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The Final Gathering
6. Revealing the True Sons and Daughters of Yahweh
Many years ago when I was standing outside a Lutheran Church in rural Norway I saw a vision. Before me were multitudes of people in groups of about a hundred or so, all of whom were dressed in black or who were otherwise of dark countenance. Amidst very many of these groups I saw one - sometimes two - persons shining a brilliant white. After the vision closed I understood that the groups represented the local churches and assemblies and that within most was at least one, sometimes two, true, fully regenerated Christians walking as true disciples. I understood immediately that they had a mission in each of the churches where Yahweh had planted them, to bring as much scriptural light and truth as possible to their congregations whether as pastors, youth leaders, prophets, or whatever position of influence they held. I also understood that at a certain point of time these souls would be gathered out.
Yahweh intervened in a dramatic way in my life in England in the year 1984 and told me to organise a local fellowship. Four years later He instructed me to leave my homeland to go to Scandinavia (Norway and then Sweden) where for over 20 gruelling years of trials and tribulations, spiritual preparations for this work would be made.
Who, then, are the people eligible to be called into the twelve places of refuge? They are those whom the Bible calls the 144,000, the men and women who are to rule with Yah'shua when He returns to establish His millennial theocracy.
The apostle John in visions describes in horrific detail the conditions that will obtain in the end-time and says this:
""Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our Elohim." Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Dan 12,000, from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000, from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000" (Rev.7:3-8, NCoV).
The first thing you will notice about these people is that they are all Israelites. Moreoever, this number is divided into 12 parts, each of the twelve tribes being represented by 12,000 souls. Christian scholars and exegetes have been speculating for 2,000 years as to who or what these 144,000 people are and have arrived at numerous conclusions, almost all of which are far from the mark. At least one major group, the Jehovah's Witnesses, lay great stress on these special people. However, almost nobody knows who the 144,000 actually are, least of all the 'Witnesses'.
You will notice that prior to the great destructions that will afflict the earth to cleanse it before the return of Messiah that these souls must receive a special mark on their foreheads which will not only identify them as the 144,000 but also preserve them from the curses that will destroy one third of the entire world's population. In short, they will be protected from disease and death, much as the Israelites fleeing Egypt were because their homes were marked with the paschal blood.
We learn more about the 144,000 in another passage from the same book:
"Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had His name and His Father's name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No-one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to Elohim and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless" (Rev.14:1-5, NIV).
There is something rather special about these people. Again, we see that they have a mark on their foreheads, which is not only the Name of Yah'shua the Messiah but also the Name of Elohim the Father, or Yahweh.
This is most important. Whilst all Christians receive the Name of Messiah by faith in His Name and obedience to His Commandments, those who receive the Father's Name must also fulfill other criteria. We learn also that these men and women have been "redeemed from the earth", meaning that those who are alive during the Tribulation are no longer subject to its curses and ravages, the dead of this great throng already being safe in Paradise. In other words, they will be unharmed during the Great Persecution and become Yahweh's firstfruits. They are also found singing a "new song" before the throne of Yahweh which nobody else knows. Finally, in a passage that has mystified scriptorians for so long, we are told:
"These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure."
Many have assumed that they were all men and that they were virgins, but this is quite incorrect, for the "women" here is a reference to the world system typified by the "whore of the earth" (Rev.17:1,15-16; 19:2, KJV). In other words, these men and women have no love for the world system in any degree, having their eyes only on Messiah in all things, by which they are made pure.
Thus the 144,000 are those who have renounced the world system in its entirety and are following the Master Yah'shua 100%. They are true to the Word all the way down the line and do not compromise it. Finally, but by no means least, they are all Israelites.
Now these 144,000 are not all on the earth today. Most of them have already been here and have passed into Paradise awaiting to return with the Master at the end of the age. The apostles, the prophets, the patriarchs, and all the great men and women of Yahweh who gave themselves 100% unreservedly belong to this august body. Though we do not know how many are yet alive today, or who will be born before Yah'shua returns, we estimate that it could be anything between 3,000 and 50,000 men and women. And these are the ones who, with their families, will gather to the cities of refuge during the Great Tribulation.
But what does it mean when they are referred to as "Israelites"? Today the only Israelites that anybody knows anything about are the 'Jews', but the Jews are only one of the twelve tribes of Israel, namely, Judah. And the prophecy of John says that there will only be 12,000 Jews (Messianic Jews or Judahite Christians) who will form a part of the 144,000. (Many Messiannic Jews are today claiming that they represent all the 144,000, and that all the 144,000 will be alive on the earth when Yah'shua returns, which is quite false).
And if this is not complex enough, it is a fact that of those people who call themselves "Jews" today, probably only a small minority - less than 10% - are directly descended from the patriarch Judah (with some coming from Levi and Benjamin, and maybe Simeon).
In the Middle Ages a huge Turkic tribe called the Khazars converted to Judaism and were to eventually form the bulk of Eastern European Jewry. (The majority who died in Hitler's gas chambers were probably not true descendants of Judah at all). To these must be added all the other national groups who have converted to Judaism who are in no way related to Judah of old.
Remember also that the little "Republic of Israel" is really a misnomer because only a small portion of its citizens are decendants of father Jacob, and then mostly only from one son, Judah, with a sprinkling of Benjamin, Levi and Simeon. A better name would be "Republic of Judah" or "Judea", but even that would be inadequate because the true Judahites are in a minority. Prophetically the modern Israeli Republic is fulfilling the right of Esau to rule as the biological firstborn of Esau.
You may have heard people speak of the "10 lost tribes of Israel" who were dispersed by the Assyrians long ago because of their rebellion against Yahweh. Unlike the Judeans (Jews) who were later deported to Babylon but were allowed to return to Judea, the northern Israelites never returned but were scattered amongst the nations and intermarried with them. To all intents and purposes, then, the other tribes are permanently "lost", we have been taught.
Not so. The apostle Paul in the 11th chapter of his Epistle to the Romans tells us that the nation of Israel - with all twelve tribes - is still very much in existence but is not gathered into a single nation-state with geographical boundaries. When all but a few hundred thousand Jews rejected Yah'shua two thousand years ago, they were
cut off from the nation of Israel and ceased being Israelites. They remained as "Jews" by blood (though later this came to mean anyone who converted to Talmudic Judaism) but ceased belonging to the nation of Israel. Furthermore,
anyone who converted to Messiah (genuinely, and not symbolically), became a part of Israel by adoption and ingrafting.
In Paul's time there was "a remnant chosen by grace" (Rom.11:5, NIV), Jews who had accepted Yah'shua as the Messiah. He goes on to explain that Israel is like an olive tree whose branches are the true Israelites. Those Jews who reject Him as Messiah are cut off - their branches are removed from Israel - and the Gentiles (non-Israelites) who, as wild olive branches, are grafted on in their place, and thus become adopted Israelites. This Olive Tree, which was Israel in the Old Covenant comprising Israelites under the Covenant of Moses, is now New Covenant Israel, the Messianic Community or Messianic Israel. That is not to say that the Church or Messianic Community has replaced Israel but that it is the continuing race and (dispersed) nation of Israel.
The Blood of Israel is in practically every nation, kindred and tongue upon the face of the earth. Indeed, those who carry a portion of the blood of Israel are more able to recognise their Saviour than those who do not. Finally, those who are of Israel today - those who are true regenerated Christians (as opposed to symbolic ones) - will be living all the laws of Israel, as we saw earlier (Rev.12:17), and this the Gentile churches most certainly have
not been doing, thus disqualifying them from inheriting Israel's blessings. They remain as wild olive branches, improperly grafted on (and therefore soon to be rejected) or not grafted on at all.
The Christian Churches, with few exceptions, have rejected Israel's laws and adopted pagan customs instead. Rather than follow Yahweh's Sabbath and holy days (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Penetecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles) they have substituted pagan holidays like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Lent, etc., and changed the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. A sign of the true people of Yahweh - of Messianic/Christian Israel (the 144,000) - is that she will be obeying all the commandments (Torah) and not just those that suit her. This includes many other things too such as Yahweh's laws of sexual purity, marriage and dietary laws.
Not many Christians will submit themselves to Yahweh's righteous commandments in the last days because they love their own traditions more. To the Pharisees of His time who did the same thing Yah'shua said:
"'You have let go of the commands of Elohim and are holding on to the traditions of men (Talmud)'. And He said to them: 'You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of Elohim in order to observe your own traditions!' " (Mk.7:8-9, NIV).
For this reason, the end-time remnant of the 144,000 will be very small - no more than a few thousand.
Glossary of MLT Hebraic, Greek and English Terms For other terms and full details please see the Micropedia
A
Adon(ai) = Master, a pagan fertility god, Adonis; used by many Messianics but not MLT
(a)eon(ian) = 7 dispensation- or age-long time periods, not forever (see le-olam-va-ed)
Alef-Tav = Alpha-Omega, A-Z, first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet = Yah'shua
Amen = truly, let it be so, written Amein by some Messianics
Apocrypha = Hebraic Scriptures not a part of the Protestant canon (e.g. Baruch)
Anti-Messiah = Hebraic term for the end-time Antichrist or anyone opposed to the Messiah
antinomian = lawless Christian who disregards all or part of Torah/commandments
Ashkenazi Jew = East European Jew descended from the Turkic-Japhethite Khazars
Assembly = church, congregation, ekklesia, community, fellowship, koinonia, gathering
Azazel = the Yom Kippur scapegoat
B
Baal, Ba'al = any other master than Yahweh, usually demonic in MLT terminology
Bachor(im) = firstborn son(s)
Bar/Bat Mitzvah = Son/Daughter of Commandment, covenant to obey Torah at age 12
being = soul, the whole person (spirit and body), e.g. "my whole being"
Beit, bet, beth = house, e.g. Beit Yisrael (House of Israel), Beth Lechem (House of Bread)
Beit haMikdash = Yahweh's Temple in Yerushalayim
B'rit Chadashah = the New Covenant; B'rit Chadashah Scriptures = New Testament
B'rit Milah = circumcision - abolished in the B'rit Chadashah, replaced by Mikvah
C
canon = authoritative Scripture (Heb. qaneh, Gk. kanôn = measuring instrument)
Catechumen = a serious, covenanted investigator seeking Mikvah or Baptism in MLT
Chag haMatzah = Feast of Unleavened Bread, second of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Chavurat Bekorot = MLT's Priesthood Order, Holy Order and Assembly of the Firstborn
Cohen = priest; Cohen Gadol = High Priest (also spelled Kohen)
Council of Yah's elohim = the heavenly Assembly of the Firstborn or Chavurat Bekorot
D
demon = fallen malek or angel in rebellion against Yahweh (Heb. shad; see Êl-Shaddai)
derech = the Way, Path or Road - Yah'shua and the Gospel are the Way
Drash = moral or homiletic interpretation of Scripture - see PaRDeS
E
Echad = One, Union of two or more in one (as opposed to Yachid) - see Elohim
Echad Godhead Doctrine = Father Yahweh, Son Yah'shua and Sevenfold Ruach (Mother)
Êl, Eloah, Elah = God the Father, Yahweh
Êl-Elyon = Most High God, Yahweh
Êl-Shaddai = Master/Lord over all shads or demons
Elohim = God, the Godhead (Father, Son & Holy Spirit), lit. 'Mighty One(s)', 'Ruler(s)'
elohim = Israelite judges, rulers, angels or gods (false deities, idols, demons)
emunah = faith, actively trusting, clinging or adhering to (especially Yahweh or Yah'shua)
emet = truth, Yah'shua is the Emet
Ephraimite = descendant of the patriarch Ephraim and head of Messsianic Israel
F
Feasts of Yahweh = the 7 annual Moedim (Pesach, Chag haMatzah, Yom haBikkurim, Shavu'ot, Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot)
G
Gan-Eden = Garden of Eden, Paradise and state of the purified heart in Messiah
goy(im) = nation(s), Israelites or gentiles not born in or converted to the Covenant
H
hallelu-Yah = praise Yah(weh)!
Heylel = proper name of Satan or haSatan = the Adversary, the devil
Sabbath = Yom Shabbat (Friday to Saturday sunset, add 1 day in IDL Zone)
Hochmah = Wisdom, title of the 7-fold Ruach haQodesh
I
IDL = International Date Line, false man-made time division in Pacific Ocean
IDL Zone = Area between the true Divine Date Line (Lake Van/Eden) and the false one
Israeli = citizen of the modern Edomite-Khazar Republic of Israel (not Biblical Israel)
Israelite = citizen of biblical state of Israel or a modern follower of the Messiah
J
Jew = post-biblical term describing descendants of Edomite and Khazar converts to Judaism
Johannine = pertaining to the Apostle Yochanan (e.g. Gospel of John)
Josephite = descendant of the patriarch Joseph, the head of Messianic Israel
Judahite = a person in direct descent from the patriarch Judah, forefather of the Messiah
Judaism = a Talmudic-based religion rejecting Yah'shua the Messiah
Judean = a citizen of the Kingdom or Province of Judah until the 2nd Century diaspora
K
Kadosh la Yahweh = set-apart or dedicated to Yahweh, 'Holiness to the Lord', MLT motto
Karaites = Jews (from 700 AD) who reject the Talmud and accept only the Tanakh
kashrut = keeping kosher, food laws of Yahweh and correspinding lifestyle
Ketuvim = Writings or Hagiographa of the Tanakh
Khazar = a Turkic convert to Judaism ~700 AD forming the Ashkenazi Jewish community
kosher = clean foods authorised by Yahweh for human consumption
L
Lashon Hara = evil-speaking, gossip or slander
legalism = false route to salvation through works (self-salvation)
le-olam-va-ed = dispensation- or age-long, aeonian, not eternal, forever or for eternity
Lev = heart, as in Lev-Tsiyon = heart of Zion
Lev-Tsiyon = Heart of the Fortress [of Yahweh], Hebrew name of MLT's founder
M
Master = Lord, Sir, Adon(ai) - (one in authority, a ruler - a king, husband, prophet, judge)
Malak(im) = Angel(s), heavenly supernatural messenger(s)
manna = wafers of honey, bread from heaven (lit. 'what is this?')
matzah = unleavened bread, see Chag haMatzah
Menorah = 7-armed candlearbra = the 7 annual Moedim and 7-fold Ruach haQodesh
Messiah = Christ; Anti-Messiah = Antichrist
Messianic Community = Body of Christ, sum total of all true believers; all true fellowships
Messianic Israel = all who worship Yahweh, trust in Yah'shua, obey Torah and overcome
Messianic Jew = Messianic convert from Judaism still clinging to Talmudic traditions
Midrash = aggadic interpretation of scripture viâ Drash, a scriptural discussion
Mikvah = baptism by immersion of convert into Yah'shua or of wife into husband
Mishpachah = family: nuclear, congregational, tribal or the whole of Messianic Israel
MLT = Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon = family of the heart of the fortress [of Yahweh]
Mishpat = right-ruling or judgement
mitzvah/mitzvot = commandment(s)
moed(im) = appointment(s) of Yahweh, 7 Annual Feasts, Sabbath and Rosh Chodesh
N
Nefilim, Nephilim = giant offspring of materialised demons and human women
Nevi'im = prophetic writings of the Old Testament or Tanakh
New Birth = spiritual conversion in the Ruach haRishon, being 'born again' with new heart
Nidah = a woman's menstruation period during which no intercourse is permitted
O
Olive Branch = collection of revelations, prophecies and visions published by MLT
P
Paraclete = Comforter, Advocate (NEB), Counsellor, Ruach haQodesh (Gk. paraklêtos)
PaRDeS = method of textual interpretation (homiletics) - see P'shat, Remez, Drash, Sod
Patriarch = a father who is head of his family, clan or tribe (lit. 'father-ruler')
Pentateuch = first five books of the Tanakh (Genesis-Deuteronomy), also called Torah
peribolaion = headcovering worn by daughters/wives in submission to fathers/husbands
Pesach = Passover, first of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Peshitta = an Aramaic version of the Bible
Prototrinitarianism = early, simplified MLT formulation of the Echad Godhead Doctrine
Prush(im) = Pharisee(s)
Pseudepigrapha = Non-canonical Hebrew writings additional to the Apocrypha
P'shat = literal, contextual, philological, exoteric, outer meaning of Scripture - see PaRDeS
Q
Qadosh Qadoshim = Holy of Holies, most sacred set-apart room of the Beit haMikdash
Qodesh, Kodesh = set-apart, holy (see Ruach haQodesh)
R
Rabbi = Teacher, term used by Messianic Jews and some Messianic Israelites = Pastor
Refuge, the 12 Cities of = divinely protected MLT fortresses during the 7-year Tribulation
Remez = hint or allegorical level of Hebraic understanding of Scripture - see PaRDeS
Rosh Chodesh = monthly New Moon appointment of Yahweh
ruach = spirit of a person (lit.'breath')
Ruach Elohim = Spirit of God (the Spirit of the collective Godhead or Elohim)
Ruach haChamashee = 5th Ruach presides over Yom Teruah and Yom Chamashee
Ruach haQodesh = the Sevenfold Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost (lit. 'Set-Apart Breath')
Ruach haRevee = 4th Ruach presides over Shavu'ot, Yom Revee and Bar Mitzvah
Ruach haRishon = 1st Ruach presides over Pesach, Yom Rishon and the New Birth
Ruach haShanee = 2nd Ruach presides over Chag haMatzah and Yom Shanee
Ruach haSheshi = 6th Ruach presides over Yom Kippur and Yom Sheshi
Ruach haShleshi = 3rd Ruach presides over Yom haBikkurim, Yom Shleshi and Mikvah
S
Sabbath = Yom Shabbat (Friday to Saturday sunset, add 1 day in IDL Zone)
Satan = rebel archangel Heylel, father of lies, devil, chief demon (lit.'Adversary')
Sephardic Jew = West European Jew of mixed blood containing many Judahites
Septuagint = Greek translation of the Tanakh, LXX
Shegal haShabbat = 7th Ruach (Sabbath Queen) presides over Sukkot and Yom Shabbat
Shekinah = Divine Presence and Glory of Yahweh-Elohim
Set-apart = holy, sanctified, consecrated, dedicated, separated (to and by Yahweh)
Shabbat-Shabbaton = High Sabbath (e.g. Yom Kippur)
Shalom = heavenly peace, standard Hebraic greeting invoking Yahweh's peace
Shamash(im) = servant(s), deacon(s), attendant(s)
Shavu'ot = Pentecost or Weeks, fourth of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Sheol = grave or pit, euphamism for Hades or hell - also see Tartarus
shofar = ram's horn, blown during Yahweh's Moedim
simcha = joy, keynote of Sukkot
Sod = mystical, anagogic, inner or esoteric understanding of Scripture - see PaRDeS
Sukkot = Tabernacles or Booths, seventh of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Synagogue = Greek word used by Jews and Messianics (but not MLT) for a meeting house
T
talmid(a) = male/female disciple or student
Talmud = scriptures, teachings and commentaries belonging to non-Messianic Judaism
Tanakh = acronym for Old Testament Scriptures - Torah, Nevi'im & Ketuvim
Tartarus = place of imprisonment under the earth for rebellious angels and Nephilim
teshuvah = repentance, remorse and contrition leading back to Torah obedience
Torah = Yahweh's teachings or Law; New Covenant Torah includes Yah'shua's teachings
Tribulation, the Great = the final 7 years of the present aeon when Anti-Messiah rules
Trinity = Catholic Godhead formula - see Echad Godhead Doctrine and Prototrinitarianism
Tsiyon = Zion, a fortress, a name of Jerusalem and a prominent hill
Tzitzit/Tizitziyot = tassel(s) worn by men in remembrance of Torah
U
Universalism = salvation of all at the cosmic Yovel, with different rewards and punishments
Y
Yachid = one, single person or item, as opposed to Echad (many in one, unity)
Yah'shua the Messiah = Jesus Christ (the Son)
Yahudah = Judah - see Judahite
Yahweh, Yah, YHWH = the true Name of our Heavenly Father, also carried by Yah'shua
Yahweh-Elohim = LORD God (the Father, Yahweh as Head of the Godhead or Elohim)
Yahweh haQatan = the sent Yahweh = Yah(weh)'shua, Malak of Yahweh's Presence
Yam Suf = Sea of Reeds, the true Israelite Exodus water crossing, not the Red Sea
Yarden = Jordan River (lit. 'meanderer')
Yerushalayim = Jerusalem
Yisrael = Israel (lit. 'ruling with Êl') = true believers under the New Covenant
Yom Chamashee = 5th day of the week (Thursday, Friday in IDL Zone)
Yom Din, Yom haDin = (the) Day of Judgement
Yom haBikkurim = Feast of Firstfruits, third of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Yom Revee = 4th day of the week (Wednesday, Thursday in IDL Zone)
Yom Rishon = 1st day of the week (Sunday, Monday in IDL Zone)
Yom Kippur = Day of Atonement, sixth of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Yom Shabbat = 7th day of the week and Sabbath Rest (Saturday, Sunday in IDL Zone)
Yom Shanee = 2nd day of the week (Monday, Tuesday in IDL Zone)
Yom Sheshi = 6th day of the week (Friday, Saturday in IDL Zone)
Yom Shleshi = 3rd day of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday in IDL Zone)
Yom Teruah = Day of Trumpets, fifth of the annual feasts of Yahweh
Yosef = Joseph - see Josephite
Yovel = Jubilee or Year of Jubilee
Z
Zaqen(im) = elder(s) of an assembly or congregation, or senior members of a community
Zoë Life = Greek term for spiritual life in the Messiah
Commonly Used MLT Abbreviations
For additional abbreviations and explanations, please see the Micropedia
A
Amp.V(er). = Amplified Version of the Bible
Aram. = Aramaic
AV = Authorised Version of the Bible - see KJV
B
BCAY = B'rit Chadashah Assembly of Yahweh - see NCCG
BoA = Books of Abraham (e.g. 1Abr., 2Abr., etc.)
C
cp, cf = compare with
CB(Q) = Chavurat Bekorot
CEV = Contemporary English Version of the Bible
ch. = chapter
CJB = Complete Jewish Bible
CLNT = Concordant Literal New Testament
CYe = Council of Yah's elohim
E
Eng. = English
F
ff. = and onwards/forwards
fn = footnote
G
Gk. = Greek
GNB = Good News Bible - see TEV
H
Heb. = Hebrew, Hebraic
HEM = Holy Echad Marriage, eternal marriage
HO = Holy Order - see Chavurat Bekorot
HOC = Holy Order Collection of revelations - see OB
HRV = Hebraic-Roots Version of the Bible
I
ibid. = ibidem (lit. 'in the same place'), referring to a book previously cited
ICJC = Independent Church of Jesus Christ, earlier name of NCCF
ISRV = Institute for Scripture Research Version of the Bible
J
JB = Jerusalem Bible
JBP/Phillips = J.B.Phillips translation of the New Testament
JNT = Jewish New Testament
K
KJV = King James Version of the Bible - see AV
L
LB = Living Bible
lit. = literally or literature
LXX = Septuagint, Greek translation of the OT
M
MLT = Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon
Moff. = Moffatt translation of the Bible
MRC = Messianic Renewed Covenant Version of the NT
MS(S) = Manuscript(s)
N
NASB, NASV = New American Standard Bible/Version
NC&C = New Covenants & Commandments - see OB
NCCF = New Covenant Christian Fellowship, earlier name of NCCG
NCCG = New Covenant Church of God, earlier name of MLT - see BCAY
NCP = New Covenant Press, publishing arm of MLT
NCW = New Covenant Witness, MLT magazine
NEB = New English Bible
NIV = New International Version of the Bible
NKJV = New King James Version of the Bible
Nor. = Norwegian
NT = New Testament, B'rit Chadashah
NWT = New World Translation of the Bible, unreliable Jehovah's Witness version
O
OB = Olive Branch - see NC&C
op.cit. = opere citato (lit. in the work cited)
OT = Old Testament, Tanakh
P
p(p). = page(s)
pl. = plural - see s.
PWNC = Prophetic Words of the New Covenant, revelation cataloging system - see OB
Q
QED = quod erat demonstrandum (lit. which was shown to be proved)
R
RCF = Restoration Christian Fellowship, earlier name of ICJC
RhQ = Ruach haQodesh, Holy Spirit
RSTNE = Restoration Scriptures True Name Edition of the Bible
RSV = Revised Standard Version of the Bible
RV = Revised Version of the Bible
S
s. = singular - see pl.
S&G = Smith & Goodspeed Version of the Bible
T
TEV = Today's English Version of the Bible - see GNB
V
Vulg. = Biblia Vulgata, Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible
W
WEB = World English Bible
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