Fear brings out different reactions in people. We read a story a couple of weeks ago regarding Hezekiah. After cleaning up all the idols and high places, Assyria threatened to attack Judah. It seemed that while Hezekiah went to pray, the people were reacting differently. One person, Eliakim, was honored for his behavior and rewarded, while another person was rebuked for his behavior. We face many fearful things today. There is always someone like Rapsakes who wants to tempt people with “free stuff” and abundance if we would only give our lives over to them. There is always someone like Rapsakes who wants to tell us that our God can’t save us. There is always someone like Rapsakes who attacks political leaders, like Hezekiah, as having done something wrong and that the common people will suffer. What was happening in Judah that the people became fearful? What did Yahweh ask them to do? What did they do? What can we learn from their situation? What we do know is that there is no fear inside love. Perfectly complete love throws fear outside. Jesus is the key and Jesus has the key to the treasury in the temples. What treasure is stored in the temples? Let’s explore.
The servants of Hezekiah came out to speak with Rapsakes. Rapsakes did not want to speak to them only, but to all of Jerusalem. He was trying to divide the people, causing a revolt from Hezekiah. He wanted a divided city so as to take over Judah without a fight or war.
4 Kings 18:26 And Heliakim the son of Chelkias, and Somnas, and Joas, said to Rapsakes, Speak now to thy servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jewish language: and why dost thou speak in the ears of the people that are on the wall?
Rapsakes is speaking to everyone in Hebrew, but Eliakim, Somnas and Joas told him to speak Syrian so that the other people on the wall would not understand what he was saying. Instead Rapsakes keeps speaking in Hebrew so that the people hear and understand what he is saying. Rapsakes promises abundance if they all turn themselves over to the Assyrians. He tells the people not to listen to Hezekiah. He tells them there isn’t a god that can deliver them.
4 Kings 18:31 for thus says the king of the Assyrians, Gain my favour, and come forth to me, and every man shall drink of the wine of his own vine, and every man shall eat of his own fig-tree, and shall drink water out of his own cistern; 32 until I come and remove you to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and honey, and ye shall live and not die: and do not ye hearken to Ezekias, for he deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.
Eliakim, Somnas, and Joas, tore their clothes and reported to Hezekiah who then tears his clothes. Hezekiah prays “deliver us”. Just as we read last week Jesus instructs us to pray “deliver us from evil”. Hezekiah goes to the temple to pray and sends Eliakim, Somnas, and Joas, to Isaiah. Hezekiah prays:
Isaiah 37:20 But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that thou art God alone.
There were people on the wall who heard Rapsakes. People talked to one another. Fear struck them. Some people started fortifying the city by tearing apart houses and getting their water from one of the ancient pools between the two walls. They were doing things on their own, in their own strength.
Isaiah 22:10 and that they had pulled down the houses of Jerusalem, to fortify the wall of the city.11 And ye procured to yourselves water between the two walls within the ancient pool: but ye looked not to him that made it from the beginning, and regarded not him that created it.
The people did not look to the Lord. They secured water from the ancient pools. Remember Jeremiah’s words, they had forsaken Yahweh, the fountain of living waters. Hezekiah had just cleaned up all the evil idolatrous practices and clearly the people still didn’t know how to trust Yahweh.
Instead of mourning and repentance, other people threw a party. These people did the opposite of what they should have done. They decided to enjoy themselves since they didn’t know if they would die or not. They probably thought that if they lived they would not be able to keep all their best food and wine, so they decided to revel in themselves.
Isaiah 22:12 And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and baldness, and for girding with sackcloth: 13 but they engaged in joy and gladness, slaying calves, and killing sheep, so as to eat flesh, and drink wine; saying, Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.
They assumed they might die when Rapsakes came back, or they might actually enjoy the abundance that Rapsakes was promising to defectors. Or maybe they figured that they would have to leave all their good food and wine behind. Either way, fear inspired some people to have a party. They sought to indulge themselves. They did not fortify the walls or gather water. They did not look to Yahweh for direction and guidance.
Isaiah 22:14 And these things are revealed in the ears of the Lord of hosts: for this sin shall not be forgiven you, until ye die.
Yahweh of the angel armies did not forgive this sin until they died. The people who partied were held accountable for their sins the rest of their lives. Their debt was not forgiven until they were in the grave.
One man, Somnas the treasurer, (not Somnas the scribe who was with Eliakim speaking with Rapsakes), built himself a fancy sepulcher for his own burial. Somnas was a treasurer in the temple. He found a prominent place to put his own sepulcher. He obviously thought more highly of himself than he should have. Somnas took the money from the treasury and starting building a nice sepulcher for himself. Instead of glory in death, Yahweh of the angel armies says he will roll Somnas up like a ball and toss him into a large country and he will die there.
Isaiah 22:15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Go into the chamber, to Somnas the treasurer, and say to him, Why art thou here? 16 and what hast thou to do here, that thou hast here hewn thyself a sepulchre, and madest thyself a sepulchre on high, and hast graven for thyself a dwelling in the rock? 17 Behold now, the Lord of hosts casts forth and will utterly destroy such a man, and will take away thy robe and thy glorious crown, 18 and will cast thee into a great and unmeasured land, and there thou shalt die: and he will bring thy fair chariot to shame, and the house of thy prince to be trodden down. 19 And thou shalt be removed from thy stewardship, and from thy place.
When the pressure of an invasion comes upon us how do we respond? Do we pray, mourn, and repent before the Lord of the angel armies? Do we take action to secure water and fortify our surroundings? Do we throw a party assuming we will die when the enemy comes? Do we build ourselves a nice eternal resting place in a prominent location? Yahweh of the angel armies would expect us to pray, asking for deliverance from evil. Eliakim tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and then was given the position of treasurer.
Isaiah 22:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Chelcias: 21 and I will put on him thy robe, and I will grant him thy crown with power, and I will give thy stewardship into his hands: and he shall be as a father to them that dwell in Jerusalem, and to them that dwell in Juda. 22 And I will give him the glory of David; and he shall rule, and there shall be none to speak against him: and I will give him the key of the house of David upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and there shall be none to shut; and he shall shut, and there shall be none to open.
Isaiah 22:22 G2532 And G1325 I will put G1473 to him G3588 the G2807 key G3624 of the house G* of David G1909 upon G3588 G5606 his shoulder. G1473 G2532 And G455 he shall open, G2532 and G3756 there will not be G1510.8.3 G3588 G608 one locking. G2532 And G2808 he shall lock, G2532 and G3756 there shall not be G1510.8.3 G3588 G455 one opening. G2532 And G1325 I will give G3588 the G1391 glory G* of David G1473 to him. G2532 And G756 he will rule, G2532 and G3756 there will not be G1510.8.3 G3588 G483 one disputing.
Eliakim was going to be entrusted with the key of the house of David. What this is referring to is the storehouse of the Lord. There were thirteen trumpet shaped boxes for offerings. Nine were for money tributes and sacrifice tributes. Four were for freewill offerings. The storehouse or treasury at this time period was in the temple, while in Jesus’ time it was in the court of women. Eliakim received the key of the house of David on his shoulder and he also received the glory of David. This is a prophetic mirror of the Messiah. Today Jesus has the key of David.
Revelation 3:7 G2532 And G3588 to the G32 angel G3588 of the G1722 [2in G* 3Philadelphia G1577 1assembly] G1125 write! G3592 Thus G3004 says G3588 the G39 holy one, G3588 the G228 true, G3588 the one G2192 having G3588 the G2807 key G3588 G* of David; G3588 the one G455 opening, G2532 and G3762 no one G2808 locks, G2532 and G2808 locks, G2532 and G3762 no one G455 opens.
Jesus has the key to the temple treasures. Jesus has the key to unlock the treasures in the temples. Today, we are the temple. Jesus has the key to the treasury within us. Keep this thought in mind.
Yahweh goes on regarding Eliakim and the Messiah.
Isaiah 22:23 And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father’s house. 24 And every one that is glorious in the house of his father shall trust in him, from the least to the greatest; and they shall depend upon him in that day.
Eliakim has a great destiny. Why? It seems he did the right things. He tried to rebuff the enemy, Rapsakes. He mourned, he tore his clothes. He reported to Hezekiah, then went to Isaiah. He was not eating and drinking, or partying on what could have been his last day on earth. He was not stealing money to build himself a nice sepulcher. He connected to the Living Water, instead of filling buckets of water.
This prophecy is a mirror of the future Messiah, Jesus. Jesus has the key to the house of David. Jesus will be a ruler on the earth and he will have a glorious throne in the temple of His Father. The least and the greatest will trust in Him. Yahweh warns:
Isaiah 22:25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.
The people who believe that they are firmly established and trust their position, condition, or the location that they are in, will be stirred up, removed, and fall down. Whatever glory, splendor, dignity, honor, or renown, was upon those people will be let go, divorced, dismissed, or released. In other words, those people who do not trust in the Lord, who have positions of power or authority, even within the church, who trust in their position, will be removed from that position along with whatever honor they had.
Pay close attention here. There are people who deny that Yahweh will deliver His people. There are people who deny that Yahweh will call his people from the clouds; the harpazo. There are people who deny that Yahweh will bring His people back to the earth at the end of the tribulation as an army; the apocalypse of the Lord and the apocalypse of the sons of the Living God. There are people who deny the very words of the Holy Spirit, who spoke through holy men, so that we could have hope. There are plenty of people who have opinions that do not match the written word of God. Some of these people profess to know the future when what they say is the opposite of what has been written for our learning. Because they deny Yahweh and cause His people to not trust in Him, they will be brought low. Whatever honor or glory they have now will be removed when they stand before the Lord at the time of his coronation. No matter their position on the earth, no matter how many books filled with their own opinions they have written, no matter how successful they became on the earth, they will be divorced, dismissed, and released, because they denied the things that Yahweh said and caused His people to not trust Him.
The temple treasurer should have had more faith than others. He should have encouraged others to seek Yahweh. Instead his attitude exposed his lack of faith, trust, and knowledge. This is an example of a dangerous person to the Body of Christ. This is why Somnas was rolled up like a ball and tossed out. This is also why Eliakim received the key to the house of David.
This story about Somnas, Eliakim, and the people in Judah at the time of Assyria’s threats is also a story of us. We face many threats. Some threats come as sweet enticements, promises of abundance and plenty if we allow those threatening to rule over us. Some threats come in the form of sheer domination, with the threat of nuclear war and death. Some threats come in the form of torture and hardship such as a socialist/communist takeover. Christians are killed in many countries for simply being followers of Jesus. Our reaction to these things reveals how much faith we truly have in Yahweh. Hezekiah did the only thing he knew to do, ask for deliverance. Yahweh was asking the people to mourn and weep, but the people did different things. Some tried to be self sufficient, fixing the wall and stockpiling necessities. Some partied, figuring they might as well enjoy themselves and their stuff as they were certain they would have to leave it behind. One seemed entitled to raid the storehouses of the Lord and build a nice tomb on a hillside next to dignitaries. How do we react when there are threats?
Jesus has the key to the storehouse of David, he has the riches, wealth, and secrets of the knowledge of the temple(s). No one can open or shut the treasury within the temple(s) other than Jesus because when we acknowledge Jesus as the Son of the Almighty, Most High, Eternal Father, the Father abides in us. This comes by confession. This is the key.
1 John 4:15 G3739 Who G302 ever G3670 should acknowledge G3754 that G* Jesus G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G5207 son G3588 G2316 of God, G3588 G2316 God G1722 [2in G1473 3him G3306 1abides], G2532 and G1473 he G1722 in G3588 G2316 God.
3670 LSJ Gloss:ὁμολογέω to speak together
Dodson:ὁμολογέω I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise (a) I promise, agree, (b) I confess, (c) I publicly declare, (d) a Hebraism, I praise, celebrate.
Thayer:
1) to say the same thing as another, i.e. to agree with, assent
2) to concede
2a) not to refuse, to promise
2b) not to deny
2b1) to confess
2b2) declare
2b3) to confess, i.e. to admit or declare one's self guilty of what one is accused of
3) to profess
3a) to declare openly, speak out freely
3b) to profess one's self the worshipper of one
4) to praise, celebrate
ὁμολογέω
homologeō hom-ol-og-eh'-o From a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, that is, covenant, acknowledge KJV Usage: con- (pro-) fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.
3306 LSJ Gloss:μένω to stay at home, stay where one is, not stir
Dodson:μένω I remain, abide I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.
Thayer:
1) to remain, abide
1a) in reference to place
1a1) to sojourn, tarry
1a2) not to depart
1a2a) to continue to be present
1a2b) to be held, kept, continually
1b) in reference to time
1b1) to continue to be, not to perish, to last, endure
1b1a) of persons, to survive, live
1c) in reference to state or condition
1c1) to remain as one, not to become another or different
2) to wait for, await one
μένω
menō men'-o A primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy) KJV Usage: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Our confession is what opens the door to the Heavenly Father dwelling in us. Keys open doors. This is a state of condition, to be held and kept continually. This is an ever present reality of the love of the Father. Just before Jesus wrote to the Philadelphia church, he told the church in Sardis that their works were lacking because they did not confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. Their works were imperfect before God. Therefore in order to be an overcomer they had to confess Jesus before men, then Jesus would confess them before the Father and the angels. The very next thing Jesus says, (he is speaking to the Philadelphians) is that he has the key of David. The key of David is the key to/of love.
1 John 4:16 G2532 And G1473 we G1097 have known G2532 and G4100 have believed G3588 the G26 love G3739 which G2192 God has G3588 G2316 G1722 for G1473 us. G* G2316 God G26 is love; G1510.2.3 G2532 and G3588 the one G3306 abiding G1722 in G3588 the G26 love, G1722 [2in G3588 G2316 3God G3306 1abides], G2532 and G3588 G2316 God G1722 in G1473 him.
1097 Dodson:γινώσκω I come to know, learn, realize I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.
Thayer:
1) to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel
1a) to become known
2) to know, understand, perceive, have knowledge of
2a) to understand
2b) to know
3) Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman
4) to become acquainted with, to know
For Synonyms see entry G5825
γινώσκω
ginōskō ghin-oce'-ko A prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely), in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as shown at left, with others not thus clearly expressed) KJV Usage: allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) known (-ledge), perceive, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.
4100 LSJ Gloss:πιστεύω to trust, trust to
Dodson:πιστεύωI believe, have faith in I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.
Thayer:
1) to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
1a) of the thing believed
1a1) to credit, have confidence
1b) in a moral or religious reference
1b1) used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
1b2) to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
2) to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
2a) to be intrusted with a thing
πιστεύω
pisteuō pist-yoo'-o From G4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust (especially one’s spiritual well being to Christ) KJV Usage: believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
26 LSJ Gloss:ἀγάπη love
Dodson:ἀγάπη love
love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.
Thayer:
1) brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence
2) love feasts
ἀγάπη
agapē ag-ah'-pay From G25; love, that is, affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast KJV Usage: (feast of) charity ([-ably]), dear, love.
We perceive, feel, and know this love. We trust and have confidence in this love. Through all the noise of the world, through all the commotion, through all the heartache and despair, through our confession, we receive the love of the Father who then abides in us and we in Him. We do not have to be perfect or sinless for the Father to dwell in us. We simply have to confess that Jesus is the Son of the Living God. If we believe this, the Father then abides in us. Jesus is the key to love. Then we can have boldness in the day of judgment.
1 John 4:17 G1722 In G3778 this G5048 [3has been perfected G3588 1the G26 2love] G3326 with G1473 us, G2443 that G3954 [2confidence G2192 1we should have] G1722 in G3588 the G2250 day G3588 of the G2920 judgment;…
5048 LSJ Gloss:τελειόω to make perfect, complete
Dodson:τελειόω I complete, accomplish, make perfect (a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.
Thayer:
1) to make perfect, complete
1a) to carry through completely, to accomplish, finish, bring to an end
2) to complete (perfect)
2a) add what is yet wanting in order to render a thing full
2b) to be found perfect
3) to bring to the end (goal) proposed
4) to accomplish
4a) bring to a close or fulfilment by event
4a1) of the prophecies of the scriptures
τελειόω
teleioō tel-i-o'-o From G5046; to complete, that is, (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character) KJV Usage: consecrate, finish, fulfil, (make) perfect.
3954 Dodson:παρρησία freedom, confidence
freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.
Thayer:
1) freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech
1a) openly, frankly, i.e without concealment
1b) without ambiguity or circumlocution
1c) without the use of figures and comparisons
2) free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance
3) the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous or secures publicity
παῤῥησία
parrhēsia par-rhay-see'-ah From G3956 and a derivative of G4483; all out spokenness, that is, frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication assurance KJV Usage: bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly (-ness).
2920 LSJ Gloss:κρίσις a separating, power of distinguishing
Dodson:κρίσις judging, divine judgment judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.
Thayer:
1) a separating, sundering, separation
1a) a trial, contest
2) selection
3) judgment
3a) opinion or decision given concerning anything
3a1) esp. concerning justice and injustice, right or wrong
3b) sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment
4) the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem)
5) right, justice
κρίσις
krisis kree'-sis (Subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law) KJV Usage: accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.
When our love is perfected then we have confidence. Our love is accomplished when we are free to speak frankly, and be outspoken. The love of the Father abiding in us perfects our love and we become fearless and free when we have cheerful courage and boldness in our confession of Jesus as the Son of the Almighty, Most High, Eternal, Heavenly Father. We have freedom and openness in the day of separation, the day of our tribunal. Why? Why do we have freedom to speak boldly in the day of decision or sentencing?
1 John 4:17…..G3754 for G2531 as G1565 that one G1510.2.3 is, G2532 also G1473 we G1510.2.4 are G1722 in G3588 G2889 this world. G3778
1565 LSJ Gloss:ἐκεῖνος the person there, that person
Dodson:ἐκεῖνος that, that one there, yonder.
Thayer:
1) he, she it, etc.
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos ek-i'-nos From G1563; that one (or [neuter] thing); often intensified by the article prefixed KJV Usage: he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also G3778.
2889 LSJ Gloss:κόσμος order
Dodson:κόσμος the world, universe the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.
Thayer:
1) an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
2) ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens.
1 Pet. 3:3 3) the world, the universe
4) the circle of the earth, the earth
5) the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
6) the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
7) world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
7a) the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
8) any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
8a) the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom.
11:12 etc)
8b) of believers only, John 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1 Cor. 4:9; 2 Cor. 5:19
κόσμος
kosmos kos'-mos Probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, that is, decoration; by implication the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively [morally]) KJV Usage: adorning, world.
Just as the Father is, so are we also in the cosmos. On the day of judgment we have freedom instead of fear, because as the Father, who is abiding in us, is, so are we in the universe. As the Almighty is, we are too.
1 John 4:17…—in that, just as, He, is, we also, are, in this world. https://studybible.info/Rotherham/1%20John%204
On our own, we do not have love. By ourselves, we do not have love. Independent of the Father, we do not have love. It does not matter how many good deeds we do. It does not matter how many times we repeat mantra’s or sing chants. Without the confession of Jesus as the Son of the Almighty, Most High, Eternal, Heavenly Father, we do not have love. Jesus is the key to love. Love is only possible through the Heavenly Father. With the Father abiding within us, love is perfected in the midst of us. Then we have no fear on the day of judgment because as the Father is, now, today, so are we. To clarify this love John then explains that there isn’t any fear in love.
1 John 4:18 G5401 Fear G3756 is not G1510.2.3 G1722 in G3588 the G26 love, G235 but G3588 the G5046 perfect G26 love G1854 [3outside G906 1casts G3588 G5401 2fear];…
5401 LSJ Gloss:φόβος flight
Dodson:φόβος fear, terror, reverence (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.
Thayer:
1) fear, dread, terror
1a) that which strikes terror
2) reverence for one's husband
φόβος
phobos fob'-os From a primary φέβομαι phebomai (to be put in fear); alarm or fright KJV Usage: be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror.
5046 LSJ Gloss:τέλειος having reached its end, finished, complete
Dodson:τέλειος perfect, full-grown perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.
Thayer:
1) brought to its end, finished
2) wanting nothing necessary to completeness
3) perfect
4) that which is perfect
4a) consummate human integrity and virtue
4b) of men
4b1) full grown, adult, of full age, mature
τέλειος
teleios tel'-i-os From G5056; complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588) completeness KJV Usage: of full age, man, perfect.
1854 LSJ Gloss:ἔξω out
Dodson:ἔξω without, outside.
Thayer:
1) without, out of doors
ἔξω
exō ex'-o Adverb from G1537; out (side, of doors), literally or figuratively KJV Usage: away, forth, (with-) out (of, -ward), strange.
906 LSJ Gloss:βάλλω to throw
Dodson:βάλλω I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.
Thayer:
1) to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls
1a) to scatter, to throw, cast into
1b) to give over to one's care uncertain about the result
1c) of fluids
1c1) to pour, pour into of rivers
1c2) to pour out
2) to put into, insert
βάλλω
ballō bal'-lo A primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense) KJV Usage: arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust.
There are no phobias, no terrors, no alarms, no fright, inside love. The word “in”, en, is a fixed position, within or inside love. Inside of love there is no phobos. Full grown love throws away phobos. Complete love pours terror outdoors. Fear can be scared fear or respectful fear. On the day of judgment we might be in awe of the Father, but we should not be afraid of Him. In the world we may be afraid of our enemies and those who wish us harm, but as the Father is so are we in the cosmos. We simply ask “deliver us from evil” and we don’t need to be in fear because fear has punishment. Instead we have a heart filled with love just as our Father does.
1 John 4:18.....G3754 for G3588 G5401 fear G2851 [2punishment G2192 1holds], G3588 and the one G1161 G5399 fearing G3756 has not G5048 been made perfect G1722 in G26 love.
2851 LSJ Gloss:κόλασις chastisement, correction, punishment
Dodson:κόλασις chastisement, punishment chastisement, punishment, torment, perhaps with the idea of deprivation.
Thayer:
1) correction, punishment, penalty
For Synonyms see entry G5859
κόλασις
kolasis kol'-as-is From G2849; penal infliction KJV Usage: punishment, torment.
5399 LSJ Gloss:φοβέω to put to flight
Dodson:φοβέομαι I fear, am terrified I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.
Thayer:
1) to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away)
1a) to put to flight, to flee
1b) to fear, be afraid
1b1) to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm
1b1a) of those startled by strange sights or occurrences
1b1b) of those struck with amazement
1b2) to fear, be afraid of one
1b3) to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm)
1c) to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience
For Synonyms see entry G5841
φοβέω
phobeō fob-eh'-o From G5401; to frighten, that is, (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy to be in awe of, that is, revere KJV Usage: be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.
Phobos possesses chastisement or correction. The one who is put to flight or frightened is not completed or finished in love. If we have fear we are not perfect in love and that fear will frighten us.
1 John5:1 G3956 Every one G3588 G4100 believing G3754 that G* Jesus G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G5547 Christ, G1537 [2by G3588 G2316 3God G1080 1is engendered]; G2532 and G3956 every one G3588 G25 loving G3588 the one G1080 engendering, G25 loves G2532 also G3588 the one G1080 being engendered G1537 by G1473 him.
1080 LSJ Gloss:γεννάωto beget, engender
Dodson:γεννάωI beget, bring forth, give birth to I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.
Thayer:
1) of men who fathered children
1a) to be born
1b) to be begotten
1b1) of women giving birth to children
2) metaph.
2a) to engender, cause to arise, excite
2b) in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone
2c) of God making Christ his son
2d) of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work
γεννάω
gennaō ghen-nah'-o From a variation of G1085; to procreate (properly of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate KJV Usage: bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
All those who trust that Jesus is the Messiah are birthed by the Father. We then love all others who are birthed by the Father. The key to being born from above is Jesus the Messiah.
1 John5:2 G1722 By G3778 this G1097 we know G3754 that G25 we love G3588 the G5043 children G3588 G2316 of God, G3752 whenever G3588 G2316 we love God, G25 G2532 and G3588 G1785 [2his commandments G1473 G5083 1should keep].
1785 LSJ Gloss:ἐντολή an injunction, order, command, behest
Dodson:ἐντολή an ordinance, injunction, command an ordinance, injunction, command, law.
Thayer:
1) an order, command, charge, precept, injunction
1a) that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office
2) a commandment
2a) a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done
2a1) a precept relating to lineage, of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood
2a2) ethically used of the commandments in the Mosaic law or Jewish tradition
ἐντολή
entolē en-tol-ay' From G1781; injunction, that is, an authoritative prescription KJV Usage: commandment, precept.
In this we perceive that we love the children birthed of the Heavenly Father. We love the Father when we guard or observe His injunctions or authoritative prescriptions. This then is how we become perfect in love. We watch over the Father’s orders. We protect His precepts. Why do we do this? Because he first loved us and He now abides inside of us. There is nothing to be afraid of if we do what he asks us to do. This is how our love becomes perfected. Notice what John wrote a few chapters earlier.
1John 2:5 G3739 But who G1161 G302 ever G5083 should give heed G1473 of his G3588 G3056 word, G230 truly G1722 in G3778 this one G3588 the G26 love G3588 G2316 of God G5048 has been perfected. G1722 By G3778 this G1097 we know G3754 that G1722 [2in G1473 3him G1510.2.4 1we are].
This is how we know that we are in Him, we guard his words and commands. We are in a fixed position within Him if we guard His words. This is how our love is made perfect. If we disregard His words, the words he had scribed for us through holy men inspired by the Holy Spirit, we are not in Him.
Somnas denied Yahweh’s words. Somnas did not trust Yahweh’s words. The temple treasurer caused others to deny Yahweh’s words. The treasurer in the house of the Lord lost his prominent position and was thrown out like an old rag because he denied Yahweh’s logos. Why? Because Yahweh called for weeping, lamentation, baldness, and wearing sackcloth, Isaiah 22:12. Somnas did not keep Yahweh’s prescribed rule. We should ask ourselves if we guard the words that Yahweh has spoken. Do we trust His words? Do we deny His words? Do we deny His words to others? Do we cause others to lose faith, hope, and trust?
1 John5:3 G3778 For this G1063 G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G26 love G3588 G2316 of God, G2443 that G3588 the G1785 commandments G1473 of his G5083 we should keep; G2532 and G3588 G1785 his commandments G1473 G926 [2heavy G3756 1are not]. G1510.2.6
926 LSJ Gloss:βαρύς heavy
Dodson:βαρύς heavy, weighty, burdensome heavy, weighty, burdensome, lit. and met; violent, oppressive.
Thayer:
1) heavy in weight
2) metaph.
2a) burdensome
2b) severe, stern
2c) weighty
2c1) of great moment
2d) violent, cruel, unsparing
βαρύς
barus bar-ooce' From the same as G922; weighty, that is, (figuratively) burdensome, grave KJV Usage: grievous, heavy, weightier.
Once we are birthed of the Father, protecting His commands is not burdensome. Non-Christians always think, imagine, or believe, that the precepts of the Father are oppressive. In all actuality, the precepts of the devil are oppressive. The Heavenly Father loves us, the devil does not love anyone. The Heavenly Father lives within us, to help us throw fear out the door. The devil sends spirits to control us and keep us in fear. Since Jesus was the sacrifice, the Father does not require sacrifices from us. The devil requires continual sacrifice from people. In the Father we overcome the cosmos, in the devil we are not spared at all. If we are birthed by the Father we conquer the world. If we follow the devil we lose all eternity.
1 John5:4 G3754 For G3956 every one G3588 G1080 being engendered G1537 by G3588 G2316 God G3528 overcomes G3588 the G2889 world; G2532 and G3778 this G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G3529 victory G3588 in the G3528 overcoming G3588 the G2889 world -- G3588 the G4102 belief G1473 of ours.
3528 LSJ Gloss:νικάω to conquer, prevail, vanquish
Dodson:νικάω I conquer, overcome I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.
Thayer:
1) to conquer
1a) to carry off the victory, come off victorious
1a1) of Christ, victorious over all His foes
1a2) of Christians, that hold fast their faith even unto death against the power of their foes, and temptations and persecutions
1a3) when one is arraigned or goes to law, to win the case, maintain one's cause
νικάω
nikaō nik-ah'-o From G3529; to subdue (literally or figuratively) KJV Usage: conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.
3529 LSJ Gloss:νίκη victory in battle
Dodson:νίκη victory victory, a victorious principle.
Thayer:
1) victory
νίκη
nikē nee'-kay Apparently a primary word; conquest (abstractly), that is, (figuratively) the means of success KJV Usage: victory.
4102 LSJ Gloss:πίστις trust
Dodson:πίστις faith, belief, trust faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.
Thayer:
1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
1a) relating to God
1a1) the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
1b) relating to Christ
1b1) a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
1c) the religious beliefs of Christians
1d) belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
2) fidelity, faithfulness
2a) the character of one who can be relied on
πίστις
pistis pis'-tis From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself KJV Usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
All those who confess that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of the Most High God prevail over the cosmos. Our conviction of the truth is what makes us victorious. All people who conquer the world are those who believe Jesus is the son of the Almighty, Most High, Eternal, Father. Jesus is the key to love, the key to the house of David.
1 John5:5 G5100 Who G1510.2.3 is G3588 the one G3528 overcoming G3588 the G2889 world, G1508 unless it be G3588 the one G4100 believing G3754 that G* Jesus G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G5207 son G3588 G2316 of God?
Understanding that fear has punishment, we should seek the key to love. There is a double meaning here. The key to love is a vibrational heart wave, something we would detect on an EKG. Our hearts’ have a vibratory pattern that others can sense or feel. We feel love, we feel hate, we feel sadness or we feel joy. Our heart has the love of the Father within. The vibrations that we give off have an effect on others. If the Father resides inside of us then others can feel the Fathers love through us. To circle the wagons, we are to love those in the Body of Christ. There is no fear inside love. Complete love casts out fear. No matter what threats we face, Jesus has the key to the temple treasury, the very place within us where the Father resides. Confessing Jesus is the unlocking of the treasure of love. We then should be standing on, abiding in, and speaking out His words and precepts. If we deny His words, if we act in our own strength, if we cause others to lose faith, our love is not perfect or complete. If the Father abides in us, there is no fear in love and perfect love casts out fear. We can trust His words, we can trust His directions. This is how we know who the Father truly abides in.
