Mythology Buster

THE WAY

[Gen 3:21-24 KJV] 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

[Gen 6:9-14 KJV] 9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

[Psa 14:1-3 KJV] 1 [[To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.

[Rom 3:10-18 KJV] 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips: 14 Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery [are] in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

[Rev 5:1-9 KJV] 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

[Jhn 14:2-6 KJV] 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The cited verses are to support a very simple truth. The WAY of the Lord, is the Divine Nature. It is not merely a hidden path that leads an individual from point A to point B. Man was created with the ability to become. Created in the likeness and image of the Father, and with the ability to be changed in the very fabric of each individual’s being, from image to image;from glory to glory, into that which he and she is privileged to behold. To behold the very nature of the Father and so, become like Him, or to behold the face of evil and become like him.

Do you wonder about the coat of skins the Father gave to cover the naked fallen people? the people who had become without form and void? For inasmuch as man lost the likeness and image of the Father, reverse engineering humanity will not lead anyone back to the Father. The image was lost. Take your right hand and reach over to your left. Pinch a fold of skin between thumb and forefinger. That is the coat of skin given to man’s fallen race for a covering. A tent, a tabernacle, a frail and temporary covering to facilitate the brief sojourn of every man and woman who comes into the world through the pro-creative ability of a fallen race. What the individual will have, or not have, upon the expiration of his or her tent, is completely dependent upon one thing. If you study a tree, let’s say an apple tree, in the Spring, you will see many flowers bud and blossom. They will all have subtle differences, but will all be, more or less, the same. All will wax beautiful and fragrant. All will wither. All will die and fall to the earth. Some will have a future, and some will not. If you are observant, you will see that some were visited by a pollinating insect. Some were not. Those that received the gift of the pollinator will receive power to become. Those who do not, will have no future.

Christ Jesus is the one who prevailed to open the book; to loose the seals of it’s message. The “WAY” of the Lord is no less than the Divine Nature. We have no possibility of learning that way, until we can behold it. We have no possibility of beholding it, except in the One in whom it is revealed. This way is not revealed in the earth. It is revealed in the individual. It is the Father and the Son, coming to the individual, making their everlasting abode in the individual, and breaking bread. That is to say, revealing in you, the very divine nature which dwells fully in the Son. When the Apostle Paul said that he thanked the Father for choosing him to reveal His Son in him, he did not say “through him”. He said “in him”. Peter was given the keys of the kingdom. I have no doubt that he used them. But if I do not do the same thing, I will have no inheritance in it. I can bind or loose, in the natural, what I will. But I can not bind it or loose it for you.

[Rev 22:10-17 KJV] 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

The entire of chapter 22 of Revelation is about the Tree of Life. It is a “signification”, the truth depicted in familiar objects. It is not about a tree, or water, or a city. It is about a people. The prophesy, or message, or subject of the book, is Christ. Christ in you is your hope of glory…your hope of obtaining the things written therein. If you read and consider that when Christ says, “these things have I sent and testified by my Angel (By His Spirit) in the assemblies; you may go and read in chapters 3 and 4 and see it. And if you continue to read, you will see them largely not repent of the things found in them. You will go on to read of the assemblies, as such, put from the message of the book and of the Father, which message is not behavior modification, political or religious meddling, but which message is Christ. And in particular, Christ ( the Anointing) in you.

Take heart. The course of the world and the age do not dictate the options open to the individual. Enoch, the seventh from Adam, teaches you that the individual may escape the death of an age. The Enoch which is a city named for a son of Cain the murderer, will not. The Lord writes His name, His Father’s name, The name of the City, in the individual who overcomes. He does not write these things upon the things he or she comes out of.

May the Lord bless you with the light that lightens every soul that comes into the world.

ANOTHER JESUS, ANOTHER SPIRIT, ANOTHER GOSPEL

1Jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

1Jo 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

1Jo 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 antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

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.

In his epistles, John writes of Antichrist. Antichrist means “another Christ”, or “in the place of Christ”. It is predicated upon the notion that Christ went away, will return at some time in the future, and therefore has left a void, a hole in the fabric of time, to be filled until such time as he returns. Pivotal to the legitimizing of any other “Jesus, spirit or Gospel” as standing in the gap for Christ, is denying the notion that he is come already, living and abiding in a people, by the Spirit, for whom there is no longer a valid question of his coming, only of his revelation.

The very word, “Christ”, is a name…a title. It very simply means “Anointed”. When Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of a woman, He became the “WORD made flesh”. To Him, as the scriptures bare witness, did The Father give the Spirit, not in a measure, but fully and completely. As it is written of Him, before He suffered and was raised again, and glorified, “In Him dwelt all the fullness of the godhead bodily”. Before He was to accomplish this, He spoke repeatedly of the gift of the Father, the Spirit of Truth (which is the Spirit of the Father) whom He would send to us, in His own words, “Not many days hence..”:

Act 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

The thing of which Jesus spoke, began  in a small handful of individuals assembled together on the morning of the feast of Pentecost, when the Spirit came to them. The Apostle Paul could not have afterward admonished, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God? And the Spirit of God dwells in you?” …he could not have truthfully testified to this, if it were not in fact, true. So, on that morning in the outer court that Herod built, there stood a small band of people in the midst of a great, grandiose edifice, wherein a collection of men acted out ritualistically and seasonally, the habits of a now vacant and void religion. The Holy Ghost came suddenly to His temple, as the prophets, and Jesus himself, said He would. And to this day, in everyone who receives Him, whether alive in the flesh, or asleep in the Lord, He still comes. Now, what remains is to choose between the two temples. It is the Lord’s people, in whom he dwells by the Spirit? the whole family in heaven and in earth? or is it the building ( and buildings) filled with self appointed actors? It is not the buildingS nor the religion. It is the people. In fact, after that the Lord was glorified, and come again to them that receive him by faith, it is now written:

Col 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

So then, in his body, dwells his Spirit. The head of all principality and power dwells in you. Do not be beguiled of anything that replaces Christ in you, with Christ in ANYBODY or ANYTHING else. For the very gospel, the very good news, is this; CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY. And as Paul confirmed and wrote:

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

All of my life, since I first began to believe Jesus about thirty-eight years ago, I have seen and heard speculation about the end of days, the coming of the Lord , Antichrist, etc. The first letter of John addresses what has become known as “end time doctrines”. Curiously, Jesus was asked the same questions, purely from the perspective of the natural mind, even before he suffered and was raised, over two thousand years ago. Believers then, and to this very day, have speculated about this, every generation expecting to see it in their day, naturally speaking. There is an expectation to see with the natural eye, that which comes not with observation that employs the natural eye. When asked the questions, Jesus gave answers. And he prefaced his answers, “See that your hearts are not troubled”.

Listen to what John writes :

1Jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

John wrote two thousand years ago, to disciples, that not only is it the last time, but you may know it is the last time because there were even then, many antichrists. So then, the “last time” is an age…and age in which we live. It is the last age, and will culminate in the revealing of the Lord, together with all them in whom he has and is come. But what has given rise to this never ending question of when will days come, that in fact have been upon us for some two thousand years? And what gave rise to this thinking? Where did it spring from? Where do antichrists come from and what is there message? You may know it is the last time because of the very fact that Christ is come, and so is that which does not want to admit it. To do so, reveals it for the irrelevant and impotent thing it is, and it’s very existence hangs upon a thread, namely, keeping humanity in the dark about the fact that Christ (the Anointing) is come now.

“THEY WENT OUT FROM AMONG US , BUT THEY WERE NOT OF US”. This thing did not spring out of the secular world. It was born of them who touched upon Christ, but took a deviant path. Paul wrote of it explicitly in acts 20. And Antichrist is not, as the spirit of it would tell you, yet to appear. It is, and has been here in the world, springing up as soon as the true Anointing came to us, to offer an alternative to that anointing, which lives and abides in a people now. This abominable thing will teach anything, allow anything, embrace anything, coexist with anything, EXCEPT, it will not confess that Christ is come in a people, and dwells in a people NOW, by the Spirit. It teaches you rather, that Christ has gone away, will come again at some unspecified future date, and until then, has left an elite cultus of clergy and church powers and principalities to act as His representation until such time as He “comes again”. The very perpetuation of this myth relies upon keeping the natural eye on the future, and the eyes of your understanding, fast asleep.

There is no doubt that Christ will be revealed in the fullness of the Glory of the Father. When that shall be, no man knows the day nor the hour. But that He is, and was, and is to come in a people now, is not to be denied. The temple of the Lord is in the earth now. It is not brick, stone and mortar. The temple of the Lord is not vacant. Matthew 24 begins with Jesus going out and departing from “the temple”. And his disciples then come to Him to begin to show Him the buildings of the “temple”. The LIVING TEMPLE replied to them, there was not one stone upon another, of all they were bringing to his attention, that would not be thrown down. Then Jesus sits on the Mount of Corruption, and his disciples begin to ask him privately, “when will these things happen and what will be the sign of your coming?” Jesus firstly says, “Take heed that no man deceive you. Many will come in my name, saying ‘I am Christ’ (I am anointed) and deceive many”. If I am looking for future events, with the carnal eye and mind, I am not seeing what lives and abides in me now.

Knowing what He would accomplish on the tree, knowing that The Spirit of the Father was soon to come to a people, Jesus also knew what would follow after to attempt to take His place.

Isa 66:24
“And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for THEIR worm shall not die, neither shall THEIR fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.”

Mar 9:42
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where THEIR worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where THEIR worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where THEIR worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.”
“THEIR” :αὐτός:  ( A BAFFLING, BACKWARD WIND AND WORD)

From the particle au [perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (G109) through the idea of a baffling wind] (backward) :
From aemi (to breathe unconsciously, i.e. respire; by analogy, to blow) :
1 the air, particularly the lower and denser air as distinguished from the higher and rarer air

2 the atmospheric region

1 himself, herself, themselves, itself

2 he, she, it

3 the same

Eph 2:1
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the AIR, the SPIRIT that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”

“AIR” in Eph, 2:1 is the same as the root word of “THEIR worm dieth not…”

It is the religious dung hill. THEIR worm is THEIR word…the lower, dense air, as opposed to the higher, rarefied air of the Holy Spirit. It is the deed and doctrine of the prince of the power of the air, at work in the children of disobedience.

Act 12:21
“And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”

Herod’s worms were his own word. His day old bread that stinks and breeds them. He ruled in Jerusalem beneath, a place spiritually called Sodom and Egypt. Sodom means “Burning”. Egypt means “Double straits”.

The place where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched, is religion. If once lifted out of it, don’t look back.

1Sa 2:8
“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.”

Hosea 11:1 “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”

1 Cor 13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 

Gal 4:1 “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”

The Nicolaitane concept of obedience to them, is something they see as permanent. A nation of kings and priests is a concept that they do not understand, for they go about seeking subjects to be “mediators” for. Jesus, on the tree, took all of this out of the way. The individual alone…the overcomer alone…passes through the fog of Nicolaitanism like a hot knife through butter. It is the “Christian” version of the dung hill Paul came out of. I am obedient to what was delivered to the body of Christ in resurrection. That, and He, who in me, is the Power to become.A nation of kings and priests has no subjects within it’s own borders. “But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” In Christ, you do not look for subjects.

THE WORD OF THE LORD
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made…

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth…

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God…

Christ is the living Word of God. He has never been anything less than the Word of God. He is the true bread from heaven. The manna which fell in the wilderness was not the bread of heaven, but it did tell of Him before. And that manna had two expressions. First, six days in the week. it was collected. It was as the “daily bread” Jesus alluded too; “Give us this day, our daily bread”. It was in fact given, but had to be sought for, collected, brought home and consumed. Always there was enough. Just enough to get to tomorrow. It was not suitable for storage. If you attempted to collect more than a day’s worth so you did not have to collect any tomorrow, it stank and bread worms. The exception was the Sabbath. On the day before, enough was to be collected for that day, as well as the Sabbath. This was a figure of rest. Once the children of Jacob set foot into the figurative land of promise, the manna ceased to fall as before. Neither did it fall again. But a portion was collected and hidden in a golden pot, and it entered the Holiest place once, and for all.

When the WORD became flesh, news reached Herod that one had been born to be King of Judah. Inasmuch as Herod was appointed king of Judeah by the Roman senate, it is no wonder “Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him”. When Jesus was nailed to a tree, tormented and murdered, as far as Herod and all Jerusalem believed, a rather inconvenient period of time was now nothing but history. An on a certain day, Herod put on his royal robes and gave an oration. The people were moved. I don’t know what Herod said, but it must have been powerful and convincing, for the people proclaimed “It is the voice of a god, and not a man”. The people had chosen: yesterday’s bread is the bread for them. Herod fell down dead, eaten from the inside out, by the worms he bred. And I guarantee you that a short time later, he stank.

So then, what of the Word? With the time of the WORD made flesh now past, how do we know Him? The scriptures say, and experience says, we can know Him no more after the flesh. Herod signified, in his last disposition, the attempt to go back to yesterday’s manna, after the Bread of Heaven had entered into His rest. So, where is this hidden manna? What did Jesus mean when he said the overcomer would receive the right to eat of the hidden manna? Hidden where?

In the times before Moses and the written commandments, we read how that “The Word of the Lord” came to many individuals:

Genesis 26:5 (KJV)

“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” ( notice that this happened some 470 years before Moses.) ( Jesus, on the cross, took Moses out of the way, and yet Jesus says if we love Him, we keep HIS commandments)

The Word of the Lord came to Joseph as the revelation of Christ in resurrection, for Joseph’s star of his dreams was not the star he was in Jacob, but the star he received (in a figure) when he came up out of the pit his brethren cast him into to die. What Joseph was shown, and preached, and what his brethren hated him for, was the resurrection. It was Christ in you, to which all other stars and sheaves and places of origin bow. Joseph’s star was the resurrection. His sheaf, his “bread” the bread of heaven, the Living Word within. His Father, THE FATHER, to the chagrin of Jacob and Rachel. We read how that David wrote of Joseph in the Psalms, how that until The Word of the Lord came to Joseph, The Word of the Lord tried him. In other words, until the things the Lord had revealed to him were fulfilled in him, he was tried and tested severely, whether he belied it or not.

Samuel was born to a barren mother and dedicated to the Lord. While serving the type and shadow of things, the Lord began to call to him. At first, he thought it was Eli, the priest. Eventually he learned it was the Lord. And finally, the Word of the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh, and Eli, and his two sons died, and the lamp went out in the “house of the Lord” and the ark departed from Israel. But all Israel knew that the Word of the Lord was in Samuel.

John on the Isle of Patmos saw the Word of the Lord as standing within. Elijah learned the Word of the Lord was that small , still voice, found nowhere but within.

Indeed, if you read and believe the things Jesus said, as recorded in John 14, you understand the He, Christ, The Word, came expediently on the full day of Pentecost, exactly as He said he would.

The Word of the Lord, is Christ…The Anointing, The Teacher, The Comforter, The Paraclete (the one who walks along side) The bread of heaven is the hidden manna who lives and abides within. He does not come and go; He lives and abides. The bread of heaven does not go into the mouth as a ritualistic piece of dead flesh. It goes OUT of the heart, via the mouth, as the Living Word. Christ in you, the hope of glory, is the Same Word that was , and is, from the beginning.

Herod and all Jerusalem are in error. The Word of God is alive, powerful, and come. The end of the age will be catalyzed with the WORD. Living speech. That Word and Power are in the earth now. We are one loaf in the Lord.

“…for it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you…”

“He that is joined to the Lord, is One Spirit”

“…As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.”

BALAAM’S DONKEY

Num 22:21 KJV – “And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.”

This is from the account of Balaam, a man gifted of God , who agreed to misuse his gifts for personal gain. The story, as all things in the scriptures, is many faceted. It is, among other things, an allegorical warning about a gifted individual, riding the backs of others, for personal reward. A gift of God, in Christ, is for the benefit of the body. It is a warning to religious “leaders”. Often, the ones they “ride” have more sense and sight than they do, yet they persist in forcing the people down a ruinous path, ignoring the misgivings of the people, and driving them on to ruin. The Lord makes a difference, sparing the ridden, and drawing His sword against the rider.

The events did take place, and did involve a real donkey. So, another facet of the account, is the regard the Lord has for the life of an innocent animal. The ‘angel’, or ‘messenger’ of the Lord was ready to kill Balaam, and spare the life of the animal. This gives you insight into the Lord’s ‘ways’, His thinking. What did Abraham say? “Shall not the judge of ALL the earth do right?

Balaam and the animal both had eyes. Balaam and the animal both had a voice, that is, an inner voice, an inner dialog. We all have it. God ‘loosed’ the tongue of the animal, giving her the ability to voice her inner dialogue. God similarly ‘loosed’ Balaam’s vision, to perceive things that , unaided, he could not see, while curiously, the animal could see, without help. Everything the animal said, she said. It was not God speaking through her, as is commonly, and errantly taught by religious figures. I assure you, Balaam never beat God with a stick.

Jesus rode the foal of an ass , in a figure, into glory. He will not steer us where we should not go. He does not take us anywhere for personal gain. He does so for our sakes. He has chosen us to ride into kingship with Him. He is offering us, the reward of His journey. Curious…the animal Jesus rode, He said was tied up. He said to loose her, and bring her and her colt to Him. Our days of service to religious taskmasters, end in Him.

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The error of Balaam is further expounded in the Book of Jude, and the Book of Revelation.

The Book of Jude is written to a particular people, as is the Book of Revelation. They are not meaningful to the nations at large:

“Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ….”

Jude speaks to the saved by way of warning. He goes on to expose and define individuals who HAVE CHOSEN a path, a path which was told of old, and which many throughout history have chosen for themselves.

“…But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever….”

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw….”

One thing which John saw, is one like unto the Son of man, walking in the midst of the assemblies, bearing witness. The witness is of that which is good and acceptable, and that which is bad and in need of abandoning. By this witness, the Holy Spirit speaks in the assemblies, among the host of of other voices (which do not belong there). To the assembly described by “Pergamos”, he says:

“…These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate…”

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It is the doctrine (teaching) of Balaam that is of particular note. For in the account, one can see two Israel’s…a natural and a spiritual; a shadow and a real. Balaam, a gifted man, somewhere in his life, chose a ruinous path. He went from being a man of integrity, to a man for hire. (as Jesus said, “the hireling cares not for the sheep…). Balaam was hired to curse Israel for Balak, king of Moab. The account is found in Number 22. And Balaam did his best, three times, but in the effort, Balaam saw someone “afar off”, someone “not at that time”. And each time, Balaam spoke of the one he saw:

“…And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!..”

“…And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain….”

“…And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted…”

So then, Balaam sees an Israel against which there is no divination. That is to say, an Israel whom the Father can not possibly be moved against. And Balaam sees a people against which there is no enchantment or curse. Then, amazingly, in the very next chain of events, we see the children of Jacob, the nation of flesh, fall into foolishness:

“And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel….”

Who did Balaam see afar off? Certainly not this people who angered the Lord so quickly. Balaam saw Christ. He saw the one who at the very time Balaam saw Him, was present and would later expound what had happened to the natural nation who were so easily brought down. The one Balaam saw afar off who could not be cursed, saw Balaam go on to teach Balak how to get what he hired Balaam to accomplish.

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There is only one Holy Nation. One that is not reckoned with the nations of men. It is Christ, the resurrected, glorified son of man, and them begotten to God in Him. And today, we see in the assemblies, multitudes in the valley of decision. Multitudes straining to hear the small still voice often drowned out by the shepherds, teachers and leaders for hire. This ruinous way was fore ordained of old. But what was not fore ordained, is who would walk in it. That is a matter of choice.

He that has an ear to hear, let him hear.

The Forerunner

(KJV) 1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

A point, a plane and a cube. The transition from one to the next is relatively easy to comprehend. A point, mathematically, has no volume…no displacement. It is a single dimension. In a one dimensional world, a flat plane would be theorized to exist. It would be difficult to entertain mentally because one would be asked to believe that a plane contains an infinite number of points, each possibly a one dimensional world of it’s own. A plane is, nevertheless, a reality. And a plane is in fact another dimension. A plane is a two dimensional place and can be viewed as a world of it’s own. Curious that the plane, as a place of abiding, can be described accurately and truthfully to the one dimensional world as a world of many worlds…a house or habitation of many houses. A plane extends in every direction within it’s two dimensions infinitely. In a two dimensional world, since it extends in every known direction infinitely, it would be hard to comprehend three dimensions, as the concept of infinity seems to fit fine in the two dimensional world. One would be asked to believe that there is more than infinity…more than everything. In fact, one would be faced with the concept that in three dimensions, there are an infinite number of planes, an infinite number of worlds like your own, each extending infinitely in every direction. Infinity of infinitude. A heaven of heavens. Of course three dimensions are not a theory, but a very real thing so familiar to us, that we don’t give it a second thought. Now, here is a strange thought. If one were to willing to teach a three dimensional world to a two dimension dweller, the explanation would necessarily take the form of shadows, likenesses, parables, allegories & etcetera. Given time, and a broad spectrum of these tools, it would be possible to convey a reasonable mental facsimile to the 2D dweller, but the 2D dweller would still be in need of faith in what was being revealed. You see, it is always simple and easy to examine and comprehend the world you are confined to. It is simple and easy to comprehend the worlds contained in the worlds contained in the world you are confined to. But try to imagine a fourth dimensional world. It is not so easy, is it? Nevertheless it is real. Just as real as the 3D world so familiar to you. And it contains an infinity of 3D worlds.

Now, what do we say about travel from one place to the next? What if I were somehow elevated from a one dimensional existence to a 2D, and even a 3D. To be elevated from one to the next could not be accurately described as having “gone” anywhere. If I am suddenly changed from a 1D dweller to a 2D, I still dwell in the 1D world I came from. So I have not simply “gone” away. In fact, I now fill all 1D worlds. From the perspective of the 1D world, I have not merely gone somewhere, I have gone EVERYWHERE, without having left. The same example holds true from 2D to a 3D transformation. And yes, from a 3D to that which is beyond.

Paul wrote some very beautiful things to help us comprehend by faith, the reality of the resurrection. And Jesus is in fact, the resurrection. If you read
1st Corinthians, you may begin to comprehend that the resurrection is not a matter of traveling from one place to another, so much as filling places previously closed to you. In resurrection, the dweller does not merely go from one place in the cosmos to another. He/she goes where Christ is and has gone. Peter also described Jesus as an anchor to your soul, a forerunner, going before you, into that within the veil. The resurrection is not travel in the conventional sense. It is the removal of limitations and barriers. It is multidimensional, not linear, not merely moving from point A to point B.

Jesus has given you life. Not as flesh has given you, but the life he has of the Father. The life from flesh has an end. His life does not.

Jesus has also given to us of the Spirit. He, the Spirit, is the Teacher, and is the voice that speaks from heaven, the voice to which we do well to take heed. But what can the ideas and contemplation of dimensions show us about communication? Curiously, a voice that speaks to the two dimensional dweller from the three dimensional speaker does not seem to come from outside of the hearer. It would appear to come from within. And it would not take the form of an audible voice. In terms of “cause and effect”, there would be affect with no externally discernible cause. It is elijah’s ” Small, still voice. It is that which was foretold of Christ, that he would not ” lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets”. It is Peter’s Daystar “arising in your heart”. It is the unction you have received of the Holy One, by whom you “know all things and need not that any man should teach you”. It is the Wind (The Teacher) blowing where it listeth (purposes). Nicodemus heard the sound of it, but did not know whence it came, or where it went. The teacher, regardless of the one dimensional thinking of the religious authorities if this world, will teach what He will, to whom He will, whenever He will, leaving the Nicodemuses to scratch their heads and ask ,”How can these things be?”

Jesus , I think, knew of the tendency we can have to fear the unknown. Knowing that the Holy Ghost was to be our teacher, a teacher previously unknown to the vast majority. Knowing that we were to transition from being disciples of men to disciples of He who is invisible, immortal and the only wise. Knowing these things, Jesus comforted us concerning the simple way we receive Him as teacher in this capacity. He said to ask. And having asked, you need not fear. If our children ask for an egg, we will not give them a stone. If they ask for a fish we will not give a scorpion, nor a serpent.

….” how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask?”

In the history of natural Israel, we find that the prophet Samuel marked a pivotal time. Until the days of Samuel, the nation had functioned like no other nation in the earth. It had no visible king, and it had no stationary, fixed temple to which the population came and went. The Lord was king, and He was content to go about figuratively, in a tent.

During the days of Samuel, the nation forsook that which made it unique in the earth, and desired a king like the rest of the nations, and later, a temple that it would call the Lord’s house.

In the book of Acts, we find Samuel squarely in the middle of this transition:

“For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.” (Acts 3)

“Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot. And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will. Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus…” (Acts 13)

So then, we see that Samuel, and all the prophets until John (the baptist) spoke of this one to come. For Jesus said, “The law and the prophets were until John…”. As we read in Acts 3, the law testified of this savior, for Moses spoke of Him. And Samuel and every prophet to come after him spoke of this savior, who is revealed to be Christ.

In desiring a king, the children of Jacob were wrong. But the Lord spoke to Samuel to give them what they wanted. “For (said HE) they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me…”:

“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.” (1 Samuel 8)

“And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands…”  (1 Samuel 10)

Anyone can read and see the short and inglorious reign of natural kings in Israel. It ended in a divided, weak and sinful nation. But remember, the nation had not been without a king. Simply without one like the rest of the nations. This rejected king would be manifest again, foretold by the law, and by all the prophets, from Samuel until John. And amazingly, the people would again seize upon him as a man, and attempt to make him a king, as they had done in the days of Samuel:

“Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.” (John 6)

This same king whom they rejected once, refused to be made a king in the same errant way they had sought so many generations before. He knew this. His coming and His reign are from within.

The book of Matthew begins with a description of a book, not of pen and ink, but of Divine inheritance. The Word made flesh, but not to be made in one alone:

“So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.” (John 1)

Pivotal in the above verse is the fact that David came into the picture squarely in the days of Samuel. And though Samuel is not named, without dispute, it was a pivotal time. If one cares to count the names given in Matthew 1, it becomes clear that the man Jesus does not add up to the fourteenth from the captivity, not the forty-second from Abraham. The man Jesus is the thirteenth from the captivity. To fulfill all that Moses testified, and all the prophets from Samuel until John spoke, there must follow, another generation. A people must be begotten to God in Christ. In this people, Jesus Christ dwells as King. How many are these people? As many as receive Him:

“If ye love me, keep my commandments (do what I say). And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot), Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” (John 14)

Jesus , speaking of Himself, said that unless a seed falls into the earth and dies, it abides alone. But if it does, it brings forth much fruit (many seeds). Jesus did not come to go out in a blaze of solitary glory. He came to lead many sons unto glory. (Sons being generic-neither male nor female). This is attainable and available to all, without reservation. “Whosoever will, let him come”.

So why the title “THE GREATEST KING”?  It is established that Jesus is a king like no other. He, by the same Spirit that raised Him, dwells in a people. He will not lay down what He is, to become something else. It is strongly encouraged that you read Judges 9. Compare the Fig, the Vine and the Olive to the Bramble. Compare the Godhead bodily in a people, to a potentate ruling over people (which is almost always what they desire). In Samuel’s day, they rejected the Lord, who reigned invisible from the heart, and started down their ruinous path.

Christianity (so called) today , is on the same disastrous path. The collective leadership of the Jews, rejected Jesus and proclaimed to have no king but Caesar. The rag tag walled cities of Christiandom are likewise losing what little they have, and heeding the siren call of a false father, a false land, a false way.

The scriptures declare that the greatest natural king Israel ever had was neither Saul, nor David, nor Solomon. It was Hezekiah. He refused to change who and what he was. He destroyed the brass serpent that Moses had made, because the people fell into idolatrous worship of it. He saw the cities of Israel fall, one by one, to the invading Assyrians, until their armies pressed about the walls of Jerusalem and it’s king. From outside the wall, in their own tongue, the people heard the taunts of the invaders promising death and ruin to those who believed Hezekiah when Hezekiah said “Trust the Lord”. From inside the wall, the king spoke, saying “Trust the Lord”.

In this, the end of an age, we see a besieged people. Each individual, a walled city. Each witnessing the fall of other cities one by one, until the decision comes to his or her own gate. Do I believe that my king is in me?

2 Kings 18 is worth a very careful read. Take courage. Your King is in the house!

“[[A Psalm of David.]] The earth is the LORD’S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.” (Psalm 24/ ((John 14))

The moon passes between the earth and the sun. The obscuring of the sun, and the ensuing period of darkness is called OCCULTATION. The word has many applications. If an event is scheduled that is of interest to many, and another event is purposely scheduled simultaneously, for the purpose of drawing you away from the first event, it is an occultation. The apostle Paul spoke of “another Jesus, another spirit, another gospel”, which (said he) is not another (not real). In a few words, the gospel is “Christ in you, the hope of glory”. The apostle Peter wrote, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well to take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation. For prophecy came not in the old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost”.

Jesus said (being asked concerning his coming) , “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name , saying, I am Christ (anointed); and shall deceive many”. And in another place, “The kingdom of God comes not with observation (careful looking and observing): Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for , behold, the kingdom of God is within you”.

The man Job, and the book of Job contain many surprises, including lessons on the principle of occultation. Job’s three friends had many perceptions about the Lord and His ways. Job also had many things to say about the Lord. When you near the end of the book, you will find that, concerning Job’s three friends, the Lord said that they had not said the thing about the Lord which is right, as had Job. And concerning Job, the Lord, after hearing all Job’s complaints and conclusions, said, “Who is this that darkens council by words without knowledge?”. Job had said many things which , in and of themselves were right, but he did not understand. When you get to the end of the book of Job, and learn of the Lord’s assessment of Job and his three “friends”, as to what they had said between themselves, you may well want to go back and read it again and look for the occultations.

The book of Jude contains a very excellent use of the principle of astronomical occultation. He refers to false individuals as “wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever”.

To briefly expound; the phrase “wandering stars” does not refer to stars at all. For it is from the word “planetos”, or planets. We now know the many differences between stars and planets. Two thousand years ago, they both were objects of light in the sky, but stars did not stray from their appointed place in the night sky…at least not the vast majority. Some did roam about in the night sky, which gave rise to the name “planetos”, or wanderer. This characteristic is what was observed back then. A few stars moved around. Jude spoke that, to them was reserved the blackness of darkness forever. I don’t doubt that , by revelation, Jude knew they were not even stars, and gave no light at all. But he did know they were not in the heavenly message. In any event, the planets went on to be given names and god like status. Astrology (not to be confused with astronomy) mingles stars and planets in an attempt to “divine”. The Lord has used the stars, particularly the Mazzaroth, the twelve constellations, in scripture, to convey a message.  And among the twelve, the mystery of the circle, as to where it begins and ends, is revealed. It begins in Virgo and ends in Leo. Joseph’s dreams depicted stars, sun and moon. But no planets. Daniel was told that they that do know their God will be strong and do exploits. And they that lead many to righteousness will shine as the stars of heaven forever. So here we have a great lesson every time we look into the night sky. You can not see the stars without seeing any planets that happen to be in view. But if you are to read the stars, you must learn to completely discount anything that is not a star.

What can be said of Christ and Antichrist? Antichrist is an occultation. It is not a slew footed, red, horn headed man. It is another Christ, which is not another. Another church, another body, which are not another. Another Jesus, another spirit, another gospel, which are not another. It is something to take your gaze off the real thing. One, however, is within you. One without. Jesus spoke plainly about that. I hear very frequently, when speaking with individuals, how they will often bring up the subject of Antichrist. They are looking with narrowed scrutiny, for the appearance of something that appeared in the earth, almost as soon as Jesus ascended up to the Father. Consider these words written by the apostle John over 2000 years ago:

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the desire thereof: but he that does the will of the Father abides forever. Little children, IT IS THE LAST TIME: and as you have heard that antichrist shall come, even NOW are there many antichrists; whereby we know it is the last time. THEY WENT OUT FROM US, BUT WERE NOT OF US; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out that they might be revealed that they were not all of us.”

Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. He that is in the world has clothed himself with wandering stars. It is not unlike the old child’s tale about the King’s New Clothes. The whole thing is naked as a Jay bird (as they are told in Revelation 3) Laodicea is another of those pesky compound words. You may research it. It boils down to “the people believing what they are shown”. The truth is, the church at Laodicea was shown nothing at all, for they perceived they had everything and needed nothing. Jesus said they were miserable, wretched, poor, blind and naked. Whoever was leading them was selling them a bill of goods. They were thoroughly occulted from seeing Christ, by whatever they were being sold.

The day will dawn, and the Day Star will arise in your hearts. In saying no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation, you are being shown that the scriptures are not interpreted from any external source. They are revealed by the Author in you…the one who inspired them will lead you into His thinking. There is no need of interpretors, because you have the Author. And He has not authorized any private interpretation.

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Job 38:36 (KJV)
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Psalms 51:6 (KJV)
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Proverbs 20:27 (KJV)
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:30 (KJV)
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV)
But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

John 7:24 (KJV)
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

2 Corinthians 5:12 (KJV)
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

2 Corinthians 10:7 (KJV)
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he [is] Christ’s, even so [are] we Christ’s.

OCCULTATION

An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy. It can also refer to any situation wherein an object in the foreground blocks from view (occults) an object in the background. In this general sense, occultation applies to the visual scene observed from low-flying aircraft (or computer-generated imagery) wherein foreground objects obscure distant objects dynamically, as the scene changes over time.

.BLB Lexicon
Results for H894 – Babel
בָּבֶל
Transliteration: Babel
Pronunciation: bä·bel’
Part of Speech: proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology): from H1101
Outline of Biblical Usage:
Babel or Babylon = “confusion (by mixing)”

Root word:
BLB Lexicon
Results for H1101 – balal
בָּלַל
Transliteration: balal
Pronunciation: bä·lal’
Part of Speech: verb
Root Word (Etymology): a primitive root
Outline of Biblical Usage:
to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
(Qal)
to mingle, confuse
to mix
to give provender, feed (animals)
(Hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)
(Hiphil) to fade away
BLB Lexicon
Results for H1101 – balal
בָּלַל
Transliteration: balal
Pronunciation: bä·lal’
Part of Speech: verb
Root Word (Etymology): a primitive root
Outline of Biblical Usage:
to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
(Qal)
to mingle, confuse
to mix
to give provender, feed (animals)
(Hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)
(Hiphil) to fade away

Job 38:1 (KJV) 1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Job 38:2 (KJV) 2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

1 John 2:18 (KJV)
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

1 John 2:22 (KJV)
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

1 John 4:3 (KJV)
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

2 John 1:7 (KJV)
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.

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of the Lord, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?”.

This “know ye not” question, along with nine others, appears an unprecedented ten times in the first letter to the Corinthians.

Know you not that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Your glorying is not good.Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more the things that pertain to this life?

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind.

Know you not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ , and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

What? know you not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, He said, shall be one flesh.

What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?

Do you not know that they which minister about the holy things live by the things of the temple? and they which wait upon the altar are partakers with the altar?

Know you not that they which run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run (in this manner run), so you may obtain.

In this letter to the Corinthians, Paul opens with an appeal for the unity of the Spirit, and descries the divisions that are found to be among them, asking, “Is Christ divided?”. Paul goes on to say that, while there are divisions among them, they are carnal. And that they can not be spoken to as to spiritual individuals, but to carnal. This letter of Paul to the believers at Corinth, is to a carnal bunch, and is an effort to help them.

It is of great note, that unity of the Spirit, IS the Spirit. And the union described, is that of every member; every individual in Christ, holding to the Head. Again, in his letter to the Ephesians, Paul makes the appeal to depart from childish division:

“And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting (maturing) of the saints,for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforth cease to be children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working of the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” (From Ephesians 4:11)

The “joint” or union that produces for all, is the union of every individual in Christ, to Christ, by the Spirit of Christ in him or her. If we have received the Spirit of Christ, we, each of us, have received a measure of who and what He is: a measure capable of producing fullness. So, what has become of this? when did this that was delivered to us in the gift of the Father, the Spirit of Truth, in whom we all have access; when did this become carnal? when did division enter in?

The prophets told of it before:

“…for dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my my garments among them, and cast lot for my vesture.”

I would like to expound the meaning of “dogs”. It is used to depict and describe a male temple prostitute…the vile and fallacious notion that one can periodically visit a temple, pay money to a man for a relationship with “heaven” through that man, and the fruit of that union becomes some gift from above. Without getting into specifics, needless to say, multitudes upon multitudes have been duped into this “way”. But be warned…no man comes to the Father except by the Son. If I have not the Spirit of Christ, I have no part of him. The book of Revelation describes a great harlot and her bed, and how that she, they that have rolled in that bed with her, and all that has been so conceived and brought forth, will be burned up. It is this harlot of which Paul speaks to the Corinthians (and of which the Lord speaks, saying “Come out of her my people, lest you be partakers of her judgments”.) Make no mistake about it…she and her children will be killed with death.

That being said, one more truth needs to be established. The body of Christ is His own. It is his Vesture. A vesture and a nation of kings and priest unto God. On His vesture is written King of Kings and Lord of Lords. That Vesture is a people He has raised and quickened together with Himself in resurrection. KNOW YE NOT THAT YE ARE THE TEMPLE…?

One final definition is called for, and is necessary. The use of the phrase, “cast lot”.

“And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them , and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (Matthew 27:35)

“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment, and cast lots”. (Luke 23:34)

“Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part: and also His coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefor among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled , which says, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots”. (John 19:23)

The Strong’s concordance gives “lots” as being from the Greek word “kleros”.

It is using objects, such as straws or bits of wood, to decide by chance drawings, how to apportion or divide up something. Now, the question arises, is Christ divided? indeed, CAN He be divided? If you do a little digging, you will find new meaning to what was fulfilled in Psalm 22, by the company that pressed about Him and attempted to do this to Him. Read the whole Psalm. Everything you read is addressing what took place at the cross. Kleros is the word from which we have the words “Cleric” and “Clergy”.

The garments the prophet spoke of is a people. The Coat, the cloak, the mantle they “Clergied” is the Holy Spirit, or so they would have you believe. For it is a lie.

Read Ephesians 4:11 and also John 19:23. If you understand grammar and sentence structure, and the use of punctuation, something becomes clear. Ephesians 4:11 addressthe birthing of a teaching body. The sentence is structured as four in one, one being the Teacher. John 19:23 is a mimicry of what the Lord did in resurrection.

Jesus is the Apostle and High Priest of our profession. Jesus is that Prophet which came into the world. Jesus is the one sent of the Father to preach peace and the acceptable year of the Lord. Jesus is the Chief Shepherd and Bishop of our souls. Jesus is the one to whom the Father gave the Spirit, who is The Teacher. This is what, in the Spirit, we each receive a measure of. Every one of us, according to the grace of the Father, by faith, receive a measure of everything Christ is; a measure able to produce the fullness.

Ephesians4  is not the declaration of an elitist group of individuals. It is the declaration of Christ in His people, by the Spirit.

The words “Nicodemus” and “Nicolaitan”, are both compound words. Nikos means “rulers, conquerors”. Demos means “people”, as does “laity”. As long as people labor under the illusion that Christ is so divided, they labor under a lie. They labor under the illusion that the body of Christ is carnal.

Nicolaitan means “To utterly vanquish people”. John 3 is an expose’ of the Teacher expounding to the Nicodemus, that one can not be a teacher, without THE TEACHER. And in Christ, all have the Teacher.

Nicene Creed also incorporates the name “Nike”, named for the place where an elitist cult of clergy, presumed to scrabble a few words on a document, and judge you with it. How absurd.

Psalm 22 declares to us, that Christ and a people, a seed, begotten to Him in resurrection, shall prevail over the company of dogs and evil doers. The Lord will be revealed in His people.

Genesis 49:22 (KJV) 22 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) [Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

What separated Joseph from his brethren? What made Joshua unique among his generation when the Lord refused to camp with the people any longer? What made one cleansed leper return to give thanks when nine others went on their merry way?

To investigate the blessing upon Joseph, quoted above, reveals a prophetic picture of one to come. One who would similarly be rejected of his own household, but abide faithfully in the hope of his calling, which hope promised elevation above and beyond the understandings and circumstances of his nation and people, into a place, a calling and household far higher. A calling that did not, despite superficial appearances, contradict the hopes delivered before to his former house, but rather fulfilled them.

Jacob’s house was a patriarchal structure. Promises were made in their father Abraham, that were passed along by reason of birth. The concept of the firstborn son being heir was held and passed along. But this concept, if thought of only in terms of flesh and blood, met with challenges from the very start. Isaac was not Abraham’s first born, Jacob was not isaac’s firstborn. Neither was Joseph the firstborn of Jacob. So, when Joseph would receive an understanding from God, revealed in signs through dreams, Jacob was upset at the notion of the “stars” and “sheafs” of eleven sons bowing to those of one of the youngest. After all, Jacob himself was in a similar state, having supplanted his older brother Esau, and subtly taken from Esau, both birthright and blessing. But would both sun and moon bow to Joseph’s star? would Jacob and Rachel, his father and mother, indeed serve their son? How can this be?

The ONLY way this can be worked out, is if their son somehow embodied the promises made to the fathers; embodied that thing which being made an heir, the heir was abiding in, in hope of inheriting. Jacob was deeply troubled by Joseph’s vision, and angered…but did not dismiss it out of hand. Rather, he hid them in his heart. He chewed on them for a life time, most time of which was spent in the belief that his son Joseph was long dead. This belief was the result of a deception perpetrated upon Jacob by his own eleven sons. ( in studying scripture, you will find that names have meanings. The meanings teach you something. Jacob was alternately called “Jacob”  and “Israel”…”Deceiver”  and “prince/ heir with God”. Jacob’s life was surrounded with intrigues and deceptions, which nature also surfaced in his natural offspring. But another nature, a princely nature, was also found in him, like a treasure hid in an earthen vessel. The thing which separated Joseph from his brethren were his dreams and visions, and his faith in them. He was given them and he believed them. He did not fabricate them, he did not supplant any of his household for them. He received them and told them.

The thing which Joseph’s former house would eventually bow to was his vision, not himself. His sheaf is his WORD. His star the RESURRECTION. It was not Joseph who would be venerated, but the things that were found to be in him:

Revelation 19:9 (KJV) 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The passages from Revelation above reveal to you, that there is a brotherhood, bound by the same Father, and in whom resides and abides the testimony of Christ. Not a static, traditional parroted creed or doctrine about Christ. A far more sure word of testimony. The same Spirit which raised Christ from the dead, dwelling within, making them, by faith, partakers of Christ in His resurrection. This is the gospel and the message we preach. Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Yes, when Joseph was cast into a pit to die, and was raised out of the pit to go before into Egypt to preserve life, he, in a figure, died. The star of Joseph’s dreams is the resurrection. His sheaf, the word of God revealed in him. It is this vision that every knee will bow to, and every tongue will confess. The vision is of Christ. So complete are the significations of these things worked out in Joseph, that he took a wife in Egypt, and she bore him two sons. Manasseh and Ephraim. Manasseh (forgetfulness) for, “God [he said] has made me to forget all my toil , and all my father’s house”. And Ephraim (doubly fruitful) for “God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction”.

In the course of time, Joseph would be reunited with his old household. And Jacob, blessing his sons in passing, would say something very remarkable, signifying an understanding and complete acceptance of Joseph’s dreams and visions. If you read carefully the blessing, quoted in the first paragraph of this writing, you will find Jacob speaking as Israel. And you will find him declaring that in a figure, the God of Jacob and his fathers, was Joseph’s Father.

I write these things to all, but primarily to them who, like Joseph, because of their faith in the things Christ has revealed in them, find themselves outcasts among the various sects of “Christianity”. When Joseph told his dreams, it says his brethren hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. They called him a “dreamer”, and conspired against him, even to murder him. It did not help that he was the favorite son. And David wrote of Joseph, that until the word of the Lord came to him, the word of the Lord tried him:

“…He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him…”

The next time you feel that everything is against you, put yourself in Joseph’s shoes. For thirteen years from the time the Lord came to him by revelation, nothing in Joseph’s life remotely resembled the things he was shown, nor did his downwardly spiraling circumstances indicate any hope of seeing them become effectual in himself. Thirteen is a number depicting confusion. But in his life time, everything Joseph saw and told, indeed happened. And more than that, the very revelation of Christ came to him. Such was the man Joseph, that Pharaoh gave him a name: ZAPHNATHPAANEAH. It means “THE TREASURY OF THE GOLDEN REST”.

I would like to follow a particular branch on the “tree” that is the story of Joseph, a branch that culminates in the last chapters of the scripture, where a people are described. They are a people who have no need of light of sun and moon, no need of candlestick. The light of this people is the Lord Himself and the Lamb. And the light is in them. This branch begins at the point where Jacob sends his remaining sons into Egypt during a time of severe famine, to buy grain from Pharaoh. Unwittingly, it was not Pharaoh whom they would encounter, but their own brother Joseph. And the second time Jacob sent them, he sent a present to Pharaoh with them, some almonds. It was Joseph who received these gifts from Jacob, and the story of the almond is very rich.

The lesson has it’s origins in a place called Luz, where Jacob experienced the dream and vision of the ladder, before he ever had his children. He was fleeing from Esau, his brother, and had his dreams in this place. Upon waking, Jacob anoints the stones he had laid his head upon (and upon which the messengers ascended and descended), calling it the house of God, the gate of heaven. Thereafter the place is referred to as “Luz which is BethEl”. Luz means “Place of an Almond”. It was an almond grove. The name comes from a root word meaning to “awake”. Almonds are early risers, among the first of trees to sense the arrival of Spring, and to bud and blossom. The almond in scripture, is a figure of resurrection. Hence: Luz which is BethEl… “Resurrection which is the house of God”. Jacob’s vision was of the resurrection.

Jacob eventually sends a gift of almonds unwittingly to his own son, whom he thought dead. In the course of time, a branch from an almond tree becomes a walking stick, a staff, in the hands of Aaron. The staff figures prominently in the Exodus from bondage. Also, during a dispute about leadership, the rod of Aaron is raised again to life and brought into the holiest place in the tabernacle as a testimony. It is raised to life, rootless, leafed, flowered and bearing a generation of seed. As it passes into the holiest place, it passes between the man made lamp stand (made to imitate a fruiting almond tree that gives light), and the man made show bread, to take it’s place with the hidden manna in the holiest place. The message is clear. Of all the sons of Jacob to go into Egypt, only a branch of one of them would be cut off in order to facilitate Exodus, be raised again to life with a generation born in it’s resurrection, and that resurrection becomes the only one to come from Jacob that enters into the holiest place. So it is not the children of flesh who are heirs, but of resurrection. And these are not reckoned in Jacob, but in Christ. In them that believe Him, Jesus said, “I go to my Father and your Father, to my God and Your God”.

In the lesson of the tabernacle, there are three forms of illumination, each in it’s place. To light the outer courts are sun, moon and stars. These give rise to day and night, and ritualistic, calendar and astronomy based observances of things to come. In the holy place is the man made lamp stand fueled with olive oil. It is always to be lit, but requires effort and diligence, lest it’s light go out. It resembles a fruiting almond, but is not a fruiting almond. It at no time ever enters the holiest place, and so, abiding in it’s light will perpetually tell you about the eternal, but will never deliver you to it. It is placed in the South of the holy place, against the camp of Gad, which means “Troop/Assembly”. It forever teaches, but never becomes what it teaches. Finally, in the holiest place, there is no natural external form of illumination, and there is no made made source either. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the light of it, and they are within. In reading the book of Revelation, you will come to a people, a company of individuals in the Lord. They have no need of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly ritualistic reenactment of things. They have no need of the efforts and labor of religious professionals to guide them. They are begotten to God in Christ, raised with Him, and by faith, partakers of His resurrection. Just as Joseph saw and foretold, the Lord will come to be glorified in all His saints, and admired in them that believe, as Jude writes. The nations (distinctions and divisions) of them that are saved will see this. They will see the people who had courage and faith to follow Christ, even though it often meant being envied, despised, misunderstood, and even hated of their own generation (as was Jesus). Jesus’ journey did not end at the cross. And neither does ours. He said “Follow me”. And so, you read in Revelation of a people who “Follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth”… These were not content to sit at the base of a cross and lament and wring their hands. Seeing and knowing that Christ is raised, and being commanded to follow, they follow in faith.

The Vine becomes the Almond…many sons are delivered into the Glory of the Father. The branches become sons. The Resurrection changes everything.

In the book of Revelation, the name “Ephraim” does not reckon in the final description of the Christ. It is a finished generation. There is none to follow. Jesus said to religious authorities, that they greatly erred, not knowing the scripture, nor the power of God, that, in that life (in Resurrection), they shall be as the angels of God, and not marry. The prophets declared that a seed would serve the Lord, and be accounted to Him for a generation. The gospel of Matthew speaks of the generation of Jesus Christ. Fourteen (two weeks) is a number of passover, which means “skip over”. Jesus is our passover. From Abraham to David are fourteen generations (skip over). From David to the captivity are fourteen generations (skip over). From the captivity until Christ (who is our passover) are fourteen generations. If you count the names given in Matthew 1, when you get to the man Jesus, you are on the thirteenth from the captivity. Is this an error? No! The fourteenth and final generation are as that generation raised with Aaron’s almond staff. They are the children of the resurrection, having passed (skipped over) from death and flesh, to life. From the time the Lord was raised, unto this moment, and until the Father decides to sum it up, the fourteenth and final generation are them begotten to God in Christ. This is not a generation of flesh. It is a Spiritual house.

Jesus, to this day, stands at the door and knocks. The invitation to be a joint heir together with Him in all the fullness of God, still stands. But when once He begins to shut the door, nothing will ever again open it.

“He that overcomes will inherit all things. He will be my son, and I will be his God”.   REV 21:7

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things IN THE CHURCHES. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star [the star of Joseph’s vision, the resurrection]. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And let him that heareth say, Come”. REV 22

The fruitful vine (Ephraim) will become the Almond (Resurrection Which Is The House Of God). This is the finished fruit. In Christ, every word of scripture is “Yes and amen”. Every promise is fulfilled. Christ in you, means that in you resides everything in the scriptures that was ever delivered by promise. Holding to Him in faith will separate you from all other distinctions.