Kingdom Come

The ancient definition of father was not exclusively or even essentially sperm donor, or even head of a family, but a leader empowering subordinates to perpetuate his expertise.

• “Jabal was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.” Think the ranchers in the American West. 
• “Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (Genesis 4:20-22) the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals…to give thanks and to praise the LORD.” (I Chronicles 25:1-3)

The television show Breaking Bad demonstrates this concept to a society that has lost touch with this reality. 

Walter White identifies so strongly [AKA I love it!] not only with the innate ability of a former student Jesse, but especially his rebelliousness and independence, that he exerts his heretofore untapped great knowledge and skill into making Jesse in his own self-image as a heretofore unrealized superlative and therefore rightly wealthy chemist.

“For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him / teaches by demonstration all things that himself doeth: and he [the son] will shew him [the father] greater works than these.” (John 3:35)

A biblical example of a father who loved / i.e. identified with offspring and raised him up in his own image is Abram.

Continue reading “33) Father = Perpetuator”

“now are we the sons of God, and…when he shall appear, we shall be like him”; (I John 3:2)

One aspect of the unity between God and both branches of his offspring spiritual and human that is most unfortunately missed by mainstream Christianity is the expression of gender duality.

While it is assumed from the statement “male and female created he them” that God created one of the humans with male reproductive organs and the other with female reproductive organs, that assumption doesn’t hold up to proper parsing of the sentence or language used.

As shown in the very ancient Hindu depiction of Shiva, a primary god, this is a key aspect not only of Father God but his spirit sons. If we don’t acknowledge this, we miss a key manifestation of spirit beings interacting with humans.

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man [הָֽ-אָדָ֜ם] – reading backwards in Hebrew: ha adam] should be alone; I will make him an help[er] meet [appropriate] for him…And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon [the man] Adam [הָֽאָדָֽם ha-adam], and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man [הָֽאָדָֽם ha-adam] made he Wo-man [אִשָּׁ֔–ה  / Ishsh-ah or Iss-ah].” (Same Hebrew word, Strong’s Concordance number 802, just different dialects as also found in English.) (Genesis 2:18-24)

We can’t assume that this reference to “woman” indicates an individual with female body parts as we define the word “woman”.  Taking a close look at the text instead of our denominationally derived .Sunday School pictures, we find the description of characteristics that Adam used to name the second human.

And [the human] Adam [הָֽאָדָֽם ha-adam] said, 

• This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
  • this [זֹ֣את zot] shall be called “Wo-man” [אִשָּׁ֔–ה  Is-ah or Ishsh-ah], (dialect variant)
• because this one [וַיֹּאמֶר֮ la-zot]
  • was taken “out of human” [מֵ-אִ֖ישׁ meh-is] .” (Genesis 2:23)

The same explanation of Is-ah “אִשָּׁ֔–ה Is-ah” being exactly the same as another one is found in Exodus 26 is an identical “one” coupled with another (different Hebrew word) “אַחַ֖ת one”.

Continue reading “34) Son = Reproduction Of The Father”

Hesiod, who translated the older civilizations’ accounts of the origins of the gods / Theo-gony into the Greek culture’s version also converted the ancient Ages of Man – historical stages of human existence– to fit Greek culture. Like Nebuchadnezzar’s statue, these are indicated symbolically with metals of successively decreasing value.

The Golden Age of Man was characterized by peace and harmony when the humans had the same hyperdimensional attributes of pure spirit sons of the Creator God and, like them, did not have to work to feed themselves. These conditions parallel the biblical account of the first humans’ way of life in the Garden of Eden, including conversing with the serpent as a normal walk in the park.

The Hebrew scriptures don’t describe the creation of the first sons of God, they simply state their existence in heaven prior to the creation of earth / mass, establishing their purely hyperdimensional state. 

“when I laid the foundations of the earth…all the sons of God shouted for joy.” (Job 38:4-7)

We can change the order of the phrasing without changing the truth:

“All the sons of God shouted for joy…when I laid the foundations of the earth.”  

Their identity as “sons” has nothing to do with gender but as being in his likeness.

“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty / elohim…I have said, Ye are gods / elohim / powers…children of the most High [God].” (Psalm 82)

Like their Father, these powers are above and beyond the limiting dimensions of spacetime, able to operate in the eternal, immortal dimensions, specifically the Force of Creation, scientifically defined as the c2 in e=mc2 that converts energy to mass: e/c2 = m.

In modern science this is known as cloning. A clone is a group of identical cells that share a common ancestry from the same cell. In biology these are called “daughters” rather than sons, but offspring nonetheless.

Continue reading “SECTION VI: The Golden Age Is Perfect Unity Between Father And Sons”

Primo-geniture/ first-born is the most common inheritance practice in the Western world, but ancient societies valued proven competence over birth order. for obvious survival reasons. An extension of the Father’s base-line authority, he also chose the son who became the new head of the family when he ceded his authority to the two elements to one’s estate – material assets and authority to manage them.

The Godfather saga is a case study of the concept of granting inheritance to the son who best manifests the father’s likeness by demonstrating commitment to the values of the father. Out of Vito Corleone’s sons, the older two go their own ways, both out of pride – the oldest out of arrogance and the second son out of resentment. Only Michael, the youngest, inherits the father’s dominion, because he carries out his father’s will.

Michael in turn publicly names his nephew Vincent as his heir, because Vincent has become just like him after submitting himself to the punishing training required to make him capable of carrying on Michael’s legacy. 

The ancient term for designating a child as one’s heir is “begat”. While, admittedly, Strong’s concordance does not include this definition, scripture itself provides the definition.

“This is the book of the generations of Adam…Adam begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth…And after he had begotten Seth…he begat [more] sons and daughters [likewise in his likeness and image] (Genesis 5:3-5)

Continue reading “37) Begotten Son = Chosen Heir”

This concept is well portrayed in Breaking Bad.

Jesse’s character development into Mr. White’s likeness is encapsulated in a brusque comment made by Mr. White on a test paper that Jesse perceived as Mr. Whites’ recognition and empowering of his parents’ overlooked ability, so kept among his few belongings – “Apply yourself!”

Despite being in constant emotional conflict this latest authority figure, he respects him as evidenced by always addressing him as “Mr. White”, and most of all, by modeling his behavior after his.

As Jesse matures we hear Jesse repeat Mr. White’s instructions, including the all-important “Apply yourself!” to his own subordinates, and they begin to model their behavior after his.

And not only does he become the heir to Mr. White’s drug empire, without giving away any of the building drama, the “only” begotten heir multiplies himself into “many brethren”.

“Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob…Jacob begat Judas and his brethren.” (Matthew 1:2)

Continue reading “38) “Only” Begotten = Only One Like Him Among Other Heirs”