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The followingarticle wasreprintedfromMOUNTZIONREPORTER,Editor A.N. Dugger.Webetieveitstates thetrue meaningof God'sLawandotherrelatedScripturesabout the eatingofporkby man.Withtheadditional informationon theotherpagesweprayit willstopmanyfromtheerrorofdisobeyingGod.PastorMichaaet Treis'fhecommanrjwasgiventoNoahefterthcflood to"Killendeat-"Therewasa surplussupplvprepared,orallvege-tationwasdestroyed.twas nccessaryor themtoeat. but'asrhecleanbeesisenteredhaArk bysevens,whiletheun-cleanwere akenb1'twos.Ccnesis:7,itwasnol intendedtor Noahtoeattheuncleanones.Thereforetheveryna-ture of fheanimalwas suchthatitwasnotfitforfood,lon"b.6orethe daysofMoses.when definitelawswerernadcregardingood.ln rheIlrh ihapterofLeviticusitisvery clcarlygivenwhatkindoffleshwasintendedfor food. andthe kindthatwasunClean.here are.hOwever.CertainextsintheNclvTestamenthatpeoplewronglyinterpret,like theoneex-plainedn theJunersue.whichIshallnot' reFeat.'Anothertextwhichis takenforan excuseo eattheswines foundinActsl0thchapterwherethe apostlePe-terwasshownnvision a sheetet downfrom lreavenwithallmanncr offourfootedenimals.and ar"oiceaidtohim,"ArisePcter,kiilandcat.What CodhathcleansedallthOu notcornmon."Itis claimedthat theswineandallkindsof Uncleancreatureswere clcanscd.and canthere-torebeeatenasgoodfoodwithoutan,vdangertooncsucairh.-i'irisis man'sntcrpretationof theintentronof thevision. but inverse28wehavcthe Spirit'sinlcrpretation.Petersays,"'Godhath SHOWNME,thatIshouldcallNOMAN,(nottheaninrals)ommonor unclean."Sociearreader,et usbelievewhatPetersaysaboutit. andnotlonreman'sstatementcontraryto the scripttrre-Peterwashereundergoingtestastowhethcrheshouldgo inamongCentilesortlot.usvouwili gatherfrom reatl-ingthechapter.ThiswasthewaytheFather choseoshowhim thatall menwerehcsameand the middlcwallofpar-tition betweentheJewand the Centilehadbeenbrotendown.Thoseledbi'theSpirit,aftcr knowingr*'hattsaysinverse 28,willnolongcrmisrepresenthislesson,butwillteachtasPetcrellsusto teacht-AnotheriactworthnotinghereisthatthiswaseightyearsafterPentecost,ndPeter says,*'lhaveneverealenanythingcommonorunclean,"Verse14.Surely'if thcswinehadbeencleansdbytheshed bloodon CelvarY,8smanyclaim.Pcterwould haveknownit,andwould nothavebeenabstainingromeating theunclean meatsfortheseeightyears.IamsurePeter's examplcis egoaloneto follow.AnothertextfrequentlyusedisfoundinI Timothy4:3-5.Itsays thatSpiritspeakethexpressly.hatinthelattcrtimcssomewillforbidpeopletomarry. and"com'mandthdmto abstainfrommeatswhich Codhathcrcatedtobe/cceivcdwiththanksgiving.Everycrcatureof Gdisgoodrnd nothingto berefused.if it berecr'ivedwiththankssivine.oritis sanctifiedorset apart),bytheWc'rd,tfCtvJandpral'er.llacy5*eestilri:elierre:i:at:he'r5an.!.ilyswi.nes{esh
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throughprayerendmakeit clean. But noticejustwhatitsayshere. It sa.vstissanctified(setapart)bytheWORDofGOD.Nowwhatmeats aresetapart bytheWordofGod. andwhatmeatswerecreatedtobereceived?nthistext.we hlrveu'opositivcstatements,hat it isthe meatCREATED l"OBE RECEIVED. andthe otheris themeats SANCTIFIED BY THEWORDOF COD" Theworcl"Sanctify".rneans oset apartforholyuse.Theun-cleananimalswcrcnevercreatedto be received or food,neither are they sanciifiedsetapart) by theWord,forfood.In th*previousscripturegivenin LeviticusI lthctrapter,it isveryeasyolearn thcmeats hatwereset 3part by theWord ofGod for food. andthose created tobe received.Therefore.let usnotwrongly interpretthescscripturesand bring sicknessanduntimelydeathuponus.Afternransinncrl.herewtrsa cursebrought forth uponthcearth,end tlrc earthproducedhr:rnsandbriars,vearetold.Also therer,rasde;lth. Thentlrereneededto bc buz-zards.vulturesandpigsfor scavengersoeat up the rottenfleshof thin.cshatdied. Thepigisa scavenger.t h:rsourcanals.<lneunningdown eachlegwiththc outlctinthebottomofthefoot.Whenthisoutletgetsstoppedup thepiggetsdqwninthe back and can'tw'alk.In'ell remembernlyfolks 1:allingananintaltJoctorwhenI wasaboyathr'n1gosee what rvashematteru'iththehocs.as tlrel'hada higpenullofthem. Ithadbeenlon.rspxllof rairr:rncihc'mud'u\,asthick.Thisoutlet hadgotclogscclupwithrflud.When thevetcrinariansar.rhcnr. hckncu iltoncdu'hetwas wrong.Hcdugthe dirt and mucloutofthis out-lrt.and hc nalterandpussquirlgdrutinastrctm.Whcncal.ingtrrL.hepuss ntheseanals s catcn(xr.u\forxl.Hogs arcscavenrcrs.reatedf()r that purpo5,rl.trlch-ninewillntrt kill thenr.Iheyeatp()isolrd itplssesolTin thiswar.A rattlesnakenfestedatulrc'fhilltrutinthewr-stcrnpartof the U.S.A.. not safar from whcrewelived,r+'.lsleanedpby fcncingand turninqnn buneh,'rl's*inc.Ilelllsle. bctweenMichigenand(-an:rdil.u,asrlrtrnfesteduith rattlesnakc.s. !er)' poisonous\nakr*..nditwlrsclean-ed upthcsantswal-Thehog isaprr)ductof thc t'rrrSC.lorlbynature,scavengersikethc buz-zardndvulturc.WhenIwasa voung nran athomcwithth* fulks"thercv,,crchreewonreil,all membersofourrcligiouscroup.whonevc'rwouldt:atpork.llverroneelsc:.rl(: tbecausetheywronglyinterpretcdthefore.eoingcripture, asmantdono*'. I alwa.vsbelieved herewasapurpose nthe Fa-ther declaringswinetebcunwholcsomeand dangerousfood, so Iwatchedthcsethree',\'omenn after1'ears.Astimcwenton,all ofthe nrenand$'{}nlennour old ncigh-borhoodweredcad.but thcsewere stillliving.Iwascon-vincedby that andalso by'thestatcmcnt n Isaiah66:15-17,hat swinewasnot l'orhumtnfood.EveryoneinouroldncighborhorddicCfromearll fiftie"tomiddlesixties.butthesewomen *ereliving atrdgoingstrong.Twenty-fivcmoreyears passc'Jand theywerelhesamc.Onclived toovcrahundrerJ.ndtheothcrtwoupintheninctics-Onewasmynwnmother.u,'htrouldncvercrt thepork."Andthcswine, houghhedirielethe hoof. and be cloven-looted.;;ethecheweth notthe cud; hc isunclean toyou."-Leviticuslll7.
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