Heb. 13:8 "Jesus Christ yesterday and today is the same; and unto the ages."
Throughout history men have made Jesus into an image which He never was, is not, and never shall be. The image which they have "painted" Him is one which was/is in accordance with their own inner corruption. You see according to who or what you are; ie, your own inner condition.
All the images of Christ held by the mass of mankind since His resurrection up until the present time, have been false, with few exceptions. This is because only they who are spiritual hold the true image and they have been few and far between. Outward professing visible "christianity" does not have the true image either. We've discussed the whys of this in previous posts.
In ancient times Christ was made into a "god of forces"; a god who forced, compelled, coerced, and demanded. This view of Christ then was played out in history in all kinds of dispicable acts of carnage "under the banner of the conquering Christ", when He had nothing to do with it; it was not part of His true character. However, in the present age, man's image of Christ has gone all the way over to the opposite extreme.
In this age is extreme, wimpified, female, who jumps to answer every whine of his (her) children. The christ of today is an emotional, "oh-you-poor-dear-I-feel-your-pain-let-me-kiss-your-owie-christ."
This christ doesn't demand holy and righteous conduct because there is no ultimate consequence for unholy/unrighteous conduct, so why should he(she)? This christ is the "toleration god", who tolerates any and all conduct (except du jour sins of "sexisim", "racisim" and "homophobism"): he (she) is non judgmental, non offending, does not condemn anyone for any sinful, god hating lifestyle (because there is no such thing-"whatever floats your boat"): wants to bless everyone with health and wealth and give them their "best life now"; he (she) wants to remove all suffering (most of which comes from one's own conduct-but of course they don't believe that); and all consequences of behavior at no cost to the individual (even if we have to legislate the consequences out of existence.).
Rev. 3:14a,15-17 "And unto the messenger of the assembly in Laodicea write.....I know your works: that neither cold are you nor hot: I would that cold you had been or hot. Thus because lukewarm you are and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, rich am I and have become enriched, and of nothing have I need, and know not that you are the wretched one and pitiable and destitute and blind and naked."
Laodicea basically means "peoples rights", "peoples justice", or "peoples self evident rights or justice". This is where democracy comes from: "the voice of the people is the voice of God". In this age of Laodicea, man (herself) has become god-man centered religion. "God is what I think he is". God is no longer referred to as he, but she. This occurs in the heart and comes out in words designed to cloak the actual intent. In other words, individuals may not go to the extreme and actually say God is she, but their view of Him, because of their intellect/reason based emotion, shows itself more subtly in using words or language as a cover or cloak to disguise the real intent. They use "code" words which say one thing and mean another.
"What's true for me may not be true for you". "Everything is relative". "No absolutes: no absolute truth". "All opinions have equal value". "There's no such thing as right and wrong." "Don't say anything critical or judgmental of anyone; Must not offend any one or hurt anyone's "feelings". (violation of emotions is greatest sin).
This age of Laodicea is the ultimate in self centeredness. Only certain individuals are going to hear Christ's knock at their door and open it. When they do so they will be put under discipline so that they may sup with Him, which means THEY WILL AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT THEIR FORMER CONDITION. To sup with another is to agree.
Rev. 3:18-19 "I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich: and white raiment that you may array yourself, and the shame of your nakedness may not be made manifest, and eyesalve to anoint your eyes that you may see. I AS MANY AS I TENDERLY LOVE, I CONVICT AND PUT UNDER DISCIPLINE: BE ZEALOUS therefore, and repent."
Those that don't open the door will go off into great tribulation. God is saving individuals, not groups.
This age is zealous (hot) for only one thing.....it's own self.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
SCARLET FEVER
Rev.17:1b,3-4,5,6 "And he carried me away into a desert in spirit. And I saw a woman sitting upon a SCARLET wild beast.....And the woman was arrayed with purple and SCARLET......And upon her forehead a name written, a secret: Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Harlots and of the abominations of the earth. And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus...."
Physical blood is the human's "life force". The "blood" of the saints and the witnesses of Jesus has a deeper meaning than physical blood.
Before describing what the meaning of "blood" is in these passages, we must know "who" the woman is and/or what she represents.
The woman is the visible "christian" religious system that exists on the earth today. She is a false Body of christ, a false Bride of Christ, and a false Assembly of God. But she is even more then that. She is the "religious face" or facet of the world system; the wild beast with seven heads and ten horns, upon which the woman sits, and her scarletness is actually the beast's scarletness showing through her "religious face". Scarlet represents anger or hatred. Her face of course is not a literal face, but an "image presented in the world" of so called pious goodness, but behind the outward presentation is ANGER/HATRED. Evil always shows itself outwardly as ostensible good. This is how it ensnares all those who trust in it's systems.
It's systems are called "mountains" which symbolize pride/high mindedness/self exaltation, and "kings" are spheres/realms/areas of authority-earthly authority.
Rev. 17:9 "Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains whereupon the woman sits; and they are (also) seven kings...."
In Rev. 17:1b, John records that the woman is also sittiing "upon many waters" and the messenger showing John these things, tells him what the "waters" are:
Rev.17:15" And he said unto me, the waters which you saw, where the harlot sits ARE PEOPLES and MULTITUDES and NATIONS and TONGUES".
The waters are the same as the "sea" which has been described in previous posts. It is the mass of mankind led by intellect/reason controlled emotion-the emotions go up and down and are tossed to and fro like the sea. Intellect, reason, and emotion "play games with each other".
Remember the wild beast "initially" comes up out of the sea, Rev 13:1. It is the same wild beast the woman sits on. NOT ONLY IS SHE SUPPORTED BY THE MASS OF RELIGIOUS "CHRISTIAN PROFESSORS", BUT SHE IN TURN OPPRESSES/HOLDS DOWN (sits on) THE SAME. This is where the "blood" comes in.
The "average professing christian" thinks that this "bloodsucking" visible system is the Body of Christ represented in the earth. They have no concept that God might have something else in mind. The system is continually reinforced by it's mouthpiece's whom the people believe is the voice of God speaking. The system is one giant soul stealer, because THE SAINTS AND WITNESSES OF JESUS WHO INSIST ON REMAINING IN THE SYSTEM HOPING TO REFORM IT FROM THE INSIDE, IN THE END FIND OUT THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED AND HAVE WASTED THEIR LIVES WORKING FOR IT, SUPPORTING IT WITH THEIR FINANCES, AND GIVING IT THEIR ALL-THEIR LIFE BLOOD. They don't realize what they have been involved in until they leave behind their physical bodies and find themselves "under the alter" crying out for God to take vengence on those who have "slain" them. Rev.6:9-11.
Physical blood is the human's "life force". The "blood" of the saints and the witnesses of Jesus has a deeper meaning than physical blood.
Before describing what the meaning of "blood" is in these passages, we must know "who" the woman is and/or what she represents.
The woman is the visible "christian" religious system that exists on the earth today. She is a false Body of christ, a false Bride of Christ, and a false Assembly of God. But she is even more then that. She is the "religious face" or facet of the world system; the wild beast with seven heads and ten horns, upon which the woman sits, and her scarletness is actually the beast's scarletness showing through her "religious face". Scarlet represents anger or hatred. Her face of course is not a literal face, but an "image presented in the world" of so called pious goodness, but behind the outward presentation is ANGER/HATRED. Evil always shows itself outwardly as ostensible good. This is how it ensnares all those who trust in it's systems.
It's systems are called "mountains" which symbolize pride/high mindedness/self exaltation, and "kings" are spheres/realms/areas of authority-earthly authority.
Rev. 17:9 "Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains whereupon the woman sits; and they are (also) seven kings...."
In Rev. 17:1b, John records that the woman is also sittiing "upon many waters" and the messenger showing John these things, tells him what the "waters" are:
Rev.17:15" And he said unto me, the waters which you saw, where the harlot sits ARE PEOPLES and MULTITUDES and NATIONS and TONGUES".
The waters are the same as the "sea" which has been described in previous posts. It is the mass of mankind led by intellect/reason controlled emotion-the emotions go up and down and are tossed to and fro like the sea. Intellect, reason, and emotion "play games with each other".
Remember the wild beast "initially" comes up out of the sea, Rev 13:1. It is the same wild beast the woman sits on. NOT ONLY IS SHE SUPPORTED BY THE MASS OF RELIGIOUS "CHRISTIAN PROFESSORS", BUT SHE IN TURN OPPRESSES/HOLDS DOWN (sits on) THE SAME. This is where the "blood" comes in.
The "average professing christian" thinks that this "bloodsucking" visible system is the Body of Christ represented in the earth. They have no concept that God might have something else in mind. The system is continually reinforced by it's mouthpiece's whom the people believe is the voice of God speaking. The system is one giant soul stealer, because THE SAINTS AND WITNESSES OF JESUS WHO INSIST ON REMAINING IN THE SYSTEM HOPING TO REFORM IT FROM THE INSIDE, IN THE END FIND OUT THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED AND HAVE WASTED THEIR LIVES WORKING FOR IT, SUPPORTING IT WITH THEIR FINANCES, AND GIVING IT THEIR ALL-THEIR LIFE BLOOD. They don't realize what they have been involved in until they leave behind their physical bodies and find themselves "under the alter" crying out for God to take vengence on those who have "slain" them. Rev.6:9-11.
Friday, September 28, 2007
TWO CREEDS;TWO BELIEF SYSTEMS
Gen. 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
I have extensively discussed the meanings of heavens and earth; what they are representative of and why "they" came to be, in previous posts. In this article I will show another representation of "heavens and earth" and how it is seen in the earth today. The title gives a broad view and the subtitle "narrows it down".
The "two creeds"/"two belief systems" represent or speak of, two groups which make up the Assembly/Body/Bride of Christ. There is a "heavens" group and an "earth" group.
First (for the purpose of this writing-not priority or precedence) is the "earth" group. These are the ones represented on earth by different names they have given themselves and which have buildings in cities, towns, and villages with those names on them throughout the earth. By having buildings which they call "houses of worship" or "churches" they, without realizing it, are identifying themselves as "earth". The building itself speaks of being tied down with earthly care. The expense and maintainance is on the backs of the people and speaks of PERMANENCE. The idea of "houses of worship" has it's foundation in antiquity from the idol temples of the pagans.
The fact that they identify themselves with a name: Presbyterian, Baptist, Assembly of God, etc., and build and congregate in separate buildings, speaks of the desire to gather together for security with like minded individuals. It's the main reason cities were built in ancient times.
They establish "creeds" in order to "keep out undesirables" and to enforce "orthodoxy"; an effort to keep out "error". There are variations of strictness depending on which name you go by. Some are more loose than others.
They don't realize it, but their whole system is based on fear. Their meetings for worship and their internal organization must be a planned routine so that nothing unexpected will happen. Any type of spontaniety is not allowed. The exception being in the more "spiritual gifts functioning Assemblies" which go under the "pentacostal/charismatic" type. However, they too to have the same type of internal organization.
They are all hierarchically organized-top down- and most of the "leaders" are "voted in democratically" with the exception of the more Romanist names where only the higher ups do the voting. When a "shepherd" departs, others are brought in to give "trial sermons" to see if their words are "in tune with the people's ears" and are voted on or politely passed over accordingly.
In this system everything must be tightly controlled from the top, but of course it's done with a 'smiley face". This also shows it's "earthness".
The "heaven" group.......doesn't belong to any group. They don't call themselves by any names nor band themselves together under an earthly banner. They are scattered throughout the earth and are known only by God. Theirs is not a visible joining, but a Spirit joining. They are heavenly minded- they dwell in heaven in their minds while living on earth in physical bodies.
While the earth dwellers must go through the great tribulations depicted in the book of Revelation; being overcome by the adversary, the mark of the beast and the number of his name; the heaven dwellers have no such experiences because of the fact of their being in heaven mentally, shows they have already died and been resurrected; the second death has no authority over them.
These have no earthly authority to answer to, for their authority is within them and they follow Him wherever He goes. He doesn't have a planned routine that He follows, therefore neither do they. they do the unexpected and spontaneous because that is how He operates. He is their only guide in their earthly sojourn. They come and go as they please and do whatever they will, because He does the coming/going/willing in them. these are truly free while the others are earth bound.
To be continued.........
I have extensively discussed the meanings of heavens and earth; what they are representative of and why "they" came to be, in previous posts. In this article I will show another representation of "heavens and earth" and how it is seen in the earth today. The title gives a broad view and the subtitle "narrows it down".
The "two creeds"/"two belief systems" represent or speak of, two groups which make up the Assembly/Body/Bride of Christ. There is a "heavens" group and an "earth" group.
First (for the purpose of this writing-not priority or precedence) is the "earth" group. These are the ones represented on earth by different names they have given themselves and which have buildings in cities, towns, and villages with those names on them throughout the earth. By having buildings which they call "houses of worship" or "churches" they, without realizing it, are identifying themselves as "earth". The building itself speaks of being tied down with earthly care. The expense and maintainance is on the backs of the people and speaks of PERMANENCE. The idea of "houses of worship" has it's foundation in antiquity from the idol temples of the pagans.
The fact that they identify themselves with a name: Presbyterian, Baptist, Assembly of God, etc., and build and congregate in separate buildings, speaks of the desire to gather together for security with like minded individuals. It's the main reason cities were built in ancient times.
They establish "creeds" in order to "keep out undesirables" and to enforce "orthodoxy"; an effort to keep out "error". There are variations of strictness depending on which name you go by. Some are more loose than others.
They don't realize it, but their whole system is based on fear. Their meetings for worship and their internal organization must be a planned routine so that nothing unexpected will happen. Any type of spontaniety is not allowed. The exception being in the more "spiritual gifts functioning Assemblies" which go under the "pentacostal/charismatic" type. However, they too to have the same type of internal organization.
They are all hierarchically organized-top down- and most of the "leaders" are "voted in democratically" with the exception of the more Romanist names where only the higher ups do the voting. When a "shepherd" departs, others are brought in to give "trial sermons" to see if their words are "in tune with the people's ears" and are voted on or politely passed over accordingly.
In this system everything must be tightly controlled from the top, but of course it's done with a 'smiley face". This also shows it's "earthness".
The "heaven" group.......doesn't belong to any group. They don't call themselves by any names nor band themselves together under an earthly banner. They are scattered throughout the earth and are known only by God. Theirs is not a visible joining, but a Spirit joining. They are heavenly minded- they dwell in heaven in their minds while living on earth in physical bodies.
While the earth dwellers must go through the great tribulations depicted in the book of Revelation; being overcome by the adversary, the mark of the beast and the number of his name; the heaven dwellers have no such experiences because of the fact of their being in heaven mentally, shows they have already died and been resurrected; the second death has no authority over them.
These have no earthly authority to answer to, for their authority is within them and they follow Him wherever He goes. He doesn't have a planned routine that He follows, therefore neither do they. they do the unexpected and spontaneous because that is how He operates. He is their only guide in their earthly sojourn. They come and go as they please and do whatever they will, because He does the coming/going/willing in them. these are truly free while the others are earth bound.
To be continued.........
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
STRESSING HER
Not living according to her own standards......
Rev. 13:7,9-10 " And it was given unto him (the wild beast)to make war with the saints and overcome them. If anyone has an ear let him hear. If anyone carries into captivity, into captivity he goes away. If anyone with a sword does slay, he must with a sword be slain. Here (described here) is the endurance and faith of the saints"
Rev.14:11b-12 "And they have no rest day or night who do homage unto the beast and his image, or if anyone receives the mark of his name. Here(described here) is the endurance of the saints; of they who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus".
Rom. 14:23c "And everything which is not of faith is sin".
The Assembly of God, who is referred to as "her" in the title and subtitle above is under stress because she is not living according to her own "professing" standards.
The world system is the "wild beast who overcomes the saints" BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF FAITH IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.
Rom. 12:2 " And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind....."
The Assembly of God still has the same mental outlook/worldview of the world that she says she's been called out of. She professes Christ as saviour and says she is "heaven bound", but knows not that heaven is not future, but NOW, and in order for her to reach the condition of Rev. 19:7 where it says, "the bride has made herself ready", she must have a transformed mind and be walking in daily faith in everyday circumstances.
I've discussed the meaning of the "woman arrayed with the sun and the moon beneath her feet" in a previous post-Rev.12. The woman is further described as being in the wilderness. Her being in this location is due to her mental state; ie, SHE IS EARTHLY MINDED WHEN SHE SHOULD BE HEAVENLY MINDED. The earth in this case is the wilderness, which is living according to intellect/reason, while thinking it's faith. The woman's lack of TRUE faith in daily life causes her not to fulfill her calling which is to "love not her life even unto death"-Rev.12:11. She is not dwelling in heaven in her mind; if she was, it would be said of her, "be joyful O heavens, AND YOU WHO ARE THEREIN TABERNACLING", but because she is not, it is said to her, "Woe unto the EARTH and the SEA, because the adversary has come down unto you having great wrath..."-Rev.12:11-12. She, being earthly minded, is under stress, which in turn affects her emotions, which is the sea.
To live by faith is to live in heaven. Salvation is not merely a "one time I asked Jesus to come into my heart" thing. Salvation is an ongoing process.
Phil.2:12e-16 "With fear and trembling, your own salvation be working out; for it is God Who energizes within you both the desiring and the energizing in behalf of His good pleasure. All things be doing apart from murmuring and disputings; IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY BECOME FAULTLESS AND INVIOLATE, children of God, BLAMELESS AMIDST A CROOKED AND PERVERTED GENERATION, amongst whom you appear as luminaries in the world".
The individuals who make up the Assembly are more focused on the correct living and doctrine of their fellows, then they are of themselves and their own life of faith. They are busy "taking others captive"and "slaying others with the sword", Rev. 13:9-10. They want to make sure that their brothers and sisters remain captives of sin, when they themselves are still slaves to it, and they use the sword of the mouth to do it with. So what they say and do to others is the cause of their own bondage (captivity), and the cause of themselves being "slain".
She has an attitude of all consuming watchfulness in caring for and about the things of this world: food, clothing, health, and finances. She is guided in her decision making by the latest pronouncements from the beast's mouthpiece-the media; radio, tv, computer, news, magazines, and newspapers; of what is/isn't healthy; what stocks/bonds/investments are good, bad or ugly; follows all the gossip from Hollywood and it's jumping in and out of bed with each other foolishness; the latest most up-to-date advice from Oprah and Dr. Phil and all the other self help gurus, and BEING FEARFUL OF WHAT THE WORLD IS FEARFUL OF- the latest doomsday lies from the scientists and medical practitioners and tree huggers; "global warming" and the latest disease/plague and "Oh! If we don't do something soon, the sky is going to fall, or this or that animal is going to be extinct," (National Geographic is full of this hoohah), or "we've got to get the government to act now in order to prepare for the latest_______"(fill in the blank for whatever is your favorite catastrophy). Along with her involvement in what the world thinks is "good works"; ie, research into finding cures for this or that disease. She who professes to be a christian should know what the cause and solution to that problem is.
She looks to the beast system for help and advice and solutions to her problems and thinks the Lord is leading her while doing so, "because after all, we must use wisdom, musn't we"? She's deceived like Eve; she thinks choices made by outward appearances and intellect/reason is faith.
In all this, she has the "mark of the beast" on her hand (works), and on her forehead (thought/thinking), without realizing it. How can I say that the Assembly has the mark? Because Rev.15:2 describes her escape from it:
"And I saw as a glassy sea mingled with fire, AND THEM WHO ESCAPE VICTORIOUS FROM THE BEAST AND FROM HIS IMAGE AND FROM THE NUMBER OF HIS NAME, STANDING UPON THE GLASSY SEA..."
The "glassy sea" speaks of CALMED EMOTIONS, hence, the ceasing of stress and worry about the things happening on earth. The sea "mingled with fire" is the great trial (great tribulation) she's been through in order to learn the true way. She's been "saved as though by fire"-1Cor.3:15.
They are also referred to in Rev. 7:9-14, where verse 14 says, "these are they WHO COME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION".
Rev. 14:11b-12, quoted above also speaks of these while they are still in the beast system. Rev. 14:13 follows this up by saying:
"And I heard a voice out of heaven saying, write! Happy the dead, who in the Lord do die from henceforth. Yes! says the Spirit, that THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR TOILS, for their works do follow with them".
Their life is/has been a lifelong toil and struggle.
Rev. 13:7,9-10 " And it was given unto him (the wild beast)to make war with the saints and overcome them. If anyone has an ear let him hear. If anyone carries into captivity, into captivity he goes away. If anyone with a sword does slay, he must with a sword be slain. Here (described here) is the endurance and faith of the saints"
Rev.14:11b-12 "And they have no rest day or night who do homage unto the beast and his image, or if anyone receives the mark of his name. Here(described here) is the endurance of the saints; of they who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus".
Rom. 14:23c "And everything which is not of faith is sin".
The Assembly of God, who is referred to as "her" in the title and subtitle above is under stress because she is not living according to her own "professing" standards.
The world system is the "wild beast who overcomes the saints" BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF FAITH IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.
Rom. 12:2 " And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind....."
The Assembly of God still has the same mental outlook/worldview of the world that she says she's been called out of. She professes Christ as saviour and says she is "heaven bound", but knows not that heaven is not future, but NOW, and in order for her to reach the condition of Rev. 19:7 where it says, "the bride has made herself ready", she must have a transformed mind and be walking in daily faith in everyday circumstances.
I've discussed the meaning of the "woman arrayed with the sun and the moon beneath her feet" in a previous post-Rev.12. The woman is further described as being in the wilderness. Her being in this location is due to her mental state; ie, SHE IS EARTHLY MINDED WHEN SHE SHOULD BE HEAVENLY MINDED. The earth in this case is the wilderness, which is living according to intellect/reason, while thinking it's faith. The woman's lack of TRUE faith in daily life causes her not to fulfill her calling which is to "love not her life even unto death"-Rev.12:11. She is not dwelling in heaven in her mind; if she was, it would be said of her, "be joyful O heavens, AND YOU WHO ARE THEREIN TABERNACLING", but because she is not, it is said to her, "Woe unto the EARTH and the SEA, because the adversary has come down unto you having great wrath..."-Rev.12:11-12. She, being earthly minded, is under stress, which in turn affects her emotions, which is the sea.
To live by faith is to live in heaven. Salvation is not merely a "one time I asked Jesus to come into my heart" thing. Salvation is an ongoing process.
Phil.2:12e-16 "With fear and trembling, your own salvation be working out; for it is God Who energizes within you both the desiring and the energizing in behalf of His good pleasure. All things be doing apart from murmuring and disputings; IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY BECOME FAULTLESS AND INVIOLATE, children of God, BLAMELESS AMIDST A CROOKED AND PERVERTED GENERATION, amongst whom you appear as luminaries in the world".
The individuals who make up the Assembly are more focused on the correct living and doctrine of their fellows, then they are of themselves and their own life of faith. They are busy "taking others captive"and "slaying others with the sword", Rev. 13:9-10. They want to make sure that their brothers and sisters remain captives of sin, when they themselves are still slaves to it, and they use the sword of the mouth to do it with. So what they say and do to others is the cause of their own bondage (captivity), and the cause of themselves being "slain".
She has an attitude of all consuming watchfulness in caring for and about the things of this world: food, clothing, health, and finances. She is guided in her decision making by the latest pronouncements from the beast's mouthpiece-the media; radio, tv, computer, news, magazines, and newspapers; of what is/isn't healthy; what stocks/bonds/investments are good, bad or ugly; follows all the gossip from Hollywood and it's jumping in and out of bed with each other foolishness; the latest most up-to-date advice from Oprah and Dr. Phil and all the other self help gurus, and BEING FEARFUL OF WHAT THE WORLD IS FEARFUL OF- the latest doomsday lies from the scientists and medical practitioners and tree huggers; "global warming" and the latest disease/plague and "Oh! If we don't do something soon, the sky is going to fall, or this or that animal is going to be extinct," (National Geographic is full of this hoohah), or "we've got to get the government to act now in order to prepare for the latest_______"(fill in the blank for whatever is your favorite catastrophy). Along with her involvement in what the world thinks is "good works"; ie, research into finding cures for this or that disease. She who professes to be a christian should know what the cause and solution to that problem is.
She looks to the beast system for help and advice and solutions to her problems and thinks the Lord is leading her while doing so, "because after all, we must use wisdom, musn't we"? She's deceived like Eve; she thinks choices made by outward appearances and intellect/reason is faith.
In all this, she has the "mark of the beast" on her hand (works), and on her forehead (thought/thinking), without realizing it. How can I say that the Assembly has the mark? Because Rev.15:2 describes her escape from it:
"And I saw as a glassy sea mingled with fire, AND THEM WHO ESCAPE VICTORIOUS FROM THE BEAST AND FROM HIS IMAGE AND FROM THE NUMBER OF HIS NAME, STANDING UPON THE GLASSY SEA..."
The "glassy sea" speaks of CALMED EMOTIONS, hence, the ceasing of stress and worry about the things happening on earth. The sea "mingled with fire" is the great trial (great tribulation) she's been through in order to learn the true way. She's been "saved as though by fire"-1Cor.3:15.
They are also referred to in Rev. 7:9-14, where verse 14 says, "these are they WHO COME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION".
Rev. 14:11b-12, quoted above also speaks of these while they are still in the beast system. Rev. 14:13 follows this up by saying:
"And I heard a voice out of heaven saying, write! Happy the dead, who in the Lord do die from henceforth. Yes! says the Spirit, that THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR TOILS, for their works do follow with them".
Their life is/has been a lifelong toil and struggle.
Monday, September 24, 2007
THE WHY OF TIME
This hidden word about the future......
Time and "eternity" exist simultaneously. Eternity is not pie-in-the-sky-in-the-sweet-by-and-by; it's not "off in the future", but is the unseen dimension which exists in, around, and through this dimension of time. Eternity is the spiritual dimension; the dimension of REALITY. In this dimension there is no such thing as "past" or "future", for there it is always NOW. Other words used to describe eternity are heaven, heavens, and heavenlies. The method of communication in this dimension is thought; non verbal communication.
The idea of time and hence, it's coming into existence as a dimension, was necessary in order for there to be a creation of tangible, visible, available-to-the-senses objects or forms; ie, the realm of matter; of plant, animal, stars, planets, and etc. It had to be a separate dimension because of it's cyclical operating principle, which does not occur in eternity/reality; the realm of immortality.
The realm/dimension of immortality...........
Gen.3:22,24"......Now therefore, lest he (man) thrust forth his hand and take even of the Tree of Life and eat and live to times age abiding......" "So He (God) expelled the man, and caused to dwell in front of the Garden of Eden-cherubim and a brandishing sword flame to keep (guard)the way of the Tree of Life"
Rev.2:7b "Unto him that overcomes, I will give unto him to EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE which is in the paradise of god" (Paradise is another word describing the dimension of reality)
Rev.22:14"Happy, they who are washing their robes, THAT THEIR RIGHT (authority, license, permission)MAY BE UNTO THE TREE OF LIFE......."
John11:25-26 "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on Me EVEN THOUGH HE DIE (the first death), shall live again! (the first resurrection) And no one who lives again (experiences the first resurrection) and believes on Me shall in anywise die unto times age abiding. Believe you this?"
Rev.2:10c "Become faithful unto death (the first death) and I will give you the crown of life "(immortality-the first resurrection)
Rev.2:11b "He that overcomes shall in nowise be injured by reason of the SECOND DEATH" (ie, he that is faithful and experiences the first death doesn't go through the second death)
Rev.20:4-6 "And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and sentence of judgment was given unto them ("they" are authorized to judge because of what they have experienced-the discription of which follows); and I saw the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild beast or unto his image nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; AND THEY LIVED AND REIGNED WITH THE CHRIST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. The rest of the dead lived not (they were not raised from the dead) until the thousand years were ended. THIS (the thousand year reign) IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION. Happy and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection (because he experienced the first death) UPON THESE THE SECOND DEATH HAS NO AUTHORITY; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ and shall reign with Him for the thousand years".
The process that is the "christian" life, has an ultimate goal which is IMMORTALITY. The process means one has to learn to live in two dimensions. The individual must learn that his earthly life is not the real life. Most professing ones live as though Paul said,"Flesh and blood WILL inherit the Kingdom of God", when of course he didn't. Many are busy being conformed to this world in thought and word and deed and know it not, because they are living in the pot on the fire with the frog.
Immortality is eating of the Tree of Life. Immortality, the crown of life and the Tree of Life are the same thing. The resurrection of Christ in history removed the guard; the cherubim with the flaming sword; from the entryway to paradise where the Tree is "located"-the dimension of reality. This is shown by the passages in Rev. 2:7b and 22:14 above. As the individual becomes more and more conformed to Christ, he is eating the fruit of the Tree and clothing himself-putting on- immortality.
The biggest hurdle for the individual is described in Rev.2:10c and 2:11 above. This is where most professing ones decide to quit the game and go sit in the stands. They are unable or unwilling to "die" the first death. They want to hang on to their earthly life through self preservation, self defence, and the desire of understanding and sympathy of others. These passages have nothing to do with physical death, but rather with the putting off of the "body of sin" which Paul mentioned in Romans. The "body of sin" is self consciousness; the continuous living where one's self is the center of the universe; ie, measuring others by one's own standards; expecting others to act or not to act in certain ways. Basically this is self idolatry. "Everyone must measure up to me"; and all the emotional baggage that goes along with it.
In order to overcome (Rev.2:10&11), the individual must be ruthless with himself and be determined to "enter the narrow gate and walk the narrow path" that leads to life-immortality. There is not much company on this path because most others are on "broadway" where the neon lights are and the party is never ending and the end result is THE SECOND DEATH, because the first one was refused.
When one overcomes here then he begins to live in the two dimensions; his body is on the earth and his mind is in the "heavenlies". This is how Jesus lived in His earthly sojourn, and HE CONTINUALLY LIVES THE SAME LIFE IN AND THROUGH OTHERS WHO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THIS MANNER. This is the life of being misunderstood by others; being accused of being "of the devil" and "being so heavenly minded you're no earthly good". SETTLE IT IN YOUR MIND!; this is the fulfillment of many of the things Jesus said about being persecuted and also is the fulfillment of:
1Cor.2:15 "but the man of the spirit, on the one hand examines (understands)all things, but on the other, he himself by no one is examined"(understood)
To sum up: Eating of the fruit of the Tree of Life is putting on immortality. There are two "deaths" and two "resurrections". The true christian lives in two dimensions simultaneously-earth physically and heaven mentally. They who submit to the first death do not have to go through the second. Because they experience the first death, they also experience the first resurrection.
Jesus spoke of this in hidden form when He said except a man "hate" those closest to him and even his own life also, he could not be His disciple.
Time and "eternity" exist simultaneously. Eternity is not pie-in-the-sky-in-the-sweet-by-and-by; it's not "off in the future", but is the unseen dimension which exists in, around, and through this dimension of time. Eternity is the spiritual dimension; the dimension of REALITY. In this dimension there is no such thing as "past" or "future", for there it is always NOW. Other words used to describe eternity are heaven, heavens, and heavenlies. The method of communication in this dimension is thought; non verbal communication.
The idea of time and hence, it's coming into existence as a dimension, was necessary in order for there to be a creation of tangible, visible, available-to-the-senses objects or forms; ie, the realm of matter; of plant, animal, stars, planets, and etc. It had to be a separate dimension because of it's cyclical operating principle, which does not occur in eternity/reality; the realm of immortality.
The realm/dimension of immortality...........
Gen.3:22,24"......Now therefore, lest he (man) thrust forth his hand and take even of the Tree of Life and eat and live to times age abiding......" "So He (God) expelled the man, and caused to dwell in front of the Garden of Eden-cherubim and a brandishing sword flame to keep (guard)the way of the Tree of Life"
Rev.2:7b "Unto him that overcomes, I will give unto him to EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE which is in the paradise of god" (Paradise is another word describing the dimension of reality)
Rev.22:14"Happy, they who are washing their robes, THAT THEIR RIGHT (authority, license, permission)MAY BE UNTO THE TREE OF LIFE......."
John11:25-26 "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on Me EVEN THOUGH HE DIE (the first death), shall live again! (the first resurrection) And no one who lives again (experiences the first resurrection) and believes on Me shall in anywise die unto times age abiding. Believe you this?"
Rev.2:10c "Become faithful unto death (the first death) and I will give you the crown of life "(immortality-the first resurrection)
Rev.2:11b "He that overcomes shall in nowise be injured by reason of the SECOND DEATH" (ie, he that is faithful and experiences the first death doesn't go through the second death)
Rev.20:4-6 "And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and sentence of judgment was given unto them ("they" are authorized to judge because of what they have experienced-the discription of which follows); and I saw the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild beast or unto his image nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; AND THEY LIVED AND REIGNED WITH THE CHRIST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. The rest of the dead lived not (they were not raised from the dead) until the thousand years were ended. THIS (the thousand year reign) IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION. Happy and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection (because he experienced the first death) UPON THESE THE SECOND DEATH HAS NO AUTHORITY; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ and shall reign with Him for the thousand years".
The process that is the "christian" life, has an ultimate goal which is IMMORTALITY. The process means one has to learn to live in two dimensions. The individual must learn that his earthly life is not the real life. Most professing ones live as though Paul said,"Flesh and blood WILL inherit the Kingdom of God", when of course he didn't. Many are busy being conformed to this world in thought and word and deed and know it not, because they are living in the pot on the fire with the frog.
Immortality is eating of the Tree of Life. Immortality, the crown of life and the Tree of Life are the same thing. The resurrection of Christ in history removed the guard; the cherubim with the flaming sword; from the entryway to paradise where the Tree is "located"-the dimension of reality. This is shown by the passages in Rev. 2:7b and 22:14 above. As the individual becomes more and more conformed to Christ, he is eating the fruit of the Tree and clothing himself-putting on- immortality.
The biggest hurdle for the individual is described in Rev.2:10c and 2:11 above. This is where most professing ones decide to quit the game and go sit in the stands. They are unable or unwilling to "die" the first death. They want to hang on to their earthly life through self preservation, self defence, and the desire of understanding and sympathy of others. These passages have nothing to do with physical death, but rather with the putting off of the "body of sin" which Paul mentioned in Romans. The "body of sin" is self consciousness; the continuous living where one's self is the center of the universe; ie, measuring others by one's own standards; expecting others to act or not to act in certain ways. Basically this is self idolatry. "Everyone must measure up to me"; and all the emotional baggage that goes along with it.
In order to overcome (Rev.2:10&11), the individual must be ruthless with himself and be determined to "enter the narrow gate and walk the narrow path" that leads to life-immortality. There is not much company on this path because most others are on "broadway" where the neon lights are and the party is never ending and the end result is THE SECOND DEATH, because the first one was refused.
When one overcomes here then he begins to live in the two dimensions; his body is on the earth and his mind is in the "heavenlies". This is how Jesus lived in His earthly sojourn, and HE CONTINUALLY LIVES THE SAME LIFE IN AND THROUGH OTHERS WHO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THIS MANNER. This is the life of being misunderstood by others; being accused of being "of the devil" and "being so heavenly minded you're no earthly good". SETTLE IT IN YOUR MIND!; this is the fulfillment of many of the things Jesus said about being persecuted and also is the fulfillment of:
1Cor.2:15 "but the man of the spirit, on the one hand examines (understands)all things, but on the other, he himself by no one is examined"(understood)
To sum up: Eating of the fruit of the Tree of Life is putting on immortality. There are two "deaths" and two "resurrections". The true christian lives in two dimensions simultaneously-earth physically and heaven mentally. They who submit to the first death do not have to go through the second. Because they experience the first death, they also experience the first resurrection.
Jesus spoke of this in hidden form when He said except a man "hate" those closest to him and even his own life also, he could not be His disciple.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Untitled
What follows cannot be obtained from a book; specifically the book we call the Bible. All that God is cannot be contained in one book.
Despite what the theologians say, God did not stop speaking when the so-called canon was finished c. 300-400AD. Revelation is progressive and on going today; it is nothing more then God revealing Himself: His character/nature; how the created order reveals that character/nature; what the Spirit is and how He works; how can that which is visible/tangible come out of that which is invisible/non tangible, and what is time and how did it come to be, and etc. ?
Do you think only scientists can discover these things? Would God reveal His Truth to self exalting, truth suppressing "researchers" such as these; they who suppress within themselves the idea of God and refuse to go where their research leads? The answer of course is no; and no, revelation didn't stop when Paul and John died either.
The "canon" is not what Paul was speaking of when he said, "when that which is perfect (or complete) is come, then that which is in part shall be done away". - 1Cor 13:10. All of the bible translations we have today have been translated by men through their "theological filter". None of them are perfect, therefore they are incomplete.
The "completeness/perfection" is SPIRITUAL ADULTHOOD. It is the fullness of Christ in an individual when he (the individual) sees all things are of God and has laid aside the "in part" seeing of good and evil of the child stage.
One of the aspects of seeing God in all things is understanding that everything that lives in the created order does so by the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God, being the character/nature of God, contains within itself the ability to take form as tangible, visible objects of beauty, benefit, and purposefulness, because of it's self giving nature. Also within each form is a waterlike substance which is the life of the form and it's "waterlikeness" is the visible manifestation of the Spirit within it. God didn't just create things and "sit back on His heavenly rocking chair" and watch everything grow. His Spirit infuses and is THE LIVINGNESS OF ALL THAT LIVES. The dictionary says sap is the waterlike substance which flows through a plant's vascular system. This is the plant's livingness which is actually Spirit manifested as the plant's "water of life".
So the natural; ie, the living created order, is actually "in" the Spiritual. The living order would not be living without the Spirit infusing it with His life. The spiritual is the natural's "ground of being".
God, being one, could not express Himself as One, but as MANY; hence, the multitudinous displays of forms expressing His nature of "self" givingness.
Despite what the theologians say, God did not stop speaking when the so-called canon was finished c. 300-400AD. Revelation is progressive and on going today; it is nothing more then God revealing Himself: His character/nature; how the created order reveals that character/nature; what the Spirit is and how He works; how can that which is visible/tangible come out of that which is invisible/non tangible, and what is time and how did it come to be, and etc. ?
Do you think only scientists can discover these things? Would God reveal His Truth to self exalting, truth suppressing "researchers" such as these; they who suppress within themselves the idea of God and refuse to go where their research leads? The answer of course is no; and no, revelation didn't stop when Paul and John died either.
The "canon" is not what Paul was speaking of when he said, "when that which is perfect (or complete) is come, then that which is in part shall be done away". - 1Cor 13:10. All of the bible translations we have today have been translated by men through their "theological filter". None of them are perfect, therefore they are incomplete.
The "completeness/perfection" is SPIRITUAL ADULTHOOD. It is the fullness of Christ in an individual when he (the individual) sees all things are of God and has laid aside the "in part" seeing of good and evil of the child stage.
One of the aspects of seeing God in all things is understanding that everything that lives in the created order does so by the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God, being the character/nature of God, contains within itself the ability to take form as tangible, visible objects of beauty, benefit, and purposefulness, because of it's self giving nature. Also within each form is a waterlike substance which is the life of the form and it's "waterlikeness" is the visible manifestation of the Spirit within it. God didn't just create things and "sit back on His heavenly rocking chair" and watch everything grow. His Spirit infuses and is THE LIVINGNESS OF ALL THAT LIVES. The dictionary says sap is the waterlike substance which flows through a plant's vascular system. This is the plant's livingness which is actually Spirit manifested as the plant's "water of life".
So the natural; ie, the living created order, is actually "in" the Spiritual. The living order would not be living without the Spirit infusing it with His life. The spiritual is the natural's "ground of being".
God, being one, could not express Himself as One, but as MANY; hence, the multitudinous displays of forms expressing His nature of "self" givingness.
IN THE UNDERWORLD
Where talk ties them to the Lord........
Phil.2:10-11" In order that in the Name of Jesus every knee might bow; of beings in heaven and beings on earth and BEINGS UNDER THE EARTH, and every tongue might openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord unto the glory of God the Father."
Rev. 6:9 ".....and I saw BENEATH THE ALTER the souls of them who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the witness which they held....."
Malachi 3:16 "Then they who revered Yahweh CONVERSED ONE WITH ANOTHER and Yahweh hearkened and heard, and THERE WAS WRITTEN A BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE before Him FOR THEM WHO REVERED YAHWEH AND FOR SUCH AS THOUGHT OF HIS NAME".
The passage Paul wrote to the Philippians quoted above mentions "beings" in three different "places"; in heaven, on earth and under the earth. I have called them places but they are actually spiritual conditions or states of being. John also mentions this in Rev. 5:3 when describing how no one was able to open the scroll and unloose it's seals;
"no one in heaven, or on the earth or under the earth".
The condition of being under the earth is the same as "under the alter" in Rev 6:9 above. The Spirit uses many words, terms or phrases to describe one spiritual truth which throws many people off in their study of the bible, which by the way, was written for those "under the earth" and/or "under the alter".
The passage in Malachi above describes the how and why the bible was written and put together- particularly the "New Testament". It says "they who revered Yahweh CONVERSED with one another". They wrote letters; talked to one another with pen and ink, and God caused the letters to be made into a "book of rememberance", which was written and bound together for them who revered God and thought upon His Name-we now call it the Bible.
These people are "under" because they are controlled by what they see, therefore God has given them in His tender mercy, an outward written guide they can follow, and a prop or support, especially in the coming trouble. They must have an outward written guide because they are continually weighed down (under) by circumstances. Even though these are unable to be led by the Spirit within, God still provides for them.
Phil.2:10-11" In order that in the Name of Jesus every knee might bow; of beings in heaven and beings on earth and BEINGS UNDER THE EARTH, and every tongue might openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord unto the glory of God the Father."
Rev. 6:9 ".....and I saw BENEATH THE ALTER the souls of them who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the witness which they held....."
Malachi 3:16 "Then they who revered Yahweh CONVERSED ONE WITH ANOTHER and Yahweh hearkened and heard, and THERE WAS WRITTEN A BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE before Him FOR THEM WHO REVERED YAHWEH AND FOR SUCH AS THOUGHT OF HIS NAME".
The passage Paul wrote to the Philippians quoted above mentions "beings" in three different "places"; in heaven, on earth and under the earth. I have called them places but they are actually spiritual conditions or states of being. John also mentions this in Rev. 5:3 when describing how no one was able to open the scroll and unloose it's seals;
"no one in heaven, or on the earth or under the earth".
The condition of being under the earth is the same as "under the alter" in Rev 6:9 above. The Spirit uses many words, terms or phrases to describe one spiritual truth which throws many people off in their study of the bible, which by the way, was written for those "under the earth" and/or "under the alter".
The passage in Malachi above describes the how and why the bible was written and put together- particularly the "New Testament". It says "they who revered Yahweh CONVERSED with one another". They wrote letters; talked to one another with pen and ink, and God caused the letters to be made into a "book of rememberance", which was written and bound together for them who revered God and thought upon His Name-we now call it the Bible.
These people are "under" because they are controlled by what they see, therefore God has given them in His tender mercy, an outward written guide they can follow, and a prop or support, especially in the coming trouble. They must have an outward written guide because they are continually weighed down (under) by circumstances. Even though these are unable to be led by the Spirit within, God still provides for them.
Monday, September 17, 2007
THE TONGUE OF THE LEARNED
1Cor. 2:12 "But as for us, not the spirit of the world have we received, BUT THE SPIRIT WHICH IS OF GOD, THAT WE MIGHT KNOW THE THINGS WHICH BY GOD HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN FAVOR UNTO US."
Bible learning is the result of much study and mental activity. Spirit learning is completely the opposite. To learn from the Spirit-to be taught by the Spirit-the mind has to "shut it's mouth". The Spirit's voice is very quiet and cannot be heard when the mind is running "a mile a minute".
The cacaphony of culture-from now on referred to as "stulture", a new word combining "stultifying" and "culture"- is designed to suppress or hold down the truth which is ONLY spoken by Spirit; Rom. 1:18.
The so called baby boomers; those born at the end of WWII and all those born since that time, have been steeped in stulture; ie, they have been raised in and embraced NOISE and are now so accustomed to it that to them silence is bad-read boring. Without their realizing it they have been conditioned like the old story of the frog in a pot of water over a fire. Present day professing christians are no different.
The mind running to and fro causes the body to do the same. The body's expression of noise is busyness. Today's christian's are busy going and doing and are unable or unwilling to just shut up and BE QUIET. They, like the world they supposedly came out of, have to have noise accompany them wherever they go at home or away. They are continuously "plugged in" to their "electronic umbilical cord". But that's ok (speaking facetiously here), because now it's "christian noise"- "christian" books, "christian" tapes/cd's/dvd's, "christian" rock (religious words accompanied by noise called music), and etc.
They spend much of their time going to various meetings, bible studies, conferences, "ministering", memorizing bible passages, and listening to "christian celebrities", and etc. The Spirit of God is not in any of these things.
There are men who have memorized the entire bible, but it has done them no good, for that ability is a source of pride. When they speak before people and they see he is not reading from the bible, they are amazed and awed. They attribute to such men a greatness which they do not have.
Much reading and studying of the bible-it's doctrines, theology, etc., leads to self righteousness, because it is the accomplishment of one's own effort and not of the Spirit.
Men have exalted the bible today to the place where God never intended. They even argue over which translation is THE Word of God, when none of them is perfect. The bible has become a war zone in a battle of words over meanings, contexts and translations, by literal minded, reason controlled men who have not the Spirit; in fact have replaced the Spirit with a necessity of a so-called degree in higher learning in order-so they say- to understand what the scripture is saying to men in this day. As a matter of fact if anyone comes along and says,"God (or the Spirit) told me such and such", he is branded a freak or kook who belongs in a cult. To these self taught degreed ones, God's Spirit only talked to the ancient ones who were involved in the writing of scripture and doesn't speak to men today in that way since the "canon is closed". So their religious system has effectually shut off the word of the Spirit speaking in and through individuals and in the Assembly today.
The preponderance of the Assembly today walks according to the description of the woman in Rev. 12:1
"And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun and the moon beneath her feet....."
The sun is the natural "light" of this world, which is INTELLECT/REASON and the "moon" beneath her feet means that her walk is a "reflection"(moon=reflected light) of that "light". Her walk shows what her "light" is. She is not walking in the Spirit.
The Spirit of God is in SILENCE because that is the essence of God. Silence is like darkness and as Paul said, "out of darkness light shines", so the word or words which the Spirit speaks, being Light, also comes out of "darkness" or silence.
Ps. 45:1 "The tongue of the learned is the pen of a skillful writer".
Not bible learned, but SPIRIT LEARNED.
Bible learning is the result of much study and mental activity. Spirit learning is completely the opposite. To learn from the Spirit-to be taught by the Spirit-the mind has to "shut it's mouth". The Spirit's voice is very quiet and cannot be heard when the mind is running "a mile a minute".
The cacaphony of culture-from now on referred to as "stulture", a new word combining "stultifying" and "culture"- is designed to suppress or hold down the truth which is ONLY spoken by Spirit; Rom. 1:18.
The so called baby boomers; those born at the end of WWII and all those born since that time, have been steeped in stulture; ie, they have been raised in and embraced NOISE and are now so accustomed to it that to them silence is bad-read boring. Without their realizing it they have been conditioned like the old story of the frog in a pot of water over a fire. Present day professing christians are no different.
The mind running to and fro causes the body to do the same. The body's expression of noise is busyness. Today's christian's are busy going and doing and are unable or unwilling to just shut up and BE QUIET. They, like the world they supposedly came out of, have to have noise accompany them wherever they go at home or away. They are continuously "plugged in" to their "electronic umbilical cord". But that's ok (speaking facetiously here), because now it's "christian noise"- "christian" books, "christian" tapes/cd's/dvd's, "christian" rock (religious words accompanied by noise called music), and etc.
They spend much of their time going to various meetings, bible studies, conferences, "ministering", memorizing bible passages, and listening to "christian celebrities", and etc. The Spirit of God is not in any of these things.
There are men who have memorized the entire bible, but it has done them no good, for that ability is a source of pride. When they speak before people and they see he is not reading from the bible, they are amazed and awed. They attribute to such men a greatness which they do not have.
Much reading and studying of the bible-it's doctrines, theology, etc., leads to self righteousness, because it is the accomplishment of one's own effort and not of the Spirit.
Men have exalted the bible today to the place where God never intended. They even argue over which translation is THE Word of God, when none of them is perfect. The bible has become a war zone in a battle of words over meanings, contexts and translations, by literal minded, reason controlled men who have not the Spirit; in fact have replaced the Spirit with a necessity of a so-called degree in higher learning in order-so they say- to understand what the scripture is saying to men in this day. As a matter of fact if anyone comes along and says,"God (or the Spirit) told me such and such", he is branded a freak or kook who belongs in a cult. To these self taught degreed ones, God's Spirit only talked to the ancient ones who were involved in the writing of scripture and doesn't speak to men today in that way since the "canon is closed". So their religious system has effectually shut off the word of the Spirit speaking in and through individuals and in the Assembly today.
The preponderance of the Assembly today walks according to the description of the woman in Rev. 12:1
"And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun and the moon beneath her feet....."
The sun is the natural "light" of this world, which is INTELLECT/REASON and the "moon" beneath her feet means that her walk is a "reflection"(moon=reflected light) of that "light". Her walk shows what her "light" is. She is not walking in the Spirit.
The Spirit of God is in SILENCE because that is the essence of God. Silence is like darkness and as Paul said, "out of darkness light shines", so the word or words which the Spirit speaks, being Light, also comes out of "darkness" or silence.
Ps. 45:1 "The tongue of the learned is the pen of a skillful writer".
Not bible learned, but SPIRIT LEARNED.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
A HIGH MOUNTAIN APART
Math.17:1-2 "And after six days Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up to a high mountain apart; and was transformed before them, and His face shone as the sun and His garments became white as the light".
Rev. 4:1" After these things I saw, and Lo! A door set open in heaven; and the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me saying, come up hither and I will point out to you the things which must needs come to pass."
In order to understand spiritual things you must "go up" and the "going up" is by "invitation only". Only the faithful servant is made ruler over God's "things".
Math.24:45-47 "Who then is the faithful and prudent servant whom the Master has appointed over His household to give them food in season? Happy! that servant whom His Master when He come shall find so doing! Verily I say unto you, over all His substance will He appoint him".
"Food" or "meat"- in due season and "substance" are the same. It is the LIVING WORD; ie, spiritual truth. In due season is AT THE APPROPRIATE SPIRIT DIRECTED TIME. Only the Spirit knows at what time a certain word is necessary; an encouraging word does not come forth when a warning word is nesessary and vice-versa.. In addition, "in season" is not according to what hearers THINK they need. The "feeding" is from God's view, not man's.
Most or much of the "food" given the household of God in the present day is initiated by what is going on in the culture and not according to God's Spirit. It is "satan filtered", ie, "meat sacrificed to idols" of Rev. 2-20, before offering it to the household of God. It also includes "preaching culturally relevant" claptrap- environmental "save the earth" stuff, etc. They who "preach" this have had their light removed a long time ago; while preaching relevancy they have become irrelevant.
In order to teach spiritual things one must be spirit taught. This comes with a cost, and only a comparative few are willing to pay that cost. The cost involves the loss of all things. You have to be willing to be a nobody in the eyes of the world in order to be God's "somebody". This is the "high calling of God in Christ Jesus" that Paul spoke of. This is the "come up hither" to a "high mountain apart" the scripture is referring to.
These things are written to those presently in the "cost paying process"; you know who you are. At the present time the adversary has placed you in prison. It's not a literal prison with tangible walls, etc., but is a condition or state of being where the adversary's instruments have (or are) accusing you, pointing the finger at you and shunning you, (pronouncing you guilty), for your life and stand in Christ Jesus. You are presently in "Smyrna" and the Spirit says to you, "be faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life". This "death" is not martyrdom of the physical body, but NON RESISTANCE TO THE ADVERSARY'S INSTRUMENTS, who may be (and more than likely are), close relatives and /or friends/professing believers, who, by your "cost paying process" you are leaving behind. Don't take their guilt offerings, but don't fight against them either.
This is part of God's way "into the spirituals" and to resist or fight against it is to fight against God WHO IS THE BEHIND THE SCENES DIRECTOR OF ALL THINGS. The letters to the seven assemblies are stages or levels of conditions/states of being, which when overcome, it is not necessary to go through again; ie, in this case, if you are faithful unto death, you overcome and are given a crown.
This level is where most christians fail because they don't understand the lesson of adversity- THEY INSIST ON DEFENDING THEMSELVES, EXPLAINING THEMSELVES AND WANTING OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES. They are fighting against God and keep having to go around again to the next trial, which is actually the same trial in a different form or with a different"face", so it's the same opportunity again to overcome. They forget the example of the One Who kept His mouth shut when He was reviled and ridiculed.
The self defence mechanism-self preservation- is the cause of 99.9% of the stifling of christian "growth". Jesus spent His whole earthly ministry pointing out the non resisting way into the spirituals.
I've written of this in previous posts: THE ESSENCE OF SIN IS SELF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Therefore, being put in "prison" by the adversary is actually GOD COMING TO YOU DISGUISED AS A THIEF TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOU THAT WHICH IS NOT OF HIMSELF; ie, self consciousness.
Rev. 4:1" After these things I saw, and Lo! A door set open in heaven; and the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me saying, come up hither and I will point out to you the things which must needs come to pass."
In order to understand spiritual things you must "go up" and the "going up" is by "invitation only". Only the faithful servant is made ruler over God's "things".
Math.24:45-47 "Who then is the faithful and prudent servant whom the Master has appointed over His household to give them food in season? Happy! that servant whom His Master when He come shall find so doing! Verily I say unto you, over all His substance will He appoint him".
"Food" or "meat"- in due season and "substance" are the same. It is the LIVING WORD; ie, spiritual truth. In due season is AT THE APPROPRIATE SPIRIT DIRECTED TIME. Only the Spirit knows at what time a certain word is necessary; an encouraging word does not come forth when a warning word is nesessary and vice-versa.. In addition, "in season" is not according to what hearers THINK they need. The "feeding" is from God's view, not man's.
Most or much of the "food" given the household of God in the present day is initiated by what is going on in the culture and not according to God's Spirit. It is "satan filtered", ie, "meat sacrificed to idols" of Rev. 2-20, before offering it to the household of God. It also includes "preaching culturally relevant" claptrap- environmental "save the earth" stuff, etc. They who "preach" this have had their light removed a long time ago; while preaching relevancy they have become irrelevant.
In order to teach spiritual things one must be spirit taught. This comes with a cost, and only a comparative few are willing to pay that cost. The cost involves the loss of all things. You have to be willing to be a nobody in the eyes of the world in order to be God's "somebody". This is the "high calling of God in Christ Jesus" that Paul spoke of. This is the "come up hither" to a "high mountain apart" the scripture is referring to.
These things are written to those presently in the "cost paying process"; you know who you are. At the present time the adversary has placed you in prison. It's not a literal prison with tangible walls, etc., but is a condition or state of being where the adversary's instruments have (or are) accusing you, pointing the finger at you and shunning you, (pronouncing you guilty), for your life and stand in Christ Jesus. You are presently in "Smyrna" and the Spirit says to you, "be faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life". This "death" is not martyrdom of the physical body, but NON RESISTANCE TO THE ADVERSARY'S INSTRUMENTS, who may be (and more than likely are), close relatives and /or friends/professing believers, who, by your "cost paying process" you are leaving behind. Don't take their guilt offerings, but don't fight against them either.
This is part of God's way "into the spirituals" and to resist or fight against it is to fight against God WHO IS THE BEHIND THE SCENES DIRECTOR OF ALL THINGS. The letters to the seven assemblies are stages or levels of conditions/states of being, which when overcome, it is not necessary to go through again; ie, in this case, if you are faithful unto death, you overcome and are given a crown.
This level is where most christians fail because they don't understand the lesson of adversity- THEY INSIST ON DEFENDING THEMSELVES, EXPLAINING THEMSELVES AND WANTING OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES. They are fighting against God and keep having to go around again to the next trial, which is actually the same trial in a different form or with a different"face", so it's the same opportunity again to overcome. They forget the example of the One Who kept His mouth shut when He was reviled and ridiculed.
The self defence mechanism-self preservation- is the cause of 99.9% of the stifling of christian "growth". Jesus spent His whole earthly ministry pointing out the non resisting way into the spirituals.
I've written of this in previous posts: THE ESSENCE OF SIN IS SELF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Therefore, being put in "prison" by the adversary is actually GOD COMING TO YOU DISGUISED AS A THIEF TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOU THAT WHICH IS NOT OF HIMSELF; ie, self consciousness.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
THE TWELVETH APOSTLE
Acts 1:26 ""And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias and he was numbered with the eleven".
1Cor. 15:8-10 "And last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, He appeared even unto me; for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the Assembly of God. But by the favor of God I am what I am.......But much more abundantly then they all have I toiled-albeit not I, but the favor of God with me."
When the gathering of the disciples, including the original eleven, drew "lots" and chose Matthias to take Judas' place, they made a mistake. They were babies before the outpouring of the Spirit and did not know the Holy Spirit no longer worked in the "old testament manner" of drawing lots. Variations on the same thing are used by babies today, such as praying for or about something, then opening the bible at random and closing the eyes and pointing a finger at whatever page is opened, to get the answer or guidance needed.
Matthias is never mentioned again in scripture record. The apostles had matured somewhat by the sixth chapter of Acts, where it records their choosing of seven to handle distribution of food to the needy. The larger assembly chose seven and the apostles prayed and laid on their hands, and that was it.
God doesn't prevent the will of man but He does circumvent it. Another example is the case of Stephen, chosen as one of the "food distribution servers", but God had other things in mind for him. Likewise was His choosing of Paul to take Judas' place. God didn't stop the eleven from expressing their will by using a method He was bypassing- He went ahead and circumvented their "lot choice" by not anointing their choice and instead anointed a man who was actually persecuting them.
This is a good example of how God does exactly opposite of what religious, literal minded men think He is going to do.
Paul is the twelveth apostle.
1Cor. 15:8-10 "And last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, He appeared even unto me; for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the Assembly of God. But by the favor of God I am what I am.......But much more abundantly then they all have I toiled-albeit not I, but the favor of God with me."
When the gathering of the disciples, including the original eleven, drew "lots" and chose Matthias to take Judas' place, they made a mistake. They were babies before the outpouring of the Spirit and did not know the Holy Spirit no longer worked in the "old testament manner" of drawing lots. Variations on the same thing are used by babies today, such as praying for or about something, then opening the bible at random and closing the eyes and pointing a finger at whatever page is opened, to get the answer or guidance needed.
Matthias is never mentioned again in scripture record. The apostles had matured somewhat by the sixth chapter of Acts, where it records their choosing of seven to handle distribution of food to the needy. The larger assembly chose seven and the apostles prayed and laid on their hands, and that was it.
God doesn't prevent the will of man but He does circumvent it. Another example is the case of Stephen, chosen as one of the "food distribution servers", but God had other things in mind for him. Likewise was His choosing of Paul to take Judas' place. God didn't stop the eleven from expressing their will by using a method He was bypassing- He went ahead and circumvented their "lot choice" by not anointing their choice and instead anointed a man who was actually persecuting them.
This is a good example of how God does exactly opposite of what religious, literal minded men think He is going to do.
Paul is the twelveth apostle.
Monday, September 10, 2007
KILLING AND WOUNDING AN INNOCENT VICTIM
Acts. 9:3-5 " But as he (Saul)was journeying, it came to pass that he was drawing near unto Damascus and suddenly there flashed around him a light out of heaven; and falling unto the earth he heard a voice saying unto him,'Saul! Saul! WHY ME ARE YOU PERSECUTING?"
Rev. 2:9 "I know your tribultion and destitution, nevertheless you are rich, AND THE PROFANE SPEECH FROM AMONG THEM WHO AFFIRM THAT THEY THEMSELVES ARE JEWS, AND THEY ARE NOT BUT A SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN"
Rev.3:9 " Lo! I give them of THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN WHO ARE AFFIRMING THEMSELVES TO BE JEWS AND ARE NOT,- BUT SAY WHAT IS FALSE....."
Rev. 3:1 "I know your works- that a name you have that you are living and are dead."
It is always the outwardly religious ones who persecute the true believers. They say "they are Jews"- they profess christianity and many have a framed certificate on their wall which says so- but they actually are of the synagogue of satan- the assembly/"church" of satan. "They have a name that they are living and are dead".
These are the initiators of persecution who, because of the philosophy driving them, eventually will convince civil authorities to be their instruments of "shutting up" those who are, according to them, the "troublemakers"- "disturbers of the peace" of society; ie, true believers.
The philosophy is actually a "hatred form"- one of the beast's seven heads- which I have written of previously under the title of "The Mark of the Beast". This hatred form became manifested and "laid it's groundwork" through the instrumentality of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany from the 20's to the end of WWII in 1945.
The hatred form/philosophy says, "The majority of society has the right- the duty- to rid itself of "troublemakers" who will "hinder it's progress" toward"peace and safety".(see 1 Thess.5:3) The troublemakers will be labled "inconvenient to man's progress" through "scientific perfectibility".
The same hatred form/philosophy which received a death wound" (Rev.13:3) has "come back to life again" in this present day. The mass murder of the"troublemaker/inconvenient" Jew, including the elderly and infirm, mentally deficient, along with other religions-christians, Jehovahs Witnesses, etc, is present today in the murder of "inconvenient blobs of tissue" in the womb, along with "euthanasia"- the euphemism for murder of the elderly and infirm, and "assisted self murder", which goes by the name of "suicide".
All this is Darwinism brought to it's logical conclusion. "Humans aren't anything special, merely objects to use and be manipulated by the stronger ones". "People are not really people per se, just material to be used for the betterment of the stronger". This is where the idea of "organ donation" comes from. Of course at present only the organs of those who die in accidents and other "normal" ways are used. But they've only just got their foot in the door-wait awhile, you'll see. It all comes to pass incrementally by seemingly innocent laws under the guise of "good". Another example is stem cell/embryo research, looking for cures for diseases-an ostensible good- that those who are infected with certain diseases think is wonderful and spend much of their time and money lobbying government to pass laws making such "scientific research" legal. Even many professing christians think this is good. They place themselves among the faithless, blind worldlings who know not that conduct is the cause of disease. ONLY RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT IS THE "DRUG" FOR ELIMINATING SICKNESS AND DISEASE.
The ultimate result of all this hatred form/philosophy, is the killing and wounding of AN INNOCENT VICTIM. The INNOCENT VICTIM IS CHRIST JESUS. The killing and wounding of the innocent and helpless IS THE SAME AS KILLING AND WOUNDING OF CHRIST. Jesus told Paul that by persecuting christians he was persecuting Jesus Himself.
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Even though Jesus was persecuted by the religious leaders of His day, and they, by using lying witnesses, manipulated the civil government of that day-Rome-into crucifying Him, likewise the same "scenario" is to be played out in this day. The innocent and helpless are actually His presence in the earth-His Body- and will suffer a like suffering. The millions of innocents murdered in the womb ARE/WERE ACTUALLY HIM; the old and infirm, the True believers-the "little ones "; little faith ones- ARE ACTUALLY HIM. HE IS THE INNOCENT VICTIM.
Rev. 2:9 "I know your tribultion and destitution, nevertheless you are rich, AND THE PROFANE SPEECH FROM AMONG THEM WHO AFFIRM THAT THEY THEMSELVES ARE JEWS, AND THEY ARE NOT BUT A SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN"
Rev.3:9 " Lo! I give them of THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN WHO ARE AFFIRMING THEMSELVES TO BE JEWS AND ARE NOT,- BUT SAY WHAT IS FALSE....."
Rev. 3:1 "I know your works- that a name you have that you are living and are dead."
It is always the outwardly religious ones who persecute the true believers. They say "they are Jews"- they profess christianity and many have a framed certificate on their wall which says so- but they actually are of the synagogue of satan- the assembly/"church" of satan. "They have a name that they are living and are dead".
These are the initiators of persecution who, because of the philosophy driving them, eventually will convince civil authorities to be their instruments of "shutting up" those who are, according to them, the "troublemakers"- "disturbers of the peace" of society; ie, true believers.
The philosophy is actually a "hatred form"- one of the beast's seven heads- which I have written of previously under the title of "The Mark of the Beast". This hatred form became manifested and "laid it's groundwork" through the instrumentality of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany from the 20's to the end of WWII in 1945.
The hatred form/philosophy says, "The majority of society has the right- the duty- to rid itself of "troublemakers" who will "hinder it's progress" toward"peace and safety".(see 1 Thess.5:3) The troublemakers will be labled "inconvenient to man's progress" through "scientific perfectibility".
The same hatred form/philosophy which received a death wound" (Rev.13:3) has "come back to life again" in this present day. The mass murder of the"troublemaker/inconvenient" Jew, including the elderly and infirm, mentally deficient, along with other religions-christians, Jehovahs Witnesses, etc, is present today in the murder of "inconvenient blobs of tissue" in the womb, along with "euthanasia"- the euphemism for murder of the elderly and infirm, and "assisted self murder", which goes by the name of "suicide".
All this is Darwinism brought to it's logical conclusion. "Humans aren't anything special, merely objects to use and be manipulated by the stronger ones". "People are not really people per se, just material to be used for the betterment of the stronger". This is where the idea of "organ donation" comes from. Of course at present only the organs of those who die in accidents and other "normal" ways are used. But they've only just got their foot in the door-wait awhile, you'll see. It all comes to pass incrementally by seemingly innocent laws under the guise of "good". Another example is stem cell/embryo research, looking for cures for diseases-an ostensible good- that those who are infected with certain diseases think is wonderful and spend much of their time and money lobbying government to pass laws making such "scientific research" legal. Even many professing christians think this is good. They place themselves among the faithless, blind worldlings who know not that conduct is the cause of disease. ONLY RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT IS THE "DRUG" FOR ELIMINATING SICKNESS AND DISEASE.
The ultimate result of all this hatred form/philosophy, is the killing and wounding of AN INNOCENT VICTIM. The INNOCENT VICTIM IS CHRIST JESUS. The killing and wounding of the innocent and helpless IS THE SAME AS KILLING AND WOUNDING OF CHRIST. Jesus told Paul that by persecuting christians he was persecuting Jesus Himself.
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Even though Jesus was persecuted by the religious leaders of His day, and they, by using lying witnesses, manipulated the civil government of that day-Rome-into crucifying Him, likewise the same "scenario" is to be played out in this day. The innocent and helpless are actually His presence in the earth-His Body- and will suffer a like suffering. The millions of innocents murdered in the womb ARE/WERE ACTUALLY HIM; the old and infirm, the True believers-the "little ones "; little faith ones- ARE ACTUALLY HIM. HE IS THE INNOCENT VICTIM.
Friday, September 7, 2007
UNDER WATCHFUL DURESS
Rev. 2:1a,2-6:"Unto the messenger of the assembly in Ephesus write: I know your works, and your toil and endurance, and that you cannot bear bad men, and you have tried them who were affirming themselves apostles and they were not, and have found them false; and you have endurance and have borne for the sake of My Name, and have not grown weary. Nevertheless I have against you that your first love you have left. Remember therefore whence you have fallen and repent and do your first works; otherwise I come unto you and will remove your lamp out of it's place, except you repent. But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate".
In a previous post called "Lust; white and clean" I commented on some things relating to the above scripture, particularly having to do with "loss of faith=loss of love=bitterness". I will expand on this subject as it applies to the present day Assembly in it's "engaging the culture of death" surrounding it.
The symptoms of Ephesus are manifested in the Assembly of the present day. In the above scripture, from the first mention of "works" to the word "weary", speaks of an Assembly engaged in "watchfulness". The Ephesian Assembly of this day is under "watchful duress"because of it's own faith, outlook or worldview. It has allowed the negativity of this death culture to become it's main focus and this being true, they are becoming like what they focus on.. By this I do not mean they are participating in the sins of the culture, but rather allowing the culture's world view, which is opposite faith-fear-to become the Assembly's also.
The Assembly has taken on an obsessive-hence stressful-preoccupation with evil; ie, with that which is going on in the world, and "engaging" with it in debate-trying to "transform the culture". THIS IS NOT GODS WAY. GOD IS CALLING INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THE CULTURE BECAUSE THE CULTURE-THE SYSTEM (beast/babylon)- IS UNDER THE CURSE, and judgment has already been passed on it.
The Assembly today, because of this preoccupation, has "left off living the life"(it's first love is living Christ's life before men),and SOME EVEN RIDICULE AND ARGUE WITH BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE THE LIFE by returning to the simplicity of Christ that our earlier brothers and sisters lived.
The primary form of "speaking" that God intends His people do is by LIVING A LIFE WHICH SHOWS HIM, not by words out of the mouth. Individuals are "won" by SEEING LIFE LIVED, because THE WORD IS LIVINGLY EXPRESSED. This is why so many "professing" christians are merely "surface" believers, because someone has "preached" words to them and many of those "preaching the words" don't have a life to back the words up.
The Assembly of today needs to forget about the damned culture-yes I meant to write that; it's the correct word-,IT NEEDS TO IGNORE IT, because the adversary behind it just looooooves attention; to him it's worship. The athiests and others involved in the culture are blind, reprobate, fools. (Math:15:13-14; Rom.1:18-22,28; Ps. 14:1; 53:1) Only God can open blind eyes, transform reprobate minds and turn fools into wise, and LIVES LIVED BEFORE THESE IS HIS WAY, not debating, arguing, "engaging", answering their foolish, stupid queries (which really are meant to stir up more debate and make them angrier then they already are). GOD SAYS LET THEM ALONE!!!! For it's own health, the Assembly needs to listen to it's prophets which God has placed among it for it's correction. This is where the REAL evil that God is concerned about, comes in - NICOLAITANISM. Essentially this is: the only one allowed to speak when the assembly gathers is the "preacher/pastor/evangelist/teacher/missionary", etc., from the "pulpit".
The Assembly needs to rid itself of this demonic idea of a "paid full time minister". THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN GOD'S PURPOSES. This is one of the symptoms of the so called "clergy/laity" claptrap. The idea of a specially educated class of individuals who "suck the teat" of the "pew peons", is foreign to the scripture these people supposedly believe. THEY ALL NEED TO GET A JOB AND LIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN FOOD AND HOUSING. (does the scripture "he that will not work shall not eat" ring a bell?).
Nicolaitanism has thoroughly infected the mother of harlots and her daughters, the denominations. The daughters ridicule the mother and the mother knows they are her children, because their denominational system has her character traits, so she laughs up her drooping robe's sleeve when they rail at her for her "maryolatry/priesthood/father" stuff.
The denominational system shows that it is "returning to it's mother" by it's organizational methods; it's belief that "the gifts aren't for today"- thereby shutting the mouths of those not "theologically trained" in one of it's thousands of schools, which is 99.9% of the people; it's version of "priest/laity" divide; ie, a separate caste of "full time ministers"; a financial system based on the false teaching of the "tithe", in order to maintain the "full timers" with a life they have become accustomed to; millions of dollars of property and special buildings- the forerunners of which were the idol worshipping temples of antiquity; all financed on the backs of the people.
God says His True ones hate this system- their hating it is HIM HATING IT, and this He approves of. His true ones are coming out of it in this day. He doesn't say the Assembly is to "make war" against the system, BUT TO LEAVE IT IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEN TAKE THEIR BODIES AND WALLETS ALONG.
Once you have left it in your heart, then "vote with your feet",-refuse to sit in their pews facing one way. DON'T BE LIKE LOT'S WIFE AND DON'T TAKE ANY OF THEIR GUILT TRIPS!!!-"Don't you know the word says not to forsake the assembling together?" B.S. That's not the assembling God is talking about- otherwise why then would He "contradict" Himself by saying,"COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE THAT YOU RECEIVE NOT OF HER PLAGUES ...." Rev.18:4-5.
If the surface ones feel comfortable in that system , let em have it. You don't have to argue with them-they won't understand anyway. Don't allow human attachments (Lot's wife again) to hinder your walking the narrow way. If even half the people presently in the system left it, it would collapse from lack of funds.
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The Nicolaitan system shuts off the "self correcting" system God has given the Assembly; a spiritual mirror image of the physical body's self correcting nature. A top down hierarchy is not - DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY CORRECTION - therefore,is passed by-its "lamp is removed". The physical body doesn't have to "wait for orders from above" to ward off infection. Likewise A FULL PARTICIPATORY ASSEMBLY, for God has given it "gifts" to "heal itself".
In a previous post called "Lust; white and clean" I commented on some things relating to the above scripture, particularly having to do with "loss of faith=loss of love=bitterness". I will expand on this subject as it applies to the present day Assembly in it's "engaging the culture of death" surrounding it.
The symptoms of Ephesus are manifested in the Assembly of the present day. In the above scripture, from the first mention of "works" to the word "weary", speaks of an Assembly engaged in "watchfulness". The Ephesian Assembly of this day is under "watchful duress"because of it's own faith, outlook or worldview. It has allowed the negativity of this death culture to become it's main focus and this being true, they are becoming like what they focus on.. By this I do not mean they are participating in the sins of the culture, but rather allowing the culture's world view, which is opposite faith-fear-to become the Assembly's also.
The Assembly has taken on an obsessive-hence stressful-preoccupation with evil; ie, with that which is going on in the world, and "engaging" with it in debate-trying to "transform the culture". THIS IS NOT GODS WAY. GOD IS CALLING INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THE CULTURE BECAUSE THE CULTURE-THE SYSTEM (beast/babylon)- IS UNDER THE CURSE, and judgment has already been passed on it.
The Assembly today, because of this preoccupation, has "left off living the life"(it's first love is living Christ's life before men),and SOME EVEN RIDICULE AND ARGUE WITH BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE THE LIFE by returning to the simplicity of Christ that our earlier brothers and sisters lived.
The primary form of "speaking" that God intends His people do is by LIVING A LIFE WHICH SHOWS HIM, not by words out of the mouth. Individuals are "won" by SEEING LIFE LIVED, because THE WORD IS LIVINGLY EXPRESSED. This is why so many "professing" christians are merely "surface" believers, because someone has "preached" words to them and many of those "preaching the words" don't have a life to back the words up.
The Assembly of today needs to forget about the damned culture-yes I meant to write that; it's the correct word-,IT NEEDS TO IGNORE IT, because the adversary behind it just looooooves attention; to him it's worship. The athiests and others involved in the culture are blind, reprobate, fools. (Math:15:13-14; Rom.1:18-22,28; Ps. 14:1; 53:1) Only God can open blind eyes, transform reprobate minds and turn fools into wise, and LIVES LIVED BEFORE THESE IS HIS WAY, not debating, arguing, "engaging", answering their foolish, stupid queries (which really are meant to stir up more debate and make them angrier then they already are). GOD SAYS LET THEM ALONE!!!! For it's own health, the Assembly needs to listen to it's prophets which God has placed among it for it's correction. This is where the REAL evil that God is concerned about, comes in - NICOLAITANISM. Essentially this is: the only one allowed to speak when the assembly gathers is the "preacher/pastor/evangelist/teacher/missionary", etc., from the "pulpit".
The Assembly needs to rid itself of this demonic idea of a "paid full time minister". THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN GOD'S PURPOSES. This is one of the symptoms of the so called "clergy/laity" claptrap. The idea of a specially educated class of individuals who "suck the teat" of the "pew peons", is foreign to the scripture these people supposedly believe. THEY ALL NEED TO GET A JOB AND LIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN FOOD AND HOUSING. (does the scripture "he that will not work shall not eat" ring a bell?).
Nicolaitanism has thoroughly infected the mother of harlots and her daughters, the denominations. The daughters ridicule the mother and the mother knows they are her children, because their denominational system has her character traits, so she laughs up her drooping robe's sleeve when they rail at her for her "maryolatry/priesthood/father" stuff.
The denominational system shows that it is "returning to it's mother" by it's organizational methods; it's belief that "the gifts aren't for today"- thereby shutting the mouths of those not "theologically trained" in one of it's thousands of schools, which is 99.9% of the people; it's version of "priest/laity" divide; ie, a separate caste of "full time ministers"; a financial system based on the false teaching of the "tithe", in order to maintain the "full timers" with a life they have become accustomed to; millions of dollars of property and special buildings- the forerunners of which were the idol worshipping temples of antiquity; all financed on the backs of the people.
God says His True ones hate this system- their hating it is HIM HATING IT, and this He approves of. His true ones are coming out of it in this day. He doesn't say the Assembly is to "make war" against the system, BUT TO LEAVE IT IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEN TAKE THEIR BODIES AND WALLETS ALONG.
Once you have left it in your heart, then "vote with your feet",-refuse to sit in their pews facing one way. DON'T BE LIKE LOT'S WIFE AND DON'T TAKE ANY OF THEIR GUILT TRIPS!!!-"Don't you know the word says not to forsake the assembling together?" B.S. That's not the assembling God is talking about- otherwise why then would He "contradict" Himself by saying,"COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE THAT YOU RECEIVE NOT OF HER PLAGUES ...." Rev.18:4-5.
If the surface ones feel comfortable in that system , let em have it. You don't have to argue with them-they won't understand anyway. Don't allow human attachments (Lot's wife again) to hinder your walking the narrow way. If even half the people presently in the system left it, it would collapse from lack of funds.
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The Nicolaitan system shuts off the "self correcting" system God has given the Assembly; a spiritual mirror image of the physical body's self correcting nature. A top down hierarchy is not - DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY CORRECTION - therefore,is passed by-its "lamp is removed". The physical body doesn't have to "wait for orders from above" to ward off infection. Likewise A FULL PARTICIPATORY ASSEMBLY, for God has given it "gifts" to "heal itself".
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
THE SYMPTOMS OF CONDUCT
Every "part' of a human being is connected to all other "parts". An action by one part produces a responding action by the other parts according to it's own "law of operation".
Man is a microcosm of the macrocosm-an epitome of the "big" universe. The big universe in it's entirety is the visible expression of God and therefore, everything in it is also "connected together" by His unseen power, keeping everything in perfect balance. (Col. 1:17) Likewise is man himself.
There is a truth that doctors do not know of, and that truth is, there is a connection between conduct and symptoms. The functions of man's body operate according to a "law" or principle which God put into effect and that I call "a law of being". This is the "way a thing was designed to work", or a method of operation. This "law" does not only apply to tangible/physical things-hands, feet, heart, liver, etc., but also will, emotion, thought, and in the present discussion-CONDUCT.
An individual's conduct determines his physical health or lack thereof. This is why the scripture says certain individuals are "judged" according to their works. (As an aside-this judgment does not occur at a certain future time as the theologians think, but is ongoing/present/continuous as the Judge is ALWAYS on His seat and men are ALWAYS before Him).
Therefore, obedience to one's "law of being" means physical health. Remember, this obedience is not to some written down outward laws or principles that one can "read and apply to one's life", for that is a religious system that has already been judged and condemned.
1Cor. 6:19-20 "Or know you not that your body is a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which you have from God? And you are not your own; for you have been bought with a price! Therefore GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY".
The male and female each have their own "law of being"- some may call it a role - which, when obedient to, produces great blessings in life. These blessings come by means of something called "the sex drive".
Ps. 127:3-5 "Lo!(listen up! Pay attention!) An inheritance from Yahweh are children, a reward, the fruit of the womb: as arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of young men. How happy the man who has filled his quiver with them! They will not be ashamed, but will speak with the enemies in the gate". Ps. 128:2b-4 " How happy you, and well for yours! Your wife like a fruitful vine within the recesses of your house,- your children like plantings of olive trees round about your table. Lo! Thus shall be blessed the man that reveres Yahweh."
The sex drive is a continual need, expressed repetitiously. It's repetitive nature is unique in creation, resulting in the "co-respondants" being "kept busy" their whole lives. It leads to the blessed activity of the Proverbs 31 woman.
Being occupied with family and children is the "busy"-ness spoken of here. The husband and wife, by obeying God's "law of being", are learning to "lay down their lives for others" by this natural God ordained process, and by teaching and showing by example to their children this way of life, they are raising them up so that they "will speak with the enemies (God's enemies) in the gate". This means these children will grow up and show by their Godly example, the curse that abides on the rebellious lawless ones around them. Their speaking is their CONDUCT, not their words.
Knowing the law of being-not necessarily by that title- is an attitude of faith. It is acknowledgement that "God created me and gave me this body for a purpose and I am going to cooperate in His purpose".
The stifling or prevention of this activity is called "birth control". This practice and it's logical result by extension, abortion, is the curse taken on voluntarily by rebellious females of this present day; by their CONDUCT, they receive IN their own bodies the symptoms caused by said conduct. And the males are just as guilty, for it is mostly by their hands the manufacture of these means has come into existence and their bloody hands have murdered most of the babies. It is their "work"- CONDUCT- that has made it convenient for the females involved. They also receive within their own bodies, symptoms "suitable" for their conduct.
You can't violate the law of being without suffering the consequences.
Rom.1:27e "....and the necessary recompence of their error WITHIN THEMSELVES DULY RECEIVING......"
Man is a microcosm of the macrocosm-an epitome of the "big" universe. The big universe in it's entirety is the visible expression of God and therefore, everything in it is also "connected together" by His unseen power, keeping everything in perfect balance. (Col. 1:17) Likewise is man himself.
There is a truth that doctors do not know of, and that truth is, there is a connection between conduct and symptoms. The functions of man's body operate according to a "law" or principle which God put into effect and that I call "a law of being". This is the "way a thing was designed to work", or a method of operation. This "law" does not only apply to tangible/physical things-hands, feet, heart, liver, etc., but also will, emotion, thought, and in the present discussion-CONDUCT.
An individual's conduct determines his physical health or lack thereof. This is why the scripture says certain individuals are "judged" according to their works. (As an aside-this judgment does not occur at a certain future time as the theologians think, but is ongoing/present/continuous as the Judge is ALWAYS on His seat and men are ALWAYS before Him).
Therefore, obedience to one's "law of being" means physical health. Remember, this obedience is not to some written down outward laws or principles that one can "read and apply to one's life", for that is a religious system that has already been judged and condemned.
1Cor. 6:19-20 "Or know you not that your body is a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which you have from God? And you are not your own; for you have been bought with a price! Therefore GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY".
The male and female each have their own "law of being"- some may call it a role - which, when obedient to, produces great blessings in life. These blessings come by means of something called "the sex drive".
Ps. 127:3-5 "Lo!(listen up! Pay attention!) An inheritance from Yahweh are children, a reward, the fruit of the womb: as arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of young men. How happy the man who has filled his quiver with them! They will not be ashamed, but will speak with the enemies in the gate". Ps. 128:2b-4 " How happy you, and well for yours! Your wife like a fruitful vine within the recesses of your house,- your children like plantings of olive trees round about your table. Lo! Thus shall be blessed the man that reveres Yahweh."
The sex drive is a continual need, expressed repetitiously. It's repetitive nature is unique in creation, resulting in the "co-respondants" being "kept busy" their whole lives. It leads to the blessed activity of the Proverbs 31 woman.
Being occupied with family and children is the "busy"-ness spoken of here. The husband and wife, by obeying God's "law of being", are learning to "lay down their lives for others" by this natural God ordained process, and by teaching and showing by example to their children this way of life, they are raising them up so that they "will speak with the enemies (God's enemies) in the gate". This means these children will grow up and show by their Godly example, the curse that abides on the rebellious lawless ones around them. Their speaking is their CONDUCT, not their words.
Knowing the law of being-not necessarily by that title- is an attitude of faith. It is acknowledgement that "God created me and gave me this body for a purpose and I am going to cooperate in His purpose".
The stifling or prevention of this activity is called "birth control". This practice and it's logical result by extension, abortion, is the curse taken on voluntarily by rebellious females of this present day; by their CONDUCT, they receive IN their own bodies the symptoms caused by said conduct. And the males are just as guilty, for it is mostly by their hands the manufacture of these means has come into existence and their bloody hands have murdered most of the babies. It is their "work"- CONDUCT- that has made it convenient for the females involved. They also receive within their own bodies, symptoms "suitable" for their conduct.
You can't violate the law of being without suffering the consequences.
Rom.1:27e "....and the necessary recompence of their error WITHIN THEMSELVES DULY RECEIVING......"
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
THE EDUCATION GOD
1Cor10:1-4 "For I wish not you should be ignorant brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea,-and all immersed themselves into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all did eat the same spiritual food and all drank the same spiritual drink,-for they continued to drink of the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ....."
The Jews of old who did not have the Holy Spirit indwelling them, nevertheless saw with their own eyes the mighty supernatural acts of God on their behalf. Yet they, having not the said indwelling, could still not be convinced by the outward signs they saw and so, perished in the wilderness.
How is it that this generation of "jews"-christians-, who say they HAVE the Spirit indwelling them and are living in "the howling wilderness that is this world", having the greater advantage over the ancient Jews by having the Spirit, DO THE SAME THINGS?? Why is it they worship at the alter of the gods of this world, which are many, but especially the education god?
Phil. 3:3-8d "For we are the circumcision who IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD are doing divine service and are boasting in Christ Jesus AND NOT IN FLESH HAVING CONFIDENCE-although indeed I might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I more: - Circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews,-regarding law, a pharisee, regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly, regarding the righteousness that is in the law having become blameless. BUT WHATSOEVER THINGS UNTO ME WERE GAIN, THE SAME HAVE I ACCOUNTED FOR THE CHRIST'S SAKE, LOSS; YES , DOUBTLESS! AND I ACCOUNT ALL (these listed) THINGS TO BE LOSS BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENCY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS MY LORD......AND DO ACCOUNT THEM REFUSE, IN ORDER THAT CHRIST I MAY WIN....."
Paul had THE education of his day. He was educated in the "Harvard" religious school, BEFORE GOD APPREHENDED HIM. After his conversion he realized all his former learning in the Jews religion was BUNK, because christ wasn't in it. The end result of his education was murder. His education was before conversion, BUT HIS REAL EDUCATION CAME AFTER CONVERSION IN THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST ALONE. His real education was taught by the unseen teacher.
Thousands of men have been converted over the years and one of the first things they do is run off to school - bible school/college/seminary. The subtle lie behind this says, "If I can learn the languages of the original writings of scripture, I'll have a deeper and better understanding of the meanings and "nuances" of the original languages, and so will be better able to "expound" the scriptures". Where in the bible - which they worship - does it say that in order to learn of Christ, one must be educated in the religious form of the worlds education system? It's the same system as the world's, just with "religious/christian" names slapped over it's institutions - denominational names, names of the reformers, names of DWM's (dead white males) who have gone before, etc.
Why did Jesus say in John 14:26 "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, which the Father will send in My Name, HE - WILL - TEACH - YOU - ALL - THINGS."?? Did He say somewhere else,"he will teach you all things using the instrument of another human in schools which will be set up after I am gone"????
They who think they are called of God to "preach" and run off to be educated by other men in a classroom, have, by that very action, LOST WHATEVER CALLING THEY HAD. WHEN GOD CALLS ANYONE, HE SENDS THEM THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST BY THEMSELVES OUT IN THE "WILDERNESS" AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCES OF OTHERS WHO ARE HINDRANCES TO CHRIST'S TEACHINGS, and not off to a cookie cutter factory to be stamped out repeating some other "more knowledgable humans words".
Having read the scripture passage at the beginning of this post, do you think Paul got that spiritual insight out of his "former life's education"??
Definitely not. Paul was a spiritual man - Spirit taught. I hear someone say, "Yes, but he was special. God needed him in the work of founding the church, that's why God showed him so many things". Ok. Then why bother giving any of us peons the Holy Spirit then and telling us what is recorded in the John 14:26 scripture above? I suppose, as Jesus was speaking to the disciples in that passage only the disciples are to have the indwelling spirit? Paul denied any kind of "specialness" about himself. He was just an instrument. If Paul is exalted and lifted because of his "special founding work", why didn't he say so. This is romanism popycock.
Is. 54:13 "And ALL your children SHALL BE INSTRUCTED OF YAHWEH, and great shall be the prosperity of your children".
The only knowledge one can get in these schools is ABOUT. The knowledge, so called, goes INTO THE HEAD of the one being taught and he in turn gives it to the pew peons and it likewise goes into their head as information ABOUT. The first individual at the top of the "knowledge chain" has it in his head, so likewise it goes on down the chain and no one's life is changed because it's just information ABOUT. They learn Greek, Hebrew and maybe Aramaic and all the various rules of grammatical application, "textual criticism", "post" this and "pre" that and dividing and parsing and contextualizing and on and on. If one of these REALLY is apprehended by Christ, he, like Paul, is going to have to throw out all this claptrap in order to obtain the LIVING-LIFE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.
This is why so many so called christians are so in name only, they "have a name that they are living, but are dead"-Rev. 3:1c.
This religious education stuff is corrupt to the core. It doesn't matter how many "sincere" believers are involved in it. The adversary loves it, because he founded it in the first place.
The Jews of old who did not have the Holy Spirit indwelling them, nevertheless saw with their own eyes the mighty supernatural acts of God on their behalf. Yet they, having not the said indwelling, could still not be convinced by the outward signs they saw and so, perished in the wilderness.
How is it that this generation of "jews"-christians-, who say they HAVE the Spirit indwelling them and are living in "the howling wilderness that is this world", having the greater advantage over the ancient Jews by having the Spirit, DO THE SAME THINGS?? Why is it they worship at the alter of the gods of this world, which are many, but especially the education god?
Phil. 3:3-8d "For we are the circumcision who IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD are doing divine service and are boasting in Christ Jesus AND NOT IN FLESH HAVING CONFIDENCE-although indeed I might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I more: - Circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews,-regarding law, a pharisee, regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly, regarding the righteousness that is in the law having become blameless. BUT WHATSOEVER THINGS UNTO ME WERE GAIN, THE SAME HAVE I ACCOUNTED FOR THE CHRIST'S SAKE, LOSS; YES , DOUBTLESS! AND I ACCOUNT ALL (these listed) THINGS TO BE LOSS BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENCY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS MY LORD......AND DO ACCOUNT THEM REFUSE, IN ORDER THAT CHRIST I MAY WIN....."
Paul had THE education of his day. He was educated in the "Harvard" religious school, BEFORE GOD APPREHENDED HIM. After his conversion he realized all his former learning in the Jews religion was BUNK, because christ wasn't in it. The end result of his education was murder. His education was before conversion, BUT HIS REAL EDUCATION CAME AFTER CONVERSION IN THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST ALONE. His real education was taught by the unseen teacher.
Thousands of men have been converted over the years and one of the first things they do is run off to school - bible school/college/seminary. The subtle lie behind this says, "If I can learn the languages of the original writings of scripture, I'll have a deeper and better understanding of the meanings and "nuances" of the original languages, and so will be better able to "expound" the scriptures". Where in the bible - which they worship - does it say that in order to learn of Christ, one must be educated in the religious form of the worlds education system? It's the same system as the world's, just with "religious/christian" names slapped over it's institutions - denominational names, names of the reformers, names of DWM's (dead white males) who have gone before, etc.
Why did Jesus say in John 14:26 "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, which the Father will send in My Name, HE - WILL - TEACH - YOU - ALL - THINGS."?? Did He say somewhere else,"he will teach you all things using the instrument of another human in schools which will be set up after I am gone"????
They who think they are called of God to "preach" and run off to be educated by other men in a classroom, have, by that very action, LOST WHATEVER CALLING THEY HAD. WHEN GOD CALLS ANYONE, HE SENDS THEM THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST BY THEMSELVES OUT IN THE "WILDERNESS" AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCES OF OTHERS WHO ARE HINDRANCES TO CHRIST'S TEACHINGS, and not off to a cookie cutter factory to be stamped out repeating some other "more knowledgable humans words".
Having read the scripture passage at the beginning of this post, do you think Paul got that spiritual insight out of his "former life's education"??
Definitely not. Paul was a spiritual man - Spirit taught. I hear someone say, "Yes, but he was special. God needed him in the work of founding the church, that's why God showed him so many things". Ok. Then why bother giving any of us peons the Holy Spirit then and telling us what is recorded in the John 14:26 scripture above? I suppose, as Jesus was speaking to the disciples in that passage only the disciples are to have the indwelling spirit? Paul denied any kind of "specialness" about himself. He was just an instrument. If Paul is exalted and lifted because of his "special founding work", why didn't he say so. This is romanism popycock.
Is. 54:13 "And ALL your children SHALL BE INSTRUCTED OF YAHWEH, and great shall be the prosperity of your children".
The only knowledge one can get in these schools is ABOUT. The knowledge, so called, goes INTO THE HEAD of the one being taught and he in turn gives it to the pew peons and it likewise goes into their head as information ABOUT. The first individual at the top of the "knowledge chain" has it in his head, so likewise it goes on down the chain and no one's life is changed because it's just information ABOUT. They learn Greek, Hebrew and maybe Aramaic and all the various rules of grammatical application, "textual criticism", "post" this and "pre" that and dividing and parsing and contextualizing and on and on. If one of these REALLY is apprehended by Christ, he, like Paul, is going to have to throw out all this claptrap in order to obtain the LIVING-LIFE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.
This is why so many so called christians are so in name only, they "have a name that they are living, but are dead"-Rev. 3:1c.
This religious education stuff is corrupt to the core. It doesn't matter how many "sincere" believers are involved in it. The adversary loves it, because he founded it in the first place.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
LUST; WHITE AND CLEAN
The word lust usually brings up the idea of something forbidden, or not good for the individual-usually in the sexual realm. Normally it carries with it a negative conotation; a strong inordinate desire or craving for something or someone-more consuming or obsessive then just desire for something.
Here in the title however, the word is associated with something-or the character of something- "white and clean". White speaks of righteousness or "right standing with God", and clean speaks of purity-"to the pure, all things are pure", Titus 1:15.
There is a strong desire or craving in the earnest people of God for righteousness/holiness/purity in their daily lives. I use the word earnest to differentiate between the more serious minded believer and the "nominal professor"- the latter being merely a just-barely-make-it-by-the-skin-of-the-teeth-christian; one who is satisfied with believing in the Jesus of history and "going-to-heaven-when-I-die".
The former have a "lust for God". Everything else in their life takes second place to this "lust; white and clean". They walk circumspectly and measure everything they do and say and everything in the world around them-their families and the surrounding culture- according to their understanding of what they call the written Word of God, the bible. This "lust" or strong desire/craving is actually the drawing power of God at work in them and in the world, which shows it's true character/nature in the serious minded ones, as this desire/craving. The same drawing power is also working in the rebellious ungodly, but because of their condition it shows itself in them as RESISTANCE- the opposite of it's true nature/character. In them it is manifested as anger/wrath/rebellion.
John 12:32 "And I-if I be lifted up out of the earth (and he was), WILL DRAW ALL UNTO MYSELF"
This drawing then, it the fulfillment of this scripture. It is a good thing in these serious minded ones, but they have to be careful for they represent the Assembly of Ephesus in Revelation 2 and must be mindful of three things............
Lk. 18:8b ".......Nevertheless though the Son of Man do come, will He after all find FAITH in the earth?"
Math. 24:12 "And because of lawlessness being brought to the full, the LOVE of the many shall wax cold".
Rev.2:4 "Nevertheless I have against you that your first LOVE you have left"
Heb.12:15 "......Lest anyone be falling behind from the favor of God,-lest any root of BITTERNESS springing up above (in the mind)be causing trouble, and through it the many be defiled"
Loss of faith=loss of love=BITTERNESS.
The serious minded ones, because of their watchfulness and observation of the pervasive, ungodly conduct of those in the surrounding culture will lose heart and cry out to God to "take vengence" on the heathenistic, pagan, selfcentered, rebellious ones.
Rev.6:9-10 "And when he opened the fifth seal I saw beneath the alter the souls of them who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the witness they held. And they cried out with a loud voice saying, 'How long O Sovereign, the Holy and True, do you not VINDICATE AND AVENGE our blood from them that dwell on the earth?"
In order to understand this you must set aside any literal interpretation of this passage you have learned in the harlot system. "Them who had been slain" does not refer to a physical murder or martyrdom, it speaks of WORDS OF ACCUSATION which is the same thing as killing. The accuser is "killing"them through the words and actions of his instruments, which causes these "souls" to be overcome by what they see occurring in the world. They are "under the alter" as opposed to being "before" the alter in an attitude of worship, hence, a picture of their "being overcome" state.
These believers are in the position of "hiding from the world" and have been infected by a "siege mentality". They are under the alter hiding from the world. Instead of praying FOR the ungodly, they are praying AGAINST them, which shows in their cry for vengence/vindication. They are losing FAITH IN THE GOD WHO IS IN CONTROL OF ALL THINGS-"All things (that happen)are of God"(2Cor5:18a). They don't realize that it is the drawing power of God causing the rebelliousness of the lawless. THE LATTER ARE RESISTING THE DRAWING POWER, which is why they act as they do.
This brings on the second problem-loss of love-for their fellow man, who "stumbling blindly from pillar to post" doesn't know what he is doing-which is committing cultural suicide. The loss of love of the serious minded ones due to their obsevation of the "hue and cry" surrounding them, is leading-if not halted-to the fulfillment of the following scripture:
Rev. 2:5 "Remember therefore whence you have fallen and repent AND DO YOUR FIRST WORKS, otherwise I come to you and will REMOVE YOUR LAMP OUT OF IT'S PLACE, except you repent"
What little light they have is beginning to go out. If they don't repent, the next thing to follow is........
BITTERNESS. Their light has gone out because their "polarity has been reversed" in this downward spiral. Their outlook no longer containing any trace of faith is turned into negativity because of their concentration on the outward negativity they see in the world......ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU. Their faith is now in the negative. According to how you see, you are.............
Here in the title however, the word is associated with something-or the character of something- "white and clean". White speaks of righteousness or "right standing with God", and clean speaks of purity-"to the pure, all things are pure", Titus 1:15.
There is a strong desire or craving in the earnest people of God for righteousness/holiness/purity in their daily lives. I use the word earnest to differentiate between the more serious minded believer and the "nominal professor"- the latter being merely a just-barely-make-it-by-the-skin-of-the-teeth-christian; one who is satisfied with believing in the Jesus of history and "going-to-heaven-when-I-die".
The former have a "lust for God". Everything else in their life takes second place to this "lust; white and clean". They walk circumspectly and measure everything they do and say and everything in the world around them-their families and the surrounding culture- according to their understanding of what they call the written Word of God, the bible. This "lust" or strong desire/craving is actually the drawing power of God at work in them and in the world, which shows it's true character/nature in the serious minded ones, as this desire/craving. The same drawing power is also working in the rebellious ungodly, but because of their condition it shows itself in them as RESISTANCE- the opposite of it's true nature/character. In them it is manifested as anger/wrath/rebellion.
John 12:32 "And I-if I be lifted up out of the earth (and he was), WILL DRAW ALL UNTO MYSELF"
This drawing then, it the fulfillment of this scripture. It is a good thing in these serious minded ones, but they have to be careful for they represent the Assembly of Ephesus in Revelation 2 and must be mindful of three things............
Lk. 18:8b ".......Nevertheless though the Son of Man do come, will He after all find FAITH in the earth?"
Math. 24:12 "And because of lawlessness being brought to the full, the LOVE of the many shall wax cold".
Rev.2:4 "Nevertheless I have against you that your first LOVE you have left"
Heb.12:15 "......Lest anyone be falling behind from the favor of God,-lest any root of BITTERNESS springing up above (in the mind)be causing trouble, and through it the many be defiled"
Loss of faith=loss of love=BITTERNESS.
The serious minded ones, because of their watchfulness and observation of the pervasive, ungodly conduct of those in the surrounding culture will lose heart and cry out to God to "take vengence" on the heathenistic, pagan, selfcentered, rebellious ones.
Rev.6:9-10 "And when he opened the fifth seal I saw beneath the alter the souls of them who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the witness they held. And they cried out with a loud voice saying, 'How long O Sovereign, the Holy and True, do you not VINDICATE AND AVENGE our blood from them that dwell on the earth?"
In order to understand this you must set aside any literal interpretation of this passage you have learned in the harlot system. "Them who had been slain" does not refer to a physical murder or martyrdom, it speaks of WORDS OF ACCUSATION which is the same thing as killing. The accuser is "killing"them through the words and actions of his instruments, which causes these "souls" to be overcome by what they see occurring in the world. They are "under the alter" as opposed to being "before" the alter in an attitude of worship, hence, a picture of their "being overcome" state.
These believers are in the position of "hiding from the world" and have been infected by a "siege mentality". They are under the alter hiding from the world. Instead of praying FOR the ungodly, they are praying AGAINST them, which shows in their cry for vengence/vindication. They are losing FAITH IN THE GOD WHO IS IN CONTROL OF ALL THINGS-"All things (that happen)are of God"(2Cor5:18a). They don't realize that it is the drawing power of God causing the rebelliousness of the lawless. THE LATTER ARE RESISTING THE DRAWING POWER, which is why they act as they do.
This brings on the second problem-loss of love-for their fellow man, who "stumbling blindly from pillar to post" doesn't know what he is doing-which is committing cultural suicide. The loss of love of the serious minded ones due to their obsevation of the "hue and cry" surrounding them, is leading-if not halted-to the fulfillment of the following scripture:
Rev. 2:5 "Remember therefore whence you have fallen and repent AND DO YOUR FIRST WORKS, otherwise I come to you and will REMOVE YOUR LAMP OUT OF IT'S PLACE, except you repent"
What little light they have is beginning to go out. If they don't repent, the next thing to follow is........
BITTERNESS. Their light has gone out because their "polarity has been reversed" in this downward spiral. Their outlook no longer containing any trace of faith is turned into negativity because of their concentration on the outward negativity they see in the world......ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU. Their faith is now in the negative. According to how you see, you are.............
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