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REVELATION: THE CUP OF JESUS 6/18/09
Matt 26:42 NKJV
Again, a second time, He went away and prayed,
saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from
Me unless I drink it, Your will be done."
REVELATION: I was downloaded with the Word of
Knowledge as I read the above scripture. This was not
the first time Jesus had seen this cup and that is what
He meant when He said, “If this cup cannot pass away
from Me.” Jesus had seen this cup many times in His
life and the Father continued to bring it before Him.
WORD FROM WISDOM: When we receive rhema from
gifts of the Spirit that yield something unknown about
Scripture, it is very important that these are always
grounded in scriptural verification. Truth, according
to scripture, must be verified with at least 2-3
confirmations or witnesses. So when discovering
something unknown about the scriptures, you need
2-3 other scriptures to validate. The following are
scriptures the Lord brought to mind when I asked Him if
there were scriptures that validated this revelation.
Matthew 18:16 NKJV
"But if he will not hear, take with you one or two
more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every
word may be established.'
2 Corinthians NKJV
This will be the third time I am coming to you. "By
the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be
established."
1) Jesus spoke about the cup of His destiny prior to
Gethsemane:
Matt 20:22-23 NKJV
But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what
you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about
to drink , and be baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with? "They said to Him, "We are able." 23 So
He said to them, "You will indeed drink My cup , and be
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with.
John 18:11 NKJV
So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into the
sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has
given Me?"
CUP - Greek
poterion
NT:4221 poterion (pot-ay'-ree-on); neuter of a
derivative of the alternate of NT:4095; a
drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof,
i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate:
KJV - cup.
NT:4095
NT:4095 pino (pee'-no); a prolonged form of pio
(pee'-o); which (together with another form poo (po'-o);
occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to
imbibe (literally or figuratively):
KJV - drink.
IMBIBE: (Websters) To soak, absorb, steep,
drink.
PONDERINGS: I was drawn to look up the word,
“Imbibe” since I had no idea what it meant. So this
implies that the Lord soaked, absorbed and steeped in
the cup the Father gave Him to drink. This took time.
It is like a tea bag that soaks in the hot water, until
all of the flavor is drawn out of the bag.
PIX: I saw cucumbers in brine and they were
absorbing the salty brine in order to cure them and
preserve them.
2) The Lord’s cup was also prophesied in the OT,
which Jesus knew.
Ps 116:12-19 NKJV
What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits
toward me? 13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And
call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows to
the LORD Now in the presence of all His people. 15
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His
saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your
servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my
bonds. 17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of
thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of
all His people, 19 In the courts of the LORD's house, In
the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Ps 16:5
O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my
cup; You maintain my lot.
3) The OT also speaks about Jeremiah who had a cup
to drink for the nations. Therefore the idea of
swallowing a cup was quite scriptural.
Jer 25:15-17 NKJV
For thus says the LORD God of Israel to me: "Take
this wine cup of fury from My hand, and cause all the
nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. 16 And they
will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword
that I will send among them." 17 Then I took the cup
from the LORD's hand, and made all the nations drink, to
whom the LORD had sent me:
HEARD: It’s as you say Sweetheart, very true.
The cup of the Lord.
HEARD: Independent. Not My will but Thine be
done. Doing nothing but what My Father’s says.
COMMENT: As I looked up the following scriptures
and read them in order, my eyes and heart filled with
tears. The Father’s heart over His Son came upon me, as
I exclaimed, “Oh Jesus, You were such an amazing Son
when you were on earth!” His Father was so deeply
touched by His willing heart, as Jesus struggled to
overcome His own flesh to be willing and then obedient.
What tender love they had for one another during Jesus’
journey on earth!
John 5:19-20 NKJV
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most
assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of
Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He
does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the
Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He
Himself does.
John 5:30 NKJV
I can of Myself do nothing . As I hear, I judge; and
My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own
will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
John 8:28-30 NKJV
Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of
Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do
nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak
these things. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The
Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those
things that please Him."
John 12:49-50 NKJV
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the
Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say
and what I should speak.
John 14:10-11 NKJV
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the
Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not
speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in
Me does the works.
AMAZING CONFIRMATION
Ps 23:5 NKJV
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
I had just read the above scripture, doing a word study
search on the cup of the Lord. About 2 minutes later, I
received the following email:
“God bless you too Sandy. I surely enjoy your work in
the Lord!!! Your cup is surely overflowing and your
rewards in heaven must be phenomenal!!!!”
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RHEMA 6/06/09 A LARGE CUP
HEARD: Make sure you pay attention.
PIX: I saw an angel getting a large tall cup
out of the cupboard.
HEARD SONG: Our God is an awesome God, He
reigns from heaven above. With wisdom, power and love,
our God is an awesome God.
HEARD: Don’t quit. Be obedient. Freely
give what you are about to receive.
WORD TO PONDER: THE CUP OF THE LORD 6/18/09
I have given you a cup to drink, which is My will for
your destiny in My kingdom. As often as you ponder this
truth, it soaks deeper into your life until you finally
wholeheartedly accept the full cup.
I have received your commitment to Me and how great and
tender is My love for you! In efforts to be faithful to
this vow, I see you wrestle between flesh and soul to
line them up with My will. I gave you free will and it
means so much when you lay down your independence for My
sake. You are such a precious child and you give Me
such joy when you seek to wholeheartedly please Me.
John 8:28-30 NKJV
Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of
Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do
nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak
these things. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The
Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those
things that please Him." |
