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Wir lesen als Gruppe jedes Jahr einmal chronologisch die Bibel und fangen mit 1. Mose an und hören mit der Offenbarung auf - mach doch mit
Wir sind
warum ihr beim Lesen der älteren Kommentare (bis 2013) den Eindruck habt, dass wir Zeugen Jehovas sind, erkläre ich hier ausführlich. Nur ganz kurz: NEIN, wir sind keine ZJ, sondern einfach nur Christen – ohne irgendeine Konfession, Dachverband oder Organisation über uns – die für Gott und sein Wort brennen und sich gerne mit anderen darüber unterhalten und austauschen
Hier findest du die Daten zu unseren Treffen
Unser Ziel
… ist es, Menschen die Gott noch nicht kennen, zu ihm zu führen und mit seinem Wort bekannt zu machen; andere mit unserer Begeisterung für Gott und sein Wort anzustecken; einander zu ermuntern, im Glauben zu bleiben und zu wachsen; und einander zu helfen, ein ganz persönliches Verhältnis zum Schöpfer zu entwickeln, zu bewahren und zu vertiefen.
Die Bibel
Wir betrachten die ganze Bibel als Gottes Wort und sie hat für uns oberste Autorität. Wir vertreten keine bestimmte Lehrmeinung, sondern beziehen auch gerne andere Meinungen und Auslegungen mit ein, denn jeder sollte sich selbst anhand der Bibel ein Bild machen
Warum sagen wir „Jehova“?
Bitte „entschuldigt“, aber Arnold Fruchtenbaum – ein Jude, der zu Christus gefunden hat, benutzt (ebenso wie die unrevidierte Elberfelder 1905) diesen Namen als Name Gottes und er hatte auch in einem Seminar mal erklärt, warum:
Auch wenn wir aufgrund der Schreibart der Juden nicht genau wissen, wie der Name früher ausgesprochen wurde (die Juden selbst sprechen ihn überhaupt nicht aus), so wissen wir doch, dass die meisten Namen der Bibel, die ein „Je“ drin haben, von dem Namen Gottes abgeleitet sind, wie zum.B. Jesus, Jesaja, Jeremia – um nur einige zu nennen
Viele sprechen den Namen heute gar nicht mehr aus, das HERR hat den Gottes Namen in der Bibel ersetzt. Die meisten Übersetzer, die den Namen drin gelassen haben, übersetzen ihn mit Jahwe. Der Name Jehova wird sehr ungern benutzt, da er an die Zeugen Jehovas erinnert…
Wichtig ist, dass der Name überhaupt benutzt wird, wir werden es unter anderem auch bei den 10 Plagen noch sehen. Es steht dir also frei, Jahwe oder Jehova zu sagen.
Wir benutzen wie Arnold Fruchtenbaum den Namen Jehova – aus den selben Gründen
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THE SPLENDID ROBES
A Call to Lay Down the Garments That No Longer Belong to Us
There’s a scene in Scripture that has stayed with me for years.
It’s one of those moments you don’t just “read”—
you feel.
It’s in the book of Zechariah, and you could miss it if you’re just skimming.
But if you pause for a moment…
if you let your heart settle…
you start to see something deeper.
Because this isn’t just a strange vision from long ago.
It carries a message for right now.
It is a mirror.
It is a message.
It is mercy on display.
Zechariah is shown something like a heavenly courtroom—higher than anything on earth. Not a place of human opinions, but a place where truth is clear and nothing is hidden.
And in the center of the vision stands a man named Joshua.
He is not there as a private citizen.
He is there as a representative.
He is carrying something—on behalf of a people.
And what Zechariah sees next reaches right into our world, our churches, and the unseen battles we fight when no one is watching.
Joshua the high priest.
Dressed in filthy garments.
Covered in the evidence of failure, sin, and sorrow.
And beside him—the accuser—ready to pounce… ready to define him by what clung to his clothes.
THE SCENE WE ALL KNOW TOO WELL
“Then I was shown another vision. I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YAHWEH dressed in filthy clothes. On Joshua’s right was the accuser, standing there ready to prosecute him.”
— Zechariah 3:1–3 (TPT)
There is something painfully familiar about this moment.
Because we’ve all stood there.
Sometimes we are Joshua.
Standing there with the evidence of our own choices clinging to us.
Remembering what we wish we could erase.
Replaying what we cannot rewind.
Feeling the heavy, quiet grief of “I knew better… but I still did it.”
And sometimes we walk right past people wearing the same kind of garments.
Not outward clothes you can see with your eyes—
but invisible layers of shame, failure, and regret.
People others overlook.
People who smile, but carry years of heaviness.
People who were once burning brightly… but now feel like a fading ember.
Like a stick pulled from the fire—still warm, still useful, still salvageable… but afraid it’s too late.
In this vision, Joshua is not shining.
He is not triumphant.
He isn’t impressive or radiant or even respectable.
He’s simply… guilty. Unclean. Worn down by his own humanity.
And yet—
And yet—
The next words rise like thunder across the heavens.
THE VOICE THAT SILENCES LIES
“YAHWEH rebukes you, Satan! Yes, YAHWEH rebukes you, for He has chosen Jerusalem. And He has rescued Joshua, like a stick snatched out of the fire.”
— Zechariah 3:2 (TPT)
The Lord doesn’t argue with the accuser.
He doesn’t say Joshua’s garments aren’t filthy.
He doesn’t defend Joshua’s righteousness or pretend the dirt isn’t real.
Instead, He speaks a louder truth:
“He belongs to Me.”
That’s it.
That’s the whole argument.
Chosen.
Claimed.
Rescued from the fire.
Dear one… that’s the heart of restoration.
Not earning a place back.
Not pretending we never failed.
Not scrubbing ourselves clean.
Restoration is God stepping between us and the voice that says we are finished.
THE MOMENT EVERYTHING CHANGES
“Remove Joshua’s filthy clothes.”
Then He said,
“Behold, I have taken your guilt away, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
— Zechariah 3:4 (TPT)
Splendid robes.
Robes Joshua didn’t sew.
Robes he didn’t purchase.
Robes he didn’t deserve.
This is the mercy that makes the gospel shine.
This is the humility that breaks the hardest heart.
This is the truth every prodigal, every weary believer, every wandering soul needs to hear:
Your filthy garments are not the end of your story.
Grace removes what shame stitched together.
Mercy replaces what sin ruined.
Love clothes what life exposed.
And then—
As if heaven desired one more touch—
“Let them also put a clean turban on his head.”
— Zechariah 3:5 (TPT)
A clean covering over the mind.
Purity over thoughts.
Honor restored.
Identity renewed.
Beloved… restoration is not partial.
He doesn’t save your soul and ignore your mind.
He doesn’t heal your spirit and forget your dignity.
He restores the whole person—head to toe.
A WORD FOR THE CHURCH
We walk past Joshua every day.
In grocery lines.
On sidewalks.
In sanctuaries.
Sometimes in the mirror.
People who look fine on the outside yet wear invisible garments of regret.
People who feel disqualified but desperately want to start again. They want to repent but don’t know how.
People who fear they’ve burned too long in the fire to be rescued.
May we be the kind of believers who see beyond the soot.
The kind of pastors, sons, daughters, friends—
who lean toward the hurting and whisper,
“Once you repent those garments don’t define you. They’re coming off. God has splendid robes with your name on them. Your sin can be washed by the precious blood of the lamb.”
COME OUT OF THE FIRE
Beloved… if you feel like Joshua—if the garments you wear feel too stained, too old, too heavy—come to the One who removes them with a single word.
If shame has sat on your shoulders like a weight…
If the accuser has been loud in your ear…
If you’ve grown tired of trying to clean yourself…
If you’ve watched others walk in freedom while you stay hidden…
Come.
Let Him take the garments you were never meant to wear.
Let Him place fresh robes on your weary shoulders.
Let Him cover your mind with a clean turban of peace.
He has already spoken over you:
“You belong to Me.”
And no accusation can drown that out. God will have the final word!
With Love,
Steve Porter
http://www.morningglorydevo.com
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