{"id":14097,"date":"2013-08-19T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=14097"},"modified":"2013-08-18T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T22:37:26","slug":"chapter-7-i-am-day-1-7-i-ams-in-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/19\/chapter-7-i-am-day-1-7-i-ams-in-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I AM&#8221; Chapter 7 \u2013 Day 1: 7 \u201cI AM\u2019s\u201d in Revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2Chron7_14_IAM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14111\" alt=\"2Chron7_14_IAM\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2Chron7_14_IAM.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2Chron7_14_IAM.jpg 500w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2Chron7_14_IAM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2Chron7_14_IAM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Revelation<\/span> is more than just the end of the Bible.\u00a0 It is more than the end of time, or the end of the world.\u00a0 A <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">revelation<\/span> is a new realization of something you previously had not known or understood. \u00a0It could be revealing of a secret.\u00a0 A <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">revelation<\/span> is definitely a gaining of knowledge you can use to apply to your life.<\/p>\n<p>Here we are at the end.\u00a0 The last week of our study.\u00a0 The omega<span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">\u2026<\/span>the last.\u00a0 There are seven more \u201cI AM\u2019s\u201d for us to look at this week. \u00a0As we conclude our study together, we find that four of them use the term \u201cAlpha and Omega\u201d.\u00a0 The <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">word nerd<\/span><\/em> in <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">me<\/span> had to look these up for us.\u00a0 Let me show you a couple of things I have learned.\u00a0 <em>(Warning:\u00a0This will be cheesy!)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New Testament was written in Greek, the Old Testament in Hebrew (mainly).\u00a0 Alpha and Omega are the first and the last letters in the Greek alphabet and signify the \u201cbeginning and the end\u201d or eternity.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Greek \u201c<em>alpha<\/em>\u201d was derived from the Hebrew \u201c<em><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">aleph.<\/span><\/em>\u201d\u00a0 (Doing a Happy Dance!)\u00a0 The Hebrew name for <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">aleph<\/span> sounds like \u201c<em><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">eleph<\/span><\/em>\u201d or <em><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">ox<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 An ox is a leader and leads the other letters in the alphabet.\u00a0 (Get it?\u00a0 The alpha \u2013 bet?)<\/li>\n<li><em><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">Ox<\/span> <\/em>comes into play in our culture, too.\u00a0 How many times have we signed a greeting card with <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">oxoxox<\/span>?\u00a0 Did you know you were actually sending God\u2019s love to that person?\u00a0 These are Christian symbols introduced through the ages, based on the Bible and the Great I AM.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t get me started on crossing your fingers&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li>The Hebrew word <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">for<\/span> truth &#8211; \u201c<em><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">emet<\/span><\/em>\u201d is made up of the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet.\u00a0 This kind of consistency makes me dance with joy.\u00a0 Our God is a God of order.\u00a0 No matter what language or dialect you speak, His TRUTH will always be the same.\u00a0 He is \u201cI AM\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the Prophet Isaiah, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cI AM the first and the last\u201d\u00a0 (Isaiah 44:6)<\/span> to the Psalmist, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cFrom everlasting to everlasting thou art God\u201d (Psalms 90:2)<\/span>, to John, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cI AM the Alpha and the Omega,\u201d says the Lord God, \u201cwho is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty\u201d (Revelation 1:8<\/span>), the message of the Bible <strong>DOES NOT CHANGE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cI AM\u201d is important because Jesus is telling us He was before creation and will be after the end of time.\u00a0 He is eternal.\u00a0 When we see or hear Alpha and Omega (A\u03a9 or ox) we are seeing the <strong>\u201cI AM\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong> Because of our relationship with Jesus (The Great I AM) we can claim the \u201cTruth.\u201d<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">even when we were dead in our transgressions, made alive together with Christ<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus<\/span><\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<em><strong>Ephesians 2:4-6<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a member of God\u2019s family, seated in the heavenly places because of Jesus, we are in His <em>KINGDOM<\/em>.\u00a0 A <em>kingdom<\/em> is where the king is.\u00a0 The Kingdom is where the KING lives.\u00a0 If you have received the gift of salvation offered by Jesus, you are in the Kingdom and <em>the King lives in you<\/em>.\u00a0 Did you hear that?\u00a0 <em><strong>The KING lives in YOU<\/strong><\/em>!!!\u00a0 The Kingdom is not a far away land, it is here now.\u00a0 If the King lives in you, the kingdom is here<span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">\u2026<\/span>on earth.\u00a0 The kingdom is not broken down into small <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">factions<\/span> of fighters in their own corners doing their own thing.\u00a0 We are ONE Church, ONE body of believers, living in the Kingdom of God RIGHT NOW!!!!\u00a0 Let revival begin with us!<\/p>\n<p>We have received a revelation over the last seven weeks.\u00a0 Now, we have a responsibility to share the good news with others.\u00a0 Listen to the prayer of our hearts as we declare our allegiance to the King of Kings.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcSWpVKKMcs\" height=\"315\" width=\"460\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let&#8217;s Pray<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, King of Kings,<\/p>\n<p>We praise You for the HOPE You have placed in our hearts as we have drawn closer to You.\u00a0 We thank You for the great LOVE You have shown us that while we were yet sinners, You wanted us.\u00a0 Lord, we want to let this fire burning within us to be seen by the world.\u00a0 Heal our hearts and heal our <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">lands<\/span> so that we may serve You.\u00a0 We ARE the Church<span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">\u2026<\/span>Send us out to do Your work while we are here on earth.\u00a0 We are YOUR church&#8230;One Body, unified for Your purpose.\u00a0\u00a0 Live in us.\u00a0 Bring Your Kingdom now.\u00a0 We are ready.\u00a0 We love You, Lord.<\/p>\n<p>AMEN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revelation is more than just the end of the 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