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THE COVENANT WITH DEATH

Part XIV

In Part XIII of our series on The Covenant With Death, we began to probe the interface between the physical dimension of the creation – the flesh and blood in the earthly realm – and the higher order of the Spirit.

It is self evident that the issue of race – which is the result of genetics – invariably becomes intertwined with doctrine emanating out of the Spiritual realm. Indeed, most of the aberrant doctrines that are attached to Christianity have varying permutations – usually in significant error -- that involve the "families" of the earth.

We further suggested the present reality wherein man's scientific knowledge has determined that homo sapiens – i.e. mankind – has a design that is extremely sophisticated and elegant in its construction. We reminded the reader that DNA, which is the fabric of the blueprint inherent in every earthly individual, is based on proteins called Chromosomes which are "doubled" to form pairs – which eerily confirms the Scripture that addresses the "two parts" of the creation that are finite, in that in mankind's fallen state, these "pairs" are eventually "cut off and die."

"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God" (Zechariah 13:8,9).

We further suggested the logical conclusion that the 23 base pairs of chromosomes that are peculiar to human beings, are the physical result from the fall in the garden, wherein mankind's redeemed perfect state is configured in 24 pairs. The 24 pairs are seen in the book of Revelation as the "elders" of all mankind.

"And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever" (Revelation 4:4,10).

Considering how the imagery in the Holy Bible requires the discernment that is foreign to the "natural man," we rely on the Lord above to reveal that which He desires to be known, in His timing.

"The natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned (I Corinthians 2:14).

Thus, although there is profound truth embedded in the word of God, as Jesus said to the Apostle Peter when he confessed that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Saviour of mankind, the realizations come from the LORD.

"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 16:17).

In man's earliest history, God revealed His magnificent design in a stunning reality to Jacob, who became the patriarch of the Lord's chosen under the Old Covenant.

"And Jacob …lighted upon a certain place…and he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it" (Genesis 28:10-12).

In this dream, the LORD showed Jacob the basic design for all mankind, as God has revealed that "Jacob's Ladder" was an image of the Double Helix of 24 Chromosome pairs, with angels in close proximity to the earthly creation. The text goes on and tells us the LORD stood above the ladder which rose to heaven, and spoke to Jacob.

"I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 28:13,14).

Notice how the emphasis on the base pairs that form man's chromosome design is reflected in the accentuation of the "seed," that was destined to "spread abroad" to the entire world. The LORD then continued His communiqué in a dream, telling Jacob that He was with him, and would not leave him until He had accomplished all that He promised.

When Jacob awakened, he was stunned, as he realized the LORD had communicated something very profound to him.

"He said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven" (Genesis 28:16,17).

The imagery of a ladder connecting the earth to heaven is crystal clear, and specifically points to Jacob – who becomes Israel – as the focal point of the earthly end of the LORD's conduit from heaven. Furthermore, because God chose to image this astonishing connection with something that would eventually be discovered as the basis for all life on a cellular level, we see the component of genetics has been imbedded in the Scriptures from the very beginning.

Obviously, this is consistent with subsequent revelation, where we learn the family of Israel was the only Flesh and Blood clan that was chosen by God.

"You only have I known of all the families of the earth" (Amos 3:2).

Since this is well before the time of Jacob's offspring that became the twelve tribes of Israel, we are faced with the familiar circumstances which permeate the Scriptures, wherein the LORD's foreknowledge is evident before we learn of how it fits into God's plan for mankind.

We have repeatedly shown how the LORD parses out His redemptive plan in stages, utilizing the agency of a mediator. This is yet another example of Sequential Recapitulation, in that we now know that Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant, as seen in the history of Israel.

It is fascinating when we realize that as the angel of the LORD appeared to Moses, he said essentially the same thing He had said to Jacob centuries earlier.

"I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" (Acts 7:32).

The LORD told Moses He had seen the toil of the children of Israel in bondage to Egypt, and He purposed to send Moses to be the deliverer who would mediate the power of God before Israel.

"I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt…and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt" (Acts 7:34).

The reader will notice the element of Twice-Speak, where the LORD repeats a phrase twice, as a kind of sign that this is a circumstance that is divinely driven. This mystical phenomenon is "doubled" when Moses tells the angel that he feels unqualified for the task, as he stutters.

"For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people" (Isaiah 28:11).

The "Twice-Speak" phenomenon itself is even doubled as it occurs in the verse preceding this one, as well as occurring again two verses later.

"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line" (Isaiah 28:10).

When the Lord called Moses to mediate the Old Covenant, He also established in the law how Israel was to treat False Prophets, and it is here that we find another Stronghold of Satan in that the statutes given by God are routinely misinterpreted.

Christians commonly believe that a prophet of the LORD must have 100% accuracy. They further mingle that misunderstanding with adjacent verses.

In Deuteronomy, the text tells us of False Prophets who lead the people to worship other gods, and this is the offense that generates the penalty of stoning. Further, instead of issuing a failed False Prophecy, the Scripture speaks of when the prophecy does come to pass.

"If there rise among you a prophet…and giveth thee a sign or wonder, and the sign or wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods…thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet" (Deuteronomy 13:1-3).

In a later interaction where Moses is receiving instruction concerning His role as the mediator between God and Israel, the LORD tells Moses He is going to raise up a prophet "like unto thee" – a point blank indicator that Jesus will double the role of Moses as mediator.

"I will raise up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him" (Deuteronomy 18:18).

God further described "that prophet" (John 1:21) to Moses, but in this verse, he says He will be "like unto me."

"The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me" (Deuteronomy 18:15).

So the "Prophet," who is obviously Christ, must come from the physical stock of Israel. Further, as we learn in the New Testament, His parentage will be from God as the Holy Spirit came upon the virgin Mary, and so  JESUS CHRIST subsequently lived a sinless life in the Physical realm.

In the book of Acts, the Apostle Peter tells us that under the Old Covenant, none of the Israelites were able to keep the commandments perfectly.

"Peter rose up, and said…why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?" (Acts 15:7, 10).

As Jesus was a Jew, with His divine incarnation, He was able to remain sinless, in order to be the sacrifice provided by God, that was spotless and without wrinkle.

"Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ…that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish" (Ephesians 5:24, 27).

On the opposite Spiritual polarity, in multiple broadcasts and articles, we have shown that the divided house of the devil relies upon Sin leading to Death.

Thus, even perfected genetics were not enough to save Israel under the Old Covenant. The Spiritual seed of God was required, and it is transmitted through the power that can only come through the perfect work of God in Jesus Christ.

"For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second" (Hebrews 8:7).

The New Testament says that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, and we are made perfect in Him. It further says that in the kingdom of God in the Spiritual realm, we now have access to the glory of God because our existence is dependent on His perfection.

"To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect…ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels" (Hebrews 12:23,22).     

- James Lloyd

To Be Continued