Our last post was an introduction to "the End Times - Eschatology," where we found that Jesus Christ is the I am-ness of Eschatology, Now in the hearts of Redeemed Humanity. Meaning that many millions if not billions, of the worlds humanity remain in abstract darkness unknowing who they are. By not knowing their seamless one-ness as an, "I am," the purpose and reason that GOD (Elohim) put on our humanity to become Emmanuel. Keep this in mind, it was this same Peter who Jesus labeled Petros, little chip of the bigger block of a Rock! Jesus being the block of Rock. A stone mason knows this too well. Also keep in mind that "Adam," means our own humanity. Picking the flow back up with a look at 1Peter 1 beginning at verse 10, let us find our Redeemed mindset, to see what it states, shall we?
The End Times - Eschatology:
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The hour Has Come!
1Peter 1:10-25 "This salvation which you now know as your own, is the theme of the prophetic thought; This is what intrigued the Prophets' minds for generations and became the object of their most diligent inquiry and scrutiny. They knew all along that humanity's salvation was a grace revelation, sustained in their prophetic utterance! (Salvation would never be by personal achievement or a reward to willpower-driven initiative! The law of works would and indeed could never replace grace.) In all of their conversations there was a constant quest to determine who the Messiah would be, and exactly when this would happen. They knew with certainty that it was the spirit of Christ within them pointing prophetically and giving testimony to the sufferings of the Christ and the subsequent glory. (Whatever glory was lost in Adam, would be redeemed again in Jesus Christ!) It was revealed to them that glorious grace message that they were communicating pointed to a specific day and person beyond their own horizon and generation; They saw you in their prophetic view! This [1]heavenly announcement had you in mind all along! They proclaimed glad tidings to you in advance, in the Holy Spirit, commissioned from heaven; The Shepherd-Messengers themselves longed to gaze deeply into its complete fulfillment. (Peter uses the word, [1, G312 from G303 and the base of G32] anaggello, where the preposition (G303), ana, points upwards to the source of the announcement.) How amazing is that! Jesus is what the scriptures are all about; And you are what Jesus is all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is [1] what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrates your seamless transition from the old to the new! The revelation of jesus is no longer a future expectation! Do not allow the old mindset of a future tense glory to intoxicate you and distract you from the relevance of this moment! Stop pointing to a future Messiah! You're it! You are who the Prophets pointed to! You are the fruit of His sufferings; You are the glorious resurrection generation! Fully engage your [2]minds with the consequence of this grace in the revelation of Jesus Christ! He [3]completes your every [4]expectation! (The word [1, G328 from G303 ana, up ward thought and G2224 zōnnumi, to bind about, from G2223 ] anazosamenoi, to grid up, is an Aorist Participle, which translates, "having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober!" The word, [2, G1271 from G1223 dia, channel and G3563 nous, intellect] dianoia, suggests deep contemplation, thinking something thoroughly through in order to reach a sober conclusion! Then Peter writes, [3, G5049] teleios, end [4, G1679] elpisate, hope, this is the completeness of every expectation! see Colossians 1:27.
In one act of righteousness, GOD removed every possible definition of distance and delay! Every excuse that we could have to feel separated from GOD GOD vaporized, cancelled! This is what the Prophets saw: "Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; The crocked places shall be made straight, even the rough places shall be made smooth. and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 40:4-5.) Your [1]accurate hearing is what distinguishes you as the resurrection generation; The days of being driven by every [2]desperate, distorted passion of your former ignorance are over! The [3]fashion and patterns of a (by gone and) redundant system are no longer relevant! (The word, [1, G5218 from G5219 hupakouō, to listen intently, from G5259 and G191] upoakoo is often translated, obedience, is from (G5259) upo, meaning under, as in under the influence of, and (G191) akoo, to hear. In the context of this chapter, Peter urges us to hear accurately what was communicated in the prophetic word concerning the life of our design, now rebooted into newness by our joint resurrection within Jesus Christ (His humanity which we all share)! The word, [2, G1939 from G1937 epithumeō, to set the heart upon, from G1909 epi, superimposition and G2372 thumos, heavy passion] epithumia, translates, desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust. The word, [3, G4964 from G4862 sun, union and a derivative of G4976 schema, external condition] suschematizo, is from sun, union, and schema, pattern; A typical template.) The one whose [1]idea you are to begin with, designed you to radiate His image and likeness; He is the true pattern of your beginnings! So, [2]be who you are in realizing the exact detail of your genesis! You are [3]whole and in perfect harmony; Seamless one with Him! (The word, [1, G2564] kaleo, to define by name; To surname. The word, [2, G1096] genethete, referring to genesis, or birth, is in the Aorist, Passive, imperative case; The distinction between the Aorist imperative and the present imperative is one of aspect, not tense. Thus, to get something over and done with! The word, [3, G40, H2282] hagios, holy, separate from common conditions and use. see Hebrews 10:14-16) On the very account that what is written in prophetic Scripture, (and echoed in our innermost being), already mirrors the life of our design, we are free to be who we are. As it is written, "'I am, therefore you are! I am wholly separated to you, and invite you to explore the same completeness of your being in Me!'" (The word, (G1125) grapho, to engrave, often refers to the prophetic writings, OT Scriptures. The appeal of truth is confirmed in the resonance within us due to the echo of that which is already written in our (DNA) innermost being by design! "Did not your heart ignite within you while He opened to us the scriptures!" Luke 24:27, 32, 44-45. The Textus Receptus uses the word genesthe, instead of esesthe, from (G1510) eimi, "I am," as in the Westtcott & Hort text. This makes a massive difference! So, instead of ginomai, to become, it is the, esesthe, I am! See notes in John 1:1. Three times in this sentence John used the active indicative imperfect form of the verb eimi, namely aen [nv] to be, [in the beginning 'was' the Word etc,,,,] which conveys no idea of origin for GOD or for the Logos, but simply continuous existence, 'I am.' Quite a different verb egeneto, "become," appears in John 8:58, 'before Abraham was [born, genesthai from ginomai] I am.' The word eimi, I am; The essence of being, suggesting timeless-ness of existence. You did not begin in your mother's womb. You began in GOD'S I-am-ness! You are the most magnificent idea that the Engineer of the Universe has ever had! 'I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb!' Jeremaih 1:5. In Him we live and move and have our being! Acts 17:28.) Now since you are defined in your Father, who does not judge anyone on face value, but always only according His work; (His finished work in Christ) wherever you find yourself located geographically or emotionally, return to your 'at home-ness' in Him; You are not defined by your circumstances. ( The word (G390 from G303 ana, and G4762 strepho, to convert) anastrepho, suggests a radical returning; literally a turning upside down! Actually ana, means upwards - so, it's actually a turning downside up!) It is clear to see that you were ransomed from the futile, fallen mindset that you inherited from your fathers, not by the currency of your own labor, represented by the fluctuating values of gold and silver, and the economy of your religious efforts; But you were redeemed with the priceless blood of Christ; He is the ultimate sacrifice; Spotless and without blemish. He completes the prophetic picture! (In Him GOD speaks the most radical scapegoat language of the law of judgment, and brings final closure to a dead and redundant system! in Psalm 40:6-7, it is clearly stated that GOD does not require sacrifices or offerings! Jesus was (and remains) the Lamb of GOD! He collides victoriously with the futile sacrificial system whereby offerings are constantly made to the pseudo, moody, monster gods of our imaginations! This is the scandal of the cross! GOD does not demand a sacrifice that would change the way He thinks about humanity; He provided the sacrifice of himself in Christ as Christ in order to forever eradicate sin-consciousness from our minds and radically changed the way we think abut our Maker, one another and ourselves! [Sin-consciousness is in essence a works-based consciousness.] GOD did not clothe Adam with the skin of a slain animal because of a divine need to be appeased, but because of Their unconditional Agape for Adam; They spoke the language of Adam's own judgment: Adam, not GOD, was embarrassed about his nakedness. The clothing was not to make GOD look at Adam differently, but to make Adam feel better about himself! And ultimately it was to prophetically prepare Adam for the unveiling of the mystery of humanity's redemption in the incarnation. Here Deity would clothe Themselves in human skin, in a son; And the Loin of Judah would become the Lamb of GOD in order to free our minds to re-discover His image and likeness in our skin! see 1Peter 1:2.) He was always destined in GOD'S prophetic thoughts; GOD knew even before the fall of the world order that His Son would be the Lamb, to be made manifest in these last days, because of you! (You are the reason Jesus died and was raised! The word, (G2598) kataballo, means "to fall away, to put in a lower place," instead of themelios, meaning "foundation" [see Eph. 2:20]; Thus, translated "the fall of the world," instead of "the foundation of the world." The entire "Fall" was a falling away in our minds from our true identity as image and likeness bearers of Elohim. Just like Eve, were we all deceived to believe a lie about ourselves, which is the fruit of the "I-am-not-tree." We all, like sheep have gone astray. [Is. 53:6] The word eschatos means extreme; last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines eschatology!) He is the conclusive cause of our belief in GOD. Seeing then how perfectly you fit into the scheme of things, it is no wonder that our faith in GOD'S act of raising Jesus from the dead became the glorious reference to our own new birth (being again from above)! The glory that GOD gave Jesus by raising Him from among the dead, is the conclusion of everything that our faith longed for! (This is the redeemed glory that the Prophets pointed to! Hosea 6:2, "After two days he will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:5, "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together!") As a result of our accurate hearing of the unveiled truth, and through the agency of the Spirit, we have engaged our souls fully with the purifying effect of our inclusion in His glorious work of redemption. (See commentary note on 1Peter 1:14. The same Spirit of Christ who spoke from within the Prophets of old, now endorses truth within us, our spirit!) This co-resurrection-new-birth does not compare to the fading qualities of that which is produced by the perishable seed of the carnal works - and performance-based mindsets. The indestructible living seed of the word of GOD conceives our resurrection life within us; This life is equal to its source. ( The word, (G3306) meno, abiding in seamless union, or, to remain the same.
You are giving stature to the rise of a new person; A new resurrection generation of a people who are coming out of obscurity into His marvelous light!) "All flesh is but grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our GOD is [1]risen for ever." This word is the [2]exact same message of the glad tidings announced by the Prophets and Now proclaimed to you! (Peter again quoted from Isaiah 40, this time verses 6 and 8. The Hebrew word, [1, H6965] Qum, means to rise up; like in Hosea 6:2, "After two days He will revive us, on the third day, He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:6, 8; Also see the note on 1Peter 1:13. The word [2, G ] meno is used in the Septuagint and also here in the Greek text, Peter uses the word, meno, to remain the same; To continue to be (ever active) present.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
In our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall continue with Galatians 4:1. Until then may He prove Himself faithful by releasing the grip of fear of death from this virus manufactured by man. Under the influence of all that is evil.
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