There is a tremendous amount of debate and confusion over the matters of Eschatology, that is, the Study of the End of Times. Two of the most prevalent school of thoughts are Covenant Theology and Dispensational Eschatology.

Covenant Theology claims that God deals with mankind through several Covenants. Most Covenant Theology theologians hold to a Covenant of Works in the Old Testament between God and Adam. The New Testament is the Covenant of Grace.

Dispensationalism is a method of biblical interpretation that teaches that Scripture is “unfolding” in a series of Dispensations beginning with Adam, changing with Noah, and so on as history progresses. Dispensationalists claim support for their interpretation through “literal” interpretation of scripture, but a literal interpretation of scripture contradicts this claim.

The Covenant of Dominion:

“God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began…Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.“” (Titus 1:2, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 9:16)

This covenant has never been replaced. It requires mankind to be in God’s image and likeness in order to be a partner, and over and over God had to single-handedly uphold this covenant, and make modifications to squeeze some men into qualifying for their side of the deal.

Everlasting Covenant of Dominion established / carried out with Noah plus a new clause also covenantal in nature and extent – never to flood the entire earth again:

“I, behold I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven…But with thee will I establish my covenant [of dominion over the earth]; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee…I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you.” (Genesis 6:17-19, 9:9-10)

“NEITHER shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth…for perpetual generations [always the case with a covenant]: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a[nother] covenant between me and the earth…And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting [nature of the original] covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the [baseline] covenant, which I have established [made to stand despite the massive destruction of all life] between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.” (Genesis 9:11-17)

Everlasting Covenant of Dominion established / carried out with Abram The Hebrew plus a new clause also covenantal in nature and extent – a land grant:

This is the logical sequela of the LORD’s commitment to refrain from once again destroying the whole earth by flood, despite the whole earth once again engaging in the exact same corruption that led to Noah’s flood – specifically by the Canaanites in the territory given to Abram. This new clause parcels out a portion of the entire earth as a land base from which to assert dominion.

“the LORD appeared to Abram [the Hebrew], and said…I will make my [baseline] covenant between me and thee…my [baseline] covenant [of dominion over the entire earth] is with thee…thou shalt be a father of many nations [throughout the whole earth]…I will establish my [baseline] covenant [of dominion] between me and thee and thy [spiritual] seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee…Abraham our father…believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness…the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was…through the righteousness of faith.” (Genesis 17:1-11, Romans 4:1-13)

Ishmael, father of the Arabs and Islam, inherits dominion under this baseline covenant. Shocking? As if Christianity doesn’t have its own share of terrorists and departures from the one true God. More to follow in subsequent posts. For now, don’t deny the clear statement of scripture:

“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”

Abraham’s focus is not “live” but “before thee”, i.e. in his presence, serving as a minister of the kingdom, like Joseph in Pharoah’s court: “And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt.” (Genesis 41:46)

“And God said…I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him [granted him an inheritance of dominion as my son], and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. BUT my [world-wide dominion] covenant will I establish with Isaac [ruler of the Hebrews], which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.(Genesis 17:18-20)

Can we not see that being granted dominion is a deadly battle with the Adversary before it becomes the honor of a Purple Heart? “Take point on the charge into battle against the enemy!” 

“This is my [sub]covenant [of the possession of the land of Canaan only, not of becoming a son of God], which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised…and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you…And the uncircumcised man child…shall be cut off from his people [in the geographical state]; he hath broken my covenant.” (Genesis 17)

This covenant of possession of Canaan is only established centuries later.

“And it came to pass in process of time, that…the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage…And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob…And God said…I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites.” (Exodus 2:23-3:17)

The Covenant of Dominion Offered to the International House of Hebrews

“Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to

1. 1. the house / genetic descendants of Jacob, and tell
   2. the children [spiritual followers] of Israel i.e. combined together the entire world-wide Hebrew Commonwealth;…

if YE [the Commonwealth] will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, 2) then YE [the Commonwealth] shall be…unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.” (Exodus 19:3-6).

This is simply the requirement to be in God’s image and likeness in order to be a partner in the baseline Covenant of Dominion. However, the Hebrew Commonwealth promptly failed their side of the covenant.

“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us…And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people [the Hebrews] which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt]…have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them:” (Exodus 32)

New Clause giving priestly / intermediaries to God status to the tribe of Levi after they proved themselves by following Moses

“Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD‘s side?…And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.…And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses:” (Exodus 32)

Priesthood statuswas taken away from what had been among the responsibilities of the the heads of families assigned to the Levites as “an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.” (Exodus 40:15)

If we take God at his word there are now in existence generations of Levitical priests who still have priestly responsibilities.

“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.” (Acts 6:7)

The High Priest is waiting for the critical mass number of his under-priests to fall in line.

“For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” (Matthew 23:39)

New Clause giving priestly status to all followers

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake…(Jeremiah 31:31-32)

We need to put this covenant brakeage in context. Back up two chapters to Jeremiah 29:24-32)

“Because thou has sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and…all the priests, saying The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord…Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah…because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.” (Jeremiah 29:24-32) 

This was executed in one way when “after the destruction of the Temple in 586 BCE, the priests were no longer able to perform their functions. But the ultimate realization of this covenantal new clause is yet for the future.

“After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more…saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know / be united with me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (Jeremiah 31:33-34)

“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6)

This same situation prevailed in the days of Jeremiah when the king and much of the ruling class was taken into captivity, the  the temple at Jerusalem was destroyed preventing the practice of the the Mosaic Law detailing regularly schedule sacrifices and rituals, and the greater percentage of Jews were scattered in foreign countries.

In this context, God’s announcement that “they shall teach no more every man…saying, Know the LORD” (Jeremiah 31:34) isn’t simply commentary on a previous religious practice, but a reprimant on the inevitable variation in knowledge, understanding and wisdom among the crowd of teachers resulting in false teachers, sects, and departures from the faith.

Failing a Levitical priesthood to serve the scattered Jews, self-propelled teachers / rabbis sprang up, developinng new interpretations of the Jewish laws and customs, new traditions collected in the Mishnah and Talmud, transforming biblical Judaism into the doctrine of the Pharisees which is so condemned in scripture. 

These continued to corrupt Mosaic law even after a remnant returned from Babylon, rebuilt the temple, and re-established the Levitical rites.

“And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah…sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron…Thus cleansed I [Nehemiah] them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;” (Nehemiah 12, 13:30)

“saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name…Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar…ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts…I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.” (Malachi 1)

Once again, chastisement under the latest empire, the Greek Seleucids culminating in terrible persecution under the infamous Antiochus Epiphanes.

The priest Simon Maccabeus led a successful revolt against the Greeks, but when he achieved independence for the Jews he rewarded himself with the kingship, contrary to Jewish law establishing that the king would come from the tribe of Judah. It is therefore no surprise that Judaism was deeply corrupted by the politicization of spirituality.

Of the various religious factions that emerged under Hasmonean rule, three are of particular interest: the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes, as well as some political / militant movements such as the Zealots.

The Sadducees were the liberals, elitists who maintained the priestly prerogatives through temple rituals, while also ingratiating themselves with politics and high society by incorporating Hellenism. We can compare them to politically involved Christian denominations focused on a kingdom of God in this world providing power wealth and status. Jesus openly and repeatedly rebuked the doctrine of the Sadducees, calling them “wicked and adulterous” in their Greek humanism. A major tenant of the Sadducees was denying personal responsibility for sin, therefore also rejecting the doctrine of resurrection and thus the core concept of the gospel; Matthew 22:23) The Sadducees disappeared after the destruction of the Second Temple left them unemployed.

The Pharisees, on the other hand, were the fundamentalists. They taught that an after-life existed where God punished the wicked and rewarded the righteous and that a messiah would be born who would bring in an era of world peace. This sect developed during the Babylonian Exile and centered spiritual life on individual prayer and assembly in synagogues. Their focus on a personal righteous standing with God is what caused the Pharisees’ sect to survive not only the Babylonian but also the Roman diaspora into modern Judaism. Nicodemus, Gamaliel and even Paul came from the Pharisaic school of thought.

However, Phariseeism was notable for adding to God’s word. Perhaps extensive debate – another Greek synchretization – in these assemblies / congregations / churches is how they developed the idea that in addition to the Torah, or Written Law, God also gave an oral law, transmitted verbally, to Moses at Mount Sinai, and that the written laws in the Pentateuch are open to interpretation by spirit-led men, like Moses, which were codified and written down in the Talmud.

“Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat…they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers…all their works they do for to be seen of men…and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren…he that is greatest among you shall be your servant...But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men:”(Mathew 23)

Well that’s a complete perversion of the purpose of the Law of Moses.

The Essenes were the school of John the Baptist, with its distinct message and disciples were in time absorbed by the movement headed by Jesus (John 1:35-37, Acts 19:3).

When Paul went after the disciples in Damascus, he searched for people “belonging to the Way” (Acts 9:2) which is obviously a designation of a particular sect. Jesus called himself the Way (John 14:6), but it isn’t clear whether he coined this epithet then and there, or whether he addressed the members of an existing sect called such by telling them that he was what they were after…

The “town” of Nazareth where Jesus was from was probably not a geographical location but a school of thought (the Nazarenes) having to do with the blessings of the Lord of Life being scattered among pagan nations…(Peter’s Great Sheet vision is a clear demonstration of that particular belief, which obviously is one of the main elements of the gospel message; (Acts 10:15)…

Since the discoveries at Qumran we know that the phrase “Sons of Light” was not a general title for virtuous men, but rather a military nickname for Israel (see the War Scroll). Jesus called these militant Sons of Light shrewd (Luke 16:8), and explained that he was the Light (John 8:12, 9:5) and that his followers are the real Sons of Light (John 12:36, 1 Thessalonians 5:5).

The movement around Jesus the Nazarene was not a entirely new thing but was largely grafted upon existing ideas which existed long before Jesus was born.

The fundamental New Testament assurance of eternal salvation is based on the Old Testament promises. There is no validity in the New without the Old.  The “new” testament / covenant is, by definition, a modification of a previous testament, therefore both granted by the same grantor to the same grantee.

“Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon…I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end…[when unlike the Adams who hid from me in the Garden of Eden] YE shall seek ME, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart…

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.” (Jeremiah 29-31)

“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant…he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi…that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.” (Malachi 3-4)

“And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?…A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he….For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.” (Matthew 11:7-14)

John’s preaching was meaningful and accepted by the people only because it was based on previous scripture. I’ve rearranged the phrases in John’s record to demonstrate the match with Isaiah’s.

• “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
  • And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
  • Behold! the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. “(John 1:29-34)
• “For unto us…
  • a Son / of God, Ruler is given by God: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…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…
  • But [first]…the chastisement of our peace was upon him…All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all…he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter…” (Isaiah 9:6-7, 53:1-7)

The Pharisees, fundamentalists steeped in the scriptures, would have been the first to understand, and believe, John’s announcement that “The kingdom of heaven is at hand!” And in fact there were “certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed.” (Act 15:5)

Especially Paul, considered the founder of Christianity.

“My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers: Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come.” (Acts 26:3-7)

A covenant remains intact even if one of the parties breaches it.

Let me say that again.

A covenant remains intact even if one of the parties breaches it.

Therefore, every reference to a “new” covenant is a new condition to the original covenant upholding the original covenant by the stronger party of the covenant despite the failure of the weaker party.

God’s foundational covenant with humanity is the transfer of his power and authority to humanity.

“Let us make man in our image and let them have dominion”. (Genesis 1:26)

This is the Singularity enforcing a new reality, exactly as stated in “Let…” throughout Creation and thereafter.

Clearly, the only way this can possibly work is for humanity to draw on the source of power and authority of the Singularity over Creation.

“And the LORD God commanded the man / made a law, saying…of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:

In other words – do not break away to independence! Follow God’s determination of what is good and what is evil.

for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die [become separated from the Source of life].” (Genesis 2:16-17)

This is not some arbitrary wrath of God. This is simple reality. Mankind does not have the intrinsic power of life.

Continue reading “155) The New Covenant Is The Old Story”

Moses – not Jesus Christ – is God’s primary messenger to humanity.

Moses “the man / ish / identical one of God” had as much an exclusive relationship with God as Adam, made in the image and likeness of God. Consistent with God’s identification of himself with, by transfer of authority to, Adam and his Melchizedekian successors, God names His own policies and procedures “the law of Moses.”

• “I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say…
• THOU shalt speak unto him [Aaron]…he shall be thy spokesman unto the people
• THOU shalt be to him instead of God.” (Exodus 4:10-16)

After YHVH identified himself and his Redeemer so strongly with Moses, it is not blasphemy to equate the one who “sent” YHVH’s Savior as Moses, as well as YHVH.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” (John 5:24)

“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts…But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings… Remember ye the law of Moses my servant.” (Malachi 4, last chapter before Matthew 1)

What Moses taught in word and deed in the Old Testament is fundamental to understanding YHVH’s Savior in the New Testament.

“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me / Moses; unto him ye shall hearken”;” (Deuteronomy 18:15)

Continue reading “156) A Prophet-Priest-King Like Moses”

“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” (Matthew 10:34-36)

The household of the King of Israel was his cadre of ministers.

Jesus is declaring war on the establishment.

By Jesus’ day both the Aaronic lineage of priests and the Davidic royal dynasty had been supplanted by first the Hasmoneans then the Herodians. If scripture was going to be fulfilled, they had to be replaced.

Continue reading “157) Melchisedec Is Still A Man Of War”

“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.” (John 3:16)

John 3:16 has been called “The Gospel in a nutshell” because it provides a stunningly succinct summary of the doctrine of the Christian faith.”

In John 1:1-2 , it is stated, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” This passage affirms that Jesus, as the Word, existed eternally with God and was Himself divine, setting Him apart from all other beings.

And that’s where the pagan dogma of the Trinity is overlaid upon the clear explanation in scripture.

John 1:1-2 clearly repeats Genesis 1 where the Word is the sound energy emanating from the Infinite Singularity God.

We must interpret all scripture by remaining consistent with previous scripture.

The phrase “only begotten” is not exclusive to John 3:16.

“By faith Abraham…offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called [your Melchizedekian heirs]:” (Hebrews 11:17-19)

And as exemplified in Abram’s two heirs, “only” is not in the numerical sense of “singular” but in the conceptual sense of a specific inheritance, while every begotten son is also granted an inheritance.

“And God said unto Abraham,

1. I will give thee a son …Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him…and with his seed after him.
2. Ishmael…I will make him a great nation [dynasty, lineage, forever living on in his seed].” (Genesis 16:3-15, 17:15-21)

“no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest / God’s representative; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, TODAY have I begotten thee / invested thee with the promised inheritance.” (Hebrews 5:4-6)

Continue reading “158) “Begotten” Still Means “Chosen Heir””

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Uh, no. That’s not how it works.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus / YHVH’s Promised Savior, 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.” (Romans 8:2-3)

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord / YHVH’s Appointed Savior 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)

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.

Continue reading “160) Making A Decision For The Christ”

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) 

Most unfortunately modern Christianity flaunts this verse as membership in the Kingdom of God being simply a “get out of jail free” card. An “easy believism” religion of fire insurance after death with no evidence of spiritual regeneration changing one’s daily routine fulfilling the desires of the flesh is not what the Bible teaches.

“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?…And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only…For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.” (James 2:14-24)

Continue reading “161) Stillborn Faith”