The grass always appears
greener on the other side of the fence.More often than not when a
person feels the itch to get going, the best advice is for him to
sit down and scratch his feet!
The Trumpets Were Used
For Calling of the
Assemblies
John 17:21,
22That
<2443> they all <3956> may be <5600> (5753) one
<1520>; as <2531> thou <4771>, Father
<3962>, art in <1722> me <1698>, and I
<2504> in <1722> thee <4671>, that <2443>
they <846>also
<2532> may be <5600> (5753) one <1520> in
<1722> us <2254>: that <2443> the world
<2889> may believe <4100> (5661) that <3754> thou
<4771> hast sent <649> (5656) me
<3165>.
22
And <2532> the glory
<1391> which <3739> thou gavest <1325> (5758) me
<3427> I
<1473>have given
<1325> (5758) them <846>; that <2443> they may be
<5600> (5753) one <1520>, even as <2531>we <2249> are
<2070> (5748) one
<1520>:
Psalm 50:5Gather <0622> (8798) my
saints <02623> together unto me; those that have made <03772> (8802) a covenant<01285> with me by
sacrifice <02077>.
Revelation 1:10,
12 I was <1096>
(5633) in <1722> the Spirit <4151> on <1722> the
Lord’s <2960> day <2250> , and <2532> heard
<191> (5656) behind <3694> me <3450> a great
<3173> voice <5456>, as <5613> of a trumpet
<4536>,
12And <2532>
I turned <1994> (5656) to see <991> (5721) the voice
<5456> that <3748> spake <2980> (5656) with <3326> me
<1700>. And <2532> being turned <1994> (5660), I
saw <1492> (5627)seven <2033> golden <5552> candlesticks <3087>;
Ephesians
4:11-13And <2532> he
<846> gave <1325> (5656) some <3303>, apostles
<652>; and <1161> some, prophets <4396>; and
<1161> some, evangelists <2099>; and <1161> some,
pastors <4166> and <2532> teachers
<1320>;
12For <4314> the
perfecting <2677> of the saints <40>, for <1519>
the work <2041> of the ministry <1248> , for
<1519> the edifying <3619> of the body <4983> of
Christ <5547>:
13Till <3360> we all
<3956> come <2658> (5661) in <1519> the unity
<1775> of the faith <4102> , and <2532> of the
knowledge <1922> of the Son <5207> of God <2316>,
unto <1519> a perfect <5046> man <435> , unto
<1519> the measure <3358> of the stature <2244> of
the fulness <4138> of Christ <5547>: {in: or,
into}{stature:
or, age}
Trumpets Were Used For
the Journeying of the Camps
Numbers
9:15-23And on the day
<03117> that the tabernacle <04908> was reared up
<06965> (8687) the cloud <06051> covered<03680> (8765) the
tabernacle <04908>, namely, the tent <0168> of
the testimony <05715>: and at even <06153> there was
upon the tabernacle <04908> as it were the appearance
<04758> of fire <0784>, until the morning
<01242>.
16
So it was alway
<08548>: the cloud <06051> covered <03680> (8762)
it by day, and the appearance <04758>of fire <0784> by
night <03915>.
17
And when <06310> the
cloud <06051> was taken up <05927> (8736) from the
tabernacle <0168>, then after<0310> that the
children <01121> of Israel <03478> journeyed
<05265> (8799): and in the place <04725> where the cloud
<06051>abode
<07931> (8799), there the children <01121> of Israel
<03478> pitched their tents <02583>
(8799).
18At the
commandment <06310> of the LORD <03068> the children
<01121> of Israel <03478> journeyed <05265>(8799), and at the
commandment <06310> of the LORD <03068> they pitched
<02583> (8799): as long as <03117> the cloud
<06051>abode
<07931> (8799) upon the tabernacle <04908> they rested
<02583> (8799) in their
tents.
19And when the cloud
<06051> tarried long <0748> (8687) upon the tabernacle
<04908> many <07227> days <03117> , then the
children <01121> of Israel <03478> kept <08104>
(8804) the charge <04931> of the LORD <03068>, and
journeyed <05265> (8799) not. {tarried…: Heb.
prolonged}
20
And so it was
<03426>, when the cloud <06051> was a few <04557>
days <03117> upon the tabernacle <04908> ; according to
the commandment <06310> of the LORD <03068> they abode
<02583> (8799) in their tents, and according to the
commandment <06310>of the LORD <03068> they journeyed <05265>
(8799).
21
And so it was
<03426>, when the cloud <06051> abode from even
<06153> unto the morning <01242>, and thatthe cloud <06051> was
taken up <05927> (8738) in the morning <01242>, then
they journeyed <05265> (8804): whether it wasby day <03119> or by
night <03915> that the cloud <06051> was taken up
<05927> (8738), they journeyed <05265> (8804) .
{abode: Heb. was}
22Or whether it were
two days <03117>, or a month <02320>, or a year
<03117>, that the cloud <06051> tarried<0748> (8687) upon the
tabernacle <04908>, remaining <07931> (8800) thereon,
the children <01121> of Israel <03478> abode
<02583> (8799) in their tents, and journeyed <05265>
(8799) not: but when it was taken up <05927> (8736), they
journeyed<05265>
(8799).
23At the commandment
<06310> of the LORD <03068> they rested <02583>
(8799) in the tents, and at the commandment <06310>of the LORD <03068>
they journeyed <05265> (8799): they kept <08104> (8804)
the charge <04931> of the LORD <03068> , at the
commandment <06310> of the LORD <03068> by the hand
<03027> of Moses
<04872>.
Hebrews
11:13These
<3778> all <3956> died <599> (5627) in
<2596> faith <4102>, not <3361> having received
<2983> (5631) the promises <1860>, but <235>
having seen <1492> (5631) them <846> afar off
<4207> , and <2532> were persuaded of <3982> (5685) them, and <2532> embraced
<782> (5666) them, and <2532>confessed <3670> (5660) that <3754> they were
<1526> (5748) strangers <3581> and <2532> pilgrims
<3927>on
<1909> the earth <1093>. {in faith: Gr. according
to faith}
Amos 3:6, 7Shall a trumpet
<07782> be blown <08628> (8735) in the city
<05892>, and the people <05971> not be afraid<02729> (8799)? shall
there be evil <07451> in a city <05892>, and the LORD
<03068> hath not done <06213> (8804) it? {be afraid: or,
run together?}{the LORD…: or, shall not the LORD do
somewhat?}
7Surely the Lord
<0136> GOD <03069> will do <06213> (8799) nothing
<01697>, but he revealeth <01540>(8804) his secret
<05475> unto his servants <05650> the prophets
<05030>.
When the cloud moved, the
Trumpets sounded an alarm, and the people commenced their
journey.
All the Congregation Had
to Assemble at the Door of the Tabernacle
John 10:9I <1473>
am <1510> (5748) the door <2374>: by <1223> me
<1700> if <1437> any man<5100> enter in <1525> (5632), he shall be saved
<4982> (5701), and <2532> shall go in <1525> (5695) and<2532> out
<1831> (5695), and <2532> find <2147> (5692) pasture
<3542>.
Psalm 50:5Gather
<0622> (8798) my saints <02623> together unto me; those
that have made <03772> (8802) a covenant<01285> with me by
sacrifice <02077>.
Genesis
49:10The sceptre
<07626> shall not depart <05493> (8799) from Judah <03063>, nor a lawgiver <02710> (8781)from between his feet
<07272>, until <03588> Shiloh <07886> come <0935> (8799);
and unto him shall the gathering <03349>of
the people <05971>
be.
When One Trumpet Sounded,
the Princes Were Required to Gather
Together
Revelation
1:10-13I was <1096> (5633) in
<1722> the Spirit <4151> on <1722> the Lord’s
<2960> day <2250> , and <2532> heard <191>
(5656) behind <3694> me <3450> a great <3173>
voice <5456>, as <5613> of a trumpet
<4536>,
11Saying <3004> (5723),
I <1473> am <1510> (5748) Alpha <1> and
<2532> Omega <5598> , the first <4413> and
<2532> the last <2078>: and <2532>, What
<3739> thou seest <991> (5719), write<1125> (5657) in
<1519> a book <975>, and <2532> send <3992>
(5657) it unto the seven <2033> churches <1577>
which <3588> are in <1722> Asia <773>; unto
<1519> Ephesus <2181>, and <2532> unto
<1519> Smyrna <4667>, and <2532> unto <1519>
Pergamos <4010>, and <2532> unto <1519> Thyatira
<2363>, and <2532>unto <1519> Sardis <4554>, and <2532> unto
<1519> Philadelphia <5359>, and <2532> unto
<1519> Laodicea <2993>
.
12
And <2532> I turned
<1994> (5656) to see <991> (5721) the voice <5456>
that <3748> spake <2980> (5656) with <3326> me
<1700>. And <2532> being turned <1994> (5660), I
saw <1492> (5627)seven <2033> golden <5552> candlesticks
<3087>;
13And <2532> in
<1722> the midst <3319> of the seven <2033>
candlesticks <3087> one like <3664>unto the Son <5207> of
man <444>, clothed with a garment <1746> (5765) down to
the foot <4158>, and <2532> girt <4024>(5772) about <4314>
the paps <3149> with a golden <5552> girdle
<2223>.
God Always Goes
to the Leaders First
Ezekiel
34:1-10And the word
<01697> of the LORD <03068> came unto me, saying
<0559> (8800),
2
Son <01121> of man
<0120>, prophesy <05012> (8734) against the shepherds
<07462> (8802) of Israel <03478>, prophesy <05012>
(8734), and say <0559> (8804) unto them, Thus saith
<0559> (8804) the Lord <0136>GOD <03069> unto the
shepherds <07462> (8802); Woe <01945> be to the
shepherds <07462> (8802) of Israel <03478>that do feed <07462>
(8802) themselves! should not the shepherds <07462> (8802)
feed <07462> (8799) the flocks<06629>?
3
Ye eat
<0398> (8799) the fat <02459>, and ye clothe
<03847> (8799) you with the wool <06785>, ye kill
<02076> (8799) them that are fed <01277>: but ye
feed <07462> (8799) not the flock
<06629>.
4
The diseased
<02470> (8737) have ye not strengthened <02388> (8765),
neither have ye healed <07495> (8765)that which was sick
<02470> (8802), neither have ye bound up <02280> (8804)
that which was broken <07665> (8737) , neither have ye
brought again <07725> (8689) that which was driven away
<05080> (8737), neither have ye sought <01245>
(8765)that which was
lost <06> (8802); but with force <02394> and with
cruelty <06531> have ye ruled <07287> (8804)
them.
5 And they were scattered
<06327> (8799), because there is no shepherd
<07462> (8802): and they became meat <0402>to all the beasts
<02416> of the field <07704>, when they were scattered
<06327> (8799). {because…: or, without a shepherd}
6My sheep
<06629> wandered <07686> (8799) through all the
mountains <02022>, and upon every high <07311>(8802) hill <01389>:
yea, my flock <06629> was scattered <06327> (8738) upon
all the face <06440> of the earth <0776>, and none did
search <01875> (8802) or seek <01245> (8764) after
them.
7Therefore, ye shepherds
<07462> (8802), hear <08085> (8798) the word
<01697> of the LORD
<03068>;
8
As I live
<02416>, saith <05002> (8803) the Lord <0136> GOD
<03069>, surely because my flock <06629>became a prey <0957>,
and my flock <06629> became meat <0402> to every beast
<02416> of the field <07704>, because there
wasno shepherd
<07462> (8802), neither did my shepherds <07462> (8802)
search <01875> (8804) for my flock <06629> , but the
shepherds <07462> (8802) fed <07462> (8799) themselves,
and fed <07462> (8804) not my flock <06629>;
{because…: or, without a
shepherd}
9Therefore, O ye
shepherds <07462> (8802), hear <08085> (8798) the word
<01697> of the LORD
<03068>;
10
Thus saith <0559>
(8804) the Lord <0136> GOD <03069>; Behold, I am
against the shepherds <07462>(8802); and I will require
<01875> (8804) my flock <06629> at their hand
<03027>, and cause them to cease <07673> (8689)from feeding <07462>
(8800) the flock <06629>; neither shall the shepherds
<07462> (8802) feed <07462> (8799) themselves any more;
for I will deliver <05337> (8689) my flock <06629> from
their mouth <06310>, that they may not be meat <0402>
for them.
When Two Trumpets
Sounded, the People Gathered Together:An Alarm Was Sounded
For War or the Oppression of the
Enemy
Joel 2:1Blow
<08628> (8798) ye the trumpet <07782> in Zion
<06726>, and sound an alarm <07321> (8685) in my holy <06944> mountain
<02022>: let all the inhabitants <03427> (8802) of the land <0776> tremble
<07264> (8799) : for the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> cometh <0935> (8804), for
it is nigh at hand <07138>; {trumpet: or, cornet}
Ezekiel
33:1-7Again the word
of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
2
Son of man, speak
to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the
sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their
coasts, and set him for their
watchman:
3
If when he seeth
the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the
people;
4Then whosoever
heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the
sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own
head.
5
He heard the
sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon
him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his
soul.
6But if the
watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the
people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person
from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood
will I require at the watchman’s
hand.
7
So thou, O son of
man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore
thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from
me.
Jeremiah
50:25The LORD
<03068> hath opened <06605> (8804) his armoury <0214>, and hath brought forth <03318>
(8686)the weapons
<03627> of his indignation <02195>: for this is the work
<04399> of the Lord <0136> GOD <03069> of hosts <06635>in the land <0776> of
the Chaldeans
<03778>.
Ephesians
6:10-18Finally
<3063>, my <3450> brethren <80>, be strong
<1743> (5744) in <1722> the Lord <2962> , and
<2532> in <1722> the power <2904> of his
<846> might <2479>.
11
Put on <1746> (5669)
the whole armour <3833> of God <2316>, that <4314>
ye <5209> may be able<1410> (5738) to stand <2476> (5629) against
<4314> the wiles <3180> of the devil
<1228>.
12
For <3754> we
<2254> wrestle <3823> not <3756> against
<2076> (5748) <4314> flesh<4561> and
<2532> blood <129>, but <235> against <4314>
principalities <746>, against <4314> powers <1849>
, against <4314> the rulers <2888> of the darkness
<4655> of this <5127> world <165>, against
<4314> spiritual <4152>wickedness <4189> in
<1722> high <2032> places. {flesh…: Gr. blood
and flesh}{spiritual…: or, wicked spirits}{high: or,
heavenly}
13Wherefore <1223>
<5124> take unto you <353> (5628) the whole armour
<3833> of God <2316>, that<2443> ye may be able
<1410> (5667) to withstand <436> (5629) in <1722>
the evil <4190> day <2250>, and <2532> having done
<2716> (5666) all <537>, to stand <2476> (5629).
{having…: or, having overcome
all}
14
Stand <2476> (5628)
therefore <3767>, having <4024> <0> your
<5216> loins <3751> girt about <4024> (5671) with
<1722> truth <225>, and <2532> having on
<1746> (5671) the breastplate <2382>of righteousness
<1343>;
15And <2532> your feet
<4228> shod <5265> (5671) with <1722> the
preparation <2091> of the gospel <2098> of peace
<1515>;
16
Above <1909> all
<3956>, taking <353> (5631) the shield <2375> of
faith <4102>, wherewith<1722> <3739> ye shall be able <1410>
(5695) to quench <4570> (5658) all <3956> the fiery
<4448> (5772)darts <956> of the wicked
<4190>.
17And <2532> take
<1209> (5663) the helmet <4030> of salvation
<4992>, and <2532> the sword<3162> of the Spirit
<4151>, which is <3603> (5748) the word <4487> of
God <2316>:
18Praying <4336> (5740)
always <1722> <2540> <3956> with <1223> all
<3956> prayer<4335> and <2532> supplication <1162> in
<1722> the Spirit <4151>, and <2532> watching
<69> (5723) thereunto <1519> <5124> <846>
with <1722> all <3956> perseverance <4343> and
<2532> supplication <1162> for<4012> all
<3956> saints
<40>;