Rene (24 Apr 2008)
"The Amazing Duality!"

While doing a Bible study last Friday night - these things came to my mind - Wow  --- the wonderful and mysterious duality of our Great God.  I didn't write all the references down ---Consider the following:
 
The Lamb of God
The wolf in sheep's clothing (false sheep)
 
Works - Works of righteousness
  Works - that are filthy rags
 
Death - referred to as being "asleep" in Jesus for the saint
            eternal death for the unbeliever
 
two serpents: serpent on the pole that Moses lifted - healed people when they gazed on it
                   That old dragon - the serpent
 
Doctrine - doctrine of Christ - Heb 6:1
               doctrine of devils
 
God is from everlasting - the Ancient of Days
                                    that Old Serpent (Satan was a created being)
 
The Horn of my salvation Ps. 18:2
  The "little horn" - the antichrist
 
Jesus was referred to as - That "Holy thing" in Mary
    Satan is referred to as "That Wicked one"
 
2 cups - The cup of Salvation
           The cup of devils
 
God's dual nature --- the GOODNESS of God   vs.
                              the SEVERITY of God
 
2 sets of keys:  Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven and
                       Keys of hell and death (JESUS owns ALL the keys!)
                       God also often does things in threes and sevens - in this
                         instance, you could also say there are 3 keys)
 
spots:  Christ will present himself a bride without SPOT or wrinkle
           The antichrist is the spotted LEOPARD -- can the leopard change his spots? No, but
                 he will try to!
 
Tabernacle of GOD
Tabernacle of Flesh
 
2 elect - Saints of God
             the Jews - elect of God
 
2 daughters - The King's Daughter who is all glorious within Ps 45:13
                     The Daughter of Babylon (There are also others - such as the Daughter of Tyre)
 
2 Queens - The Queen of Ophir in gold Ps 45:9 (represents the Bride of Christ)
                Queen of Heaven - AKA Babylon - eg "I sit a Queen and am no widow (REV 18:7)
 
2 Lords - Lord of Lords - Jesus
              Lord of the flies - beezelbub - Satan
 
2 Creations - by design - God made everything! Genesis
                   by evolution - AKA "devil-ution" or evolution - from Darwin and the devil
 
2 rivers:  River of Life in the City of our God
             River of death - lake of fire
 
2 wines - New wine - represented by the blood of Jesus - we take as a MEMORIAL - non-fermented
              Wine of God's wrath - also found in the "cup of devils" - in Baal worship - fermented wine
 
2 Commandments - the 2 GREATEST - Loving God with all your heart, mind, body, soul and
                                                          Loving your neighbor as yourself
 
2 foundations - One on our ROCK - Jesus
                       One on SAND - that is destroyed
 
2 Gods --- God of our Fathers - the Lord Jesus Christ
                the God of Forces - that the AC worships
 
2 bloods - righteous blood of the Lamb
               blood of bulls & goats which can not take away sin
               (there is also the blood of men - but it is the blood of sinners since Adam)
 
2 vines - The TRUE vine - Jesus  - John 15:1
              The vine of Sodom - deut. 32:32
 
2 branches: The righteous branch - Jer 23:5
                   An abominable branch - Is 14:19
 
two crosses - one is the cross of Christ
                     one is an X
 
2 trees:  Tree of Life (Rev)
             Trees twice dead - Jude 12
 
2 Breads - Bread of Life - Jesus - John 6:35
                Bread of tears - Ps 80:5
                (there are others ---such as the bread of affliction and the bread of idleness)
 
2 states of HUMANITY --- Life and death
 
2 types of created life - spirits
                                  humans   (there are also animals - but they do not have souls)
 
2 Churches - Bride of Christ
                    Bride of Satan (Rev. 17-18)
 
2 Births:  Water birth - all humans go through this
               The NEW Birth - ye must be born again (via the spirit)
 
2 Baptisms - one by water -- one by fire
 
2 Children - Child of God and Children of the Devil (Jesus called the religious leaders of his
                    day  children of the devil)
 
2 Fathers - God the Father
                 The Father of Lies (Satan)
 
2 Mothers - New Jerusalem, the Mother of us all
                 Babylon - the Mother of Harlots - Rev. 17
 
2 Sons --- the Son of Man (AKA Son of God) and other names such as Son of David
               the Son of Perdition - pictured by Judas Iscariot (who went to his own place) and Satan
 
2 Messiahs - Messiah the Prince - Christ - means Anointed
                    the Anointed Cherub that covereth - Satan before he fell
                    (also two Christs - the Lord Jesus Christ - and the Antichrist)
 
2 Shepherds:  The Good Shepherd (Jesus described himself thus)
                     The IDOL Shepherd that leaves the flock (Satan)
 
2 Princes:  Prince of Peace - Jesus
                 Prince of Darkness - AKA the prince that shall come - (AC)
 
2 prophets - John the Baptist - forerunner of Jesus
                  False prophet - forerunner of the antichrist
 
2 Virgins - The church - which is called Virgin - singular
                Israel - is sometimes referred to as virgin  and as virgins (e.g. the 144000 are also
                      referred to virgins and they are all Jewish) There are virgins without number that
                      come after the bride Ps 45:14 - the tribulation saints
                      Virgin daughter of Babylon
 
2 Angels - Angel of the Lord - appearance of Jesus in the Old Testament
               Angel of Light - appears to deceive people!
 
2 Salvations --- one is by FAITH
                       one is by works - and is false
 
2 swords - Sword of the Spirit - (the WORD of God)
                The "wicked" are used by God as a sword also - see Ps 17:13
 
2 witnesses:  Moses and Elijah (some believe it will be Elijah and Enoch)
 
2 yokes:  My yoke is easy and my burden is light - the Yoke of Jesus
               The yoke of unbelief
               The Bible also discusses being unequally yoked with unbelievers
 
2 Altars - the altar of God
              the altar of Baal
 
2 lights - the greater light - the Sun - represented by Jesus
             the lesser light - the moon - represented by the Church
             There is also the Light of the World - Christ
              and the Angel of Light - Satan
 
2 deaths - the first death
               the second death (which has no power over believers who are saved)
 
2 Cities - New Jerusalem
              Babylon
 
2 Lions - Lion of the Tribe of Judah
             The roaring lion who goes about seeking whom he may devour - Satan
 
2 Spirits - Spirit of God
               Spirit of Antichrist
               The Bible also describes the 7 spirits of God
 
2 images - Jesus is the Image of God
                The image of the beast - put up by the false prophet for worshipping the antichrist
 
2 paths - one is NARROW - and leads to eternal life
              one is BROAD - and leads to destruction
 
2 Kingdoms - Kingdom of God
                    Kingdom of darkness
 
2 Communions - the table of Christ (instituted at the last supper)
                        the cup of devils - from Baal worship - transubstantiation
 
2 seeds - Seed of David - Jesus was from the line of David
              Seed of the devil - Genesis
 
2 women - the chaste virgin of Christ
                the woman who rides the beast (rev 17)
 
2 resurrections - resurrection of the Just
                        resurrection of the dead
 
Jesus sent his apostles out in TWOS!
  also - remember - Paul went with Barnabas, then with Silas
 
2 marks - the mark that is put on the forehead of the 144000 - the seal of God
               the mark of the beast (these could also be referred to as two seals)
 
2 seas - The crystal sea before God's throne
             The sea from which the beasts arise in Rev (the Mediterranean)
 
2 earths - this present earth and the NEW earth that will be created
 
2 gospels - the gospel of Christ
                 the gospel of the Kingdom (which John the Baptist preached)
                 (There is also the false gospel that if even an angel from heaven preaches,
                   besides the one brought by Paul - they should be accursed)
 
2 men - Adam, the first man
            Jesus, the last Adam
 
2 bodies - Body of Christ
               body of the antichrist
 
2 thrones - Throne of God
                Principalities and thrones in high places that we wrestle against
 
2 armies - Armies of God
               Armies of the AC at the battle of armaggedon
 
2 Letters - Jesus covered both - Alpha and Omega - beginning and end
 
There are many others!
Agape
Rene