INTRODUCTION

This book is dedicated to a wonderful man of God, Stacy R. Wood Jr. Though passed from this realm, his words still resound with revelation. Without his foundational truths and encouragements to set creation free, I would not be where I am today.
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The motivation of this writing came from a burning passion inside of me to see our world delivered from its delusional state. That passion is Divinely inspired. While I am attacking the RELIGION bearing my Lord’s name, I am in His service in this attack. I am leading--if I must--the call for eradication of his enemy: organized religion of the Christian variety. All the others will fall like dominoes after the queen of harlots--Christianity--is dealt with.

Very probably I am not totally alone in this assault, but maybe I will be one of the few trumpets proclaiming this truly good news--at first. Trumpets sound their message ahead of those still being awakened to its sound. Severe injustice has been done to the supreme sacrifice that Jesus made to reconnect heaven to earth. That event, exquisitely completed by his own translation back into spirit form (from whence He came) ended the need--once and for all--for religion. Yet Christianity is one of the hottest numbers on the planet.

Her mouthpiece is a whore, flaunting herself, selling herself, and dishonoring her betrothed, Jesus Christ. This small book is an expose of who she really is, how she deceives people, and why God has a contract out on her. Each article builds enlightenment--for those who haven’t heard the truth of what God is really doing right now and how he is bringing His Kingdom into this world. For those who have ears to hear, it is the best news!

My final word here is to assure the reader that this book is going after a spirit that has a grip on men’s minds as they “worship” God. They become puppets to it, whether seduced or bullied. Quenching the sorcery is of utmost importance to the Master, as it affects all of our world as long as the facade is given credence. While correction must come, the truths laid out here are liberating, with the only casualties being in the kingdom of the carnal mind.

(Please continue with Chapter 1, etc. as listed below. Click on the link to access.)

15. Dethroning the Whore

"Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” Rev 2:20

“... Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters ”Rev 17.1

“... for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.” Rev 19:2  (KJB, all)

The above scriptures are not speaking about a literal female person, even though an actual Jezebel did exist in Israel’s history. But she had long since passed from the scene when John, the beloved, penned these words. The very symbolic book of the Revelation is talking about a type of spirit--or attitude, that rises up in our soul to some degree. The potential is there whether expressed blatantly or hidden quietly behind a smokescreen with some other name on it, often camouflaged in ignorance. But it begins--always, in the human soul. This isn’t an “out there is the enemy” story. It’s about the house of prostitution that our soul sets up when we don’t get our spiritual needs met.

A Jezebel spirit personifies a lewd, seductive female. It symbolizes idol worship, and the power to manipulate. It also is a horrible example of what our own souls can come to--as relating to worship, in this context. A picture is painted for our spiritual understanding of happenings in the invisible. This spirit was dominating (sitting upon) masses of people (many waters). But it was judged and thrown down as Rev 19.2 states. This spiritual depiction of literal judgment on a defiled worship system happened in John’s day, in 70 A.D. by a Roman army. And there is a literal fulfillment building now for our day, because she has risen with a new name, sitting on her throne of many nations, manipulating and intimidating. This whore of religion will be dethroned, once and for all, as another “hidden” army is building outside the gates of the city.

The religious system in 70 A.D. was the Mosaic order, established and approved of by God until the Messiah came. But the Messiah came to replace her (the system), and still she kept right on working, taking money and killing animals for a departed God. Like zombies, her priests walked out lifeless rituals. She wouldn’t go quietly in the night, so was taken violently in the day when God sent his left handed adjustment through Titus and his army. The destruction was total in that temple worship and her city. The old way had ended, for God had sent his son to fulfill it.

Jesus spoke of this event in Matthew 24, and his prophesy was of an impending event that took place about 40 years later. All followers of Jesus were warned and fled before Titus came and shut off the city. This happening is spoken of in Rev 19:2. God’s passion in shutting down that manipulative religious system is evident in many Revelation scriptures: 14:8, 16:19, 17:5, 18:2, 18:10, 18:21. "Come out of her" came from the mouth of Jeremiah during the literal Babylonian captivity. Babylon was the power of the world in her day, but a pagan nation. As captives, the Israelites were allowed to live among their captors, and they became "one" with heathen ways.

Hundreds of years later, God speaks the same warning through John in Rev 18:4, referencing the spiritual Babylon. “Come out of her, my people”. What were they to come out of? A mind set, a religious stupor over their lives. They couldn’t see the purpose of worship anymore. They lost their "view" of God and became drugged with ritual. That same sluggishness and deception hovers over our world today. Then and now, even though the flock follows the leaders leading them astray--because they trust them, the judgment (correction) first comes to the religious hierarchy, for they are responsible for the damage done to God’s people!

The Mosaic system during Jesus’ time had become a religious Babylon. A whore--not priests to God--was running the temple practices and that hierarchy had no love for the people of God. They enjoyed the privilege alloted them from living in a protected Roman territory, “in bed with” the Roman government to do and be as pompous as they wanted to be. They were kings in their own world, standing over the people as gods. They used the law as a weapon of condemnation to keep the population controlled, inferior, and distanced from the truth of the scriptures. Jesus told his followers, concerning the priesthood of that day: “So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.” (Matt 23:3-4, NIV)

The only true anger that Jesus expressed in his life was to the the religious hierarchy. He overturned the money-changers’ tables, called them snakes, told them they were of their father--the devil. And this was God talking!! The wantonness in their souls even then was setting him up to be delivered to death. This is what religion does to people:  it kills the King of Righteousness by denying him his place on the throne of their hearts.

The Jewish people were like we all are. Even though they had been the chosen of God, they were humans and had no special features that superceded their own carnal natures. Their ultimate rebellion toward God was just a manifestation of a loose soul condition that had been operating from the beginning. In that first special race of men in Eden, when the soul (Eve) was placed--by God--outside of the spirit (Adam), she decided to do her own thing. The spirit was weak and didn’t try to stop her. He went along , denying his own access to the Tree of Life (God). She wanted to be like God, or “be her own god”. The alternate tree (playing God*) enticed her, and when she ate of it (believed the lies), dropped her into the deluded state of self-life, living independently of the Creator. And she’s been whoring around ever since. She loves another--whomever is handy, denying the validity of her husband (her spirit), and is an adulteress. This is what spiritual adultery is:  giving ourselves to a replacement of the true God.

Unbridled religious thinking can manifest into a group mentality where there is a corporate oneness. When we see this “free to be what we choose” attitude in society, it can look like a family of hippies (free love). Hippies usually lived in group settings, were promiscuous, didn’t bathe (much), didn’t earn their livings--traditionally, because they had no discipline, so they begged for food. They also didn’t bring their children up with moral values, because they didn’t have any. They used drugs to add a false sense of peace to their existence. The hippie movement was a cult. They "worshiped" their lifestyle, but were basically peaceful and harmless. Their weakness, however, was in their mindlessness, and not valuing themselves as separate units.

I knew a few “part-time” hippies who worked and supported themselves. They weren’t total converts, but they enjoyed the look and alternate perspective that the movement offered. That can be the difference between walking our own path looking for truth, and becoming persuaded (and trapped) that what the group believes in is correct. One flower child looks innocent, but bundle them up in a group with a power hungry leader and they become brainwashed robots. Remember Charles Manson? (a deranged leader who directed his hippie followers to murder)

Of course, all religions don’t look or act like hippies, but I used this example to show how our soul creates a world and a god that she can believe in and deal with. We must find something to believe in because the Creator has buried Himself in our DNA. There lies our desire for Eden. We must return to him, and all of us are presently in some phase of that return journey.  But while we are distracted, whatever or whomever we put on the altar of our heart is our god.

The religious nature is in all of us whether we go to church or don’t go to church. A spirit of religion (satan) hides in the soul, and if we are not led of the Spirit of God, we will be led by another. An uncontrolled ego is open to being bought, altered, drugged, and persuaded. She also will live with abuse and bullying (fear of eternal damnation, or being “left behind”). Because of this state of affairs, all religions are on a crash course with God. All religion will be swallowed up in Truth, and Christians are being purged also, for religion has overtaken the truths that they first received.

Thanks to Constantine, we have Christianity. It is factually based on the true Son of God, Jesus, so Christians do have an allegiance--of some kind--to Jesus. This is not an attack on those people. But besides “the name" of Jesus being in the picture, nothing else is flowing in truth. Nothing. His picture or a cross or statue of him is all that remains, and those are relics. The definition of “relic” is: the surviving memorial of something past. His picture is not him, a cross or a statue are not him. Communion is also a memory of him. All kinds of dead notions and doctrines have replaced Him. Services are led by people who have gone to school to get degrees. Reverend so and so, Dr. so and so. All kinds of “ranked” clergy have taken over, standing in the place of Christ (anti-Christ). This Nicolaitan doctrine is HATED by God! (Rev 2:6) Heaven help the person who believes they are the Holy Spirit’s assistant, helping God run his kingdom.

Since Constantine got Catholicism going and turned true following of Jesus Christ into a dead form, another  spiritual Babylon was expressed. She “worships” God her way, using men to control the structure and order, maintaining power over those who come to seek God. She has, hypothetically, taken the temple veil that was ripped when Jesus died, sewed it up, and shoved it back in place. Constantine couldn’t see that God had removed His authority from man and no longer required worship in form. He had not experienced conversion from within (the Holy Spirit), but the emperor got his new state church going anyway.

Not to be upstaged, Martin Luther appeared with his spotlight of errors in the doctrines of the Catholic Church. (I mean the Roman Catholic Church, because the government controlled it.) Consequently, followers of Luther became the Lutheran Church, another sect of dead religion. What starts as life ends in death when the latest insight camps out in dogma. And on it went with the Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Church of God, Church of Christ, Assemblies of God, etc., etc. and the madness continues. HOWEVER, all contain sincere, beautiful people, deceived in their understanding of where God is and how he rules. His ruling and reigning is inside of us, and NEVER through a religious hierarchy--of any kind. How many pastors are listed in the epistles as being the head of the local church? Yet nominal Christianity is over-run with them. A true pastor/shepherd--a gift to the Church (people, not a building) has had souls put on his/her heart, and it never involves a paycheck. Christ is an idol in the Christian religion. Harlots are running that business "for him". That’s why she is today’s Babylon. “... Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries." (Rev 14:8, NIV)

Babylon’s fate is a great shaking of individual lives leading to the fall of the whole establishment. Just like the temple destruction in 70 A.D., our current false system of worship--under the guise of Jesus Christ--is cracking and shaking. Other religions will also feel these quakings, for our world will be affected. The vast majority of people do not know the depth of corruption woven into our governments and societies by perverted religious minds. But God knows, and he has been and will continue to shine light on them, and--like exposed cockroaches--their end has come. In secret, monsters of society have been nabbed by enforcers of the law--themselves not knowing of their divine missions. Other disclosures are not so secret.

Men and women “of God” are having their hearts and personal lives laid out in the open for all the world to see. Lovers of pleasure, money mongers, manipulators of all sorts have been and will be exposed. And it’s not just in Catholicism, although she leads the procession of visible harlots. She is an extremely organized business, and all approaches to God are in ritual, with icons--memories--of Christ everywhere for they don’t “know" him. Sexual predators hide out in a dead priesthood wearing robes to cover their shame, because they have none otherwise. The fact that any person in any religious institution could have no remorse about dastardly deeds, is proof that they have never met the Savior. He brings true repentance to those he dwells in. This volunteer, man-taught squad of priests were never called of God, because God calls his people out of religion, not into it.“Then I heard another voice from heaven say: ‘Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues’”. (Rev 18:4, NIV)

However, all denominations harbor carnality. Priests, bishops, pastors--whatever--are “working” the harlot system, getting paid for services rendered, reverancing their place in it. They need a flock to play god over. Unfortunately, people who are joined to the system are agreeing with spiritual fornication; they are "one" with (sleeping with) a harlot system. Carnal teachings of scripture--especially Revelation, teaches that the world is the one in hot water. But the world didn’t follow Christ and abandon him with form and idol worship. And calling the leadership a whore may be strong language, but those words were given to John (by God), and many translations use that word.

All true seekers of God, beware! Religion will not take you to the throne, but only to the feet of the mortals in charge. We are to serve God and not man. No man can stand between Father and his child anymore, as long as the access is Jesus. No man can represent Jesus anymore because he became the Holy Spirit, thwarting all intentions of the men in the long robes to represent him. They are thieves and liars, all of them!

The sad (and dead) agenda of organized Christian assemblies concern things we can get in our social and personal lives without "going to church". It is all body and soul stuff. Entertainment, behavior modification, investing your money wiser, learning how to do this, that and the other, and giving money and time--lots of it. Some churches love the worship services so much that its the main attraction. The worship service becomes the thing worshiped. It is loud, it is fun, it is exciting and worthy of a national talent show. I’ve heard it all about “making a joyful noise to the Lord”, and I would never disagree with that, but making a joyful noise to the Lord isn’t about soul pep rallies. Singing and praising God is not spiritual if a person’s life isn’t changed in the experience. I’m talking beyond the soulish zeal of being "pumped up" from loud, emotional singing and dancing. It makes us feel good, but does it glorify God or our singing abilities? Is God entertained by our theatrics?

More importantly, the next day and the day after that, are we motivated to seek God? Do we think of God more? Do we give him our private attention to get direction? Are we more forgiving and compassionate? Or, are our lives a "merry-go-round" experience of just more of the same? We must evaluate the consequences of our worship styles to observe and judge the fruit-bearing or lack, thereof. This is a most important mission! Jesus said that private "closet" time was the way to seek fellowship with our Father. Seeking Him in spirit and truth is a solitary requirement. All the group "worship" in the world means nothing if we do not give God our personal attention on a regular basis (daily)!

Having church is an activity, but being the Church is being who we are when we gather with two or more in his name. He compliments our union with his presence between or among us, bearing witness of himself! And I’m not talking about getting high from a song service. Gathering should be for encouragement and understanding, learning to walk with God, face obstacles, and discern trials. This is almost impossible to do in a large group, because of the soul’s desire to get her foot in the door. While some people will be hesitant to share God so openly, others will be tempted to share their opinion. Opinion is soul. Paul admonished the Corinthians to have the women remain silent when they gathered (1 Corin 14:34). He was a spiritual man with a spiritual revelation, and not one referring to natural gender. Keep the soul out of gatherings in Christ! We must understand! The soul is our life, the spirit is God's life. The two merge when soul submits to spirit and lets the spirit speak.

All gathered have equal access to the leading of the Holy Spirit and can have much to add of their individual expression. I have heard of this working successfully where all shared together in a circle facing each other, with no one raised above another in a pulpit. But this concept is foreign because "going to church" has become a controlled ritual with hectic schedules and pre-planned programs. There is no place for the spirit of God to move. The faithful sitting in pews are just the audience. A favorite pastor or speaker dominates. Financial needs ruin the mood. Bigger buildings are needed so thousands can gather to hear one speaker. This is not The Church of Christ! Being the Church isn’t about stages, pulpits or buildings made with hands, and we can fellowship anywhere, in God’s order:  Individually, God leads through the Holy Spirit, as His plans are unfolded for each man’s life. Corporately, he rules the kingdoms of this world through his chosen elect--an administrative spiritual body of kings and priests, with Jesus leading as the Holy Spirit. These wear no robes and do not sit in the high seats of any buildings, for they are no longer affiliated with any religious order.

Father’s ruling order has a mission to reveal the true meaning of worship, to reveal the true habitation of God. These also, like Jesus did, face a dead religious system whose advocates--themselves deceived, will be offended and hateful to anything or anyone trying to end their reign of power and control. This system, like the Mosaic system, will not go quietly in the night, but its fate is the same. Spiritual Babylon is being judged. Christianity is a great religious system ran by a whore (harlot soul condition) who has manipulated many people. The enlivened Body of Christ (God's mature children) is revealing this truth even now. They are living and walking with Jesus (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) abiding in them, expressing the New Day! God is pleased to live with us--in us. And it was His idea, for He first loved us! The truths spoken here will make all free.

No more church attendance--as we have known it, for when you have found that the Creator resides within you, what could add to that experience? It's not debatable! No more outward rules and regulations, and dancing to the beat of religion's dead agendas. Freedom to love and accept others without condemnation, knowing Father will handle the transformation of each man. Having total assurance and peace that all things work together for good.  Living the reality that whenever or where-ever  two (or more) enlivened ones are gathered together, HE is in our midst; living stones are touching to express the spiritual Temple of Christ Jesus. This is Church!

Robed theocrats will need to learn the walk of salvation. Televangelists will have to step down, for a higher voice is speaking. Pastors will need to be pastored. Doomsday prognosticators will be put to shame, because God tripped them up. Jesus will not be returning in the sky because he is no longer the man, Jesus of Nazareth. The world isn’t going to end in 2012. The anti-christ was never a person, but an attitude. The false prophet was just the voice of religion sounding through the unconverted soul. The dragon was defeated in the wilderness. The beast nature has been conquered. No one is going to hell because we are being delivered out of it. Heaven is on earth. Babylon is a bubble bursting--even now. The whore of Christianity is being exposed, disconnected and silenced!

*the tree of the knowledge of good and evil : “.. a tree to be desired to make one wise,”... Gen 3:6

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This book is now concluded. It may not be altered or sold, but I encourage all to share it because the truth will make us free!

Appreciation: Many thanks to my friend and sister in Christ, Karen Lanter, for her continual encouragement and foresight throughout as I put these words together. Being led of the Holy Spirit, she devoted much of her time helping me see my way to the finish line.

14. The New Face of God, Pt 2

Note:  Things spoken of here were not taught in organized gatherings, for they had not been seen.  But now is the time for the unveiling of truth, and it is  with humility and honor that I share.

(I have updated this chapter over the years as the moves of God unfolded. His purpose is only revealed in stages, but they continue to expand, and those he has given the hearing ear to will be able to truly HEAR what the spirit is saying. God's purposes are never dormant and we must get on board to where He is NOW. If we are waiting for something, we have missed it! 11-26-19)

Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and then ascended to return as the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The power of his inward restoration before he died supernaturally laid the groundwork, cleared the path, and opened the door for all to return to their first estate in God. God is the one who allowed our fall from understanding, for it was his plan. His plan overshadows our lives, and he oversees all of the affairs of men. This sovereignty makes him responsible for our fate, and our approach to him. Religion is not his vehicle of access, but birthing himself in us is. It started with his firstborn, who successfully reconciled us back to the door of heaven.

This reconciliation is a spiritual reality for all men to receive at the appointed time. The ultimate intention of our Father is for all to be conformed to the likeness of his son: body, soul, and spirit. Total salvation. Since it happens from the inside out, our thinking has to be turned around. The truth of spirit is an opposite perspective, just like the “Alice in the Looking Glass” world. Salvation starts from the inside (the invisible realms) and works outward to this realm, and the miracle at Calvary opened the door for all men to partake of a new birth. That new birth happens from access to the Spirit of God--Christ in us, causing us to grow and mature. Experiencing spiritual maturity is a resurrection. This happening has nothing to do with whether we are living in this realm or have passed on to the grave, because it has an order. (I Corin 15:23) Christ the firstfruits will be those who experience resurrection before the bulk of creation. They are the early offering of the new creation seed showing itself before the larger harvest to come.

Jesus was the firstborn and eldest of many younger brothers, stated here from the Weymouth Bible: “For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers.”--Romans 8:29. These younger brothers were  called according to each generation’s assignment in God’s unfolding plan. All called to this ministry have long since been awakened to it, for many years of processing follow. A spiritual status--assigned before birth--is the subject matter. Let us be mature in understanding spiritual status, for it is not natural-gender specific.

Son assignment through the body of Christ became the ruling structure woven into God’s plan of restoration. Paul was the “sonship” apostle, seeing new truths about God’s order, and was himself a son. Christ in him was so great that he appeared “as Christ” to those whom he was among. He ministered Jesus Christ as Paul. Yet he never attained to the full salvation in this realm that he saw and longed for (Romans 8:23). This speaks loudly that being called to receive higher spiritual insights doesn’t take us personally past the current stage of God's progression. We also don’t usually understand the exact way that God will deliver, for in the revelations we are given we do not hold the reigns to make them work.

Yes, Paul did see many high things. He talked of  “finishing the race”, and “pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”. (2 Tim 4:7, Acts 20:24, Phil 3:14)  While it many have sounded like he was working for his salvation, that wasn’t the case. Salvation is God’s conciliation to us and is a finished work. We were reconciled to God at Calvary, and when each of us awakens to that gift, the renovation of our souls (by the Holy Spirit) begins. This is the true saving power of God, and we can do nothing to keep it from happening. High spiritual callings--though unseen by the world--concern secret administrative happenings in God’s government; the human thus called must be processed to fill the mold of responsibility. Father will not share his authority with carnal or baby Christians. Those who rule and reign with him will also suffer with him and “... we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” (2 Tim 2:12, 2 Thes1:5, Acts 14:22)

 A maturing member of the body of Christ is manifesting the one who married "us", for inside each of us is a bride (our soul, betrothed to Jesus). This beautiful reality has continued to unfold as servants walk out their place in Father’s renovative work as he exposes his invisible kingdom to this realm. A finished structure is already built in the spirit, the foundation of which is apostles and prophets (past and present), with Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone. (Eph 2:19-20) The 20th century expressed a restoration of Pentecost and an awareness of God’s other sons, which fueled a very powerful “sons of God” movement accentuating God’s plan for the salvation of all men and the deliverance of all creation.  Like all movements, however, the freshness became mixed with fleshly interpretations, and most of what is left today is dogma.

While the revelations correctly pointed to restoration, only the male spiritual expression of the true Church (all the elect of God) was represented. All creation will partake of this wonderful gift, and there is an order for the power to be unleashed in the unfolding. The female side of the church--“daughters” (residents of the Passover realm) must partake of partnership with their brothers in this administration of truth. This female expression of the body of Christ is a huge multitude who love Jesus. They have always been overtaken by the "soul" leading, and had not yet been able to give place to the authority of the Spirit vs. the false authority of the religious system. (This hasn't been their fault. Again, it is about the order of things.)

Daughters--for the most part--had not seen God’s passionate purpose with spiritual eyes. Many of the Church (a people, not denominations or buildings) have become deceived and disillusioned in awaiting his "return". But He is here, wooing and winning each member, individually. The purpose of the male (executive) side of the body of Christ was for a sturdy spiritual establishment of law and order, setting the stage for spiritual freedom in the Church. They would then enable quickening within the daughters to receive the grand truth: Christ has returned within them.

The spiritual significance of a wedding party is hidden in the body of Christ, where a bride and groom reside. Jesus was THE spiritual Bridegroom, having successfully married the spirit realm to the soul realm (the Bride), first in himself. And the true body of Christ has always been a male and female “company”. Just like Adam (a species) and Eve (the soul of the species), Eve was hidden inside Adam before she was “revealed" to his understanding.

The Church--His Body, is the Divine wedding party--a ministry of the Kingdom of God expressed through sons and daughters. Each side speaks of an unfolding of the nature of God. And when we take a higher look, the word “bridegroom” is a complimentary expression of male and female. Daughters will now be open to higher truths as a fruit of the extreme trials and processings that the sons have endured. Then, a chosen son (many are called, but few are chosen) would be enabled to awaken a chosen daughter. They represent a united spiritual ministry of soul and spirit. This had to be expressed in a daughter (soul) and a son (spirit) in this realm, bearing witness of the divine marriage in the invisible that occurred inside Jesus just before he expired. Not only did he unite within himself his soul and spirit, but the whole soul and spirit realms. But it had never been manifested in the visible before. In Father’s timing, it became time for this in our realm.

As the first witnesses, and now stepping out from behind the veil from the Holy of Holies, they have set a precedence for the rest of the body of Christ and the world to also bear witness of the united soul/spirt realm. Here is the power of this mechanism: as in a natural marriage, a groom who has not consummated his marriage is impotent and powerless to produce life. However, after uniting with his bride, “they” can create new life; thus the Bride of Christ (Jesus being fully expressed in our soul). This new life of full redemption is and will be showing forth for all mankind to receive; it is that high ministry of love that our Lord and Savior had when he walked this earth. The allegorical witnesses (just two servants of Christ Jesus) resonate the proof of the complete work done at Calvary. This climactic happening has broken down spiritual barriers between daughters and sons (Passover and Pentecost), even though most are just awakening to this reality.  Because of the two witnesses appearing in the Holy of Holies, all inhabitants of the world have become susceptible to a new spiritual vibration. However it is unfolding now, a powerful spiritual ministry has been enabled, and Father is setting all thus enabled loose on creation to set it free. Not with outward recognition, however, for the Kingdom comes without observation--to the natural eye. The workings come from within

These witnesses and all who follow them are ascending (being caught up) and experiencing a new divine illumination (inwardly). This is their sword to shatter walls of ignorance and break chains of darkened understanding; it comes in word, deed and anointed spiritual energy from their very presence. As awesome as this reality is, they are un-presumptuous, doing and speaking only what Father shows them. In their turn, all men will receive of this redemptive process that begins in the soul, cleaning up the house for immortality. Eventually, the salvation extends to our outer house. The direction of this redemption is not from body to soul to spirit, but from spirit (where Jesus began) to soul, and--finally--out to the body.

Paul saw this greater work that would be done in future generations that he couldn’t attain to, but he knew the principal. Jesus said “In most solemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me--the things which I do he shall do also; and greater things than these he shall do, because I am going to the Father.” (Weymouth, John 14:12) Jesus, the firstborn son, started the mission and the rest of his body must finish it. The greater works isn’t just more miracles, more raising the dead, etc., as wonderful as those things are, for a person being raised from the dead (Like Lazarus) is going to die again! Jesus fulfilled completely (with his death) the Mosaic covenant, so--therefore, could not demonstrate the new covenant. But his body of believers can, and will--in their order. They will demonstrate full salvation and redemption that includes a physical phenomenon which has always been part of God's plan.

Even though Truth marches on, Christianity has become a religion; it is a man-led and man-dominated system. God doesn't have a daily active voice. Democracy (voting, etc.) or dictatorships have taken over the flock. Either way, it is not spirit led. But the purpose of this new order is to deliver creation by "led" mature children of God, a true appearing of Christ. The Holy Spirit workings within expose Him, and those who expose Him expose the reality that He is in all men! This is an apocalypse. The Revelation of Jesus Christ shines forth, as the kingdom of God expands outward from inner victories. These victories minister to and aid all others in their own conquering of death and darkness. Right now, life is being spoken into darkness with authoritative, creative words in spiritual boldness, increasing the kingdom of God in this realm.

Through spiritual prayers and intercessions before the throne (a spiritual ascension), through groanings and travail within themselves for the souls of the oppressed, God's servants are setting captives free to walk out salvation. Intercessions put them in another person’s pain to pray accordingly for the deliverance needed. This is the master version of prayer and intercession that has always represented God’s sovereign control. Words of freedom and releasings of bondages are spoken. They speak to situations--words of peace, restoration, and healing--and to people of every rank. The prayers and creative words of life are expressed through these ministers by the Holy Spirit, and no word will return void. (Isaiah 55:11) All is done as Father shows them (John 5:19), for all are disclosures of His divinely constructed plans.

Having the keys to death and hell, they have authority over the same, defusing spiritual wickedness and bringing divine light to the pit of the soul realm. Interceding and making supplications, they touch persons in the hell of their situations and lift them toward hope. Persons being delivered may not be aware that God instigated that mission, but sooner or later, they will know, for the high children of God are “being about their father’s business”--actually, being about their Father (to touch his mind and heart), speaking more and more for him (as him).  Everyday people, but they come and go from heaven to hell and back to heaven, taking control, embracing hearts in a divine love ministry. They are--like Jesus and as Jesus, priests ministering before the throne of God, touching mankind with one hand and Father with the other. This ministry will continue until there is not one person left in darkness (hell)!

Christ's body is a corporate yet individual expression of God’s firstborn. It is not heresy to call someone--other than Jesus--Christ. This was God’s plan, not ours. We are to know no man after the flesh, even Jesus, because we will see him no more as he was. Two translations of this admonition from 2 Corin 5:16 follow:
“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer” NIV
“Therefore for the future we know no one simply as a man. Even if we have known Christ as a man, yet now we do so no longer” Weymouth

The Kingdom of God comes without observation (to the natural eye), for if we are looking for it as such, we will miss it. (Luke 17:20)  Not that it can't be seen--but not by those denying it. “The kingdom of God is within you” spoke Jesus to the hateful religious establishment of his day. (Luke 17:21) Yet it was also in them--in their own invisible kingdom of spirit, some day to be revealed to them. This kingdom is vibrantly alive today and showing itself more and more, even though most are not aware. It is not "observed". Religion has blocked the view from the unspiritual mind. God's kingdom is ever increasing in its reign of power, causing changes to occur that make headlines. God may not get the credit, of course, but he is behind it all. Individual lives are being turned around, circumstances are arising out of the dirt, light is coming into the darkness--and nothing will stop that light.That same light will shine brighter and brighter as His habitation in the world is unveiled to a greater degree as the Christ ministers--inwardly lead by Jesus--bring about an outward change from inward happenings. God’s sovereign control will become evident.

Jesus' magnificent purpose of setting creation free is a concept not spoken of in the pulpits. Sadly, God's own people have a distorted message of living, dying, going to heaven, feasting, singing and playing harps for all eternity. How boring! We are intelligent creatures with purpose because our creator has intelligence with purpose. Our lives are yet to be revealed as they really are. God’s plans are to dwell with us in this realm. For that destination we all will need a better body style, and Jesus built the bridge we are to cross to receive it!

Using Romans 8:22-23, from Young’s: “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” Full salvation is for the spirit, soul and body, and in that order. There will come a time when the workings of the Holy Spirit will reach 100%. This is our personal (according to Father, not men), complete soul restoration. We’ve been taught about our spiritual body, and Paul talked about his “spiritual house”, but he wasn’t talking about having to die to get it.

Jesus exhibited in the days following his resurrection, a new body “style”. It was incorruptible and immortal, because he touched the visible and the invisible at the same time. He brought the invisible to our world and put a man’s face on it. But he had to die and let his Body be the ushers of this grand truth. Without his death, the perfect soul/spirit marriage availed by him would have been for nothing. He had to become a seed--in the spirit realm, enlivening the soul realm for all men to re-enter heaven, and never taste of death again. All men have Holy Spirit access to bring them back into Eden--the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. The body that Jesus displayed before he ascended was the first viewing of the 2nd man, Adam, reconciled to God and fully saved. While he looked human, his body was a superior piece of work. And this is our fate.

Hard to believe, isn’t it? Sounds like a fairy tale or ravings of a heretic (or lunatic). But I didn’t write the book. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,” (KJB); “Let me tell you a secret. Not all of us will die, but all of us will be changed-” (ISV), 1 Corin 15:51. What a demonstration that would be! Being changed and not dying--not going to the grave. God so loved the world that he sent his Son, and passed a legacy on for his chosen followers to complete:  greater works. Though they already have an allotment of power and authority like Jesus did--and it increases outwardly as the revelation of Jesus increases in them inwardly, they are ushering in the third stage of salvation. It is another "unfolding" of God's purpose, another chapter in God's beautiful story of redemption and restoration. An incorruptible body to go with an incorruptible soul and spirit!

This happening would shine forth the proof of the fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles, one of the three main feasts that Israel had. (Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles) Tabernacles speaks of God dwelling with man. A tabernacle is a dwelling place (our house). Jesus did give himself as the Passover lamb, fulfilling that feast; he then gave himself as the Holy Spirit during the Pentecost feast. He came to dwell with us, currently in corruptible bodies, but eventually we will need to acknowledge our spirit body (fused with the natural) to embrace eternity. Contrary to religious teachings, we don’t get a new body just because we die. If we did, we would be seeing our departed relatives, for this is heaven or hell, according to our understanding of where we really are! Yes, it all happens here. And indeed, Tabernacles was fulfilled--for it isn't a place, but a reality in God--but each will have to embrace it in their own space, and in their own understanding through spiritual discernment. (I believe there will be an "adjustment" of our view of this world that will secretly infect us more and more as we become more the spiritual soul men we were destined to be. It will be a naturally spiritual happening.)

And there’s more. Re-using a scripture from above with its next line adds a higher perspective: 1 Corin 15:51-52 (used and abused by those believing in a rapture) “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (KJB) Paul was talking in this chapter about the power of the resurrection and how our bodies would be changed from corruptible to incorruptible. Then, he talks of a mystery (something hidden). No one had seen it before. God was doing a new thing. This new thing was unveiled here for spiritual eyes, and the sounding of it was represented by a trumpet. When we hear the trumpet, the message is for us.

Also in the above scripture, two phrases need clarification. “in a moment” isn’t about time, but the place of occurrence. The original language for moment is “a wink, atomos, or an atom”. A wink is such a minute period of time and the emphasis is on the smallness. In the most diminutive universe we have atoms. We will be changed in our ATOMS. Of course, that is exactly where the change will work itself into when the soul has been renovated to hold divine life! Our bodies are literal temples and our atoms will be transformed, just like our souls.

The other phrase is: “in the twinkling of an eye”. A better translation would be in the “hurling” of an eye, or the quick movement of the eye. Again, the revelation being unfolded isn’t about a time period, but an occurrence. When we are watching something or thinking on something with eyes open, suddenly something distracts us--a light or motion of some kind catches our attention to the side of us, and we suddenly move our eyes to that direction. In other words, we are focused on one thing and suddenly turned to focus on a new thing. Paul was saying (to paraphrase): “We won’t all die, because our bodies will be changed and we won’t see it coming. We won’t understand it until it happens!”

The power of this natural, physical redemption breaking forth has been building in the invisible, like an upside-down pyramid. All of the precious lives of saints since Jesus have been adding strength to it from their lives and attainments in the spirit. Any of them who have passed from this realm are still connected to the present Christ expression, and they dwell among us undetected, for their old identities have been incorporated into their current status.. This happening is because the spirit/soul realm is surging more and more toward the visible field of mankind, to purge and overtake it. All who “sleep" will be partakers in their order. The ultimate unveiling of a perfect human/spirit body has been reserved for the Father’s time, where a gigantic bumper-crop harvest is waiting to be reaped.

Living, visible en-Christed ones are a demonstration of God’s love for us. These men and women are experiencing atomic changes inwardly, and affecting the rest of creation to experience this reality also. At some point, our current corruptible bodies will display incorruptibility. These things are hidden, awaiting God’s time. Jesus didn’t look superhuman before he ascended and HE is our pattern. Meekness and humility were his credentials, and his ministers bear witness to that same kind of beauty. But we WILL all inherit a new version of our current human body, and it will happen with an ascending of our understanding. Since a “Godman” will be our new status (human and divine), there will be no more deterioration of any kind. No more death or corruption. Divine life is the surging, pulsating source, and God’s glorious inward light will indeed be expressed as we walk out a new naturally spiritual and spiritually natural life. We will shine forth as such..

To approach the extreme differences between what is taught in fundamental Christianity and what God is really saying and doing, is to put on new ears and eyes. We must remove our earthly shoes, for we are standing on Holy ground. We must bow our heads and leave all carnal and religious concepts behind as we approach a God so high that my words cannot describe him. The Most High, whose ways are beyond finding out. God’s secrets are hidden from carnal men, and can only be discerned by the Spirit.

I have been speaking of a new way of living between the Creator and his human family. It started happening 2000 years ago, is still happening and will continue to happen. Our God, the Father of Jesus Christ, dwells in men now. We may not like the fact that they don’t look like the many pictures of Jesus we have seen all of our lives in numerous institutions. But we will never see that Jesus in that way again.*  God doesn’t dwell in buildings made with hands anymore, and he doesn’t dwell in religion. All the soul control in mankind is falling away. The whore who dwells in Babylon (organized religion) is going down, even as I write. Religion is losing her hold of men’s minds. Satan has been defeated and this “secret” is being exposed. A withered little serpent is the voice inside the dragon costume. Religion has been dealt a death blow that it will never recuperate from.

There are no more outward rules for spiritual abiding, only the inward ones. This is God’s plan and we have not been slighted by it. One Son of God as a man cannot serve billions. This is why he sent Himself to be and do and die. He created a divine seed to sow and reap a crop. That crop of Divine offspring--the Children of God, ARE restoring creation, flowing in the Divine Will of the Creator. This is causing redemption to come to everyone and everything until the whole kingdom can be delivered back to the Father, with peace reigning. This happening comes WITHIN first, embracing the Sovereignty of God that all is under His control! More and more the outer kingdoms will change as the inner Kingdom takes hold. Our thoughts and motivations change, and these changes affect our homes, our workplaces, etc., as the expression gets bigger and bigger, overtaking all carnal "plans". All is happening in secret as God's will overtakes the thoughts and intents of each person. It will not always be known and understood that the Kingdom of God is causing the stirring, but in time the discernment will come. All will dwell with God, for He is already with them, and in them. God will be all in all. (1 Corin 15:24-28).

* https://passionofthelamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/mourning-loss-of-jesus-of-nazareth-man.html

13. The New Face of God, Pt 1

Through my previous chapters, certain truths have been established. These truths must be beheld by each person so as to continue in the unfolding story that God has already written for our journey back into him. We must walk this heavenly blueprint out. Jesus of Nazareth was the firstborn son of God back in the first century, and this Jesus was really the Father "housed" in a human body. Through this visitation to our earth realm, Father-God, through his own begotten son (spirit begotten), stood face to face with his creation. The invisible had come into the visible. The Son of Man and the Son of God (Jesus in the Adamic humility and as the Christ) walked this realm in the same body (John 10:30, 14:11) for the first time. But just living would not multiply this new race, this 2nd Adam, for it was not the product of flesh and blood, and, therefore, could not be reproduced by natural means. How, then, would this firstborn reproduce after his own kind?

It is important at this time to bring the reader’s attention to the fact that this all came about because of the love that the Creator first had for us. His desire was to expand Himself in a vast family that could communicate and cohabitate with him. When seen from the higher perspective of spirit, the whole story unfolds chapter by chapter as the pages of history turn in an undeniable progression and, at the same time, “re-cycling” of experiences in mankind until each cycle is complete. Just as the universe is circular, so are learning cycles, and the biggest are our individual stories, blossoming like beautiful flowers in the most breath-taking scenario that is possible, yet impossible for the human mind to understand without being arrested.

We see it in the natural; all around us are circles or cycles of happenings, like the seasons. These scenes are manifesting visions of what exists in a greater mind, being projected into our understanding and then projected again out of our minds into our world. All things around us are symbols, and were explained as such by Jesus, himself, the Master of parables. To know the truth as just facts is to know a story with death. But this story is a love story, and these truths are the heartbeat of a loving creator who IS truth. Jesus Christ was the walking, talking Logos of God, the Word made flesh (John 1:14). Sending himself into this realm to experience the death (hell) and suffering we live in was part of the love story. Enduring extreme mental anguish in a victorious battle with the powerful god of the human mind was another part. Being hated, being isolated and misunderstood was also part of the love story. But setting the stage for his own murder and setting his face like a flint (Isa 50:7) as he moved steadfastly toward that goal of death at the "Place of the Skull", Golgotha, showed the depth of his passion for us. What greater love could there be?!!

Therefore, the truths being unveiled here--being openly manifest, are not from a sci-fi perspective. New concepts can bring us fear or confusion, but love can lift us out of that dark corner and show us that we have nothing to fear. He knows our comfort zone. He knows this is our home, where we live. We have families and friends, jobs and hobbies and hopes. He knows where our hearts are and--not only understands--but was the author of the story. Actually, because we care about anything, is proof that He does. Whatever goodness we show is an affirmation that it flows from God first. God is first--and foremost, our Father. And He is our only Father. Jesus affirmed that in Matthew 23:9. This writing is a story of our Father’s desire to re-enter our life (meaning he was there before), to abide with us, and to enhance our life with and among all the other things and people we have loved and will continue to love.

With that said, there is the issue of how God will reproduce after his own kind, since human “help” is not possible. Jesus was 100% father walking in a flesh body, and there was no other of his species. Yet this new earth-heaven experience of the Adamic race and God had to be consummated, and it was coming to a  grand finale at Calvary. Oh, Jesus had ended the reign of Adamic humanity--within himself--over 3 years earlier in his wilderness defeat of the beast mind, complete with beast. Satan was thrown down from his throne of power over the human nature represented in Jesus, and rendered powerless. But the time and place of the fatal blow was still ahead. That subdued human nature had to remain in this spirit-led existence of the 2nd Adam for a period of time.

Jesus had to openly manifest his anointing as the Christ, walking out his earthly ministry with demonstrations of the love and nearness of God. Even as the time approached for the crucifixion, in Gethsemane, he stood firm on his mission (Heb 12:2). The garden anguish was not a temptation, but a passionate prayer out of submissive obedience. Since he was approaching physical death, he was affirming with the Father that he was absolutely on track. Jesus was bearing the weight of the sin of the world, and for this cause he “sweat blood”. This extreme human grief contained no desire (from a serpent) to escape his fate. Jesus had made at least two statements showing prior to this that he had already defeated satan. “... for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me.” (John 14:30, NIV) ".... In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: I have won the victory over the world." (John 16:33, Weymouth NT)

Because of his death, the 1st man, Adam--a living soul, was overtaken and upgraded (inwardly renovated) to the 2nd man, Jesus--a living spirit. The dominance and power of divine life swallowed up Adam’s mind set (death) and replaced it with the mind of the Christ. A more specific, intricate (but still limited) chain of events is to be here unfolded. Words fail to express the magnitude of this vision, through which only Holy Spirit enlightenment can offer a glimpse. The reaction that God’s death had on the spirit/soul mechanisms in the invisible realms was felt explosively in the cosmos. The earthquakes and thundering in the natural at that moment were mere manifestations of the spiritual fireworks. Inner space was also affected, for in the sub-atomic universe a new kingdom (previously only hidden) had been empowered.

Spirit and soul are alive and joined, but not always united. Since the "fall", the soul (Eve) has done the leading. Recapping the definition of soul, it is uniquely who we are, our personality, mind, emotions, memories, and is where our will is rooted. No longer accessible to the Tree of Life (God), our soul either moves to the dictates of the spirit of the world or just does her own thing. But either way, in this state our spirit is powerless and has become a silent attachment.

A note:  Human males are not Adam and human females are not Eve.  Adam is both genders of mankind, male and female (Gen 1:27), and together they accentuate the divine nature. Eve is the soul realm, the seat of  Adam's life force. Eve brought separation between Adam and the Tree of Life. This separation was God’s hope for them to experience humiliation and defeat, followed by reconciliation, restoration, and resurrection into divine unity. This is true SALVATION. It is a process that begins in our spirt when we are awakened by the Holy Spirit to receive our reconciliated status. Claiming Jesus as our Savior doesn't change us, even though it is a virtuous statement. Father initiates the time of our "rebirth" (John 6:44). Then, the spirit-to-soul workings begin, for no outward happenings will change us. The soul nature is what is being corralled, for this is where our will dwells, and so does a devil.

Jesus changed our fate of living in death when he took Adam to the cross to die. There, hanging on a tree, the human nature switched kingdoms. A defiant soul realm--a wild stallion nature--up to that point in time, was secretly and totally broken in the body of Jesus Christ. This submission put the soul back where she was supposed to be: subject to the spirit, her “husband”. The harlot soul had been reconciled. And the spirit of man--one with God, would never again be deceived. The order of things was restored in the body of the Son of God as his soul and spirit were married. He then cried out “it is finished” and died.

He had conquered the prince of the power of the air in himself, and thus did it for all mankind. He impregnated the whole soul realm with his spiritual life, dismissing the flaming sword that blocked entry back into Eden (a realm). Like an invisible implosion at light speed, projected and expressed from the mind of God, all networks of the darkened realm of men’s minds--on the earth, under the earth, or in the sea--were charged and enabled for divine habitation. The “nursery” was made ready.

The power of that happening was evident, according to the Gospels, and not just because of the darkness and earthquakes. The temple veil was ripped by an invisible force. Those who "slept" were quickened even in their tombs as unseen realms were awakened with resurrection power. Deceased people of God walked around the city (Matt 27:52). But even for those who had slept, the marriage of soul and spirit would still have to be expressed. And this would happen for them, and everyone else, because of the happening on the day of Pentecost. Jesus completed his mission of sacrifice, being translated back into the spirit realm and giving himself as the Holy Spirit, or Comforter. This divine entity is the Father/Son expression unfolded by the resurrection and ascension to abide with the spirit of man. Everyone, at some time, will experience an awakening to rise above our disrupted realm of death, but it will not come from without, for God dwells within.

The divine betrothal of the the soul realm to the spirit realm at Calvary has enabled all persons--past, present and future, to contain a replica of the life of Jesus within their spirit. This is our permanent access to the Tree of Life. A marriage was consummated that day and opened the door for a reconciliation between God and all men. It was a once-and-for-all sacrifice and gift. As the Holy Spirit quickens our spirit, his work begins in our soul to restore order.

A marriage awaits all of us, and a divine birth. Our Lord filled the former, weakened spirit of man with the capacity to birth a baby (holy life) in their spirit, so that at an appointed time--each man in his own order, the Christ--just like Jesus, could be quickened and formed in them. The birth chamber is there now, in each person, because of what was accomplished on the cross. It is just a matter of the appointed time for the regeneration. Because of this miracle, man could  again dwell with God, but in this realm--in a sanctified body. A new creation was began, with all men having the potential to return to God, but while in a body (to be discussed later). It was the restoration of the Adamic creation into the new and improved version, a true Godman.

to be continued......

12. Our Chaos is His Order; What We See is Not Where We Are

I have discovered there is a real God--the father of Jesus Christ, because I have met Him. And, in spite of the misrepresentation of religion concerning his character, he takes full responsibility for his creation, understands all the heart rending issues we find ourselves in, and has extreme love and compassion for us. He cares about the “bad” guys as well as the good. He is also in total control of everything going on in our lives and everyone else's. Why then, does everything look out of control? Why is there such turmoil, pain and chaos in this world we live in? How could this be a demonstration of love?

It surely “looks” like God abandoned us by letting us rule as we see fit. The human nature does have a dominate nature about it, and many people do not want interference by a higher power, or anyone else. Doesn’t our world have dictators? Aren’t there conflicts, legal battles and wars in every institution we are apart of from our homes to corporations to nations? But in spite of it we humanely set limits. These limits show themselves in the very structures we have in place that will not allow our fellow man (including ourselves) ultimate free will.

The biggest majority of us have always been concerned with the sustaining of life, and that means harnessing freedom of expression so as to protect the innocent. For those who would sacrifice the freedoms and safety of others, we have pulled the reigns in with punitive remedies through government, laws and law enforcement. Even though our systems are less than perfect, the alternate--anarchy--is not an option. This speaks of an inner drive in mankind to establish some kind of barrier for the protection of the majority. Couldn’t this be a manifestation of the order of a higher realm? Isn’t it possible that God’s dominion and control extend themselves into this lower plane even though we can’t see them? If this is the case, free will is an illusion. And if this is the case, things are not as chaotic as they could be.

Free will is talked about mostly among the religious. Many believe that God has given man free will to choose between doing right or wrong. That way it is our “right” to make choices and, therefore, also our fault if we screw it up. Part of this is true, but it is also part of the illusion. We have been given, according to our personal calling and placements in each generation, our own private arenas to play god in. Some spaces are bigger than others, but we all have a restraint of some kind limiting how far we can go (Psalms 33:10). Some lives have been extremely limited to a narrow road with little space off that road. Various circumstances just seem to push them back onto the "path". Others have had huge fields of freedom that would give any human the false sense of “being in control”. This was allowed because their place in God’s plan didn’t include spiritual advancement in their lifetime, so they indulge in "the good life" unaware that the facade of freedom and power had kept them conveniently out of Father’s way.

Oh, Father-God loves them still, but it wasn’t time for their visitation from him. His only intervention into their lives would be if they were crossing an invisible barrier into workings of a higher order. God works all things after the counsel of His own will (Eph 1:11) and the independent dictates of men will not be allowed to clash with God’s ultimate intention. This intention has carried itself from the fall in Eden to the present, includes predestined lives of divine mission, and progressively moves forward in spite of and because of all that happens in this realm. And by the way, going to the grave--or sleeping, doesn’t mean we are out of God’s hand. God knew us before we were born and his provision NEVER ends.

Remember the old epic movies where the previews listed "and a cast of thousands"? So many “extras” were needed to successfully film these stories, as in “The Ten Commandments”; extras had minor roles and usually no lines. They just took up space, creating a great backdrop while a handful of major players represented the meat of the plot. (Excuse the pun, but this is an excellent example of our own situations.) In this movie, only one man was speaking for God. No one else was having the visitation that Moses had, but were going along with everything, like a giant herd of human cattle, they were doing what they had to do or what they were told to do. Some of them believed what they saw, but hadn’t met this God. Some were confused and didn’t know what to believe. Still others didn’t believe in anything in spite of the miracles they were witnessing, and just wanted to get by and be left alone.

That aptly represents the stage set for us when we are born into this realm. Throughout time, God has always had his remnant, always a minority in comparison to the major population--the cast of thousands. These people were blessed with his fiery dealings to manifest the kingdom of God for that day. God’s plan has existed always and each generation of man has been placed, according to the unfolding progression of truth--the next chapter, for God's grand story. We couldn't interfere if we wanted to, since we can't see what's really happening. Does creation have the Divine perspective, intelligence and ability to handle the affairs of millions (or billions) of people at one time? Do mortals command hosts of spiritual entities? Do they perceive the intricate operating system and networking of the higher realms? No. But the Creator does. This awesome reality is too much for human understanding, so we must come to a place of trust in what we do not understand. While most do not come to this place, it is a desirable place to be in, for no peace comes without it. I have great assurance knowing that the Creator has set into motion who will rule and when that reign will end (Dan 4:17, 25, 35) It all has a purpose.

Things are not as they appear because we don’t know who we really are. And we can’t see where we really are. We are first and foremost a spiritual creation--with a soul (personality), having a temporary experience in a self-destructing human body. Things are definitely not what they appear! We reside on planet earth, and here we can find heaven or hell. Those who are fortunate enough to know and "feel" the hell they are in, can really appreciate heaven. Those who don’t believe in the reality of hell or who don’t believe they will ever have contact with it will have the hardest times accepting that they are already there. Hell, as I’ve explained in an earlier chapter, is death and darkness, and has nothing to do with fire. But that doesn’t mean that our trials here don’t have heat.

When mankind fell out of the realm of perfection--Eden (NOT a geographical place), this lowering was not only allowed by God, but planned. Our understanding is what fell. We could no longer sense safety and truth (God’s presence). He was still there, but hidden while we learned to live without him, or actually--to die without him. We fell into a realm of dual choices, thanks to the judge of this realm, our advocate: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (law). This duality concerns two choices. We have the good guys and the bad guys. An action is good or it is bad. A person is good or they are evil. No gray areas. What was missing was the tree of life, but the soul (Eve) could not appreciate that tree just yet.

Eve was enticed by the serpent (power of the natural mind) and desired freedom to do her own thing. She had to find herself. She needed to sample life without a master. She hungered to establish her own rules, make her own world, make her bed with whom she pleased. Our spirit (Adam) had no power in itself without the tree of life (God’s spiritual provision), so he became a silent hostage, since soul and spirit are attached, (accessible only by God: Heb 4:12). So the estate of life in the Garden of God where the spirit led and the soul was in agreement, became life in hell where the soul is in control and the spirit is submissive and powerless. Eve (the psyche) does her whoring around led of her own desires as dictated by the power of this world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life (1 John 2:16).

In this lowered state of being, our spirit doesn’t have a say anymore. You might say that women are running the world, and they are. But most of them look like men. That’s because all of us have a male and a female (a spirit and a soul) that is being led by the soul until a collision, of sorts--with the Christ--rocks the kingdom of self. It starts as a love affair, but rebellion in the soul has deep roots, so when the Holy Spirit "moves in", so does a battle. Armageddon rages until the reign of the woman ends. This ending is also a love affair. The ego yields to the Christ and God takes back his rightful territory. And in case it isn’t already obvious, the Genesis telling of the Garden of Eden is a wonderful parable, an allegory of God’s unfolding plan of perfecting his creation to bring them back unto Himself again over time.

But before this “conversion” happens, the tree of life resides in the higher, hidden realm of heaven, smoked over in our darkened understanding from our loss of contact with God. We can no longer see or hear him in our sleepy state. In Genesis, Adam was put into a deep sleep when God did his surgery. There is no mention of Adam being awakened. That awakening can only come through Jesus Christ. So, whether we like this status or not, it’s where we live. In this state we believe that God no longer wants or loves us, or no longer has power in our lives, or is no longer even there. We form our own belief system derived from our minds and our five natural senses. We believe what we can see, hear, taste, touch and smell. This is our prison existence without the tree of life.

Each person will have their time and season to be freed from that prison. An awakening to the truth inside of us will enliven our spiritual senses as we discover our world for what it truly is. With each new "coming" of  Christ enlightenment, we emerge from our lethargic state, like waking from a dream (or nightmare).  It isn’t that we aren’t real, because we are, but our true life source--our spirit, has lost its potency and has not been allowed to be a witness of truth because of the powers of darkness in this realm. And each man will be restored in his own order (1 Corin 15:23).

Most persons who have lived didn’t experience a new birth (John 3:6-7) in this realm. The grave is only the end of the death realm (entered upon birth). Our corruptible human body is temporary, but we have a spiritual body that exists beyond our sight and perception. Paul speaks of this reality (1 Corin 15:44-46). It is the habitation that Jesus went to prepare a place for us in. When he died and resurrected, he created a new body style, demonstrated in form and abilities before Pentecost. He could appear in a room whose door was shut. He could look different or the same as he had been. He was immortal. He could be in the visible and the invisible at the same time. He was God standing in the invisible, speaking and touching and loving us in the visible. This was always his intention!

God loves every person, because each one has a replica of him in their soul. The soul is uniquely who we are--our personality, or mind, emotions, will, memories and desires. The spirit attachment to each soul (because all came out of God and God is spirit) is a guarantee that each person will experience the spiritual rebirth, but--back to God’s order, it is all in His time. Thankfully, all came out of him, all is to him and for him, and all will return, for nothing can be separated from him. (Col 1:17, Roman 11:36, Rom 8:38-39)

You see, it really doesn’t matter whether we believe in God or not. He believed in us first, he birthed us in our time, and he will revive us. Salvation is for all men; Jesus is the Savior of the world. The victory at Calvary permanently re-opened the spiritual realm to all mankind whether they are interested or not. At that moment, every person who has every lived, who is alive now and who is still to be born, was reconciled to God (Romans 5:10).  Then, when the Holy Spirit enlivens Himself within us (where he was hidden in a higher frequency), he begins the works of the Christ in our soul, wooing Eve back to Adam, and this is where the salvation process begins. (The altar is our heart.)

Jesus said he would draw (drag) all men to himself, and God never fails. He did not give his life in his son so that multitudes could do their own thing and miss eternity. Oh no! Would an artist creating a masterpiece of priceless beauty allow amateurs to come in and spoil it? I think not! Neither would God. We are that masterpiece, we are His. And being the Master, he will not let an inferior, blinded mind set (the human condition) ruin his perfect plan. Again, God works all things after the counsel of His own will (Ephes 1:11).

Since we operate in a lower level of order and justice, how does equity come into play? The best meaning of righteousness, speaking of God’s, is equity or fairness. How do we bring God’s "fairness" down into our arena and make concessions? We really can’t but he does oversee all that we do and how we handle all situations. All outcomes are his even though we think we are in charge. One beautiful translation of Proverbs 16:33 states that even though we throw the dice, God determines how they fall!

God is in charge of this whole psychotic masquerade party that we live in. Some humans are so indifferent to suffering, others are humanitarian. Some are loving, others cruel, and everything in between those opposite points exist. There are vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor. How does man judge? Can he judge well with extreme scenarios placed before him? Haven’t we seen the beasts in our societies? And how do we deal with these dark, tormented "dead people" when we are able? We do the best we can, for sure, but we do not expend righteous judgments. We cannot tell by looking at anything in this realm what is really happening in a higher scheme. Without the light of Christ in our understanding, we can only see through a glass darkly. (1 Corin 13:12)

We don’t really know the heart of any circumstance or person unless we were there from the time of birth (and before) and walked with that person each moment for all of their life. What man knows the soul condition of a child that is born? Even the child didn’t have a say in the family, the time, the country they were born into. Imagine two children raised in horrible circumstances. One of them seemingly conquers hell and becomes a beautiful person, while the other turns into the exact product they were molded from--evil. (And who could blame a child for turning into a monster if they were raised horrendously?) But only God can truly judge a heart. Only God knows the truth of these things. Deep, heavy issues for sure, but his control also puts the burden of responsibility on his shoulders, not ours. We do have grief and we do suffer. During those times, our "field" (earth) receives precious seed for a spiritual growing season. No pain is wasted; all tears are seeds to reap joy. Every human action that manifests has been allowed, with nothing amiss. No coincidences. On the flip side of that coin, every human intent to act outside of the divine blueprint will NOT be allowed.

In this realm, men are born for their season. Some live long lives, others don’t. The time of arrival of each person is of the Creator’s time table, and so is the purpose of that soul. The day we leave this realm and all events experienced are also pre-set. Nothing is an accident. If a person dies from an act of violence, the method of his demise was a powerful tool in the left hand of God for a higher purpose. He would not have lived beyond that day in any case.  (Note: left hand = administration of law for security of God's structure; an unappreciated side of love)

Toward the end of 1985, I had a vision of the space shuttle Challenger exploding. The vision appeared on my wall just like a movie playing. I didn’t know what I was seeing, but it was disturbing and I actually thought about calling NASA. But what would I have said? As the weeks passed, the vision waned. Then, in January, 1986, I was flipping my TV channels and saw the lift-off of the Challenger. I held my breath as I watched it, realizing that this was a replay of what I had already seen. The hairs stood up on my arms as I saw it explode exactly as I had a few months before. I questioned God as to why he had allowed me to witness a tragedy that I could have done nothing about. Should I have called NASA? Could I have stopped it from happening by praying, even though I didn’t understand at the time what I was seeing?

No, he assured me. I would not have stopped what was destiny for all those lives. At that time, I was having a problem with fear concerning life and death. I had a young son who I worried about--for many reasons, and my heart was seeking assurance. God used this vision and its outcome to teach me a powerful truth and reality. He wanted me to know that all of those people would have died anyway on that day; it was their appointed time. They might have died of cancer, or in a car accident or died in their sleep, but they would have died. He just gathered them all together in the shuttle incident to serve a higher purpose reflecting human motives and other things attached to that happening. The circumstance of their departures sent out stronger waves in our world than had they died individually by other means. He was assuring me to trust him, that no one can take our life from him. Regardless of how good or bad things may look, we cannot trust what we see, but we can trust him. This brings us back to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

In this realm of duality, good looks good and evil looks evil, but that is just the nature of law. Law keeps the human nature structured and ordered to some degree. But the Tree of Life is merely hidden from us and behind every functioning of the other tree. What looks good can be good or evil. What looks evil could be good or evil. In other words, what we see isn’t always what is really working. When our consciousness is raised to God’s realm, heaven--even while we are alive right now, we can see everything as being good. All acts of evil or all acts of good are basically good, because they are God-sent to serve a purpose that will affect our future lives in ways we just cannot understand right now.

For the soul who represents a social monster, or for his victim, we don’t know the purpose. We don’t know the true content of each soul, or the nature, or spiritual level of that happening as God sees it and knows it. We surely cannot trust what we see as such, but our mind and senses will not entertain thoughts of higher happenings because they are not attune to them. These are high assessments, too high for human reasoning. But we can get comfort from Father-God to be assured with each specific situation that He is in control, that Divine love was always the purpose. And we must believe that God loves each life that is taken from us. I have seen His presence with children when they died, and he was not only with them, he was in them. For those who have lost a child, remember that God loved them first. He had a plan for them first. They are his children too, and not the grandchild.  No, we are not alone when we pass, and we aren’t going far--just beyond our limited earthly sight.

Our attachment to this realm is understandable. God wanted us to live here or we would not be here. And, even though it is a temporary arrangement insofar as our corruptible bodies are concerned, it is not temporary in the scheme of things. Life here will get brighter; love will abound and abide. We are all in a cycle (out from him) of being perfected, learning to live without Him, so we can live with each other in Him. No more good or evil, just life, and more abundantly. This is possible through the beautiful habitation that the Holy Spirit has with us even now. As each man is awakened to the true world they live in--heaven, he will understand the chaos was just a design to bring about a higher order. Thankfully, what we see around us is only a product of a temporary darkened understanding. We can have our eyes open to the Eden available to us--thanks to Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit--right now. God’s order reigns. God rules in His heaven, and it is here!

11. Persecution is Proof of Him (so let Him appear)

How much persecution exists today in the America Christian church, and is there a need for it? More than just clashes in doctrinal differences between various denominations. An Internet search of Christian persecution brings up points of interest, one in particular showing countries of the world. America isn’t mentioned. Have we attained to a status that is persecution proof?

We’ve had our share of bad press about church leaders being caught in illegal and/or immoral goings-on, which, of course, is not persecution. Even the back-lashes affecting parishioner loyalty from crimes committed does not speak of persecution, but of consequences from hypocrisy.

The closest thing to modern-day persecution that we have experienced is attacks by special interest groups; these groups target public advertising associated with religious displays, special days, etc. Attacks on the public display of the ten commandments, for example, could be viewed as persecution, but not Christian persecution. Christ fulfilled the law and the prophets, and the old covenant was ended, swallowed up in Him. He even gave us His new commandments, which concern loving God, ourselves, and our neighbors.

Taking the word “God” off our currency won’t change the fact that He exists. I am not an idol worshiper so I don't care if the phrase “in God we trust" is on my coins, because in God I do trust. People who don’t trust God carry currency. This has always been the case. For that matter, having freedom of religion loses its gloss when we understand that this freedom--not available in some countries--is only governmental and under the jurisdiction and control of people.

When prayer is assaulted--the public use of it or having it in school, some might label this as persecution. But praying is like breathing. How can anyone stop us from silent prayer whenever, wherever. Praying in public does not make us spiritual. I have observed some Christian people having a meal out, praying aloud over their food, and sometimes the religious fervor was embarrassing. What pomp and circumstance! So I will address the “ritual” of praying over food (even though there is no condemnation in it). But sometimes we draw attention to ourselves with these demonstrations of trying to be like Jesus--in the flesh. The backlash is not persecution.

Jesus did bless food--(Strong's 2127: to speak well of). And he was speaking well of a higher food, a spiritual food that was being fed to them by Himself. If the literal food is the subject matter of praying over a meal, we better be praying for our water supply also, for we will die sooner without it. And He is the Living Water. Do we ever read of him blessing water every time they drank? Again, just symbols. However, if we must pray in public for whatever reason, it should not be disruptive. Jesus told us to go to our prayer “closets" which means we should get alone with God. Getting alone with God may be the issue, because there is discipline involved, and real passion. We needn’t force prayer on persons not interested in it. This is dogma, pure and simple, and has no power to change a person’s heart. The outward “have to’s” don’t change the inward desires.

Persecution is almost a dirty word, and if we can live a Christian life without it, aren’t we blessed? After all, it brings depictions of fleeing, hiding, being jailed, or worse. Yet Jesus said we were blessed if we suffered persecution. Paraphrasing 2 Tim 3:12, we are told that we will be persecuted if we try to live our life in Jesus Christ.

What happened to the Christian movement here in America that makes us different from China or Iran, where following Christ can get you killed? Is it because our society is comfortable with our country’s Christian beginnings instead of, say, Islamic? That is a big part of it, but there is another principal. We should never be complacent about where our true peace and safety comes from, regardless of how good our circumstances might be. We are distracted by hectic church activity directed by leaders who have no right to replace the leading of the Holy Spirit within us. No time to seek our Father for a consecrated individual leading from Him. While food banks and the like offered by Christian groups are wonderful, there is a higher calling.

Churches have turned into social outlets. Services are ordered and scheduled. Entertainment and sensationalism have replaced the Christ anointing. Appetite, greed and ambition (1 John 2:16) have taken over the agenda. The attendees are just the audience. We have giant theaters, we raise mega bucks to build bigger buildings, we have materialistic preachers with the best cars and homes. The gospel of prosperity has taken over and the simple gospel of Christ has been pushed aside. Philosophies and psychologies mingle with the truth, making the Word of God of none affect. Soul and spirit mixture leads to confusion and deception. This “mixture” speaks of Babylon, the mystery city of Rev 17.

Babylon houses the whore who sits on many waters (people). It is her voice speaking from the pulpit, it is the voice of soul. She is having a love affair with the world system, having abandoned the true lover of her soul, Jesus. She drinks in deeply all the good wines that have come from her spiritual fornication. She “sleeps around” with popular concepts and personalities, and she can be bought. Her clientele has grown, and her “house” and her “business" look beautiful and successful. But she’s still a whore, and she loves pleasure more than God. In spite of all this, God’s loving mercy will prevail, for he gives warning to his people to “come out of her” lest they fall with the city. (Rev 18:4)

Compromise, much of it forced, caused the early movement of the pure Church to die out. Persecution had been intense at the start of the first century. People were driven out of their homes and towns. Many were jailed, many were tortured, many lost their lives. Yet never in the history of the Christian movement were so many people converted. The greater the persecution, the stronger the power of Christ to draw more people into His Kingdom. The fire of true persecution brings about a presence of Christ. Why would people continue to come to Him when they knew their lives may be ending soon because of it? He showed up--in the persecution. He overtook fear and replaced it with peace, assurance, and love. A supernatural, all en-compassing love.

This powerful movement of a Living God took the Roman Empire by storm. Rome could not contain or stop it. So Constantine decided to make Christianity the national religion. Peace was made between Church and State. No more persecution. The fires died down. People were forced to be Christians without experiencing a conversion. The living Christ was pushed out of the way by men’s laws. The reality and hope of the presence of God with us died out to doctrine. The leaders were paid; Christianity became a business. Thus, the power (Spirit control) was lost and directly ahead were the Dark Ages. Guess why they were dark? No more worship in Spirit and Truth; but instead, stagnation, outward ceremonies, and law.

Today there are small, meek and humble groups--scattered about--who are walking in obedience to Jesus Christ. They have been hidden from the limelight and are mostly unknown. These groups and/or individuals are not popular because they represent God with a different message and a different sound, but they sound in unity. But the mainstream organizations that dominate our cities and airwaves, who are represented by the media as Christians, muddy up the truth of God by their love of the world.

The small amount of opposition coming against American Christians could hardly be called persecution. Congregations are man ruled and man lead; it is democratic instead of theocratic (the church of Laodicea, from the Revelation). Its religious hierarchy is the enemy of God. This is not an attack on sincere people who love Jesus Christ but are deceived; the attack is against the spirit of religion, running the show. The spirit of religion (Satan) has always been the persecutor of Truth, and true followers of Christ must experience it. This will bring about the presence of Christ, who is a consuming fire. His fire overtakes darkness--in us and outside of us.  He is already here, hidden from the religious mind, ready to appear.

Persecution isn’t just about martyrdom; it isn't about literal death.  I have experienced persecution and can attest to the faithfulness of Christ. When we stand for Him, He stands up in us; He is our deliverer. Persecution is about pressure, a pressure that penetrates our soul and spirit (separate arenas, though connected). Since Christ resides in our spirt, and is the target of the attack, He will appear. Persecuted martyrs were overtaken by God’s presence--even unto death. Remember the stoning of Stephen? God will not turn His back on His own. Truthfully, if we follow Christ (not in lip service), we will be persecuted.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution......
Rom 8:35

10. Jesus Was the Father, Nailed to a Tree

In Christianity, “The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit” is a common term. Referred to as the trinity by Catholics and other branches of the faith, this doctrine teaches that the one Godhead is three persons, and even where understanding is lacking about the subject, there is a general agreement that three (3) representations of God exist, yet being one in unity. I never could get understanding about all that. I just accepted it--from a distance, since the concept and teaching had been around for a long time. I believe that most who believe in this three-tiered hierarchy in diety do so sincerely. The majority have always allowed a handful to make the rules and do the leading, without questioning. It makes this whole thing of “worship” a lot easier, but it isn’t always a journey into truth. So, I must address this issue of three personalities on one throne, because I believe this is a natural assumption of a spiritual reality. My assertion is that God is and has always been the One (and only).

I learned the story of Jesus of Nazareth at a young age. I understood him to be the son of God, born of a virgin, sent to be the sin sacrifice for the world. I never doubted he was a wonderful, giving, loving, special human being. As I got older and came to know him in a much deeper way, I was in awe of his perfect ministry, his wise words, his power over the storms and all the supernatural abilities he possessed. Who wouldn’t be in awe of that? He was, after all, the Son of God. How was he picked to be the son of God? Wasn’t he predestined for this calling before his birth? Scriptures say we are in "the loins of our father” before we are born. Was Jesus of Nazareth hidden in the spirit realm before he showed up here?

I believed, like the popular teaching, that Jesus was a man whose birth was a miracle because his human mother had not become pregnant the normal way. His conception was by spiritual means, and his true father was God himself. And he had a divine mission to carry the sins of the world and die an appointed death. He had no say in the matter. His life was not his own. He was born to die. Wasn’t that a cruel lot to lay on an innocent man? No matter what the reward he had, it was a tough calling. Being human, I could not imagine willingly giving up my life to die for people who would despise me, yet he had to be of that mind set. He had to submit to his heavenly father’s will and give it all. This boggles the mind of the human perspective. What an assignment!!

But there is more to this story than meets the eye, because even though the truth is in the scriptures, they are hidden from our natural understanding, yet there for the taking when spiritual enlightenment enters in. We know that the birth of God’s Christ, the Messiah, was prophesied. We know that this was God’s plan always, and man had nothing to do with it. We know (if you’ve been reading this book) that God always knew a man would be needed to be a sin sacrifice, a man who was without spot and untouched by the corruption of mankind, to offer himself. His life/blood represents the life of the soul of mankind, the soul that has been manipulated by the world, the flesh and the devil in this darkened realm we were dropped into. What kind of a man could accomplish this? God knew that any man tainted by the pollution of this gross, material realm could not; otherwise, he wouldn’t have made plans for a Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14)

Jesus’ birth was planned at the appointed time. But what was it about him that made him a worthy candidate who would have the ability to succeed and walk a perfect life, if he was willing. What kind of motivation would be needed for this kind of mission? Was he an obedient robot, or driven by divine passion? Was he half man and half God, the God side overtaking the flesh side? I always thought so, until I embraced the truth.

If Jesus possessed the Adamic human nature in any degree, he would NOT have qualified to be our savior, because all men had sinned (Roman 5:12) just by being born into this realm. It wasn’t our fault, but was a result of the curse on mankind, for which God took responsibility--to right what was wrong. The 1st Adam was a living soul, but the 2nd Adam (Jesus) was a living spirit (1 Corin 15:45); therefore, he did not come from man.

The truth of the matter is that God became his own son. He extended himself out from his high realm of spirit, down into the body of a young woman who contributed her human nature in a veil of flesh. This was not a human/divine conception, but totally divine out of the fulness of God, himself, who bears within his nature a female expression (El Shaddai). Why else would Adam have had a female already hidden in him? Because God does too. Mary provided the home for the baby to grow in, so he (Jesus) could become attached to this realm, becoming immersed in the same sorrow that we are born into.

Yes, Jesus was 100% God veiled in a flesh body. That is the only way he could be both a perfect sin offering and a representative of Adam as the sin nature. God hung on the cross and took old Adam to his death, that we may live life more abundantly. An enigma to be sure, but by no other means would this have been possible. His battle with the powers of this realm (the 40 day temptation in the wilderness) led to victory over the sin-conscious human nature that was symbolized by the veil of flesh wrapped around him. He suffered like any human, but was not corrupted by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. No mere mortal would have ever accomplished this feat, for only God in his passion for his creation could have been motivated enough in love to send himself to be murdered!

It was God’s plan--not ours, to reveal himself in this realm, the realm he created for us. It was his plan to co-habitate with us, his creation. Jesus told his followers that if they had seen him, they had seen the Father, and that he and the Father were one. Father was making himself visible in his visitation as a man, his own offspring. The Most High gave himself a human body.

Since Jesus is the Father, what about the Holy Spirit? God came out of the spirit to manifest as a man and become the lamb slain “from the foundation of the world” (this was always the plan). Then he returned to spirit upon his resurrection. He sacrificed his human experience to return to his original habitation and offer his divine abilities, direction, and energy in a duplicated personage of himself. This gift would become our dearest ally. This was the Comforter, or Holy Spirit, who would represent Jesus to us, accessing Father at the same time. Jesus’ appearings as a man to many people before the day of Pentecost were for an assurance to them before he “disappeared” back into spirit form.

He had taught his disciples that he must go away or it would be impossible for him to be with all of his creation, including them. There is no way one man can minister to millions and billions. Jesus was the first-born of many brethren, so he had to go away (die to his humanity) to give himself back to them--and everyone else, via the Holy Spirit. (See John 14:16, 14:26, 16:7) He became a divine seed that was planted to reap a harvest of many, multiplied divine seeds. Through the Holy Spirit, all men could commune with God and grow into the same kind of person that Jesus was, even to becoming like God. God wanted a family he could commune with. But we had to be refined. So he made a plan to lower us into death, and then paid the price to redeem us out of that death.

After Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was given, a new dispensation began of God and man fellowshipping together. Jesus was visible as a man no more. He was now “God with us”. His firstborn status opened the door for the rest of the family (us). But only He had to die, so we could live. At our appointed time, he awakens us to his presence, becoming manifest in spirit, soul and then body. Jesus contained the fulness of the Godhead, bodily--he was the Father, and He became the Holy Spirit through his sonship victory over death and hell. Three manifestations=one God. Like a multi-faceted gemstone (not limited to 3), God resides beyond our comprehension in spirit form yet able to extend himself out for whatever is needed.

God came as Father in the Son. He died as Son to become the birthing canal of many more sons, through his gift of Himself in the Holy Spirit. Jesus of Nazareth--the man, no more. No appearing in literal clouds. No containment in temples made with hands. But something much more wonderful and miraculous. He has made himself available to commune with us 24/7 in his beautiful gift of love, even the giving of the Comforter. This way he will truly never leave us or forsake us. Yes, God laid the heavy burden of descending to our realm to suffer and die on an innocent man: Himself.

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Note concerning the next chapter:  Please do not be intimidated by its title, for the reader should find it very enlightening. The truth will make us free!