''Christ The Antidote Concerning Death''

CHRIST THE ANTIDOTE CONCERNING DEATH

Part 40.
Jesus Christ The Overall Victor In All Things!
We are declaring today the Jesus Christ who is the Saviour of A !"# is also the overall victor in A
things$ not only concerning this world ''And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention
o! "i# $the %on& all things should be co#pletely reconciled bac' to "i#sel, (hether on earth or in
heaven, as through "i#, $the )ather& #ade peace by #eans o the blood o "is cross*'' Col %&'0. A().
We can see also that the celestial real( is included$ *ut then in our ne+t verse we see that another real(
is included , that is under the earth, ''That in (at! the na#e o Jesus every 'nee should (#ust! bo(,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, And every tongue $ran'ly and openly& coness and
ac'no(ledge that Jesus Christ is +ord, to the glory o God the )ather* Ph) '&%0 -%%. A().
.ur great ord Jesus Christ is not only our creator ''all things were made by Him & for Him'' *ut also
our redee(er$ not for so(e only$ *ut for A (en. / wish to say to those of you who are downcast or
unsure$ that there is nothing *ut good news for everyone$ es)ecially to you who are reading this article.
.ur Creator , 0edee(er has included you in this wonderful )lan. This is the way it wor1s$ Christ who
is in you does the drawing , as you respond you will *egin to realise (ore , (ore of the wonderful )lan
, love of 2od which is already waiting for you. 3ut 1now this no (atter how long it ta1es 4e will never
leave you or forsa1e you , will never sto) drawing or dragging you until 4e the .5" 5/CT.0
acco()lishes that which 4e has instigated , A that 4e has )ro(ised that 4e will )erfor(. 4ear the
word of the ord fro( the great )ro)het /saiah (any hundreds of years *efore the *a*y Jesus ever
a))eared in 3ethlehe(.
''+oo' to #e, and be ye saved, all the ends o the earth, or I a# God, and there is none else* I have
s(orn by #ysel, the (ord is gone out o #y #outh in righteousness, and shall not return, That to #e
every 'nee shall bo(, every tongue shall s(ear*'' /sa 46&''-'7. We*ster.
Jesus Christ Is A +ove -arrior And -ill .ever Give /p On "is O(n Creation /ntil "e
Con0uers All 1y "is +ove2 .one Are 34cluded!
''"O- T"3 gold has beco#e di#! "o( the #ost pure gold has changed! The hallo(ed stones $o
the te#ple& are poured out at the head o every street* The noble and precious sons o 5ion, $once&
(orth their (eight in ine gold66ho( they are estee#ed $#erely& as earthen pots or pitchers, the (or'
o the hands o the potter!'' a( 4&%-'. A().
When in 2enesis Cha)ter % we were first created as )ure s)irit *eings$ we then as pure spiritual gold
as it were$ were then lowered Ps 8&6. The once no*le , )recious sons once worth their weight as fine
s)iritual gold$ which was then their9our s)iritual identity$ , if you can receive it still is$ - as it was lost to
our spiritual sight, but never from God's observation & perspective , as the writer of a(entations
tells us that (an co(e to *e thought of as no (ore than our earthly *odies or containers$ pots or pitchers.
.h how the gold has *eco(e di( to (any: *ut wonderful$ wonderful news$ 2od will (a1e (an again to
1now the full truth - & is doing so right now - , (an will once again *e thought of in his original status$
yes he will once again realise that he is rarer than fine gold not only *y the fact of his first s)iritual
identity *ut *ecause of having gone through )urification in the flesh , overco(e$ he has twice a
realisation of his original status. /saiah our great )ro)het was also given insight into this very thought$
''I (ill #a'e a #an #ore rare than ine gold, and #an'ind scarcer than the pure gold o Ophir*'' /sa
%7&%'. A().
The great A)ostle Paul also catches the very sa(e thought when he )enned the words$ ''"o(ever, (e
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possess this precious treasure $the divine +ight o the Gospel& in $rail, hu#an& vessels o earth, that
the grandeur and e4ceeding greatness o the po(er #ay be sho(n to be ro# God and not ro#
ourselves*'' 'Co 4&;. A(). We )ossess - present tense - this )recious treasure <. in frail hu(an vessels
of earth$ that the grandeur & exceeding greatness . ma !e sh"#n t" !e $r"m G"d & n"t $r"m
"urse%&es. 4allelu=ah , Praises *e to our All in All Saviour>>
'')or since the beginning o the (orld #en have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the
eye seen, O God, besides thee, (hat he has prepared or hi# that (ait or hi#*'' /sa ?4&4. Part of the
victory that our Christ is having us to 1now , realise is in the unveiling of what , who we are , what is
not only )re)ared for us$ *ut is actually ours already$ the carnal (ind has 1e)t this fro( us *ut love is still
the 1ey to the unloc1ing of what is already ours. 4ear once again fro( the words )enned *y Paul the
A)ostle.
''Thereore let no #an glory in #en, or all things are yours, -hether 7aul, or Apollos, or
Cephas, or the (orld, or lie, or death, or things present, or things to co#e2 all are yours2'' %Co 7&'%-
''. We*ster. A'' THINGS ARE (O)RS, THINGS *RESENT OR THINGS TO CO+E, Paul was
sharing these words with his fellows of the - earnest or foretaste - *elievers of that day. !any who are
reading this are in an even higher real( or s)here of understanding than when these words were shared:
so how (uch (ore should this *e a))lying to ourselves.
A Type O The +ove O The 8ing O 8ings!
''And the (o#an - Teoah - said, -hy then have you thought such a thing against the people o God9
or the 'ing does spea' this thing as one (ho is aulty, in that the 'ing does not bring ho#e again his
banished* )or (e #ust needs die, and are as (ater spilt on the ground, (hich cannot be gathered up
again2 neither does God respect any person, yet does he devise #eans, that his banished be not
e4pelled ro# hi#*'' 'Sa %4&%7-%4. This includes A even those whose na(e has not *een included in
the *oo1 of life$ those who (any would regard as *anished. What is i()ossi*le to (an is (ore than
)ossi*le with 2od. 4ear the words of the A)ostle John.
''!nd all the inhabitants of the earth will fall down in adoration and pay him homage, everyone whose
name has not been recorded in the "oo of #ife of the #amb that was slain $in sacrifice% from the
foundation of the world. &f anyone is able to hear, let him listen''' 0ev %7&8-@. A(). -hat G"d has
."ined t"gether %et n" man /ut asunder. Are we hearing , listening todayA
Part of the unveiling is in realising that so called Christian tradition is *eing overta1en *y a dee)er
understanding of what 2od is really saying to us today. / very (uch li1e the A()lified rendition of the
following verse.
''.o( "e is not the God o the dead, but o the living, or to "i# all #en are alive $(hether in the
body or out o it& and they are alive $not dead& unto "i# $in deinite relationship to "i#&*'' u1e '0&78.
/t is (y *elief that this verse can only really *e understood in the !ost 4oly Place s)here of
understanding. #o (atter where a (an is in his e+)erience or understanding 2od has the whole thing
under 4is control , all is going according to 4is )lan. / thin1 an A(en (ight *e a))ro)riate.
'')or (here sin abounds grace does #uch #ore abound*''

This *eautiful , yet tragic story we are a*out to )eruse is one that we have shared )reviously$ *ut this
ti(e / wish to share it in a higher understanding than / have to date realised. A*salo( had (urdered his
*rother A(non *ecause of the ra)ing of his sister Ta(ar$ who was A*salo('s full sister - who he
esteemed & cared for most highly - , A(non's half sister. The worst )art of this (ost des)ica*le act was
that after A(non had defiled his half sister$ he then *rushed her aside , hated her$ yet he could well have
ta1en her as his wife which in that day was Buite legiti(ate.
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''Then A#non hated her e4ceedingly2 so that the hatred (ith (hich he hated her (as greater than
the love (ith (hich he had loved her* And A#non said to her, Arise, be gone* And she said to hi#,
There is no cause, this evil in sending #e a(ay is greater than the other that thou didst to #e* 1ut he
(ould not hear'en to her* Then he called his servant that #inistered to hi#, and said, 7ut no( this
(o#an out ro# #e, and bolt the door ater her*'' 'Sa %7&%6-%;. A*salo( never forgot this incident ,
held it in his heart , vowed to ta1e revenge when the right ti(e )resented itself$ which he organised ,
*rought to )ass. /n )assing / would (ention that we can easily )ass =udge(ent on A*salo(. The first
(an *orn of the flesh was Cain who (urdered his own *rother$ if any of us thin1 that we are a*ove this /
would say that in a given circu(stance - in the flesh - any of us with our *ac1 against the wall would
(ore than li1ely have the ca)a*ility of doing the sa(e. / a( s)ea1ing regarding the flesh only.
''!nd the spirit of (ing )avid longed to go forth to !bsalom, for he was comforted about !mnon,
seeing that he was dead.'' 'Sa %7&7@. A(). Joa* ''who new that the (ings heart was toward !bsalom'' '
Sa( %4&%$ , was close to David the Cing$ is in this story a ty)e of the 4oly S)irit$ a reconciler$ , wished
to a))ease the rift *etween David , his son A*salo($ )ro)agated the (eeting *etween David , Te1oah$
who was a wise wo(an$ to *ring Cing David who is in this case an earthly t/e of our 4eavenly Dather$
to consider how he was not yet co()letely agreeing with the true heart of the Dather. So ''&n order to
change the course of matters $between !bsalom and his father% your servant *oab did this. "ut my lord
has wisdom lie the wisdom of the angel of God--to now all things that are on the earth. Then the ing
said to *oab, "ehold now, & grant this+ go, bring bac the young man !bsalom. 'Sa %4&'0-'%. #otice that
Joa* guided , led A*salo( fro( 2eshur to Jerusale( verse '7$ then in verse '4 we read$ '',o !bsalom
went to his own house and did not see the (ing's face.'' Then in verse '8 we read ''!bsalom dwelt t(o
ull years in *erusalem and did not see the (ing's face.'' To carry the ty)e to it's ulti(ate of what 2od is
saying to us today David had to co(e the )lace where he would$ as did the )rodigal father long to not
only see his son's face *ut would 0iss him which as we will soon see have a very$ very significant
(eaning.
''Then when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have enough food, and
$even food% to spare, but & am perishing -dying. here of hunger/ & will get up and go to my father, and &
will say to him, 0ather, & have sinned against heaven and in your sight. & am no longer worthy to be
called your son+ $1ust% mae me lie one of your hired servants. ,o he got up and came to his $own%
father. "ut while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity and tenderness
$for him%+ and he ran and embraced him and 'issed hi# $fervently%. !nd the son said to him, 0ather, &
have sinned against heaven and in your sight+ & am no longer worthy to be called your son $& no longer
deserve to be recognised as a son of yours%/ "ut the father said to his bond servants, "ring 2uicly the
best robe -the festive robe of honour. and put it on him+ and give him a ring for his hand and sandals for
his feet. !nd bring out that $wheat-%fattened calf and ill it+ and let us revel and feast and be happy and
mae merry, "ecause this my son was dead and is alive again+ he was lost and is found/ !nd they began
to revel and feast and mae merry.'' u1e %6&%;-'4. A(). Please notice the deter(ination , action of
the son to show his father his re)entance , willingness to do all in his )ower to get to the )lace where he
could *e in close touch with his father.
The true death that is signified here is the veil or se)aration *etween soul , s)irit which ha))ened in
2en Cha) ' when Ada( or (an first ate of the tree of good , evil within his very own *eing or garden
within , *egan to live his inner life eating fro( the wrong tree , was deceived into thin1ing that there
was a se)aration *etween soul , s)irit. 2od is well on the way of *ringing all (en to where he is going
to 0iss the( within their very own *eings which as / will endeavour to e+)ose is the highest )rivilege that
(an will ever have with his creator.

#otice that A*salo( waited t#" $u%% ears *efore he *eca(e discontented with waiting any longer ,
(ade very significant (oves to tal1 to Joa* the reconciler, could it *e only coincidence that after two
days 4os ?&'$ that he *eco(e so o*sessed with seeing the Cing's face , did not see( to *e (a1ing any
headway that he *eca(e so deter(ined that faith *egan to rise u) in his heart that 'he (ould not be
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denied' , as (uch as he could he too1 (atters into his own hands , set fire to Joa*'s field to get the
reconciler, the paraclete's attentionA WhyA Dor dee) within hi( he 1new the full significance of seeing
the Cing's face$ even in type. Could it also *e that at this ti(e that today (any are )ulling out all the
sto)s as it were , have *eco(e so deter(ined in s)irit that they are not wanting to leave any stone
unturned that as A*salo( they are as1ing the(selves the Buestion$ would it *e *etter that / had not co(e
fro( 2eshur the in part realm , co(e to Jerusale( The 3ost Holy 4lace s)here or real( , yet not to
see the Cing face to face that / (ay receive the 1iss of full acce)tance , that / (ight *e raised u) , live
*efore 4i(. ''5ow therefore *oab rec"nci%er E #6T 36 ,66 TH6 (&5G & if there is ini2uity & guilt in
me, let him ill me.'' 5erse 7'.
''%o Joab ca#e to the 'ing and told hi#* And (hen :avid had called or Absalo#, he ca#e to hi#
and bo(ed hi#sel on his ace to the ground beore the 'ing2 and $:avid& 'issed Absalo#*'' 'Sa
%4&77. A().
-hat Is The %igniicance O The 8ings 8iss9
Fntil recently (y understanding of the return of A*salo( to David was si()ly an in part understanding.
/ see now that it not only incor)orates that those who we once thought were doo(ed$ *ut as the ins)ired
scri)ture would tell us 'that his banished be not e4pelled ro# hi#,' this incidentally$ as we have earlier
(entioned$ incor)orates that ''all things should be co#pletely reconciled bac' to "i#sel, (hether on
earth or in heaven, as through "i#, $the )ather& #ade peace by #eans o the blood o "is cross*'' Col
%&'0*.
The wonderful )ro)het 4osea has so(ething to tell us regarding the s)iritual understanding , te()o
of the )resent ti(e , the su*=ect that we are now sharing.
''Co#e, and let us return to the +O;:, or he has torn, and he (ill heal us2 he has s#itten, and he
(ill bind us up* Ater t(o days (ill he revive us, in the third day (ill he raise us up, and (e shall live
in his sight*'' 4os ?&%-'. We*ster.
The word 'I1E is fro( ST0.#2S G 4'4'%$ the (eaning in short is as follows. to live$ whether
literally or figuratively: causatively to revive& - 1ee) Hleave$ (a1eI alive$ J certainly$ give H)ro(iseI life$
Hlet$ suffer toI live$ nourish u)$ )reserve HaliveI$ Buic1en$ recover$ re)air$ restore Hto lifeI$ revive$ HJ 2odI
save Halive$ life$ livesI$ J surely$ *e whole. This is no dou*t wonderful , is showing us that there is to
*e a restoration$ as *orne out in Acts 7&'% regarding the ''restoration o all things*'' This / re)eat is
indeed good news$ *ut it is the words in his sight that we really need to understand. The word sight is
fro( the word paniym , really (eans presence, favour, honourable, face, mouth, in other words even in
hu(an ter(s the (ost )ersonal )art of a )erson are these last two things $ace & m"uth. 4ere this is
s)ea1ing a*out our .0D , 4e is telling us that those who are returning to 4i( in this third day 4e is
raising us u) to live in His $ace in other words we are to *e given the (ost wonderful 1iss of 1isses the
1iss of the $''self 67istent or eternal+ *ehovah,% ,T895G, : 4%@?%.
The 8iss O The 8ing O 8ings!
This is the (ost )ersonal sign of favour , acce)tance fro( the "ternal Jehovah 2od , it carries with it
the highest significance ever. !an was once *efore given a si(ilar 1iss , that is when 2od *reathed into
(an's nostrils the *reath of life. That 2od is (ore than willing to *estow u)on us the iss of )eity is
*orne out not only fro( the ty)e of David , his son A*salo($ *ut in the account of the )rodigal , as the
son returned /# DA/T4 to the father trusting in his goodness$ the father ran in res)onse to his son's action
, e(*raced hi( , 0issed hi( fervently. Can we yet understand the Dather's heart as he o*serves our
A*salo( deter(ination to return to the father. / have erred$ co(e short$ / no longer deserve to *e
recognised. What was the fathers res)onse. 3ring KF/CCL the *est ro*e$ the ro*e of honour , )ut it on
hi(... *ecause this (y son was dead - to the full e7perience God is now sharing+ caught up in "abylon,
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religiosity, counterfeit beguilement, even confused by in )art thining,- was lost *ut now is found , they
*egan to revel , feast , (a1e (erry. The result of this 1iss of 1isses is a change that we are fro( thence
to live in His sight$ that is we will then *eco(e (anifest sons of 2od$ or rede()tion fro( ever
e+)eriencing the grave$ this will reveal our true ado)tion as 2od's sons.
The ;esponse To )aith Is Action!
2od's res)onse to our faith is an action of running E as it were - toward us. 4ave we not *een encouraged
, even ad(onished to '')raw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you.'' The faith of 2od in action in
(an will (ove 2od. S(ith Wigglesworth once said if 2od does not (ove (e then / (ove 2od. This
was )roven at least once when he was )raying for a dead (an$ nothing was ha))ening$ *eing a fairly
large (an$ he dragged the (an out of *ed , held hi( u) against the wall , then co((anded the s)irit of
death to leave , then called *ac1 the (an's own s)irit into his *ody , the (an ca(e to life on the s)ot.
There is always a reaction in using the faith that has *een given us ''or "e has dealt to every #an the
#easure o aith*'' At this ti(e / feel it would *e a))ro)riate to insert so(ething that touched (y heart
written *y 2ary Sigler as )art of his series regarding the Priesthood.

Kuote &- M0o( 8&'@ 2"r #h"m he did $"re0n"#, he a%s" did /redestinate t" !e c"n$"rmed t" the
image "$ his S"n, that he might !e the $irst!"rn am"ng man !rethren.
/ would as1 you$ who did he not fore1nowA 3efore you ever ca(e to this earth you were )redestinated
to *e confor(ed to his i(age. Lou can fight it and cause yourself a lot of disco(fort and hurt *ut you
W/ *e confor(ed to his i(age. The divine life in you will eventually co(e forth and shine. Daniel was
told that in cha)ter %' that (any that slee) in the dust of the earth shall awa1e. The dust of the earth
re)resents the carnal hu(an reasoning and the *ody of flesh.
0o( 34533 'no(ing the ti#e, that no( it is high ti#e to a(a'e out o sleep, or no( is our salvation
nearer than (hen (e believed*
Today all over the earth )eo)le are *eginning to awa1e fro( their slee). We now realiNe there is a
divine )ur)ose for our lives and as we learn to rest 1nowing that it is 2od that is wor1ing in us *oth to
will and to do his good )leasure. #o longer do we need to *e concerned for our future *ecause we 1now
that our destiny is secure. "ven when we get into re*ellion his )ro(ise of *eing confor(ed into his i(age
does not change.
Jer '@&%0-%% Dor thus saith the ord$ That after seventy years *e acco()lished at 3a*ylon / will visit
you$ and )erfor( (y good word toward you$ in causing you to return to this )lace. %% Dor / 1now the
thoughts that / thin1 toward you$ saith the ord$ thoughts of )eace$ and not of evil$ to give you an
e+)ected end.O -& "nd Buote.
:o(n )ro# "is Glory!

The )raise , )resence of 2od are the (ost i()ortant things in our life$ so(eti(es these are not in our
lives to their full e+tent si()ly *ecause of (isunderstanding$ false infor(ation , (ost of all tradition.
With the following verse there has *een a lot of hand (e downs which in (y o)inion have led us u) the
garden )ath. The reason for suddenly inserting the following verse is to hel) us to understand that we are
eligi*le , are )art of the A !"# co()any , for this to *e (ore fully realised we need a *etter
understanding of 4"A5"#. The si()le 1ey to understanding this (ost de*ated verse is that the whole of
our e+)erience is ha))ening W/T4/# FS , this includes 4"A5"#. We are told in ST0.#2S that heaven
is the a*ode of 2od. /n other words wherever , whoever 2od is indwelling there is the a*ode$ hea&en%
or dwelling )lace of 2od. The following is the verse in Buestion.
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''And no #an has ascended to heaven, but he that ca#e do(n ro# heaven, even the %on o #an
(ho is in heaven*'' John 7&%7. We*ster.
4eaven is wherever 2od is> 4ere we see Jesus s)ea1ing to #icode(us , clai(ing to *e in heaven
while he was s)ea1ing to hi($ so there is (uch (ore to this than is generally acce)ted. Part of the
(eaning of heaven according to ST0.#2S G 27;76 E 27;;' is the abode of God , i()lies happiness,
power & eternity. The 2ree1 word for heaven is ouranos oo-ran-os. #ow to eBuate what Jesus was
i()arting to #icode(us$ even as 4e was s)ea1ing 4e clai(ed to *e in heaven , so we are told in ")h
'&?. ''and raised us up (ith hi# and seated us (ith hi# in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,'' "S5.
So in the sa(e way that Jesus was in this heavenly s)here$ so are we. Where are we seatedA &n heavenly
places with 4i(. WhereA W/T4/# .F0S"5"S>> This we (ust always re(e(*er. .nce again / iterate$
to understand the true (eaning of the verse we (ust forget that this is ha))ening on the outside: within
ourselves we are seated in heavenly )laces$ within ourselves we are overco(erPs$ within ourselves in the
!ost 4oly Place we are having this e+)erience. 3ecause Jesus ca(e down fro( heaven does not
necessarily (ean that 4e too1 a literal - as it were, physically thining - tri)$ 4e descended fro( the
)urely s)iritual s)here that 4e was indwelling , allowed 4i(self to *e incarnated into 'a body have you
prepared or #e' which was a lower e+)erience than 4e had *een e+)eriencing )reviously , yet 4e was
still in heaven or heavenly )laces within 4i(self. ''o his o(n ree (ill he gave up all he had, and too'
the nature o a servant* "e beca#e li'e a hu#an being and appeared in hu#an li'eness*'' Phil '&;.
2#3. And yet in all this Jesus was still in heaven. Dor where is this *lissful )laceA #one other than
within ourselves$ so(e see1ers (ay go on (any .dysseyPs searching for their true selves which is really
our deity$ which with the letters # , T added reads /D"#T/TL$ *ut we will never find our T0F"
/D"#T/TL other than in our 2od given D"/TL$ which is nowhere else other than within ourselves.
Durther(ore it is in this high 4"A5"#L realisation , revelation that the 1iss of deity ta1es )lace in our
lives W/T4/# .F0S"5"S.
God's :esire Is That -e -ould -ith "i#, )ashion Our %anctuary!
Several wee1s ago / received this verse ''+et the# #a'e <e a sanctuary, that I #ay d(ell a#ong
the#*'' "+o '6&8. The ne+t (orning / o)ened (y 3i*le , (y eyes i((ediately fell on the verses
''Jesus ans(ered the#, :estroy (undo! this te#ple, and in three days I (ill raise it up again* Then the
Je(s replied, It too' orty6si4 years to build this te#ple (sanctuary!, and (ill =ou raise it up in three
days9 1ut "e had spo'en o the te#ple (hich (as "is body* Jn '&%@-'%. A day later / received J.
Preston "*y's last instal(ent Part %''$ in which he shared the very sa(e thoughts. #ow it is easy to fo*
these things off , call the( coincidence$ *ut as we as a *ody are sharing a s)iritual unison$ , / a( very
inclined to ta1e these things seriously , *elieve that the s)irit of 2od is not only in the )icture$ *ut 4e is
actually )ainting it.
We are as1ed the Buestion. ''-hat #anner o house (ill ye build <e9 says the +ord, Or (hat is the
place o <y rest9'' or a*ode or hea&en. Acts ;&4@. /t is the will of 2od to lay his hand on 4is elect *ut it
is our res)onsi*ility to res)ond: this is our )art in the *uilding. / again Buote "+odus '6&8$ in con=unction
with the a*ove verse$ ''+et the# #a'e <e a sanctuary, that I #ay d(ell a#ong the#*'' So would it not
*e reasona*le to conclude that as )art of the *ody of Christ yea even as Christ's or anointed ones we
would have a very real )art to )lay in the *uilding of this dwelling )lace or place o rest or heavenly
abode, yes even to the #a'ing or "i# a sanctuary, or "i# to d(ell a#ong us, in us as part o us*
''And they shall build the old (astes , they shall raise up the or#er desolations, and they shall
repair the (aste cities , the desolations o #any generations*'' /sa ?%&4. We*ster.
/nterestingly the word former is fro( the word rishon , we are told in QST0.#2S G 4;''%$ first $ in
)lace$ ti(e or ran1 Has ad=ective or nounI& - ancestor$ Hthat wereI *efore H-ti(eI$ *eginning$ eldest$ first$
fore Q-fatherR H-(ostI$ for(er HthingI$ of old ti(e$ )ast.R The waste citiesA 66"u are a CIT( set "n a
hi%%66 What hillA The high hill of Sion even the +"untain "$ G"d. These cities$ us or T4" A: that
have *een the desolate$ or e()ty , lain waste for (any generations$ shall *e re)aired. 3y whoA The
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sha%% !ui%d "r rest"re the $"rmer des"%ati"ns "$ "%d time /ast that #ere 0n"#n t" "ur ancest"rs, the
$irst, the m"st $"rmer things "$ "%d time /ast, that #ere ex/erienced at the $irst, in /%ace, time "r
ran0. /n other words we as the anointed ones or Christ's: will '' in three days I 7 they, as the corporate
body - (ill raise it up again* 1ut "e had spo'en o the te#ple (hich (as "is body*'' This is indeed the
higher (eaning of Christ in you the hope o glory*
The following Buote fro( 0ay PrinNing which is fro( J. Preston "*y's Part '' will *oth further verify
, clarify the thought of the sanctuary that we are e+horted to have a )art in fashioning.
MAs 0ay PrinNing has )ointed out$ MThe ulti(ate goal of 2odPs )ur)ose *eing wrought out through the
ages$ is to have a )eo)le with who($ in who( to dwell$ a )lace where 4e can P0"S"#C" 4/!S"D
without controversy$ and say$ TThis is my rest forever' here will & dwell+ for & have desired it; HPs.%7'&%4I.
So 4e is )re)aring (an$ *oth individually and cor)orately$ to *e )arta1ers of 4is divine nature$ to *e /#
4/S .W# /!A2"$ so that 4e (ight have co((union with the(.
M2od said to !oses$ T#et them mae me a sanctuary+ that & may dwell among them; H"+.'6&8I. Sanctuary
U literally$ a )lace set a)art. /t was necessary for the( to set a)art a little area of earth with a tent on it$
for 4is )lace of dwelling. 3ut this was only an interi( thing$ for 4e yet )lanned to S"T APA0T A
P".P" for 4i(self. 3ut for the ti(e *eing$ /srael had too (uch of "gy)tPs god in the($ along with all
their own self-will and re*ellion$ so 2od said$ T& will not go up in the midst of thee+ for thou art a stiff-
neced people' lest & consume thee in the way. ,o 3oses too the tabernacle, and pitched it (ithout the
ca#p, aar o ro# the ca#p, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. !nd it came to pass,
that everyone that sought the #ord (ent out unto the Tabernacle o the congregation, (hich (as
(ithout the ca#p> H"+. 77&7$;I.
MWhat a co((entary on the state of the )eo)le$ that even though 2od had *rought the( u) out of
"gy)t$ so Tthat & might dwell among them,; yet there was so (uch controversy in the($ they had to set
a)art a )lace outside the ca() for 4i($ where they (ight go and find 4i(. 4ad 4e stayed in the ca()
4e would have consu(ed the($ for$ Tour God is a consuming fire,; consu(ing all that is not one in 4is
holiness. And so we read$ T<herefore *esus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood,
suered (ithout the gate* +et us go orth thereore unto "i# (ithout the ca#p?> H4e*. %7&%'-%7I.
And so there has *een a going without the ca() U *eyond the for(s of religion$ *eyond sy(*ol and
cere(ony$ to *e =oined with 4i( in one s)irit. We leave all else *ehind$ that 4e (ight *eco(e Dirst and
Dore(ost in our life. And in this union with 4i($ we find that we are 3"C.!/#2 4/S T"!P"$
T*esus =hrist Himself being the chief cornerstone. &n whom ye also are builded together for an
habitation of God through the ,pirit;> H")h. '&'0$ ''I U end Buote.
'':o .ot 1e Araid, I ? 7ossess The 8eys O :eath And "ades*''
/n e()hasising once again our original thought , heading Jesus Christ is the overall victor in all
things, / would now li1e us to consider , e+)lore a little of the a*ove thought , state(ent of 2erry
3eauche(in $ ta1en fro( 0ev %& %;-%@. ''-hen I sa( "i#, I ell at "is eet as i dead* 1ut "e laid "is
right hand on #e and said, :o not be araid! I a# the )irst and the +ast, @A And the 3ver6living One
$I a# living in the eternity o the eternities&* I died, but see, I a# alive or6ever#ore2 and I possess the
'eys o death and "ades (the real# o the dead!* @B -rite thereore the things you see, (hat they are
$and signiy& and (hat is to ta'e place hereater*'' 0ev %&%;-%@. A().
3ecause of hand (e down church traditions (any have not yet realised the full truth of what our great
2od is unveiling to us today. /n the a*ove verse we are *eing encouraged not to *e afraid$ / *elieve that
this is not only to whoever will read these words *ut even for those who (ay not yet understand until
so(e future ti(e$ I am the 2irst & the 'ast, the E&er8%i&ing One & I /"ssess the 0es "$ death &
Hades. et us also once again realise that ''"e tasted death or every #an, , that All things should be
co#pletely reconciled bac' to "i#sel, (hether on earth or in heaven as by #eans o the blood o "is
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cross,'' #ow to *ring together the thought of Christ *eing the 5ictor in all things$ , those who we were
once taught were to s)end an eternity in a Christ-less hell$ here we see we are given the reconciling
answer to the age old Buestion of an eternal - age lasting - 4ell. 66I *OSSESS THE 9E(S O2 HE'' AND
O2 DEATH66 / will *ring to )ass , use these 1eys at the ti(e that / have designated$ so that in ti(e / #i%%
draw all (en unto !yself. / will *ring to )ass the saying that 6a%% things #i%% !e rec"nci%ed unt"
+se%$.6 The truth is that in 2ods "ternal s)iritual e+istence which is far a*ove our )resent e+)erience$ it
has already ha))ened , as the Christ self rises in you , you *egin to thin1 , agree with that (ind$ that is
your true identity you will also thin1 , s)ea1 even as 2od 4i(self is s)ea1ing. To that / *elieve you will
agree with (e when / say 4allelu=ah , 2lory to our 2reat , wonderful , never failing Saviour.
I -ill 7uriy /nto <ysel A 7eople!
''13"O+:, I send <y #essenger, and he shall prepare the (ay beore <e* And the +ord $the
<essiah&, -ho# you see', (ill suddenly co#e to "is te#ple2 the <essenger or Angel o the covenant,
-ho# you desire, behold, "e shall co#e, says the +ord o hosts* C 1ut (ho can endure the day o "is
co#ing9 And (ho can stand (hen "e appears9 )or "e is li'e a reiner's ire and li'e ullers' soap2 D
"e (ill sit as a reiner and puriier o silver, and "e (ill puriy the priests, the sons o +evi, and reine
the# li'e gold and silver, that they #ay oer to the +ord oerings in righteousness* E Then (ill the
oering o Judah and Jerusale# be pleasing to the +ord as in the days o old and as in ancient years*''
!al 7&%-4. A(). The a*ove tells us so (uch$ this is the day of the co(ing of the one who( we see1$ /
*elieve that in one sense that 4e has suddenly co(e to 4is te()le , 4e is wor1ing in us as a re$iners
$ire. Are we not right now as )riests *eing )urified , *eing (ade li1e silver , gold that we (ay offer
even ourselves in 4is righteousness. Then will the true s)iritual Jerusale( *e )leasing to the ord as in
ancient ears, which is really referring to when we were first created in Christ Jesus as in 2en%&';.
Jesus The Overall Victor In All Things!
/t (ay interest you to 1now that in the early centuries those who held the doctrine of an eternal
)unish(ent were in a (inority , no one was counted as unorthodo+ who *elieved in the restitution of all
things , the ulti(ate , co()lete victory of Christ. WhyA They then 1new the e+act (eaning of the word
FGHIGJKas in !t '6&4?$ was really age lasting. The cul)rit for confusing the whole issue was Augustine
who hi(self confessed that was not a native 2ree1 s)ea1er. /s it so sur)rising that this has infiltrated
even into so(e concordances today , we have ta1en for granted so(ething that si()ly was not trueA So
Jesus Christ is the saviour of A (en$ es)ecially$ - not e7clusively - of the( that now *elieve. %Ti(4&%0.
3lessings to all.
-ritten ! Ra%/h 9n"#%es, +arch :;3:.
/ have recently *een infor(ed that the *oo1 ''4.P" 3"L.#D 4"'' *y 2erry 3eauche(in that we (entioned recently in Part 78$ is
handled *y , can *e )urchased through this lin1 htt)&99www.lightofthecity.org9
/f we have *een )rone to hu(an error in this article it is not )ur)osely$ , / trust that a little 1indness would allow for any fault$ , that we will consider ,
i(*i*e the *etter or s)iritual )art of that which is )resented , intended. 0WC..
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