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CHRIST THE ANTIDOTE REGARDING DEATH
Part 19.
To The Least of My Brethren is Me; Christ?
''But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him and he !lew a
trumpet and "the clan of# $!ie%er was &athered to him'' Judges 6:34. All references from the Am
unless other!ise stated.
"hen #od $imself decided it !as time for #ideon to mo%e into a higher Realm.$e& #od& too'
possession of this (A)& he !as chosen for a urose * he blew a trumpet in other !ords he had a
message to declare. #ideon !as gi%en a message of deli%erance from idolatry for all of #od+stheneole
!ho !ere ,srael- "ho are #od+s eole toda/ 0ure !e 'no! that #od has his hand eseciall on the
0on+s of #od or the (anchild& !ho is in the a2o%e %erse reresented 2 #ideon. ut then #ideon calledto other tri2es to hel deli%er the !hole of ,srael from ,D5A78-his idolatr , 2elie%e in toda+s
understanding is our lowered consciousness,our mistaken identity !ho man of us ,D5,0& * !ho
else!here is regarded as our antichrist * is in the rocess of 2eing taken out of the way..... #od+s eole of
toda are not onlythe eole !ho !e ha%e thought for so long& those !ho attend Churches or Christian
gatherings er+se. ,n the light of the message of the hird 7ealm understanding& each * e%er man&
!oman * child ha%e !ithin them the kingdom of God!hether it 2e enli%ened 2 the sirit of #od !hich
usuall haens when truth is delivered by a truth carrier, or 2 a so%ereign act of #od. "hen !e
mention these things !e are not regarding so much the flesh man as !e are meaning our #od self !ho is
!ithin e%er man. ,t goes far deeer than !hat !e ha%e so far 2elie%ed this. As !e 2egin to onder these
things& let me as' the uestion. "hat is the full understanding of these !ords.''( was naked and you
clothed Me ( was sick and you )isited Me with help and ministerin& care ( was in prison and you cameto see Me? Then the *ust and upri&ht will answer Him Lord when did we see +ou hun&ry and &a)e +ou
food or thirsty and &a)e +ou somethin& to drink? $nd when did we see +ou a stran&er and welcomed
and entertained +ou or naked and clothed +ou? $nd when did we see +ou sick or in prison and came
to )isit +ou?'' (t ;:
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Him &a%ed into hea)en and saw the &lory 8the splendour and ma*esty9 of God and 5esus standin& at
God's ri&ht hand; $nd he said Look: ( see the hea)ens opened and the Son of man standin& at God's
ri&ht hand:'' 7e% ;:;1 0hould also 2e mentioned here regarding the 7,#$ $A)D * P"7. ''He
who o)ercomes 8is )ictorious9 ( will &rant him to sit !eside Me on My throne as ( Myself o)ercame
8was )ictorious9 and sat down !eside My 3ather on His throne'' he right hand of #od not onl denoteso!er 2ut also the 'bright side'of #od as deicted in Ps 16:112 ++In +our presence is fullness of *oy at
+our ri&ht hand there are pleasures for e)ermore'' Acts ;:;
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Behold $ll Souls $6> Mine
Le' 1=:4.
+$5D+2e alert& ic' u ou ears * ta'e notice-- A55 0B50& not some& not fe!& not man& 2ut A55
souls A7 (,). Did !e notice the resent tense& A7- )ot ",552e& or (,#$2e& or CB5D2e. +A7+-)ot the De%ils or 0atan+s or 5ucifer+s or the Antichrist+s or the 0erent+s or the Dragon+s.... (,)is the
!ord. "hether the 2e on the left side& or the r"ght side& the !ar$ side or the br"ght side& sae! or
unsae!% for no matter !hat state the are in e%en if the are in the fire +prepared for the de)il man's
dark side, his lowered consciousness, his adversary -7 his an&els'+messengers'. his fire !hich is from
the #'pur !hich is none other than #od $imself. 3or our God "is indeed# a consumin& fire $e2
1;:;9. Deut. 4:;4. And is e%er& e%er !or'ing 2 $is lo%e& es e%en in the fire al!as dra!ing man closer
to $imself 2 2urning u the dross * urging $im out * e%er cleaning u $is creation& that he mightM!ill
2e resented one da erfect 2efore the ather. "hat Praise * honour to our ather& Creator * 7edeemer&
needs to come from our lis !hen !e consider that $e does all things !ell * !ill ne%er e%er gi%e u on
an one of us.''3or ( will draw all men unto myself@ 3or He will ha)e all men to !e sa)ed 7 to come
to the knowled&e of the truth''
Aho is Truly the whole of the Lar&er art of Christ?
Christ is the seed& 'not seed's of many'* this seed in e%er one of us must 2e lanted in the earth our
earth, our miry clay& the Christ $imself the "7Dlanted himself in 78man. he natural seed that
!e lant in our garden& 2efore it germinates must diein that mir cla or froth * slime 2efore it 2egins to
srout. "hen the scriture tells us that 'Christ was slain from the foundationof the world'7e%.13:=& it ism con%iction that #od had an agreement !ithin $imself& $is #odhead that +he Christ& the "7D+
!ould lant $imself in the earth of e%er man& e%er human 2eing& * as the seed& that he die or slee
there is no deeper death than ignorance ! unbelief in e%er human 2eing& * then at a certain time !hen
!e are at a stage of 2eing tired of this flesh or our lowered consciousnesseEerience * are read to comeA"A@ then Christ our 'true self or identity'sea's * then the seed is germinated as it !ere * then our
feet are set uon the7C@of 7B$. 5et us 'ee in mind that 2efore Christ the seed not 'seeds of many'
!as enli%ened in us& $e !as indeed in us aslee& as it !ere * 'there is no deeper sleep than ignorance !
unbelief'. "here !as this seed/ ,) B0 CB70as he is in e%er man-
Aho is my nei&h!our?
+our nei&h!our is as yourself:
''$nd he replied +ou must lo)e the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your stren&th and with all your mind; and your nei&h!our as yourself $nd 5esus said to him +ou
ha)e answered correctly; do this and you will li)e "en*oy acti)e !lessed endless life in the kin&dom of
God# $nd he determined to acuit himself of reproach said to 5esus $nd who is my nei&h!our?''
5u'e 1?:;>;9...... ,f Christ is in e%er man Nawake or asleep - then he is in m neigh2our& * if Christ is
m 7B ,D),8 then m true identity is also m neigh2ours true identity !hether sirituall a!a'e
or aslee& * if $e is m neigh2ours true identity!hether +aslee or a!a'e& enli%ened or not+ " A7
) !ith e%er man "n our true "!ent"ty or in Christ. "hether he or she is on theyamiymbr"ght% or
smowl !ar$ side& a#a$e or aslee&% sae! or unsae!& !"rty or clean% Isaac or Ishmael% here is a hard
one for some of us gay or stra"ght% Islam or 'estern. ((nasmuch as you ha)e done it unto one of the
least of these my !rethren ye ha)e done it unto me@ )o! if !e eEect to gras * li'e thisunderstanding in the '"uter #ourt or $oly %lace'understanding& m guess is that ou !ill ha%e an uhill
2attle. "e are addressing those of us !ho are !anting to 'come up higher' those of us !ho !ish to gro!into the 'full stature', no! , am not tring to ut mself on a higher lain than others as , too am hearing
from the 0irit.
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$nd He Saw >)ery Man Clearly
''$nd he took the !lind man !y the hand and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his
eyes and put his hands upon him he asked him if he saw ou&ht $nd he looked up and said ( seemen as trees walkin& $fter that he put his hands a&ain upon his eyes and made him look up. and he
was restored and saw e)ery man clearly'' (ar' =:;3;
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there has not risen anyone &reater than 5ohn the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kin&dom of hea)enis &reater than he'' (t 11:11. "hen Jesus !as addressing the cro!d in 5u'e 1>:;1. $e said& '!ehold
the kin&dom of God is within you' ,rregardless of !hat man !ould sa the !ord within is from the
#ree' !ord entos, 07)#0 O entos #1>= en-tos' rom #1>;;K inside Had%er2 or nounI:
!ithin.Q * the meaning is eEactl that+",$,)+. $e that is least in the @ingdom is greaterthan John theatist. "hen Jesus so'e these !ords $e !as sea'ing to those mostl uncon%erted. ,f $e !as to
suddenl aear in the flesh among us toda !ould $is message 2e the same& !ould he sa to the
ignorant * uncon%erted the kin&dom of God is within you? A2solutel e%en more)so- "hen Jesus the
Christ !ent to the cross& died * then arose& there !as much accomlished. As !e ha%e 2een saing& there
are no more first Adams& Jesus did a!a !ith the first * 2ecame the last Adam& thus nullifing the first.
elie%e it * it+s ours. ,ncidentall there are no more Adams after the last& the last means 5A0.0o this is
!hat !e are meaning !hen !e sa more+so. As far as #od is concerned A55 0B50 A7 (,)2ut !e as
God's sons ! daughtersare no! in the rocess of 2ecoming mature growing up into the $ead to the full
stature of #hrist, es to 2ecome ust li'e $im * to do that !e must 2e a2le to lo%e !hat man ha%e to
date thought are the !orthless * the unlo%el& !hich includes$ 5A0 (8 7$7).
''But solid food is for fullF&rown men for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained !y
practice to discriminate and distin&uish !etween what is morally &ood and no!le and what is e)il and
contrary either to di)ine or human law''$e2 )ery erson is Christ
''$nother para!le put he forth unto them sayin& The kin&dom of hea)en is like to a &rain of mustard
seed which a man took and sowed in his field. Ahich indeed is the least of all seeds. !ut when it is
&rown it is the &reatest amon& her!s and !ecomes a tree so that the !irds of the air come and lod&e in
the !ranches thereof'' (t 13:313;.@J. ur !onderful Christ has lanted this seed in e%er human
2eing& !hich to man at the moment !ould seem less than the leastof an seed& 2ut the di%ine lan of our
Creator is that this lanted seed in e%er man !ill 2e !atered& tended * nourished * !ill one da 2ecome
the greatest tree& * that in time other 2irds young high spiritual flyers !ill 2e a2le to lodge in his or her
2ranches. he e%erlasting future that #od has maed out for e%er man is 2eond descrition for in the
eons to come& man& after much dealing * urging !ill rise into the heights of #odhood * in the great
galaE 2oth %isi2le * in%isi2le. #ods !ill& !ill 2ring man into the might !onderful lans $e has for
e%er man& * in $is unusual lan& #od has a !a that the least shall 2ecome the greatest for e%er man
is art of * actuall is in one sense& $,(05.%er man in his o!n order or timeK first thefirst fruits*
then those that are $is !ill 2e resurrected. After this all enemies shall 2e ut under $is feet& the last
enemy2eing death !ill 2e su2dued * comletel a2olished. o gi%e us some idea of !hat #od has in
mind for $is children& !e read in the 3
rd
chater of 7e%elation * %erse ;1 that the forerunners or sons of#od !ill sit on the %er same throne as Jesus Christ * $is ather. Do not tr to tell me that man is ust an
e%ol%ement from a big bang* that the rotolasms * the amoe2as etc& ust formed themsel%es !ithout
an higher intelligence. "h& !hat roof do , ha%e/ Plent- , am in contact !ith the intelligence that is
resonsi2le for all that ou see& as a matter of fact , tal' to $im as often as , li'e& * guess !hat& , ha%e a
confession to ma'e& $e e%en tal's 2ac' to me %er& %er often& * as roof of this !hene%er $e tells me
something a2out the future concerning m life it al!as comes to ass. , !ould also li'e to tell ou one of
the reasons for this- , haen to 2e ) $,0 0)0--......''But as it is written >ye has not seen nor
ear heard neither ha)e entered into the heart of man the thin&s which God has prepared for them that
lo)e him But God has re)ealed them to us !y his Spirit. for the Spirit searches all thin&s yea the deep
thin&s of God'' 1Cor ;:91?. @J.
Till the Ahole was Lea)enedLe' 1=:4a.
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''$nother para!le he spoke to them; The kin&dom of hea)en is like lea)en which a woman took and
hid in three measures of meal till the whole was lea)ened'' (t 13:33. @J. (an eole ha%e said
much a2out this %erse& 2e that as it ma& !e are not tring to suort or undermine an other oinion as
!e are all at a different stage in #od. , !ould no! li'e to share !ith ou !hat this is saing to me
concerning this resent theme. 5ea%en as most of ou !ould 'no! is a ermeating su2stance& it is mostlassociated !ith 2read * is used to cause the 2read to fla%our& s!ell * enlarge. ,n this case the @ingdom of
hea%en or the @ingdom of #od -each one being of a different aspect ( is li'ened to lea%en& !hich is
telling us that it has the nature of s!elling& fla%ouring& enlarging * gro!ing& 2oth within us !
numerically. his #oman !hich is li'ened to the true body of believers has hidden in this @ingdom
$7 measures of meal until the "$5 is lea%ened. ,f , am to comare scriture !ith scriture ,
!ould need to loo' to the a2ernacle lan& !hich in short is referring to0P,7,& 0B5 * D8& each one
of these $7 asects of man must affect the other. Just as the #odhead as a !hole is A$7&0) *
0P,7,each one 2eing a different manifestation are intrinsicall of ) #D. "e did not sa ersons&
manifestation is the !ord& !e !ho are made in the image of Godare onl )erson& !ith different
manifestations& !hich can 2e that of a A$7& A 0)& 7 $B0A)D& 2ut et onl )erson. "hen
%e artoo' of the fruit from tree of good ! evil- she& as one !ho has so a2l eEressed it& - hijacked thebody to eEress her soulish traits * in turn forgot the 0irit. he @ingdom is hidden in all three asects of
man one must affect the other& the @ingdom of #od ,0 !ithin ou& it is intrinsicall a art of ou& the
,5 has hidden this from us. he @ingdom although it ma theoreticall stem from the 0irit which is
really the greater part of man& 'the !ody without the Spirit is dead' the ro2lem is that it is hidden.
"ithout us realising it the @ingdom is actuall art of e%er asect of us& 0P,7,& 0B5 * D8. here
is reall nothing !rong !ith the 2od& it is onl !hat the !orld * some asects of religiosit ha%e taught
us. "hen Paul mentioned 'Dh wretchedman that ( am ( see a law in my mem!ers Aho will release me
7 deli)er me? $e !as referring to !hat he felt 2efore he !as illuminedK 'Dh thank God He will ! has:
Therefore there is now no condemnation to them that are in Christ 5esus 3or the law of life in Christ
5esus has freed me:' ,n other !ords that law of legalism had him traed in his mind or lowered
consciousness, * then he sa! the truth. his is !hat illumination does for us it re%eals truth that !asactuall there 2efore !e see it& it is no longer hidden the %eil is remo%ed. As !e ha%e said 2efore darkness
is simply the absence of light, the light siml re%eals that !hich al!as eEisted * !as art of us& !e ust
coul! not see "t-...... 'Till the whole was lea)ened&'in e%er man is #od& he (A) cannot eEist !ithout
$,0 0P,7,& $e made man that $e might manifest $imself through him * A0 $,(. 'Ha)in& willed us
!y a word of truth in order that to B> Sa kind of Himself creatures' James 1:1=. #ree'.
hrough $is death& 2urial& * resurrection $e 2ecame B0& that !e might 2ecome $,(& !one of His
!one&flesh of His flesh...C$7,0... #D-
#od is no! leaen"ng$is sonsspirit, soul ! body* the in turn as the chr"ste!ones !ill 2e used to
lea%en the the !hole of man'ind s&"r"t% soul * bo!y.
%er man !ill at some time& in certain circumstances& ordained of #od& reach out 2ecause of the lo%e
of #od that he feels !ooing him& 2 $is 0irit& * also 2 us !ho are manifesting the 0irit of lo%e. )
$ 5A0 (8 7$7). his lea%en !hich is hidden in the three measures of meal 0P,7,&
0B5 * D8. And e%er man+s true identit or Chr"st consc"ousness is the Me ))f you have done it
unto the least of *y brethren, e)en in their most lowered stateyou have done it unto Me.+
He Aill luck +ou Dut of +our Tent
As !e ha%e artl mentioned& !e can at times oen the i2le * there is a %erse staring right out at us&
e%en surrising us& for in an earlier !a of %ie!ing that %erse it !ould 2e right out of conteEt !ith !hat
!e are no! seeing& 2ut !ith a little del%ing& aha it is amaLing !hat comes to light. ''God will likewise!reak you down and destroy you fore)er; He will lay hold of you and pluck you out of your tent and
uproot youfrom the land of the li)in& Selah "pause and calmly think of that#:'' Ps
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At one time this %erse !ould ha%e meant to man of us an 7)A5 $55 teEt& 2ut no! ho!
!onderful is the 'no!ledge of the 'sal)ation that is now !ein& re)ealed' "hen !e read the !ords
!reak you down 7 destroy you fore)er his in our no! #hrist consciousness, third realm !a of
understanding is a !onderful thing for it is our lo#ere! consc"ousness our false "!ent"ty that needs to 2ere%ealed to us * !roken down 7 destroyed fore)er !e also need to 2epluckedout of our tent, that is our
resent comforta2le glass darkly !a of li%ing * understanding of things. his is to man their resent
siritual land of the li)in& their comfortoneas it !ere. %entuall !e !ill reach the lace that !hen
our eye offends us, we will pluck it out ! when our hand offends us, we will cut it off. ,n all of this !e are
learning to understand the true meaning of know thyself * in one sense !e are learning also to deli)er
thyself his is also the meaning of 2eing uprooted ,n this eEerience !e are learning not to ta'e anone
else+s !ord for !hat " are ersonall eEeriencing. ,t is a one on one 2asis& in this realm of organism*
not organisation, !e do not ta'e an one else+s !ord for !hat !e are eEeriencing& 2ut !e eEerience all
of this !ithin oursel%es& no strings attached to an (A)& onl to the Christ !ho is !ithin "ho is our
true self% and if !e 'no! $im * are trusting $im in this deeer !a. "ho else do !e need/ $e our true
identit !ithin us !ill certainl not lead us astra or let us do!n.....0urel #od is doing all of this& 2ut $ehas $is !a of 2ringing us to the lace that !e also ha%e a great art in it. or !ho is it that e%entuall
ma'es the decision of o2edience/ ,n this realm of a2ernacles $e is 2ringing us to !here our allegiance is
comletel to $im )58 * !e realise that $e Jesus Christ alone is our itular $ead. Actuall the aim of
#od is to 2ring first $is son+s& 2ut then e%entuall A55 to this lace.
''$nd it will ne)ermore !e necessary for each one to teach his nei&h!our and his fellow citi%en or
each one his !rother sayin& 1now 8percei)e ha)e knowled&e of and &et acuainted !y e)eryone who has listened to and learned from the 3ather comes to Me''
Jn 6:4
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Because of His ha)in& suffered =eath
A great art of the lo!ering of Jesus !as in the suffering& in $is ding& $e 2rought forth )" 5,&
oercom"ng l"fe% ,)C77BP,,5,8-- 0o it is !ith us& in our ding to our illusionarmista'en self
our lowered consciousness this 2rings life. hen also as $is death in turn !as 2rought a2out to affecte)ery indi)idual person so our death& our resignation of our self !illed mistaken lowered identity to our
true higher self C$7,0 also !ill 2ring life to A55. %er since the resurrection #od has 2een using men
to influence men. he secret has usuall 2een& the greater the eEerience the greater the effecti%eness& or
the greater the amount of the Christ life that is acti%e !ithin us& the greater the results& - we are not
necessarilyreferring to what is visually observed (Christ is right no! rearing a eole !ho ha)in&
suffered deathto its fullest& to its uttermost so to 2ring 5,. hese eole !ill 2e the sons& the man
child& in fact as Christ !as the actual ersonification of #od $imself& so these 2ecause of their ha%ing
follo!ed their lder 2rother in ha%ing gi%en their li%es full the least #"ll hae become the greatest *
the also share the same inheritance as their lder 2rother * art of that is that the !ill attain to the full
realit of ''$nd hasraised us up toðer and made us sit toðer in hea)enly places in Christ 5esus''!hich as far as #od !as concerned !as a forgone conclusion. "h/ "ell our great #od !ho is 0iritdoes not * ne%er has d!elt in time. A uestion. Do !e lo%e dar'ness rather than 5,#$/ Can !e lo%e the
unlo%el& can !e lo%e our enemies& do !e lo%e those !ho desitefull use us/ Do not desair for !e are
definitel 2eing 2rought into the lace of lo%ing the least * to lo%e the least !e must 2ecome the 5A0
2efore !e can 2ecome one !ith the greatest. 0o !hat is the ans!er to this conundrum/ !o !ords& to
mself first * foremost * then to others is $ C700. "e ha%e such a !onderful eEamle A
PA7) 0). $a%ing once o!ned a 2usiness in furniture reno%ation& in the uholster side of things
man times it !as made so much easier * efficient if !e alread had a attern& if the attern !as not right&
it caused all sorts of comlications. At times it is eas for us to assume that 2ecause of our age or
eEerience to forget our PA7) 0)& to attain to 2ecoming the #7A0$e 2ecame the 5A0.
$o! do !e 'no! this-
''But$e stripped Himself"of all pri)ile&es and ri&htful di&nity# so as to assume the &uise of aser)ant 8sla)e9 in that He !ecame like men and was !orn a human !ein& $nd after He had appeared
in human form He a!ased and hum!led Himself "still further# and carried His o!edience to the
e