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Today, you may see a mystery that has been hidden from your perception.
First of all, is Jesus God the Father? The answer may not be what you think. Keep one thing in mind as you read: The mystery of the Bible is locked in the root of the symbols. Symbols are comparable to linguistics and the hidden mystery of the Bible can be revealed by reducing to the root of meaning. When the symbols are read, a different story emerges, yet the gospel remains the same. Open wide and dive deep. Consider my first question above.
Is Jesus God the Father? Based on Jesus words, "I and the Father are one," we simply reduce the root from the clues we find. My best evidence comes from 1 Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 15
24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
First, what do we make of the distinction between God and Jesus in this set of verses? Is there a divisible relationship between Jesus and God? Clearly, there is. Here is where we reduce the root, but first, consider this verse from Isaiah:
Isaiah 46
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
Has the mystery been made known? Yes. We simply find the beginning and the end, then read the symbols. Here is the beginning.
Genesis 3
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
There are many roots that are already known from the symbolism in the Bible. One that may have slipped your attention is the 'heel' that will strike the head of Satan. As I bounce back and forth between the beginning and the end, the mystery should reveal itself by simply asking a few questions.
1 Corinthians 10
14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
Who is the loaf? That's us, the church. We are ONE body, yet many. Who is the heel of the loaf?
1 Corinthians 15
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”[f]; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
After reading the verse above, you now can see who and where the heel resides. When Jesus says, "I and the Father are one," we now know who he is one with? Jesus is Adam, the kinsman that must pay the penalty. Before you cry foul, let me show you more.
Go back to 1 Corinthians 10 above. Why does it say that we are the loaf (Slices in the middle)? For the answer, we go to Colossians 1.
Collosians 1
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Several things appear to our minds eye at this point. Clearly, Christ is the head of the loaf. He is the Son, the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn over all creation, both at the head and end of the loaf. This begs a question: Who are you child of God? Are you equally the Son of God today? If Christ is the head and we are the body, has Christ come again? YES! We are the first resurrection that Paul spoke of. Baptism is the immersion of the soul into the water. We are baptized into the waters of life for one reason: To rise to new life.
I will save this mystery for my next thread. I will leave you with something to thing about:
Amni - Stream of Water or River
Amnio - Greek "Bowl" or "Lamb"
"Denotes a thin, transparent, tough membrane lining and the fluid-filled
cavity contains the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals [amniotes]; the
membrane around a fetus; diminutive of amnos, lamb; a bowl in which the
blood of sacrificial victims was caught. Now used primarily to indicate the
membrane surrounding the fetus in utero. "
Amnion - The amnion is a membrane building the amniotic sac that
surrounds and protects an embryo.
Amniotic Fluid - Amniotic fluid or liquor amnii is the nourishing and
protecting liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a pregnant woman.
Amnia - bag of waters; the extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles,
and mammals, which lines the chorion.
Sia - Greek > Latin: a suffix; actor, process, condition, or state of; result of;
expresses a state or abnormal condition or process of some disease
Amne(sia) - The Veil of the Temple. Your body is the temple. From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀµνησία (amnēsia, “forgetfulness”).
AMNE´STIA (ἀµνηστεία)Amnesty is a word used by the later Greek
writers, and from them borrowed by the Romans, to describe the act or
arrangement by which offences were forgotten, or regarded as if they had
not been committed, so that the offender could not be called to account for
them.
What do you make of these Greek and Latin words in relation to Jesus? The Good Shepherd is your Father. He pulls the wool (Sin / Amnesia) over your eyes. Your wool is the sheered off and washed white as snow. It is returned to you as a new robe (Body) and Crown (Mind). You must be born again.
Isaiah 26
19 But your dead will live, Lord;
their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy—
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.
20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.
21 See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;
the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
What is dew? Droplets of water. The sun rises, evaporates and distills the water, then allows it to once again fall. Unity to Multiplicity and back again.
Gospel of Philip
Gospel of the Nazarenes (Lection 88 )
12. For by involution and evolution shall the salvation of all the world be accomplished: by the Descent of Spirit into matter, and the Ascent of matter into Spirit through the ages.
Involution is turning in on one's self (within). Compare this to Luke 17:
20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
It's a mystery, but mysteries are meant to be solved. I hope you have enjoyed my perspective.
First of all, is Jesus God the Father? The answer may not be what you think. Keep one thing in mind as you read: The mystery of the Bible is locked in the root of the symbols. Symbols are comparable to linguistics and the hidden mystery of the Bible can be revealed by reducing to the root of meaning. When the symbols are read, a different story emerges, yet the gospel remains the same. Open wide and dive deep. Consider my first question above.
Is Jesus God the Father? Based on Jesus words, "I and the Father are one," we simply reduce the root from the clues we find. My best evidence comes from 1 Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 15
24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
First, what do we make of the distinction between God and Jesus in this set of verses? Is there a divisible relationship between Jesus and God? Clearly, there is. Here is where we reduce the root, but first, consider this verse from Isaiah:
Isaiah 46
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
Has the mystery been made known? Yes. We simply find the beginning and the end, then read the symbols. Here is the beginning.
Genesis 3
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
There are many roots that are already known from the symbolism in the Bible. One that may have slipped your attention is the 'heel' that will strike the head of Satan. As I bounce back and forth between the beginning and the end, the mystery should reveal itself by simply asking a few questions.
1 Corinthians 10
14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
Who is the loaf? That's us, the church. We are ONE body, yet many. Who is the heel of the loaf?
1 Corinthians 15
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”[f]; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
After reading the verse above, you now can see who and where the heel resides. When Jesus says, "I and the Father are one," we now know who he is one with? Jesus is Adam, the kinsman that must pay the penalty. Before you cry foul, let me show you more.
Go back to 1 Corinthians 10 above. Why does it say that we are the loaf (Slices in the middle)? For the answer, we go to Colossians 1.
Collosians 1
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Several things appear to our minds eye at this point. Clearly, Christ is the head of the loaf. He is the Son, the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn over all creation, both at the head and end of the loaf. This begs a question: Who are you child of God? Are you equally the Son of God today? If Christ is the head and we are the body, has Christ come again? YES! We are the first resurrection that Paul spoke of. Baptism is the immersion of the soul into the water. We are baptized into the waters of life for one reason: To rise to new life.
I will save this mystery for my next thread. I will leave you with something to thing about:
Amni - Stream of Water or River
Amnio - Greek "Bowl" or "Lamb"
"Denotes a thin, transparent, tough membrane lining and the fluid-filled
cavity contains the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals [amniotes]; the
membrane around a fetus; diminutive of amnos, lamb; a bowl in which the
blood of sacrificial victims was caught. Now used primarily to indicate the
membrane surrounding the fetus in utero. "
Amnion - The amnion is a membrane building the amniotic sac that
surrounds and protects an embryo.
Amniotic Fluid - Amniotic fluid or liquor amnii is the nourishing and
protecting liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a pregnant woman.
Amnia - bag of waters; the extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles,
and mammals, which lines the chorion.
Sia - Greek > Latin: a suffix; actor, process, condition, or state of; result of;
expresses a state or abnormal condition or process of some disease
Amne(sia) - The Veil of the Temple. Your body is the temple. From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀµνησία (amnēsia, “forgetfulness”).
AMNE´STIA (ἀµνηστεία)Amnesty is a word used by the later Greek
writers, and from them borrowed by the Romans, to describe the act or
arrangement by which offences were forgotten, or regarded as if they had
not been committed, so that the offender could not be called to account for
them.
What do you make of these Greek and Latin words in relation to Jesus? The Good Shepherd is your Father. He pulls the wool (Sin / Amnesia) over your eyes. Your wool is the sheered off and washed white as snow. It is returned to you as a new robe (Body) and Crown (Mind). You must be born again.
Isaiah 26
19 But your dead will live, Lord;
their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy—
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.
20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.
21 See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;
the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
What is dew? Droplets of water. The sun rises, evaporates and distills the water, then allows it to once again fall. Unity to Multiplicity and back again.
Gospel of Philip
Gospel of the Nazarenes (Lection 88 )
12. For by involution and evolution shall the salvation of all the world be accomplished: by the Descent of Spirit into matter, and the Ascent of matter into Spirit through the ages.
Involution is turning in on one's self (within). Compare this to Luke 17:
20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
It's a mystery, but mysteries are meant to be solved. I hope you have enjoyed my perspective.