Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. (1 Kings 10:1)
Almost all want to be famous, known by everyone. But the hard fact is that when people hear of your fame, they will come to test you with a view to find out whether what they heard is really true. At such times, you must be ready with the real thing.
How can you be ready?
You must have an encounter with the Lord just as Solomon did.
So she came to Jerusalem with a very large caravan (entourage), with camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about everything that was on her mind [to discover the extent of his wisdom]. (1 Kings 10:2)
Your gift will make room for you. The gift of the queen of Sheba made room for her to meet Solomon.
4 When the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom and skill, the house he had built, 5 The food of his table, the seating of his officials, the standing at attention of his servants, their apparel, his cupbearers, his ascent by which he went up to the house of the Lord [or the burnt offerings he sacrificed], she was breathless and overcome. (1 Kings 10:4-5)
There are certain things that the queen of Sheba saw:
When we reach heaven, probably we will be like queen of Sheba - breathless and overcome by what we will see. More than half has not been told to us still.
Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. (1 Kings 10:13)
According to tradition, perhaps – the Queen of Sheba wanted a son by Solomon, and he obliged her. Her child was named Menilek, and he became the ancestor of all subsequent Ethiopian monarchs.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was 666 talents of gold, (1 Kings 10:14)
Mark of the Beast
In fact, the Revelation passage specifically says that the number 666 is the number of a man, and the man may be Solomon.This isn’t to say that Solomon was the Antichrist or that the coming Antichrist will be some strange reincarnation of Solomon. But it may indicate that the Antichrist may not be someone purely evil from the very beginning. Instead, he may be like Solomon – a good man corrupted.
Almost all want to be famous, known by everyone. But the hard fact is that when people hear of your fame, they will come to test you with a view to find out whether what they heard is really true. At such times, you must be ready with the real thing.
How can you be ready?
You must have an encounter with the Lord just as Solomon did.
So she came to Jerusalem with a very large caravan (entourage), with camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about everything that was on her mind [to discover the extent of his wisdom]. (1 Kings 10:2)
Your gift will make room for you. The gift of the queen of Sheba made room for her to meet Solomon.
4 When the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom and skill, the house he had built, 5 The food of his table, the seating of his officials, the standing at attention of his servants, their apparel, his cupbearers, his ascent by which he went up to the house of the Lord [or the burnt offerings he sacrificed], she was breathless and overcome. (1 Kings 10:4-5)
There are certain things that the queen of Sheba saw:
- The house (the palace) that he had built
- The food of his table
- The seating of his officials (administration)
- The standing at attention of his servants (administration)
- Their apparel (their clothing)
- His cupbearers
- his ascent by which he went up to the house of the Lord [or the burnt offerings he sacrificed] - prayer life and the worship
When we reach heaven, probably we will be like queen of Sheba - breathless and overcome by what we will see. More than half has not been told to us still.
Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. (1 Kings 10:13)
According to tradition, perhaps – the Queen of Sheba wanted a son by Solomon, and he obliged her. Her child was named Menilek, and he became the ancestor of all subsequent Ethiopian monarchs.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was 666 talents of gold, (1 Kings 10:14)
Mark of the Beast
In fact, the Revelation passage specifically says that the number 666 is the number of a man, and the man may be Solomon.This isn’t to say that Solomon was the Antichrist or that the coming Antichrist will be some strange reincarnation of Solomon. But it may indicate that the Antichrist may not be someone purely evil from the very beginning. Instead, he may be like Solomon – a good man corrupted.
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