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The Names and Titles of God (Sun of Righteousness)

Malaci 4:2

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

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God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Oh LORD, Our God,
How Excellent Is Your Name Over All The Earth!
How Majestic and Glorious,
How Wonderful,
and How Pure and Holy!
How Righteous and Just is Your Holy Word,
and How Exciting it is to Taste of it,
So Perfect,
and Sweet,
So Fair and True!
From The Exquisite Sweetness
and Orderliness of the Honeycomb
or the DNA Molecule,
to the Breathless Expanse
of The Canvas of Your Heavens,
Your Creation Sings of Your Glory
in a Never Ending Chorus of Praise!

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

[DarthVader]

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 57

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.
2 I cry to God Most High,
to God who fulfils his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me,
he will put to shame those who trample on me.
Selah
God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.

4 I lie down among lions
that greedily devour* human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongues sharp swords.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.
Let your glory be over all the earth.

6 They set a net for my steps;
my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path,
but they have fallen into it themselves.
Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and make melody.
8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn.
9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10 For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness extends to the clouds.

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.
Let your glory be over all the earth.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

The Names and Titles of God (Sun of Righteousness)

Malachi 4:2

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

King James Version

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Tomorrow will be the last OLD Testament reference to the names and Titles of God. Then I will be off to the Berkshire Mountains for a huge wedding that will take all weekend. Upon my return on Tuesday, I will start a up again with the NEW Testament Names and Titles of God, which will also include the Names and Titles for Christ. You will see how they fit perfectly with the Old Testament Names, and how consistent and harmonious the two Testaments are with each other.

In the 1968 Star Trek Episode "Bread and Circuses", there is a horrible pun used as a plot device. The episode takes place on another planet, which, for some strange reason, resembles Ancient Rome. There is a caste of slaves who serve as gladiators, and they seem to have a primitive religion of Sun-Worship. It is only at the end of the episode that Lt. Uhura posits that the slaves don't worship the SUN, they worship the SON of God. This causes Captain Kirk to muse that, if Christ visited Planet Earth, why could He have not visited this planet too?

This makes a few assumptions that, in 1978, didn't seen too unusual. (It may be noted that subsequent Star Trek Series were not as welcoming to Christianity, Patriotism, or Family Values, but that's a whole other issue). Here are some of the things that would have to be true in order for Lt. Uhura's solution to work:

1. Language: The Planet's Language would have to be English, or at least a language in which the word for the Planet's Star and the word for a male offspring sounded very much alike. This only works in English, as far as I know. It doesn't even work in Latin, the Language of Ancient Rome.

2. The Endurance of Christianity: In another episode, Lt. Uhura tells Abraham Lincoln that we "no longer are afraid of labels" for people. And yet, in "Bread and Circuses", Lt. Uhura labels the slaves as "Christians". She does so in an affirming and positive way, as if she is a Christian too. Then Captain Kirk affirms HER affirmation with his musings about the Son of God visiting other planets besides Earth. (The actor, William Shatner, happens to be Jewish). The general feeling is that both Uhura and Kirk just assume Christianity as a fact of life, even in the 23rd Century, and even on other planets.

3. Popular Culture: Up until just a few years ago, Christianity was a prominent part of Western Culture. Even people who were not religious knew Bible Verses, as they are peppered throughout our language. Hollywood made movies about Boys Town, Missionaries in Red China heroically scaling mountains to escape the communists, Urban Priests changing the lives of youths in the city, and so on. We saw the lives of saints like Bernadette and Joan of Arc made into movies, and there were several epics based upon the Life of Christ. Star Trek TOS was originally supposed to depict the evolution of Human Culture beyond borders and religions, but it actually depicted the ideal end-product of WESTERN Culture, which was founded and nurtured by Christianity. While this is just my humble opinion, and while this opinion is targeted for much abuse from Academia and the Media, it is what it is, and I will not apologize for it.

With that out of the way, let's look at Today's Name for God. He is called "The Sun of Righteousness". It's easy to make the same connection that Lt. Uhura made and thing "The SON of Righteousness", but the pun doesn't exist in Hebrew or Greek. So the Prophet Malachi is talking about that big yellow star in the center of our Solar System. He also speaks of this Sun having wings, and that, in those wings is healing.

The recent Solar Eclipse resurrected the idea that you must NOT look directly at the Sun, even if most of it is covered up by the shadow of our moon. This Sun, although you can't look directly at it without going blind, brings joy, peace, and healing, so that we are like creatures rejoicing in the sunshine, kicking up our heels and jumping around like baby calves being let out of the stall for the first time.

Malachi is the last Prophet in the Old Testament. His Book is situated in your Bible just before the New Testament begins with the Book of Matthew. After Malachi, there are some Historic Books known as The Apocrypha, but these are not Prophetic Books. They tell the story of Israel during the 400 bleak years between Malachi's Prediction and The Opening Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. It is from this period that we learn the origins of Chanukah, the depredations of Alexander The Great and his successors, and so on. They are great stories, but not "Prophetic". There are disputes about the Inspiration of the Apocrypha, and whether or not they should be included in the Canon of Scripture, but whatever you think about that, Malachi still is considered to be the last prophetic voice before the Coming of the Messiah.

His Name for the Messiah is "The Sun Of Righteousness". That is a very powerful Name. Something really BIG was about to happen, and even the Sun and the Stars were on the alert.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

You deserve a fun weekend!

Joining in prayer, always. God bless.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers, and Wonderful Psalm of David, For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[NEWwoman]

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Christmas in May: But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; (one of the verses of Hark the Herald Angels sing.)

Bread and Circuses was my favorite in Star Trek TOS.

Here is the last scene of Son/Sun worshipers explained: https://youtu.be/bnD-rjPJ3Xw?si=maZL1MGIPubc61jF

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.

[redryder_90]

Amen

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It was just like i remembered it! :-)

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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1968, not 1978.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Hiskid]

A word masterpiece:

Oh LORD, Our God,
How Excellent Is Your Name Over All The Earth!
How Majestic and Glorious,
How Wonderful,
and How Pure and Holy!
How Righteous and Just is Your Holy Word,
and How Exciting it is to Taste of it,
So Perfect,
and Sweet,
So Fair and True!
From The Exquisite Sweetness
and Orderliness of the Honeycomb
or the DNA Molecule,
to the Breathless Expanse
of The Canvas of Your Heavens,
Your Creation Sings of Your Glory
in a Never Ending Chorus of Praise!

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Thank you so much foryour kind words for my prayer. That really touched my heart.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Jeanbl]

AMEN! thank you. Joining in prayer together.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS