BAALAM - see false prophet
--the last representative of patriarchism
BABYLON – It was the rallying point of rebellion against God after the flood. Isaiah 13:1 LB
• Representative of the world system which both attracts and persecutes the people of God (Z)
BABEL - global anarchy
BABY - new coming; new ideas, ministry
• Symbolic of coming move of God
BACA - valley of weeping
BACK & FRONT - both sides, complete will of god
BACKBONES - splitting backbones: almost all nations in forming alliances made covenants in this manner: a sacrifice was
provided, its throat was cut, and its blood poured out before God; then the whole carcass was divided through the spinal
marrow from the head to the rump; so as to make exactly two equal parts; these were placed opposite to each other, and t
he contracting parties passed between them, or entering at opposite ends met in the center, and there took the covenant
oath. This is particularly referred to by Jeremiah 34:18-20 and Deuteronomy 29:12.
BADGER’S SKIN - (see lion) Jesus on cross/no beauty
BALANCE (A) - scarcity of food
BALD = uncovered, rebellious, those who refuse to submit to authority
BALD TIRES - inability to grasp/ see what’s going on or what God called you to do
BAPTISM - It is through baptism - all of their enemies were destroyed. The one place the enemy cannot follow you is into
baptism. Water baptism is a symbolic ritual that represents a spiritual reality. The spiritual reality is represented by water
baptism.
--Repent means to ask Jesus if there is anything in your life that You don’t like, and then cut it out. Prove your
repentance by your deeds. The New Testament approach is to baptize only when proof of repentance has been shown.
You don’t baptize on profession of faith. Repentance means change, turn around, walk away from wrong things you are
doing.
--In baptism they stood before God on the right ground sinners. They abdicated the false position of the righteous -
considering themselves unworthy to be called the children of Abraham - and recognized that they were totally unfit to see
God’s face. Accordingly, they should not remain on earth to be seen by God but be forever buried in water from the sight
of God. (Nee)
--To stand in the place of death, thus having no position before God.
--John’s baptism was to repentance. The Christian baptism is being baptized unto Christ.
BARABBAS – he was guilty of the crime for which Jesus was accused. His name means ‘son of the father’ – which was
actually Jesus’ position with God.
BARE FEET - lack of peace; vulnerability to pain; servant, humility
BARLEY – Israel (Gideon)
BASEMENT - ground level/surface; below the surface/foundations (see crack) Activity in the basement? Does it focus
on a person - somebody doing something below the surface?
--behind the scenes - somebody with a hidden agenda
--could be good/killing snakes in your basement
--what is the person doing?
--but if lurking behind the washer to attack you that is bad
--pay attention to what action going and the details; break into simple elements. Don’t make complicated/step by step
BASKETS - days (bad) Genesis 40:18
BASTARDS - unwilling to stand correction; won’t put themselves under covering (Numbers 19:15); every vessel that is uncovered
is unclean
BATH RABBIM - gate of the daughter of the multitudes. This daughter is the imagination which disturbs the clarity of the
mind (SOS7:4)
BATHROOM - going to in front of people
--clean you up of things toxic; in front of everybody
--good dreams; God cleaning you up
--won’t be bothered by it even in front of people
--The Jewish prayer room has a prayer to pray when you go to the bathroom. They pray when you go to the toilet.
To the average western Christian with Greek thinking, this is blasphemous. The God of Israel is as interested in what you
do in the toilet as what you do in church or you haven’t understood Him because He made your physical body and He is
concerned about it. The books in the Christian toilet are designed to keep you on a spiritual high, not to address why
you are in that room. The prayer the Jews use is “Lord, I thank you that my body is working properly. And I thank you
that I feel better and I feel relieved.” (Pawson)
BATHSHEBA - stands for eternal security. She was not returned to Uriah after she came to David. God never sends a
redeemed sinner away.
BEAR WITH LOVE - Bear with love all that others are allowed to do against me and forgive with no trace of bitterness in order
to receive power to overcome evil with good.
BEARD - symbol of maturity; the covenant
BEARS - fierce attack, unexpected
--something that appears docile but becomes very volatile
--you’re about to become very volatile over an issue
BEAT/Scourge – Beat one – “took his skin off, flayed him” – excessively scourged Matthew 21:35
BEATIFIC VISION - The full and beatific vision of God is reserved for that time to which the Psalmist stretches his views “As
for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness” Psalm 17:15
BEATING UP SOMEBODY - you are forcing something on somebody; lead don’t push
BEATITUDES
--Time, Money, Food/Physical Strength - what they are about
--The first principle of the Kingdom of Heaven (JGL):
--Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
--Blessed is he who regards the interests of the kingdom of heaven as paramount to every other interest in the
world, paramount to his own personal interest.
--Blessed is he whose interest in life, whose interest in the world is only used to extend the interest of the kingdom
of heaven.
--Blessed is he who has lost his own identity as an individual and has become a citizen of the kingdom
--Blessed is he who sees the kingdom of heaven as the ultimate, to be possessed
--Blessed is he who forgets to hoard wealth for himself, but who uses all he has and all he is for the extension of
he kingdom of heaven. It is putting the law of the love of God of one another in practice.
--The miracle of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost was it produced such intense unselfishness in the hearts of all baptized,
moved by God into one family.
--The Second principle of the Kingdom (JGL)
Blessed are they that mourn
--This figure taken from the old prophets who when the nation sinned, took upon themselves the responsibility of the
nation. They became intercessors between God and man. In some instances in the Word, we read where God looked and
wondered. He wondered that there was no intercessor.
--When prophet got down to confess he would say “Lord God, WE are unworthy”. He was big enough to take the whole
blame, the entire responsibility, and go down before God and lay the whole matter before God, until the blessed mercy of God
was again given to the people.
--The Beatitudes is about the Law of the Harvest. JPJ
BEATITUDES
All seven of these features are inward dispositions of character, since all of them refer to the person himself, not to
the deeds of the person. They have learned their lessons to such a degree that they eventually become such men. These
are in very truth the possessors of the kingdom of the heavens. (Nee)
The environment of the kingdom, which is seen and prophetically described in the Old Testament
1. Poor in spirit
2. Mourn
3. Meek
4. Hunger and thirst for righteousness
5. Merciful
6. Pure in heart
7. Peacemakers
The power and glory of the kingdom, which are the seven blessings herein promised
1. Theirs is the kingdom of heaven
2. They shall be comforted
3. They shall inherit the earth
4. They shall be filled
5. They shall obtain mercy
6. They shall see God
7. They shall be called the sons of God
Actually only seven characteristics - the eighth is a description of what happens to the ones who possess them.
Seven being a perfect number.
First four represent those conscious of their need of salvation and acting suitably to that character, than as possessed
of it.
1 - Poor in spirit - a frame of mind those who in their deepest consciousness realize their entire need. This self-
emptying conviction, that before God we are void of everything, lies at the foundation of all spiritual excellence, according
to the teaching of Scripture.
2 - Mourning - That entire feeling which the sense of our spiritual poverty begets; it is a complement of the first
beatitude. The one is the intellectual, the other emotional aspect of the same thing. It is poverty of spirit that says, “I am
undone”; and it is the mourning which this causes that makes it break forth in the form of a lamentation “Woe is me! For
I am undone.” Religion, according to the bible, is neither a set of intellectual convictions nor a bundle of emotional
feelings, but a compound of both, the former giving birth to the latter.
3. Meek - it is impossible that the “poor in spirit” and “the mourners” in Zion should not at the same time be
“meek”; that is to say, persons of a lowly and gentle carriage. Jesus said “Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto your souls” (Matthew 11:29). Like the meek One “when
reviled, it reviles not again; when it suffers, it threatens not; but commits itself to Him that judges righteously” -
1 peter 1:19-22
4 - Hunger and thirst after righteousness - Those whose deepest cravings are after spiritual blessings
The next three represent those who having now found salvation are conducting themselves accordingly
5 - Merciful - God’s method is to awaken in us compassion towards our fellow men by His own exercise of it in so
stupendous a way and measure towards ourselves
The Christian stands in a middle point between a mercy received and a mercy yet needed. Sometimes the first is
urged upon him as an argument for showing mercy - “forgiving one another, as Christ forgave you”; sometimes the last
blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”. Thus, while he is ever to look back on the mercy received as the
source and motive of the mercy which he shows, he also looks forward to the mercy which he yet needs, and which he
is assured that the merciful of the kingdom of God shall receive, as a new provocation to its abundant exercise.
The foretastes and beginnings of this judicial recompense are richly experienced here below; its perfection is
reserved for that day when from His great white throne, the King shall say “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was an hungered, and thirsty, and a stranger, and
naked, and sick, and in prison and you ministered to Me.”
6 - Pure in heart - The difference between outward and inward purity, and the acceptableness of the latter only in
the sight of God are everywhere taught. True Christianity lies in the heart, in the purity of the heart; the washing of that
from wickedness. Begins in a “heart sprinkled from an evil conscience” or a “conscience purged from dead works”.
The conscience thus purged - the heart thus sprinkled - there is light within wherewith to see God. The inward vision
thus clarified, and the whole inner man in sympathy with God, each looks upon the other with complacency and joy,
and we are “changed into the same image from glory to glory”. But the full and beatific vision of God is reserved for
that time to which the Psalmist stretches his views “As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness”. Psalm 17:15
7 - Peacemakers - of all these beatitudes this is the only one which could hardly be expected to find its definite
ground in the Old Testament; for that most glorious character of God, the likeness of which appears in the peacemakers,
had yet to be revealed. When this reconciliation actually takes place, and one has “peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ” -- even “the peace of God which passes all understanding” - the peace-receivers become transformed into
peace-diffusers. God is thus seen reflected in them; and by the family likeness these peacemakers are recognized as
the children of God
Results of having these seven characteristics
Blessed are those who, in spite of the world’s disdain, dare to be righteous
Persecution is certain
In the cause of righteousness; for the sake of goodness; for their uprightness; for being and doing right; for the
sake of justice; for being and doing right
Reproach you; taunt you; denounce you; abuse you; give you a bad name; be cruel to you
Revile - abuse you to your face (in opposition to backbiting)
All outward acts of violence -- all that the hand can do and all that the tongue can effect
They persecuted the prophets before your time in exactly the same way
You do but serve yourselves heirs to their character and sufferings, and the reward will be common
He does not end His discourse without intimating that such characters were in existence, and that already they
were before Him.
The rewards are found in each case to grow out of the characters to which they are attached, and in their
completed form are but the appropriate coronation of them
The fulfillment of these promises has both a present and a future state, an initial and a consummate stage.
BE - ATTITUDES
1. Acknowledge your need for God now and always
Poor in spirit - those that recognize that they need God
2. Know that crises and difficulties are never forever
Mourn; but will be comforted; crises don’t last forever; everything changes; when scared don’t move, stand still and
see the salvation of the Lord; crises = opportunity; plan beyond your rises; the season of failure best time to plan for success
3. Desire, demand, expect personal discipline for yourself
Meek inherit; blessed are self-disciplined, they will inherit real estate
4. Desire personal growth and never stop learning
You have to go after it, it doesn’t just happen
Be slow to judge, make room for others to fail, to make mistakes
If someone fails, we write them off
Everybody is growing
Have mercy right now
Mercy is the postponement of judgment
Can’t have mercy unless have power of judgment
Go for mercy
5. Forgive
Key - release people
One day you’ll need
6. Protect and cultivate thought life
You’ll see God in everything
Heart = mind
See - recognize God in everything (in negative and positive)
7. Determine to be a positive influence and build people up
Expect the best
8. Have enthusiasm and good attitude toward life based on what you know
Rejoice don’t take life too serious
9. Expect the best and prepare for the worst
See the normality of difficulty
10. Understand you are important to the world, your humanity, and your generation
Know your value and worth
Salt = elite
BEATLES - if musical - anointing coming from God
--if not musical could be dream from soul
(Beatles originally meant to be great worship leaders)
BED = secret of failure (SOS 3:1)
• The bed speaks of rest and security with no fear of judgment or rejections from Jesus
BEDS - specific plots of ground within one garden (SOS6:2)
BEES - demonic attack (swarming ants)
BEFORE - face to face Rev 7:15
BEHOLD - indicates a startling announcement is being made
BEINGS: Lowest: Angels
Archangels
Principalities
Powers
Virtues
Dominions
Thrones
Cherubim
Highest Seraphim
BELIEF and UNBELIEF - same power (what don’t believe same power as what do believe)
--What is belief? Deep conviction, perception of reality. That which one holds to be true.
--Have two minds: (thought faculty) 1. Heart - subconscious and 2. Physical mind - consciousness
--Until information gets to heart, only temporary thought. Heart is the source of change.
--The fruit is connected to root. Root = heart; fruit = behavior. When believe something it shows up in behavior
BELIEVE - To believe with our heart is to believe with our lies. It is visible
BELLS - message going forth (see High Priest)
BELLY - all the body nourished from the belly; denotes spiritual prosperity of a believer and the healthful constitution of the
soul (SOS 7:2) --repository of thoughts and feelings
BETHESDA - a house of kindness
--Five colonades - 5-fold ministry
--the blind, the lame, the paralyzed
--In body people who attend but still invalids
--Do you want to get well?
BETHEL - the place of major decisions. It’s a place of yielding and surrender. Means to build and obtain children
BETRAY - betray Him when we make commitment to Him and then deny Him with our lives
--can only betray those you can look in the eye
--Jesus covered His betrayer
BETRAYER - their way or nature it is to act in opposition to God
BETROTHAL - with the Lord in Egypt; marriage at Sinai Jeremiah 2:2
BICYCLES - level of ministry of gifting today; may mean a type of freedom
BINDING – This mode of expression (whatsoever you bind…) was frequent among the Jews; they considered that everything
that was done upon earth, according to the order of God, was at the same time done in heaven. Hence they were
accustomed to say that when the priest, on the Day of Atonement, offered the two goats upon earth, the same were
offered in heaven. As one goat, therefore, is permitted to escape on earth, one is permitted to escape in heaven; and
when the priests cast the lots on earth, the priest also casts the lots in heaven. Matthew 16:19 AC
• Binding and loosing were terms in frequent use among the Jews, and they meant bidding and forbidding, granting
and refusing, declaring lawful or unlawful
BIRDS - white or black; -- blue means revelation coming your way
--The hypocrite soars like the kite with his eye upon the prey below. The true Christian soars like the lark, higher
and higher, forgetting the things that are beneath.
BIRTH PAINS - closer to birth, more pains, pains will intensify
BIRTHS - How God builds through births and placements:
1. Natural
--Psalm 68:6 God sets the solitary in families
--Psalm 107:4-7 He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city for a dwelling place
2. Spiritually
--1 Corinthians 12:18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased
Two births; two families; two settings. A city is a collection of families; Church = city. Until see what God is building,
you don’t value it.
BITTERNESS - caused when we have righteous indignation and try to bring revenge on someone and we are not
righteous and pure enough to do it
Bitterness = unfulfilled revenge
--retain in your heart/spirit the debt the offender owes you (FF)
--like drinking poison with the hope that someone else will die
--almost always rooted in unforgiveness
• Bitterness cannot be hidden. A bitter soul is not seeking oneness, but justice. It is driven by the unresolved theft
of its peace, personhood, or possessions. Bitterness is not just a wound seeking healing it is a prosecuting attorney
building a case against the guilty. Because a bitter soul is conjoined to the injustice committed against it, it perpetually
is listening to the voice of its heartache and, thus, perpetually wounded by the unforgiven offence. Christ is fully capable
of transforming what was meant to destroy us while using it as a means to perfect us. We must believe that God is fully
able to redeem all we go through. If we harbor unbelief about either the Father’s goodness of His abilities, our difficulties
will reduce us to bitter, angry people. Consider also, if the devil is set on destroying us, it must be because God has
something powerful waiting for us in the future. The devil does not waste his time attacking insignificant people; he
attacks those he fears will be used by God to liberate others. How is it that bitterness can exist in us? Bitterness is a
demonic manipulation of a wound or injustice we suffer in our soul. Jesus, however, said that the only way to save our
souls is to lose them to Him. To pass through some of the most difficult battles, you must carry the cross. Our steps are
ordered of God. Therefore, if I have faced an injustice, He must have either allowed it or ordered it. In His great
omniscience, He knew I would need more love or faith or dependency upon Him, so He arranged my steps so He could
work in me His overcoming nature. My battles are not about me and someone else, or even me coming against the devil;
ultimately, in every conflict, God is seeking to create Christlikeness in me. As the character, authority, and love of Christ
become functional in my life, my enemies are subdued and Christ is triumphant through me. We must, therefore, get over
the idea that there is a painless place of existence on earth, and we must learn how to carry the cross of Christ. The
cross puts to death our unbelieving, fearful, selfish nature, and allows the character of Christ to emerge in our spirits.
The cross is the cost we pay so that redemption prevails. FF
• The difference between bitterness and joy is our capacity to forgive (LB)
BLACK AND WHITE ? If can’t remember then probably black and white. If in color, you’d remember
BLACK HAIR-speaks of youthful energetic zeal as opposed to the gray of old men (SOS 5:11)
BLACK HORSE - famine
BLAME - when blame people, you empower them
BLASPHEMY = apply a sacred name to an unholy thing
--when provoked, the inward frustration of the heart ignites crude thoughts against God, and together these appear
in the obscenity of the tongue - “This evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?” 2 Kings 6:33. It is
loud blasphemy, the same seed of which is found in every unbeliever.
BLESS – thank; you shall be moved to praise Him with a grateful heart – Deuteronomy 8:10 (P&H)
• Blessed – Jewish people used the word “bless” to express both God’s kindness to us and our thanks or praise to
Him (NIV)
BLESSED - spoke good of
BLESSINGS
-blessings shall come upon you and overtake you
-blessed in the city -blessed in the country
-blessed shall be the offspring of your body
-blessed shall be the produce of ground, offspring of beasts, increase of herds/flocks
-blessed shall be your basket and kneading bowl
-blessed shall you be when you go in and blessed shall be when you go out
-the Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you and flee seven ways -abound in
prosperity
-the Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the
work of your hand
-you shall lend to many nations but you shall not borrow
-the Lord will make you the head and not the tail
BLESSINGS OF GOD:
--remove of heart of stone
--cleansing of conscience
--breaking of idol
--casting out of satan
BLOOD - an antitype of something spiritual
Red blood cells carry oxygen; Jesus blood cleanses our waste; white blood cells fight disease; Jesus blood cleanses
from sickness; life blood of God polluted in Adam & Eve. It would take pure blood sacrificed.
--The life of the flesh is in the blood - Leviticus 17:11
--Leviticus 7:26 (Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast); 17:10-16
(And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My face
against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for
the soul.”) 19:26; Deuteronomy 12:16 (Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water), 23;
15:23; 1 Samuel 14:33 (...sinning against the Lord by eating with blood), 34; Acts 15:20, 29
• In blood – in Hebrew “blood” expresses every premature kind of death (JFB) Ezekiel 14
• Ezekiel 44 – The fat and the blood never went into common use; they were wholly offered to God. The blood was
poured out; the fat consumed (AC)
BLOOD LINE-Rahab (Hebrews 11:31) trusted in token-a line of protection. Joshua 2:9-10,12-13
--and the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass
over you, and the plaque shall not be upon you to destroy you. Exodus 12:13
BLOODY MOON - total lunar eclipse
BOATS - like cars - size of ministry and logical to progress us - like a bicycle meaning freedom
BODY OF CHRIST - body of the anointing
BODY PARTS:
Mouth = preachers, teachers
Ear-intercessors/ hear what’s going on and pray about it and don’t open mouth to say it
Eyes - prophecy, knowledge of Jesus
BODY WASTED - when sin covered up, body wastes away (Psalm 32:1)
BONDSERVANTS - Do not please men (Gal 1:10)
• They say, “Master, what would you have me do today?”
BONDSLAVE – a servant gets days off, but a slave is a slave for 365 days a year. A servant has discretionary money
that he can spend on whatever he wishes. A slave has no money of his own; if he wants something, he must ask the
master for it. A servant can marry whomever he wants to marry. A slave must marry whomever the master tells him to
marry. A slave has no possessions of his own, no rights, and he is obligated to do whatever the master commands him
to do. A bondslave is a volunteer permanent slave. From the moment he commits himself, he has no time of his own,
no rights of his own, no money of his own, and no possessions of his own. He has to do whatever the master tells him
to do. The cost of becoming a bond slave is not high. It is TOTAL..
BONES - strength John 19:36
• Heart and bones – mental and physical health Isaiah 66:14
BOOKS IN HEAVEN:
1. Book of Living (all human beings ever lived)
2. Lamb’s Book of Life (o.t. - Book of Life; n.t. - Lamb’s Book)
--born again list; those with access to heaven
3. Book of Remembrance
--those who fear the name of the Lord
4. Book of Tears of Saints
--collect tears of sorrow
5. Books of works of people on earth
--reward based on what you did after your salvation
--judged by words
--cancel words by going to person you offended and ask forgiveness
BOREDOM - the feeling that the real decisions are made somewhere apart from us and whatever we do or say makes
no real difference
BORN AGAIN:
( )
Before ( Born ) After
( Again )
• Jewish proselytes were required to renounce their former lives and friends and acquaintances. It was on this
ground that the Jews called proselytism a “new birth” and proselytes “newborn” and “new men”
BOTH SIDES - complete will of God
BOUNDARIES - God the Author of History. He sets boundaries of nations (Acts 17:26)
BOW - preaching o gospel, darting conviction into hearts of sinners
BOWLS - prayers imparted into hearts of the saints
BRAID - has the strength of the hair itself
BRANCHES - days (good) Genesis 40:12
BRASS - sufferings; paying a price; judgment
• A symbol in scripture for judgment. Before you can enter into the Presence of the Lord, things that are not right
must be taken care of first in our lives. They must be judged. They need to be taken out of the way and removed.
BREAD – sacrificial ‘flesh’ is called ‘bread’ (JFB)
BREAK OUT - Micah 2:13 -- break out (traditional paradigms) tow break in (break open gates and doors in the Spirit)
BREASTPLATE - judgment
BREASTPLATE OF IRON - strength
BREASTS - ability to nurture others; ability to nurse young people; take from weak to strong
• Represents the commandments passed down from forefathers, tracing back to Abraham – Ezek 23 (Judaica Press)
BREATH = inner life (SOS 7:8)
BREATH OF CHRIST = power of His grace
BREATH OF GOD = power of His wrath
--The Lord makes His messengers flames of fire. You cannot walk with God, or fulfill His purpose on the earth
unless you keep this fire burning in your heart. Lukewarmness and cold love are your deadly enemies. The fire that
now burns in your heart must be given fuel each day. Its fuel is the atmosphere of heaven. The atmosphere of heaven
is the breath of God -- what He breathes upon lives.
BRICK - type of work of man
BRIDAL INTIMACY – deep things = God’s emotions
BRIDE = spouse; affectionate partnership
BRIDEGROOM – Since circumcision is the symbol of the covenant between God and the child, the child was spoken of
as the “bridegroom” of the covenant. Exodus 4:22
BROKEN - Hebrew expression of calamity and breach (become pained and depressed)
BRONZE – Howard Pitman said in Second Heaven that warring demons were all colored bronze
BROOK - Describes the passion of Christ: suffer and overcome. To drink out of the cup is to suffer, but to drink out of
the brook is to be altogether full of trouble, to be vexed and tormented and utterly to be overwhelmed with a strong
stream of troubles (TOD)
BROTHER = in the same family
BUDDING VINES = young ministries
BUILDINGS - office, high rise, homes; determine size, an attic, stairway, elevators; color of house; partly brick (similar to
where you work); white or black people; clothes they wore
BURDEN IS LIGHT - If we always let Him be our Instructor in service, and left the responsibility with Him, our strength
would not be exhausted with worry and anxiety, but all would be at His disposal and would accomplish his ends. (HT)
BURDEN OF THE CROSS – when is the cross the heaviest? On the way of bearing it. When is it no longer heavy?
When you are hung on it. When the cross itself bears you, you will not feel heaviness anymore, for you have died, so
you feel no pain. If you have truly died to self you will feel no yoke at all. This yokeless yoke is easy. This burdenless
burden is light. (Nee) Matthew 11:30
BURN OUT - Embracing responsibilities out of God’s grace is the place of burn out. Burn out doesn’t come from hard
work as much as from a religious yoke. A religious yoke consists of caring for vineyards (responsibilities) that carnal men
give us that are out of the will of God. A believer newly awakened to fervency is susceptible to false yokes.
BURNED UP - burned up – a person’s work can be burned up – it means their life lacked maturity and obedience. (MB)
BURNING - Burning of love. The fire and wound of this forceful love. Love’s urgent longings. Purged and cleansed in
loving; spiritual fire. Cleanness of heart (Psalm 51:12). Fire of loving wisdom. “He sent fire into my bones and instructed
me” (Lamentations 1:13). God’s wisdom is silver tried in the fire (Psalm 12:6) Purgative fire of love. Purges of
ignorance. “My heart grew hot within me and a certain fire was enkindled while I was knowing” (Psalm 39:3 Burn
interiorly and gently with love. Burns by soliciting the heart for the Beloved. “My heart was enflamed and my reins have
been changed, and I was brought to nothing, and I knew not” Psalm 73:21-11. So intense is the burning that the soul is
seemingly consumed in that flame, and the fire makes it go out of itself, wholly renews it, and changes its manner of
being. The fire of love bears this property: the breeze by which it is cooled and refreshed makes it increase, for in the
lover, love is a flame that burns with a desire to burn more, like the flame of natural fire. The flame of love is the Spirit of
its bridegroom, who is the Holy Spirit. Our God is a consuming fire (Deuteronomy 4:24).
BURNT OFFERINGS - a burnt offering was entirely consumed by fire on the altar, and no part eaten by the priest or the
bringer of the sacrifice
BUSES - churches or larger areas of impact that you will have with more logical to progress up in size/people
BUY - buy the riches of God (Revelation 3:18)
--How do they obtain it? Buy it. They must part with self-sufficiency, put off their filthy rags, give up their own wisdom and
reason.
• Acquire (through prayer, fasting, obedience, serving) Revelation 3:18; Isaiah 55:1
• How to buy: Come (55:1), listen (55:3), seek, and call upon God (55:6) Isaiah