The Secret and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13b x5

Continuing with the revelation of Deuteronomy 18:18-20's warning concerning the seed of man hearing the words of GOD spoken through His Christ in the prophet Jesus, who was much more than a mere prophet because of the Christ in Him. This seed of GOD remains in all of humanity like any other seed placed on a shelf without being planted. Now for GOD's witness of His Spirit in Jesus.


The Father Bears Witness, of divine proportions,

Matthew 3:13-17 "Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, 'Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.' (Psalm 40:7-8) Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately He went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and John saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on Him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.'" 


Matthew 17:1-8 with John 5:32, 37 "After six days Jesus took with Him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him. And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.' (confirming Deuteronomy 18:18-20) When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, 'Rise, and have no fear.' And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only."

John 5:30-32, 37-38 (Jesus is speaking) "'I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just, because I seek not My own will but the will of Him who sent Me. If I alone bear witness about Myself, My testimony is not true. There is another who bears witness about Me, and I know that the testimony that HE bears about Me is true....... The Father Who sent Mme has Himself borne witness about Me. His voice you have never heard, His form you have never seen, and you do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe the One Whom HE has sent.'"


John 8:12-20 "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.' So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true." To this Jesus answered, 'Even if I do bear witness about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I came from or where I am going. You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, My judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father Who sent Me. In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. I am the one who bears witness about Myself, and the Father Who sent Me bears witness about Me.' They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, 'You know neither Me nor My Father. If you knew Me, you would know My Father also.' These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; but no one arrested Him, because His hour had not yet come."


1John 5:4, 5-12 "For everyone who has been born of GOD overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcomes the world—our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is He Who came by water and blood—Jesus (the anointed agent of) Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the Truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of GOD is greater, for this is the testimony of GOD that HE has borne concerning His Son. Whoever believes the Son of God, has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe GOD has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that GOD has borne concerning His Son. And this is the testimony, that GOD gave us Eternal Life, and this Life (Christ) is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has Life; whoever does not have the Son of GOD does not have (this) life.


Some Divine names ascribed to Christ,

Beloved Son: Matthew 3:17, 12:18; Make 1:11; Ephesians 1:6; Colossians 1:13; Hebrews 5:5.
Son of GOD: Matthew 2:15, 3:17; Make 1:1; Luke 1:35; John 1:34, 3:18, 10:36; Acts 9:20; Hebrews 10:29; 1John 4:15.
King of Kings: 1Timothy 6:15; Revelation 1:5, 17:14, 19:16.

The LORD willing my next topic is Christ's Preexistence.

The Secret and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13b x4

Continuing with 1Corinthians 15's hidden messages which because it requires the Holy Spirit's being within us, that is to say the Spirit..ie. GOD restored to man is over looked by many and has fallen into unbelief and dismissed by many. The subject now is His Leadership beginning with His Own Words, then the Father's bearing His witness, the testimony of the evil spirit's in man, then we'll cover the special marks of divinity. Keep mind that the whole premise of our studies is what it states in Deuteronomy 18:18-20 and 29:29. Also keep in mind that Jesus is the moral righteous agent of GOD in man.


His Own Words, Christ the Word, GOD, Spirit the Divine being and so much more,


Luke 22:66-71 "When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led Jesus away to their council, and they said, "If you are the (Messiah) Christ, tell us." He said to them, 'If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of GOD.' So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, 'You say that I am.' Then they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."


John 10:22-30 "At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around Him and said to Him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." To this Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name [Christ] bear witness about Me, but you do not believe because you are not among My sheep.(you remain as goats) My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. I give them Eternal Life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand. It is My Father, Who has given them to Me, HE is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are One.'"


John 10:31-39 "The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. Then Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone Me?' The Jews answered Him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God." Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'? (Psalm82:6) If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— do you say of Him Whom the Father consecrated (Jeremiah 1:5; John 6:69) and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and I am in the Father.' Again they sought to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands."


John 12:44-50 "Jesus cried out and said, 'Whoever believes Me, believes not in Me but in Him Who sent Me. And whoever sees Me sees Him Who sent Me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in Me may not remain in [evil] darkness. If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save (protect and make whole as in heal) the world. The one who rejects Me and does not receive My words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority, but the Father's Who sent Me has Himself given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. And I know that His commandment (is of legal action the law of rest) is Eternal Life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told Me.'"


John 14:1-14 "(Jesus is speaking) 'Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in GOD; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.' Thomas said to Him, "LORD, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.'
Philip said to Him, "LORD, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." Jesus said to him, 'Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own authority, but the Father Who dwells in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. 'Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything (being) in My name, I will do it.'"


John 16:12-15 (Jesus is speaking) "'I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when the Spirit of truth comes, HE will guide you into all the truth, for HE will not speak by His own authority, but whatever HE hears HE will speak, and HE will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify Me, for HE will take what is Mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is Mine; therefore I said that HE will take what is Mine and declare it to you.'"

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13b x3

I am interrupting this study in order to share the following dealing with how we are to rightly walk as a Christ one. The whole message of this web site is to disclose the person of Christ , which is about to take place in our course of studies.
Walking with Christ is the Way We Received Him.
"As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him . . . Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?" (Colossians 2:6 and Galatians 3:3)
In this vital matter of relating rightly to the LORD God, one common mistake is attempting to develop our spiritual walk in a different manner than we began it. Our present verse point us to the proper outlook. We are to allow the Spirit which is GOD to build His life within us as HE did the Lord Jesus upon the very same terms that He and we began that life. "As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him." We are to walk with Christ the way we received Him. The way Jesus received and revealed the Spirit and magnified Him throughout His earthly ministry or mission of purpose.

We received the LORD God and His great salvation as gift and fruit of grace. "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! . . . For by grace you have been saved (made whole) through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (2Corinthians 9:15 and Ephesians 2:8). We must, therefore, walk in agreement with Him with a "grace-receiving" mentality. "And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for [upon] grace" (John 1:16). We must never attempt to treat the Spirit life as something we can manufacture or earn. Sinful, earthly fathers were created with a desire to give beneficial gifts to their children. Even more so, our Holy, heavenly Father has a heart to give all that is needed to those who are willing to ask and receive. "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:11).

Galatians 3:3 reinforces the necessity of keeping our pattern for beginning a walk with GOD by the same one we use for allowing Him in developing that walk: "Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?" These rhetorical questions warn of the deadly danger of having our approach to our Spiritual growth to differ from how we found spiritual birth. The Holy Spirit alone was able to bring us to spiritual birth. The flesh of man could avail nothing. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). The Holy Spirit must bring us spiritual development and progress. The flesh can contribute nothing. "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing" (John 6:63). Any change in approach from birth to growth is foolishness and the source of all evil. It is doomed to failure.

We began by grace, so we must continue by grace. We began by the Spirit, so we must continue by the Spirit. Yes, we are to walk with Christ the way we received Him. Any changes in approach are unacceptable, ineffective, impossible.

Okay we have already looked at Christ the Divine messenger and now I will look at His Divine Origin.


Christ's Heavenly Origin,

John 3:30-36 (John the baptist is speaking and his words should be ours as well) "He (the Christ, he just saw light upon Jesus as a dove) must increase, but I must decrease."
"He (the Spirit, the anointing) Who comes from above is above (before all things, relating to Genesis 1:26, 2:6-8) all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He Who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what He has seen and heard, yet no one receives His testimony. Whoever receives His testimony sets His seal (agreement) to this, that GOD is true. For He Whom God has sent (Deuteronomy 18:15-22 [18-20]) utters the words of God, for HE gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. Whoever believes in the Son has Eternal Life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains in him."


John 6:35-40 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes Me shall never thirst. For I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven (speaking the Spirit in Him which like us made Him Spirit), not to do My own will but the will (plan and purpose) of Him Who sent Me. And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that HE has given Me, but raise it (them) up on the last day. For this is the will (plan and purpose) of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have Eternal Life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'"


John 8:21-30, 39-47 (42) "So Jesus said to them again, 'I am going away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.' So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself, since he says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?" He said to them, 'You are from below; I am (Spirit) from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am HE (Deuteronomy 18:18-20) you will die in your sins.' So they said to Him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, 'Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge, but HE Who sent Me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from Him.' They did not understand that He had been speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said to them, 'When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am HE, and that I do nothing on My own authority, but speak just as the Father taught Me. And HE Who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.' As He was saying these things, many believed Him..... They answered Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, 'If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, but now you seek to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. You are doing the works your father did.' They said to Him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God." To this Jesus said to them, 'If GOD were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from GOD and I am here. I came not of My own accord, but HE sent Me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear My word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? Whoever is of GOD hears the words of GOD. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of GOD.'"


John 16:29-33 "His disciples said, "Ah, now You are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that You know all things and do not need anyone to question You; this is why we believe that You came from GOD." Jesus answered them, 'Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is within Me. I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; (by My faith) I have overcome the world.'"


1Corinthians 15:42-49 (47) "So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. (Genesis 1:26-28, 2:6-7) Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam (John 5:21, 6:57f) became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven (the little known secret of GOD in man). As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we [shall] also bear the image of the man of heaven."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13b x2

I began a look at 1Corinthians 15:42-49 which comes before the mystery of the resurrection of the saints at the next day of the LORD. When we do not take it upon ourselves to do our due diligence in studying of the scriptures with the help of the Holy Spirit, the author of all contained in our Bible, no matter its translation we are bound to stumble into all kinds of err. This is known by the diversity of opinions and thought dealing with what the scriptures are saying. My next subject deals with messenger, in the last blog post we looked at His Mission as revealed in our Bible by allowing scripture to speak for scripture.

The Divinity of the Messenger,

Matthew 21:33-41 (Jesus is speaking) 'Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. (speaking of the former prophets) Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. (outside the camp) When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?' They said to Him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."


John 6:35-40 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst.But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him Who sent Me. And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that HE has given Me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have Eternal Life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'"




John 7:25-31 "Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, "Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where He comes from." So Jesus proclaimed, as He taught in the temple, "You know Me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of My own accord. He Who sent Me is true, and Him you do not know. I know Him, for I come from Him, and He sent Me.' (Deuteronomy 18:15-22 [18-20]) So they were seeking to arrest Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. Yet many of the people believed Him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will He do more signs than this man has done?"


John 8:39-47 "They answered Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, but now you seek to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. You are doing the works your father did.' They said to Him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God." To this Jesus said to them, 'If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of My own accord, but HE sent Me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear My word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.'"


John 9:1-12 "As Jesus passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked of Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, 'It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.We must work the works of Him Who sent Me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.' Having said these things, He spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then He anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed and received my sight." They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."


John 10:31-39 "The Jews picked up stones again to stone Jesus. For Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone Me?' The Jews answered Him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God." To this Jesus answered, 'Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— do you say of Him Whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, "You are blaspheming," because I said, 'I am the Son of God? If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and I am in the Father.' Again they sought to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands."


John 17:6-19, 20-24, 25-26 (Jesus is praying) 'I have manifested Your (hidden) name to the people whom You gave Me out of the world. Yours they were, and You gave them to Me, and they have kept (keep) Your word. Now they know that everything that You have given Me is from You. For I have given them the words that You gave Me, (Deuteronomy 18:18-20) and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from You; and they have believed that you sent Me. I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. All Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, which You have given Me, that they may be one, even as We are One. While I was with them, I kept them in Your name, which You have given Me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your word, and the world hates them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is Truth. As You sent Me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate Myself, that they also may be sanctified in Truth.
'I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. The glory that You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one even as We are One, I in them and You in Me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that You sent Me and love them even as You love Me. Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, may be with Me where I am, to see My glory that You have given Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.'

'O righteous Father, even though the world does not know You, I know You, and these know that You have sent Me. I made known to them Your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them, and I in them.'"

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13b

My next area is found in this passage of 1Corinthians 15 dropping down to verses 42-49 which states this; "So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being;" (in Genesis 2:7) the last Adam (in Romans 5:14) became a life-giving spirit. (in Romans 6:57f, 8:2) But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. (Genesis 3:15) The first man was from the earth, a man of dust (John 3:31), earthy (Genesis 2:7, 3:19); the second man is from heaven. (John 5:21) As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. (Philippians 3:20f) Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust (Genesis 5:3), we also bear the image of the man of heaven (Romans 8:28-30)."
For the present there are three areas that I want to look at, these are Jesus as (Deuteronomy 18:15-22 [18-20]) the agent Who introduces Christ to the world, Christ's mission, He as the divine messenger and His heavenly origin.


His Mission, 

Matthew 5:17-19 (Jesus is speaking) "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill (satisfy) them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."




Matthew 20:24-28 "When the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."


Luke 4:40-43 "Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus, and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ. And when it was day, He departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought Him and came to Him, and would have kept Him from leaving them, but He said to them, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.'"


Luke 12:49-53 (Jesus is speaking) "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is My distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."


Luke 19:1-10 "Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.' So he hurried and came down and received Him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." To this Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'"


John 3:16-21 (Jesus is speaking) "For God so loved the world, that HE gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved (redeemed, to make whole, healed) through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: that light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."


John 9:35-41  "Now Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him He said, 'Do you believe in the Son of Man?' He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him, 'You have seen Him, and it is He Who is speaking to you.' He said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped Him. Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.' Some of the Pharisees near Him heard these things, and said to Him, "Are we also blind?" To this Jesus said to them, 'If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.'"


John 10:1-10 (Jesus is speaking) "'Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear His voice, and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out. When He has brought out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him, for they know His voice. A stranger they will not follow, for they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.' This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what He was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."


John 12:44-50 "And Jesus cried out and said, 'Whoever believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him Who sent Me. And whoever sees Me sees Him Who sent Me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes Me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save (deliver) the world. The one who rejects Me and does not receive My words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority, but the Father Who sent Me has Himself given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. And I know that His commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told Me,'" (Deuteronomy 18:18-20)


John 18:33-40 " So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" To this Jesus answered, 'Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about Me?' Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But My kingdom is not from the world.' Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.' Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, "I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber."


1Timothy 1:12-17 "I thank Christ Who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our LORD, because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our LORD overflowed for me with faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. For I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display His perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe Him for Eternal Life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only GOD, be honor and glory forever and ever the Amen."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13a x5

The LORD willing this section of 1Corinthians 15:20-28 should end with this post, here is what it states; "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. (as seen in Matthew 27:51-54) For as by a man (Adam) came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to GOD the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. (by a fiery end to cleanse the earth as seen by Sodium and Gomorrah) For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (eternal separation of the unwilling who are the wicked). For "God has put all things in subjection under His feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that He is excepted who put all things in subjection under Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him Who put all things in subjection under Him, that GOD may be All in all." I have been examining the, "those who belong to Christ." of this passage, and in conclusion I will look at "Conditions of Receiving Eternal Life," now.


Conditions for Receiving Eternal Life,







Renunciation of the world,

Luke 18:26 -27, 28-30 (Jesus had just encountered the rich young man who's wealth held him in slavery) "Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" To this Jesus said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed You." And He said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."

Faith in Christ,

John 3:9-15, 31-36 [36] and 4:14 "Nicodemus said to Jesus, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, 'Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except He Who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life'..... 'He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what He has seen and heard, yet no one receives His testimony. Whoever receives His testimony sets his seal to this, that GOD is true. For He whom God has sent utters the words of God, (Deuteronomy 18:18-20; Ezekiel 36:23-27) for He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son will not see life, for the wrath of God remains on him.'"

John 4:7-14 "A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink." (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.' The woman said to Him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock." Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"

Spiritual Service,

John 4:31-38 and 5:24, 6:40 "Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." But He said to them, 'I have food to eat that you do not know about.' So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him something to eat?" Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish His work. Do you not say, "There are yet four months, then comes the harvest?" Look, I tell you, 'lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, "One sows and another reaps." I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.'"



John 5:24-29 and 6:40 (Jesus is speaking) "'Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him Who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.' "Truly, truly, I say to you, 'an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has Life in Himself, so HE has granted the Son also to have Life in Himself. And HE has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice (again this is seen in Matthew 27:51-54 and elsewhere in Paul's writings such as 1Corinthians 15) and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.'"

John 6:35-40 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me will not hunger, and whoever believes Me will never thirst. For I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him Who sent Me. (Deuteronomy 18:18-20's witness) And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that HE has given Me, but raise it (them) up on the last day. For this is the will [plan and purpose] of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have Eternal Life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'"

Self-sacrificed,

John 12:20-26 "Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Then Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. To this Jesus answered them, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for Eternal Life. If anyone serves Me, he must follow [walk in agreement with] Me; and where I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.'"



Knowledge of GOD,



John 17:1-5 "When Jesus had spoken these words, He lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son that the Son may glorify You, since You have given Him authority over all flesh, to give Eternal Life to all whom You have given Him. This is Eternal Life, that they know You the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent. I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave Me to do. Now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed."

Sowing to the spirit, by His Spirit,

Galatians 6:6-10 "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit of Spirit will from the Spirit reap Eternal Life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13a x4

There is an important truth of doing a blog that is under the authority of GOD in Christ and Christ in me, the freedom from religions as the stronghold unseen and therefore unknown to common man. Being led by the Spirit is a far better thing for all of us.
Continuing with 1Corinthians 15:22-23's Regeneration as the prerequisite for our hearing the last trump of the voice of GOD our LORD as HE calls His own Home to join HIM Who Ish...the Amen and Faith. Then the LORD willing I will again look at the conditions of receiving eternal life in 13b.


Eternal Life, some general references to,

Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:46; John 6:27, 10:28; Romans 2:7, 6:22; 1Timothy 6:19; Titus 1:2; 1John 2:25 and Jude 21.


Unfading Life, of the righteous,

Psalm 1:1-3 "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; for his delight is in the law (the course of life) of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers."


Psalm 92:10-14 and 103:5 "For You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; You have poured over me fresh oil. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our GOD. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD God is upright; HE is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."

Psalm 103:1-5 "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, Who forgives all our iniquity, Who heals all our diseases, Who redeems our life from the pit, Who crowns us with steadfast love and mercy, Who satisfies us with good so that our youth is renewed like the eagle's."

 
Jeremiah 17:5-8 and Ezekiel 47:12 "Thus says the LORD: 'Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD. He is like a shrub in the desert, and will not see any good come. He will dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. For blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit." 

Ezekiel 47:3-12 "Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river. As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. Fishermen (Jesus said, 'I will make you fishers of men.') will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."


Hosea 14:4, 5-7, 8, 9 "'I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for My anger has turned from them.
I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily; He will take root like the trees of Lebanon; His shoots will spread out; His beauty will be like the olive, and His fragrance like Lebanon. They shall return and dwell beneath My shadow; they will flourish like the grain; they will blossom like the vine; their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I Who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from Me comes your fruit.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13a x3

Continuing with 1Corinthians 15:22-23 where we find this as a pre-qualifier; "For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ." We are actively learning what is meant by being One in Christ and Christ's being actively within us as promised eons ago by GOD in Genesis 3:15. Today's subject is "Regeneration" revealed by teachings on this very point and then I may look at a few conditions to our receiving Eternal Life.


Regeneration, the teaching concerning this,

Birth of an awaken spirit often called a "New Spirit,"

Ezekiel 36:21, 22-32 "For I had concern for My Holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: 'It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of My Holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. I will vindicate the Holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the LORD GOD, when through you I vindicate My Holiness before their eyes. I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.  And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey My rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be My people, and I will be your GOD. And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you. I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations. It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.'"


Of Divine Origin,

John 1:9-13 "The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. (Deuteronomy 18:15-22 [18-20]) But to all who did [do] receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave [gives] the right to become children of GOD, those who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."


Essential to Spiritual Vision,

John 3:1-11 and 2Corinthians 3:3 "Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from GOD, for no one can do these signs that You do unless GOD is with Him." Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of GOD." To this Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak of what We know, and bear witness to what We have seen, but you do not receive Our testimony."

2Corinthians 2:14-3:3 "But thanks be to GOD, Who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by GOD, in the sight of GOD we speak Christ. Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? You yourselves are our letters of recommendation, written on your hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living GOD, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." (Ezekiel 32:22-32 [26])

A New Creature,

2Corinthians 5:16-19 "From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according [by what HE is in our flesh] to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer (separated from us). Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, (has the Spirit Christ in him) he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (Isaiah 43:14-21 [18-19a]) All this is GOD, Who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ GOD was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their (our) trespasses against them (us), and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation."

Necessary for Salvation,

Titus 3:1-11 with James 1:18, and 1Peter 1:3 "Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, HE saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, Whom HE (continues to give us as being) poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His Grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed GOD may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned."

James 1:12-18 "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and HE Himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of His own will HE brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures."

1Peter 1:3-9 "Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, HE has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for us, who by GOD's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this we rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, we have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of our faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of our faith, the salvation of your souls."


By the Word of GOD,

1Peter 1:22-2:3 with 1John 2:29, 3:9, 4:7 "Having purified your souls by our obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of GOD; for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the LORD remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you. So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the LORD is good."

1John 2:25, 26-29, 3:9, 4:7 "And this is the promise that HE made to us—Eternal Life.
I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. But the anointing (Christ) that you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it [HE] has taught you, abide in Him. And now, as little children, abide in Him, so that when HE appears we may have confidence and not shrink from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that HE is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him." 

1John 3:4-10 "Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that HE appeared in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as HE is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of GOD appeared to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of GOD makes a practice of sinning, for GOD's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of GOD, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."


1John 4:7-14 "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of GOD and know GOD. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because GOD is Love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that HE loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if GOD so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen GOD; if we love one another, GOD abides in us and His love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him and HE in us, because HE has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world."


Obtained by Faith,

1John 5:1-3, 4 "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of GOD, and everyone who loves the Father, loves whoever has been born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of GOD, when we love GOD and obey His commandments. For this is the love of GOD, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
For everyone who has been born of GOD overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."

Think back over no better yet look back at my intro to section 13a where I revealed the meaning of "faith and the Amen." 

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13a x2

Continuing with our target of yesterday, "Christ is Life" with Spiritual Life by way of a few general references bring us to Regeneration, Life Unfading and Eternal:


Spiritual Life;

Sustained by the Word of GOD,

Deuteronomy 8:1-10 with Isaiah 55:3 "The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that He might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. And HE humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that HE might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in His ways and by fearing Him. For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land HE has given you."

Isaiah 55:1-5, 6 "Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to Me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, My steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
"Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near."

Secured through Faith,

John 5:24-29 with 20:31; Romans 6:11, 8:10 (Jesus is speaking) "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him Who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (stated under penalty of Deuteronomy 18:18-20) "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. (this is seen in Matthew 27:51-54*, 55-56 and Paul's witness in his epistles) For as the Father has (is) Life in Himself, so HE has granted the Son also to have life in Himself. And HE has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs* will hear His voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment."




John 20:30-31 and Romans 6:11, 8:10 "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of GOD, and that by believing you may have Life in His name.

Romans 6:8-11, 8:10 "Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death HE died HE died to sin, once for all, but the life He lives He lives to GOD. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to GOD in Christ Jesus."

Romans 8:8, 9-11 "Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him. For if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit (man's spirit) is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of Him Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, HE Who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you." (John 17)



Necessitates Death to Sin and Self,

2Corinthians 4:7-12, 5:15 with Galatians 2:20 "But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to GOD and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you."

2Corinthians 5:11-15 and Galatians 2:20 "Therefore, knowing the fear of the LORD, we persuade others. But what we are is known to (by) GOD, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that One has died for all, therefore all have died; and HE died for All, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him Who for their sake died and was raised."

Galatians 2:15-3:9 "We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile (dogs) sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the Law (of works of the dependency on the flesh) but through faith (agreement with) in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law no one will be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the law (of faith) I died to the Law, so that I might live to (by) GOD. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for [to] me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the Law, then Christ died for no purpose. O foolish Galatians! (one who calls himself a "Christian or Messianic Christians") Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law or by hearing with faith? (I showed in my introduction of the last blog 13a that both Amen and Faith work hand in hand as an affirmation of strong agreement) Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Does HE Who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith— just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness (in Genesis 15:6)"? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that GOD would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed." (Genesis 12:3) So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."

Christ the Supreme Agent of,

Philippians 1:12-26 with 1Peter 4:6 "I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again."


1Peter 4:1-6 "Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of GOD. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles (pagans, religious) want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to Him Who is ready to judge the living (spiritually awaken) and the (those who remain in separation and hostility to God remain) dead. For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the (by their) spirit the way GOD does."

Love the Demonstration of,

1John 3:13-22 "Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word only or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we will know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before Him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and HE knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before GOD; and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what pleases Him."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13a

Before continuing with 1Corinthians 15, I want to look at the Hebrew word "Amen." Because I learned something new to me about this very important word used more than any other throughout the Bible. This word is the Bible's supreme expression of assent. By saying Amen, we mean much more than a simple agreement. It is a remarkable word because it allows us to succinctly articulate "Praise to the LORD" and "I agree." For example, Jeremiah agrees with the words of Hananiah, a fellow prophet, by saying: "Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD fulfill the words that you have prophesied." (in Jeremiah 28:6) The true significance of Amen, this powerful word comes from the Hebrew root (a-m-n) that is also related to the word (emunah) which means "faith." Interestingly, Amen is classified as an adjective which describes states and moods. This word is not another "Yes" or "No." When a person says Amend, they commit themselves to a state of conscious agreement, judgement and faith. In the Bible, having faith is not just a question of being spiritually awake, but of being firmly committed to one's spiritual identity.

My first passage of the passages used in that of 1Corinthinas 15 is that of verses 22-23 which witnesses to this; "For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ."
This is a qualifying phrase of limited scope because those who are "in Christ" being the Amen as shown above walk in total agreement with Him as required by Jesus Himself in the phrase "follow Me." Keeping in mind that the LORD God, LORD and LORD of the Old is the Jesus of the New. (Deuteronomy 18:15-22 [18-19] and Matthew 11:25-27, 28-30 [28]) The phrase: "so also in Christ will (shall) all be made alive," is a born again phrase of spiritual awakening. Now Jesus stated that, "He was the Way, the Life and the Resurrection" this in itself is a bold statement of great magnitude.
 I want now to look at, Christ being Life.


Christ the Life;

Radiant Life,

John 1:4-5 and 5:26 "In Him was (is) life, and the life was (is) the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome (comprehend) it (Him)."

John 5:24-29 (Jesus is speaking) "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him Who sent Me (Deuteronomy 18:15-22) has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so HE has granted the Son also to have life in Himself. And HE has given Him authority to execute judgment, because HE is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life (Matthew 27:51-54), and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment."





Abundance of Life,


John 10:1-10 (Jesus is speaking) "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber (revealing Satan's evil nature in mankind). But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what He was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."


Life for Death,

John 11:17-27 "Now when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met Him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You." Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes Me, though he die, yet will he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of GOD, Who is coming into the world (this is His Messianic title as Jehovah Sidkakue or EHYEH; "God is my Salvation" was also His title)."




The Way, the Truth, the Life,

John 14:1-7 (Jesus is speaking) "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in GOD; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going." Thomas said to Him, "LORD, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. (fulfilling His old testament titles of which there are many) No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."




Life Everlasting,

Romans 5:18-6:7, 8 and 1John 1:2 "Therefore, as one trespass of transgression led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the world of many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. Now the Law (the first five books which condemned the works of the flesh) came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our LORD. What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we will certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. (1Corinthians 15's revelation) We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body [flesh] of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we (will) also live with Him."


1John 1:1-4, 5 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest in us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all."




The Only Source of Life,

1John 5:5-12 "Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is He Who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the One Who testifies, because the Spirit is the Truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water (His baptism which made Him Spirit among men) and the blood (His death in which I am identified); and these three agree. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of GOD is greater, for this is the testimony of GOD that HE has borne concerning His Son (Deuteronomy 18:18-19). Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe GOD has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that GOD has borne concerning His Son. And this is the testimony, that GOD gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has Life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 13

Okay, here we are at 1Corinthians 15 and its dealing with the faithful being called out before the day of wrath, as the faithful have no wrath within them, having dealt with the flesh of sin and death. I will pick up the flow at 1Corinthians 14:37 through the end of 15 at verse 58. In this fashion; 1Corinthians 14:37-15:2, 3-11, 12-19, 20-28, 29-34, 35-41, 42-49, 50-57, and then 58:

"If anyone thinks that he is a prophet (know GOD and His Christ in knowledge and understanding), or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the LORD. If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized (acknowledged by GOD). So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy (teach, preach and instruct others through the Spirit of Christ within you), and do not forbid speaking in tongues. For all things should be done decently and in order. Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared (as Jesus) to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of GOD I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of GOD that (did the works of GOD) is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting GOD, because we testified about GOD, that He raised Christ, Whom He did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still dead (separated from GOD spiritually) in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. (witnessed to in Matthew 27:51-54 and then by Paul later in his letters) For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to GOD the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For HE must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For (in Psalms 8:6) "God has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection (in Matthew 11:27, 28:18)," it is plain that HE is excepted Who put all things in subjection under Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him Who put all things in subjection under Him, that GOD may be All in all.
Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? Why are we in danger every hour? I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die every day! What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals." Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. (John 12:24, 25-28) And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. For GOD gives it a body as HE has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written (in Genesis 2:7), "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. (in Romans 5:14) For it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural (Genesis 2:9, 3:1-7, 8-19), and then the spiritual [again, Genesis 2:7]. The first man was from the earth (earthy), a man of dust; the second man (Spirit) is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man (Spirit) of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven (spiritual again). Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven (Genesis 1:26-29, 2:6-7).
I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable (be clothed with Christ, Luke 24:49, ), and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then will come to pass the saying that is written (by Isaiah in 25:8): "Death is swallowed up in victory." (by Hosea in 13:14) "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. (Strong's Greek G3551: a rule approved of by GOD) But thanks be to GOD, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD God, knowing that in the LORD, your labor is not in vain."

This is but the beginning of this study.

The Secrets and Mysteries of GOD revisited, part 12

This mystery for the world and much of the church lay's veiled as it deals with both the eternal law of love and marriage and the coming of two opposites to agreement in order to walk as one. The same thing the Lord Jesus implies when He asks us to follow Him in order to become a disciple. When one prays in the spirit they are speaking to GOD and GOD in turn replays through His Spirit within us for our deification. This is covered in 1Corinthians 13 and 14 and therefore I will allow the Holy Spirit to reveal this matter to all who find us. I will move on to 1Corinthians 15 and the great debate of the meaning of this chapter in the calling out of the church. This church is restrictive in nature as we have seen throughout the course of this blogs studies, and the first illustration of Noah and his family who experienced the first recorded salvation. And then Israel being the second when called out of the world order of darkness, paganism and the religious order of that paganism, illustrated by Egypt.


1Corinthians 13:1-3, 4-7, 8-14:5, 6-12, 13-19, 20 "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their up-building and encouragement and consolation. The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air. There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature."