There is nothing new under the sun. Just some honest thoughts about the way things are today.
RAPTURE?
RAPTURE?
It is one of those teachings that anyone and everyone would be interested in. That is of course, if it was true. They call it the Rapture and this hundred year or so old teaching is one many evangelicals can be heard shouting in Sunday service. Without writing much about this, I will say only this… RESEARCH YOUR BELIEFS! Find out where they came from, who they came from, and why.
Jesus prayed that God keeps his disciples IN the world, not take them out. The Tares (false beliefs) are gathered first, the wheat (truth) is kept for the harvest. So this Rapture teaching has to go. It teaches that you can say a few words, live your life the best you can, and without ever really having to sacrafice anything, or suffer, one day you’ll be poofed away up into the clouds with Jesus, watching everyone below in the earth being tortured and suffering terribly. WOW! Sign me up LOL.
First of all, the CLOUDS we are risen into are the GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES we become. In an instant we are changed, but this work takes place within, not without. I hope this below video offers some insight. And I pray you all, study and seek to find the Truth of these things. Just take the word of any man, man is a liar, God is the truth. Seek first the KINGDOM (rule/reign) of God and all things will be added unto you! Much love Jacob
WAKE UP, CHRIST!
The only path to freedom is one walked without the chains of ignorance binding you. We are not to be unequally yolked with unbelievers. That does not mean we shouldn’t marry people that don’t know Christ, as some have said. What it means is we should not allow the religious law, which produces death, and those who use the bible to condemn instead of uplift, to YOLK us, (shackle us, bind us, make us a slave to their man made laws and traditions)…
The religious leaders of the world have hurt so many, it is time to embrace love, forgiveness, and see these men and women for what they are. Remember, even they have their purpose, so we must not condemn them for their ignorance. God has blinded and hardened those so that his glory and power will be made known.
God makes everything beautiful in ITS time, and he has a purpose for them, and they too will come to the knowledge of the truth. (see my article: the prodigal)… So Love Them, But Don’t Be Dragged Down By Them, Let God Drag You And Be Happy He IS!
In any event, enjoy “AWAKE”
ENCOURAGEMENT – VIDEO
This is just a short little video, if you’re down I pray this lifts you up. Two great articles in the works, keep your eyes peeled for them. HAVE FAITH, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT! 🙂
ASCENSION
THE ASCENSION
Before you read this, please understand I wrote this quick, early, early this morning and have not yet edited. So forgive me for the many errors and spelling mistakes. Forgive and you too shall be forgiven for your bad spelling and grammar (wink wink nudge nudge) 🙂
Today, we celebrate the FEAST OF ASCENSION. Which is awesome… if you’re into manmade tradition and all.
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Hey, I’m just messing around. There is nothing wrong with celebrating things, unlike the Jehovah Witness, I celebrate birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc. etc… Don’t let anyone fool you there is nothing wrong with traditions, they can be so much fun after all. Hiding presents under the tree, eggs around the house, and watching the little one’s faces when they find it. Now I know many would disagree with me, but let me point something out, when I celebrate these things, I also make sure that my family understands the TRUTH about these holidays, that they are merely just fun days to celebrate. While many are giving birth to Jesus, Killing him, Raising Him, and then like Today Ascending Him, I am not taking any part of that, I just enjoy the fun that goes along with the tradition. You see, I don’t put my faith in what HAPPENED, but what HAPPENS. I put my faith in the present, not the past. I don’t recreate what happened, I experience what is happening WITHIN.
Luke 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
SIDE NOTE: This is great advice for us all by the way. When you mess up, don’t dwell on it. Don’t look at what you did, press on.
In any event, here is why we need to be careful about traditions. You see they put their focus on things that HAPPENED, as opposed to pointing us toward what HAPPENS WITHIN, and that is a big no, no. We are not to put our faith in things we SEE, or anything OUTSIDE of us, but we are to focus our FAITH WITHIN.
Luke 17:20
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is WITHIN YOU.
It should be pretty clear from this scripture we shouldn’t be looking up into the sky, and waiting to LITERALLY SEE any kingdom coming. And, it should be pretty clear we shouldn’t be WAITING around for some future event, as the Kingdom is NOW AT HAND. But so many today are WAITING and preaching about what is to COME in the FUTURE. Looking for something TANGIBLE like a physical body of Jesus… they want to see things with their two eyes, and this is the trap. You see, the TEMPORAL WORLD is TEMPORARY, we are not to put our faith in this, but in the ETERNAL, which cannot be literally seen.
2 Corinthians 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
We are told in many place we are NOT to look at that which is TEMPORAL. Our faith is the EVIDENCE of the UNSEEN, not the seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Yet, it seems the whole world is waiting to literally SEE something. As the TWO DISCIPLES who watched Jesus ASCEND were standing around WAITING and LOOKING up into the SKY waiting for JESUS TO RETURN. They, like people today, didn’t understand how Christ COMES (IS REVEALED)
YES, PEOPLE, when you see the word “COME” in scripture, in reference to Jesus COMING the translated word for COME is REVEALED, MANIFESTED, UNVEILED.
John 21:22
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
First I want to point out, the word “COME” is NOT a FUTURE TENSE, it is in PRESENT TENSE. The word speaks of presently COMING, (being revealed)
Here is the strong’s definition of the this Metaphor right here.
COME: Erchomai = To come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence, be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto.
Now, that would mean that when CHRIST COMES, Christ (who is the way, the truth, and the Light) he is revealed, shown, finds a place of influence, is established, becomes known, comes into existence.
Now this is a very important thing to point out and understand. Because scripture is NOT talking about Jesus RETURNING outside of us, but COMING (being REVEALED AND ESTABLISHED) WITHIN US…
So, those that celebrate past things like the resurrection of one man, the literal ascension of one man, are going to be very confused about how it all goes down. If, in fact, the ASCENSION takes place WITHIN. (Which of course, I believe to be true)
And if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a bunch more times on this blog, the HOPE OF GLORY is NOT Christ OUTSIDE of YOU, but WITHIN YOU.
Colossians 1:27
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ IN you, the hope of glory:
YES, the Kingdom of HEAVEN is WITHIN YOU. Not outside you, not coming from a far, far away galaxy, not returning, but unveiling. The WORD KINGDOM itself, is translated thus, “not a literal kingdom, but REIGN”
So when we read, the KINGDOM OF GOD is within. It really means the REIGN OF GOD is within. And that REIGN/RULE is CHRIST. Who is HEAD OVER ALL.
Now, I know a lot of you are saying, Christ is going to RETURN. Even though scripture clearly states, Christ NEVER LEFT.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will NEVER LEAVE thee, nor forsake thee.
Simple logic (logos) states, that if Christ never LEFT, he never needed to RETURN. Christ simply needs to be REVEALED. An UNVEILING must take place. THE VEIL that is to say, the FLESH (your carnal mind) must be taken away. And then when that CARNAL NATURE called the ANTI-CHRIST is revealed, THEN CHRIST WILL DESTROY IT with the BRIGHTNESS of his COMING (UNVEILING). And you will know that Christ IS and has ALWAYS BEEN WITHIN you. And that your life has been HID IN CHRIST. (Colosians – read it some time)
I have in other articles, described how we are given the Mind of Christ, the Name of Christ, and we are the Body of Christ… with all of that stated, I surmise, that it is IMPOSSIBLE for us, in the end, to be anything else but CHRIST.
You see, there are only TWO MEN in scripture. ADAM (First born son of God) and CHRIST JESUS (The LAST MAN – ONLY BEGOTTEN OF GOD) – And we bear the IMAGE OF BOTH.
1 Corinthians 15:49
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Notice, it says, as we HAVE born (past tense) the IMAGE of the EARTHY (adam). This means all of humanity has sinned (become ignorant) of who they are in Christ. In doing so, they were expelled from the Garden (paradise/kingdom of heaven) and began to put their faith in the EXTERNAL instead of seeking salvation from their ignorance within, which is CHRIST.
Even today, we hear on almost every pulpit, Jesus is coming, Jesus is coming soon. This ADAMIC thinking is the big problem. To say he is NOT YET HERE, is to NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH… For Christ is the TRUTH. And if the TRUTH is NOT HERE, then you are still DEAD (Ignorant) in your trespasses.
1 Corinthians 15:13
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
Many will look at this word DEAD and believe it to be PHYSICAL AND LITERAL. Even though, scripture CLEARLY states NOT TO PUT OUR FAITH IN SUCH.
No, the DEATH Christ is RESSURECTED out of is YOU (Your ADAMIC THINKING/Your IGNORANCE)
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is DEATH; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Now if there is no RISING out of our IGNORANCE, than even this blog of mine is in VAIN. If the TRUTH (Christ) is not RISEN IN ME then MY faith (evidence of the UNSEEN) is in VAIN.
Now watch this next verse: LOOK CLOSELY
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now is Christ risen from the DEAD, and become the firstfruits of THEM that slept.
The word DEAD is A PLURAL WORD… meaning THE word DEAD here refers to MANY… This is why the next line is, CHRIST is becomes the FIRSTFRUITS (PLURAL) of THEM (PLURAL/MANY/MANKIND) … THEM.
Notice, the word THEM is used, not HIM a singular word. What? Still need more proof that CHRIST is only RISEN WITHIN, and not WITHOUT?
Colossians 3:1
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Paul, is not talking about someone fresh from the literal grave, he is talking about someone who is RISEN (enlightened) into the TRUTH OF CHRIST. He says, IF YOU ARE RISEN seek the things which are ABOVE, where CHRIST sits, the RIGHT HAND OF GOD… which is WITHIN YOU, the Temple of God, which YOU ARE.
KNOW YOU NOT THAT YOU ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD?
Know you not, that the THRONE OF GOD is your heart/mind? And the RIGHT HAND of GOD, where God sits is NOT a literal location. That the RIGHT HAND OF GOD is an allegorical representation of the AUTHORITY AND RULE, and TEACHING of God. This is the RIGHT HAND. (God’s WISDOM)
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man’s heart is at his RIGHT HAND; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Remember the FOOL in his heart says “there is no God” and who always shows up on the LEFT. Satan and the unbelievers (thoughts that aren’t true).
God judges the THOUGHTS and INTENTS of man. He doesn’t JUDGE LITERAL PHYSICAL PEOPLE as some would say. HE JUDGES OUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS. Scripture states clearly, that we will be judged for every word that comes out of our mouth. And every word that comes out of our mouth, comes from the HEART/MIND.
Recently, I have been condemned by some to be destined to the Left side at the judgment. As if this is a literal physical place where we, allegoricallly called sheeps and goats, are taken to be judged and condemned. Well it isn’t!
God judges and separates our thoughts from WITHIN. His THRONE of judgment is INSIDE US ALREADY. Don’t you know that JUDGMENT begins at the HOUSE OF THE LORD. (WHICH WE ALL ARE)
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a DISCERNER of the THOUGHTS and INTENTS OF THE HEART.
Every thought that is not rooted in TRUTH is cut away and destroyed. This is how God deals with us.
TALK ABOUT TANGENTS… In any event, let me get back on track here.
I wanted to write about the ASCENSION. I pointed out how this is NOT a physical event that takes place, but a spiritual event that takes place WITHIN US ALL.
Now, today is the FEAST OF ASCENSION… And this man made tradition is brought to us courtesy of the first passage in ACTS.
ACTS 1: 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11″Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Now, I want to show you something perhaps none of you have seen before. Now you need to pay attention.
Here is a picture of DISCIPLES looking UP in the SKY and WAITING for JESUS TO RETURN… Much like the millions of Christians around the world today. (By now, it should be obvios Christ never left. John 1, he is the Light that lights all from the womb.)
And what happens in ACTS here, is these disciples looking up in the sky are visited by a MESSENGER of God. Who says, 11″Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into the sky?
Why are you LOOKING UP IN THE SKY?
Now if Jesus was to RETURN that way, as many believe, don’t you think, the MESSENGER would have said, “Hey, good job, keep looking up there fellow Christian!” … But NO, that’s not what is said. The two are asked, WHAT ARE YOU DOING LOOKING UP IN THE SKY MEAT-HEADS?
The disciples were confused. Surely, THEY THOUGHT, Jesus would return by descending from the sky above, they thought. But look at what the MESSENGER says next.
“…This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the SAME WAY you have seen him go into heaven.”
Did you catch that? The SAME WAY he was TAKEN FROM YOU, he will COME BACK.”… THE SAME WAY. CHRIST ASCENDED out of their SIGHT (understanding), and this is the SAME WAY he will COME (BE REVEALED) BACK… By ASCENDING within us.
When Christ is RISEN within us, there are some things we cannot grasp. There are some TRUTHS that are BEYOND OUR SIGHT.
Now there are some that are waiting for a physical return, waiting and waiting. But if they kept that up, they’d be waiting for eternity.
Christ has been TAKEN from the disciples. The TRUTH is too much for some to see, so they cannot SEE (UNDERSTAND) Christ. There are some that cannot understand the TRUTH OF CHRIST when it is REVEALED within others, much less, themselves.
But CHRIST (THE TRUTH) is always WITH US. CHRIST is TAKEN from us, and COMES to us… Let me explain this further.
The Word TAKEN, in the Greek means to RECEIVE, to BELIEVE, TO ACCEPT as TRUE… It doesn’t mean to be physically TAKEN AWAY from.
The TRUTH of God, the WORD OF GOD, is WITHIN. And the same way CHRIST ASCENDED is how he comes back, by ASCENDING. The scripture does not say…
“this same Jesus that was taken from you will return in THE OPPOSITE way he left.”
No, the scripture is clear… “…This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in THE SAME WAY you have SEEN HIM GO into heaven.”
When REVELATION HITS, this is CHRIST within you, you SEE (UNDERSTAND) then when you no longer have further REVELATION, Christ is not gone, but will once again have to ASCEND for you to SEE (UNDERSTAND) the TRUTH AGAIN.
I know this is a tough saying…. But look at how Christ RISES.
Romans 10:6-8
6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say NOT in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
Don’t say who will LITERALLY GO into HEAVEN. Because to ASCEND into HEAVEN is to BRING CHRIST (truth/word) DOWN from ABOVE (HIGHER TRUTHS OF GOD) – To ascend means to have REVELATION of CHRIST.
7Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
To DESCEND into the DEEP, means to bring CHRIST again from the DEAD (our ignorance)
8But what saith it? The WORD is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and IN YOUR HEART: that is, the word of faith, which we preach.
You see people. Jesus Christ is not far, far, away, waiting to return.
CHRIST is IN YOU, IN YOUR HEART/MIND…. All one needs to do is to either bring Christ down to others, or raise Christ up from your death (ignorance) — But if truth be told, none of this is in our control ANY WAY. So thank God for it all, and pray YOUR WILL BE DONE, NOT MINE!
I hope this article made a whip of sense to you, and I pray as always you SEEK GOD for the Truth. Because as always, I could be COMPLETELY WRONG. I just don’t believe that to be so. Peace out “Church”
Jacob
FOLLOW THE MAN WITH THE PITCHER OF WATER
FOLLOW THE MAN WITH THE PITCHER
Recently as I was talking with my new friend TJ Whitworth, a 29 year old dude who has come into some great revelation. Who reminds me, of me when I was about his age. Not that I’m an old man, shoot I’m just about forty, and that is when the real fun begins, am I right “church”?
In any event, TJ kept bringing up the passage from two gospels, where Jesus tells his disciples to prepare for the passover. That they will find a man with a Pitcher of Water. Now at first I sort of blew this off, not that I was blowing off what TJ was inspired to talk about but I didn’t realize how important this topic was. So, TJ, being led by the Spirit of God, saw fit to write me a lengthy and encouraging email, STRESSING the importance of the MAN WITH THE PITCHER. He spoke of many things that it could represent, one of them being the AGE OF AQUARIUS, to which I won’t deny. As you know me, I only share what I have come to understand, and God knows if it is true or not. So, my disclaimer always stands… Take this SHORT ARTICLE (everyone claps), yes this article is not ten pages long, a short one. But a pointed one, and a revealing one I hope.
Coincidently, over the weekend, I had been studying this very chapter for my last article, called “Are We Christ?” … The weird part is, it tied in beautifully with this next article.
Now before I get into the Pitcher of Water and this Man we should follow, I want to start off with the first two passages in this Chapter of Luke…. Enjoy.
Luke 22 1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people
This is symbolic People, the FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD, is actually a symbol of the spiritual FEAST of TRUTH (unleavened = no lies) that is coming for many, and for some has come(been revealed).
And yes LEAVEN is the LIES AND PRIDE of the RELIGIOUS PEOPLE/LEADERS and our own RELIGIOUS IDEALS. This is why we are warned to BEWARE THE LEAVEN of the PHARASEES, which is A BUNCH OF HOGWASH/LIES/IDOLATRY.
So the REVEALING of the TRUTH (feast of unleavened bread) is drawing near, called the PASS-OVER. Which is PASSING from DEATH to LIFE. No longer allowing the spirit of DEATH (ignorance) to rule over us. And when this FEAST COMES it is CHRIST (TRUTH) that is bringing it near. And when this happens, the RELIGIOUS thoughts in MANKIND do everything they can to keep the TRUTH (christ) from being revealed to us. Pictured here, by the Religious leaders seeking oppurtunity to KILL CHRIST.
Now, let’s skip ahead a bit and get into this PITCHER OF WATER MAN and all.
8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 9And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
You see, inside each of us, there comes a time when we know it is TIME to get ready to PASS-OVER from Death to life. The problem is, many of us DON’T KNOW HOW TO. We need to be led. We don’t know where to go, what to do. What church to attend? What religion to put our faith in? What to believe and cast away? This is why Peter and John said, “HEY JESUS, DUDE, where are supposed to go to do this?”
10And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
Let me just point out the symbols here. To get everyone out of the LETTER (LITERAL) which KILLS, and into the SPIRITUAL which gives LIFE and more ABUNDANT life (a large upper furnished room:) you’ll see)
So, the CITY mentioned here that they are about to enter in, is not a literal CITY. It is what they put their faith in, their mindset.
Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
So the CITY – Christ (The TRUTH) sends them/us to, is a place where we can LAY DOWN OUR CARNAL LIFE and IMAGINATIONS and pick up the TRUTH (Christ’s cross).
No longer shall our CITY (where we put our trust and faith) be a harlot, but, this CITY we enter into is where we become RIGHTEOUS in Christ.
Isaiah 1:26
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Now when we ENTER INTO THIS PLACE, CITY, we find “A MAN” bearing a “PITCHER OF WATER” – This is a picture of following the TRUTH into a HIGHER PLACE.
Water is so wonderfully symbolic. The FLOOD rids the world (our hearts) of the EVIL/WICKEDNESS in it. Jesus fills the SIX BARREN VESSELS (mankinds carnal heart) with WATER (truth/doctrine) and it is only after that, that the WATER (TRUTH) is turned to WINE (SPIRIT OF TRUTH/JOY)
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
The problem is so few have entered this city to find this man with water. That is why there is so much pain and sadness in the world. Overall, the literal world has not come to the Knowledge of the Truth. They will, but remember the FEAST is drawing near. For many it hasn’t happened. This is why they cry for the WATER, to get the WINE (JOY)
Isaiah 24:11
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
We see WATER pictured everywhere in scripture. We see WELLS being dug, women at wells, water being drunk, people being dunked… WATER is the WORD OF GOD that we are told to drink.
Ephesians 5:26
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Now this WATER (doctrine/logic of God/logos) SHOULD be drank out of our own cistern.
Proverbs 5:15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
In other words. The TRUTH IS WITHIN all of us. We don’t NEED to go to another to DRINK from their WELLS. This is why Jesus said to the woman at the well, I will give you DRINK that will spring up into ETERNAL LIFE (KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND THE SON/YOU)
So, when Jesus told his disciples to follow the MAN with the PITCHER of WATER. This is also a symbol of a spiritual shift that takes place INSIDE of us. And sure outside as well. Many will come across our paths with WATER for us to drink. But we can only drink what we already have inside of us. When people share things with us, God has already revealed this WATER to us, within. We already know what we need to know, it simply must be remembered. And this is why we will have others that share with us, and we say “WOW” that is so true… But if truth be told, it isn’t the messenger that revealed this, it is only REVEALED within. Sometimes God uses other people to allow this to happen. But there will come a time, and for many it has, when you won’t need to go DOOR TO DOOR saying know the LORD, for ALL WILL.
Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the LORD, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 “They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the LORD, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Notice, this is HEART work God does. When we enter into that CITY (UNDERSTANDING/FAITH)r we will no longer go to those wells (Religious principles/traditions/teachings) that our forefathers dug that are dried up and have to be continually dug, but we will have water within that continually flows. And so yes, until we do, one way we come to this place is we find others, who have received insight and share this revelation with us. So in essence, we are also following the “man” or “woman” (Their is no male or female in Christ, which we all are) who has revelation to share which will lead us to a higher place. And we will know whether he is the ONE with the pitcher of water by the Voice(words spoken) – Christ sheep hear the Voice. Because, this TRUTH though appearing to come from without, is actually coming from WITHIN and being projected without. (confused yet? lol)
MOVING ON:
11And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
Now, OUR SOUL (Who we think we are) is the GOODMAN of the HOUSE.
Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the GOODMAN of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Understanding that we in fact are the GOODMAN OF THE HOUSE, is VERY IMPORTANT to realize. Look, pretty much everything in scripture is an allegory. Whether it literally happened or not, IS NOT IMPORTANT. But what it SPIRITUALLY MEANS is IMPORTANT.
We are the GOODMAN of the HOUSE… When the CHRIST (TRUTH/OUR LIFE) begins to rise inside of us, when THE PASS-OVER is about to take place. CHRIST needs a place IN US. The TRUTH needs to take residence in our heart.
WHERE IS THE GUESTCHAMBER? Well, if your a fan of the OLD TESTAMENT, you’ll realize that GUESTCHAMBER is what we should always make available for when the PROPHET arrives. To receive the PROPHET’S REWARD which is TRUTH and REVELATION.
2 Kings 4:10
Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
This GUEST CHAMBER is our HEART… And even our LITERAL HEART has CHAMBERS for the BLOOD to flow in and out of. (blood being the life of the body/christ). This is the GUEST CHAMBER. Our HEART. The literal heart has four chambers. The two ventricles (right and left) are muscular chambers that propel the blood out of the heart. – Aren’t there FOUR RIVERS that flow out of the GARDEN OF EDEN as well. 🙂
In any event, OUR HEART is the GUEST CHAMBER the TRUTH/CHRIST/OUR TRUE LIFE is having us look for, and leading us to.
You see when you begin to follow the REVELATION within (Pictured here by Following the Man with the PICTHER of WATER) you are led to a HIGHER PLACE. You are led to a place of greater discernment, enlightenment, a place where you can finally put to DEATH that CARNAL NATURE that has ruled for so long. And when you find this PLACE in your HEART (THINKING) for the pass-over to take place, there you will find something you NEVER DREAMED OF.
12And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
Notice, this UPPER ROOM is furnished. Everything you need is in the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. In this HIGHER PLACE you shall not need to do anything, but GET READY for what is to come NEXT!
2 Timothy 3:17
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Remember, the UPPER ROOM is also where the SPIRIT OF GOD is poured out upon the DISCIPLES, this is the DAY OF THE LORD JOEL spoke of. Where everyone began to speak in different tongues (they began to speak the TRUTH of God as opposed to the lies of the world)
Acts 1:13
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room,
The UPPER ROOM is not just FURNISHED, but it is ALSO LARGE. When we are brought up higher, we are brought into GREAT POSSIBILTY AND TRUTH. It is not a small place but a LARGE ROOM. And look at what that LARGE ROOM really is…
PSALM 31 5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. 6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. 7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; 8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a LARGE ROOM.
The LARGE UPPER room is GOD’S SPIRIT, the Kingdom of HEAVEN and there is ONLY ONE WAY THERE. By following the ONE WITH THE WATER (TRUTH)
Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
And this exactly what the PASS-OVER is all about. No longer allowing the SPIRIT of DEATH to destroy you. The FEAST of UNLEAVENED bread is COMING, and for SOME it is ALREADY HERE. There is a cry going out in the hearts of the land… FOLLOW the one with the TRUTH and come up HIGHER. There are many that want peace, righteousness, faith, and hope to rule their hearts… And that is the GUESTCHAMBER that BECOMES the LARGE ROOM, which is the SPIRIT OF GOD.
13And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
And when these people follow the TRUTH (spirit of God) inside of them, they will FIND such a place. And when they FIND THIS PLACE, this great revelation of the Kingdom of God = That God is COMPLETELY IN CONTROL, they will make ready the PASSOVER, even though there are still many thoughts in their midst that seek to betray such (judas)… The PASSOVER still happens, and it is all because they FOLLOWED the MAN WITH THE PITCHER OF WATER.
Okay, I know I said this one was going to be short. Well sorry, I just go on and on, but I hope this article opened your eyes (understanding) to the UPPERROOM that is YOUR HEART and you find the KINGDOM OF GOD right there INSIDE YOU. The HOPE OF GLORY.
Peace Jacob
ARE WE CHRIST?
ARE WE CHRIST?
Now I wasn’t planning to write an essay for awhile, but on my recent trip I couldn’t help but feel like a stranger in a strange land. So many wonderful people surrounding me, yet so very few that I was inspired to speak to about higher things. But what would a Sunday for me at home be without rolling up my sleeves and tackling another majorly controversial (howbeit true) topic. Hope the title got your attention, because there is more attention that will come, I pray.
On my recent trip I asked many “christians” who go to church, work for their church, attend bible study, etc, etc, just what they are saved from? And what is Salvation? And sadly, not one had a good answer to give. Truly many don’t understand salvation, in regards to the HERE AND NOW. Which is what salvation is.
Luke 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
You are NOT saved from some future terrible torture, (see my article “To Hell with Hell.” NO! You are saved from the life you are living, you are saved from Yourself/hell. Your Ego and all the bells and whistles of pain and suffering that goes along with it. Now the question many will ask, is why haven’t these people found the TRUTH of God. (Christ) – More to the point, what is the Truth? And why haven’t they found it.
Well there is a great story in scripture that spells it out. (They are looking in the wrong place) You see, so many who are SEEKING JESUS among their Kinsfolk (friends, congregations, bible studies etc.)
Luke 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
And yet, when they REALLY wanted to find the WAY and the TRUTH, it wasn’t there.
45And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
You will NEVER find the truth among your friends, family, congregations, etc… you will NOT find the TRUTH until you TURN BACK AGAIN toward JERUSALEM which is HEBREW means “TEACHING OF PEACE” – You cannot and WILL NOT find the TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST, at your religious halls, in your bible studies, mosques, or man made temple’s… You will NOT find the TRUTH there at all. You will need to RETURN to the TEACHING OF PEACE, and go WITHIN (the Temple = YOUR HEART) to find Christ.
Luke 2:46 And it came to pass, that after THREE days they found him in the TEMPLE, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
There we see that number THREE again (Tri-Mester) A period of time before the child (CHRIST) is born IN YOU, from you. – This is the sign of Jonah, three days in the BELLY (WOMB) of the earth (MAN’S SOUL)… Just like all of that, after THREE DAYS Joseph and Mary FIND CHRIST. And where do they find Christ? (Their Child)
Isaiah 9:6 – For unto us a child is born,
We find this CHILD (CHRIST) their JESUS in the TEMPLE of God (Which is us).
Many may wonder why we, and they, couldn’t find the TRUTH (Christ) among their Kinfolk, in their churches and Temple’s and Mosque’s or Kingdom Halls, etc… Well, the reason is God’s ways are above man’s and you will never FIND the TRUTH among other men and women.
BECAUSE Christ is ALWAYS about HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS.
Luke 2:48,49 48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
Like Mary and Joseph, many “religious” folk. Will not understand why they couldn’t find the TRUTH in the high places of Mankind like Religion. So many cry out in their man made Churches, seeking Christ, begging for Christ, and yet they cannot find Christ. The reason is you will never FIND THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD!
THE religious world is NOT about God’s business they are about church business, and for many, business it is booming! However, when you leave all that mess and return to Jerusalem (the teaching of Peace) you will find Christ, IN THE TEMPLE (Within You) – “the hope of Glory which is Christ In You” and you will learn, the reason you could NOT find Christ in those religious circles is because Christ is ALWAYS about the FATHER’S BUSINESS.
And what is the FATHER’S BUSINESS you ask? – Well God is in the IMAGE MAKING business, getting us to lay down our (carnal life in Adam) so we can take our TRUE LIFE back up.
John 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
God’s will is for ALL MANKIND to be SAVED. And nothing stops God’s will. This is the FATHER’S business.
Ephesians 1:8-10 8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9Having made known unto us the MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one ALL things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
He is going to gather everything TOGETHER in HIS TRUTH and SPIRIT(Christ) we will ALL come to full stature of the perfect man. And nothing can stop the Father’s WILL.
Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Now I know what many of you are thinking… WE HAVE CHOICE! And I am NOT going to say we don’t. But I will say, that OUR choices will ALWAYS bring us back to God’s will come HELL or HEAVEN! This is what Reaping and Sowing is all about. When you follow the shepherd (Christ) our journey is pleasant, if we fall of path that sheepdog (Satan) will bite our rear ends and put us back in line.
And if we fall off the path enough times, the Shepherd may even break our leg and carry us for awhile, until we learn never to do it again. You see God works ALL things according to his plan and purpose, our CREATOR is IN CONTROL and this should give us hope. It takes the pressure is OFF US, we are no longer under the law of works but the grace of FAITH. And with FAITH we CANNOT FAIL. Because out of all the FATHER GAVE THE SON TO SAVE, the CHRIST INSIDE US ALL, has LOST NOT ONE!
2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
It has nothing to do with our works but God’s purpose and will, which is the ONLY THING CHRIST IS ABOUT! Bringing us all to that PLACE (the Kingdom of God) = Righteousness, Peace, and Joy, and power in the Holy Ghost. Ultimately, God is bringing us all to the same place, CHRIST (Beccoming his ANNOINTED ONE, his ONLY BEGOTTEN). Not a birth of Flesh and Blood from of SPIRIT.
John 1
13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
You see there is ONLY ONE SPIRIT, BAPTISM, LORD, AND GOD. ONE, not several as so many believe. Where many of us see Bob, Helen, Charlotte, and Larry, God only see’s CHRIST – his finished CREATION, WHICH despite what many religious leaders state, will be finished in VICTORY! “ALL OF CREATION WILL SING GOD’S PRAISES”
There is ONLY ONE IMAGE OF GOD. Humanity! “LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE!” – “Christ the express IMAGE OF GOD.”
Oh yes, we are either DEAD (ignorant) in ADAM or ALIVE (Enlightened) in CHRIST. We too are both, the 1st and the LAST.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The FIRST man Adam was made a living soul; the LAST Adam was made a quickening spirit.
The first MAN is a living SOUL (Jacob) the last MAN is a QUICKENING SPIRIT (CHRIST). You see when Jesus said, I am the First and the Last, he understood, he was both ADAM and JESUS.
I also, am the FIRST and the LAST, you are as well. We ALL are the FIRST AND THE LAST.
There is ONLY ONE SON of God (Israel). The first STATE of that ONE MAN is DEAD and the second state is ALIVE.
Revelation 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
I know this is a hard saying for many of you. You don’t see Jesus as being Adam as well, MUCH LESS as seeing JESUS AS YOURSELF… 🙂
But CLEARLY, Jesus was DEAD and is ALIVE. And, CLEARLY, this is our story as well. We are no different. For…
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
We have to stop looking at this Jesus character from thousands of years ago as the SAVIOR of the WORLD, and stop putting our faith in a MAN from thousands of years ago who died, who was but a PATTERN for us…
1 Timothy 1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a PATTERN to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
We have to STOP putting our faith in PAST EVENTS. As what is behind us, does NOT PROFIT US.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
It’s time to FORGET what is BEHIND US, and REACH for what is before us, ETERNAL LIFE (Knowing God the Father and CHRIST IN US)
We MUST put our FAITH in the SON OF GOD within, that DIED for us (So we could become Jacob, Bob, Helen, and Ruth) and now we die to our EGO’S so CHRIST (Our true Identity) can live. And NOTHING can seperate us from becoming CHRIST. – Don’t misunderstand me, God does the work however, we simply go along for the ride. 🙂 If we are IN HIS REST. And like I said, NOTHING shall prevent God’s will (to have all be saved)
Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now I know many of you do not want to believe, that you TOO are the SON/DAUGHTER of God, the ONLY BEGOTTEN of God. However, to believe that you are NOT THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF GOD is to DENY the TRUTH/GOD. So if people seeing and talking with you, and you are RISEN in CHRIST, they they are actually talking to and seeing Christ.
Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
This is why we should not DENY this great mystery which has been hidden. CHRIST IN YOU, AS YOU, IS YOU. Instead, DENY who you THINK YOU ARE.
Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
My Friend Larry (Uriah) and I had a nice talk about what it means to DENY yourself. For many years, many have believed this meant to DEPRIVE yourself, but that is NOT WHAT THE WORD DENY means.
The definition of the word DENY is as follows: “to declare untrue” When we are told to DENY our “SELF” we are actually being told, to DENY that “who we think we are” actually exists.
DENY your EGO, it isn’t real. IT IS UNTRUE.
After we do this then we TAKE UP THE CROSS (we move from IGNORANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT/LIFE) So if we DENY (declare untrue) OURSELVES/HELL, then all that is left is CHRIST. (God’s son) OUR TRUE LIFE.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
The word APPEAR is translated from the Hebrew as this: to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest, whether by words, or deeds, or in any other way
Now why must we believe that we are CHRIST? … And Members in particular? Because if you are NOT THE SON/DAUGHTER than you cannot know God. And you cannot be SAVED! Now does God see us this way? Well YES, God does.
2 Corinthians 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
But if you were to tell another human being. That in fact they ARE JESUS CHRIST, meaning, they are NO DIFFERENT, than Christ. They would flip out, but the truth is, IF THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRIST IS REVEALED IN THEM/US, than they are ANTI-CHRIST (opposite the truth) – They haven’t DENIED themselves.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come (revealed/manifested) in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
On my trip, I was very sad to see so few OF MY PEERS who desired to know God and the mysteries of the Kingdom. Everyone was so consumed with the bump and grind of the cares of the world that they hadn’t even bothered to take the time, to think of those things which TRULY MATTER.
There was a time when I was younger in my faith when I would witness to everyone, I didn’t care what any thought OF WHAT I SAID, and like Moses I was killing the Egyptians left and right. I too shared things with people that just weren’t ready. I was carnally doing what God was preparing to be spiritually done. It is true that God has perfected praise in the young (immature to their faith), but they are still babes and as excited as they are to share the deeper things of God, they must first mature to understand it. And they must have those growing pains, and man do they hurt.
We forget it is through much tribulation that we enter the kingdom of God, we forget, like the man Jesus we must take up our Cross (death to self) to enter into life. We must come to the place that PAUL came, DENYING PAUL… where he said. “It is no LONGER I PAUL that LIVE, but Christ.”
Now I want to be clear, there is Only One way to enter. Those who enter the sheep gate, the same become the shephard of the sheep. (Christ) No one knows the Father but the Son. So in order to know God you must be the Son (Gods only begotten).
Now when I share Who we really are, most people freak out. They refuse it. They will not accept the truth of who they are, because that Truth is in a far away country. Out of sight (understanding) out of mind. And when this truth is presented it is met with anger, hate, betrayal, and worse. Because the Anti Christ (your Ego) believes he or she really exists.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names (Natures/greed/lust/pride/etc) were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Our EGO is that BEAST. Ecclesiates calls men BRUTE BEASTS. the Beasts’ number is 666, the NUMBER OF MAN. You see, who you think you are, exists and yet doesn’t EXIST. It is simply who you THINK you are. It will only exist as long as you don’t DENY it’s very existence, which is a LIE to begin with.
Cane Killed Abel. This CARNAL nature IN us, wants to be REAL, and it will put down the TRUTH, but that is for but a moment. The first man, (which we all are, as well as the last) is always a KILLER. You’ll notice the first born in scripture Adam, Cane, Ishmael, Esau, etc, alway deal in death. They are hunters, seeking whom they may kill and then devour.
However, the second nature of man, the second born, Christ, Abel, isaac, Jacob who becomes Israel is Always a shephard. In the first ignorant nature of mankind there is death, this death is lived out in the external and temporal things of the world. But the second Goes Within. It’s life is found inside MANKIND. Their true LIFE is in fact CHRIST. I know for many, this still may be hard to believe but let us take a look at Gal 3 and 4.
Gal 3 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
You see, there is no more Jacob, Tim, Joanne, and Bertha… there is only ABRAHAMS SEED. Now, we see many, but scripture clearly states, there is but ONE SEED.
16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is CHRIST.
Easy to see, that ABRAHAMS SEED is CHRIST. Now watch this… let’s read on a bit and see what this says about you and me and everyone else in the world.
29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Now if you be CHRIST’S than you are ABRAHAMS’ SEED (christ). Here let me put this plainly, if CHRIST is REVEALED to you, within you, than you ARE CHRIST. No ifs ands or buts about it. Yeah, try sharing that if you are Catholic, Lutheran, or in any other church… This is the MESSIAH the JEWS were waiting for… IMMANUEL – GOD WITH/IN/AS YOU.
Now, don’t try and go and carnally tell the world you are Jesus, because that is NOT the TRUTH. You need to DENY who you THINK YOU ARE, die to your SELF, and CHRIST will THEN BE REVEALED. When you realize that your EGO NATURE (WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE) is actaully the SON OF PERDITION, that WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE, is actually the ANTICHRIST sitting on the THRONE OF GOD (YOUR MIND AND HEART) – then AND only then, can the TRUTH be REVEALED about who you REALLY ARE IN CHRIST, and it will destroy WHO YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE, and then my friends, you will know what it means to be saved! And to be a SON/DAUGHTER.
Now, to finish this essay off right, I want to show you how sharing this revelation can be met in not the nicest of ways –
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
You see NO ONE is going to HEAVEN (ENLIGHTENMENT) but the ONE who CAME DOWN… There is only ONE (humanity) – We are the SON OF MAN and the SON OF GOD…. WE ARE. We are as the Prophet Obediah said, the SAVIORS OF THE WORLD.
Obediah 1 21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.
So what Jacob? Are you saying we are ALL CHRIST? — Well if you are the body of Christ. You are given the name of Christ. And you have the Mind of Christ…. Who are you?
Now I understand this is a hard saying, but I want to show you in scripture how (there is nothing new under the sun) and since they rejected Jesus for saying he is the Son of God, many will reject you for saying the same. But be of good courage, for as CHRIST in YOU has overcome the world (carnal mind and it’s lusts) so shall we all. So when listening to Luke 22 some things shot out at me…. I began to see that this chapter, like so many chapters spoke more about me, than it did about some people who have long been dead and buried.
Scripture is better applied to our lives today as sons and daughters of God, and as a united people who have finally come out of the darkness and shouted into the light the Hope of Glory. So let’s start shall we?
Luke 22
1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
Leaven is used to Puff something up, since we are the Bread/body of Christ this takes on a whole new meaning. We are told a little leaven, leavens the whole lump, and to beware the Leaven (lies/pride) of the Pharasees. So here we are entering into a day where the body of believers will no longer be filled with these lies. It is called the Passover because “death” is passing over us. During this season we will no longer be ruled by the carnal leaven of religion. But this is a season that is still to come for some. And a scary day this will be for the religious leaders of the land.
2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
When the truth of who we are (CHRIST) is revealed, it threatens the religious system that is in place. People today are hungrier now to experience God and to know the Truth than I can remember. And when the winds (doctrines) change from being filled with leaven/lies/vanity/pride to humility and love, the religious leaders will be scared that they may lose their bank roll and so-called ministry, because at the Passover no one goes to temple, each man is to sacrafice and worship in His own house.
Now if word got out that mankind didn’t need religion, and that each would be enlightened to the truth of who they are without any effort on their behalf, we would say buh bye Babylon and hello Kingdom.
3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot(meaning great man or masculine – Man of Kerioth), being of the number of the twelve. 4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
Now first let me get rid of this false belief that SATAN was some spirit outside of Judas and literally entered him. The word ENTERED is translated as “of thoughts that come into the mind” – So really, this THOUGHT arose from WITHIN. As Jesus said, “Nothing going into a man defiles him”… Yes that serpent is hanging in your garden (your soul)… So this thought arose inside JUDAS to deny AND betray the TRUTH, as opposed to DENYING HIMSELF.
Even reading this paper, there will be thoughts rising inside SOME OF YOU, thinking about all your religious leaders have taught you. You may even go and speak to them about this, seeing how you may BETRAY this great truth. – You see JUDAS, was of the same tribe as Jesus, looked like Jesus, acted like Jesus, but he carried the money bag. In the beginning, the Kingdom’s teaching were accepted BY HIM, but once the Carnal Man (Judas) was threatened, and that he had to deny himself… he wanted nothing to do with that. AS MANY OF YOU READING THIS WILL AS WELL.
21But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
The One who BETRAYS the truth , is the same one the TRUTH is presented to. You see your Carnal Ego (who doesn’t really exist) will fight tooth and nail to hang unto the Field the Lord has given him. But when the TRUTH arises, they will seek to KILL IT, because to accept CHRIST AS LORD, is to accept that you are NO LONGER IN CONTROL.
1 Corinthians 4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
BUT WHAT LIBERTY IS FOUND IN THIS! WHAT PEACE? WHAT FREEDOM?
48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
You see there are many here, who have greeted this TRUTH (with a kiss = accepting) but once CHRIST begins to move farther, they refuse. They don’t to stop worshipping the CREATURE (the man Jesus) as opposed to the Creator (Our Father and our Lord Christ Within, which is our life)
52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
You see there will come a time for all of us, where we will be rejected for coming to understand who we are. When once we were embraced and loved, soon we will be treated as THIEVES. ( a thief is someone who tries to get into the Kingdom another way) – They will call you heretic, liar, antichrist, but DON’T LOSE HOPE! For the day is here, when these things will be revealed. Nothing shall stop this mighty move of God. This is what the whole creation has been groaning for, the MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD (the first and the last)
53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Even though CHRIST is within all, teaching and leading at a pace that God has set… If they ask you plainly…
67Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
They will not believe the GREAT TRUTH of who we are. That in fact we are the SON/DAUGHTER of God. That JESUS was no different than any of us. “as he is so are we in this world”
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
There will be many that will deny this great truth. But I say, turn them over to SATAN (thier own egotistical imagination) for the destruction of their flesh so their SPIRIT may be saved on the day of the Lord.
70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
When we all realize we are the SAME, there will be no more war, famine, hate, disease, we will be FREE!
SO JACOB ARE YOU THE SON OF GOD? — Yes I am, and so are you! Deal with it. 🙂 Peace to you all.
THE WALL SHALL FALL
SHALL THE WALL FALL
You ever get a troubling thought that you can’t seem to get out of your head? You ever think this thought may be God warning you of events to come, or challenging you to step out in faith and share what most would consider completely ridiculous?
Well, this happens to me quite often. Go figure, “no not you Jacob, you totally seem to be on the level with most religious thinkers today.” the peanut gallery says. 🙂 lol
In any event, usually I keep these thoughts to myself, but more, and more, lately it seems I am being challenged by myself, and others to share some of these things. As they may indeed be something that the world needs to read, for more reasons than just that these thoughts may literally be true and literally happen, God knows, not me.
In the past, I have felt strongly that I must share something, and only shared with a chosen few, and then realized what a fool I was not to step out in faith and say, “hey I know this sounds a bit off, but guess what, I believe so and so may soon happen.”
The last time this happened, was this past Easter, with the MexiCali earthquake. I knew in my heart an Earthquake was coming on Easter, (see my article TWELVE DISCIPLES IN YOU) for the timestamp email I sent out the day before. I had it on my heart to share that news, yet I didn’t, because I thought to myself… “This may not be true” “People will think I’ve gone even deeper off the deep end then they say I have already.”
Well, after the Earthquake hit, I prayed and asked God, what I was supposed to learn from this. I flipped open my bible and came to the book of Jonah and then it dawned on me. I was like Jonah.
You see, Jonah was scared to tell the people of Nineveh to Repent, because A) He thought they would kill him for saying such things. B) Because he didn’t believe it would matter at all. C) He didn’t believe they would listen. — My personal Jonah issue was D) I didn’t know if what I was thinking was true or not.
I mean how do we really EVER know. We get feelings inside of us, sometimes things happen, sometimes they don’t. God’s ways are above Man’s. So I didn’t know truly if what I thought would occur would occur, as I am not sure what I am about to share is going to occur, or if this is just a symbol of something spiritual within me, that God is dealing with. In any event, I’m stepping out in faith and sharing it. (Remember, I have no real understanding of whether or not this is really going to happen. I just keep thinking about it. And I have had some strange bits of comfirmation that have made me feel like I would be unfaithful NOT TO SHARE.) – So, regardless if this happens or not, there is SOMETHING here that we will, and can, ALL LEARN FROM. That much I know to be true.
I have been praying lately, that God would increase my faith and boldness to step out in that faith. And this article is on HUGE STEP for me. Because what I have been thinking about lately is a very specific event, the question is, it is Imagined (created out of my carnal mind), is it allegorical in meaning (a symbol of what God is doing spiritually), or is it literally going to happen?
Then of course the big question is do you go out on a limb and say, “Hey everyone, got something that sounds a little nutty to tell you.” Then the worry that follows, “What if it doesn’t happen?” “What will people think?” “What if it does, what will that mean?” Worse still, would I become one of those wackado’s that make crazy bold claims and God says, “I haven’t told you thus!”
That is a whole mess of worry and doubt, over a troubling thought that I feel like I am supposed to write about. Don’t you think?
Why is it so easy, for so many other men and women to make bold proclamations saying, “Thus sayeth the Lord” and then none of what they say comes to pass? The people don’t seem to mind much, they keep coming back for more. I really don’t get it. I mean, don’t these so-called Profits struggle with the same worry as I do. Do they return to God again and again and say, “Lord is this what you really want? Is this really going to happen? Am I off my rocker here? Do I just have an overactive imagination?”
Well, I would like all of you to consider how many RELUCTANT PROPHETS there were in the Old testaments. Moses, Jeremiah, Elijah, Isaiah, Amos. They all struggled with their calling. Even Jesus prayed, “Lord take this cup from me” but not my will be done!
And that is the key, I don’t want my will. I want God’s will. The question is sometimes, it is hard to really know. Even after sign and sign is given.
The sign of Jonah, TELL THE PEOPLE TO REPENT, after being the belly of Hell, and Rising out of it. Is that what is going on here? God knows, not me.
How many prophets like Jonah, did not want to do, and say, what God told them. Perhaps like me, for Jonah and other prophets, it wasn’t so clear to hear God.
Perhaps it was a thought in Jonah’s head. Maybe it was in IDEA that came to him. And Jonah said, “NAH, THAT CAN’T BE TRUE!”
After all God speaks in a still small voice. Perhaps, Jonah had this “seemingly crazy” idea pop into his head, “I should go over to Ninevah and tell them to get their act together.” And then Jonah was like, THAT’S NUTS! They would kill me, call me a lunatic, and even if it was true they wouldn’t listen. SURELY GOD DOESN’T WANT ME TO DO THIS?
Psalm 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
God doesn’t speak to us clearly, where would be our faith if the literal clouds opened up and he said, “Jacob tell the people this, or do that, and don’t forget to buckle up IT’S THE LAW!”
No God doesn’t speak in LOUD EVENTS.
1 Kings 19:12
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
God’s words become clear to us, after we SUFFER because we didn’t HEAR him through all the clutter in our mind to begin with.
Maybe, like me, Jonah, thought that this “IDEA” that came to him, was his pride. Maybe he was like, “Oh I’m a big sinner, because I’m looking down on these people for the way they live, how terrible it is for me to think God will destroy their city and tear down their WALL if they don’t turn things around.” —
News flash, if these are the thoughts going through my head at times, why would it be any different for Jonah, Moses, and others?
I mean if they really heard God clearly and KNEW without a shadow of a doubt what they were meant to do. Then why all the running, hiding in caves, departing into the wilderness, fearing for their lives, etc. etc.
Don’t you think, IF THEY KNEW WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT they would have did it. THE WAY GOD INTENDED? … But no, I believe like us, God speaks and it isn’t as clear as we would like, BECAUSE WE ARE YET WALKING IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
God provides a multitude of shows and we pass them off as “coincidence”. And then if we put all of these clues aside and say, “Surely what I am thinking is not God’s will” and it IS GOD’S WILL… Then we haven’t been faithful in what has been given.
Luke 12:48
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
So today, I am stepping out in faith. Whether what I am about to share is going to literally happen or not, is not going to concern me… Okay, that’s a fib, IT DOES CONCERN ME… This is something I have never done publically before. But I know that if it be literal or allegorical, there is a reason for me to share this.
You know how I know… BECAUSE I’M SHARING IT! 🙂
Sometimes we need to STEP OUT and be willing to look foolish, and be willing to be wrong, and be willing to take the chance that what is on our heart just might be true.
Now, this doesn’t mean that any and every bizarre thought that comes to mind we should shout to the rooftops. Believe me when I say, I have spoken to many about this, prayed about this and have seen many CLUES along the way.
Some clues are funny, when you think about them. For example ONE CLUE, was that PINK FLOYD was reuniting for THE WALL tour. (Ridiculous as it seems, that is just one, in many)
Another happened yesterday as I was watching a video, and this scripture stood out to me.
Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Now stones in scripture mean many things. A Stone could be Christ, the law, the very things in our lives sealing us in the tomb of ignorance, the things that stand in the way of the SHEEP getting watered, etc. etc…
However, when I saw this scripture I thought, how does a STONE LITERALLY CRY OUT and make a STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE?
Well, it has been taught that Jesus was talking about literal STONES crying out and praising God, but when you take this chapter in context. Jesus is speaking with the Pharisees and pointing out their wickedness. Look at the next verse.
41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Why would Jesus weep over the city of Jerusalem. Because they were putting their faith in man made traditions, man made teachings, man made things, like the MAN MADE TEMPLE as we put our faith in the MAN MADE CHURCH! They were putting their faith in greed, this is why he soon overturns the money changers tables, releases the doves etc…
And sadly this is going on today people. Go to any conference and event. In the outer court/foyer/hallway you will see tables lined with the SACRAFICES TO SELL… oils, books, cd’s, tee-shirt, gum, coffee, video’s, music… Man Made Church is a MARKET PLACE and a DEN OF THIEVES today. This is why judgment (correction) is come.
Now read the rest of this Chapter.
42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Jesus is telling them, that God is going to DESTROY everything they have put their FAITH IN. And this, is the reason I am writing this paper today. Because I believe that may be happening again. The truth has been hid from the eyes of the Religious, they cling to their traditions and vain teachings. And God is beginning to show in the physical what he is doing in the spiritual. He is slowly but surely tearing down all the High Places of man. And with what I have been thinking about, and the above scripture dealing with Stones Crying out… I began to see this as a WALL FALLING and the sound the stones make.
Then not a half hour later, when speaking to my friend Dean, I asked him to grab his bible, to play some bible roulette LOL…. But as I waited for him to grab it, he said… “Okay, this is what I just opened up to… Habakkuk 2:11: For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.”
My face turns a shade of white. What a coincidence… or as I like to say now “COME IN AND SEE DENSE ONE”
Very bizarre indeed, yet another clue, and puzzle piece backing up what I had been thinking about. So I began to share this terrible thought with some friends, like Dean, and Charles (JesusReligion.com) and they both said the same thing to me. “You should tell people. There is nothing wrong with saying, hey this has been on your mind lately, that you don’t really know what it means, but perhaps we should all think about it.”
So let me come to point of this paper already. For weeks now I have been thinking of literal land of Israel… The place millions around the world call the Holy Land. Mind you, only God is HOLY AND GOOD… No piece of literal earth is HOLY.
Even Jesus said, He “Jesus” wasn’t good, only GOD WAS GOOD.
Mark 10:18
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Mankind is not Good, the temporal earth is not Good, Israel is not good or holy. It is just another country, like any other country in the world. And the WORLD and ALL IN IT are the LORDS.
God does not esteem one man or country above another.
Many mistake the literal land of ISRAEL for the ISRAEL that IS WITHIN (Christ).
Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
So just like any other HIGH PLACE that is EXALTED above God, it must be TORN DOWN. We see the POPE being Torn down at the moment, we see man made traditions like Christmas, Easter, and Others being torn down… Can’t say Merry Christmas in any major stores, it’s happy holidays now… And the religious cry out, “THEY ARE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS, They are ALLOWING GAYS TO MARRY, OUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS is not in question, WE’RE ALL BECOMING SOCIALISTS!!!!! It’s the enemy, IT’S THE DEVIL!!!!!”
Yet God is doing all this. God does all for his good pleasure.
Amos 3:6
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Listen, the Promise land is not literal Israel. It is the Kingdom of God, which is within.
This is YET another big idol in Religion today. People make their annual trips to this so-called Holy Land, and yet never once bother to journey within. And look, I want to go there too. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that, Israel is bautiful and it would be so very cool to see all the places where Jesus stood, etc… BUT, going there does not bring you any closer to God. The literal LAND of ISRAEL is NOT THE PROMISE LAND, it was SYMBOL of the KINGDOM OF GOD WITHIN!
This is why I kept thinking, the WALL IS COMING DOWN, The Wall is coming down.
I don’t know why, but it just made sense to me. The West Wall where so many stick their prayers, kiss the stones, and pray, sing, and dance in front of, as if this wall was GOD itself. As if sticking a prayer in this wall, would expedite these prayers to be answered. I know many ministries even take the prayers of their partners to Israel and place the prayers in the wall. It seems like a nice thing to do, and it is. Nevertheless it is far from what God wants to be done.
So I get this Idea, that something may befall literal Israel, and in particular this Wailing Wall, and of course for weeks I keep my mouth shut about it. I pray about it, and I play bible roulette begging God to open my eyes to what this all means.
Is this imagined, allegorical, literal, and why do I feel like I am supposed to write about it? SURELY THIS SOUNDS NUTTY! But if God be in control of all things, and I believe God is, WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE TO SHARE WHAT I AM TO SHARE?
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
No one can stop what God wants done. No one can keep God’s will from being done!
And it is GOD’S will that ALL be saved and come to the Knowledge of the TRUTH.
1 Timothy 2:4
Who WILL have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Oh I know many of you will say… Well that what God wants, (to have all mankind saved) but that isn’t going to happen… Well WAKE UP PEOPLE, God works all things to ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL.
Ephesians 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh ALL things after the counsel of his own WILL:
His will is to have all men saved, that is why we are all predestined to be saved, this is why we all died in ADAM, so we would ALL be made ALIVE IN CHRIST.
So, really, whether what I am writing is going to happen or not, I am meant to write and share this paper. I don’t claim to know God’s will, I don’t claim to know without a shadow of a doubt that the WEST WALL MAY BE coming down, somehow, someway, whether it be now or in FORTY DAYS as was the case with Jonah. But I am taking my friends advice and sharing this troubling thought.
Here is the reason, if it happens perhaps people will begin to turn their faces toward God again. And if not, perhaps this article will give people something to think about when it comes to putting your faith in TEMPORAL THINGS instead of ETERNAL.
I have to be honest, sharing this article has taken me way out of my comfort zone. But perhaps that is what FAITH is… Stepping out where you have never been before, willing to put your neck on the line regardless of the outcome in hopes that you are doing the will of God.
There is a reason, I have been thinking this terrible thought. I have not had any visions of it, not dreams about it… But I have been THINKING ON IT.
Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
I hope this article has in no way offended any of you. But if this is something that any of you have been “Thinking” on lately, please comment, if not. Please think on these words as to why they were recorded this morning. Because I sure don’t really know why. Of course I wouldn’t want to see anything like that happen, but perhaps it is all just picture of the WALLS in our hearts that we put our faith in that GOD is going to TEAR DOWN!!!! And as the STONES FALL they shall cry OUT, “Return to me, says the Lord of Hosts!”
I will leave you will one last confirming CLUE, that hit me yesterday.
Ezekiel 13
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 3Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken? 8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I AM AGAINST YOU, saith the Lord GOD.
9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that IT SHALL FALL:
It’s time to come out of Babylon everyone. It is time to run for the HILLS of GOD. Because if you don’t when, and if, these and other things come to pass, you will believe you are under attack as opposed to seeing God is trying to wake everyone out of our slumber.
And if these things be true, I pray no one will be hurt physically. I pray only for God’s will to be done in my life and the lives of others, and GOD WILLS ALL TO BE SAVED AND COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.
“Nothing is ever lost that isn’t recovered and when it is, it is one thousand times more precious then when it was lost to begin with.”
Look to the very important but least known Jewish Holy day, Shavout… This year it begins May 18th. Here is a brief history of it. During this time, there is a “pedestrian pilgrimage”. Early on Shavuot morning -– after a full night of Torah learning — the streets of Jerusalem are filled with tens of thousands of Jews walking to the WESTERN WALL.This tradition has biblical precedence.
Shavuot is one of Judaism’s three main pilgrimage festivals, where the entire nation would gather in Jerusalem for celebration and study.
Now look at the importance of this Jewish Holy day.
This is the anniversary of Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah, at Mount Sinai. It also MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER HARVEST.
What does Shavuot mean?
The Torah refers to the holiday of Shavuot with three names: Chag HaKatzir – the REAPING HOLIDAY
Yom HaBikkurim – Day of the FIRST FRUITS
Shavout – Weeks
Will the wall come down on or around this festival, I do not know. But it sure would blow the minds of the thousands pilgriming there.
If not a wonderful allegory, of the WALL inside of us all, called the VEIL that is soon to come crumbling down around us. But either way, I belive the STONES WILL CRY OUT TO THE WORLD. Peace Jacob
Much love to you all, Jacob
SHALL NOT TASTE DEATH?
SHALL NOT TASTE DEATH?
Luke 9:27
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which SHALL NOT TASTE OF DEATH, till they see the kingdom of God.
By the end of this essay, you won’t read that scripture the same way, that I promise you. If you have eyes to see and ears to hear.
You see, for some time now there has been a teaching out there, that some of Jesus’ disciples are somehow still walking around today, alive and well, and never physically died.
This false belief is another reason, everyone is waiting for the day their TEMPORAL physical body will become immortal, instead of focusing on attaining true eternal life. Which is only found be looking within.
John 17:3
And THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Very clearly Jesus spells out what Eternal Life is. It is to KNOW GOD, and the CHRIST WITHIN. Now of course, this does not mean that we are not infinite beings, WE ARE!!! But our finite physical bodies (the outward man) perish.
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
What a sad and terrible teaching it is, to state that one day our temporal bodies will become infinite bodies. I see so many that have great understanding, but still cling to this fallacy. And it brings them great sadness as they grow older and their eyesight fades or illness attacks their body. They watch their loved ones die and wonder WHAT HAPPENED TO ME LIVING FOREVER?
You see that is the problem to being with. WE (as we are) don’t live forever, CHRIST (the SPIRIT within) lives forever, the SPIRIT within is infinite, our temporal bodies perish. Our mistake is to think we are this body as opposed to understanding our LIFE is HIDDEN IN CHRIST. (We are Christ, when Christ be risen). Too much? Okay, well back on topic then.
Think of your physical body as a car that you drive around in for a time, but soon that car brakes down. Now the good news is, that isn’t the end for us, we continue on, JUST NOT AS WE ARE/WERE.
For some, who have not attained the Truth, they enter the physical womb of the world again to reap what they have sown and learn more. Like graduating from one class, flunking and having to do it over again. This world is our classroom, this is our hope, BECAUSE GOD IS THE GREATEST OF TEACHERS.
When we understand that our temporal bodies are merely vehicles we can learn from, and put our faith in the UNSEEN and take our faith away from the SEEN (physical body), then WE will have overcome this WORLD (Lust of the eyes, flesh, pride of life)
Like the other science fiction beliefs out there like the rapture, eternal torture, we can add this false teaching (that some of Jesus’ disciples are alive today in their same body from thousands of years ago) to the list.
Oh and what damage this belief has done to those that are sick and dying. They are taught that, “If only they have enough faith, they will not TASTE DEATH.” And then, low and behold, they taste physical death… You see, physical death is part of the process people, it is an allegory if you will. But to learn this we must stop putting our faith in OUTWARD APPEARANCES!
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
God does not save the OUTWARD MAN! He does not make INFINITE the TEMPORAL BODY… I cannot tell you how many insightful teachers I have met over the years that have let go of so many of Babylon’s teachings, yet cling to this one for dear LIFE.
“What of the GLORIFIED BODY that is promised?” they ask.
Well, we are the BODY OF CHRIST, and when he is RISEN, then he is GLORIFIED in the body.
2 Thessalonians 1:10
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
This has nothing at all to do, with our flesh bodies becoming like superman being able to live for ever and leap tall building in a simple bound. The Glorified Body, is the WITNESS OF GOD in US. Period.
The reason why many have mistaken THEIR PHYSICAL BODY for the LIFE that ANIMATES the physical body, is because of the erroneous teaching out there that brain wash believers to put their faith in the outward man, as opposed to the inward. You see CHRIST is our LIFE… And LIFE is not TEMPORAL or PHYSICAL but SPIRITUAL.
The KINGDOM does not come (is not revealed) physically, but INWARDLY.
So let this essay be a wake up call for you all… The TEMPORAL WORLD is NOT and will NEVER BE ETERNAL.
2 Corinthians 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
If you can PHYSICALLY SEE IT, FEEL IT, TASTE IT, SMELL IT, then it is SENSUAL not SPIRITUAL. And the SENSUAL world is the problem to begin with.
Now, I know some of you will say, WHAT OF THOSE JESUS SAID WILL NOT TASTE OF DEATH!
Well let me open your eyes by pointing out the simple revelation of what this scripture literally means. (And as always, I COULD BE WRONG SO SEEK GOD, but I HIGHLY DOUBT IT)
So let me tackle some of these verses for you, and put things in PERSPECTIVE (your perception).
Luke 9:27
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which SHALL NOT TASTE OF DEATH, till they see the kingdom of God.
The key word here is TILL, UNTIL… In plain terms, Jesus is saying you will not taste death (your ignorance) until the Kingdom of God (reign and truth of God) is revealed to you. – But I know, for some further explanation is necessary. So here goes it!
In Luke chapter 9, Jesus is talking to a group of his followers. He is telling them they need to DENY THEMSELVES and pick up their cross.
Jesus is not teaching them to EMBRACE THEMSELVES and their PHYSICAL BODIES. He is NOT saying they will be infinite beings in their TEMPORARY BODIES. No, the opposite is true. He is making it clear to them, they must BELIEVE the TRUTH and FOLLOW, and DIE to their old ways and beliefs.
25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Jesus is teaching them, that the OUTWARD WORLD and all of its trappings (Including the physical body) means nothing. The only thing that matters is TAKING UP THE CROSS, which means DYING TO YOURSELF (EGO).
Which brings us to the verse that so many have taught so ignorantly wrong.
Luke 9:27
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which SHALL NOT TASTE OF DEATH, till they see the kingdom of God.
Now, let’s first really look at what is being said… Jesus is saying, They will NOT taste of DEATH… UNTIL they see the Kingdom of God… Did you catch that?
JESUS IS SAYING THEY WILL TASTE DEATH! He is NOT saying they will NOT TASTE DEATH… Jesus is clearly saying, they WILL NOT TASTE DEATH UNTIL THE KINGDOM IS REVEALED!
Oh, you catching on now? Good.
It’s funny, LITERALLY, what is being said here is that THEY WILL TASTE DEATH! They will. Jesus is NOT SAYING they will NEVER TASTE DEATH, he is saying…
Luke 9:27
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which SHALL NOT TASTE OF DEATH, till they see the kingdom of God.
And according to JESUS the Kingdom of God is not only HERE in the NOW, but it is WITHIN. And cannot be literally SEEN. This has to do with the REVELATION OF THE TRUTH “church”.
You see there were people around Jesus, who had NO IDEA how truly DEAD (Carnal, ignorant) they were. They thought they were alive. They thought they were LIVING, as so many of us believe until we are enlightened to the Kingdom.
Jesus knew that MANY AROUND HIM, listening to him, were ignorant. He knew that they would not understand how LOST they were UNTIL THE KINGDOM OF GOD was revealed.
First let us consider what DEATH, Jesus is talking about here. If the Kingdom does not come with observation (meaning you cant literally see it) then this Death is the same.
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is DEATH; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
The Carnal Mind is the IGNORANT MIND. This is DEATH. But for the LOST have no idea that they are DEAD men and women walking IN ADAM.
1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all DIE, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Jesus is not talking about LITERAL DEATH. He is not saying some of the people standing around him will be walking the earth like THE HIGHLANDER (80’s movie google it) “THERE SHALL BE ONLY ONE!!!!!”
No, Jesus is saying, they will not UNDERSTAND what DEATH really is, until the KINGDOM (REIGN) OF GOD – (righteousness, peace, and joy) is revealed to them.
Now, here is the good news. They WILL TASTE Death. They will understand that THEY WERE ONCE IGNORANT, and THEN they will know TRUE LIFE, which is CHRIST, the Hope of Glory.
Now, let’s talk about the TASTE aspect here. I hope you know that Death isn’t something you can put in your mouth and literally taste… If you did, it would probably taste pretty nasty. Allegorically, when we TASTE our own IGNORANCE it is pretty nasty as well… Moving on!
Wel I hope you understand the symbolism. But if you dont…
When food is placed before you, and you have never EATEN it. To truly UNDERSTAND what it is you are about to eat, you must TASTE IT.
If you are blindfolded and your loved one is having you try all sorts of foods, (It’s fun try it) to see if you can guess what they are. Just by taste you can understand an orange, pasta, a potato chip, chocolate mmmmmmnnnnn! Get my meaning? Can anyone say WHIP CREAM…. “Out of the gutter Jacob!” 🙂 Have I mentioned how crazy in love I am with my wife?
So TASTE is an ALLEGORY. It means, to understand what something is. And, this is EXACTLY what Jesus is saying here. He was just telling those around them, they need to DENY THEMSELVES. Jesus just fed the multitude, they weren’t following because they truly understood what he was SAYING/TEACHING… They were following because of all they HEARD Jesus had done. These that were with Jesus were still so carnal and lost. This is why he said…
23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
They hadn’t denied themselves yet, so they weren’t IN THE KINGDOM.
They were DEAD and didn’t know it, yet. Like many religious today, like Paul before his conversion… They thought they were alive and well, but Jesus was about to show them HOW DEAD THEY WERE.
Now, to do this, the TRUTH needed to be revealed to them.
25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
He was trying to show them, the TEMPORAL WORLD and all of its trappings MEAN NOTHING. You can lose the TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST, by putting your faith in who you think you are in the Flesh. (Which is exactly what many are doing by believing this scripture means some of those around Jesus are still alive and well today). As opposed to understanding that once the TRUTH was revealed to them, they understood (TASTED) death (to be CARNALLY MINDED)
26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Jesus is telling them. LOOK if you don’t believe the words I’m telling you will NEVER know the TRUTH. He understood many of those with him, could not possibly fathom what he was saying, as I am sure there may be some reading this that can’t get what I am writing… And as Jesus said, I will say the same…
There be some READING this article that will not UNDERSTAND how IGNORANT and CARNAL they are UNTIL THE TRUTH is revealed to them.
Seems, almost foolish now, to think we once believed this scripture meant that Jesus somehow magically made some people live forever in their TEMPORAL BODIES.
We have to stop seeing the word DEATH and thinking it means physically dying. None of us go away, EVERYTHING THAT IS HAS ALWAYS BEEN. Read the book of Ecclesiastes. We don’t just go away when our physical bodies die, we go on. God makes everything beautiful in its time and if it ain’t our time, in the next life or the one following perhaps it will be… But, that is not what this paper is about.
This essay is about putting the rest the LIE that there are some disciples walking around today in the same body they had thousands of years ago… By now, I hope you understand what TASTING DEATH means.
Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Matthew 16:28
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
People will not taste (UNDERSTAND) their ignorance (death) until they UNDERSTAND the CHRIST (TRUTH) that is within.
Remember, “Church” the Kingdom is not coming soon,from some far, far, away in a galaxy… NO! I say again, as horse says NEY! You see the KINGDOM IS WITHIN. And the longer you put your faith in things OUTSIDE of YOU, the LONGER you will remain DEAD and NOT KNOW IT.
The only way to NOT TASTE DEATH (To understand you are ignorant) is to KNOW GOD, and keep the sayings of CHRIST in your heart,
John 8:52
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man KEEP MY SAYING, he SHALL NEVER TASTE OF DEATH.
The longer you walk in the TRUTH, the longer you will LIVE and you shall NEVER TASTE DEATH. You shall NEVER be IGNORANT!
Romans 6:9
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him
When the TRUTH is RISEN in you. You no longer are DEAD in your trespasses, you are no longer ignorant. You are ALIVE!
You see “church”, you are the DEAD (plural) that Christ (Truth and Spirit of God) rises from. And when the DAYSTAR rises in your heart, DEATH (whose power is sin) has no more rule over you.
1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
If we are talking about literal Death here, how can we sin? Hhhmmmn?
Look, Sin is the FOOLISH THOUGHT, it is believing a LIE when the Truth has yet to be revealed. This is why when CHRIST RISES, you can no longer SIN (die/be ignorant and carnal) because you are walking in newness of LIFE.
So the day these disciples TASTED DEATH was the day the KINGDOM (REIGN) OF GOD came (rose/was revealed in them). It is when the SON (The truth of God) was risen IN THEM…. Once this happens, you taste DEATH (the lies) because you now understand the truth.
1 John 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
Once the LIFE is manifested and we understand, we can die no more! (we can be ignorant no more)
And what is ETERNAL LIFE you ask? Well it isn’t walking around in a Temporal Body forever… it is…
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
So Church remember… the wages of SIN (error, foolish thinking) is DEATH (carnal ignorance) but the Gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE (Wisdom and Understanding) through Christ WITHIN!
So the next time, you hear it taught that Jesus made some disciples walk around for thousands of years in the Flesh, tell them, ZIP IT YOU!
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Jacob
DEMONIAC WAS OR IS YOU!
THE DEMONIAC WAS, OR IS, YOU
I know, I know, what sort of title is that? The Demonic Was You? Who does Jacob think he is 🙂 In any event, it is true. You either were the DEMONIAC or you ARE the DEMONIAC. Like every story in scripture, it is an allegory ABOUT YOU!
So today I take on LEGION (OH NOOOOOO! Screams the fearful peanut gallery)… Well I am sure many of you have heard the story of the demoniac, named Legion. “I am Legion for I am many” <-insert scary voice.
Many movies have been made about this so called possesed man. Many STORIES have been told about this possessed man. So what and who is this "demoniac".
Mark 5
1And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
First let me point out, about the COUNTRY Jesus came into, a great allegory of OUR JOURNEY. “Gadarenes” in Greek translates into “Reward at the End”. Notice when he enters this “country” IMMEDIATELY he is met by someone COMING OUT OF THE TOMBS. (Jesus dealt with many people coming out of tombs, his flesh body placed in a tomb, and many people he actually called “white washes tombs”.)
Psalm 5:9
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open TOMB; they flatter with their tongue.
He also compared many of the Religious to White washed tombs, looking all clean on the outside but on the inside filled with dead men’s bones… Indeed, many of us have come out of the TOMB of RELIGIOUS IGNORANCE. We walk in those doors and soon we are told we are DEAD in our Trespasses, and that we are SINNERS hellbound, unless we do exactly what they say… And that is of course, to LIVE by the LAW, which was written on STONES. And we end up “cutting” ourselves with these stones. We begin to hate ourselves, we think we are no good, we learn to condemn ourselves for every little thing we don’t do right. We become SPIRITUAL DEAD and wait patiently for someone to rescue us. Because of course, we are told that salvation is “COMING SOON” instead of RIGHT NOW.
But WE WILL learn much about how to be saved, and healed, by the story of the DEMONIAC, which could in fact be a wonderful allegory of everyone of us… Notice what had to FIRST HAPPEN before the Demoniac was HEALED… “He” had to COME OUT OF THE TOMB TO MEET CHRIST… We need to do the same. We need to FIRST COME OUT OF THE TOMB (religious ignorance/vain tradition/man made teachings) and MEET CHRIST/TRUTH.
Today I will focus on the account written in the Book of Luke. And hopefully by the end of this article it will open our eyes to a greater understand of what this story is about. And we will let go of all the spooky things we have believed about it.
Once again, we are about to learn how the story presented in scripture is an ALLEGORY, a PARABLE, a STORY with a Moral to learn. It is, as Jesus says, a MYSTERY. And mysteries are meant to be solved, the truth needs to be revealed. And this story, regardless of how many of you will disagree, is about HUMANITY as a whole. But for the sake of this paper, I am going to write about YOU! That’s right, you either are, or have been, this DEMONIAC. So put down the holy water Father Tom, and stop clinging to that Gold Cross Eunice, because silly superstition has no place at the LADDER. We deal WITH TRUTH here. Well, at least I pray that is what is presented below.
And like always say, I am not the authority on the things of God, God is. So go within, seek God to see if these things be true. Because I could be wrong. I DOUBT IT! But I don’t want anyone to just say, “Hey this makes sense… I want it to resonate in your spirit, and then have each of you ask God, IS THIS TRUE?”
Okay now that I got my disclaimer out of the way, let’s move on shall we?
Now for those of you that are going to say, there was a literal possessed naked man, who broke literal chains, and lived in a literal tomb, and cut himself with literal stones… I say, GET OVER IT ALREADY! These are all SYMBOLS!
Now, granted there may have been some nut running around nude in a tomb, but if that be the case it was only, so the MORAL, and TRUTH, of this STORY can be revealed IN US, TO US, FOR US.
But hey, believe what you want to believe and I am not going to argue over whether or not this story HAPPENED (past tense). Because we are NOT meant to focus on the PAST, unless it is to reveal a PRESENT TRUTH. So don’t look behind you! Look at what is before you.
So choose this day what you will serve, things that literally happened and no longer exist. Which profits you nothing. Or put aside the debate over whether or not things literally happened, and ask God to reveal what these stories mean IN PRESENT TRUTH. This is how we MOVE ON to the HIGH CALLING OF CHRIST.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, FORGETTING those things which are BEHIND, and reaching forth unto those things which are before
Like our mistakes, our glories, we need never look behind. Once we start dealing in what no longer exists (as opposed to seeing in the LIGHT (truth) what it means) we are like Lot’s wife.
Luke 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and LOOKING BACK, is fit for the kingdom of God.
It’s time for us to stop with all the vain traditions and beliefs. We need to stop re-creating and re-living what may or may not have literally happened, and move unto perfect understanding.
This essay will show you why we all need to allow the Spirit WITHIN us, to reveal what these “stories” mean, not to recite and re-live these “stories” as if they are literal.
When you are through reading this article, I believe you will SEE (perceive) who and what this Demoniac really is… CARNAL MANKIND!
Don’t believe me, read on as I break this “story” down line by line.
LUKE 8: 26 -And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
The “they” in this story are THOSE in the VESSEL with CHRIST. IS A PICTURE OF US, the BODY OF CHRIST!
But I continue on, Christ had just calmed the WINDS (false doctrines) after being WAKENED out of his SLEEP. This is a picture of THE TRUTH being AWAKENED inside of us and calming all of the fears manmade religion and worldly thinking has placed inside us.
Ephesians 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children (Immature on the faith), tossed to and fro, and carried about with every WIND OF DOCTRINE, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.
Here it is easy to see, the WIND is compared to the deciet of CARNAL MAN… This is the GREAT STORM, the disciples (US) need to be SAVED FROM. This storm of LIES, can only come to an end when the CHRIST (TRUTH) within us, is ROUSED FROM SLEEP. (Ressurected from the death of our CARNALITY)
Romans 13:11
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
The instant the TRUTH (CHRIST) is risen in our hearts, we are saved from the MANY LIES religion throws our way. We also learn that we had so little faith.
After this happens, we arrive at a new place, AS we see recorded in this Gospel. The disciples came to The GADARENES, which as I wrote earlier, in the GREEK translates into Gadarenes = “Reward at the END”
Let me translate some other words from STRONGS, for you as well.
LUKE 8: 26 -And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against (On the opposite side) Galilee. (Circuit/Unbroken cycle)
Now, let me place US where the word THEY is, with all the translations in place. And a great mystery unfolds.
And “WE” arrived at a place in (our) lives where (we) understand the REWARD COMES AT THE END of (our) journey. Which is in direct opposition to where we once were (going round and round and round with no hope of finding an end to the hellish storms we face in life/death=our ignorance)
You men of “Galillee” – You people wondering in circles will never find the promise land, until you stop doing what you have always done.
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Yes, like every story in scripture, it is a story about us. We are the VESSEL Christ was asleep in, we are those that WOKE CHRIST UP from within. This is a picture of OUR BEGINNING to understand the TRUTH of who we are, who God is, A GOD NOT TO BE FEARED BUT A GOD WHO LOVES, HEALS, AND FORGIVES.
We begin to understand that all the nonsense religious teachings that told us we were on a one way trip to eternal torture we no longer need fear. We learn the REWARD is found at the END of our journey, and we now find a purpose, no longer trapped in a meaningless cycle/circuit/Galillee.
And when the TRUTH (Holy Spirit/Christ) goes forth, which means (arises) we find ourselves face to face with a “certain Man” – We come face to face with ourself. (The Carnal Man IN us.) The one that had DEVILS a long time… Now a DEVIL is not some spooky monster, see my article on this. A DEVIL is merely a FALSE BELIEF, LIES… The Devil is the FATHER OF ALL LIES, devils WOULD be LIES than wouldn’t they?
We see our NAKEDNESS, as this Demoniac was naked. This is a symbol of living in SHAME. ADAM saw his nakedness and began to FEAR GOD… The Demoniac had the same problem. “Legion” who is MANY. TOO MANY of us, hate ourselves, are ashamed of who we are, and see God as a hateful monster waiting to torture us for all eternity.
But when we EXIT THE TOMB we face CHRIST for the first time. We like the demoniac believe WE WILL BE TORMENTED by Christ. Or Condemned by the Great LIFE AND TRUTH of God, but Christ didn’t come to condemn but to save.
28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
When WE can only see all of our faults, which RELIGION’S FALSE BELIEFS (TOMBS) brainwashed us to FOCUS ON, and not on the TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE WITHIN… When we see the TRUTH, we believe we are so UNWORTHY OF GOD, this is why the DEMONIAC fell down, and screamed, “WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO WITH YOU?” –The STONES of RELIGION we have been CUT WITH, teach us, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRIST… They teach that Christ will RETURN (as opposed to being revealed in us) and that CHRIST will KILL AND DESTROY anyone who doesn’t do what those white washed tombs tell you, you have to do. “What have “I” to do with the SON OF THE MOST HIGH?”
At this point in our walk, we are still so IMMATURE in our faith. We can’t possibly grasp who we ARE in CHRIST. We think that we have NOTHING at all to do with CHRIST. Thanks to our RELIGIOUS LEADERS and the WORLD.
Galatians 3-4
“As a child we differ nothing from a slave, THOUGH WE BE LORD OF ALL”
We were taught that Christ condemns, yet NOW we learn that CHRIST did not come to do that. Christ ARISES to SAVE US from our ignorance. That is exactly what Christ does for the DEMONIAC (us in our ignorance). Christ doesn’t TORMENT him as “He/HUMANITY” thinks… NO! He heals!
29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Our false beliefs had to be driven out. These lies we believed kept us in CHAINS. And when the TRUTH of God RISES in your heart/mind, these lies are driven out indeed. We are tested in the wilderness of this world until every lie is gone. This is a process. You don’t get your Masters Degree from the Master in one simple lesson/revelation. Like the layers of the onion, each stinking lie needs to be peeled away until you get to the sweet core of your being, (I be n God), which is CHRIST.
30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
The TRUTH within, (WHICH IS CHRIST), get’s US to truly question, WHO WE ARE? 30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name?
And in our ignorance, HUMANITY thinks we are MANY SEPERATE BEINGS, as opposed to being ONE PART, ONE BODY, ONE CHRIST. We believed we were seperate from others, because of the MANY LIES (devils) we believed.
In Mark’s account, he says “Legion, for we are many” – these are the MANY demons/lies that afflict us. Look at what the MANY really are… Enemies, Lies, strongholds, Laws, imaginations, etc. DON’T BELIEVE ME, CHECK OUT THE MANY VERSES BELOW ON THE “MANY”.
Psalm 25:19
Consider mine enemies; for they are MANY; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Proverbs 19:21
There are MANY devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Psalm 55:18
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were MANY with me.
Psalm 34:19
MANY are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
This is the battle in HEAVEN (within us/kingdom of Heaven is within) taking place. The ENEMIES (lies about God and You) “enemies of God”, have nothing to do with LITERAL MEN AND WOMEN, but the enemy of God, is ANY THOUGHT that exhalts itself ABOVE the truth. These are the MANY LIES, we believed. The MANY thoughts/beliefs we have that keep us BOUND, that make our dwelling place (temple) a tomb (death/ignorance). This is why Christ saves us, from thie ENEMIES/DEMONS/LIES/IMAGINATIONS…
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ
Yes, God delivers us all out of our afflictions, which are but for a moment. The question is when the LIES are cast out, where do they go?
31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the DEEP.
What is this “deep” that these LIES should NOT go?
Psalm 92:5
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very DEEP.
These ARE the works/TRUTHS of the LORD, and his wonders in THE DEEP. When the LIGHT of Christ rises in our heart, we pray to no longer have these LIES in our HEART (Christ’s thoughts are not mans). We want to know the TRUTH no matter what the cost. We don’t want these lies in our thoughts. We pray, “Lord please don’t let me believe lies anymore, please don’t let them take residence in my heart.”
These “devils” are not intelligent beings that are literally having a conversation with Jesus here. It is a picture of how there is no longer a place for these lies IN US. The question then becomes, WHERE ARE THESE LIES (devils) welcome?
32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Ah, a herd of swine. Now for those who think these are literal PIGS, you have another thing coming. SWINE are filthy animals that eat anything, even their own feces, as well as living in their own filth. SWINE are an allegory for the CARNAL MAN AND WOMAN of the world.
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before SWINE, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
SWINE are the lost ignorant masses that have no understanding, discretion, wisdom. They will eat whatever slop (DOCTRINES) is thrown in front of them. They do not discern between what is right/true and wrong/lies.
33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and were choked.
When the TRUTH rises in our heart, we are set free from all the lies that kept us in the bonds of shame (pictured as nakedness, earlier). We begin to see the LIES in those around us, the many religious lost.
The LIES that once possessed us (we believed) we now see in so many others. And we realize they will DIE (continue in their ignorance) the longer they are possessed (believe) by them.
In this account we see them, RUNNING VIOLENTLY toward the SEA… And what is the SEA again people? (The unrepentant, ignorant thinking of carnality, death and hell)
Revelation 20:13
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
There is no LIFE in the SEA. This is why JESUS walked ABOVE it, he NEVER fell in like Peter did (That dirty SINNER lol). Jesus FISHED men out of the SEA, as shall we. WE MUST FISH MEN OUT OF THE IGNORANCE OF THE WORLD AND RELIGION. “I will make you fishers of mankind”
So of course, once the SWINE believe these lies, they would run for the SEA. IT IS WHERE THE DEAD DWELL (where the ignorant exist).
The good news is ONE DAY, there will be no more SEA.
Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Like the Demoniac in this “story” when we no longer look above for Heaven or below our Feet for the Earth (Physical 1st heaven and earth) a NEW HEAVEN and NEW EARTH opens up to us, a NEW UNDERSTANDING AND TRUTH WITHIN. When this happens, there will be no ignorance, there will be no place for DEATH.
But back to the rest of the story.
34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
This happens to many of us today, as well. Once we are delivered from the bondage of religious and worldly chains, once we RETURN TO OUR RIGHT MIND (The Mind of Christ). We flee from Babylon and all of its beliefs. And when the Religious leaders of the world SEE that we have been released from the bondage of their lies, they DEPART from us. They want nothing to do with us.
Try telling any legalistic Priest, Pastor, Evangelist, Rabbi, Iman, etc that that God will deliver everyone, and has a plan and purpose for everyone, and will make “EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN IT’S TIME”. You will see how quickly he departs from you, or asks you to depart. And so is the same for us, the FORMER Demoniac.
We were once blind, lost, dead in our ignorance. Then Christ rose, the Truth inside of us, cast out the lies. We saw others in the world who SWALLOWED these very same lies whole. And when those that FEED THEM (Shephard/Pastor them), when the swines RELIGIOUS LEADERS see we are in our RIGHT MIND… they get scared.
And why wouldn’t they? The Day of the Lord is a scary day! When the TRUTH comes, it shows you everything you once believed is a lie. Many don’t want to give up their man made churches and temples, many don’t want to give up their vain traditions and beliefs. They would rather remain with the pigs then with the Truth.
35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
And the same will happen to you. If you understand the words of this paper, than you have been delivered as the Demoniac.
The Christ In You will begin to shine bright. But you MUST remember, many, many, many are NOT where you now are. That doesn’t make you better, it just means you are where you are and they are where they are. We are not to make judgments against the unbelievers, we are to love them and understand that they are limited for the moment in their understanding.
So if you are kicked out of your churches or temples or mosques for your new understanding. Leave without a fight. Don’t get upset, don’t be hurt, PRAISE GOD FOR IT!
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
You have been set FREE from the YOLK of religious LIES (DEVILS). Don’t allow yourself to be entangled in it again. The Truth In You has no place with the Lies of Religious Man. So leave when asked, as Christ left.
37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear
Now here is the good news, THE FEAR OF THE LORD is the BEGINNING of WISDOM. Remember the SOWER scattered the SEED everywhere. Even in places most would think the SEED would NEVER grow.
Even though your one time brothers and sisters in Church, may reject you. The TRUTH has still been planted in their hearts by your witness. And God’s word does not return void.
So rejoice if you are rejected or persecuted for being delivered from the many lies that kept you bound and existing in death (ignorance)…
The TRUTH WITHIN you is a GREAT LIGHT that will draw all mankind, once it is LIFTED UP WITHIN YOU.
John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
And isn’t that exactly what happened in this “story”?
Once you raise the TRUTH (CHRIST) up from your SOULISH NATURE, ALL will be drawn.
38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
For the moment, it may seem that your new found understanding is falling upon deaf ears. For the moment, you may be attacked by others, torn down, mocked, but soon what Christ has done will be PUBLISHED (remembered) throughout the whole CITY and those that, for the moment, act as your enemy will soon return to greet you as a friend.
Peace to you all,
Jacob
JACOB'S LADDER 