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~04/25/2024: "For It Is Given unto The Gentiles, Part 5"
Gentile: naturally- or carnally-minded, heart uncircumcised, magnifies “obedience,” glorifies “Self,” exalts own morality, seeks praise, approval, reward from men; yet, scorns receiving revelations from The Spirit… pertaining unto The Lamb, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Luke 15: 28-30 (KJV)
28 And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*into the Outer Court], and intreated him.
29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Romans 2: 28, 29 (KJV)
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
1 Corinthians 2: 1, 2, 14 (KJV)
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things [*"thoughts" or "revelations"] of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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All Palestinians, all Iranians, all Jews or Israelites, all Iraqis, all Russians, all Chinese, all Americans, all etc., etc…. all were included in Jesus’ final and triumphant sacrifice. No one was excluded outside of The Circle of the Father’s Love in The Lamb. The natural Jew is not “God’s chosen”; nor is natural Israel. Christ Himself is God’s Chosen, He Himself being the True Israel of God, and hence we are all the Father’s chosen in Christ Jesus; and it is of God Himself, not by anything that we can do, that we are all included in Christ Jesus, who of God, is made unto us Wisdom, and Righteousness, and Sanctification, and Redemption… That they who glory or boast, would not glory or boast in and of themselves, nor in their country or flag; but rather, that they would make their boast in The Lamb, and in The Mystery of His Inclusion of Us All in Himself. Men, women… and their flags, or banners… Idolatry! What a source of pride, arrogance, hatred, strife, animosity, opposition, murder, and self-justification for the murdering of others who “live under a different flag”! Men and women wrap up themselves in their flags, or banners, in a vain attempt to help soothe the raging and rampant identity crisis from which they are presently suffering, to “bring meaning into their lives”; but in the end, the only flag or banner that will be flying high, over us all, is the flag or banner of our Father’s love for us all, in… and by… and through… The Lamb!
Song of Solomon 2: 4 (KJV)
4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
2 Corinthians 5: 14-16 (KJV)
14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more [*after the flesh, including His former "Jewishness"!].
1 Corinthians 1: 27-31 (KJV)
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world [*the Cross of Christ] to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world [*the Cross of Christ] to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world [*the Cross of Christ], and things which are despised [*the Cross of Christ], hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not [*the Cross of Christ], to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
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The natural Jews, howbeit Gentile in heart, presumed (unto Jesus) they were Abraham’s seed; but Christ Himself is Abraham’s Seed. And father Abraham never attempted to murder or “cancel” anyone, much less hated anyone, who told him the truth!…
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
John 8: 31-45 (KJV)
31 Then said Jesus to those [*natural] Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word [*NOT Moses’ word], then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth [*about the Father], and the truth [*about the Father] shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? [*What about the Romans, and Caesar??]
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin [*lives in selfishness] is the servant of sin [*worshiping the false god of “Self”].
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham's [*natural or physical] seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham [*BELIEVE ON THE LAMB, WHO REVEALS THE FATHER!].
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
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Natural Jew outwardly, but Gentile in heart, is not a True Jew. Natural Israel, Natural Jew, is not the True Israel of God...
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Galatians 6: 12-16 (KJV)
12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
15For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision [*the Natural Jew] availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision [*the Natural Gentile], but a new creature [*the New Creation].
16 And as many as walk according to this rule [*the inward, New Creation Identity], peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Romans 9: 6b-8 (KJV)
6 …For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
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Gentile in heart: dead letter “attempter”; seeks praise from men…
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Romans 2: 28, 29 (KJV)
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Galatians 6: 12-14 (KJV)
12 As many as desire to make a fair shew [*a grand, outward performance, before the eyes of men] in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Jude 1: 16 (KJV)
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of [*personal] advantage.
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Natural Jew, uncircumcised in heart; no different from Natural Gentile…
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Jeremiah 9: 25, 26 (KJV)
25 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Romans 2: 28, 29; 3: 9 (KJV)
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
9 What then? are we [*natural Jews] better than they [*natural Gentiles]? No, in no wise: for we have before proved [*in Romans 1 & Romans 2] both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin [*that is, in Adam];
Galatians 3: 26-29 (KJV)
26 For ye are all the children of God by [*the] faith [*that is] in Christ Jesus [*Himself].
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed [*BOTH NATURAL JEW & NATURAL GENTILE, ALIKE!], and heirs according to the promise.
Romans 3: 21-24; 10: 11-13 (KJV)
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference [*in context, between Natural Jew & Natural Gentile] :
23 For all [*in context, both Natural Jew & Natural Gentile] have sinned, and come short of the glory of God [*in Adam];
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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“But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)]”
Until we let go of the Outer Court, and our outward show (performance) therein, in the sight of men and women; we will never be free to explore the True & Inward Life, of our Divine Union with the Eternal Godhead… that we share in, and by, and through The Lamb. We talk about each other, because we are self-righteous, full of our own ego and wounded pride; yet we refuse to talk with one another, gather together and fellowship with one another around The Lamb, because it is too painful for our self-worship, for our self-deification to endure.
And hence, when… and where… there is no genuine revelation of our Father and His love in, and by… and through… The Lamb; then, by default, we will attempt to make one another in our own image, and after our own likeness, and to demand that we be worshiped as “god”. And any and all, who will not fall down and make obeisance unto us; we will sanction their murder, their “cancelling,” and write them completely out of “our lives”… even attempting to twist the Holy Scriptures out of context to justify our wickedness in doing so.
In The Book of The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ, the “Gentile” is not a natural, non-Jewish person; but anyone (*natural Jew included) who has not had their heart “circumcised” by The Gospel, from their attempting to keep the dead letter of scripture in order to please God, make and keep God happy with them. Ironically, and most unfortunately for them, the Gentile in heart will soon discover that they are not really trying to please God Himself; but actually, seeks the praise and approval of men… whom they secretly hate and despise?? The Lamb is Our Answer. The Lamb is Our Key. The Lamb is Our Light… of who our Father truly is, of all our Father is truly like.
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Elder, “Teknon”: Father’s “measuring,” “judgment”; teknon, doesn’t measure full stature…
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Luke 15: 28-31 (KJV)
28 And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in [*into the Tent of The Tabernacle of Meeting]: therefore came his father out [*into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him.
29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 And he said unto him, Son [*Teknon], thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine…
Ephesians 4: 11, 13b (KJV)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers [*the 5-Fold Fatted Calf];
13 Till we all come… unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
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Elder: “identifies” as “outer court”…
Revelation 11: 2 (KJV)
2 But the court which is without (*outside) the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Luke 15: 28 (KJV)
28 And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out (*into the outer court), and intreated (*begged) him.
Revelation 21: 7, 8, 27; 22: 15 (KJV)
7 He that overcometh (*gets over himself, gets over his own self-righteousness and ego) shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone (*in the outer court): which is the second death.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
15 For without (*outside, in the outer court) are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*of the Tent, or Tabernacle, and into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do (1)I serve [*"have I slaved for..."] thee, neither transgressed (2)I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest (3)me a kid, that (4)I might make merry with (5)my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. [*Luke 15: 28-30 (KJV)]”
The Teknon, or immature son, derives their identity from their performance, or obedience, from their ability to do good (*or, “what ‘God’ is telling them to do”) and abstain from evil; and hence, the only god you will find the Teknon worshiping is themselves, along with their own self-righteousness… comparing, judging and condemning everyone and everything else by that false standard… including the Father himself. The Teknon is self-absorbed and full of self-pity. Self-pity is self-worship. The song, “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen,”comes to mind. The Teknon perverts Grace into a self-serving, self-promoting message of Personal Convenience: “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [*Jude 1: 4 (KJV)]” The Teknon doesn’t measure unto the fullness of the stature of the Huios, the Mature Son; but is choosing to hold onto the things found in the Outer Court, the things which The Lamb has already crucified and mortified on His Cross. This is why Apostle John is instructed, regarding the Outer Court: “But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not…”Again, this has absolutely nothing to do with performance or obedience; but rather, the Older Prodigal’s glaring absence of his own Father’s love in his heart, and that (specifically) toward his own brother and the world around him. But then again, how can we freely give away unto others what we don’t have for ourselves: the genuine, unconditional, all-inclusive love of our heavenly Father… that is toward us, personally, on a very personal level? And then again, the Teknon is choosing to spend the majority of his time working, sweating and stinking (identifying) with the hired help in the fields. I wonder, have we ever considered just coming in from the (*“mission”) fields, simply getting away from people who are possessed by a slave’s mentality toward God (*as Him being some “heavenly pharaoh”); and just sitting in the quiet, with an open New Testament and an open heart… toward the Spirit of The Living God, who dwells deep within us? It is a sure-fire way to get excommunicated from your “church,” and to lose all of your so-called friends, casual acquaintances, superficial relationships, and manipulative family ties (bondage); but then again, isn’t that all just a bunch of shit anyway? Apostle Paul, and the other Apostles of The Lamb certainly thought those things to be all just a bunch of shit… in comparison:
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ [*on THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE!], and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by [*Christ’s Own] faith: that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; if by any means I might attain unto the [*actual walking in…] resurrection [*life] of [*from] the dead [*in this temporal life, AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE]. [*Philippians 3: 3-11 (KJV)]”
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*of the Tent, or Tabernacle, and into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do (1)I serve [*"have I slaved for..."] thee, neither transgressed (2)I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest (3)me a kid, that (4)I might make merry with (5)my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. [*Luke 15: 28-30 (KJV)]”
The christian demands to be entertained and amused by fiction, fantasy, fables, politics, conspiracy theories, and “end-time event”-signs; but has little, if any, genuine love in their hearts toward one another, much less toward The World. We want a “rapture” to “take us out of here”; because that is much easier than being a living, sacrificial tabernacle for the love of our Father to inhabit, here on the earth. We are far more interested in “doing what our heavenly pharaoh requires,” in order to “go to heaven” and avoid “hell”; than we are interested in loving one another, getting to know one another, gathering together and fellowshipping with one another around The Lamb and His Finished Work, and in the presence of our Father. What a shock it will be unto the self-righteous christians; when they find that everyone, whom they hate and despise, will be with them forever “in heaven”! “Heaven” just might be their “true hell”! In fact, the only thing you have to do to make a christian hate you, and murder you, is simply share with them the truth of The Gospel of The Lamb; and they will mock and crucify you, just as their spiritual forefathers did unto The Lamb, Himself. In fact, in the four gospels, recorded in the Holy Scriptures; the scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians are types and shadows of the modern-day christian. The greatest resistance that King David encountered was not from The World; but from those who claimed to be of His own house...
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*of the Tent, or Tabernacle, and into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do (1)I serve [*"have I slaved for..."] thee, neither transgressed (2)I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest (3)me a kid, that (4)I might make merry with (5)my friends… [*Luke 15: 28, 29 (KJV)]”
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [*under the Law]. But when that which is perfect is come [*Grace, The Lamb], then that which is in part [*the Law] shall be done away. When I was a child [*under the Law, like the Older Prodigal Son], I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man [*under Grace, and through The Lamb], I put away childish things [*the Law… just as the Younger Prodigal Son did, after his Father’s embrace]. For now we see through a glass, darkly [*under the Law]; but then [*under Grace, and through The Lamb] face to face: now I know in part [*under the Law]; but then [*under Grace, and through The Lamb] shall I know even as also I am known. And now [*under Grace, and through The Lamb] abideth faith, hope, charity [*our Father’s love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [*our heavenly Father’s unconditional and all-inclusive love]. [*1 Corinthians 13: 9-13 (KJV)]"
Until the Younger Prodigal Son comes home, identifying with the Father in The Lamb and thereby exposing the true heart of his own Father, his Older Prodigal Son-Brother only knows in part, and prophesies in part; not only unto the rest of the household servants, but also unto the rest of the whole world around him. It is how the Father is responding unto the Younger Prodigal Son, that is now “doing away” with everything that the Older Prodigal Son had perceived his own Father to be. This is what is greatly angering the Older Prodigal Son! The true image of his own Father, which is now exposed toward the Younger Prodigal Son, is both a complete and direct contradiction of the false image of the Father, which the Older Prodigal Son has harbored in his heart, now, for so long. Have we never read, “For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: and not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that [*the Law] which is abolished [*done away]: but their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it [*the heart] shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away [*done away]. [*2 Corinthians 3: 12-16 (KJV)]” “That which is perfect” is already come, is already here: the unconditional and all-inclusive love of our Father, sent in The Lamb… who is the true Light of who our Father really is, of all our Father is really like… even, the very brightness of our Father’s glory, and the express image of His person. The Lamb is The Light, even “that which is perfect,” and He “is come”! But we keep raising our middle fingers in The Lamb’s Face, and toward one another!
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*of the Tent, or Tabernacle, and into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do (1)I serve [*"have I slaved for..."] thee, neither transgressed (2)I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest (3)me a kid, that (4)I might make merry with (5)my friends… [*Luke 15: 28, 29 (KJV)]”
The Older Prodigal Son, like most of us today, takes the Law and perverts it into a very twisted mutation of Grace. Grace is not some sort of “divine enablement” given unto us, so that we might “finally” be able to keep the Law, “please God” and earn and maintain His blessings. No! Grace is freedom from the Law, so that we might truly live the supernatural, resurrection life of Jesus Christ; that flows out of our divine union with the Eternal Godhead, which we share with Them in our spirits: “…but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness [*His love] unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. [*Romans 6: 13b, 14 (KJV)]” If we are no longer under the Law, but under Grace; then why would we ever think that Grace empowers us to keep the Law? Absolute, foolish nonsense!! Notice how the Older Prodigal Son who remains under the Law, sweating and stinking with the household servants in his own Father’s fields, makes personal reference unto himself, five times? “5” is the Biblical number signifying Grace. But there is no “I” in Grace. Grace never draws attention unto “me,” “myself,” “I,” “my,” or “mine”…
“For if I build again [*by returning to Law-keeping] the things which I destroyed [*by simply believing in Jesus], I make myself a transgressor. For I through the [*fulfilled] law [*of Christ’s death on the cross] am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by [*our keeping] the law, then Christ is dead in vain. [*Galatians 2: 18-21 (KJV)]”
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he [*the Older Prodigal Son] was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out [*of the Tent, or Tabernacle, and into the Outer Court], and intreated [*begged] him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve [*"have I slaved for..."] thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends… [*Luke 15: 28, 29 (KJV)]”
Apostle John is told, regarding the Outer Court, to “…leave [it] out, and measure it not…” Notice the phrase, “and measure it not”. In Ephesians 4, Apostle Paul signifies that The 5-Fold Ministry (the true, Fatted Calf) is given so that we would, “…all come… unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. [*Ephesians 4: 13 (KJV)]” In both of these verses, the same Greek word is used for “measure”. The things that are found in the Outer Court are the very things that are keeping us from loving one another, from gathering together and fellowshipping with one another around The Lamb, in our Father’s presence, and with our Father’s love for one another; and hence, they are preventing us from “measuring up,” simply because we will not let go of them! These are the very things which the Teknon (the immature, Older Prodigal Son) values. Hence, “the measure” is not the result of some long, drawn-out process, through which we think that we can (someday) achieve “God-likeness,” by mere external obedience or performance. No! Our apprehending, or attaining unto “the measure” is simply the effect… of our “letting go”… of everything that Apostle Paul mentions on his Dung-Pile List, in Philippians 3. They are the things found in the Outer Court. The “cause” which triggers this “letting go-effect”… transforming us from a “Teknon,” and into a “Huios” (*a mature, Adopted Son)… is none other than the revelation of our Heavenly Father’s unconditional and all-inclusive love… as He is only seen in, and by, and through… The Lamb, our Lord Jesus Christ, as the Pure Gospel is preached and heard:
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: (1)circumcised the eighth day, (2)of the stock of Israel, (3)of the tribe of Benjamin, (4)an Hebrew of the Hebrews; (5)as touching the law, a Pharisee; (6)concerning zeal, persecuting the church; (7)touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what [*these afore-mentioned] things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith… [*Philippians 3: 3-9 (KJV)]”
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“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (1)the temple of God, and (2)the altar, and (3)them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [*Revelation 11: 1, 2 (KJV)]”
“And he gave some, (1)apostles; and some, (2)prophets; and some, (3)evangelists; and some, (4)pastors and (5)teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind…[*Ephesians 4: 11-17 (KJV)]”
Well, it is “Good Friday” once again. That means it is high-time for all of us christian hypocrites to slither out of our holes once again, and “go to church” one out of the two or three times every year, when we choose to do so, to play “dress up” in the eyes of men, women, and our preferred, outdated and obsolete, vain priesthoods; and then for us to return, afterward and once again, to hating one another, dividing and separating ourselves from one another, being indifferent toward one another AND TOWARD THE GOSPEL, as we continue to look for signs in the sun, moon, and stars…. awaiting some traditional “rapture” which is never coming… and meanwhile, plugging for our favorite political candidate to become our “messiah” instead of Jesus, because we hate The Lamb. We prefer The Lion of The Tribe of Judah who, ironically, is only mentioned once in The Book of The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ. Whereas The Lamb is noted twenty-nine times; the number “29” signifying our departure out of “Babylon,” our departure out of “confusion by mixing” the Law back on top of Grace.
We continue to observe days, and months, and times, and years (including “holidays”)… looking for signs in the sun, and moon, and stars… because (whether we want to admit it or not) we are still subjecting ourselves unto, and remaining in bondage to the Law of Moses, which Jesus singlehandedly fulfilled on the Cross; while behold, the kingdom of God is within us! We are a wicked and an adulterous generation, that constantly seeks after a sign; and because we have never (actually) read our Bibles in context, we still don’t get that, “Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.[*Matthew 12: 38-41 (KJV)]”
The multitude of the Harlot Church’s false prophets and teachers can’t even get the sign of the prophet Jonah right; yet looking for solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, planetary alignments, and constellation positions!!! THERE IS AN EMPTY TOMB IN JERUSALEM, DUMB ASSES!!! JONAH PREACHED THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF THE LAMB, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SPIRIT OF CHIRST IN HIM! Where is there any corporate heavenly voice today? Almost nowhere! That’s where!! And where is the love of our Heavenly Father’s heart, IN US, and toward one another at all… the other 362 or 363 days per year, and aside from our vain and self-righteous, narcissistic holidays!?!?
Apostle John is told, regarding the Outer Court, to “…leave [it] out, and measure it not…” Notice the phrase, “measure it not”. In Ephesians 4, Apostle Paul signifies that The 5-Fold Ministry is given so that we would, “…all come… unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” In both of these verses, the same Greek word is used for “measure”. The things that are found in the Outer Court are the very things that are keeping us from loving one another, in our Father’s love; and hence, they are preventing us from “measuring up,” simply because we will not let go of them! These are the very things which the Teknon (the immature, Older Prodigal Son) values. Hence, “the measure” is not some long, drawn-out process, through which we think that we can achieve “God-likeness”. “The measure” is the effect… of our “letting go”… of everything that Apostle Paul mentions on his Dung-Pile List, in Philippians 3.
So if “the measure” is the effect; then what is the cause? That would be the revelation of our Heavenly Father’s unconditional and all-inclusive love… as He is only seen in, and by, and through… The Lamb, our Lord Jesus Christ, as the Pure Gospel is preached and heard! Our surrendering of these things in the Outer Court can only transpire upon our epiphany of our Father’s embracing of us, and His acceptance of us, in the Person and Finished Work of The Lamb. We will want to “hug Him back,” and consequently we will want to “hug one another”; and in order for us to do so, we will gladly relinquish or “let go”of all these vain, self-serving things by which we have attempted to derive, and build, and maintain for ourselves a false identity in connection with the facade of our Fig-Leaf Aprons.
Remember, each of the individual fig leaves which composes our Fig-Leaf Aprons, is spelled out plainly by Apostle Paul: “Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: (1)circumcised the eighth day, (2)of the stock of Israel, (3)of the tribe of Benjamin, (4)an Hebrew of the Hebrews; (5)as touching the law, a Pharisee; (6)concerning zeal, persecuting the church; (7)touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. [*Philippians 3: 4-7 (KJV]”
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