In viewing the early church, just as the gift of ministering and administrations is the position of deacons, we can know that it was the deacons who were going from house to house, bringing the newest news from the Spirit and apostles and prophets. This is also the context that Paul spoke of when he said that the apostles and prophets are the foundation of the church. The apostles and prophets being the foundation of the church does have symbolic meaning as well, as I have spoken of before, just as those gifts foremostly involve the spoken word of Christ. We can know that the gift and position of deacon goes beyond collecting tithes and handing out church communion. This is true, just as Paul speaks in his letters about people such as Epraphroditus.
Hebrews speaks about the discipline and chastisement of the LORD. Firstly, many in the church believed that under the new covenant that no affliction came from God. However, the very word chastisement says differently. I have shown already how discipline does not mean that a person is gaining their will or initiative, as doing that actually contains someone calling themselves God in the temple. That is actually the foundation for the way that those who still attempt to follow the Law of Moses operate, whether they are Jews or Arabs. We can read in Isaiah, that God Promises His bride and people that He will no longer rebuke them. What does this mean, if according to Hebrews, we are still disciplined and chastised by the LORD? Firstly as the passage in which God said He would no longer rebuke His bride also speaks about the waters of Noah, we may know that in reading Ezekiel, and understanding the interpretation of the rainbow, that the discipline of God and His rebukes are only up until someone enters in. The rainbow was given as a covenant by God, as He Promised to no longer completely flood the earth to get rid of wickedness. The white horse in Revelation 6 had a bow, but not arrow. That white horse symbolizes the false peace covenant that is found in the Antichrist. In Ezekiel, with the rainbow being at the lower part of the man's body, we may discern that this is speaking about the run there is to run, to enter in, and to possess the Promised Land and rest of the LORD, that is available even after the time of Joshua's and then David's day. When we also discern the false peace covenant of the Antichrist, and the testimonies of how the Antichrist kingdom operates, we may further understand what it means, when Revelation shows the white horse to have a bow but no arrow. Many people, especially with the recent song "Grace like rain," began to institute grace, as if God uses it to flood out corruption and darkness. However, the faith of the true manifold grace of God, contains the race to enter in, and it is in this context that God offers His bride to no longer be rebuked by Him. That is the hope for those who run their race to enter in, and it is the faith that is perfected in entering in which is the spiritual inward promise that may even already be possessed while coming unto entering in. To attempt to walk, after having left Egypt, as if there is no race to run, or as if entering in means works, is to have the false peace covenant, and the bow with no arrow. This is true, just as the testimonies of the Antichrist are 'letting go and letting God' and 'gaining one's own initiative.' Therefore the false peace is to think faith is to 'let go and let God,' and this is the bow with no arrow, just as it is also the incurable wound that is healed, concerning the beast. To attempt to then also discount the substance of faith and oneness of God, by gaining one's own initiative, and thus walk as if righteousness or holiness is found in works, is the CONSUMMATION of the Antichrist kingdom.
In running our race, we may also receive the double portion of the Spirit of Elijah. The double portion goes beyond just being forgiven by God, unto having all that was lost be saved, as He also gives full restoration. And this testimony is found in Hezekiah, as well as in Peter, as God restored Hezekiah, and as Peter was the little rock of the church, which could not be overcome by the gates of Hell. In this, the stronghold of Sheol is taken away, even as Sheol is the combination and creation of Hell and Death being together, and thus Sheol can not overcome anyone the gates of Hell can't.
Just as God says that a woman shall encompass a man, and just as this correlates to how Jesus has given all of His authority to His bride, we may know that this Promise is symbiotic with entering in, as I have mentioned before, that we may be both a pillar and a temple in love, and with God. The testimonies of what male and female are, are fully encompassed in the consummation of entering in. Thus a person may have the qualities of what is male, and of what is female, though their physical body will not be made new in this way unto the resurrection. Therefore through entering in, though the voice of the bride and bridegroom may still be present, which does denote what is male and female, the person is established complete in Christ, by which there may be no lack in any good gift. This is the foundation by which there shall be eternal monogamous marriage in heaven for created beings. Though as Paul says, there is no longer male or female in Christ, we may know that marriage is still His Promise, even between His created beings, just as it is the person in each being which shall consummate the marriage, both in the testimonies of how woman encompasses man, and man encompasses woman, as each person will be complete in Christ in both, and in the manifold truth of how there will be oneness that created beings will share in marriage, that even goes beyond the testimonies of a woman encompassing a man, and a man encompassing a woman. This is true, because through the Promise of God in Isaiah 65:24, there will be no lack in each person, as presently, according to the flesh, as a man and woman come together in union and marriage, their bodies are still either man or woman, not yet having the complete fullness of being both in Christ, and also having abundantly above, as each person shall fully be encompassed in marriage, with the everlasting knowledge of putting the other first, of everlastingly sharing "I in you" and "you in me," and also having an everlasting union in the knowledge of 'us,' and 'we.' As well as having these great and precious promises be incorruptible. We can also begin to understand the outworkings of these promises, as to how they shall consummate, as we can presently view the makeup of a 'french kiss.'
It is the soul that becomes established on earth, as the spirit and heart are established in the second heaven, which gives the ability to no longer fall away. Within this, we may look at the five offerings in the Bible, and discern the five parts of the soul, as in being in connection with these. There are numerical truths in the Bible, and these things may be known and accepted in full truth, as with the other examples the Bible shows regarding symbolism, just as five is also the number of the Holy Spirit; and thus when someone enters in, they are also unable to ever blaspheme the Holy Spirit, but are sealed in Him, just as Paul also said that the Spirit is our Guarantee. And it is these Promises which are to be sowed to and protected, and given to bear fruit, as a person runs their race (John 15-chosen and not just called- the spiritual first). And so as I have said before, and as I mentioned above, regarding no longer being rebuked by God, the surety and steadfastness that comes with entering in, is available even before entering in, as a person is still running their race, because the Promise is hope for the future, and presently substantial in the spiritual knowledge of God.
The first part of the soul is the 'nephesh.' The word nephesh can be translated both as someone's soul, and their life. In this way, the nephesh is revealed to be the personality. And just as the Bible speaks about the Person of God, and just as He is a personal God, it is the soul which is foremostly the container of someone's personality, and or person. God also does have a Soul, as the Bible speaks about His Spirit, Heart, and Soul. Secondly there is the breath of the LORD, which is the connecting mechanism and empowering mechanism of the soul. After that there is the mind, and then the will, and then the imagination. It is the soul which is being warred against, as people run their race, fight, and keep the faith. And it is the soul which is mentioned in Hebrews and James, as to being the underlying factor regarding entering is, as it is shown to still need salvation, even after having first believed in Christ. By the fact that Hebrews speaks about the foundation of repentance being before entering in, we may also discern that it is only after leaving Egypt, and beginning to go onto perfection after having lain the foundation of repentance, that a person is enlightened and with knowledge. Therefore not everyone who has first accepted Christ, left Egypt before having died, and thus their judgment and accountability is different than those who have, and the difference comes in whether or not someone calls themselves faithful, just as Moses is said to have been faithful in all of God's house, in Hebrews. It was Moses who led the children of Israel out of Egypt, and thus the topic of his faithfulness, is in the context of leaving Egypt, and the foundation that is present in firstly believing in God and His Promises, unto entering in. And just as there are five examples of the Israelites complaining after having left Egypt, and just as the sixth example led unto them falling away beyond repentance, we may also correlate the five offerings unto these things. It was the third time that the Israelites complained that Moses sinned, and was therefore unable to enter the Promised Land, though He did not fall away beyond repentance. In this we have the testimony of believing in the trinity, after having left Egypt, and thus being saved in Christ, and being enlightened, and with knowledge, but not yet entering the Promised Land, though also not falling away beyond repentance. Even though five is the number for the Holy Spirit, and there are six examples of the Israelites' unbelief after leaving the Promised Land, God still dealt with them in mercy and grace, as when they sinned at Mount Sinai, God still gave the Law the second time. And including this, it is possible that it was the Egyptians who came up out of Egypt with the Israelites, who led the children of Israel into sin, as I have explained before, just as it was the people who wanted to follow their 'own god,' who began to complain at first, and ask Aaron permission to build an idol. And the way that the Bible explains that passage, also shows Aaron to have built an altar against the calf, even as the calf was said to 'come out of the fire,' and thus possibly have been crafted through sorcery, and not at the hands of Aaron, though Aaron gave them permission. And thus when God said "They will never into My rest" after they gave the bad report, when the spies returned, they had fully blasphemed the Holy Spirit, even in the context of God having dealt with them in His grace and mercy, as that was actually the sixth time they complained after having left Egypt.
The burnt offering correlates to the nephesh. The burnt offering was cut into pieces and wholly burned. It foremostly symbolizes the wholeness of the LORD, as we are to seek Him wholly hearted, and thus find Him.
The grain offering pertains to the breath. There is no meat in this offering, but it fully symbolizes our surrender to the LORD. Just as the be-attitudes show, and just as the name Zion shows, as it means "parched place." And thus this offering does not contain meat, as it includes the interpretation of the verse "Do not lean on your own understanding." Within this we may see how we need to decrease so that the LORD may increase. However His increase is not without our communion in Him, as if He moves without our intentions and thoughts. But it is His oneness that is birthed through the grain offerings, after the foundation of the burnt offering. Within this, we may also discern how the burnt offering pertains to the way that we lay down our outward selves, so that we may be positioned to receive Him, and that the grain offering then is the way we may spiritual lay ourselves down, so that we may fully be filled with Him.
The peace offering has to do with the mind, and it also contains fellowship with the LORD. One important fact regarding the peace offering, was that the LORD would 'wave' the inwards, and the shoulder and breast. This emphasizes that we not only lay ourselves down, and thus surrender to the LORD, but that we are also filled and receive from Him. And not just as He is all powerful, all knowing, and omni-present, but as we may be one with Him.
The sin offering has to do with the will, and this symbolizes the sinful condition. Romans 5 clearly shows that through the new birth we are redeemed from the sinful condition, and from what some people call 'original sin.'
The trespass offering has to do with the imagination, and this entails specific sins, as well as the sins that occur through ignorance.
As we understand these offerings, and the way that they pertain to the soul, we may also discern the first five gifts of the Spirit to be combined in symbolism: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. At the same time, as on the topic of spiritual gifts, Paul also lists the spiritual gifts in another passage, but did not include evangelists or pastors. In this we may discern a truth that is symbolically given in the trespass offering. The very word trespass fully denotes a relationship with someone else. The blood of the trespass offering was thrown on the corners of the altars. Just as the imagination has to do with the trespass offering, and just as the number four, as with the corners, is equated with the four directions, so does the trespass offering redeem from any sins that a person has regarding and or concerning their 'sphere' in life. The four horns of the altar also symbolize the rule of a person, as they are a king and priest in the kingdom of God, as horns denote rule, and as four again represents the directions, and thus expanse of rule. As in the context of spiritual gifts, it is also the gifts of evangelists and pastors which correlate to coming unto the point of having oneness with God in one's sphere, as well as their rule in His kingdom as a priest and king. The gift of teacher actually comes after receiving this promise through God's oneness, just as James says that there is a stricter 'judgment' for teachers, because teachers are speaking more directly about what is right and what is wrong, while the essence of evangelists and pastors, is made up of guiding, leading, and standing. In this way, an evangelist and pastor are continually under the authority of a prophet and apostle (or are supposed to be) while the teacher is speaking as if his gift is the fruit and or offspring, of what the apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor are saying. So the teacher's position is less than the other gifts in regards to openly being an example, and this is why there is a stricter judgment for them.
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