Christ The Antidote Regarding Death

CHRIST THE ANTIDOTE REGARDING DEATH

Part 61.
The Key To David Building His House!
''You know how David my father could not build a house to the Name of the ord his !od because
wars were about him on every side" until the ord #ut his foes under his feet$ But now the ord my
!od has given me rest on every side" so that there is neither adversary nor evil confronting me$'' 1Ki
5:3-4. Amplified.
Daid !ho is o"r type toda# $o"ld not a$$omplish %"ilding his ho"se in pea$e "ntil his enemies !ere
defeated& it !ill %e no different toda#& 'eeping in mind that the enemies are not so m"$h the tr"e person
%"t the adami$ "nderstanding that is !ithin them. (e m"st "nderstand that there is a ast differen$e
%et!een the spirit"all# inspired ) the religio"sl# inspired. There is also a ast differen$e %et!een a
fleshl# disagreement ) a spirit"al one. *nfort"natel# there are al!a#s $lashes& loo' at the life of +es"s )
ho! ,e rea$ted to ,is $lashes !ith the religious. The real differen$e is %et!een flesh ) spirit& religion )
tr"th& !hi$h stems from the attit"de of the heart. The -"estion is in all honest# !hi$h do !e !ant&
religion or tr"th. Then !ar %ro'e o"t in the heaen-lies& Re 1/:0. (here did this !ar stem from. The
attit"de of the heart1 2 !ant to do it m# !a#& in man# $ases it $an %e $ompromise. There is one thing that
!e $an mar' do!n3 %efore real Daidi$ Christli'e pea$e there !ill al!a#s ens"e a spirit"al !ar ''until
the ord #uts his foes under his feet$'' Then ) not "ntil then !ill there %e ''rest on every side" so that
there will be neither adversary nor evil confronting me$''
''%or he must reign" till he has #ut all his enemies under his feet$ The last enemy that shall be
abolished is death$'' Co 15:/5-/6. A45.
& 'ill (#en Your !raves!
2n 67e' 30:1/& (e read ''Thus says the ord !od) Behold & will o#en your graves and cause you to
come u# out of your graves" ( my #eo#le* and & will bring you +back home]....'' Amp.
The graes or tom%s that man# are in ) e8perien$ing are reall#& as someone has !isel# stated 99there
is no deeper death than ignorance & unbelie!! ) in realit# this is the deepest death that an# man $an
e8perien$e. The spirit of :od spea'ing thro"gh 67e'iel& the great prophet has !onderf"ll# shared !ith "s
the a%oe passage. 2 !ill open #o"r graes ) $a"se #o" to co"e up out o #o"r graes your ignorance &
unbelief. 2t !o"ld also %e good for "s to ta'e more than a passing glan$e at the !ord #$.
T"rning no! to an a$$ompan#ing passage fo"nd in +n 5:/5-/;. (e read that the time is $oming ) is
no! here !hen the dead shall hear the %oice of the 4on of :od ) those that hear it shall li%e.
2nterestingl# the !ord dead is from the :ree' !ord nekros ) in this $ase is referring to those !ho are
dead spirit"all#& those !ho as #et hae had no enlightenment ) are in a state of ignoran$e ) "n%elief.
The !onderf"l promise is that +ohn has !ritten "nder inspiration that the time is not onl# $oming %"t is
een here no! !hen these dead ones !ill not onl# hear %"t shall &I'E. The oi$e of the 4on of :od is
not ne$essaril# an a"di%le oi$e( %"t a spirit"al oi$e& one that spea's !ithin& a spirit"al a)a*ening as it
!ere. 2n erse /6 !e are told that as the <ather has life in ,imself ) is self e8istent& so ,e has also gien
this same life to the 4on to also %e sel e+istent. 2t is -"ite !onderf"l !hen !e realise that this er# same
life is o"r er# same life& then !e f"rther realise that ''he that has the ,on" has the father also$''
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2nterestingl# the !ord tomb or grave is from the !ord minemeion 4trongs = 341; ) its meaning is a
place of remembrance. 2n one sense man# of "s hae alread# e8perien$ed a partial e8perien$e of o"r
a!a'ening ) in this there is a place o re"e"brance of !hat !e !ere %efore this& ) this memor#
reminds "s $onstantl# not to ret"rn > as the dog to its vomit %"t this e8perien$e is onl# partial $ompared
to !hat is ahead as !e are promised that !e are going to $ome $ompletel# o"t of o"r no! partial
e8perien$e into a co"plete resurrection from o"r ignorance & unbelie& the finished !or' !hi$h is
alread# !ithin "s !ill %e f"ll# realised ) !e !ill %e gien the $apa$it#& impet"s ) "nderstanding as to
ho! to aail o"rseles f"ll# to !hat is alread# partiall# latent !ithin "s& ) ma# 2 sa# that the 'e# ) onl#
!a# !ill %e %# the ,AITH of :od.
This %rings "s to per"se seeral er# fitting erses fo"nd in ,e% 0:16-1;& ''Who has been constituted
a Priest, not on the basis of a bodily legal requirement an e!ternally imposed command concerning "is
physical ancestry], but on the basis of the po#er of an endless and indestructible ife. $or it is
#itnessed of "im, You are a -riest forever after the order %#ith the rank& of .elchi/edek$ 'o a #revious
#hysical regulation and command is cancelled because of its weakness and ineffectiveness and
uselessness(( $or the aw never made anything #erfect((but instead a better ho#e is introduced
through #hich #e no#] come close to !od$'' Amplified.
Please note the Christ the ,ol# ?ne !ho is in "s ) is o"r tr"e identit# is a Priest after the order of
@el$hi7ede' !ho has the po!er of an endless ) indestr"$ti%le life. (e also are told that the preio"s
reg"lation ) $ommand of the !ea' adami$ flesh life has been cancelled ( this #e need to d#ell on (
%e$a"se of its !ea'ness ) ineffe$tieness ) instead !e are gien a far %etter hope in that !e no! $ome
$lose to :od. The K+5 !o"ld tell "s that ''we draw nigh to !od'' in o"r present most hol# pla$e
"nderstanding !e of $o"rse 'no! !hat this is sa#ing to "s toda#& !hen in $onA"n$tion !ith this tho"ght
!e read in @t /B:1B.
'')nd *esus came and spoke to them, saying, 0ll authority is given to .e in Heaven and in earth$''
@K+5. Consider $aref"ll# !here this ?ne !ho has all ''0ll authority'' is no! sit"ated3 #es !ithin #o" )
2. 2n ret"rning to +ohn 5:/0 he erifies ) enhan$es o"r point !hi$h is sa#ing the same thing in a slightl#
different !a#.
''and has given Him authority to e1ecute 2udgement also" because He is the ,on of .an$'' +n 5: /0.
@K+5.
5erse /B !o"ld iterate e8a$tl# !hat 67e'iel shared !ith "s as regard the opening of the graes& +ohn
tells "s to not %e s"rprised at this for the time is $oming !hen all those !ho are in the tom%s shall hear
,is oi$e& erse /; ''0nd they shall come out$'' to the resurrection of ne! life. The !ord res"rre$tion
here is from the !ord anastasis 4trongs =3B6. As !ell as meaning being raised to life again, it also
means the recovery of spiritual truth. 5er# interestingl# it is dire$tl# related to the er# ne8t !ord
anistatoo 4trongs =3B0. 2ts meaning is to drive out of home& to disturb& trouble, turn upside do#n, make
an uproar.
& Have Not 3ome To Bring -eace" But 0 ,word!
2 !o"ld sa# at this point that the true "nderstanding of the man-$hild !ith the inished )or* is at the
moment filling all of these des$riptions as it is to man# ( disturbing, troubling, turning the preconceived
thoughts of many upside do#n & causing others to make an uproar ( in that !hen +es"s mentioned that on
the $ross that it !as inished& has $ertainl# "pset the proer%ial religio"s > apple cart for man#. This
"nderstanding $o"ld %e li'ened to the giants at the time of +osh"a ) Cale%& the# !ere a seemingl#
"nans!era%le pro%lem. C"t 'no! this that een tho"gh all of 2srael at that time follo!ed the faithless
spies& their o!n offspring /D #ears old ) #o"nger eent"all# e8perien$ed ) fo"nd possi%le that !hi$h
their o!n fathers tho"ght impossi%le. The giant that has arisen in man# men9s hearts toda# 2 %eliee is the
giant of the inished )or* in its tr"e "nderstanding. Than' :od that there !ill %e a repetition ) the er#
o"tn"m%ered +osh"a9s ) Cale%9s !ill go into the promised land irst ) Aoin the faith of o"r Daid ) !in
the %attle oer their :oliath9s& GIANTS. Those !ho are moing ahead in their tr"e Christ identit- $annot
fail. (hen !e sa# irst !e are of $o"rse referring the %irth of the man-$hild !ho is destined to shepherd&
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r"le all nations !ith an iron staff sceptre ) f"rthermore this $hild is $a"ght "p to :od ) ,is throne as
forer"nners > or those #ho are the first(fruits ( for the rest of man'ind. Eo! if this does not fit into o"r
present !a# of thin'ing& 2 hae fo"nd that f"rther adan$ement al!a#s has to do !ith o"r attit"de )
!illingness to $hange. The adi$e that !as gien to me some #ears %a$' 2 !o"ld no! pass on to others&
.hat is the Spirit o the ,ather reall- sa-ing to us toda-/ As a st"dent of the (ord 2 hae #et to find
!here the maAorit# are eer the re$ipients or the possessors of tr"th as it has AF(AG4 %een the minorit#
that :od "ses to %ring ,is tr"th ) !ill to the maAorit#& ) mar' this in eer# $ase that 2 $an find the
maAorit# hae al!a#s ehementl# insisted !ith h"man reason that the# !ere right. ?ne thing that m"st
%e said at this point is& the tr"th of the man-$hild $annot %e re$eied !itho"t reelation from :od ,imself
) this is the sole priorit# of o"r <ather. 2t is not A"st an "nderstanding it is an e+perience.
(e !o"ld also add that the res"rre$tion alread# mentioned is a reco%er- of the spirit"al tr"th that !e
on$e !al'ed in ( in aeons past ( !hi$h is the realisation of the @el$hi7ede'ian po!er of an endless lie&
!hi$h also entails the f"ll "nderstanding ) e8perien$e of an indestructible life.
The 'oman The 3hild 0nd The 'ar!
?"r reading is from Re 1/:1-10. This $hapter is of $o"rse a part of !hat is mentioned in the er# first
erse of this %oo'& the things !hi$h m"st shortl# ) speedil# $ome to pass in their entiret#.
5erse:1. 99And a great sign a )arning of f"t"re eents of o"inous signifi$an$e appeared in heaen: a
!oman $lothed !ith the s"n& !ith the moon "nder her feet& ) !ith a $ro!n-li'e tiara of t!ele stars on
her head.99
Please noti$e that the moon is the relected light from the s"n !hi$h 2 see -"ite $learl# as
representing the $arnal mind that forms the %asis of all religion in that it is not the tr"e light %"t onl# a
relection of that light.

5erse: /. 994he !as pregnant and she $ried o"t in her %irth pangs& in the ang"ish of her delier#.99
(e see that this m#sti$al spirit"al !oman is pregnant ) she is $r#ing o"t in her %irth pangs& in the
ang"ish of her delier# as in +n 16:/1. Cirth pangs $an $a"se man# rea$tions. The !oman is not as man#
s"ppose& the isi%le religio"s gro"ps that man# gie heed to& no it is those !ho are among the man# !ho
are sin$erel# seeing ) see'ing their loing <ather )ithin ) are een no! pregnant !ith $hild ) the
ang"ish of the trials of the "n%elief of opposition !o"ld %e assailing her.
5erse: 3. 99Then another omino"s sign !as also seen in heaen ( heavenly places ( a h"ge& fier# red
dragon& !ith seen heads ) ten horns& ) seen 'ingl# $ro!ns diadems "pon his heads.99
2t is not m# intention to go into the meaning of all of these t#pes ) shado!s as m"$h time !o"ld %e
needed& %"t to la# o"t to the %est of m# a%ilit# a fo"ndation ) to %ring to #o"r attention more of the
s"rfa$e "nderstanding ) in doing so !ill #et %ring an a"tomati$ in depth reason for this $hapter.
5erse: 4. 99,is tail s!ept Ha$ross the s'#I ) dragged do!n one third of the stars ) fl"ng them to the
earth. And the dragon stationed himself in front of the !oman !ho !as a%o"t to %e deliered& so that he
might deo"r her $hild as soon as she %ro"ght it forth.99
The s"%Ae$t of stars in this sense is -"ite interesting& stars in the nat"ral are in the heaens ) are
loo'ed "p to. The greatest spirit"al star of $o"rse is the %right ) morning star. 4ome hae !ith good
reason designated these stars as pastors& %e that as it ma# these parti$"lar stars are $ertainl# not in the
nat"ral heaens %"t are entities that !ere in high spirit"al pla$es ) this terri%le %east !as someho! a%le
to de$eie ) drag them do!n to the earth earthl- things. Then to iterate& ''0nd the dragon stationed
himself in front of the woman who was about to be delivered" so that he might devour her child as soon
as it brought forth''$ Daniel B:1D also adds to this tho"ght.
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5erse: 5. <"rther tells "s 99And she the #oman %ro"ght forth a "an0child& ?ne !ho is destined to
shepherd Hr"leI all the nations !ith an iron staff Hs$epterI& and her Child !as $a"ght "p to :od and ,is
throne.99
2n resear$hing this 2 fo"nd that this $hild is ama7ingl# %orn a f"ll# deeloped man& the reason for this
is that he has %een in spirit"al preparation for sometime. To %ear this tho"ght o"t !e plainl# read ,e is
destined to shepherd or r"le all the nations !ith a rod of iron ( iron staff or sceptre ( ) f"rthermore this
mat"re $hild is $a"ght "p i""ediatel- to :od ) to ,is throne. The !onderf"l signifi$an$e of this is
fo"nd in %oth $hap /:/6-/; ) 3:/1. There are of $o"rse man# other po!erf"l te8ts thro"gho"t the Ci%le
that erif# this een f"rther.
5erse: 6. 99And the !oman herself fled into the desert #ilderness !here she has a retreat prepared for
her %# :od& in !hi$h she is to %e fed ) 'ept safe for 1&/6D da#s +, months-three & one half years.99
The !hole %oo' of Reelation is f"ll of s#m%ols& one has !isel# !ritten that !e $annot ta'e an#
fig"re or s#m%ol literall#& an# of the n"m%ers& dates or times do not mean !hat the# !o"ld seem on the
s"rfa$e. ?nl# the 4pirit $an open the realit# of these things to "s. 2f #o" hae had some of these things
opened to #o"& )onderul. 2n realit# right at this moment the <ather is read#ing a man-$hild to %e $a"ght
"p to ,is throne.
5erse: 0. 99Then !ar then !ar %ro'e o"t in heaen heavenly places. 1ichael ) his angels !ent forth
to %attle !ith the dragon ) his angels fo"ght.99 /4am 3:1.
2 !o"ld sa# at this point that !e need to 'eep in mind that !od's 2udgements do not ever mean
condemnation$ :od does ) !ill %ring $onstant A"dgements ) none of them are !ith $ondemnation to
an# of "s& !hen !e "nderstand this !e !ill hae realised that o"r <ather is F?56 ) ,e neer $hanges& as
,is Kingdom ''cannot be shaken$'' <"rthermore een tho"gh :od9s mer$ies reAoi$e against "an!s
A"dgements3 in an# scriptural instance !e $an find :od9s "ercies are also al)a-s $onne$ted to His
A"dgements.
There is m"$h to %e said regarding this great one $alled @i$hael. +. Preston 6%# has %een er#
$omprehensie regarding @2C,A6F in his last episode of <R?@ T,6 CAEDF64T2CK T? T,6 T,R?E6.
Part 141. (hi$h if #o" are not #et re$eiing& his address is +. Preston 6%#. P. ?. Co8 301/4D. 6l Paso
T8. 0;;30-1/4D.
Eo! on the s"%Ae$t of @i$hael 2 do not !ish to tr# to em"late %ro 6%#& as 2 $o"ld not& %"t 2 !ill in m#
o!n !a# ) !ords share %riefl# !ith #o" !hat 2 had prepared %# hand re$entl# in the $offee shop that 2
fre-"ent o$$asionall# as a sola$e or $hange from !here 2 at the moment reside.
2n Daniel 1D:13%. @an# translations read& '' /hen 0ichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.''
This is not a tr"e translation. (e find that the literal translation %# Do$tor Go"ng is held in the highest
esteem %# most in depth Ci%le s$holars ) reads ''and lo, 0ichael, first of the chief heads, hath come''
Dan 1D:13. Go"ng-s.
2n Dan 1/:1a !e read '')nd at that time of the end] .ichael shall arise, the great +angelic4 #rince
#ho defends and has charge of your 1aniel's] people.'' Amp. 2n A$ts 0:35-3B !e read of the Angel !ho
appeared to @oses at the %"rning %"sh ) also spo'e to him on @t 4inai. ?n $lose per"sal !e realise that
this Angel ) the great angelic #rince 1ichael are the e8a$t same entit#.
2n 1Thess 4:16 ''$or the ord Himself #ill descend from heaven #ith a loud cry of summons, #ith
the shout of an archangel, and #ith the blast of the trumpet of 2od. )nd those #ho have departed this
life in 3hrist #ill rise first.'' Amplified.
(e find here $learl# that the %oice of the Ar$hangel is mentioned ) in this sho"t is also the tr"mpet
of :od the# are %oth part of the one. The one & the sa"e. 5er# s"rprising to some !e !ill not find
an#!here !here there is more than one archangel& #o" !ill not find an# eiden$e other than in handed
do!n religio"s tradition that :a%riel& F"$ifer or an# other entit# is an ar$hangel there is onl# ?E6. This
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one is the Angel o the &ord ) is none other than @i$hael also a$$ording to seeral Ci%le di$tionaries
that are in m# possession the er# meaning of the name @i$hael is one #ho is like 2od.
To ret"rn to Re 1/:0& !e read that those !ho lead this !ar are @i$hael ) ,is angels ( messengers (
to do %attle. 2 as' the -"estion !h# is +es"s not mentioned here. 4imple1 The e8planation is $learl#
fo"nd in these !ords& ''%or the ord H&.,5% will descend from heaven with a loud cry of summons"
'&TH the shout of an 063H0N!5" and with the blast of the trum#et of !od$'' This is in a$t"al fa$t
the e8a$t o$$"rren$e !e read of in this erse ( the descending #ith a loud cry ( mentioned. The Ford +es"s
) the Ar$hangel are one ) the same %"t in different roles. @an# are the roles of +es"s Christ. The
Comforter& The Coming King& The Creator& The :ood 4hepherd& The <irst ) the Fast& The Ro$'& ) man#
man# more.
5erse: B. 99C"t the# !ere defeated& ( the dragon & his angels ( and there !as no roo" fo"nd for them
in hea%en > the consciousness of man an# longer.99 This all happens after the man-$hild is %orn ) then
de$lares !ar ) !ins. After this episode the man-$hild then %egins to lead ) enlighten the rest of
man'ind.
5erse: ;. 2s most thrilling ) spe$ifi$. 99And the h"ge dragon !as $ast do!n ) o"t----that age old
serpent& !ho is $alled the Deil ) 4atan& he !ho is the sed"$er Hdecei%erI of all h"manit# the !orld oer3
he !as for$ed out ) do)n to the earth ( dust ( ) his angels !ere fl"ng o"t along !ith him.99
4omething that 2 thin' that !ill %e of interest to most is the fa$t that the des$ription of a huge dragon
!hi$h !as $ast o"t in $ontrast !ith the original title in :en 3:1 serpent& as !e hae mentioned in earlier
!ritings. The -"estion !e !o"ld as' is ho! $ome he has gro!n in s"$h proportions. The ans!er is
simple& in the "ind o "en. ?er a period of time the# hae listened to the Adami$ dream& that is& !hat
is per$eied %# the senses seeing, hearing, etc, ) $o"pled !ith the imaginations of the lo!er man& hae
tho"ght the er# !orst. (hen the tr"th is f"ll# realised !e !ill find that !hat !e hae tho"ght !as tr"th
!as onl# an i"agined carnal ada"ic delusion. The original serpent !as neer an animal that $o"ld %e
to"$hed& it !as a spirit"al allegor# !hi$h gre! in the minds of men to s"$h proportions "ntil that same
serpent %e$ame a huge dragon that in tr"th neer e8isted ON&2 IN THE 1INDS O, RE&IGIO#S&2
DE&#DED 1EN & .O1EN. And so er#& er# soon the lie ) liar of all del"sion is a%o"t to %e fl"ng
o"t ) do!n ) %e$ome deoid of an# spirit"al po!er !hatsoeer. To !hi$h 2 m"st sa#3 4o %e it.
5erse: 1D. 99Then 2 heard a strong loud oi$e in heaen sa#ing3 Eo! it has $ome---the salation and
the po!er and the 'ingdom Hthe dominion& the reignI of o"r :od& and the po!er Hthe soereignt#& the
a"thorit#I of ,is Christ Hthe @essiahI3 for the a$$"ser of o"r %rethren& he !ho 'eeps %ringing beore o"r
:od $harges against them da# and night& has %een $ast o"t.99
This is a erse that has for man# #ears $onf"sed the reader ) its meaning is a lot different to !hat
man# hae tho"ght. To sa# that the a$$"ser has a$$ess into o"r most hol# pla$e is a de$eit of the !orst
'ind. +o% tells "s $learl# the realm of the a$$"ser. '')nd the 4ord said to 'atan, %rom where did you
come7 /hen 'atan ans#ered the 4ord, %rom going to and fro on the 506TH and from walking u# and
down on it.'' +o% 1:0. Amp. The realm of the a$$"ser has al!a#s %een the earth& o"r earth& o"r adami$
$ons$io"sness neer an# higher& there ma# %e some te8ts that !o"ld seem to indi$ate other!ise %"t the#
are allegories ) !e do not !ish at the moment to ta'e time to deiate. ,aing esta%lished the realm of
the a$$"ser ho! do !e e8plain the !ords ''who kee#s bringing before our !od charges against them
day and night'' 4ome are $onin$ed that %e$a"se of these !ords that the a$$"ser has had a$$ess to the
most hol# pla$e !ithin "s& the :od $ompartment as it !ere& 2 reAe$t this most ehementl#1 ,e ma# %ring
$harges against "s %"t onl# thro"gh the adami$ nat"re realm ) no higher& in$identall# !e m"st not forget
that !e are told here at this time that he the a$$"ser ,A4 %een $ast o"t. ?n$e man is released from the
stall that he has %een $onfined in& in his fie sensed adami$ e8isten$e then all spirit"al opposition shall %e
as ashes "nder the soles of o"r feet. @al4:/-3.
<or those !ho are "ns"re as to !here the# are at the moment& %e $omforted ) ass"red the a$$"ser has
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neer eer had an# a$$ess to hae a$$"sed #o" T? :od in #o"r se$ret or most hol# pla$e NE'ER3 C"t if
the erse !ere to sa# the !ord TO this !o"ld %e an entirel# different thing. A$t"all# !e $o"ld li'en the
!ord beore to gossip& if the !ord to !as "sed it !o"ld $hange the $onte8t entirel#& %"t !e noti$e !ith
relief that it is not "sed ) neer $o"ld %e. Eo! from one !ho has most a%l# !ritten& !e -"ote.
994atan has no mis$on$eptions a%o"t his a%ilit# to pers"ade :od of #o"r !ea'ness and !orthlessness&
%"t if he $an infl"en$e G?* to %eliee that #o" are "n!orth#& that #o" are a fail"re& that #o" are hopeless&
that it is impossi%le for #o" to attain to the ,igh Calling of :od in Christ& that it is %e#ond the realm of
possi%ilit# for #o" to la# hold "pon life and immortalit#3 or that :od does not loe #o"& leaing #o"
$ondemned and helpless -- he is there%# a%le to ro% #o" of all #o"r hope& faith& $onfiden$e& Ao#& pea$e and
i$tor#199 *n-"ote.
5erse: 11. 99And the# hae oer$ome H$on-"eredI him %# means of the %lood of the Fam% and %# the
"tteran$e of their testimon#& for the# did not loe and $ling to life een !hen fa$ed !ith death Jholding
their lies $heap till the# had to die for their !itnessingK.99
This has happened in the past& man# hae gien their life literall# for the sa'e of the :ospel& the earl#
mart#rs are o"r first e8amples& sin$e the earl# $h"r$h man# hae shed their %lood ) in man# $o"ntries
een no! some are literall# %eing 'illed for their faith. The greatest ) er# effe$tie death is !hen Pa"l
himself mentioned ''& die daily'' he proed to all that he $o"nted his nat"ral life as dung for the sa'e of
the :ospel. There is a d#ing that !e $annot "nderestimate ) that is d#ing to o"r pop"larit# or to the
maAorit#. (hen o"r !onderf"l <ather first %egan to spea' to me in regards the restit"tion of all things )
then to lead me o"t of the $h"r$h s$ene& ,e made me to 'no! that ,e !anted me to gie "p ) leae eer#
s'erri$' of the religiosit- of the first t!o ta%erna$le e8perien$es. Eo! 2 $an onl# share !ith #o" the !a#
that 2 !as led. C"t 2 !ill $lose this point !ith these !ords& it !ill go a long !a# in $learing o"r
$ons$ien$e if !e are !illing o%e# it. ''for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death
+holding their lives chea# till they had to die for their witnessing4$'' 2n$identall# in this e8perien$e of
$hange& for some time m# fao"rite !ord !as 4#T.

''1o not earnestly] remember the former things- neither consider the things of old$ 5ehold, 6 am
doing a new thing! 7o# it springs forth- do you not perceive and kno# it and #ill you not give heed to it8
6 #ill even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.'' 2sa 43:1B-1;. Amp.
5erse: 1/. 99Therefore %e glad e8"lt& ? hea%ens and #o" that d!ell in them1 C"t !oe to #o"& ? earth
and sea& for the deil has $ome do)n to #o" in fier$e anger fury& %e$a"se he 'no!s that he has only a
short time left199
There is one thing that !e need to learn from this erse ) that is ADA@ D?64 E?T (AET T? D26.
(oe to #o" ? earthl- adam ) those !ho are in the raging seas of t"rmoil ) "nrest& for this deil that
d!ells in the adami$ nat"re !ho is def#ing his o!n death in fier$e anger ) f"r#& for there are some that
!o"ld dare to !age !ar for the higher& :odl# p"re ) hol# things& that !o"ld sla# earth# adam ) release
the tr"e identit#& the tr"e man of :od on$e ) for all. Ges there is a !ar1 (h#. <or the a$$"ser 5NO.S
that it is not long %efore A&& things !ill %e s"%d"ed "nto a <ather of lo%e( "erc- & grace ) a ne! !orld
!ill %e a realit# to A&&.

''0ll flesh is as frail as grass" and all that makes it attractive$$$$is transitory" like the flower of the
field$'' 2sa 4D:6%.
5erse: 13. 99And !hen the dragon sa! that he !as $ast do!n to the earth& he !ent in p"rs"it of the
)o"an !ho had gien %irth to the male Child.99
Fet "s realise t!o things. ?ne is that the !oman is clothed )ith the sun. T!o the moon ( the
reflected light ( is "nder her feet& this means that she is not in an# !a# de$eied %# religiosit# ) %e$a"se
of this she is hated %# the adersar# !ho is in p"rs"it of her. The !oman !ho is also the %ride& is also that
!hi$h is a er# real part of o"r %eing. ?ne of the reasons that the adersar# is so angr# as stated in the
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preio"s erse is that his hiding pla$e is %eing e8posed& listen $aref"ll# to the !ords of the apostle Pa"l&
'''ho o##oses and e1alts himself so #roudly and insolently against and over all that is called !od or
that is worshi##ed" +even to his actually4 taking his seat in the tem#le of !od" #roclaiming that he
himself is !od$'' /Thess /:4. Amp. ,e has %een hidden all along !ithin o"r adami$ identit#. ,o! has
he %een pro$laiming himself as :od. (ithin o"r ADA@2C identit#1 This $an also %e des$ri%ed as
h"manism as opposed to :odliness or 4pirit. This is another reason that the adersar# is so angr# ) that
is that his hidden se$ret has %een dis$oered verse 9, ) no! has onl# a short time.
5erse: 14. 99C"t the !oman !as s"pplied !ith the t!o !ings of a giant eagle& so that she might fl#
from the presen$e of the serpent into the desert H!ildernessI& to the retreat !here she is to %e *ept sae
and fed for a time& and times& and half a time Hthree and one-half #ears& or 1&/6D da#sI.99
6g#pt !as $arried %# +ehoah on eagles )ings. 68 1;:4. 4o it is signifi$ant that this allegor# is "sed
here ) is a er# pertinent t#pe. The desert is $onfirming to "s a pla$e of prote$tion& not onl# a safe pla$e
%"t also !o"ld indi$ate a spirit"al past"re-land ) rest& as the %elo! te8t !o"ld $learl# indi$ate.
99And 2 !ill $onfirm !ith them a $oenant of pea$e and !ill $a"se the eil %easts to $ease o"t of the
land& and J0y peopleK shall d)ell sael- in the )ilderness( desert( or pasture0land and sleep
JconfidentlyK in the !oods.99 67e 34:/5. Amp.
5erse: 15. 99Then o"t of his mo"th the serpent spouted orth )ater li'e a flood after the !oman& that
she might %e $arried off !ith the torrent.99
As the raging seas ( #ater ( indi$ate t"rmoil& in this $ase the lood o )ater !o"ld also indi$ate a
similar t"rmoil& for the plan of the adersar# !as to $arr# the !oman off& or a!a# from her :od intended
destin#. 2n an# nat"ral flood all else is forgotten %"t s"rial& the mind is not $on$erned !ith past& present
or f"t"re %"t mainl# the no) pro%lem. C"t !onderf"l ne!s o"r !onderf"l <ather al!a#s has a sol"tion&
as !e read in the follo!ing erse.
5erse:16. 99C"t the earth $ame to the rescue of the !oman& and the gro"nd opened its mo"th and
s)allo)ed up the stream of !ater !hi$h the dragon had spo"ted from his mo"th.99
(e noti$e here that the earth $ame to the res$"e of the !oman. (e $annot "nderestimate the !isdom
or the doings of :od& for as !e 'no! all things !or' together for good to those !ho loe ,im. 2 $an
onl# sa# that in this $ase that !hereas the adersar# is !or'ing in the lo!er earth- realm he is defeated
%# the !isdom of o"r <ather %# ) in that realm1
5erse:10. 994o then the dragon )as urious HenragedI at the !oman& and he !ent a!a# to !age !ar
on the remainder of her des$endants--Jon thoseK !ho o%e# :od9s $ommandments and !ho hae the
testimon# of +es"s Christ Jand adhere to it and bear #itness to "imK.99
The enraged dragon here is %# the !a# t#pif#ing a spirit"al allegor# ) not an a$t"al %eing that !as
$ast o"t of heaen !hi$h is spirit"al m"m%o A"m%o handed do!n %# religio"s tradition. 4o !e see this
enraged dragon !ho has no po!er oer the man-$hild ) has %een defeated in erse eight no! has also
lost the i$tor# oer the !oman ) is a%sol"tel# inf"riated. Ta'e noti$e that all along the one !ho he is
!anting to gain $ontrol oer is ADA1 #o"r ) m# adam ) ADA@ does not !ant to die ) !ill onl# do so
!hen he $omes to the end of his tether. (e are so glad to report that not onl# the man-$hild !as single
minded eno"gh to oer$ome %"t also the Cride& the !oman& is seen for her sin$erit#. The adersar# in his
inf"riation no! goes to !age !ar on those !ho are in a lo!er spirit"al realm #et are those !ho name the
name of Christ& !ho o%e# :od9s $ommandments ) !ho hae the testimon# of +es"s Christ.
& 'ill Never eave You (r %orsake You!
6en tho"gh the maAorit# of the the !orld of Christendom thin' that !e hae no $onne$tion to :od in an#
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!a# "ntil one is %orn again& this is far from the tr"th. ''The s#irit of man is the lam# of the ord"
searching all his innermost #art$'' Pro. /D:/0. Also if !e !ere to -"estion as to ho! one is %orn again
!e !o"ld re$eie a n"m%er of interpretations ) ea$h one !o"ld thin' their parti$"lar "nderstanding !as
the right one ) it !o"ld %e a$$ording to their %a$'gro"nd ) interpretation. (ith the a%oe heading in
mind !e no! $ite from another.
99(e !o"ld remind #o" that as the stars are poised in the heaens so also is eer# h"man so"l poised
in the eternal $#$le of life3 is held there %# and !ithin the sleepless $ons$io"sness of the Diine
2ntelligen$e. 2t is tr"e that the so"l has %een gien a meas"re of free!ill& or po!er of $hoi$e& so that it $an
a$$ept or reAe$t good or eil3 %"t it has no po!er at an# time to seer its lin' !ith the 4"preme 4o"l&
:od---and there is al#ays an up#ard pull to#ards 2od. Tr"e eno"gh& for a time the so"l ma# deride&
den# or reAe$t :od3 %"t it $an neer es$ape from ,im& neer %rea' its lin' !ith ,im3 and in its e8tremit#
it m"st s"rel# #ield to ,im& and ret"rn to ,im li'e the Prodigal 4on in the para%le.
(hat is happening !hile the so"l is resoled to resist the p"ll of :od !hi$h dra!s "p!ard. 2t means
that %# his o!n !ill the man $hooses the do!n!ard instead of the "p!ard path. @ar'& he has not es$aped
from :od& not een for a moment. The magneti$ po!er of the Diine 2ntelligen$e eer holds fast& is eer
in$lining him to tread the path %a$' to :od. Get thro"gh a m#riad transgressions he !ill follo! the path
of eil& do!n!ards& do!n!ards. At last $omes the ineita%le $hange of heart& the arising& the %eginning
of the long "p!ard $lim% !ith %leeding feet %a$' to :od. This is !h# no man $an eer es$ape his destin#&
!hi$h is to attain to "ltimate perfe$tion thro"gh an "ltimate ret"rn to his Creator.
Get it is tr"e that %efore man $an %e$ome godli'e he m"st pass thro"gh the lo!est ar$& m"st %ottom
the depths of eil as !ell as attain the heights3 m"st pass thro"gh the deepest hell and to"$h the high
heaen !hi$h is his eent"al home.
(hen the personal man $an grasp a tr"th so tremendo"s as this he !ill $ease to $ondemn an# fello!
$reat"re3 for then the %right ideal of man9s perfe$t so"l& to!ards !hi$h %oth he and all his fello! $reat"res
are striing thro"gh good and thro"gh eil !ill fill his heart !ith gladness. ,e !ill then thin'& 9@#
%rother9s path is his $hoi$e alone39 m# path is mine. (hat matter. (h# sho"ld 2 $ondemn an#one. The
h"man ego $an attain %# this path alone to 9?er$oming-:odliness93 first oer its o!n !ea'nesses and
failings& then oer its enironment and the man# limitations !ith !hi$h h"man life is en$ompassed.99
*n-"ote.
4ome of !hat has %een !ritten from the 1/th Chapter of Reelation ) Daniel ma# seem alarming
!hen !e realise !hat the f"t"re holds this is !h# !e hae inserted& I .ill Ne%er &ea%e 2ou Or ,orsa*e
2ou3 (hi$h gies "s $onfiden$e in o"r eternal destin#) that is3 2 !ill dra! AFF *ET? @61
This is all part o the *e- to Da%id building his house.
Ralph 5no)les( October 6789.
2f !e hae %een prone to h"man error in this arti$le it is not p"rposel#& ) 2 tr"st that a little 'indness !o"ld allo! for an# fa"lt& ) that !e !ill $onsider )
im%i%e the %etter or spirit"al part of that !hi$h is presented ) intended. R(K.
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