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I believe this verse has been the most misunderstood and most traditionally used to denote a so-called rapture. The so-called ‘Transfiguration’ is a crucial teaching to Christians to designate the time where upon the Second Advent Christians would be whisked away to meet JESUS in the air, going to Heaven leaving all the bad people behind. We are going to take a prophetic swing of directions on these words. I do not know what others are teaching and frankly, it is none of my concern. My concern is that what I receive and what I hear that I rightly divide and release untainted Word and Truth as given to me. Many of us do not employ the principles of learning when studying the Scriptures. We cannot force our own theories upon Scriptures. Therefore, there are certain principles we must use in addition to taping into Spirit that we may receive true revelation. There is no prophecy of Scripture that warrants private interpretation. Therefore, one must know who is speaking, who they are speaking to and why, in addition to the phrase the words were written. Was the phrase written prophetically, symbolically, poetically, or literally? Was it a Hebrew idiom or Greek transliteration from a Latin translation--LLX? Keeping these values in mind, with no preconceived judgments as one study will cause one to be pliable to the promptings and leading of Spirit. What YAHSHUA meant was that some there in His hearing would not give up the ghost or die a physical death and to the ways of the world until they had seen the prophetic fulfillment of the Way into the Kingdom, which is through the Cross-- literally and prophetically. For us today, it would denote a spiritual symbolic and prophetic connotation. According to the above Scripture, the people of YHVH will not experience or enter into the Kingdom of YHVH until they have relented to their own will and accept Truth—Truths that will propel them into the Kingdom of YHVH-GOD or the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, we should move forward to achieve the goal set for us by YHVH. Leave the elementary teachings of continually thinking one must repent from dead works. Move on from that basic faith thinking that one needs to be regenerated over and over again. Move on past the mindset from that of being on a continual rollercoaster begging for forgiveness for some unforeseen error insinuating that the Blood has lost its power making the Cross of non-effect. Move on to maturity or Teleios press forward past the rudiments about washings, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment! These fundamentals, of which if one has undergone the process of renewal and restoration, one should receive enlightenment to press forward and be drawn into higher spiritual realms. The process is like the song, “every round goes higher higher since I laid my burdens down”. What a shame for anyone to go through life getting to the end of it only to realize that there was more! In the series of revelatory messages Mystery of the Resurrection, it was revealed that there are two resurrections and two deaths. The first death occurs once a believer has accepted redemption and has ‘died’ to their self-will, mind and emotions walking the Highway of humility toward putting on the Mind of a Christ having been Resurrected into Life! These are they who will not be among those of the second death or Hades or the Lake of Fire! Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power but they will be priest of GOD and reign with Him for a thousand years. This symbolic First Death is what we are dealing with in this message. The First Death is to die to ones self-will, mind and emotions. Another way to express the First Death is to say one takes up their Cross and follow the perfect example given to them by the CHRIST. Whatever way it’s said, it is by one having experienced the First Death is the only way they can be resurrected into newness of life to become a Heavenly Citizen in the Kingdom of YHVH. The Kingdom of YHVH or GOD and the Kingdom of Heaven are synonymous. Therefore, please do not to get hung up on semantics. This is why we put on the Mind of a Christ to receive spiritual revelation and communion with YHVH-GOD. For GOD is Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and Truth! This is how one will know the Mind of YHVH. In many languages, the word for heaven is the same word used for sky. The English word for heaven is derived from the Old English word 'heofon'. It was not until 1000 in the Common Era that 'heofon' was used in reference to the place where God dwells by Christians as Heaven. However, YHVH-GOD called heofon firmament. Therefore, the question arises, if YHVH-GOD is in a place called ‘Heaven’, where was He when His Words proclaimed, “Let there be a firmament”? Know that heaven, or hell for that matter, is a state of conscious existence within the mind of men. We all have been given a choice to dwell in heaven or hell—to live as a Christ or antichrist! Heaven is not some faraway place! There is no authority in the Bible that states that the Kingdom of Heaven is a place one goes when they die or that Heaven is located in some distant realm. Man’s body is the earthly side of an inner heaven or a mental realm. When one has put on the Mind of a Christ, they become united as a ‘new man’ and perfect as a Christ Heaven suggests a place where all sorrows disappear in the Light of the Spirit, abundance, prosperity and joyous life. Heaven is a spiritual realm with a multiplicity of levels. The beauty of choice is that one can choose to advance the spiritual or heavenly levels, while in earthly form or one may chose to experience the cause and effect of their actions to Divine Law dwelling in a negative existence or the lower levels or flows of Spirit. Whichever the case, Divine Law prevails—whatsoever a man sows that shall he reap! Therefore, one either chooses to do good, loving YHVH-GOD and thy neighbor as thyself; or, choose the consequences which comes about by erroneously and negatively implementing Divine Law from an unregenerate beastly mind-set. Merely because one does not understand the workings of the Principles of Divine Law this does not mean that they do not work. Just because someone does not know there is a Divine Law that governs every aspect of our life and all of Creation, does not mean that the Law does not exist! Hell is also a spiritual consciousness. Hell was translated from Sheol and Hades both meaning the ‘grave’ or abode of the dead. The words hell and Hades implies outer darkness and a place of unquenchable desires living a life contrary to the plan YHVH proposed for one’s life. Therefore, one does not have to die to go to that place called hell! Many are living there and are unaware of it. The word hell is from the Old English Saxon verb ‘helan’, which means to cover or conceal. What is being covered or concealed? TRUTH! Truth to the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Mysteries of YHVH! The Highway to live within that heavenly state of existence was inaugurated and proclaimed by the SON of YHVH just as it will be proclaimed and is being proclaimed by the Sons of YHVH or the Elect of YHVH NOW! A little word of Truth and perhaps caution for those who confuse the Scriptures with the duties of a wife with the duties and authority of a woman Called and Elected by YHVH, the Sons are inclusive of women! (see the book Third Day Sons by Jewels Prophet) Matthew says, “In those days came John the Baptist… saying, ‘Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand’.” Mark says after John had been taken into custody, YAHSHUA went into Galilee preaching the Gospel saying, “The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of YHVH is at hand; repent and believe.” What was one to be sorrowful for and to institute a change in their condition or repent? What was one to believe? YHVH was saying change that old beastly nature to receive a belief in a life eternal in heaven NOW! The term ‘at hand’ means that something is accessible, achievable, available, immanent, about to happen or the time is near and approaching. Fulfill means to imbue, to carry out a promise or a prophecy, to attain or to actualize. YAHSHUA was the fulfillment of our access to walk into the Kingdom as a Christ! There is a difference in ‘Heaven’ , ‘Paradise’ and the ‘New Jerusalem’. However, no flesh can enter into either. No beastly or unregenerate mind-set will enter into either. Nothing unclean and no one who practices abomination, lying, idolatry or adultery shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Those who do not meet the qualifications of entering into and residing in Heaven will dwell with the masses in the Outer Court. ( Tent of the Tabernacle) Heaven is a preparatory place for the
holy and just who lives in obedience to YHVH-GOD and His Commandments.
Those who reside in Heaven have died, been resurrected and are being
restored back into that perfect Image walking as a Christ into Divine
Union with YHVH. This is our greatest earthly attainment and
fulfillment. The Ultimate fulfillment and manifestation of mankind is a
‘transfiguration’, which is yet to come—that is a Glorified Body. Apostle Rubie James © |
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