About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

John 14:1-31 Jesus Tells His Disciples of His Soon Departure to the Father

 

Jesus Tells His Disciples of His Soon Departure to the Father

John 14:1-31          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

[Don't] let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, & also believe in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions, [a.k.a. dwellings.] If it weren't so, I would have told you. *I go to prepare a place for you. [Revelation 21:1-4 * And I saw a new heaven & a new earth. For the 1st heaven & the 1st earth [had] passed away. And there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the holy city: New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 

Prepared [like] a bride, adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God. *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall no [longer] be: death, sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.] 

*And if I go & prepare a place for you, I will come again, & receive you unto Myself. [So,] that where I Am, you may be there also. [Revelation 3:20-21 *[Watch, I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice, & [opens] the door, I will come in to him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him, [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.] 

Thomas [said] to [Jesus,] Lord, we [don't] know [where] You [are] [going,] & how can we know the way? Jesus [said] to [Thomas,] I Am the Way, The Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me. [John 1:11-12 * [Jesus] came to His Own, & His Own didn't [receive, a.k.a. accept,] Him. But as many as received Him, He gave to them power to become the sons of God, even to [those, who] believe [in] His Name.]

If you had known Me, you should have also known My Father. And from [now on] you know Him, & have seen Him. [John 10:30 My Father & I are One.] 

Philip [said] to [Jesus,] Lord, [show] us the Father & it [will satisfy] us. Jesus said to [Philip,] Have I been [such] [a] long time with you, & [still] you [haven't] known Me, Philip? He, [who has] seen Me, has seen the Father. And how [do] you say then, Show us the Father?

[Don't] you [believe] that I Am in the Father, & the Father in Me? I don't speak of Myself,[through] the Words that I speak to you: but the Father, [Who dwells within] Me. 

He [does] the works, [a.k.a. Miracles.] [Do] you believe Me, that I Am in the Father, & the Father in Me? Or else believe Me, for the very works, [a.k.a. Miracle's.] sake. [Matthew 15:30-31 And [large] multitudes came to [Jesus,] having with them, those [who] were: lame; blind; [mute; crippled;] & many others, & cast them down at Jesus' feet. And [Jesus] healed them. [In] that, the multitude wondered, when they saw the [mute,] speak; the [crippled,] whole; the lame, walk; & the blind, see. And they glorified the God of Israel.] 

*[Very, truly,] I say to you, He, [who] believes [in] Me, & the works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] that I do, he shall also do. And he shall do greater works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] than these. [Acts 3:4-8 *And Peter & John [focusing their] eyes on him, said, Look [at] us. And he [paid attention] to them, expecting to receive something [from] them. Then, Peter said, I have [no] silver & gold: but I give you such as I have: In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up & walk. 

And [Peter] took him by the right hand, & lifted him up. And immediately his feet & [ankle] bones received strength. And he leaping up, stood, & walked, & entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, & praising God.] 

*Because I go to the Father. [Revelation 1:5-8 *And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness, & the first begotten of the dead, & the [Ruler] of the kings of the earth. [From] Him, [who] loved us, & washed us from our sins in His Own blood. And [has] made us kings & priests to God, & [to] His Father. 

To Him be glory, & dominion, [a.k.a. power or supremacy,] forever & ever. Amen. [Look,] He [comes] with clouds. And every eye shall see Him, & also [those, who] pierced Him. And all the [families] of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen. I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the Ending, [says] the Lord, [Who] Is, [Who] Was, & [Who] Is to come, the Almighty.]

And [whatever] you shall ask in My Name, I will do that, [so] that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [James 1:5-7 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask [for wisdom] [from] God, [Who] gives [it] to men liberally, [a.k.a generously,] & [doesn't scold.] But let him ask in faith, & [not] wavering. For he, [who wavers,] is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind & tossed. For [don't] let that man think that he shall receive, [a.k.a deserve,] anything [from] the Lord.] 

If you shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it. If you love Me, keep My commandments. [John 15:10-12 If you keep My commandments, you shall abide, [a.k.a. dwell or live,] in My love. Even [like] I have kept My Father's commandments, & [dwell] in His love. I have spoken these things to you, [so] that My joy might remain in you, & that your joy might be full. This is My commandment, That you love one another, [like] I have loved you.] 

And I will pray [to] the Father, & He shall give you another Comforter, [so] that He may abide, [a.k.a. stay,] with you forever. [Acts 2:2-4 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven [like] of a mighty, rushing wind. And it filled all the house, where they were sitting. And cloven tongues [like] of fire, appeared to them there. And it sat [over] each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & began to speak with other tongues, [a.k.a. languages,] as the Spirit gave them utternace.] 

Even the Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive, because it [doesn't] see Him, & neither [does it] know Him. But you know Him, for He dwells [within] you, & shall be [within] you. *I won't leave you comfortless. I will come to you. 

[John 15:26-27 *But when the Comforter [has] come, Whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, [Who proceeds] from the Father. He shall testify of Me. And also you shall bear witness, [a.k.a. testify,] because you have been with Me from the beginning.] 

[Still,] [in] a little while, & the world [shall] no [longer] see Me. But you see Me. Because I live, you shall also live. [John we:35-36 Then, Jesus said to them, [Still] a little while, the Light is with you. Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness [comes] upon you. For he, [who walks] in darkness, [doesn't know where] he [goes.] While you have Light, believe in the Light, [so] that you may be the children of Light. Jesus [spoke] these things, & [left] & [hid] Himself from them.] 

[On] that day, you shall know that I Am in My Father, & you in Me, & I in you. [John 17:22-23 And I have given them the glory [that] You [gave] Me; [so] that they may be one, even as We are One. I in them, & You in Me, [so] that they may be made perfect in One. And that the world may know that You [have] sent Me, & [have] loved them, [like] You [have] loved Me.] 

He, [who has] My commandments, & [keeps] them is he, [who loves] Me. And he, [who loves] Me, shall be loved [by] My Father. And I will love him, & will manifest, [a.k.a. reveal,] Myself to him. [1 John 2:5 But [whoever keeps] His Word, [truly,] the love of God is perfected in him. [By this,] we know that we are in Him.]

Judas, not Iscariot, [said] to [Jesus,] Lord, how is it that You [will] manifest, [a.k.a. reveal,] Yourself to us, & to the world? Jesus answered & said to him, If a man [loves] Me, he will keep My Words, & My Father will love him. *And We will come to him, & make our abode, [a.k.a. home,] with him. 

[2 Corinthians 6:16 *And what [accord, a.k.a. agreement,] [does] the temple of God [have] with idols? For you are the temple of the Living God. [Like] God [has] said, I will dwell, [a.k.a live, within] them, & walk [within] them. And I shall be their God, & they shall be My people.] 

He, [who loves] Me, & [doesn't keep] My sayings, [should know:] the Word [that] you hear, isn't Mine, but the Father's, [Who] sent Me. [1 John 2:2-3 And [by this] we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He, [who says,] I know Him, & [doesn't keep] His commandments, is a liar, & the Truth isn't in him.] 

I have spoken these things to you, [still] being present, [a.k.a. here,] with you. But the Comforter, [Who] Is the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] Whom the Father will send in My Name, He shall teach you all things, & [remind] you all things [of] [whatever] I have said to you. 

Peace I leave with you, &  My peace I give to you. I give to you, not [like] the world [gives.] [Don't] let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. [1 John 5:5 Who is he, [who overcomes] the world, but he, [who believes ] that Jesus is the Son of God?] 

*You have heard how I said to you, I go away, & come again to you. If you loved Me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father. For My Father is greater than I. [Revelation 3:20-21 *[Watch,] I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice, & [opens] the door, I will come in to him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him, [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcome, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.] 

And now I have told you [this,] before it [happens, so] that, when it [happens,] you might believe. [After this,] I won't talk much with you. For the prince of this world comes, & has nothing in Me. [Revelation 12:9-11 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, & Satan, [that deceives] the whole world. He was cast out into the earth, & his angels were cast out with him. 

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now, Salvation, strength, & the Kingdom of our God, & the power of His Christ [have] come. For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, [that] accused them before our God day & night. And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, & by the Word of their testimony. And they didn't love their life, [a.k.a. they were willing to risk their lives, until] death.] 

But [so] that the world may know that I love the Father; & I even do the [commandments like] the Father gave Me. Arise, & let us go, [& do] [accordingly.]