You Are The Lights of The World
The whole of Christianity revolves around one common belief and theme, and that is, THE ONLY WAY FOR SALVATION is to have faith and confess in Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World. Now there is debate over what that means, how one must accept Jesus, whether or not they need to be baptised, when they need to be baptised, what they must do to hang unto that salvation, whether those saved are predetermined, whether it is free will and one must choose, whether only a few are saved or all of humanity it saved. Now if you think that list is dizzying, just wait until you are told what else you have to do by many denominations within Christianity. Well the article I offer today, will prove it is never really “You” (who you think you are) that does the work, it is God. You will see as scripture states that everyone will eventually comes to the unity of the faith, knowledge of the truth and stature of the perfect man. Look to prove that scripture teaches the ultimate salvation of all of mankind is a simple task. Many, many scriptures prove this… below are a few.
Philippians 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Romans 14:11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
1 Timothy 2:4 Who (GOD) will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
There is a growing number of people who believe, that GOD WILL FINISH HIS CREATION in VICTORY. Meaning, everyone will be saved. And as great as that is, I still believe many don’t know what it is they are saved from. Well, if you believe you are saved from place of infinite torture in a place called hell, I have news for you. You are in Hell in this world, when you are ignorant of who you are, who God is, and how God is in control of all things. Hell is the suffering caused by our ignorance, and yes we are saved from this mindset. But truly it is our carnal ego, (who we thought we were) that we need saving from. This is that anti-christ that is sitting on the throne of God declaring himself to be God, (who you thought you were, or think you are, your carnal ego).
Let me give you a short explanation. The Throne of God is your mind/heart. If you believe you have total free will, that means WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE is in fact sitting in the place of God, saying you are God and you are in complete control. The number of that beast is 666… Human beings are carbon based lifeforms, 6 protons, 6 electrons, 6 neutrons. 6 is the NUMBER OF NATURAL MAN. Most people know themselves after their physical body, and the physical world around them. They judge everything outwardly and THAT is the big problem. God is spirit, and the physical is merely a projection of what is happening within. Everything outside of us, is meant to lead us within to the source.
Romans 2
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God
Life is not about what is outside of us, it is ALL ABOUT WHAT IS WITHIN US! And that is what this essay is about. That is the amazing truth that I hope to share. But if you have any questions on some of the topics I have mentioned so far, on this blog I have in-depth papers written, on the anti-christ, hell, salvation, etc… so for the purpose of time, after reading this paper please go to the search bar and search for these essays for more info.
I will state also, all of us have our ideas about the things of God. But truly God’s ways are past our finding out, human intellect and reasoning just doesn’t do the trick. So no degree from a Christian university makes one an authority on the things of God, a collar or title doesn’t make one an authority on the things of God. Only God makes one and authority on the things of God, and he saves this wonderful wisdom for those that seem foolish, for those who you would least expect to hear it from, he saves it for those who do not think highly of themselves, those He gives the desire to. The desire to “Know the truth regardless of the cost”… Then these things MUST CLICK WITHIN, they must be revealed. So how does one know if what I write or another writes is true? Well you SEEK God with a pure heart, asking God to lead, and guide. It is good to study papers, essays, and articles written by men, but TEST the spirits always, seek, and you shall find if they be true. (Including the ones I write, as I am NOT the authority, God WITHIN is.)
To let you know what I believe is simple. I am not like many, who say, you can believe whatever you want, live anyway you want and know salvation… I believe there is only ONE WAY to the Father and that is through the SON. You cannot be SAVED (free from the bondage of this world/carnal thoughts and the cares of this world) unless you come to the knowledge of who you TRULY ARE IN CHRIST, and when you do you will know CHRIST (The Word of God which is TRUTH, the Wisdom and Power of God).
You are saved by knowing the TRUTH, it is the TRUTH that sets you free. It isn’t until you have this wisdom that you will be saved (from yourself/ego).
But how does one come to know that he needs to be saved from the false image of who he thinks he is, when almost every denomination teaches you need to be saved from an event in the future, and that you are saved by an event in the future, meaning you are saved from Hell, and must wait for Jesus the Flesh man to return… I’m sorry to say, you will not find either in this life, regardless of how many preachers, priests, or religious teachers say “the time is close”…
There is so much division in Christianity today. Thousands of different beliefs, hundreds of different traditions, and each denomination seems to be at odds with the other. Each denomination claims to be right. Yet, scripture tells us…
1 Corinthians 1:10
…that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment
And with all the division we see among these churches everywhere, there are fewer subjects greeted with as much passion, and defense, as the divinity, or lack of divinity, of Jesus of Nazareth.
The only thing many seem to agree on, is JESUS CHRIST (the flesh man) being SAVIOR. But they have no idea what this REALLY MEANS.
They focus on the outward man, not the inward man. They put their faith in a man from two thousand years ago, and say THAT MAN IS MY SAVIOR, and never once consider what THAT MAN was truly teaching at all.
1) That as he is the light of the world, SO ARE WE
2) That we MUST do as he did, “become Christ”, death to ourself/ego and resurrection/enlightenment.
3) That he is the first among many
4) That he was the word revealed to men, and that we are living epistles to be read of all men
5) That we are to be ONE with God as Jesus was One with God
Seeing yourself as the SON of GOD, the same as Jesus the man, today is something that is taboo to even discuss. But even Jesus pointed out that even the scriptures teach this, when he brought Psalms 82 to his condemners attention.
Psalm 82:6
I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High
We are ALL CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH, the problem is most refuse to believe it.
Now I don’t want to get ahead of myself here. But simply consider that we are all part of the same body. And if the same body, then the same as the head of the body. We are all ruled by God, as my fingers are ruled by the thoughts that precede them and force them to type these words. We are all ONE, AND THE SAME. When we understand this and see others as ourselves and do unto others as we want done to ourselves we will truly become free. LOVE is the KEY!
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
Notice the words, ABOVE ALL THINGS… love is the highest priority. Is that not evident in Jesus’ teaching?
Luke 10
27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”
28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
But let me get right into this paper already!
Many say the Gospel of John Chapter One holds the key to Jesus’ divinity. So, this is what this paper will be about. And I pray it opens our eyes to what is really being said in these verses. Let us find out, who “Jesus Christ” is and how this man and his story relates to us.
We will do all this be dissecting the words in these verses of John Chapter One and pray the truth of it all opens up to us. As it is the GLORY OF GOD to CONCEAL (Hide) a thing. And Christ (TRUTH) comes (Is revealed) in the GLORY OF GOD (Hidden Truth).
Let’s begin:
JOHN 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
“In the beginning” is straightforward, as the word “beginning” is the same word used in Genesis 1, when God created. However, the rest of the verse, and the definitions of these seemingly insignificant words like (was, with) open the door to an alternate view of this first verse.
The word “was” in this verse translates into “I WAS”, denoting past tense. To truly understand what we are talking about, we must understand that “The Word” is TRUTH.
Psalms 119 “The sum of thy Word is TRUTH”
So we are not talking about the literal man Jesus Christ here. The MAN Jesus Christ didn’t appear on scene until about two thousand years, or so, ago. In fact, in this Chapter, Jesus isn’t mentioned until later… It is the WORD/GOD’S TRUTH that is mentioned here. Which is TRUTH and SPIRIT, which was in the BEGINNING.
God is SPIRIT and TRUTH. “Your WORD oh Lord is TRUTH”
However, it is the next line, that can shake the foundations of what most have been taught, and it is simply looking at the translation of the word “WITH”.
In the Beginning was the TRUTH, and the TRUTH was “WITH” God.
Here is where, the door opens a bit more for us. The original translation of the word “WITH” (Pro/v) in Strongs Concordance DOES NOT translate to what we know “with” to mean, like I am “with” my wife, or “with my friends”… No, this word “with” translates into something very different.
WITH – 1) To the advantage of 2) towards 3) near – (In fact, the NAS translates this same word WITH as “about, according to, pertaining, in regard to, etc.) This changes the whole meaning of the first line in John.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Let’s translate that now: In the beginning was the TRUTH, and the TRUTH was (pertaining to God, to the advantage of God, according to God, in regard to God, about God.)
Now this actually makes sense if you think about it.
In other words, it means in the BEGINNING was the Truth and the TRUTH was ABOUT GOD. In beginning, The TRUTH of GOD was UNDERSTOOD.
Before ADAM’S (Mankind’s) Fall (becoming Ignorant of God’s Truth and Spirit) – Man knew the TRUTH.
The same was in the beginning with God.
Now this next line is where it becomes a bit more surreal. Because we MUST translate the word “WITH” the same way. Also, we find the word “SAME” translates differently as well. The Word “Same” (Ouutov) translates as “This or These” so really this next line, translates into this below.
This was in the beginning (according to, pertaining to, about) God
– So now we see the first two verses of John appear differently.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Translates INTO:
In the beginning was the TRUTH and the TRUTH was ABOUT GOD. The Truth was God. This was in the beginning about God.
Now to save time, I am going to simply place the Strongs Translations next to the words. So whenever you see a (……) you know in between the (…) is the translated word.
3 All things were made (came into existence) by (through) him (God); and without(apart, separate) him (God) was(came into existence) not any thing(no one) made(came into existence) that was made (came into existence).
Let’s translate:
All things came into existence through God, and apart from God nothing came into existence, that came into existence.
It’s pretty easy to see, that WE AREN’T talking about a literal MAN named Jesus here, we are talking about GOD, not a man from two thousand years ago. Since this TOOK PLACE IN THE BEGINNING.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
translates to
In God was Life.
And, what is LIFE according to scripture?
Proverbs 3 calls it Wisdom and Understanding. “wisdom is a tree of life”
So,
In God was Wisdom and Understanding and this Wisdom and Understanding (of God’s Truth) was the light of men…
The LIGHT of all men, according to scripture, is the wisdom and understanding of God’s TRUTH (WORD) and in Matthew 5, we are called to let our light shine forth.
16 Let your light (Understanding of the TRUTH) so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven
I hope you can see, so far, there really is no mention of a LITERAL MAN from 2000 years ago.
Now before I go any further, I want to be clear, so those reading don’t get all salty, or should I say, lose their flavor… JESUS THE MAN revealed the WORD in HIM. The WORD was his LIFE (wisdom and understanding), so he was in fact the WORD of God. As we are called to be living Epistle, we also are to reveal the WORD of God… So you need to see, just because he was the first to reveal the WORD of God among many brethren, who “would do even greater things than he did”, doesn’t make Jesus the man, someone who is completely different from us, it makes him…
The first-born among many brethren, the first-born among the dead. A PATTERN, which is why we must do as he did. The good news is, I believe God predetermined all of it, so none can fail.
Romans 8:29
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
But back to JOHN’S GOSPEL… IN CHAPTER ONE, the scriptures are NOT speaking about a LITERAL MAN as many have been taught. We are talking about THAT WORD that was IN THE MAN JESUS.
2 Corinthians 5:19
that is, that God WAS IN Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation
Notice God is IN, God’s ANNOINTED to reconcile the world (Lusts of the flesh, lusts of the eyes, the pride of life) to HIMSELF (God) – This is all about GOD BECOMING ALL IN ALL. No longer hidden from his creation, but ONE with his creation.
In him (God) was life; and the life (understanding and wisdom) was the light of MEN(plural).
Notice the word MEN… The scripture speaks of God’s LIFE being the LIGHT OF MEN (MANKIND). It really is stating that God’s TRUTH (word) when understood by US helps others to know God, which is in HEAVEN (Which we all know by now, is within us all)
5 And the light shineth (became evident, bring forth light) in(by) darkness(ignorance); and the darkness comprehended(layed hold, took possession) it not.
This last verse, HAS NOTHING to do with the truth NOT being understood by the Ignorant… Rather, this last verse truly translated into…
And the Wisdom and Understanding of God’s Truth became evident by the ignorance of it. And the ignorant didn’t lay hold of it, or take possession and own it.
This is a beautiful picture of the parable of the BLIND man who Jesus saw outside the TEMPLE. Key words here being “OUTSIDE the TEMPLE”. When you exist OUTSIDE the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, you too are blind (ignorant of the truth)…
But back to my point. When Jesus and the disciples saw this BLIND MAN, the disciples asked whose fault it was that he was born Blind. Jesus responded it was no one’s fault, it was so GOD could be glorified, when he sees.
You see we were ignorant of God’s truth for one reason, so God’s truth could become evident because we first became ignorant of it… It is sort of like knowing the LIGHT because you first knew darkness.
How else would we learn? Once again, this first chapter in John, seems to be talking about God and US (humanity as a whole) and not about ONE literal man from 2000 years ago.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
These last verses speak of HOW WE FIRST HEAR about God’s truth.
It is through John, (symbolic of The Law and the Prophets) that bears witness of GOD’S TRUTH (LIGHT), but the man who TESTIFIES of GOD’S TRUTH, that is the LIGHT OF ALL MEN, is NOT GOD’S TRUTH.
You see, we should never mistake the messenger for the message. We should never mistake the LAW for LIFE, or a Man for God’s TRUTH. Man can simply bear witness of the TRUTH, the MAN is NOT THE TRUTH, but it is through the Man, that the TRUTH is revealed. The MAN cannot be the TRUTH, the TRUTH can only be IN (within the thoughts) MAN.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
This line clearly isn’t speaking about the literal world. Because the literal earth, to my understanding, has no ability to reason. So the WORLD must be an allegory of carnal man’s thoughts. For in 1 John, we see ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
The “world” is our Carnal EGO.
John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Remember, Judgment begins at the HOUSE OF GOD. We are the house of God. Our Souls, our Sense of being, our thoughts of individuality (in-division-and duality) – remember Christ COMES (revealed) into the WORLD (our ego) to save the WORLD (our ego)
“What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and lose his soul?”
So, God was, and is, IN US, and WE came into existence through God, but We didn’t know God (we didn’t have his wisdom and understanding)
But this is where it gets SURREAL… The translations below for the words (came, unto, received) open up a whole new idea about what this next verse means.
11 He (God) came (appeared, became known) unto (for, to) his own (pertaining to one’s self), and his own (pertaining to one’s self) received (accepted, joined to) him (God) not.
Let be clear about what this verse means to me. I will translate into my own words below.
God appeared for Himself, God appeared to Himself, But God did not accept God as Himself.
John 1, is not dealing with a literal man, but John 1 is speaking about the creation of all. John 1 is dealing with US, all of HUMANITY.
We have lost our understanding and wisdom of who, and what we are. And, the purpose of that, is so the TRUTH of GOD (the mystery of existence, the hope of Glory, which is CHRIST IN YOU) could be known.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The word RECEIVE (Lamba/Nw) here in GREEK, means to take what is one’s own, to take to one’s self, to make one’s own.
So, as MANY as TOOK HOLD OF WHAT IS THEIR, As MANY as BELIEVED the TRUTH of God and who they were, become SONS OF GOD.
It goes to explain, this has life and truth has nothing to do with Flesh and Blood, literal man or a single man, it has to do with being BORN FROM ABOVE as God’s beloved. He gives US (humanity as a whole) power to become the SONS OF GOD…
Now let me put that in perspective for you… As a puppy is a child of a dog and becomes a dog. As a kitty is a child of a cat and it too becomes a cat…. So is a SON OF GOD, offspring of GOD and becomes a god.
Psalm 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Once we believe the TRUTH of God and who we are, then we too become THE TRUTH as JESUS DID.
Romans 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Jesus was the First born among MANY BRETHREN… He was and is the word, as we too become LIVING EPISTLES to be read of all men. He is the Light of the World, and we too become the same.
“YE ARE THE LIGHTS OF THE WORLD”
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt (tabernacles/dwell) among (IN, BY, WITH) us, (and we beheld (Contemplate) his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The instant we BELIEVE THE TRUTH, the WORD IS MADE FLESH in US. And we test the spirits this way, those that say “Christ is come (revealed) in the Flesh” is of God. 🙂
The TRUTH comes into existence through US, and God lives IN US, BY US, WITH US, and we Contemplate his Glory as the Only Child of God, full of grace and truth.
In closing, I would like to bring attention that no one ever sees God, they are simply made aware of God.
18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
It is the SON (Those RISEN WITH CHRIST to understand the TRUTH) that declare God…
And for those who wonder what the BOSOM of God is, they need look no further than the literal world, where we too were nursed with milk by our Mothers. The Bosom is the place where God reveals himself through us, to us, by us, for us… So that we all become ONE.
(Don’t forget if you enjoyed this article don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the blog, toward the top left side of the page. You’ll get all updates and new info, and it’s all completely free.)
Peace to you all,
Jacob
http://www.JacobIsrael.org
“The Truth Will Change You”
SALVATION
Love Is Salvation
“Love is Salvation”
This simple video got a lot of people angry at me on facebook. The irony is, it is the least controversial and most simple and beautiful video I’ve done. I didn’t cast down false doctrine, traditions, or beliefs, I spoke about the power of Love, God’s Love and for that people really came at me. It is strange to me. I suppose watching something where someone is simply saying, “Love is the answer,” is offensive to some. I sure hope it inspires some of you. Much love Jacob
OVERCOMING FEAR
OVERCOMING FEAR
As my good friend Dean Dosher reminded me last night “Perfect Love” casts out all fear. And indeed that is what this below video is all about. Fear is the root of all our suffering, it is the very entrance to hell (our ignorant suffering), and there is salvation from it. I hope “overcoming fear” is something we all grab unto and hold onto and never let it go. Much love and feel free to share, Jacob
http://www.JacobIsrael.org
“The Truth Will Change You”
THE PRINCIPAL THING
THE PRINCIPAL THING
Over the years many Christians have been taught that the most important thing for them to do is to go around and get people to come to their particular churches, and then get them to confess Jesus as Lord. It doesn’t matter if you are Catholic, Pentecostal, Baptist, Lutheran, Jehovah Witness, Mormon, Non-denominational, shoot the list goes on and on, there are so many division in this faith we call Christianity, but the point is, every single denomination teaches the same thing, “get those people to our faith, and get them to confess Jesus.” Now of course, each have different ways of doing this, different means of getting people into “heaven” as they say. For the Catholics its infant baptism then confirmation, for the Church of Christ baptism as an adult is the key, for the Pentecostal’s it’s all about confessing and then getting “spirit filled”, as if somehow the spirit of God is outside of us just waiting for us to say, “Come on in.” For many Evangelicals it’s the same, it’s the sinner’s prayer. You simply ask Jesus to come into your heart. Which of course places the spirit of God’s son somewhere far away, and renders God’s spirit powerless unless you first ask for it and want it. Let me let you all in on a little secret, God doesn’t need an invitation, and the Son of God is closer to all of you then you have ever thought. In fact, this essay is about getting that understanding for yourself. Because it is Wisdom and Understanding that brings you into the Kingdom of God, which by the way is NOT some Kingdom in the sky like the palaces and kingdoms man has made. The Kingdom of God is WITHIN YOU, and scripture tells us clearly what it is.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost
The word “Kingdom” in fact doesn’t mean a literal kingdom, but denotes a RULE OF AUTHORITY. The literal translation is “Reign or Rule”. Here is the Greek word for it, “basileiða” and it’s definition, royal power, kingship, dominion, rule not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
I know that alone is a wake up call for some of you, but look it up. The Kingdom of God, simply means the RULE OF GOD, and that is WITHIN YOU ALREADY. But back to our essay.
So, for many the key is getting people to come to their places of “worship” and getting them to go up for an altar call, or to “accept Christ in their heart”. Then some churches, ironically will put these people through a training program and test them to see if they are “ready” to truly be baptised in their churches tap water. But the question I have, and you should have, is this what God meant when we read about preaching the Gospel. Is the good news to simply accept a man from two thousand years ago into your heart, get dunked, go to Church, tithe, and scour the earth to find others to join that church?
Matthew 23:15
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves
Back in the day, it wasn’t much different. It was all about getting people to join the club. The problem Jesus saw with this is that these religious leaders were actually doing more harm than good.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Is Solomon right, could the same thing be happening today? Are religious leaders really bringing people into the Kingdom of God, which is the Rule of God, which is the Righteousness, Peace, Joy, and Power of God’s spirit? Well, for many that I know in the “religious system” the answer is no. Of course that doesn’t mean that everyone that goes to man-made “church” is in error, but let’s just say many, many people are missing the PRINCIPAL THING, many are missing the TRUTH, many are missing SALVATION. In fact, many people believe they are saved from some future event, they think that since they literally said “Jesus is Lord” that their afterlife is secure. How wrong they are. Salvation has nothing to do with avoiding a place of infinite torture (since such a place doesn’t exist read my article “to hell with hell” or “lake of fire revealed” for more info on that topic). No Salvation is for the HERE AND NOW!
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
2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Yes, SALVATION is for the here and now. And if truth be told Salvation and Resurrection go hand in hand. In fact they are two sides of the same coin. Because to be Saved is to be Born from Above, and to be Born from Above (which means, a higher understanding of the things of God), is to be Resurrected. And like salvation it is in the HERE AND NOW!
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
So if we are not saved from some scary place after we literally die, what are we saved from?
Revelation 12:10
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
We are saved from our CARNAL OLD MAN, the FALSE IMAGE, the FATHER OF ALL LIES, we are saved from OURSELVES. The reason is, we have become ignorant of the TRUTH of who we are in Christ. We have forgotten who we are and believed ourselves to be something we are not. Ephesians puts it beautifully, both how we became LOST and what is done so we are SAVED.
Ephesians 4
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Notice what the problem is, and was? Our understanding, like the Gentiles of past, was DARKENED. In other words we no longer understood the Light of the Truth, and because out understanding was Darkened, because we became ignorant we became ALIENATED from the LIFE OF GOD through our ignorance. And we began to believe God was somehow far from us, angry at us, we believed ourselves to be unworthy and because of this insecurity and fear we began to act ignorantly.
And unfortunately, religion perpetuates this darkness. As the scripture states, making the congregation TWICE THE CHILD OF HELL (ignorance) that their leaders are. Most churches only reinforce the belief that you need to work for God’s approval, when the OPPOSITE is true. We need to stop believing we are in control and simply put off the WORKS of the OLD IGNORANT MAN and come to the knowledge of the TRUTH OF WHO WE REALLY ARE!
Ephesians 4
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
We MUST come to the measure of the STATURE of the FULNESS of CHRIST. We must become the PERFECT MAN. And you can’t do this if you only believe there is one from two thousand years ago. We can’t do this if we continue to believe Jesus is somehow special and we are not AS HE IS IN THIS WORLD. And we only come to understand this when we put off the former conversation of the OLD MAN, when we stop accusing ourselves and condemn ourselves and others, when we finally LOVE GOD, AND LOVE OTHERS, and our love is perfected. When this happens we understand, there is no difference between Jesus and Ourselves, in fact we are all ONE.
1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because AS HE IS, SO ARE WE in this world.
If you have brothers or sisters, you don’t esteem one greater than another. The First Born isn’t somehow better than the middle child or the youngest. They are all the same.
Romans 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (siblings).
Now, I know this is new for a lot of you. Jesus was condemned for saying he was God’s son. Years later, Christians said, okay, “It’s okay for Jesus to be God’s son, but he’s special and we are definitely not (as he is).” – You see today a greater mystery is unfolding. Many are coming to the knowledge of the truth and the stature of the perfect man. Many are beginning to see that Jesus is the pattern son, meaning we are the same, his story is our story, what he did we must do. And no I don’t mean literally be crucified, but spiritually we are to crucify this Flesh (carnal thinking).
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.
Look at that verse carefully. Jesus took up the Cross, so must we, sure that is easy to see. But what you are missing is the most important part… YOU NEED TO DENY YOURSELF (old belief/ego/carnal nature).
Now this doesn’t mean DEPRIVE yourself which many have taught. It doesn’t mean that at all. In fact the definition of the word a DENY according to any dictionary is to “REFUSE to acknowledge something or someone EXISTS” – (de·ny/diˈnī/Verb 1. Refuse to admit the truth or existence of (something).
Now that opens the floodgates of revelation for those who have eyes to see. If any many will come after me, he must first deny that HE AS HE THINKS HE OR SHE IS does NOT EXIST! And then after the great revelation that who you think you are is nothing, and doesn’t really exist, you TAKE UP THE CROSS and you put that old nature to death and FOLLOW THE SAME PATH AS JESUS. – This my friends is how salvation is found, it is in PUTTING OFF your former beliefs and the belief in who you once thought you were and understanding that YOU ARE GOD’S CHILD! And if a child a JOINT HEIR IN ALL THINGS!
Ephesians 4
22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
We have to stop thinking of ourselves as less than, and start seeing ourselves through the eyes of grace. We need to stop condemning ourselves and listening to people who say “you aren’t worthy, you’re worthy of hellfire you darn sinner.” We need to stop listening to people who say, “Do this, join us, and you’ll be saved.” Because the truth is not found there and it never will be found there.
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven
You can say Jesus is your Savior until you’re blue in the face. You will never KNOW SALVATION in you don’t know who you are in CHRIST, and the only way to do that is to DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER. And notice how Jesus DOESN’T say, whoever does the WILL OF THE FATHER is my servant or slave.
Mark 3:35
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother
Once again we see, Jesus saying, WE ARE AS HE IS, brothers and sisters. The question is, what is GOD’S WILL?
John 7
16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but His (FATHER’S) that sent me. 17If any man will do GOD’S will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
To do God’s Will is to know the DOCTRINE OF GOD, to know the TRUTH of GOD! This, this is the principal thing. This may come as a shock to you, but the PRINCIPAL THING, means MOST IMPORTANT THING. And according to the scriptures, the PRINCIPAL THING IS WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding
This is what we MUST get. WISDOM! It is a TREE OF LIFE! We MUST understand who we are and DENY who we thought we were to know Salvation. I know many will say, “Oh this is gnosticism!” and to be honest it doesn’t matter what you think, what matter is what you know and can confess!
When Jesus was saying “I am the way, the truth, and the life”, he was saying YOU MUST BE AS ME. He wasn’t saying worship me Jesus, he was saying BELIEVE IN ME AND WHAT I AM TELLING YOU! Many looked to Jesus (the man) as being the most important thing there is. The Rich man said…
Matthew 19
16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God
Jesus always pointed to God, always pointed away from himself. He taught us how to pray “Our FATHER” not as some churches have you praying “our jesus”. We must come to the understanding the ONLY HOPE for our salvation is WITHIN US ALREADY! This is the mystery that has been hidden. Not Christ outside of you, but Christ 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 my friends it is all about wisdom and understanding. Some will say NO! It is about Christ, to which I will point out what Christ is….
1 Corinthians 1:24
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God
To which I will point out what Christ BECOMES for us.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption
OF HIM YOU ARE – in Christ Jesus! Jesus means (God is Salvation) – And in understanding you are God’s child and in no need of having to WORK YOUR WAY TO HIM. God delivers you IN HIM, through wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
The very SPIRIT of God is WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING! When God’s spirit is revealed in you, it is UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE IN GOD THROUGH CHRIST that delivers you.
Exodus 31:3
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.
So many people are waiting for their savior to come. They wait and they wait. But the longer you believe in salvation outside of you to come, the longer you will be deceived. Many are questioning to this day, WHEN WILL JESUS COME, and they did the same thousands of years ago.
Luke 17
20And 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.
In other words, STOP WAITING AND LOOKING IN THE SKY and start looking within, because salvation is here and now. And it is only found in understanding and having the faith that WITHIN YOU is every answer you will ever need.
Jesus never said, I MADE YOU WHOLE… He always said “YOUR FAITH” made you whole.
Luke 8:48
And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace
It’s time for everyone to stop listening to mankind and religion. It is time for people to turn to God and ask God to teach them the truth, to lead them into the truth. You don’t need to check with your Pastors or Religious teachers to find out if what God is revealing to you is truth, you simply need to continue to ask God and seek God and have faith. Because it is your FAITH that makes you whole. And that FAITH comes from the CHRIST IN YOU! The POWER AND WISDOM of God WITHIN YOU!
This is what every single apostle, disciple, prophet, etc, desires for you to know.
Colossians 1:9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding
Like them, I too want you to know the TRUTH, I desire to know the TRUTH. But the only way to know the TRUTH is to have WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING.
Psalm 51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
And why does God desire us to have WISDOM and TRUTH? Why is WISDOM the principal thing? Because without it, you can never be free.
John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free
The TRUTH is, YOU ARE GOD’S CHILD and you died (became ignorant) as Adam did when he began to think he had to do something to be like God, when Adam was like God all along!
So pray for wisdom already! And don’t go to man for it, go to God!
James 1
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
My Reply to why ALL MANKIND is SAVED!
WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?
This below comment, I posted on a friends facebook page and then my own. I didn’t think there was anything so terribly out of the ordinary or special about the comment, but it has really sparked a great conversation, and I was so surprised to see how many people were interested in hearing more, after reading this simple commentary on Facebook… I hope you enjoy it! Peace Jacob
My Reply as to what I believe! All mankind Saved.
A wonderful lady on here that I am friends with, always has something wonderful to say… Now we do believe differently, but unlike many others, she has recieved me for who I am and what I believe (I think she has at least, I know she would if she didn’t know) In any event… she posted something wonderful… I am going to share that. And then repost my comment, without mentioning her name out of my great respect for her, and because she has the best smile I have ever seen 🙂
Here is her post:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. You need to believe it to receive it. What do the universalists do with that?
HERE IS MY REPLY
Hey (You) first I want to say I am NOT A UNIVERSALIST… A universalist believes all roads lead to God… I believe ALL ROADS LEAD TO CHRIST, WHO leads us to the father. Because there is only ONE WAY TO KNOW THE FATHER, AND THAT IS BY HIS CHILD…
So, not a Universalist here, but I do believe God finishes his creation in victory “he saw all that he made and said it was good” –
I personally believe God is not a failure, and that his arm is not slack that it cannot save, and for those who understand that Nothing can thwart God’s will, “neither him that runneth or willeth but God”, and for those that understand that it is GOD’S WILL that ALL BE SAVED and come to the KNOWLEDGE of the truth and the stature of the perfect man…
1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth…
I don’t believe you can know the father without knowing who YOU ARE in the SON. But I do believe that ALL will CONFESS CHRIST and SUBMIT to Christ In Them, as it is written…
Phil 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
— Now look at that next line, TO THE GLORY OF GOD – Lots will say, then it is too late. But no man knows the hour or time, or God’s ways for they are above ours.
11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
Every – means Every… I believe that out of ALL the father gave the son to save, as Jesus put it, “I lost not one save the SON OF PERDITION” – remember who the Son of Hell is (The antichrist spirit/betrayer with in the heart of the religious, who would rather betray the love of God for money, than think better of God and others)
I believe that ALL of creation will sing praises to God, That GOD BRINGS in ALL — If the firstfruits (christ) be holy than the whole harvest is holy)
Also Romans states ALL THE GENTILES will be grafted in, and than ALL ISRAEL shall be saved. (that’s also pretty much everyone)
To believe that God is inept and cannot accomplish his goal, to make man in his IMAGE (CHRIST) – In CHRIST we ALL (EVERYONE) live breathe and have our existence, is to state God is not God.
To say God gave man free will, which I challenge anyone to show me what choice Moses, Joseph, Pharoah, Jonah, Jesus etc had… but let’s say Man has free will, meaning a WILL OUTSIDE OF GODS…
Even though Jesus said, “I can do NOTHING OF MYSELF”
But even if God leaves it up to mankind. What does a Good parent do for their children, correct them, teach them, or give up on them?
We don’t know how long life is, what happens after we die, we only have speculation, God is not mocked whatever a man sows he shall reap… Who is to say that God doesn’t have this very principle in place (If he wants us to “choose” him) – Even though Jesus said “You didn’t choose me, I chose you” and also IT IS WRITTEN “No ONE can come to the SON unless the FATHER DRAWS HIM“… But lets say God is not Soveriegn, that it is NOT ABOUT FAITH but about our WORKS (WHAT WE SAY AND DO) — Don’t you think OUR GOD is big enough to correct us justly, teach us correctly, and not be a HYPOCRITE.
If God says there should NEVER be an end to OUR FORGIVENESS, and that we SHOULD LOVE OUR ENEMIES… Why wouldn’t GOD who is perfect (who knows how to treat his children better than us) LOVE HIS?
Love the world SO MUCH he gave his ONLY BEGOTTEN SON that whoever BELIEVES and scripture says ALL WILL, and not only that, but submit to Christ to the GLORY OF GOD… Don’t you think it is possible, that a God of Love, could change a persons heart as easily as he Hardens it (Pharoah)
There is so much false teaching, there are so many lies we have been sold over the years, I trust a God of Love, one that has a plan, one whose mercy endures forever, who’s plans and will MANKING cannot thwart God’s will…
1 Timothy 2:3-4 …God our Savior; Who will have ALL mankind to be saved…
John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world
Christ didn’t come to CODEMN but to save… because it is GOD’S will that ALL WILL BE SAVED! Everyone, it is written, will come to the KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH and the STATURE OF CHRIST. Everyone!
But I will leave you with this last scripture…
Ephesians
1:9 when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God’s merciful purpose 10 for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it–the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the WHOLE CREATION to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him
So I agree, that anyone who thinks YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE won’t recieve, I will HOLD OUT HOPE, that scripture is true and that ALL WILL BELIEVE AND RECIEVE and GOD’S CREATION is finished in victory, and EVERYTHING HE MADE GOOD AND WORTHY OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING.
But I am NO UNIVERSALIST…But I do question, why I think HIGHER OF GOD’S PROMISE AND SOVEREIGNTY and LOVE and COMPASSION than a majority of Christians who believe a majoriy of those God created will be LOST, or worse still cast into some place of infinite torture… (Which by the way does not exist) – But why? I question do most people believe our Perfect and Wonderful and Almighty God is a Callous Hateful Vindictive God?
If we would never do this to our children, if we would always love and NEVER give up on our children, Is God more Righteous than us by giving up on his own, who he created, placed in the Garden, created the enemy, made us subject to vanity (romans 8:20), and proclaims YOU CANNOT COME TO THE SON UNLESS you are drawn… I mean why? Why would anyone think God is going to fall short? That everything he made is some cosmic mistake… No, Our God is in control. And that is why I do not think less of anyone who believes differently, who does horribly, or who condemns because they worship a god who condemns…. The truth is, ALL WILL COME TO THE TRUTH this GOD PURPOSED and will bring to pass, and NO ONE CAN LOSE!
But we all will reap what we sow, and this is how God teaches his children to stop touching the hot stove.
You know I love you(awesome persomn whose name I will not name :)), I really wanted to give you a heartfelt response and say I AGREE YOU CANNOT RECIEVE without BELIEVING, but I have faith that ALL WILL BELIEVE, not just because it is clearly written… The only thing destroyed is “hell, devil, anti-christ, false prophet, and every name (which translates directly into NATURE – NOT A LITERAL NAME) but every NATURE that is NOT written in the BOOK OF LIFE (Life has many natures, love, forgiveness, patience, charity, peace, joy, etc. ect) but the NATURES IN MAN that are NOT WRITTEN IN LIFE (CHRIST) will be destroyed… The natures of GREED, HATE, BIAS, CONDEMNATION, etc etc…
And remember GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE (LAKE OF FIRE) – Christ baptises with FIRE…. FIRE is good, we ALL have out part in THIS LAKE OF FIRE, it just doesn’t hurt those that ARE RISEN TO KNOW, GOD IS IN COMPLETE CONTROL!
GREAT TOPIC!!!! I sure hope my answer will not be seen as something negative, but an honest heartfelt answer as to why I believe, GOD WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT KNOW IT (1st Tim 4:10) Jacob 🙂
— AN ADDITION
There has been a great discussion on my friend’s page. A couple of points were made, and I was asked by my friend to respond. Without posting there comments (as my answers pretty much sum up what they wrote) I wanted to add it here for those interested. Enjoy.
HERE IS MY REPLY:
Wow, what an outpouring, and in such a loving way! It’s rare to see such a thing, that says a lot about you Gaye and the company that is drawn to you… It would be very hard for me to answer everyone, I will say, without posting the address, I do have a blog with over 90 essays, videos extra, that I have (if you friend me, or simply google my name and blog) you’ll find it… I think every single concern is answered in many of those essays… But I will answer a few people briefly…
@(PERSON 1) I in no way minimize God’s judgment, quite the opposite, I made it very clear, we all reap what we sow… I simply say, we don’t reap MORE than we sow, and that in God’s CORRECTION (which hurts indeed) we are brought to the knowledge of Christ. Many Christians preach that life is supposed to be filled with candy, that God doesn’t want anyone sick, doesn’t want bad things to happen… Yet, that undermines the very judgment you speak of. God is in control of all things, and it is through MUCH TRIBULATION we enter the Kingdom. believe me when i say, YOU HAVE TO PICK UP YOUR CROSS it is the only way, many “christians” don’t even understand what this means, and preach against it, tickling people’s ears, filling people with religious pride that They did something good so they are saved, and others are beneath them because they did not… But when you understand that God is in control of everything, and it rains on the just and unjust, and that even as the scripture’s state, “the wicked are God’s sword” – that even bad people in our lives, like Pharoah, or Joseph’s brothers, are there to further us into the Kingdom, then you REST in God. You understand what is happening to you IS HAPPENING FOR YOU, and that is judgment. Judgment means to SEPERATE God from the World, this is the allegory of the sheep and goats, wheat and tares, the TRUTH in us and the LIES in us, the NATURES IN US, is what is being Judged… and JUDGEMENT BEGINS IN US, “the house of the lord” – we are all being judged, and we all, I believe and hope and pray, (because like I said, I am NOT the authority and always leave the possibilty that I could be wrong) but I believe with all my heart, God is capable of doing what he says he wants, and that through ONE MAN’S DEATH (ADAM) – all Mankind died (became ignorant) and HOW MUCH MORE, buy ONE MAN’S SACRAFICE AND LIFE shall ALL BE MADE ALIVE… So I take pretty much everything literally and allegorically.
For this next person, I wanted to share their comment to me, and then my response:
PERSON 2:
I was reading a scripture the other day in Revelation about how God will send the angels to come and some will be thrown into the lake of fire and some not. So it is clear that there will be a separation. I’ll try to find and post it on here…. Matthew 13:47-50 (Amplified Bible) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a [a]dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort. When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish… into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away.So it will be at the close and consummation of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God) And cast them [the wicked] into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth
HERE IS MY RESPONSE:
@ (PERSON 2) it’s interesting you use a literal parable to describe something as literal, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to not answer you, I just saw your comment now. – First off, THE SEA is a symbol of THE WAYS OF THE WORLD (Cares of the world) Which… is death. This is why JESUS walked above the sea, and could calm the storm… He said I will make you fishers of men, meaning we will literally fish people out of the death and depths of their ignorance… now the Kingdom of God is WITHIN us, in this parable it is described as a net… and the Kingdom of God is RIGHTEOUS, PEACE AND TRUTH, AND POWER in the Holy Ghost… And this seperate the GOOD (Truth) in US with the Bad (Lies) in US.
Now before the scripture you mentioned, remember Jesus compares the Kingdom to many other things. THE MOST IMPORTANT of which I believe is to a PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (pearl comes out of long suffering) – which — Pay attention to this next line, “when one finds THEY SELL ALL THEY POSSESS to have it” – In other words, when you understand the TRUTH OF GOD (Kingdom of God) you get rid of every false belief you once held… We cannot serve two masters. But let’s look at the scripture you posted.
47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
First of all, GOD TRIES US ALL in the FURNACE OF FIRE… this is how we are set free of our idolatry.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the FURNACE OF AFFLICTION.
(Through this tribulation we LONG SUFFER to find that PEARL (KINGDOM OF GOD which is WITHIN US, not coming with observation)
This is the way GOD CHOSE to seperate us from the lies of the world, and YES when we are afflicted we weep and complain (gnash teeth)
James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Now the END OF THE WORLD, doesn’t mean the LITERAL WORLD… But the world is THE LUSTS IN MAN…
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
So at the END OF OUR LUSTS, the TRUE MESSAGE (angel=message/messengers (literal translation) – At the END OF OUR LUSTS the TRUE MESSAGE OF GOD will come forth (be revealed) — and guess what, the DAY OF THE LORD is scary… It is a day of darkness, where you understand you don’t know a thing, and every foundational belief you once held is shaken… SO YES, when the TRUTH OF GOD is revealed to you, you will SUFFER until you GET RID OF EVERY FALSE BELIEF you once held.
Remember, we are held over the hottest part of the flame, as silver is, and we are only released for it, when the SMITH sees HIS IMAGE clearly in it.
So in any event, when you really take the scriptures and search the other scriptures for witness of the words, like Furnace, Fire, etc… it becomes a lot easier to see the Truth of God, which is Salvation of all, through so great a plan, that the ONLY ONE LOST is the SON OF PERDITION (the adamic ignorant carnal antichrist nature in man)…
In any event, I hope this adequeatley explained that scripture for you. Peace. Jacob
Thank you all so much for being so supportive and loving and understanding we are all where we are, and if we be teachers we MUST BE long suffering, meak, gentle, loving, not seeking to strive, etc… And so far so good. Much love to you all, peace Jacob
AND SOME MORE
—- Here is some more response from comments made: This one focuses on Rev 20:15, where it says, depending on the translation that Every name not written in the book of life is cast into the Lake of Fire… First my response to what the word Name – really means.
“ONOMA” is indeed the correct greek word for Name which means “the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, ex. for one’s rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc. ” — It is the total NATURE of that PERSON … of course we say, Jesus and if we look at it literally, there are a lot of Jesus’s out there, but they all have different characteristics… So instead of believing in the name, we believe in the nature of that name… EVERYTHING the name covers…
Look at how dictionary.com translates NATURE when it applies to PEOPLE… reality, as distinguished from any effect of art: a portrait true to nature. 8. the particular combination of qualities belonging to a person, animal, thing, or class by birth, origin, or constitution; native or inherent character: human nature. 9. the instincts or inherent tendencies directing conduct: a man of good nature. 10. character, kind, or sort: two books of the same nature. 11. characteristic disposition; temperament: a self-willed nature; an evil nature.
So even with Onoma we are talking about the NATURE of the PERFECT MAN CHRIST. Or the NATURE of the ADAMIC man.
Like you said, we’re on the same page. And I don’t get to caught up which bible is perfect or not, they all have mistranslations, additions, deletions… which is why the spirit of revelation comes in handy. 🙂
— Now here is a complete breakdown of Rev 20:15
Revelation 20:15 Anyone whose NAME was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. (Some translations leave the “Name” part out) This I grabbed from the NIV…
But a GREATER MYSTERY is revealed when… you translate each of those words from the Greek.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
WHOSOEVER translates from the Greek into (whatever/whoever)
NOT means Pretty much NOT
BUT FOUND: wow, when you translate FOUND… it opens your eyes. It doesn’t mean, found, like you find a chapter and verse in a book… It means:
FOUND= to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
after searching, to find a thing sought without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with those who come or return to a place
to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience to see, learn, discover, understand
FOUND, basically means, the person sought and found – It is the REVELATION of CHRIST.
WRITTEN: means TO DESCRIBE, or EXPRESS, OR WRITE
BOOK: Translates into SCROLL (which we are meant to eat, which many saw in visions)
LIFE (ZOE) one of my favorites, means TO BE ALIVE, to live, breathe, be among the living
CAST means: to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls
INTO means: INTO
LAKE means: a harbour, haven
FIRE means: FIRE (God is a consuming FIRE)
Now watch what happens when you put them all together.
“Whoever or whatever did not find after searching the expression of LIFE (christ) is let go without worrying where it falls into a haven of God’s consuming fire!”
And the very next verse, after this is Rev 21:
1And 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 you said Christine, it is the FIRST NATURE OF MAN (adam) that is LET GO OFF, And burned (to keep with the allegorical theme) AWAY.
in adam all die (1st man is last) in christ (2nd man) all are made ALIVE (All find the expression of Christ)
YOU ARE GODS!
YOU ARE GODS!
I am going to start by saying this essay will only make sense to a select few. But for those who can grasp the words I am about to write, I will say, you are a chosen lot, and either stark raving mad, or incredibly blessed, but either way, you will find it is of your own doing, and choosing.
You see a lot of people are living their lives in such a limited way. They believe that they have no control over things. Some believe they can never get away from people who want to hurt them, never meet the right guy or girl, never catch a break, never find health, nothing (They believe) works out for them. And so they are always hurting and always in despair. And so, because of their belief, they are the complete perfect image of what they believe themselves to be. Isn’t it true? Those that are always sick, and believe they are always sick, are always sick. Those that are always the victim, say they are always the victim, are always the victim. Those that never get ahead are the very same people who believe they can never get ahead. IS THIS A COINCIDENCE? IS IT JUST THE TRUTH? OR… Are they creating the life they are living? Is their belief perpetuating their sorrow?
Mark 11:23
…WHOSOEVER… shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says.
If you look closer, everything thing you say about your life is true. The people who have such confidence that they can accomplish everything and have no doubt, accomplish what they believe they can accomplish. Those people who believe life will never get better, find that their lives never get better. I know there are people reading this essay right now, that are probably in a bad way. They have terrible trials, and believe they will never get ahead, and they won’t. So long as they believe this, and say this to others.
Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
It is lack of faith that destroys us. Our thoughts are like seeds. Whatever seed (thought) we nourish grows. So if we believe we will fail, why would we ever win? If we believe we will never get ahead. How can we ever get ahead. Stop for a moment… Have you ever once considered that WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE WORLD IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED FOR YOURSELF AND THE WORLD?
Colossians 1
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Many read this passage, and think that this means ONE MAN, Jesus Christ. But they cannot see that…
1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.
If the IMAGE of the INVISIBLE GOD makes all things, and all things have been given and put beneath the IMAGE OF GOD. And as it is written, by the IMAGE OF GOD all things were created in Heaven and Earth, visible and invisible, ALL THINGS were created BY THE IMAGE … FOR THE IMAGE. Did you ever stop and think who the IMAGE OF GOD really is?
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Whether you can hear this or not, WE (HUMANITY) are the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD. We are the MANY MEMEMBERED BODY OF GOD’S SON (Child). MALE AND FEMALE God made HIS SON (Children). I know this is hard for many to grasp, because you have been taught that only JESUS is the SON OF GOD. And so Jesus was and Is, but you must also understand SO ARE WE! This is why Jesus is quoted as saying, “Greater things than these shall we do” Jesus was the WORD of God. The LOGIC AND WISDOM of God made flesh (tangible) and WE are the WORD OF GOD, LIVING epistles to be read of all men. There is no difference between us, THIS IS WHAT WE MUST WAKE UP TO. Because, we are creating the HELL or HEAVEN we are living in, whether we know it or not. Because ALL THINGS visible or invisible are made by the IMAGE OF GOD, which we all are. THIS IS THE MYSTERY.
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:
THE WORD CHRIST! Simply means “the annointed one of God” “the annointing of God” – CHRIST is our LIFE, our LIFE IS HID IN CHRIST. Meaning….
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Right now, we don’t TRULY KNOW who we are. We only know in part, we only know a little bit. We don’t know the TRUTH of who we are, until that REVELATION comes… Then we shall KNOW as we are KNOWN… Which literally means, we shall know WHO WE REALLY ARE.
Psalm 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Who is the BEGINNING AND THE END? — all of us! Do something for me. Think of what you, I, and everyone else in the world has in common… Everything begins and ends with us. (As it is written, everything begins and ends with the SON (IMAGE)… All any of us can say with absolute certainty is “I AM” — All we know for sure, is WE EXIST! That is a great mystery. But consider, when you close your eyes, does not the world go away. When you open them, does it not return? When you wake up, does not the world appear? When you go to sleep, does not this world go away? When you dream, do you not create new worlds in your sleep?
All any of us can say for sure, is “I am”… I exist. For all we know, everyone around us, is simply a projection from within us. In fact, science even backs this up. Everything going on outside of us, is actually HAPPENING WITHIN US…. We just percieve it to be outside. But everything is taking place within the MIND. At the place of the SKULL (where the TRUTH of who we are was put to death) – But I am getting ahead of myself.
At this point in time, we are lost. We don’t know the TRUTH yet. And so we suffer a great deal. We suffer because we don’t know OUR TRUE LIFE, OUR PURPOSE, we don’t know WHO WE ARE!
Romans 8:18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
But even our present suffering aren’t worthy to be compared, to what will come out of them. FOR ANY NIGHTMARE to stop, it must get so bad that the individual wakes from it. The same is true for our waking life, until we realize we have been creating a life of misery for ourselves, until we realize that whatever we sow (think, speak, or do) is what we shall reap, we will continue to suffer. BUT WHEN WE WAKE UP TO THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE, and see the limitless possibilities that we can create, because ALL AUTHORITY was given into our hands, THEN WE WILL BE FREE!
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come (revealed), and hath given us an understanding, that WE may know (BECOME ONE WITH) him that is true, and WE ARE IN HIM that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life
Think about it, WE ARE IN CHRIST, CHRIST IS IN US. – For something to be both in something and that something to be in what is in it, that means, it is entirely that which is IN and OUT. In other words, ALL THERE IS IS GOD, and we (humanity) are HIS SON (CHILD). We are a corporate body, all of us, we are all the same, and yet different. We are ALL ONE, but we believe we are seperate. “It is not good for man to be alone” – This is why, the soul was created. So the ONE could become the MANY IN THE ONE, and the ONE IN THE MANY.
Look, I know this may be too deep for many of you. But think for a moment about what the meaning of LIFE REALLY IS.
What if? You were in control of your life. As scripture states, “everything was made by the son for the son through the son” and if we ARE that SON (corporate body of Christ) – Adam (Humanity in Ignorance) Christ (Humanity Enlightened) – that perhaps we are collectively creating this world, by what we believe about ourselves and others.
Imagine for a moment, that you, and everyone here, is GOD’s CHILD… and if a CHILD OF GOD, then a god, as well. Capable of doing all that God the FATHER has done. What if, that is what is happening here. That where once there was ONE, GOD said, it is not good for MANKIND to be alone, so we (elohim) gave each of us an individual soul, identity, and in so doing, we entered human form and DIED.
To be carnally minded is DEATH
We are in the valley of the shadow of DEATH, right now. Because physically, we are all approaching physical death. But spiritually we are also dead, because we became IGNORANT the moment we entered human form. We FORGOT that we are GOD’S CHILD, that YE ARE GOD’S AND ALL OF US CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH. This is why we MUST REMEMBER!
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
What is we forgot who we were, because we created a new reality the instant we starting thinking about what is right and what is wrong. What is good and evil. What if all of the suffering in the world, the violence, the terrible deeds, we all collectively created, so we would wake up and understand compassion, love, and truth, instead of hate, prejudice, and greed?
What if we placed God far from us in our imagination, as opposed to remembering that we are in God, and God is in Us, and we are actually one, and we began to dwell in this world, that we believe is the only reality.
But think about it…. This reality, is it NOT OF OUR MAKING? Have we not created the good and the bad? The war and the peace? Is this world, not under our complete authority? Are we not in control? Can’t we collectively say, NO ONE SHALL STARVE, AND IF WE SAY THIS WILL ANYONE EVER AGAIN STARVE?… ARE WE NOT OUR BROTHERS KEEPER?
IS THIS WORLD NOT A PRISON OF OUR OWN MAKING? Are we not in HELL? Yes, we are, it is the grave, because the LIFE which is CHRIST, died the INSTANT we forgot we are CHRIST. We forgot the WAY to the FATHER, is by BEING THE WAY (ONE SPIRIT that is IN US ALL, and IS AUS ALL) WAS THROUGH THE SON. (US)
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Now many, believe this passage means. You cannot come to God, unless you believe in a man from two thousand years ago. But I say to you, you CANNOT know God unless you BECOME THAT SON OF GOD yourself. You cannot KNOW GOD until you understand, YOU ARE THE WAY, YOU ARE THE LIGHT. There was a time you knew Jesus after the flesh, but NO LONGER.
In other words, the ONLY WAY to GOD, is THROUGH US. No one can know God except through the SON, who is ONE with God, and can only do what GOD TELLS HIM TO DO, say what God tells him to say, because they are ONE. And if they are one than they are not divided. And if they are not divided then they are the same. And if the same, then both ARE IN CONTROL OF CREATING.
God said, LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE
Man says, Let’s get our groove on and MAKE A CHILD in OUR IMAGE
Do you see? Can you see?
Whatever is bound in heaven is bound in earth.
Whatever you believe YOU CANNOT DO, YOU WILL NOT DO!
Whatever is loosed in heaven is loosed in earth.
Whatever you believe you can create from the inside out, you will CREATE!
This is probably one of the most confusing and most important papers I have ever written. But it is TIME to ARISE out of our sleep, and understand who we are, and what we are capable of.
Now, look, I’m not SAYING you can walk on literal walk, or perform great and mighty miracles like turning a walking stick into Moses’s snake… that is all allegory.
Everything that we create, MUST be done in the paremeters of what we collectively have agreed this earth to be, governed by certain laws like gravity, etc. BUT, and this is a BIG BUT! We can do ALL THINGS WITHIN these parameters. In other words, if we believe certain things will happen, it will ALWAYS SEEM as a strange and a peculiar coincidence, because it HAD to happen in ways you can wrap your mind around. CHANCE, COINCIDENCE, RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE… These things we believe happen. And so it is by our BELIEF in these things, that these things happen. You see, you don’t need to worry about HOW things will manifest in your life. You just need to BELIEVE THEY WILL, and they WILL. It has to go along with the natural order of what we believe this place to be.
This is why so many marriages fall apart, for so many years we have been force fed lies, and condemnation, that for years all we have collectively created for ourselves this hell. But when two or three are gathered in one accord, when you and your husband or wife, believe you marriage will be blessed, then you will both act as if it is, and it will BECOME! United you both have to BELIEVE your marriage can work for it to work! And if you both do this, the greater your marriage will be. This simple example, is what we need to put into practice with every area of our lives. We MUST understand that we are CREATING OUR PAIN and our PEACE. WE ARE THE ONES AT THE HELM, because there is ONLY ONE SPIRIT.
Ephesians 4
3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
This is the GREAT MYSTERY that has been hidden from our lives. We are ALL THE ONE, and the ONE IS ALL. This is why Ephesians 4 states we MUST ENDEAVOUR to keep the UNITY OF THE SPIRIT in the BOND OF PEACE. Because we are ALL ONE, in Christ, In God! So whatever we believe, we create!
Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Many of you have probably thought you were very intuitive at times in your life, when things happen, and you say “I knew that would happen” – Have you ever once considered, you had absolute faith that would happen, and that is what happened? Have you ever thought, that perhaps YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE?
Ephesians 1
21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
You see we are ALL CHRIST, and when we understand we are CHRIST, that EVERYTHING IS PUT BENEATH OUR FEET (Our belief and testimony and witness) – Blessed are the FEET of those that bring the Gospel. (the Good news of who we all are).
Now, you may say, I have heard this before… This is like the SECRET! Well, you couldn’t be farther from the truth. You see you cannot change the WILL of another, only GOD in them can do that. So while you want to create harmony at your work place, you must realize that others are also creating. This is why, many times you imagine things will happen, and they do, but it happens a bit differently than you imagined. You see you MUST NOT CREATE out of SELFISH NEEDS OR GAIN. You MUST create for the greater good. You must think GOOD THOUGHTS, not terrible ones. It is the only path to salvation for yourself and the world. You MUST completely submit yourself to GOD WITHIN… Meaning you MUST UNDERSTAND, it is no longer YOU that LIVE but CHRIST, and CHRIST only does what the FATHER DOES. And so, as one of our children grow up to become a father as well, so too, we the child become the Father as well.
1 Corinthians 15:28
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
So first we must understand, that we are the SON. That is the only way to the FATHER. And we must understand that everything is created by the SON, for the SON (us) and whatever we SOW we REAP. If we create suffering we will reap suffering, if we judge a person to be terrible THEY WILL BE TERRIBLE. This is why we are told to pray for our enemies and ONLY THINK ON GOOD THINGS!
Like I said, this is not The SECRET, or some other new age nonsence teaching… this is the truth, when you begin to live your life for others, and see others as yourself (For in fact that is who they are) then you begin to create a masterpiece of a life. You can do and become anything you want, so long as it helps spiritually evolve the whole.
Because we are ONE and so we must be out for EVERYONE. You can’t live a perfect healthy life, if you allow a gangraneous toe to get worse in its situation. You HAVE to take care of the part of your body that is ill, for you to finally live a perfect healthy life. So what does this mean? It means what Paul said.
1 Thessalonians 4:15
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming (revealing) of the Lord shall not precede them which are asleep.
We can’t be wealthy at the expense of someone being poor. This is not resurrection, this is merely something we will have to deal with in the next life. We must learn to LOVE OTHERS as we LOVE OURSELF. Because EVERYONE is indeed a reflection of ourself. We can change things, with Faith ALL things are possible. We must understand who we are, and why it is so important to understand this.
We are all ONE, and the ONE is God.
Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
So create your life differently, a kingdom DIVIDED cannot stand. And right now this world is SO DIVIDED that the entire world has fallen. We MUST realize who we are IN GOD, WE ARE THE IMAGE OF GOD. CHRIST IS OUR LIFE.
If we believe most people are out for themselves, will we ever see a world where everyone is out for others?
If we believe there can never be peace in the world, could we ever see peace in the world?
HOWEVER!
If we wanted to help others and believe others wanted to help others, would it not be possible that since we collectively agree it is better to love than hate, share than steal, help than hurt, that we would indeed live in a peaceful, thriving world, where no one worries again?
First everyone must believe this about themselves and others, and then others would have to do the same, and you see, it would only follow that everyone could change this world in ONE MOMENT.
What if your lack of faith in the goodness of others, is the reason their is so liitle goodness in others?
What if your lack of faith in people paying you what you are worth, or honoring you for being you, what if your lack of belief that you can change the world, is keeping you from everything you believe YOU COULD NEVER BE!
BUT WHAT IF YOU DID BELIEVE?
What if everyone reading this essay, began to understand that from the moment they stopped reading this essay they could, as an artist applies paint to the canvas, begin to create their lives in the direction they want to create it… But here is the twist, since we are ALL ONE, and ONE is THE ALL, we cannot DENY OURSELVES… So even if there are some that do not believe, OUR FAITH can help them. OUR LOVE CAN DRAW A MULTITUDE TO CHANGE!
2 Timothy 2:13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
So UNDERSTAND your dreams can never be completely fulfilled or created unless your desires are for the good of collective, the ONE, US, God’s SON (Humanity) – Who, I will remind you, was given complete rule and dominion, to create, to name, to live, to do as we list.
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.
We still have so much to reap that we have already sown. So if you begin to think on these things “Peace, hope, charity, etc” and you still find difficulty and pain, it is merely because you have been creating the bed you have been lying in, and there may still be some thorns to get through. But IF from this MOMENT! You begin to take captive your thoughts, and BELIEVE that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! And you begin to LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself, if you continue to do this, than you will see YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. The DESIRES OF YOUR HEART were given to you by God, and the only thing stopping you from reaching your desires is the thought that it is impossible. BUT FOR THOSE WITH FAITH NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
Psalms 82
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
If you can hear this, and you begin to judge properly (decide what should be and what should not be) you will inherit everything, for EVERYTHING IS YOURS TO BEGIN WITH! So create, believe, love, and above all else, LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART! BECAUSE GOD IS YOUR HEART!
Jacob
http://www.jacobisrael.org
“the truth will change you”
JACOB'S LADDER 