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The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible
Explained in detail by JHS Publishing President Max L. Day
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Table of Contents
Website Information
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Study #1: A Very Brief Introduction to the Golden Ratio Principle
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Study #2: Definition of the Fibonacci Sequence
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Study #3: The Fibonacci Sequence and the Bible Format
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Study #4: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the design of our own bodies
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Study #5: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the design of our Solar System
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Study #6: How the Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO is found in the Bible Format
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Definition of the term “Anthology”
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Study #7: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the Anthology of the Gospels (Volume 4)
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Study #8: The True Structure of the Bible Documents
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Study #9: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 1
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Study #10: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 2 (Hebrews and Romans)
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Study #11: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 3 (1 and 2 Corinthians)
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Study #12: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 4 (Book 5.3 (The Anthology of Colossians -> Jude))
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Study #13: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 5 (Book 5.3, Part 2 (1 Peter -> Jude))
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Study #14: The GR paragraph pattern for every Book in the Bible 19
Study #15: The GR paragraph pattern for 1 Thessalonians
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Study #16: The GR paragraph pattern for 2 Peter
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Study #17: The GR paragraph pattern for 2 Thessalonians
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Study #18: The GR paragraph pattern for the letter of Jude
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Study #19: A survey of the Golden Ratio Chapter design of Volume 5
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Study #20: The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible Explained #19: A brief survey of Job and Proverbs
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Study #21: A brief survey of the Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John (Part 1)
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Study #22: A brief survey of the Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John (Part 2)
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Study #23: Part 1: A brief survey of Genesis and the Law of Moses
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Study #24: The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible Explained: Genesis Part 1: A special study of the 6 Days of Creation
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Study #25:: A brief survey of Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion (Part 1)
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Study #26: A brief survey of Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
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Study #27: A brief survey of Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion (Part 1)
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Conclusion
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Glossary of Selected Terms
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How to be saved, and know it
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Website Information
Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and thank you very much for your interest in the Golden Ratio format of the Bible!
I know that you probably have a ton of questions about the Golden Ratio, and how this relates to the Bible. So I want to dedicate this
appendix to providing a few of the answers that you are seeking to help you get started.
Some of your questions will take too much space to answer in this Appendix, so I will only be able to give a very brief introduction to these
subjects, and then I must point you to the resources available on my website for more information.
On the JHS Publishing website (http://www.phibible.org), you can find:
• The Home Page: with links to the pages listed below, except the Statement of Faith.
• Additional Resources Page: This is the main working page of the site. From here, you can find links to web pages discussing these
topics, and also links to my youtube videos, which provide a more visual experience with audio by the Editor of the Kingdom Bible,
explaining in detail the Golden Ratio and how it relates to the true format of the Bible.
• Reading area: in this area, you can navigate easily to pages with photos of the entire KBV text that you can view in your browser.
You need at least a tablet with a fast connection, because some of these photos are 5 mb or larger. What is unique about this
feature is that you can view an entire Chapter of the KBV in a single picture without interruption. In the printed copy, many of the
Chapters needed to be broken up into several pages, because they were larger than a single 7x10 page, so this can create a mental
roadblock for some people that makes it more difficult to visualize the entire Chapter as a single unit. Believe it or not, this really
helps when you are trying to understand the larger units of thought in the Bible text. Since some of the Chapters (like Nehemiah), if
printed out, would fill a page of paper about 6 feet long, this photo of Nehemiah is the only way to view large chapters in the Bible
like Nehemiah. So if you’re having trouble understanding the context of some part of the Bible, this is a great place to visit to help
solve this problem.
• Statement of Faith (look on Additional Resources drop-down list of page links): This page will go into detail about my personal
beliefs and convictions. See the “About JHS Publishing” page at the end of this book for a general description of this ministry and the
publisher.
• Latest News: this page is where you can find the latest information about what is happening with JHS Publishing Ministries. I don’t
keep news that is older than a few months.
• Downloads: You can download free samples of selected Books from the KBV in PDF format. These samples, plus the photos on
the reading area of the text, are free to post online and share with friends. The only thing you can’t do is print them. The reason is
primarily that many of the pages are far longer than regular paper, but also because I do not wish to allow it at this time.
• Salvation: this page tells you the Bible way of how to be saved from your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and
Savior.
Study #1: A Very Brief Introduction to the Golden Ratio Principle
Here are some basic facts you need to understand about the Golden Ratio (GR) and the Golden Ratio format.
1) The GR is an irrational number, starting with 1.6180339887...
2) It is a proportion of one number to another: 1.618... to 1; or if you solve the fraction, it is 1.618....(into infinity on the right of the
decimal point)
3) The ancient Greeks discovered the Golden Ratio proportion and built it into the construction of the Parthenon. This is very easy to
find on the web. Do a Google search on “Golden Ratio Parthenon”.
4) Since those days, others have discovered many mathematical ways of arriving at the Golden Ratio. One way, which I will expand on
here, is by way of the Fibonacci Sequence (FS). Again, a web search will provide much information about the FS from many sources.
5) The Golden Ratio is found in many places in nature, and even in our bodies. Goldennumber.net mentions some of these. My own
site (see the link at the end) shows much more, including the Golden Ratio in the Solar System, the Chemistry Table of Elements, the
G-major musical scale, and more. If you visit the goldennumber.net site and examine their material, you will be well prepared to
understand the material I’m going to present here and on my site.
Here is a quotation from the Wikipedia.com entry on the Golden Ratio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio):
The golden ratio has fascinated Western intellectuals of diverse interests for at least 2,400 years. According to Mario Livio: “Some of the greatest
mathematical minds of all ages, from Pythagoras and Euclid in ancient Greece, through the medieval Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa and
the Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler, to present-day scientific figures such as Oxford physicist Roger Penrose, have spent endless hours
over this simple ratio and its properties. But the fascination with the Golden Ratio is not confined just to mathematicians. Biologists, artists,
musicians, historians, architects, psychologists, and even mystics have pondered and debated the basis of its ubiquity and appeal. In fact, it is
probably fair to say that the Golden Ratio has inspired thinkers of all disciplines like no other number in the history of mathematics.”
Interestingly, because of the fact that you can find the GR in many places in nature, such as the sunflower, the shape of a hurricane, spiral
galaxies and much, much more, some have called it “God’s Number”. The idea is that God created the Universe, and used the Golden
Ratio proportion in the design of much of it as a way of putting his “fingerprints” on it so that we might know where the Universe came
from, even if we didn’t know anything about God from the Bible.
What I discovered as a result of my calling from the Lord more than 31 years ago to be a missionary, and after much preparation and
study, was that the Golden Ratio is much, much more than just an interesting pattern seen in the sunflower and spiral galaxies: the
Golden Ratio principle is also the governing principle behind the true format of the Bible. Not only the organization of the Books, but also
the text, on 8 levels: Divisions, Volumes, Books, Parts, Chapters, Paragraphs and Sub-paragraphs, all patterned according to the Golden
Ratio as I will now explain it, briefly, to you.
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Study #2: Definition of the Fibonacci Sequence
I know that math can scare many people, but I assure you that I will keep it very simple; and you don’t need to know anything other than
basic math to understand what this is all about. If you can add up a grocery list, you should be fine.
The Fibonacci Sequence (FS) (google it for more information) is a sequence of integers (positive whole numbers), starting from 0. You get
the next number in the sequence by adding the result of the addition to the last number added.
0+1=1
1+1=2
1+2=3
2+3=5
3+5=8
5 + 8 = 13
8 + 13 = 21
13 + 21 = 34
(and etc)
So the Fibonacci Sequence is 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, (and onward into infinity). I didn’t include zero, since it (being the definition of
nothing) can have no significance to the Bible.
Using the FS, the Golden Ratio number can be obtained by dividing the 2nd number in the sequence by the one before it, as follows:
2/1 = 2
3/2 = 1.5
5/3 = 1.66666...
8/5 = 1.6
13/8 = 1.625
21/13 = 1.615...
Now if you continue this division with each pair of numbers from the Fibonacci Sequence, eventually you will end up with 1.618 and
the digits to the right of the decimal grow more and more precise so that the only digits that change with each calculation are further
and further to the right, and the number never comes to a “conclusion”, which is why it is called an irrational number. If you put these
numbers on a graph, you will see a sine wave starting large, whose amplitude becomes smaller and smaller and getting infinitely close to
zero, but never getting there.
Other well-known irrational numbers include e, pi, and the square root of 2.
Do a web search of these terms for more information.
Study #3: The Fibonacci Sequence and the Bible Format
What is important for this discussion are the first five numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence, which are 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8. I discovered that
the characteristics of these numbers in their relationship to each other are also found in the Bible, and in nature. Let’s look at this for a
moment:
0+1=1
The number 1 stands alone, because it is the addition of zero (nothing) plus 1, so the characteristic of this number is that it is Unique; it
stands alone, both literally and figuratively among the integers and in the FS. There is no other number like 1.
Now the next two numbers in the FS are 2 and 3. Here is how these numbers are summed using only the FS.
1+1=2
1+2=3
The first addend for both numbers is 1. The number 2 is the addition of 1 + 1, and the number 3 is the addition of 1 + 2, so the
characteristic of these two numbers is that they Complement each other; they are “Complementary.” You can think of this term as
meaning 2 sides of the same coin.
Now the next 2 numbers in the FS are 5 and 8. Here is how these numbers are summed using only 2 digits of the FS.
2+3=5
3+5=8
The number 5 is the addition of 2 + 3, but the number 8 is the addition of 3 + 5. The number 3 is the 2nd addend for 5, but the first
addend for 8, so the characteristic of these two numbers in the FS is that they are Opposites to each other.
So the pattern from these first five numbers of the Fibonacci Sequence is UCCOO: 1 Unique, 2 Complementary, and 2 Opposite, which is a
pattern derived from a number sequence that the Golden Ratio can be derived from; hence, UCCOO is a Golden Ratio pattern.
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Study #4: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the design of our own bodies
So how does this pattern show up in the Bible? An excellent question, but first I want to point out some amazing examples from our own
bodies which show this same pattern of UCCOO.
Why talk about the design of our body? Because the same God created the human race in Adam (Genesis 2:6-7), and also gave us the
Holy Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16). What I will demonstrate here is that the same Golden Ratio design of UCCOO exists in both nature and
in the Bible, proving that the God of the Bible is both nature’s Creator and the Author of the Scriptures.
The orifices in our head: we have one mouth (Unique), two nostrils (side by side) which complement each other (Complementary), and
two ears on Opposite sides of our head: UCCOO.
The parts of our body: one head (Unique), two arms on Opposite sides of our bodies (Opposite), and two legs which complement each
other (Complementary): UCCOO. If you include the genitals of the man, you have one penis (Unique) and two testicles (Complementary)
which is UCC, so the overall pattern is UCCOO-UCC, which is exactly the same GR pattern seen in the overall format of the Bible on the
Volume level. The order of the pattern varies depending on how you arrange it, but the content is the same.
U The Holy Bible, Golden Ratio Format
C Division One: History and Doctrine
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O
C
C
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Volume 1: The Laws of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
Volume 4: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
C Division Two: Prayers (the Psalms)
C Volume 1: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
C Volume 2: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
U Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
The Bible says in Genesis 1:26: “And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...” God himself is a Trinity: God the
Father God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The pattern of the Trinity is CCU, since God the Father and God the Son are Complementary
to each other, and God the Holy Spirit is Unique in the Godhead, not being either a “Father” or a “Son”. Therefore it makes perfect sense
that if the Godhead is patterned after the Golden Ratio, man who made in his image should also be patterned after the Golden Ratio,
otherwise man would not be made in the image of God.
The structure of our hands: one long finger, normally in the middle (Unique), two fingers on either side of it which are of similar length
and work together (Complementary), and one big thumb and one little finger (Opposites): UCCOO. The same pattern is true for the toes
of our feet (only with differently sized digits), so we have two groups of Five in our hands: UCCOO, UCCOO; and two groups of UCCOO in
our toes. There is more on the website on this page: http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioInNature.html.
Notice also that the 5 digits on each of our hands make up a logical grouping. They all belong together, but 1 digit is Unique, 2 digits are
Complementary, and 2 are Opposite. The UCC digits are an “inner” group, and the large thumb and small finger are an “outer” group that
are “different” than the first 3, yet all belong to the same group of 5. This is an important point that I will point out again when we look at
the UCCOO patterns in the Bible.
Going back to the design of our heads, the 1 Unique mouth and 2 Complementary nostrils are closely grouped together, while the 2
Opposite ears are on the sides of our heads, yet they all belong on the same part of the body. This same pattern and set of characteristics
is found over and over and over again in the Holy Bible.
Study #5: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the design of our Solar System
Could it be a simple coincidence that the same pattern in the Bible is found in the design of our bodies in at least the 3 different ways I’ve
mentioned here? Hardly, but let’s look at another example from nature (all of this is found on the page just mentioned) to show that this
is not a coincidence.
The Solar System is divided into two groups of Five “Bodies” each, divided by an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and surrounded
by another similar asteroid belt outside the Solar System called the Kuiper Belt.
Amazingly, the exact same pattern of UCCOO as in the Bible and in our bodies is also found in each of the design of our Solar System:
• Group 1, the Inner Planets and the Sun:
1. UCC: Mars, Earth, and Venus all have atmospheres. The Sun and Mercury do not. Earth and Venus are roughly equal in size,
and both have thick atmospheres, but Earth’s is breathable, and Venus’s is not. So Earth and Venus are Complementary to
each other. Mars, on the other hand, has a thin atmosphere, and is quite a bit smaller in size than both Venus and Earth, so it
is Unique among this group.
2. OO: But Mercury and the Sun are quite different: Mercury is the smallest, with no atmosphere, while the Sun is by far the
largest, with no atmosphere, so clearly these two are Opposite to each other. The pattern is UCCOO for Mars, Earth, Venus,
Mercury, and the Sun.
• Group 2, the Outer Planets and Pluto:
1. UCC: Pluto is the Unique body in this group because it is not considered a real planet due to size, but orbits in an elliptical path
to the solar plane, passing from within the Kuiper Belt to within the orbit of Neptune. The other dwarf planets in the Kuiper
Belt do not come within the orbit of Neptune. Ceres remains within the Asteroid Belt. So Pluto is Unique among the dwarf
planets in this respect. It is also Unique compared to any of the gas or ice giants among the outer planets. This information is
widely available from the web. Jupiter and Saturn are both gas giants, of similar chemical makeup and size, both have rings, so
these are Complementary to each other.
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2.
OO: But Uranus and Neptune are quite different: Uranus is called an “ice giant” because its temperature is much colder than
Jupiter, Saturn, and even Neptune. It radiates hardly any excess energy into space. Unlike Neptune, which radiates 2.6 times
as much energy as it receives from the Sun. Uranus also is oriented at 97.77 degrees to the plane of the Solar System, so that
the north pole is pointed at the Sun, and the south pole is pointed outward from the solar system. Uranus is the only planet
in the Solar System to have such a radical orientation. Uranus is also composed of methane and ammonia, in addition to
hydrogen and helium, so it is quite different from Jupiter and Saturn. Neptune: called an “ice giant” for the same reasons as
Uranus, but in contrast with Uranus, it radiates more than twice as much energy into space as it receives from the sun. Also,
the orientation of Neptune is similar to Earth and Mars, in stark contrast to Uranus, which rotates with its north pole pointed
at the Sun. The pattern is UCCOO for Pluto, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, so for the entire Solar System the pattern
is UCCOO, UCCOO: the same Golden Ratio pattern as seen in our bodies; and, as we will see, in the Holy Bible.
Isn’t that amazing? Our Solar System is designed with the exact same pattern as our own hands, our heads, and our bodies! Could this
just be a coincidence? No, and the reason it is not a coincidence is that this exact same pattern is also found in at least 16,000 places in the
Holy Bible, which I will provide some examples of shortly.
The same God who created all things (the Solar System, the Universe, our bodies etc) also gave us the Holy Scriptures. Nature clearly
shows the UCCOO Golden Ratio pattern, so it is logical to assume that if the Bible is the Word of God, it will also show this same design
pattern; and it does, on eight levels: Divisions, Volumes, Books, Parts, Chapters, Sections (Intro/Body/Conclusion), Paragraphs, and
Sub-paragraphs.
Study #6: How the Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO is found in the Bible Format
Now the key is that this pattern of UCCOO is found in the Themes of the Divisions, Volumes, Books, Parts, Chapters, paragraphs, and
sub-paragraphs. The Theme is the “Big Idea”, or the “Main Idea”. In other words, if you boil the content of the entire (Division, Volume,
Book, Part, Chapter, Paragraph, or Sub-Paragraph) down to a single sentence, this is the Theme of that text portion.
By determining what the Theme of a particular Book or portion of text is, and then comparing that theme to the surrounding themes
of the same format level, the Golden Ratio (GR) is clearly seen. But generally you can only compare Books with Books, paragraphs with
paragraphs, etc.
Now, what makes this a challenging task is that you must do a detailed study of the Book or portion of text, and know it so well that
it becomes like the road that you have been driving to work on every day for years: something that you hardly have to think about to
understand; and that takes many years of both formal preparation and personal study, not to mention many hours of seeking God’s face
for his wisdom and guidance. After all, it is HIS BOOK, so it makes sense to ask the Author of the Bible what it really means, but you can
only do that if you are truly saved. By the way, are you saved?
Definition of the term “Anthology”
The Bible is a collection of many documents, both Greek and Hebrew, from a range of human authors (probably 40) and time periods in
human history that covers approximately 1,600 years. This kind of “Book” is called an Anthology. The Wikipedia definition is useful:
“An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or
excerpts.”
The Bible itself is a “Logical Book” (or Anthology). Within the Bible are other anthologies, such as the Proverbs and the Psalms. But what
many do not realize is that the “Gospels” are also an anthology. Everyone recognizes them as a distinct grouping of documents within the
Bible that belong together, but I’ve never heard or read of anyone calling the Gospels an anthology, but that is exactly what they are. The
Law of Moses is also an anthology: a collection of literary works which everyone recognizes as a distinct grouping of documents within the
Bible.
In my studies, I discovered that the literary device of the anthology can be applied to find other groupings in the Bible: such as these
general groups that I have labeled “Volumes”. Each Volume contains a group of Books, which by their themes are clearly related to each
other. The Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Gospels are well-known as logical groups of Books (or anthologies), but there are more.
Here again is the format of the highest two levels of the Golden Ratio format of the Bible:
U The Holy Bible, Golden Ratio Format
C Division One: History and Doctrine
O
O
C
C
U
Volume 1: The Laws of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
Volume 4: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
C Division Two: Prayers (the Psalms)
C Volume 1: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
C Volume 2: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
U Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
Alllow me to provide a brief description of 2 additional terms before proceeding:
Kingdom of Zion: this is the physical Kingdom of Israel, which began with king David, ended with the Babylonian captivity, and will be restored to
Israel at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Nowhere does the Bible combine the word “Kingdom” and “Zion” as I have done here, but both are
Biblical concepts and terms, and when combined in this way prove to be a very useful term in making the complex understandable, such as you
see in the format themes above.
The entire flow of the Bible revolves around its highest Theme, which is the Kingdom of Zion, or the Kingdom of God on earth (aka the “Kingdom
of Heaven” in Matthew). The original Kingdom was ruled by Adam, but lost after his Fall; and Satan became the usurper despot of this world
system (Matthew 4:8-10; Luke 4:5-8). God then “restarted” the Kingdom in embryo with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the promise of the land
of Canaan as their perpetual possession, and a line of descendants which would culminate in the Messiah of Israel (Jesus Christ). The Messiah
returned to Heaven after his crucifixion and resurrection to await the proper time to return and institute the Kingdom of Zion on the entire
Earth by force (i.e. the sword that proceeds out of his mouth, his Word: Revelation 19:15-16). Thus, the flow of Bible History is the Kingdom was
lost by Adam, partially restored by Israel, lost again after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D., and restored for 1000 years after the Second
Return of Jesus Christ. Finally, the New Heaven and New Earth will be the end of History with the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven
becoming one throughout the Universe.
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This is why the “Old Testament”/“New Testament” format cannot be valid; it organizes the Bible around the Covenants, rather than the
Kingdom; but the Covenants are a sub-theme of the Bible, not the highest theme. It makes no sense on many levels to organize the Bible on a
sub-theme. No educated, literate person would organize a speech or a term paper or any writing around a sub-theme of what they are trying
to communicate. Anyone who has studied speech or public oratory of any type will understand this. God is greater than we are, and would not
follow a bad practice which we understand from centuries of public speaking and writing to be a poor practice. In fact, the Bible is organized
around the highest theme, which is the Kingdom of Zion.
King of Zion: this is the Biblical Person who is the ruler of Israel. During the Old Covenant period from Saul until the last king of Judah, the king
of Zion was the King of Israel, and later, the King of Judah, starting with the son of Solomon. After the people of Judah were carried captive to
Babylon in 586 B.C., the line of Davidic kings came to an end, even after the return of the Jews to Jerusalem 70 years later. Jesus Christ is the
Messiah of Israel, and will inherit the throne of his father David (through his step-father Joseph); hence, Jesus is the last and final King of Zion,
since he will live forever and his Kingdom will never cease.
Study #7: The Golden Ratio Pattern of UCCOO in the Anthology of the Gospels (Volume 4)
The Themes of the 5 Gospels are:
Group 1 (OO):
1) Matthew (Jesus is the King of the Jews: written to Jews to explain to them who Jesus is and how he fulfilled the Scriptures of the Messiah)
2) Luke (Jesus is the Son of Man: written to Christians. The content is aimed at Christian believers to explain the life of Jesus Christ and make
many applications to their spiritual walk with the Lord). So the themes of Matthew and Luke are Opposite to each other; one to the Jews, one to
Christians.
Group 2 (CC):
But John and Mark are quite different, because they are both a lot shorter than Matthew and Luke, and neither one spends any time on the
birth of Jesus: they immediately begin talking about his baptism and ministry.
John is focused on PERSONAL EVANGELISM: he witnesses to Nicodemus, to the woman at the well, to the man born blind, and a number of
others, even to Pilate.
Mark is focused on MASS EVANGELISM: he goes to this place and many are healed, and demons are cast out. He goes to that place and does
this and that. It is very much like a documentary that we might read about an evangelist like DL Moody: he went to this city and thousands came
to Christ, he went there etc. So John and Mark COMPLEMENT each other, in that both are about Evangelism, but one covers personal and the
other covers mass evangelism. Do you see how John and Mark are like two sides of the same coin? This is what is meant by “Complementary.”
(Unique) Now Acts is similar to both John and Mark, because it also is talking about evangelism, but instead it focuses on the mass evangelism of
the Apostles, taking the Gospel of Christ to the Gentiles! So it is unquestionably Unique among the 5 Gospels.
But Acts is also closely related to John and Mark because all three are focused on Evangelism in some form; whereas Matthew and Luke are
focused on TEACHING/Doctrine, so those two are “different” from John, Mark, and Acts; yet all 5 belong to the same group. This same set of
characteristics manifests itself in all occurrences of the UCCOO pattern, everwhere in the Scripture.
Let’s put it all together: With the knowledge of the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO, we examine the THEMES of the 5 Gospels and can
now see the correct order: Matthew, Luke, John, Mark, Acts: OOCCU.
We must put Matthew in front, because it is obvious that it belongs in the first position from the introduction; and because of the
principle stated by the Apostle Paul numerous times: “to the Jew first, and to the Greek.”
Since the themes clearly show that Luke is the Opposite in theme from Matthew, it comes 2nd. In the GR format, the sequence is almost
always UCCOO or OOCCU, or some variation on that. More could be said, but I will refrain to keep this simple.
Then we have to decide the order of John and Mark, which are Complementary to each other.
There are 2 factors which tell us the correct order:
#1: The Golden Ratio order of the Chapters in each Book
Each BOOK has ten Chapters (2 groups of 5), and they ALWAYS follow the UCCOO pattern.
Matthew: UCCOO, UCCOO
Luke: OOCCU, OOCCU
John: UCCOO, UCCOO
Mark: OOCCU, OOCCU
Acts: UCCOO, UCCOO
Look at the overall pattern of the Books in this photo, and you can see that the UCCOO pattern reverses itself from Volume to Volume.
The internal patterns of the Chapters follows the same MO: the Chapters pattern reverses from Book to Book. Therefore, you can clearly
see that if you put Mark before John, the pattern would be broken and inconsistent, so John must come before Mark.
#2 The other reason for putting John before Mark is THEMATIC and logical.
The theme of John is “PERSONAL SOULWINNING of Jews”: i.e. “one on one evangelism” BY CHRIST
The theme of Mark is “MASS SOULWINNING of Jews”: i.e. “mass evangelism” BY CHRIST
The theme of Acts is “MASS SOULWINNING of both Jews and Gentiles” BY THE APOSTLES
Do you see the thematic progression from one on one evangelism to mass evangelism by Christ (CC) and then to mass evangelism by the
Apostles (U)?
Putting it all together, the correct order of the Gospels begin with DOCTRINE (teaching): first to the Jews, and then to the Gentiles. Then,
with John, it starts with soul-winning one on one with Christ; then with Mark, it starts with Mass Evangelism by Christ; then with Acts, it
ends with Mass Evangelism by the Apostles, to the whole world.
From DOCTRINE to PRACTICE is the only order that makes Biblical sense. Take the Great Commission: Go, win, train, send. First win people
to Christ, train them in “all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 29:20), that they may also “go, win, train, and send
others.” New Believers must be trained in the principles of the Word before they can “go into all the world.”
The Golden Ratio pattern that reverses itself from Volume to Volume, and from Book to Book, helps us to see that same Biblical principle
and order the Books correctly.
We will see this again in Volume 5, which contains almost all of the remaining Greek documents of the Bible (formerly known as the New
Testament).
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I’m heading in the direction of explaining the structure of Volume 5, which is probably the most interesting part of the Bible for most
Christians, since it contains almost all of what was formerly known as the “New Testament”. But before I get there, there is another topic
that I must cover, because otherwise you may be tempted to dismiss it as “just another arrangement”, which would be a huge mistake.
I must explain first what the actual internal structure of the Bible documents are, because this is really the root of everything in the
Golden Ratio (GR) arrangement/format. The GR format is based on the actual, true structure of the Bible itself. It is not like Covenant
Theology, which first creates a theory about the Bible, and then reinterprets the Bible itself in a vain attempt to support the theory.
Like Dispensationalism, which takes the Bible at face value (e.g. the church is the church, and Israel is Israel), the GR format is built upon
taking the Bible at face value (i.e. the Bible means what it says).
Now I’m going to give you here the “short cut” rather than the journey I took to get here, because that would take a long time and be
of little use. But let me say here that I did not receive any “revelation” from God about anything that I have already said or will say. God
called me to find the true format of the Bible, prepared me with formal and special training, and aided me through Spirit-led Bible study
over a period of more than 14 years from 2001 forward to find what I am going to explain to you. I did not receive any “teletypes” or
“faxes” from Heaven. The process was identical to how a preacher prepares his sermons every week: he prays for a message to give to
his church, God guides him in his studies and helps him to prepare his sermon(s) over a period of days or longer. This process took many
years, but it was the same thing.
Study #8: The True Structure of the Bible Documents
There are 63 Documents in the Bible Canon. Note that I didn’t say 66, which most people believe. The reason is that Samuel, Kings,
and Chronicles never were divided into two documents in the original writings. The Hebrews broke them into two “books” each as a
convenience, because they were written on very heavy material (sheepskins or very bulky paper of some kind), and because they contain
so much text, trying to carry around such large documents wasn’t easy, so they broke them into 2 “books” each (1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and
2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles). These divisions were carried forward into the Greek Septuagint (a translation of the Hebrew Bible), and it
became a tradition which continued to this day; but these divisions are incorrect and should not be continued. However, they DO break
into two logical divisions each, which I will explain in a minute, although not in the exact same places as they have been traditionally
divided (Go to the reading link below and see for yourself where the text in these three Books should have been divided). The idea that
there are 66 “books” in the Bible is based upon a Tradition, but not upon the facts.
Early on in my studies, I could see that the largest Bible documents had a consistent organization pattern: 2 large internal divisions, with 5
more divisions in each of the 2 large divisions. I labeled the 2 large divisions “Parts”, and the 5 lower divisions “Chapters”. There is nothing
“inspired” about these labels. They are literary devices that humans have created over the centuries to describe logical blocks of thought
within writings. I have taken these labels and applied them to the “units of thought” within the Bible, and I think they fit very well. If
anyone has a better label to describe them, I’ll listen to what you have to say; but somehow I doubt that any better labels will be found.
So let’s cut to the chase: I found 3 basic forms of the 63 Bible Documents:
1) Whole Books: the 5 Books of the Law, the 5 Gospels, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles; 16 in all.
2) 1/2 Books (or Parts): Daniel & Zechariah, Joshua & Judges, Revelation, Hebrews & Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Job & Proverbs; 11 in all.
3) 1/10 Books (or Chapters): Ten Minor Prophets (Jonah, Micah, Hosea, Habakkuk, Nahum, Amos, Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Haggai), the
Post-Exile Historical writings (Esther, Lamentations, Ezra, Nehemiah, Malachi), the writings of Paul, except for the 4 already mentioned
(Colossians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Ephesians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Philippians, Titus, & Philemon), the writings of Peter (1 and 2 Peter),
the writings of James (James), and John (1, 2, and 3 John), and Jude. The “wisdom” Hebrew writings also fit here: Ruth, Song of Solomon, and
Ecclesiastes. 35 in all.
The last Bible Document not yet listed is the Psalms. But the Psalms is actually an Anthology of 3 Volumes of 5 “Books”, containing
ten Psalms each; totaling 150 Psalms. These “Books of Psalms” have two Parts of 5 Psalms each, so each Psalm (1/10 of a Book) is the
equivalent of a “Chapter” in the GR format.
So when you follow the common-sense approach of keeping things that are similar in theme together, you end up with the Golden Ratio
arrangement of the Bible. The Law is a Unit of Thought, the Prophets are a Unit of Thought, the History of Israel (The Past and Future
History of the Kingdom of Zion) is a Unit of Thought, the Gospels are a Unit of Thought (The Past and Future History of the King of Zion),
and the rest of the Bible (except for the Psalms) is a Unit of Thought (Volume 5): “The Saints of the Kingdom of God.” I have labeled these
“Units of Thought” as Volumes of Books.
Here are the actual number of Golden Ratio Book and text divisions in the Bible:
1 Bible
2 Divisions in the Bible
8 Volumes in 2 Divisions (5 + 3)
40 Books in 8 Volumes
80 Parts in 40 Books
400 Chapters in 80 Parts
1165 Sections (Introduction, Body, and Conclusion)
3750 Paragraphs
9690 Sub-paragraphs
864 (others, such as within Proverbs and Psalm 119)
----------------------exactly 16,000 in all (plus some special gems not part of the format)
Multiply the total number of Books (40) times the total number of Chapters (400), and you get the exact total of the number of Golden
Ratio divisions in the Bible. Remember that these are based upon the actual, true divisions found in the text. These are not arbitrary
divisions created out of thin air, and manufactured to create something that isn’t real. These are the facts on the ground.
Before I conclude this study, I want to give you some interesting mathematics that these numbers provide:
There are ten Chapters in every Book: 5^1 x 2^1 x 1
40 Books in the entire Bible: 5^1 x 2^3 x 1
400 Chapters in the entire Bible: 5^2 x 2^4 x 1
16,000 total GR divisions: 5^3 x 2^7 x 1
Notice that all of these base numbers are the first 4 numbers of the Fibonacci Sequence: 1, 2, 3, and 5. The Bible never uses ‘8’ as a
number by itself. It is always a combination of 3 + 5, such as the total number of Volumes in the Bible: 5 Volumes in Division 1, and 3
Volumes in Division 2, the Psalms.
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To conclude this section, let me ask you an important question: you have already seen, based upon the information in these 7 studies to
date, that the Bible is unquestionably organized around the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO. But how is this possible, if what the Liberals
say about the Bible is true? They claim that it is nothing more than a Book of “myths and legends”. Is it? How could simple men whose
level of technology was little more than swords and sticks (outside of their writings) have put together an Anthology of writings that
conform to the Golden Ratio principle? A principle which wasn’t even discovered until the Greeks found it around 500 BC? The Fibonacci
Sequence wasn’t discovered until around 1200 AD, so what I have been talking about is literally IMPOSSIBLE.
UNLESS, God Himself is the true Author of the Holy Bible. This is the only answer that makes any sense. God knows everything, and
nothing is impossible with God: “Is anything too hard for Jehovah?” Genesis 18:14.
The Bible itself claims to be Inspired of the Holy Spirit: “All Scripture is God-breathed; and is beneficial for doctrine, for rebuke, for
correction, and for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, and thoroughly equipped for all good work” (2
Timothy 3:16-17).
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of one’s own interpretation: for the prophecy came at no time by the will of
man, but holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:20-21
Therefore, since the Bible clearly shows the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO that the Apostles and Prophets had no knowledge of, God
Himself must have put it there; which proves that the Bible itself is of Divine Origin, and is not a mere product of man’s imagination.
But what about religious writings such as the Islamic Koran, the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, the “books of Mormon”, and extraneous writings
such as the Pseudepigrapha or the Apocrypha? These do NOT have the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO manifested within them, and
therefore they are NOT writings that are authentic revelations from the One True God of the Bible: the Triune Jehovah God. God would
never authenticate religious writings such as these with the Golden Ratio, because they send a completely different message than the
Holy Bible. Islam claims that Jesus was a prophet, but not the “Son of God”. Similarly, Hinduism claims that Jesus was just one of many
prophets alongside the many Hindu gurus of today and the past, but not the Son of God. Mormonism claims that you yourself can
become a “god” if you follow their rules and work hard in this life. None of these claims are found in the Holy Bible, which is authenticated
by the Golden Ratio pattern.
Do you see how powerful the Golden Ratio arrangement of the Bible is? It validates everything that Bible-believing Christians have been
saying for almost 2,000 years; and it exposes all other “religions” as false “ways” which will never lead you to the one True God of the
Bible; and therefore you will never go to Heaven through these other “ways”. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man
comes to the Father, but by me” John 14:6.
Are you saved? Do you know the Jesus Christ of the Bible as your Personal Lord and Savior? Have you been Born Again (John 3:3-5)? If you
are not sure, please visit this page on my site to learn more about how to be saved and know the one true God of the Bible as your Lord
and Savior: http://www.phibible.org/info/salvation.html
Study #9: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 1
C Division One: History and Doctrine
O
O
C
C
U
Volume 1: The Laws of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
Volume 4: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
U
C
C
O
O
Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 & 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
Now that I’ve laid a good foundation, we can move on to higher ground.
If you haven’t read at least the majority of this material to this point, you will not really be able to follow the logic. “Going to the end of the
Book to see how it turns out” doesn’t work with the the Bible, and especially with the Golden Ratio format.
I haven’t really discussed in depth the first 3 Volumes of the Bible: the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the History of Israel (or the
Kingdom of Zion).
I have simply noted the principle that “what is similar belongs together”: the Law Books belong together as a group, the Prophet Books
belong together as a group, and the History Books belong together as a group, and the Gospel Books belong together as a group. I use
the label “Volume” to designate these groups, because they each hold 5 Books or “Logical Books/Anthologies” which are composed of
documents with similar themes.
For example, Joshua and Judges each have 5 Chapters, and their themes complement each other, so together they compose a single
Logical Book.
Likewise, Daniel and Zechariah have complementary themes and each have 5 Chapters, so together they compose a single Logical Book.
The ten Minor Prophets all have similar themes, and a study of them reveals that their themes show the UCCOO Golden Ratio Format:
The Theme of Part 1 is “Judgement is coming” (Jonah, Micah, Hosea, Habakkuk, Nahum); the Theme of Part 2 is “The Day of Jehovah is
coming” (Amos, Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Haggai). Together, the Theme of the Minor Prophets is “Judgment was predicted on the Old
Covenant Kingdom of Zion.”
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O Book 1.1 (Anthology of Minor Prophets): Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
C Part 1: Judgment is coming
U Chapter 1.1 ( Jonah): Nineveh must repent, or judgment will come
C Chapter 1.2 (Micah): Israel must repent, or judgment will come
C Chapter 1.3 (Hosea): Israel must repent, or judgment will come
O Chapter 1.4 (Habakkuk): Judgment is coming for the nation of Babylon
O Chapter 1.5 (Nahum): Judgment is coming for the city of Nineveh
C
Part 2: The Day of Jehovah is coming
U Chapter 2.1 (Amos): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Israel
C Chapter 2.2 (Zephaniah): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Judah
C Chapter 2.3 ( Joel): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Zion
O Chapter 2.4 (Obadiah): The Day of Jehovah will destroy Edom
O Chapter 2.5 (Haggai): The Day of Jehovah will shake all nations
Later, I will explore these Books more. But for now, I just want to point out that understanding how these documents group together in
the Golden Ratio format is critical to understanding how the documents in Volume 5 are grouped together in the Golden Ratio format.
Recall that there are 3 different types of documents in the Bible: whole Books (e.g. Genesis, Isaiah etc), 1/2 Books (e.g. Daniel & Zechariah,
Joshua & Judges etc), and 1/10 Books (each of the Minor Prophets is a Chapter in a larger Logical Book, etc). The full list of documents and
their types is on page 7.
For Volume 5, there are two Books Pairs which begin the Volume, each of which has 5 Chapters, and together with it’s Complementary
1/2 Book makes up a whole Logical Book in the overall Volume: Hebrews & Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians.
Then, there are two Logical Groups of 1/10 Books, which make up an additional two Books in Volume 5 (Book 3 and 5), and finally,
another Book Pair, Job & Proverbs, which compose Book 4. The full Golden Ratio rationale for this order will be discussed in future
studies.
Let’s discuss the Themes of these groups, so that you can see the UCCOO Golden Ratio pattern more clearly.
Notice the Theme of Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God, which is strikingly different from all the others. Boil down all of the
content of all of these documents, and you find that the subject/theme is the Saints of the Kingdom of God:
(U) How do you get into the Kingdom of God? Salvation (Hebrews & Romans)
(C) How does a new Saint become useful in the Kingdom of God? Spiritual Growth/Maturity (1 and 2 Corinthians)
(C) How does a mature Saint serve our Lord Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of God? Through Service in the Assembly/church of God (Colossians,
Galatians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Ephesians; 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, Jude)
(O) How should a Believer understand how to deal with all of the problems in this life? Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God (Job &
Proverbs)
(O) How should a Believer walk in this life? Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God (Ecclesiastes, Philippians, Ruth, Song of Solomon,
Philemon; Titus, James, 3 John, 2 John, 1 John)
Notice the progression from salvation to spiritual maturity to spiritual service to practical matters like wisdom and obedience to the Word.
I noted this same type of progression in Volume 4: from Doctrine (Matthew & Luke) to personal soulwinning by Christ (John) to mass soul
winning by Christ (Mark) to mass soulwinning by the Apostle (Acts).
The Word of the Living God is not eclectic or haphazard. Like any well-constructed sermon, speech or term paper, it has themes, structure,
and order.
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Study #10: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 2 (Hebrews and Romans)
U
C
C
O
O
Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 & 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
I discussed before the overall structure of Volume 5: “The Saints of the Kingdom of God”, and how the overall Golden Ratio design
progresses from salvation to maturity to service to practical issues. This was similar to Volume 4, which progressed from Doctrine to
Evangelism, first by Christ, and then by the Apostles. “From Doctrine to Practice” is the rule that we will see again and again in Volume 5.
Let’s take a closer look at Volume 5, Book 1: the Book Pair of Hebrews and Romans. In this study, I will only go into the overall format and
not get bogged down in details of each Chapter.
At this point, it is helpful to take a look at the Traditional arrangement/format which practically all Bible versions use (outside of the 3 Bible
versions published by JHS Publishing). Take a look at this photo illustrating the Traditional Format found in almost all Bibles (except JHS
Publishing versions):
Notice that Hebrews and Romans are widely separated. Hebrews has been relegated to a vague group called “The General Epistles.” The
entire arrangement is based on the time and or place that they were written, but that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the
actual content, which directly leads to the error in arrangement.
Now the Golden Ratio Format shows us the true and correct arrangement, because the themes of both Hebrews and Romans (1/2 Books)
are closely related and therefore they belong together as a group (a Logical Book).
U Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
C Part 1 (Hebrews): The Way of Spiritual Completeness for believing Jews under the Old Covenant
O Chapter 1.1: The Person of Jesus Christ is infinitely better than angels
O Chapter 1.2: The High Priesthood of Jesus Christ is infinitely better than Aaron
C Chapter 1.3: Achieve spiritual completeness through the High Priesthood and Finished Work of Christ
C Chapter 1.4: Achieve spiritual completeness by following the faith of the saints of the Old Covenant
U Chapter 1.5: Faith and works under the New Covenant for the completed Old Covenant Jew
C
Part 2 (Romans): The Way of Salvation for all Jews and Gentiles under the New Covenant
O Chapter 2.1: Both Jews and Gentiles are sinners and will be judged by the Law
O Chapter 2.2: Both Jews and Gentiles can only be justified by God through the Finished Work of Christ
C Chapter 2.3: The Finished Work of Christ permanently delivers the believer from the penalty and power of sin
C Chapter 2.4: The Gospel of Christ has been temporarily entrusted to the Assemblies for this Dispensation
U Chapter 2.5: The Gospel of Christ calls us to serve God in every part of our lives
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Hebrews is a letter written (we presume by Paul) to the Jews during the period between the resurrection of Christ (about 30 or 33 AD)
and the destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD). The aim of the letter was to educate Jews who had come to salvation and faith in the Jehovah
of the Old Covenant through the Levite system of animal sacrifices in the Temple in Jerusalem, and to convince them that the Aaronic
priest-system of animal sacrifice had been terminated by God and replaced by the Melchisedec Priesthood of Jesus Christ. Hebrews
4:14-7:28
In other words, these Jews were saved people, who had come to faith and salvation under the Old Covenant. But, the Old Covenant had
been terminated by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and no one could be saved through the system of animal sacrifice
ever again. So the writer of Hebrews explains this fact and goes on to explain that if they refused to “go on” to full faith and trust in the
Finished Work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and continued to use the Aaronic system of animal sacrifices to approach Jehovah, they would
be destroyed. This finally did happen in 70 AD, when the Roman General Titus attacked and destroyed Jerusalem, killing over 1 million
Jews in the process.
In short, the theme of Hebrews is “The Way of Spiritual Completeness for Believing Jews under the Old Covenant.” It is not a document
about “how to be saved” (per se), because these people already were saved.
But they needed to “go onward” to the New Covenant to become spiritually complete, (Hebrews 11:40) and they needed to do this
quickly, before time ran out on them and God’s wrath fell on them for their unbelief (like the people of Israel in the wilderness who
refused to enter the Promised Land the first time:
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily,
while it is called “Today”, lest any of you become hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we become partakers of Christ, if we hold
the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the goal. While it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the
rebellion.” For some rebelled, when they had heard the Gospel; nevertheless not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom
was he grieved forty years? Was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that
they would not enter into his rest, but to them that did not believe? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” Hebrews
3:12-19.
Romans, on the other hand, complements the theme of Hebrews by explaining in great detail first,
O Why both Jews and Gentiles need to be saved,
O How to be saved,
C How to deal with sin after you are saved,
C How to understand the doctrine of election after you are saved,
U How to behave in a local Assembly (church) after you are saved (OOCCU).
Paul states it this way: “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that
believes: to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from [saving] faith to [mature] faith: as it is
written, “The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17
Here again, for convenience, is the format and themes for Romans, stated more formally:
C
Part 2 (Romans): The Way of Salvation for all Jews and Gentiles under the New Covenant
O Chapter 2.1: Both Jews and Gentiles are sinners and will be judged by the Law
O Chapter 2.2: Both Jews and Gentiles can only be justified by God through the Finished Work of Christ
C Chapter 2.3: The Finished Work of Christ permanently delivers the believer from the penalty and power of sin
C Chapter 2.4: The Gospel of Christ has been temporarily entrusted to the Assemblies for this Dispensation
U Chapter 2.5: The Gospel of Christ calls us to serve God in every part of our lives
Do you see how Hebrews and Romans are Complementary to each other in their themes?
Notice also that both Hebrews and Romans have a similar Chapter Golden Ratio pattern in their format: OOCCU, OOCCU.
This is always the case within ALL of the Books of the Bible. The Chapter Golden Ratio pattern for both Parts is always the same direction:
either UCCOO, UCCOO, or OOCCU, OOCCU.
This is a huge indicator as to the correct arrangement within Logical Books, such as the Minor Prophets, Colossians->Jude, and
Ecclesiastes->1 John. Not only is there always a logical progression in the themes, but the Chapter GR patterns always alternate from Book
to Book, just as the GR patterns of the Books alternate from Volume to Volume.
I have purposely kept this on the lighter side and not gone deep into the contents of each letter, because they are very heavy “lifting”
and I want to make this understandable to as many Believers as possible. In the future, we will delve much deeper into each Chapter, I
promise. These letters are rich with Eternal truths that are important for all Believers. Having a broad understanding of the overall “forest”
is very helpful for understanding the individual “trees” within them; and that’s what I have tried to accomplish here.
The Golden Ratio arrangement of Hebrews and Romans clearly demonstrates that the old Traditional arrangement of separating Hebrews
and Romans is incorrect.
The Word of the Living God is not eclectic or haphazard. Like any well-constructed sermon, speech or term paper, it has themes, structure,
and order.
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Study #11: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 3 (1 and 2 Corinthians)
For best understanding, you need to read all of the material in order.
Recall the Book structure of Volume 5:
U
C
C
O
O
Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 & 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
Here is the Part and Chapter structure of Book 2: Corinthians
C Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 and 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
C Part 1 (1st Corinthians): Mature in your faith by glorifying God in the Assembly
U Chapter 1.1: Glorify God in the Assembly through selfless unity around Christ and the Gospel
C Chapter 1.2: Glorify God in your body through selfless love
C Chapter 1.3: Glorify God in your spirit through selfless love
O Chapter 1.4: Make the exercise of selfless love the highest goal in all activities of the Assembly
O Chapter 1.5: Make the exercise of selfless love the highest goal in serving the Lord individually
C
Part 2 (2nd Corinthians): Mature in your faith by glorifying God in your life
U Chapter 2.1: Die to self to become more like the Lord Jesus Christ
C Chapter 2.2: Mature in your faith by keeping the eternal consequences of your life in constant view
C Chapter 2.3: Mature in your faith by keeping a light hold on the things of this world
O Chapter 2.4: Reject the teachings of those who glory in self
O Chapter 2.5: Follow the teachings of those who glory in the Lord
I discussed in the previous material the overall structure of Volume 5: “The Saints of the Kingdom of God”, and how the overall Golden
Ratio design progresses from salvation to maturity to service to practical issues. This was similar to Volume 4, which progressed from
Doctrine to Evangelism, first by Christ, and then by the Apostles. “From Doctrine to Practice” is the rule that we will see again and again in
Volume 5.
Let’s take a closer look at Volume 5, Book 2: the Book Pair of 1 and 2 Corinthians. In this study, I will only go into the overall format and not
get bogged down in details of each Chapter.
You may recall from Study #9 that the Golden Ratio pattern of the Chapters for Hebrews & Romans was OOCCU, OOCCU. Here you
can see that the GR pattern for 1 and 2 Corinthians goes the same direction: UCCOO, UCCOO: the opposite direction from Hebrews &
Romans. Again, the Chapter GR Pattern reverses itself from Book to Book, which is an excellent indicator for the correct placement of the
individual documents in Logical Books like Book 3: The Anthology of Colossians->Jude.
The overall Theme of 1 and 2 Corinthians is: “The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant.”
The Themes of these two letters by Paul complement each other
1) Mature in your faith by glorifying God in the Assembly
2) Mature in your faith by glorifying God in your life
An close study of Corinthians reveals that the church at Corinth was a group of squabbling, immature Believers, divided over many issues.
Paul exhorts them over and over to unite and work together for the sake of the Body of Christ.
“Now I exhort you, brethren, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing; and that there be no divisions among
you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my
brethren, by them of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you says, “I am of Paul”, and “I
of Apollos”, and “I of Cephas”, and “I of Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” (1 Cor.
1:10-13).
Keeping the focus on the broad themes, the emphasis in 1 Corinthians is on the relationship of the Believer with the Assembly of Christ
(the local church), which is his Body.
(UCC) Chapters 1, 2, and 3 deal with sins and personal relationships in the Assembly and with marriage/divorce.
In Chapter 1, Paul deals with divisions and the inferiority of human wisdom to the Gospel of Christ, and ends with a reminder of the ultimate
reality of the Christian life, which is the Judgment Seat of Christ for all Believers: “Glorify God in the Assembly through selfless unity around
Christ and the Gospel.”
In Chapter 2, Paul urges the Assembly to expel the sinning brother, and goes on to deal with issues of sexual purity and marriage: “Glorify God in
your body through selfless love.”
In Chapter 3, Paul urges the Assembly to refrain from doing things (exercise selfless love) which would cause a weak brother to sin against his
conscience. “Glorify God in your spirit through selfless love.”
(OO) But Chapters 4 and 5 are quite different and opposite to each other, because they focus on the activities and gifts of the Assembly
(4), and the Doctrines of the Resurrection (5):
In Chapter 4, Paul urges the Assembly to exercise selfless love in all activities of the Assembly: such as the Lord’s Supper (respect the holiness and
sanctity of the Lord’s Table), the proper order of the spiritual gifts (realize that some are temporary and others are permanent, so focus on the
permanent gifts), and exercise selfless love by not preaching out of turn in the Assembly (don’t create an atmosphere of babbling in languages
that no one understands, but preach in a language that everyone in the Assembly can understand and benefit from), and finally, don’t allow
women to preach in the Assembly to men (14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:11-14).
In Chapter 5, Paul rebukes the false teachings going around about the Resurrection of Christ and lays down strong doctrines about this subject.
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In 2 Corinthians, the overall Theme is “Mature in your faith by glorifying God in your life.”
A close study of this letter reveals that while Paul is still speaking to the Assembly of the Corinthians, the emphasis is on the individual
Believer, not the Assembly.
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the
body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we who live are always delivered unto death
for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” 2 Corinthians 4:7-11
Woven into this letter is also a personal defense of his apostleship by Paul, and a rebuke of his critics; but the highest level themes are on
the indivual Believer in general (of which Paul is one).
Here again for convenience is the GR format of 2 Corinthians:
C
Part 2 (2nd Corinthians): Mature in your faith by glorifying God in your life
U Chapter 2.1: Die to self to become more like the Lord Jesus Christ
C Chapter 2.2: Mature in your faith by keeping the eternal consequences of your life in constant view
C Chapter 2.3: Mature in your faith by keeping a light hold on the things of this world
O Chapter 2.4: Reject the teachings of those who glory in self
O Chapter 2.5: Follow the teachings of those who glory in the Lord
(UCC) Chapters 1-3 are a group which focuses on spiritual growth of the individual Believer
1) The heart of Chapter 1 is the theme of “Death to self”: Paul uses the ministry experiences of himself and his co-workers to illustrate:
“For we do not want you, brethren, to be ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure,
above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life itself; but we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not
trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; who delivered us from so great a death, and delivers now; in whom we trust that
he will yet deliver us...” 1 Cor. 1:8-10.
2) The heart of Chapter 2 is the them “Mature in your faith by keeping the eternal consequences of your lifein constant view”
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle was dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens” (5:1)
“for we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to
that he has done, whether it is good or bad.” (5:10)
Therefore, based upon this fact of the Judgement Seat of Christ, the Believer must separate himself from any unequal yoke with unbelievers, and
sanctify himself from all evil in the fear of God:
“Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? And what
communion has light with darkness? And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he that believes with an infidel?
And what agreement has the Temple of God with idols? For all of you are a Temple of the Living God. As God has said, “‘I will dwell
in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God; and they shall be my people.” “‘Therefore come out from among them, and be
separate,’ says the Lord; ‘and touch not the unclean thing. And I will receive you, and will be a Father to you; and you shall be my
sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.” Therefore having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all
filthiness of the flesh and spirit; perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (6:14-7:1)
3) The theme of Chapter 3 complements Chapter 2: “Mature in your faith by keeping a light hold on the things of this world”
In this Chapter, Paul exhorts the Corinthian Believers to be generous with their money, and gives specific instructions regarding a pending
Missionary offering to the Assembly at Jerusalem.
(OO) But the Themes of Chapters 4 and 5 are quite different than Chapters 1-3 (UCC): Here Paul defends his apostleship against his critics.
O Chapter 2.4: Reject the teachings of those who glory in self
O Chapter 2.5: Follow the teachings of those who glory in the Lord
4) In Chapter 2.4, Paul blasts his critics as false apostles and servants of Satan: “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
themselves into the Apostles of Christ. And no marvel: for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light; therefore it is no great thing if his
servants also are transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.” (11:13-14)
5) In Chapter 2.5 Paul defends his apostleship to the Corinthians, implicitly urging them to follow his leadership rather than his critics.
“I have become a fool in glorying; you have compelled me: for I should have been commended by you: for in nothing am I behind
the highest ranking Apostles, though I am nothing. Truly the signs of an Apostle were performed among you, in all patience; in
signs, wonders, and mighty deeds. For what is it in which you were inferior to other congregations, except that I myself was not
burdensome to you? Forgive me this “wrong”.” (12:11-13)
The Word of the Living God is not eclectic or haphazard. Like any well-constructed sermon, speech or term paper, it has themes, structure,
and order.
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Study #12: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 4 (Book 5.3 (The Anthology of Colossians -> Jude))
Recall the Book structure of Volume 5:
U
C
C
O
O
Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 & 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
Here is the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3: Anthology of Colossians -> Jude
C Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
C Part 1: Follow the true Apostles and Prophets of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Colossians): The Divine Person and Finished Work of Christ vs. the Gnostic Heresy
O Chapter 1.2 (Galatians): The Finished Work and Divine Person of Christ vs. the Law of Moses
C Chapter 1.3 (1st Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Assembly of the Living God
C Chapter 1.4 (2nd Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Servant of the Living God
U Chapter 1.5 (Ephesians): The Holy Position of the New Covenant Child of God
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
I discussed in the previous study the overall structure of Volume 5: “The Saints of the Kingdom of God”, and how the overall Golden Ratio
design progresses from salvation to maturity to service to practical issues. This was similar to Volume 4, which progressed from Doctrine
to Evangelism, first by Christ, and then by the Apostles. “From Doctrine to Practice” is the rule that we will see again and again in Volume
5.
Let’s take a closer look at Volume 5, Book 3: the Anthology of Colossians -> Jude. In this study, I only cover Part 1 (Colossians-> Ephesians),
because these letters are extremely important for all Believers, and deserve a little more depth, although it will still be only a top-level
study.
An indepth study of these 5 letters of the Apostle Paul reveals the clear design of the Golden Ratio in their themes, correctly ordered.
These 5 letters are the core letters of Christian doctrine in the Bible regarding the Assembly or the local Church, outside of the previous 4
letters that were devoted to the Doctrines of Salvation (Hebrews & Romans) and Christian Maturity (1 and 2 Corinthians). These letters
are focused on the Doctrines of the Assembly/the local Church.
Recall that the Golden Ratio (GR) pattern of the Chapters of Hebrews and Romans was OOCCU, OOCCU. The GR pattern of the 2 letters of
the Corinthians was the opposite: UCCOO, UCCOO. So, this group being in 3rd place in this Volume, the correct UCCOO pattern would be
the reverse of Corinthians: OOCCU, OOCCU.
It is helpful to look at the top-level Book structure again to see why this must be so. The only remaining documents in Volume 5 are the
two Opposite Books: Job & Proverbs, and the Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John.
The Themes of those two Books are completely different than the Themes of the first 3 Books, and deal with completely different
subjects. Books 1-3 are about Salvation, Maturity, and Church Doctrine. Books 4 & 5 are “Different”, but related, in that they deal with
much more practical issues of wisdom and works. When we get to Job and Proverbs, the Chapter pattern is UCCOO, UCCOO, so the
last Book pattern must be OOCCU, OOCCU. This makes 1 John as the last Chapter in Volume 5, which ends with “Little children, keep
yourselves from idols. Amen.”, which is an entirely appropriate ending for Division 1 of the Bible: History and Doctrine.
OO: The Themes of Colossians and Galatians are well-known and are Opposite to each other. Colossians is focused on teaching the truth
about the Divine Person and Finished Work of Christ and refuting the false teachings of the Gnostic heresy.
O: Colossians 1:13-20: “...who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of his dear Son. In whom
we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Who is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of every creature:
for all things were created by him: both those that are in Heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible (whether they are thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or powers). All things were created by him, and for him; and he is before all things, and in him all things are being
held together. And he is the head of the body, the Assembly, who is the Beginning, the Firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have
the preeminence: for it pleased the Father that all fullness of Deity should dwell in him; and, having made peace through the blood of his cross,
by him to reconcile all things to himself: by him, I say, whether they are things in earth, or things in Heaven.”
“Beware lest any man spoils you through [Gnostic] philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the
world-system; and not after Christ: for all the Divine fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in him.” (2:8-9)
And Galatians is focused on teaching the truth about the Finished Work and Divine Person of Christ and refuting the false teachings of
trying to earn salvation by keeping the Law of Moses.
(2:14-21): “But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the Gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being
a Jew, live after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? We who are Jews by
nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the Law: for by the works of the Law shall
no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin?
Certainly not: for if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor: for I through the Law am dead to the Law, that I might
live unto God.”
(3:21-22): “Is the Law then against the promises of God? Certainly not: for if there had been a Law given which could have given life, truly
righteousness should have been by the Law. But the Scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be
given to them that believe.”
Both of these letters are strongly Doctrinal, and opposite in their themes to each other: refuting Gnosticism and refuting Legalism.
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CCU: But the letters of 1 and 2 Timothy (it’s easy to see from their themes how these two are Complementary to each other), and
Ephesians form a special and separate group in this group of 5 Chapters.
C: 1 Timothy: Paul is giving his young preacher student Timothy some basic pointers about the structure of the New Covenant Assembly/
the local church:
(1:18-19): “And this same leadership responsibility I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on you, that by
them you might war a good warfare; holding faith, and a good conscience.”
(1:20): “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men...”
(2:8): “Therefore I decree that the men of the Assembly pray in all places, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
(3:2-7): “An Overseer then must be blameless, a husband of only one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, able to teach;
not next to any wine; not quick-tempered; not greedy for dishonest gain, but patient; not a fighter; not covetous; one that rules well his own
household, having his children in subjection with all gravity. For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he take care
of the Assembly of God? But he must not be a new believer, lest being lifted up with pride, he falls into the condemnation of the devil. Also, he
must have a good testimony of them that are outside [the Assembly], lest he falls into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
(3:8): “Likewise the Deacons must be serious, not double-tongued,...”(4:6): “If you put the brethren in remembrance of these things,
you shall be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, unto which you have attained.”
C: 2 Timothy: Paul is giving his young preacher student Timothy some basic pointers about the structure of the New Covenant Servant of
the Lord (the preacher):
(1:6-7): “Therefore I put you in remembrance that you stir up the gift of God, which is in you by the laying on of my hands: for God has not given
us the spirit of fear, but the Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind.”
(1:14-15): “Hold fast the form of sound words, which you have heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was
committed to you protect by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.”
(2:3): “You therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
(2:15): “Study to show yourself approved unto God: a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.”
(2:24-26): “And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle to all men, able to teach, and patient; in meekness instructing those that
contradict themselves, if perhaps God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they might recover themselves out
of the snare of the devil; who are taken captive by him at his will.”
Now the letter of Ephesians is the Unique Chapter in this group, and for those familiar with its contents, it is very easy to see why.
U Chapter 1.5 (Ephesians): The Holy Position of the New Covenant Child of God
In Ephesians, Paul goes into great detail about the Position of the Child of God under the New Covenant, both in Heaven and in his
Assembly/the Church. Now I know that many have been taught that Ephesians is talking about a Universal, Invisible “Church”, but I beg to
differ. The theme of the entire group of Chapters is all about real Assemblies of people in local churches: the church in Galatia, the church
in Colossia, and 2 letters to Timothy, who was a pastor of a real, local Assembly. There is no reason to suddenly suppose that the subject
would suddenly switch to something that you have to read into the text. My view is to take the Bible at face value, and not read into the
text something that is not CLEARLY taught. There is much more that could be said on that subject, but I will leave it to a future study. If
you disagree, that is all right with me. Differences of opinion on things that are not clearly revealed in the Bible should not be an issue of
separation among Believers, IMHO.
The New Covenant Believer in Jesus Christ is seated with Jesus Christ in Heaven, right now.
(2:4-7): “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has made us alive together
with Christ (by grace you have been permanently saved); and has raised us up together; and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, that in the Ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
The New Covenant Believer in Jesus Christ is seated together with both Jews and Gentiles in the Assembly/the Church
(2:19-22): “Now therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are
being built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly
framed together is growing into a holy Temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.”
(3:20-21): “Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be
glory in the Assembly in Christ Jesus into all the generations of the Age of the Ages. Amen.”
And, based upon this truth, Paul then goes on in the OO paragraphs of this Chapter to give practical guidance for living
(O) (4:17-19): “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind;
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their
heart; who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.”
(O) “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord:” (5:22), “Husbands, love your wives,..” (5:25), “Children, obey your parents
in the Lord:..” (6:1), “And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath;” (6:4), “Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters
according to the flesh,” (6:5)
Then, in the 2-paragraph Conclusion to Ephesians, Paul deals with Prayer in paragraph 1:
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” (6:10) “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil:” (6:11)
And in the 2nd paragraph, Paul finishes the letter with personal matters:
“But that you also may know my affairs and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all
things;” (6:21)
“Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.” (6:24)
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Study #13: The true internal structure of Volume 5, Part 5 (Book 5.3, Part 2 (1 Peter -> Jude))
Recall the Book structure of Volume 5:
U Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
U
C
C
O
O
Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 & 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
Here is the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3: Anthology of Colossians -> Jude
C Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
C Part 1: Follow the true Apostles and Prophets of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Colossians): The Divine Person and Finished Work of Christ vs. the Gnostic Heresy
O Chapter 1.2 (Galatians): The Finished Work and Divine Person of Christ vs. the Law of Moses
C Chapter 1.3 (1st Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Assembly of the Living God
C Chapter 1.4 (2nd Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Servant of the Living God
U Chapter 1.5 (Ephesians): The Holy Position of the New Covenant Child of God
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
Let’s take a closer look at Volume 5, Book 3, Part 2: the Anthology of 1 Peter-> Jude. If you haven’t read the last part, which covers Part 1
of this Book, you won’t understand this study well, because I’m not going to repeat some of the basic information required.
An indepth study of these 5 letters of the Apostle Paul reveals the clear design of the Golden Ratio in their themes, correctly ordered.
These 5 letters are the core letters of Christian doctrine in the Bible regarding the Assembly or the local Church, outside of the previous 4
letters that were devoted to the Doctrines of Salvation (Hebrews & Romans) and Christian Maturity (1 and 2 Corinthians). These letters
are focused on the Doctrines of the Assembly/the local Church.
Likewise, a study of the 5 letters in Part 2, reveal a Complementary theme: Beware of false teachers from the devil
OO: The first two letters are quite different than the last 3, and Opposite in theme from each other.
1 Peter is a very interesting leter, because Peter (under Divine Inspiration) crammed together an amazing amount of information in
relatively few words, which makes it a challenge to absorb and see the larger theme.
The letter clearly is aimed at Christians (and toward the end, at Christian leaders), with the overriding theme of urging them to endure
suffering for righteousness’ sake.
You can go to this link and view the entire letter of 1 Peter as a photo while reading this. Select the drop-down option of Chapter 2.1, 1
Peter:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
I will go into some depth to examine the Golden Ratio structure of the paragraphs and sub-paragraphs. I will skim over this information in
most future studies until I have covered most of the Bible. I will assume after this study that you understand the basics of how it works in
order to cover more ground faster.
The Introduction has two parts: the basic greeting, and the second part which focuses on the salvation of Jesus Christ. Both of which
clearly show the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO. Notice that the sub-paragraph patterns for these two paragraphs go in Opposite
directions. Almost all of the introductions for the Chapters of Division 1 of the Bible contain this design, except for a small number of the
very small documents, like Philemon, 2 and 3 John etc., which have 5 paragraphs and no subparagraphs. These extra-small documents
also have only 5 paragraphs for the Body and 5 paragraphs for the Conclusion. More can be said about this, but this will be sufficient for
now.
For all the other documents in Division One, every Chapter has the paragraph and subparagraph design that you see in 1 Peter. It is
amazing to see how that actually works out in each one.
Returning to 1 Peter, the theme is easy to see once a few of the key passages are read:
(1:6-7): “In which salvation you greatly rejoice; though now for a season, if it is necessary, you are distressed through manifold temptations: that
the trial of your faith (being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it is tested with fire) might be found unto praise and honor
and glory at the Revelation of Jesus Christ.”
This is one of the “key passages” of 1 Peter.
(2:18-25): “Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse: for this is acceptable, if
a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what praise is it, if you sin and are being beaten for it, you shall take it
patiently? But, if you do good and suffer for it, taking it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even unto this were you called, because Christ
also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow his steps; who did not sin; neither was guile found in his mouth; who, when he
was reviled, reviled not in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously; who his own self
carried our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed: for
you were as sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
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Let’s examine the OOCCU structure of 1 Peter on the paragraph level, starting with 1:10:
O: From 1:10 to 1:21, Peter is exhorting Believers to be holy:
“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace being offered to you at the Revelation of Jesus
Christ;as obedient children, not conforming yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance; but as he who has called you is Holy,
so you also be holy in all manner of conduct: because it is written, “You be holy: for I am Holy.” And, “pass the time of your sojourning here in
fear...” (1:17).
O: From 1:22-2:10, the theme of this paragraph goes in the Opposite direction:
“Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another
with a pure heart fervently...”
In other words, because you have purified yourselves and are obedient children, Peter goes on to tell them about the Living Stone of Jesus
Christ, and how they are
“a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a special people, that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you
out of darkness into his marvelous Light; which in times past were not a people, but are now the people of God; which had not obtained mercy,
but now have obtained mercy.” (2:9-10)
Do you see how these two groups of text have integrity and are Opposite in their themes? Notice also that their sub-paragraphs show the
UCCOO pattern and go in opposite directions to each other, conforming to the Opposite Themes of their parent paragraphs.
Now starting at 2:11, Peter starts something completely different than the topics in the previous paragraphs, and the next two paragraphs
have Complementary Themes and their sub-paragraph patterns go in the same direction, in agreement with the Complementary themes
of their parent sub-paragraphs. I won’t give a detailed view of these going forward, because it slows us down. In future studies, I will do
that; but I wanted to give you a basic sketch of how the Golden Ratio pattern works in the text, so that you will be able to begin your own
studies.
C (2:11-25): The Theme of this paragraph is to Submit yourselves to earthly authority for the Lord’s sake:
“for so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak
of evil, but as the servants of God. Honor all men; love the brethren; fear God; honor the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all
fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse: for this is acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering
wrongfully.” (2:15-19)
C(3:1-7) The Theme of this paragraph is for wives to be in subjection to their own husbands, so that they may be won to Christ through
the witness of their own godly lives:
“Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, if any do not obey the Word of God, they may also without the Word be
won to Christ by the conduct of the wives, while they observe your pure conduct in fear.” (3:1-2)
Do you see the Complementary nature of these two paragraphs?
C: Be subject to earthly authorities, that you might put to silence the ignorance of foolish men
C: Be subject to your husbands, that they might be won to Christ
These are clearly two separate paragraphs with internal textual integrity, and each one shows the same UCCOO sub-paragraph pattern.
In the last paragraph, Peter caps off this discussion of suffering in the last 2 Complementary paragraphs, with the focus being on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and his suffering. This makes this paragraph Unique in the Body Section of 1 Peter. The Unique Paragraphs always have an
OOCCU sub-paragraph pattern.
The two OO Sub-paragraphs are about the suffering of the Believer, and are Opposite in their themes:
O: “Finally, all of you be of one mind; having compassion one of another, love as brethren; be pitiful; be courteous; not returning evil for evil, or
railing for railing, but contrariwise blessing; knowing that you are called unto this, that you should inherit a blessing.” (3:8-9)
O: “But if you suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are you! And be not afraid of their terror; neither be troubled, but sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts. And be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason for the expectation that is in you with meekness and
fear; having a good conscience, so that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good
conduct in Christ: for it is better, if the will of God is so, that you suffer for doing well, rather than for doing evil.” (3:14-17)
Then, in 3:18-4:11, Peter focuses on the suffering of Christ, and these sub-paragraphs follow the CCU pattern:
C: “For Christ also has once for all time suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but
made alive by the Spirit;...” (3:18-22)
C: “Forasmuch then as Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind:..” (4:1-6)
U: “But the end of all things is near; therefore be sober, and watch unto prayer...” (4:7-11)
Take some time and meditate on the structure of this text and marvel at the amazing thing that God has done in his precious Word!
Notice how the Unique paragraph from 3:8-4:11 has integrity and fits together, and yet it also divides nicely into 5 sub-paragraphs with
the Golden Ratio pattern.
Finally, in the Conclusion, which has two paragraphs, with 5 sub-paragraphs each, in the first paragraph, Peter gives a final exhortation to
Believers to endure suffering for righteousness’ sake:
O: (4:12-14): “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but
rejoice, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, that, when his glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with overwhelming joy.
If you are reproached for the Name of Christ, happy are you: for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; on their part he is blasphemed;
but on your part he is glorified.”
O: (4:14-19): “But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters. Yet if any man
suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed. But let him glorify God in this respect: for the time has come that judgment must begin at the
House of God. And if it first begins at us, what shall the end be of them that do not obey the Gospel of God? And if the righteous are scarcely
saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Therefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their
souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.”
Notice that the 3 CCU sub-paragraphs are “different” from the two OO sub-paragraphs, yet are part of the same group of 5.
C (5:1-4): “The elders which are among you I exhort (who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the
glory that shall be revealed): pastor the flock of God which is among you; overseeing them not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest
gain, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,
you shall receive an enduring crown of glory.”
C (5:5-7): “Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Indeed, all of you be subject one to another; and be clothed with humility: for
God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time; casting all your anxiety upon him: for he cares for you.”
U (5:8-9): “Be sober and be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour; whom resist
steadfast in the Faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
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And in the last paragraph of the Conclusion (5:10-14), which also has the same pattern of OOCCU in the sub-paragraphs:
O “But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect,
establish, strengthen, and settle you; to him be glory and dominion into the Ages of the Ages. Amen.”
O “By Silvanus (a faithful brother to you, as I regard him) have I written briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which
you stand.”
C “The Assembly at Babylon, elected together with you, greets you; and so does my son Marcus.”
C “Greet one another with a kiss of selfless love.”
U “Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.”
The Bible is the very Word of the one Living and True God. Believe in the Jesus Christ of the Bible as your Savior, so that you might come
to know the One True God; believe every word in the Bible, obey it, follow it to the best of your ability, and God will bless you in return.
(2 Chronicles 20:20) “And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood
and said, “Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall you be established! Believe his prophets, so
shall you prosper!”
Study #14: The GR paragraph pattern for every Book in the Bible
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3: Anthology of Colossians -> Jude
C Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
C Part 1: Follow the true Apostles and Prophets of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Colossians): The Divine Person and Finished Work of Christ vs. the Gnostic Heresy
O Chapter 1.2 (Galatians): The Finished Work and Divine Person of Christ vs. the Law of Moses
C Chapter 1.3 (1st Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Assembly of the Living God
C Chapter 1.4 (2nd Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Servant of the Living God
U Chapter 1.5 (Ephesians): The Holy Position of the New Covenant Child of God
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
An indepth study of these 5 letters of the Apostle Paul reveals the clear design of the Golden Ratio in their themes, correctly ordered.
These 5 letters are the core letters of Christian doctrine in the Bible regarding the Assembly or the local Church, outside of the previous 4
letters that were devoted to the Doctrines of Salvation (Hebrews & Romans) and Christian Maturity (1 and 2 Corinthians). These letters
are focused on the Doctrines of the Assembly/the local Church.
Likewise, a study of the 5 letters in Part 2, reveal a Complementary theme: “Beware of false teachers from the devil”
I want to include some additional information about the Complementary relationship between Parts 1 and 2. The Chapters/letters in Part
1 (especially 3-5) focus on the positive aspect of Christian Doctrines related to the Assembly, or the local Church.
But in Part 2, these letters Complement the Theme of Part 1 by focusing on the NEGATIVE aspect of Christian doctrines related to the
Assembly/local Church.
O
O
C
C
U
Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
It is important to note that if you look at the other letters in Volume 5 and even the rest of the Bible, you won’t find any other documents
that fit the “Complementary” label for the documents in Part 1.
False teachers exist in many places, but primarily are found in places that profess to be “Christian”, like churches and places that teach
future “Christian” leaders; therefore the overall Theme of Part 2 Complements Part 1. It is a group of letters/Chapters that sound a strong
warning to God’s people to be aware of the issues and opponents of the Lord Jesus Christ that pose a threat to their spiritual health and
well-being.
These letters also seem to be one of the least-preached about parts of the Bible. I’ll bet you have heard few if any sermons from your
preacher that were based in these letters, except perhaps 1 Thessalonians, which talks about the Rapture. The last three letters focus on
false teachers, which isn’t a topic that many in the pew like to hear about, because they would rather hear sermons that make them feel
good instead of something “negative”. That is unfortunate, because these Letters are an important part of the Word of God (the entire
Bible is important), and we need to understand their structure and message.
Let’s look at 1 Thessalonians for a moment:
A survey of the letter shows clearly that the majority of the text is focused on Paul talking to the church that he planted in Thessalonica
about his relationship with them, and the latter part is “quite different” than the first part, because it focuses on the Rapture. If you have
read all of the previous studies, then you already know what I’m talking about.
The UCC part of the pattern is closely related as a group, and the OO part of the pattern is “quite different”, yet still part of the overall
group of 5.
So right away, the content of the letter tells you what the internal UCCOO pattern will be, and indeed it is UCCOO in the Body Section for
the paragraphs.
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Something else needs to be said about the paragraph patterns in the Chapters, because it is a powerful indicator of knowing where to
correctly place Chapters such as the letters in this Logical Book (or Anthology of letters).
Every WHOLE BOOK (e.g. Genesis-Deuteronomy, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and the 5 Gospels) has EXACTLY the
same UCCOO pattern of paragraphs.
Chapter 1.1: paragraph pattern is UCCOO
Chapter 1.2: paragraph pattern is OOCCU
Chapter 1.3: paragraph pattern is UCCOO
Chapter 1.4: paragraph pattern is OOCCU
Chapter 1.5: paragraph pattern is UCCOO
Chapter 2.1: paragraph pattern is OOCCU
Chapter 2.2: paragraph pattern is UCCOO
Chapter 2.3: paragraph pattern is OOCCU
Chapter 2.4: paragraph pattern is UCCOO
Chapter 2.5: paragraph pattern is OOCCU
I already pointed out in previous studies that the UCCOO pattern reverses itself from Volume to Volume on the Book level.
It also reverses itself from Book to Book on the Chapter level.
And now you can see that it also reverses itself from Chapter to Chapter on the paragraph level.
Now you can see why this is not easy to explain!! The incredible combination of interlocking Golden Ratio patterns on 3 levels “LOCKS”
the Bible into a specific shape and order that cannot be broken. If you change the order, you break the pattern, and the harmony is
destroyed.
Now how this relates to the subject at hand is this:
Each one of the letters in Books 3 were written as separate documents, but because we can see the obvious Complementary nature of
the documents of Parts 1 and 2 to each other, it isn’t difficult to place Colossians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Timothy and Ephesians in one group,
and 1 Peter, 1 Thess., 2 Peter, 2 Thess., and Jude in another group. But how do you know the order that they should be placed in?
The answer is in the order of the paragraphs within each Chapter.
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to view each one of the documents in this Book in your browser. Use the drop-down link to open each one.
Now notice that the paragraph pattern in the Body Section of Colossians is UCCOO, Galatians is OOCCU, 1 Timothy is UCCOO, and so on to
the last Chapter.
•
•
•
I know because of the design of Volumes 1 and 4 (The Law and the Gospels) that each Volume contains 5 Books.
I know because of the design of the Books in the previous Volumes that the Book pattern in Volume 5 should be UCCOO (Volume 1 is
UCCOO, Volume 2 is OOCCU, Volume 3 is UCCOO, Volume 4 is OOCCU, so Volume 5 is UCCOO), and the progress in the themes of the
Books in Volume 5 from Salvation to Maturity to Church doctrine to personal issues, shows that these Books are in the correct order.
I know because of the design of the paragraphs in each Chapter (Every Book has the same paragraph pattern on the Chapter level) that
the first Chapter in Book 3 has the paragraph pattern of UCCOO, the 2nd Chapter has the paragraph pattern of OOCCU, and so on until the
last Chapter, which has OOCCU as the paragraph pattern.
It turns out that the grouping and order of the letters in Book 3 is exactly correct, because their internal paragraph patterns fit into the
correct place in the standard paragraph pattern design for all of the other Books in the Bible.
I’m not going to say more here, but a “scan” of each Book in the Bible using the reading link I just gave you, will reveal that this is exactly
the case. The paragraph pattern I just described exists in every Whole Book, every Pair of 1/2 Books, and every Logical Book of 1/10
Books.
How could this be unless God built that pattern into the Word that He gave by inspiration to the Apostles and Prophets, completely
unknown to them? The Holy Bible is a miraculous Book indeed! The Bible itself is a miracle of God. Amen, and Amen!
Study #15: The GR paragraph pattern for 1 Thessalonians
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3, Part 2
O
O
C
C
U
Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
Let’s look at 1 Thessalonians again, and this time I will finish it:
A survey of the letter shows clearly that the majority of the text is focused on Paul talking to the church that he planted in Thessalonica
about his relationship with them, and the latter part is “quite different” than the first part, because it focuses on the Rapture. If you have
read all of the previous studies, then you already know what I’m talking about.
The UCC part of the pattern is closely related as a group (Paul’s relationship with the Assembly in Thessalonica, and the OO part of the
pattern (the Rapture) is “quite different”, yet still part of the overall group of 5.
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I’m not going to repeat the same examination of the themes of every paragraph and sub-paragraph as I did in 1 Peter, because I want to
move a little faster. It isn’t important that you understand everything about the Golden Ratio pattern; you can just enjoy it and know that
God put it there as a visible indicator that the Bible is from God, and that we need to take it literally and seriously.
But let’s look at the overall structure of 1 Thessalonians:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/23KJV_Colossians_Jude.html
From 1:1-1:10, we have the introduction section, with 2 paragraphs and 5 sub-paragraphs each. The first paragraph is the initial greeting,
and 2nd paragraph sets the stage for the letter with a recollection of Paul’s preaching to the Thessalonians and their conversion to Christ,
and their subsequent active obedience in being a witness to the people of their city and country.
From 1:11-2:12, we have the first paragraph, with 5 subs.
Paul here focuses on the behavior of himself and his missionary team among the Thessalonians:
“But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
imparted to you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us. For you remember, brethren, our labor and
travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be burdensome to any of you, we preached the Gospel of God to you.” (2:7-9)
(Paragraph 2) From 2:13-3:10, Paul shared his concern with the Thessalonian church about their continued obedience to the teachings
that he had tried to instill in them the last time he was with them. He was concerned because they were being persecuted for their faith,
and he was afraid that they might have turned away from the Lord because of the persecution. So Paul had sent Timothy to them to see if
they were still obedient, and now he was very glad of the good report that Timothy had returned to him about them.
U: “For this reason also we thank God without ceasing: because, when you received the Word of God which you heard of us, you did not receive
it as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also works effectively in you that believe.” (2:13)
C: “For you, brethren, became imitators of the Assemblies of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered like things of your
own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews..” (2:14)
C: “But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence (but not in heart), endeavored the more abundantly to see your face
with great desire; therefore we wanted to come to you (even I Paul, once and again); but Satan hindered us.” (2:17-18)
O: “Therefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; and we sent Timotheus, our brother, and
minister of God, and our fellow-laborer in the Gospel of Christ, to establish you,and to comfort you concerning your faith” (3:1-2)
O: “But now when Timotheus came from you to us, and brought us good news of your faith and selfless love, and that you have good
remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you; therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction
and distress by your faith: for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord:” (3:6-8)
Paragraph 3 (3:11-4:12):
Paul urges the Thessalonians church to
U: “increase and abound in selfless love one toward another”, (3:12)
C: “as you have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you should increase more and more...” (4:1)
C: “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication...”
(4:2-3)
O: “But as touching brotherly love you do not need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another...” (4:9)
O: “But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; and that you study to be quiet; and to do your own business; and to work with
your own hands (as we commanded you), so that you may walk honestly toward them that are outside [the Assembly]; and that you may have
lack of nothing.” (4:10b-4:12)
Paragraph 4 (4:13-18)
O: Paul here switches to a new subject, the Rapture, and gives details about the Coming of Christ for his saints.
“But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope: for
if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him: for this we say to you by the Word
of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the Coming of the Lord shall not precede them who are asleep: for the Lord himself shall
descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first...”
(4:13-16)
Paragraph 5: (5:1-5:11)
O: Paul gives the other side of the Rapture, that is to say, what we should be doing while waiting for that Day to come:
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you: for yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so
comes as a thief in the night: for when they shall say, “Peace and safety”, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a
woman with child; and they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all the
children of Light, and the children of the day. We are not of the night, nor of darkness; therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch
and be sober: for they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunk are drunk in the night.” (5:1-7)
The pattern of UCCOO in the paragraph structure should be clear to you by now.
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Finally, in the Conclusion, which has two Complementary paragraphs with 5 subs each:
P1: Paul gives final practical exhortations to the church
O: “And we urge you, brethren, to know them who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem them very
highly in love for their work’s sake.”
O: “And be at peace among yourselves.”
C: “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are rebellious, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, and be patient toward all men.”
C: “See that no one renders evil for evil to any man; but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.”
U: “Rejoice evermore; pray without ceasing. in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not
the Spirit; despise not prophesying. Test all things: hold fast that which is good; abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he
that calls you, who also will do it.”
P2: Paul gives final remarks
O “Brethren, pray for us.”
O “Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.”
C “I charge you by the Lord, that this letter be read to all the holy brethren.”
C “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
U “Amen.”
In conclusion, 1 Thessalonians is a very practical letter and personal to the Apostle Paul. He shares his heart with the church he planted
and his concern about their spiritual well-being in the face of terrible persecution; and then rejoices that he now knows of their continued
obedience and testimony for Christ.
Then, he teaches them about the Rapture of all Believers when Christ returns, and exhorts them to live godly and love one another while
they are awaiting that day to come.
1 Thessalonians is hard to read, so I understand if some of you may be struggling. It took me many years of reading it over and over again
to figure out what was going on. But I think if you study the text in the KJV 2014 or the KBV, with these thoughts in mind, you will be able
to understand it better.
Study #16: The GR paragraph pattern for 2 Peter
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3, Part 2
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
Notice the progression of the themes from suffering for righteousness’ sake in 1 Peter to suffering with relation to the Rapture in 1
Thessalonians, to a dramatically different set of themes in 2 Peter, 2 Thess., and Jude, which focus on false teachers.
Many scholars have noted the striking similarities between 2 Peter and Jude in some of the language and topics internally. However, the
themes of these letters are not complementary. Both 2 Peter and 2 Thessalonians’ themes revolve around the “Day of Judgment” and the
“Day of Christ”.
But Jude is more personal, noting the evil works of the false teachers, but urging them to “contend for the faith”, and protect themselves
from their influence. The Coming of the Lord is mentioned, but not “The Day of Christ” or the “Day of the Lord” in those words.
3 types of Paragraph Patterns for the Bible in Division 1
All 3 of these letters have a much different Golden Ratio arrangement than the “standard” GR structure that I have been discussing in
previous documents in this series of studies. The Golden Ratio arrangement for these three is:
Introduction Section
5 paragraphs
Body Section
5 paragraphs
Conclusion Section
5 paragraphs
These 3 letters (2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, Jude) are part of a special group of documents in Division One of the GR format with this same
pattern:
Jonah, Habakkuk, Nahum, Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Haggai (7 Chapters)
Malachi (1 Chapter)
2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, Jude, Philemon, Titus, 3 John, 2 John (7 Chapters)
15 Chapters in all with this design.
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There is a 3rd group of documents in Division One with another, similar pattern:
Introduction
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
Body
5 paragraphs with NO subparagraphs
Conclusion
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
This group includes
Leviticus (10 Chapters)
Deuteronomy (10 Chapters)
Daniel (10 Chapters)
Zechariah (10 Chapters)
40 Chapters in all with this design.
Introduction:
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
Body
5 paragraphs with 5 subs each
Conclusion
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
The “Standard” GR pattern for Chapters is:
195 Chapters in all with this design.
400 Chapters in the entire Bible, including Psalms
The Psalms have their own “M.O.” for their formats, which will be explained when we get to them.
----------------------------http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV and follow along.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/23KJV_Colossians_Jude.html
Introduction Section (1:1-14)
U “Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ;
C to them that were allotted like precious faith with us, through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
C Grace and peace be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
O According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to
glory and virtue; whereby are given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And for this very cause, giving all diligence, supply in your faith virtue; and in your
virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness
brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness selfless love. For if these things are in you, and abound, they cause you to be neither hollow
nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see far away; and has forgotten that
he was purged from his old sins.
O Therefore, brethren, give extra diligence to make your calling and election certain: for if you do these things, you shall never stumble, for
so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore I will not be
negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present Truth. Indeed, I think it
is fitting, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle,
even as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.”
Do you see the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO? The first 3 are a group to themselves (UCC); and paragraphs 4 and 5 are Opposite to each
other in their themes
Body Section
O “Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able after my death to have these things always in remembrance: for we have not followed
cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. But we were eyewitnesses of his
majesty: for he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, saying, “This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And this voice which came from Heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mountain.”
Here Peter recalls his personal experience (with James and John) of seeing Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration with the
Lord Jesus Christ. He saw the glory of God shining through the body of Jesus.
O “We also have a more certain Word of prophecy; unto which you do well that you take heed, as to a Light that shines in a dark place,
until the Eternal Day dawns, and the Day Star arises in your hearts. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of one’s own
interpretation: for the prophecy came at no time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
(1:15-21)
But Peter’s experience was his own, and not something that anyone else could really understand. He could tell them about it, but they
would only know about it from his words. So in this 2nd paragraph, Peter points them to something “more certain”, which is the written
Word of God. The Word of God is something that everyone can read and understand and experience for themselves. So these two
paragraphs are Opposites to each other.
C (The works of the false prophets) “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you;
who secretly shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction...” (2:1-10)
C (The character of the false prophets) “Presumptuous are they, and self-willed: they are unafraid to speak evil of dignities. Whereas angels,
which are greater in power and might, do not bring a railing accusation against them before the Lord. But these, as natural stupid beasts, made
to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they do not understand. And they shall utterly perish in their own corruption;...”
U (The danger of listening to their lies) “These are wells without water; clouds that are carried with a tempest: to whom the mist of darkness
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is reserved forever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much licentiousness,
those that are escaping from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the slaves of corruption: for of whom
a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in slavery...”
Conclusion Section
O “This second letter, beloved, I now write to you: in which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, that you may be mindful of the
words which were spoken before by the holy Prophets, and of the command of us the Apostles of the Lord and Savior. Knowing this first, that
scoffers shall come in the Last Days, walking after their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the Creation.” For they are willingly ignorant of this fact, that by the Word of God
the heavens were spoken into existence long ago; and the earth out of the water and in the water has been held together by the same Word; by
which the world that then was, being covered with water, perished; but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same Word are being
kept in store, reserved unto fire against the Day of Judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
O But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day. The
Lord is not slack concerning the fulfillment of his promise (as some men count slackness); but is longsuffering toward us: not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night: in which the heavens shall pass
away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with intense heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up. Seeing
then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness; looking for and hastening
to the coming of the Day of God; in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with intense heat?” (3:1-12)
You should be able to easily see the integrity of these two paragraphs.
In P1 (the promise of His Coming), Peter talks about the scoffers coming in the Last Days (that’s the day in which we live now), and the fact that
the world we live in is being kept “in store” by the Word of God.
In P2 (the fulfillment of His Coming), Peter talks about the Day of the Lord, in which the “heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with intense heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up”, which is “the fulfillment of his promise”
(which is found in His Word). So these two paragraphs are Opposite in their themes to each other.
But in the last 3 paragraphs of the Conclusion, Peter switches gears:
C “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth; in which dwells righteousness. Therefore, beloved, seeing
that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
C And consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has
written to you; as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood; which they that are
uninstructed and unstable twist, as they do also the other Scriptures, toward their own destruction.
U You therefore, beloved, seeing that you know these things before, beware lest you also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from
your own steadfastness. But grow in grace; and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; to him be the glory both now, and into the
Eternal Day. Amen.” (3:13-18)
Further comment is hardly needed, as the OOCCU pattern in the Conclusion is clear.
The Theme of 2 Peter is “The Day of Judgment/the Day of the Lord will bring destruction upon false teachers”
Study #17: The GR paragraph pattern for 2 Thessalonians
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3, Part 2
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/23KJV_Colossians_Jude.html
Introduction Section (1:1-2)
U “Paul,
C and Silvanus,
C and Timotheus,
O to the Assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
O Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Recall from the last study that 2 Thessalonians is a special group of documents in the Bible with 5 paragraphs in the Introduction, 5
paragraphs in the Body, and 5 paragraphs in the Conclusion.
There just isn’t enough text in these small letters to make them fit into the “standard” design of 2 paragraphs w/5 subs each, 5 with 5 subs
each, and 2 with 5 subs each.
It hardly needs explanation, but clearly Paul is the Unique person, being the author of the letter. Silvanus and Timothy were both his
assistants, so they are Complementary to each other.
Then the two OO paragraphs follow. As a group the UCCOO pattern is inarguable and clear.
Body Section
The main theme of 1 Thessalonians is the 2nd Coming of Christ in Judgement. Stated formally as “The Day of Christ will bring destruction
upon unbelievers”
This becomes crystal clear by the text in the Body (1:3-2:12)
Recall that 2 Thessalonians is in the 4th location in Part 2. The Body UCCOO pattern for this location, following the standard paragraph
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pattern for every other Book in the Bible, is UCCOO. See study #13 if you missed that discussion. And 2 Thessalonians has that Body GR
pattern exactly.
The first three paragraphs are personal, from the Apostle Paul to the church he planted in Thessalonica:
U “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is right, because your faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of every one
of you all abounds toward each other. So that we ourselves boast about you in the Assemblies of God, for your patience and faith, in all your
persecutions and tribulations that you endure; which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of
the Kingdom of God. For which you also suffer: seeing it is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble you.”
C “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty angels; in flaming fire
taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in
all them that believe in that day (because our testimony among you was believed).”
C “Therefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness,
and the work of faith with power, so that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our
God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (1:3-12)
Paragraph 1 (Unique): Paul tells his excitement about their spiritual growth and love for each other, and that he boasts of them in other
churches, because of their perserverance in the face of persecution. And this persecution is part of the will of God for them “that you may
be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God.”
Paragraph 2 begins two Complementary “units of thought”: “the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty angels; in
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ...” (1:7-8)
Paragraph 3: “Therefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure
of his goodness, and the work of faith with power, so that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him,
according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
U In other words, P1 is about Paul and his team who are excited about the spiritual growth of the church at Thessalonica. Paul and his
team are the subjects of this paragraph.
C But P2 is about the 2nd Coming of Christ in Judgment upon Unbelievers, “when he shall come to be glorified in his saints”
C and P3 is about the worthiness of Believers to meet Christ in that Day “that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you”
But Paragraphs 4 and 5 are quite different than the first 3, and Opposite in their themes to each other:
O “Now we urge you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together to him, that you be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled; neither by evil spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the Day of Christ is near. Let no man deceive you by any
means: for that Day shall not come, unless a falling away comes first; and that man of Sin is revealed, the son of Perdition; who opposes and
exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he as God sits in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do
you not remember, that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?”
O “And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time: for the mystery of iniquity is already working; only he who now is
restraining will continue to restrain, until he is taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the Spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming; whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power
and signs and lying wonders; and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the
Truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe the Lie, that they all might be
damned who did not believe the Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
O P4: Paul says that “THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME, unless a falling away (apostasy) comes first; and that man of Sin is revealed, the son
of Perdition...”
O P5: “And THEN SHALL THAT WICKED ONE BE REVEALED, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth...”
Conclusion Section
O “But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you
to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth; unto which he called you by our Gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the doctrines which you have been taught, whether by word, or our letter. Now
our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.”
O “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you; and that we may be
delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men do not have the Faith. But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and protect you
from the Evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that you both do and will do the things that we command you. And the
Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Paragraph 1 is about the Believers at Thessalonica” “But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord,
because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation..”
Paragraph 2 is about Paul: “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is
with you; and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men..”
So these two are Opposites in their themes.
But the last 3 paragraphs are a group to themselves:
C “Now we command you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks
disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, because we did not behave
ourselves disorderly among you; neither did we eat any man’s bread for nothing. But we worked with labor and travail night and day, that we
might not be burdensome to any of you. Not because we have no authority; but to make ourselves an example to you to follow us: for even
when we were with you, we commanded you this: that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk
among you disorderly, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that
with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. But you, brethren, be not weary in doing good.”
C “And if any man does not obey our word by this letter, note that man; and do not associate with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him
not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”
U “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The greeting of Paul with my own hand, which is
the token in every letter, so I write: the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
In Paragraph 3 Paul commands the church to continue working while they are waiting for the Lord to come, and not to be an unnecessary
burden on others
In Paragraph 4, Paul commands the church to disfellowship any brother who refuses to follow his instructions in this letter.
In Paragraph 5, Paul closes his letter with final greetings.
The Golden Ratio design of the structure of 2 Thessalonians is clear.
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Study #18: The GR paragraph pattern for the letter of Jude
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Book 3, Part 2 for the overall context
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/23KJV_Colossians_Jude.html
The main theme of Jude is that false teachers have crept into the church, and you need to protect yourself from them. Stated formally as
“Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers.” There are other ways this might be stated, but I believe that the
way I have formed the theme is accurate.
Recall from the last study that Jude is part of a special group of documents in the Bible with 5 paragraphs in the Introduction, 5 paragraphs
in the Body, and 5 paragraphs in the Conclusion.
Introduction Section (1:1-2)
U “Jude,
C the servant of Jesus Christ,
C and brother of James,
O to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
O Mercy to you; peace and love be multiplied.”
Jude is the human author of this letter, therefore his name is unique in this group. He is also the servant of Jesus Christ, and the brother of
James (2 Complementary ideas).
Then the two OO paragraphs follow:
O: to them (the persons receiving the letter)
O: Mercy, peace and love be multiplied (what is being sent)
Body Section (1:3-2:12)
Recall that Jude is in the 5th location in Part 2. The Body GR pattern for this location, following the standard paragraph pattern for every
other Book in the Bible, is OOCCU. See study #13 if you missed that discussion. And Jude has that Body GR pattern exactly.
The first two paragraphs set the stage for the discussion of the character and works of the apostate false teachers (1:3-7):
O “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write to you, and exhort you, that
you should earnestly contend for the Faith, which was once for all time delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept secretly into [church
leadership], who were before of old ordained to this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying
the only Lord God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.”
O “Therefore I will put you in remembrance, though at one time you knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of
Egypt, afterward destroyed them that did not believe. And the angels which kept not their first position, but left their own habitation, he has
reserved in everlasting chains under darkness until the Judgment of the Great Day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in
like manner to these fallen angels, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after forbidden flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering
the vengeance of Eternal Fire.”
Paragraph 1: the apostate false teachers of the present day who have crept by stealth into church (or Bible college/Seminary) leadership
Paragraph 2: apostate examples from the past: the unbelieving children of Israel in the wilderness, the apostate fallen angels (perhaps
referring to Genesis 6:4), the apostate homosexuals of Sodom and Gomorrah)
The themes of these two paragraphs are Opposite to each other and “much different” than the next 3 paragraphs. I keep saying the same
thing in every study, because it is the exact same MO (mode of operation) in every part of the Bible. I hope that this is becoming clear to
you by now. Every part of the Bible has this same Golden Ratio pattern that follows the same MO, because it is ALL the Word of God, and
is not a “book of myths and legends” as falsely alleged by some of the apostate false teachers of our day.
By the way, the apostates have been around in every generation, and abound in our generation. You can find them in both public and
supposedly “Christian” colleges and universities. Their books are very popular. One of them, Karen Armstrong, the author of “A History
of God”, claims that man created God and that what the Bible says about God is based on nothing more than suppositions and myths. Of
course, this kind of blasphemy is quite popular with the enemies of the Bible in the media and in religious circles. But the Word of God
cannot be destroyed by the mere words of men or women. It will endure to all Ages and never be destroyed “The grass withers, and the
flower fades; but the Word of our God shall stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8
The last 3 paragraphs in the Body follow the CCU pattern (1:8-16):
C “Likewise, also these [apostate] dreamers also defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. Yet Michael the archangel,
when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring against him a railing accusation; but he said, “The
Lord rebuke you.”
C “But these speak evil of those things which they have never known; but what they know naturally, as stupid beasts, in those things they
corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain; and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for profit; and perished in
the rebellion of Korah.”
U “These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you, feeding themselves without fear; clouds without water, being carried about
by winds; dying trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering
stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, “Behold,
the Lord is coming with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all that are ungodly among them of all their
ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These
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are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts. And their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration
because of advantage.”
Notice that Paragraph 3 is about WHAT the apostate dreamers SAY: they defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil of dignitaries...
Paragraph 4 is a description of WHY the apostate dreamers say what they do: They speak evil of those things which they have never
known; they are like stupid beasts, etc
So these two paragraphs Complement each other in their themes.
Paragraph 5 is a series of descriptions of the inward character of the apostates: they are empty clouds, dying trees without fruit, twice
dead, raging waves foaming out their own shame, wandering stars, etc. So this paragraph is Unique in the Body Section
Conclusion Section (1:17-21)
O “But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how that they told you there would
be mockers in the Last Time, who would walk after their own ungodly lusts. These are they who separate themselves; sensual; not having the
Holy Spirit.”
O “But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto Eternal Life.”
The Opposite themes of these paragraphs are obvious: the apostates vs the Believers the letter is addressed to.
C “And of some have compassion, making a difference.”
C “And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire: hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”
U “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with overwhelming joy,
to the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and into all the Ages. Amen.”
The CCU pattern is also obvious: “of some have compassion” and “and others save with fear”, and the Unique paragraph is the final
doxology of praise to God.
The Golden Ratio design of the structure of Jude is clear.
Study #19: A survey of the Golden Ratio Chapter design of Volume 5
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
At this point, we have studied the general format for Hebrews & Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Part 2 of Book 3. We delved into the
details of each Chapter of Part 2 of Book 3. I did not go directly into the Chapter details of the GR format for the earlier studies, because
it would have been overwhelming. Not far in the future, I will return to Hebrews through 2 Corinthians, and go into the Chapter details.
In order to learn the GR format, we have to take baby steps.
“Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the
breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.” (Isaiah 28:9-10)
“Of whom we have many things to say; but hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing. For when for the time you should be teachers, you
have need that someone teaches you again which are the first principles of the Oracles of God. And you have become such as have need
of milk, and not of solid food: for every one that uses milk is unskilled in the Word of righteousness, because he is a [spiritual] baby;
but solid food belongs to them that are [spiritually] mature, even those who by reason of habitual use have trained their senses to
discern both good and evil.” (Hebrews 5:11-14)
Recall the Part and Chapter structure of Volume 5 for the overall context. This is an excellent time to show the internal Chapter design for
each Book in Volume 5.
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
U Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
C Part 1 (Hebrews): The Way of Spiritual Completeness for believing Jews under the Old Covenant
O Chapter 1.1: The Person of Jesus Christ is infinitely better than angels
O Chapter 1.2: The High Priesthood of Jesus Christ is infinitely better than Aaron
C Chapter 1.3: Achieve spiritual completeness through the High Priesthood and Finished Work of Christ
C Chapter 1.4: Achieve spiritual completeness by following the faith of the saints of the Old Covenant
U Chapter 1.5: Faith and works under the New Covenant for the completed Old Covenant Jew
C
Part 2 (Romans): The Way of Salvation for all Jews and Gentiles under the New Covenant
O Chapter 2.1: Both Jews and Gentiles are sinners and will be judged by the Law
O Chapter 2.2: Both Jews and Gentiles can only be justified by God through the Finished Work of Christ
C Chapter 2.3: The Finished Work of Christ permanently delivers the believer from the penalty and power of sin
C Chapter 2.4: The Gospel of Christ has been temporarily entrusted to the Assemblies for this Dispensation
U Chapter 2.5: The Gospel of Christ calls us to serve God in every part of our lives
C Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 and 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
C Part 1 (1st Corinthians): Mature in your faith by glorifying God in the Assembly
U Chapter 1.1: Glorify God in the Assembly through selfless unity around Christ and the Gospel
C Chapter 1.2: Glorify God in your body through selfless love
C Chapter 1.3: Glorify God in your spirit through selfless love
O Chapter 1.4: Make the exercise of selfless love the highest goal in all activities of the Assembly
O Chapter 1.5: Make the exercise of selfless love the highest goal in serving the Lord individually
C
Part 2 (2nd Corinthians): Mature in your faith by glorifying God in your life
U Chapter 2.1: Die to self to become more like the Lord Jesus Christ
C Chapter 2.2: Mature in your faith by keeping the eternal consequences of your life in constant view
C Chapter 2.3: Mature in your faith by keeping a light hold on the things of this world
O Chapter 2.4: Reject the teachings of those who glory in self
O Chapter 2.5: Follow the teachings of those who glory in the Lord
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C Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
C Part 1: Follow the true Apostles and Prophets of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Colossians): The Divine Person and Finished Work of Christ vs. the Gnostic Heresy
O Chapter 1.2 (Galatians): The Finished Work and Divine Person of Christ vs. the Law of Moses
C Chapter 1.3 (1st Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Assembly of the Living God
C Chapter 1.4 (2nd Timothy): The Holy Design of the New Covenant Servant of the Living God
U Chapter 1.5 (Ephesians): The Holy Position of the New Covenant Child of God
C
Part 2: Beware of false teachers from the devil
O Chapter 2.1 (1st Peter): Endure suffering for righteousness’ sake to purify your faith in Christ
O Chapter 2.2 (1st Thessalonians): Believers are appointed by God to suffer for righteousness’ sake
C Chapter 2.3 (2nd Peter): The Day of Judgment will bring destruction upon false teachers
C Chapter 2.4 (2nd Thessalonians): The Day of Christ will bring destruction upon unbelievers
U Chapter 2.5 ( Jude): Be vigilant to protect yourselves from the doctrines of false teachers
O Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1 (Job): The Discipline of Jehovah in the Believer’s life
U Chapter 1.1: Job was confused over his sudden calamity
C Chapter 1.2: Job was trusting in the sovereignty and wisdom of Jehovah
C Chapter 1.3: Job was triumphant over the criticism of his friends
O Chapter 1.4: Elihu was contemptuous of Job
O Chapter 1.5: Jehovah was protective of Job
C
Part 2 (Proverbs): The Wisdom of Jehovah for the Believer’s Life
U Chapter 2.1 (Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for the Young Man
C Chapter 2.2 (~400 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
C Chapter 2.3 (~120 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
O Chapter 2.4 (The Proverbs of Agur): Good things and Evil things
O Chapter 2.5 (The Proverbs of Lemuel): The Righteous King and the Virtuous Woman
O Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1: Fellowship in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Ecclesiastes): Fellowship with the world results in frustration and emptiness
O Chapter 1.2 (Philippians): Fellowship with Jesus Christ results in peace and joy
C Chapter 1.3 (Ruth): Fellowship in Dating
C Chapter 1.4 (Song of Solomon): Fellowship in Marriage
U Chapter 1.5 (Philemon): Fellowship with Christian Brothers
C
Part 2: Works in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 2.1 (Titus): Adorn your faith in Christ with godly works
O Chapter 2.2 ( James): Demonstrate your faith with godly works
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): Walk in the Light of the Word of God
Now if you have been reading all of the studies in order, you now understand much better how the Golden Ratio design of the Bible
works.
Notice the alternating UCCOO pattern of the Chapters from Book to Book.
Job and Proverbs and 1/2 Books that together make up a Whole Logical Book. They have a set design to their Chapter themes which puts
them in the 4th Book “slot” for Volume 5.
Job and Proverbs couldn’t possibly fit anywhere else in the Bible. They don’t belong in the Law of Moses, or the Prophets, or the History
of Israel, or the Gospels, or the Psalms, so that leaves only one place left in the Golden Ratio design, which is as Book 4 of Volume 5.
Not only do their Chapters show the UCCOO Golden Ratio design, but they have the same “standard” Introduction, Body, Conclusion
design that I talked about in Study #15, except for Proverbs Chapters 2-5, which we will cover when we get there.
Using this link, you can see the Chapter formats for every Volume and Book in the Bible.
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/23KBV_Colossians_Jude.html
Use this link to open a new tab or window with your browser. Use the drop-down list for “Select a Volume to study the format” to view
the Chapter Golden Ratio patterns for every Volume and Book in the Bible.
This demonstrates the UNITY of the Holy Scriptures. That is to say, all 63 documents in the Bible combine together
in the Golden Ratio format in a beautiful, harmonious pattern that cannot be added to nor subtracted from; and, it proves (especially for
the Jews) that both Greek and Hebrew parts of the Bible are part of one harmonious whole.
It also proves the EXCLUSIVITY of the Traditional Bible Canon. That is to say, you cannot ADD any other “religious documents” to the Bible
Canon without also destroying the integrity of the Golden Ratio format.
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Recall an earlier statement that I made that the number 8 never occurs by itself anywhere in the Bible, although it is the last number of
the Fibonacci Sequence related to the Bible format (the others are 1, 2, 3, and 5). The only places it does occur is as a combination of 3 + 5
(5 Volumes in Division 1 and 3 Volumes in Division 2), also Psalm 119 in the Hebrew Acrostic pattern for each Hebrew letter).
What this means is that you cannot add any other documents (such as the “books of Mormon”, the Koran, the bhagavad gita, the
Pseudepigrapha, the Apocrypha, etc) to this perfect arrangement from the one True God of the Bible. The Golden Ratio format will NOT
allow it, proving that the Bible is the exclusive, true Word of the one true God. Hallelujah!
Indeed it is true that Jesus Christ is the Messiah of the Jews. The Golden Ratio format proves what the Jews (as a whole) have been in
denial about since Christ first came to them preaching the Kingdom of Heaven nearly 2,000 years ago.
Spend some time meditating on the this arrangement design, and think about the contents of each document and how the Theme
encapsulates the main idea of the text and how it fits into the larger format. It will be a blessing to you and strengthen your faith in the
Word of God, and the God who gave it to us.
Study #20: The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible Explained #19: A brief survey of Job and Proverbs
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
This will be a survey, and not a detailed Chapter study.
O Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1 (Job): The Discipline of Jehovah in the Believer’s life
U Chapter 1.1: Job was confused over his sudden calamity
C Chapter 1.2: Job was trusting in the sovereignty and wisdom of Jehovah
C Chapter 1.3: Job was triumphant over the criticism of his friends
O Chapter 1.4: Elihu was contemptuous of Job
O Chapter 1.5: Jehovah was protective of Job
C
Part 2 (Proverbs): The Wisdom of Jehovah for the Believer’s Life
U Chapter 2.1 (Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for the Young Man
C Chapter 2.2 (~400 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
C Chapter 2.3 (~120 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
O Chapter 2.4 (The Proverbs of Agur): Good things and Evil things
O Chapter 2.5 (The Proverbs of Lemuel): The Righteous King and the Virtuous Woman
This is one of the easiest examples of the Golden Ratio design of the Bible that I know of. The other is the Book of Acts.
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/24KBV_JobProverbs.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV and follow along.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/24KJV_JobProverbs.html
Job is well known as a recorded debate of theological issues between 3 men and Job; and later a monologue by Elihu and a monologue by
Jehovah God. Almost without even trying, if you have read Job before more than once, you can immediately understand that the debate
between Job and his 3 friends takes up most of the document and makes up a group to itself, and the 2 monologues at the end are “quite
different”. See how easy this is?
Each of the first three Chapters are a round-robin of speeches by each of the 3 friends and Job, except for Chapter 3, which is mostly Job.
Chapter one
(Introduction) A conversation between Jehovah and Satan about Job and his faithfulness to the Lord.
Job speaks - Eliphaz responds
Job speaks - Bildad responds
Job speaks - Zophar responds
----------------------------Chapter 2
Job speaks - Eliphaz responds
Job speaks - Bildad responds
Job speaks - Zophar responds
----------------------------Chapter 3
Job speaks - Eliphaz responds
Job speaks - Bildad responds
Job long monologue
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----------------------------Chapter 4
Elihu monologue attacking Job
----------------------------Chapter 5
Jehovah monologue defending Job
-----------------------------------
O Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1 (Job): The Discipline of Jehovah in the Believer’s life
U Chapter 1.1: Job was confused over his sudden calamity
C Chapter 1.2: Job was trusting in the sovereignty and wisdom of Jehovah
C Chapter 1.3: Job was triumphant over the criticism of his friends
O Chapter 1.4: Elihu was contemptuous of Job
O Chapter 1.5: Jehovah was protective of Job
C
Part 2 (Proverbs): The Wisdom of Jehovah for the Believer’s Life
U Chapter 2.1 (Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for the Young Man
C Chapter 2.2 (~400 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
C Chapter 2.3 (~120 Proverbs of Solomon): The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for All of Life
O Chapter 2.4 (The Proverbs of Agur): Good things and Evil things
O Chapter 2.5 (The Proverbs of Lemuel): The Righteous King and the Virtuous Woman
It should be easy to see that these two documents complement each other in their themes. It should also be easy to see that their
Chapter UCCOO patterns are identical, which is the exact same pattern as in every Whole Book in the Bible.
Chapter 2.1 of Proverbs is a series of essays on “The Fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom for the young man.”
Chapter 2.2 is an Anthology of proverbs written over a number of years by Solomon. These start with 10:1a “The Proverbs of Solomon”.
There are approximately 400 individual proverbs in this anthology. I hesitate to say “exactly 400”, because it is hard to determine in a few
cases where one ends and another starts; but it seems clear that there are approximately 400 in number in this Chapter.
Chapter 2.3 in another Anthology of proverbs written by Solomon; and these start at 25:1 “These are also proverbs of Solomon, which
the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out”, and continue until 29:27. There are approximately 120 individual proverbs in this group.
The themes for Chapters 2.2 and 2.3 seem to be essentially identical: “The Fear of Jehovah is the Beginning of Wisdom for all of life”. They
cover the same basic range of topics (to be covered in a future study). But they clearly Complement each other in their themes.
But Chapter 2.4 and 2.5 are “quite different” than the first 3 Chapters of Proverbs. These two have Opposite themes:
“Good and Evil things” and “The Righteous King and the Virtuous Woman”.
Both of these Chapters are relatively brief.
Just by the style of the content, it is easy to see the Golden Ratio design of Proverbs:
U
C
C
O
O
Essays
400 Proverbs
120 Proverbs
about 2 dozen sayings
1/2 sayings, and 1/2 Hebrew Acrostic
The internal arrangement of the Proverbs is quite interesting, because Chapter 2.2 has a similar Golden Ratio structure to the entire Bible
with 2 Divisions, 8 (5+3) Volumes, and 5 Books to each Volume, 2 Parts to each Book, and 5 proverbs to each Part.
Chapter 2.3 has a similar structure, only with 2 Divisions, 8 (5+3) Volumes, 3 Sections to each Volume, with 5 proverbs to each Section.
I believe that God intended by these two “virtual copies” of the Golden Ratio structure of the entire Bible to confirm that the Bible (that
is to say, the Traditional Canon of Scripture) is complete and perfect; and no other “religious documents” (e.g. the pseudepigrapha, the
Apochrypha, the “books of Mormon”, the Koran, etc) can be added to the perfect and complete Traditional Canon. There are no “lost
Gospels”, and no “lost parts of the Bible”. We already have the perfect and complete Word of God in our hands, and it is all that we need
to be perfectly equipped for all good work.
“All Scripture is God-breathed; and is beneficial for doctrine, for rebuke, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness; that the man
of God may be complete, and thoroughly equipped for all good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
God has indeed preserved his Word from the first word of Genesis to the last word of Revelation, from the original writings to the present
day.
“The Counsel of Jehovah stands forever; the thoughts of his heart to all generations.” Psalm 33:11
That is all that I will say at this point for the purpose of this survey study. There is much, much more to discuss when we cover each
Chapter!
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Study #21: A brief survey of the Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John (Part 1)
For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.
O Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1: Fellowship in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Ecclesiastes): Fellowship with the world results in frustration and emptiness
O Chapter 1.2 (Philippians): Fellowship with Jesus Christ results in peace and joy
C Chapter 1.3 (Ruth): Fellowship in Dating
C Chapter 1.4 (Song of Solomon): Fellowship in Marriage
U Chapter 1.5 (Philemon): Fellowship with Christian Brothers
C
Part 2: Works in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 2.1 (Titus): Adorn your faith in Christ with godly works
O Chapter 2.2 ( James): Demonstrate your faith with godly works
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): Walk in the Light of the Word of God
Now without having read any of the previous studies, at first glance you would probably think something like, “What on earth could these
Hebrew documents have in common with these letters (most of them formerly known as the “general epistles”)?”
What they have in common is their themes, and this has been the trouble with the “Old Testament/New Testament” arrangement
scheme from the very beginning, because instead of the theme (a single sentence which encapulates the entire content of the text in
question) being the device used to organize the Bible, other things were used. For example, the Hebrew documents were grouped with
themselves and the Greek documents were grouped by themselves, and called the “Old Testament” and “New Testament”, respectively.
Why? because it was assumed that “Those were Jewish” and “These are Christian”, and “since we have now taken the place of the
Jews, we shouldn’t mix these two things”; or, “The Hebrew Books represent the Old Covenant, and the Greek Books represent the New
Covenant.”
The problem is that the Bible isn’t that simple. You can’t divide the Bible into “Jewish” and “Christian” parts that way. As we have already
seen in our studies, the organizing theme of the Bible is the Kingdom, not the Covenants that are sub-themes to the Kingdom.
The ideas that I just explained are part and parcel of what is known as “Covenant Theology”, which is central to the theology of the
Roman Catholic religion and all but a few Protestants, such as the Bible Presbyterians like J Vernon Mcgee, who taught a Dispensational
view of the Bible, which I believe is largely correct. I disagree with some of the finer points but agree with the larger ideas: Israel is Israel,
and the church/Assembly is the church.
The problem that many Baptists have is that Baptists have accepted some ideas without realizing it from Protestantism, which is
“Reformed Catholicism” (at best), which have an appearance of truth, because reference to Scripture is made, but the method of
interpretation used in creating these ideas were not Biblical. In other words, Protestantism relies on the use of “spiritualization” of
Scripture to arrive at many of their doctrines, especially outside of the core doctrines of Salvation (or Soteriology).
Without getting too deep into this here, let me just say that Bible-believing Christians (usually but not exclusively Baptists) use literal
interpretation to arrive at “what we believe”; in other words, the Bible means what it says, and says what it means. We don’t try and “spin
straw into gold”. This kind of interpretation results in a Dispensational approach to understanding the Bible, and the Golden Ratio format
of the Bible is fully consistent with this outlook, although Dispensationalist teachers differ on some details, which is perfectly acceptable
and understandable. No one agrees on every single point, and never will until we get to Heaven.
Catholicism and Protestants (Presbyterians, Methodists, and others who came out of the Reformation) rely on spiritualization (spinning
straw into gold) to support their theological framework. The problem with spiritualization of Scripture is that only the person doing the
“spiritualization” really understands what it means. A person coming from the outside looking at the same evidence sees something
different. Therefore, this is why literal interpretation is the only safe way to read the Bible, because it puts a boundary on what the Bible
means. Spiritualization puts no boundary at all on “what the Bible means” and leads to great heresies, such as Replacement Theology.
Getting back to our study, a detailed study of these documents reveals the common themes:
Part 1: Fellowship in the Kingdom of God
Part 2: Works in the Kingdom of God
Notice that the overall theme “Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God” is Opposite in theme to the previous Book: Job and
Proverbs, which is Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God includes all Believers in all dispensations and all
Covenants.
Notice also that these documents from the Hebrew Bible (Ecclesiastes, Ruth and the Song of Solomon) are very general in their content.
They have almost no mention of animal sacrifices or Old Covenant ideas such as the priesthood of Aaron.
Of course, they were written during the Old Covenant, so naturally they have references to their own context, such as Ruth which
mentions the line of David at the end; but while that is an interesting footnote to the document of Ruth, it is not the theme.
Let’s survey each Chapter briefly:
Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon king of Israel who attempted to find meaning and purpose for his life in the things of this world: 1000
wives and concubines, silver and gold as common as stones.
“I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet at the same time acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see
what was that good work for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. I made me great works; I built me
houses; I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all manner of fruit; I made me pools of water,
to water with it the wood that brings forth trees; I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great
possessions of large and small livestock above all that were in Jerusalem before me; I gathered me also silver and gold, and the special treasure of
kings and of the provinces; I acquired men singers and women singers; and the delights of the sons of men: a wife and many concubines.” (2:3-8)
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And his conclusion?
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, everything was meaningless and
frustrating, and there was no permanent gain under the sun. And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the
man do that comes after the king? Even that which has been done already.”
The theme of Ecclesiastes: “Fellowship with the world results in frustration and emptiness”
-------------------------------But Chapter 2 (Philippians) is the exact Opposite in theme: “Fellowship with Jesus Christ results in peace and joy”
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. And indeed I count all things but loss for the excellence of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things. And I count them as dung, that I may win Christ; and be found in him; not
having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith; that I
may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death, Bsif by any means I
might attain to the resurrection of the dead.” (3:7-11)
“Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say, rejoice.” (4:4)
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things. Those
things, which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do. And the God of peace shall be with you.” ((4:8-9)
Ecclesiastes and Philippians are Opposite in their themes, and “quite different” than the next 3 in this group of 5
-------------------------------C Part 1: Fellowship in the Kingdom of God
O
O
C
C
U
Chapter 1.1 (Ecclesiastes): Fellowship with the world results in frustration and emptiness
Chapter 1.2 (Philippians): Fellowship with Jesus Christ results in peace and joy
Chapter 1.3 (Ruth): Fellowship in Dating
Chapter 1.4 (Song of Solomon): Fellowship in Marriage
Chapter 1.5 (Philemon): Fellowship with Christian Brothers
During my studies, I was struck by the difference between what I was actually reading in Ruth and the Song of Solomon and the many
things that I had read about these texts. What most of us have been taught about Ruth is that it is just a story about an ancestor of
David. But what the text actually says is that two people were guided together (obviously by the Providence of God in his will) to become
husband and wife after going through a very circuitous path in life, especially Ruth herself. It is not an allegory about the “Church” or an
allegory about anything else. It is a very personal story of two people who become husband and wife in the will of God for their lives. In
short, it is a story about Christian or “Believers” Dating, in our context; therefore it is completely up-to-date.
“And she went, and came; and she gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her happenstance was to light on a part of the field belonging to
Boaz, who was one of the relatives of Elimelech.” (2:3)
If God wants you to find a wife or a husband (as appropriate), He will help you find that person in his will and his timing; but we must be
patient and wait upon Him and serve Him until that door opens. I think that this is the clear message that is taught by Ruth.
There are cultural differences (such as the Hebrew customs followed by Ruth and Boaz); but these are extraneous to the central message
that are applicable to all Believers in all ages of the Kingdom of God.
-------------------------------Similarly, the Song of Solomon strikes a similar note to Ruth, except this is about marriage itself: its trials and triumphs. The Shulamite
woman and Solomon are married and undergo both highs and lows in their relationship; separation and union.
The theme of the Song of Solomon is “Fellowship in marriage”. It is not an allegory for the “Church”, which comes from Protestant
theologians who love to create allegories in the Bible where none exist. Read the Bible literally unless the context indicates otherwise, and
please stop trying to spin straw into gold! (That was for preachers).
The themes of Ruth and the Song of Solomon Complement each other beautfully in the Golden Ratio format.
-------------------------------Finally, the letter of the Apostle Paul to Philemon caps this group of 5 perfectly as the Unique Chapter.
“I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers E(hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and
toward all saints), that the communication of your faith may become effective by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ
Jesus: for we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the affections of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.” (1:4-7)
“Yea, brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord; refresh my affections in the Lord.” (1:20)
The theme of Philemon is “Fellowship with Christian Brothers”.
The theme that is common to all 5 documents in this group is “Fellowship”.
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Study #22: A brief survey of the Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John (Part 2)
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the studies in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/StandardEnglish/25KBV_Ecclesiastes_1John.html
Use this link to view the text of the KBV and follow along.
You can also use the KJV 2014 with this link:
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/KJVEnglish/25KJV_Ecclesiastes_1John.html
O Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
C Part 1: Fellowship in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 1.1 (Ecclesiastes): Fellowship with the world results in frustration and emptiness
O Chapter 1.2 (Philippians): Fellowship with Jesus Christ results in peace and joy
C Chapter 1.3 (Ruth): Fellowship in Dating
C Chapter 1.4 (Song of Solomon): Fellowship in Marriage
U Chapter 1.5 (Philemon): Fellowship with Christian Brothers
C
Part 2: Works in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 2.1 (Titus): Adorn your faith in Christ with godly works
O Chapter 2.2 ( James): Demonstrate your faith with godly works
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): Walk in the Light of the Word of God
The common theme to all 5 documents in Part 2 is “Works”. Titus and James have Opposite themes, which are “quite different” than 3, 2,
and 1 John.
------------------First, a few thoughts about the letter of Paul to Titus. Normally, this letter is grouped together with 1 and 2 Timothy and labeled “The
Pastoral Epistles/Letters/.”
The reason this is done is because Titus was another preacher-in-training under Paul, like Timothy; and some of the letter of Titus gives
instructions to Titus, so on the surface there seems to be some validity to this idea.
But grouping Bible documents by something other than the theme leads to error, and the overall theme of Titus is something different
than 1 and 2 Timothy.
The key passage of Titus:
“Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not quarreling; not pilfering, but showing all good
fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men;
teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present Age. Looking for that
Blessed Hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all
iniquity; and purify unto himself a special people, zealous of good WORKS.” (2:9-14)
“To the pure all things are pure; but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
They profess that they know God; but in WORKS they deny him, being abominable and disobedient; and to every good WORK reprobate.”
(1:15-16)
“Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded; in all things showing yourself a pattern of good WORKS:” (2:6-7)
“This is a faithful saying; and these things I will that you affirm constantly, that they who have believed God may be thoughtful, to be leading in
good WORKS; these things are good and beneficial to men.” (3:8)
The pastoral part of the letter of Titus is secondary to the overall theme of “Works”; therefore the highest theme of Titus is “Adorn your
faith in Christ with godly works.”
Also, when compared with the 4 other letters in this Golden Ratio arrangement, it is clear that Titus fits perfectly in this group, and
nowhere else in the Bible.
The structure of Titus is similar to the group of 15 documents in the Bible mentioned in Study #15 that have this Golden Ratio structure:
Introduction
5 paragraphs
Body
5 paragraphs
Conclusion
5 paragraphs
3 and 2 John also follow this pattern.
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------------------------------------------The letter of James has an Opposite theme to Titus “Demonstrate your faith with godly works”
“But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word, and not a doer, he is like a
man beholding his natural face in a mirror: for he beholds himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was. But
whoso looks into the perfect Law of liberty, and continues in it (he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work), this man shall be blessed
in his deed.” (1:22-25)
“So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the Law of liberty.” (2:12)
“What good is it, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith [alone] save him? [For example,] if a brother or sister
is naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; be warmed and filled”, notwithstanding you do not give them
those things that are necessary to the body; what good is it? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being alone. Indeed, a man may say, “You
have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” (2:14-18)
------------------------------------------The letters of 3, 2, and 1 John obviously belong together as a group, and their themes confirm this.
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): Walk in the Light of the Word of God
3 and 2 John are very brief letters, with the 5-5-5 paragraph pattern. These are small enough that I can paste them in here:
----------------------------C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C
Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Introduction
U AThe elder to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
C BBeloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper, and be in health,
C even as your soul prospers.
O CFor I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came, and they testified of the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth.
O DI have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
U
Body
O EBeloved, you do faithfully whatsoever you do to the brethren, and to strangers, who have borne witness of your selfless love before
the Assembly; whom, if you bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, you shall do well, Gbecause for his Name’s sake, they went
forth: taking nothing of the Gentiles.
O HTherefore we should receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
C II wrote to the Assembly to do this; but Diotrephes does not receive us, who loves to have the preeminence among them.
C JTherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, disparaging us with malicious talk. And he is not content with this
evil; neither does he himself receive the brethren; and forbids them that would, and even casts them out of the Assembly.
U KBeloved, do not follow that which is evil, but that which is good; he that does good is of God; but he that does evil has not seen God.
Conclusion
C
O lDemetrius has a good testimony of all men, and of the truth itself;
O Yea, and we also bear witness; and you know that our testimony is true.
C mI had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you;
C nbut I trust I shall shortly see you, and we shall speak face to face.
U Peace be to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
Diotrephes was a “megalomaniac”: a power-hungry man, a false believer, who would stop at nothing to control his church, and opposed
the efforts of the Apostle John to help them.
The theme of 3 John is to “Walk in Biblical Truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly/church”
----------------------------C
Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
C Introduction
U AThe elder to the elect lady and her children; whom I love in the truth;
C and not only I, but also all they that have known the truth);
C Bfor the truth’s sake, which dwells in us, and shall be with us forever.
O CGrace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father;
O and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
U
Body
U DI rejoiced greatly, that I found of your children walking in truth, as we have received a Commandment from the Father.
C EAnd now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new Commandment to you; but that which we had from the beginning, that
we love one another; Fand this is true love, that we walk after his Commandments.
C This is the Commandment, that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it: Gfor many deceivers have entered
into the world, who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
O HLook to yourselves, that we do not lose those things which we have achieved, but that we receive a full reward.
O IWhosoever falls away, and does not remain in the doctrine of Christ, does not have God. He that remains in the doctrine of Christ,
he has both the Father and the Son.
C
Conclusion
O JIf anyone comes to you, but does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house church;
O neither bid him “Godspeed”: Kfor he that bids him “Godspeed” is a partaker of his evil deeds.
C LHaving many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink;
C but I trust to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
U MThe children of your elect sister greets you. Amen.
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The theme of 2 John complements the theme of 3 John; both are about “walking in truth”, but cover different aspects.
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
Notice also that the Golden Ratio pattern in the Body section for 3 John is OOCCU, and 2 John is UCCOO. This places them in the “slots”
for Chapters 2.3 and 2.4, respectively. 1 John has the internal Body pattern of OOCCU, which fits perfectly in the “slot” for Chapter 2.5.
----------------------------The letter of 1 John has the “standard” GR structure of 2x5-5x5-2x5 (paragraphs x sub-paragraphs).
The theme of 1 John is Unique in this group of 5 documents: U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): “Walk in the Light of the Word of God.”
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is Light; and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we
have fellowship with him, but walk in darkness, we are lying, and not telling the truth. But if we walk in the Light, as he is in the Light, we have
fellowship one with another; and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son constantly cleanses us from all sin.” (1:5-7)
“And by this we know that we know him; if we do his Commandments. He that says, “I know him”, but does not do his Commandments, is a liar,
and the truth is not in him. But whoso keeps his Word, in him truly is the love of God perfected; by this know we that we are in him. He that says
that he remains in him ought himself also so to walk, even as Jesus walked.” (2:3-6)
“Again, a new Commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true Light now shines.
He that says that he is in the Light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loves his brother remains in the Light, and there
is no occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going,
because that darkness has blinded his eyes.” (2:8-11)
There are many good things in this letter to discuss (especially the “Johannine Comma”), but I will save them for a future detailed study.
C
Part 2: Works in the Kingdom of God
O Chapter 2.1 (Titus): Adorn your faith in Christ with godly works
O Chapter 2.2 ( James): Demonstrate your faith with godly works
C Chapter 2.3 (3 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the megalomaniacs in the Assembly
C Chapter 2.4 (2 John): Walk in Biblical truth in spite of the antichrists in the world
U Chapter 2.5 (1 John): Walk in the Light of the Word of God
This concludes our brief survey study of Book 5 of Volume 5. Volume 5 is the end of Division 1 of the Golden Ratio format of the Bible, and
the Psalms are a completely different Division of the Bible.
But before we go there, I want to give a brief survey study of Volumes 1-3 of Division 1: The Law, the Prophets, and the History of Israel.
Before we can run, we must learn to walk.
I went into some detailed study of Book 3 of Volume 5, so that you would get some understanding of how the Golden Ratio works on the
paragraph and sub-paragraph level, but this is overwhelming for most Christians, so I just want to give you the tools to understand how it
works. Then you can move forward with your own studies, at your own pace.
Someone has said, “Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.” So I’m trying to teach
you how to study the Bible with the GR format, rather than giving you all of the answers up front, because that really isn’t possible. The
most fruitful and beneficial study is the one that you do with the Holy Spirit as your teacher as you read and meditate on the Word of God
yourself each day.
I hope that these studies have been a benefit and a blessing to you, so that you will grow in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the
knowledge of His Word.
But the best way to study the Golden Ratio format of the Bible is with a Bible version that actually uses it, and not with one that doesn’t.
I have 3 versions available on Amazon.com: the KJV 2014, which is basically the same AV that you have, except it is “clothed” with proper
punctuation, and arranged according to the Golden Ratio format.
The Kingdom Bible version is a fully modern English translation, which closely follows the AV text, but uses modern English instead.
The Spanish KBV is a text adapted from the RVG 2004, and also arranged according to the GR format. All of these use only the Received
and Massoretic texts as their basis for translation.
You can find links to them on Amazon. Purchasing these will help support this ministry and will be a blessing to you. You can also
download free PDF samples of selected Books from my website.
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Study #23: Part 1: A brief survey of Genesis and the Law of Moses
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the posts in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/ReadTheKingdomBibleOnline.html
You can select which version you would like to read from this page.
O Volume 1: The Laws of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
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Book 1.1 (Book of Genesis): Jehovah chose Israel out of all nations to be his special people
Book 1.2 (Book of Exodus): Jehovah led Israel out of Egypt to Mount Sinai
Book 1.3 (Book of Numbers): Jehovah led Israel from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land
Book 1.4 (Book of Leviticus): Jehovah taught Israel how to worship him
Book 1.5 (Book of Deuteronomy): Moses taught Israel how to serve Jehovah
The best way to study the Bible is first to learn what it looks like from the top-down view (the forest); then you can more easily understand
what is happening among the trees (the Chapters, paragraphs, and sub-paragraphs).
The Traditional ordering of the 5 Books of Moses:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
But, as you can see from the themes of each Book, the Traditional order doesn’t follow the Golden Ratio arrangement. It is close, but not
quite.
In order not to overwhelm the reader with too much information at once, I will only provide a brief synopsis here.
--------------------------------------The Theme of Genesis is the story of Jehovah God choosing a special people out of the fallen human race to serve Him: starting with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
“Chose” or “Election” or variations on those words are the keywords to this Book. At the end of Genesis, Jacob and his family are in Egypt.
Part 1 consists of
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Adam and the Fall(Chapter 1),
Noah and the Flood (Chapter 2)
The call of Abraham (Chapter 3)
The promises of God to Abraham (Chapter 4)
The birth and marriage of Isaac (Chapter 5)
Part 2 consists of
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God sends Jacob into Padan-Aram (Syria) to find a wife
God sends Jacob back to Canaan with a large family and great wealth
God sends Joseph into Egypt
God sends Jacob and his family into Egypt
God reveals future events in the Kingdom of Zion through Jacob
We will get into the “meat” of Genesis in a future study.
--------------------------------------Exodus:
Part 1: Exodus is the story of God calling Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt, and he does so.
Part 2: After Israel gets to Mount Sinai, God gives Moses the Constitution for the new nation of Israel (His Commandments, Judgements, and
Statutes).
--------------------------------------Numbers:
Part 1: God leads Israel to Kadesh-Barnea at the southern end of Canaan; but Israel rebels against God, and they wander in the wilderness for 40
years.
Part 2: God leads Israel to the plains of Moab across from Jericho in preparation for invading the land of Canaan.
--------------------------------------Leviticus:
Part 1: Ceremonial holiness under the Old Covenant
Part 2: Practical holiness under the Old Covenant
Leviticus is a teaching document for the Levite Priesthood. God Himself is teaching Israel how to worship and serve Him under the Old
Covenant
--------------------------------------Deuteronomy:
Part 1: Remember the past
Part 2: Obey the Commandments, Statutes, and Judgments of Jehovah your God today
Deuteronomy is also a teaching document, but MOSES is recorded as preaching a sermon to Israel, to teach Israel how to serve Jehovah
under the Old Covenant
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U
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Book 1.1 (Book of Genesis): Jehovah chose Israel out of all nations to be his special people
Book 1.2 (Book of Exodus): Jehovah led Israel out of Egypt to Mount Sinai
Book 1.3 (Book of Numbers): Jehovah led Israel from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land
Book 1.4 (Book of Leviticus): Jehovah taught Israel how to worship him
Book 1.5 (Book of Deuteronomy): Moses taught Israel how to serve Jehovah
Do you see now why the Traditional ordering of the Law is not correct?
Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers are all mostly historical documents. Genesis is Unique in this group, containing the Creation, the Fall, the
call of Abraham and his sons, and Israel moving to Egypt.
Exodus and Numbers complement each other in their themes: Exodus shows Israel going from Egypt to Mount Sinai to receive God’s
Laws, while Numbers shows Israel going from Mount Sinai to Canaan.
But Leviticus and Deuteronomy are “quite different”, being both teaching documents.
But in Leviticus Jehovah Himself is the speaker and teacher, while in Deuteronomy, Moses is the speaker and teacher.
The overall themes of these five Books (which are “Whole Books”), clearly show the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO.
----------------------------Study #24: The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible Explained: Genesis Part 1: A special study of the 6 Days of Creation
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the posts in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/ReadTheKingdomBibleOnline.html
You can select which version you would like to read from this page.
U Book 1.1 (Book of Genesis): Jehovah chose Israel out of all nations to be his special people
C Part 1: Jehovah elected Abraham and Isaac to found the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
O Chapter 1.1: The original Kingdom was lost after Adam and Eve sinned
O Chapter 1.2: Jehovah saved Noah and his family from the great Deluge with the Ark
C Chapter 1.3: Jehovah brought Abram from Ur of the Chaldees into the land of Canaan
C Chapter 1.4: Jehovah gave the land of Canaan by an unconditional Covenant to Abraham forever
U Chapter 1.5: Jehovah preserved and protected Isaac through many trials
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Part 2: Jehovah elected Jacob and his sons to build the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
O Chapter 2.1: Jehovah sent Jacob to Padan-Aram with nothing except his blessing
O Chapter 2.2: Jehovah sent Jacob back to Canaan with a large family and wealth
C Chapter 2.3: Jehovah sent Joseph into Egypt
C Chapter 2.4: Jehovah sent Jacob and his family into Egypt
U Chapter 2.5: Jehovah revealed future events in the Kingdom of Zion through Jacob
Recall from Studies #8 and #16 that Genesis is one of the “Whole Books” in the Bible Canon. It has the “Standard” Chapter format:
Introduction:
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
Body
5 paragraphs with 5 subs each
Conclusion
2 paragraphs with 5 subs each
If you have not read the previous studies, I urge you to do so, at least the majority of them and especially the first ten. I cannot repeat this
information in every study.
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The Creation story is the Introduction to Chapter 1, whose theme is the story of Adam and the Fall.
I will paste in the text here for convenience. Open the link above in a new tab/window, select the version you prefer, and go to Genesis
Chapter 1 to see this with a better view.
----------------------------O U AIn the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth; Band the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon
the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God brooded upon the face of the waters. CAnd God said, “Let there be light”; and there was
light. DAnd God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness; Eand God called the light “Day”, and the
darkness he called “Night.” And the evening and the morning were the first day.
C FAnd God said, “Let there be an atmosphere in the midst of the waters; and let it divide the waters from the waters.” GAnd
God made the atmosphere; and it divided the waters which were under the atmosphere from the waters which were above the
atmosphere; and it was so. HAnd God called the atmosphere “heaven.” And the evening and the morning were the second day.
C IAnd God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place; and let the dry land appear”; and it was
so. JAnd God called the dry land “Earth”; and he called the gathering together of the waters “Sea”; Kand God saw that it was good.
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose
seed is in itself, upon the earth”; and it was so. LAnd the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind; and the
tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind; Mand God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were
the third day.
O NAnd God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years; Oand let them be for lights in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the
earth”; and it was so. PAnd God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made
the stars also. QAnd God set them in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Rand to rule over the day and over the
night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. SAnd the evening and the morning were the fourth
day.
O TAnd God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life; and birds that may fly above the
earth in the open expanse of heaven.” UAnd God created great whales and every living creature that moves, which the waters
brought forth abundantly after their kind; and every winged bird after his kind; and God saw that it was good. VAnd God blessed
them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let birds multiply in the earth.” WAnd the evening and
the morning were the fifth day.
O O XAnd God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind: animal, creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind”; and it was so. YAnd God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and animal after their kind, and everything that
creeps upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good.
O ZAnd God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the
birds of the air, and over the animals, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” AASo
God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female.
C ABAnd God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth; and subdue it; and rule over the
fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
C ACAnd God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth; and every tree, in
which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; it shall be for food to you. ADAnd to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the
air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, in which there is life, I have given them every green herb for food.” And it was
so.
U AEAnd God saw everything that he had made; and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
----------------------------First of all, notice that the first five days of Creation are contained in Paragraph 1, and that Day 1 is a complete paragraph.
U AIn the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth; Band the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon
the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God brooded upon the face of the waters. CAnd God said, “Let there be light”; and there was
light. DAnd God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness; Eand God called the light “Day”, and the
darkness he called “Night.” And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The Golden Ratio format proves that this paragraph is a complete whole and cannot be divided. You may have heard of the “Gap
Theory”, which claims that there is a “gap” between 1:1 and the rest of the text; but an examination of the entire Bible reveals that this
Golden Ratio pattern is the same all over the Bible, with the variations described in Study #15. Genesis is one of the documents with the
“Standard” Chapter design with an Introduction composed of 2 Opposing paragraphs with 5 sub-paragraphs each. Each Day is a complete
sub-paragraph, therefore there is no other place for Genesis 1:1 to go except to be part of the first sub-paragraph, which is Day 1 of the
Creation.
This means that each Day is just like the other Creation Days, and cannot be sub-divided into “something else” like a very long stretch of
time that you might be able to fit “Evolution” into. It just won’t work and doesn’t work with the Golden Ratio format, which is consistent
across the entire Bible. Genesis is clearly part of the inspired Bible Canon, therefore I conclude that Evolution cannot possibly be true,
because it isn’t part of the inspired Bible record. If I have to read an idea into the Bible which isn’t clearly there, then something is wrong
with the idea.
We also have to consider the fact that the Hebrew word for “Day” in this text is the exact same word in Exodus 20:8-11:
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. AHSix days you shall labor, and do all your work; AIbut the seventh day is the
Sabbath of Jehovah your God; in it you shall not do any work: not you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant,
nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: AJfor in six days Jehovah made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day, and made
it holy.
AG
These words from Exodus are a direct quotation from the mouth of God, and He makes a direct comparison between the 6 days of the
Solar week, and the 6 days of Creation. If you take the Word of God seriously, then you have to conclude that God meant what He said:
each Day of Creation was a literal Day of a Solar week, and not a “Day-Age”, or something else.
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Let’s look a little closer at the first 5 Days to see the Golden Ratio pattern better:
U AIn the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth; Band the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon
the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God brooded upon the face of the waters. CAnd God said, “Let there be light”; and there was
light. DAnd God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness; Eand God called the light “Day”, and the
darkness he called “Night.” And the evening and the morning were the first day.
God created “Light”, and divided it from the darkness. What is light? Think of the electromagnetic spectrum. Initially God created a
formless mass of atoms and other atomic particles (Bara) out of nothing. Then He began shaping his Creation into different things, and
Day 1 was the Electromagnetic Spectrum and other things basic to created things in the Universe. Day 1 is Unique in this group of 5 Days.
----------------------------C FAnd God said, “Let there be an atmosphere in the midst of the waters; and let it divide the waters from the waters.” GAnd
God made the atmosphere; and it divided the waters which were under the atmosphere from the waters which were above the
atmosphere; and it was so. HAnd God called the atmosphere “heaven.” And the evening and the morning were the second day.
C IAnd God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place; and let the dry land appear”; and it was
so. JAnd God called the dry land “Earth”; and he called the gathering together of the waters “Sea”; Kand God saw that it was good.
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose
seed is in itself, upon the earth”; and it was so. LAnd the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind; and the
tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind; Mand God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were
the third day.
Notice that Day 2 and 3 Complement each other in their themes. Day 2 God creates the atmosphere of the earth between the waters
under the earth and the waters above the earth (a water vapor blanket high in the atmosphere).
Day 3 God forms the seas and the dry land, and causes grass and trees to grow on the land.
Day 1 was about the basic building blocks of all life and Creation.
Both of these Days are about the earth itself, and the basic building blocks of life on earth (seas, land, trees, grass).
The pattern for these three Days is UCC
----------------------------But Days 4 and 5 are “quite different”.
O NAnd God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years; Oand let them be for lights in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the
earth”; and it was so. PAnd God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made
the stars also. QAnd God set them in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Rand to rule over the day and over the
night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. SAnd the evening and the morning were the fourth
day.
O TAnd God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life; and birds that may fly above the
earth in the open expanse of heaven.” UAnd God created great whales and every living creature that moves, which the waters
brought forth abundantly after their kind; and every winged bird after his kind; and God saw that it was good. VAnd God blessed
them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let birds multiply in the earth.” WAnd the evening and
the morning were the fifth day.
Notice the Opposite themes of these two Days: Day 4 is about the Stars in the Universe, including the Sun and moon, but Day 5 is about
God creating living, animate life on the earth (birds, great whales, and every living creature that moves).
The pattern for Days 4 and 5 is OO; the pattern for the first 5 Days of Creation is UCCOO.
----------------------------Now we come to the Second Paragraph of the Introduction, which is Day 6, the Day which focuses on one subject: the creation of the
human race.
O XAnd God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind: animal, creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind”; and it was so. YAnd God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and animal after their kind, and everything that
creeps upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good.
O ZAnd God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the
birds of the air, and over the animals, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” AASo
God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female.
Notice that the first two sub-paragraphs are Opposite in their themes: God made beasts and animals NOT in His image, then God made
man in His image.
The last 3 sub-paragraphs are closely related with the CCU pattern:
C ABAnd God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth; and subdue it; and rule over the
fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
C ACAnd God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth; and every tree, in
which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; it shall be for food to you. ADAnd to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the
air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, in which there is life, I have given them every green herb for food.” And it was
so.
In Sub 3, God commanded Adam and Eve to “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth...” and also gave them rule over all of His Creation
“and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing” In Sub 4, God gave Adam and Eve food to eat “I
have given you every herb bearing seed...it shall be food for you”, and food for the beasts.
U AEAnd God saw everything that he had made; and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
The final sub-paragraph is obviously the conclusion to the 6th Day, and the conclusion to the Introduction to Chapter 1 of Genesis in the
Golden Ratio format.
What about the 7th Day when God rested? That’s in the first paragraph of the Body of Chapter 1 of Genesis.
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The Creation story is part of the most vilified and ridiculed part of the entire Bible from Genesis 1 - 11 (in the Traditional Arrangement).
Modern “science” takes delight in mocking the Word of God from the story of Creation until the call of Abraham as nothing more than
“myths and legends”.
But as we can clearly see, the Creation story has the Golden Ratio pattern clearly displayed in the themes of the text, which is the exact
same UCCOO pattern found throughout the Bible, on 8 vertical levels.
Each Day has a theme; compare those themes to each other and the context of the Chapter as a whole, in light of everything else that we
have already learned from studies 1-22, and we cannot conclude anything other than that this text is the very Word of God, and infallibly
true, as it is written.
Evolution cannot be true, because the text says nothing about Evolution; and especially because each Day is a Solar Day, and Day 1 is a
Solar day and clearly includes everything from “In the beginning, God created” to “And the evening and the morning were the first day”;
therefore “Evolution” cannot be inserted into a supposed “gap” in the text, because there is none! God is so good!
Study #25:: A brief survey of Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion (Part 1)
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the posts in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/ReadTheKingdomBibleOnline.html
You can select which version you would like to read from this page.
----------------------------I apologize for jumping around with the topics. I have been approaching this task of explaining the Golden Ratio format in a somewhat
ad-hoc manner. When this is eventually published as a book, I will start with the basics, move to general surveys, and then get into the
details. I got into some details a little early because I know some of you were wondering about how the Golden Ratio would work on the
lower levels of the format, and that includes the 6 Days of Creation.
So I am going to postpone a detailed study of Genesis to continue a survey through the entire Bible, including the Psalms, in time. Then
we will get into the lower levels to study them in detail. Thanks for your patience.
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Volume 1: The Laws of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
Volume 4: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
I would like you to notice how the themes of the five Volumes of Division 1 contrast with each other.
In Volume 1, God is saying to Israel, “Obey the Laws of the Kingdom under the Old Covenant or Perish”
In Volume 2, God is saying to Israel, “You have failed to obey the Laws of the Old Covenant, but a New Covenant is coming to replace it”
The Themes are clearly Opposite to each other in the overall GR Volume format.
But Volume 3 and Volume 4 complement each other in their themes:
C Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion (The History of Israel, past and future [Revelation])
C Volume 4: The Past and Future History of the King of Zion (The History of the Lord Jesus Christ, past and future)
And in Volume 5, which contains almost all of the remaining Bible documents except Psalms, the theme is “The Saints of the Kingdom of God”
Notice the contrast between Volumes 4 and 5: the focus is on Israel and the earthly Kingdom and its King (of Heaven/Zion).
In Volume 5, the focus is on the Saints of the Kingdom of GOD, not the earthly Kingdom of Israel.
Volume 5: The Saints of the Kingdom of God
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Book 5.1 (Book Pair of Hebrews & Romans): The Way of Salvation under the New Covenant
Book 5.2 (Book Pair of 1 and 2 Corinthians): The Way of Spiritual Maturity under the New Covenant
Book 5.3 (Anthology of Colossians -> Jude): The Way of Christian Service under the New Covenant
Book 5.4 (Book Pair of Job & Proverbs): Discipline and Wisdom in the Kingdom of God
Book 5.5 (Anthology of Ecclesiastes -> 1 John): Fellowship and Works in the Kingdom of God
This is very important to understand. Christians are NOT part of the Kingdom of Zion today. The Kingdom of Zion/Heaven is the earthly
Kingdom of Israel, both past and future, in the Millennial Kingdom.
We are subjects of God’s Kingdom (John 3:3-5), which is Universal in scope, covering all ages of time and all nations on earth. This is NOT
the same thing as the “church”, or better, the “Assembly” (Ecclesia).
“Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a man is born of water and also of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.”
In order to enter the Assembly, you must be baptized and join a local church/Assembly. The “Church” is not the same as the Kingdom of
God. Unfortunately, there is so much misinformation being taught on this subject that it requires a complete study to cover the details.
The reason for the misinformation is that Baptists have accepted many ideas from Catholicism and Protestants that are not in the Bible,
but think that they are, in error.
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I used to believe in some of them (like the “Rapture of the Church” notion) until I began this work on finding the true format of the Bible,
and realized that the “Church” couldn’t possibly be the same as the Kingdom of God.
I do believe in the Rapture of all Believers at the first Coming of Christ before the Tribulation; I just don’t use the label of “church” to
describe this group.
Some of you do not agree, and that is all right. It is an issue which shouldn’t divide anyone, but it is something that needs to be examined
in the Light of the Word of God with an open mind. I urge you to reserve judgment on these things until I’ve had a chance to fully explain
my viewpoint.
So the Law and the Prophets are “quite different” than the last 3 Volumes, and they are Opposite to each other in their themes.
The last 3 Volumes concern the Kingdom and the King of Zion, and the Saints of the Kingdom of God (how to get into it, how to serve God
in the Assembly, etc).
The Golden Ratio pattern for Division 1 of the Bible is OOCCU.
I’ve just given you the “view from Mount Everest”, as it were. The Division and Volume view is the highest level view of the entire Bible.
Being able to view the Bible this way is incredibly helpful in understanding the Bible as a whole. The “Old Testament/New Testament”
scheme just doesn’t work and causes more confusion than edification.
The overall “Progress of Revelation” in this arrangement is from the Law of Moses to the Gospel of Christ. Without the Law of Moses, you
have no Gospel of Christ! Remember that the next time that you share the Gospel with someone. They must understand that they are
sinners and need to be saved; otherwise, there is nothing to be saved from, and you risk getting a “false convert” who prays a prayer, but
never repented of his/her sins, and therefore wasn’t truly saved. Our churches have many of these false converts who know nothing of
the grace of God in their own souls, which I believe explains a lot why our country (the USA) is headed down the slippery slope of Sodom
and Gomorrah toward its own destruction.
Study #26: A brief survey of Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the posts in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/ReadTheKingdomBibleOnline.html
You can select which version you would like to read from this page.
O Volume 2: The Prophets of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
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Book 2.1 (Anthology of Minor Prophets): Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 2.2 (Book of Jeremiah): Judgment was fulfilled on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 2.3 (Book of Isaiah): The Old and New Covenant Kingdoms of Zion
Book 2.4 (Book of Ezekiel): The Old and New Covenant Temples of Zion
Book 2.5 (Book Pair of Daniel & Zechariah): The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom and King of Zion
Welcome to one of the least-read sections of the Bible! This fact is unfortunate, because it is filled to the brim with amazing and powerful
direct quotations of Jehovah God Himself.
If you want to really learn what the one true God is really like, you need to become a student of this part of the Bible.
It is “least-read”, because modern Christians today have been raised on Milquetoast, pablum Christianity. They are used to coming to
church to hear the Gospel preached (if they are in a conservative church), and perhaps a bit or two of the letters of Paul or Peter or John;
and once in a great while the preacher may expound on a selected text from the Prophets, and the people think that they’ve “got it all
figured out now”, so there is no need to spend any time reading these old Books. “And they were Jews anyway, and we are Christians
(sniff), so we don’t need to read that anymore.”
I’ve got news for you: the Lord Jesus Christ didn’t feel that way about the Prophets, and neither did the Apostles.
Jesus said, “Think not that I have come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy, but to fulfill: for truly I say to you,
until Heaven and earth passes, not even one iota or one tittle shall pass from the Law, until all is fulfilled.”
Matthew 5:17-18
The Apostle Paul said, “Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the Word of this
salvation sent: for they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor yet the voices of the Prophets who are
read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.” Acts 13:26-27
“And the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; who coming there went into the synagogue of the Jews. These
were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind; and they searched the Scriptures
daily, to see whether those things were true. Therefore many of them believed in Christ; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of
men, not a few.” Acts 17:10-12
How much more should we be “searching the Scriptures daily”, including the wonderful Books of the Prophets?
----------------------------Let’s take a brief survey look at the Prophets.
O Book 2.1 (Anthology of Minor Prophets): Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
O Book 2.2 (Book of Jeremiah): Judgment was fulfilled on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
C Book 2.3 (Book of Isaiah): The Old and New Covenant Kingdoms of Zion
C Book 2.4 (Book of Ezekiel): The Old and New Covenant Temples of Zion
U Book 2.5 (Book Pair of Daniel & Zechariah): The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom and King of Zion
As you can see by the Golden Ratio arrangement of these Books, the themes progress from the Old Covenant Kingdom to the New
Covenant Kingdom.
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The Book of the Minor Prophets is a special study in itself. I will only mention their themes in passing, but in the future will cover them in
detail.
O Book 1.1 (Anthology of Minor Prophets): Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
C Part 1: Judgment is coming
U Chapter 1.1 ( Jonah): Nineveh must repent, or judgment will come
C Chapter 1.2 (Micah): Israel must repent, or judgment will come
C Chapter 1.3 (Hosea): Israel must repent, or judgment will come
O Chapter 1.4 (Habakkuk): Judgment is coming for the nation of Babylon
O Chapter 1.5 (Nahum): Judgment is coming for the city of Nineveh
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Part 2: The Day of Jehovah is coming
U Chapter 2.1 (Amos): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Israel
C Chapter 2.2 (Zephaniah): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Judah
C Chapter 2.3 ( Joel): The Day of Jehovah is coming upon Zion
O Chapter 2.4 (Obadiah): The Day of Jehovah will destroy Edom
O Chapter 2.5 (Haggai): The Day of Jehovah will shake all nations
The themes of all of the “1/10 Books” of the Minor Prophets which together make up a Logical “Whole Book”, when compared with the
themes of the entire group of Prophets, is “Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion.”
As you can see, the themes of the Chapters progress from “Judgement is coming”, to “The Day of Jehovah is coming.”
All of these small documents, except for Haggai, were written before the destruction of Jerusalem, and are filled with condemnation of
the people and kings of Judah and Israel for their failure to obey the Law of Moses, and their apostasy in worshipping idols instead of the
one true God Jehovah.
So these texts were focused on the present-day situation of these prophets, and the coming destruction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of
Zion (Israel and Judah).
There is also an element of prophecy of the coming New Covenant Kingdom of Zion during the Millennial Kingdom of Christ after the
Great Tribulation period, although this is a sub-theme.
----------------------------But the Book of Jeremiah has an Opposite theme: “Judgement was fulfilled on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion.”
In this wonderful Book, Jeremiah is called to preach Judgment upon the nation of Judah in the final days of the Old Covenant Kingdom,
and it continues after the destruction of Jerusalem to the flight of a large group of Jews to Egypt with Jeremiah among them, and
concludes with many prophecies against the Gentile nations, especially Babylon, who was the nation that attacked and destroyed
Jerusalem.
Jeremiah has much prophecy, but it is strongly focused on his present-day situation, and the impending destruction of Jerusalem by the
armies of Babylon.
So it is easy to see that the themes of the Minor Prophets and Jeremiah are Opposite to each other; and, as we shall see, are “quite
different” than the themes of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel-Zechariah.
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O Book 1.1 (Anthology of Minor Prophets): Judgment was predicted on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
O Book 2.2 (Book of Jeremiah): Judgment was fulfilled on the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
C Book 2.3 (Book of Isaiah): The Old and New Covenant Kingdoms of Zion
C Book 2.4 (Book of Ezekiel): The Old and New Covenant Temples of Zion
U Book 2.5 (Book Pair of Daniel & Zechariah): The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom and King of Zion
But the themes of Isaiah and Ezekiel, and last, Daniel & Zechariah, are completely different than the first two Books.
Isaiah is strongly prophetic, and contains only bits and pieces of historical text during the days of Isaiah.
C Book 2.3 (Book of Isaiah): The Old and New Covenant Kingdoms of Zion
C Part 1: The End of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
U Chapter 1.1: The Kingdom of Zion has rebelled against Jehovah
C Chapter 1.2: The Day of Jehovah
C Chapter 1.3: The Day of Judgment
O Chapter 1.4: Jehovah will deliver the Kingdom of Zion from the Assyrians
O Chapter 1.5: The Assyrian army was destroyed by Jehovah
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Part 2: The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
U Chapter 2.1: Jehovah is the Everlasting God
C Chapter 2.2: Jehovah is the King of Israel
C Chapter 2.3: Jehovah is the Redeemer of Israel
O Chapter 2.4: The Servant of Jehovah will bear the sins of the world
O Chapter 2.5: The King of Zion will rule the world from Jerusalem during the Millennial Kingdom
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Ezekiel is also strongly prophetic and allegorical in parts, and contains only small portions of history related to the prophet Ezekiel.
C Book 2.4 (Book of Ezekiel): The Old and New Covenant Temples of Zion
C Part 1: The Old Covenant Temple of Zion
O Chapter 1.1: Jehovah will execute judgment upon the city of Jerusalem
O Chapter 1.2: Jehovah removed his presence from the Temple in Jerusalem
C Chapter 1.3: The false prophets led the people of Zion astray from Jehovah
C Chapter 1.4: The people of Zion committed spiritual whoredom against Jehovah
U Chapter 1.5: Jerusalem and the Temple will be destroyed by Jehovah
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Part 2: The New Covenant Temple of Zion
O Chapter 2.1: Jehovah will repay the treachery of Zion’s enemies to her
O Chapter 2.2: Jehovah will restore the people of Zion to their land
C Chapter 2.3: Jehovah will defend the people of Zion from their enemies before the Millennial Kingdom
C Chapter 2.4: Jehovah will restore the Temple of Zion to Jerusalem during the Millennial Kingdom
U Chapter 2.5: The Millennial Kingdom of Zion will be the dwelling place of Jehovah
----------------------------The themes of Daniel & Zechariah, however, strike a completely different tone among this group of Books. Both of these are post-Exile
prophets, who prophesied during and after the Babylonian captivity of Judah.
U Book 2.5 (Book Pair of Daniel & Zechariah): The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom and King of Zion
C Part 1 (Daniel): The Coming of the New Covenant Kingdom of Zion
U Chapter 1.1: The coming of the Kingdom was predicted by Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue
C Chapter 1.2: The coming of the Kingdom was confirmed by Jehovah’s authority over rulers
C Chapter 1.3: The coming of the Kingdom was confirmed by Jehovah’s authority over lions
O Chapter 1.4: Satan futilely opposes the coming of the Kingdom through evil human governments
O Chapter 1.5: God is moving human history inexorably toward the coming Kingdom of Zion
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Part 2 (Zechariah): The Coming of the New Covenant King of Zion
U Chapter 2.1: The coming of the King of Zion was foreshadowed by the restoration of Jerusalem by Persia
C Chapter 2.2: The coming of the King of Zion was foreshadowed by the restoration of the Jews to their Temple
C Chapter 2.3: The coming of the King of Zion was foreshadowed by the restoration of the Jews to their land
O Chapter 2.4: The First Coming of Christ the King of Zion to be rejected by the Jews
O Chapter 2.5: The Second Coming of Christ the King of Zion to inherit the throne of his father David
In Daniel, the Holy Spirit uses events in the life of Daniel to show that history is inevitably progressing from the golden head of Babylon to
the feet of iron and clay, seen in the dream of Nebuchadnezzar and explained as such by Daniel. The detailed theme of Daniel is that God
is in ABSOLUTE CONTROL of human history and is guiding it to a predetermined outcome, which cannot be changed or stopped by man
or devil.
In Zechariah, the Holy Spirit uses events in the life of the prophet Zechariah to illustrate the inevitability of the Coming of the King of Zion
(Jesus Christ). There are a number of quotes from Zechariah in the Gospels, related to the Coming of the Messiah.
Notice the reversing pattern of the Chapters from Book to Book in this Volume. I covered this in a previous study, so I won’t repeat it here,
but this reversing pattern of the Chapters is standard for all Books in the Bible, and helps to correctly arrange the Books according to the
Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO.
Study #27: A brief survey of Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion (Part 1)
(For best understanding, you need to read all of the posts in order.)
http://www.phibible.org/Bible_Pages/ReadTheKingdomBibleOnline.html
You can select which version you would like to read from this page.
Volume 3: The Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion
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Book 3.1 (Book Pair of Joshua & Judges): The Beginning of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.2 (Book of Samuel): The Construction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.3 (Book of Kings): The Destruction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.4 (Book of Chronicles): The Pre-Exile Temple of Jehovah
Book 3.5 (Anthology of Esther -> Revelation): The Post-Exile Temples of Jehovah
Volume 3 contains so much material that I cannot properly present it in one study, even in a survey, so this study will be divided into
several pieces.
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First of all, notice how all of these documents from Joshua to Revelation are historical documents relating to the nation of Israel, which
sets them apart from the rest of the Bible.
I know that many of you are saying, “What about Revelation? How does it fit into this group?”
Well, let’s look first at what many in the past have said about this document:
“Revelation was the last of book to be accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and even at the present day some Nestorian churches reject
it. It was tainted because the heretical sect of the Montanists relied on it and doubts were raised over its Jewishness and authorship, and it was
not until 419 that it was included in the canon. Doubts resurfaced during the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther calling it “neither apostolic
nor prophetic”, while it was the only New Testament book on which John Calvin did not write a commentary. Even today, it is the only New
Testament work not read in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church, though it is included in Catholic and Protestant liturgies.” (http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation)
Why did these people say these things about the letter of Revelation? Because it is kind of an “oddball” (as it were) in the Greek part of
the Bible. It isn’t a Gospel, and it isn’t a teaching document on church theology, so it doesn’t really fit into the letters of Paul or Peter or
John (his other letters). In the so-called “New Testament”, it is placed at the end, because it doesn’t fit anywhere else.
But with the knowledge of the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible, now you can understand how the Traditional Canon of the Bible has a
special characteristic built into the theme of each document so that each document fits only into one place in the format. Let’s look closer
at Revelation briefly to see how it fits perfectly into Volume 3: the Past and Future History of the Kingdom of Zion:
It mentions the Jews and prominent themes from the Old Covenant and Israel several times:
“Behold, he is coming with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him; and all the tribes of the land [of Israel] shall wail
because of him; even so, Amen.” (1:7)
“And I heard the number of them which were sealed; and there were sealed one hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the
children of Israel: of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Gad
were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand; of the
tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve
thousand; of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Zebulon were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Joseph
were sealed twelve thousand; of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.” (7:4-8) These are 144,000 Jews who will be chosen by God
to evangelize the world during the Great Tribulation.
And the voice which I heard from Heaven spoke to me again, and said, “Go and take the Little Book which is open in the hand of the angel who
stands upon the sea and upon the earth.” And I went to the angel, and said to him, “Give me the Little Book.” And he said to me, “Take it, and
eat it up; and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be sweet as honey in your mouth.” (10:8-9) John has a similar experience as the prophet
Ezekiel (Ezekiel 3:1-3).
The two witnesses (11:3-12) are most likely Moses and Elijah, who are the two most prominent figures from the Law and the Prophets.
“And the Temple of God was opened in Heaven; and there was seen in his Temple the Ark of his Covenant; and there was lightning, and voices,
thundering, an earthquake, and great hail.” (11:19) There is a Temple in Heaven, just as there was a Temple on earth, in Jerusalem. And in this
Temple is found the “Ark of his Covenant.” The Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah was first made by Moses and it continued until the Temple was
destroyed by Babylon, and it was never found again. But Revelation reveals that it is now in Heaven.
“And there appeared a great wonder in Heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars upon
her head; and she being with child cried, travailing in birth; and was in pain to be delivered.” (12:1,2) The “woman” is the nation of Israel, and the
“child” is the Lord Jesus Christ.
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father’s Name written in
their foreheads...” 14:1-5 The 144,000 Jewish Evangelists will be martyred.
There is repeated mention of the “altar” and the “Temple”, all Old Covenant Jewish themes.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (21:2)
After the Great Tribulation, the “new Jerusalem” descends out of God to the earth. Jerusalem is the center of the Jewish faith, and the
place of the Temple where animal sacrifices were made under the Old Covenant; and in the future it will be our home.
“And I saw no Temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its Temple. And the city had no need of the sun; neither of the moon, to
shine in it: for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light. And the nations of them that are saved shall walk in its light; and the kings
of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. And its gates shall never be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the
glory and honor of the nations into it.” (21:22-26)
This last quote settles the question forever. The stone Temple in Jerusalem will be replaced by the human Temple of Jesus Christ, who is
Jehovah God walking in a Temple of flesh.
“And the Word became flesh, and Tabernacled among us; and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth.” John 1:14.
So clearly, Revelation is a document that takes all of the themes present in the Old Covenant: Moses, Elijah, the Temple, Prophets, the Ark
of the Covenant, Judgment and so on and wraps it all up in a great Conclusion to Volume 3: the Past and Future History of the Kingdom of
Zion.
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Book 3.1 (Book Pair of Joshua & Judges): The Beginning of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.2 (Book of Samuel): The Construction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.3 (Book of Kings): The Destruction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion
Book 3.4 (Book of Chronicles): The Pre-Exile Temple of Jehovah
Book 3.5 (Anthology of Esther -> Revelation): The Post-Exile Temples of Jehovah
The earthly Kingdom of Zion began with Joshua, was destroyed by Babylon at the end of the Book of Kings: this is the first part of Volume
3.
The substance of these Books clearly show the UCC Golden Ratio pattern.
If you have read these Books several times, then this arrangement should be so obvious to you as to need no further explanation. We will
study these Books in more detail in the future.
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But Chronicles and the last Logical Book of the post-exile writers (Esther, Lamentations, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Malachi (Part 1) plus
Revelation (Part 2)) are “quite different”, because the theme of these two Books is the Temple, and not the Kingdom per se, because the
Kingdom was never restored after the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon. The nation of Israel continued on after their restoration to the
land by the Persian empire, only as a servant nation to other nations. It was never independent again, until modern times (although it’s
not a Kingdom today).
The theme of Chronicles is the Pre-Exile Temple of Solomon: its construction and destruction.
The Theme of Book 5 is the Post-exile Temples: Part 1 is the building of the stone temple of Ezra (which later became Herod’s Temple),
and Part 2 is the human Temple of Jesus, who returns to judge the world and bring in the Millennial Kingdom and the New Heaven and
New Earth.
In conclusion, the Golden Ratio arrangement of these documents corrects many misunderstandings about the letter of Revelation, and its
place in the Traditional Bible Canon. It is part of the true Word of God, and concludes the Biblical story of the Kingdom of Zion.
Conclusion
As you can see, the Golden Ratio design of the Bible is quite complex, and you cannot hope to understand the entirety of how this works
in every Book in the Bible in a short amount of time, even if you have an earned Ph.D. in Theology, although that kind of preparation will
certainly help shorten the learning curve ahead of you.
What is necessary for a deep understanding of this Golden Ratio design is a deep understanding of what is actually in the Holy Bible. Most
Christians only have a surface knowledge of the Bible, knowing how to find a few verses in some of the Books, but with extremely little
understanding of the actual content of the Books, and that includes even most Bible College graduates. A person who has read the entire
Bible many times will be better prepared to understand it than someone who merely knows some theology that he got out of a book,
and that includes this text. You can read all that I have written about the Bible and learn a few things, but you won’t really understand the
Bible until you actually READ IT yourself, many times over, not just once or twice.
I urge anyone with sufficient format Bible college and/or Seminary preparation to do a detailed study in every Book in the Bible, starting
with the Gospels and the letters of Paul and the other Apostles. Once you’ve seen how the Bible text and Books naturally conform to this
beautiful mathematical principle, you will never have a problem with doubting the Bible ever again!
I left out a detailed format of each Book, because it would have been overpowering in its complexity to most readers. In fact, the only
headings are Chapters and above, not below. I deliberately kept the number of headings (themes) few to simplify it as much as possible.
I may release the complete Golden Ratio design of the Bible, from the Division level down to the sub-paragraphs, with headings for each
one, at some point in the future, on the website.
The greatest benefit of having the Bible arranged according to the Golden Ratio is that it provides clear visual evidence that God was the
original Author of the words that you are reading. That is really all that you need to know to benefit from using the Kingdom Bible Version
with the Golden Ratio format. So read it, enjoy it, and don’t focus too much on the Golden Ratio markings on each paragraph and text
unit unless you want to study the Bible arrangement in more detail. If you can do that, it will give you a rock-solid foundation that no fiery
dart of Satan will ever be able to poison.
Please contact me with any question or comment: [email protected]
God bless you as you study the precious Word of the Living God!
Max L. Day
Editor & Translator of the KJV 2014 and the KBV
Owner and President, JHS Publishing ministries
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Glossary of Selected Terms
Kingdom of Zion/Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven: The words “Kingdom” and “Zion” occur multiple time in the Books of Samuel, Kings,
Chronicles, and the Prophets in relation to the nation of Israel and/or Judah. “Kingdom of Zion” is an amalgamation of these two terms for easy
reference and is completely scriptural. One notable instance of “Zion” occurs in Micah 3:12: “Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field,
and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the House as the high places of the forest.” From this citation alone, it is easy to see that
“Zion” and “Jerusalem” are not necessarily the same entity.
The term “Zion” wasn’t used in Scripture until David became king of Israel. It was first used in reference to his castle in Jerusalem, but later
became associated with a spiritual concept instead of just a castle.
Zion is what the Lord Jesus referred to as the “Kingdom of Heaven” in Matthew. Under the Old Covenant, it was God’s Kingdom on Earth,
centered on the worship of the one true God Jehovah in the Temple in Jerusalem, mediated through the Aaronic priesthood, and ruled on behalf of
Jehovah by David and his sons.
During the Millennial Kingdom, “Zion” will be God’s Kingdom on Earth, centered on the worship of the one true God in Jerusalem, focused on
the Lord Jesus Christ (Jehovah in the flesh), who will be sitting on the throne of David, ruling the entire Earth as his Kingdom.
“Zion” can conceptually be found in the Garden of Eden, with Adam ruling the entire Earth for Jehovah God as his Kingdom; but Adam lost his
throne to Satan (Matthew 4:8-10) after he sinned and was kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Then, the Kingdom was restarted with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob (Genesis 12:1ff), made physical with the giving of the Law to Moses (Exodus 20) and organization of the tribes, and given a permanent line
of kings with David and his sons (1 Samuel 7:4-16). The Old Covenant Kingdom was overthrown by the Babylonians (2 Kings 25), and destroyed for
good by the Romans (Matthew 24:3). The New Covenant form of the Kingdom will begin with the Second Coming of Christ to sit on the throne of
David in Jerusalem (Matthew 25:31-46).
So the history of the Bible starts with the Kingdom, which is lost; then it is partially restored in a different, smaller form in Israel; then it is lost
again in 70 A.D.; then it is restored to cover the entire Earth at the Second Coming of Christ, with the possibility for sin remaining for 1000 years; then
it will be finally replaced by the New Heaven and New Earth, with no possibility for sin whatsoever. It is “From Kingdom lost to Kingdom restored.”
This is why my version of the Bible is titled “The Kingdom Bible” version, because that is what the Bible is all about: the Kingdom (of Zion),
from beginning to end. The Old and New Covenants are sub-themes of the Bible, not the primary Theme, which is also why arranging the Bible into
an “Old Testament” and “New Testament” simply doesn’t work, and forces the Bible into a false dichotomy of “church” vs. “Israel”; when the true
message of the Bible is the Kingdom. The “church” or “Assembly” (which I prefer) is a temporary feature of our particular Dispensation, and will be
done away with during the Millennial Kingdom, because Israel will be restored to her former glory under her Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. There
will doubtless be “Assemblies” all over the world during the Millennial Kingdom, but they will be serving the Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, and not as
they are today.
The line of Davidic kings terminated with the captivity to Babylon, but will revive with the Second Coming of Christ (the “Son of David”) to sit on
the throne of David in Jerusalem at the end of the Great Tribulation.
The Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion continued on after the restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem after the captivity, but without a Davidic king.
Instead, the high priests exercised the offices of both priest and king, although they didn’t call themselves kings, as only a son of David could fulfill that
role according to the Word of God. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 A.D., the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion officially
terminated until the Second Coming of Christ, although it was incapable of providing salvation through the animal sacrificial system after the Lord
Jesus died on the cross and rose again from the dead approximately 33 A.D.
The Kingdom of Zion will be renewed after the Second Coming of Christ, and expanded to cover the entire Earth; which is to say, the entire
Universe. There will be no place in the Universe where Christ does not rule as King at that time; and after the 1000-year Millennial Kingdom is past,
the “New Heaven and New Earth” will commence, which will unite the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven/Zion, so that no sin of any kind
will ever enter that Kingdom.
The differences between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Zion/Heaven are:
1) The Kingdom of God is spiritual and Universal. Sin cannot enter the Kingdom of God; however, sin can prevent a sinner from
entering or a believer from having fellowship with God in his Kingdom.
2) The Kingdom of Heaven/Zion is both spiritual and physical and in a specific place on earth. It was found in a specific place on
Earth (the land of Israel) during the Old Covenant period. It could only be entered by faith in the one true God Jehovah mediated
by the Aaronic system of animal sacrifices. In other words, you could be living in Israel at that time, and yet not be in the Kingdom
of Zion, if you were not a Believer in Jehovah. The Lord Jesus said, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom
of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12). This refers to the Kingdom of Heaven/Zion
being ruled by the violent and wicked kings of Rome. The Kingdom of Zion/Heaven was still a living entity in those days, but had
been conquered by Rome with no king of its own. Many of the parables of the Lord Jesus that speak of the Kingdom of Heaven
in Matthew must be understood in this light or you come up with false teaching that makes no Biblical sense. The “Kingdom of
Heaven” term is found only in Matthew, which was a Gospel specifically dedicated to explaining to the Jews that the Lord Jesus was
their Messiah. Why this term was used by the Lord, and not “Zion” or some variation of it like “Kingdom of Zion”, is something that
we will never fully understand on this side of Eternity. However, when the terms “Kingdom of Zion” and “Kingdom of Heaven” are
understood to be the same entity, many theological difficulties in Matthew and elsewhere are solved.
These terms are difficult for 21st century people to understand, but are vital for a complete understanding of the context in which the
Bible characters lived.
The Church/Assembly: The Greek word “Ecclesia” is translated in the Bible as “church” or (more accurately) “Assembly”. The Biblical concept is
both physical (local) and spiritual, similar to the “Kingdom of Heaven/Zion” concept, with the following important distinctions:
1) Assemblies/churches have not been given any part of the land of Israel as their inheritance. The Holy Land belongs to the children of Israel,
and is their perpetual possession forever and ever (Genesis 13:14-15; 15:18-21; Ezekiel 37-48; Isaiah 60). In fact, the Assemblies have no permanent
place on Earth that they can call their own. They are mobile “Tabernacles” or “Tents” where the one true God is worshiped, the Gospel of Jesus Christ
is preached, and the Word of God, the Bible, is accepted as their Final Authority for all matters of faith and practice.
2) Assemblies/churches are composed of both Jews and Gentiles, sitting as equals in the House(s) of God (Ephesians 2:11-22); whereas in the
Kingdom of Zion (both Old and New Covenant), Jews are reigning with Jehovah and the Lord Jesus Christ over the Gentiles (Isaiah 60).
3) Assemblies/churches have temporary pastors (messengers of the Lord) who serve at the calling and pleasure of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
are chosen by their members, (ideally) led by the Holy Spirit in their decision (Revelation 1:20). The Kingdom of Zion has only one Leader, who is
Christ Himself, the Messiah and King of Israel.
4) Assemblies/churches are the “Body of Christ” in their location: being the “hands” and “feet” of the Lord, carrying the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to their neighbors and families, and, ideally, living the truth of the Gospel in their daily lives, demonstrating that the Bible is true and Jesus
Christ makes a wonderful difference. 1 Corinthians 12:27 “you [the church at Corinth] are a Body of Christ.” There is no definite article in the Greek,
indicating that each church/assembly is a Body of Christ. The popular notion that all Believers are part of the same “Body” comes from Catholicism,
and is borrowed from Protestant teaching, but is not Biblical. This doesn’t mean that only baptized Believers go to Heaven, a notion which is also
false. Anyone who has trusted in Christ for salvation will go to Heaven. The “Body of Christ” is simply where the work of the Gospel is done. Believers
sitting at home watching a TV preacher isn’t where the Gospel work is being done. Some preachers speak of the “Rapture of the church”, meaning
the “church in prospect”, or the “church/assembly in Heaven” rather than a universal, invisible “church”, but this terminology only leads to more
confusion. It is using the same terminology as the Universal Invisible “churchists”, but claiming a different theological framework. I believe that using
“Rapture of the Bride of Christ” would be preferable to “Rapture of the church” to avoid confusion in the minds of the church members.
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5) Assemblies/churches do not celebrate the Feasts of Israel, such as the Feast of Tabernacles, Pentecost, Passover, or the Sabbaths, which the
Scriptures clearly teach belong only to the nation of Israel and not to Gentiles (Acts 15:22-29; Leviticus 26:46).
6) Finally, there is no “Kingdom of Christ” in this Dispensation in a physical sense, according to Scripture. Sinners today enter the Kingdom of
God by faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:3-5), and enter the Body of Christ upon being baptized in deep water and acceptance into a local congregation of
Believers (1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Romans 6:1ff).
In the one place where a “Kingdom of Christ” is mentioned, I believe this is a clear reference to the future Millennial Kingdom of Christ, and
not to a present “Kingdom of Christ”, because it refers specifically to an “inheritance”, which is clearly a future occurence, and not something that
we have right now. “For you know this, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater) has any inheritance in the
Kingdom of Christ and of God.” Ephesians 5:5
Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, but He is not my “King” in the same sense as the Jews, since I am not a Jew, but a Gentile. Jesus Christ is the
Lord and Savior of the Body of Christ (Ephesians 5:22-30), but he is never referred to in Scripture as the “King” of the Church, but only as the “King of
Israel” (John 1:49). A close adherence to Biblical terminology will help to avoid error in these matters.
Christ is ruling the Assemblies/churches from Heaven, through the agency of the Holy Spirit on earth, who is our “Comforter” and Guide into
all Truth (John 15:26 - 16:15). The pastor (ideally chosen and called of God) of each Assembly/church serves as Christ’s “under-shepherd” and is a
servant of all, not a king.
Again, to re-emphasize an important and much-misunderstood point, especially among Baptists, anyone who has entered the Kingdom of God
by faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:3-5) is born again, and will go to Heaven, whether by death or the Rapture. Being a baptized member of a local church/
assembly or not has nothing to do with whether one is going to Heaven or not. Being in the Kingdom of God is what determines your Eternal destiny,
not whether you have been baptized or whether you are a member of a church.
Some argue that because Ephesians 5:23 says, “for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Assembly; and he
is the Savior of the Body”, and “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Assembly, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify
and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, that he might present it to himself a glorious Assembly, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any
such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish”, the argument then goes that this proves that the “Church” or “Assembly” referred to in
these paragraphs must be an invisible, Universal “Church”, not a local, visible church/assembly. To argue otherwise, is to say that only people who are
baptized and members of a local church will go to Heaven.
Well, the argument sounds good on its face, except when other passages are examined:
1) Christ is the “Savior of the world” (John 4:42), not just the “Savior of the Body (of Christ)”
2) “Looking for that Blessed Hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us” Titus 2:13.
3) “Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all” (1 Timothy 2:5-6)
So the argument that claims that Ephesians 5 is referring to a “Universal, Invisible Church” is extremely weak, since Christ is said to have given
himself for “all”, is the “Savior of the world”, and etc. True Bible doctrine always rests on a broad spectrum of “proof texts”, and cannot rest on a
narrow passage; otherwise you end up with false teaching. It is a favorite tactic of the cults, who use narrow interpretations of a single passage to the
exclusion of other passages which shed additional light on the same doctrine.
Not only that, but what “church” could be said to be a real church, but has no pastor, deacons or any officers or regular meeting place or
celebration of the Lord’s Supper/Table or preaching services?
Some then say that Hebrews 12:22-23 refers to this “Universal Church”: “But you have come to mount Zion, and to the city of the living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem; and to an innumerable company of angels, to the festive gathering and Assembly of the firstborn, who are written in
Heaven.” Yes, it is an “Assembly”, but is it a “church”, with a pastor, deacons, celebration of the Lord’s Supper, collections of the tithe and offering,
preaching of the Gospel, etc? No, clearly it is not that kind of “church”. It is the Bride of Christ in Heaven, an Assembly, but not a “church” as we know
it down here.
The problem in this debate is that you have many voices saying different things: Protestants and Protestant-Baptists preaching the “Rapture
of the Church” and the “Universal Invisible Church”, and other, more conservative Baptists preaching the “Rapture of the Church”, but meaning “the
Church in prospect” (i.e. the Assembly in Heaven), but still using the same terminology, so many Christians are very confused on this subject. And
then you have some who teach that only baptized Believers will go up in the Rapture (false), which adds to the cacophony of conflicting teachings.
JHS Publishing stands on the Word of God alone, which clearly teaches that all Believers “in Christ” will be raptured when Christ comes (1
Thessalonians 4:16-17), and that the Body of Christ consists only of baptized Believers (1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 27). There is no Scriptural conflict
between these two points, only misunderstanding by those who have accepted one or more of the alternate viewpoints. In any case, JHS Publishing
believes that it is not a point that Brethren in Christ should separate over.
This is not a complete exposition of all Biblical truth relating to the Assembly/church or the Kingdom(s). The purpose is to provide a starting
point for more study by the reader.
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How to be saved, and know it
Here is how you can have your sins against God forgiven, and be saved and KNOW it:
1) Believe what the Bible says about you, that you are a sinner. That simply means that you have broken God’s Laws; not just one, but all of them
in one form or another.
“For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
“As it is written, ‘There are none righteous; no, not one’” (Romans 3:10).
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
2) Believe what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, that He came to earth, was born of a Virgin (Mary), lived a perfect, sinless life, and died on a
rough wooden cross for your sins and mine.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have
Eternal Life” John 3:16.
3) Believe that Jesus rose up bodily from the dead the third day.
“Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it” (Acts 2:24).
“But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. Therefore the other disciples said to him,
“We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, ‘Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print
of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.’ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas
with them. Then Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, ‘Peace to you.’ Then he says to Thomas,
‘Extend your finger, and behold my hands; and extend your hand, and thrust it into my side; and do not be faithless, but believing.’
And Thomas answered and said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus says to him, ‘Thomas, because you have seen me, you have
believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.’” (John 20:24-29)
4) Believe that ONLY the Lord Jesus Christ can save you from sin and Hell
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).
“By the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth...Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other Name under Heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:10-12)
“Jesus says to him, ‘I am the Way [not one of many ways to Heaven], the Truth [not one of many ‘truths’], and the Life [not one of
many sources of Life]. No man comes to the Father, except through me.’” (John 14:6)
Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you: he that does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way [Islam,
Mormonism, self-effort, etc], the same is a thief and a robber.” (John 10:1)
“Then Jesus said to them again, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you: I am the Door of the sheep. All that ever came before me [Buddha,
Confucius, Hinduism etc] are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the Door: by me if any man enters in, he
shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief does not come, but for to steal, to kill, and to destroy. I have come
that they might have Life, and that they might have it more abundantly.’” (John 10:7-10)
5) Repent (that means turn away from your sins) and turn to Christ in prayer, asking Him to forgive you, cleanse you, and come into your life as
your only Savior and Lord.
“I tell you, no: but, unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).
“That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you shall be saved...For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:9, 13).
6) It isn’t enough simply to “believe” with your head; you must both Believe AND Receive.
“But as many as received Him [Jesus], to them gave He authority to become the children of God, even to those who believe on His
Name” (John 1:12).
Here is a sample prayer that you can use as a model for your own:
“Dear Lord Jesus, I believe that you are the Son of the only True God and there is no other, and that you died for my sins and rose
again the 3rd day. Please forgive me of my sins and make me your child. Thank you for saving me. Help me to follow you and live for
you every day of my life. In your Name I pray, Amen.”
The important thing is that you pray from your own heart and not simply repeat empty words. When you truly reach out to God in faith,
God WILL answer you and save you. The words, if they are uttered from a heart that believes and trusts in Jesus Christ alone as their only
hope of salvation, are a means of receiving the gift of Eternal Life from God through your faith, but the words by themselves cannot save.
The Bible makes it clear that your faith is the key that opens the door of salvation.
Simply understand that Jesus Christ died that you might be forgiven by God because of His sacrifice on the cross in your behalf; then tell
God in your own words that you know that you are a sinner, and that Jesus Christ died for you, and that you want Him to be your Savior
and Lord of your life. If you have prayed a prayer in the past, and “nothing happened”, consider the possibility that your understanding of
the Gospel may have been faulty, and so God did not hear your prayer at that time. Lift up your heart to God and come to Him “just as
you are.”
When you do this with all of your heart and really mean business with God, God will forgive you all of your sins and come into your life as
Savior and Lord of your life and soul. Then, you will truly have Eternal Life. That means that when your body dies, your spirit will pass into
God’s presence, and you will dwell with Him forever and ever, instead of going to the awful place called Hell. It also means that here on
earth, your life will be transformed day by day into the image of Jesus Christ, AS YOU DAILY WALK WITH HIM in obedience to the Word
of God and in fellowship with other Bible-believing Christians in a local Assembly (church), so that you might be taught the basics of the
Christian life more perfectly.
And here is how you can find a good, Bible-preaching church to join and serve the Lord with. Pray and ask God to guide you to a specific
church, because He knows best where you should go:
“Dear Lord, please guide me and help me to find a Bible-believing, Bible-preaching church where I can be baptized, serve you, and
do your will. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
If you need assistance locating a solid, Bible-preaching Assembly in your area, I encourage you to contact JHS Publishing by email (editor@
phibible.org) . I will do everything I can to help you in your new walk with our wonderful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
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