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THE GREAT EXCHANGE

Part XXXIX

In our last installment of The Great Exchange, we noted the characteristics of the allegorical usage of the terms the land and the sea – recognizing the land (or the sand, ground, earth, dirt, plain, etc) usually denotes the existence of the physical world.

Conversely, we see how a sea, a lake, a fountain, or a body of water seen in a Scriptural description commonly points us to a Spiritual setting. These two locales are also seen as the Shadow and the Substance, with the latter in a heavenly setting, and the shadow seen in the earthly reflection of the substance.

We've found it useful to combine the terms, and periodically refer to the earthly realm as the Shadowland. In exploring how the Sand and the Sea are also seen as the Shadow and the Substance, we will compare two Biblical passages which resonate with each other (see the book The Sand And The Sea for more).   

In the Gospels, where Jesus is going to travel to the land of the Gadarenes (where he finds the demoniac in the earthly tombs), we see He traverses over the sea to reach the unfortunate man he is going to free from the oppressive spirits named Legion. 

"When he was entered into a ship…there arose a great tempest in the sea…his disciples came to him…saying, Lord save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm" (Matthew 8:23-26).

As the Spirits in the Gadarene madman must have known He was coming to what they considered to be their territory, it's likely the "tempest" which raged in the "sea" was related to their presence. We also note that Jesus reproached the fear exhibited by the disciples.

In an associated passage, the disciples are again in a ship, and in that instance, we also find the "sea" is rough, and the ship is tossed about from the wind and the water.

"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea" (Matthew 14:24, 25).

This story has all the same elements as the journey over the sea to the land of the Gadarenes, as the disciples are also in fear in this account. At his point, we should note the New Testament makes it clear that God does not desire us to be in fear.

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (II Timothy 1:7).

This is germane to the present look at the disciples on the ship, as Jesus tells them "be not afraid" (Matthew 14:27). In fact, this is the very episode where Peter exhibits miraculous power as well, for until the fear of the circumstances grips him, he was able to walk on the water with Jesus.

"And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus" (Matthew 14:28, 29).

Most of us remember the facts of the story, for we see that as Peter keeps his eyes on Jesus, he is actually walking on the water; but when he sees the circumstances of the tumult in the wind and the water, the doubt surfaces, and he starts to sink in fear.

"But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord, save me" (Matthew 14:30).

We suspect the Apostle James had this episode in mind when he wrote the following:

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God…But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed" (James 1:5, 6).

This is the same passage which refers to the instability of the "double minded man" (James 1:7). Moreover, since the context of our probe into the concept of doubling is pointing us to the understanding that we are NOW in the kingdom of God – which is the supposedly literal one thousand year "Millennial Reign" of Christ doubled – the ability to manifest the miraculous power of God is somehow related.

 "Let not that man [who wavereth] think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways" (James 1:6, 7). 

In fact, considering that Peter has just walked on the water in the faith of Christ, we also note that when they disembarked from the ship and landed in Gennesaret, miracles among the people immediately followed.

"And when the men of that place had knowledge of him…they brought unto him all that were diseased: and besought him that they might touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole" (Matthew 14:35, 36).

It is self evident that faith is required for something as dramatic as a physical healing, but since the Apostles – exemplified by James -- have connected the "wavering" or the double-minded nature inherent in doubt, we can't help but suspect the belief that we are in the kingdom of God NOW, has a relationship to the power that can be accessed by the sons and daughters of God in the present venue.

We also recognize that when the Apostles were able to perform amazing feats of supernatural power, these things occurred before the body of Christ was divided into differing theological camps. Thus, our mission of reconciling the doctrinal division that has occurred, will likely be a requisite step in the progression towards the supernatural power which is forecast to resurface in the Scriptures.

"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father" (Matthew 13:43).

The good news is, since the Christian era is a Temporal Recapitulation of the Old Covenant, wherein the transition from the time of physical Israel into the New Covenant is repeated, and the Christian age is clearly in decline, we stand on the verge of a profound sequence of events – and a "third day."

It is clear that Apostles like Peter would have possessed an extraordinary measure of faith, as even though he doubted and needed rescuing by Christ, he had indeed walked on the water – albeit for a short time.

Further, we recognize that it is later in his ministry that Peter was able to appropriate miraculous power, as the chronology indicates. A previous chapter of The Great Exchange has noted the details of the first miracle performed by the Apostles after Christ's ascension.

"Now Peter and John went up together into the temple…And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried…And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus of Nazareth rise up and walk" (Acts 1:1,2,4,6).

Obviously, this is in stark contrast to the Disciple who was sinking in doubt, when a tumultuous sea briefly convinced him he was in the water, instead of the kingdom of God.

The infusion of faith in Christ which must have occurred when the disciples saw the resurrected Jesus is inestimable, but the believer is scheduled to recapitulate the faith of the Apostles as the Christian age transitions to what could be called the "third day" – which follows the "two parts" comprised of the Old Covenant, the New Testament, and that which is directly ahead.  

Clearly, the body of Christ is the "third part" that is refined and purified, as the astonishing events that are set to occur during the transition from the present age to the next demonstrate. Following the "script" in which the sequential events recur, we recognize the pattern from the previous age will guide us.

"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off [and expire]; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them" (Zechariah 13:8, 9).

With the knowledge we've already addressed concerning the Sand and the Sea, we note this astonishing sequence is specified to occur in the Land (or the "Sand"). This series of statements is awesome enough, but we frequently fail to read the next verse, and it is equally profound.

"Behold, the day of the Lord cometh [the third day], and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee" (Zechariah 4:1).

As the end of the Old Testament era is the template serving as an example for us, it would be foolish to do anything less than become intimately familiar with the events transitioning from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant.

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal" (I Corinthians 4:18).

When we examine the sequential details of the emergence of the miracles seen in the Christian era, many details emerge. After Christ's ascension, the Disciples were gathered in the famous "upper room" (yet another phrase with allegorical implications), for the LORD had told them to tarry in Jerusalem, as they were to receive power for their mission.

"Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

As they waited for days for the LORD's promise, a recurring theme is seen in several verses.

"These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication" (Acts 1:14).

In the next chapter, just before the descending of the Holy Spirit (in the famous baptism of the Holy Ghost on the day of the Old Testament ritual known as the feast of Pentecost), we see the same thing.

"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in the place" (Acts 2:1).

 The promise of the Father which Christ referred to was, of course, the giving of the power of the Holy Spirit, which swept through Jerusalem like a mighty wind.

"And suddenly there came, a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting" (Acts 2 :2).

The promise of the Father, which Jesus referenced, is found in the prophecy of Ezekiel, where the prophet speaks of the "first resurrection" (Revelation 20:5) of the "dry bones" of Israel.

"Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live" (Ezekiel 37:9).

As we've repeatedly sought to document, the prophecies of Ezekiel, wherein the LORD's favor returns to His Old Covenant people, was fulfilled when Jesus brought His Life to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

This "breath" that was delivered through the "four winds," is also mentioned in the prophet Daniel – and it occurs during the Christian era, in the context of the Lion, Bear, Leopard, and Diverse fourth beast prophecies.

"Behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea" (Daniel 7:2).

As we've repeatedly shown the Christian era is in view (with the lion the British Empire, the bear the Soviet Union, etc), this confirms the prophecies refer to the inauguration of the Christian age, as the breath of the LORD empowered the Apostles at Pentecost.

However, the implications of what is obviously Futurist prophecy being fulfilled, and how this impacts the present effort to harmonize the Amillennial perspective with the Futurist, will have to wait for the next installment of The Great Exchange.

-- James Lloyd                

To Be Continued

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Christian Media has an eye-opening, on-demand video elaborating on the crucial facts seen in the above article — which also includes predictions concerning the enormous turn of events associated with the present political tumult in America – especially with reference to the American recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the political state known as Israel. 

That video will be posted on our second channel on the Sunday Shift, where it will only be online for 7 days. We also publish a news synopsis summarizing what has occurred that week, with notes concerning the programs coming up.  

This news is also posted on our news site, ChristianMediaDaily.com which has links to our various  media outreaches. In addition to this, twice a week (Wednesdays and Sundays), we publish a companion letter commenting on the material seen in each chapter of the present series (presently Twin Timelines on the Webcam Wednesday schedule, and THE GREAT EXCHANGE on the Sunday Shift Schedule. That letter (entitled Christian Median: MINISTRY STATUS REPORT - MSR), has even more prophetic projections concerning the amazing explosion of prophetic understanding which has occurred at the Christian Media ministry, and it includes the most recent information pertinent to the Remnant that are the Christian Medians.  

That letter (the MSR) is aimed at those who help the ministry reach other Christians who are struggling in the wilderness of the fractured Christian churches, which are "licensed" by the Beast, through "regulations" that comply with the Infernal Revenue Service (IRS).  

Further, we have additional video materials online dealing with Health and Survival, as well as yet another regularly issued video program (entitled Another Gospel) which identifies specific False Prophets the believer should avoid.

Viewing of the online video we transmit on our video channels is completely free (as is the receipt of this weekly Communique), and we greatly desire as many as possible will see it (a new video will replace it in another week), but we do not want to "cast [our] pearls before swine" (Matthew 7:6). There are those who partake of the Spiritual blessings bestowed on us from the LORD, yet they feel no motivation to help us reach others with this eye-opening truth.

"But with many of them God wa not well pleased" (I Corinthians 10:5)

Such routinely seek to cleave to us with flatteries, thinking their agreement with the LORD's perspective equals support.

"Such as do wickedly against the covenant shall [be] corrupted by flatteries" (Daniel 11:32).

We've found the power company as well as our Internet providers do not accept flatteries as payment!

Further, because there are many vested interests which are threatened by the content the Christian Media ministry provides, regular efforts are made to penetrate our ranks – including hacker attacks.

Incredibly, we've already proven that "Christian" parties have actually hired a hacker to attack our websites (Galatians 4:29). Thus, we desire to weed out those who are insincere about further examinations of the truth of the Gospel, so we send the links to our Internet materials via surface mail.

As we move through the Spiritual wilderness behind the veil of this world, even our Internet domains are subject to be seized by the dark powers, so we urge all those who hear the voice of the LORD in these Communiques to seek the LORD while He may yet be found. Remember, Israel was to eat the Passover in haste.

As those who have inherited the light of God through Christ's marvelous work,

"[We] must work the works of him that sent [us], while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work" (John 9:4).

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If you have requested our Internet links, and still have not received them, if you send an email to the above Email address, we will confirm with you that the ministry emails (usually 5 per week) have been sent, and the obstacle is usually YOUR Internet provider (the one you pay—not the free email firms like Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc – so they have YOU paying to be censored!) is blocking our bulk servers because they subscribe to lists provided by "anti-spam" organizations that tell your ISP who to block.

This is yet another fiery dart of the enemy, as in a Spiritual Signature, they refer to the truth as "spam," which is pig meat, an unclean earthly version of Spiritual content.

Further, as many Internet Service Providers (ISP) illegally censor Christian material, when we send prophecy information to those who love the truth, and it "bounces" back because you are being censored (and you don't know it, because you never see what is being held back from being delivered to you), we will print it out and mail it to you via surface mail so you can do something about it.

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