Contrasting

Sunday Morning

Jul 16, 2023

It was one of those things when I first heard when I was young in biblical research back in the mid 80s that I saw the truth of it instantly. That being, this world is set-up to distract and keep people away from the truth of God’s Word. The world of men is ruled by money loving, power grabbing, selfish people who disregard the personal rights of others and either directly or indirectly worship the god of this world who empowers them in their quest for the personal satisfaction they take in the accumulation of wealth and prestige that only the world can provide.

I speak of Satan, of course… for those that may not know of whom I refer to. Who stands in total contrast and opposition to righteousness. Righteousness is, for those that don’t understand it… is the correct and proper way for men to think, speak and conduct themselves according to God’s standard. Which we find in the rightly dividing of His Word. Commonly referred to as the Holy Bible. It is the right dividing of this text that brings forth the brilliance of true knowledge that shines beautifully as when a diamond is properly cut to reveal the beauty of how it responds to a light source. Of which Satan himself was described when he was known as Lucifer. As it is written…

- Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

^-Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

^-Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

^-Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

^-Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

- Ezekiel 28:11-15

Lucifer would have been awe-inspiring to behold as he reflected the glory of his Creator. Much like the chosen do today when they think, speak and behave according to truth. But what happens when a light source to reflect is removed from such an object as a diamond? Having nothing to offer as a visual, it is nothing more than something that is felt as cold and hard. You can’t see it, but… you can definitely feel it. Is this not how the brethren perceive Satan in our time? Is this not pretty much how all people perceive the world of men since Adam transferred his stewardship of it to Satan? This transfer came about when Adam, by his own free will, decided to succumb to the attack indirectly through his wife (whose believing was attacked directly) to believe he would not die if he experienced unrighteousness and would be just like God. He did not hold the line. This is what caused man to die to righteousness. Did he die physically? Of course not. The death he and his wife experienced… and what has caused all men since to be born in sin… was spiritual. The spirit which was created in man in the beginning was lost. Without the spirit that was created in man, Satan… through the senses… has been very successful in his merchandising of men in doing his best to deny righteousness to every human being that has lived and does live and will live as long as he’s allowed to run loose.

With this understanding, I find it fascinating… that the same light of truth and righteousness Lucifer reflected that made him so beautiful to behold is the same light that exposes Satan and the one third of the angels that stand with him as they are now. Makes ya wonder if they really thought their rebellion through. Regardless, they have indeed filled the world of men with their twisted thinking contrary to God’s Word. But!… we are living in a time where more people around the world… more than any other time in human history… even though it is well camouflaged… are having their eyes opened and sees Satan’s kingdom and how he rules it. The exposure and disclosure spearheaded by God’s people who have a genuine love for God and disciplining themselves to the teaching of the Christ willing to speak the truth in love.

Notice my phrase, “the teaching of the Christ.” To be clear… I not refer only to what we know as “the Gospels” where the teachings of the Christ are recorded, but as the teaching of the Christ as found in every book of the Holy Bible. The Christ, the Promised Seed of Genesis 3:15 runs like a Red Thread throughout the book. (We’ll get into that Red Thread someday.) True knowledge… spiritual knowledge… comes not only by way of the teachings spoken by God’s only genetic son… but also by learning of this man He, God, being the Father… named (in the English) “Jesus.” There is so much truth to be discovered when a truth seeker goes… not only for the teachings of the man Jesus, the Christ… but to learn and to see how God reveals His physical son in the Old Testament to those willing to put in the effort.

- For whatsoever things were written *aforetime (*= before Pentecost) *were written (*= not to us but) for our learning, that *we (*= born again of God’s spiritual gift) through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

- Romans 15:4

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed.
The New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.

(For we walk by *faith (*= believing. Believing God. Through His Word), not by *sight:) (*= what we experience in the senses realm [where Satan rules] by way of the senses the Creator gave us to experience the “senses”… or physical realm.)

That might be hard for some to understand. In a nutshell… what 2 Corinthians 5:7 is saying is God’s people put more precedence on what His written Word says (spiritual knowledge) than what is perceived by the senses (physical knowledge.)

Spiritual knowledge is eternal truth.
Physical knowledge is temporal facts.

The wise man dug down to a solid foundation for which to build his home.
The foolish man built his house on the sand.
Or so our King taught us.

I share this with all my fellow truth-seekers… in whatever moment it might be read… that in all the crimes and deceptions that are being dragged out into the light to remember that the foundation of all truth is rightly divided scripture. There is much more there that has been kept from humanity by way of deception than our ancient past, technologies and anything that would benefit all of mankind put together. It requires just as much diligent effort to uncover and face evil… if not more I’d argue… to find those gems of truth in scripture that reveals the Christ in all his glory (manifested power.)

“For what profit?”, many would… and do ask.

Oh not much I suppose. Just only to learn who you are in Christ, once born again having received the gift of holy spirit created specifically for and in you. The power you have in Christ, the authority you have in Christ, the fellowship with God you have in Christ,… shall I go on? You get the point. Everything we have spiritually we have in Christ. But I’ll add one more. Only because it’ll be like twisting a sword into Satan’s belly. The one thing he hates more than anybody coming to a knowledge of truth. Whether it be spiritually exposing him or… as I’ve seen since my involvement in The Great Awakening having seen many turn to God through Christ because of the exposure of the crimes and systems built for evil by those committed to Satan and their accomplices. And that is… the ministry (service) you have in Christ.

- And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath *given (*= didomi: a freely, unforced giving into the hands, power or possession of anyone) to us the ministry of reconciliation;

^-To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath *committed (*= didomi: a freely, unforced giving into the hands, power or possession of anyone) unto us the word of reconciliation.

- 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

God has given us freely without compulsion the ministry of bringing people back to Him.
Knowing that God was in Christ removing the enmity by overlooking humanity’s weaknesses to live righteously and gave to His people (The Church Epistles are addressed to the born again brethren) freely the comms concerning removal of the enmity. Winning people to side with the true God Satan hates despicably. Why? It is the new birth which equips men and women the vision to see him through an accurate knowledge of God’s Word and the revelation manifestations. It’s not hard to imagine people experiencing this for themselves might get excited to tell others about it. Potentially illuminating the god of this world to even more to see. And exposing those that make up his shadow kingdom in the realm of men to prosecution under the law of the land. Where individual rights are protected.

Strange isn’t it? How those that consider themselves “illuminated” move in the shadows?

They speak lies under the cover of darkness.
We speak the truth in the illumination of love.
It is God’s chosen disciplining themselves in thought and deed to the teaching of the Christ that… in a dark and perverse kingdom… shine as lights in the world.
I do believe the eternal purpose for God’s children is to replace the one third of the angels that fell… giving restoration to how God created the heavens and the Earth. We replace that which was lost, then God creates a new heaven and a new Earth for complete restoration.

- For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

- Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

- For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

- For the *Jews (*= Judeans. Hebrews. Abraham’s bloodline. NOT the Jews we know in our time) require a sign, and the *Greeks (*= non Hebrews) seek after wisdom:

- But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

- But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

- Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

- 1 Corinthians 1:19-25

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This post did not even go in the direction I intended when I started. But such are many of my posts. Whad’ja think?!

I missed posting the last two Sundays. I took a vacation. If you might be wondering where I’ve been. First one in four years. Went to Florida to see my folks with my daughter and her fam. Hit Daytona Beach for a day.