About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

6/24/2025

Matthew 17:1-27 Jesus Is Transfigured

 

Jesus Is Transfigured

Matthew 17:1-27    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

And after 6 days, Jesus [took:] Peter, James, & John, his brother, & [brought] them up into an [isolated] mountain, & was transfigured [in front of] them. And [Jesus'] face [shone like] the sun, & His [clothing] was white [like] the light. And, [saw,] there appeared to them: Moses & [Elijah] talking with Him. 

Then, Peter answered, & said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You [want,] let us make here 3 tabernacles, [a.k.a. tents, or shelters.] One for You, & one for Moses, & one for [Elijah.] While [Peter still spoke, saw,] a bright cloud overshadowed them.

And behold, a voice [came] out of the cloud, which said, This Is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am well pleased. You, [listen to] Him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their [faces] & were [very] afraid. And Jesus came & touched them, & said, Arise, & [don't] be afraid.

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, [except] Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of Man [has] risen again from the dead. 

And His disciples asked him, saying, Why then, [do] the scribes say that [Elijah] must come first? And Jesus answered & said to them, Truly, [Elijah] shall come first, & restore all things. But I say to you, That [Elijah has] already come, & they [didn't know, a.k.a. recognize,] him, but have done to him [whatever] they [wanted.] The Son of Man shall also suffer [by] them, [similarly.] 

Then, the disciples understood that [Jesus spoke] to them [about] John the Baptist. And when they [had] come to the multitude, there came a certain man, to [Jesus,] kneeling down to Him, & saying, Lord, have mercy on my son. 

For he is a lunatick, & [very troubled,] for [often there are times when] he falls into the fire, & [often] into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, & they couldn't cure him. Then, Jesus answered & said, O faithless, & [difficult] generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I [put up with] you? Bring him [here] to Me. 

And Jesus rebuked the [demon;] & he departed out of him, & the child was cured from that very hour. Then, the disciples came to Jesus, [alone,] & said, Why couldn't we cast [the demon] out? And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief.

For [truly,] I say to you, If you have faith [like] a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove [from here] to [the] place [over there,] & it shall remove. And nothing shall be impossible to you. [However,] this kind [of demon only] goes out by prayer & fasting. 

*And while they [stayed] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. And they shall kill Him, & the 3rd day, He shall be raised again. And they were [exceedingly] sorry.

And when they [had] come to Capernaum, [those, who] received tribute money came to Peter, & said, [Doesn't your Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] pay tribute? [Peter said,] Yes. And when [Peter had] come into the house, Jesus [stopped] him, saying, What [do] you [think,] Simon? 

Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? [From] their own children, or [from] strangers? Peter said to Him, [From] strangers. Jesus said to him, Then, the children are free.

[However,] lest we should offend them, you go to the sea, & cast [in] a hook, & [pull] up the fish, that 1st comes up. And when you have opened [its] mouth, you shall find a piece, [a.k.a. coin,] of money. Take that, & give it to them for Me & you.