| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned
again, and slew the men of Ai.
JOS 8:22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they
were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side:
and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
JOS 8:23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
JOS 8:24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying
all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they
chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword,
until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and
smote it with the edge of the sword.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall
be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for
durable clothing.
ISA 24:1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste,
and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants
thereof.
ISA 24:2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as
with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her
mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so
with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of
usury to him.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like
the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,
thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
ISA 51:4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation:
for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for
a light of the people.
ISA 51:5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine
arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine
arm shall they trust.
ISA 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth
beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth
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