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.

2 Peter 1:1-21 Peter Reminds & Encourages His Fellow Believers & Tells of His Coming Death

 

Peter Reminds & Encourages His Fellow Believers & Tells of His Coming Death

2  Peter 1:1-21             Peter's 2nd Epistle [in Smaller Chunks]

[From:] Simon Peter, a servant & apostle of Jesus Christ, to [those who,] through the righteousness of God & our [Savior] Jesus Christ, have [also] obtained, [a.k.a. received,] precious faith with us. 

[May] grace & peace be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God, & Jesus our Lord. [Who] [has] given to us all things that [relate] to [Eternal] Life & godliness, through the knowledge of Him, [Who has] called us to glory & virtue, according to His divine power. [By which, exceedingly] great & precious promises are given to us. 

That having escaped the corruption [of sinful] [lusts, a.k.a. desires] that [are] in the world, & [because] [of] these [promises,] you might be [participants] of the divine nature. 

And [in addition to] this, [with] all diligence, [a.k.a. painstaking effort,] add virtue to your faith. And to virtue [add] knowledge. And to knowledge [add] temperance, [a.k.a. balance in all things.] And to temperance [add] patience. And to patience [add] godliness. And to godliness [add] brotherly kindness. And to brotherly kindness [add] charity, [a.k.a. love.] [Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have [the] opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to [those,] who are of the household of faith.] 

For if these things [are within] you, & abound, & they make you [productive, so] you shall neither be: barren, [a.k.a. lacking,] & [unproductive,] in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he [who lacks] these things is blind, & can't see [far away,] & [has] forgotten that he was purged, [a.k.a. cleansed,] from his old sins. 

Brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers, for this reason, instead] [with] [painstaking effort,] make your calling & election, [a.k.a. selection, secure.] For if you do these things, you shall never fall, [a.k.a. stumble, or be led astray.] 

[2 Corinthians 13:5-6 Examine yourselves, [& determine] whether you [truly] [are] in the faith. Prove, [a.k.a. test] your own selves. [Don't] you, [yourselves,] know that Jesus Christ is [within] you, [unless] you [consider yourselves to be unworthy of Salvation.] But I trust that you shall know that we aren't reprobates, [a.k.a. unredeemable.]

For you shall be abundantly [supplied,] to [enter] into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord & [Savior,] Jesus Christ. [For this reason,] I won't [neglect] to always [remind] you [about] these things, [so] [although] you know them, [you] [are now] established in the Truth. [John 14:6-7 Jesus [said] to [Thomas,] I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me. If you had known Me, you should have also known My Father, & from [now on,] you know Him, & have seen Him.] 

[Yes,] I think [it's appropriate,] to stir you up, [a.k.a. motivate you,] by [reminding] you, as long as I'm in this tabernacle, [a.k.a. tent for worship.] [Know] that shortly, I must put off, [a.k.a. leave,] my tabernacle, [a.k.a. earthly body,] even [like] our Lord, Jesus Christ, [has shown] me. 

[Also,] I will [try] [to prepare you, so] that after my [death,] you may be able to always [remember] these things. For when we made known to you the power & [the] coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we haven't followed [cleverly] devised fables, but [we] were eye-witnesses of His Majesty. [1 Corinthians 15:3-8 *For 1st, I delivered to you all of [what] I also received, & how Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures. *And that He was buried, & He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures. And that He was seen by Cephas, [a.k.a. Simon Peter,] then [by] the 12. After that, He was seen [by over] 500 brethren at once; of whom the greater part, [a.k.a. the majority,] remain [until] this [day,] but some are fallen asleep, [a.k.a. have died.] After that, He was seen [by] James, & then [by] all the apostles. And last of all, He was also seen [by] me, [a.k.a. Paul, previously called Saul,] [like a past due baby that is] born.]

For [Jesus Christ] received honor & glory from God the Father, when from the excellent glory, [God's] voice came there to Him, This Is My Beloved Son, in Whom, I Am well pleased. [Mark 9:5-8 And Peter answered & said to Jesus, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] it is good for us to be here. Let us make 3 tabernacles, [a.k.a. tents, shelters, or huts,] one for You, & one for Moses, & one for [Elijah.] For [Peter didn't know] what to say; for they were [very] afraid. *And there was a cloud that overshadowed them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This Is My Beloved Son. Hear Him, [a.k.a. Listen to Him.] 

And we heard this voice which [came] from heaven, when we were with [Jesus Christ,] in the Holy [Mountain.] We also have a more sure, [a.k.a. certain,] Word of prophecy, [by which,] you do well to [pay attention] [to,] [like] [you would pay attention] to a LIght that [shines] in a dark place, until the day [dawns,] & the Day Star [arises within] your hearts. [Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify these things to you in the churches. I Am the Root, & the Offspring, [a.k.a. from the lineage,] of David, & the Bright & Morning Star. And the [Holy] Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him [who hears] say, Come. And let him [who] is [thirsty,] come. And [whoever] [is] [willing,] let him freely take the Water of Life.] 

First, [know] this, that no prophecy [from] the Scripture, is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy [didn't come] in [ancient times,] by [man's] will; but the holy men of God, [spoke] as they were moved, [a.k.a. led,] by the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.]