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.

Acts 19:1-41 Worshipers of Diana's Shrine Didn't Approve of Paul Teaching About Christ

 

Worshipers of Diana's Shrine Didn't Approve of Paul Teaching About Christ

Acts 19:1-41                    The Acts of the Apostles [in Smaller Chunks]

And it [happened,] that while Apollos was [in] Corinth, Paul passed through the upper coasts & came to Ephesus, & [found some] disciples. [Paul] said to them, Since you have believed, have you received the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit?] And they said to [Paul,] We haven't heard, whether there [even] [is] any Holy Ghost. 

And [Paul] said to them, Then, to what were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism. Then, Paul said, [Truly,] John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe [in] Him, that is [in] Jesus Christ, [Who would] come after him. 

When they heard this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus. And there were about 12 men, & when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] came upon them. And they [spoke] with [tongues, a.k.a. languages,] & prophesied.

And [Paul] went into the synagogue, & [spoke] boldly for the [period] of 3 months, disputing & persuading the things [related] [to] the Kingdom of God. [Acts 17:2-3 And [like Paul's custom] was, [for] 3 Sabbath Days, went to them, & reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, opening [them,] & alleging that [it was necessary that] Christ must have suffered. And [Christ] [rose] again from the dead. And that this Jesus, Whom I preach to you, Is Christ.] 

But when [the hearts of] [various] [ones of them,] were hardened & [didn't believe,] but [they] [spoke] evil of that Way, before the multitude. [John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me.] 

[Paul left] from them, & [removed] the disciples, & [reasoned] daily in the school of one, Tyrannus. And this continued [over] the space of 2 years, so that all [those, who] dwelt in Asia, [of:] both Jews & Greeks, [a.k.a. Gentiles,] heard the Word of the Lord Jesus. 

And God [brought about] special miracles [at] [the] hands of Paul. [Acts 14:8-10  And a certain man [in] Lystra sat there, [lame] in his feet, who had never walked, being a cripple from [birth.] The same [man] heard Paul speak; who [steadily watched the man,] & [realized] that he had faith, to be healed. *[Paul] said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet. And he leaped [up] & walked.] 

So, that handkerchiefs or aprons, [that touched] [Paul's] body, were brought to the sick, & the diseases [left] from them, & the evil spirits, [a.k.a. demons,] went out of them. Then, [some] of the [wandering] Jews, [who were] exorcists, took [it] upon [themselves,] to call [on] the Name of the Lord Jesus, over [those, who] had evil spirits, saying, We [command] you by Jesus, Whom Paul [preaches.] 

And one Sceva, [who was] a Jew & chief priest, [had] 7 sons, [who] did [this.] And the evil spirit, [a.k.a. demon,] answered  & said, I know Jesus, & I know Paul, but who are you? And the man [who] [had] the evil spirit, leaped on them, & [overpowered] & prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked & wounded. 

And this was known to all the Jews & also [the] Greeks [living in] Ephesus. And fear fell on all [of] them, & the Name of the Lord was magnified. And many [who] believed, came & confessed [their sins] & deeds. Also, many of them, [who] used curious arts, brought their books together, & burned them, [in front of] all men. [2 Kings 21:6 And [Manasseh] made his son pass through the fire; & observed times, [a.k.a. horoscopes, & astrology;] used enchantments; dealt with familiar spirits & wizards. [Manasseh brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.]

And they counted the [value] of [the books they burned], & found [the value:] 50,000 pieces of silver. So, the Word of God grew mightily & prevailed. After these things [happened,] Paul [intended within] [his] spirit, to go to Jerusalem, [after] he had passed through Macedonia & Achaia, saying, After I have been there, I must also see [the brethren, a.k.a. fellow- believers in] Rome. 

So, [Paul] sent 2 of [those, who] ministered to him, into Macedonia, Timotheus, [a.k.a. Timothy,] & Erastus. But [Paul] stayed in Asia, for [some time.] And the same time, a [major] stir, [a.k.a. commotion,] arose about that Way. [Luke 24:46-48 And [Jesus] said to them, It is written [like this,] & [like this] it [was necessary] [for] Christ to suffer, & to rise from the dead the third day. [So,] that repentance & remission, [a.k.a. forgiveness] of sins, should be preached in His Name, among all nations, beginning [in] Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things.] 

For [some] man named Demetrius, a silversmith, [who] made silver shrines for Diana, brought [much] [financial] gain to the craftsmen, whom [Demetrius] called together with the workmen of [similar occupations.] [Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver & gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they [don't] speak. They have eyes, but they [don't] see. They have ears, but they [don't] hear. They have noses, but they [don't] smell. They have hands, but they [don't touch.] They have feet, but they [don't] walk. Neither [do] they speak through their throat. [Those who] make them, are [similar] to them; & so is everyone, [who trusts] in them.] 

And said, Sirs, that we have our wealth by this craft, [a.k.a. trade.] [Also,] you see & hear, that not [only] in Ephesus, but throughout almost all [of] Asia, Paul [has] persuaded & turned away [many] people, saying that they [aren't] gods, [that] are made with hands. [Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men, [who] weren't killed by these plagues, & [still didn't] repent of the works [made] [by] their hands, [so] that they shouldn't worship [demons,] & idols of: gold; silver; brass; stone; & wood, which can neither see, hear, nor  walk. Neither [did] they [repent] of their: murders, sorceries, fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] nor their thefts.]

So, not only is our craft in danger [of] [being brought to nothing, but also that the great goddess, Diana, whom all Asia & the world worshiped, should be despised, & her magnificence should be destroyed. And when they heard these [things,] they were full of wrath, [a.k.a. rage,] & cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole city was filled with confusion. 

And having [already] caught, [a,k.a. seized,] Gaius & Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, & Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord, [a.k.a. united as one,] into the theatre. And when Paul would have entered [into] the [crowd of] people, the disciples [wouldn't allow] him.

And [some] of the [leaders] of Asia, [who] were [Paul's] friends, sent to him, [pleading] that he wouldn't [venture] himself into the theatre. Therefore, some cried [out] 1 thing, & some another. For the assembly was confused, & the [majority didn't know why] they [had] come together. 

And they [pulled] Alexander out of the multitude, & the Jews [pushing] him forward. And Alexander [motioned] with [his] hand, & would have made his defence [known] to the people. But when they knew that [Alexander] was a Jew, [over] the [period] of about 2 hours, [they] cried out with one voice, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 

And when the [town's clerk] had [quieted] the people, he said, You men of Ephesus, what man is there, [who doesn't know] that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great goddess Diana, & [a worshiper] of the image which fell down from Jupiter? [Psalm 96:5 For all the gods of the nations are idols. But the Lord made the heavens.] 

Then, [since] these things can't be spoken against, you [should] be quiet, & do nothing rashly, [a.k.a. recklessly.] For you have brought these men [here, who] are neither [thieves] of churches, [a.k.a. temples,] nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 

[For this reason,] if Demetrius, & the craftsmen, [who] are with him, have a matter against any man, the [courts are] open, & there are deputies. Let them [prosecute] one another. 

But if you [inquire about] other matters, it shall be [decided] in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger [of] [being] called in question [about] today's uproar. [Since,] there [is] no [reason, by which] we may give an account of this [large crowd.] And when he had spoken [this,] he dismissed the assembly.