Removing the Veil of religious Distortions and Disceptions:

   Today, as I was posting on Facebook, when my wife came in and told me something that she had heard during the night hours, of which she had to look it up to verify for herself what she had heard and understood, it comes out of 1Peter 1:13-16, 17-21, 22-25. Though hers was within verses 13-21, she carried throw verse 25. She asked me to listen closely as she read it, then she reread it with emphasis on the verses that she found of intense interest for today's application. It fit right in with what I was already posting. For this edition I am doing things in reverse from my usual pattern, meaning the first Bible reference will be from the Mirror Study Bible with its complete notes and I will include the comments with the Strong's references, as best I can, and then KJV and ESV for comparison.

The Mirror Study Bible, with notes, 1Peter 1:13-16, 17-21, 22-25: How amazing is that! Jesus is what the Scriptures are all about; And you are what Jesus was all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is [1] what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrate our seamless transition from the old (now dead on the cross) to the new! The revelation of Jesus is no longer a future (purely a religious) 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 they're and 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 our every [4] expectation! (The word, [1] G328 (From G303 ana, and G2224 zosamenoi,) anazosamenoi, to gird up, is an Aorist Participle, which translates, "having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober!" The word, [2] G1271 (From G1223 dia, and G3563 nous,) dianoia, suggests deep contemplation, thinking something thoroughly through in order to draw and reach a sober conclusion! Then Peter writes, [3] G5049 (An Adverb from G5046) teleios [4] G1679 (From G1680) elpisate, this is the completeness of every expectation! see Col. 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 was cancelled outright! This what the Prophets saw: "Every valley shall be lifted up, and even the rough places shall be made low; The crooked 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 our former ignorance are over! The [3] fashions and patterns of a redundant religious system are no longer relevant! (The word, [1] G5218 (From G5219, From G5259 hupo, and G191 akouo,) 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 and is communicated in both the prophetic and audible inspiration word concerning this life of our original design, now rebooted into a newness (a re-birthing from above, that Jesus spoke of as our requirement, John 3:3) by our joint resurrection within Jesus Christ! The word, [2] G1939 (From G1937, From G1909 and G2372) epithumia, translated, desire, cravings, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust. The word, [3] G4964 (From G4862 sun, and a derivative of G4976 schema,) suschematizp, is from sun, union, and schema, pattern; A typical template.) The one whose [1] idea you are to begin with, designed and constructs you to radiate His image and likeness; He is the true pattern of our being-ness! So, [2] be who you are in realizing the exact detail of our genesis! We are [3] whole (Isa. 53:5) and in perfect harmony; Seamlessly one with Him! (The word, [1] G2564 kaleo, to define by name; to surname. Now the following word is not in the context of this passage but it is related to all said herein, [2] genethete, refers to our regenesis, or birth, is in 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 (From G53 [H2282] hagnos, innocence) hagios, holy, separate from common condition and use. look at Heb. 10:14-16.) On the very account that what is [1] written in prophetic Scripture, (and echoed in our innermost being) , already mirrors the life of our design, we are free to [2] 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, [1] G1125 grapho, to engrave, often refers to the prophetic writings, OT Scripture. The appeal of truth is confirmed in the resonance within us due to the echo of that which is already written in our innermost being by design! "Did not our hearts ignite within us while he opened to us the Scriptures? [Luke 24:27, 32, 44, 45.] The Textus Receptus uses the word, genesthe, instead of [2, the word G1096 ginomai, is used meaning become.] esesthe, from eimi, as in the Westtcott & Hort text. This makes a massive difference! So, instead of ginomai, to become, it is the word, esesthe, "be!" from G1510 eimi, I am, I exist! See note on John 1:1 in my earlier postings. Three times in this sentence John used the active indicative imperfect form of the verb eimi, namely G2258 aen [ ἦν ] 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 from egeneto, "become," appears in John 1:14 for the beginning of the Incarnation of the Logos. The word "became" flesh. The incarnation is not the origin of Jesus. See the distinction sharply drawn in John 8:58, "before Abraham was [born, genesthai from ginomai] I am." The word eimi, I am; The essence of being, suggesting timeless 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 even had! "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb!" Jer. 1:5. In Him we live and move and have our being! Acts 17:28.)

Now since we are defined in our Father, who does not judge anyone on face value, but always only according to His work; (His finished work in Christ) wherever we find ourselves located geographically or emotionally, [1] return to your 'at-home-ness' in Him, with a deep sense of GOD-consciousness; We are not defined by our circumstances. (The word [1] G390 (From G303 and G4762) anastrepho, suggests a radical returning; Literally a turning upside down! Actually G303 ana, which means upwards - so, it's actually a turning downside up! look at 2Cor. 3:16) It is clear to see that we were ransomed from the futile, fallen mindset that we inherited by from our earthly father's, not by the currency of our own labors, represented by the fluctuating values of gold and silver, and the economy of our religious efforts; For we were redeemed with the priceless blood of Christ; He is the ultimate sacrifice; Spotless and without blemish. He completed the Prophetic picture! (In Him GOD spoke the most radical scapegoat language of the Mosaic Law of judgment and condemnation, and brought final closure to a dead and redundant system! In Psalm 40:6-7, it is clearly states that GOD does not require sacrifices or offerings! Jesus is the Lamb of GOD! He collides victoriously with the futile sacrificial system wherein offerings were constantly made to the pseudo, moody, monster gods of mans imaginations! This is the scandal of the cross! GOD does not demand a sacrifice that would change the way we think and believe much less of His thinking of us His humanity; He provided the sacrifice of Himself as Christ in order to forever eradicate the sin-consciousness (held there by religions origin and design) from our minds and radically changed the way we think (perceive, see and hear) and believe about our Maker, one another and ourselves! [Sin-consciousness is in essence a works-based consciousness of eminence proportions and weight.] GOD did not clothe Adam with skins of a slain animal because of a divine need to be appeased, but because of their unconditional love 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's reconciliation in the promised incarnate one. 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 [1] fall of the world order that His Son would be the Lamb, to be made manifested in the [2] last days, because of us! (You are the reason Jesus died and was raised! The word [1] G2602 (From G2598 kaballo, to through down, From G2596 kata, and G906 ballo,) kataballo, meaning "to fall away, to put in a lower place of thought," instead of themelios, meaning "foundation" [see Eph. 2:20]; Thus, translated "the fall of the world," insead 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." For we all like sheep have gone astray. [Isa. 53:6] The word [2] G2078 eschatos, means extreme; Last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines us eschatology!) He is the conclusive cause of our belief in GOD. Seeing then how perfectly we fit into the scheme of things, is it no wonder that our faith in GOD'S act of raising Jesus from the dead becomes the glorious reference to our own new birth (John 3:3)! The glory that GOD gave Jesus by raising Him from the dead, is the conclusion of everything that our faith longed for! (This is the redeemed glory that the Prophets pointed to! Hos. 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 flseh shell see it together!")

As a result of our [1] 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. (The same word that spoke through the Prophets by the same Spirit of Christ who spoke from within the Prophets of old, now endorses His truth within our spirits.) This co-resurrection-new-birth does not compare to the fading qualities of that which is produced by the perishable living seed of the carnal works and performance-based mindsets. The indestructible living seed of the word of GOD conceives resurrection life within you and me; This life is [1] equal to its source. (The word, [1] G3306 meno, means, abiding in seamless union, or, to remain the same. We are giving stature to the risen new person we are; A new resurrection generation of people who are coming out of obscurity to His marvelous light!) "All flesh is but grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. The grass it withers, the flower it 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 verse 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!" Again we hit word meno being used in the Septuagint and also here in the Greek text, Peter used the word, meno, to remain the same; To continue to be present.)

1Peter 1:13-16, 17-21, 22-25 (KJV) "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."

 

 1Peter 1:13-16, 17-21, 22-25 (ESV) "Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." 

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 

Having purified your souls by your 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."

What many may call "New Age" is not so, it is a higher intelegence. Part 4

 I am not going to carry this topic any further I will cut it short with this post, and will go to the quick of this thought by going to Romans 12 verses 1 through 2. This passage has links to Psalm 119, Lamentations 3:22 and then those of a renewed mind in Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 2:1-10 and Colossians 2:20, these are of Paul's signature of habit. I will however use my pattern of the past to open this post.

Living Sacrifice:

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)  "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV+) "I beseechG3870 youG5209 therefore,G3767 brethren,G80 byG1223 theG3588 merciesG3628 of God,G2316 that ye presentG3936 yourG5216 bodiesG4983 a livingG2198 sacrifice,G2378 holy,G40 acceptableG2101 unto God,G2316 which is yourG5216 reasonableG3050 service.G2999
Rom 12:2  AndG2532 be notG3361 conformedG4964 to thisG5129 world:G165 butG235 be ye transformedG3339 by theG3588 renewingG342 of yourG5216 mind,G3563 that yeG5209 may proveG1381 whatG5101 is that good,G18 andG2532 acceptable,G2101 andG2532 perfect,G5046 willG2307 of God.G2316"

Romans 12:1-2 (Mirror study Bible) "Live consistent with [1] who you really are, inspired by the loving kindnesses of GOD. My [2] brothers, the most practical expression of worship is to [3] make your bodies available to Him as a living sacrifice; This pleases Him more than any religious routine or ritual of habit. He desires to find visible, individual expression is our person. (We are spirits having a human event. The word, [1] G3870, parakaleo, comes from G3844, para, a preposition indicating close proximity, a thing proceeding from a sphere of influence (our origin, of Gen. 1:26-27, as seen in Gen. 2:6-7), with a suggestion of union of place of residence, to have sprung from its author and giver, originating from, denoting the point from which an action originated, intimate connection; And G2564, kaleo, meaning to identify by name, to surname [Christ]. Jesus introduced the Holy Spirit in the same capacity: [3] G3875, parakletos, meaning close companion, kinsmen [John 14:16]. The word [2] G80, adelphos, comes from G1 a, much like H1, ab, Father, as a connective particle, and delphos / delphus, meaning womb. Commonly translated as brother. [see Heb. 2:11] The word, [3] G3936, paristemi, means to exhibit, to present. In the context of the New Testament, the sacrifical system no longer involves dead animals, but living people. "You died in His death and are now alive in His resurrection to GOD [Romans 6:11].) Do not allow [1] current religious traditions to mold you into its pattern of reasoning. Like an inspired artist, give attention to the detail of GOD'S desire to find expression in you and then through you. Become acquainted with perfection (Gen. 2). To [2] accommodate yourself to the delight and good pleasure of Him will transform your thoughts afresh from within." (The word, [1] G165, aion, is traditionally translated as "do not be conformed to this world." Actually aion [G104, aei, meaning the looked forward to Messianic period of time, its duration], points to a period of time of specific influence.[Not new age] In the context of this writing Paul referred to the religious traditional influence of his day and time as being limited. Speaking of the Israel only era. The word, [2] G2101, euarestos, comes from G2095, eu, praiseworthy, well done + G701, arestos, meaning to accommodate one's self to the opinions, desires, and interests of others. Meaning to surrender to religions influences and discarding GOD'S ownership as Father.)

For our current events this has a true meaning as more of the dark-side is opening soliciting its hostages from among the very elect of GOD if possible. We need to be on guard at all times having on the full armor of GOD will help, as will all prayers of righteous thought, the having a new mind set which has its origin in Gen. 2.

What many may call "New Age" is not so, it is a higher intelegence. Part 3

     I started this to bring to light that all of humanity from the Cross forward to this day has within them the ability to communicate with GOD as promised in the Prophets and seen active in Jesus. No longer up until Jesus, through it was spoken of as a future event but with the Resurrection forward that was changed to Now Faith is the substance of that once only spoken of. Now I want to say that like the heel [H6119] of Genesis 3:15, which when translated correctly means the hindrance of religion, as in holding one back. Remember Jesus' telling those around Him that He saw Satan fall as a star to the earth, well today we know this to be the cabal of destruction of human life, is of many similar names and titles such as dragon, snake, liar, murderer, as we have spoken in many of our posting before, available on this site, it consisting of some 2200 postings. I will pick the flow up at verse 43 of John 1 through verse 51. For the sake of space and readability I'll forgo the use of the KJV and ESV comparisons and will use only the new Mirror Study Bible.

John 1:43-51 "The next day Jesus intentionally departed from there (where He met John the Baptizers followers) and went to Galilee. There He met Phillip along the way and asked him to [1]accompany Him. Phillip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. (The word [1 G190 and G1] koloutheo is again used; it comes from a (G1), as particle of union and keleuthos, a road, thus to join on the same road, to accompany.) Phillip immediately went looking for Nathaniel and told him the news! We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Torah and He whom the Prophets announced when they spoke about Jesus, [the Savior] the son of Joseph from Nazareth. (Look at Deuteronomy 18:15, 18, "The LORD your GOD will raise up for up a Prophet like me from among you, from your brethren, Him you shall heed. Deu.18:18, I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren; And I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him." Genesis 49:10, "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between His feet, until He comes to  whom it belongs; And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples." Isaiah 7:14, "Therefore the LORD Himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call His name Emmanuel." Also Isaiah 53:1-12; Is. 9:6-7, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulders: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the Throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even foe ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." Daniel 9:24-27; Jeremiah 23:5-6, also John 5:39-40, "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; And it is they that bear witness to Me; Yet you refuse to come to Me that you may have life." John 5:46-47, "If you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote of Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?") To which Nathaniel answered, "How does Nazareth fit into the picture [equation] of GOD'S promised goodness? Phillip said to him, "Come and see for yourself!" (The 'what good thing?' of Nathaniel refers to Scriptures like Jeremiah 33:14-15, "Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; And he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land." Also Micah 5:2, "But you, Oh Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are the least among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for Me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days." Nathanael's question seems to imply, that not Nazareth, but Bethlehem, was to be the birthplace of the Messiah.) When Jesus saw Nathaniel approach Him, He made the following observation, 'Now here is a man of Israel, in whom there is no guile!' (Note the wisdom of Jesus, instead of engaging Nathaniel in a doctrinal debate around the Scriptures, He endorsed him!) Nathaniel was surprised! How can you possibly know me if we have never met? Jesus answered him, 'Long before Phillip spoke to you, I saw you under the fig tree!' Nathaniel exclaimed, "Rabbi, you are the Son of GOD! You are the king of Israel!" Jesus said, 'So you believe because I said that I saw you sitting under the fig tree? You haven't seen anything yet!' (By this Jesus does not mean the many miracles he is yet to witness, but rather, that His mission was to introduce us to ourselves again, so that we may know even as we have always been known! We have forgotten what manner of people we are! He knew us before He formed us in our mother's womb! Jame 1:17-18, 23-25. Jeremiah 1:5; 1Cor. 13:12.) Truly I say to you [singular], because of who I am, you [plural, in-You-manity-all the families in heaven and on earth] will surely see this communicated between the heavenly sphere and earth thrown wide [1] open, and the Angelic Shepherd-Messengers of GOD ascending and descending upon the incarnate son of man. Heaven and earth meet in the incarnate one! (In Him every definition of separation and distance is cancelled! Isaiah 55:10-11, "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not there without saturating the earth [all human flesh], so shall My words be that go forth from My mouth; They shall not return empty to Me, but shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I send them." The prophetic word are destined to become flesh; Every nook and cranny of human life is saturated in the incarnation! The word [1] G455, aneogota, is in the Perfect Active Participle Accusative Masculine Singular, 2nd Conjugation-form; The one who has led us upwards - from anoigo, from G303 ana, upwards and agoo, to lead! Jesus reminds Nathaniel of Genesis 28:12-14, and Jacob dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; And behold, the Angelic Shepherd-Messengers of GOD were ascending and descending on it! And Jahweh said to him, 'I am Elohim of Abraham, your seed shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; And in you and your descendants have all the families of the earth been blessed!' See also Ephesians 3:15 also 1:3, "Let's celebrate GOD! He lavishes every blessing heaven has upon us in Christ!" Now see Ephesians 4:8-10, "Scripture confirms that he led us as trophies in His triumphant procession (Mat. 27:51-54) on high; He repossessed His gift (likeness) in human form." Look also at Ephesians 2:6, "We are also elevated in His ascension to be equally welcome in the Throne room of the heavenly realm where we (originated, Gen. 1:26-27) are now seated together with Him in His authority." Quote from the Hebrew text of Psalm 68:18, "lakachta mattanoth baadam, thou has taken gifts in human form, in Adam." [The gifts which Jesus Christ distributes to us He has received in us, in and by virtue of His incarnation. Commentary by Adam Clarke.]

Ephesians 4:9, "The fact that He ascended confirms His victorious descent into the deepest pit of humanity's despair." (look at John 3:3, "No one has ascended into heaven but He who descended from heaven, even the son of man." All humanity originated from above (Gen. 1:26-27); We are authored, from above. [see James 1:17-18.])

Ephesians 4:10, "He now occupies the ultimate rank of authority from the lowest regions where he stooped down to rescue us to the highest authority in the heavens, having executed His mission to the full. (Fallen humanity is fully restored to the authority of the authentic life of our design. [Psalm 139:7-8, "Wither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from Your presences? If I ascend to heaven, You are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, You are there!"])

"Jesus has united heaven and earth, the life of GOD and human life in Himself. Just as it was panned before the time of the ages." By Baxter Kruger.)

What many may call "New Age" is not so, it is a higher intelegence. Part 2

 In my last post I shared my thoughts on this most important subject for humanity's has in force an attempt to deceive even the very elect of GOD'S Saints. This is taken from Romans chapter 10 verses 5 through 15, and as has been my habit I will first share from the KJV and then the newer ESV before looking at the Mirror Study Bible. Now first keep in mind that with the Cross and Resurrection all things of the OT, which was looking forward to a future promise was realized in Jesus who within Himself redeemed the imaged the GOD (Deu. 29:29) hidden within all of humanity.

 

Romans 10:5-13, 14-15 (KJV) "For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"

Now for the ESV of the same passage:

Romans 10:5-13, 14-15 (ESV) "For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) "or 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" 

Now for the Mirror Study Bible passages and what they reveal:

Romans 10:5-13, 14-15 Moses was the voice of the Law (of condemnation, based of human efforts and limited inspiration); He said that a person's life is only justified in their doing what this Law requires. But faith finds its voice in something much closer to a person than their most disciplined efforts to obey the Law. Faith understands that Christ is no longer a distant promise; Neither is Christ reduced to a mere historic hero or record. Christ is humanity's righteousness / innocence now today (not as a future event of religion's teachings)! Christ is no longer hidden somewhere in the realm of heaven as a future hope. For the Jews to continue to ask GOD to send them their Messiah is a waste of time! That is not the language of faith. Faith knows that the Messiah is not roaming somewhere in the region of the dead. "Who will descend into the abyss to bring Christ back from the dead (Heb. 8:1)," is not the language of faith (Rom. 4:25, 1Cor. 15:3-6). (Those who deny the resurrection of Christ would wish to send someone to go there and confirm their doubts, and bring back final proof that Jesus was not the Messiah. Faith announces a righteousness / innocence that reveals that all of humanity has indeed been co-raised together within Christ as Christ; The testimony of the risen Christ is confirmed in the heart and life of every believer.) Faith-righteousness (1Cor. 1:9) announces that every definition of distance in time, space, or hostility has been breached and cancelled. Faith says, "The Word is nearer you than you know and understand. It is as close to you as your voice and the conviction of your own heart." Therefore we publicly announce this message (because we are convinced that it belongs to everyone). Now your salvation (actually our redemption, reconciliation...OT, H3722, NT G2643) is realized! Our own [1]words echo GOD'S voice. The unveiling of the masterful act of Jesus forms the words in our mouth, inspired by the conviction of our heart that GOD indeed raised Him from the dead. (In His resurrection, GOD co-raised us [Hosea 6:2]. His resurrection declares our total innocence [Rom. 4:25]. Salvation is not reduced to a recipe or a "sinners prayer" formula; It is the spontaneous inevitable conversation of a persuaded heart! To confess, [1, G3670, from G3674 and G3056 homologeo, homo, the same thing +logeo, to say, acknowledge) Heart-faith confirms this fact of humanity's righteousness and ignites the kind of conversation consistent with salvation. (salvation G4991, to rescue from slavery, is the wrong word for this use, reconciliation G2433, to atone for, or conciliation is better here. He restored us to blameless innocence of Gen. 2! It is impossible not to boldly announce news of such global consequence [Isa. 40:9].) Scripture declares that whosoever will believe Christ (to be the fulfillment of the promise of GOD to redeem H1350, H1353 humanity) will [1]not be ashamed [2 hesitant] to announce it. ([See Isa 28:16] These two Hebrew words, 2H2363 cush, to make haste and [Isa. 49:23] 1H954 bush, to be ashamed, look very similar and were obviously confused in some translations---the Greek from Hebrew translations, the Septuagint, was the Scriptures Paul was most familiar with and there the word was translated from the word 1bush.) Nothing distinguished the Jew from the Greek when it comes to the generosity of GOD. He responds with equal benevolence to everyone who sees themselves identified in Him (they realize that GOD defines them and not their own cultural identity of very limited preconceived perceptions.) Salvation is to understand that every person's 1true identity is revealed in Christ. (Whosoever shall 1call upon the Name of the LORD shall be saved (healed, perserve, to be saved, to rescue, Joel 2:24 H4422); 1G1941 epikaleomai, to entitle, to identify by name, to surname.)

How is it possible to convince people of 1their identity in Him while they do not believe that He represented them? How will they believe if they remain ignorant about who they really are? How will they understand if the Good News of their inclusion is not announced? (The word, 1G1941 epikaleomai, traditionally translated as "to call upon," is from G2564 kaleo, which literary means to surname, or to identify by name.)1G1941 epikaleomai, traditionally translated as "to call upon," is from G2564 kaleo, which literary means to surname, or to identify by name. This is also the stem in Ekklesia, with ek being a preposition that denotes origin, and kaleo. In the context of Matthew 16 where Jesus introduces this word, He reveals that the son of man is indeed the son of GOD, "I say to you Simon, son of Jonah, you are Petros [Rock] and upon this petra I will build My Ekklesia!") What gives someone the urgency to declare these things? It is recorded in prophetic Scriptures, "How lovely on the mountains (where the watchmen were stationed to witness the outcome of a war) are the feet of them leaping with the exciting news of victory. Because of their eyewitness encounter they are the qualified to run with the Gospel of peace and announce the consequent glad tidings of good things that will benefit everyone."

Now we see as no one else sees and hear what no one else hears as did the first Adam, as recorded in Gen. 2, and by men like Enoch [Gen. 5:22, 24] and Elijah [2Ki. 2:11] with king David in the Psalms and the Prophets of old.