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Agent of Light (OP) User ID: 79029940 ![]() 06/14/2020 06:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can man access the Tree of Life again? He. 9:1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. He. 9:2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand, the table and the consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. He. 9:3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, He. 9:4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. He. 9:5 Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. He. 9:6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. He. 9:7 But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. God created a pattern for the ancient Israelites that shows the way to the tree of life. In that pattern, the ark inside the inner room of the tabernacle, called the Most Holy Place, represented where the tree of life or the presence of God was. Three things were inside the ark: the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. The gold jar of manna represented the fruit of the tree of life, which is what the human soul needs to eat in order to grow up into the fullness of God. In order to qualify to receive the fruit of the tree of life, man must abide by the terms of the covenant and must come through the High Priest recognized by God. In the old covenant, the High Priest was Aaron; in the new covenant, the High Priest is Jesus Christ. In the outer room of the tabernacle, called the Holy Place, were the lampstand, the table and the consecrated bread and then the golden altar of incense. The priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. In the new covenant, every person that is in Christ is a priest of God (Re. 5:10). The contents of the outer room of the tabernacle represent what the daily life of a Christian must contain in order to qualify to feed on the fruit of the tree of life. The lampstand shows that the Christian must be the light of the world (Mt. 5:14-16). God supplies the oil (Holy Spirit) for the lampstand (the Christian), as the Christian pays for it. The price the Christian pays for the oil is to keep the oil always burning—that is shining forth the light through good deeds (love). As the Parable of the Talent (Mt. 25:14-30) tells us, the more we invest the talent (Holy Spirit) that God has given us, by shining forth the light, the talent multiplies (more oil—greater measure of the Spirit). Mt. 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Mt. 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Mt. 25:2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. Mt. 25:3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. Mt. 25:4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The consecrated bread placed on its table shows that the Christian should regularly present bread or food to God. The Christian then receives bread of life (fruit of the tree of life) from God that is of the same measure as the bread presented to God by the Christian. The bread that a Christian presents to God is to always minister the word of God to people both by preaching it and by being a living epistle (Jn. 4:34). John 6:27 (NIV) Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. The golden altar of incense represents prayers, praises, thanksgiving and worship by the Christian (Re. 5:8). The soul that wants to feed on the fruit of the tree of life must be contributing incense, which the High Priest offers to God. He. 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, He. 10:20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, He. 10:21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, He. 10:22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. In the new covenant, Jesus Christ, our High Priest, has entered the real Most Holy Place (heaven) by his own blood. We can join him in entering the Most Holy Place by being baptized into him in water and in the Spirit. We abide in Christ by daily carrying out our priestly duties. Last Edited by Agent of Light on 06/14/2020 06:25 AM |
Agent of Light (OP) User ID: 79029940 ![]() 06/14/2020 06:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Transforming into a Life-Giving Spirit As a Christian fills his soul with the oil of God (living water) and feeds his soul with the bread of life, the soul grows. It becomes easy for the Christian to manifest as a son of God as the soul operates the divine power. It becomes easy for the Christian to depend solely on the Spirit for every need, since the divine power is able to provide everything necessary for life and godliness. The Christian stops relying on the world for sustenance of life on earth. The Christian is able to give life to other people, causing miraculous healings and even raising of the dead. As this process continues, at God’s appointed time, the mortal or fleshly part of the Christian will be swallowed up by immortality. The fleshly body that houses the soul will dissolve and be replaced by a spiritual body. Jn. 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” Anyone who abides in Christ will ultimately become a life-giving spirit. |
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Moses Born Again in L.A. User ID: 74708831 ![]() 06/14/2020 06:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ...@ THE BIBLE...LUCIFER MEANS "BEARER OF LIGHT"...SATAN MEANS "ENEMY OR ADVERSARY"...2 DIFFERENT ANGELS...(NO WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT SAY LUCIFER IS SATAN)...(SATAN TAUGHT YOU THAT TO "DECEIVE" YOU)...SATAN IS ALSO CALLED THE FATHER OF "LIES"...AND...THE PRINCE OF "DARKNESS"... ![]() Last Edited by Moses Born Again on 06/14/2020 06:35 AM Moses Born Again |