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Rev.C.Joe McKnight, Seattle

WHAT IT IS NOT. It is not the revelation of John the Apostle. John was merely the vessel privileged to receive the revelation. Note that John refers to himself as a servant. Rev.1:1 To John was given the responsibility of sharing the message of the Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. 1:2 John was the scribe, used of God, to relay the message of the last days to the church of the Lord. Rev. 1:4 John proclaimed himself to be a brother in Christ. One who, with many others, had suffered persecution and incarceration for Christ. He was not exiled because of some wicked act he had committed, but because of his faith in the Lord Jesus and the Word of God. Rev. 1:9 John was a spiritual man. One who lived for the Lord. Certainly his experience on the Lord’s day was not unusual for him only this was to be an unusual day, a day of revelation and unfolding.

The book of Ruth is one of the historical books of the Bible. However it is not a book of cold historical facts but is alive with the tragedies of life, romance, true and virtuous love, the leading of the Lord and the grace and mercy of the Lord. The title of the book points to the main character of the book, Ruth the Moabites. It is a marvelous story of redemption. The ultimate purpose of the majestic plan of salvation is portrayed in the book of Ruth.

Rev. C.J.McKnight

April – June 2002

A PSALM WRITTEN TO CELEBRATE THE KINGS MARRIAGE. It is composed more in a prophetic vein than in reference to an earthly king. The marriage of Christ and His bride are most certainly the theme that is found in its verses. It was addressed to the Chief Musician upon Shoshannim. Shuwshan {Heb}, translated lilies {from its whiteness, or purity} or trumpets, both of which are of rich significance.

Rev.Clyde Joe McKnight

Monday, February 23, 2004 (1)THE LORD SPEAKS IN A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. David, the wondrous King of Israel. Chosen as a shepherd lad to be king. The Lord sought Himself a man after His own heart and found him in David. 1 Sam. 13:14 He will do everything I want him to do. Acts 13:22 David is a type of the Lord Jesus, who is the Word incarnate. It is David who penned the prophetic and romantic words of Psalm Nineteen. He would focus our attention on the heavens above, on the assure blue of the day and the star lit night. Not only to behold the beauty of it but to hear its message. The heavens above us are emitting a constant message of the splendor and the glory of the Lord. Ps. 19:1 Scientist have receivers focused of the heavens trying to find if there are others like us out there trying to contact us, but they are entirely missing the message. The only communication coming from the vast universe surrounding us is one that exalts the Lord and tells of His majesty.

Rev.C.Joe McKnight

The name Isaiah means, Jehovah is savior or Jehovah Savior. The book of Isaiah is known as the New Testament in the Old. It is filled with prophetic utterances that reach down to the end time. It is an exciting book, because of the insight it gives to many of the events in the life of Christ. It reveals the ultimate plan and purpose of the Lord for the Church and the tremendous wonders that bring us to the second coming of Christ.

Rev.C.J.McKnight

CROWNED IN MOCKERY. Crowned with thorns. What pain and agony He bore for us. The curse of our sin was placed upon Him. The thorns were worn because of the curse placed on the fruit of the ground, caused by sin. Gen. 3:18 Every curse of man He took upon Himself that we might be made free. He suffered in every way possible. Physically, physiologically and spiritually. The physical pain of the flogging and now the crown of thorns must have been nigh unbearable. Physiologically, the rejection by those whom he had come to bless and now by the Gentiles, the heathen. Rejection is a way of life, especially in these last days. In our life time we will all suffer rejection. Some more than others, some real, some imagined. None will ever know the measure of heartache that Jesus felt, for He suffered for all men. He took your place. Cast your care upon Him. Spiritually, what measurement can we use in trying to understand the weight and measure of all this on one who was totally pure and holy, guiltless and innocent? 

Rev.C.Joe McKnight, Seattle

Image of the Beast – C. J. McKnight – 5 March 1978.
In 1978 David Rorvik, a freelance science writer based in San Francisco wrote a book entitled: ‘In His Image: the cloning of a man’, Philadelphia: Lippincott 239p; 22cm c1978. He then traveled around the country speaking in various places, i.e. Western Washington University, claiming that the book was not fiction. In march of 1978 he was interviewed by Hilda Bryant of the Seattle Post Intelligencer and two articles were printed on the second and third of that month. I believe that his lectures were a publicity stunt in order to sell more of his books. It worked, I bought the book and read it and felt his book would have made a very good Hollywood movie. (See The Boys from Brazil below).

Rev.C.J.McKnight

A GREAT GATHERING OF MEN WISE IN THE LAW. The Sanhedrin in a night session. Chaired by the high priest Caiaphas (depression), well named.. ALL the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law gathered together. If ever there was a kangaroo court it was this one. These men were about to commit the worst judgment of all time. Their actions and decision were diametrically in opposition to the Law, and they knew it. Mk. 14:53. They did their best to find evidence against Christ but ended up empty handed. They found none for there was none. How could the One who had come to fulfill the Law, violate the Law? Their object was to kill Him. Mk. 14:55 What a farce. There were many who were willing to bear false witness against Him. Their statements did not harmonize, because they were lies. The Law stated that a false witness was to bear the judgment that was sought against his brother. Deut. 19:16-19 They sought the death penalty, while, under the Law, they themselves should have been judged worthy of death and every one of them knew it. The Law was weakened and defeated by those who knew it best. Rom. 8:3

Rev.C.J.McKnight

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Gen. 1:25. The personal pronouns, us and our, verify and give evidence to the Triunity of our God. Man was created in the Image (resemblance, a representative figure) or the likeness (shape, likeness, similitude) of God. If God is triune (and He is) then we must find a triune nature in that which he has made to be like Himself. God is, Father, Son and Spirit. Man is spirit, soul and body.