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DATE: February 12, 2022 (Saturday) – To GOD be all the glory in all things in CHRIST JESUS. So, by the infinite grace of the blessed LORD GOD, FATHER in heaven (in CHRIST JESUS), more than one Bible studies are being done my me in both the Old and New Testaments – which are in the books of the harmony of the gospels, and the book of Acts, as well as the book of Exodus, etc… I have been pondering just how or what I can do or use to further my Bible study of the ones that I have been given the grace to do, like the book of Exodus, Numbers, harmony of the gospels, the book of Acts, and Revelation. My study that I do using my Angelfire web site, which was a great way, until I got charged with a heave fee from my bank due to an overdraft with the Angelfire automatic withdrawal payment. That sort of messed me up with my bank account. So, now, the blessed LORD GOD gave me this idea of using my WordPress account. Thank YOU, O LORD GOD in CHRIST JESUS.

How precious is THY WORD, O LORD.

“Study to show thyself approved unto GOD, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the WORD of TRUTH.” (2 Timothy 2:15).

DATE: February 23, 2022 (Wednesday) – And yours truly is here again doing an earnest study on the Old Testament prophet Amos. And yours truly is here at the library following up on my personal study of this book of the prophet from Tekoa. Despite the seemingly prosperous condition of Judah and Israel, the two kingdoms were in their mire of sinfulness – and were severely inviting the LORD GOD’s judgments. Albert Barnes tells of the many wicked ways of Jeroboam II and the people of Israel (northern kingdom) – https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/amos.html.

DATE: February 19, 2022 (Saturday) – So, as yours truly was proceeding with my personal Bible study/reading on the Old Testament, books of Exodus and Judges, I remembered having read through the Old Testament up to the last book of Malachi. Now I am studying the harmony of the gospels, and am engaged in the study of the book of Acts with the JIL (JESUS is LORD) life group Bible study every Tuesday and we are now on chapter 21-22. And I am now reading (as also a catch-up) chapter 22 of the book of Acts. (SIDE NOTE:) I was just watching Countryside Bible Church conference, session 5 with their Q&A time and with pastor Steve Lawson, and I can see how the blessed LORD GOD has faithfully blessed pastor Tom Pennington (and the other guest speakers/pastors). And that is what I am trying to do – with my studies of GOD’s HOLY WORD.

DATE: February 18, 2022 (Friday) – I thank the blessed LORD GOD once again for this day’s undeserved tender mercies and grace allowing me to continue my personal Bible studies of both the Old and the New Testaments. And I am trying to recollect just what books I have studied from since 2019 until now (2022).

(Continuation): So, I am going to start my personal Bible study accounting with my old friend/acquaintance, Aldo, who approached me while I was doing my gospel tract distribution at the corner street, This was in 2019. Then I started my own personal Bible study a little after. Then in 2021 (?), I got invited to attend the JIL (JESUS is LORD) Lifegroup Bible study.

DATE: February 16, 2022 (Wednesday) – So, I thank the blessed LORD GOD for giving me another day of HIS infinite grace and tender mercies in CHRIST JESUS. And with this day’s mercies, I got to contemplate on the schedule of my personal Bible studies (sort of a review [year-in-review] of the different books I got to study in-depth). Starting at the Old Testament books, Genesis, then Exodus, Leviticus (reading only), Numbers, then a little of the prophet Amos; and then the New Testament books, the harmony of the gospels, the book of Acts, and finally Revelation. I was reminded or was enlightened when I was listening to pastor Tom Pennington when he was doing his church’s year-in-review video. I am doing in-depth study on the books of Exodus, Numbers, Amos of the Old Testament; and harmony of the gospels, the book of Acts, and Revelation of the New Testament.

My study in the book of Exodus is still on chapter 6. My study in the book of Numbers is still in chapter 1. And then in the book of Amos, the prophet, I am still at the very beginning. As for the harmony of the gospels, I am in the timeline of the LORD JESUS’ calming the storm. And in the book of Acts, I am still at chapter 1. In Revelation, I am at chapter 2.

TIME: 8:48AM (February 12) – Book of Acts: The LORD JESUS having gathered the disciples together at Jerusalem, by the Mount Olivet (Acts 1:12). And there the LORD JESUS revealed to them the next phase on the LORD GOD’s eternal plan, and that is the enduement of GOD the HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1: 8). Having witnessed the death of the blessed LORD/SAVIOUR JESUS, it would only be natural for them to go hide; but having also witnessed the resurrection of the blessed LORD/SAVIOUR JESUS, they were relieved (understatement) and emboldened – all by the grace of GOD the FATHER.

DATE: February 12, 2022 (Saturday) – The blessed LORD GOD has given me another day of HIS infinite grace in CHRIST JESUS; and yours truly is following up on this part of my personal Bible study (albeit forgotten, and just remembered). And, I hope to use this as the platform to do my personal Bible study on the Old and the New Testament books (harmony of the gospels, the book of Acts, and the book of Revelation, as well as the book of Exodus, Numbers, etc…) Also, I will categorized my studies so as not to confuse the reader as to which book they are into, whether Old or New Testament. However, I will arrange my notes here with the current and latest study on top/above the dated text (but below the green italic 2 Timothy 2:15 verse above), and will time-stamp it.

Joel 1:1-20. (NOTE: Revised today, September 24, 2019).

By the good LORD GOD’s grace in the LORD JESUS, I have gotten the time to read and contemplate on HIS HOLY WORD.

DATE: November 8, 2019 — By the good LORD GOD’s grace (in CHRIST JESUS), yours truly has finished reading Malachi (the last book of the Old Testament). And I am presently reading up on the “intertestamental period” (in between testaments). And I read up the details given in the Reformation Study Bible; and YouTube’s World Video Bible School. All in preparation for the New Testament, in the LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS. All by GOD’s infinite grace alone.

DATE: November 1, 2109 — “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the GOD of my salvation. The LORD GOD is my strength, and HE will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and HE will make me to walk upon mine high places.” (Habakkuk 3:17-19a).

I had car trouble since two days ago, and was thinking of leaving the car parked; and was also thinking that I might disposed of it. But I need it for the ministry(ies). So I prayed to the LORD GOD for the car, and HE has faithfully protected and helped me with it. By HIS grace in CHRIST JESUS, I found out what the problem was (VSC/VSC OFF/CHECK ENGINE lights on).

DATE: October 25, 2109 — “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the LORD; giving thanks always for all things unto GOD and the FATHER in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST;” (Ephesians 5:19-20).

DATE: October 22, 2109 — I am continuing making changes as I discover the use(s) of new “tools” available in this blog site – by the good LORD GOD’s grace (in CHRIST JESUS).

DATE: October 21, 2019 — I got this part of my blog updated by GOD’s grace. I am finally getting the hang of doing this blog thing. And I have added a few new things. Check and see.

DATE: July 23, 2019 — It seems that the prophet Joel is proclaiming a future event in this book. In chapter 1, the prophet Joel calls for attention to the people, the elders, and the inhabitants of the land (1:1). The prophet Joel is telling us that this thing that will happen is one of a kind; one that will happen only once, and is extremely terrible.