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In one of my previous books entitled The
Shining, I sought to describe a thread of Spiritual thought which showed
how the LORD begins His work with a single individual, who sparks
a move of the Spirit. A classic example of this is Moses, who encounters
the glory of the LORD on an up close, and personal, basis. Of particular
interest (detailed in The Shining) was the fact that, when he comes down
from the mountain, his face was shining.
That particular work goes on to emphasize
how, with a considerable effort, the Spiritual fire planted in
Moses spread to others among the Israelites, and the LORD’s work in purifying
and refining a single people to draw unto Himself, was well
underway.
Moses was, of course, the ONE who
was designated as the intermediary between God and man, and the key leader of Israel,
a collective entity created to host the LORD of glory, and act as an interface
with the rest of the nations. Thus, in Moses, God was pointing us to the
superior person of Jesus Christ, who would renew the spark of life in Israel,
a collective entity created to host the LORD of glory, and act as the exclusive
interface with the rest of the nations.
In every pattern of prophecy, we see the singular
vessel who provides the light (or the fire) of God to the larger body – a
group which is also to be seen in a singular, exclusive, and unified
perspective. In the New Testament, it is revealed that “light of the
world” (John 8:12) is seen in the unique, unending life of Christ,
who was heralded by John the Baptist -- and the Baptist was the one
who, in turn, informed us that Christ was the one who would start
a Spiritual fire which was unprecedented:
“He shall baptize you…with fire”
(Matthew 3:11).
The metaphor of fire, or light (or even a
spark) which would ultimately spread the life of the LORD into His chosen
is profound, as it runs throughout the sacred texts, and can be seen as a
recurring cycle. As opposed to the allegorical thread tracing the light
of God which was covered in The Shining, of particular interest
in the present work is the singular, and totally exclusive instrument of
salvation – and how the individual vessel chosen by the LORD
ultimately broadens to include those He foreknew.
Most Christians have encountered the
typical response the world produces, wherein non-believers reject the concept
of the exclusive nature of salvation found in Jesus Christ. Surely, they say,
there are many roads, or even multiple religious methodologies, through which
man may approach God.
In fact, many people don’t really
have a problem with Jesus, in that they view Him as a good man – and
perhaps a Saviour, or even the Son of God. However, the strait and narrow way
in which the Scripture militate Jesus is the exclusive avenue through whom a
man or a woman can be received by God is routinely a factor in their refusal to
respond to the Gospel.
“Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under heaven, given among
men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 14:12).
As I noted earlier, the work of the LORD
always begins with one, and then reproduces – but what practically
everyone seems to miss is how those who are impacted by the truth of Christ become
one with Him – so there is actually always only one.
Those familiar with our work know the Christian
Media ministry has produced many materials dealing with what Zechariah
calls the “two parts” which are “cut off” – even
as others have seen the twin timelines of history, in the two
covenants manifested as the Old and the New, and in books such as The Two
Babylons (a classic work from over a century ago), and The Two House
Twist (my work exposing the latest heresy), and many more.
We’ve also looked at the two-fold
aspect of everything which is created. This is allegorically seen in the
phenomena of Twice-Speak, where the LORD utters something twice as
a way to punctuate the external text with a Spiritual flag indicating there is
something deeper related to the two fold subject.
We’ve learned that Babylon
“is fallen, is fallen,” even as Jesus looks over the
desolate city crying “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem” (Matthew 23:37).
Joel’s “multitudes, multitudes” (Joel 3:14) echoes the
same refrain. We’ve looked at the Spiritual leprosy anticipated with the
required warning of “unclean, unclean” (see this author’s
article examining the prophetic parallel of Leviticus 13:4).
As I’ve sought to show in the two
books on the Triuniverse (book I and book II of the same name),
this great mystery probes the very nature of creation, in that God, as the
triune deity on high (usually called the Trinity), has imprinted that very
nature on all creation – and I do mean all.
Once the reader gets his or her mind around
this, we are truly in a position to enhance our discernment as to the true
Spiritual nature of our surroundings. For example, on a related subject, those
who have studied with us for some time have learned how to see through the
outer shell of the physical world, and into the Spiritual reality which lies
underneath, by recognizing the texts covering the two beasts of Revelation
– usually referenced as The Antichrist and the False Prophet.
These “two beasts” are also
related to the fact that the LORD tells us that two parts are finite, and one
part is eternal – and this runs throughout the entire Bible:
“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: and they shall call on my name and I shall hear them: I
will say, it is my people: and they shall say the Lord is my God” (Zechariah
13:8,9).
Modern teachers, false prophets all, try to
tell us this has to do with a huge battle in the contemporary nation of Israel,
and point to a literal understanding. In doing so, they manifest they are not
of God, for that view could not be further from the truth.
Indeed, in many previous expositions,
we’ve detailed the triune alignment of all things, with the two parts
representing the finite, and the third the eternal glory of God.
Although much of the previous work has been in re-enacting the two fold nature
of the finite via studies as diverse as the two thieves crucified with Christ,
the two men on the Emmaus road, the two blind men healed, and the two
demoniacs, etc, in the present instance I’m seeking to emphasize how the
righteous third must be singular – hence the
exclusive nature of the vessel of salvation.
Once this amazing Spiritual truth is
grasped, it provides a wonderful witness to many crucial issues of doctrine.
For example, since salvation is singular, but the balance has a
bi-cameral architecture, we realize those who tell us there are two saved
entities known as the “Church” and “Israel,” are
in monstrous error. Indeed, from the very earliest time, God has said of Israel
“You ONLY have I known of all
the families of the earth” (Amos 3:2).
Obviously, Jesus told us what we
must do if we want to be in His singular family (i.e. “who is my
brother?”), so the only sensible course of action is to take heed as to
what He actually said:
“And he stretched forth his hand
toward his disciples, and said, behold, my mother and my brethren! For
whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is
my brother, and sister, and mother” (Matthew 12:49,50).
This underscores there is still only one
saved entity, and it is repeatedly stated to be the Israel which is
Spiritually constituted in Christ – thus the two
primary theological lies in which the alleged “Church” replaced
Israel (largely Romanism), or the “Church” rotates
with Israel (the Rapture Cult and other Jewish Supremacists who elevate
the physical Jews to the status of chosen based on race) are manifesting
themselves as the two parts which are cut off.
In case you missed it, the third in the paradigm just presented is definitely what the Apostle Paul refers to as “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16 – that spiritually constituted body of born again believers which are ordained to eternal life.
In every scenario, there is the one
eternal Word of God, and all authority has been vested in Him – and He is
invariably opposed by the twin towers of iniquity I’ve been describing.
In fact, this subject touches on the even deeper mystery of the Trinity –
as it provides us with a glimpse into how God has given the role of redeemer to
Jesus in a unique fashion – as His only begotten Son
– and, as the body of believers are one in Christ, and
Christ is one with the Father, the believers become one with
God the Father.
Thus, the depth of the “thirds”
concept is directly related to the fact that salvation is uniquely singular,
and that it is exclusively accessible through the only begotten Son of
God. This is reaffirmed when Jesus says to the Father:
“As thou hast given him [the Son] power over all flesh; that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him….” (John 17:2).
Jesus acknowledges the Father has
delegated complete authority for all salvation into the single Son of
God, in order to redeem those whom He has chosen. Furthermore, we see
throughout the Scriptures how the Son draws from the two-fold finite creation,
in order to pull in those whom He has chosen, and they become one
with Him:
“Holy Father, keep through thine own
name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one….”
(John 17:11).
In this mysterious fashion, God the Father
segregated salvation to the single avenue of His Son. Those who belong to Jesus
become one with Him; but Jesus is one with the Father, so as believers are
united in Christ, they are also united with the Father:
“I in them, and thou in me, that they
may be made perfect in one….” (John 17:23)
Thus, throughout the Scriptures, eternal
life is manifested in a singular fashion, even as all creation,
finite consciousness, and the world at large, is seen with a dualistic
orientation, which marks the reality of this existence.
-- James Lloyd |
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