The LORD our Passover

Continuing the indexing for May 26^th

I failed to say something about the misunderstood of the term, “predestine, predestination or predestinated” which I cover in more detail in a paper I am not doing on The LORD my Righteousness, which may be posted after we finish this one. I have alluded to its meaning with the reference to Genesis 1:27-28 and 2:7 as these have the hidden meaning and purpose for Paul's statements concerning predestination. Genesis 1:27-28 took place long before the worlds and universe came into its own, it like so many of Davids Psalms is like hearing the Spirit of Life and Light speak in His own counsel wherein El, El the Son, El the Spirit spoken among themselves and planed the creation of all things and how all things would work. 

All that is herein said means nothing at all unless we have the revelation of this as found in Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation (the sum total benefit and blessing, that those redeemed from all earthly ills will one day be rescued from and will enjoy their consummation with Him) in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” This saved means the same thing as in the day that Noah, his family and the host of baby animals were called into the arch by Him and He closed the door of the arch behind them all. In this action He judged the crimes against the knowledge of God caused by the fallen angels and watchers of that dispensation, the period of mans first innocence. Enoch wrote many small books about this period and some of the wisdom of God as he experienced it in his walk with God.

As a means of finishing this study up, turn with me to Matthew chapter 5 to listen intently to the words of Jesus again, as Jesus teaches us on how we are first to enter the kingdom and then how to remain in this kingdom to be approved of God, As Jesus' teaching reveals.

“He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (show our need of a acknowledgment of our spiritual poverty and depravity caused by our being one with Satan)

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (are in spiritual grief and sorrow because of our total bankruptcy of soul and spirit, which is in depravity because we are in darkness being a child of Satan)

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. (this is not being a door mat but rather is strength under control having acknowledged the above situation of our undoneness and are now entered into His kingdom wherein He is the LORD of our being, this is our spiritual power under the Spirit's control)

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (this is our daily need for His righteousness and kingdom rule which overcomes the evils above expressed as our spiritual depravity and darkness)

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (His blood and vicarious death and our identity In HIM through it has circumcised our evil and callous heart to become a new heart of flesh, a pure heart through which we can now see God)

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (because His character has been restored within our heart we like Him become peacemakers as He is Peace, this causes many to misunderstand us because we are not motivated as they are in an assumed self-righteousness which is sin)

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (this is the afflictions and often suffering which come upon us because of what was just said above about being a Peacemaker speaking the Truth in Love)

Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. (by this we know that we have indeed passed from death to newness of His Life because we bear His fruit of goodness and truth as a branch of His Life within us)

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven (Galatians 2:20): for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. You are (become) the salt of the earth: but if the salt have  lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (as Jesus was and is the Light of all men everywhere we have also become Light to those around us who do not know us as they do not know Him) [to see more clearly this portion on being a light to the world look at Mark 4:21-23 and Luke 8:16-21 and Acts 6:1-7:60 where we have the illustration of one being a candle in the person of Stephen. Especially verses 3 through 8 of chapter 6.]

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good (which bear witness of Me within you restored for these, look at John 17:23-24, 26, Gal. 2:20; 1John 4:1-13) works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

With all that I have attempted to reveal thus far from both the Old [as far as the ordinance and order of things goes, because it has been rolled up by God as a mute, now dead thing, because it was unable to produce in His ultimate creation the likeness of Himself, which was of course man's obedience and faith in Himself above all others] and the now New. Though God Himself came as the Son of man [Adam, again without pretense or deception of sin], the LORD, Who is Master, Father, husbandman, husband and vine in the person of Christ Jesus. Who through His words of instruction laid a new foundation with Himself; its bedrock thus being our Salvation in the Passover and all things being now a spiritual reality no longer a purely physical [as the natural Israel remained but was not destined to] because the physical or material realm is weak and beggarly at the very best. This realm, the earthy, worldly and natural man, clings to, though it is dying and on the verge of passing away. So like Noah and the Prophets of old proclaimed the revelation of Christ, I also claim His salvation to be our ark into which we will also be called, soon and very soon. Are we prepared?