Kingdom Come

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Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I choose to turn away from my sinful ways. I realize your son Jesus died on a cross in my place for my sins. I believe Jesus died for me to pay for the judgment I deserve for my sins. I believe Jesus rose from the dead to insure eternal life for me. I trust Jesus as my Lord and Savior today. Thank you for saving me and making me born again through the presence of Your Holy Spirit Who gives me the power to live a life that pleases you. In Your holy name I pray, Amen.

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Uh, no. That’s not how it works.

Do we not hear the Luciferian arrogance “I will!” in this approach?

It is God the Father who bestows sonship. This is an eternal truth which can only be applied to the followers of YHVH’s Chosen Savior after the first century AD if it applied to the followers of YHVH’s Chosen Savior in the preceding centuries.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth / identifies with us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” (I John 3:1-3)

It is worth noting that the Hebrew מַמְזֵ, ‘bastard’, apparently referred to a child born of incest (as in Deut 23.2 and Zech 9.6) not to one born out of wedlock, for, as noted above, there was no difference of legitimacy…Thus even in reference to human affairs, Israel’s concept of the father-son relationship was not one that emphasized physical procreation.

What this means is that God’s choice of Judah, Solomon, etc. as a Son of God is as legitimate (get it?) as Jesus Christ born of a virgin impregnated by the materialization of God’s sperm from his Spirit / energy.

“And you [too] hath he quickened / brought to life through connection with him in relationship who were dead / isolated from the sources of life in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world…also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh [like Judah, David, etc.], fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us…hath raised us up together, and made us sit together [with him]…That in the ages to come [from Genesis’ beginnings to Revelation’s fulfillment!] he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward US through his [current] Chosen Deliverer [which you can believe he will do because he has been doing this through a series of Chosen Deliverers for thousands of years.]” (Ephesians 2)

So much for easy, breezy “making a decision for Christ” while the perpetrator of this lie sits in an air-conditioned studio making an easy living and taking zero responsibility for discipling any hopeful converts.

The essential sonship – i.e. likeness to God being right-eous – doing things the right way. Any being who doesn’t do things the right way causes destruction and are most certainly not his sons.

“the righteousness of God without the law [of Moses] is manifested [made plain, not a new development], being witnessed by the law [of Moses] and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ / YHVH’s Chosen Deliverer / the Promised Seed of the Woman unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

No difference! Not in time or space or culture or language! Follow the logic in this argument through to the end. Credibility in the 1st Century AD Christ’s claims to be a deliverer is founded on an unswerving pattern of previous Christs / Chosen Deliverers such as Noah, Abraham, David, and on and on.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [and all are likewise also] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus / YHVH’s Chosen Deliverer / the Promised Seed of the Woman: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past [in time for every human being whether 10 years ago or 1,000 years ago], through the forbearance of God;” (Romans 3:21-25)

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.the law [intractable authority, power] of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. [How?] God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. ” (Romans 8:2-3)

• “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
• She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God [Seed of the Woman promised to save humanity from sin and death on Day 1] which should come into the world. (John 11:25-27)

If we accept the biblical teaching the Son of God / Son of Man / Seed of the Woman was able to represent all humanity and die in the place of all humanity, then we must accept the inverse. All humanity is able to be saved through identification with righteousness.

• “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20
• “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord / YHVH’s Appointed Savior the King who defeated the adversary of sin and death, so walk ye in him / live like you did! Beware lest any man spoil you [like rotted meat] through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men.” (Colossians 2)

Let’s keep in mind that all the denominations that developed over time and corrupt preachers exposed in our lifetime proves that much of Christianity falls into the category of “the tradition of men.” Let’s keep our beliefs grounded in the Word of God.

Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, is a good case study of a man who had to make a decision between putting himself under God’s authority AS WRITTEN IN HIS WORD, or not.

“…a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews [think Senate Majority Leader]…came to Yahweh’s Savior / Yeshua / Jesus by night, and said unto him,

• Rabbi [possessive “My” Master], we [the ethnic therefore politico-religious rulers of the province of Judea within the Roman Empire] know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. [starting the win-win negotiation strategy with a positive – we know you are one of us]…
  • Yahweh’s Savior answered [by immediately shooting down this talking point. I am not part of your petty kingdom allied with the Roman Empire, I am in the Kingdom of God.]Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God…
• Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? [The middle part of the negotiation, the negative – establish authority. “Come on now, what you’re teaching is ridiculous.”]
  • Yeshua answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. [You’re not the authority and I’m not one of you and somebody is going to walk away the loser.] 
  • If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not [demonstrated by rationalizing away the miracles despite their supposed Master Moses’ prophecy that another miracle-worker like him would come to lead them], how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven…
  • For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Seed of the Woman / Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believed on him is not condemned:
  • but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name [Yeshua, which defines his attributes- Yahweh’s / Creator’s Savior] of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
  • For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. [Yeshua just condemned Nicodemus and the ruling Jews and negotiations failed.]” (John 3:1-20)

Yeshua gave Niodemus and his colleagues three and a half years to gather evidence regarding his claim to be Yahweh’s Promised Savior FROM THEIR SIN as documented in scripture.

Consider what could have happened if the Jewish rulers had accepted Jesus as the Son of God instead of trodding him under foot. The Roman rulers would have arrested and executed him as a threat to their authority.  Jesus would still have risen and ascended into heaven to sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat. His prophecies in Matthew 24-25 would have not just “come to pass” but would have been “fulfilled” as Daniel’s fourth / the Roman kingdom brought great tribulation. Jesus would have returned, brought deliverance and instituted the millennial reign with the royal family, loyal priests, elders and apostles in the government.

However, we know it didn’t work out that way.

The religious leaders well knew that Jesus was “that prophet” who they should receive, but they “received him not” (John 1:11) and actively rebelled, not only against him, but the law of Moses, and the original law given to the Adams.

John Chapter 6

^“And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh…Yeshua then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him…in number about five thousand. And Yeshua took [five barley] loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the [two small] fishes as much as they would…

• Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Yeshua did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world…
  • When Yeshua therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed…
• the people therefore…came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. And when they had found him…
  • Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labour / work not for the meat which perisheth [rebuking them for dropping everything to run after him looking for another free meal], but [work] for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed [with signet ring, authorized, guaranteed ownership].

• Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
  • Yeshua answered and said unto them, [Seriously people? Were you not listening at all when I preached all day yesterday?? Deep sigh…] This is the work of God, that ye believe on him he hath sent.
• They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert [hint, hint, for forty years, not just one meal]; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. [So if you are like Moses feed us again!]
  • Then Yeshua said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father [who also] giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world…I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger [unlike the Israelites who went out daily to collect more manna]; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst [unlike the Israelites who were always in need of fresh water]. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
  • For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will [unlike you guys who are trying to set me up as earthly king] but the will of him that sent me…And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him [as being the Promised Seed of the Woman], may have everlasting life [restored as promised]: and I will raise him up at the last day [when death therefore time is ended].
• The Jews then murmured at him, because [picking for a rationale because the real reason is that he’s not letting them control him] he said, I came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Yeshua, the son of Yusef, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
  • Yeshua therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him [through the written word, as]…It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
  • Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread / purveyor, transformer from one carbon-based form to another carbon-based form of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead [so don’t you get it that it is pointless for me to simply feed you more earthly bread and fish?]
  • This [pointing to his body vehemently] is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my [carbon-based life form of] flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 
• The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
  • Then Yeshua said unto them, Verily, verily, [Honestly people! You guys have been sacrificing for a thousand years now! Didn’t you learn ANYTHING?]
  • I say unto you [emphasizing his point], Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is [life-sustaining] food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
• Eww, gross!! as they’re all visualizing this concretely. Clearly the millennia’s-long Passover – which was nigh – had degenerated into a cultural festival and had lost its abstractly hyper dimensional purpose.
  • [Deep sigh, explaining the abstract hyperdimensional concept here] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood [consumes, unites himself with]  dwelleth [is permantly as opposed to sojourns temporarily] in me, AND I in him
  • [the two life forms become one, like shrimp and flamingos, united by the carotenoids in the shrimp that turn the flamingos’ feathers from gray to pink]. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live [am one with, connected to] by the Father: so he that eateth [becomes one with] me, even he shall live by me…
• Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear [respond to] it?
  • When Yeshua knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life….

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Bear in mind, this is a deeply literate spiritual culture that really did understand abstract concepts.

The hard saying is not thinking Yeshua was talking about cannibalism, but losing one’s independence just when they were convinced that they were going to win independence from Rome, from taxes, from having to work for a living. Life is just a permanent picnic for the Chosen Ones!

Not in God’s book. It’s taking dominion, which means fighting the enemy on behalf of the weak and helpless.