Knowing

At one time Jesus made a statement, "many will come to me in that day saying Lord!Lord!, we have prophesied in your name and done many wonderful works in your name! And I will say unto them, depart from me you workers of iniquity, for I NEVER KNEW YOU."

Jesus knows all. How could he say he "never knew" these? From the Father's perspective there are two "types" of or kinds of "knowing"- referring to humans.

One type I will call "knowing at or from a distance", which is the type of knowing in this incident where Jesus is speaking. These who professed to have a close intimate relationship with Jesus; ie, "in his name", did not have a corresponding character or quality of knowing from Jesus' side. They were claiming an intimate knowledge or relationship with him, which he did not have with them. He would not have said what he said if he did not "know" their hearts-their true self glorifying motives. So he did "know" them, but as though from a distance, but not intimately. He is refuting their so-called "knowing" of him, which he KNEW to be false.

True knowing presupposes intimacy; similar to that of a husband and wife's loving relationship of initiation and response to initiation. It is experience, not mental. One cannot "know" the Father and "know" the adversary also.

If one is in intimacy with the Father, then the adversary is "put to sleep" within that individual. The adversary is described as a "roaring lion" which speaks of his accusatory work; and a serpent, which is deception and deceit. Both aspects are lying thievery. All this is silenced within the individual who lives in intimacy with the Father. These individuals are called sons of God.