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 17:1-26 Jesus Is Praying to His Father Before His Betrayal by Judas Iscariot

 

Jesus Is Praying to His Father Before His Betrayal by Judas Iscariot

John 17:1-26          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

Jesus [spoke] these Words & lifted up His eyes to heaven, & said, The hour [has] come. Glorify Your Son, [so] that Your Son may also glorify You. As You [have] given Him power over all flesh, [so] that He should give eternal Life to as many, as You [have] given Him. [John 6:39 And this is the Father's will, [Who has] sent Me, that I should lose nothing, of all [whom] He has given Me, but should raise it up again, [on] the last day.] *

*And this is eternal Life, [so] that they might know You, the Only True God, & Jesus Christ, Whom You [have] sent. [Proverbs 8:35-36 *For [whoever finds] Me, [finds] Life, & shall obtain [favor from] the Lord. But he, [who sins] against Me, [wrongs] his own soul. All [those, who] hate Me, love death.]

I have glorified You, [while] on the earth: &I have finished the work, [that] You [gave] Me to do. And now, You, O Father, glorify Me, with Your Ownself, with the glory [that] I had with You, before the world was. [Genesis 1:25-26 And God made the [animals] of the earth [according to its] kind, & the cattle, [a.k.a. livestock, according to its] kind. 

And everything that [creeps] upon the earth, [according to its] kind. And God saw that it was good. And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion, [a.k.a. power or control] over the: fish of the sea; the [birds] of the air; the cattle, [a.k.a. livestock;] & over all the earth; & over every creeping thing that [creeps] upon the earth.]

I have manifested, [a.k.a. revealed,] Your Name to the men, [from] the world, [whom] You [gave] Me. They were Yours, & You [gave] them [to] Me, & they have kept Your Word. Now, they have known that all things [whatever] You [have] given Me, are [from] You. 

*For I have given to them, the Words which You [gave] [to] Me. And they have received, [a.k.a. accepted,] them, & have surely known that I came from You. And they have believed that You [sent] Me. [Deuteronomy 18:18-19 *I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, [similar] to you, & will put My Words in His mouth. 

And He shall speak to them, all that I shall command Him. *And it shall [happen,] that [whoever] won't [pay attention] to My Words, [that] He shall speak in My Name, I will require it [from] him, [a.k.a. hold him accountable for disregarding My Words.] 

I pray for them. I [don't] pray for the world, but for [those whom] You have given [to] Me; for they are Yours. [1 John 5:19 And we know that we are [from] God, & the whole world [lies] in wickedness.] 

And all Mine are Yours, & Yours are Mine. And [by] them, I Am glorified. And now, I Am no [longer] in the world, & I come to You, but these are in the world. Through Your Own Name, Holy Father, keep whom You [have] given Me, [so] that they may be one, [like] We Are. [John 10:30 My Father & I Are One.] 

While I was with them in the world, I kept those in Your Name, [whom] You [gave] [to] Me. *I have kept them, & none of them is lost, [except] the son of perdition, [a.k.a. son of destruction, so] that the Scripture might be fulfilled. [Psalm 41:9 *[Yes, My] Own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who ate] My bread, [has] lifted up his [heels] against Me.]

And now I come to You, & I speak these things in the world, [so] that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your Word. And the world [has] hated them, because they aren't of the world, even [like] I Am not of the world. [1 John 2:16-17 For all that is in the world: the lust of the flesh, & the lust of the eyes, & the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world & [its] lust [passes away:] but he, [who does] the will of God, abides, [a.k.a. remains] forever.]

I [don't] pray that You [should] take them out of the world, but that You [should] keep them from [what is:] evil. [Ephesians 6:12 For we [don't] wrestle against flesh & blood; but against principalities, [a.k.a. evil spirits;] against powers; & against the rulers of darkness of this world; & against spiritual wickedness in high places.]

They are not of the world, even [like] I Am not of the world. [John 15:18-19 If the world [hates] you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love [its] own, but I have chosen you [from] the world. But because you are not of the world, [that's why] the world [hates] you.] 

Sanctify them through Your Truth. Your Word is Truth. [Like] You have sent Me into the world, even so, I have also sent them into the world. [Matthew 10:5 Jesus sent these 12 [out,] & commanded them, saying, [Don't] go into the [road] of the Gentiles, & [don't] enter into any city of the Samaritans. But [instead] go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.] 

And I sanctify Myself, for their sakes, [so] that they might also be sanctified through the Truth. [John 14:6 Jesus [said] to him, I Am the Way, The Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me.] 

Neither [do] I pray for these alone, but also for them, [who] shall believe [in] Me through their [sharing the] Word. [So,] that they may all be One, [like] You, Father [are] in Me, & I in You. 

That they may also be One in Us, [so] that the world may believe that You [have] sent Me. And I have given them the glory [that] You [gave] Me, [so] that they may be [united as] One, even [like] we are One. [Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew, & the Greek, [a.k.a. Gentiles, heathen, or unbelievers,] for the same Lord over all is rich to all, [who] call upon Him.]

I [Am] in them, & You [are] in Me, [so] that they may be made perfect [as] One. And that the world may know that You [have] sent Me, & [have] loved them, [like] You [have] loved Me. Father, I [want] that [those,] whom You [have] also given Me, [are] with Me where I Am [going.] 

[So,] that they may [see] My glory, [that] You [have] given Me. For You [loved] Me, before the foundation of the world. [Hebrews 1:2-3 In these last days, [has] spoken to us, [through] His Son, Whom He [has] appointed heir of all things, & by Wnom, He also made the worlds.  

Who [is] the brightness of His glory, & the [precise] image of His person. When He had by Himself, purged, [a.k.a. cleansed,] our sins, & upholding all things by the Word of His power, sat down on the right hand [side] of the Majesty on High.]                                                                                                                                                     

O Righteous Father, the world [hasn't] known You: but I have known You, & these have known that You [have] sent Me. And I have declared to them Your Name, & will declare it, [so] that the love, [with which] You [have] loved Me, may be in them, & I in them. [John 15:9 I have loved you, [like] the Father has loved Me, & you continue in My love.]