more anyone listens to Rob if they have a basic understanding of the Jewish/Hebraic Roots of Scripture, the more people will find Rob refuting himself with anachronistic terminology and eisegesis

[@BibleStudyCompany]

@@jamesbell8120 James, watch out for this guy. He is Hebrew Roots, Torah Keeping in Messianic Judaism clothing.

[@mitchchapman2754]

@@BibleStudyCompany Lol

[@mitchchapman2754]

@@BibleStudyCompany Refute me point by point

[@rocketmanshawn]

Where people have the most trouble with this are Visions, Apocalyptic, and Parables. Of course, the author of all life and the bible is capable of using figures of speech.

[@vernmiroth1626]

I can't speak for Sean Griffin but I don't agree with the strict definition of "a literal interpretation" of the Bible that you're putting on it. The goal should always be to translate the words as "literally" as possible while still attempting to communicate the thought of the author accurately, recognizing different genres of speech

[@adamwhite3151]

The Christocentric hermeneutic is a tremendous blessing. Love your videos, brother!

[@koetzu7]

Folks who want it read literally must not want people understanding or thinking too much, I guess...

[@purely-grace]

Shalom We always need to look at all things through the eyes of Yahweh-Yeshua and not lean on our own understanding but in all our ways acknowledge Him and trust in Him for He know best! And in return He will direct out paths straight and lead us into all Truth His Truth for He is Truth! Remember brothers and sisters He will instruct us and teach us in the way that we shall go. He will guide us with His eye. Psalm 32:8 Shalom

[@nickg5010]

What else have you got besides your own understanding? Hopefully it concurs with His understanding but if not, then the deficit is on your side and you have more work to do.

[@nebriancoleman4704]

When people say that I ask them to tell me what a parable is

[@Eyestoseeandearstohear00]

most people do not even realise we live in a living metaphor called earthly life, this creation is the visible mirror of God's spiritual mind. Water, fire, hail, horses, donkeys, mankind, birds, eagles, lions, lambs, goats, white linen garments, etc... everything exists on this world because it has a meaning spiritually!

[@estilldotson2284]

I fully agree with you we shouldn’t take it literally just like Peter’s vision in Acts 10 he was talking about Gentiles and he interpreted the vision himself told us what Vision mean Peter didn’t take it literally either- Act 10:28 - and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath 👉God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:👈 No we’re in the interpretation of the vision does it say that all unclean animals are now clean .. here’s another point it was all kinds of animals so Peter could’ve chosen a clean one .. read very slowly and carefully and look at the Greek -shalom

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.” 14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” 15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that *God has made clean.”* ACTS 10, NIV

[@estilldotson2284]

You have 3 different types clean ,impure and unclean ...how does a clean animal become impure or unclean ???and show in Torah.. ?

[@estilldotson2284]

Act 11:18 - When they heard these things, 👉they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. 👈Act 10:28 - And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but 👉God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.👈 Act 15:7 - And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the👉 Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.👈....nothing about eating unclean in the interpretation it wasn’t about food it was about people

[@estilldotson2284]

This just hit me out of nowhere Mr. Solberg if the vision meant for Peter to kill and eat would that not mean The Gentiles should be killed. Also keep in mind where did the sheet with the animals go it went to heaven. Peter didn’t kill the animals in the vision. It went back to heaven. The Gentiles are excepted to heaven -Praise Yahweh -shalom

[@shellyblanchard5788]

Some want to say it may mean something like that, but he was saying it was a rich and fertile land, mean it will grow about anything. Just like new Jerusalem symbolises the new covenant, the light of it symbolises the brightness of it, and there is no need for the atonements, or keeping Sabbaths because he is our rest. There is no more death in sin because there is none. He will comfort our heart in sadness.

[@OLskewL]

How do we measure the interpretation/revelation from the Holy Spirit on Scripture?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

That's a great question, Andrew! I think there are a few guidelines we could keep in mind. For one thing, we know a true illumination about a passage of Scripture will never contradict any other part of Scripture. If it does, then it's not the Holy Spirit that illuminated it. Also, "Many assume that illumination is God’s provision of supernatural interpretive insight, the occasional “Aha!” moment where the baffled reader finally understands what the text is saying. Others might view illumination as the Spirit’s enablement to “perceive facts and judge the plausibility of arguments with greater clarity.” Still others see illumination as an exegetical safeguard, God’s means of rectifying the distortion of truth. Some even suggest that the Spirit’s role in interpretation is so absolute that the Spirit-filled believer needs no other tool but illumination in Bible study. Although these approaches reflect different degrees and emphases in the work of the Spirit, they have one thing in common: a primary focus on divine enablement to accurately interpret the Bible. While the Holy Spirit is certainly capable of providing interpretive insight, we’d suggest that illumination has more to do with appropriation than interpretation. This doesn’t mean that God never provides illumined clarity in the process of interpretation or that he cannot steer the Spirit-filled believer away from erroneous conclusions. However, the normative procedure for interpretation requires hard work and study-albeit enhanced by sanctified common sense-and those who neglect hard work and study do so to their own detriment. God the Holy Spirit can illumine the mind to exegetical truth, but we shouldn’t expect this to take place as a normative substitute for exegetical spadework. Illumination can quicken the mind, but it is the heart that God is ultimately after-your affections, your volition, and your resolve to obey in unconditional trust what he commands." -Fuhr and Köstenberger

[@jeraldramos3014]

Many protestants took the bible literally as if the Father and son is single being or one.

[@straitmind4762]

Can you show a verse in the Bible that says the earth is a spinning ball with an axis pole revolving around a million of miles away spinning sun spiraling across a so called galaxies? Or are you being an inverted and upside down hermetic occultist who uses symbols and mysticism as an escape goat to lift up so called science above the Word of God?

[@digimike8]

Yep, too many self-taught teachers in a dangerous time when a KZbin channel gives free legitimacy to anyone with a big microphone. Then they hit the conspiracy theories of theology and bam the modern church is condemned. Lest we forget Genesis 3 "did God really say".

[@digimike8]

@Yeshayahu Yis’rael sorry I'm on the non jab team no mask team

[@Sophiawhisperz]

Removing all or parts of the replies of others really makes it hard for me to take what you say seriously because to do so shows that one has no integrity. I saw what you did to that gentlemens reply, removing all and then part of it. If what you say has backbone, why not just leave this reply up?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Kathryn! I'm not sure if you were addressing me or someone else with your comment. But for the record, I don't delete people's comments. The KZbin algorithm will flag a number of comments as spam or offensive. And (when I have time) I try to go in and approve those flagged comments if they're appropriate. Because I'm a big fan of people sharing different perspectives. Blessings, RLS

[@yvonnegordon1952]

how about Adam hearing a snake? Jesus being a LAMB? Where is the tree of knowledge or the tree of life? Jesus a LION? eating Jesus flesh and drinking his blood? Where you gonna get that? The book of Revelation, John sees so many things that are symbols and this is true of the whole Bible. Understanding the symbols (parables) is for those who are within the kingdom and those who do not understand the parables are those outside of it.

[@Eyestoseeandearstohear00]

most people do not even realise we live in a living metaphor called earthly life, this creation is the visible mirror of God's spiritual mind. Water, fire, hail, horses, donkeys, mankind, birds, eagles, lions, lambs, goats, white linen garments, etc... everything exists on this world because it has a meaning spiritually!

[@johnfairweather7012]

I'm just worrying if maybe Im wrong with how I feel about Our Lord. I worry if I should pray to God, or Jesus or Adonai :'( I feel really confused and I keep worrying I'll never be accepted in christianity :'(

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, John! Jesus said in John 10:30, "I and the Father are one." We can pray to the Father or the Son or the Holy Spirit; they all go by the name Adonai (which means "Lord"), or Yahweh, the loving, living Creator King of the universe. All it takes to be accepted by Jesus is faith. That's it. Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28-30). Blessings, Rob

[@johnfairweather7012]

@@TheBiblicalRoots thank you so much for you're compassion and kind words. May Our Lord bless you. I just worry so much, will god not want me as I am a child of the Gentiles? Should I be more worried about what foods I eat? Will he see that my fear of being cast into the fire is so great? I know these answers belong only to Our Lord and I must stay strong, thank you again for you're kindness and again may God Bless you're family

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@johnfairweather7012 Hello, John. Maybe you already do this, but the best thing you can do is read the Bible, especially the Gospels and the words of Jesus. This is where answers to all your question will be found! You have nothing to fear, my friend. Salvation isn’t about behavior or perfection. Salvation is a simple question of belief versus unbelief. If we believe, Jesus will help us with everything else. Blessings, Rob

[@scripturaltruth7636]

To me we need to first actually look at the old Greek text with fresh eyes. We have missed so much. Like Matthew 24:5 we missed Jesus main and first warning for the end time. Go sit with that text in English and just mill it over in your mind like you never have heard it before. You will be surprised it will slap you in the face with in a few minutes. Then go look at the Greek text carefully and it will slap you again. Your heart will sink and you will probably cry but this is ok because this is FATHER working in your heart to show you the truth. Ok here it is just in case you do not see it. Mat 24:5 For many will come in/superimpose on my name, SAYING, ‘I AM THE CHRIST,’ and they will lead many astray. The word they translated as "in" is actually epi in Greek and it means to place something upon another thing or to superimpose one thing on top of another. Think about studying your skin in biology class. What is your EPIDERMIS? It is your top layer of your skin. Jesus was not telling us many people are going to come and be called 'The Christ" . Jesus was warning that they would call him "The Christ." I have read this verse many many times and because of the way we were indoctrinated in churches and classes it is hard to break out of that shell and see what it is really said. This literally flipped my dixie cup so to speak so I started digging even harder. Now go to the famous verse 1 John 2: 22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. Think about that verse for a while in your head slowly. Now here comes the kicker go to the interlinear and this is what it actually reads 1 John 2: 22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is NOT the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. Feel free to check me on that in any version of the Greek. I have even looked at it in the manuscripts and they dropped the word ουκ which is G3756 and means "NOT" Then go look at Jesus statements when the apostles called him Christ and what he said Mat 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that THEY SHOULD TELL NO MAN THAT HE WAS JESUS THE CHRIST. Mar 8:29 And he said to them, and you whom do you say me to be? And Peter answered saying to him YOU ARE THE CHRIST. 30 And HE REBUKED THEM that to no one they should tell concerning him. Luk 9:20 -21 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “THE CHRIST OF GOD.” And HE STRICTLY CHARGED AND COMMANDED THEM TO TELL THIS TO NO ONE So is there any place he said I am Christ? We have one and it is mistranslated also MARK 14: 62 They mistranslated a would in Greek called "de" which is actually mistranslated in many places because it's primary function is as a negating particle MARK 14: 62 And Jesus said, I am NOT but ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven. It is the place English got words like depopulate and demote etc. Here is the etymology on it Etymology 1 From δεν (den) from Ancient Greek οὐδέν (oudén, “in no way”). Particle δε • (de) (negating particle) Alternative form of δεν (den) Usage notes The alternative form δεν (den) is used when the following letter is a vowel or a plosive consonant (κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ). δεν and δε are used with indicative verb forms, but μην and μη are used with subjunctive verbs. It may sometimes be used to emphasize a statement. Related terms ευχαριστώ, αλλά δε θα πάρω (efcharistó, allá de tha páro, “thanks, but no thanks”) We have to learn to hear the real Jesus speaking to us through the words he actually spoke.

[@truthwatch2858]

Shalom Blessings in Jesus

[@Leon-jp7ch]

Is not the Father worthy of a blessing only the son? If you were invited to a royal visit and you only paid attention to the prince and not the king. do you think the king would have invited you again??

[@truthwatch2858]

@@Leon-jp7ch Jesus is God, and when I pray I pray Father the prayer in the Name of Jesus as The Bible tells us to

[@Leon-jp7ch]

@@truthwatch2858 Very confusing. We pray to the Father in Jesus' name. well, then Jesus is not the Father when you have to add another name, the name of a human being. Did not Paul say that God is not the author of the confusion? Who has created this confusion that no Christian really understands? You should care more about your soul. This teaching pushes you into idolatry. It is an unpardonable sin.

[@abidinginchrist3139]

Amen!

[@truthwatch2858]

@@abidinginchrist3139 Amen

[@brentjacobs3264]

Brent again adding my two cents here.... Sean speaks of a Priesthood before Mnt Sinai and one already there... It's not a Levitical Priesthood... The Levitical Priesthood is born at Mnt Sinai... The Priesthood is a Malkitzadek one... That deffinately goes back to Adam you see that going on In Terms of God's laws.... If we take the Book of Adam and Eve for example to fill in gaps in Genesis Adam felt bad it says for his transgression so he tried to make a sacrifice by taking some of his own blood to give it to Yhwh.... And In that book Yhwh says Adam because you have done this I will come in 5 days and offer my own blood... Sounds crazy but makes some sense. The Bible is a sacrificial book. There are levels of interpretation not just hermeneutics (spirited Message) from a western Lenz.. There is a eastern Lenz called the 7 rules of hillel... PAUL uses them. Also scripture says the heavens became defiled... What? How can the heavens become defiled... And what is Yhwhs secret weapon? Blood of course. So much to see so much to learn. The entire read heifer points to Yeshua death all of it. Regards Brent from South Africa.

[@brentjacobs3264]

It's good read all outside books... Jubilee or little Genesis others like Book of Adam and Eve vol 1.2.3 Paul definitely uses the 7 rules of Hillel in his writings... A must to learn for sure. Sean goes off course with the last 8 chapters of The book of Ezekiel. Why? You have to put them back in their scroll order... 13 scrolls.. Just look at the dating mechanisms the last 8 chapters predate the first by 5 years.... Ezekiels temple has nothing to do with milliniul temple of revelations.... One doesn't allow Foreigners in the other does and much more... It was promised to Israel's prince's they rejected it so its History that's it. Malkitzadek is the other issue.... Adam was a Malkitzadek priest... Jesus is the final Malkitzadek priest in that line. The question to ask today is what priesthood are you under? Take a look at 2 Peter 2 VS 4 and 5....... But the 8th person Noah A PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS..... the passage does not say that there were 7 others saved with Noah. Noah was the 8th preacher of Righteousness........ Who were the previous 7? 1.Adam 2.Seth 3.Enosh 4.kenan 5. Mahalalel 6.Jared 7.Enosh 8. Methuselah 9.Lamech 10. NOAH. SO HOW COULD NOAH BE 8TH? EASY... WHEN METHUSELAH DIED NOAH TOOK THE ROLE BECAUSE LAMECH HAD ALREADY DIED. NOAH IS A PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (TZADEK) REGARDS BRENT FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

[@StretchJED]

THANK YOU, ROB. Something the body of Christ desperately needs to understand!

[@wakeywakey8603]

We should read the Bible Spiritually, which means, NOT Literally. For example, The Church is The Body & Bride of Christ. That means every person who has the indwelling Holy Spirit of Lord Jesus. Male, Female & Children are included. Yes, even Men & Boys are AS A BRIDE. This cannot be read literally bc it doesn't make sense. But in the Spiritual Sense, it makes perfect sense. We are created in 3 parts, just like Adam.... Body, Soul & Spirit. My Spirit either is of God or Satan. Both of whom have a SEED (DNA) = Y Chromosome. And why everybody has an X Sex Chromosome. X Mark's the Spot. This is where Jesus implanted His Seed (=The God Gene aka The Good Seed) so that His Seed may GROW & reproduce The Good Seed & produce Holy Fruit as an offering onto God. That's why God made Adam (and all humans) from the Dust of the EARTH (synonyms: Ground, Land, Field, Garden). So we would convert FROM the Image of Adam & INTO The Image of Jesus Christ. The Promised Seed (Tiny Mustard Seed of Faith) which was in The Blood is the Catalyst for our DNA makeover. Caution: The Devil also has an Evil Seed of Sin & Corruption which he plans to SOW in your GARDEN, essentially to "steal" the Bride of Christ. This is called a PARABLE which is also PARALLELISM bc the 2 Kingdoms of Heaven & Hell are very similar & yet completely the opposite. Satan is a master deceiver & a relentless counterfeiter of the Holy Trinity.

[@heavynetwork6804]

Alot of words for nothing, now nobody is sure what to think of anything cause it be something else🤦🏻‍♂️ The bible must be read literally, when there is symbolism involved, the bible will explain itself🤷🏻‍♂️ Its the only way to not end up with anybodies interpretation...🕊️📖🕊️ God bless🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏

[@wakeywakey8603]

@@heavynetwork6804 God told Adam, THE DAY he ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil, he would surely DIE. Did God mean physical (LITERAL) death? Or God, a SPIRITUAL Being, could have been speaking about SPIRITUAL Things, such as SPIRITUAL Death? Notice, Adam & Eve did NOT drop dead physically THE DAY they ate the forbidden fruit. And when Adam later KNEW his wife, she became pregnant. In biblical Old Testament language, KNEW = SEX & KNOWLEDGE = KNEW = KNOWING. So even the word KNOWLEDGE is not literally the acquiring of information, unless that I formation happens to be DNA/RNA CODE which is DATA. So SEX could be a DNA (DATA) transfer from the Man (or Beast) to the Woman (the Great Whore). Jesus is The WORD (GOD DNA) become flesh. He is The DOOR, The BREAD of Life, The LAMB of God, The Bright & Morning STAR, The WATER of Life, The ROCK, The VINE, The WINE of the NEW COVENANT.... How can Jesus LITERALLY be all these things?? He is also The TINY MUSTARD SEED OF FAITH (of Abraham), and The PROMISED SEED OF THE WOMAN (Genesis 3:15). Learn to read a PARABLE, ALLEGORY, METAPHOR. Will Jesus really throw people into outer darkness where there is wailing & gnashing of teeth simply bc they show up wearing the WRONG WEDDING OUTFIT?? Spotted, Blemished, Stinky & as Filthy Rags?? Thats incredibly cruel, isn't it?? Maybe the Garments are an ALLEGORY for our DNA (stitched & woven together). ReGENEration means a DNA transformation so that we convert from Adam's image (sinner = fallen) into Christ image (saint = risen). Joseph's brothers were filled with bitter envy bc their brother Joseph was given gorgeous & gifted DNA. Why would the children of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob want to kill their brother over a LITERAL robe? They were the 12 Tribes of Israel, remember? Born of Abraham's Blessed Seed. From GENEsis to reGENEration, the Bible is about God DNA, Satan DNA & Human DNA. Your DNA began as 1 single cell & multiplied to form many cells which formed into BODY, SOUL & SPIRIT. The Body of course has many parts to make a whole BODY. That's why Christ DNA (GOD'S SEED) is described as many different parts & aspects of Him. Just like you're not just Feet or Eyes, but many many parts.

[@heavynetwork6804]

@@wakeywakey8603 wow, let me address what you began with🤦🏻‍♂️ God told Adam he would die if he would eat from that tree, yes, God said that because Adam and Eve were not supposed to die. They had everlasting life, which means God warned them 'the way you are now, you dont die but when you eat thereof, you will surely die'...🤷🏻‍♂️ No, God did not say it like that but that is what it means, spiritual death is an explanation from the church, thats nonsense... Jesus Christ died, He did not die spiritually, this doctrine would dilute the entire gospel, thats why i am against this...🙅🏻‍♂️ If we read parables or symbology in scripture, the bible itself will explain what the meaning is, we do not have to come up with any explanation, it would automatically be our interpretation, the bible is against that🙅🏻‍♂️ Please brother, i know you are a fellowbeliever, so i just want to warn you about corruption in our faith, stick to the truth, do not accept anything less than the truth...🕊️📖🕊️ God dna and all of that, its nonsense, we have human dna and God made us that way, only our image compares to God, but we are not as God, we are human...🤦🏻‍♂️ I know about the evil plan of the corruption of human dna, we need to be aware of that, but other than that we are flawed humans, sinners, none of us is good, Adam was also not perfect because he sinned, but he could have chosen to not sin with his wife and then he could have died a sinless man. That is how we are build, with free will, to be able to do good and evil, but our flesh will always push us to do evil, untill Jesus Christ returns and that is really soon...🕊️👑🕊️ God bless🙏🙏🏼🙏🏾

[@heavynetwork6804]

@@wakeywakey8603 ok about Jesus Christ, please do not confine Him to your own understanding🤦🏻‍♂️ Jesus Christ is God, He can be anything He wants to be, the bible says 'Jesus Christ is all in all', yes He is the seed of God, yes He is the word of God, yes He is the morning star, He can be anything He wants to be... When you pray to Him, He helps you, but when i pray to Him, He is also with me and can help me at the same time, so how can we not accept the bible when it says 'He is the morning star', yes we accept He is literally the morning star, no problem🤷🏻‍♂️ If i have to doubt these things, i might as well not believe the bible at all, we have no idea how wonderfull and great God is, the bible gives us a small peek in His greatness, when we say we are christian, it should not matter what is written, we believe it literally, unless explained otherwise... God bless🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏

[@wakeywakey8603]

Do you how to literally be "born again?" Do you know how to literally 'pick up your cross & follow Jesus daily?" Do you know how to literally "put on the full armour of Christ?" Do you know how to literally "eat His flesh & drink His Blood?" Do you know how to literally be Fruitful (producing Fruit of The Spirit)?" Do you know how to literally "pray without ceasing?" Do you know how to literally mortify your flesh & be separate from the world?" Do you know how to literally walk with God (Father, Son & Holy Spirit)?" Do you know how to literally "be the salt & the light?"

[@aaronlewis8948]

You can't always take the Bible literally. There are many passages that make no sense to interpret literally since they'll lead to a ridiculous conclusion.

[@leavincali5117]

Some passages contradict each other as well of taken literally. Seems the “bad” passages are never brought up though

[@heavynetwork6804]

You are really missing marks here Rob🤦🏻‍♂️ The bible must be read literally, when symbolism is involved, the bible will explain itself🕊️📖🕊️ This is the only way to avoid accepting anybody elses interpretation...🤷🏻‍♂️ God bless🙏🙏🏼🙏🏾

[@jessebryant9233]

And yet all the controversies surrounding Genesis 1, The Flood, and Babel persist... 🤔

[@heavynetwork6804]

@@jessebryant9233 yes of course, exactly because of these notions Rob is spreading🤦🏻‍♂️ For ages people are interpreting bibleverses their own way, because there are multiple meanings, resulting in all these different denominations and church doctrines... Now Rob is just supporting all that madness, if we would all accept the bible literal, there would be less difference, a horse is a horse, a dog is a dog, no confusion there, so why bring confusion in the rest of the bible, really unnecessary 🤷🏻‍♂️ Is logical, right... God bless🙏🙏🏼🙏🏾

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, HN. Why would we want to avoid everyone else's interpretation? Is it your position that everyone else is wrong? RLS

[@heavynetwork6804]

@@TheBiblicalRoots hi Rob... As you correctly stated and also is written in the bible 'the word of God is not for anyones personal interpretation'... So now i ask you, why would you point me towards other peoples interpretations?? Are you trying to cause confusion or are you an actor??? This is really strange to me, if you really teach from the bible, this should be very clear to you...🤦🏻‍♂️ I am really not trying to offend you, but with this you are really leading alot of people on the broad road, please be carefull, please pray over these things before you spread these messages... God bless🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏

[@digimike8]

Be careful HN. Genesis 3 the serpent says "did God really say".

[@akomells5227]

C'mon Solberg! What kind of Reasonable Audience does That to warrant you Responding with This Video!? Who sensibly would put forth such woeful like semantics!? Sir, you Sound Pedantic! Such an Argument on your part also seems rather trite & facetious! Your Last point in this Video--IS the "Main" Point: Carefully, look at (& render) the "Plain" Reading of Scripture--IN "CONTEXT" to derive at It's probable Meaning! (Unless, & generally, Unless, It's overtly Prophetical, & or, Symbolic, or, Poetic, or, Metaphorical/Allegorical). Allow The Bible to--INTERPRET ITSELF--as oppose to yourself! Make an honest effort to "Minimize" Assumptions, Eisegesis & moreover, Ad-Hoc Rationalizations (Of Which, this Video seems to be filled with)! Amen.

[@salpezzino7803]

Can we use the Devine to help with our understanding of the Word?

[@theartzscientist8012]

John 17:3 is truth. Stop adding. Matthew 7:21-23 speaks of those like yourself.

[@salpezzino7803]

In Matthew 7 Jesus was speaking to Torah Keepers who thought their works counted for something? It doesnt. So, those verses can't be pointing to Pastor Rob. It does point to todays fake Torah Keepers, who are the True Lawless Ones. They reject Jesus and His Apostles teaching and are Rebellious towards God.

[@theartzscientist8012]

@@salpezzino7803 anyone who doesn’t walk as Jesus walked is lying.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@theartzscientist8012 anyone who thinks they walk like Jesus is a Self-righteous Liar

[@theartzscientist8012]

@@salpezzino7803 then your scripture is a lie, as it tells you to do so.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@theartzscientist8012 Thank you

[@eXit-ubermensch]

Bible shouldn't be taken literally