“And the LORD God said unto the serpent…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)
There is lyric quality, a poetry even in English to “bruise a head / bruise a heel” which the King James translators did a great job in transliterating from the Hebrew.
In contrast to smashing a head which destroys, wounding a heel only disables, like an Achilles tendon injury,
The Adams’ lives were not immediately ended in “the day” they ate the poisoned fruit. Mortal life was extended by the daily regeneration of worn-out cells and damaged tissues and the development of new muscle tissue and neurons through training.
So when Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, i.e. Supreme Court judge interpreting the Mosaic Law, came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, “Rabbi”, i.e. simple teacher, “we”, i.e. the entire assemblage of supreme court judges unanimous in their decision, “know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him;” Jesus perfunctorily waived him off.
Even the children in Torah school knew the account in the Exodus reporting hyperdimensional miracles performed through Pharoah’s wizards.
Cutting to the chase, Jesus corrects except “God be with him” to “a man be born again / from the beginning / from the top down,” and clarifies that “he cannot see / perceive / experience the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)
This may be the first time the phrase “born again” is used in Holy Scripture, but it most certainly is not a new “Christian” concept distinct from Jewish teaching, as Nicodemus well knew. This becomes clearer when we transliterate the English word “born” from the Greek language as “generate” and “Genesis / Beginning”.
This is explicitly stated “in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Matthew 19:28)
3824 paliggenesía (from 3825 /pálin, “again” and 1078 /génesis, “birth, beginning”)
3824 /paliggenesía (“renewal, rebirth”) is used twice in the NT referring to: a) the re-birth of physical creation at Christ’s return (Advent), which inaugurates His millennial kingdom (Mt 19:28; cf. Ro 8:18-25); and b) the re-birth all believers experience at conversion (Tit 3:5).
So Jesus is not teaching a new Christian concept, but reminding Nicodemus of the most basic tenant of the Hebrew faith of re-generation.
Belief in the resurrection of the dead explains why Jacob and Joseph wanted to be buried in the Promised Land (Genesis 49;2-20; 50:2-5, 24-26) -so that they would find themselves among their people in that future time when Shiloh, or “the sent one“, the Promised One / the Redeemer / the Christ, gathers the people, i.e. uplifts newly created bodies carrying their souls back out of the earth.
Most of all, as we learn from Paul’s replicated encounter some years later, Jesus is confronting Nicodemus with the major, most fundamental heresy being taught by the rulers of the Jews – that there is no resurrection.
“…when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.” (Acts 23:6-9)
Logically, once resurrection is denied, all the rest of the Torah’s testimony regarding humanity’s need for a redeemer from death is also thrown out. In that case, Judaism has absolutely no basis for a credible religion at all. And so Paul constantly harps on the doctrine of the resurrection – not because it was some new thing with Jesus Christ, but because it is the oldest and most fundamental basis for salvation.
“Behold, I shew you a mystery;” (I Corinthians 15:50)
Press pause. We need to interpret this phrase in the context of Paul’s audience.
Paul is being a tad snarky in reference to all the mystery religions being touted by a host of pagans. Essentially he is retorting: “You want a mystery? I’ll show you a mystery!”
“We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 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.” (I Corinthians 15:50-52)
What Paul related was not a mystery to biblically literate Hebrews.
The Book of Job is not only the finest expression of the Hebrew poetic genius; it must also be accorded a place among the greatest masterpieces of world literature – and was incorporated into Handel’s Messiah (1741), one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
The oldest clearly and unmistakably definite reference to re-generation from mortal to immortal was written before Moses compiled the Torah. Because of the consistency between Job’s and Moses’ accounts of Creation, we can be assured that they both drew their information from the same source documents, now lost to us.
Job’s account, like any good literature, begins with, then wraps up with, a thesis. At the beginning we are informed that God and Satan begin a game of Risk.
In a series of questions God taunts Job with predicaments such as,
“Canst thou draw out leviathan / the serpent with an hook?...” (Job 41)
“[No, but!] 
“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 [as with a horse, the controls, in this context nerves, observed in a dissected body as strings connecting the brain to every part of the body] be consumed within me [ashes to ashes, dust to dust].” (Job 19:25-27)
Job is waxing eloquent as he elaborates on Genesis 3:15:
The redeemer of mankind is alive now in the genetics of the Woman being passed down through all generations of humans.- He will take physical form at some time in history which will at that time become the latter day by ending time / death.
- To “stand” on the earth is not simply to be here, but to be in conquest as he wrests dominion from the enemy of mankind in his role as redeemer
- “them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image…stand” (Revelation 15:2)
- which involves reversing subjection to the enemy, most especially in the death that the Adversary embodies, through the resurrection of “my” skin / “my” flesh” into a hyper dimensional body able to “see / experience God”.
- The same soul who experienced disconnect from life will inhabit the new body, emphasized as “I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold and not another.
Job’s faith in the promised destruction of the seed of the serpent by the seed of the woman proves that trusting in YHVH’s Ordained Redeemer is not a new means of salvation that came into existence when Jesus Christ died on the cross.
“ye were…redeemed with…the precious blood of the Appointed One / Messiah / Christ…Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times.” (I Peter 1:19-20)
“That which was from the beginning…the Word of life…was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;” (I John 1:1-2)
Speaking to an audience steeped in Greek logic, the biblical account of salvation from humanity’s dreadful state of death is presented as irrefutable logic.
- “as by one (hu)man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
- much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, YHVH’s Anointed Savior
- For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one;
- much more they…shall reign in life by one, YHVH’s Anointed Savior...which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
- Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
- even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
- For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,
- so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” (Romans 5)
Notice that in this list contrasting the condition of
- sin, condemnation and death inherited by all humanity through identification with the human genome,
- righteousness, justification and life is obtained only by many because not all humans chose to identify with YHVH as Lord and King of Righteousness
“without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)
For example:
- By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
- By faith Noah…prepared an ark…
- By faith Abraham…offered up Isaac
- By faith Moses…forsook Egypt
- By faith Rahab…received the spies with peace
- And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell…” (Hebrews 11)
All these people were saved under the exact same conditions that New Covenant people are saved:
- “Not by works of righteousness which we have done
- building an ark, putting God before our children or riches or safety
- but according to his mercy he saved us
- not having received the promises of the destruction of sin and death through the Seed of the Woman, but were persuaded of them, and embraced them
- by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;” – (Titus 3:5-6)
- this is the process of regeneration!
The “washing and renewing” is not a new Christian religious quick fix with no effort made on behalf of the believer.
“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works…A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.” (Titus 3:8-11)
By clearly applying this modus operandi to specific individuals referenced in the Bible who were neither Christian nor Jewish, this hermeneutically allows us to apply this to
- anyone in the world,
- at any era of history,
- to whatever degree the Infinity Almighty God’s desire to be in relationship with us is understood,
- with respect for and operation of the system in accordance with proper use and maintenance documented by the Owner of the Patent – the Creator.
Kingdom Come 