In our humanistic society the power of “El” is equivalent to what we now call executives because they have the power to put their plans, actions and laws into effect through executive function of the brain, have their orders carried out (executed), including execution as a death sentence or a life sentence imposed by a judge, whose function is also defined as “El”.
“his master shall bring him unto the judges/ elohim” (Exodus 21:6)
Once again we find that the Singularity El is the highest authority, overruling all others.
“If one man sin against another, the [human] judge shall judge him. but if a man sin against the LORD / YHVH, who shall intreat for him?” (Samuel 2:25)
The pre-eminence of Zeus at Olympus is the Luciferian attempt to overrule “the heavenly Jerusalem…God the Judge of all.” (Hebrews 12:22-23)
“The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth.” (I Samuel 2:10)
“I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven [all creation] fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God;
- And the sea [hyperdimensional chaos on the other side of the firmament protecting earth] gave up the dead [spirit beings disconnected from YHVH source of life] which were in it;
- and death [the process] and hell [the place under the earth] delivered up the dead which were in them:
- and the books were opened: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20)
Fear of this horrendous fate is, frankly, why people use the defense mechanism of denial to simply refuse to believe in God.
Fear of judgment as part of the human experience is detailed in the oldest document in the Bible, along with various policies and procedures advised by religiously minded individuals to escape this fate.
We best understand the following parlay in the pervasive religious context of its time – belief in the control of gods over quality of life and death whose favor must be won with obedience to rules, offerings and constant attention via worship.
Job’s friends’ religious exhortations, and Job’s own statements demonstrate that even though they also believe in YHVH the Almighty God and judge, they have been corrupted by their culture’s false doctrine. In’t that exactly what we find in the various denominations in our day and age?
“I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee [in reparation?]…And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity?” (Job 7)
“Then answered Bildad the Shuhite / a legalist pastor whether Protestant or Catholic…doth the Almighty pervert justice?…If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous…Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, ” (Job 8)
And Job, who God introduced in this lesson as being “perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil” acknowledges this.
“Then Job answered and said, I know it is so of a truth: BUT [defending his perfection] how should man be just[ified] with God? If he [man] will contend with him [God], he [man] cannot answer him one of a thousand [charges leveled against him]…who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Then proving his perfection by how well he knows God:
- Which removeth the mountains…
- Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
- Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
- Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south…
- Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him?
- who will say unto him, What doest thou?…
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice…If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Then would I speak, and not fear him…I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me…Thou knowest that I am not wicked…Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about…Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit…Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;“(Job 9-10)
What did Job just say?!” This is the Sumerian religion, not biblical resurrection! See relevant post for details.
Again, to properly understand Job’s despair, even those who believed in the promise of resurrection at that time, knowing only the promise that death would be reversed through the seed of the woman, based their faith in this future prophecy on the generations produced in this life.
Job has lost all his children, ergo, expectation of his own life’s continuance at all.
“Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, [Mystery religion recruiter] and said, Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?…oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom.” (Job 11)
Job’s annoyance is pulling him out of his funk. I love his sarcasm.
“And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you…
ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind…He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.” (Job 12)
You go Job! Back to the basics!
“Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value…
let come on me what will…Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…He also shall be my salvation…
REMEMBER CREATION! This God can bring life out of nothing! You don’t need to continuity of life with flesh and blood when you have the Singularity pulling for you!
“I know that I shall be justified. Who is he that will plead with me?…call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me…How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin…
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble…And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one…
man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?…man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.”
Yes Job! Stirrings of renewed faith beaten out of him by his anger at his detractors.
“If a man die, shall he live again?
YES!
all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.” (Job 13-14)
“Then answered Eliphaz [a Spiritualist]…“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints / angels; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. How much more abominable and filthy is [hu]man[ity], which drinketh iniquity like water?” (Job 15)
“Then Job answered and said…miserable comforters are ye all…
- He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me:
- he gnasheth upon me with his teeth…
- They have gaped upon me with their mouth;
- they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully…
- God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked…
- he hath broken me asunder…
- he cleaveth my reins / controlling strings / nerves asunder, and doth not spare;
- he poureth out my gall upon the ground…
- on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
- Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure…
- Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
- My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.” (Job 16)
Where do you think David drew his imagery from?
And YHVH’s Redeemer AKA Jesus the Christ fulfilled?
Job is clearly foreshadowing the son of David, not the least in the rejection by the religious leaders.
“How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?…He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me…All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me…Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?” (Job 19)
I don’t know about you, but I have experienced this very condition, feeling as if God has abandoned me.
The paradox is that this is not abandonment by God, but isolation with God, whose choice to engage in a such an intense relationship with me that, like a honeymoon, I can only come to know him as intimately as possible by being isolated with him, to guarantee the closest possible relationship for eternity.
And Job breaks through the human suffering to make that connection.
“God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net…He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head…He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me…All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me…
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins [physical neurons connecting body with soul] be consumed within me.” (Job 19).
Job’s words were in fact permanently recorded for all posterity throughout the world regardless of race or religion. The same God who created and energized the entire universe is a personal God who will give eternal life to anyone who engages in a right relationship with him. Job didn’t have to invite Jesus Christ to come into his heart as a Christian. He didn’t have to offer blood sacrifices to substitute for his death.
A right relationship with the Almighty God absolutely, foundationally, starts with creation.
“Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding…When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Hast thou commanded the morning [i.e. ended the works of darkness at night] since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? (Job 38)
Then Job answered the LORD, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee…I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not…I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath…
my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.” (Job 42)
Buried in this account is the fact that Job himself is the redeemer he trusted in for his own salvation – “I know that my redeemer liveth…” – now!
And that is the calling of everyone who trusts in Jesus the Christ for salvation in the life to come.
“work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure…
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life.” (Philippians 2:12-16)
Kingdom Come 