A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
An eternity is any moment opened with patience.

VANISHING SERPENTS       
"(The Egyptian magicians). . . each cast down his rod, and they turned into serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed their rods." [Exodus (Bereshith) 7. 12 Tanakh, Torah]

Just like the future Image of the Beast in the book of Revelation, which will seem to have life, these magician-induced serpents are "lying wonders." [2 Thessalonians 2. 9; Revelation 13. 15]   Evil spirits do possess certain powers, which can be used to impress their worshippers with the magical insights and abilities of the images.  However, neither man nor demons can really create life; they simply imitate, steal, cheat and lie.  Creation is a privileged prerogative, indulgence, or advantage of GOD ETERNAL.   HE alone can and did "create all the living creatures." [Genesis (Bereshith) 1. 21 Tanakh, Torah]

Both human magicians and demonic spirits can, however, generate hypnotic mental states and occult hallucinations; by which ungodly people, like Pharaoh, may be deceived into seeing as real physical entities.  However, when their demonstration was over, there was nothing to show for it.  Even the magician's rods  (not serpents) were gone, for Aaron's rod became an indisputably authentic serpent who had made a meal of them.  In a true creation miracle, Aaron's MASTER DESIGNER had transfigured the dead atoms of a wooden stick (just as HE later caused it to sprout, put forth buds, produce blossoms and yielded ripe almonds, see Numbers/B'Midvar 17. 8) into a living serpent capable of consuming other sticks which only appeared (impersonated, seemed, imitated) to be serpents.

The deception of the magicians was revealed later when they were unable to imitate the mighty hand of GOD turning dust into lice throughout the land of Egypt. [Exodus/Shemot) 3. 18]   There is a limit to the things the ALMIGHTY LIVING GOD will allow, even of deceivers, proving that only HE is the CREATOR/SUSTAINER of life and does as HE wills!

The miracle of Aaron's rod can also be seen as a parable:  Aaron's ROD OF LIFE took on the nature of the serpent, just as the OVERCOMER was "made sin" for us. [2 Corinthians 5. 21]   But then, it swallowed up the other serpent-rods, and the sting of "that old serpent" was put away.  Thus, "death is swallowed up in victory. O DEATH, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?" [1 Corinthians 15. 54 - 55]   In YESHUA ha'MASHIACH, VICTORY IS AHEAD! and we are more then conquerors because of our WONDERFUL LORD.

Sha’alu (Pray) for the shalom (Peace) of Jerusalem and all of Israel!
MERCIFUL KING awaken our soul to grateful acknowledgement of YOUR grace which has bestowed upon us the gift of life, and make our pathway come in safety to the coveted goal — YOUR LOVING PRESENCES.  LORD, YOUR loving-kindness is mighty over us, and we are ever thankful to YOU.  Blessed be YOUR HOLY NAME.


Praying for the peace of Jerusalem, is praying for the return of our Messiah and Lord and for the Kingdom of God He is bringing when He comes.  Then God's Will shall be done on earth as it is in Heaven and the world will experience true godly universal peace.  

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