T119 - Psalms Symbolisms

 

/2026sep25, PRINC, t119, Psalms, symbolisms, overview

T220 - James Symbolisms

 

James Symbolisms

Good Works are fruit.

The power of the tongue

Heavenly wisdom

Patience like a farmer, wait for the harvest

/2026sep06, T220, James 

T 225 - 3 John Symbolisms

 

3 John — Symbolisms

Theme: Walking in Truth Through Faithful Service

Symbolism	Meaning
Walking	A person’s daily conduct. John rejoices that his spiritual children are walking in the truth.
Truth	More than correct belief—it is truth demonstrated through the way a believer lives.
Hospitality / Open Door	Welcoming and supporting faithful Christian workers makes believers fellow workers for the truth.
Journey	Traveling believers represent the spreading of the gospel. The church helps send them on their way.
Fellow Workers	Christian service is cooperative. Those who support the work participate in its mission.
Diotrephes / First Place	Symbolizes pride, control, and self-importance. Diotrephes “loves to be first” and refuses apostolic authority.
Demetrius / Good Testimony	Represents a faithful reputation. His life is affirmed by others and by the truth itself.
Imitation	“Do not imitate what is evil but what is good.” Our examples influence the path we follow.
Face to Face	As in 2 John, personal fellowship is preferred over communicating only with pen and ink.

/2026aug29, PRINC, T 225, 3 John, faith, faithful service, walk in truth, way of living, hospital, hospitality, open door, welcome, is church a hospital?, journey, share good news, volunteer, pride, control, love being first, reputation, model after good behavior, not bad, spiritual gifts, discernment, face to face

T 224 - 2 John Symbolisms

 

2 John — Symbolisms

Theme: Walking in Truth and Love

Symbolism	Meaning
Walking	A continuing way of life—actively living according to God’s commandments.
Truth	The truth of Christ that abides in believers and remains with them forever.
Love	Biblical love is expressed through obedience to God’s commandments, not merely emotion.
Commandment	God’s established path for His people: walk in love.
Deceivers	Those who deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh; John associates this deception with antichrist.
Abiding	Remaining faithfully within the teaching of Christ rather than going beyond it.
House / Door	Symbolically suggests guarding the boundary of Christian fellowship against teachers who reject Christ’s teaching.
Face to Face	Personal fellowship. John hopes to visit rather than communicate only with “paper and ink,” so their joy may be complete.

 

/2026aug25, PRINC, 2 John, T 224, walking, way of life, truth, love, commandments, deceivers, deceive, Satan, Satanic, abide, dwell, with God, with Jesus, with Christ, boundary, door, face to face

T223 - 1 John Symbolisms

 

1 John — Symbolisms

Theme: Living in God’s Light and Love

Recurring Symbolisms

• Light vs. darkness — truth and righteousness vs. sin and deception
• Walking — the way a person actually lives
• Abiding — remaining continually connected to Christ
• Children of God — spiritual identity and relationship
• Love — visible evidence of knowing God
• Antichrist / deception — opposition to the truth about Christ
• Water, blood and Spirit — testimony concerning Jesus
• Life — eternal life found in the Son

Key progression:
LIGHT → TRUTH → FAMILY → LOVE → LIFE

/2026aug23, 2026aug29, PRINC,  1 John, t223, truth vs sin, righteous vs deceived, walk is how one lives, abide is dwelling with God and Jesus Christ, COGs = Children Of God, love, to know God, respect, revere, reverent, ANTICHRIST, deceive, deception, testimony, water, blood, spirit, eternal life, heaven, anoint

T226 - Jude Symbolisms

 

Jude Symbolisms

Hidden Reefs — unseen spiritual dangers.

Waterless Clouds — promises without nourishment.

Fruitless Trees — faith without lasting fruit.

Wild Waves — chaos, instability, and shame.

Wandering Stars — false guidance without a true course.

Cain — jealousy and hatred.

Balaam — greed and corrupt motives.

Korah — pride and rebellion.

Fire — judgment and urgent spiritual danger.

Rescue — mercy toward those being led astray.

Building — strengthening ourselves in faith.

Kept from Falling — God’s preserving and sustaining power.

/2026aug23, PRINC, BS, T226, Jude

T218 - Philemon

Philemon eBook

Click here to get your FREE Philemon eBook.

"Philemon Symbolisms - Grace redeems, love restores, the gospel lives" 

1. Forgiveness restores relationships. 

2. Onesimus flees (every sinner begins running from God)

3. Grace in prison (God transforms lives in unexpected places)

4. The letter (love appeals)

5. Charge it to my account (substitution, a picture of Christ paying our debt)

6. Holy courage

7. No longer a slave (a beloved brother)

8. Onesimus means useful (transformation, God changes identity and purpose)

9. Welcome him (forgiveness)

10. The house church (everyone is watching)

11. Bridge of grace (restoration, grace rebuilds broken relationships)

12. The gospel in one chapter (debt > grace > family) 

 
/2026jul20, upd 2026aug11, T218, Philemon, Onesimus, useful, slave, grace, forgive, restore, relationships 

T131 - Obadiah

 

Obadiah eBook 

Click here to get your FREE Obadiah eBook.

"Obadiah Symbolisms - Pride, Judgment and Restoration" (13 pgs)

Obadiah - Images of Symbolism

Edom - The proud self

Rocky Heights - False security

The crossroads - Choice of Heart

Day of the Lord - Divine Correction

Jerusalem - The Soul

Restoration - God's Kingdom

Symbolic Meaning

Wisdom for Living

 

/2026jun06, Bible, Obadiah, Obidiah, eBook, by P.A. Bloom, pdf, symbolism, symbolisms

 

T202 - Mark

 

Seven Deadly Sins AKA Seven Demons

Originally, Eight Evil Thoughts

Mark chapter 5

2026jan24

t227 - Revelation

 

All About Revelation

https://revelationscriptures.com/

 

Revelation & Ezekiel

Ezekiel 7... 7 bowls of wrath

 

/2025nov20

T126 - Ezekiel

 

 

 

🌿 A River Rises — The Spirit Flows

• Exile doesn’t silence God’s presence—it often deepens it.
• Ezekiel watched hope rise from dry ground: a river flowing from the heart of God.
• Where the Spirit moves, even what feels lifeless begins to bloom again.
• Each of us carries a hidden stream, waiting for breath, truth, and grace to set it free.
• When we grow still and listen, the flow returns—quiet, steady, healing.
• A river rises; the Spirit flows, and life begins again.

💧 Reflection: Where in your life is the river beginning to rise again?

 /2025nov12

T209 - Galatians

 

Galatians 4 - The GRACE of God saves us, not our works.

So you are no longer a slave,

but God's child;

and since you are his child,

God has made you also an heir.

Galatians 4:7 NIV

 

From slaves of the Mosiac Law

In the Old Testament, who live by the law.

To adopted children of God, COGs

To heirs of the Kingdom of God, KOG

KOG is here on earth,

In the New Testament, who live by grace.

JC died on the cross to redeem, to pay off our debts of sins, shame, regrets, mistakes and bad decisions.

 

https://youtu.be/WfwQqqGRuM0?si=7psXnGTP2Sr3u6Py 

Redeemed and Adopted

About the song Amazing Grace by John Newton

 

/2025oct12, PRINC, Books, Galatians, T209, grace, works

 

Galatians 5 - Fruit of the Flesh vs Fruit of the Spirit

 

Works of the flesh (verses 19-21)

• Sex sins, dirty mind, depravity, impurity, debauchery
• Temper tantrums, hatred
• Selfish ambition, strife, jealousy, anger, pointless debates
• Envy, drunkenness, sex parties, and similar things 

Fruit of the Spirit (verses 22-23)

• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Patience (long suffering)
• Kindness (gentleness)
• Goodness
• Faithfulness

image: Jasper County Cowboy Church, Facebook

/2025nov12 

T201 - Matthew

 

Heavenly Treasures

~ Matthew 6:19-21

 

Focus on serenity, not stuff that fades.

Cultivate inner peace, where true wealth is made.

Tune out the noise of negativity and strife,

Tune in to tranquility and find your inner life.

 

For in every square inch, a miracle awaits,

A world of wonder, where joy and peace create.

Discover the magic, in each passing day,

And let the beauty of life, drive the blues away.

 

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Lilies in the Field

And why do you worry about clothes?
See how the flowers grow?
They do not labor.

Pray, Give God your Worries

The now, the present is God's gift to you.

Give your gifts to God, anything!

Anxiety, depression, financial worries,

Relationship issues, health problems,

Bad habits, patterns, routines, addictions.

The Almighty God can totally handle all that!

 
Matt 6:28-30

 

Sermon on the Mount

 

Matt Ch 5-7 - The Sermon by Jesus

Matt 6:9-13 - The Lord's Prayer

 

The Casual English Bible - TCEB 

https://www.casualenglishbible.com/bible_book/matthew

/2025apr02, sermon on the  mount, flowers, grass, birds

The Book of Job

 

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? - Job 38

Does the hawk fly by your wisdom? - Job 39

/2024oct13, T118, 586 BC

God Forgives

 

God is not like people.
When you abuse someone, they grow distant from you.
Because you hurt them.

God cannot be hurt.
He weathers the storms of rage.
He stays steady and firm like the Rock of Gilbralter.
Stay close to God.
Have God on your side.

/2024sep16, 2024oct04, forgive, forgives, forgiveness, Psalm 51, Pastor Rick, daily devotional

Bridge Metaphor

 

Bridge Metaphor - Romans 6:23

"For the wages of sin is death,
but
the gift of God
is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Confess your sins to God
and surrender your life to him.

Romans 6:23 - by Merly Bauza Montano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOChnIzLl3Q 

/2024sep01, 2024oct04, confess, sins, surrender, sin, death, gift, eternal life

t219 - Hebrews

Hebrews Overview

 

Hebrews Ch 1

Of the ANGELS, (Jesus) says: (Jesus) makes (Jesus') ANGELS winds and (Jesus') ministers a flame of fire. - Hebrews 1.7

 

Hebrews Ch 6

Hebrews 6.19 - An ANCHOR for the soul is symbolism for Jesus Christ.  The world is like a sea, with the church in it.  Every believer is like a sailing ship destined for that final port, heaven. 

https://www.biblestudytools.com/inspirations/hebrews-6-19-anchor.html

https://www.biblestudytools.com/hebrews/6-19.html

Hebrews Ch 7

Hebrews Ch 7.27 - Jesus' sacrifice, he died, ONCE FOR ALL. (Christians)

https://www.gotquestions.org/once-for-all.html

Hebrews Ch 8

The Old Testament vs the New Testament:

The Old Testament was a copy, a foreshadowing of things to come.

    Moses, Mosaic Law

    Tabernacle on Earth

    High Priests

The New Testament is about how Jesus changed the Mosaic Law and illuminated it.

   Jesus died for our sins. We are forgiven (we = COGs, Children of God)

   Tabernacle in Heaven 

Summary

Jesus died on the cross for forgiveness of sins for Christians.  Accept Jesus as your savior.  Jesus' atonement was once for all. He tore the veil. 

This relates to Moses and the Jews in the wilderness for 40 years. They built a tent, the tabernacle, which foreshadowed the temple in Jerusalem, and the Kingdom of God in heaven.  Only the High Priest could go through the veil into the Holy of Holies once a year and give a sin offering. The Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, to this day.  One remembers their sins and confesses them.

 

The Holy of Holies contained the Ark of the Covenant, which held the 10 Commandments.

Jesus is a High Priest. He tore the veil, for us to enter the Holy of Holies.  Our sins are forgotten and Jesus forgives us.

Hebrews - https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/1.htm

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/The-New-Covenant

/2022dec04, Hebrews Bible Study Q3 2022

PDQ Reference for Bible Books

Old Testament

T101	genesis
T102	exodus
T103	leviticus
T104	numbers
T105	deuteronomy
T106	joshua
T107	judges
T108	ruth
T109	1 samuel
T110	2 samuel
T111	1 kings
T112	2 kings
T113	1 chronicles
T114	2 chronicles
T115	ezra
T116	nehemiah
T117	esther
T118	job
T119	psalms
T120	proverbs
T121	ecclesiastes
T122	song of songs
T123	isaiah
T124	jeremiah
T125	lamentations
T126	ezekiel
T127	daniel
T128	hosea
T129	joel
T130	amos
T131	obadiah
T132	jonah
T133	micah
T134	nahum
T135	habakkuk
T136	zephaniah
T137	haggai
T138	zechariah
T139	malachi

New Testament

T201	matthew
T202	mark
T203	luke
T204	john
T205	acts
T206	romans
T207	1 corinthians
T208	2 corinthians
T209	Galatians
T210	Ephesians
T211	Philippians
T212	Colossians
T213	1Thessalonians
T214	2Thessalonians
T215	1 Timothy
T216	2 Timothy
T217	Titus
T218	Philemon
T219	Hebrews
T220	James
T221	1 Peter
T222	2 Peter
T223	1 John
T224	2 John
T225	3 John
T226	Jude
T227	Revelation

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