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Christ The Antidote Regarding Death.

CHRIST THE ANTIDOTE CONCERNING DEATH

Part 56.

Once And For All!

''He hath swallowed up death for ever;and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces;

and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: forJehovah hath spoken it.'' Isa

25: 8. ASV.

In the book of Leiti!"s #e read$ ''And it shall be when he is guilty in one of these, he shall confess

that in which he has sinned. And he shall bringhis trespass offeringto Jehovahfor his sinwhich he has

sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a doe of the goats, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make

an atonement for him for his sin.'' Le 5:5%6. &'(V.

This is the first )ention that I a) a#are of on the tea!hing of !onfession of sin * sin offerings orsa!rifi!es. The fo++o#ing a+so doe%tai+s #ith o"r the)e. In this arti!+e I hae )ade the first fe# ,ages

)ore of a bib+e st"d- * so #e #i++ be "oting a n")ber of te/ts$ if -o" #i++ take the ti)e * effort to

,+o"gh thro"gh these I a) s"re that -o" #i++ be #e++ re#arded in the end. After the fo"rth ,age the tenor

of the )essage a+ters into easier reading.

''And when he has made an end of reconcilingthe sanctuary % ho+- ,+a!e %and the tabernacle of

the congregation and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the

headof the live goat, and confess over him all the sinsof the sons of srael, and all their transgressions

in all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send away by the hand of a chosen man

into the wilderness. And thegoat shall bear on him all their sinsto a land in which no one lives. And he

shall let the goat go in the wilderness.'' Le 06:21%22. &'(V.

This a+so is the first tea!hing in the T that I !an find on the laying on of hands. 3hen in

4ebre#s 6 #e are to+d to leavethe do!trines of re,entan!e of dead #orks+a-ing on of hands et! * that

#e are to go on into perfection,#hat the #riter is referring to$ he is sa-ing that #e are to +eae a++ of

#hat is #ritten in the +a# regarding these +ega+is)s. ''Let us go on ! get past the elementary stage of

where we have come from.'' P+ease kee, in )ind that the greater ,art of the book of 4ebre#s is #ritten to

those #ho hae !o)e o"t of ("dais) * is infor)ing the) that there is a far better * greater sa!rifi!e or

!oenant * that there sho"+d not be an- need to be relaying again the fo"ndation of re,entan!e *

abandon)ent fro) T dead #orks * a+so to +eae the do!trine of ba,tis)s. 3hat ba,tis)s T

#ashings This ,arti!"+ar #ord ba,tis)s is fro) the T #ord for #ashings * the Diag+ott des!ribes

the) asdipping"s or washings$ this #ord is on+- )entioned fo"r or fie ti)es in the 7T * is only

referring to T #ashings$ &k : 9 * 8 * then again in 4eb :01 as #e++ as 4eb 6 #hi!h is referring on+-

to the e/terna+ r"+es * reg"+ations for the bod- ;7TIL the refor)ation of the co!plete ne" order

instit"ted b- (es"s Christ #hi!h is to "s a once # for allre,entan!e. So the #riter of 4ebre#s is sa-ing

to +eae a++ of this * not to be rehashing it again * again$ "nfort"nate+- )an- toda- kee, going ba!k *

rehashing these erses si),+- be!a"se the- are not "nderstood in their tr"e !onte/t. I a) !onin!ed that

#e a++ toda- need to rea+ise #hat is )eant #hen 4ebre#s te++ "s a n")ber of ti)es 7C< A7D =R ALL$

#hi!h a+so in!+"des the )eaning of the #ord AL3A>S.

''And they shall confess their ini#uity, and the ini#uity of their fathers, in their trespasswhich they

trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me, also walked contrary untothem, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and

they then accept of the punishment of their iniuity; then will remember my covenant with Jacob; and

also my covenant with saac, and also my covenant with Abraham will remember; and will remember

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the land.'' Le 26:91%92. ASV.

P+ease noti!e that these ,eo,+e #ere to accept the p$nish!entof or for their ini"it- #hi!h

!onsisted of the b+ood sa!rifi!es of ani)a+s #hi!h #as on+- for a ,eriod of ti)e or one year. In!identa++-

the- did not need to !onfess their sins for one -ear. Toda- as #e are "nder the ne# !oenant #hose

sa!rifi!e do #e no# a!!e,t #hi!h is not for one -ear b"t a once # for all orforeversa!rifi!e

In reading 4ebre#s :6%05. 3e find that the #riter )entions the ,riests #o"+d !ontin"a++- go intothe first taberna!+e #hi!h is the holy place* #o"+d f"+fi+ the needed seri!es$ b"t into the se!ond$ that is

the !ost holy placethe high ,riest #o"+d go in a+one on+- once a year#ith b+ood #hi!h #as offered for

the errors of the ,eo,+e ''$owmuch more shall the blood of %hrist, who through the eternal &pirit

offered himself without spotto od,purge your consciencefrom dead works to serve the living od(''

4eb :09. '(V.

This is so)ething that is a )ost ne!essar-$ #onderf"+ * ,ertinent "nderstanding for "s toda- *

that is that o"r !ons!ien!e !an be co!pletely p$rged fro) dead #orks of #hi!h ,art of this is a

!ons!io"sness of sins #hi!h in!+"des the !onstant !onfessing of sins. This #e #i++ be +ooking at +itt+e

dee,er f"rther on in the arti!+e.

''the $oly &pirit points out that the way into the )true $oly of* $olies is not yet thrown open aslong as the former)the outer portion of the* tabernacle remains a recognised institution and is still

standing, &eeing that that first outer portion of the" tabernacle or4o+- P+a!e %was aparable +a

visible symbol or type or picture of the present age. n it gifts and sacrifices are offered, and yet are

incapable of perfecting the conscience or of cleansing and renewing the inner man of the worshipper.''

4eb :8%. A),. This erse #o"+d a+so te++ "s that a+tho"gh "nder the +a# the !onfession of sins #as

#aied for one -ear it #as sti++ -et in!a,ab+e of ,erfe!ting the !ons!ien!e.

&a- ?od b+ess ea!h of those #ho are reading this. To )oe on @@how much moreshallthe blood

of #hrist$ who through the eternal &pirit offered $imself without blemish unto od, cleanse your

conscience from dead works to serve the living od( And for this cause $e is the mediator of anew

covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressionsthat were under thefirst covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternalinheritance.''ASV.

4ere #e are to+d that a death has taken ,+a!e. 3h- =or therede!ption of transgressions. If

the sa!rifi!e b- Christ is no# once # for all or foreer$ #h- is o"r !onfession of sins not a+so once # for

allor foreer Verse 02. If #e !annot do this then #e are sa-ing that the b+ood of b"++s * goats #hi!h

did a#a- #ith !onfession of sins at an- ti)e for 0 -ear is )ore ,o#erf"+ than the b+ood of Christ$ so)e

een insist on !onfession of sins at eer- )eeting. The b+ood of Christ is a once and for allsa!rifi!e.

''t was necessary therefore that the copiesof the things in the heavens should be cleansed with

these; but theheavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. -or %hrist entered not into

a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; butinto heaven itself, now to appear before the

face of od for us: nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy

place year by year with blood not his own; else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the

world: but nowonce at the end of the ageshath he been manifested toput away sinby the sacrifice of

Himself. And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh udgement; so

%hrist also, having beenonce offered to bear the sins ofmany$shall appear a second time, apart from

sin$to them that wait for him, unto salvation.'' 4eb :2%28. ASV.

The #ord !anyis to be "nderstood b- reading the !onte/t as fo"nd in Ro) 5:08%0 erified b-

>o"ngs$ Con!ordant$ Diag+ott * )an- others$ #hi!h si),+- )eans the!anyor a++ of )ankind. 3e no#

ask the "estion$ ho# often did Israe+ !onfess their sins Ans#er$ on!e a -ear$ does it not start+e "s thatthe b+ood of b"++s * goats took a#a- an- !onfession of sins for a #ho+e -ear * -et for )ost the b+ood of

(es"s does not hae the ,o#er to take it a#a- for one se!ond$ een after #e are to+d that 4e hasput away

sin* -et a!!ording to the ,ra!tise of )ost in the !h"r!h #or+d it #o"+d see) that the b+ood of b"++s *

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goats are s",erior$ b"t kno# this that the %lood of &es$s is far s$perior. The )ani,"+ation * !ontro+ that

the !h"r!h #or+d has fa++en "nder in this g"i+t ridden re+igion has been added to again * again so that the-

!annot !ond"!t a seri!e #itho"t ,ointing o"t fa"+ts * sins * bringing the ,eo,+e "nder their

!onde)nation * their !ontro+. The #ho+e des,i!ab+e !r- is !onfess -o"r sins again * again. It is the

#orst +ie in so !a++ed Christendo) * does des,ite to the s,irit of gra!e * this +ie is a re,roa!h of the

#orst kind. It is a #onderf"+ thing that toda- that the !oer is being +ifted off this terrib+e error * that #e

are being en+ightened to the tr"e +ibert- * freedo) of !o)ing into an e/,erien!e of a +iberated!ons!ien!e$ +iberated in that #e toda- kno# that ?od is not ho+ding an- of o"r ,ast$ ,resent or f"t"re

transgressions$ sins or errors against "s * that ?od in 4is )er!- has sent 4is on+- Son to bear the sins of

the !anyon!e and for a++. &an- hae been hood #inked b- those #ho do not kno# an- better$ #hat #e

are de!+aring toda- #o"+d so"nd +ike a ,i,e drea) both to the +ait- * the )isinfor)ed !+erg-. It is a+so

the breaking of a STR7?4LDthat has a i!e gri, on those #ho are sti++ in the d#ind+ing o"ter !o"rt *

ho+- ,+a!es.

%ertaining &o &he #onscience!

''-or the lawhaving a shadowof the good things to come, not the very imageof the things, can never

with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfectthem that draw nigh.

/lse would they not have ceased to be offered( because the worshippers, having been once cleansed,would have had no more consciousnessof sins.'' 4eb 01:0%2. A)eri!an Standard.

3here it states not the very image in the aboe erse the A),+ified reads th"s: ''the Law has

merely a rude outline+foreshadowing of the good things to come'' If there #as an- irt"e in these

sa!rifi!es to "s for toda-$ the- +ike the rest of the +a# #o"+d neer hae been o"tdated * oerr"+ed b"t as

o"r #riter te++s "s that these #ere nothing )ore than ar$de o$tline' A+so if #e are going to insist on

!onfessing sins #e are defeating the #ho+e ,"r,ose for ChristBs sa!rifi!e #hi!h #as not to free ,eo,+e of

!onfessing their sin for 02 )onths$ b"t 4is sa!rifi!e #as to free the) foreer: ONCE AND (OR A))'

Co)ing ba!kto 4ebre#s :%01.$ #e read ''but into the second %)ost ho+- ,+a!e % the high priest

alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:''the $oly &pirit this signifying, that the way into the most holy place % or ho+iest of a++ %hath not yet been

made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; which is a figure for the time present;

according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience$make the

worshipper perfect, being only +with meats and drinks and divers washings carnal ordinances, imposed

until a time of reformation.'' 4eb :%01. ASV. This a+so e/,+ains * enfor!es o"r !o))ents aboe.

A+so noti!e that the +a# ''as touching the consciencecannot make the worshipperperfect''

&his (s &he )onderful %urpose For &his Article!

''And cut through and make firm and plain and smooth$ straight paths for your feet)yes, make them

safe and upright and happy paths that go in the right direction", so that the lame and halting)limbs*

may not be put out of *oint$ but rather may be cured.'' 4eb 02:0. A),.

3hat a #onderf"+ erse this is. 3e need as )"!h as ,ossib+e to )ake fir) * ,+ain * s)ooth

straight ,aths for the s,irit"a+ feet of ?ods ,eo,+e * gie the) safe$ ha,,- * !ontented ,aths that go in

the right direction, "r !on!ern is to be that the +a)e * ha+ting )a- not be ,"t o$t of *ointb"t rather

)a- %e c$red* #hat better #a- to be !"red than to kno# that that the sa!rifi!e of (es"s is a once # for

all$ and as far as the east is fro! the "est$ that 4e is not re#arding an- )an a!!ording to their fa"+ts *

sins * #i++ not ho+d the) against "s eer again. Sin!e Ca+ar- a++ sin * sin !ons!io"sness isfinished*

DONE A+A +ITH' The #onderf"+$ #onderf"+ ne#s is that #hereas the o+d +a# !o"+d not )ake "s

,erfe!t as ,ertaining to the !ons!ien!e$ b"t in Christ #e !an be perfectas regards the !ons!ien!e. The#ord conscienceis fro) t#o #ords$ C * SCI


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fro) ?od. 3e sti++ hae the sa)e iss"e "nder the ne# !oenant inas)"!h that the kno#+edge "nder the

ne# !oenant is different fro) the first !oenant in that the +a# #as gien to reea+ sin. 7o# #ith the

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To Readersion. ''because the law can only bring od's anger on those who disobey it. 1ut if there is

no law, then there is nothingto disobey.'' Ro) 9:05.


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need for them will disappear, if there is knowledge it will be swallowed up in truth. -or our knowledge is

always incomplete and our prophecy is always incomplete, andwhen the complete comes, that is theend

of the incomplete. 330hen was a little child talked and felt and thought like a little child. 2ow that

am a manmy childish speechand feeling and thought have no further significance for me.'' 0Co 0:8.%

00. Phi++i,s. This )a- !o)e as a s"r,rise to so)e b"t there are )an- toda- #ho are in fa!t f"+fi++ing a

great ,art of the aboe erses$ +et "s re)e)ber that ?od@s forer"nners in an- era first enter in * take

?od@s ,ro)ises b- faith. Look at Abraha)$''concerning the promises counting those things which werenot asthough they already were'' and so it #as !o"nted to hi) as righteo"sness.

As #e hae )entioned before the #ho+e ,+an of the taberna!+e re,resents )an@s bod- so"+ * s,irit$

the s,irit is the ,art of )an that is !o),+ete+- "nseen. Ada! can never %e holy and Christcan never

sin1 Ada) is the o"ter or that #hi!h is seen. Christ is o"r tr"e identit- or 4e that is #ithin * is not

seen1 So #hat #e are sa-ing is that in )an@s diinit- #hi!h is ,"re+- s,irit"a+$ an- for) of nat"ra+ earth+-

#ater #i++ not * !annot hae an- ,art of the agenda as there is )ore to !o)e * it is !a++ed .ER(ECTION.

A &hird %art 6ust 0o &hrough &he Fire!

In the 0thCha,ter of &atthe# erse #e read. ''As for what was sown ongood soil, this is he whohears the )ord and grasps and comprehends it; he indeed bears fruitand yields in one case a hundred

times as much as was sown, in anothersi7tytimes as much, and in anotherthirty'' &at 0:2. A),.

The fr"it that is indi!ated here is not ne!essari+- the fr"it of the #inning of so"+s for in erse 29

&atthe# )entions that this is''like a man who sowed good seed in his field.'' I #o"+d take this to )ean

the seed I a) so#ing in )- o#n ,ersona+ fie+d$ that is #ithin )- o#n +ife. I #as )ost definite+- gien

these te/ts * tho"ghts on+- toda-. Thirtyfold, si2tyfold # one h$ndredfold' P+ease noti!e that there

are three se,arate !ategories "ite ,+ain+- gien here. Is it !oin!iden!e that there is$ 3. an o"ter !o"rt

e/,erien!e$ then$ 4. a ho+- ,+a!e e/,erien!e$ then a+so )ost i),ortant of a++ 5. a )ost ho+- ,+a!e

e/,erien!e that is in the #onderf"+ taberna!+e ,+an gien to &oses 3e toda- er- i),ortant+- need to

"er- #hat is the S,irit #anting "s to "nderstand in * b- these t-,es * shado#s Let "s no# a+so asko"rse+es #here e+se in the #ord !an I find a si)i+ar "nderstanding that #o"+d doe%tai+ * e/,+ain )ore

!+ear+- #hat #e need to hear * #o"+d enhan!e this "nderstanding in a f"rther dee,er #a- In the 0 th

!ha,ter * the 8therse of the book of Fe!hariah #e read a )ost i),ortant ,ro,he!-.

''And in all the land, says the Lord, two2thirds shall be cut offand perish, but one2third shall be

left alive. And will bring the third partthrough the fire$and will refine them as silver is refinedand

will test themas gold is tested3hey will call on 4y name, and will hear and answer them. will say, (t

is 6y people; and they will say, &he -ord is my 0od'' Fe!h 0:8%. A),.

This erse is referring to the )an%!hi+d forer"nners. This )a- so"nd a +itt+e harsh at first b"t as #e

begin to "nderstand that #hen #e are to+d that on+- one thirdsha++ be +eft a+ie it !ertain+- does not )ean

that the Lord is r"nning aro"nd s+a-ing so"+s that do not )eet 4is !riteria * !a"sing the) to ,erish

foreer$7 That #hi!h is being !"t off * to ,erish is both the o"ter !o"rt * ho+- ,+a!e "nderstandings

the t"o thirds#hi!h #o"+d inhibit o"r e/,erien!ing the f"++ "nderstanding of that #hi!h is #ithin

na)e+- the f"++ e/,erien!e of o"r tr"e identit- in the /OST HO) .)ACE' &ost of "s #o"+d "nderstand

that$ ''He takesaway the first so to establish the second'' That #hi!h is not being +eft a+ie are the first

t#o e/,erien!es #hi!h hae to do #ith fie sensed f+esh )an. Is not the ,+an of ?od a ,erfe!t one

Those #ho 4e is ,resering here are the ONE THIRD#ho are ,assing thro"gh the fire * being refined as

si+er * a+so being tested as go+d for ,"rit-. These are those #ho #i++ !ertain+- !a++ on 4is na)e #ith

,o#er$ be heard$ * definite ans#ers #i++ be great+- forth!o)ing$ these are those sons that the g+or- is

abo"t to be reea+ed to * !onferred ",on$ these are the- #ho !reation is +onging earnest+- for thedis!+os"re$ the reea+ing of their son%shi, * ?od #i++ sa- it is )- ,eo,+e * the- #i++ sa-$ The )ord is !y

God1 These are )ost !ertain+- the THIRD,art$ those #ho are in theONE H6NDRED(O)Dgro", *

hae +eft the si/t-fo+d * the thirt-fo+d. E"t Fe!hariah is not -et finished as he has )ore to sa- in his

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,ro,he!- !on!erning these +ast da-s. Let "s no# +ook at the 06therse of the 09th!ha,ter thro"gh to the

0therse * rea+ise that ?od is "sing hi) in his then "nderstanding of the taberna!+e ,+an to en!o"rage "s

toda-. This #hat #e are bringing to -o" toda- are #onderf"+ ,ro,heti!a+ ge)s for those #ho #o"+d

kno# f"rther the #i++ of ?od for this da- * age.

'' And everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from

year to year to worship the 5ing, the Lord of hosts, andto keep the Feast of &abernacles or 8ooths .And it shall be that whoso of the families of the earth shall not go up to Jerusalemto worship the 5ing,

the Lord of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain And if thefamily of ,gyptdoes not go up to

Jerusalemand present themselves, upon them there shall be no rain, but there shall be the plague with

which the Lord will smite the nations that go not up to keep the -east of 3abernacles. 3his shall be the

conse#uent punishment of the sin of /gypt and the conse#uent punishment of the sinof all the nations

that do not go up to keep the Feast of &abernacles.'' Fe!h 09:06%0. A),+ified.

3ithin the fo"r erses aboe are hidden so)e #onderf"+ tr"ths. Looking at this thro"gh the

,ro,heti!a+ ein$ the rain in truthis referring to the rain of the s,irit. ne g+aring a,,+i!ation is that #hen

it refers to &er$sale!I see this as #hen the da- of Pente!ost #as !o)e #hi!h #as of !o"rse in (er"sa+e)

* on this da- #hen the rain #as ,o"red o"t it "shered in the beginning of the !o),+ete tr"e taberna!+e,+an in #hi!h of !o"rse #as !ontained the f"++ "nderstanding * tr"e f"+fi+)ent of the of the !ost holy

placeor ta%ernaclee/,erien!e #hi!h ?od is no# f"++- bringing to ,ass b- the o"t%)oding of the for)er

t"othirdsof that #hi!h is o"tside the )ost ho+- ,+a!e. As ?od intends in ti)e to bring every )an in

everynation to a f"++ e/,erien!e in 4i)se+f$ 4e #i++ +eae no stone "nt"rned to a!!o),+ish this for in

tr"th ?od +oes the Christ$ the tr"e identit- #hi!h is hidden in eer- )an * so 4e #i++ eent"a++- bring

a++ the nations to see * #orshi, 4i)se+f in Spirit # in tr$th #hi!h is to #orshi, in the tr"e

"nderstanding of the(east of Ta%ernacles #hi!h #i++ be )ost ,rofitab+e to a++$ for 4e is no res,e!t%er of

an- ,erson. =or is 4e not the Saio"r of all !en'especially' the) that be+iee I Ti) 9:01.

Referring on!e again to (er"sa+e) #e find in 4eb02:22a$ ''1ut rather you have come to6ount

9ion$ even to the cityof theliving 0od, theheavenly Jerusalem'' Re)e)bering again that if #e are acity set on a hill$ this is on!e again attesting to that #hi!h #e are being bro"ght into is fo"nd na)e+-

#ithin o"rse+es if we can receive it. To f"rther enhan!e o"r the)e #e find in erses 26b * 2 of this

sa)e !ha,ter.6et once more ( will shake and make tremblenot only the earth but also the heavens.

2ow this e7pression, 6et once more$indicates the final removal and transformation of all that can be"

shaken""that is, of that which has been created""in orderthat what cannot be shakenmayremainand

continue.''

The heaens referred to here are the "nderstandings of o"r in ,art or t"o thirds s,irit"a+

,er!e,tions #hi!h are tr"+- being shaken. This sha++ be the !onse"ent ,"nish)ent of the sin of


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upon her, she was delivered of a male child. 0ho has heard ofsuch a thing( 0ho hasseensuch things(

/hall a land be born in one day( r shall a nation be brought forth in a moment( -oras soonas 9ion

was in labour, she brought forth her children. &hall bring to the )moment of* birth and not causeto

bring forth( says the Lord./hall ( )ho causes to bring forth shut the wombsays your od.'' Isa 66:5%

. A),+ified.

The first ,art of this erse is no do"bt referring to the ,ro,heti!a+ )essage that Isaiah * his

fo++o#ers #ere de!+aring to the rest of Israe+ #hi!h of !o"rse #as not re!eied$ this of !o"rse has been *is a !onsistent rea!tion #hen eer ,ro,heti!a+ tr"th is de!+ared. 4ark an $proarfro) the te),+e * fro)

the !it- of Fion. n!e again the first thing that #e see here is se,aration$ -o"r brothers #ho hated -o"$

#ho !ast -o" o"t$ "nfort"nate+- it has a+#a-s been the !ase that reea+ed$ ", to date tr"th #i++ in )an-

!ases se,arate brethren. 7oti!e !aref"++- that those #ho are not re!eiing Isaiah@s #ord are sa-ing let the

)ord %e glorified. n!e again #e see a diision bet#een the t"o thirds* theone third, as #e read

ear+ier the one third are +eft a+ie. Regarding the t#o thirds this is referring )ore to a s-ste) of be+ief

#hi!h in!or,orates both the o"ter !o"rt * ho+- ,+a!e "nderstandings * the attit"de #ith )an- is that

these are the A$ ALL * the E$ ALL of #hat ?od has for "s * on!e again I sa- #itho"t an- fear of

!ontradi!tion$ ?od@s #i++ is a done dea+ * this be+ief s-ste) #hi!h #as needed * #onderf"+ in it@s ti)e

has a+)ost r"n it@s !o"rse * it is on+- a )atter of ti)e before there #i++ be no s,irit"a+ rain fa++ing ",on

those that #i++ insist on ho+ding to these phased o$t f+esh+- * so"+i!a+ be+ief s-ste)s. 7efore Fiontraai+ed she bro"ght forth It #o"+d see) that %efore going thro"gh her ti)e of la%o$r she #as

de+iered s$ddenlyof a )a+e or !an%!hi+d #ho #as f"++- dee+o,ed at birth. 3ho has heard of s"!h a

thing Then #e are to+d that as soon asFion #as in +abo"r she bro"ght forth her !hi+dren. In resear!hing

this I fo"nd that there are t#o o,inions regarding this erse. n the s"rfa!e of the iss"e it #o"+d not be

hard to go either #a-. ne theor- #o"+d te++ "s that before Fion traai+ed that she bro"ght forth$ before

her ,ain !a)e she bro"ght forth$ #ho has heard of s"!h a thing So)e #o"+d a!!e,t that be!a"se of these

#ords that the )an%!hi+d #as born #itho"t an- nor)a+ traai+. Isaiah is a!t"a++- referring to Israe+@s

+a/it- to ?od@s !o))and)ents at that ti)e. As #e read on there is it see)s to be )ore to this

!ontradi!tion. Sha++ a nation be bro"ght forth in a )o)ent =or as soon as Fion #as in +abo"r travailshe

bro"ght forth her !hi+dren. 3ho are these !hi+dren 7one other than the )an%!hi+d as in Re 02:5 or the

corporate body of sons, or %hrist in $is fullness. 3here 4e in fa!t +a-s do#n 4is head * ass")es *f"+fi+s the rightf"+ ,+a!efor His head headship " to be fir)+- * f"++- sett+ed on 4is bod- as )entioned

in Lk :58. E"t rea++- there is no !ontradi!tion * this is !+arified b- "sing the sa)e #ords in the #a-

the- are )eant to be "nderstood as ,er Ro)ans 8:

''-or the earnest e7pectation of the creationwaits for the manifestation of the sons of 0od. And not only so, but ourselves also,who have the first"fruit of the &pirit, even we ourselves

groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.'' Ro) 8:0%2. &'(V.

So)e #o"+d +ike to think that this #ord !reation #o"+d )ean on+- ani)a+s$ ,ersona++- I #o"+d

sa- that #e are er- )"!h ,art of !reation$ * to be #i++ing or "n#i++ing #e #o"+d need to "nderstand

#hat #e are getting into$ a+so #e need to !onsider to hae hope )- "nderstanding is that #e #o"+d need

to be inte++igent beings to "nderstand #hat #e are to hae hae ho,e for. So I see o"rse+es a er- )"!h

,art of the #ho+e of !reation. To s"bstantiate #hat #e are sa-ing #e "ote: ''And we know that the whole

creationgroans and travails in pain together until now. And not only so, but ourselves also.'' I rather

think that #e need)ore than the traai+ of ani)a+s to bring in the )anifestation of ?od@s sons$ it needs

the !r-ing o"t of those #ho are in +abo"r ,ains to bring forth the )an%!hi+d. ''For as soon as 9ion

travailed she brought forth her children'' Fion$ ?ods ,eo,+e$ are !ertain+- a +itt+e different to ani)a+s.

And so Isaiah finishes this ,arti!"+ar dis!o"rse #ith the er- en!o"raging #ords$ sha++ I bring )-e/,e!tant sons to the ti)e of the birth * not !a"se to bring forth. Sha++ I #ho !a"ses to bring forth sh"t

the #o)b Sa-s -o"r ?od So on!e again the sa!rifi!e * the re%g+orifi!ation of Christ brings in an

e/,erien!e #hi!h is a!t"a++- to all !en#hi!h is a once and for alleer+asting righteo"sness e/,erien!e$

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#hi!h is een no +ess than the righteo"sness of (es"s Christ 4i)se+f$ for 4e being o"r o#n tr"e identit-$

#e are a+so a f"++ ,artaker of #hat 4e is. A++ of this #i++ be seen$ re!ognised * e/,erien!ed in it@s f"++ness

first b- * thro"gh the birthing of the )an%!hi+d #ho #i++ then +ead in the rest of the #or+d. So)e #o"+d

sa- that the )an%!hi+d has a+read- been birthed. If this is so ,ra- te++ )e #here hae #e seen a re%

ena!t)ent of een a &oses toda- 7 #e !annot !ir!")ent that #hi!h has !+ear+- been set do#n to "s

in the s!ri,t"res. Did -o" kno# that this "nderstanding is not on+- gien to "s that hae !o)e thro"gh the

@@C4;RC4@@ s!ene b"t if -o" are o,en )inded * -o" take a +itt+e ti)e to do so)e sear!hing -o" #i++ bea)aGed at #hat others in other s,heres of thinking are seeing toda-. A+so #e !o"+d be er- s"r,rised at

the !ontent of so)e er- an!ient #ritings. 0(or God so loved the "orld0 that 4e gae 4is begotten Son

I do not hae the ans#er here b"t I a) sharing #ith -o" #hat I kno# to be a fa!t$ and no )atter #ho #e

are * #hat o"r ba!kgro"nd$ #e are a++ going to !o)e to f"+fi+)ent on+- thro"gh the one (es"s Christ$ "

though some may not at first realise this " * a++ the #or+d #i++ * )"st in ti)e re!ognise on!e again the

birth of 4is Son * this ti)e it #i++ be 4isf$lly for!ed corporate Son#ho #i++ this ti)e not be birthed

in a hidden)anger$h no that ti)e is #e++ ,assed$ b"t )ark this$ this ti)e this birth is first * fore)ost

hidden#ithin o"rse+es. 3here In the se!ret ,+a!e of the &ost 4igh. Then 4e is !o)ing to reea+ 4is

?+or- * 4is a"thorit- -et sti++ #ith 4is h")i+it-$ #hi!h #i++ reea+ o"r ado,tion$ o"r )anifestation as

?od@s sons. In!identa++- if #e are thinking that be!a"se of #hat #e hae "st )entioned that I a)

inferring that a++ or a great )an- #i++ be in this )an%!hi+d 7o that is not #hat #e are sa-ing. 3h- Pa"+the a,ost+e had these #ords to sa- #hi!h to )e is an indi!ation$ that een he #ho #as !a"ght ", to the

third heaveneen ba!k then$ a+so a+ong #ith Peter * others #ho )ost +ike+- kne# )"!h )ore than #e

rea+ise

''&o too at the present timethere is a remnant +a small believing minority, selected+chosen by

grace +by od's unmerited favour and graciousness.'' Ro) 00:5. A),.

''4any plans are in a man's mind, but it is the -ord's purpose for him that will stand.'' Proerbs

0:20. A),.

''0od doesn't accept people simply because they obey the -aw. 2o, indeed8 All the Law does is to

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#as oer+ooked. The tr"th is that the #a- that the !h"r!h #or+d #o"+d tr- to goad "s into right doing is to

first ,"t "s "nder !onde)nation * te++ "s !onstant+- #hat sinners #e are * then in!ite "s to i),roe

o"rse+es b- tr-ing to be righteo"s b- #orking it o"t o"rse+es in either one or both of o"r t"o third

e/,erien!es #hi!h a!t"a++- be!o)es se+f righteo"sness. E"t in rea+it- the e/a!t o,,osite is the rea+ tr"th.

3e first need to rea+ise that #e are a!t"a++- the righteo$sness of Christ$ that 4e is not ho+ding

an-thing against "s that 4e is not ,ro)oting an- sin conscio$snessin an- )an$ eer- sin #as dea+t #ith* #i,ed a#a- b- the sa!rifi!e * res"rre!tion of (es"s Christ hi)se+f. n!e #e f"++- rea+ise this it #i++

!o),+ete+- !hange "s * as #e begin to "nderstand #ho * #hat #e are #e #i++ rea+ise that there is no

!onde)nation fro) ?od in an- #a- * #e #i++ shake the d"st fro) "nder o"r feet * +ike a Sa)son before

he #as de!eied$ as he #o"+d at ti)es shake hi)se+f * his strength #o"+d be #ith hi)$ this #e do

o"rse+es in ,art een no#.

This is an a++egor- for "s toda- as before #e !o)e into the f"++ rea+isation of #here ?od is +eading

"s there are ti)es for "s that +ike Sa)son that before his testing%s #ere finished * he eent"a++- !a)e to a

f"++ rea+isation of his stat"s in ?od$ this !a)e in great h")i+it- on his ,art as ?od gies gra!e to the

h")b+e.

3e !an +iken this to #here #e are toda-$ #e are !o)ing to the end of o"r tether$ #e are in +abo"r

in traai+ as there #as a ti)e for Sa)son that he on!e * for a++ shook hi)se+f on!e again * a rea+isation

of his tr"e identit- be!a)e a f"++ rea+it- * he s+e# a++ of his ene!ies#hi!h re,resent to "s toda- o"r

!ons!io"sness of sins * the fa++a!- that #e are f+esh+- fie sensed sin !ons!io"s beings born on+- fro)

o"r father * )other * #e !o)e to a rea+isation that #e are tr"+- born of ?od -es een of the sa)e fa)i+-

of @@the morning stars who sang together < all the sons of 0od who shouted for *oy'' >es there is the

,erfe!t ti)e for eer- one of "s. This is a total reversalto #hat )ost of Christendo) is ,ro)oting$ #e

first rea+ise o"r tr"e identit- * then #e a!t a!!ording+- in the rea+isation of the identit- of o"r deit- een

Christ. 3hen the tr"th f"++- da#ns on "s$ as #ith Sa)son the f+esh #i++ be !o),+ete+- gone s#a++o#ed

", in o"r in o"r i!tor- of the annihi+ation of o"r fie sensed e/,erien!e. A++ of these things are

!o),+ete+- * tota++- the #i++ * #ork of ?od.

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