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.

Jude 1:1-25 May Jesus Christ, Who Is Able, Keep You From Stumbling & Present You Faultless Before God

 

May Jesus Christ, Who Is Able, Keep You From Stumbling & Present You Faultless Before God

Jude 1:1-25         The Epistle, [a.k.a. Letter,] of Jude [in Smaller Chunks]

[From:] Jude, the servant Jesus Christ, & brother of James, to [those, who] are sanctified by God, the Father. And preserved, [a.k.a. saved,] & called [through] Jesus Christ. [2 Timothy 1:9-10 [God,] Who [has] saved us, & called us with [a] holy calling, not according to our works, [a.k.a. deeds.] But according to His Own purpose, & grace, which was given [to] us, [through] Christ Jesus, before the world began, [a.k.a. was created.] But [it's] now made manifest, [a.k.a. visible,] by the [appearance,] of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Who [has] abolished death, & [has] brought life, & immortality to Light, through the Gospel.]

[May] mercy; peace; & love be multiplied to you. Beloved, when I [diligently, a.k.a. tried hard,] to write to you [about] the common Salvation, it was [necessary] for me to write, & [advise] you, [so] that you should earnestly contend, [a.k.a. debate,] for the faith [in Jesus Christ,] which was once delivered to the [Lord God's] saints. 

For [some] men are there, who were previously appointed] to this condemnation, ungodly men, [who] have crept [in unnoticed.] Turning our [God's] grace, into [something immoral,] & [denied] the Only Lord God, & our Lord Jesus Christ. [Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but [through:] abominable works, [a.k.a. deeds; disobedience; & [being] morally deprived] to every good work, they deny Him.]

Therefore, I will [remind] you, [although] you once knew this, & how the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, [afterwards] destroyed [those, who didn't believe] [in Him.] [Exodus 14:27-29 And Moses stretched [out] his hand over the [Red] Sea, & when the morning appeared, the sea returned to [its] strength, & the Egyptians fled against it. And the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, & covered the: chariots; horsemen; & all [Pharaoh's army] that came into the sea after [the Israelites.] There remained not so much as one of them. But the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel walked upon dry land in the [middle] of the sea. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side,] & on their left.]

And the angels, [who didn't keep] their first [position,] but left their own habitation, [a.k.a. residence, God has] reserved in everlasting, [a.k.a. eternal,] chains, [until] the great Day of judgment. [Revelation 12:7-11 And there was war in heaven. Michael, [a.k.a. an Arch Angel,] & his Angels fought against the dragon. And the dragon & his angels fought, & didn't prevail, [a.k.a. succeed,] & neither was there [a] place in heaven found [for them] anymore. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] called the Devil, & Satan, [that deceives] the whole world, & he was cast out into the earth. And his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now, [has] come: Salvation; strength, & the Kingdom of or God, & the power of His Christ. For cast down [is] the accuser of our brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers,] that accused them day & night before our God.] 

Even [like] Sodom & [Gomorrah,] & the cities [around] them, in [a] [similar] manner, giving themselves over to fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] & going after strange flesh, are [put] for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. [Revelations 14:9-11 And the 3rd Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man [worships] the beast, & his image, & [receives] his mark in his foreheard, or in his hand, the same [person,] shall drink of the wine of [God's] wrath, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation, [a.k.a. anger aroused over injustice.] And he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone, in the presence of the Holy Angels, & in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment [ascends, a.k.a. go up,] forever & ever. And [those,] who worship the beast & his image, & [whoever receives] the mark of his name, [shall] have no rest day, nor night.] 

[Similarly,] these dreamers [of] [filth] also defile: the flesh; despise dominion, [a.k.a. authority;] & speak evil of [dignitaries.] [2 Peter 2:9-10 The Lord [knows] how to deliver the godly out of temptations, & to reserve, [a.k.a. set aside,] the unjust [until] the Day of Judgment, to be punished. But [mainly those, who] walk, [a.k.a. follow, according to] the [worldly] flesh, & in the [unclean] lusts, [a.k.a. desires,] & despise [the] government. They are: [arrogant;] & self-willed, [a.k.a. egotystical,] & they aren't afraid to speak evil of [dignitaries.]

[Still,] Michael, the Arch Angel, when contending, [a.k.a. quarreling,] with the devil, [who] disputed about the body of Moses, & [dared] not bring a railing, [a.k.a. slanderous,] accusation against him, but said, The Lord [rebukes, a.k.a. reprimands,] you. [Zechariah 3:2 And the Lord said to Satan, The Lord [rebukes, a.k.a. criticizes,] you, O Satan. Even the Lord, [Who has] chosen Jerusalem, [scolds] you. [Isn't] this a [branding] [iron] plucked, [a.k.a. snatched,] out of the fire?]

But these speak evil of those things, [that] they [don't] know: but what they know naturally, [like wild animals,] they corrupt themselves [with] those things. Woe, [a.k.a. distress,] to them! For they have gone in the way, [a.k.a. path,] of Cain. [Genesis 4:8-11 And Cain talked with his brother, Abel. And it [happened,] when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, & [killed] him. And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel, your brother? And [Cain] said, I [don't] know. Am I my brother's keeper? And [the Lord] said, What [have] you done? The voice of your brother's blood [cries] [out] to me from the ground. And now, you [are] cursed from the earth, which [has] opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.]

And [these] ran greedily after, [a.k.a. according to,] the error of Balaam for reward. [Numbers 31:16 [See,] these cause the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel to commit [sin] against the Lord, through the [advice] of Balaam, in the matter of Peor, & there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.]

And [these] perished in the gainsaying, [a.k.a. the dispute,] of Core, [a.k.a. Korah.] [Numbers 26:9-10 And [Eliab's] sons [were:] Nemuel, Dathan, & Abiram This is that Dathan & Abiram, [who] were famous in the congregation, who strove, [a.k.a. argued,] against: Moses & Aaron, in the company of Korah, when they [argued] against the Lord. And the earth opened her mouth, & swallowed them up, together with Korah, & when that company died, & [at that] time, the fire devoured 250 men, & they became a sign, [a.k.a. an example.] 

These are spots, [a.k.a. blemishes,] in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear, [a.k.a. respect] [for the Lord God.] They are [worthless like:] clouds without water, carried [around by] winds, & trees whose fruit [withers,] & [are] without fruit, twice dead, & [pulled] up by the roots; & raging sea waves, foaming out of their own shame; & wandering stars, to whom the blackness of [the] [dark] is reserved forever. [2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens & the earth, which are now kept in store, [a.k.a. set aside,] by the same Word, & are reserved [for the] fire, against the Day of Judgment, & perdition, [a.k.a. destruction,] of ungodly men.] 

And also Enoch, the 7th from Adam, prophesied [about] these, saying, [Look,] the Lord [comes] with 10,000's of His saints, to execute, [a.k.a. carry out,] judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] upon all, & to convince all [who] are ungodly among them, [about] all their ungodly deeds, [that] they have [wickedly] committed. [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord isn't slack, [a.k.a. slow,] concerning His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. *But the Day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, & all the elements shall melt with fervent heat, & also the earth, & the works, [a.k.a. things made,] that are [in there,] shall be burned up.] 

And [to convince them about] all their [harsh] speeches, which ungodly sinners have spoken against [the Lord God.] [Revelation 1:5-8 *And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness, & the first begotten [from] the dead, & the Prince, [a.k.a. Ruler,] of the kings of the earth. To 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 gory, & dominion, [a.k.a. power,] forever & ever. Amen. [Watch,] He [comes] with clouds; & every eye shall see Him. And also [those, who] pierced Him. And all [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.] 

These are: murmurers, [a.k.a. grumblers,] & complainers, walking, [a.k.a. following, according to,] their own [worldly] lusts, [a.k.a. desires.] And their mouth [speaks] great swelling, [a.k.a. boastful,] words, & having [the] admiration [of] [men] [with status,] because [it was to their] advantage, [a.k.a. benefit.] [John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.]

But beloved, you remember the Words [that] were [previously] spoken [by] the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. How they told you that, There [would] be mockers in, [a.k.a. during,] the last time, [a.k.a. end times.] Who [would] walk, [a.k.a. follow, according to] their own ungodly lusts, [a.k.a. desires.] [2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching.] But [will go astray] after their own lusts, & they, having itching ears, [a.k.a. wanting to hear something,] shall heap. [a.k.a. a large amount,] [of] teachers [for] themselves, & they shall turn away their ears from the Truth, & shall be turned to fables.] 

These [are] sensual, [a.k.a. worldly,] who [don't have] the [Holy] Spirit, & they separate themselves, [a.k.a. divide themselves, going in different directions.] But praying [through] the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit], beloved, you, [build] yourselves up, [in] your most holy faith, & keep yourselves [within God's] love, looking for the mercy of our Lord, Jesus Christ [that leads] to Eternal Life. [Romans 10:9-13 That if you [shall] confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, & [shall] believe in your heart that God [has] raised Him from the dead, you [shall] be saved. For the man [believes] with the heart, [that leads] to righteousness. And confession is made with the mouth, [that leads] to Salvation. For the Scripture [says, Whoever believes] in Him shall not be ashamed.] 

And some have compassion, & [make] a difference, & even others hating the garment, [blemished,] by the [worldly] flesh, save with fear, [a.k.a. respect,] [for the Lord God,] pulling them out of the fire. [Amos 4:11 I have overthrown some of you, [like] God overthrew Sodom & Gomorrah, & you were [like] a [branding] [iron] plucked, [a.k.a snatched,] out of the burning [fire,] & [still,] you haven't returned to Me, [says] the Lord.]

Now, to [Jesus Christ, Who] is able to keep you from falling, [a.k.a. stumbling.] [Acts 4:10-12 Be it known to you all, & to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ [from] Nazareth, Whom you crucified & Whom God raised from the dead, even by Him, this man [does] stand here before you whole. *This Is the Stone which was set at [nothing by] you builders, [Who has] become the Head of the Corner. Neither is there Salvation in any other. For there is [no] other Name given among men under heaven, [by which] we must be saved.] 

And to present you faultless, [a.k.a. without blame,] before the presence of [the Lord God's] glory, with exceeding joy. [Revelation 3:5 He, [who] overcomes, the same [person] shall be clothed in white [clothing.] And I won't blot out his name [from] the Book of Life, but I will confess his name [in front of] My Father, & before His Angels.] 

[May] glory; majesty, dominion, [a.k.a. authority,] & power be to, God our Savior, [Who] only [is] wise, both now, & [forever.] Amen.