GENESIS THE BEGINNING & THE FALL
JAMES MCKENZIE
ANGELOLOGY 1. What are angels? 2. What is the meaning of the term “sons of God?” 3. Is asexuality a condition of the creature or of domain? 4. Does the Bible reference the existence of children of spiritual parents? 5. Are there levels of angels? 6. How many angels are named in the Bible? 7. What is the meaning of C.O.P? 8. Explain how housing one who does not share your faith may potentially affect your home? 9. How are you outfitted for Spiritual Conflicts and Challenges, (Spiritual Warfare)? ANGELOLOGY
THE STUDY OF SPIRITS AND YOU The Spirit World and The Carnal World
The darkness of this world is its unawareness of the darkness of the spirit that clouds the glorious light. The word angel means a spiritual being who acts as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God. Angelology is the study of angels from their creation, contributions, and finally their consequences. The Bible’s references to angels disclose a well-established host of spiritual beings operating beyond the immediate detection of mortals. Lucifer was the lead angel and resided in Eden long before the creation of humans. He led the holy chorus of God but pride caused him to elevate himself to a position between God and the angels that worshipped Him.
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together,
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
(Job 38:6-7)
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
(Isaiah 13: 13, 14)
Lucifer’s disobedience to God’s commands was the beginning of sin.
God’s response to Lucifer’s act resulted in Lucifer being reduced in power and the world becoming dark and void.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider
thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that
did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and
destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his
prisoners?
(Isaiah 14:15-17)
Satan by definition means “adversary” or one who obstructs and opposes. Lucifer is known by many names, devil, dragon, serpent, to name a few, and each speaks of a characteristic of evil. THE WORD ANGEL MISTAKENLY BRINGS TO MIND CUTE FIGURINES WITH PLEASANT EXPRESSIONS. THEY ARE BELIEVED BY MANY TO BE MYTHICAL BEINGS THAT OPERATE IN THE WORLD OF OUR IMAGINATION. AS COMFORTING AS THESE AND OTHER SIMILAR IMAGES ARE, THEY ARE NO TRUER THAN THE DEPICTION OF THE BEARDED FACED MAN WITH HORNS, EVIL EYES, AND EARS THAT LOOK LIKE THOSE OF A BULL. Angels are created individually; therefore, their clan has the distinction of being the “sons of God”. Adam is unique. Like the angels he has the distinction of having also been created without association to another creature and is therefore referred to as “the son of God”.
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of
Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the
son of God.
(Luke 3:38) Many have confused the sons of Seth, the substitute of
Abel, as being the sons of God. The misinterpretation of this phrase opens the door for inappropriate acts of segregation, hatred, denial and wars. The term “sons of God” is also the appropriate New Testament designation for those who are personally regenerated spiritually while living in the flesh.
But as many as received him, to them gave he
power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name:
(John 1:12) Procreation is God’s plan for His earthly family and is not to be confused with the conditions or practices in heaven or the spiritual realm. The knowledge of angels being asexual causes some to think it impossible for angels to copulate with humans. God’s word states that Satan has a seed and consequently children. In the following verses Satan is complicit,
“Because thou has done this”, he and Eve apparently share a common dilemma. They both had seeds that were destined to mortal combat.
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this,
thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field;
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy
life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between
thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
his heel.
(Genesis 3:14-15)
THE ORDER OF ARCHANGELS:
Jewish tradition list seven archangels:
1. MICHAEL
2. GABRIEL
3. RAPHAEL
4. URIEL
5. RAGUEL
6. SARAQAEL
7. REMIEL
THE BIBLE ACKNOWLEDGES ONLY MICHAEL AND GABRIEL BY NAME AND ONLY MICHAEL IS DESIGNATED ARCHANGEL. Seven Archangels From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mortals are no match for angels lest known their leader Satan, however our Lord’s omnipotence avails us as we seek to understand His will and then to apply it. Even Michael the Arch Angel of War respectfully engaged Satan by waiting for God’s command.
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him
a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. (Jude 1:9)
No human being is a worthy adversary in the war against Satan or his host. Even Jesus while in the flesh respected the limitations of the flesh and evoked the spiritual protection afforded Him.
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
(Matthew 26:53)
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with
God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
(Philippians 2:5-8) SATAN HAS FLOODED THE WORLD WITH FALSE PROPHETS:
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
Exodus 7: 8-12, Revelation 13:11-15, II Corinthians 11: 13-15,
Satan produces signs and wonders to attract people away from truth!
Ephesians 6:10-20 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Are you suited up? 19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
A recent insurgence of radical Islamic ideology has brought the world to the threshold of fear and intimidation. Satan uses such deception to divide the nations and then to disguise himself as the liberator who ensures the safety of the oppressed. It works like this: as a result of the cruel and vicious attacks, many Muslims are fleeing to neighboring nations seeking asylum. Satan uses such acts as a Trojan horse to plant his conflicting ideology in the unsuspecting host. The people that are fleeing are truly in peril and should be helped. The neighbors are duty bound to give help. However, the refugees will arrive with whatever ill doctrines and faith that they previously held. If the receiving nation is not strong in the truth she will be inviting into her home lies and the father of them. And to that fact she must be aware and prepared. Many of the refuges fleeing the
assaults of ISIS or ISIL, The Islamic
States of Iraq and Syria or Iraq and
Levant will likely inhabit nations that do
not share their beliefs or culture.
Although it is perfectly humane to treat
refugees fairly regardless to their faith,
creed or any other moral distinction
one must not lose sight of the obvious.
If allowed to remain, there is a
possibility that the belief and culture of
the host nation may by default become
the belief and culture of the previous
refugees. This is a special concern in
If it is froze leave it in the cold. Snakes belong to the countries that do not as a nation wilderness and not the home. Leave them there and you represent the existence of an intelligent may rest in peace! Creator. Christianity is God’s solution to the actual barrier that separates Him from Humanity. While both Muslims and Jews struggle for the city of Jerusalem, Christianity acknowledges
New Jerusalem as its heavenly home. It is the absence of the new birth that prevents the others from seeing heaven at this time. The New Birth provides the lens that clarifies human purpose and brings perfect awareness to the invisible presence of the true and living God. While men struggle for earth they somehow miss the fact that earth is the grave, but heaven is the home. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Ephesians 5:27) Satan’s formidableness is evidenced by the increasing reports of wars and political struggles brewing all over the planet. Discrimination at some degree is the common thread that perpetuates these struggles. In order to appeal to those that he seeks to conquer, Satan implants the idea of personal superiority. Even among those that ascribe to Christianity there are reports of favoritism where one Christian believes that his/her church is more than another. These unfounded preferences are seldom based on doctrine. The members rave over the sensational social atmospheres while happily remaining empty of the essential knowledge that provokes spiritual growth and development. Since the word cult has in its definition both positive and negative aspects, it may be used to repel one away from something useful or on the other hand to attract one to something harmful. As an example the word cult appeared in English in 1617, derived from the French word culte, meaning “worship” which in turn originated from the Latin word cultus meaning “care, cultivation, worship. As you can see in that interpretation cult is simply a body of individuals who share a common theme. If the thing that brings such people together is true, then the word cult is of no offense.
However, if the underlying purpose of the clan is to subjugate its members by exploitation and deceit then it is not only offensive but also evil. Cult From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LOOK BEFORE STEPPING:
Any attempt to investigate the evil deeds of the underworld should be approached prayerfully.
Life teaches us to use caution and discretion when endeavoring potentially precarious activities. There are numbers of endeavors that require conditioning skills and special training to be able to efficiently carry out the task.
Exploring the depths of the sea and navigating safely above the earth’s surface are two such undertakings. The study of spiritual beings is another such phenomenon.
It penetrates the veil of mysticism and dares to discover the underworld inclusive of its effects. The understanding of spirituality aids our control of the present and enhances our perspective of the future. However, like cave diving and aviation it poses some particular challenges that require strict adherence to a proven set of rules. For example, most
Christians will live a full and prosperous life with no real knowledge of the spirit world or its effects. Such apathy is a product of having been blinded to the fact that humans will spend more time [eternity] in the spiritual realm of existence than in the physical. So, to spend all of one's life trying to prepare for a blissful and useful physical presence, with no concern for the spiritual, is not a coincident, it is a plan. CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Even as our parents strive to develop our inherent innocence
Satan and his evil host are diligent at creating an atmosphere of inaccurate doctrines. Satan is successful in the implementation of his infamous “divide and conquer” tactics. The world grows more and more fearful of those with whom they disagree or who come from different cultures. Yet, there is nothing that Satan can do to change the reality that as human beings, we share an irrevocable oneness. And as true as our one heritage is, it is not to be confused with the contemporary push to coexist in many different forms of religion. That is just another lie of Satan defining religion as anything that the human mind agrees with. AGES & DISPENSATIONS
REASONING THROUGH DISPENSATIONAL CONSIDERATION Understanding Ages & Dispensations AGES The term Ages denote the very instant that God created matter; therefore, Ages began an innumerable period of time prior to the creation of earthly beings or vegetation. There are a total of three (3) Ages:
1. The Antediluvian Age,
2. The Present Age and
3. The Age of Ages.
The Age prior to the flood, the Antediluvian, consisted of the fall of angels, the creation of humans and the fall of humanity. It continued with the struggle between the people of God, and the children of the devil. After the flood and until Jesus returns bodily to the earth the world remains in the Present Age. At
Jesus’ second coming the world will reside in constant fellowship with Christ in the final Age, the Age of
Ages.
Long before the creation of man, angels resided in Eden singing praises and worshipping God. Imagine a pristine world where God's creatures praised Him without ceasing. Yet, the leader of the worship team attempted to rise above the highest star; in other words the leader, Lucifer, positioned himself to receive the praise and worship that was due God. Then imagine God's response to such treason, He cast Satan (Lucifer) headlong into the earth which resulted in a state of chaos and void. God caused the previously pristine environment [mountains of fire, gleaming reflections of light flickering off substance such as gold, silver, diamonds and the like] to implode, resulting in chaos and void. Such were the conditions of the "Antediluvian Age" prior to the advent of Dispensations. God then renovated the world to be the home of His human creation. He completed the process in six days.
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
(Job 38:7) In the beginning God created the heaven I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah and 14:14) the earth.
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.(Luke 10:18) (Genesis 1:1)
Eze 28:14 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 Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O of the stones of fire. Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. nations! Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isa 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Ge 1:3 And God said, Let Ge 1:1 In the Ge 1:2 And the Isa 14:16 They that see thee shall narrowly earth was without there be light: and there look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is was light. beginning God form, and void; this the man that made the earth to tremble, created the and darkness was thru that did shake kingdoms; heaven and upon the face of Ge 1:31 And God saw the deep. And the every thing that he had Isa 14:17 That made the world as a the earth. Spirit of God made, and, behold, it wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; moved upon the was very good. And the that opened not the house of his prisoners? face of the waters. evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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Re 21:1 And Re 21:2 And I I saw a new John saw the heaven and a holy city, new new earth: Jerusalem, for the first coming down 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a heaven and from thiefGod in the out night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the the first of heaven,elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall earth were preparedbe burned as up. a passed away; bride2Pe adorned 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, be dissolved, what manner of persons ought and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto and there for herye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for 2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the the witness of Jesus, and for was no more husband.coming of the day of God, wherein the the word of God, and which had not worshipped the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and beast, neither his image, sea. neither had received his the elements shall melt with fervent heat? mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
31 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2Pe 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, Re 21:1 And I saw a new be dissolved, what manner of persons ought and they sat upon them, and heaven and a new earth: for ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, judgment was given unto the first heaven and the first them: and I saw the souls of earth were passed away; and them that were beheaded for 2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the there was no more sea. the witness of Jesus, and for coming of the day of God, wherein the the word of God, and which Re 21:2 And I John saw the had not worshipped the holy city, new Jerusalem, heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and beast, neither his image, coming down from God out neither had received his the elements shall melt with fervent heat? mark upon their foreheads, of heaven, prepared as a or in their hands; and they bride adorned for her lived and reigned with Christ husband. a thousand years.
32 Dispensations To dispense means to give, therefore Dispensationalism is the study of how God instructs humanity to [give] worship, walk, and work worthily.
Each dispensation is characterized by an additional virtue marking an essential phase of human spiritual development. The perfection of
Adam and Eve at the moment of their creation was highlighted by their innocence. The Edenic Dispensation is therefore the dispensation of the innocence that synthesizes the efforts of humanity with the purpose of God.
Dispensationalism as a theology has its roots in the teachings of John Nelson Darby (1800-1882). Over the years Dispensationalism as a study has become different depending on interpretation. As a result there are several different schools:
1. CLASSICAL
2. TRADITIONAL (REVISED)
3. PROGRESSIVE
4. HYPER (ULTIMATE)
5. AND OTHERS. Dispensation
• 1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this • Dispensationalism is a Protestant evangelical tradition based on a biblical thing willingly, I have a reward: but if hermeneutic that sees a series of chronologically successive "dispensations" or against my will, a dispensation of the periods in history in which God relates to human beings in different ways under gospel is committed unto me. different Biblical covenants. • As a system, dispensationalism is rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby (1800–1882) and the Brethren Movement. The theology of dispensationalism • Ephesians 1:10 That in the consists of a distinctive eschatological "end times" perspective, as all dispensation of the fulness of times dispensationalists hold to premillennialism and most hold to a pretribulation he might gather together in one all rapture. things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: • Dispensationalists believe that the nation of Israel is distinct from the Church, and that God has yet to fulfill His promises to national Israel. These promises include the land promises, which in the future result in a millennial kingdom where Christ, upon • Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the His return, will rule the world from Jerusalem for a thousand years. In other areas of dispensation of the grace of God theology, dispensationalists hold to a wide range of beliefs within the evangelical which is given me to you-ward: and fundamentalist spectrum.
• Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a • With the rise of dispensationalism, conservative Protestants came to interpret the minister, according to the Book of Revelation as predicting future events (futurism), rather than predicting dispensation of God which is given to events that have taken place throughout history (historicism). me for you, to fulfil the word of God; • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Covenantal vs. Dispensational
• Covenantal Theology: Dr. Renald Showers defines covenant theology "as a system… which attempts to develop the Bible's philosophy of history on the basis of two or three covenants. It represents the whole of Scripture and history as being covered by two or three covenants.”
• Dispensationalism is a teaching that reveals distinct, progressive periods of conditional development based on God’s instructions.
36 Covenantal vs. Dispensational
• Which came first? • Some covenant theologians would have us believe that their belief system was that of the founding fathers of the early church.
• To accept the above to be true is like accepting the following • The Baptist Church was started by John the Baptist in the wilderness. • The Pentecostal Church was started by Peter during Pentecost. • The first Pope of the Roman Catholic Church was The Apostle Peter.
• Covenant theology does not appear in the writings of Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, or Melanchthon… There were no references to covenant theology in any of the great confessions of faith until the Westminster Confession in 1647, and even then covenant theology was not as fully developed as it was later by Reformed theologians. The covenant (or federal) theory arose sporadically and apparently independently late in the sixteenth century. •
37 Covenantal Vs. Dispensational
Covenantal Dispensational • No Literal Return of Christ • A Literal Return of Christ • Many question the canonicity of the book of • The book of Revelation is an essential part of Revelation the Doctrine • Taught that God had replaced Israel with the • Teaches that God loves Israel and will fulfill Church His Covenant • Origen (185-254) and other scholars in • Augustine (354-430) was premillennial. Alexandria developed a system of Biblical However, through time he abandoned the interpretation based on allegory idea of a literal return of Christ
38 Covenantal Vs. Dispensational
Covenantal Dispensational • In his book, The City of God, • On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther Augustine taught that the Universal nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the Church is the Messianic Kingdom and door of the Castle Church in that the millennium began with Wittenberg. One of the primary Christ's first coming. When the church factors that caused him to break away lost the hope of the imminent return from the Roman Catholic Church was of Christ it plunged headlong into the his understanding of Sola Fide—the dark ages. The seeds of false doctrine that man is justified by faith interpretation bore fruit giving rise to alone without works. Through Luther Roman Catholicism and a works- and the reformers, God restored the based religion. doctrine of salvation by grace back to His true church. 39 Covenantal Vs. Dispensational
Covenantal Covenantal • When the reformers broke away from • That's a good question. Augustine and his contemporaries faced a dilemma. It had been the Roman Catholic church, they years since the Lord Jesus had said, "behold I carried a lot of baggage with them. come quickly." By doing away with the literal Amillennialism was one such fetter return of Christ for His church, Augustine no doubt felt that he was helping God out. After that kept the church in bondage to all, if there was no literal return of Christ and the law. no literal millennium, then Christ could be reigning over His spiritual kingdom up in heaven. • You might be wondering, "how does a • For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward doctrine about the ‘end times' affect in the flesh: (Romans 2:28) the teaching of law and grace?"
40 CONSEQUENSES
Throughout the Old Testament many so-called The church has paid dearly for Augustine's attempt to religious leaders opposed God's true prophets. steady the solid foundation of Scripture. Just as Israel Jeremiah predicted Judah's demise if she kept received her just rewards—400 years of silence—so too rebelling against the Lord. The religious elite of that the church plunged head-long into the dark ages day claimed that he was a traitor. They threw him following Augustine's misguided efforts. into a dungeon and left him there to die. False So too, the dark ages ended with the bright hope of the prophets opposed Jeremiah's predictions and the reformation and the rediscovered truth of salvation by result was the Babylonian captivity. These false grace. But that bright hope was tarnished by the snares prophets didn't learn anything from this captivity. of legalism that kept the reformers in bondage. When They continued to tamper with God's Word, which Martin Luther stepped away from the Roman Catholic ultimately resulted in 400 years of silence—the Old church he drug with him the ball and chain of Testament equivalent of the dark ages. “Then took amillennialism's law-based teachings. The Lutheran, they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Reformed, and Anglican reformers rejected Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the premillennialism as being merely "Jewish opinions." court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with They continued to maintain the amillennial view which cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but the Roman Catholic church had adopted from mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.” (Jeremiah 38:6) Augustine.
41 DISPENSATION 1, EDENIC, INNOCENCE: (The Antediluvian Age)
The first requirement placed on humanity was the need to be obedient to God. Their faithfulness was tested by the presence of Satan (serpent) and the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Simply put, they would either rest in the knowledge of God or seek to prove Him wrong. They chose the latter and subsequent thereto the world is now in the maze of Dispensationalism trying to get back to enviable Eden.
The things that God required in one Dispensation would carryon to each succeeding
Dispensation.
Genesis 3:2-4 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: DISPENSATION 2. ANTEDILUVIAN, CONSCIOUSNESS: (The Antediluvian Age)
Adam and Eve's disobedience caused them to be expelled from the Garden of Eden. While in the Garden they were fully aware of right as seen in the directions of God. After disobedience they became fully aware of wrong as perpetrated by
Satan. The result is consciousness, the knowledge of good and evil, right and wrong. The second dispensation is named the
Antediluvian because it is the dispensation prior to the flood; it is there that God challenged humanity to incorporate the virtues of obedience with the knowledge of consciousness.
With every dispensation humanity gains a wealth of experience that enables succeeding families to get closer to the ultimate will of God. It is God's will to have perfect fellowship with His creation. Sin renders animosity between God and humanity and therefore fellowship would have to be facilitated by justification. Justification required full payment for the penalty of sins, which is death. Adam and Eve became intimately aware of death at the lost of their son Abel at the hands of his brother
Cain. Although death is the penalty (power) of sin it must not be confused with damnation, which is the final disposition of the lost. For the saved death is a transition to life but for the unsaved it is a transition to eternal damnation.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (Matthew 25:46) DISPENSATION 3, POSTDILUVIAN, GOVERNMENT: (The Present Age)
The two initial dispensations of Innocence and Consciousness constitute the completion of the first of the three Ages (Antediluvian Age). The Present Age began with the Dispensation of
Government as God re-instructed humanity to be fruitful in replenishing the earth. The descendants of Noah were supposed to combine the experience of Obedience and
Consciousness with the strength of Unity (Government) thereby reclaiming authority over the earth but rather than learning from Cain's ineptness, "... Am I my brother's keeper?" (Genesis
4:9) they continued the role of selfishness. The city that they set out to build was completely void of the true worship that God sought.
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. (Genesis 9:1) DISPENSATION 4, PATRIARCHAL, FAMILY: (The Present Age)
Following the dispensation of government was the "Patriarchal
Dispensation." God called from the ranks of the gentiles a family led by a man named Abram. God used the family of Abram to showcase His divine love. God instructed Abram to leave his home yet, he was not told exactly where he was to go, thus Abram had to walk by faith. The family experienced many unbelievable successes demonstrating to the world the power of absolute trust in God. Like Adam and Noah, Abram was the product of one dispensation and the beginning of another. DISPENSATION 5, LEGAL, LAW: (The Present Age)
The same would be the circumstances leading to the "Legal Dispensation". Moses born in the Patriarchal Dispensation would go on to be used of
God to begin the dispensation revealing the written laws of God. Written laws prevented the human spin that too often was impressed upon God's people by pagan cultures. God's people found themselves going back to the customs that God had delivered them from, each act carried them further away from Eden and closer to Hades. Consequently, God called Moses to the task of delivering His people from bondage and again, the people rebelled. They had soon forgotten the record of Abram’s faith and subsequent victories and therefore, failed to trust God by preferring the things of their past. Their enculturation was obvious.
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh
pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
(Exodus 16:3)
Although the people saw God's power and love, they still failed to trust Him exclusively. It was at the hand of Moses that God delivered His commandments.
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both
their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God,
graven upon the tables.
(Exodus 32:15-16)
Cont. DISPENSATION 5, LEGAL, LAW: (The Present Age)
Moses is the human author of the first five books of the Bible (Jewish Pentateuch), known as the Torah (The Law) and the book of Job. The period governed by the service of Moses constitutes the "Legal Dispensation."
A remarkable fact concerning humanity is that each dispensation proves man's inability to defeat his adversary. Since sin and death are synonymous, only life can defeat sin. God’s justice requires death and therefore all born under sin must die.
This is the point of consideration that separates Christianity from all other religions. Christianity answers the question that asks, how can a dead man recover life? If restitution is to be made the answer is in the fact that a sinless member of the human family is required. Only God can relieve the penalty (the separation) of sin and by necessity God would have to become man to do so.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of
angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
(1 Timothy 3:16) DISPENSATION 6, ECCLESIASTICAL, GRACE: (The Present Age)
Jesus (God-Himself) was born in the Legal Dispensation and personally established the Dispensation of Grace by the advent of the Holy Spirit, which followed His death and resurrection. Jesus’ blood being free of sin was the acceptable sacrifice relieving all that receives Him of the penalty of damnation.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in
Christ shall all be made alive.
(1 Corinthians 15:21-22)
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
(2 Corinthians 5:21)
Today the world has unprecedented privileges purchased by the blood of Almighty God. Mercy keeps the enemy at bay in hopes that the prey will yield to Grace by faith and become justified. The mission of saving the lost souls of the world is Gospel (good news) to all who will receive it.
Cont. DISPENSATION 6, ECCLESIASTICAL, GRACE: (The Present Age)
Seven years before the end of the Dispensation of grace the church and the world will simultaneously enter into their defining destiny. The church will be raptured to meet the Lord in the heavens and the world will enter into Tribulation. The massive egress of the church, which will include all children under the age of personal accountability, will cause worldwide awareness due to its cataclysmic nature. The resurrected bodies of the departed saints will precede the living. After the souls of the departed are clothed in their glorious bodies then the living saints will be translated. Paul references the swiftness of the translation as “in the twinkling of an eye”.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1Corinthians 15:52)
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these
words.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)
Cont. DISPENSATION 6, ECCLESIASTICAL, GRACE: (The Present Age)
While the church is engaged in the Bema judgment and being suited for the marriage feast of the
Lamb (Jesus), the world will continue its course towards an unavoidable day of reckoning. During the first three and one half years Moses, Elijah, countless angels and many new converts will actively evangelize the nations while waiting for the Lord’s return, “The Second Advent.”
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred
and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two
candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
(Revelation 11:3-4) Cont.
DISPENSATION 6, ECCLESIASTICAL, GRACE: (The Present Age)
The Tribulation is the term used to define the conditions that will plague the nations at the departure of the church.
Israel will suffer the desecration of the temple by the satanic led religious system that will dominate the one-world order.
At the middle of the Tribulation, Satan and his angelic host will be cast out of heaven into the earth. This event occurs three and a half years into the Tribulation. Satan's fury will at that time be unmatched therefore the last half of the
Tribulation is properly referred to as the Great Tribulation. The twelve elected tribes of Israel will be protected during the
Great Tribulation.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the
devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the
dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to
the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she
is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
(Revelation 12:12-14) MOSES ADAM NOAH ABRAHAM HOLY GHOST ADAM
TO TO TO TO TO TO
JESUS HOLY GHOST NOAH ABRAHAM MOSES ADAM
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GRACE LEGAL INNOCENSE CONSCIOUSNESS GOVERNMENT PATRIARCHAL 52 ARMAGEDDON
Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Matthew 25:31-46 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the SHEEP left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the GOAT foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages)
The Present Age and its final Dispensation will end with the Second Coming of Jesus the Christ. This coming is the Second Advent where those who will be martyred during the tribulation will receive their resurrected bodies. It will occur seven years after the Rapture of the church at the conclusion of The Great
Tribulation.
In route to earth Christ will engage the battle known as Armageddon. At the conclusion of this epic event, the Antichrist and the False Prophet is cast into the Lake of Fire. Those remaining armies that followed the commands of the unholy trio will be utterly slain and imprisoned until the dreadful day of the White Throne
Judgment.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with
which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his
image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were
slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and
19:20-21all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
(Revelation )
Cont. DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages)
Satan will be locked in the Abyss (the bottomless pit) until the end of the millennium (one thousand year period). For one thousand years he will either expend energy trying to hover or struggle at the gate, otherwise he will be in a perpetual fall. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. (Revelation 20:1-3)
Cont. DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION:
The use of the words “first resurrection” has given rise to the words “second resurrection” and can be confusing. There is no literal term in the Bible that says second resurrection. However the Bible chronicles several events that qualify for a type of resurrection. Take for instance the resurrection of the widow of Zarephath’s son by Elijah (1 King 17:17-24) or the Shunamite’s son by Elisha (2 King 4:22-37) these are considered to be resurrections. Then there was an event when a dead man was about to be buried and the people saw a band of raiders approaching and in hast they threw the dead man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. According to God’s word, when the body of the dead man touched the bones of Elisha that the man revived (2 King 13:21). Add to those Old Testament examples the New Testament’s records of the widow of Nain’s son (Luke 7:11-16), the Synagogue ruler Jairus’ 12- year old daughter (Matthew 9:18, 19, 23-26, Mark 5:21-24, 35-43, Luke 8:40-42, 49-56, Lazarus (John 11:1-44), the monumental resurrection of the saints following Jesus’ resurrection (Matthew 27:51-53), Tabitha/Dorcas by Peter (Acts 9:36-41), and Eutychus by Paul (Acts 20:7-12) and even Paul was stoned and believed by many to be dead yet miraculously revived (Acts 14:19). To all of these add the countless out of body admissions by many who are living today and one might truly become confused by the term First Resurrection. DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION: The number designation, “First,” determines the condition of the soul and not the sequence of the resurrection. Any soul that leaves the flesh and receives its glorified body may be classified as First Resurrection. Those souls that are destined to damnation are held in the prison of the earth until after the final mortal combat (Gog and Magog) which follows the one thousand year reign of Christ on earth. At that time all that are not of God will be resurrected into physical bodies of flesh and ushered before the sentencing throne, “The Great White Throne”, of God. After receiving their just penalty for denying the Creator they will be killed thereby leaving the flesh a second time (This is the Second Death) and sent to the eternal Lake of Fire. Finally there is one death for the saved and two deaths for the lost. There may be a translation for the saved upon Christ’s command but never one for the lost. DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION: THE MILLENNIUM CONTINUED:
This 1000-year reign of Christ on earth (the millennium) constitutes the fulfillment of the covenant made with Israel. During this period there will be unparalleled righteousness due to the presence of Christ and the absence of the unholy trio. Because humanity will reside in personal fellowship with Christ, this dispensation is also known as the "Dispensation of Righteousness". It is to this end that the writer of the book of Hebrews referred when he spoke about the kingdom of peace and righteousness. For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. (Hebrews 7:1-3) DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION: THE MILLENNIUM CONTINUED: The conditions of the Millennium Dispensation will embrace Edenic physiognomies and is therefore the second earthly Eden. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:6-9) DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION: THE MILLENNIUM CONTINUED: They will unquestionably encounter the same three tree types of the original Eden, one to eat from, one to live from, and finally one to deceive. The difference is the tree (Satan) that was in the midst of the Garden of the Eden of Genesis will be in the bottomless pit (abyss) until the end of the 1000 years. The literal fruit bearing trees will sustain them physically. Jesus is the tree of their spiritual life and even though at the end of the millennium some will deny Him, they will not be able to deny the all-encompassing mercy that He brings. Mercy as in the presence of Christ prolongs the inevitable judgment and Grace provides relief. For those who remain with Him after the release of Satan, there is life eternal, but for those that prefer Satan there will be a fiery battle called Gog and Magog and for them there is eternal damnation. DISPENSATION 7, MILLENNIUM, RIGHTEOUSNESS: (The Age of Ages) THE FIRST RESURRECTION: THE MILLENNIUM CONTINUED: The survivors of the Millennium will have succeeded in each of the aforementioned virtues of every dispensation beginning with Adam. They are innocence, consciousness, government, family, law, and grace. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:7-10) DISPENSATION 8, PERFECTION, HOLINESS:
(THE ABDICATION) (The Age of Ages)
The final dispensation is number eight, the Dispensation of Holiness, the ultimate new beginning. It is the final abode of the saints with God and constitutes the third and final phase of Eden. Christ abdicates the throne and the final consummation comes to fruition.
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even
the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he
must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all
things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things
under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also
himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him (1 Corinthians 15:24-28) in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24) DISPENSATIONS Review
• A Dispensation is the divine ordering of God’s requirements during a specific Age.
• Example: I. Prediluvian Age……….…………………………………….CREATION A. Edenic Dispensation (Adam to Adam) (Innocence) B. Prediluvian Dispensation (Adam to Noah) (Conscientiousness) II. Present Age…………………………….…………………….FLOOD A. Postdiluvian Dispensation (Noah to Abram) (Government) B. Patriarchal Dispensation (Abram to Moses) (Family) C. Legal Dispensation (Moses to Holy Ghost) (Law) D. Ecclesiastical Dispensation (Holy Ghost to Jesus) (Grace) III. Age of Ages…………..……………………………………… ADVENT A. Millennium Kingdom (Jesus to Jehovah) (Righteousness) B. Perfect Kingdom (Jehovah to Jehovah) (Holiness) 64
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INNOCENSE
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RIGHTEOUSNESS
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ELOHIM
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PATRIARCHAL JEHOVAH JEHOVAH NOAH ABRAM MOSES HOLY GHOST HOLY GHOST JESUS JESUS JEHOVAH ADAM ADAM NOAH
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DISPENSATION IS NOT SALVATION! These different dispensations are not separate ways of salvation. On man's part the continuing requirement is obedience to revelation of God. This obedience is a stewardship of faith. Although the divine revelation unfolds progressively, the deposit of truth in earlier time-periods is not discarded, rather it is cumulative.
Thus conscience (moral responsibility) is an abiding truth in human life Similarly, the saved of this present dispensation are "not under law" as a specific test of obedience to divine revelation (Gal. 5:18; cp. Gal 2:16; 3:11), yet the law remains an integral part of Dispensational teaching The purpose of each dispensation, then, is to place man under a specific rule of conduct, but such stewardship is not a condition of salvation. In every past dispensation unregenerate man has failed, and is failing in the present dispensation, and will fail in the future until Eternity arrives. But salvation has been and will continue to be available to him by God's grace through faith.
Romans 2:14-15 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. WHICH SCHOOL ARE YOU? There are principally three views, • Classical Dispensationalism (ca. 1850—1940s) 1. Classic dispensationalism, 2. Revised dispensationalism and • Key theologians : John Nelson Darby, C. I. 3. Progressive dispensationalism. Scofield, Lewis Sperry Chafer 4. Ultradispensationalism: • Revised or Modified Dispensationalism
• There is one other of which the first three are not and that is ultra- (ca.1950—1985) dispensationalism. • Key theologians : John Walvoord, Dwight • [This last view is totally abhorrent and actually causes much confusion. Pentecost, Charles Ryrie, Charles Feinberg, Those who scorn dispensationalist theology are generally only viewing ultra dispensationalism.] Alva J. McClain. • Progressive Dispensationalism (1986— • A theology that teaches that there are two churches; present)
• The Bride Church (solely Jewish and existed only in the transitional • Charles Ryrie notes that, “The adjective period during the accounts of Acts.} ‘progressive’ refers to a central tenet that • The Body Church which include the Gentiles and began under the the Abrahamic, Davidic, and new covenants ministry of The Apostle Paul. are being progressively fulfilled today (as
• Some of this belief observe the Lord’s Supper only whereas others reject both well as having fulfillments in the millennial The Supper and Baptism. kingdom) BIBLE AGES
7 8 6 5
Luke 16:15-16 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 1Peter 1:10, Eph 3:1-13, Acts 3:20-26, Luke 11:49-51 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
6 5 FAITH
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. John 14: 15-17, Matt 6:19-30, Romans 10:17 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
6 7 5 HOPE FAITH
Romans 8:24-25 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
6 7 5 HOPE FAITH
Romans 8:24-25 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
8 6 7 CHARITY 5 HOPE FAITH
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. THE FIRST RESURRECTION THE SECOND The Lord, God, Almighty RESURRECTION I AM, ALPHA, & OMEGA REV. 20:12-15 Mk:16:19, Rm. 8:34, Heb. 4:14-16 Judgment Seat Paradise Meeting Of Christ Marriage White Throne Souls of the Righteous Dead Eph.4:8-10 Christ 2 Cor. 5:10 Feast Judgment Rev. 1:18 I Thes.4:14-18 Rm. 14:10 Rev.19:7-9 2 Cor 12:1-4 1 Cor. 3:10-15
Moses’ Tabernacle
Solomon’s Temple RENOVATION Zerubbabel’s Temple OF EARTH Herod’s Temple 2 PETER 3:7-13
Olivet Zech.14:4 Joel 3:2 Matt 25:31
TARTARUS NJM PRISON OF THE FALLEN ANGELS 2 PETER 2:4, JUDE 6 GEMATRIA
STUDY OF BIBLE NUMBERS
In the course of the study of spiritual truths one is certain to encounter Biblical metaphors hidden by the use of numbers. An introduction to the symbolic use of numbers greatly enhances one’s ability to correctly interpret scripture. For example, what is the significance of the number of days in the creation? The number of days bears a deeper meaning than the numerical value. To help with the understanding of this truth, a brief introduction to Gematria, numbers and The Bible follows.
As a study Gematria goes much, much deeper than this study represents. It is here being referenced as an awareness of the fact that numbers in the Bible usually exceed in meaning their numerical value. Although numbers certainly represent a specific count, there are countless cases when a number is to be taken symbolically, metaphorically or spiritually. About one of every five verses in the
Bible contains a number. As stated there were six days in the creation account. How to unlock the mystery of time relative to the number of days taken is the objective of the study of Gematria. There are times when the succession of events and not the actual listing of the number infer the number. The following list of numbers and their consideration in the interpretation of scripture will help in the awareness of numbers in the Bible: ONE (1) – UNITY: TWO (2) : TWO (2) :
Union: Hear, O Israel: Division:
Therefore shall a man leave his The Lord our God No servant can serve two father and his mother, and shall is one Lord: masters: for either he will cleave unto his wife: and they hate the one, and love the (Deuteronomy shall be one flesh. other; or else he will hold to
6:4) (Genesis 2:24) the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.
(Luke 16:13) THREE (3) - RESURRECTION. DIVINE COMPLETENESS: Resurrection: Divine Completeness (Heavenly)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing and in three days I will raise it up. them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
(John 2:19) of the Holy Ghost:
Three times in the Old Testament there were recorded (Matthew 28:19) raisings from the dead (The widow of Zarephath’s son- For there are three that bear record in heaven, the 1Kings 17:17-24, the son of the Shunammite woman-2 Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these Kings 4:18-37, and a man from Elisha’s grave 2 Kings three are one. And there are three that bear witness 13:21. In the New Testament Jesus raised three from the dead (the widow's son-Luke 7:11-17, Jairus' daughter- in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:
Matthew 9:18-26 and Lazarus-John 11:38-44). and these three agree in one.
(1 John 5:7-8) FOUR (4) CREATION – WORLD:
The consistency of the world: The geometry of the earth:
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and And saw heaven opened, and a certain harvest, and cold and heat, and summer vessel descending unto him, as it had been and winter, and day and night shall not a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let cease. down to the earth:
(Genesis 8:22) (Acts 10:11)
CONT.
FOUR (4) CREATION – WORLD:
THE GEOMETRY OF THE EARTH: THE CONSISTENCY OF THE
And after these things I saw four WORLD: angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the Ministries of the Earth: four winds of the earth, that the And he gave some, wind should not blow on the earth, 1. apostles; and some, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2. prophets; and some, (Revelation 7:1) 3. evangelists; and some, 4. pastors and teachers
(Ephesians 4:11) FIVE (5) - GOD'S GRACE: SIX (6) - MAN, SATAN:
The Number of the Rapture: Man: Created on the sixth day:
The five wise virgins represent the church at the And God saw every thing that he had made, return of Christ. The Five foolish virgins represent and, behold, it was very good. And the evening
Israel at the return of Christ. The wise are filled with and the morning were the sixth day the oil of the Spirit (Grace) and the foolish must suffer (Genesis 1:31) because of the lack of it. (Matt. 24:1-13) SEVEN (7) - SPIRITUAL PERFECTION, COMPLETENESS: The most sacred number to the Hebrews: Completeness: Sacred: Divine, The Seven Spirits
Of every clean beast thou shalt The words of the LORD are pure And out of the throne proceeded take to thee by sevens, the male words: as silver tried in a furnace of lightnings and thunderings and and his female: and of beasts that earth, purified seven times. voices: and there were seven are not clean by two, the male lamps of fire burning before the
and his female. throne, which are the seven
Spirits of God. (Genesis 7:2) (Psalms 12:6) (Revelation 4:5) EIGHT (8) NEW BEGINNING:
• Eight souls boarded the Ark and began a new generation after the flood. (Gen. 7:
13)
• A man-child was to be circumcised on the 8th day after being born. (Gen.17: 12)
• Jesus was resurrected on the eighth day (first day of the week). (Mk.16: 9)
• The eighth Dispensation is the future era where the New Heaven and The New
Earth will replace the old. (Rev.21: 1) NINE (9) BLESSINGS:
THE 9 FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: THE 9 BEATITUDES: THE 9 GIFT OF THE SPIRIT:
But the fruit of the Spirit is… 1) Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the 1) For to one is given by the Spirit the kingdom of heaven. love, word of wisdom; 2) Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be 2) to another the word of knowledge joy, comforted. by the same Spirit; 3) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the peace, earth. 3) To another faith by the same Spirit; longsuffering, 4) Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after 4) to another the gifts of healing by the righteousness: for they shall be filled. gentleness, same Spirit; 5) Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain 5) To another the working of miracles; goodness, mercy. 6) to another prophecy; faith, 6) Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 7) Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be 7) to another discerning of spirits; Meekness, called the children of God. 8) to another divers kinds of tongues; temperance: 8) Blessed are they which are persecuted for 9) to another the interpretation of righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. tongues: against such there is no law. 9) Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and (1 Corinthians 12:8-10) (Galatians 5:22-23) persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. (Matthew 5:3-11) TEN (10) – LAW, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS:
• The Ten Commandments are said to represent the numbers 4 (creation) plus 6
(man).
• The Law of the Old Testament referenced man's acknowledgement of God's
possessions by the Tithe / one tenth of the gains.
• In Daniel chapter 2 and Revelation 17:12 the ten kingdoms of the one
world order will be crushed. The numberings continue throughout the scripture. Most are a combination of the numbers listed above, either through addition or subtraction. An acutely aware Bible prospect will find him/herself counting words and being sensitive to the use of numbers. Take the number twelve as an example. It represents the perfect government.
Twelve may be divided by 3 (Divine) 4 times (World). Twenty-four is a double 12 representing agreement in the consummated presence of earth and heaven. Numbers are the universal language that spells perfection because it is not subjective. One will either conclude correctly or incorrectly, numbers are not reconciled by consensus.
In a final note Gematria is the science of Biblical study that brings awareness to the likeliness of greater revelations than the mere numerical value discovered in a number. It expands the readers understanding from exegesis to hermeneutics, as one must look deeper than the literal interpretation in an attempt to discover that actual message.
• Many people have tried to place a gap of indeterminate time between the first two verses of Genesis chapter 1. There are many different versions as to what supposedly happened in this “gap” of time. Most versions of the “gap” theory place millions of years of geologic time (including billions of fossil animals) in between these two first verses of Genesis.
THE APPROPRIATE GAP IS DETERMINED BY WHAT ONE PROFESSES HAPPENED IN THE GAP • This is the “ruin-reconstruction” • Some put the fall of Satan in this supposed period. 1:1-2). • Where did the “gap theory” come from? • There have been many attempts over the years to harmonize the Genesis account of creation with accepted geology. • The Gap was not a time of life or development but death and destruction. It is the interval between an angelic & human world. Angelic Host 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. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ezekiel 28:13-15 THE GAP BETEEN ANGELIC AND HUMAN COMMAND OF THE WORLD How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? Isaiah 14:12-17 Human Host And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26-28
PARADISE
• EDEN THE PARADISE OF GOD: • Eden is a world in fellowship with with God, • Eden by definition means “paradise.” The creator. Although paradise means an ideal or idyllic place or state, in the Bible, paradise is the abode of perfect fellowship with God. Eden or 1. The residence of Adam and paradise is synonymous with finery, luxury, and delight. These things represent God’s Eve was the home of the glory; however, when we become more tree of life, Jesus. enamored with the creation than with the Creator, problems ensue. Man’s favor of the 2. The millennium residence of creature over the Creator has resulted in the separation of heaven, the home of God--and peace will be the home of earth, the home of humanity. Jesus on the throne. • Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the 3. The final abode of Jesus/God house that ye build unto me? in time, New Jerusalem. 3 Eden THE WEAPON FORNICATION:
THE CARNAL APPLICATION Fornication by definition almost always gets explained as an act involving sexual association. According to the New Testament Greek Lexicon, it is defined:
“illicit sexual intercourse,” which is then further defined as “adul- tery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals (bestiality), etc.,” “sexual intercourse with close relatives,” “sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman” and “metaph. The worship of idols.”
The Greek root of pornography is “pornia,” i.e. fornication. Regardless of how one interprets fornication, the effects are the same, seductive and powerful. However, lust in and of itself is not the problem; it is the perverting of said lust that brings ruin. The Old Testament word for fornication is hnz zanah and means the same as the New Testament’s rendering. The first literal use of the term in the Old Testament appears chronologically in 2 Chronicles 21:11, “Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornica- tion, and compelled Judah thereto.”
THE SPIRITUAL APPLICATION The Greek word from which the word “whore” was taken is “porne.” The Greek word from which the word fornication was taken is “porneuo.” The word “whore” and the word “fornication” have similar meanings and share the same root. Metaphorically speaking, the whore is the satanic religious system (the Serpent) and seduction (fornication) is its (venom) power. The Greek word for lust is “epithumia.” It means to long for something, especially that which is forbidden. Was it just the beauty and dance of Salo- me that enticed the king, or was it coupled by the fact that she was naturally forbidden?
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22) HIDING FROM WHO? CAIN THE SON OF SATAN?
• Even though we are studying the Bible and the events of angels, and the mysteries that are unsearchable, some might question the possibility of Eve being pregnant by two separate men. Is it possible that Eve could have encountered a single pregnancy from two different seeds? Yes, in rare instances when two or more of a • woman's eggs are fertilized by different men within the same ovulation period, twins may be conceived (heteropaternal super- fecundation). Superfecundation most commonly happens within • John in his first epistle reveals some interesting hours or days of the first instance of fertilization with considerations relative to the events in the Garden ova released during the same cycle. The time and subsequent thereto. John establishes that sin window when eggs are able to be fertilized is small. is of the devil, and then emphasizes that the devil Sperm cells can live inside a female's body for four to sinned from the beginning. He then states that the five days. Once ovulation occurs, the egg remains Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy viable for 12–48 hours before it begins to the works of the devil. Two seeds are inferred: one disintegrate. Thus, the fertile period can span five to of the devil and the other of the Lord. seven days.
CAIN THE SON OF SATAN?
• He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8) • John then explains that for humanity to be able to break the curse of sin, humans must be born again. He adds that the reason for the sinless penalty is because the “seed” remained in the saved. • Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (1 John 3:9) • John goes on to say that there are two children on earth. The one is of God, and the other is of the devil. • In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. (1 John 3:10)
CAIN THE SON OF SATAN?
• John now takes his message back to the events involving Cain and Abel. It is apparent that Cain did not love his brother Abel. But is this not what God said to Eve when He declared enmity between the two seeds? In other words, does John reveal the fact that Cain was the seed of Satan, and the infection of the world? The scripture says that Cain was “of that wicked one.” The word “of” in this rendering means “origin.” So, Cain's origin is from the devil's seed.
• For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. (1 John 3:11-13)
CAIN THE SON OF SATAN?
• Genesis 4:19-26 • And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. • 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. • 21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. • 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah. • 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. • 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. • 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. • 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Was It About The Offering?
1. The words of Jesus confirm the righteous disposition of Abel, who without a doubt was certainly his brother’s keeper. So, the question remains--why did God not receive the offering of Cain? 2. One can- not consider Cain’s offering to be less valuable, in that his offering was the substance that provided food for every creature upon earth. Even Abel had to rely on the substance of his brother’s farms and likewise Cain on the milk and fur provided by the cattle. 3. God established interdependence between the brothers, and neither of them was without the necessary provisions or supplies to survive. Cain’s disposition was one of greed and not one of need. 4. He wanted to control the resources of both the farm and the ranch. He quickly realized the vulnerability of the flesh and stopped at nothing in his quest to overthrow it
Cain and the entire mangel community was the reason that the earth would ultimately succumb to the flood. Not only did Cain, the tiller of the earth, plant fruit and vegetables; he also planted the blood of humanity. The world produces the fruit of the seeds that it possesses. It was imperative for God to erase the mangels due to their apparent dominance, which would have completely overthrown humanity. God reduced the deadly potential of the world’s fruit of death with water; however, He will destroy it with fire. By entertaining the concerns of Cain, Jehovah demonstrated to the world the love that He alone possesses.
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. (Genesis 4:13-14)
A common denominator of those infected by evil is their inability to desire for others the things that they want most for self, or their willingness to accept the responsibility for their inappropriate actions. Cain reasoned the penalty to be greater than the crime. He had killed his brother, caused fear and pain to permeate the region, and now the thought of having to walk the talk was too much.
NAAMAH Who Is She? • Lamech’s daughter by his second wife Zillah was The Jewish Midrash says that Naamah was the wife of Naamah the sister of Tubalcain. Naamah’s mother Noah. This is particularly interesting because if she were, and Adah were mentioned by name so as to not then that would shed some light on the conditions of the confuse the chronology of Lamech’s children; however, Naamah is mentioned without any further world on this side of the flood. In other words, how did the association or Biblical reference. The silence that DNA of Satan survive the flood? The following information veils Naamah’s name is the fermata that entreats the concerning Naamah was taken from the Jewish need to pause and meditate before venturing further. Encyclopedia where Tamar Kadari recorded it. Interestingly enough, it is the discoveries of extra Biblical accounts of Naamah that permeate the Tamar Kadari, Biblical shroud that is upon her. The Jewish Midrash “According to the Rabbis, Naamah was Noah’s wife; as her reveals some interesting information concerning name indicates, her actions were pleasing (ne’imim— Gen. Naamah. Rabbah 23:3). According to another view, however, she acted • The word “midrash” in Hebrew is translated “story” in improperly, for she beat on a drum and drew people to engage English.112 The midrash, or story, was information handed in idolatry, and her musical activity in- creased corruption down through oratory and not writings.113 The Jewish oratory sayings are not canonical, but are well respected among people. This tradition is apparently connected with a among the Jews. It is a type of non- halakhic literary activity different interpretation of the name Naamah, from ne’imah of the rabbis for interpreting non-legal material according to (melody and song) (Targum Pseu- do-Jonathan on Gen. 4:22). special principles of interpretation (hermeneutical rules). (http://jwa.org/copyright)
The midrash (Midrash ha Gadol, Gen. Rabbah 4:22) relates that Naamah was the most beautiful woman in the world, so much so that she caused the ministering angels to fall prey to her loveliness for they thought she was one of them. As it is said (Gen. 6:2): “The sons of God saw how beautiful the daughters of men were.” The late Midrash and the Zohar developed the figure of Naamah as a seducer of men and even of demons. Naamah was the wife of Shamadon and the union with this fiend produced Asmode- us (Ashmedai), the king of the demons. It is also related that Naamah and Lilith harm infants and abuse people in their sleep. (Zohar, Bereshit 4:7)
In the above rendering of Naamah, the idea of the sons of God as angels is apparent. There is also the thought that the daughters of men reference a species of humanity with such attraction that even the angels were subject to seduction. As a mangel, Naamah would be a carrier of Satan’s infectious gene. The ability to conceal the effects of such an infection is symptomatic (deceit) to its poisonous nature. Noah was perfect in that the venom of the wayward sons of God apparently had not infected him. “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” (Genesis 6:9-10) Naamah’s infection would certain- ly be transmitted to her children (Shem, Ham and Japheth) and therefore her grandchildren would continue the virus regardless of the conditions of their mothers.