2John - The Bishop John to the Elect Lady and her flock.

2Jo 1:1	The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
	the elder [4245] presbuteros unto the elect [1588] eklektos lady *(Lady Kuria is her name)****** [2959] Kuria and [2532] kai her [846] autos children, [5043] teknon whom [3739] hos I [1473] ego love [25] agapao in [1722] en the truth; [225] aletheia and [2532] kai not [3756] ou I [1473] ego only, [3441] monos but [235] alla also [2532] kai all [3956] pas they that have known [1097] ginosko the truth; [225] aletheia ________________________________________ Greek for 1588 eklektos {ek-lek-tos'} x23 eklektos /the ELECT elect x 16, chosen x 7 _____________________________________________________ Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved : but for the elect's sake eklektos those days shall be shortened. ______________________________________________________ Mat 24:24 FFor there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect eklektos. ______________________________________________________ Mat 24:31 AAnd he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his electeklektos from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. ______________________________________________________ Eklektos: 1) Picked out, chosen a) Chosen by God, (1)To obtain salvation through Christ (a)Christians are called "chosen or elect" of God 2)The Messiah in called "elect", as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable a. Christ himself. b. Believers through Christ 3) Choice, select, i.e. the best of its kind or class, excellence preeminent: applied to certain individual Christians ___________________________________________________ This letter to the "ELECT" Lady, and her children, seems to be in the same vein as 3John and Jude, dated 60-80 AD. As in 3John, to Gaius, he is exhorting them in a similar message, to a similar worker in Christ, closing stating he has things to tell them in person. He was announcing his visit. Christian women love this letter because it shows an honored woman of God, who leads a congregation. 2Jo 1:2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
	For [1223] dia the truth's sake, [225] aletheia which [3588] ho dwelleth [3306] meno in [1722] en us, [2254] hemin and [2532] kai shall be [2071] esomai with [3326] meta us [2257] hemon for [1519] eis ever. [165] aion 2Jo 1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father , in truth and love. MERCY Greek for 1656 eleos{el'-eh-os}x28 eleos / mercy Hebrew for 02617 chesed {kheh'-sed} x 248 chesed / mercy Gen 24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I [being ] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my mother's brethren. mercy 149, kindness 40, lovingkindness 30, goodness 12, kindly 5, merciful 4, favour 3, good 1, goodliness 1, pity 1, reproach 1, wicked thing 1; 248 Gen 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, (checed)which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me and I die: 1.) Mercy: Kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help them. Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy eleos, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but, sinners to repentance. a) of men towards men: to exercise the virtue of mercy, show one's self merciful Mat 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy elios, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. __________________________________ b) of God towards men: in general providence; the mercy and clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation in Jesus Christ. c)the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will bless true Christians with eternal life. Luke 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy elios (Maryim, the Prophetess' words): Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy eleleos [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercy eleos of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us. AV - mercy.{elios} 28; 28 ______________________________________ I'm hooked on these Benedictions, from the First Century Bishop John, the Gospel writer, Prophet and the final Revelator: Omega Prophet, following Christ, for a century, in the flesh. His words are the same as from the mouth of the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace [5485] charis be [2071] esomai with [3326] meta you, [5216] humon mercy, [1656] eleos [and] peace, [1515] eirene from [3844] para God [2316] theos the Father, [3962] ProPater and [2532] kai from [3844] para the Lord [2962] kurios Jesus [2424] Iesous Christ, [5547] Christos the Son [5207] huios of the Father, [3962] ProPater in [1722] en truth [225] aletheia and [2532] kai love. [26] agape 2Jo 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. I rejoiced [5463] chairo greatly [3029] lian that [3754] hoti I found [2147] heurisko of [1537] ek thy [4675] sou children [5043] teknon walking [4043] peripateo in [1722] en truth, [225] aletheia as [2531] kathos we have received [2983] lambano a commandment [1785] entole from [3844] para the Father. [3962] Pro Pater Greek for 5043 Teknon {tek'-non} x 99 teknon / children ________________________________________________________ child x77, son x 21, daughter x 1; 99 Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalm, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children teknon together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not. Mar 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son teknon, thy sins be forgiven thee. ____________________________________________________ 1Pe 3:6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughter teknon ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. ____________________________________________ Greek for 4043 peripateo {per-ee-pat-eh'-o}x96 peripateo/ walk walk x 93, go x 1,walk about x 1, be occupied x 1; 96 1) to walk a) to make one's way, progress; to make due use of opportunities b) Hebrew for, To live (1)to regulate one's life (2) to conduct one's self (3) to pass one's life. ______________________________________ Mar 6:49 But when they saw him walking peripateo upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: Mar 7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk peripateo not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? _____________________________________________ Luk 11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk peripateo over [them] are not aware [of them].
2Jo 1:5	And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. that which [3739] hos we had [2192] echo from [575] apo the beginning, [746] arche that [2443] hina we love [25] agapao one another. [240] allelon
2Jo 1:6	And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. love, [26] agape Greek for 26 agape {ag-ah'-pay} 1) brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence 2) love feasts love 86, charity 27, dear 1, charitably+2596 1, feast of charity 1; 116 _____________________________________________________ Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love agape of many shall wax cold . Luk 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgement and the love agape of God : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. ________________________________________________ Jhn 13:35 By this shall all [men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have ]love agape one to another. Jhn 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved agape you : continue ye in my love agape. Jhn 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love agape; even as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love agape. Jhn 15:13 Greater love agape hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. __________________________________________________ Rom 8:36 Who shall separate us from the love agape of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Rom 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any creature, shall be able to separate us from the love agape of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ______________________________________________ Rom 13:10 Love agape worketh no ill to his neighbor : therefor love agape [is] the fulfilling of the law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. Love is the fulfillment of the law, in Jesus Christ, our Propitiation, who clothes us in His righteousness, who gives us the communion of his body as bread, and blood as wine, to search for him everywhere. His Kingdom is love, where remnants of Grace exist, from all the tribes of Abraham, and from all the nations, represented by Greece, Turkey, and Rome. Through Christ, our bloodline is in the celestial seed, as Promised, time and time again to our ancestors, but only through our love for our brother. God can make stones seed to Abraham, and he did. We need to trust God and seek Him, through this love. He is a lover of love, and He is a glorious Messiah Prince. Every eye will see him arrive. Every eye will confess that Christ IS. But not every tongue shall bless Him. Only to the redeemed is the special dispensation, whatever he makes that to mean. Would I blow up my body to serve him? He wouldn't ask me to use my body as a weapon to kill my brothers in Abraham. He told me to bless my brothers, even if they hate me. He told me to pray for them, even if they kill me. He told me to heal them, if I hurt them. He told me to love my enemies, as brothers. Woe to those who strap bombs on children, to kill Abraham's kin. Abraham would not be proud of that. In fact, like with Moses, all nations will be judged on these principles and laws of love. What's foolishness to mankind, is the wisdom of God Almighty, who created everything. My mind reaches high to grab hold of his hem, but, he's so very high. We have hope in that step of grace, to get to the throne of God, and see our names written in His book, by the sacrifice and symbol of love, the Holy Lamb, Our Lord in Heaven whom we know, and whom we adore, HaShem Aleftav. Jesus Christ. Y'shua HaMaschiach. Amen.
2Jo 1:7	For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. For [3754] hoti many [4183] polus deceivers [4108] planos are entered [1525] eiserchomai into [1519] eis the world, [2889] kosmos who [3588] ho confess [3670] homologeo not [3361] me that Jesus [2424] Iesous Christ [5547] Christos is come [2064] erchomai in [1722] en the flesh. [4561] sarx This [3778] houtos is [2076] esti a deceiver [4108] planos and [2532] kai an antichrist. [500] antichristos Greek for 500 Antichristos {an-tee'-khris-tos} x 5 antichristos/ antichrist The adversary of Christ 1 Jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist antichristos shall come, even now are there many antichrists antichristos; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1 Jo 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist antichristos,that denieth the Father and the Son. 1 Jo 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God : and this is that [spirit] of antichrists antichrist antichristos, whereof ye have heart that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 2 Jo 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist antichristost
2Jo 1:8	Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Greek for 3408 misthos {mis-thos'} x29 misthos {mis-thos'} / reward +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1) dues paid for work a) wages, hire 2) reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavors a) in both sense, rewards and punishments b)of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavors c) of punishments reward x24 hire x 3, wages x 2; 29 Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad : for great [is] your reward misthos in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. ______________________________________________________ Mat 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward misthos; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward misthos Rev 11:8 And the nations were angry and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward misthos unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Rev 22:12 And behold, I come quickly; and my reward misthos [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
2Jo 1:9	Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
2Jo 1:10	If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:
2Jo 1:11	For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
2Jo 1:12	Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write] with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face that our joy may be full.
2Jo 1:13	The children of thy elect sister greet thee.

John extends the greeting of another fellowship
led by a woman. There are plenty of examples
of annointed women leading congregations,
being worthy to be addressed by the High
Priest/Bishop of Faith, which was the
Apostle John, in 70-90 AD. He was the
FINAL Bishop in the Dispensation of
the 12 Apostles, and countless martyrs
for Christ, in the beginning.


When Paul exhorted women to "keep silence"
in the temple, it's because they were forbidden
from learning the Torah. Christ nullified that
error, teaching women like the two Marys,
Mary M., and Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus.

The latter sat at his feet being taught, while
her sister complained to the Lord that she
was not cleaning dishes, woman's work.
The Lord rebuked the debate: Women
are part of the elect.

However, since they were perpetually locked
out, in the darkness, concerning Scriptures,
they would call out, "What's this, and what's
that?" Other than rituals, they were ignorant,
kept in blackness by men, forbidden from
learning the secrets of God, like the men.

No wonder the women went over to
the pagan trinity, which corrupted the
nation. Sin begets sin, and one generation's
intolerance, is the next generations' slavery.

Women have been in subjugation for
thousands of years, and still are today,
especially to our sisters behind the veils.


Thank you Lord for the gift of learning
your words and ways. Father, in Jesus
we are conquerers in all things, but,
we yearn to reach out to so many who
are forbidden from embracing Jesus.
I know that behind the veil, or
uncovered, Christ is the same merciful
Savior to slaves for Allah, as slaves
for Christ.

Come quickly Lord, when you
are ready. amen

Post-script on Feminism:

Paul commanded the men to start teaching
their women at home, their daughters
and wives. It was a sin that men locked
women out. Christ has an open door of
opportunity for all women.

In Saint John's sacred day, times, he makes
a point of honoring two such women
leaders of churches.

What other religious leader has so honored
the despised and lowly woman?