The main object of these writings is the ultimate coming to be, the coming into fruition and the full development of Gods final fruit of the earth , who have come back to themselves, we call “The Elect” of God the Father. However much the book of Sophia develops the Elect/aeons, they are not considered in the title, was to hide the books intent until the fullness of time. That as “The Wheat and the Tares grow together”, and “The first shall be last and the last shall be first”. We are right on time and able to decipher these texts. The book of Sophia should be considered as the first text as having to do with when Christ first said “I go to the Father and you see Me again no more”. Who then said “I will not leave you Orphans, however The Helper who is coming will teach you all things”. And “will take what is mine and explain it to you”. This is the teacher, comforter, Helper of Christ like Adam had a helper and comforter. This is the Sophia, the Greek word for wisdom, and Wisdom IS justified by Her children.” We are qualified to speak and teach on their behalf, because when “the Helper will come and teach you all things”, having this fulfilled in ourselves, as evidenced by us being able to expound with such clarity. We are the intended recipients of the gospel. And however modern believers may be appalled at such a boast. Wasn’t it Joseph that was attempted to be killed by his brothers, who threw him into a pit and tore up his garments and left him for dead.

It is us who have taken the various texts that were bruised, tore up and spread abroad called fragments and scrolls. These along with the accepted 66 called the Bible. To then take the testimonies, to weave them back together and put them on like Joseph’s coat of many colors, to in turn get our exact copy of what was written, to be now sown inside of us. Because of this, we are renewed in the spirit of the mind because “flesh and blood does NOT inherit the Kingdom”. However we know the renewed spirit of the mind does. And it does it as we say

Even as with Christ at the cross, had His garments torn and distributed too.

In this way He became the bread of life, eternal life to as many as would consume Him. Even as Christ told the disciples. This bread is My body of the New Covenant. Take and eat it, eat all of Me. And “if you do not eat this, you shall have no part in Me”. In this way too, He was speaking of His body to be assembled in us just like the lesson of Joseph’s coat of manu colors.

 

For this reason the Disciples, turned into Apostles, greater than the Prophets, who were in the time of Christ were called the “first fruits” unto God, meaning there would be others and a final fruit.

We won’t call them end times or last days believers because when Christ “became flesh and dwelt among us”, then announced that “The Kingdom of God is at hand”. Humanity entered into the “last days”, “end times”, to culminate with the “final harvest”, as having to do with “The New (and final) Covenant, Will and Testament, bequeathed to us by way of the cross. And this era started  as Hebrews 1 states “ God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son”.

And we know that we are still in “these last days” that lasts untill the wrapping up of the age as 2 Peter wrote (3.7) “ the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, and reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

And our expectation of what that looks like again from 2 Peter (3.10) “ But the (final) day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

And then Peter says “11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

And because “many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first, we are re-interpreting in part for the final harvest of whom these text address. But praise be to our Heavenly Father that “The secret things belong to our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our progenitors that they may hear and respond”.

Even as Christ told the disciples”I go to the Father and ye see Me again no more” to silence the the illusion of a second coming.

These books were not so much for those back then, but was sent forth for “Us on whom the Ends of the Age have come”. We know this because the stewards who were translating these writings, did not understand the questions or the answers to properly convey its meaning. However, even as the Books of Enoch say that they are for the last generation and that “there would be others (books) also”, that all of these books treated as Gnostic and taboo up till this point must now come back into question, even as we have scrutinized the books of Enoch. And because of these factors, this gives us leeway with the scriptures, which is to back up what we say with other texts, parables and Old Testament stories, to over ride the confusion that has been passed on through the ages that have created so many denominations, a word to mean just a fraction of a greater whole. So we do..

And however bold these statements may seem, each clarification and embellishment made to these text, are backed up by the scriptures canonized today, (Note: God never asked them to canonize scripture.)

But we were just told “17 If anyone will do His will, they shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether they speak of themselves. 18 Those that speaketh of themselves seeketh their own glory: but those that seeketh His glory that sent them, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in them

And so we supercede anything a decree from an unbelieving king (James) could do. “20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.. So then if we cannot retrieve our God given gift of godliness, then when God said “let Us makeman in our image and likeness”, was He wrong? And since creation is all for His images like the man in the mirror, then yes, just like harvesting fruit. There was a “first fruit” and there is a final harvest.For what other reason would God allow wickedness to abound but to magnify our glory by creating the contrasts for our magnification. As Daniel wrote “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Given These Truths, we each have to rely on the unction of the Fathers Holy Spirit in ourselves because if  “wicked men and impostors grow worse deceiving and being deceived”? What all have they done up till now? Then I would personally rather trust Sophia, Gods Holy Spirit than to try and find comfort in the status quo or in the numbers with the current condition of the commercialized churches!!! 

This may seem scary to most, but we each shall be judged face to face. And to find more comfort with the status quo rather than God alone, puts people exactly where Satan wants them, in the mentality as the Jews who were made desolate for doing just that. And “desolate” means “meaning “to leave all alone, forsake, empty of inhabitants.”

And it was the whole culture that was involved. We know this because “10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Showing us that no, there is not safety in numbersand wrong is wrong even if they pray in the name.

And even again today many believers are putting themselves behind someone elses beliefs. This is the blind leading the blind into a ditch and un-excusable for the mere truth that we are to become His completed images. before our departure or we make Him a liar if we have not been restored to the original intent of being made inHis image, if we do not correctly portray Him, then we fail and not the gospel, and yes this has happened before.

This then brings up the question. Who is king James that God would need his help or permission? And whoever from his cabinet has denounced any of the various books set forth from that time frame as taboo, were operating out of the same lack of spiritual authority. And this includes the time of Luther when they removed the “Apocrypha” and said it was secret teachings. Well if the word “Apocrypha means “secret”, then why not challenge the Book of The Revelation” too because the word “Revelation” comes from the Greek “Apocalypse”, which is the core word for “Apocrypha” with the words they denounce. This is what began the descent down into the various denominations that scatter the fold today.

To which many may ask, what makes us different? The very truth that we are able to unravel this jauxtaposition with such clarity. And that the fruit of this re-unification of confussions to make sense of this, is our authoriation. And yes we shall all stand before the seat of Christ and give an account. And if you choose to stay with the status quo, especially when you know that there are so many differences to leave you in a compromizing position? You will have to answer for this too, just as would we if we chose NOT to speak the truth. For then who and what do we really serve? A God of indifferance? Many Apostles and Prophets died for these truths, and you don’t think it is important? What we do is between God, His Only Begotten and His Holy Spirit. We all need to answer for ourselves for what we have done with the gospel.

So as you let the progression of the gospel and harmony of the texts speak for themselves, however be careful about texts that you may feel are disharmonious to the greater body of bible teachings, for you see that scripture is progressive by design in that it takes you from one place to another even as we see with Jacobs ladder, who was also speaking of The Son of God, even as was John the Baptist when he said that” Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

To help us understand our Heavenly calling to “come up hither”. So we do. We do this one revelation at a time until our journey is complete. And this happens before the expiration or end of life. Even as we read fro Ephesians 2 “He hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ (if you can receive this): 7 So that in the ages to come (meaning from that moment on) He would shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ. And with Christ being the Word of God, and we receive Word, we receive Him in His construct He was before “he became flesh and dwelled among us.

When Christ was talking to Phillip, He “saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

And the same goes for us. The works we do has nothing to do with us. Even as when John experienced the Revelation, he stooped to worship and that angel said “See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Christ (complete): worship God: for the testimony of Christ is the (purpose of the) spirit of prophecy.

And the intended goal of those testimonies is for us to do te same thing. If not, we would not have been shown these mysteries to unfold before you to encourage you to join us in this great sanctification. “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”.

To mean that some have received it. That being “The Kingdom of God at hand. That is what the gospel is all about. If you are looking for a second coming Jesus, You’ve got the wrong savior.

These are are markers for us as sojourners and pilgrims for our godly progression. Even as “Abram went out to a land not knowing where he was going”. He experienced the resurrection of Gods Son through the sacrifice of his begotten son. But that comes far short of understanding our ascension, entering our rest and being seated far above all principalities and powers with Christ and God the Father Eternal in the Heavens as something attainable even back then, and so much more even now as the “greater are those who have not seen yet believed”?

That is referring to us who have received  the smeared and be-smudged testimonies through the changes of time and translations from those doing what they could do. However here as we are reaching the fullness of time, with so may texts available, we are able to cross reference the various testimonies.

And what makes it all work is the testimony of the Spirit of God that is in us. For we have the Unction from the Holy One” we call the Holy Spirit and “we know all things”. She is the comforter, another helper and other parent so that we are not left orphans that Christ told us that He would send, and He did. If this were not true, we would not be able to so simply and succinctly expound this so easily from The Book of John, that none of our predecessors have done up till now. And She is just one of hundreds of authentications that comes through these various revelations. And as we said, they all are in the “approved texts” not because king james and such approved them, but because of the promise that Christ said “Lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age”. We do not go against anything that was said but place them in their correct order for greater impact. Glory to God the Father who fulfills His saying of “Let us make man in our image and likeness”, meaning “the last shall be first” and we are right on time.

So as long as we back up our clarifications with the residual, accepted texts of the truncated 66 books, this should be taken as a condemnation to those who have tried to restrict the will of God to the selected and distorted 66 (a number that has alarming implications). But they be damned for “The wheat and the Tares mature together. “The first shall be last and the last shall be first and we are right on time because we have been able to reassemble the Gospel message of “The Kingdom of God at Hand” as being living and as relevant and reachable as when Christ first spoke these words, and more so for us on whom the ends of the age have come because for them, they were the first fruits, indicating that there is a final harvest like them. We that generation and we know this because everything makes perfect sense for us “on whom the ends of the age has come”.

Modern Day Mark of The Beast.

The “End Times” and “Eschatology”, meaning “last days teachings” by modern era Christians, has the view of the “Mark of the beast” is anticipated by believers as a clue for them to opt out of buying and selling using that Mark because  “no man can buy or sell, save those that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. That those that do will be eternally damned for doing so. So when “God fearing” adherence see the “Mark of the Beast being implemented, they are to withdraw from “buying and selling” at that time, because using “the Mark of the Beast” is the demarcation line between damnation and salvation. That whoever receives “the Mark” and the subsequent provisions for doing so, shall be cut off from the grace, the covering and the protection from the Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, as insulting Him, and a blasphemy worthy of eternal damnation for taking the “Mark” of submission to live and abide by the various mandates by doing so.

It is because to take the Mark is to put their trust and dependency on another source for sustenance for all things, in competition with the promises given to us by God as described in scripture. For it was God who has said “I will never leave you or forsake you”. And “Do not fear him who can kill you, but fear Him whom after you die, can incarcerate your soul in Hell. So that when their threats make you feel exposed and naked, that you are being tested to see who provides for you.

Even as our carnal progenitor Adam, who bit into the lie when Satan made them feel naked, exposed and uncovered. Adam had bought into a similar lie, because the liar offers contending features with the gospel of contending coverages. That is why God knew Adam talked to another because of foreign coverings. This is obviously a lesson on the invisible realm.

Our Heavenly Father has NOT left us exposed for us to become fearful, self protective to be intimidated by their embellished presentations that make you buy their products and services. For we are those who cloth ourselves in the things “that God has said”. It is His Word as our only necessary “go to” for protection. And if you do this, it will be evident because the threat to not be able to buy or sell will have no real sway (persuasion) or power over you except maybe a temporary inconvenience for those who still need to be tested on Gods assorted promises, because “God has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who has called us to glory by virtue”. Yes, by “virtue”as something you cannot touch. Of you knowing when to ignore their scary images, and when and what to say to the obstacles put before you. This is your litmus test to know whether you are really in the faith or not, of being “in the world”, or being “In Christ”, Gods New Creation. Or if you use the tools such as are common to people led by fear.

Fear was the motivating factor that caused Adam to fall, and the need for us to be raised back up, by applying the gift of God in Christ, our resurrection from the dead we have learned to put on. And that death was not a physical one.

Fear is an emotion and a motivator to draw you away from the Father into self protection mode that puts you outside of Gods coverings and provisions (WORD) to be left on to your own demise being “poor,blind, and naked” because you do not know these things.

So lets look at the clues to “The Mark of the Beast” in scripture that cautions us like “If anyone has an ear, let them hear. 10 Those that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: those that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints”.

And to be “lead into captivity” can be as simple as giving into terms conditions that are wavers of responsibility, placing that back on to the subscribers and NOT the providers of various services and coverage’s (like how Adam started with the fig leaf.) It is that terms and conditions are attached to most things. And the subscriber serves the provider, and providers compete with the promises of God in scripture. For it is God that saves us and NOT the gods of this age that keep people sick and blind to the things of God in Christ.

To need “faith and patience”, is primarily because of the presentations through modern mediums who twist and contort truth to have people subscribe (which means to put yourself under the care of a government, a corporation, agency or other non-human entities, for things already given to us that are free as outlined in scripture. This would require more than just “faith and patience” but also resistance by way of a pre-meditative resolve to stand your ground and NOT by stock piling provisions and weapons for war because that is you trying to save yourself. For “those who seek to save their lives will loose it, and those who loose their lives for My sake will gain eternal life” were the words from Christ.

The life of the world is Satans arena that he stole though Adam and Eve so that “those who operate in the flesh, these are NOT the children of God”,  that we were cautioned not to participate in also saying “those who lead with a sword shall be killed with a sword. This is “the faith and patience of the saints.

Saints means “holy” and “holy” means invisible. And the invisible realm is our domain. Even as we read from Hebrews 11 that “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please God: for those that come to God must believe that He is, and that He rewards those that diligently seek Him.

Here is the prophesy of the Mark from The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, of another coming one who is according to Satan. “16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

It is with this view of taking a physical Mark, that has believers believe they can go about life as usual, buying and selling until its time to take the Mark. But the truth be known. The Mark of the beast was for THAT generation as we read from scripture here “. Then after a thousand year period, Satan would be released one last time to deceive, is what we are to keep watch for but scripture does NOT go into detail of how the final rebellion and departure of the faith is carried out. (2 Peter 3.10)

Lets take a closer look at this concept and the scriptures used to promote those fallacies so as not to be duped because Satan is the father of lies and the master of distorting scripture and using it out of context. For you see it is from “The Book of The “Revelation of Jesus Christ” where people get these concepts. However, that book opens up with this clue saying; “1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass (meaning NOT some 2000 years later); and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed are those who readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Meaning that the readers of that age were the recipients of that book, because  those terms “things which must shortly come to pass  and “the time is at hand”.

Meaning, the whole book of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”, had its fulfillment in their day. That the people of that time would physically be able to see these events unfold, and take the mark or reject it. Even as Christ Himself spoke to the disciples about the destruction and end times of that Jerusalem saying 24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And “”there are those standing here today who will not taste death until they see the Son of God coming in great power and glory.

It was The Christ who coined the term “at hand” saying “repent for The Kingdom of God is at hand”, as being something other then the Jerusalem that the people of that day were trying to defend. Even as with some of Christs last words were “ My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.  Because His city is “Heavenly Jerusalem come down of God from Heaven”, as being another phrase from the “Book of the Revelation”. And NOT of that Jewish era Jerusalem of which Christ said “not one stone shall be standing one upon another”, who also cried and said “oh Jerusalem how I would’ve gathered you as a Mother Hen gathers Her chicks but you were not willing. And “if you only knew the things that make up your peace! But now this destruction is upon you”.

So with these and from The Book of the Revelation not to seal the prophecies of that book for the time is at hand. And if we go to the end of the Book of the Revelation we find a similar phrase that says “6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly (within their attension span) come to pass. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.  10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. Read full chapter.

So no where, and we mean NO WHERE is there ANY INDICATION that “The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ” and other related prophecies were meant for any other generation except the ones who were alive at the time of its writing. It is a historic book with with this exception of this itty bitty verse at the end of The Revelation that says;

1. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,”to deceive the nations one more time.

Now then, let’s put together what happens after the thousand years as our topic for our day now that we’ve unraveled deceptive interpretations of “end times prophecies, that were meant for that generation back then. It was for this reason that Peter stated in his second epistle that “7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. Read full chapter

Peter did not refer to a second coming as is the focus today. For in fact there is NOT ONE SCRIPTURE THAT TALKS OF A SECOND COMING! No, not one! Peter pointed us to this event to focus on “the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up”.

And then he went on to say because of this “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

So what do you think the “error of the wicked, might be??? Well obviously anything else presented to you as being next in your “escatology”, meaning, study of end times. Most of if not all that you are looking forward to happen? Has happened. Now we are in the final deception of believing that something else has to happen. And Christiandom as a whole is set outside of the bridal Chamber waiting for it to still happen? But Christs cousin John, at Christs baptism said “i see the Bride with the Bridegroom, therefor my joy (and purpose) is fulfilled. They must increase but i must decreased. And with his beheading? He has nothing left to say. And as said of John The Baptist that “among those born among women, there is none greater than he. However those who are least in the (New Covenant) Kingdom are greater than he.” Proving to us that yes, “The Kingdom of God is at hand” as being emphatically different and infinately greater than “all the law and the prophets were till John. Now the New Covenant Kingdom is being preached and all are entering”. As being the replacement of the old.

And again. The disciples were told after the crusifiction of Christ, after they saw Him “in another form, they were then told to go to Jerusalem until you have heard from Me. For Him to “appear in their midst in another form”. For them to then go downstairs and hear everyone in their own language and tongue speaking of the glories of God, all moved by the Holy Spirit. So that now tge 12 disiples “having heard” from Christ, were to depart from that expired Jerusalem. To “go ye therefor to the four corners of the earth teaching and preaching to whom? The gentiles! Yes, the time of the Gentiles, meaning “all nations” had come to never, and we mean NEVER!! Go back to the old way of doing things. That “ the law was added to make sin exceedingly sinful”. And “the law was added till faith comes”, meaning thee object of our faith, with the new law and the new law giver. To mean Christ, the Son of God, expiring the Old to institute and innitiate the New from tat moment on, to never go back. And the proof? Only the scriptures. As christ in His final words to His disciples before the cross where He said. And we quote “I go to the Father, and you see Me again no more”, meaning in a physical body. As Paul the Apostle told us “ we once knew Christ according to the flesh, but henceforth, know ye Him that way NO MORE. To then have Him appear to Saul to become Paul on the road to Damascus as “the bright light from Heaven”. And the qualification to be a disciple was having had to see Him. And Paul did see Him as the bright light we call an epiphany, because He is not a physicality so much but a whole New reality of “the law of the Spirit of Christ that sets us free from the law of the flesh” thst always keeps you in aant. But for us.??? We are overflowing and exsuding with “the laws of tge spirit of life in Christ Jesus tharpt sets us free from the law of sin and death” that was meant only to exploit your lowere nature, to kill it and all its carnal expectations. To make room for “the new and living way to the Father. To come as if we too were Christ, “in His name and in His authority because “for even the Heavenly Angels behold tge face of the Heavenly Father in the faces if these little ones”. And if you can’t get this. Go back and read again and pray because until you can truely accept that “The Kingdom of Gid is at hand” as first spoken by Christ, who told the Jewish leaders who were giving Him over to slaughter. Where they asked Him if He was king. He answered them and said “ you have correctly called Me King, however, MY KINGDOM IS NOT FROM HERE! Thereby disenfranchising Himself from them. For Christ to in turn destroy those wicked stewards as being the keepers of the old, holding on to the daed and expired old way of doing things that NEVER produced righteousness, for it was said “ there is none righteous, no NOT ONE’. So to placate them as many do today, is for thise who do to be part and parcel of the crimes against God and Humanity to where again in our day we say “FILL UP TGE MEASURE OF YOUR FATHERS GUILT, And we say to you “ come out from among them My people, lest you (continue to) partake of their sin and recieve of their judgement. It is here that we clump together anyone who has rejected the Savior who already did His saving act, to go back to the old, then to rebrand and repurpose old and expired scriptures, to use them to define another coming one called a second coming, of a phrase NOT FOUND ONCE IN SCRIPTURE. What do you suppose your judgment will be for rejecting the Saviors one and only act of saving being the cross. For them to lay there hopes on a second coming Jesus, who can only by reviving old expired scripture.

So as Peter had said back then, so we say again “3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

So as Peter said “

So with the thousand year interlude that ends with all the earth and its works burning up, we can understand that this should be our starting point for our last days as being burned by fire. That, yes satan will be released one last time to deceive. That he and his minions have had a long time to re-think how they could do things different because of their last failure and the big difference is this. Instead of a hardcore, live or die by pushing “the Mark (currency) of the beast”. To instead give a soft sell of having people give away their God given sovereignty one “terms and conditions” at a time, distributed throughout a variety of safety, health and wealth and purchasing instruments that they own, that you submit (put yourself under). So that it is “the wars and rumors of wars” as a previous clue for the Mark, just becomes a distraction while they take from you all your God given sovereignty. But because you have never retrieved it, you never knew you had it to loose. But know this, that if there were many who caved into the mark to eat who were condemned. It is those who have caved in for all the worlds deliciousness given at such a seemingly simple cost of giving them all your personal information, when our God is a jealous God….

Down below we will list other verses from the New Testament that convey the same truth.

So then, if you want to shape your view from scripture, you cannot use the portions that have happened like a play book. At best, you can learn from them, but be certain that those expired scriptures are not meant to breath new life into and represent them again. Any and every concept from the Old was emphatically expired, fulfilled and shelved with the coming of Christ. And even of the supposed “end times” prophecies from the gospels, Jesus Christ stated Himself from Matthew 24 and the end of that kingdom and the end of the Jews saying

24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, ³ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the “world”?

This word “world” comes from the Greek concordance #165 aion, and means “AGE”, not world. So “what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of this age (aion)”, and we repeat, NOT WORLD! Meaning that this whole discourse is meant for them back then as also affirmed from verse 

33 So likewise YOU, when YOU shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto YOU (meaning those back then) This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Meaning that the whole Matthew discourse on the end of the world was for the end of an aeon, an era and not the end of the world as so many modern Christians have bought into as a lie. To take used and expired scripture is to li. It is to manipulate…

Here is the rest of that “end times” chapter in the book of Matthew.

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 15, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34

How anyone can take this chapter to copy and paste it for another generation to another time to another event of another coming is  unbelievable. But so goes the bulk of Christianity today.

However we can learn attributes like “whose coming is according to Satan with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the Elect” so as not to be duped by a repeat of circumstances.

So lets disect what happened and project only into what we do know is that Satan would be released one more time. But that we cannot use scripture as it is rendered to do so. For even Christ had said “i tell you the truth that there are some standing here who shall not taste death until they have seen all these things have happened. Meaning that almost none of the New Testament scriptures were left open for a later fulfillment. And certainly, none of the Old Testament writings were left over for future fulfilments because Christ claimed

to have expired “all the law and the prophets, to meaning all other writings previously to His coming. The only way you can re-apply either Covenant verses is to take them out f contexts. The only thing we can do is to use the few verses that were left outside of the canonical, historical .

2 Peter 3.10

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Trials and Tribulations.

There is much talk in Christian circles of “The Great Tribulation” as a gospel message as having to do with the end of the world. But to understand tribulations is to know first what trials and tribulations are for because many seekers believe that the Great Tribulation is a time at the end of the world AFTER “believers” have been taken out, and or “raptured”. And then the world faces a judgment during what they call The Great Tribulation. However this view is not correct.

The etymology of the word “tribulation” is  from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare, to ‘press, or oppress’, from tribulum to mean a ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere, to ‘rub’ together.

So the word “tribulation” refers to a threshing and a separation process as seen further here with the etymology of “threshing”.  the process of loosening the edible (desirable) part of grain (or other crop) from the straw to which it is attached.

And in our case with the gospel, it is the process of loosening believers from their co-dependencies on the persuasive world agencies with protections, coverings, health, wealth and safety mechanisms that falsely make people feel safe because each one of these worlds services, competes with our provisions given to us, free for the taking. Instead of taking God at His word, they’d rather make monthly payments to their agencies who are their providers. This is all hidden in plain sight and laced throughout their documents. That they are impersonators of Gods provisions, and people love to have it so because it is more tangible than the gospel. The Gospel has things cryptically displayed for our retrieval, even as with Jacobs coat of many colors, which re-presents Christs blood stained garments that were torn and divided and distributed to His ruthless murders. So too today with the multiple savings and saviors, there is a great cover up, of which we go into great detail, to expose them that you may be covered by The Savior, and not by the great cover-up of demigods of this age who have vowed to be all in as they did in the days of Noah. That “22 false christs (plural) and false prophets (plural) will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

This can be related to scripture through the parable of The Sower as seen here from Matthew 13. 18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom (of God at hand), and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart (and offers them something more tangible). These are those who received seed by the wayside. 20 But those who received the seed on stony places, this the ones who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet have no root in themself, but endures only for a while. For when TRIBULATION, hardship or persecution arises, they immediately he stumbles. 22 Now those who received seed among the thorns are those who hear the word, and the cares of this world (AS STILL BEING IN AND OF THE WORLD) and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and they becomes unfruitful. 23 But those who received seed on the good ground are those who hear the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

Tribulations true meaning.

So Tribulations are trials that can be in non-turbulent times. Like testing a new product under normal circumstances to see if it works as designed. Whereas final judgments take place after the testing, tribulation period, have to do with the destruction of failed products and prototypes that did not pass the tests. However upheavals do increase with time to wake people up to get on board with the true gospel (good news and real hope) through repentance and faith in Christ and come out from underneath the gods of this age. But after the threshing comes the judgment as the burning of the unwanted product. So then when Noah and family entered the Ark, the judgment and destruction commenced because the threshing, testings and product trials and tribulations were over.

Global Warming is one of Gods tools used for the separation, trials and tribulation process, has having to do with categorizing people for different types of saving, or savings, for this is a grossly misunderstood word.

It is unfortunate for people today to have bought into the lie of global warming, because it is the catastrophes of such that are designed by God for correcting humanity from wayward ways as part of the separation process. Meaning that the whole focus of people is on erroneously “saving the planet”. This is a distraction for in truth they are doing so to the detriment to their wayward and un-saved souls. That is the wrong saving. This is a counterfeit saving meant to distract you and to compete with the gospel the One true salvation (meaning saving) of the human souls. This is the gospel, faith in Christ the One and Only Saving that counts and works. And the ones as having to do with the www. all seeing eye in the sky called the internet as opposed to the outer and the highest, is because the internet is a collection of mediums as segway stations meant to keep people ground bound and looking down as they steal peoples affections presenting new gods and demigods meant to trap all that despise the One True gospel by doing so. You have been warned. This is the sifted and the threshing and the tribulation before the storm we call judgement and extinction. Even as with Noah, they scoffed at such a notion until it was too late. But when the Ark was shut, so too the Gospel message invitation was too. This is why the timeless mandate went out to “come out my people lest you partake of her sins and receive of her judgments”. There is only ONE SAVIOR and SAVING. For that you have to go to scripture to retrieve your “Jacobs Coat of many colors” as pictured in Christ as His garment divided and stolen, broken down into various little saviors and cures that have to do with the internet provider/saviors. Your ceremonial confession of Christ is just that, another religious ceremony if you don’t get this. You have been warned!

It is the soul that is in peril and needing to be saved, not the world or creation like with “global warming” which is a monstrous lie. Christ was already sent into the world to save it (John 3.16).  We can save the world, like we can lift ourselves up by pulling on our own shoes laces. All the news and the distractions are meant to keep you spell bound and looking down and spiritually running for cover by fear. What was the first thing Adam felt when he saw that he was not covered? Fear! And with the fig leaf the snake was empowered. How many frail and feeble leafs, parchments, contracts, terms and conditions have you put on to protect you from your fears?

Creation is a tool of God.

Creation itself cannot be bad to need to be saved, for it only treats and reflects the conditions of the hearts of a people who live on it. But not to pump up global warming because most of what is presented is over embellished for obedience, financial gain, and power over the godless and fearful hearted and becomes a god you serve by doing so.

The catastrophes are judgments from the Creator God against the inhabitants for wayward thinking and the behavior it produces. And yes there are monstrous abuses. But that is a testimony again of a Creator as seen with the supposed “water shortages” to then have lakes and reservoirs fill back up in one season, so don’t be fooled. Global warning is a lie in a series of lies meant to have people focused on anything but The Gospel Message of The Cross of The Christ, the Only Begotten of The Father full of Grace and Truth.

If you remember, it was Adam and Eve who after biting into that lie, first felt naked needing to respond. It is this feeling of nakedness that exposes all of our weaknesses where we have not received God’s coverings for ourselves as laid out in scripture like “I will never leave you or forsake you. So if you feel forsaken, maybe you are under another provider, and our God is a jealous God visiting the inequities of the fathers to the third and the forth generation to those that despise Him”. And this is measured by where you put your trust. In your God or in your monthly payments.

It is the service providers of the world that have blinded people spiritually, who pilfer and profit off of any and all calamities, especially “Global warming”. The media is mediums, invisible forces expose your nakedness and need for protection and coverings, and then have commercials for you to buy into the lies. Kinda like Adam and Eve with the fig leaves. Leaves like dollars. “In God we trust?” I don’t think so. Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver in his day. How much will we pay today??

Just as a fruit bearing tree have seasons, so too humanity and nations have their production cycles. As with the parable of the fruit trees. The workers were instructed to dig about the roots to water them and fertilize them for another chance. Then if there is no fruit, the workers were instructed to, cut the trees down and burn them. Burning them was not a tribulation or a testing time but a judgement a harvest that failed to convert. “38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

So we ask you as God asked Adam after he ate the apple “where are you?” And we are talking about what the apple represents to many today who bite into the lies by those mediums who give people seemingly godlike powers. (For more on this, read Isaiah 8)

So then the difference between a tribulation and a judgement. A judgement is more like a court room judges final verdict and conviction as seen again here from The Revelation 7.14 “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes (coverings and service providers) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Because a”Great Tribulation” is a harvest time for an era or age and not the end of the world as many try to super-impose upon those text. And we can say this with certainly because the law and the prophets age was condemned and is over because “not one stone shall be left upon another” happened, and as it was written “28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom”, was said to them back then as being the failure of the “old covenant” way of doing things and why it is “fulfilled”, like an opened and closed book to never again return to that wayward way. We say this tearfully because the condition of the main body of churches today believe in a revived Jerusalem of old. But then God would owe them an apology, but that’s not going to happen. Another version of another Jerusalem is the sign that the gospel today is deserving the same treatment from God as them. As Christ said of Judaism “7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Have you come out??….

That was The Testimony of a production line that did not convert. So that now, because of that, we have “a new and living way to the Father”. The Old Covenant couldn’t do that, and today believers appear to have returned to the old instead of converting.

The Old way just created servants to be Lorded over. However we view God in a different light as our Father. The old Covenant could not produce images of God. And from one generation after another, there have been these trials and Tribulations and creation goes on and on with harvests called “fullness of times”. That’s why the disciples were called first fruits of The New Covenant, so we would have a picture of the fruit and the final product.

For even the book of The Revelation” itself was referring to a harvest period back then, as we can be certain by the opening and closing verses of that book that states “do not to seal the prophecies of this book for the time is at hand” for them back then. And the proof of that book being for them back then is that it spoke of a release of Satan for more destruction of an inversion from conversions, to those who look for another coming, second coming Christ “with all lying signs and wonders” like we see today.

So these upheavals are designed by our Father, to have you get on board, in New Will and Testament terms, for safety, not of an Ark as with Noah, but of what the covenant the Ark and the Ark of the Covenant pictured for us. For us to get on board and in our Ark/Ship of safety called ‘The New Covenant” founded on better promises” than the Old as being our Father’s safe place for us to be. That is why we say we are “in Christ”. That He is our Ark, our covenant and safe place to be “in Christ”. Unlike the Old Covenant/Testament that only refers us to “the New and living way to the Father”. We refer to as being “in Christ” and being in the New Testament Ark and Covenant as our place of safety and security against all the lies and ailments the gods of this age hurl at us through the soft and hard tests of life in the flesh we call tribulations

Even as Christ taught the disciples about tribulations that “33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me (being in the Word of God and not of the world John 1.1) you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulations; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Hereby showing us first to be found “in Him”, and that tribulations can happen anytime and anywhere and to believers too. Why? Because this is the method the Father uses to “separate the wheat from the tares” and the goats from the sheep, to be in Christ or in the worlds coverings and coverage safety mechanisms. Even as Christ said that “Satan has asked to sift you as wheat, (meaning us too) and I pray your fail does not fail”. Meaning that this is a test  and what Satan’s God given purpose is like a beast on a leash with a scary bark. Your Tribulation and testing is to see who is your provider, coverages and coverings are. Is your provider God or the demigods of this age? Who have you subscribed to for safety?

And the truth be told, the flood with Noah was also analogous in that it did portray an end of God’s grace in that the unbelieving and those who did NOT enter the Ark, were destroyed. However, it was the turbulence and tribulation of trying times that tests your responses, that makes people get on board, or become more antagonistic and angry with God.

It is those of this sort that were destroyed after the tribulation trials of those products was complete, as having run out of grace from God as seen with the closing of the doors on the Ark. And like with Sodom and Gomorrah was business as usual until Lot was taken out, then the judgment. The trials and testing were over. They were eating and drinking and giving in to marriage UNTIL Lot was taken and Noah and his family had entered the Ark, because the “tribulation/testings were over, and the product over-runs that had failed and were wiped out to leave no residue but the stench of the sin they had become.

Even as with Lot and Sodom. The pleadings from Lot were the proverbial “last straw”. When the angels took him, then  the judgment was no longer pending, but immediately put in play. Showing us again the difference between trials and Tribulations, verses wipe outs and resets of a failed product.

Now, for those who have ears to hear. Whatever weight you are under of responsibilities and debt, they are all inextricably linked together, sort of like a body of edicts, but more like a(n inter-NET of capture) called the all seeing www. All seeing eye in the sky as “the prince of the power of the airwaves”. This has happened before, but this time, those who have bought in, signed up and submitted, have now become their “human shields” from judgement. The reset as having to do with “The book of The Revelation did not have this shield because of the mandate. However now because of the mandates, God’s people are so entrenched so as to need more time and more grace to get out of the internet trap of souls, one terms and conditions after another so as to be so confused, and the reason humanity has dipped deeper into turmoil. To just accept a mark of the beast was one act of full submission, as opposed to the soft sell today. But make no mistake, corporations are bodies and entities that are not of God’s creation, that are spirited from the deep. Satan was not so much released to rise above. But it is you that have put yourself under those promises of false provisions. Just ask yourself, shouldn’t there be less sicknesses, diseases and deaths with their products and services???

Therefore, here we go again. “Come out of that My people lest you be found in the trap and be delivered to the judge. You will be asked NOT why did you submit NOT to the one time chip of the beast, but to the plethora of terms and conditions for false empowerments to make yourself feel godlike and covered. The similarity in nomenclature is NOT a coincidence. “Come out of Her My people lest you partake of her sins and receive of her judgments.” This was the warning of the reset associated with the end of the Law era for the implementation of The New Covenant.

⚠️ Warning! There is a day when it will be too late to accept the gospel. Quite likely when what we say is too obvious. And don’t wait for a “Mark of the Beast” because that had to do with them back then too. Today you have the soft sell of one permission given after another till you are all sowed up in a (inter) net of coverage’s that have come between you and Heaven where God will not listen to prayers under those competing coverage’s. (If there is a promise in scripture that has the same coverage’s, and you prefer the gods of this age, you have made your choice during this testing/ tribulation time.

That is the purpose of trials and Tribulations, to see if you have truly received the gift of completeness, for salvation is a process of a restoration to godliness, or to see if you abide in the worlds safety mechanisms to complete you, of things that compete with God for the affections of your soul. The flesh can only serve your choices, and why scripture says “For by Him (our Heavenly Father) actions are weighed. And some would say, well God does not temp man”. To which we affirm however temptations of that sort have to do with addictions and weakness of character, but the gift of God raises you far above that. If you are given into temptations you are exposing yourself to the wrong things, and quite likely ignoring Gods Holy Spirit.

It is the judgment after the real tribulation and testing takes place that destroyed those in Noah’s era. Noah was NOT in the tribulation. He already passed ast that test and became a spectators, a watcher and a Holy One.

So as not to confuse judgement with tribulation which really JUST means a testing of character. Even as with Enoch who had the testimony that he was taken because he pleased God for he was taken and was not (to be found), because his testing was finished way before his physical disappearance. His last days here were as “the friend of God”.

So then the truth is Enochs covenanted relationship with the Father, having been tried and trued (being the reason we are pilgrims and sojourners,) to then have a useful ministry to all who would hear him before he was taken.

So then to believe in and abide in Gods word, qualifies us as being in the ark because that is what the ark of the covenant portrays as “abiding in Christ”, and wearing the promises of God in the spirit of our minds, the place where all the visual teaching toys have their fulfillment, from both old and New Testament teachings, and why we say that “flesh and blood does not inherit the Kingdom (of God At Hand), but the re-spirited mind of faith does. That is our shelter from the storm, if you can believe  this without seeing. And to be a friend of God as was Enoch and the holy children with Daniel who danced during the fire. That was not a “tribulation” but God the Father parading His first fruits to an unbelieving world. However, they all passed the tests of tribulation DURING THE FIRE. The “fire had no hurt on them.

Tribulation is meant to test those claiming to be “In Christ” as separated from those who are “in and of the world”. Your test and trial of a tribulation may not be uncomfortable if you have the right mindset.

It was AFTER Noah and His family entered the ark that the floods came and destroyed that population other than those who were in the Ark. But that was not a trial or a tribulation time but a judgement, the expiration and the destruction of that age for having not produced any righteous except those in the ark who had previously been tested to earn that spot. For you see Noah and his family were the only ones who were qualified to be preserved. The rest failed and the slate was wiped clean and systems were set in place to start a new humanity. And this happened because of a judgement, not a tribulation, trial and testing period, but because the testings of character was over and those who past, were in the Ark and those who failed were not. Are you in God’s Ark and Covenant?

A “tribulation” is God turning up the heat like for water in a pan to transform it from a solid state to a vapor. That is the process that comes before judgement and may appear completely peaceful and un-important. This is what tribulation is. To put something to test the ingredients of a product. A condemnation is the rejection, even as when Cains gift was rejected, likely because of motive and not product. That to go through the actions without change of character, is a waste of your time and God’s if it hadn’t been without change of character like with the Second Coming seekers. Their gospel creates a false hope and NOT a change in character and nature. Even as the Psalmist said “Psalms 17.18

This is us “doing the works of the Father”, because we are using the tools He has given us is words. And the collection of His words is His Son. (John 1.1-3)

The synthetic transformation of godliness… Through the gods and empowerments of the age that present another form of godliness, but NOT from our Heavenly Father…

It is in the face of getting freebies of earthen empowerments from the gods of this age that equates to your tribulation/testing that has nothing to do with storms, but simply to see if you are truly in Covenant with the Father, or if there are holes in your relationships by accepting coverages from others. This is your tribulation of trying times and testing your character. “Hath God really said?” Or do you seek another” and give in to other empowerments because judgement and condemnation comes after Satan has shifted you as wheat. This is why you need to understand the difference between tribulations and judgments because a “great tribulation” is the testing of humanity and a final calculation of tested souls of those who submitted to God, or various gods and powers before the judgment comes. Then comes judgement.

This is why those during the time of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave to His servants of things that must immediately take place”, to forwarn them of their pending, looming doom. They were told to “come out of her my people lest you partake of their sins and receive of their judgments because God has remembered her (meaning Mystery Babylon).

And so for us to examine ourselves in the same way so as to make sure that we are not covenanting with the competition of the God of the Holy Scriptures that outlines His benefit package, in contrast with the gods of the age who are collecting people with contracts and monthly monthly payments. “You cannot serve God and money” or mix the two. Money is the currency and power of the day and takes your stored up labor, and turns it into currency like with electricity it is a powerment for the controllers who have God’s permission to operate in competition with the gospel to try your soul and your alegence to the provisions outlined in the gospel. “Choose you this day who you will serve”. This is your trial and tribulation for you examination as to wether you qualify as trusting God and His gospel.

So for us, if we have made the correct modifications through obedience and faith in the invisible Almighty God by His Word and Spirit, then when the heat is turned up, we have already made the modifications so as to walk through the fire much like Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who were seen dancing in the fire with no hurt on them. Because they walk in sanctification being cut off from alien powers working through them. This is true sanctification and sanctimonious.

That is how it works.

Like with any production line, before a product  is approved or put is service, it goes through trial periods to see if the product works as designed and if the manufacturing process works correctly

And of the “be of good cheer, I have overcome the world“. This is our call to be more clearly in Christ and not the world. That we put off the deeds of the flesh (that are reliant on the worlds products and provisions) and put on Christ. We are NOT waiting for another form of godliness through a rapture or after life experience because 2 Peter 2.3  says “as His divine power has (ALREADY) given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through  the knowledge of Him (NOT a Rapture)  who called us to glory by virtue,”.

Showing us the object and size of the gift already given just awaiting to be opened, recognized and learned how to use. And it is through trials and tribulations that present the opportunities to recognize what we have been given and to learn how to use it. But these trials and tribulations don’t have to be bad or painful unless you ignore your responcibilities to the gospel.

For this reason we have been called to put on Christ, one word, one concept, one revelation after another until we are found complete in Him. This is the purpose of trials, tribulations and testings. For you to get right or get left. To rise above or to get carried away by the “flood of lies”.

We have the lesson Paul. “10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

These are our tools for testings. They are trials and tribulations, and they are designed by our Father to showcase His work in us and for us in no way to fear these testings, but to prepare. That we may “shine like the stars of Heaven”. Which should be better understood as athletes at their final performances, to be able to showcase their talents. This is the purpose of trials and Tribulations, to let our Heavenly Fathers work in us, make us shine like the stars of heaven. Glory to Him who makes this all possible .Amen.

The Consummation of the Fullness of Times

Paul speaks of another day called “the dispensation of the fullness of time” as he taught in Ephesians, that God “ in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He would gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.”

This can cause great confusion and consternation among believers in that, if they are looking forward to other physical events as needing to take place for them to be “gathered together as one in Christ”, then they can come up short in receiving the full gift of God that have already been given as fruits from the redemption of The Cross, and not something to be given later as though we are left incomplete and maybe orphans or left wanting. Otherwise, how can the Kingdom of God be “at hand” as being within reach and ascertainable anytime anywhere?

This type of thinking leaves much room for hypothefications, conjectures and doubts. Because it is doubt that is the absence of faith and the access hole for Satan to stir up your soul with fear, of “hath God really said”? This leaves you looking for other events to finish the salvation that have been already given, to be put in place in the way scripture has prescribed. That is what a true “prescription” and a remedy is as having to do with “scripture” for the healing and filling our souls.

Just think of Adam who was asked “has God really said” that started this whole chain reaction that got us into this mess that we are in as having to do with anti-faith by not believing Gods promises because really “God has said”. And we say emphatically that “God has said…”, and for no other purpose then that, we believe.

Yes there is a time of fullness when the final numbers are reached and the gospel and creation are done. But we can be “complete in Him who is head” now, as Stated in 2nd Peter.

We concur that “God has (already) given us everything that pertains to life and godliness through the knowledge of (knowing) Him who calls us to (receive  His) glory through virtue“. And “virtue” is a word to describe something clean and pure without mixture, as having to do NOT with creation, but with our faith, which is a word associated with invisible things. That invisible things are virtues.

It is these virtues that are new for you because to become like our prototype the Son of God, this has nothing to do with physical features but invisible attributes, being His contributions given to us to be begotten from above of this sort, as we read here from John that ““Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, they cannot see the kingdom of God.” and ““Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God (as something other than your carnal experience). 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” And so we do.

This is what virtuous means, something unseen that takes faith. “Has God really said?” That is for you to decide.

Faith as defined in Hebrews says, “11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things NOT seen. For by this the elders gained repoir (favor and honor) with God. Hereby validating what we’ve just proclaimed.

And that “one must first believe that He is, and that He rewards those (NOT of things seen) that diligently seek Him who is invisible. Instead of being a sign seeker and a prophecy watcher because “all the law and the prophets have been fulfilled”, filled to the full, as a realization to be realized, actuated and activated. To have and to own as “joint heirs” of the things of “God really HAS said”. Amen!

And we do that with word. Gods word implanted in us are our (invisible) virtues as having to do with the new you.

Meaning that the substance of faith is really an anti-substance, in that it is not of the creation of the first seven days, but something that is “from the beginning”. Even as John instructs us that “if that which is from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son who is in the Father”, and just like a collection of concentric circles laid on top of each other to look like one, it is this understanding that precedes and supersedes creation itself that we are to be enveloped into as “That which is from the beginning”.

This is your “Consummation of the Fullness of Times”, as having happened, if you are able to receive it. It is the beginning that is the same as the end that is available anytime  and anywhere in-between, because it is timeless and outside and away from the time measuring system of creation as having to do with things on earth and luminaries in the sky’s. He is way above and beyond all that, and calls us to Himself. As it is written “Hebrews 12.22-23”

And again from John “20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

Once again, this can be your “Consummation of the Fullness of Times”… If you can receive it. That means there is nothing left to give or do but only to acquire this full (fullness of your own time) understanding, something under us to stand on. For this is how we walk in His word.

For you see the purpose of creation is the machine with the mechanisms to help facilitate our coming to this conclusion as NOT having to do with days, months, seasons or years or end times, but the realization and actualization and activation that God is.

To be fully vested “in Christ”, not of the world but of and “in Christ” as our culmination and our “Consummation of the Fullness of Times”. If we do not end up here, we can not be considered complete but left wanting. This is the calling for the Elect, to exude these truths.

1 John 5 puts it like this “18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but those who have been born of God keeps themselves (in the consumation of the fulness of time), and the wicked one does not (and can not) touch them. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the (per)sway(sion) of the wicked one (because we are not in the world but “in Christ). 20 And we know that the Son of God has (already) come and has (already) given us an understanding, that we can know (like Adam knew Eve genetically) Him who is true; and we are in Him (the same way Eve was while she still was a rib inside Adam) who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 

And just a brief interjection on this. Children is a term in reference to those young in understanding as they were called in the wilderness wanderings. Where might you be in your progression?

And “idols” can also be any other notion as something else as needing to happen physically for you to enter your “Consummation of the Fullness of Times “. This is also known as the Rest of the seventh day and the Sabbath day of God as further clarified in Hebrews that “4 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest (being your Consummation of the Fullness of Times), let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith (is that you?) in those who heard it. 3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.” 6 Since therefore it remains that some (maybe most today) must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, 7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.” 8 For if [b]Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For those who have entered their rest has himself also ceased from thier works as God did from His. 11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest (of The Culmination of the Fullness of Time), lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience/disbelief.

So then like “idols” that make you “idle” in the faith, Like a vehicle running but not in gear cannot go anywhere, so too mental constructs that make you focus on another time to come or another day to happen for you to finally get to the completion and the end of your journey itself, just becomes the idolistic notion that John cautioned us against. That “we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. That needs no additions

If you are spending time speaking of, researching and trying to figure out “end times” and future events, is to jump over the promises of God that must be believed on, to be received, initiated and activated by faith. Very much like you would activate and initiate any contract by accepting terms and conditions of the policy, in this case “The New Will and Testament” now in force and enforceable NOT from the cross of Christ. That is where payment was rendered, but He was “the lamb slain from the foundations of the world” from the beginning of time. That with the death of a testator, the heirs get their inheritance. So we did and still do “3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us to this virtue.” That we too have been offered everything God Has. But this is a development process and why Paul’s earlier understandings from Galatians, where he used the analogy of children and said “4 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.

And “8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. 9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God (like Adam knew Eve), how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements (of the earth on a timeframe), to which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.

To show us here that any such future expectations of future events only puts you on hold from your “fullness of time” and circumvents your faith. For in truth to be “in Christ” is to be in “The Kingdom of God at hand” as something graspable and attainable and is also your responsibility to press into to obtain. And He has come and given us this understanding that we are in Him this is true. This is the gospel message from God, His Son and the Sons Bride, as we quote John again, but this time from his revelation book that culminates with “12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to their work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the [a]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” 14 Blessed are those who [b]do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 [c]But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. 16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

And for those squirming about “end times prophecies” you read about in the book of The Revelation? That book was written for and fulfilled within that generation who knew John the author. That book is history, meaning His-Story. As it was written “6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [a]holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

And “19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God[a] shall take away his part from the [b]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

And since these things are available now, we are not taking reservations, those may belong to you, But for us?? The Kingdom of God is at hand, still.

If That Which is From The Beginning Abide in You.

The prophet Ezekiel described a “wheel within a wheel” that gather’s and scatters, dissolving and thrusting out matter and collecting into the middle  an assemble of either, hydrogen and other none material, gaseous substances into One.

This is the purpose of the gospel. Not so much a separation of time frames however it does take time but a separation of elements.

Those who are in the eye of the storm, are those who have been gathered together in Christ. Christ extended an invitation to this timeless place beyond matter as “The Kingdom of God at hand”. And however lofty this may sound or seam to the carnal mind, for this we have it simplified in terms called “The Gospel of Christ the Savior” because He calls us to Himself in the “midst” of the storms of life. This is how “The Kingdom of God” is “at hand” anywhere anytime, because it (He) permeates everything all the time. “For there is nothing hidden from His sight, that all things are opened and exposed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.” And “for that which is flesh is flesh, and that which is Spirit is spirit, you must be born again” (John 3). And “ye must be born from above” and beyond in the spirit of the invisible, ethereal and eternal as pictured in the eye of the storm. This is our destination.

The scriptures are meant to expedite this process with truths as of utmost importance for us to grasp hold of and maintain our coarse. For us “to have a strong consolation,  (for those) who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:, (of things declared to us from the beginning). And “19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. As a goal within reach, even despite the turbulence of time.

Even as the writer of Hebrews taught “There is a rest for the people of God”, 3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: (from the beginning )“So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day (of creation) in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this place (The Kingdom of God at hand): “They shall not enter My rest.”

Which has absolutely NOTHING to do with end times prophecies and “last days” expectations of another work, or for something else has to happen, because if it does, then when The Son of God at the cross said “It is finished”, it would not be. And that is why He is described as “The Lamb slain from the foundations of the world” so as to silence any dissent and idle, unproductive talk of another day, any other day and surely silence the critics of the gospel of truth, to then sit and wait for another coming Jesus to leave His rest to rescue you? To save you again? That is not going to happen.

And again from Hebrews 4.

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. 3 For we who have believed do (and have) enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world,  As we have been saying.

And again with the Jews Christ said “How I morn for you as a Mother hen morns over her brood, NOW this destruction is upon you because you knew NOT your time of visitation”, As being “TODAY! (Meaning everyday) if you can here His voice, harden not your hearts like they did in the wilderness (wanderings too).

It is the “against the time to come,” that we have been warned about (like “end times” and “last days”) as something that would come along afterwards to dilute these truths and offer counterfeits so as to scatter the fold by the winds of doctrine and cause great divisions and consternation. To present ideas and half truths using expired and transitional, and inductive verses to circumvent the process to make people forget.

It is for us to know “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (that is if you can keep it) 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and(we) bear witness, and (we) declare (like, let there be light)  unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested (unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and (we have) heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is (already ) with the Father, and is (already) with his Son called The Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may (already and continually) be full.

These are the words from John the Apostle from his first epistle. He did NOT direct us to some end time scenario, but back to “That which was from the beginning” as our objective to secure and maintain as our place of abiding in the Son of God also referred to as “The Word of God“. Word is the only place of abiding peace, meaning no turbulence or tribulations, for it is our obedience to God’s Holy Spirit to be here. Where? God’s Holy Spirit that fills all things all the time who brings to your rememberance God’s Words having been sown into your hearts and minds, who is also the conclusion of (the) matter, of ALL matter. And the more real this reality becomes for you, the more “the things of this world grow faint and fun in the light of His Glory in Grace”.

That is because ( “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And (He is) the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came to bear witness of the Light, that all men through Him may believe. 8 John was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That (Christ) was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world did NOT know Him. 11 He came unto His own, and His own did NOT receive. 12 But as many as received Him,(from every nation, tribe and tongue called Gentiles) to them He gave power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on His name: 13 It is these who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh (in human form), nor of the will of man, but of God.” For those who responded to the gospel.

With this displayed so clear here, to in turn go to Gods Word broken down into words, to use for any other purpose other then Him calling us to Himself, could be considered out of context away from its intended goal, and a sign of your avoidance to your responsibility to the things already given. Because if “you have known Him who is from the beginning”, it is important to know what is given to you as part of the package deal of “the gift of godliness, meaning God-like-ness.

Yes. Adam was imaged like God and fell. Christ took on Adams and our curse from the fall unto Himself. Meaning He defeated death, and packaged that gift and calls it “salvation” as having to do with the reversal of the wreckage with Adam (John 3.16). To then have us put back where Adam left off from being an image of God that we are re-imaged after. Because even Adam was given this life to discover the place “far above all principalities and powers in Heavenly places”. To then spend the rest of our lives if necessary, to explore, discover and “put on Christ”, the gift of godliness and NOT to put on a religious form of piety and rest waiting for some other occurrence to happen to help them. For “you have heard and I have helped. That today is the day of salvation” because Christ already came and did His marvelous work of Saving humanity, one time for all time, past present future. And all we have conveyed thus far, certainly has nothing to do with a second coming Jesus or another installment from God of any sort, for that would be an insult to The Son of God who is also the Savior of mankind already. This is the true form of godliness that needs no renewals or updates and has no binding clauses of terms and conditions or contracts for arbitration’s like the gods of this age that bind you up against the gift of God. That is the enslavement of humanity.

Yes! You choose your providers. You may feel empowered by their enticements, but they are a false type of godliness that is seen as adulterous in the eyes of the Heavenly Father and in competition with the “gift according to godliness already distributed and left here for our retrieval as sojourners, pilgrims and travelers as being “in the world but not of the world” and abiding in the peace of God, against the odds.

Even as we read in 2 Peter that “2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of our Lord and Savior, 3 According as His divine power hath (already) given unto us everything that pertains to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue (For the completion of the gift in us): 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these (invisible  morsels) ye are partakers of the divine nature, having (ALREADY been given the way and) escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

This is The New Covenant if you can keep it.

And this was all instituted at the beginning of the gospel as having to do with the institution of The New Will and Testament of an inheritance distribution after the death of a testator, and that testator is “the Only Begotten Son of God, and His death opened up that will for all who would be born again by leaving their old self at the cross too to receive this do-over in the realm of faith. In truth, Christ is “The Lamb slain from the foundations of the world, to ensure this offer is eternal forwards and backwards.

So then to hope to attain some new physical body at some other installment or visitation or a second coming, is to run rough shod over these promises, in disrespect to the Giver of these gifts. Why? As John said “flesh and blood does not inherit the kingdom”, but the re-spirited mind of faith does. This is the midst of the storm.

And it is packaged in this gift given “from the beginning” John also says, “I write to you, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one”. As a packaged deal called salvation.

And again from Johns Gospel. ²⁷ And you also will bear witness (about the things from the beginning), because you have been with Me from the beginning. And as Jude writes “3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common (meaning without prejudice) salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend (as we do) for the faith which was once (and for all time) delivered to the saints. And WE do!

So you can see that the gospel is more about preserving “that which is from the beginning” as being the promises of God given when we first believed. That we are not left half saved looking for another carnal event. That the Cross of Christ, our understanding, and applying what was given to us there, is more than sufficient to complete our own salvation. Now is the time for full disclosure and discovery but NOT the time to implement your sovereignty for in doing so, you spend your inheritance in an age that has an end.

And our proof,  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

And from Paul in 2 Thessalonians “13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord and Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

And these are important truths because of all the “End Times prophecy’s (meaning, foretelling and future casting events) and all the expectations of scripture to yet be fulfilled? They have been fulfilled. Unless you think God becomes man again, in need for someone to build Him a temple. For “ye are living stones, built up a habitation of God in the Spirit, if you’ve been able to receive these things. Don’t let thean in the mirror fool you. Reckon that dead.

There are only two covenants. The first (Old Testament) is expired and the second one was instituted after Christ was first baptised by His cousin John, then after His stint with Satan in the wilderness, He then entered the temple “15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

That from that moment on the Old Covenant with all its persons places and events had expired. That NOW “the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Now to make the point that, “End times” prophecies  has never been the recommended focus or intention of the gospel. Scripture is NOT given to forecast the future. Because of this, we were warned that “evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. “. The truth be told, the term “end times” is NOT found once in scripture. Maybe the term “last days” is. But even the term “last days” and “last time”, has to do with the time frame of the New Covenant era and NOT some end of the world end times destruction of the world. Even as we read in Hebrews 1″God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things,  And has past the “ all things” on to us who are His as “heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. When “10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.  Of “that which was from the beginning.

In God’s eyes, end times beliefs are all repugnant. It is the wrong focus and NOT the purpose of scripture. Partially because those who are focused on “end times”, do so to be “in the know” so that they can be prepared to save themselves. Think about that. Who saved whom and how are we saved and what does saved really mean because today, none of the end times preparations makes sense to a clear mind. If you remember the testimony of the demon possessed man whom Christ saved. He was seen at rest, seated and in his right mind”.

Oh for that testimony to be true for every professing believer today. Maybe they too should go back to the beginning. How about you?Are you focused on “end times” end of the world?

For you see, we have never been instructed to focus on “end times”, end of the world, last days, unfulfilled prophecies because in truth, the only open ended prophecies that are yet to be fulfilled are the ones left unfulfilled like of Satan who was; “cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

And from 2 Peter 3.7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

And Peter gets more specific saying “ 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the (created) elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the (final conclusion of creation called the) day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements (from the 6 days of creation) shall melt with fervent heat?

And because you are still here you know things haven’t been burned up. So where does that leave us? Well the obvious answer would be that we are in the final days of the last days after the thousand year reign when Satan has his last chance deception “with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the Elect”. But those who have obtained their rest in Heavenly places have insight as watchers over “The lying signs and wonders”. And the lying signs and wonders?? It is the re-branding and re-institution of old expired scripture, that has created more dispersion, discention and confusion among professing believers today.

If you do not think you are of the Elect and because the earth and all it’s works are NOT burned up yet, then you can still be saved from this wicked and adulterous generation of “end times seekers” Satanic ridden perversion of the gospel, who are Hell bent and Hell bound to get to the end of the “End Times”, for what?? To be rescued? To be saved?

If you remember the parable of the wedding feast and of those who did not enter the Bridal chamber to in-turn go to the world to buy what they needed. Unfortunately for them, when the doors were closed and they woke up outside, they were told “I do not know you where you are from!” And “depart from Me you workers of in-iquity” and “for you are not mindful of the things of God but of men.” And “the things of men” is about the preservation and saving of self. That is why “those who seek to save their lives will loose it and those who loose their life for My sake’s “said Christ “, will gain life for eternity.

You end time seekers will have your day. But it will end with “wailing and knashing of the teeth” because of all the lost opportunities. Could’ve, should’ve, would’ve if you only knew. So now you do and you can still repent which means to do an about face. To face what? “That which is from the beginning”.

The Kingdom of God is still at hand. And even as Christ said to the Jewish leaders who ussered Him to the cross. “You have correctly called Me King, however My Kingdom is NOT FROM HERE! Meaning of time and matter but Eternal. Amen

The Dispensation and The Dispersion of Judgement.

Part 1. The soft sell in place of ‘The Mark of the beast”.

The first point we need to make is that the mark of the beast happened to the generation associated with the writing of The Book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ saying “ Blessed are those that read, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand“. Indicating that, that book was for them back then, so that for us it is history. And the proof the The Revelation of Jesus Christ was for them back then and is history, is that not only did it open with that verse, it also closed with this “10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings in the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. To mean that the fulfillment of that whole book is within the timeframe of those who were there at that time.

That book was never meant to be considered a future prophecy for future generations to try to assimilate or figure out like they do today, but that book was current news unfolding back then according to the phrase “AT HAND”. This means, within reach and graspable for them.

Just like a set of book ends saying “the time is at hand”, The Book of the Revelation is expired having no future relevance beyond that generation as far as prophecy goes. In the same way “all the law and the prophets were till John the Baptist 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. So that both “The Old Covenant” and up to and through “The book of the Revelation” has little relevance to us, other than for us to look for similarities, not in events so much, but by looking at the human condition. Like we see in the time of Noah’s flood, and with the judgment of the Law and prophets era, and the Book of the Revelation, so too the Old Covenant has expired.”Now the Kingdom is preached and all are entering” were some of the first words of Christ after His baptism by John. And with the kingdom of God at hand, it was also said “and the violent take it by force” but not by war. Take what by force? The Kingdom of God at hand. That is why we don’t take NO for an answer to accept this gift, for Christ died to give us. That “many were pressing into the Kingdom back then as something other than and contrary to that Israel and that Jerusalem they were standing in. And for that matter, other than any new or any other Kingdom of God except the one that “was and is and is to come”, and is “at hand” anytime anywhere “two or more are gathered in My name? There am I in their midst”, were the words of our Savior and progenitor, because “we are His living stones built together a habitation for God in the Spirit”, of those “who worship God in Spirit and truth”, which precedes and supersedes any rendition  of a physical Kingdom in creation. Otherwise, how could the Kingdom of God be at hand to everyone everywhere all the time in all it’s persons places and presentations if it is physical? For it is “The Kingdom prepared since before “the foundations of the world”, describing for us its ubiquitous nature.

As the early disciples were instructed to take that message to the ends of the earth and of the age, and they did. And the Kingdom of God was at hand to all of them even back then, because of Him who said “lo I am with you always even throughout the ages”, meaning us too.

Introduction to The Soft Sell of the Mark of The Beast.

So then back to the title as having to do with a soft cell of the mark of the beast, from the Book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ, “concerning things that “must immediately take place”, was because of Satan’s haste back then. Even as Christ told Judas at his betrayal “what you do, do it quickly”. In the same way Satan tried to implement the Mark, his mark on people back then. He forced it, and he went too fast and had an immediate judgement. However, his long (1000 year) imprisonment gave him some time to figure out a better way to try and steal creation and creatures from the Creator God. If you remember the Book of the Revelation closed with the warning that after the thousand year reign, Satan would be released for a short season. For this the satans have had time to prepare, and they present a soft sell for the mark, a friendlier version. That they take people’s God given sovereignty from them one by one through “terms and conditions” with arbitration through ungodly means. So that through those types of empowerment’s (your permissions) given to invisible entities, to opporate on the behalf of the subscribers. This is what puts people under the powers and their provisions in competition with the promises given to humanity as seen in scripture.

God’s promises  are the original source of safety, health, blessedness and prosperity. But the counterfeits reduces humanity into home-born slaves. But even worse then all this is that with each “terms and conditions” you accept, you also accept to opt out of any leagal protection. That you agree to use their arbitrators for “arbitration”, of an unfavorable outcome to the subscriber because the arbitrators (traitor) are hired by the providers and bypass any real legal representation. And here is the scary part. Wyen you give up legal representation even if only by the click of a button, you also give up protection from your Heavenly Father for He is a God of laws. And you can negate your own God given protection of opting out by subscribing to another. That is the deception and you know who the father of that is. And that “opt out” is when you hire another, for you cannot serve God and Mammon. And when they say it is free, they mean cash, but their “benefits” cost you your God given freedom and derail your restoration into the image of God as NOT being a slave or Lorded over”.

However you likely do not understand this because you call Christ Lord (associated with being under the Old Covenant) because to be associating with the Old Covenant Law and the old expired kingdom, is to deny the purpose and fruit of the cross of the Gift of godliness.

But you accept another form of godliness because you do not understand Gods laws. And you know what? You did that. For freebies you opt in for your own illusion of god-like-ness not with the Creator God’s but the gods of this fallen age. The gods of this age and the tools associated with “the prince of the power of the air that now works in the sons (and daughters) of disobedience.”

The Internet tools provide a false sense of being godlike over your affairs. And it is the Internet “crawlers” (think here of Satan’s curse of “on thy belly shalt thou go) that grope your invisible self, to map it out like a course, an intercourse. For free reign. It is here you can see that Satan’s release for his last deception after Christs thousand years on the earth, is because humanity submits (puts themselves under) a false sense of god-like-ness. And you know what? You did that. You re-empowered Satan and resurrected him by submission.

In Gods eyes, this is spiritual adultery for you to submit under other service providers. Even as Christ cried over Jerusalem saying “Oh how I morn for you, if you had only known the things that make up your peace? But now this destruction is upon you.” And as we are also told to come out of “Mystery Babylon” and “Egypt where Christ was slain, meaning the Old Covenant Jerusalem. Come back out!

This is the “lest you partake of her sins and receive of her judgments for God has remembered her”.

In this way, the internet is a trap. It is a net of capture. And for every new terms and conditions you sign up for to receive new powers? These are not from God or for your good but your entrapment. This will be the demise of humanity when creation as we know it gets burned up as His last act after His patience has expired ad seen in 2 Peter 3.10

And if this sounds too bazaar or creepy crawly. The Internet has a portrait of you. It was Satan and his minions that were cast “on thy belly shalt thou go, and dust of the earth you shall eat all the days of your life” as being the unrecovered expenditures of man who returned to the dust. It is these creepy crawlers who have been repurposed and elevated (a counterfeit resurrection) by the internet because you have put yourself under subjection to and under scrutiny to the modern day “watchers” in the same fashion as the old, by employing them to map out your profile and collect everything about you, all with your permission, once again putting you outside of the coverage and safety of the almighty God who says “let Me be your dread, let Me be your fear, but they would have none of Me.”

These are the reasons it is not necessary to force people to take a mark like with that beast. People are lining up for the new internet products as soon as they come out and NOBODY READS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, which is selling your soul to the gods of this age and Satan. You can be sure that for every promise in scripture, the gods of this age have their counterfeits. Most of them are free or mandatory (but without law). You have to do it if you want to use the internet and all its features that make you feel godlike over all your affairs. YO HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

God created us in His image (godlike) making us self governing sovereigns, to accept and reject. For us to then turn and retract from learning how to use their God given likeness and image, to then employ internet companies, corporations and their various services for protection, prosperity, health, and about anything else you could think of.

Through the “Internet they have you covered. You are quite likely blinded by this nut in shell game, but just think of when Adam and Eve felt naked and incomplete. It was because Satan made them feel exposed and little. But they were Not exposed, they just hadn’t developed their own God given sovereignty and were enticed by another’s offer of a counterfeit sovereignty. And if there is anything that can make you feel godlike today, it is you orchestrating your world with your cell phone. Yes, that little box with all your stuff in it is a type of prison cell, called a “cell” phone.

You do not know it but humanity has the same abilities to be developed by pressing in to the Almighty God, His Word and Holy Spirit, to give us what is ours as a fo-over by accepting Christ’s one and only saving called the cross…., so that we don’t whore ourselves out for another’s services. Why do you think Babylon is the mother of harlots? It is because everyone who is given into her wares, have received counterfeit tools of blessings, safety, health and wealth from the opposition of God. And you will know if you have bought into “the coming One who is according to Satan with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the elect”, because the services are that good.

So then, instead of being forced to take a mark to buy or sell”, you bought into the lie of a “soft sell” of the same Mark of the beast. And if you have wondered why God hasn’t done anything yet, it is because He wants you to wake up and “come out of her My people lest you receive of her judgments”.

If you think about the judgment of Sodom an Gamorah. They only had sex with the same sex but today? Anything goes, and everything is protected by wayward governments of which the U.S. is chief.

Yes, the seemingly most powerful, influential, world currency, world wide military coverage and influence, Hollywood, healthcare and such. To have the most deprivation as a result of the plethora of services and influences. And as far as Mammon and Money. It is the Treasury Board that controls the country and countries. It controls other countries with tariffs and trade embargos.

We will stop here. But hopefully you get the picture. And if you want to avoid the same judgement as those of the hard mandate to take that mark of old. Reassess all your permissions, all of your services and tools that make you feel godlike over your affairs. To repent and return to the Creator and His Son who died to give you their form of Godliness. Let God be your dread, let God be your covering (think about the fig leaves here from Eden). Realize that the Gospel message of God’s only Begotten Son, is your starting point of Godliness according to scripture. That “God has (already) given us everything that pertains to life and Godliness through the knowledge of Jesus Christ”. Because as we know Him better, we know ourselves better because the gift of God given to us, is a self like His self. In this way we are re-imaged and re-empoweted. Unless you’ve bought into the lie of another coming Jesus “with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the elect.

The Kingdom of God is still at hand.

…..We are NOT saying that the message of “The Kingdom of God at hand” is expired for Christ had said “Lo I am with you throughout the ages”, meaning, time without end.

The point here is that, if we re-allocate any exact verbiage from scripture itself as still needing to happen in the future, from the Old Covenant Law era, up to the timing of the end of [The Book Of The Revelation of Jesus Christ] until now, you are taking it out of context. For even the Matthew 24 verses about Jerusalem are taken out of context by allocating to the impostor Jews of today. Why do we call them impostors? Because they try to use all the expired verses to vindicate them by them re-allocating them again in our day for another rendition of an earthen Jerusalem. Aren’t we “living stones built up a habitation of God in the Spirit? And from the Revelation, Heavenly Jerusalem was  “made up of the measure of a man who is of an angel?” And why Peter?Petros, meaning stone, was said by Christ “on this rock (meaning, living stone), I will assemble My Ekklisia, to mean “called out ones”, from the synagogues and churches, to be called into te body of Christ as “ye are his members built up for a habitation of God in the Spirit….

if you think that is yet to come too because Christ told them then “there are some of you standing here today that shall not taste death till (after you see The Son of God coming in great power and glory).

And these passages verify that they have all expired as well.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

So that their anticipated coming of Christ has come and gone leaving us with this passage from Revelation again that opens up with “ Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

To have it open with “6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book ⁸ And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

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In a world of organized crime, it is those at the top who shield themselves from conviction of crimes by allocating certain tasks to others, so that in the case of being discovered, the people from the ground up, being the people closest to the scene. That blame would start with them first to be diffused along the way to protect the instigator. The instigators and orchestra-tors use others as human shields to protect themselves, their cohorts and their agendas.

New,This is Satan’s realm, who is also called the “deceiver” and the “destroyer” as being the source (from sorcery) and the originator of such schemes and why he is also called the god of this age, having power over the un-redeemed. That those who have not yet accepted the personal care and the provisions available from  the Almighty God and spelled out in scripture, are still under the care and the provisions from the gods of this age. And it is because “the wheat and the tares mature together”. We see the impersonators and impostors, and their track records of failures, and say, Thank you God fro protecting us from the alternate saviors. Alternate because their are many deceivers. If this was not true, then humanity should be healthier, livelier, more vibrant and more energetic than ever before. Why? Because we have more government, more health care and insurance policies (policia’s), with drugs and injections than in recorded history. But the number of unhealthy, sick, deceased and dying or more per capita, than of all history combined. And to add to that, the mandatory vaccines. We were better off without…

This all started when Adam and Eve turned from God to obey, or give credence (from credibility) to another. And in doing so, the power God gave to Adam and Eve, they gave that to Satan by putting themselves under him. You could say that this started a whole chain of “subscriptions” of “submissions” of serving somethings other than God in the place that belongs to God because to subscribe is to put yourself under another. This is spiritual adultery.

To sub-scribe is to submit by agreement, to be bound to and put under to terms and conditions as “subservient” meaning “under servitude and , in service to. Defining who is above and who is below in a relationship. This is why Christ told us to “let your yes be yes and your no be no, because what ever is more that this is from the devil”. Yes, the Devil and his cohorts sole obsession and objection is for total submission from the images of God called man. Yes they offer cash free services if you will allow them to put your soul under their powers. For in doing so, they trick you out of your own God given sovereignty by doing so. And when you put yourself under another’s authority by submission,  to “terms and conditions that indemnify them and NOT you, not only do you loose sight of your own sovereignty, but you have erected a barrier between you and the Creator God who gave you an image and likeness of Himself, to in turn offer that to another for nothing. To become subservient and serve them. After all, you put yourself under another. And in doing so, you have made them a god or godsdependig how many you have given yourself away to. This is spiritual adultery for it is thr Almighty God who is a jealous God in that He has the want and the ability to take care of you without Him needing anything out of the deal to benefit Him.

For this reason they are called “coverage’s” and “coverings”, and why scripture defines Satan as “the prince of the power of the air that now works in the sons of the disobedient”. That all who “subscribe” to service providers of any sort, close off any interaction with the almighty God by doing so. Not that He can’t but He won’t help you where you already have hired or even just accepted another to operate on your behalf for that would be a breach of contract. But more importantly, God would be violating the very sovereignty He gave you as being an image of Him. For this reason God is a jealous God. And by subscribing to another is spiritual adultery, especially if God has in His word a promise or a provision that offers you the same protection as one of your service providers. So before you accept submissions and terms and conditions, you should first look at the promises of God and see if He has already got you covered. And if He does, acknowledge that with Him when you talk to Him, and let Him know that you are aware of His promise and thank Him for it. In doing so, it is like activating an agency and a power to do so. After all our God has said “I will never leave you or forsake you”. I think a better rendition of that would be God saying “I will never leave you to be forsaken”. That goes along with “I will not leave you as orphans”. That “I will send you another comforter, another Helper. That I will send you My Holy Spirit”. And in doing so “I will never leave you to be forsaken because “Lo I am with you throughout the ages, even to the end of all ages unto eternity. So unless you understand and implement The New Will and Testament, implemented at the cross. And like all “Will and Testaments”, there has to be the death of a testator to activate the Will and Testament. And for this reson CHrist went to the cross with these words “Eli,Eli, Lama sabachthanni” meaning “Father, oh Father, why have you forsaken Me?” was for us to know that He, the Christ took all our anxieties and fears with Him so that when the same questions of feeling alone and like you are an orphan without, you can take those feelings and paste them on the one hanging there on your behalf to bare that burden for you. Meaning, He has not left you alone and forsake you. And you draw upon the promises by enunciating them yourselves. In this way you Segway any ill effects and fears to the cross because that is where the Son of God personally experienced all the ill effects of all dangers, threats and fears that were to be experienced for all of humanity for all time. Yes that one who has no begging or end of days, if He had to hang there on the cross for a few millenia, He would more than qualify for a just payment because a forever being is worth that much. So yes his suffering and death is sufficient. For He even paid for all the sin and short comings even for those who don’t go to the cross to receive their pardon, cure and get out of jail card free for the cost of repentance. That sounds like a pretty good deal, That “On Him was laid the inequity of us all, and by His stripes we are healed”. And should also be understand that “by Him being stricken, we are set free”. Meaning any and all charges brought against us, become null and void. And knowing this, if you choose to hold on to guilt and blame, that is for your own ego and to do that insults the gift giver at the cross. That “He was stricken for us”, has to do with being guilty. But we know “those who the Son sets free are truly free” Or in another translation “are free indeed”. And if you can truly accept this gift of salvation, when the enemy Satan comes along, in one of his varied forms (think about Judas as an empty vessel that Satan stepped into), you do not need to answer him and if you do, you have just stepped away from your God given covering to do so, to engage with the enemy, you may have just put fuel on the fire. It was Christ who before His ministry and at His temptation who answered the Devil saying “Get behind Me Satan because you are not mindful of the things of God but of man”. To put Him back where he belongs. He never had to say that or engage with him again because of that. Other then to take on our short comings on our behalf so that we wouldn’t have to. For this reason “the accusor of the brethren has been cast down”. And we do this as an act of faith. Most acts of faith are not acts at all because our act is to suppress our desire to act. Your enemy is banking on that you do, and will manipulate everything he can to have you react to him. And when and if you do, it was you who empowered him to do so. But if you keep your old man at the cross, the fearful, short tempered one that demands its rights. You keep your foe alive and put yourself on the south side of the saving of the cross where Satan still has dominion. But we have the promise that “you have (already) overcome the wicked one because greater is the One that is in you than the one that is in the world”. This is as an act of faith by receiving the promise, or provision, same thing, to do so. This is the faith and the patience of the Saints. stop

We have been warned from scripture of “a coming one who is according to Satan, with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the Elect”. So therefor it is the Elect who do not fear nor co-down to their demands and threats, but expose them. We say that because according to scripture “we have an anointing from the Holy One (the Holy Spirit) and we know all things”. Not that we know all things all the time, but that we are inextricably linked to the data base of “all things” as being the ubiquitous 3rd person of The Godhead body being The Holy Spirit.

It is as we sift through the rubble of time, history and the translations of scripture, pursuing truth by the Spirit of truth, we have “all things” made known to us, as we are able to receive them. That we can only build on a firm foundation of beliefs. Scripture is not a Hodge podge of sayings to be dumped out on a table to try to put together like a puzzle, but intricately and inextricably linked information for us to assemble inside ourselves to bo able to interact with the Living God, whose Kingdom is at hand”. Not as immanent in that it could happen anytime, but imminent in the fact that it is all the time. That, The Kingdom of God is at hand for the taking as you follow the message. Just as with Jacobs ladder. He beheld the angels of God descending and ascending upon it. We know this ladder in New Testament terms as Christ, the word of God. Of whom John the Baptist said “I beheld and saw the angels (messengers) of God descending and ascending upon the son of man”, and more specifically the Christ. So that as we grow in the knowledge and understanding of God, having been refitted and reformatted to retreive and relay certain information, we too become the messengers. Even as the messenger to John in the Book of The Revelation spoke as John, thinking he was Christ, bent down to worship, and that angel/messenger said “see that you don’t do that for I am one of thy brethren and one of those who keep the testimony (and teachings) of Jesus Christ, worship Him”. That John who knew Christ the best, mistook that man because he was speaking of things still unknown by the now, Apostle John who had his head in the lap of The Christ, at the last supper of that fateful night. And because “John 1″. It is as we are transfigured and transformed into His self same image” of being “Word” as the identifiable features. Then we to become of some form of value. “To the degree to what you have obtained, so walk ye in it. That those stuck in the Old Testament,, speak of the old. Those who are in the New Testament, speak of the new. And those who have assembled them all to be honored to be “seated far above all principalities and powers, from this age and every age”. That we have full disclosure with a “birds eye view.

There are those (most) who flounder between covenants. There are few in the New, and even fewer who see the end. And what we’d like to talk about is the transition of what happens after “the thousand year reign where “Satan is released one last time to deceive the nations”, because, we are there. Yes the Old expired with the New, and the New has an expiration to as we understand in harvesting terms. To da da da then if not. Cut it down. That even the New Covenant has an expiration. And so you should ask, how will we know? The answer is fairly simple. When the condition of the people of the book and their interpretation of the scripture matches, or at least harmonizes with the views and expectations of the last day Jews.

The reason they had a reset, was quite obviously because, as Christ called them “you brood of vipers, sons of Satan” and “you do the deeds of your father” and “now this desolation?destruction and annihilation/genocide is upon you”. Why? Because you knew not your time of visitation”. And it is this last era, end of the New covenant time frame, that people look to a second coming Jesus, when He has said “I will never leave you or forsake you”. And “Lo I am with you throughout the ages”. And “where ever two or more are gathered in My name, there I am in their midst”. Yes this one who coined the term that “The Kingdom of God is at hand”. That the disciples were sent to all the world preaching this message. This can only be said of a forever beeing. And one of Christs introductions was John 1.1. In the beginning was The Word. The Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the Beginning with God. Who also said “Lo I am with you throughout the ages”. Showing us his ubiquitous nature, and also that He doesn’t leave us, but many leave, or never realy accept Him as He is as the “I will never leave you or forsake you. But these never the less still look for a physical appearing. And you know what? That is exactly what the Jews of old and those who claim to be Jews today believe, with their entourage of “end time believers.

What this means is that all who fall into this category align themselves with thise destroyed in the time of Christ. Remember “Oh Jerusalem, the one who stones and kills all the (true) prophets who are sent to her. Now this destruction is upon you because you did not know your time of visitation”. As something that had come and gone because they would not accept their salvation in any other but another man who exonerated them and their views. This is not where you want to be. Why? Because you are on the threshold of a similar judgment but worse. Why worse? Because not only do you have Old Testament, you also have the New you reject and that is more condemning. As it was said of those in Ninavah, “a greater than Solomon is here”. But it can be said today, you have all the New Testament, meaning new testimony that replaced the old. But maybe you, like the parable of the wine skins. Maybe you like the old wine better. And if you are looking for another Jesus? You have rejected His gospel of salvation of the cross, and look to a second coming savior or rapture. These present to you an alternate saving than the cross.

To which we say, if a rapture or a second coming would be the place for your hope of safety, security or whatever, then what was the cross for???

Our objective with that discourse is to put you on the right course. To have your affections and expectations to honor our Heavenly Father, His Son and Holy Spirit as being Our New Creation, our Heavenly Jerusalem… To cease from your works and wranglings and enter your rest “for the works have been finished from the foundations of the world”. Of the Christ who was slain from the foundations of the world”. As eternal realities that had their debut for carnal assembledge that like the not so foolish virgins entered the Bridal chamber long ago (Joel)

The dispersion of judgment is the doctrine of Satan to have human sheilds. That instead of forcing the “Mark of the Beast”. This time he will take a slower more friendly and noble aproach because that is what ssnakes do. They swallow their prey a little at a time. 2 steps forward, one step back until all your sovereiignty is gone. With the mark, it was take it or die. That put all the blame on him and his cohorts. However with their “1000 year” prison term, they came out with a new game plan.

And you may say, this is not fair because the last generation was damned the blatant push for the merk on the hand, and with this knowledge we are not safe till the Mark is re-presented because there will not be a mark. And this is a valid question. But the answer is that “but you have a word which is more sure than what we heard, and you do well to pay attention to it as to a light shines in a dark place.

But the point here is that we have better tools and insite today to retreive and protect the gift of godliness, bought, paid for and given at the cross for you to become godly. But you beleive in the lie that Jesus is going to come again at a second coming to save? You are wrong!

2 Peter states that the next event is 3.10. That is it. No more warnings, no more renewals. As Jude told us “to contend for the faith which was once and for all given to the saints”. That there are no adendums, compromises or special rewards just an open door with the invitation to “The Kingdom of God at hand”. As being ubuquitous and eternal. anywhere and everywhere and the reason why from the expiration of the Law era and that Jerusalem. That the 12 were instructed to leave all that and go preachng and teaching all that I hav ommaneded you. That “The Kingdom of God is at hand” from the one who said “Lo I amwith you always even to the ends of the ages”. Who also told the Jews when they put Him on trial before they murdered Him. He said “you have correctly called Me Kihng however My kingdom is NOT of this age”. To include old covenant and all of creation as being “the Kingdom preparred from before the foundations of the world. So we have to understand that it supercedes creation of everything that pertains to your physical senses, this it is not.

SO as long as you know this and enter that Kingdom to participate their. The beast the mark, satan and their minions cannot touch you because they have nothing to allure you with. Why? Because as Christ said “My Kingdom is not of tis age” of time and matter. We are fully vested there and have no confidence in the flesh and neither do we have any investment that we are attached to. Notdo we have any affiliates, services, subscriptions or alegiences that compete with the provisions from our Heavenly Father as though He overlooked something. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ. Neither height, nor depth, nor powers or principalities. Except that maybe you are fully vested into the things of the gods of this age for the delicousies of this age as they have stolen your sovereighnty, one terms and condition at a time. One contract at a time. One social service provision at a time. Any coverages, savings and such all content for your submission to steal you away from the coverings provided through the gospel to cover you in every thing that you do for He has said “I will never leave you or forsake you. So why should we fear? What can men or demons do to me? Who shall separate me from the love of God given to us who are covered in Christ and refuse the coverages from the gods of this age, of the prince of the power of the air (waves) that now work in the sons of disobedience”. Yes the www. eye in the sky is a net of capture. Everytime you allow a cookie, you have given satan and his minions access to your private parts and our God is a jealous God

The Keys to the Ascension.

The Gospel message of the One and Only Christ began after His Baptism by John, to go forward and preach that “The Kingdom of God is at hand” as something different from The Old Covenant, Will  and Testament. It was the disciples who turned into apostles as being the replacement of the prophets and of the previous old age of that worn out and expired Jerusalem.

Christs baptism was the completion of the first phase of work He had to do to expire The Old Will and Testament. To then take on the failure and the judgment associated with it by taking it to the cross, as He absorbed all the judgment for the Law era failure and all of mankind, in order for them all  to have equal access of salvation through the cross, including the gentile nations of the world. John 3.16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. That the “whosoever” was without prejudice or exclusions or limitations.

We make this point because the “END days”, to mean the “END TIMES of the last days”. It was the “last days” that started with the institution of the New Covenant, to have that run its course, will be a reversion and a return to the re-expectations of the Old expired testament promises so that the Old and New covenants would be blurred together by the “END TIMES” believers, so as to mix the ages together to the point of expecting another earthen kingdom. But NO! It is emphatically just the END time for the gentiles. Because if God honors the “END times believers today, He has to make reparations to the Jews of old for judging them and destroying them. But, that is not gonna happen. God is not at fault here, but the END time leaders are.

As from the book of Hebrews, “12 But to as many as received Christ), to them gave he power to become the offspring of God, even to them that believe on his name: With out exclusions. And it is the “power to become” is where we pick up at AFTER we are resurrected from being dead in regard to faith first, then we were given “power to become” something eternally greater than what we were before receiving the gift of God “in Christ”. Which is something far superior to just a “Raised back up”type of… resurrection,meaning only lifted back up from the fall of humanity in Adam, “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: As the intended destination of the full application of the gospel we can receive before our carnal shedding.This is not to be confused with putting off thr body of the sins of thr flesh” which is a body of beliefs based on carnal thinking from a mind that has not been renewed. Being renewed in the spirit of the mind, is to  be “raised” to sit in heavenly places” as having to do with the Ascension., as something different from and  additional to being raised from the dead as having to do with being made alive as pictured in Baptism.

This is why we say the ascension has been stolen. This happened by those who carried forward the scriptures from their first use language. This doesn’t have to mean that it is devious so much but a natural outcome from those who transpose scripture to other languages who have NOT understood what they are trying to transpose.

To be raised from the dead, to then be raised to heavenly places are two different concepts of the one and same gift, of being fully reconciled and seated in Heavenly places in Christ. This is THE full gospel. Anything that stops you short of this goal to accomplish during your tenure, or your sojourning, and your lifetime here in the flesh, is likely to have something to do with the assorted distractions that are designed to “send the spies out the other way” as being disingenuous, as we saw with Rehab.

Warning; If you are using scripture for something other than “to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” and growing in godliness, it is you that may be categorized as a “disingenuous seeker” for having the wrong motives.

The resurrection was just a replacement of “all The Law and The Prophets, that were added till faith comes” as stepping into the invisible. But after faith comes ( Hebrews 11.1), you are no longer under the Law. Not just the 10 commandments, but all the feasts, places, persons and things as well. Because if there is a separation of belongings in a divorce, how much more so with the expiration of the Old Covenant. And also so, with a “Last Will and Testament” as having to do with a death where a settlement has been made of the estate. The estate that has been bequeathed to us is “The Kingdom of God at hand”. Meaning, within reach. This is the New Will, Testament and Covenant.

For this reason, we do NOT mix the two Covenants, just as we do NOT intermingle the resurrection from the dead, and being raised back up to Heavenly places, which means “having ascended”, past tense as an accomplish-able, end of the Gospel goal to be manifest now! This is the full purpose of the gospel. That God has given us everything that pertains to (eternal) life and godliness though knowing Him who has called us to (share His) glory and virtue”. A word that means pure and clean. And from Hebrews, “having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

This is the restoration of the Fall that started in the Garden where Adam fell and bestowed that image as the prototype on all born in the fallen image of Adam. Meaning, Christ’s became one of us to reverse that curse and gift the “Resurrection” to all who chose to receive it. But this is NOT the full gospel. The full gospel includes the Ascension to the Father to complete the circuit and purpose of the gospel, being completed “images of God”. To be “living stones built up a habitation of God in the spirit. And God is not of creation, creation only facilitates this process while we have our carnal reasoning and decision making abilities to do so.

For you see it was Christ, the only Begotten’s purpose for us to ascend to the Father too. For He had told the twelve the night before the betrayal to “follow Me that where I am you may be also” as an attainable goal.

But here is where the confusion comes in today because scripture in its modern rendition does not clearly make the distinction between the “being raised from the dead”, different from being raised far above all principalities and powers”. This loss happened not so much just because of ill intent. It is likely that too but the term “raised”, “rise” and “resurrect” have all been discombobulated and mixed together so that the rightful objective of “being seated far above all principles and powers”, and entering our rest, is our “Heavenly Jerusalem” that as been misconstrued. This is why people are expecting another comig Jesus to finish saving through another carnal visitation associated with an end times saving in addition to the cross and scripture only supports that view if you take expired scriptures to anticipate them again. But the question begs to be asked. Did the Christ save  us in an absolute way or not? Be careful how you answer that. Are we not told to “reach out to lay hold of why Christ laid hold of us? To “press in to obtain all the riches in Christ”?

We were warned that “wicked men and impostors would grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived”. And along with all the new translations and teachings drawn out over the years, the Ascension became so obscure to be blurred in with the resurrection from the dead. But make no doubt about it, the Ascension is our goal and responsibility as becoming a saint.

Do you understand the difference between the Resurrection and the Ascension?. Because our progenitor told us to “follow Me that where I am you may be also”. So if you are left floundering and waiting, looking for another dose of God, Examine yourself as to if you are in the faith or not? Are you pressing in? Be careful not to be deceived, seduced or side tracked with carnal expectations while this time pass you by and you be counted with the slothful stewards. Their demise was to be cast into outer darkeness where there was wailing and gnashing of the teeth as they recollected the lost opportunities.Remember what Christ told those who delayed to eneter the bridal chamber. And after it closed they asked Him to open up and He replied “depart from Me you workers of inequity. I do not know you from where you are from”. Ouch!

A second coming Jesus mindset, is the mindset that says “my Lord delays His coming. These are those who have not nor can not Ascend, for that mindset is the blockage to rise to Heavenly places in Christ, as having nothing to do with the atmosphere but the spirit of the mind, the place of our renewal.

It is they who fall for a second coming dose, from a man in the flesh called Jesus, to provide a second saving to save them again as if the cross was insufficient. They are believing in an oxymoron because the saving happened at the resurrection from the dead, but the Ascension is your responsibility after you have been “born again”. That right now is the time for your do over that Adam spoiled for us. And that is us now resurrected to “put on Christ” one revelation after another until the gift is fully acquired through “faith and patience”. As we ascend to our Heavenly inheritance in this way. To acknowledge ourselves at the conclusion of the gospel, at the right hand of the Father “far above all powers and principalities in Heavenly places “in Christ”. This is our ascension and the end gain of the gospel that has been closed from our minds by false gospels.

For how else could the Kingdom of God be at hand, within reach and attainable if these were not truths from scripture itself. But you decide, you persue, you press in on your own “each one in their own order. And from The Book of Hebrews “4 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. Read full chapter

In this way, The Kingdom of God is at hand!”

Sayings about the Last Generation Jews.

It was John the Baptist who told both governing parties of the, “Pharisees and Sadducees (who had) come to his baptismal, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? John was equating the rulers and teachers of the Jews in that day as working for Satan. And John goes on to condemn them saying “And even now the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Speaking of their impending doom in that generation.

In essence John was telling them that their time was up, that they would be no more. That the wrath of God was looming and their replacement had come. Of which we know as the King of kings and The Lord of lords with that Coming of Christ with and in His Kingdom we know even is still with us today as “The Kingdom of God at hand”. For this is the Jews and their Jerusalem in that Israels unexpire-able eternal replacement.

We have this warning from John who said to the people “ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: As a means of supersession.

We then see that it was Christ who after John had baptized Him, went about inviting people to “The Kingdom of God at hand”. And He was NOT promoting THAT generation of Jews or their rendition of a kingdom for God, but theirs. That Christ had become “a new and living way to The Father (because the Old had failed), which he has consecrated for us, through the veil of His flesh; Through the Cross.

It was Christ who accomplished something that the Old Covenant/Testament and all its participants could NOT do. Even as He said to those Jews when they chided Him for being a king but not theirs. Christ replied “you have correctly called Me King, however My kingdom is not from here” thereby distancing Himself between that Jerusalem in that nation also saying “or I’d fight for it”

It was here that He drew a demarcation line between His Kingdom and their blasphemous, bastardized rendition they were expecting to be exonerated for? As though a Jerusalem on earth was important as they do again today?

Yes, we “know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews(again today), and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. “Of Satan” because they are renewing and revitalizing their rendition of that kingdom of old (old testament times) as though that was Gods favorite.

To which we say it is gods favorite but NOT the Creator God, but the god of this age as was the last Jerusalem  from the time of Christ because it expired with “all of the law and the prophets (who) were ONLY till John the Baptist”. It was he who denounced them and who would introduce their replacement called the Christ of whom John baptized and said “this is the one who comes after me, who is greater than me, whose shoe laces I am not worthy to stoop to untie”. And “He who comes after me was preferred before me” because He was pre-existant.

These were all done so that “all things may be fulfilled”. Meaning filled to the full expectation of who Christ is, and the realization that the time of the Jews were emphatically over from that time on.

If Christ came in support of that generation of Jews kingdom, He would not have introduced another Kingdom.

So when Christ came to introduce “The Kingdom of God at hand”, He had to make it clear that He wasn’t talking about the Jews Jersalem but His. And if THAT Jerusalem with those Jews were pleasing to Him, then there would be no need for their replacement. But most people today don’t get that. We say that because they have bought into the idea that the modern Jews are doing a noble work by bringing back that dastardly place, but they are not. To take expired and fulfilled verses from the pages of scripture to repurpose and rebrand them for another coming christ, meaning a second coming One, spits in the face of the work Christ already clearly accomplished when “He became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His Glory as the Only Begotten of the Father”. For Him to inturn say “Father I have finished the work you have given Me to do”. And make no mistake about it, He has nothing left to do but 2 Peter 3.10.

For you see, if the eternal Son of God had been pleased with those Jews and their Jerusalem in that day, it would’ve remained till this day. Why would Christ make a personal appearance and start with sayings like “you have heard it said of old, but I tell you…? Unless He was letting them know that the change had come and that He was taking over. “All the Law and the prophets were till John? Now the (replacement) Kingdom is preached and all are entering?”

Then He we to say “But I say unto you” to draw a contrast exposing the opposition. Christ brought in the antidote to what the Jews were peddling. We say peddling because they had industrialized the things of God for business. Meaning to generate revenue. That is why He first over threw the money changers in their rendition of a temple for God. It was them who were pilfering off the would be sacrificers subjected to the guilt they promoted by the law for profit. Which is another proof that it was an industry because it generated cash. But remember “you shall not worship (or serve) God and Mammon” meaning money, showing who the Jewish leaders served. The two don’t mix. But never the less they sold forgiveness’s for cash. “For wherever your treasure is there is your heart.

Here are a collection of other saying of Christ about that generation. Notice that not one of them was a compliment. We bring these to your attention so that when you try to equate the modern Jews with the Jews in the time of Christ? You are right. And you are right because they are both blasphemous. But this final era of the Jews in our day is even worse because the last Jews in the time of Christ because the Jews today, and the portion of Christianity that follow them, are Hell bent and bound for condemnation because the person they call Jesus Christ, did not leave them a good reference for the Jews of old for the modern Jews and Christians to seek to return to that era. That “ none were righteous, no not one? And “you brood of vipers, sons of Satan?

And you may think that some were. But here is an Old Testament verse that Paul drew upon to make the same point that “10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.” 13 “Their throat is an open [a]tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; 14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways; 17 And the way of peace they have not known.” 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 

Hmm! Sounds like the Jews again in our day. We know that the law was given to expose their sin, not to exonerate any of them for if the Law did, there would be no need for The New Covenant. The New came because of their failure. But today? Many have reverted to the old covenant mindset who anticipate a coming King as they did of old, and a coming Christ of things that have already happened, showing their ignorance and their blatant disregard for the cross of Christ who became the one and only true sacrifice, fulfilling all sacrifices to negate the need of any others EVER. Hence the fulfillment and uselessness of the bygone age. They were looking for a King but rejected Him. They are looking again today but this time it is “9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion (yes God gave this to the wayward souls who rejected the One who already came for another they call a second coming), that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

As for us who are hearing in these days? We keep our distance from the representation of the Old, because we know that is the trap. Yes, it is a trap for a wayward people who have believed in such a blasphemous rendition of scripture to have forgotten the purpose and meaning of the Gospel to where the the New Will and Testament,with all its goods have been forgotten. You cannot incorporate two “Will and Testaments”. Because one gendered death through multiple sacrifices. But the replacement sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father gendered life because He was a one time sufficient price that was paid in full for all time and eternity. John 3.16. For people today to turn and go back to the Old Testament place offices, feats and sacrifices with this in mind is, blasphemous. It is NOT okay, it is NOT cute, it is NOT cute, funny or tolerable

That is why some were commended in the Revelation that said “ I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 

This is the ultimate blasphemy and the test of time showing that the Gospel message of the cross of the Only Begotten of the Father has returned to the days of Christ and run its course and it too is ready to expire along with the salvation message. Even as we read again in the revelation of “the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

Tes, in the Revelation of Christ, it refers to Jerusalem on earth as both Sodom and Egypt, Let that sink in.

Yes, Jerusalem of old became blasphemous, and with that fact being established, how much more today will the wrath of God come pounding down on these deceivers. But the deceivers are not the enemy. The believers of the lies are. The deceivers are empowered by those who are deceived for you see, it is the power God gives to humanity, that resurrect and empower the old enemy and Satan who “must be released one more time to deceive the people of earth one more time. But God didn’y let Him out. Fallen humanity did through fear, they brought back to life their old foe. God gave us Christ for us to be re-empowered for godliness and humanity lazily resurrected, and rise to the occasion of one last deception. You have been warned!!!

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness (and empwer the illusion by broadcasting it); 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,

And they call it “a second coming”, a phrase not found once in scripture. So we say again in our day “9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that can save them (The Christ of The Cross). 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion (a second coming savior to save by rapture in competition with The Savior of The Cross), that they should believe a lie: 12 That they may all be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in(thee) unrighteousness (of a fairy tale of fallen fairys. Read full chapter/

The Life of Abraham Portrays Old and New Covenants.

We have hidden throughout scripture keys to unlock prophesy. Our Heavenly Father did so to ensure that we would not be taken away by false gospels. Some may seam innocent as they look for modernizing scripture through a succession of newer translations. And because “the wheat and the tares mature together”, we need to be able to backup what we believe in the midst of “an illusion with all lying signs and wonders, if possible to deceive the Elect”, that we’ve been warned about.

The reality here is that as the “lies” become more and more believable, we have to stay on the forefront of what our Father reveals to us lest we blend in with the modern Christians who have reached a critical point en-masse, by adapting it to the various cultures. Yes, the gospel has gone out to the ends of the world and of the ages. But we are to confirm to the gospel, not the other way around.

For this we have the Hebrew texts and Old Covenant story pictures to distinguish truth from compromises.

We are alluding here to the “illusion if possible to deceive the Elect”, because the lie is that believable to the simple minded church goers. We have such a variety of denominations and scriptural translations so as to find one that’s fashionable for you. Where is your personal “transformation ” in that? To which you may say, we all love God and that is all that matters. Hmm. Really? That’s scary.

But even Christ warned His Disciples of this saying “13 Therefore I speak them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: That people quite likely don’t see the correlating lessons. This is flat out, alarming!

Case and point.

We are being presented today with a modern day rendition of another Jewish kingdom. Along with it is the idea that the Jerusalem of the Old Covenant, will be implemented, but this time the Son of God who is the Christ, will some how be happy in that He will come back and vindicate the poor Jews for being mistreated and accept their kingdom? Hmm. More blasphemy. Maybe Christ needs to apologize and vindicate them. After all we are all good people, right..?

However much scripture is modified and simplified to appease the modern readers, we can still find enough to inform sincere seekers. God has woven these truths in picture form to be made known to us “by revelation”, and by unveiling in the historical pictures and parables. As Christ said about the in-sincere.

But for the Elect, “all things are open and exposed in the eyes with Him in whom we have to do”. Meaning, of Him in whom we must give an account as our Heavenly Father.

The Old way verses The New Covenants as pictured in the life of Abraham, who himself was a prophecy of another Father, some call “Abba”.

We have embedded into Abraham’s life, some harsh realities that dispell the myth of the need to re-habitate the so called Jews in a modern Israel in a modern Jerusalem to rebuild their temple for their Messiah to come back. We already have our Messiah who told us “Lo, I am with you throughout the ages, even to the end”. So we need not be distracted by such “illusions if possible to deceive the Elect”, meaning us who are in the know.

In previous articles we have made a good case that The Old Testament is old and the New Covenant founded on better promises, and relates to “The Kingdom prepared from the foundations of the world”, as being “The Kingdom of God at hand”, and the object that “all the law and the prophets” alluded to, and were to train us on. So without any further adieu, from the book of Genesis.

The Old Covenant as seen with Hagar as a servant to be “Lorded” over, in contrast with The New Covenant seen in Sarah, saying “Cast out the bond woman and her son, for they shall not be hiers of the Kingdom”. The implication here is that you can NOT hold both old and new Covenants relevant at the same time. That  had to be expired and “cast out”, or, cut off, as to be discarded and circumcized, of putting off the flesh of the carnal thinking, physical, fulfillments, that ate replaced with the acquisition of spirit and truth that accords, or corrolates with godliness associated with The Last,  being The New Covenant the old only explains in pictures

These are the only two Covenants God made with Abraham and the differences between the promises made to Abram verses Abraham. Unfortunately for us readers, the New Testament/Covenant translations did not distinguish Abram from Abraham through to include The New Covenant where the conveyance of these contrasting covenants become obscuregets. Yes, Abram and Abraham are the same person, but a change in circumstances created the change in character, so that God gave him a name change so that we would make the distinction new from old to acknowledge our change, one revelation at a time until “we are complete in Him who is head over all principalities and powers”. That along with the name change, implies a change in the person as well.

At first Abram was given the promise that he would be a “father of 12 tribes, which corrolates to the Old, now expired Covenant that the Jews (from Judah/Yudah) present themselves as. It was Abrams Son Ishmael born by  Abrams maid servant that pictures the Old Covenant Law era, verses Abraham’s Son Isaac born from His wife Sarai, become Sarah with a name change too With Ishmael.

This is why in Galatians Paul taught to “cast out the bond women (Hagar) and her son for they were not the heirs of promise. If you remember, Hagar and Ishmael like the time of Moses, were all wandering in the wilderness looking for water for us to make their connection But “in the name shall thy seed be called differentiating between the law of sin and death and “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set us free from the Law of sin and death as being antagonistic to the spirit. And to “cast out the bond women and her son”, was to show us that the “Old Covenant” concepts have to be put to rest as historical relics, of the way on how NOT to do it. That Old Covenant and New Will and Testament Covenant have likenesses but ONLY IN CONTRASTS, as we read here in Galatians where Peter and Paul bumped heads over this very thing as we read here in Chapter 2. Where Paul the x Pharisee said “when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, ^[a]why do you compel Gentiles to live as ^[b]Jews?” Here is the exact text

……..In Genesis 12,God had made a with Abram saying “12 Now the Lord God had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation (singular), and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (end of promise). 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

So here we have Abram, not Abraham. That Abram would dwell in Canaan as “a great nation (singular)” And this first promise/covenant, had to do with Abrams son from his maid servant Hagar, whom Abram lorded over. This son was born in bondage as having to do with being under the Old Covenant law

17 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

So you see, God made two covenants with Abram/Abraham. That with a name change came a covenant change. For God had said to Abram that he would make him a great nation (singular), but to Abraham with the New Covenant that replaced the old covenant that was fulfilled with Abrams see in his servant Hagar. And just as those of the Old Covenant called God Lord as having to do with “servants” as was Hagar. But it was NOT with Sarai but Sarah. So then it was “Abraham” and “Sarah” who had the name changes that had to do with a charecter change and a covenant change.

And here we will interject a little secret that is a promise to the Elect as having to do with The New Will and Testament/Covenant. It was as Christ was having His last conversation with the disiples to become Apostles, a higher order then a prophet, that He told them, “I go to the Father and you see Me again no more”. Then we have this account  24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that collect tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

Hereby equating them as children and not servants because they are first-fruits of The New Covenant of which we are of the final harvest.

And here from Isaiah “51 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek YHVH: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you (in a parrable): for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

The Will and Testament of Christ is complete.

It was Christ who said “I go to the Father and you see Me again no more”, who also said “follow Me that where I am, you may be also”as our intended goal.

That “we once knew Christ according to the flesh, but henceforth know we Him that way no longer”. Why? Because He who “in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God”. That also “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”. Who then put off the flesh and returned to the Father, who now calls us to Himself. How? By doing the same thing. We too become “word”.

That is why we are instructed to “put off the body of the sins of the flesh”, and not so much the flesh itself but the aspects of the flesh that are antagonistic to the reality of “spirit and truth”. And we do this with our tools in the faith. That “when we see Him as He is (WORD), we shall be like Him”? This has nothing to do with physical features, of something carried out by a poof of magic they call the rapture, but by pressing into the Kingdom, one revelation after another, in spite of the obstacles hurled at us from religious institutions claiming to work for God. You will know them as being profiteers for pay of money and Mammon.

For it is “the law of the spirit of life in Christ that sets us free from the law of sin and death” and not having to physically die to do so.  We say this so as NOT to bludgeon the physical body. No, for that is the innocent bi-stander, but we “put off the body of the sins of the flesh”. Which is a body of beliefs and principals or lack thereof. That is what we must put off as being substandard and antagonistic to the things of God. To then receive the exchange to  the truth and not new physical features. That we are to “be ye renewed in the spirit of your minds” as something that precedes and supersedes our carnal experience. “That we may prove what God’s good, acceptable and perfect will is”. That we can have both lives simultaneously, where the demands of the flesh have been squelched. It becomes a servant for a higher order of life. And that it is “the law of the spirit of life in Christ that has set us free from the law of sin and death”, and not our physical death or some second coming or end of life experience when we get our goods. This is the “Kingdom of God at hand” that Christ brought to us as He put out of business and shelved the old order of that day.

That is why it is “the slothful stewards” approach that says “my master delays his coming” as though Christ saving us is incomplete, that the cross was temporary, and He must do something more for our completion than just give His life for ours at the cross. For Him to have to do more, is blasphemy!

For we each one of us “shall stand before the Bema seat of Christ to receive for what we did in the body, good or bad. That we are responsible for what we do in the here and now of our life in the flesh where we are called to “work out our own salvation with fear and trembling” as our purpose here. This is us doing our part, because we have been given the way to overcome “the fall” as portrayed with Adam and Eve. And we do this through the application of the free gift we get through the gospel.

With this understanding, there are no good excuses for us not acquire godliness. Why? Because salvation is the restoration of the fallen image of God, to be raised back up in understanding where the fall took place. For there were no broken bones or sutures needed when Adam fell, but just to be set back in place of reflecting the image of the Creator who is a self governing sovereign indebted to no one. (This is the key) To no longer be lorded over by which we can once again say “Abba Father”.

This is the true gospel of salvation being our empowerment in the here and the now as being more than possible, but more so what is expected of us from Him who paid such a high price for our retrieval. As we read from in Hebrews to “let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.

So the proof that it is now, is that the price was paid “in full” at the cross where Christ said “it is finished” and NOT “that’s all I can take”. Proving that the New Will and Testament is NOW in full force. And like all inheritances, they are in effect upon the death of the testator, and not some 2 thousand plus years later as most suppose. That we have access to “everything that pertains to life and god-li-ness by way of the knowledge (or of knowing) Christ who has called us to glory and virtue”, which takes place right now, in the spirit of our minds with eternal ramifications.

This is our inheritance as a result of the death of Christ. Yes He rose too to show us that He overcame. But He only did that because there was no other way. Even as He prayed in the garden. “Father if there is any other way”. All He had to do is to look at those saved by the Old Law Covenant and concur that “there is none righteous, no not one….

As it was written in the book of The Revelation, “The Testimony of Jesus Christ which God gave His servants of things which must shortly take place.” Was not to be a long drawn out process. If it was, the gospel would NOT be complete, but it is now. Even as we read in Hebrews, after He had purged our sin, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, and has become greater than all the (messenger) angels (and the law with the prophets), who now waits till His enemies are made His footstool”. How? It is us that apply these truths in the spirit of our minds, and in this way we are counted as being among The Elect.

This is THE message first spoken by the Son of God inviting us to “The Kingdom of God at hand” of “the Kingdom prepared from the foundations of the world”, as a testimony that preceded, superseded and  replaced the Law era that “shortly took place” because it took place and happened to them back then. And The New Testament is irreversible, un-expire-able, irrevocable, unchangeable, eternal and always “at hand”. And it is always new because of its ubiquitous nature, as “The Kingdom prepared from before the foundations of the world”. Eternal things can not be newly made, but brand new in their eternal glory, indicating that it is not in the making or coming later at a rapture or some second coming event as many suppose. And it is NOT time sensitive or location specific, or it could not be “at hand” and it could not be eternal. That is because God and His things are not subject to such.

But the Apostles who were sent out to the four corners of the earth, did so to preach that The Kingdom of God is at hand”, as not being time sensitive and location specific for if it was, it would NOT be “at hand” and it would not be eternal because it would have limitations, and it does not, but the impostor does,

From the opening of the book of the Revelation “God signified it and sent it like a letter to all the congregations pertaining to the things that are at hand. For even after all the testimonies and prophecies old and new had ended by the time of The Revelation of Jesus Christ saying “seal not the prophecies of this book for the time is at hand”. This was to remind us that the immanent return of Christ was associated with the invitation of “The Kingdom of God at hand” as being ubiquitous, eternal, surpassing space and time, proving to us that it is eternal. Meaning, all powerful and within reach anywhere and anytime, or else it could not be “The Kingdom of God at hand” but one that is coming later or that you must go to visit as many suppose. But their fruits expose themselves of being powerless as needing another because that is what they were taught and what they believe. But that simply is NOT the gospel, meaning the “Good News”. And that is not salvation but an empty hope to be realized later. Do you really believe that? Well that is NOT the gospel, which means, the good news. And “all the promises of God are yes and amen” and not maybe or later or at a secondcoming.

What this means to us today is that christian-dom  as a whole, has run it’s course. And the proof of this is that by and large, people believe the same things about Christ as the Old Testament Law era people did who were condemned and replaced for doing so. For they were not bearing fruit and had said “are you the coming one, or do we seek another”. So then again today they are seeking another coming one and the term “at hand is irrelevant. Hmh! What do you suppose the consequences are of that? Another time change? However the New and Old Testaments have had their turns for bearing fruit. Remember the parable about the farmer? Dig down around the roots and water it. Then if their is no fruit, pluck them out”.

,,When the gospel message that Christ died to give us,matches with and looks like the age in which He was rejected and crucified, don’t you think that would be another “last generation”? That the gospel once again has run its course? If God now wants to honor another fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, then He has to apologize to the last Jews and make repairations to them for Him being a hypocrite. And if that is the case, then the Jews are in control and God serves them. This is their agenda. “Whose coming is according to Satan with ALL lying signs and wonders if possible to decieve the Elect”, of the likes of us who participate in “The Kingdom of God at hand” that Christ was crusified to instill in us. This is the battle today for the souls of people.

As Christ stated “I have not come to bring peace to the world but to start a fire, and how I am … till it is set ablaze. That scripture only has relevance in the context of which it is written, of the invisible. That all the law and prophets era along with all the parables were just tools we use to understand invisible realities that are not time sensitive or area specific. For if it were, then the message that The Kingdom of God is at hand, would not be because it would have limitations but it does not. The limitations belongs to us. Our shortfall is in the spot of our understanding.

For those who ascribe any future relevance of needing something else to happen, meaning prophecies and end times, or another time of the Jews, are doing so without authorization. Meaning, without the Authors intent or permission. In this case the Creator God’s. Why? Because you have to re-use expired texts to do so. Think about it. Old Testament, New Testament, back to Old Testament prophecies again? They really do not know what they are talking about when in truth even the four Gospels are primarily in The Old Testament because The Old had not expired till the death and the Resurrection of Christ that happened at the end of the Gospels. That a Testament is a will and only in force after the death of the testator happens, meaning after the cross, which is the cross over from Old to New Testaments. And testaments has to do with the dispersion of the deceased testators goods.

The scriptures are an evacuate plan into the spirit. This is us “ceasing from our works as God did from His”, as ‘”all things being deposited to our eternal account. We cannot add to it or take away from it. Just accept it or reject it. And to accept it is to grow into the knowledge and the application of it. To “be ye renewed in the spirit of your mind”, is where this all takes place. This is the gospel.

The gospel message is about God’s Only Begotten. It is His story, and of no coincidence, it is “history” as having happened. He is the object of the vernacular of God. That those who are truly “in Christ” are “in the rest” of God called The Sabbath days rest, and with the rest of God of those who have accepted the Gospel in its entirety. No loose ends, no open ended phrases or time frames. No incomplete or unexpired texts. And surely no room for more prophecies to happen to give us something else. The cross was sufficient for these things.

For this reason the last book in scripture called Book of The Revelation, opens with “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly (means immediately) come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed are those that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Meaning, at your finger tips.

And that same “end times book” at the very end says “12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For outside (for those who dis-beleive) are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the rooAnd if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.t and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth  say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 

The Kingdom of God really is “at hand”, meaning graspable and within reach, or Christ Himself would be a liar. Choose you this day. Amen

The End Times Cult

In Christs early teachings He described the gospel as a drag net that caught fish of many kinds. That once the drag net was brought in, the fish would be separated, the good from the bad. This parable is an  analogy (because that is what a parable means) of how the scripture works. It appeals to a broad spectrum of people, and the fisherman is looking for those who seek the truth.

In another parable, he separates the goats from the sheep

And Hebrews says “12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. So that we know what tools to use to attract the sheep.

And goes on to also say 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

So for those who go to scripture for its intended goal of “Salvation” by a Savior, (think of the application of salvation from its core word “salvage” from the wreckage from Adam and Eve, as the reconstruction of something back to its original purpose), they would likely find favorable results because this is the genuine purpose of scripture and why The key figure in the scriptures is called The Savior, verifying our claim. Whether you call Him Jesus, Yahweh, Jehovah or Frank, if you go to scripture to obtain your own salvation, which means restoration, that the “division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and and the thoughts and intents of the heart? You have come to the right place for the right thing.

This is where Gods work of salvation takes place to affect their status of life, meaning a forever life. This is the Authors intent and purpose of the scriptures, is your salvation. That the wreckage of the fall of humanity that took place in the Garden of Eden, and with the restoration pictured in The Garden of Gethsemane (in Greek meaning garden of the “skull“) indicating to us where the restoration of the fall we call “the resurrection” takes place, is in the spirit of the mind, and why we need to use parables and analogies to help us with our invisible components for us to “work out our own salvation with fear and trembling”.

This is us taking responsibility with the gift of salvation that was given to us at such a high price of the Christ at the cross, for many to in turn wait for a second coming Savior to do something more like His blood was not enough. That is NOT gonna happen. That is the “slothful steward who said “my Lord delays His coming”, for His comings are many. So let us do this with diligence lest we insult the gift Giver and the giver becomes a taker as He retracts His offer and His help from the slothful stewards and wayward souls who use scripture out of context for other causes.

Because of this, Paul said “16 Therefore, (meaning from now on), we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ in human form, yet now we know Him (as a man in the flesh) thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is [in Christ], they are a new creation; old things having passed away; behold (or, check it out), all things have become new. 18 Now all (these) things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us (the tools of His word for) this ministry of reconciliation, 19 to witness, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing peoples trespasses to (as many as would receive) them, and has committed to us this word of reconciliation.

In other words, it is here for the taking. That “the violent take it by force. And from Corinthians “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may be the winner. Not that you have to literally fight or scramble for it. But you do have to be this serious. This is The Gospel!

We are not dealing with an angry God under this premise. And this is why the Gospel means “The Good News” because the antagonism was neutralized by the cross. Remember Christ asked the Father if there was any other way” it must’ve been no because He still went to the cross.  And when the question was asked “ What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?

It was the past record of the Jews of the the Law and the prophets that wasn’t too good, because the answer to that question was “10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.” 13 “Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; 14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways; 17 And the way of peace they have not known. (Hmm, sounds like them again today)” 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 

So however much people may go to scripture to feed other interests, like “end times” or holidays or wise saying or history, salvation is the purpose of its Author and why we have a Savior for the world who did so through the cross (John 3.16), meaning He is the Savior for all who would accept this message. Even as the Son had said “Lo, the volumes of the books were written of Me. I have come to do your will oh God. And by that one act, He took away the first (old covenant) to establish the second”. Meaning the Old Testament culture is irrelevant and that the the world is operating just fine as “the wheat and the tares mature together”. They can both get their nutrients from the same source being scripture.

This should clue you in as to who the “ill intended” seekers are? End timers. That is not the focus desired by its Author. Does this seem far fetched? Go and look. There is not one scripture that uses the phrase “second coming”. That is the focus we were warned of , saying “ the evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ Because they have to see to believe. What does that have to do with faith? (Hebrews 11)

So if you are not seeking the purpose of the Authors intent, it is an unauthorized ill-intended application of their word, in this case Gods. His word is taken out of context, hence the analogy of the two edged sword that Gods word is meant to “discern between the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And like the spies with Rehab who were sent out another way? Because they were “ill intended”, meaning looking for the wrong things.

The Failure of All The Old Covenant.

And as a side note, the True God, who is the God of scripture is NOT a God of war for the same reason so that those who use scripture for wars, genocides and holocausts, or to get permission to kill others like the modern Jews do? They are more wayward then the Jews of old who were given up to their own demise of temple and Jerusalem worship. That’s why they were destroyed “till not one stone shall be left upon another” of being recognizable. Why? Well first because the punishment must fit the crime and their city with its presentations and entanglements were blasphemous so God did a forever annihilation on them to detour any other attempt to try to re-create it. Because those Jews just could not and would not agree with nor understand these truths and principals in scripture. Even like Christ spoke at the Sermon on The Mount “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…” They were only analogies. That is what is meant by calling them “parables”. Sounds like, looks like but not really like. And to further compound this point, it was at The Sermon on the mount where Christ taught to “turn the other cheek” and to go the extra mile to settle a dispute, unlike the war mongers in the impostor Jerusalem of today. Because in truth, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (tanks, guns and bombs) but mighty through God for pulling down strongholds (mindsets and contracts), 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, (yes, an invisible, spiritual war) bringing every thought into captivity to (ensure our) obedience to Christ, 6 and being ready to punish (with the sword of the spirit) all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

And to punish or avenge has to do with matters of conscience and arguments has to do with words and mindsets which quite likely has an intended association with the word as “sword of the spirit”, or s-word as being analogous too. As “pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing” that competes with God as God. What does the sword of word have to do with worldly wars? We are taught “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled;? Why? Because of fake news! (for more on fake news, read Isaiah chapter 8. You are not suppose to use the world news)

Part 2.

Understanding this may help you reconcile with the bloody sacrifices of the Old Covenant era as analogies having to do with our hidden parts like our soul, our heart and our thinking. It is here that is the correct application of those bloody sacrifices. They are the analogies and not the bloody gory stuff you see from only the surface. And if you want to see the anger of God for the Jews using the sacrifices without any change of heart, as if those pleased God, read the first chapter of Isaiah to set the record straight. Here is a portion of that speech where God says “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Yahovah. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats. 12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts? 13 Bring no more futile[a] sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.

He does not now, nor did He ever take delight in any bloodshed accept to retribution to those who do. And as far as God not liking their feasts, you can add to that list all the Pagan holidays that have infiltrated the faith today. And remember, we were instructed to content for the faith once and for all delivered to the saints”. Because of the long slow drawn out process of deception.

It is really rather fascinating that a modern day rendition of another Jerusalem like of old, of the time of Christ, is being presented in the last era of the analogous Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem of the Jews from the time of Christ. That they seek to return to that as if that Jerusalem was Gods, good, acceptable and perfect will? For them today to militarize their attempt to work for God by literally conducting war for this cause. That they wage war and kill to do so? For the gospel of peace? Really?? Blasphemy!

It is really quite evident that they do not know the Savior because they seek to re-implement that bastardized version of the city of God called Jerusalem back then, meant to be the city of peace. This is an inversion of the Gospel and evidence of the Gospel turned upside down. As we were warned of a coming time “with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the Elect”? Better check your status!

The Gospel of Peace

The word “Salem” in Hebrew means peace, and Jeru-Salem means city of peace. But look at what they are doing in Jerusalem today? Not my Jerusalem, not my Gods Jerusalem, not the Gospel of The Christs Jerusalem. He is the one who destroyed that Jerusalem in His day, because He let them do it.

The name the Palestine’s had for the place that is now called Jerusalem was “Al-Quds” and means “The Holy Place”, and it was called that until the modern “Jews” went in by war less then a hundred years ago and started changing things. Look what they are doing now! This is murder. This is NOT the work of the Creator God, or sanctioned by the Redeemer God. “For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, to save? Do these two fit together? If God was that unhappy with Al Quds, He could just do another destruction like with Sodom and Gomorrah. That is what He did to the Jerusalem of Old Testament times. Yes, God did that. That is why scripture called the last Law era Jerusalem “the great city which spiritually is called Sodom, where also our Lord was crucified. Because they were that wayward too. To restore that today as the modern Jews portend to do? Why would anyone who knows the Author of scripture believe any of what is being presented today?

This is a litmus test for the coming destruction. If you are behind this or supporting it in any way, you have chosen the side of the judgment of the Almighty God who settles His own debts. He doesn’t need a modern jew or their useful idiots (Americans) to carry His banner and promote His cause. It is not His banner or cause that is taking place over there today. God is NOT depending on them to do this! This is a total inversion of the gospel for another gospel to kill. And it is not competing in benefits, because all who associate in this and with this are slated for damnation. This is a separation process between sheep and goats” And Jews are rearing their ugly heads like the ugly goats they are.

Yes the God of Love Patience and Salvation has an end. And when the last time He made such an end was with the Christ era Jerusalem because it forsook its counterpart it was to re-present. The City of Peace! We understand because we “know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Yes, because we say to them (the Jews of today) “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do (as is evedent by the non-stop war footage). He was a murderer from the beginning, As these are carrying out murders!!

They have been exposed and YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. This is to separate the wheat from the tares, the goats from the sheep and the faithful from the disingenuous and confused. Choose you this day!

As Peter said “it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them(and change the gospel of God to war). 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”So too, these people return to their old reactions from their fallen instincts.

And we will go even go further and say, it would be better off to be judged in the same fashion of the Old expired Testament city of Jersalem that was destroyed because of those Jewd”till not one stone was left upon another” for their blasphemies, then to be judged by what they are doing again today because you’ve got the scriptures to correct you and you are so blinded as to use the gospel, meaning “the good news” for war. To support the modern day Jews who have no real connection to anything scriptural that they didn’t make up or steel. That one is expired (another word for dead). So as then there go the Jews again, “Fill up the measure of your fathers guilt? Yes, Go to Hell! Because that is where you are headed if you are a Christian in support of the Jewish movement today.

We say that “The Kingdom of God is still at hand” in the way Christ intended when He first spoke it as other than the one that was destroyed. And we have been warned of “a coming which is according to Satan with all lying signs and wonders”. Yes, to take expired scriptures and try to reinvigorate the ones that were condemned, will end up with the same results. Especially when it is questionable as that what they call Jerusalem today with the “wailing wall”? Wasn’t that place destroyed till “not one stone was left upon another. That the only buildings that were left from back then were the barracks for the armies of Titus?

The main point of all this is that Christ came preaching that “The Kingdom of God is at hand” as something other than their Jerusalem. That “the gospel is preached and all are entering”, had nothing to do with an earthen Jerusalem. Even as Christ answered dying His interrogation by the Jews about Him being King. And He said “You have correctly called Me King, however My Kingdom is not from here or I would fight. However, My Kingdom is not from here”. So what do you suppose they are re-presenting today??

Checkmate.

The Kingdom of God is still at hand for a short while. However it is not that blasphemous thing in that blasphemous Jerusalem in that blasphemous Israel with those blasphemies of “those who say they are Jews and are not but of the synogouge of Satan. If you are waiting for another Jesus? You are rejecting the One who came. There is only One saving for humanity and that is the one of the cross.

Amen!

The Promise to Abraham was Stolen.

Genesis 17.4-6 God told Abraham “4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and (plural) kings shall come out of thee.

Yes the promise to Abraham, that He would father many nations (meant the Gentiles) has been stolen by the Jews because “many nations is translated else where in scripture is the Gentile nations. Not that it has been stolen from God or Abraham but from us who are of the Gentiles, meaning from all nations that scripture refers to and not the Jews. That we are the heirs to the promises of Abraham that he would be the Father of many nations as a portrayal having to do with the New Will And Testament time of the gentiles. As Christ instructed the Apostles to leave Jerusalem before its destruction. To “go ye therefore to all the nations teaching and preaching all that I have commanded you”as having to do with the New, after the expiration of the Old Law articles, persons, place and Old Covenant associated with that bygone era of old with their expired relics that did not work any way.

Because of this, the modern Jews are  irrelevant because even if they were bonifide they would at best be qualified as being just another member nation with equal footing and status as all of the  other gentile nations as being one of them and among them. However they set themselves outside and above the rest of the gentiles and propose to revert back to the days of old with another earthen Jerusalem in competition with “Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all (meaning Gentiles of all the nations) according to The Book of Galatians in the Bible.

This is why Christ commended those who knew “the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Because the Jews who claim to be of Judah, one of the twelve tribes associated with the promise to Abram and NOT Abraham. Those Jews are from the last generation of Old Covenant persons that expired with it.

So then to go back to the Old Covenant is a blasphemous rejection of the new and spits in the face of the Christ of the cross who bore the judgment for our discrepancies, that all of the Old Testament law sacrifices looked forward to as their replacement, so that we in turn are restored to what Adam and Eve lost thereby giving us another chance to discover who we are, not as slaves to a Lord under Law, but by which we call out “Abba (the root word for Abraham) Father” as being inducted into the family of God through the death and blood of His Son that all the law and the prophets with all their feasts and procedures only dimly alluded to and prophesied about. That is the reason that they are fulfilled and expired as historical relics that only anticipated the new. The Old Law and the prophets (meant to speak of coming things) showed us how NOT to do it. If the Old Covenant had worked, it would NOT be old. And if the New was just a reversion to the Old or a temporary injunction for another it is NOT new.

Their are only two covenants and Abram represents the Old and Abraham represents the new with God saying “5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Thereby equating a name change with a purpose change!

Now we have “a New and Living way to the Father” . And father in the Hebrew scriptures is “Abba”, Hence Ab-raham. We see Christ calling His Father “Abba“, And Paul taught the difference between Old and New covenants by saying “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again (meaning the Old Covenant mandates) to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. This is something the Old Covenant could not deliver.

Who also taught “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Referring to the fulfillment of the promises. Even as scripture says “for all of the promises of God are yes and amen in Christ”, for those who are “in Christ” are in the New Covenant that replaced the Old.

Just like the Only Begotten of The Father. Then we in turn are born into the family of God by confession and profession, by accepting Christs sacrificial payment for our differences and being rewarded and sanctified by receiving the Holy Spirit of promise through baptism. Not the ceremony so much but more so the understanding and accepting it. That just as Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and became dead to the things of God “for in that day you shall surely die”. They died because the breath of God left them and they experienced a spiritual death by the Holy Spirits departure. For God had breathed, not oxygen but His spirit into Adam and he became a living being as being alive to God. When Adam died, it was a spiritual death for the Spirit had left. And to be brought in again is our rebirth. Us being “born again, and borne from above. (John chapter 3)

So when we receive Gods Holy Spirit, this is what qualifies us as being “born again” and “born from above” and “born of the spirit”. And our proof is our understanding of these truths and having the ability to be able to convey them.

With these truths, Hopefully you can see here the difference between Abram, and Abraham as being names that portray in picture form, to different between  the covenants, New and Old. The new obviously has to do with the Holy Spirit associated with baptism. Of which when John baptized Christ, he said “and I beheld the spirit of God descend upon Him like a dove”. And with this sign, John the Baptist, as the last and greatest prophet knew his time was over, and the law era was over because he then said “and He must increase and I must decrease”. Therefore verifying our claim.

The Modern Day Deceivers.

For you see we are in a time where some people who claim to be Jews pretend to be Gods people and the heirs of the promises of Abraham but they are not. God had earlier given a promise to Abram, that He would make Abram a great nation, singular. But when Abram had his name changed to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah, It was because there was a change of character. Therefore there was a name change also.

In scripture a name is NOT selected because it is pretty or sounds nice but because of the persons ingredients, and Abraham had reached a greater stature in the eyes of God. In essence Abram portrayed in picture form the Old Covenant era, being promised 12 tribes, whereas Abraham, Abrams  replacement portrayed the time of the Gentiles, meaning from all the nations of the world. And Abraham replaced Abram.

That is why in the book of the Revelation Christ said “17 Those that hath an ear, let them hear what the Spirit saith unto the called out ones; To them that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give them a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth saving the one that receiveth it.  Meaning that some are called another name by their Heavenly Father then the name they were born with like we just showed you with Abraham and Sarah. And Abram had his name changed that correlated with him being not only the father of one nation as was Abram, but “many nations to Abraham, to mean multiple nations. This correlates with the old and new covenants. That the New Covenant for all nations, does not elevate one nation above another as the modern Jews do of themselves. That is a reversion of covenants as if God needed to repent for removing them.

If you remember, it was the 12 disciples turned prophets who were commissioned to preach the Gospel to ALL the nations to the ends of the earth, as they were instructed  “do not leave that Jerusalem until you have heard from me”. With the Holy Spirit swooshing in, (remember , Adam lost the Spirit, Christ reclaimed it for us, and the Apostles were commissioned to commence with the introduction of the Holy Spirit through Baptism. Then their were people from every language and nation glorifying God, showing us that the Old Covenant reached its intended goal and conclusion. Hence “expired” like a moldy product on a shelf to be discarded.

AFTER the expiration of the Old Covenant era and its nation (singular) of whom “Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

as having to do with the expiration, the dismantling and destruction of the Jews kingdom to make way for a New King, Kingdom and a new people called Christians from “every tribe language and tongue. And this testimony began where the Old Covenant ended on the day of Pentecost where people spoke in tongues from every nation

As we quote from the book of The Acts of the Apostles who replaced the prophets saying “36 Therefore let all the house of Israel (to include Jews) know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord (meaning to serve this one as your replacement ) and Christ. 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent (from your old covenant failures), and be baptized every one of you (of all tribes including Jews) in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins (something the law era could not do), and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call (from all the peoples of the world). 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this (old testament law) untoward generation.

Meaning that Jerusalem and those Jews. They were the final trusties of that Old(expired) Testament, that Christ called “a brood of vipers, sons of Satan doing the deed s of their father”  Showing us that that by the time judgment of the Old Testament era was over. That Jerusalem would be destroyed beyond recognition. To never be able to be rebuilt again. And further proof of that is that, that Jerusalem was built on a fault line whereby an earthquake destroyed part of the city where the temple stood when Christs body gave up His spirit on the cross as seen here. 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,

And further proof that that was the time of the beginning of the end of That Jerusalem, of that Old Covenant kingdom and era, was by witnessing a resurrection as seen here. “and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, ⁵³ and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

that was a promise realized only for the New Covenant that was a new reality put into effect with the sacrificial death of the Savior who implemented The New Covenant by being “Savior of the world, (the word “world” in that text should’ve been transcribed “aeons” meaning “ages” to the intent that a new age started different from the old.

And that is the point and why Christ said not to mix the new wine in old wine skins and visa versa. The only lapse of coverage was while Christ “became flesh and dwelt among us” to then have Him say “I return to the Father and you see Me no more” in that fashion of the flesh.

This is the reason Christ was first to preach that “The Kingdom of God is at hand” as being different then the one they were accustomed to. And for that to be true, there had to be a resurrection because that was part and parcel of the coming  of a new age different from the old.

This is how Matthew described this event 27. 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went out and appeared to many.

And many remain alive today

To make the point irrefutably clear that we entered a new era for the “resurrection was the symbol given and the coveted product the Old anticipated.

To then have the 12 disciples turned Apostles, a higher office than prophets. To be told to “go ye therefor to the ends of the earth (meaning all the nations called “the Gentiles” teaching and preaching all that I have commanded you”, as proof that the time of the salvation message to the whole world in their localities, had come. They were instructed not to depart from Jerusalem until the promise that you have heard from Me (about the comforter helper to take Christs place). And the book of Acts gives the account of the disciples being in the upper room, to have the Holy Spirit sweep through and have the glories of God being spoken in all languages and dialects proving that the Promise to Abraham would come into effect as something different and not complimentary of the Old, but its replacement had come, being the visible in exchange for the invisible. Even as Christ said “you have heard it said of old (meaning the Law), but I say to you… defining a demarcation line between the covenants. The Old Testament verses the New Covenant. And just like old wine in a new skin spoils, and new wine in an old skin breaks, so too the Old and New covenant kingdoms have commonalities only in contrast of each other, and why the Old Covenant Law was called the Law of Death, in contrast to the New because they are THAT different.

And with Christs death to cover that payment rendered for us, this gives us permission to participate in the true gospel of salvation to the gentiles given way back when to father Abraham who was promised to be the father of many nations. So we knew that the Law Covenant given to Moses was weak and frail because it was continuously broken over and over. Which was the reason for the continual, non-stop animal sacrifices.

But even as with the departure of Hagar from Sarai become Sarah. Hagar had to be out of the picture for Sarah to come into fruition in the same way that we have to disregard the demands of the law as having had its fulfillment “in Christ”. It was expired, rendered weak and  ineffective, for “how many righteous were there? None, no not one!!”

So any other rendition of the Old Law era and its kingdom could only come from an opposing influence and why we are commended by God saying  “for you know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

This is why we can convey this with such clarity and power.

In truth that scripture should read that “I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Gods people and call themselves Jews are not, but are of the synagogue/church of Satan”, because Gods people have their roots and their heritage in the promises and person of Abraham, picturing our Heavenly Abba. As it was written of Him that he would be the father of many nations and nations is a word synonymous with gentiles.

The book of Galatians teaches that Abraham had two wives. The first one was Hagar who represented the Old Testament Law culture, in contrast with Sarah as the Mother of the promises that supersede and replace the Old, Law covenant concepts that only brings about death, as we quote from Galatians “4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the (Old Covenant) law, 5 to redeem those who were under that law (and put it out of business and shut it down), for us to receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” (and not master or Lord (which are Old Covenant understanding of God whom we call Father) 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave (under Old Testament Laws or Prophecies) but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ

(of The New Covenant founded on better promises. 

4 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under (tutors called) guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, for us to receive the adoption as sons

(of the New Covenant founded on better promises)

6 And because you are God’s children, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave (subject to old covenant law but an offspring, and if an offspring, then an heir of God through Christ (because of the cross and demarcation line between the old and new).  8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. 9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements (associated with Old Covenant Law), to which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. 12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. 13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. 14 And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. 15 What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Do I now become your enemy because I tell you the truth? 17 They (the jews) zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you (from the New), that you may be zealous for them. 18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. 19 My little children (seeing themselves connected to the Old Covenant), for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, 20 I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you. (Think of yourself here and the Two Covenants) 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage (called the Old Covenant Law), which is Hagar— 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children— 26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. 29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the (earthen Jerusalem ) bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. (You cannot have Heavenly Jerusalem while you are focused on the one on earth)” 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman (earthen Jerusalem )but of the free.

In this way, The kingdom of God is at hand, but it is not the one talked about in the daily news.

You have Heard it Was Said of Old…

These were some of the words first spoken from The Christ, after He had come from His Baptism by His cousin John, whereby John beheld the spirit of God descend like a dove to remain upon Him. This was the man called Jesus who proved He was the Christ through these series of events.

You see He had to undo the curse from Eden where Adam became dead to the things of God by losing the Holy Spirit. When God breathed into Adam and he became a living being”, that had nothing to do with the oxygen in his lungs, but the breath of God, He calls His Holy spirit This is The Breath of God, His companion/counterpart of His Son and our Savior called The Christ and Adams replacement being “a life giving spirit” as explained here by Paul the Apostle.

“42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Christ) was made a quickening spirit. Read full chapter

Even as John the Baptist testified of Jesus that “ when He (Christ) was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he (John) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

This is what qualified Christ to be Adams replacement of putting all who believe in Him, back on track as practicing images of the Living God  who are “working out their own salvation with fear and trmbling”.

This is the one time reversal of the fall, even as the voice of Heaven said “the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him (Christ), and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Of being the new creature we become like after we receive the Holy Spirit too.

And again”And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun (think about Pauls encounter with Christ as “the Bright light form Heaven) , and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with Him. 4 Then Peter said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; Him, shall you hear (and focus on Him and NOT Moshe or Elijah). 6 And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

That until Christ as a man, was baptized with the Holy Spirit, that the Law would remain in place as a holding mechanism “till faith comes”. But “after faith has come” the law was done away with and put off like a filthy rag. That “the law was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; 

And “24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, for us to be justified by faith. 25 But after faith is come (meaning acquired), we are no longer under the schoolmaster (called Law). 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ (and not slaves serving masters and lords). 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is no longer Jew nor Greek (classifications), nor is there bond nor free, nor male  or female: for ye are all one (and co-equals) in Christ”

And as Peter describes our gift saying “According as his (Christs) divine power hath given unto us everything that pertains to life and godliness (of living life on a godlike fashion the way God lives), through the knowledge of (knowing) Him who hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby we  were given exceedingly great and precious promises: that through these, you are already partakers of the divine nature, having (already) escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (of following the needs of your old lower nature). Providing that you use these provisions in the “renewing of your minds).

Showing us that Christ was the un-doing and the expiration of the Law because the law becomes irrelevant being “expired” because of the New Covenant, Will and Testament” associated with new like in the Spirit, for the heirs to have access to their inheritance, being us  who are adopted into the family of God through the same means being our Baptism and our cross over from death to life as was dimly portrayed at the Red Sea with Moses whereby at that collective baptism, the angel of death passed over, then to have all their enemies drowned in the Red Sea for them to go on to acquire and apply the provisions of the gift of God in Christ as pictured in Israel the people and not in the land of Israel.

As it was said in the beginning “in that day you shall surely die”, mankind became dead and unresponsive to the things of God. Now for those who associate with Christ, “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Christ) was made a life giving spirit.

Do NOT insult the giver of this “life in the Spirit by reverting to old forms of religion that are powerless to save and an insult to the giver of life who paid such a high price for you. ”

It was Christ, the Son of God and son of man, who became the prototype and manufacturer of a new species in that we willnever die. Even as Christ said “And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? And we hope you say yes because to believe in what is presented here is the pre-qualifier of your new citizenship in the New Creation.

Not that the new creation is new in the sense of just being made. For it is new in the sense that it is eternally new and never gets old, and it just may be made new for you, but Adam and Eve had it from the beginning and why 1 John says “Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

Here is a high Point we would like to make.

When Christ came to put in place the replacement of the Old called The New Testament/Covenant, He also had to expire the whole Law era interlude. And He started by saying “You have heard that it was said to those of old…”

The ironic thing is was the institution of the New through the blood of Christ that made the Old Covenant old and expired as a testimony on how NOT to do it. Christ was the first One to call the Law era old because He was the Law eras completion first as the first one who could keep it because the Law is a picture of Him. And because the New came, the Law some call the Ten Commandments, and the laws of Moses, should now only be referred to as Old, because they had lost their relevance with the one time coming of Christ. There is no other coming or another saving of any sort but to grapple with this by faith, one on one with God by yourself. That the whole law era interlude anticipated this. Even as it is said of the Old. The Coming of Christ did this!

“ 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace (apart from the Law) through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: for Him to be just, and the justifier of those who believeth in Christ. Read full chapter

SO for us having our do-over as a result of this New Union to replace the Old, we have another heritage other then the death that comes upon all of humanity of the old law order. And to ensure that all the old order would reach the obvious conclusion of breeding death, the Law era was given for “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;

Meaning that  “till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Being The Savior and Christ some call Jesus all meaning the same thing. With His arival on the seen as the last sacrifice, the law era interlude was over. If this was NOT true, Christ in no way could say “The Kingdom of God is at hand”, nor could He forgive sin because He became the payment for it and where payment has been rendered there is no longer a reckoning or an accounting of sin because keeping track of it was only a book keeping method. Even as Paul taught to Rome, for us to “reckon it to be so”,

These are things already given and appropriated, to be forgotten and lost, to have many if not most, to go back to reckoning and accounting their sin as though there is more that needs to be done but NO. That would be double jeopardy. Christ does not have to come back but for one thing. As 2 Peter states “10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall beburned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

And just as a quick note here. Sin is singular. Meaning that when we receive the gift of salvation, our sins (plural) are forgiven in that there is no longer a tracking method and no accuser. The sin nature has been covered in two senses. One is by way of payment rendered and two by way of covering it up to make it disappear for “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

The Kingdom of God is at hand in this way still.

Amen

The Translators of scripture were given something to translate that they did not understand as a collective whole. Meaning that there had to be a consensus. The original writings they transcribed from did not have the ambiguities that English has. Words like, could, should, might maybe and, in order to, are all used at the translators discretion. Meaning that if they had not received a promise of God as touching the invisible, then they quite obviously being carnal, must see to believe, and thereby nullify the need to believe as being the only necessity for a thing to be true. In essence they inserted ambiguities to convey falsities as though the promises from God were meant to be fulfilled later at another carnal event called a second coming as opposed to implementing when you have the faith to believe and are doing so in the right progression. And because the faith is progressive, some things have to be received in a certain order. For this we are called to press in to attain, to reach out and lay hold of why Christ laid hold of us”.

The loss and mis-conveyance of this truth became the birth of the now popular and pervasive idea that Christ must come again in a “second coming” scenario because they have to see a thing to believe. But “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” For they shall receive the thing that is said. Because it does not take any faith to believe a thing you can physically prove. And so they sit in the pews and wait week after week, and say in their hearts like the wicked servant who said “my Lord delays His coming”. But Gods hands are stretched out still.

And The New Will and Testament translators bludgeoned the texts with this kind of a physical sense that becomes nonsense when it comes to the things of God because in truth “one must first believe that He is, and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him”. And since our Heavenly Father rewards us with new portions of Himself each time we allow, then why would we reduce his word to the expectation’s by those who have no understanding of the invisible? Because “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence that there are things not seen’. It is by these that the elders gain repor with the Father. As touching the invisible.

We are talking about real encounters by the invisible God and His Son who said “I will never leave you or forsake you”, but never the less most still sit and wait for another savior. And they call it a second coming” a saying that is NOT found in the scriptures. And because Gods things don’t take on a form in creation, if we expect it to, we have false expectations of what God and His Word are about.

His words are about our transformation and our transfiguration to be like Him. To be spitting images of the Father, and not the other way around. As a matter of truth, the gospel itself becomes useless in a people that expect spectacular events to validate their faith.

And more dangerous than that is a people who have been so inverted from the faith to believe in “just the facts”. This is the generation that we are warned of who would expect a second coming Jesus in the form of a man as the focal point of their  gospel “a coming one who is according to Satan with all lying signs and wonders if possible to deceive the Elect”. It is because that (maybe even today with us) they take all the scriptures that define Gods “Heavenly places”, to include the parables and Old Testament word pictures meant to take them into the Eternal, and they reinterpret them to be manifest again on earth as if that was ever Gods intention or the purpose of the gospel. Because if it is, and God wants a Jerusalem on Earth with the modern day Jews, (a name that has no true association with the original language). Then God would have to apologize to and make reparations to the Jews of old for expiring, putting them out of business, destroying their livelihood, subjecting their mothers to eat their babies, to then have “not one stone to be left upon another that shall not be rummaged through by the armies of Titus first, and bring them to the point of extinction, because that is what the testimonies said happened to that era. A genocide. Even as The Christ and Savior cried saying “41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city (That Jerusalem), and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to kill him, Read full chapter

And from Matthew “ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. Which indicates an extinction.

And the Jews of today are trying to rebuild that? Blasphemy! They are not suppose to as we are taught from Leviticus 26. “27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. 37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; 41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. Read full chapter

How is it that now again in our day that it is okay for a people to reclaim that land to renew it as it was?? That is so far off the mark from “Gods good, acceptable and perfect will, that here today they’ve aligned themselves with the thief of the things of God because Gods things are Heavenly. They are Eternal. They are indestructible, for this we know because “we look to the city whose builder and maker is God”. And to tie this back to the beginning with Moshe, God said “when you build a temple unto Me, the minute that you have used tools upon it? You have violated it. Do NOT associate Me with such”. But nevertheless the people world wide are glorying over that monstrous rendition of the last blasphemy. All the while they think God is behind it. But as it is written “when you see the abomination spoken by Daniel the prophet in the Holy place? Let those who read understand”. And the understanding is that if you see, and since we do see a modern day expectation, then you know the time is ripe for the judgment from God.

If this doesn’t strike you as blasphemous, then think about this. If the gospel was given for our benefit for godliness, and we then in turn, turn it around to make God a man again. Wouldn’t that be a problem. Because if that was Gods plan, He wouldn’t have to wait. But because the change and the transformation belongs to us? That is what He is waiting for, the final number to transform. But if we are found waiting and watching without our own transfiguration, then for what purpose were you given this life?? Because if you are tracking the scary stuff in the news, you know what? You my friend are being carried away by the flood of lies by the mouth of the dragon referred to in the Revelation. And if you are familiar with the foolish virgins who went to the world for their wedding feast preparations and were left outside with the damned? It is because they got caught up in the visuals and DID NOT CHANGE! The Gospel had no lasting effect but only temporary entertainment. And just as condemning is that their Jesus had to come as a man again because they were let unchanged.

Do you really think the gospel is about Christ putting on the flesh again?

Scripture is given for our transition, our transfiguration and our metamorphism. Christ became a man once and blazed for us a trail to the Father. Him now calling us to Himself, even as Paul said “therefore I plead with you by the mercies of God, BE YE RECONCILED to the Father. For He made Him who knew no sin, to become our sin, for us to (in turn) become His righteousness in us”. That is our transfiguration in the here and now that we are accountable for and what scripture is given for. If you throw all of your end time fascinations away and walk away with this one truth you will be okay. But if not? If you go back to your addiction of end times fascinations? BEWARE! For God may not spare you either but give you the tribulation you have been glued to because you become your dominant focus. And since God has given us everything that pertains to life and god-like-ness through the knowledge of Him who calls us to His Glory and virtue”? If you got NOT these, you’ve got nothing but the burning sensation of lost opportunities. Woe are they! For the time is upon us when “10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him [a]be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

With that,now maybe we can be as serious about our transfiguration as is our Heavenly Father, and NOT be so focused on making scripture palatable to the carnal mind having been translated by such. Let us go up from here.

PAUL TEACHES ABOUT THE RESURRECTED CHRIST HE SAW WHO WAS A BRIGHT LIGHT FROM HEAVEN, NOT A MAN!

Seeing Christ AFTER the boulder was rolled away from the tomb is the qualifier to be an apostle as being greater then The Old Will and Testament  prophets. Even as we were told speaking of John the Baptist being the greatest of All the prophets “Those in the Kingdom are greater than he”. Such are we. Here is the qualifier.

1 CORINTHIANS 15.1  Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, (it did not come by man nor was it taught by man but by revelation of Jesus Christ) ² by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain (if you need to see to believe). 

³ For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, ⁵ and that He was seen by ^[a]Cephas, then by the twelve. ⁶ After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once (Matthew 27.52), of whom the greater part remain to the present (in that day), but some have ^[b]fallen asleep. ⁷ After that (His resurection) He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. ⁸ Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born in my own time. (But these who saw Him, saw Him differently then those before or this demarcation line would not be described here because only people away from the event of the crusifixion did not see the pre-crusified Christ. Only these saw Christ in His post incarnate form of being a resurrected man, along with the 500.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. ¹¹ Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Risen Christ, Our Hope

¹² Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ cannot be risen. ¹⁴ And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty (and unchanged) and your faith is also empty (and still looking for a saving to rescue you from a dying world). ¹⁵ Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. ¹⁶ For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. ¹⁷ And if Christ did not rise, then your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! ¹⁸ Then also those who have ^[c]fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. 

The Last Enemy Destroyed

²⁰ But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have ^[d]fallen asleep. ²¹ For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. ²² For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all are made alive. ²³ But each one in there own order (not first and second coming only): Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His (successive) comings. ²⁴ Then afterwards comes the closing of the invitation, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. ²⁶ The last enemy death is destroyed. ²⁷ For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it isevident that  (only) He who put all things under Him is excepted. ²⁸ Now all things are made subject to Him, and the Son Himself is also subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. (It is in Him we live and dwell and have our being).

Effects of Denying the Resurrection

²⁹ Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized to be dead (as you vowed to be buried in tge likeness of His death to be raised in the likeness of His resurrection as yo promised (vowed) at your own baptism in your own order when you were able to believe unless your vows are broken promises you made to resmain waiting for another resurrection that is not by faith for another Jesus of another resurrection), if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? (To be on hold for another saving the cross couldn’t deliver on?)³⁰ And why do we stand in ^[e]jeopardy every hour? ³¹ 

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I recon my old self dead daily. ³² If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus (to profess and defend this newness of life), what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die (anyway)!”

³³ Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” ³⁴ Awake to (the) righteousness (of God by faith), and do not sin (disbeleive)for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

A Glorious Body

³⁵ But now you may say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” ³⁶ Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. ³⁷ And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. ³⁸ But God gives it a body (completely different from the one you use to interact with on earth) as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

³⁹ All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind ^[f]of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, andanother of birds.

⁴⁰ There are also ^[g]celestial bodies and ^[h]terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. ⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for onestar differs from another star in glory.

⁴² So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption (at your baptism acknowledgement). ⁴³ It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. ⁴⁴ It is sown a natural body, IT IS RAISED A SPIRITUAL BODY! (To further assist you here, read John 3. …

There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam (Christ verse…) already became a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶ However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. ⁴⁷ The first man was of the earth, made^[i] of dust; the second Man is just like the Lord from heaven (that was seen by Peter first, then the 12, then the 500, then Paul as one born in his own order). ⁴⁸ As was the ^[k]man of dust, so also are those who are madeof dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. ⁴⁹ And as we have borne the image of the man-of dust, we also bear the image of the heavenly Man. (Old things have passed away, behold all things have become new and all things are from God” and not earth)

Our Final Victory

⁵⁰ Now this I say brethren (at this stage of my faith), that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. ⁵¹ Behold, I tell you a ^[m]mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— ⁵² in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³ For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴ So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” (For this reason we profess that we have passed from death to life as vowed at baptism, and we press on in this main feature of faith to grow in it till it consumes our carnal nature  not being a physical body but a body of beliefs of weaknesses and fears we’ve adopted from fallen Adam. To cast these aside to associate wuth tge last Adam. Flesh Nd blood does not inherit tge Kingdom? Correct, but tge re-spirited mind of faith does. And even Adam in the garden was made resurrected because he could not fall if he was not made upright. And that is all resurrection is, is being stood back up from the fall. It is the reversal of the fall, hence resurrected and raised back up to “that which is from the beginning”. 

⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Because the Law was given to make sin exceedingly sinful, so that you being good and dead from the law, being delivered from that law by the deliverance of Christ, for you to walk in newness of life now like Adam had. This is a restoration to that which was from the beginning. That is your do over, you born again.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (Nor are you on hold or in limbo left waiting for another Jesus as though the cross was insufficient.

Father, is there any other way?

These were among the last words of Christ who was on His way to the cross to face the inevitable. That, no, there is no other way. The Old Testament with all its places persons feasts and teachings, how many righteous were produced? “None, no not one”. For you see it had to be clear in the past, in that day and ours that apart from the expiration of the Old Covenant, to make way for the implementation of the New Covenant along with all it’s giftings, with a right standing with the Father, could NOT be possible in the Old Covenant system. And the reason why Christ teared up over that old Jerusalem was because of the complete failure of that whole era. That among those born from women, there was none greater than John The Baptist, but of those who are the least in (the New Covenant) Kingdom are greater than he. Showing us that with a change of Covenants came a change of a Kingdom and a change of charecter and nature called “The New Creation”, in contrast with The Old to magnify that contrasts as “The New and living way to the Father.

It was the final Jews of that Old Testament time that tipped the scale for judgement. We say Jews because the other 11 tribes had already been dispersed. So that we say “the last Jews” flippantly because in reality J is not a common sound from the Hebrew language showing us the extent of corruption. Corrected they would say tribe of Yudah and not Jew. But anyway, it was the last of the last 12 tribes now claiming to be Jews, who demonstrated to us that they were the worst of the worst because it was said of them by the Son of God to “fill up the measure of your fathers guilt” accusing them of being fathered by Satan. They did not serve the Creator God, to then finish  off the guilty charges for killing Zechariah “whom you beheaded between the Porch and the Altar. To then behead John the Baptist and to finish it off with crucifying The Son of God who said “All these things will be required from this generation” as the guilty ones. And in Gods law, you cannot charge someone else with anotheer mans crime. So yes, their guilt was full because of their own deeds but only because they perfected the ways of their fathers

The Good News

As sad as this all may sound, here is the essence of “The Good News”, which is generally translated as “the Gospel”, meaning good news to the Jews? No!. For the promise given to Abraham to be fulfilled that “he would be the father of many nations (Gentiles) without differentiating the Jews as superior The Jews were never the object of scripture or the plan of God. Think about this if you think the common day jew has something to brag about. You know how to answer.

The scriptures were given to replace the feasts and the Saboth days and their rituals to achieve godliness, to now do so with access to scriptures, given to re-script the mind which had to be given time to prove that “there was none, no not one” of the Jews. Their mouths are open scepelcures” spewing out condemnation, guilt and deadness. To then have Christ blurt out from on the cross “Abba, Abba, why have you forsaken Me”, was said for all to know that payment was rendered. The expectation that The Law era demanded was satisfied to put it out of business. That the laws given to promote righteousness only brought death. To then have the coming of Christ close that era as useless. And NO! There is no other way. And to resurrect the concept of the Jews of old with all their expectations is an inversion and the turning upside down the Gospel.

Annihilation was and is the end game of that scenario. And woe to those who try to repeat and re-enact that era. Even as Paul said “I see that the law is good, but the way to perform it was not found in me”, so that the humble of heart may receive the free gift of righteousness by faith, to have all the requirements from the law and Old Covenant credited to our account without having to do them. But until each one comes to this point, they do not really understand the Cross. That all the law and the prophets and every mandate that was ever given were accredited as having been completed for us to “go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of dead works and repentance’s to God. Even as He said to Isaiah 1.

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me; 3 The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.” 4 Alas, a sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of vipers, Children who are corrupters! They have forsaken God, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away (to go) backward. 5 Why should you be stricken again? You will (only) revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment. 7 Your country is desolate (meaning lifeless), Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. 8 So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, As a hut in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city. 9 Unless the Lord of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, We would have become like Sodom, We would have been made like Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people (Jews) of Gomorrah: 11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats. 12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts? 13 Bring no more futile[f] sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. 14 Your New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of [h]blood.

“Who has required this of you?? And anybody that rejects this gift of life from the cross to go back to the Old, will be condemned by the Old because they’ve despised the Cross of the Only Begotten and counted His blood as a common thing, in the same way as the Law era Jews, “for on you (the Jews not the 12 tribes) shall be all the guilt and shame of the blood shed from righteous Abel to Zecheria. Meaning that era and anyone who would return to that era would receive the same eternal damnation God did not and does not love the jews. That is the wrong association!

Yes to go back to the old pre-cross concepts, to glorify the modern jews and their jerusalem in hopes of another coming Jesus is a total inversion of the gospel, especially since you’ve got the new testament to draw upon as well.

The Kingdom of God is still at hand and indissoluble

Introduction:

This account is written by James, brother of the Messiah and Christ. James being family and being familiar with these accounts because he grew up with Christ his brother and his cousin John the Baptist who was just two years older than Christ. It was John who introduced the Christ saying “here comes the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. And “I see the Bride with the Bridegroom therefor my joy (and purpose) is fulfilled. “They must increase and I must decrease”.

Because of this, it is fitting for James to write this account, who was first the brother of Christ son from Mary, both James(yudah) cousins of John the Baptist, whose fathers name is Zechariah, who was at the temple and was slain by the Jewish leaders for not cooperating with them in their search for John and Jesus as the decree was given to kill all the male babies 2 years and younger. This was the reason they were ushered out of Jerusalem that has to do with the expiration of the old and to introduce the new because John was raised in the old and was instrumental in bringing in the New Covenant era. But to close the old, there had to be a decree of judgement to the old. This is the reason that Christ said that “on this generation all the blood that was shed on earth from righteous Abel to Zechariah whom you slayed between the porch and the altar shall be required from this generation”. Meaning that all previous accounts would be closed by judgment and damnation or saved by receiving the blood of Christ for the remission of sin. The Jews however chose judgment because they, even the women said yes, your blood be upon us and our generation. From here starts;

The Infancy Gospel of James

1 According to the records of the twelve tribes of Israel, there once was a very rich man named Joachim. 2. He always doubled the gifts he offered to the Lord, 3and would say to himself, “One gift, representingmy prosperity, will be for all the people; the other, offered for forgiveness, will be my sin-offering to the Lord God.”

4Now the (celebration ceremony of) great day of the Lord was approaching, and the people of Israel were offering their gifts. 5And Reubel confronted Joachim and said, “You’re not allowed to offer your gifts first because you haven’t produced an Israelite child.”

6And Joachim became very upset and went to the book of the twelve tribes of the people, saying to himself, “I’m going to check the book of the twelve tribes of Israel to see whether I’m the only one in Israel who hasn’t produced a child.” 7And he searched (the records) and found that all the righteous people in Israel did indeed have children. BAnd he remembered the patriarch Abraham because in his last days the Lord God had given a son, Isaac.

9And so he continued to be very upset and did not see his wife but banished himself to the wilderness and pitched his tent there. lOAnd Joachim fasted ‘forty days and forty nights.’ !lHe would say to himself, “I will not go back for food or drink until the Lord my God visits me. Prayer will be my food and drink.”

2 Now his wife Anna was mourning and lamenting on two counts: “I lament my widowhood and I lament my childlessness.” 2The great day of the Lord approached, however, 3and Juthine her slave said to her, “How long are you going to humble yourself? Look, the (celebration of the) great day of the Lord has arrived, and you’re not supposed to mourn. 4Rather, take this headband which the mistress of the workshop gave to me, but which I’m not allowed to wear because I’m your slave and because it bears a royal insignia.”

5And Anna said, “Get away from me! I won’t take it. The Lord God has greatly shamed me. Maybe a trickster has given you this, and you’ve come to make me share in your sin.”

Infancy James 2:6And Juthine the slave replied, “Should 1curse you just because you haven’t paid any attention to me? The Lord God has made your womb sterile so you won’t bear any children for Israel.”

7Anna, too, became very upset. She took off her mourning clothes, washed her face, and put on her wedding dress. sThen, in the middle of the afternoon, she went down to her garden to take a walk. She spied a laurel tree and sat down under it. 9After resting, she prayed to the Lord: “0 God of my ancestors, bless me and hear my prayer, just as you blessed our mother Sarah and gave her a son, Isaac.”

3 And Anna looked up toward the sky and saw a nest of sparrows in the laurel tree. 2And immediately Anna began to lament, saying to herself: “Poor me! Who gave birth to me? What sort of womb bore me?3For 1 was born under a curse in the eyes of the people of Israel. And I’ve been reviled and mocked and banished from the temple of the Lord my God.

4″Poor me! What am 1 like? I am not like the birds of the sky, because even the birds of the sky reproduce in your presence, 0 Lord. s”Poor me! What am 1 like? 1 am not like the domestic animals, because even the domestic animals bear young in your presence, 0 Lord.

6″Poor me! What am 1 like? I am not like the wild animals of the earth, because even the animals of the earth reproduce in your presence, 0 Lord. 7″Poor me! What am 1like? 1am not like these waters, because even these waters are productive in your presence, 0 Lord. s”Poor me! What am I like? I am not like this earth, because even the earth produces its crops in season and blesses you, 0 Lord.” 4 Suddenly a messenger of the Lord appeared to her and said: “Anna, Anna, the Lord God has heard your prayer. You will conceive and give birth, and your child will be talked about all over the world.”

2And Anna said, “As the Lord God lives, whether 1 give birth to a

boy or a girl, I’ll offer it as a gift to the Lord my God, and it will serve

him its whole life.”

3And right then two messengers reported to her: “Look, your husband Joachim is coming with his flocks.” 4You see, a messenger of the

Lord had come down to Joachim and said, “Joachim, Joachim, the

2:6 Childlessness was understood, not as

having a natural cause, but as a sign of divine

punishment (see Gen 16:2; 20:18; and especially 1 Sam 1:5-6).

2:7 Putting on her wedding dress suggests

that Anna is anticipating the outcome of her

plea to God for a blessing similar to that

which God gave Sarah, that is, for the blessing of offspring.

Infancy James 4:4-5:10

Lord God has heard your prayer. Get down from there. Look, your

wife Anna is pregnant.”

SAnd Joachim went down right away and summoned his shepherds

with these instructions: “Bring me ten lambs without spot or blemish,

and the ten lambs will be for the Lord God. 6Also, bring me twelve

tender calves, and the twelve calves will be for the priests and the

council of elders. 7Also, one hundred goats, and the one hundred goats

will be for the whole people.”

SAnd so Joachim came with his flocks, while Anna stood at the gate.

9Then she spotted Joachim approaching with his flocks and rushed out

and threw her arms around his neck: “Now I know that the Lord God

has blessed me greatly. This widow is no longer a widow, and I, once

childless, am now pregnant!”

lOAnd Joachim rested the first day at home.

5 But on the next day, as he was presenting his gifts, he thought to

himself, “If the Lord God has really been merciful to me, the polished

disc on the priest’s headband will make it clear to me.” 2And so

Joachim was presenting his gifts and paying attention to the priest’s

headband until he went up to the altar of the Lord. And he saw no sin

in it. 3And Joachim said, “Now I know that the Lord God has been

merciful to me and has forgiven me all my sins.” 4And he came down

from the temple of the Lord acquitted and went back home.

SAnd so her pregnancy came to term, and in the ninth month Anna

gave birth. 6And she said to the midwife, “Is it a boy or a girl?”

7And her midwife said, “A girl.”

SAnd Anna said, “I have been greatly honored this day.” Then the

midwife put the child to bed.

9When, however, the prescribed days were completed, Anna

cleansed herself of the flow of blood. lOAnd she offered her breast to the

infant and gave her the name Mary.

4:9 The mss differ over whether Anna is pregnant or will be pregnant. The

future tense would be more likely if the word rested in the next sentence

were a euphemism for sexual intercourse, but since this word is used of

Joseph in much the same circumstances (see 15:2) and no such euphemism

is intended there, it is probably better to prefer the literal meaning and so the

present tense (is pregnant). Thus, Anna’s conceiving a child becomes as

much a miracle as later Mary’S will be.

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5:2 A metal disc was part of the high priest’s

garb and was attached to his headband (Exod

28:36), but its use here, to reveal sin, is otherwise unattested. The disc may have been a

mirror, and mirrors were used to obtain

revelations.

5:9 Childbirth rendered a woman ritually

unclean, unable to touch anything holy or

enter the temple. For the regulations on how

and when a woman cleansed herself after

childbirth, see Lev 12: 1-8.

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Mary’s first

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Infancy James 6:1-7:6

6 Day by day the infant grew stronger. 2When she was six months

old, her mother put her on the ground to see if she could stand. She

walked seven steps and went to her mother’s arms. 3Then her mother

picked her up and said, “As the Lord my God lives, you will never walk

on this ground again until I take you into the temple of the Lord.”

4And so she turned her bedroom into a sanctuary and did not permit

anything profane or unclean to pass the child’s lips. 5She sent for the

undefiled daughters of the Hebrews, and they kept her amused.

6Now the child had her first birthday, and Joachim gave a great

banquet and invited the high priests, priests, scholars, council of

elders, and all the people of Israel. 7Joachim presented the child to the

priests, and they blessed her: “God of our fathers, bless this child and

give her a name which will be on the lips of future generations

forever.”

BAnd everyone said, “So be it. Amen.”

9He presented her to the high priests, and they blessed her: “Most

high God, look on this child and bless her with the ultimate blessing,

one which cannot be surpassed.”

l0Her mother then took her up to the sanctuary-the bedroomand gave her breast to the child. llAnd Anna composed a song for the

Lord God: “I will sing a sacred song to the Lord my God because he

has visited me and taken away the disgrace attributed to me by my

enemies. 12The Lord my God has given me the fruit of his righteousness, single yet manifold before him. 13Who will announce to the

sons of Reubel that Anna has a child at her breast? ‘Listen, listen, you

twelve tribes of Israel: Anna has a child at her breast!'”

14Anna made her rest in the bedroom-the sanctuary-and then

went out and began serving her guests. 15When the banquet was over,

they left in good spirits and praised the God of Israel.

7 Many months passed, but when the child reached two years of age,

Joachim said, “Let’s take her up to the temple of the Lord, so that we

can keep the promise we made, or else the Lord will be angry with us

and our gift will be unacceptable.”

2And Anna said, “Let’s wait until she is three, so she won’t miss her

father or mother.”

3And Joachim agreed: “Let’s wait.”

4When the child turned three years of age, Joachim said, “Let’s send

for the undefiled Hebrew daughters. 5Let them each take a lamp and

light it, so the child won’t turn back and have her heart captivated by

things outside the Lord’s temple.” 6And this is what they did until the

time they ascended to the Lord’s temple.

Infancy James 7:7-9:8

7The priest welcomed her, kissed her, and blessed her: “The Lord

God has exalted your name among all generations. BIn you the Lord

will disclose his redemption to the people of Israel during the last

days.”

9And he sat her down on the third step of the altar, and the Lord

showered favor on her. lOAnd she danced, and the whole house of

Israel loved her.

8 Her parents left for home marveling and praising and glorifying

the Lord God because the child did not look back at them. 2And Mary

lived in the temple of the Lord. She was fed there like a dove, receiving

her food from the hand of a heavenly messenger.

3When she turned twelve, however, there was a meeting of the

priests. “Look,” they said, “Mary has turned twelve in the temple ofthe

Lord. 4What should we do with her so she won’t pollute the sanctuary

of the Lord our God?” 5And they said to the high priest, “You stand at

the altar of the Lord. Enter and pray about her, and we’ll do whatever

the Lord God discloses to you.”

6And so the high priest took the vestment with the twelve bells,

entered the Holy of Holies, and began to pray about her. 7And suddenly a messenger of the Lord appeared: “Zechariah, Zechariah, go

out and assemble the widowers of the people and have them each bring

a staff. BShe will become the wife of the one to whom the Lord God

shows a sign.” 9And so heralds covered the surrounding territory of

Judea. The trumpet of the Lord sounded and all the widowers came

running.

9 And Joseph, too, threw down his carpenter’s axe and left for the

meeting. 2When they had all gathered, they went to the high priest

with their staffs. 3After the high priest had collected everyone’s staff, he

entered the temple and began to pray. 4When he had finished his

prayer, he took the staffs and went out and began to give them back to

each man. 5But there was no sign on any of them. Joseph got the last

staff. 6Suddenly a dove came out of this staff and perched on Joseph’s

head. 7″Joseph, Joseph,” the high priest said, “you’ve been chosen by

lot to take the virgin of the Lord into your care and protection.”

BBut Joseph objected: “I already have sons and I’m an old man; she’s

only a young woman. I’m afraid that I’ll become the butt of jokes

among the people of Israel.”

Mary at twelve

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she began to menstruate. The Law consid­ Mary’s characterization for the remainder of

ered a woman ritually unclean during her (he story.

6:12 The meaning of single yet manifold period. See Lev 15:19-24. 9:8 That Joseph has sons and is an old man

before him is obscure. 9:7 This is the first occurrence of the word marks a significant change in the portrayal of

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Infancy James 9:9-11:6

9And the high priest responded, “Joseph, fear the Lord your God

and remember what God did to Dathan, Abiron, and Kore: the earth

was split open and they were all swallowed up because of their objection. lOS0 now, Joseph, you ought to take heed so that the same thing

won’t happen to your family.”

11And so out of fear Joseph took her into his care and protection.

IZHe said to her, “Mary, I’ve gotten you from the temple of the Lord,

but now I’m leaving you at home. I’m going away to build houses, but

I’ll come back to you. The Lord will protect you.”

10 Meanwhile, there was a council of the priests, who agreed:

“Let’s make a veil for the temple of the Lord.”

2And the high priest said, “Summon the true virgins from the tribe

of David.” 3And so the temple assistants left and searched everywhere

and found seven. 4And the high priest then remembered the girl Mary,

that she, too, was from the tribe of David and was pure in God’s eyes.

5And so the temple assistants went out and got her.

6And they took the maidens into the temple of the Lord. 7And the

high priest said, “Cast lots for me to decide who’ll spin which threads

for the veil: the gold, the white, the linen, the silk, the violet, the

scarlet, and the true purple.”

SAnd the true purple and scarlet threads fell to Mary. And she took

them and returned home. 9Now it was at this time that Zechariah

became mute, and Samuel took his place until Zechariah regained his

speech. 10Meanwhile, Mary had taken up the scarlet thread and was

spinning it.

11 And she lOok her water jar and went out to fill it with water.

2Suddenly there was a voice saying to her, “Greetings, favored one!

The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.” 3Mary began

looking around, both right and left, to see where the voice was coming

from. 4She became terrified and went home. After putting the water jar

down and taking up the purple thread, she sat down on her chair and

began to spin.

5A heavenly messenger suddenly stood before her: “Don’t be afraid,

Mary. You see, you’ve found favor in the sight of the Lord of all. You

will conceive by means of his word.”

6But as she listened, Mary was doubtful and said, “If I actually

Joseph from that in the canonical accounts.

9:11 That Joseph took her recalls Matt 1:24,

but with this significant difference: there it is

as his wife, here merely as his ward.

10:2 Strictly speaking, there was no tribe of

David. According to Luke, Mary is related to

Elizabeth, who belongs to the tribe of Aaron

(Luke 1:5, 36).

10:9 The time that Zechariah became mute

reflects an attempt on the part of the author

to place his narrative in the context of the

canonical account (see Luke 1:20-22,64).

Infancy James 11:6-13:7

conceive by the Lord, the living God, will I also give birth the way

women usually do?”

7And the messenger of the Lord replied, “No, Mary, because the

power of God will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will

be called holy, son of the Most High. SAnd you will name him Jesusthe name means ‘he will save his people from their sins.'”

9And Mary said, “Here I am, the Lord’s slave before him. I pray that

all you’ve told me comes true.”

12 And she finished (spinning) the purple and the scarlet thread

and took her work up to the high priest. 2The high priest accepted

them and praised her and said, “Mary, the Lord God has extolled your

name and so you will be blessed by all the generations of the earth.”

3Mary rejoiced and left to visit her relative Elizabeth. 4She knocked

at the door. Elizabeth heard her, tossed aside the scarlet thread, ran to

the door, and opened it for her. 5And she blessed her and said, “Who

am I that the mother of my Lord should visit me? You see, the baby

inside me has jumped for joy and blessed you.”

6But Mary forgot the mysteries which the heavenly messenger

Gabriel had spoken, and she looked up to the sky and said, “Who am I

that every generation on earth will congratulate me?”

7She spent three months with Elizabeth. SDay by day her womb kept

swelling. And so Mary became frightened, returned home, and hid

from the people of Israel. 9She was just sixteen years old when these

mysterious things happened to her.

13 She was in her sixth month when one day Joseph came home

from his building projects, entered his house, and found her pregnant.

2He struck himself in the face, threw himself to the ground on

sackcloth, and began to cry bitterly: “What sort offace should I present

to the Lord God? 3What prayer can I say on her behalfsince I received

her as a virgin from the temple of the Lord God and didn’t protect her?

4Who has set this trap for me? Who has done this evil deed in my

house? Who has lured this virgin away from me and violated her? 5The

story of Adam has been repeated in my case, hasn’t it? For just as Adam

was praying when the serpent came and found Eve alone, deceived her,

and corrupted her, so the same thing has happened to me.”

6S0 Joseph got up from the sackcloth and summoned Mary and said

to her, “God has taken a special interest in you-how could you have

done this? 7Have you forgotten the Lord your God? Why have you

brought shame on yourself, you who were raised in the Holy of Holies

and fed by a heavenly messenger?”

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Infancy James 13:8-15:7

8But she began to cry bitter tears: “I’m innocent. I haven’t had sex

with any man.”

9And Joseph said to her, “Then where did the child you’re carrying

come from?”

lOAnd she replied, “As the Lord my God lives, I don’t know where it

came from.”

14 And Joseph became very frightened and no longer spoke with

her as he pondered what he was going to do with her. 2And Joseph said

to himself, “IfI try to cover up her sin, I’ll end up going against the law

of the Lord. 3And ifI disclose her condition to the people ofIsrael, I’m

afraid that the child inside her might be heaven-sent and I’ll end up

handing innocent blood over to a death sentence. 4S0 what should I do

with her? (I know,) I’ll divorce her quietly.”

SBut when night came a messenger of the Lord suddenly appeared

to him in a dream and said: “Don’t be afraid of this girl, because the

child in her is the holy spirit’s doing. 6She will have a son and you will

name him Jesus-the name means ‘he will save his people from their

sins.'” 7And Joseph got up from his sleep and praised the God ofIsrael,

who had given him this favor. 8And so he began to protect the girl.

15 Then Annas the scholar came to him and said to him, “Joseph,

why haven’t you attended our assembly?”

2And he replied to him, “Because I was worn out from the trip and

rested my first day home.”

3Then Annas turned and saw that Mary was pregnant.

4He left in a hurry for the high priest and said to him, “You

remember Joseph, don’t you-the man you yourself vouched for?

Well, he has committed a serious offense.”

5And the high priest asked, “In what way?”

6″Joseph has violated the virgin he received from the temple of the

Lord,” he replied. “He had his way with her and hasn’t disclosed his

action to the people ofIsrael.”

7And the high priest asked him, “Has Joseph really done this?”

13:10 That Mary is unable to say where it

carne from is surprising, given the explicit

announcement (see II :7). Presumably Mary

forgot, as also in her conversation with

Elizabeth (see 12:6).

14:3 That there could be a death sentence

derives from Deut 22:23-24.

14:4 That Joseph should divorce her quietly

makes little sense here because they are

neither engaged nor married. The author is

clearly dependent on Matt 1:19.

14:5 The command here, Don’t be afraid of

this girl, differs significantly from the parallel

account in Matt 1:20 (“Do not be afraid to

take Mary as your wife”). This difference is

deliberate, reflecting the very different relationship between Joseph and Mary in this

gospel.

15:6 That Joseph should be held responsible

for having violated Mary and made her pregnant is odd because, when he had left to

build, she was twelve years old (see 8:3) but

now she is sixteen (see 12:9).

Infancy James 15:8-17:2

8And he replied, “Send temple assistants and you’ll find the virgin

pregnant.”

9And so the temple assistants went and found her just as Annas had

reported, and then they brought her, along with Joseph, to the court.

IO”Mary, why have you done this?” the high priest asked her. “Why

have you humiliated yourself? IIHave you forgotten the Lord your

God, you who were raised in the Holy of the Holies and were fed by

heavenly messengers? 12You of all people, who heard their hymns and

danced for them-why have you done this?”

l3And she wept bitterly: “As the Lord God lives, I stand innocent

before him. Believe me, I’ve not had sex with any man.”

14And the high priest said, “Joseph, why have you done this?”

ISAnd Joseph said, “As the Lord lives, I am innocent where she is

concerned.”

16And the high priest said, “Don’t perjure yourself, but tell the truth.

You’ve had your way with her and haven’t disclosed this action to the

people of Israel. 17And you haven’t humbled yourself under God’s

mighty hand, so that your offspring might be blessed.”

18But Joseph was silent.

16 Then the high priest said, “Return the virgin you received from

the temple of the Lord.”

lAnd Joseph, bursting into tears….

3And the high priest said, “I’m going to give you the Lord’s drink

test, and it will disclose your sin clearly to both of you.”

4And the high priest took the water and made Joseph drink it and

sent him into the wilderness, but he returned unharmed. 5And he

made the girl drink it, too, and sent her into the wilderness. She also

came back unharmed. 6And everybody was surprised because their sin

had not been revealed. 7And so the high priest said, “If the Lord God

has not exposed your sin, then neither do I condemn you.” And he

dismissed them. 8Joseph took Mary and returned home celebrating and

praising the God of Israel.

17 Now an order came from the Emperor Augustus that everybody

in Bethlehem of Judea be enrolled in the census. lAnd Joseph wondered, “I’ll enroll my sons, but what am I going to do with this girl?

16:2 There is probably a lacuna here, for no finite verb accompanies the

participle bursting. How much has dropped out is difficult to tell, but perhaps

nothing more than “said nothing” is missing.

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16:3 The Lord’s drink test reflects a similar,

yel far from identical, test described in Num

5:11-31. For another such test, outside the

biblical tradition, see Achilles Tatius, Cleitophon and Leucippe, 8.3.3; 6.1-15; 13.1-14.2.

17:1 With the order from the Emperor

Augustus the gospel begins to follow the

sequence of events narrated in Luke 2:1-39,

with some attention to Matt 1:16-2:16. Note,

however, that Augustus’ order here extends

only to Bethlehem of Judea, not to the whole

world, as in Luke 2: I.

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Infancy James 17:2-18:11

Time stands still How will I enroll her? 3As my wife? I’m ashamed to do that. As my

daughter? The people of Israel know she’s not my daughter. 4How this

is to be decided depends on the Lord.”

sAnd so he saddled his donkey and had her get on it. His son led it

and Samuel brought up the rear. 6As they neared the three mile

marker, Joseph turned around and saw that she was sulking. 7And he

said to himself, “Perhaps the baby she is carrying is causing her

discomfort.” sJoseph turned around again and saw her laughing and

said to her, “Mary, what’s going on with you? One minute I see you

laughing and the next minute you’re sulking.”

9And she replied, “Joseph, it’s because I imagine two peoples in

front of me, one weeping and mourning and the other celebrating and

jumping for joy.”

IOHalfway through the trip Mary said to him, “Joseph, help me

down from the donkey-the child inside me is about to be born.”

“And he helped her down and said to her, “Where will I take you to

give you some privacy, since this place is out in the open?”

18 He found a cave nearby and took her inside. He stationed his

sons to guard her 2and went to look for a Hebrew midwife in the

country around Bethlehem.

3″Now I, Joseph, was walking along and yet not going anywhere. 41

looked up at the vault ofthe sky and saw it standing still, and then at the

clouds and saw them paused in amazement, and at the birds of the sky

suspended in midair. 5As I looked on the earth, I saw a bowl lying there

and workers reclining around it with their hands in the bowl; 6some

were chewing and yet did not chew; some were picking up something

to eat and yet did not pick it up; and some were putting food in their

mouths and yet did not do so. 7Instead, they were all looking upward.

s”I saw sheep being driven along and yet the sheep stood still; 9the

shepherd was lifting his hand to strike them, and yet his hand

remained raised. lOAnd I observed the current of the river and saw

goats with their mouths in the water and yet they were not drinking.

“Then all of a sudden everything and everybody went on with what

they had been doing.

18:3 From here on the earliest ms differs sharply from later mss in that it 17:9 omits the vision of Joseph (18:3-11) and has shorter accounts of the incidents

LkZ34 that follow.

® GnZ5,Z3,

17:4 How this is to be decided: literally, “this ment, which is how it is taken here.

day of the Lord,” an expression that implies a 17:5 No Samuel is mentioned among the

time of judgment or decision. “Day” might brothers of Jesus in Mark 6:3.

refer to some particular day, but, if so, it is 18:1 That Jesus is born in a cave outside

not clear which one. Or it might refer simply Bethlehem differs from Luke’s stable at an

to that day that Joseph travels, since every inn there (Luke 2:7).

day belongs to the Lord. Or it might refer to 18:3-11 Joseph’s vision, which begins with

the series of events culminating in the enroll- his claim to be walking along and yet not

Infancy James 19:1-20:4 393

19 “Then I saw a woman coming down from the hill country, and A child is born

she asked, ‘Where are you going, sir?’

2″1 replied, ‘I am looking for a Hebrew midwife.’ Salome’s folly

3″She inquired, ‘Are you an Israelite?’

4″1 told her, ‘Yes.’

5″And she said, ‘And who’s the one having a baby in the cave?’

6″1 replied, ‘My fiancee.’

7″And she continued, ‘She isn’t your wife?’

S”I said to her, ‘She is Mary, who was raised in the temple of the

Lord; I obtained her by lot as my wife. 9But she’s not really my wife;

she’s pregnant by the holy spirit.’

1°”The midwife said, ‘Really?'”

“Joseph responded, “Come and see.”

12And the midwife went with him. 13As they stood in front of the

cave, a dark cloud overshadowed it. 14The midwife said, “I’ve really

been privileged, because today my eyes have seen a miracle in that

salvation has come to Israel.”

15Suddenly the cloud withdrew from the cave and an intense light

appeared inside the cave, so that their eyes could not bear to look.

16And a little later that light receded until an infant became visible; he

took the breast of his mother Mary.

17Then the midwife shouted: “What a great day this is for me

because I’ve seen this new miracle!”

1sAnd the midwife left the cave and met Salome and said to her,

“Salome, Salome, let me tell you about a new marvel: a virgin has given

birth, and you know that’s impossible!”

19And Salome replied, “As the Lord my God lives, unless I insert my

finger and examine her, I will never believe that a virgin has given

birth.”

20 The midwife entered and said, “Mary, position yourself for an

examination. You are facing a serious test.”

2And so Mary, when she heard these instructions, positioned herself, and Salome inserted her finger into Mary. 3And then Salome cried 19:13

oEx16:1O

aloud and said, “I’ll be damned because of my transgression and my

disbelief; I have put the living God on trial. 4Look! My hand is

disappearingl It’s being consumed by the flames!”

19:14

® LkZ:30

19:19

® JnZO,Z5

going anywhere, seems to describe an experience in which everything-the winds, birds,

workers, herds, herders, and himself-are

momentarily frozen in whatever activity they

were engaged in. This moment would seem

to be the time when, back at the cave, Jesus

was born.

19:6 That Joseph should refer here to Mary

as his financee is odd, given the author’s

deliberate attempt elsewhere to depict their

relationship as that of merely guardian and

ward.

19:19 Salome inserting her finger recalls the

language and story of doubting Thomas in

John 20:24-25.

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Visit of

the astrologers

20:11

@LkI8:14

21:1-12

@Mt2:1-12

21:5

~Mi5:1

21:11

~ls60:6

Infancy James 20:5-21:11

5Then Salome fell on her knees in the presence of the Lord, with

these words: “God of my ancestors, remember me because I am a

descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6Do not make an example of

me for the people of Israel, but give me a place among the poor again.

7You yourself know, Lord, that I’ve been healing people in your name

and have been receiving my payment from you.”

8And suddenly a messenger of the Lord appeared, saying to her,

“Salome, Salome, the Lord of all has heard your prayer. 9Hold out your

hand to the child and pick him up, and then you’ll have salvation and

joy.”

IOSalome approached the child and picked him up with these words:

“I’ll worship him because he’s been born to be king of Israel.” lIAnd

Salome was instantly healed and left the cave vindicated.

l2Then a voice said abruptly, “Salome, Salome, don’t report the

marvels you’ve seen until the child goes to Jerusalem.”

21 Joseph was about ready to depart for Judea, but a great uproar

was about to take place in Bethlehem in Judea. 2It all started when

astrologers came inquiring, “Where is the newborn king of the

Judeans? We’re here because we saw his star in the East and have come

to pay him homage.”

3When Herod heard about their visit, he was terrified and sent

agents to the astrologers. 4He also sent for the high priests and questioned them in his palace: “What has been written about the Anointed?

Where is he supposed to be born?”

SThey said to him, “In Bethlehem, Judea, that’s what the scriptures

say.” 6And he dismissed them.

7Then he questioned the astrologers: “What sign have you seen

regarding the one who has been born king?”

8And the astrologers said, “We saw a star of exceptional brilliance in

the sky, and it so dimmed the other stars that they disappeared. Consequently, we know that a king was born for Israel. And we have come to

pay him homage.”

9Herod instructed them: “Go and begin your search, and if you find

him, report back to me, so I can also go and pay him homage.”

laThe astrologers departed. And there it was: the star they had seen

in the East led them on until they came to the cave; then the star

stopped directly above the head ofthe child. 11After the astrologers saw

him with his mother Mary, they took gifts out of their pouches-gold,

pure incense, and myrrh.

20:12 The aUlhor seemingly refers to

Joseph’s and Mary’s lasl trip to Jerusalem,

which is narrated in Luke 2:22-39.

21:1 Judea: Here and in v. 12 “Judea” must

refer to the city of Jerusalem.

21:5 It is remarkable that after the words

what the scriptures say the quotation from

Mic 5:1, 3, which follows these very words in

Matt 2:6, is omitted here.

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Infancy James 21:12-23:9

12Since they had been advised by the heavenly messenger not to go

into Judea, they returned to their country by another route.

22 When Herod realized he had been duped by the astrologers, he

flew into a rage 2and dispatched his executioners with instructions to

kill all the infants two years old and younger.

3When Mary heard that the infants were being killed, she was

frightened 4and took her child, wrapped him in strips of cloth, and put

him in a feeding trough used by cattle.

SAs for Elizabeth, when she heard that they were looking for John,

she took him and went up into the hill country. 6She kept searching for

a place to hide him, but there was none to be had. 7Then she groaned

and said out loud, “Mountain of God, please take in a mother with her

child.” You see, Elizabeth was unable to keep on climbing because her

nerve failed her. 8But suddenly the mountain was split open and let

them in. This mountain allowed the light to shine through to her,

9since a messenger of the Lord was with them for protection.

23 Herod, though, kept looking for John 2and sent his agents to

Zechariah serving at the altar with this message for him: “Where have

you hidden your son?”

3But he answered them, “I am a minister of God, attending to his

temple. How should I know where my son is?”

4S0 the agents left and reported all this to Herod, who became angry

and said, “Is his son going to rule over Israel?”

5And he sent his agents back with this message for him: “Tell me the

truth. Where is your son? Don’t you know that I have your life in my

Slaughter of

the infants

Murder of

Zechariah

22:1-2 power?” @Mt2:16-18

6And the agents went and reported this message to him. 22:4

7Zechariah answered, “I am a martyr for God. Take my life. 8The @Lk2:7

23:1-9 Lord, though, will receive my spirit because you are shedding innocent @Mt23:35,

blood at the entrance to the temple of the Lord.” Lkl:5-25

23:7-8 9And so at daybreak Zechariah was murdered, but the people of @Mt23035,

Israel did not know that he had been murdered. Acts7:59

22:4 The strips of cloth and feeding trough

recall Luke 2:12, but here these items are

used in the Matthean context of Herod’s

threat to Jesus’ life. By having Mary wrap

Jesus up and hide him in a trough, the

author can dispense with Joseph’s, Mary’s

and Jesus’ escape to Egypt, which is Matthew’s solution to the threat (Matt 2:3-15).

22:5 For the significance of why Elizabeth

took John and went up into the hill country,

see the Introduction.

22:8 The translation of the phrase This

mountain allowed the light to shine through to

her is very tentative, for the Greek is opaque

and probably corrupt.

23:2 Zechariah’s presence at the altar, where

he will be killed, shows that the author has

apparently identified this Zechariah, the

father of John, with another Zechariah, mentioned in Matt 23:35, who did die at the altar.

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TZechariah mourned

Author

24:\

(j) Lkl:21

24:8

(j) MkI5:38,

Mt27:51

24:14

@ Lk2:25-26

Infancy James 24:1-25:4

24 At the hour offormal greetings the priests departed, but Zechariah did not meet and bless them as was customary, 2And so the priests

waited around for Zechariah, to greet him with prayer and to praise the

Most High God,

3But when he did not show up, they all became fearfuL 40ne of

them, however, summoned up his courage, entered the sanctuary, and

saw dried blood next to the Lord’s altar, 5And a voice said, “Zechariah

has been murdered! His blood will not be cleaned up until his avenger

appears,” 6When he heard this utterance he was afraid and went out and

reported to the priests what he had seen and heard, 7And they summoned up their courage, entered, and saw what had happened,

8The panels of the temple cried out, and the priests ripped their robes

from top to bottom, 9They didn’t find a corpse, but they did find his

blood, now turned to stone. l°They were afraid and went out and

reported to the people that Zechariah had been murdered. llWhen all

the tribes of the people heard this, they began to mourn; and they beat their breasts for three days and three nights.

12After three days, however, the priests deliberated about whom they

should appoint to the position of Zechariah. 13The lot fell to Simeon. 14This man, you see, is the one who was informed by the holy spirit

that he would not see death until he laid eyes on the Anointed in the

flesh. 25 Now I, James, am the one who wrote this account at the time

when an uproar arose in Jerusalem at the death of Herod, 21 took

myself off to the wilderness until the uproar in Jerusalem died down. 3There 1 praised the Lord God, who gave me the wisdom to write this

account. 4Grace will be with all those who fear the Lord. Amen.

24:9 They didn’t find a corpse presumably

because the murderers carried the body away

and buried it without a name.

25:1 For the historical problems raised by

having James compose this gospel after the

death ofHerod see the Introductio

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