CHRISTIANITY:
FALSE TEACHING, FALSE DOCTRINES
THE MIRACLE OF
HEALING
PART 5: HEALING
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
In the name of God, Master of the universe, Ruler of the earth.
Healing holds a significant
place in God's ministry. Also, healing is noted throughout the Bible. Again we
note that healing is a miraculous act akin to the numerous miracles of the
Bible. As we preface this discussion with a comparison of Old Testament
miracles (healing) and New Testament miracles (healing) there are distinct
differences.
Old Testament
miracles revealed God's presence as king of the theocracy. Meanwhile New
Testament miracles note the deity of Christ; God manifested in the flesh and
also the divine authority given to the Apostles. The Bible also reveals that
Old Testament miracles came by impassioned intercession and with noted
uncertainty. However the miracles (healing) of Christ were accomplished with
ease and certainty of the issue. Thus, Christ as the Lord of the living and the
dead raised the dead with great ease.
The performers of
miracles (healing) in the Old Testament prayed for results. Meanwhile during
the ministry of Jesus He commanded and it was so. The prophets of the Old
Testament performed the miraculous in the name of the Lord. Christ however
performed miracles (healing) in His own name or in His father's name. The
miracles of Christ also were more brilliant. For example Elisha fed 100 men
with 20 loaves of bread, but Christ fed 5,000 with 5 loaves.
As we continue to set
the stage for an in‑depth review of the healing miracles in the Bible, we
thank God for the Creation. Scripture references for the miracles of the
Creation are noted in: Genesis 1, Hebrews 11:3, Psalms 104, Job 26:8 and Proverbs
8. The Creation also revealed the Creators. The Bible declared that all three
persons of the Trinity were united in the Creation of the world and universe.
The Creation is then a tribute to the divine power of God and a testament of
the divine wisdom of Almighty God.
The Creation of the
world was indeed a miracle. It is noted that a miracle is something above the
comprehension of man. Therefore it is for sure that the formation of the
universe was one of the greatest or the greatest miracle rendered by God. So as
the earth was formed God looked around and decided to create man. Man became
the centerpiece in God's masterpiece. The plural "let us" reveal the
solemn unity of the Holy Trinity.
Throughout the
history of the world there has been a conflict between those that know God and
those that do not. For example science has produced men that place scientific
fact or theory before God and the Bible.
However in recent
years more scientists have come to realize that the Bible does not conflict
with true science. Thus when the Bible is clearly understood and honestly
compared to science and not theories there are no real dis‑agreements.
Thus, facts of science do not conflict with Biblical statements.
Lt. Colonel Merson
Davies, (The Bible and Modern Science) notes:
"The Bible waits
at the head of the paths of scientific progress to greet the discoverer with
its relations of prior knowledge. The investigator limbs upward through the
twilight and finds scripture illuminating the summit of his climb."
For example the order
in which geology claims as correct for the development of the earth is exactly
the same as the order noted by Moses:
1. Chaos, 2. Light,
3. Firmament or expanse, 4. Dry Land, 5. Vegetation, 6. Life in water, in air,
on land, 7. Man.
The miracle of
Enoch's translation is certainly of note as we look toward a chronological
review of the healing miracles. In Genesis 5:19‑24 we see the scripture
passages that reveal that Enoch was taken up without dying. Enoch and Elijah are
the only people in the Bible to receive such a fate besides Jesus Christ our
Lord and Savior.
The scripture in
Genesis also notes that Enoch walked with God. Here we see that Enoch and Noah
are the only people noted to have walked with God (See Genesis 6:9, 22, 24:20,
48:15, Hebrew 11:5 and Jude 14, 15. Also see related scripture for Genesis 5:24
2 Kings 2:11, Psalms 49:5, 73:24).
The testimony of the
Patriarch Enoch was a miracle of grace. Enoch was the son of Jared, and must
not be confused with Enoch, Cain's eldest son noted in Genesis 4:17‑18.
He prophesied for God. He was a seer as well as a saint. He was also one of the
guardians of the prophecy.
Walking with God
notes the first paradise and the anticipation of a new paradise (See Revelation
21:3, 22:3‑4). The secret of his walk with God was faith. Thus through
faith he pleased God, therefore the ground for his translation. After he begat
Methuselah, it is written he walked with God.
Cont. Part 6: God Heals and Not Man
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