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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">“<font size="3"><b>TWO
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">August 27, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>FEB
20 - MARK 16:9-20 - GREAT COMMISSION: GIVEN BY JESUS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
16:10-11 (16:9-11) JESUS APPEARS TO MARY MAGDALENE. “SHE went <i>and</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
reported to them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">11</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
And THEY, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of
her, disbelieved” (NNT). </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Belief
is a voluntary act of will. We can choose to believe, and we can act
in unbelief. But as Kingdom citizens we have no excuse for the
grievous sin of unbelief. Father, forgive us for such a crass act!
See Revelation 21:8 - the </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">unbelieving</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
are linked with seven other most disreputable sins!</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Hallowed
be your :name!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">2. 16:12-13 JESUS APPEARS
TO TWO DISCIPLES. “And after these </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>things</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
he was manifested in another form to two of them walking, </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>as
they were</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"> proceeding
into </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>the</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
far country. </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">13</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
And THEY went away </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
reported to the rest: neither believed they them.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">When
we are unwilling to believe, we can pray - Lord - make us willing to
be willing! </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">He</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
then works in us the willingness! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
16:14 JESUS APPEARS TO THE ELEVEN. “And afterward he was
manifested to the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he
rebuked their :unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed
not them that had seen him risen from </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">the</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
dead.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Your
disciples deserved Your rebuke, Lord Jesus! Father, we will not hide
behind excuses and subterfuges. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
16:15-16 JESUS COMMISSIONS THE ELEVEN. “And he said to them, Go
into all the world, </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">and
</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">preach
the gospel to the whole creation. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">16</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
Who has believed and is baptized shall be saved; but who has
disbelieved shall be condemned.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
is good news to live under Your Lordship Father, through Your Son. He
is our Wonderful Counselor, and the Government is upon His shoulders.
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
16:17-18 JESUS PROMISES HOLY SPIRIT SIGNS. “And these signs
shall follow them that have believed: in my :name shall they cast our
demons, speak with tongues; </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">18</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and in the</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">ir</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
hands they shall take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly,
it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">the</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
sick, and they shall recover.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Signs
of confirmation are Your responsibility, Father. Our part is to
joyfully and fearlessly proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
16:19 JESUS: HIS ASCENSION. “So then the Lord Jesus, after he
had spoken to them, was taken up into :heaven, and sat down at the
right </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">hand</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of :God.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
was effected by Your power, Father! It has a significance along with
Calvary, the Resurrection and Pentecost. Pentecost is the sign that
Jesus arrived back into heaven. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
16:20 JESUS: CONFIRMS THEIR WORD WITH SIGNS. “And THEY went
forth, </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">and</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
preached everywhere, the Lord working with </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">them</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
and confirming the word by the signs that followed.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">What
a triumphant confirmation! Father, we glorify You for Your
supernatural confirmation through Jesus. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one!</span></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
16:9 (16:9-11) JESUS: REVEALS SELF TO WOMEN FIRST! “Now when he
was risen early on the first of </b></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">the</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
week, he appeared first to Mary :Magdalene, from whom he had cast out
seven demons.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">To
a woman Your Son Jesus first appeared after His resurrection, Father.
We ponder the significance of this.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
portion for the Textual Critics is one if not the most controversial
portions of the NT. It does not appear in some of the 7 major NT
manuscripts. As a result it is sometimes left out of the NT - or put
in with a note drastically reducing its authenticity.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Here
is where Bible Numerics discovered by Ivan Panin in 1890, and
authenticated by 100,000 hours of research for the next 50 years,
sufficiently settles this age-old controversy. If </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">any</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
portion of the NT could be omitted, because of the unusual quantity
of Bible Numeric proofs - Mark 16:9-20 would be the last to go!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
why should Satan continue to put such doubts on manuscripts
concerning this portion? I believe primarily because of the last 4
verses, 9:17-20. Signs confirming the Word when preached, have a
tremendous effect on the hearers. See how the Father led His Son
continually in this confirmation! See the testimony of Scripture what
these signs meant to the hearers.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
His apostles and subsequent followers had </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">the
same</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
results when their words were likewise accompanied by these signs.
See Peter and Paul in the book of Acts. Extraordinary!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">By
all means open our Website </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a>></span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and click on Archives. Then scroll down to 2011.01.02 Cutting Edge
Ministries on Panin. Articles such as this have been for doubters a
“Dissolver of Doubts”. This makes a good “D.D.”!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">John
8:1-11 receives like confirmation - but Bible Numerics agree with the
Critics on Matthew 6 - “For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and
the Glory” - Yes - this is an “eager-beaver” addition!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Check
“Interlinear” on our Website to search other debatable texts. </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
our Psalm for the day - 50:14-15 (50:1-23) </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">GOD
HIMSELF IS JUDGE</span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“Offer
to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most
High, </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">15</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you
shall glorify me.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
as Your Covenant people have an obligation to You, O Father. Yes, we
acknowledge our love-debt to You! J.A.Watt</span></span></font></p>
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