Gehenna is the place where the souls of the wicked burns forever. Since the humankind were cursed through Cain and the ground through Adam, the union of both created or kindled the eternal fire in which all the wicked end.
Remember that man was created in God's image, with the power to control the worlds assigned to him The woman was formed from man's bones and flesh as a complement to him.
The woman was deceived by the enemy of God, the Devil, making her believed that they were gods, and as gods they did not need to be obedient to the laws and ordinances and statutes of the Creator. Instead they could exercise their own way to increase their power and control of the worlds assigned to them.
Lust enter in her and blocked her understanding making her eyes vulnerable to the emotions and feelings of the flesh. The shield that maintained them connected and protected by the Creator was broken and they entered the DEAD ZONE.
At this Dead Zone, the opening door of every living thing entering the world was the woman who was named EVE meaning the mother of all the flesh. She depended on her husband completely.
The husband had to work hard in everything in a righteous way to maintain his connection and through him, the family connection with GOD, the Creator of everything. The husband hold the title of priest and teacher of the law inside home. Outside home he was the JUDGE and responsible of every matter concerning the household.
When Cain and Abel were born, the life inside the Dead zone was set up in this way. Since Adam and Eve lost their power to control the nature of things, they relied in God's power in order to win a battle and survive the attacks of the enemy of God, the Devil.
Lust was the first evil force that took over the mankind's will making them feeling an intense desire for power in a wicked way, making them disobedient to the statutes, ordinances and the commands of the Creator.
Lust is a powerful psychological FORCE producing intense wanting for something that fulfill the emotion. CAIN was overwhelmed by this FORCE that took him completely and condemnation was the end of this feeling.
Gehenna was formed because of this LUST for POWER. Given the fact that we were created in the IMAGE of GOD, his SPIRIT in every human being ignite the SOUL, if the soul is condemned, then the fire of the Spirit will ignite forever that place in which, by will, the wicked chose to be there, and the ones who still are in the wheel of life has their own will to do the RIGHT WAY or the WICKED WAY.
Trying to understand how this world function in our minds. Interrelation between physical and nonphysical entities.
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Friday, 19 July 2013
Galilee invisible ... part # 3
And you (your souls) went over JORDAN, and came unto JERICHO, and the MEN OF JERICHO FOUGHT AGAINST YOU, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites (all of them wanted to control you); and I DELIVERED THEM INTO YOUR HAND.
And I SENT the HORNET before you, WHICH DROVE THEM OUT from before you, EVEN the TWO KINGS OF THE AMORITES; BUT NOT WITH YOUR SWORD, NOR WITH YOUR BOW ( the power of your sword and the power of your bow weren't enough to succeed).
And I HAVE GIVEN you a LAND for which YOU DID NOT LABOUR, and CITIES which YOU BUILT NOT, and YOU DWELL IN THEM; of the VINEYARDS and OLIVEYARDS which YOU PLANTED NOT do YOU EAT.
Now THEREFORE FEAR the LORD, and SERVE Him IN SINCERITY and IN TRUTH, and PUT AWAY the GODS which your FATHERS SERVED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, and IN EGYPT; and SERVE YOU the LORD.
And IF IT SEEM EVIL to you to SERVE the LORD, CHOOSE you THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE; whether the GODS which YOUR FATHERS SERVED that were ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, or the GODS of the AMORITES, IN WHOSE LAND YOU DWELL.
But as FOR ME and MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
And the souls answered and said: "GOD forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; for the Lord our GOD, he IT IS that BROUGHT US UP and OUR FATHERS OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, from the HOUSE OF BONDAGE, and WHICH DID THOSE GREAT SIGNS IN OUR SIGHT, and PRESERVED US IN ALL THE WAY WHEREIN WE WENT, and among all the people
And I SENT the HORNET before you, WHICH DROVE THEM OUT from before you, EVEN the TWO KINGS OF THE AMORITES; BUT NOT WITH YOUR SWORD, NOR WITH YOUR BOW ( the power of your sword and the power of your bow weren't enough to succeed).
And I HAVE GIVEN you a LAND for which YOU DID NOT LABOUR, and CITIES which YOU BUILT NOT, and YOU DWELL IN THEM; of the VINEYARDS and OLIVEYARDS which YOU PLANTED NOT do YOU EAT.
Now THEREFORE FEAR the LORD, and SERVE Him IN SINCERITY and IN TRUTH, and PUT AWAY the GODS which your FATHERS SERVED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, and IN EGYPT; and SERVE YOU the LORD.
And IF IT SEEM EVIL to you to SERVE the LORD, CHOOSE you THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE; whether the GODS which YOUR FATHERS SERVED that were ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, or the GODS of the AMORITES, IN WHOSE LAND YOU DWELL.
But as FOR ME and MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
And the souls answered and said: "GOD forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; for the Lord our GOD, he IT IS that BROUGHT US UP and OUR FATHERS OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, from the HOUSE OF BONDAGE, and WHICH DID THOSE GREAT SIGNS IN OUR SIGHT, and PRESERVED US IN ALL THE WAY WHEREIN WE WENT, and among all the people
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Galilee invisible ... part # 2
And JOSHUA said : "Thus said the Lord GOD of Israel : 'Your FATHERS dwelt ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD IN OLD TIME, even TERAH, the FATHER OF ABRAHAM, and the FATHER OF NACHOR and THEY SERVED OTHER GODS.'
And I TOOK your father ABRAHAM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, and LED HIM THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND OF CANA-AN (Cana of Galilee), and MULTIPLIED HIS SEED, and GAVE him ISAAC. And GAVE to Isaac JACOB AND ESAU.
And I GAVE unto ESAU Mount SEIR, to possess it; BUT JACOB AND HIS CHILDREN WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT. I sent MOSES also and AARON, and I plagued EGYPT ... and AFTERWARD I BROUGHT YOU OUT (from flesh slavery). And I BROUGHT YOUR FATHERS OUT OF EGYPT (set them free from flesh control of their powers) and YOU CAME TO THE SEA; and the EGYPTIANS PURSUED AFTER YOUR FATHERS (they did not want to lose the powers they had with you under their control) with CHARIOTS and HORSEMEN (Revelations) TO THE RED SEA.
And when YOUR FATHERS CRIED TO THE LORD (they could not free themselves), HE PUT "DARKNESS" between YOU and the EGYPTIANS, and brought the SEA UPON THEM, and COVERED THEM (darkness took control over them); and YOUR EYES HAVE SEEN WHAT I HAVE DONE IN EGYPT BUT YOU PREFERRED TO DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS A LONG SEASON (you did not choose me as your GOD).
And I BROUGHT YOU (because you choose to dwell in the wilderness) INTO the LAND of the AMORITES, which DWELT IN THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN; and THEY FOUGHT WITH YOU: and I GAVE THEM INTO YOUR HAND (I put their powers into you to control it), that YOU MIGHT POSSESS THEIR LAND; and I DESTROYED THEM FROM BEFORE YOU.
Then BALAK the son of ZIPPOR, king of MOAB, arose and warred against ISRAEL, and sent and called BALAAM the son of BEOR to CURSE YOU (given the fact that in the wilderness you needed a prophet to contact me). But I WOULD NOT HEAR TO BALAAM; therefore he BLESSED YOU STILL, so I DELIVERED YOU OUT OF HIS HAND.
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And I TOOK your father ABRAHAM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, and LED HIM THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND OF CANA-AN (Cana of Galilee), and MULTIPLIED HIS SEED, and GAVE him ISAAC. And GAVE to Isaac JACOB AND ESAU.
And I GAVE unto ESAU Mount SEIR, to possess it; BUT JACOB AND HIS CHILDREN WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT. I sent MOSES also and AARON, and I plagued EGYPT ... and AFTERWARD I BROUGHT YOU OUT (from flesh slavery). And I BROUGHT YOUR FATHERS OUT OF EGYPT (set them free from flesh control of their powers) and YOU CAME TO THE SEA; and the EGYPTIANS PURSUED AFTER YOUR FATHERS (they did not want to lose the powers they had with you under their control) with CHARIOTS and HORSEMEN (Revelations) TO THE RED SEA.
And when YOUR FATHERS CRIED TO THE LORD (they could not free themselves), HE PUT "DARKNESS" between YOU and the EGYPTIANS, and brought the SEA UPON THEM, and COVERED THEM (darkness took control over them); and YOUR EYES HAVE SEEN WHAT I HAVE DONE IN EGYPT BUT YOU PREFERRED TO DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS A LONG SEASON (you did not choose me as your GOD).
And I BROUGHT YOU (because you choose to dwell in the wilderness) INTO the LAND of the AMORITES, which DWELT IN THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN; and THEY FOUGHT WITH YOU: and I GAVE THEM INTO YOUR HAND (I put their powers into you to control it), that YOU MIGHT POSSESS THEIR LAND; and I DESTROYED THEM FROM BEFORE YOU.
Then BALAK the son of ZIPPOR, king of MOAB, arose and warred against ISRAEL, and sent and called BALAAM the son of BEOR to CURSE YOU (given the fact that in the wilderness you needed a prophet to contact me). But I WOULD NOT HEAR TO BALAAM; therefore he BLESSED YOU STILL, so I DELIVERED YOU OUT OF HIS HAND.
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Tuesday, 16 July 2013
GALILEE, what it means in the invisible world?
In Hebrew "HaGalil, " which is a feminine force, is a reminder of "Hagar," which means "possibility, " "possible," "flight." She was a feminine force that was under the rule of Sara, Abraham's wife. Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian servant; later, Abraham's concubine and the mother of Ishmael. While IN Egypt, a dominant force that rule the world a this time, because of a famine IN Canaan, Abraham (Abram) came to have menservants forces and maidservants forces under his protection, and may be that Hagar came to be under Sarah"s protection. Since Sarah remained barren, she requested Abraham to take her maidservant with the rights concerning to her same position as his wife. Hagar became pregnant and despised Sarah to such an extent that Sarah voiced complaint to her husband. So Abram said to Sarai: "Look! Your maidservant is at your disposal. Do to her what is good in your eyes." As we can see in this invisible world the judgment was at the hand of mankind. then Sarai began to humiliate Hagar so that she ran away from her. At the Fountain on the WAY to SHUR
the angel of the Lord found Hagar and instructed her to return to Sarai and TO HUMBLE herself under her hand. Moreover, Hagar was told that the Lord GOD would greatly MULTIPLY HER SEED and that the SON TO BE BORN TO HER was to be called ISHMAEL.
According to the apostle PAUL, "Hagar" figured in a symbolic drama in which her spirit represents the nation of carnal ("fleshy") Israel, bound to the Lord GOD by the Law covenant inaugurated at Mount Sinai which brought forth "children for slavery." The spirits of the world took advantage of the nation's inability to keep the terms of that covenant, under it the israelites did not become a free people but were condemned as SINNERS worthy of death, hence being slaves.
When JOSHUA gathered ALL the spirits of the TRIBES of ISRAEL to SHECHEM, and called for THEIR HEADS, and for THEIR JUDGES, and for THEIR OFFICERS; and THEY PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE GOD. ... ///
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the angel of the Lord found Hagar and instructed her to return to Sarai and TO HUMBLE herself under her hand. Moreover, Hagar was told that the Lord GOD would greatly MULTIPLY HER SEED and that the SON TO BE BORN TO HER was to be called ISHMAEL.
According to the apostle PAUL, "Hagar" figured in a symbolic drama in which her spirit represents the nation of carnal ("fleshy") Israel, bound to the Lord GOD by the Law covenant inaugurated at Mount Sinai which brought forth "children for slavery." The spirits of the world took advantage of the nation's inability to keep the terms of that covenant, under it the israelites did not become a free people but were condemned as SINNERS worthy of death, hence being slaves.
When JOSHUA gathered ALL the spirits of the TRIBES of ISRAEL to SHECHEM, and called for THEIR HEADS, and for THEIR JUDGES, and for THEIR OFFICERS; and THEY PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE GOD. ... ///
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013
CITIES OF REFUGE in the SPIRIT WORLD
The LAW that govern the spiritual world was given by the Creator. The reason is based on the sanctity of blood. The shedding of human blood was forbidden because it caused a serious pollution over the spiritual land where the Creator was residing and it could be atoned for, only by the blood of the one shedding it. So, in the case of a murderer, the blood of his victim was avenged and the law of "life for life" was satisfied when the murderer was put to death "without fail" by the avenger of blood.
For the UNINTENTIONAL man-slayer the Creator provided in the SPIRIT WORLD, cities of refuge.
An example of this unintentional man-slayer was MOSES. In his fortieth year of his life, while making observation to the burdens his HEBREW brothers were bearing under the hand of the Egyptian forces, he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew. In taking up his fellow Israelite's defense he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
He was not appreciated by his comrades and he was forced to flee from Egypt. The Hebrews and the Egyptians both were governed by the LAW. When Pharaoh heard of the slaying of the Egyptian immediately MOSES' life was compromised and had to be taken by the avenger of blood.
He fled to a very long journey across wilderness territory to MIDIAN where MOSES sought REFUGE. There, at a well, a woman and her six sisters were watering their father's flock. Moses observed that certain shepherds came on the scene and, as was their custom, attempted to drive the girl away. Moses helped the girls out and he himself watered the flocks.
The name of the woman was Zipphora. The meaning of that name was "swallow." This woman was deeply moved by Moses' kindness and because of that, she invited MOSES to her home. She offered him protection and eventually her priestly father gave her in marriage to Moses. She bore two sons to Moses.
When the Lord sent Moses back to Egypt, the avenger of blood encounter Moses demanding his life. Zipporah defended him. Since he was married to her in her home, she was covering his guilt.
Then, because MOSES was a HEBREW she performed the circumcision over her firstborn, taking a flint and cutting off her son's foreskin. Then she caused it to touch MOSES' feet. She was claiming Moses' right to live because MOSES was her bridegroom of blood to her. Consequently the avenger of blood did not kill Moses.
The LORD's arrangement for the protection of unintentional man-slayers was from the CITIES of REFUGE giving protection to only the innocent and that promoted respect for the sanctity of life.
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For the UNINTENTIONAL man-slayer the Creator provided in the SPIRIT WORLD, cities of refuge.
An example of this unintentional man-slayer was MOSES. In his fortieth year of his life, while making observation to the burdens his HEBREW brothers were bearing under the hand of the Egyptian forces, he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew. In taking up his fellow Israelite's defense he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
He was not appreciated by his comrades and he was forced to flee from Egypt. The Hebrews and the Egyptians both were governed by the LAW. When Pharaoh heard of the slaying of the Egyptian immediately MOSES' life was compromised and had to be taken by the avenger of blood.
He fled to a very long journey across wilderness territory to MIDIAN where MOSES sought REFUGE. There, at a well, a woman and her six sisters were watering their father's flock. Moses observed that certain shepherds came on the scene and, as was their custom, attempted to drive the girl away. Moses helped the girls out and he himself watered the flocks.
The name of the woman was Zipphora. The meaning of that name was "swallow." This woman was deeply moved by Moses' kindness and because of that, she invited MOSES to her home. She offered him protection and eventually her priestly father gave her in marriage to Moses. She bore two sons to Moses.
When the Lord sent Moses back to Egypt, the avenger of blood encounter Moses demanding his life. Zipporah defended him. Since he was married to her in her home, she was covering his guilt.
Then, because MOSES was a HEBREW she performed the circumcision over her firstborn, taking a flint and cutting off her son's foreskin. Then she caused it to touch MOSES' feet. She was claiming Moses' right to live because MOSES was her bridegroom of blood to her. Consequently the avenger of blood did not kill Moses.
The LORD's arrangement for the protection of unintentional man-slayers was from the CITIES of REFUGE giving protection to only the innocent and that promoted respect for the sanctity of life.
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Sunday, 30 June 2013
What happens when we dream?
Dreaming can be defined as a way of live every one of us have in the invisible world. We can define the invisible world as the SPIRIT WORLD.
In the SPIRIT WORLD we are shadows and have a way of living as spirits in a sort of a parallel world connected to us only through the process of dreaming.
Every night when we go to bed our shadows travel through the wall of time and space and enter the invisible world in we continue working on the specific task or mission assigned to each one of us that we have to accomplish. As shadows we process different way of communication, and is our responsibility to find a way to understand both languages because both worlds interwoven in us during our time in the physical world.
Sometimes we are able to remember some portion of our dreams that probably do not make sense if we try to give them an interpretation considering only the physical reality in which we live during daytime when we are awake. But if we understand how the INVISIBLE WORLD works then we are able to understand both worlds it gives us a different perspective of REALITY of the universe in which we live on.
We receive from the sun, during daytime, enough energy making the human body able to continue working during night time. Everything that our brain processes during daytime is recorded, like the way the cell phone device do when we use them.
When we sleep, our senses stop working in the tasks pertaining to the physical reality and the brain starts to process information pertaining to the invisible reality in which our shadows live and the images and activities are totally different that the ones belonging to the real world.
To many of us, when something is perceived from the invisible world during daytime, our brain processes the information obtained from both worlds, and if we are not aware of the interwoven of information, easily we fall in a deep state of FEAR trying to cope with the emotional reaction of the physical body.
To maintain a healthy communication between the two worlds it is necessary to be fully aware of the rules that govern each world. The lack of understanding how it works can lead to a serious case of mental illness that sometimes leads to suicidal states.
In the SPIRIT WORLD we are shadows and have a way of living as spirits in a sort of a parallel world connected to us only through the process of dreaming.
Every night when we go to bed our shadows travel through the wall of time and space and enter the invisible world in we continue working on the specific task or mission assigned to each one of us that we have to accomplish. As shadows we process different way of communication, and is our responsibility to find a way to understand both languages because both worlds interwoven in us during our time in the physical world.
Sometimes we are able to remember some portion of our dreams that probably do not make sense if we try to give them an interpretation considering only the physical reality in which we live during daytime when we are awake. But if we understand how the INVISIBLE WORLD works then we are able to understand both worlds it gives us a different perspective of REALITY of the universe in which we live on.
We receive from the sun, during daytime, enough energy making the human body able to continue working during night time. Everything that our brain processes during daytime is recorded, like the way the cell phone device do when we use them.
When we sleep, our senses stop working in the tasks pertaining to the physical reality and the brain starts to process information pertaining to the invisible reality in which our shadows live and the images and activities are totally different that the ones belonging to the real world.
To many of us, when something is perceived from the invisible world during daytime, our brain processes the information obtained from both worlds, and if we are not aware of the interwoven of information, easily we fall in a deep state of FEAR trying to cope with the emotional reaction of the physical body.
To maintain a healthy communication between the two worlds it is necessary to be fully aware of the rules that govern each world. The lack of understanding how it works can lead to a serious case of mental illness that sometimes leads to suicidal states.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
SPIRIT, BODY, and MIND are three dimensional worlds?.
Religion, birth and trade (spirit, body and mind) are the THREE major ingredients that every SOUL has to embrace before entering the WORLD OF THE LIVING.
It was formed and regulated by the CREATOR and written in the Scriptures, in the book of Genesis, and in the book of Revelations, to let us know our position in the Universe. Seeing it as an enormous living body in the Invisible world, our connectedness is important to exercise power and at the same time our individuality in handling our fate or destiny.
This is the purpose of the CREATION, the definition of our beings, either for good or bad. If we choose to fight for the goodness of the creation, then we will be with our new bodies of light for eternity in a new world, a world without evil; but if we do choose to fight for the power of the evil forces against the forces of light, then we will burn our future in an eternal fire.
The creation of heaven and earth, the creation of light (our spiritual body),the creation of the firmament (where our light bodies are suppose to return), the creation of the earth separated from the waters (means that the matter and the mind were subordinated to the spiritual light of our living bodies), each one with their own independence, were designed perfectly and GOD made them be fruitful according to the seeds planted and growing in our individual hearts. This creation was before the appearance of the sun and the moon and the stars.
Genesis 1: 11 And GOD said, "Let the earth bring forth GRASS, the HERB yielding seed, and the FRUIT TREE yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed IS in itself, upon the earth": and it was so.
The grass is the representation of all of us in our spiritual reality, the herb yielding seed is the representation of our mind receiving the energies surrounding us, either good or evil. It behaves like a ship surrounded by oceans, either with positive or negative waves. And the tree yielding fruit is the representation of our own hearts with our own independence to choose the path that we want to follow, either we follow the spirit light connected with the SPIRIT of our creator, or we follow the animalistic way of the flesh connected only with the evil forces that act in them in order to control the mind and body of human entities that loose their countenance. When these evil forces find these unprotected entities, immediately send a signal, then other evil entities join together and take the entity under their control. The mechanism of these wars are all mentioned along the Scriptures in order to warn us and at the same time teach us how to maintain our countenance and make it stronger making our wall of energies that protect us, thicker.
The world in which we live right now do not exercise its strong power because of the IGNORANCE
of their own people. We are powerful entities able to do marvellous things if we are connected to the SOURCE.
It was formed and regulated by the CREATOR and written in the Scriptures, in the book of Genesis, and in the book of Revelations, to let us know our position in the Universe. Seeing it as an enormous living body in the Invisible world, our connectedness is important to exercise power and at the same time our individuality in handling our fate or destiny.
This is the purpose of the CREATION, the definition of our beings, either for good or bad. If we choose to fight for the goodness of the creation, then we will be with our new bodies of light for eternity in a new world, a world without evil; but if we do choose to fight for the power of the evil forces against the forces of light, then we will burn our future in an eternal fire.
The creation of heaven and earth, the creation of light (our spiritual body),the creation of the firmament (where our light bodies are suppose to return), the creation of the earth separated from the waters (means that the matter and the mind were subordinated to the spiritual light of our living bodies), each one with their own independence, were designed perfectly and GOD made them be fruitful according to the seeds planted and growing in our individual hearts. This creation was before the appearance of the sun and the moon and the stars.
Genesis 1: 11 And GOD said, "Let the earth bring forth GRASS, the HERB yielding seed, and the FRUIT TREE yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed IS in itself, upon the earth": and it was so.
The grass is the representation of all of us in our spiritual reality, the herb yielding seed is the representation of our mind receiving the energies surrounding us, either good or evil. It behaves like a ship surrounded by oceans, either with positive or negative waves. And the tree yielding fruit is the representation of our own hearts with our own independence to choose the path that we want to follow, either we follow the spirit light connected with the SPIRIT of our creator, or we follow the animalistic way of the flesh connected only with the evil forces that act in them in order to control the mind and body of human entities that loose their countenance. When these evil forces find these unprotected entities, immediately send a signal, then other evil entities join together and take the entity under their control. The mechanism of these wars are all mentioned along the Scriptures in order to warn us and at the same time teach us how to maintain our countenance and make it stronger making our wall of energies that protect us, thicker.
The world in which we live right now do not exercise its strong power because of the IGNORANCE
of their own people. We are powerful entities able to do marvellous things if we are connected to the SOURCE.
Sunday, 16 June 2013
What the PASSOVER really meant?
The PASSOVER was a supernatural event that took place in both: the SPIRIT WORLD and the VISIBLE WORLD. Others can say, in the unconscious and conscious worlds. The word itself means "OVERLEAPING."
The spirit world was disconnected from the world of reality (material world). In order to make the connection, it was necessary the sacrifice of an animal as a bridge between the worlds.
The Pharaoh, the ruler of the world of the flesh, did not believe in the power of GOD, because themselves were slaves to the things that the world offered them. They needed the Israelites to work for them because they held a special blessing and everything they did or touch were increased in a sort of revenue that put the Egyptians in a might's power position among the nations.
The PASSOVER was a commanding state of mind of the Israelite over the sinful state of the flesh, having the Angel of the Lord protecting the whole body of believers from the outside through the pillar of the cloud, as a first step to the preparation of the sacrifice that JESUS did, in order to ignite the flame of the divine spirit in us.
The apostle Paul urged the CHRISTIANS to live clear, transparent lives in order to maintain the flame of the divine spirit in us strong. He attributes pictorial significance to the PASSOVER.
He says: "For, indeed, CHRIST OUR PASSOVER has been sacrificed." 1 Cor.5:7. He likens CHRIST JESUS to the PASSOVER lamb. Certain features of the PASSOVER were fulfilled by JESUS.
One fulfillment lies in the fact that the blood on the houses IN Egypt (that means, even though we lives in the material world and work in the material world, the illusion of this world is not in the mind of the believer, the mind is set up in the invisible things) delivered the firstborn from destruction at the hands of the destroying angel. Paul speaks of anointed Christians as the congregation of the firstborn, and of Christ as their deliverer through his blood. No bones were to be broken in the PASSOVER lamb. It had been prophesied of Jesus and was fulfilled at his death, correlating the initial desire of JOSEPH asking that his bones be transported from Egypt to the Promised Land.
The PASSOVER was the SHADOW of the things to come and pointed to JESUS CHRIST.
The spirit world was disconnected from the world of reality (material world). In order to make the connection, it was necessary the sacrifice of an animal as a bridge between the worlds.
The Pharaoh, the ruler of the world of the flesh, did not believe in the power of GOD, because themselves were slaves to the things that the world offered them. They needed the Israelites to work for them because they held a special blessing and everything they did or touch were increased in a sort of revenue that put the Egyptians in a might's power position among the nations.
The PASSOVER was a commanding state of mind of the Israelite over the sinful state of the flesh, having the Angel of the Lord protecting the whole body of believers from the outside through the pillar of the cloud, as a first step to the preparation of the sacrifice that JESUS did, in order to ignite the flame of the divine spirit in us.
The apostle Paul urged the CHRISTIANS to live clear, transparent lives in order to maintain the flame of the divine spirit in us strong. He attributes pictorial significance to the PASSOVER.
He says: "For, indeed, CHRIST OUR PASSOVER has been sacrificed." 1 Cor.5:7. He likens CHRIST JESUS to the PASSOVER lamb. Certain features of the PASSOVER were fulfilled by JESUS.
One fulfillment lies in the fact that the blood on the houses IN Egypt (that means, even though we lives in the material world and work in the material world, the illusion of this world is not in the mind of the believer, the mind is set up in the invisible things) delivered the firstborn from destruction at the hands of the destroying angel. Paul speaks of anointed Christians as the congregation of the firstborn, and of Christ as their deliverer through his blood. No bones were to be broken in the PASSOVER lamb. It had been prophesied of Jesus and was fulfilled at his death, correlating the initial desire of JOSEPH asking that his bones be transported from Egypt to the Promised Land.
The PASSOVER was the SHADOW of the things to come and pointed to JESUS CHRIST.
Thursday, 6 June 2013
JERUSALEM, the CRYSTAL CITY part 3
REVELATION 21: 1-8 And I saw a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH : for the FIRST HEAVEN and the FIRST EARTH were PASSED AWAY; and there was NO MORE SEA.
And I John saw the HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM, coming DOWN FROM GOD out of heaven, prepared AS A BRIDE ADORNED FOR HER HUSBAND.
And I heard a great VOICE out of heaven saying, "BEHOLD, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS WITH MEN, and HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM, and THEY SHALL BE HIS PEOPLE, and GOD HIMSELF SHALL BE WITH THEM, and BE THEIR GOD.
And GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS from their eyes; and there shall be NO MORE DEATH, NEITHER shall there be ANY MORE PAIN : for the FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY.
And HE that sat UPON the THRONE said : "BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW." And HE said unto me : "Write : for these WORDS are TRUE and FAITHFUL."
And HE said unto me : "IT IS DONE. I AM ALPHA and OMEGA, the BEGINNING and THE END. I WILL GIVE unto him THAT IS THIRSTY OF the FOUNTAIN of the WATER of LIFE FREELY"
"He that OVERCOME shall INHERIT ALL THINGS; and I WILL BE his GOD, and he shall BE MY SON."
"But the FEARFUL, and UNBELIEVING, and the ABOMINABLE, and MURDERERS, and WHOREMONGERS, and SORCERERS, and IDOLATERS, and ALL LIARS, shall HAVE THEIR
PART IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNS WITH FIRE and BRIMSTONE : which IS the SECOND DEATH."
And I John saw the HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM, coming DOWN FROM GOD out of heaven, prepared AS A BRIDE ADORNED FOR HER HUSBAND.
And I heard a great VOICE out of heaven saying, "BEHOLD, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS WITH MEN, and HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM, and THEY SHALL BE HIS PEOPLE, and GOD HIMSELF SHALL BE WITH THEM, and BE THEIR GOD.
And GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS from their eyes; and there shall be NO MORE DEATH, NEITHER shall there be ANY MORE PAIN : for the FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY.
And HE that sat UPON the THRONE said : "BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW." And HE said unto me : "Write : for these WORDS are TRUE and FAITHFUL."
And HE said unto me : "IT IS DONE. I AM ALPHA and OMEGA, the BEGINNING and THE END. I WILL GIVE unto him THAT IS THIRSTY OF the FOUNTAIN of the WATER of LIFE FREELY"
"He that OVERCOME shall INHERIT ALL THINGS; and I WILL BE his GOD, and he shall BE MY SON."
"But the FEARFUL, and UNBELIEVING, and the ABOMINABLE, and MURDERERS, and WHOREMONGERS, and SORCERERS, and IDOLATERS, and ALL LIARS, shall HAVE THEIR
PART IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNS WITH FIRE and BRIMSTONE : which IS the SECOND DEATH."
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
JERUSALEM, the CRYSTAL CITY. part 2
And BEFORE THE THRONE THERE WAS A SEA OF GLASS LIKE UNTO CRYSTAL : and IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE, and ROUND ABOUT THE THRONE, WERE FOUR BEASTS FULL OF EYES BEFORE and BEHIND.
And the FIRST BEAST was like a LION, the SECOND BEAST like a CALF, and the THIRD BEAST had a face like a MAN, and the FOURTH BEAST was like a flying EAGLE.
And the FOUR BEASTS had EACH of them SIX WINGS about HIM; and they WERE FULL OF EYES WITHIN : and they REST NOT DAY and NIGHT, saying : "HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, which WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME.
And when those BEASTS give GLORY and HONOUR and THANKS to HIM that sat on the THRONE, and WORSHIP HIM that LIVE for EVER and EVER, the TWENTY FOUR ELDERS fall down before HIM that sat on the THRONE, and WORSHIP HIM that LIVE for EVER and EVER, and CAST their CROWNS before the THRONE, saying :
"YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, to receive GLORY and HONOUR and POWER : for YOU have CREATED ALL THINGS , and FOR YOUR PLEASURE THEY ARE and WERE CREATED.
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The comparative worth of ROCK CRYSTAL in JOB's day (through the prophet Ezekiel, God pointed to JOB as an example of righteousness) suggested by his appraisal of it along with CORAL and PEARLS, and yet he considered them all to be of less value than WISDOM.
The Book of Revelation uses CLEAR, BRILLIANT and PURE CRYSTAL to describe "A GLASSY SEA LIKE CRYSTAL," the radiance of the holy city, NEW JERUSALEM, as " A JASPER STONE SHINING CRYSTAL - CLEAR" and "A RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL."
And the FIRST BEAST was like a LION, the SECOND BEAST like a CALF, and the THIRD BEAST had a face like a MAN, and the FOURTH BEAST was like a flying EAGLE.
And the FOUR BEASTS had EACH of them SIX WINGS about HIM; and they WERE FULL OF EYES WITHIN : and they REST NOT DAY and NIGHT, saying : "HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, which WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME.
And when those BEASTS give GLORY and HONOUR and THANKS to HIM that sat on the THRONE, and WORSHIP HIM that LIVE for EVER and EVER, the TWENTY FOUR ELDERS fall down before HIM that sat on the THRONE, and WORSHIP HIM that LIVE for EVER and EVER, and CAST their CROWNS before the THRONE, saying :
"YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, to receive GLORY and HONOUR and POWER : for YOU have CREATED ALL THINGS , and FOR YOUR PLEASURE THEY ARE and WERE CREATED.
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The comparative worth of ROCK CRYSTAL in JOB's day (through the prophet Ezekiel, God pointed to JOB as an example of righteousness) suggested by his appraisal of it along with CORAL and PEARLS, and yet he considered them all to be of less value than WISDOM.
The Book of Revelation uses CLEAR, BRILLIANT and PURE CRYSTAL to describe "A GLASSY SEA LIKE CRYSTAL," the radiance of the holy city, NEW JERUSALEM, as " A JASPER STONE SHINING CRYSTAL - CLEAR" and "A RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL."
JERUSALEM, the CRYSTAL CITY.
CRYSTAL denotes transparency, it is a transparent mineral. The variety of QUARTZ in its PUREST FORM, is composed of SILICON and OXIGEN. Presently is called ROCK CRYSTAL. It is found in its characteristic SIX-SIDED form in nearly all kinds of rock and is colorless, clear and glassy in appearance. ROCK CRYSTAL is much harder than other common minerals.
In the Scriptures, we can find the description of the crystal city of Jerusalem and its surroundings. It says as follows:
Revelation, chapter 4 : 2) John saw THE THRONE OF GOD IN HEAVEN.
4) The TWENTY FOUR ELDERS
6) The FOUR BEASTS FULL OF EYES BEFORE and BEHIND.
10) The ELDERS LAY DOWN THEIR CROWNS, and WORSHIP GOD
that SAT ON THE THRONE.
After this (the angel of the church of Sardis is reproved, exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not repent; the angel of the church of Philadelphia is approved for his diligence and patience; the angel of Laodicea rebuked, for being neither hot nor cold, and admonished to be more zealous. CHRIST stood at the DOOR and KNOCKED) and, behold, a DOOR WAS OPENED IN HEAVEN : and the FIRST VOICE which I heard WAS AS IT WERE OF A TRUMPET TALKING WITH ME; which said : "COME UP CLOSER TOWARDS THIS PLACE and I WILL SHOW YOU THINGS WHICH MUST BE HEREAFTER."
And IMMEDIATELY I WAS IN THE SPIRIT : and, behold, A THRONE WAS SET IN HEAVEN,
and ONE SAT ON THE THRONE. And HE THAT SAT WAS TO LOOK UPON like a JASPER
and a SARDINE STONE : and THERE WAS A RAINBOW ROUND ABOUT the THRONE WERE TWENTY FOUR SEATS : and UPON THE SEATS I SAW TWENTY FOUR ELDERS
sitting, CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT; and they had ON THEIR HEADS CROWNS OF GOLD.
And OUT OF THE THRONE proceeded LIGHTNINGS and THUNDERS and VOICES : and THERE WERE SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE BURNING BEFORE THE THRONE, which are THE
SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD.
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In the Scriptures, we can find the description of the crystal city of Jerusalem and its surroundings. It says as follows:
Revelation, chapter 4 : 2) John saw THE THRONE OF GOD IN HEAVEN.
4) The TWENTY FOUR ELDERS
6) The FOUR BEASTS FULL OF EYES BEFORE and BEHIND.
10) The ELDERS LAY DOWN THEIR CROWNS, and WORSHIP GOD
that SAT ON THE THRONE.
After this (the angel of the church of Sardis is reproved, exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not repent; the angel of the church of Philadelphia is approved for his diligence and patience; the angel of Laodicea rebuked, for being neither hot nor cold, and admonished to be more zealous. CHRIST stood at the DOOR and KNOCKED) and, behold, a DOOR WAS OPENED IN HEAVEN : and the FIRST VOICE which I heard WAS AS IT WERE OF A TRUMPET TALKING WITH ME; which said : "COME UP CLOSER TOWARDS THIS PLACE and I WILL SHOW YOU THINGS WHICH MUST BE HEREAFTER."
And IMMEDIATELY I WAS IN THE SPIRIT : and, behold, A THRONE WAS SET IN HEAVEN,
and ONE SAT ON THE THRONE. And HE THAT SAT WAS TO LOOK UPON like a JASPER
and a SARDINE STONE : and THERE WAS A RAINBOW ROUND ABOUT the THRONE WERE TWENTY FOUR SEATS : and UPON THE SEATS I SAW TWENTY FOUR ELDERS
sitting, CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT; and they had ON THEIR HEADS CROWNS OF GOLD.
And OUT OF THE THRONE proceeded LIGHTNINGS and THUNDERS and VOICES : and THERE WERE SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE BURNING BEFORE THE THRONE, which are THE
SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD.
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What we know about "OUR INNER WORLD"?
In our present world, REALITY in the CONSCIOUS LEVEL is what we understand as "THE WORLD," but the truth is that our reality in the conscious level represent only the smallest reality (like dust's particles) in comparison to the INNER "realities" in the INVISIBLE WORLD.
We are beings who live and move in such a way that every energy spark that we radiate make a resonance and impact every corner of the cosmos.
When we talk about "ENERGY FREQUENCIES" then we are understanding that every vibration that we produce in our inner world is connected straight forward with our shadow that lives and moves in the INVISIBLE WORLD. We are constantly evolving from this progression toward the material complexities of the WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE and CONSCIOUSNESS. It is a testimony to our TRANSFORMATION that we need to accomplish in order to UNITE our beings to the eternal "reality" of the world to come.
The BODY-MIND-SPIRIT connection and our interconnectedness with the cosmos is now a popular subject that we need to understand. Our everyday life depends on how we apply this knowledge in order to achieve the required harmony that we need to maintain a healthy frequency of our bodies with the "SOURCE."
The lack of harmony is showed by the emotions and thoughts that occur in our minds throughout the day. Since we are beings made of ENERGY, sickness is the first consequence of this lack of harmony.
At this point, we need to apply our INTUITIVE ENERGY. this faculty we all possess and use, consciously or unconsciously, in varying degrees, depending upon our individual development.
We can develop this INTUITIVE ENERGY from the conscious reality in direct contact with our MOTHER EARTH (NATURE), thereby we can draw energy from the store houses of ENERGY FIELDS that NATURE has inside every living thing and the outside ENERGY BUBBLE that surround each one of them.
We are beings who live and move in such a way that every energy spark that we radiate make a resonance and impact every corner of the cosmos.
When we talk about "ENERGY FREQUENCIES" then we are understanding that every vibration that we produce in our inner world is connected straight forward with our shadow that lives and moves in the INVISIBLE WORLD. We are constantly evolving from this progression toward the material complexities of the WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE and CONSCIOUSNESS. It is a testimony to our TRANSFORMATION that we need to accomplish in order to UNITE our beings to the eternal "reality" of the world to come.
The BODY-MIND-SPIRIT connection and our interconnectedness with the cosmos is now a popular subject that we need to understand. Our everyday life depends on how we apply this knowledge in order to achieve the required harmony that we need to maintain a healthy frequency of our bodies with the "SOURCE."
The lack of harmony is showed by the emotions and thoughts that occur in our minds throughout the day. Since we are beings made of ENERGY, sickness is the first consequence of this lack of harmony.
At this point, we need to apply our INTUITIVE ENERGY. this faculty we all possess and use, consciously or unconsciously, in varying degrees, depending upon our individual development.
We can develop this INTUITIVE ENERGY from the conscious reality in direct contact with our MOTHER EARTH (NATURE), thereby we can draw energy from the store houses of ENERGY FIELDS that NATURE has inside every living thing and the outside ENERGY BUBBLE that surround each one of them.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
The "HEART' s DOOR."
An individual can make his HEART to become an "OBESE HEART." This type of heart is without any sense of feelings. The door of this kind of HEART is open to any kind of CALAMITIES.
In the Scriptures, it is mentioned the OBSTINATE HEART of the PHARAOH against GOD, so the fact that the door was open only for CALAMITIES then calamities is what he received. Pharaoh's unbending attitude would be an example of what is attracted to the individual with the same attitude.
A person who fails to guard his INWARD feelings and motivations is "IN NEEDS OF HEART," that is, in want of good motive, lacking appreciation and a right sense of values.
Because of this "NEEDS OF HEART," this individual pursues VALUELESS THINGS. The lack of proper motivation will manifest itself in some bad way, he become an easy prey to TEMPTATION, a spirit bonded to any carnal desire of the physical body, and regardless of the person's attempt at self-justification, reality is that his heart's door is open to all this sort of calamities.
Since our actions are just exposed to the invisible world where nothing is hidden under the sun, then the judgement is very accurate as to be worthy of blessings or to be unworthy of them.
Affections and Fears are the ones who cause the heart"s division from the main purpose in life, that is , to a " TRUE HEART full of LOVE and FAITH that is based on the BELIEVE of the GOODNESS of LIFE" either here in this reality or in ETERNITY.
The THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS of the heart are manifested through the mouth. A person speaks of what the heart is feeling. A heart can be changed from badness to goodness only when the person is willing to accept the fact that the forces of darkness subdued him and was enticed by the moment unable to block this dark energy, but he is convinced that he can be victorious to this test in case of happening again, reinforcing his ability to receive superior strength that comes from above through FAITH.
In the Scriptures, it is mentioned the OBSTINATE HEART of the PHARAOH against GOD, so the fact that the door was open only for CALAMITIES then calamities is what he received. Pharaoh's unbending attitude would be an example of what is attracted to the individual with the same attitude.
A person who fails to guard his INWARD feelings and motivations is "IN NEEDS OF HEART," that is, in want of good motive, lacking appreciation and a right sense of values.
Because of this "NEEDS OF HEART," this individual pursues VALUELESS THINGS. The lack of proper motivation will manifest itself in some bad way, he become an easy prey to TEMPTATION, a spirit bonded to any carnal desire of the physical body, and regardless of the person's attempt at self-justification, reality is that his heart's door is open to all this sort of calamities.
Since our actions are just exposed to the invisible world where nothing is hidden under the sun, then the judgement is very accurate as to be worthy of blessings or to be unworthy of them.
Affections and Fears are the ones who cause the heart"s division from the main purpose in life, that is , to a " TRUE HEART full of LOVE and FAITH that is based on the BELIEVE of the GOODNESS of LIFE" either here in this reality or in ETERNITY.
The THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS of the heart are manifested through the mouth. A person speaks of what the heart is feeling. A heart can be changed from badness to goodness only when the person is willing to accept the fact that the forces of darkness subdued him and was enticed by the moment unable to block this dark energy, but he is convinced that he can be victorious to this test in case of happening again, reinforcing his ability to receive superior strength that comes from above through FAITH.
Monday, 27 May 2013
STRING THEORY, what it means?
STRING THEORY postulates that SPACE and TIME are ILLUSIONS; primary notions that will be replaced by something more sophisticated.
According to STRING THEORY, the most basic ingredients in the universe are unimaginable small
VIBRATING SRINGS of some unknown fundamental principles.
STRING THEORY suggests that different configurations of strings produce different harmonic chords.
The vibrating string gives RISE to PARTICLES, and the WAY the string VIBRATES determines each PARTICLE' s PROPERTIES.
In the SCRIPTURES, there is uncertainty about the instrument(s) designated by the various original language words rendered "STRINGED INSTRUMENT."
The meaning of the vibrations that it produced (referring to the SOUL) indicated two distinctly different instruments. The ne'vel, a portable one made of wood, was used to play both sacred and secular music or vibrations. Evidently various STRINGED INSTRUMENTS were employed, for the SCRIPTURES mentions "min-nim' ("strings"), "keli'ne'vel"("instrument of the STRING TYPE" or "SORT of VIBRATIONS"), " ne'vel 'a.sohr'" ("an instrument of ten different vibrations or ten strings"), a'.sohr'
being linked with a word meaning "ten."
These VIBRATIONS in whole takes place in an extremely complex and difficult to follow landscape of 11 dimensions.
It appears that SPACE and TIME aren't essential ingredients of a universe ruled by STRINGS.
STRING THEORY views everything in the universe we live as the combined harmonies of STRINGS
VIBRATING IN 11 DIMENSIONS.
The everyday, three-dimensional universe we live in is trapped on a thin membrane - something like the world inhabited by characters playing out their lives within the confines of a movie screen.
A larger universe spreads into numerous extra dimensions. It is as if humans are like water bugs skipping over the surface of a DEEP OCEAN.
According to STRING THEORY, the most basic ingredients in the universe are unimaginable small
VIBRATING SRINGS of some unknown fundamental principles.
STRING THEORY suggests that different configurations of strings produce different harmonic chords.
The vibrating string gives RISE to PARTICLES, and the WAY the string VIBRATES determines each PARTICLE' s PROPERTIES.
In the SCRIPTURES, there is uncertainty about the instrument(s) designated by the various original language words rendered "STRINGED INSTRUMENT."
The meaning of the vibrations that it produced (referring to the SOUL) indicated two distinctly different instruments. The ne'vel, a portable one made of wood, was used to play both sacred and secular music or vibrations. Evidently various STRINGED INSTRUMENTS were employed, for the SCRIPTURES mentions "min-nim' ("strings"), "keli'ne'vel"("instrument of the STRING TYPE" or "SORT of VIBRATIONS"), " ne'vel 'a.sohr'" ("an instrument of ten different vibrations or ten strings"), a'.sohr'
being linked with a word meaning "ten."
These VIBRATIONS in whole takes place in an extremely complex and difficult to follow landscape of 11 dimensions.
It appears that SPACE and TIME aren't essential ingredients of a universe ruled by STRINGS.
STRING THEORY views everything in the universe we live as the combined harmonies of STRINGS
VIBRATING IN 11 DIMENSIONS.
The everyday, three-dimensional universe we live in is trapped on a thin membrane - something like the world inhabited by characters playing out their lives within the confines of a movie screen.
A larger universe spreads into numerous extra dimensions. It is as if humans are like water bugs skipping over the surface of a DEEP OCEAN.
Friday, 24 May 2013
It is the END of the WOLD or the END of US?
In the mists of the WORLD' S massive DECLINE many of us have lost sight of the BIG PICTURE!
What is the path that the WORLD really is heading? Are any of the POWERFUL NATIONS even remotely CAPABLE of SOLVING the TRULY MASSIVE PROBLEMS that we are confronting right now?
Furthermore, those INDIVIDUALS who are GENUINELY willing to BELIEVE and trust GOD of the BIBLE are really doubting that "DEMOCRACY" is the best way to face the crisis.
No one has the BOLDNESS to address HOW SERIOUS THE CRISIS IS and HOW IT AFFECTS
EACH ONE OF US in our everyday LIFE.
Right now, a COLOSSAL FINANCIAL "ICEBERG" is hitting North America with possibilities of sinking the "SHIP." But, because, in our "MODERN DEMOCRACIES" politicians must be very SELECTIVE about which FACTS they TELL to their PEOPLE, they choose to tell ONLY what they WANT to HEAR, whether it is TRUE OR NOT. Otherwise they themselves commit a political suicide. when they confront the public with too much reality.
The most successful of them are usually the ones who PROMISE the MOST. They call this "DEMOCRACY AT WORK."
On top of that, the VAST MASSES OF UNEDUCATED PEOPLE and MIS-EDUCATED people around the WORLD, who have NEVER HAD the slightest EXPERIENCE with DEMOCRATIC VALUES, CANNOT reasonably BE EXPECTED to MAKE DEMOCRACY successful.
We NEED "DEMOCRACY" armed with the POWER CAPABLE OF CONTENDING WITH HUMAN PASSION and ABLE TO RESTRAIN IT, unbridle BY MORALITY and TRUE FAITH.
What is the path that the WORLD really is heading? Are any of the POWERFUL NATIONS even remotely CAPABLE of SOLVING the TRULY MASSIVE PROBLEMS that we are confronting right now?
Furthermore, those INDIVIDUALS who are GENUINELY willing to BELIEVE and trust GOD of the BIBLE are really doubting that "DEMOCRACY" is the best way to face the crisis.
No one has the BOLDNESS to address HOW SERIOUS THE CRISIS IS and HOW IT AFFECTS
EACH ONE OF US in our everyday LIFE.
Right now, a COLOSSAL FINANCIAL "ICEBERG" is hitting North America with possibilities of sinking the "SHIP." But, because, in our "MODERN DEMOCRACIES" politicians must be very SELECTIVE about which FACTS they TELL to their PEOPLE, they choose to tell ONLY what they WANT to HEAR, whether it is TRUE OR NOT. Otherwise they themselves commit a political suicide. when they confront the public with too much reality.
The most successful of them are usually the ones who PROMISE the MOST. They call this "DEMOCRACY AT WORK."
On top of that, the VAST MASSES OF UNEDUCATED PEOPLE and MIS-EDUCATED people around the WORLD, who have NEVER HAD the slightest EXPERIENCE with DEMOCRATIC VALUES, CANNOT reasonably BE EXPECTED to MAKE DEMOCRACY successful.
We NEED "DEMOCRACY" armed with the POWER CAPABLE OF CONTENDING WITH HUMAN PASSION and ABLE TO RESTRAIN IT, unbridle BY MORALITY and TRUE FAITH.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The way you give ... ... part 3
Grumbling, the daughter DID AS SHE WAS TOLD. She PUT ON HER WARMEST COAT and HAT and BOOTS. When she was on the SLED, her MOTHER BUNDLED HER UP IN FURS and BLANKETS. Then the old servant DROVE her TO THE FIELD and LEFT HER THERE, just as the MORNING SUN turned the ICE CRYSTALS BRIGHT as DIAMONDS.
The daughter SAT ON HER PILE OF FURS and TRIED TO KEEP HER EYES OPEN.
SUDDENLY JACK FROST came prancing FROM the EDGE of the FOREST. 'Young woman, young woman, I am Jack Frost the Ruby-Nosed, " he said.
"Then BE QUICK and BRING ME a TREASURE," said the widow's daughter, WHO THOUGHT
HE looked FOOLISH with his LEAPING about and jingling BELLS and NOSE like an APPLE STUCK to the front of his FACE.
"Young woman, young woman, I am Jack Frost the Ruby-Nosed," he cried, DANCING CLOSER TO THE WIDOW'S GIRL. "And HERE IS YOUR GIFT of DIAMONDS and SILVER." And HE STRETCHED OUT HIS HANDS TO THE widow's DAUGHTER.
In the EVENING, while the stepdaughter stoked the FIRE, her STEPMOTHER ANXIOUSLY watched the DOOR for the RETURN of HER DAUGHTER.
SUDDENLY she HEARD the CREAK of THE GATE outside. WITHOUT WATING, she FLEW
to the DOOR and SAW the old servant standing beside the SLED, cap in hand. IMPATIENTLY the widow PULLED at the mound of FURS on the back of the SLED.
"My dear FOOLISH CHILD, COME OUT from UNDERNEATH. You will BE WARM INSIDE in a minute, but FIRST SHOW ME YOUR TREASURE."
To her HORROR, when the WIDOW PULLED BACK the LAST FUR, she SAW her DAUGHTER
LYING THERE, a COLD CORPSE.
SILVER SNOW FLAKES frosted her EYELASHES, and ICE like DIAMOND CHIPS beaded her
LIPS WHERE HER LAST BREATH HAD FROZEN.
The SHOCK WAS TOO MUCH, and GREEDY WIDOW FELL DOWN DEAD IN THE SNOW.
The STEPDAUGHTER BECAME MISTRESS OF THE FARM, where the old servant continued to serve her faithfully all the rest of his days.
The daughter SAT ON HER PILE OF FURS and TRIED TO KEEP HER EYES OPEN.
SUDDENLY JACK FROST came prancing FROM the EDGE of the FOREST. 'Young woman, young woman, I am Jack Frost the Ruby-Nosed, " he said.
"Then BE QUICK and BRING ME a TREASURE," said the widow's daughter, WHO THOUGHT
HE looked FOOLISH with his LEAPING about and jingling BELLS and NOSE like an APPLE STUCK to the front of his FACE.
"Young woman, young woman, I am Jack Frost the Ruby-Nosed," he cried, DANCING CLOSER TO THE WIDOW'S GIRL. "And HERE IS YOUR GIFT of DIAMONDS and SILVER." And HE STRETCHED OUT HIS HANDS TO THE widow's DAUGHTER.
In the EVENING, while the stepdaughter stoked the FIRE, her STEPMOTHER ANXIOUSLY watched the DOOR for the RETURN of HER DAUGHTER.
SUDDENLY she HEARD the CREAK of THE GATE outside. WITHOUT WATING, she FLEW
to the DOOR and SAW the old servant standing beside the SLED, cap in hand. IMPATIENTLY the widow PULLED at the mound of FURS on the back of the SLED.
"My dear FOOLISH CHILD, COME OUT from UNDERNEATH. You will BE WARM INSIDE in a minute, but FIRST SHOW ME YOUR TREASURE."
To her HORROR, when the WIDOW PULLED BACK the LAST FUR, she SAW her DAUGHTER
LYING THERE, a COLD CORPSE.
SILVER SNOW FLAKES frosted her EYELASHES, and ICE like DIAMOND CHIPS beaded her
LIPS WHERE HER LAST BREATH HAD FROZEN.
The SHOCK WAS TOO MUCH, and GREEDY WIDOW FELL DOWN DEAD IN THE SNOW.
The STEPDAUGHTER BECAME MISTRESS OF THE FARM, where the old servant continued to serve her faithfully all the rest of his days.
The way you give..... part 2
"Little girl, little girl, I AM JACK FROST, the Ruby-Nosed," he said. "I BRING the WINTER WHEREVER I GO."
"Oh," she said sadly. "WELCOME, Jack Frost! GOD must have SENT YOU TO TAKE ME AWAY
FROM THIS WORLD. It will be HARD TO LEAVE, for IT ALL LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL today:
the SNOW IS so WHITE and the AIR IS so CLEAN and the ICE SPARKLES LIKE DIAMONDS."
Now HE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH HER BODY and FREEZE HER to DEATH, but HE WAS MOVED BY HER WISE WORDS and SAD EYES.
Instead he reached into one of the immense pockets of his grey coat, pulled out a fur coat, and tossed it
to the girl. She quickly put it on, sitting on the snow. Jack Frost went leaping and jumping back to the
EDGE of the FOREST. In a twinkling, HE WAS BACK, carrying something in his arms.
"Little girl, little girl, I am Jack Frost, the Ruby-Nosed," he cried. "I have brought something for you."
"IS IT MY DEATH?" the girl asked fearfully.
Jack Frost had NOT returned TO TAKE HER LIFE AWAY. He brought her a CHEST, HEAVY and
DEEP, and FILLED with BEDDING and PETTICOATS and all sort of warm clothes.
Then the girl sat on the chest in her fur coat, laughing and clapping while Jack Frost danced for her.
A THIRD time HE bounded away TO the FOREST' s EDGE; this time. when he came back, he gave
her a CLOAK embroidered with SILVER THREADS and studded with PEARLS and DIAMONDS.
The girl drew this cloak over her fur coat. She looked as beautiful and elegant as a grand duchess.
Meanwhile, her STEP MOTHER said to her servant, "Go, old man, and bring home my stepdaughter so that WE MAY BURY HER." Then she set about FIXING the EVENING MEAL for herself and her own daughter.
A short time later, THE GATE CREAKED, the doors flew open, and OLD SERVANT dragged IN a
CHEST, HEAVY and DEEP. Her STEPDAUGHTER followed, RADIANT and REGAL as a princess. When the STEPMOTHER SAW all the RICHES the girl had RETURNED WITH, she immediately SET an EXTRA PLACE at the TABLE for the girl, PRETENDING to ask her FORGIVENESS. Even her own daughter complained about it, but the MOTHER' s INTEREST was to get the whole story about the RICHES, out of the girl's mouth.
As soon as the girl was asleep, the WIDOW CALLED her SERVANT. "Old man," she ORDERED,
"harness the HORSES and have them READY to go AT the FIRST LIGHT of DAWN. Take MY
OWN DAUGHTER TO the SAME FIELD, in the VERY SAME PLACE, and LEAVE HER there.
Then RETURN FOR HER in the EVENING, TO GATHER UP the TREASURES she will receive."
In the MORNING, the widow STRUGGLED to AWAKEN her own daughter. "LET ME SLEEP,"
complained her own girl. "IT IS TOO COLD to do anything else."
"YOU MUST GO and GET the TREASURES from JACK FROST, you LAZY creature," her mother scolded.
"CAN'T WE just TAKE YOUR STEPDAUGHTER'S GIFT FOR OURSELVES" asked her daughter crossly.
"WE WILL, we will," said her mother impatiently, "but WHY SETTLE for ONE TREASURE when
WE COULD HAVE TWO? Now, GET UP!"
"Oh," she said sadly. "WELCOME, Jack Frost! GOD must have SENT YOU TO TAKE ME AWAY
FROM THIS WORLD. It will be HARD TO LEAVE, for IT ALL LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL today:
the SNOW IS so WHITE and the AIR IS so CLEAN and the ICE SPARKLES LIKE DIAMONDS."
Now HE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH HER BODY and FREEZE HER to DEATH, but HE WAS MOVED BY HER WISE WORDS and SAD EYES.
Instead he reached into one of the immense pockets of his grey coat, pulled out a fur coat, and tossed it
to the girl. She quickly put it on, sitting on the snow. Jack Frost went leaping and jumping back to the
EDGE of the FOREST. In a twinkling, HE WAS BACK, carrying something in his arms.
"Little girl, little girl, I am Jack Frost, the Ruby-Nosed," he cried. "I have brought something for you."
"IS IT MY DEATH?" the girl asked fearfully.
Jack Frost had NOT returned TO TAKE HER LIFE AWAY. He brought her a CHEST, HEAVY and
DEEP, and FILLED with BEDDING and PETTICOATS and all sort of warm clothes.
Then the girl sat on the chest in her fur coat, laughing and clapping while Jack Frost danced for her.
A THIRD time HE bounded away TO the FOREST' s EDGE; this time. when he came back, he gave
her a CLOAK embroidered with SILVER THREADS and studded with PEARLS and DIAMONDS.
The girl drew this cloak over her fur coat. She looked as beautiful and elegant as a grand duchess.
Meanwhile, her STEP MOTHER said to her servant, "Go, old man, and bring home my stepdaughter so that WE MAY BURY HER." Then she set about FIXING the EVENING MEAL for herself and her own daughter.
A short time later, THE GATE CREAKED, the doors flew open, and OLD SERVANT dragged IN a
CHEST, HEAVY and DEEP. Her STEPDAUGHTER followed, RADIANT and REGAL as a princess. When the STEPMOTHER SAW all the RICHES the girl had RETURNED WITH, she immediately SET an EXTRA PLACE at the TABLE for the girl, PRETENDING to ask her FORGIVENESS. Even her own daughter complained about it, but the MOTHER' s INTEREST was to get the whole story about the RICHES, out of the girl's mouth.
As soon as the girl was asleep, the WIDOW CALLED her SERVANT. "Old man," she ORDERED,
"harness the HORSES and have them READY to go AT the FIRST LIGHT of DAWN. Take MY
OWN DAUGHTER TO the SAME FIELD, in the VERY SAME PLACE, and LEAVE HER there.
Then RETURN FOR HER in the EVENING, TO GATHER UP the TREASURES she will receive."
In the MORNING, the widow STRUGGLED to AWAKEN her own daughter. "LET ME SLEEP,"
complained her own girl. "IT IS TOO COLD to do anything else."
"YOU MUST GO and GET the TREASURES from JACK FROST, you LAZY creature," her mother scolded.
"CAN'T WE just TAKE YOUR STEPDAUGHTER'S GIFT FOR OURSELVES" asked her daughter crossly.
"WE WILL, we will," said her mother impatiently, "but WHY SETTLE for ONE TREASURE when
WE COULD HAVE TWO? Now, GET UP!"
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
The way you give is the mirror to the way that you receive.
There was a WIDOW who HAD a DAUGHTER OF HER OWN and a STEPDAUGHTER. Whenever her own DAUGHTER said or did anything, the WOMAN would PAT her on the HEAD and say, "CLEVER GIRL!" But no matter how hard the STEPDAUGHTER TRIED, she was always
BEING CALLED "FOOLISH" OR "LAZY" by the woman, who often scolded her and sometimes beat her.
The STEPDAUGHTER was KIND and BEAUTIFUL, while the woman's OWN daughter was PLAIN and SELFISH. But her MOTHER saw only what she wanted to see, so she PRAISED her daughter CONTINUALLY and criticized the STEPDAUGHTER often making her LIFE MISERABLE. The old widow's hatred for her stepdaughter never lessened, saying one cruel thing after another for being such a BURDEN TO THEM.
One day, in the DEAD of WINTER, the stepmother made up her mind and decided to get rid of her.
She told her aged servant, "Old man, take my stepdaughter into the OPEN FIELD where the bitter
FROST is the THICKEST and LEAVE my STEPDAUGHTER THERE. I don't want to set eyes upon her or hear her voice ever again. And if you value your life, don't take her to the warm house of
your relatives."
The old man knew that his family would starve if he lost his job. He put the girl on a sled. He tried to cover the girl with an old horse cloth, but the woman's daughter saw this and snatched it away with a sharp laugh. "Do as my mother says, or you will find yourself and all your children out in the cold along with her," she said nastily.
Heavy hearted, the old man drove the stepdaughter out to the open fields NEAR THE EDGE of the
FOREST. He set her down on a HEAP of SNOW, hugged her, then hastened home as fast as possible
so that he wouldn't see the CHILD' S DEATH.
The GIRL REMAINED where she was, SHIVERING and softly SAYING some PRAYERS.
Suddenly a STRANGE-LOOKING MAN came LEAPING and JUMPING FROM THE FOREST
TOWARD the GIRL. He WORE a GREATCOAT of SILVER FUR, and BOOTS of white LEATHER worked with SILVER. He had thick eyebrows and a bushy white beard, while his nose was as red as an apple. His COAT and HAT were adorned with DIAMONDS, and SILVER BELLS
on a white RIBBON ACROSS HIS CHEST jingled as he bounded toward the little girl.
Continue ... ... ...
BEING CALLED "FOOLISH" OR "LAZY" by the woman, who often scolded her and sometimes beat her.
The STEPDAUGHTER was KIND and BEAUTIFUL, while the woman's OWN daughter was PLAIN and SELFISH. But her MOTHER saw only what she wanted to see, so she PRAISED her daughter CONTINUALLY and criticized the STEPDAUGHTER often making her LIFE MISERABLE. The old widow's hatred for her stepdaughter never lessened, saying one cruel thing after another for being such a BURDEN TO THEM.
One day, in the DEAD of WINTER, the stepmother made up her mind and decided to get rid of her.
She told her aged servant, "Old man, take my stepdaughter into the OPEN FIELD where the bitter
FROST is the THICKEST and LEAVE my STEPDAUGHTER THERE. I don't want to set eyes upon her or hear her voice ever again. And if you value your life, don't take her to the warm house of
your relatives."
The old man knew that his family would starve if he lost his job. He put the girl on a sled. He tried to cover the girl with an old horse cloth, but the woman's daughter saw this and snatched it away with a sharp laugh. "Do as my mother says, or you will find yourself and all your children out in the cold along with her," she said nastily.
Heavy hearted, the old man drove the stepdaughter out to the open fields NEAR THE EDGE of the
FOREST. He set her down on a HEAP of SNOW, hugged her, then hastened home as fast as possible
so that he wouldn't see the CHILD' S DEATH.
The GIRL REMAINED where she was, SHIVERING and softly SAYING some PRAYERS.
Suddenly a STRANGE-LOOKING MAN came LEAPING and JUMPING FROM THE FOREST
TOWARD the GIRL. He WORE a GREATCOAT of SILVER FUR, and BOOTS of white LEATHER worked with SILVER. He had thick eyebrows and a bushy white beard, while his nose was as red as an apple. His COAT and HAT were adorned with DIAMONDS, and SILVER BELLS
on a white RIBBON ACROSS HIS CHEST jingled as he bounded toward the little girl.
Continue ... ... ...
Evil ways exposed ... part 4
"Then the OLD BLIND LADY told me HOW THE THIEF PLANNED to BLIND ME, and MAKE
ME a SLAVE IN HER PLACE."
"BE QUIET! I have had ENOUGH OF THIS FOOLISHNESS!" shouted the bridegroom, rising in his seat.
"THIS WAS ONLY A DREAM, my love!" said the girl. Then she quickly went on, "The ROBBERS
RETURNED at that moment, so the OLD WOMAN HID ME BEHIND SOME CHESTS IN THE
CELLAR. While the ROBBERS WERE MAKING MERRY UPSTAIRS, I PEAKED IN ONE OF the CHESTS and DISCOVERED ---"
"SILENCE!" shouted the bridegroom in a deep shallow voice, DRAWING HIS DAGGER to threaten
the girl.
But SHE BRAVELY FINISHED, " I DISCOVERED A GOLD RING, WITH A PICTURE OF THE LOGO OF THIS PLACE ON IT! The ring that belonged to my father and was stolen by robbers months ago! AND HERE IS THAT RING!"
So, the GIRL TOOK THE RING from her skirt's pocket and SHOWED IT to the company.
WHEN the BRIDEGROOM HEARD THESE WORDS, HE TURNED PALE AS ASHES AND
TRIED TO ESCAPE, HIS MEN WITH HIM. But the GUESTS SEIZED THEM ALL AND TURNED THEM TO JUSTICE WHO TOOK THEM AWAY AND HAD THEM HANGED
FOR THEIR CRIMES.
Are you able to identify the steps in which both forces (good and evil) confront each other using every single mistake to take advantage over the goodness of the heart.
ME a SLAVE IN HER PLACE."
"BE QUIET! I have had ENOUGH OF THIS FOOLISHNESS!" shouted the bridegroom, rising in his seat.
"THIS WAS ONLY A DREAM, my love!" said the girl. Then she quickly went on, "The ROBBERS
RETURNED at that moment, so the OLD WOMAN HID ME BEHIND SOME CHESTS IN THE
CELLAR. While the ROBBERS WERE MAKING MERRY UPSTAIRS, I PEAKED IN ONE OF the CHESTS and DISCOVERED ---"
"SILENCE!" shouted the bridegroom in a deep shallow voice, DRAWING HIS DAGGER to threaten
the girl.
But SHE BRAVELY FINISHED, " I DISCOVERED A GOLD RING, WITH A PICTURE OF THE LOGO OF THIS PLACE ON IT! The ring that belonged to my father and was stolen by robbers months ago! AND HERE IS THAT RING!"
So, the GIRL TOOK THE RING from her skirt's pocket and SHOWED IT to the company.
WHEN the BRIDEGROOM HEARD THESE WORDS, HE TURNED PALE AS ASHES AND
TRIED TO ESCAPE, HIS MEN WITH HIM. But the GUESTS SEIZED THEM ALL AND TURNED THEM TO JUSTICE WHO TOOK THEM AWAY AND HAD THEM HANGED
FOR THEIR CRIMES.
Are you able to identify the steps in which both forces (good and evil) confront each other using every single mistake to take advantage over the goodness of the heart.
Evil ways are exposed ... part 3
All the TRAIL of ASHES that was suppose to be the lead to the way back HAD BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE WIND, but the PEAS and BEANS, being HEAVIER, REMAINED TO SHOW THEM THEIR WAY IN THE MOONLIGHT.
They walked the whole night and reached her father's place the next afternoon. There the GIRL TOLD
HER FATHER EVERYTHING. Then her FATHER HASTENED to the VILLAGE to INVITE all his FRIENDS to a FEAST, while his DAUGHTER and the BLIND WOMAN SET OUT TABLES
and COOKED EVERY BIT OF FOOD IN THE HOUSE.
When the ROBBER and HIS MEN RODE UP to CLAIM the GIRL, her FATHER WELCOMED THEM with a GREAT SHOW of FRIENDSHIP. "My daughter will go away with you this very day,"
he said, "But first share a meal with us in HONOR OF MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING."
The ROBBERS, who had awakened to find their housekeeper gone, and had been forced to prepare their own breakfast, were too GLAD TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.
DURING the MEAL, the father asked EACH PERSON to TELL a STORY to entertain the other guests. When it came his daughter's turn, she was silent. But HER BRIDEGROOM said, "COME, my
SWEET, YOU MUST TELL A STORY, too. I won't have people thinking MY BRIDE IS a DULL
WIT."
"Very well," the girl said, "I will tell you A DREAM I HAVE HAD. In it I was WALKING ALONE
in a GLOOMY WOOD, and I CAME TO a solitary HOUSE, where NOT a SOUL was to be SEEN.
A CAGE was hanging in the window of one of the rooms. In it was a BIRD which cried:"Turn back,
young woman! Run away! You've come to a robber's house this day." "The bird repeated the same words twice."
"I DON'T think I CARE for this STORY much," GRUMBLED the BRIDEGROOM.
"THIS WAS ONLY a DREAM, my love!" protested the girl. Then she continue, "I HEARD someone
SINGING a SWEET SONG, so I walked through the rooms, but they were empty. At last I went down to the cellar, where I FOUND a BLIND WOMAN SINGING TO HERSELF. When I TOLD her I COME to MARRY the MASTER OF THE HOUSE, she cried, 'Alas, you poor child! You are
in the DEN OF A THIEF and MURDERER!'
They walked the whole night and reached her father's place the next afternoon. There the GIRL TOLD
HER FATHER EVERYTHING. Then her FATHER HASTENED to the VILLAGE to INVITE all his FRIENDS to a FEAST, while his DAUGHTER and the BLIND WOMAN SET OUT TABLES
and COOKED EVERY BIT OF FOOD IN THE HOUSE.
When the ROBBER and HIS MEN RODE UP to CLAIM the GIRL, her FATHER WELCOMED THEM with a GREAT SHOW of FRIENDSHIP. "My daughter will go away with you this very day,"
he said, "But first share a meal with us in HONOR OF MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING."
The ROBBERS, who had awakened to find their housekeeper gone, and had been forced to prepare their own breakfast, were too GLAD TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.
DURING the MEAL, the father asked EACH PERSON to TELL a STORY to entertain the other guests. When it came his daughter's turn, she was silent. But HER BRIDEGROOM said, "COME, my
SWEET, YOU MUST TELL A STORY, too. I won't have people thinking MY BRIDE IS a DULL
WIT."
"Very well," the girl said, "I will tell you A DREAM I HAVE HAD. In it I was WALKING ALONE
in a GLOOMY WOOD, and I CAME TO a solitary HOUSE, where NOT a SOUL was to be SEEN.
A CAGE was hanging in the window of one of the rooms. In it was a BIRD which cried:"Turn back,
young woman! Run away! You've come to a robber's house this day." "The bird repeated the same words twice."
"I DON'T think I CARE for this STORY much," GRUMBLED the BRIDEGROOM.
"THIS WAS ONLY a DREAM, my love!" protested the girl. Then she continue, "I HEARD someone
SINGING a SWEET SONG, so I walked through the rooms, but they were empty. At last I went down to the cellar, where I FOUND a BLIND WOMAN SINGING TO HERSELF. When I TOLD her I COME to MARRY the MASTER OF THE HOUSE, she cried, 'Alas, you poor child! You are
in the DEN OF A THIEF and MURDERER!'
Evil ways are exposed......... part 2
SHE WAS ABOUT TO TURN and RUN, when she HEARD someone SINGING in a sweet, clear
voice DEEP in the house. The VOICE WAS so GENTLE and SAD that SHE HAD TO SEE WHO was singing. She followed the sound from room to room, all over the house, but they were all empty.
At last she reached the cellar door. DESCENDING the STEEP and NARROW STEPS, she found an
OLD BLIND WOMAN who was sitting in a corner, shaking her head sadly, while she SANG
MOURNFULLY to herself.
"Who are you?" the daughter of the business man asked.
"I KEEP THIS HOUSE," explained the blind woman. "But WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
"I AM TO MARRY the MASTER OF THE HOUSE," the girl said.
"Alas! You poor child! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE. You are in the DEN of a thief and a murderer. YEARS AGO I was brought here with a PROMISE of MARRIAGE. Instead the VILLAIN BLINDED ME so I could not run away, and has MADE ME WORK harder than the most
wretched SLAVE. Now that I have GROWN WEARY and UNABLE to WORK AS I ONCE DID,
he has BROUGHT YOU HERE. He will drive ME into the woods TO DIE, and he will BLIND YOU and MAKE YOU TAKE MY PLACE."
"Come with me," urged the girl, "WE'LL RUN AWAY together." But as she was guiding the old woman toward the steps, they HEARD the sound of the robbers' voices above.
When the girl recognized her BRIDEGROOM 's VOICE, her HEART SANK. But the old woman said, "HIDE behind those chest in the corner, and be quiet as a mouse. DON'T MOVE, or everything is lost. Tonight, when the ROBBERS are ASLEEP, I will fetch you, then WE SCAPE TOGETHER."
HARDLY had the GIRL HIDDEN behind a metal-bound chest, when the CHIEF ROBBER CAME
to the head of the STAIRS and with a loud deep shout said to the old woman, "COME UP and FIX US DINNER, or you will regret it quick enough! MY BRIDE HASN'T COME, and I AM IN A RARE BAD TEMPER. In the morning, I WILL RIDE TO DEMAND MY BRIDE and have no more
of this games! Her FATHER IS a GREEDY and FOOLISH MAN; HE will HAND HER OVER.
And IT is going to BE HARDER to her than she can imagine, SINCE SHE has DISOBEYED ME.
NOW, HURRY and SET out some FOOD and DRINK."
HIDDEN behind the chests, she TREMBLED and SHIVERED, dreading her FATE if SHE WERE
DISCOVERED. Now ONE CHEST that was NEAR her HAND was PARTIALLY OPENED; she could SEE GOLD gleaming faintly in what LITTLE LIGHT FELL DOWN through the open cellar door. Carefully SHE LIFTED out several GOLD COINS all of finest gold. Then, REACHING IN more DEEPLY, she DISCOVERED a MASSIVE GOLD RING with the PICTURE of her father's
company logo engraved on it. SHE instantly KNEW that these ROBBERS were the ONES who HAD
STOLEN ALL her FATHER'S GOLD months before. Keeping quiet, she DROPPED the RING in
her skirt POCKET. Then she WAITED while the blind woman executed her plan.
Upstairs, the blind woman PUT a SLEEPING POTION in the THIEVES' WINE. Soon, one by one lay down and went to sleep, SNORING LOUDLY. When they were ALL ASLEEP, the old lady called down to the girl, "COME quickly! We must HURRY!" She came out from behind the chests and CLIMBED the STAIRS. She had to step over the sleepers, who LAY IN ROWS upon the floor.
She was dreadfully AFRAID of TOUCHING THEM, for fear one would wake, but she GO through
WITHOUT MISHAP. The OLD WOMAN was WAITING BY THE OPEN DOOR. The girl took her hand, and THEY HURRIED AWAY as quickly as they could FROM the ROBBERS' den.
voice DEEP in the house. The VOICE WAS so GENTLE and SAD that SHE HAD TO SEE WHO was singing. She followed the sound from room to room, all over the house, but they were all empty.
At last she reached the cellar door. DESCENDING the STEEP and NARROW STEPS, she found an
OLD BLIND WOMAN who was sitting in a corner, shaking her head sadly, while she SANG
MOURNFULLY to herself.
"Who are you?" the daughter of the business man asked.
"I KEEP THIS HOUSE," explained the blind woman. "But WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
"I AM TO MARRY the MASTER OF THE HOUSE," the girl said.
"Alas! You poor child! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE. You are in the DEN of a thief and a murderer. YEARS AGO I was brought here with a PROMISE of MARRIAGE. Instead the VILLAIN BLINDED ME so I could not run away, and has MADE ME WORK harder than the most
wretched SLAVE. Now that I have GROWN WEARY and UNABLE to WORK AS I ONCE DID,
he has BROUGHT YOU HERE. He will drive ME into the woods TO DIE, and he will BLIND YOU and MAKE YOU TAKE MY PLACE."
"Come with me," urged the girl, "WE'LL RUN AWAY together." But as she was guiding the old woman toward the steps, they HEARD the sound of the robbers' voices above.
When the girl recognized her BRIDEGROOM 's VOICE, her HEART SANK. But the old woman said, "HIDE behind those chest in the corner, and be quiet as a mouse. DON'T MOVE, or everything is lost. Tonight, when the ROBBERS are ASLEEP, I will fetch you, then WE SCAPE TOGETHER."
HARDLY had the GIRL HIDDEN behind a metal-bound chest, when the CHIEF ROBBER CAME
to the head of the STAIRS and with a loud deep shout said to the old woman, "COME UP and FIX US DINNER, or you will regret it quick enough! MY BRIDE HASN'T COME, and I AM IN A RARE BAD TEMPER. In the morning, I WILL RIDE TO DEMAND MY BRIDE and have no more
of this games! Her FATHER IS a GREEDY and FOOLISH MAN; HE will HAND HER OVER.
And IT is going to BE HARDER to her than she can imagine, SINCE SHE has DISOBEYED ME.
NOW, HURRY and SET out some FOOD and DRINK."
HIDDEN behind the chests, she TREMBLED and SHIVERED, dreading her FATE if SHE WERE
DISCOVERED. Now ONE CHEST that was NEAR her HAND was PARTIALLY OPENED; she could SEE GOLD gleaming faintly in what LITTLE LIGHT FELL DOWN through the open cellar door. Carefully SHE LIFTED out several GOLD COINS all of finest gold. Then, REACHING IN more DEEPLY, she DISCOVERED a MASSIVE GOLD RING with the PICTURE of her father's
company logo engraved on it. SHE instantly KNEW that these ROBBERS were the ONES who HAD
STOLEN ALL her FATHER'S GOLD months before. Keeping quiet, she DROPPED the RING in
her skirt POCKET. Then she WAITED while the blind woman executed her plan.
Upstairs, the blind woman PUT a SLEEPING POTION in the THIEVES' WINE. Soon, one by one lay down and went to sleep, SNORING LOUDLY. When they were ALL ASLEEP, the old lady called down to the girl, "COME quickly! We must HURRY!" She came out from behind the chests and CLIMBED the STAIRS. She had to step over the sleepers, who LAY IN ROWS upon the floor.
She was dreadfully AFRAID of TOUCHING THEM, for fear one would wake, but she GO through
WITHOUT MISHAP. The OLD WOMAN was WAITING BY THE OPEN DOOR. The girl took her hand, and THEY HURRIED AWAY as quickly as they could FROM the ROBBERS' den.
Monday, 20 May 2013
EVIL WAYS are exposed when LOVE discover the hidden path.
There was once a business man who had a nice daughter. He was a very hard worker, so his business prospered, and he grew wealthy.
Because his wife passed away, he gave to his only daughter all the commodities that she needed. For himself he acquired a splendid suit and a gold ring with the logo of his company engraved on it, because his hard work brought to him so much blessings.
One NIGHT, however, ROBBERS broke into the company, and stole all the gold he had saved up and the ring he had made to honor his hard work.
Then the man said to his daughter, "You must marry soon. The world is full of WICKED MEN, and you should have a husband to protect you. Your future husband must be a wealthy man, because you deserve a good life having the splendid things that I can no longer buy for you."
"I don't care if the man is rich or poor," said the daughter, "as long as I LOVE HIM and HE LOVES ME."
"Don't say that." said the father impatiently, "if the RIGHT KIND of BRIDEGROOM COMES ALONG and ASKS FOR YOUR HAND, I will let him marry you."
Soon enough, a SUITABLE MAN who was dressed in finest clothes and wearing a huge gold ring came to the father and said, "I have seen your daughter," said the stranger, "and I want her to be my wife."
But the DAUGHTER DID NOT LOVE HIM as a bride-to-be ought to love her future bridegroom.
SHE DIDN'T TRUST HIM; and whenever she looked at him or thought about him A SHUDDER
RAN THROUGH HER.
The stranger came often to the father's company. Finally, he said to her, "You are engaged to me, and
yet you have never offer to visit me."
"I don't even know where your house is," the woman answered, FEELING a SUDDEN CHILL IN
HER HEART.
He said, "MY HOUSE IS IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FOREST."
"Then I could never find my way there," she said.
"Nonsense," the stranger said, "Next Sunday, YOU MUST COME AND SEE ME. I have already
invited some other guests. I WILL LEAVE A TRAIL OF ASHES, to let you FIND THE WAY."
Her father said to the stranger, "She will be there. "
The JOURNEY would take a day and a night ON FOOT. She felt terribly frightened, though she did
not why. To BE SURE OF FINDING HER WAY BACK, she FILLED HER POCKETS WITH
DRIED PEAS and BEANS to MARK HER PATH. At the entrance of the forest, she found the trail of ashes, like A THIN, GRAY THREAD, and followed it DEEP INTO the DARK WOODS. But every step or two, she tossed a few peas and beans to her right or left.
In the morning, which was almost as GLOOMY as MIDNIGHT, she saw a HOUSE set by itself in a small clearing. She knocked several times; when no one answered, she went in. She saw nobody; there
was a silence over all the rooms. Suddenly, a voice cried : "Turn Back. Run away! You have come to a robber's house this day." She looked up and saw that the voice had come from a bird cage that was hanging in a window.
Continue......
Because his wife passed away, he gave to his only daughter all the commodities that she needed. For himself he acquired a splendid suit and a gold ring with the logo of his company engraved on it, because his hard work brought to him so much blessings.
One NIGHT, however, ROBBERS broke into the company, and stole all the gold he had saved up and the ring he had made to honor his hard work.
Then the man said to his daughter, "You must marry soon. The world is full of WICKED MEN, and you should have a husband to protect you. Your future husband must be a wealthy man, because you deserve a good life having the splendid things that I can no longer buy for you."
"I don't care if the man is rich or poor," said the daughter, "as long as I LOVE HIM and HE LOVES ME."
"Don't say that." said the father impatiently, "if the RIGHT KIND of BRIDEGROOM COMES ALONG and ASKS FOR YOUR HAND, I will let him marry you."
Soon enough, a SUITABLE MAN who was dressed in finest clothes and wearing a huge gold ring came to the father and said, "I have seen your daughter," said the stranger, "and I want her to be my wife."
But the DAUGHTER DID NOT LOVE HIM as a bride-to-be ought to love her future bridegroom.
SHE DIDN'T TRUST HIM; and whenever she looked at him or thought about him A SHUDDER
RAN THROUGH HER.
The stranger came often to the father's company. Finally, he said to her, "You are engaged to me, and
yet you have never offer to visit me."
"I don't even know where your house is," the woman answered, FEELING a SUDDEN CHILL IN
HER HEART.
He said, "MY HOUSE IS IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FOREST."
"Then I could never find my way there," she said.
"Nonsense," the stranger said, "Next Sunday, YOU MUST COME AND SEE ME. I have already
invited some other guests. I WILL LEAVE A TRAIL OF ASHES, to let you FIND THE WAY."
Her father said to the stranger, "She will be there. "
The JOURNEY would take a day and a night ON FOOT. She felt terribly frightened, though she did
not why. To BE SURE OF FINDING HER WAY BACK, she FILLED HER POCKETS WITH
DRIED PEAS and BEANS to MARK HER PATH. At the entrance of the forest, she found the trail of ashes, like A THIN, GRAY THREAD, and followed it DEEP INTO the DARK WOODS. But every step or two, she tossed a few peas and beans to her right or left.
In the morning, which was almost as GLOOMY as MIDNIGHT, she saw a HOUSE set by itself in a small clearing. She knocked several times; when no one answered, she went in. She saw nobody; there
was a silence over all the rooms. Suddenly, a voice cried : "Turn Back. Run away! You have come to a robber's house this day." She looked up and saw that the voice had come from a bird cage that was hanging in a window.
Continue......
Sunday, 19 May 2013
THEOSOPHY, what do you know about it?...
Theosophy, meaning DIVINE WISDOM, is neither revelation nor speculation. It is portrayed as an ATTEMP to PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF REALITY not only at a physical level, but also on a metaphysical one.
Metaphysics (means spiritual) is said to have been preserved and practiced throughout history by carefully selected and trained individuals.
THEOSOPHY relies on THREE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:
1- THERE IS ONE UNDERLYING, UNCONDITIONED and INVISIBLE TRUTH.
Everything in the universe is presented by the truth of the roots in which the vast cosmic world
relies on, and it is manifested with different degrees of LIFE (energy), CONSCIOUSNESS and
MATTER.
2- EXISTENCE IS AN ETERNALLY RE-OCCURRING EVENT ON A BOUNDLESS
PLANE.
Its symbolism is compared to a playground area in which numberless of Universes incessantly
manifests and disappear, each one standing in the relation of an effect as regards its
predecessor, and being a cause as regards its successor, doing so, over vast but finite periods of
time.
3- THE FUNDAMENTAL IDENTITY OF ALL SOULS IS IN DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE UNIVERSAL ONE-SOUL.
The individual souls are seen as units of consciousness that are intrinsic parts of a universal entity,
just as different sparks are parts of a fire. These souls undergo a process of evolution or
transformation or transfiguration, where consciousness unfolds and matter develops. This process
is not random, but informed by intelligence and with a purpose. The process, also, follows distinct
paths in accord with certain laws, aspects of which are perceivable on the physical level. One such
a law is the LAW OF PERIODICITY and CYCLICITY (quality of recurring at regular intervals);
another is the LAW of CAUSE and EFFECT (karma).
Metaphysics (means spiritual) is said to have been preserved and practiced throughout history by carefully selected and trained individuals.
THEOSOPHY relies on THREE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:
1- THERE IS ONE UNDERLYING, UNCONDITIONED and INVISIBLE TRUTH.
Everything in the universe is presented by the truth of the roots in which the vast cosmic world
relies on, and it is manifested with different degrees of LIFE (energy), CONSCIOUSNESS and
MATTER.
2- EXISTENCE IS AN ETERNALLY RE-OCCURRING EVENT ON A BOUNDLESS
PLANE.
Its symbolism is compared to a playground area in which numberless of Universes incessantly
manifests and disappear, each one standing in the relation of an effect as regards its
predecessor, and being a cause as regards its successor, doing so, over vast but finite periods of
time.
3- THE FUNDAMENTAL IDENTITY OF ALL SOULS IS IN DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE UNIVERSAL ONE-SOUL.
The individual souls are seen as units of consciousness that are intrinsic parts of a universal entity,
just as different sparks are parts of a fire. These souls undergo a process of evolution or
transformation or transfiguration, where consciousness unfolds and matter develops. This process
is not random, but informed by intelligence and with a purpose. The process, also, follows distinct
paths in accord with certain laws, aspects of which are perceivable on the physical level. One such
a law is the LAW OF PERIODICITY and CYCLICITY (quality of recurring at regular intervals);
another is the LAW of CAUSE and EFFECT (karma).
LUCIFER, the DRAGON, SATAN,..... Do you know WHO or WHAT they are?
To understand the meaning of these names you have to open yourself to free and fearless discussion.
Give a fair hearing in any and every case or topic of discussion, to both contending parties and allow THINGS and THOUGHTS to be JUDGE on their respective MERITS. For why, or what should one dread when FACT and TRUTH are ONE's ONLY AIM?
The KNOWLEDGE of the SPIRIT WORLD chase AWAY FEAR and IGNORANCE and provide mankind with the opportunity to DISCOVER his OWN UNIVERSE in relation to the UNIVERSAL
ONE.
It is proven that OUR WORLD is surrounded by ENERGIES or FORCES belonging to the SPIRITUAL WORLD either good or bad, all of them are in us. The field where they are in constant battle is OUR OWN MIND.
These FORCES are HIGHER and OLDER THAN US. We WERE SLAVES of the EVIL ONES when WE LOST the BRIDGE between HEAVEN and EARTH.
Someone POWERFUL ENOUGH to CONFRONT THE EVIL FORCES HAD TO COME and MAKE THE BRIDGE AGAIN. This powerful being was CHRIST. He was sent to this realm to ACT AS A LIBERATOR and SAVIOUR OF THE HUMANKIND from pure animalism.
Thanks to HIM the bridge of connection was done and at the same time we got STRENGTH THROUGH HIM to STAND IN OUR OWN FEET and FREELY CHOOSE OUR PATH to be a SOLDIER IN CHRIST and MAKE A COLLECTIVE POWER IN TRUTH and GOODNESS to overcome the POWER of the EVIL FORCES.
Thankfully the Scripture sets the record about these FORCES straight and in a very simple and non-confusing manner :"For Satan himself MASQUERADES as an angel of light."
"How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground ...". Isaiah 14:12
Give a fair hearing in any and every case or topic of discussion, to both contending parties and allow THINGS and THOUGHTS to be JUDGE on their respective MERITS. For why, or what should one dread when FACT and TRUTH are ONE's ONLY AIM?
The KNOWLEDGE of the SPIRIT WORLD chase AWAY FEAR and IGNORANCE and provide mankind with the opportunity to DISCOVER his OWN UNIVERSE in relation to the UNIVERSAL
ONE.
It is proven that OUR WORLD is surrounded by ENERGIES or FORCES belonging to the SPIRITUAL WORLD either good or bad, all of them are in us. The field where they are in constant battle is OUR OWN MIND.
These FORCES are HIGHER and OLDER THAN US. We WERE SLAVES of the EVIL ONES when WE LOST the BRIDGE between HEAVEN and EARTH.
Someone POWERFUL ENOUGH to CONFRONT THE EVIL FORCES HAD TO COME and MAKE THE BRIDGE AGAIN. This powerful being was CHRIST. He was sent to this realm to ACT AS A LIBERATOR and SAVIOUR OF THE HUMANKIND from pure animalism.
Thanks to HIM the bridge of connection was done and at the same time we got STRENGTH THROUGH HIM to STAND IN OUR OWN FEET and FREELY CHOOSE OUR PATH to be a SOLDIER IN CHRIST and MAKE A COLLECTIVE POWER IN TRUTH and GOODNESS to overcome the POWER of the EVIL FORCES.
Thankfully the Scripture sets the record about these FORCES straight and in a very simple and non-confusing manner :"For Satan himself MASQUERADES as an angel of light."
"How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground ...". Isaiah 14:12
Saturday, 18 May 2013
LEMURIA, THE LOST LAND OF THE SPIRITUAL BEINGS.
Accounts of the lost continent vary , but the common theme is that a large area went under the ocean as a result of geological cataclysm.
The last ICE AGE had a profound influence on the prehistory of humankind. So in prehistory studies of coastal areas, it is crucial to understand the consequences of changes in the sea level. If we take this symbolism of the sea level as the changes that occur in our minds then we have a resemblance of what occurs in the invisible world when this type of cataclysm occur in the subconscious level.
About 14,500 years ago, the sea level was lower by 100 meters. It means that the spiritual world and the material world had a point of interaction in which people travelled between dimensions or spaces. Dreams and realities were connected in a way that life was going on in between levels of interaction.
With subsequent GLOBAL WARMING and MELTING of large masses of ICE, the level of water started rising in stages. It means that the spirit world started to materialized itself disconnecting the bridge between worlds little by little.
As the level rose, the low-lying lands in the coastal regions and the exposed continental shelves were inundated. It means that the bridge were weakened by the magnetic vibration of the earth giving way to the materialization of the world and the disconnection of the bridge between worlds.
The term LEMUR comes from the latin word "lemures," meaning "spirits of the night," a reference to many species of lemur that are nocturnal and so have reflective eyes. The symbolism of these type of animal spirits gives us the idea of how the materialization process went on.
Helena Blavatsky, a founder of theosophical society, incorporated the concept of the lost continents of LEMURIA and ATLANTIS in her book "The Secret Doctrine." Her information was based on ancient books from the EAST and messages received through spirits in process of transfiguration.
Theories about human beings evolving through seven successive transformations which populated and occupied different continents had been placed in an attempt to explain human nature.
The total confusion between subconscious and conscious worlds make many chronology of geological
epochs out of place. Lack of understanding of the evolution of the two worlds makes he terminology of
many ancient books obsolete.
The last ICE AGE had a profound influence on the prehistory of humankind. So in prehistory studies of coastal areas, it is crucial to understand the consequences of changes in the sea level. If we take this symbolism of the sea level as the changes that occur in our minds then we have a resemblance of what occurs in the invisible world when this type of cataclysm occur in the subconscious level.
About 14,500 years ago, the sea level was lower by 100 meters. It means that the spiritual world and the material world had a point of interaction in which people travelled between dimensions or spaces. Dreams and realities were connected in a way that life was going on in between levels of interaction.
With subsequent GLOBAL WARMING and MELTING of large masses of ICE, the level of water started rising in stages. It means that the spirit world started to materialized itself disconnecting the bridge between worlds little by little.
As the level rose, the low-lying lands in the coastal regions and the exposed continental shelves were inundated. It means that the bridge were weakened by the magnetic vibration of the earth giving way to the materialization of the world and the disconnection of the bridge between worlds.
The term LEMUR comes from the latin word "lemures," meaning "spirits of the night," a reference to many species of lemur that are nocturnal and so have reflective eyes. The symbolism of these type of animal spirits gives us the idea of how the materialization process went on.
Helena Blavatsky, a founder of theosophical society, incorporated the concept of the lost continents of LEMURIA and ATLANTIS in her book "The Secret Doctrine." Her information was based on ancient books from the EAST and messages received through spirits in process of transfiguration.
Theories about human beings evolving through seven successive transformations which populated and occupied different continents had been placed in an attempt to explain human nature.
The total confusion between subconscious and conscious worlds make many chronology of geological
epochs out of place. Lack of understanding of the evolution of the two worlds makes he terminology of
many ancient books obsolete.
COSMIC AXIS, what is it?
In religion or mythology, the COSMIC AXIS (axis mundi or world pillar), is the WORLD CENTER or the CONNECTION BETWEEN HEAVEN and EARTH. It expresses a POINT of CONNECTION between the sky and earth WHERE THE FOUR COMPASS DIRECTION MEET.
At this point travel and CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HIGHER and LOWER REALMS.
Communications from lower realms may ascend to higher ones and blessings from higher realms may
descend to lower ones and be disseminated to all.
The image of this COSMIC AXIS is mostly viewed as FEMININE ENERGY, as it RELATES to the CENTER of the EARTH (like an umbilical cord providing nourishment).
It may have the form of a natural object (a mountain, a tree, a vine, a stalk, a column of smoke or fire)
or a product of human manufacture (a staff, a tower, a ladder, a staircase, a maypole, a cross, a steeple,
a rope, a totem pole, a pillar).
The COSMIC AXIS symbol is found in cultures around the world, utilizing shamanic practices or
animistic belief systems.
Every inhabited region has a CENTRE; a PLACE that is SACRED ABOVE ALL. Because the cosmic axis is an idea that UNITES a CONCRETE IMAGES, no contradiction exists in regarding MULTIPLE SPOTS as "THE CENTER OF THE WORLD." The symbol can operate in a number of places at once.
Cathedrals, for example, are laid out in the form of a cross, with the vertical bar representing the union
of earth and heaven as the horizontal bars represent union of people to one another, with the altar at the intersection.
Homes represent world centers. The HEART of a home is the symbolism of the altar and the center of
communication between Heaven and Earth. The square shape of a home that many cultures represent is the symbolism of forces with fixed reference to the FOUR COMPASS POINTS surrounded by lines of energies moving in FOUR DIRECTIONS.
At this point travel and CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HIGHER and LOWER REALMS.
Communications from lower realms may ascend to higher ones and blessings from higher realms may
descend to lower ones and be disseminated to all.
The image of this COSMIC AXIS is mostly viewed as FEMININE ENERGY, as it RELATES to the CENTER of the EARTH (like an umbilical cord providing nourishment).
It may have the form of a natural object (a mountain, a tree, a vine, a stalk, a column of smoke or fire)
or a product of human manufacture (a staff, a tower, a ladder, a staircase, a maypole, a cross, a steeple,
a rope, a totem pole, a pillar).
The COSMIC AXIS symbol is found in cultures around the world, utilizing shamanic practices or
animistic belief systems.
Every inhabited region has a CENTRE; a PLACE that is SACRED ABOVE ALL. Because the cosmic axis is an idea that UNITES a CONCRETE IMAGES, no contradiction exists in regarding MULTIPLE SPOTS as "THE CENTER OF THE WORLD." The symbol can operate in a number of places at once.
Cathedrals, for example, are laid out in the form of a cross, with the vertical bar representing the union
of earth and heaven as the horizontal bars represent union of people to one another, with the altar at the intersection.
Homes represent world centers. The HEART of a home is the symbolism of the altar and the center of
communication between Heaven and Earth. The square shape of a home that many cultures represent is the symbolism of forces with fixed reference to the FOUR COMPASS POINTS surrounded by lines of energies moving in FOUR DIRECTIONS.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
MOUNTAINS, What are they in the invisible WORLD?
Mountains were seen as DIVINITIES by our ancestors, They had the POWER to SEND RAIN and they were also PLACES which the DEAD WERE SENT. They were the DWELLING places of EMPERORS and GODS.
In the LANGUAGE of allegory and SYMBOL, mountains stand for an EXALTED state of CONSCIOUSNESS of the INVISIBLE WORLD, in which the individual is ABOVE the level of SENSE PERCEPTION of the everyday REALITIES.
The King DAVID WORSHIPPED GOD ON a MOUNTAIN and MOSES RECEIVED the TEN COMMANDMENTS from GOD ON MOUNT SINAI.
In the New Testament, MARY, after the ANNUNCIATION, and fully CONSCIOUS of the IN-
DWELLING DIVINE LIFE, RETREATED TO HIGH PLACES; later CHRIST often WITHDREW
TO A STATE OF HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS BEFORE giving out the TEACHING, the most important of which was DELIVERED ON THE MOUNT.
So, like the Pyramids, MOUNTAINS ARE SYMBOLS of the ASCENT FROM the EARTHLY
PLANE to the SPIRITUAL in our attempt to know THE SPIRITUAL WORLD.
MOUNT SINAI correspond to the Olympus of the Greeks and correspond also to Mount Meru, the mythical mountain at the centre of the Buddhist Universe.
But AS WE CLIMB A MOUNTAIN, this new level of AWARENESS CANNOT BE REACHED
DIRECTLY; it demands EFFORT and INSTRUCTION on HOW TO REACH IT, HOW TO APPLY THE GIVEN TRUTH, living this Truth SINCERELY by one's own INNER EFFORTS.
But , on REACHING the SUMMIT, the disciple LOOKS AROUND and THERE ARE EVEN
HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO BE CLIMBED UNTIL the disciple REACHES THAT MOUNT OF
TRANSFIGURATION, which means, in the Greek, "METAMORPHOSIS" or "TRANSFORMA-
TION OF FORM," a going beyond ordinary form.
In the LANGUAGE of allegory and SYMBOL, mountains stand for an EXALTED state of CONSCIOUSNESS of the INVISIBLE WORLD, in which the individual is ABOVE the level of SENSE PERCEPTION of the everyday REALITIES.
The King DAVID WORSHIPPED GOD ON a MOUNTAIN and MOSES RECEIVED the TEN COMMANDMENTS from GOD ON MOUNT SINAI.
In the New Testament, MARY, after the ANNUNCIATION, and fully CONSCIOUS of the IN-
DWELLING DIVINE LIFE, RETREATED TO HIGH PLACES; later CHRIST often WITHDREW
TO A STATE OF HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS BEFORE giving out the TEACHING, the most important of which was DELIVERED ON THE MOUNT.
So, like the Pyramids, MOUNTAINS ARE SYMBOLS of the ASCENT FROM the EARTHLY
PLANE to the SPIRITUAL in our attempt to know THE SPIRITUAL WORLD.
MOUNT SINAI correspond to the Olympus of the Greeks and correspond also to Mount Meru, the mythical mountain at the centre of the Buddhist Universe.
But AS WE CLIMB A MOUNTAIN, this new level of AWARENESS CANNOT BE REACHED
DIRECTLY; it demands EFFORT and INSTRUCTION on HOW TO REACH IT, HOW TO APPLY THE GIVEN TRUTH, living this Truth SINCERELY by one's own INNER EFFORTS.
But , on REACHING the SUMMIT, the disciple LOOKS AROUND and THERE ARE EVEN
HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO BE CLIMBED UNTIL the disciple REACHES THAT MOUNT OF
TRANSFIGURATION, which means, in the Greek, "METAMORPHOSIS" or "TRANSFORMA-
TION OF FORM," a going beyond ordinary form.
Sunday, 12 May 2013
WORLD, what it means to us? ... page 10
Once again THOR(Wotan's oldest son) WENT TO the WOLF (Fenrir, one of the three monsters living in the Dragon's Kingdom).
"ONE LAST TRY," THOR said to the WOLF, "and then WE WILL ADMIT that YOU ARE the
GREATEST of ALL the GODS."
But the WOLF was wary; the CHAIN that THOR HELD OUT SEEMED SLENDER and FRAGILE
and the WOLF SUSPECTED TRICKERY. "How do I know what SORCERY you have USED in this CHAIN?" the WOLF asked.
THOR looked innocent, "I HAVE USED NO SORCERY," he said; and this was TRUE, for THOR
himself HAD NOT MADE the CHAIN.
"I DO NOT TRUST YOU," snarled the WOLF. " To PROVE GOOD FAITH I shall ask for a SIGN
OF TRUST. One of you must your right ARM in my JAWS, and KEEP IT THERE while you BIND ME; If no one will do it then I shall know that you are trying to trick me."
The gods looked at each other in horror. It seemed as if the WOLF had outwitted them, and then TYR,
the god of WAR, stepped forward and thrust his right ARM between the sharp TEETH of the WOLF.
Quickly THOR BOUND the WOLF with the CHAIN that the three wise maidens had made. Then he stood back.
The great WOLF again BREATHED IN as he had before but the CHAIN HELD. The WOLF STRAINED ALL HIS MUSCLES but the CHAIN still HELD. The WOLF SQUIRMED and WRIGGLED and STRUGGLED but it was to no avail - the CHAIN WAS UNBREAKABLE.
In FURY the WOLF SNAPPED DOWN ON the ARM of TYR and SEVERED IT at the elbow.
TYR shuddered but smiled bravely. "WHAT IS THE LOSS OF AN ARM COMPARED TO THE
END OF THE WORLD," he said, and that is why TYR, the GOD of WAR, has only one arm.
The GODS had conquered the immense power of the WOLF and ASGARD (the palace at the centre
of the Universe) and MIDGARD (the earth) were safe. They took the bound BODY of the WOLF
and TIED his TAIL to a huge BOULDER at one end of the BIFROST bridge between Asgard and
Midgard, and PINNED the JAWS to the other end with a SILVER SWORD.
Where the SWORD pierced the WOLF's JAW a RIVER was BORN, poisonous and yellow, called
the RIVER WAN.
And so the WOLF was enslaved, stretched across the BIFROST bridge until the END of ETERNITY
guarded by the GODS of ASGARD, for should he ever free himself his anger would be terrible to
behold.
THE END
"ONE LAST TRY," THOR said to the WOLF, "and then WE WILL ADMIT that YOU ARE the
GREATEST of ALL the GODS."
But the WOLF was wary; the CHAIN that THOR HELD OUT SEEMED SLENDER and FRAGILE
and the WOLF SUSPECTED TRICKERY. "How do I know what SORCERY you have USED in this CHAIN?" the WOLF asked.
THOR looked innocent, "I HAVE USED NO SORCERY," he said; and this was TRUE, for THOR
himself HAD NOT MADE the CHAIN.
"I DO NOT TRUST YOU," snarled the WOLF. " To PROVE GOOD FAITH I shall ask for a SIGN
OF TRUST. One of you must your right ARM in my JAWS, and KEEP IT THERE while you BIND ME; If no one will do it then I shall know that you are trying to trick me."
The gods looked at each other in horror. It seemed as if the WOLF had outwitted them, and then TYR,
the god of WAR, stepped forward and thrust his right ARM between the sharp TEETH of the WOLF.
Quickly THOR BOUND the WOLF with the CHAIN that the three wise maidens had made. Then he stood back.
The great WOLF again BREATHED IN as he had before but the CHAIN HELD. The WOLF STRAINED ALL HIS MUSCLES but the CHAIN still HELD. The WOLF SQUIRMED and WRIGGLED and STRUGGLED but it was to no avail - the CHAIN WAS UNBREAKABLE.
In FURY the WOLF SNAPPED DOWN ON the ARM of TYR and SEVERED IT at the elbow.
TYR shuddered but smiled bravely. "WHAT IS THE LOSS OF AN ARM COMPARED TO THE
END OF THE WORLD," he said, and that is why TYR, the GOD of WAR, has only one arm.
The GODS had conquered the immense power of the WOLF and ASGARD (the palace at the centre
of the Universe) and MIDGARD (the earth) were safe. They took the bound BODY of the WOLF
and TIED his TAIL to a huge BOULDER at one end of the BIFROST bridge between Asgard and
Midgard, and PINNED the JAWS to the other end with a SILVER SWORD.
Where the SWORD pierced the WOLF's JAW a RIVER was BORN, poisonous and yellow, called
the RIVER WAN.
And so the WOLF was enslaved, stretched across the BIFROST bridge until the END of ETERNITY
guarded by the GODS of ASGARD, for should he ever free himself his anger would be terrible to
behold.
THE END
WORLD, what it means to us? ... page 9
So, THOR (the eldest son of Wotan), who was an excellent blacksmith, went to his anvil (an iron block
on which a smith hammers metal into shape) and USING his MIGHTY HAMMER, FORGED the strongest CHAIN he had ever made. Each link was as large as the trunk of an oak tree.
THOR took the CHAIN down to the WOLF (Fenrir) and BOUND the WOLF up. The wolf smiled and took a deep breath, then another and another and EACH TIME that the WOLF BREATHED IN
then the WOLF SWELLED UP until at last, with a cracking and rending sound the CHAIN SNAPPED.
The gods were appalled, for the STRENGTH OF the WOLF (Fenrir) was GREATER THAN THEY
(the gods) HAD EVER DREAMED.
"We will TRY ONCE MORE," announced THOR, and the WOLF, who was feeling very smug about his success, AGREED. This time THOR did NOT MAKE the CHAIN, but WENT SECRETLY to the THREE MAIDENS WHO HELD THE KEY to the FUTURE : "Urd," "Verdandi," and "Skuld."
THOR ASKED to make a CHAIN THAT would KEEP the EARTH and ASGARD (palace of the gods at the centre of the Universe) SAFE FROM the terrible WOLF.
The THREE MAIDENS worked fast and when the chain COMPLETED they DIPPED the CHAIN
INTO THE RIVER "Mimir"(three rivers flowed under the sacred ash tree and close to the second river the maidens lived. They held the key to the future. They tended the tree of the world and watered it, for they knew that the safety of the world depended upon it.), WHICH HELD ALL THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD. Then the maidens took the CHAIN to THOR.
THOR looked at it in amazement. "TRY to BREAK IT, mighty THOR," said the THREE sisters.
"IT IS NOT ONLY A CHAIN OF IRON THAT CAN HOLD STRENGTH enough TO BIND the
WOLF (Fenrir). THOR took the chain and tugged at it as hard as he could. The veins stood out on his
forehead and his shoulders creaked with the strain and yet, FOR ALL HIS STRENGTH HE COULD
NOT BREAK IT.
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on which a smith hammers metal into shape) and USING his MIGHTY HAMMER, FORGED the strongest CHAIN he had ever made. Each link was as large as the trunk of an oak tree.
THOR took the CHAIN down to the WOLF (Fenrir) and BOUND the WOLF up. The wolf smiled and took a deep breath, then another and another and EACH TIME that the WOLF BREATHED IN
then the WOLF SWELLED UP until at last, with a cracking and rending sound the CHAIN SNAPPED.
The gods were appalled, for the STRENGTH OF the WOLF (Fenrir) was GREATER THAN THEY
(the gods) HAD EVER DREAMED.
"We will TRY ONCE MORE," announced THOR, and the WOLF, who was feeling very smug about his success, AGREED. This time THOR did NOT MAKE the CHAIN, but WENT SECRETLY to the THREE MAIDENS WHO HELD THE KEY to the FUTURE : "Urd," "Verdandi," and "Skuld."
THOR ASKED to make a CHAIN THAT would KEEP the EARTH and ASGARD (palace of the gods at the centre of the Universe) SAFE FROM the terrible WOLF.
The THREE MAIDENS worked fast and when the chain COMPLETED they DIPPED the CHAIN
INTO THE RIVER "Mimir"(three rivers flowed under the sacred ash tree and close to the second river the maidens lived. They held the key to the future. They tended the tree of the world and watered it, for they knew that the safety of the world depended upon it.), WHICH HELD ALL THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD. Then the maidens took the CHAIN to THOR.
THOR looked at it in amazement. "TRY to BREAK IT, mighty THOR," said the THREE sisters.
"IT IS NOT ONLY A CHAIN OF IRON THAT CAN HOLD STRENGTH enough TO BIND the
WOLF (Fenrir). THOR took the chain and tugged at it as hard as he could. The veins stood out on his
forehead and his shoulders creaked with the strain and yet, FOR ALL HIS STRENGTH HE COULD
NOT BREAK IT.
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WORLD, what it means to us? ... page 8
WOTAN(the father of all the gods) called a meeting. Every one came except LOKI(brother of Wotan),
who HID IN NASTRAND, the Kingdom oh the DRAGON(Nidhogg), where also other three monsters lived, the wolf (Fenrir), the serpent (Midgard), and the goddess of death (Hel).These monsters were the childern of Loki and the giantess Angrboda.
"WHAT ARE WE DO?" WOTAN asked the GODS. "This mighty monster will destroy everything and we powerless against him." "HE IS HALF A GOD AND CANNOT BE KILLED."
THOR STOOD UP. He was the handsomest of all of them with fair hair and broad shoulders; his ARMS were MUSCULAR and STRONG and he CARRIED a great IRON HAMMER.
"WE MUST TRICK THE MONSTER," he said, "and I HAVE a PLAN."
THOR SHOUTED DOWN FROM ASGARD(the palace of the gods at the centre of the Universe) so
that the WOLF (Fenrir, who lived inside the dragon's kingdom) could HEAR HIM.
"YOU may THINK that you are STRONGER than THE MEN OF EARTH, and IT IS TRUE," he
bellowed, "BUT YOU ARE NOT AS STRONG AS THE GODS OF ASGARD."
The WOLF heard THOR and began to LAUGH. The MOUNTAINS TREMBLED and the RIVERS
STOPPED flowing AT the SOUND of the WOLF (Fenrir)"s VOICE.
"NONSENSE," replied the WOLF, "NOTHING IS STRONGER THAN ME!"
"WE DO NOT BELIEVE you," shouted THOR. "PROVE IT TO US. IF we can BIND YOU with
chains that YOU CANNOT BREAK, WILL YOU ADMIT DEFEAT?
"CERTAINLY," replied the WOLF, "NO CHAIN COULD EVER HOLD ME."
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who HID IN NASTRAND, the Kingdom oh the DRAGON(Nidhogg), where also other three monsters lived, the wolf (Fenrir), the serpent (Midgard), and the goddess of death (Hel).These monsters were the childern of Loki and the giantess Angrboda.
"WHAT ARE WE DO?" WOTAN asked the GODS. "This mighty monster will destroy everything and we powerless against him." "HE IS HALF A GOD AND CANNOT BE KILLED."
THOR STOOD UP. He was the handsomest of all of them with fair hair and broad shoulders; his ARMS were MUSCULAR and STRONG and he CARRIED a great IRON HAMMER.
"WE MUST TRICK THE MONSTER," he said, "and I HAVE a PLAN."
THOR SHOUTED DOWN FROM ASGARD(the palace of the gods at the centre of the Universe) so
that the WOLF (Fenrir, who lived inside the dragon's kingdom) could HEAR HIM.
"YOU may THINK that you are STRONGER than THE MEN OF EARTH, and IT IS TRUE," he
bellowed, "BUT YOU ARE NOT AS STRONG AS THE GODS OF ASGARD."
The WOLF heard THOR and began to LAUGH. The MOUNTAINS TREMBLED and the RIVERS
STOPPED flowing AT the SOUND of the WOLF (Fenrir)"s VOICE.
"NONSENSE," replied the WOLF, "NOTHING IS STRONGER THAN ME!"
"WE DO NOT BELIEVE you," shouted THOR. "PROVE IT TO US. IF we can BIND YOU with
chains that YOU CANNOT BREAK, WILL YOU ADMIT DEFEAT?
"CERTAINLY," replied the WOLF, "NO CHAIN COULD EVER HOLD ME."
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WORLD, what it means to us? ... page 7
LOKI (grandson of Buri, the god freed from one of the blocks of ice, by a cow, and son of Bor, and the
brother of Wotan), who KNEW how AWFUL his CHILDREN were, tried to KEEP them a SECRET
from his brother WOTAN (the father of all the gods).
While they were still young, WOTAN, the brother of LOKI, found out about the SERPENT(Midgard),
and realizing that such a creature WAS DANGEROUS TO ASGARD(palace at the centre of the Uni-
verse where the gods lived), WOTAN took the SERPENT UP TO ASGARD and THREW the SERPENT DOWN as hard as he could INTO THE SEA.
What WOTAN did NOT KNOW was that the SERPENT(Midgard), like ALL LOKI' s CHILDREN,
was HALF A GOD and COULD NOT BE KILLED so easily. INSTEAD of being destroyed, the
SERPENT GREW and grew until IT CIRCLE the EARTH and BEGAN TO SQUEEZE TIGHTER
and tighter. It was so huge that when it was irritated IT COULD LASH HIS TAIL and CAUSE
STORMS and WHIRLPOOLS.
At last the SERPENT GREW SO LARGE that ALL FEARED it, and ONLY THOR, the ELDEST
SON of WOTAN and FREYJA(daughter of god Fjyorgynn), was BRAVE enough to be ABLE to
CALM the SERPENT.
FROM THAT DAY TO THIS DAY, the SERPENT TWINES ROUND the EARTH, CONTROLL-ED ONLY BY THE STRENGTH of THOR.
The WOLF(named Fenrir) , the SERPENT's brother FROM the KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root of the sacred ash tree,where the dragon is king), WAS GROWING FAST as his terrible brother. When the WOLF(Fenrir) OPENED his MOUTH his JAWS SPANNED the HEAVENS.
Naturally the gods found out about the Wolf (Fenrir) and relized that the WOLF MUST BE CONTROLLED, but WHO could GOVERN SUCH a CREATURE? EVEN the WOLF's giantess mother, Angrboda, was afraid of him and no one but THOR dared to try to capture him.
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brother of Wotan), who KNEW how AWFUL his CHILDREN were, tried to KEEP them a SECRET
from his brother WOTAN (the father of all the gods).
While they were still young, WOTAN, the brother of LOKI, found out about the SERPENT(Midgard),
and realizing that such a creature WAS DANGEROUS TO ASGARD(palace at the centre of the Uni-
verse where the gods lived), WOTAN took the SERPENT UP TO ASGARD and THREW the SERPENT DOWN as hard as he could INTO THE SEA.
What WOTAN did NOT KNOW was that the SERPENT(Midgard), like ALL LOKI' s CHILDREN,
was HALF A GOD and COULD NOT BE KILLED so easily. INSTEAD of being destroyed, the
SERPENT GREW and grew until IT CIRCLE the EARTH and BEGAN TO SQUEEZE TIGHTER
and tighter. It was so huge that when it was irritated IT COULD LASH HIS TAIL and CAUSE
STORMS and WHIRLPOOLS.
At last the SERPENT GREW SO LARGE that ALL FEARED it, and ONLY THOR, the ELDEST
SON of WOTAN and FREYJA(daughter of god Fjyorgynn), was BRAVE enough to be ABLE to
CALM the SERPENT.
FROM THAT DAY TO THIS DAY, the SERPENT TWINES ROUND the EARTH, CONTROLL-ED ONLY BY THE STRENGTH of THOR.
The WOLF(named Fenrir) , the SERPENT's brother FROM the KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root of the sacred ash tree,where the dragon is king), WAS GROWING FAST as his terrible brother. When the WOLF(Fenrir) OPENED his MOUTH his JAWS SPANNED the HEAVENS.
Naturally the gods found out about the Wolf (Fenrir) and relized that the WOLF MUST BE CONTROLLED, but WHO could GOVERN SUCH a CREATURE? EVEN the WOLF's giantess mother, Angrboda, was afraid of him and no one but THOR dared to try to capture him.
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Saturday, 11 May 2013
WORLD, what it means to us? ... page 6
Under the THIRD ROOT lived the GIANTS... From the third root FLOWED the RIVER MIMIR,
which PROTECTED all the WISDOM and KNOWLEDGE of the WORLD.
In the TOPMOST branches of the ASH TREE (Yggdrasil) lived a gigantic EAGLE, the deadly ENEMY of the DRAGON (Nidhogg), watching with SHARP EYES for any CHANCE to KILL the cruel GUARDIAN of the KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root).
And in the TRUNK of the mighty ASH TREE (Yggdrasil) lived a SQUIRREL (Ratasok). This sly
creature TOLD the DRAGON (Nidhogg) everything that the EAGLE SAID and REPORTED
all the DRAGON 's WORD TO the EAGLE. As the SQUIRREL (Ratasok) RAN UP and DOWN the TRUNK of the mighty ASH TREE the squirrel stirred up rumors and trouble and KEPT the EARTH in TURMOIL.
The GIANTS (under the third root) and the DRAGON (under the second root) HATED the GODS
(dwelt in Asgard in the centre of the universe) with a consuming and terrible hatred. They continually
plotted to overthrow Asgard and would do anything they could to harm Wotan and his family.
In the DARK and SOMBRE KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root), as well as the DRAGON (Nidhogg), lived THREE other MONSTERS : - an enormous WOLF (Fernir), a SERPENT (Midgard), and the goddess of DEATH (Hel).
These monsters were the CHILDREN of LOKI (descendant of the god Bure freed from the blocks of
ice by a cow, one of Bor's sons, brother of Wotan (father of all the gods), AND one of the GIANTESSES (Angrboda). THEY had been RAISED BY their MOTHER and HER GIGANTIC
FAMILY and FROM the DAY THEY WERE BORN they HAD BEEN TAUGHT TO HATE THE
GODS OF ASGARD.
which PROTECTED all the WISDOM and KNOWLEDGE of the WORLD.
In the TOPMOST branches of the ASH TREE (Yggdrasil) lived a gigantic EAGLE, the deadly ENEMY of the DRAGON (Nidhogg), watching with SHARP EYES for any CHANCE to KILL the cruel GUARDIAN of the KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root).
And in the TRUNK of the mighty ASH TREE (Yggdrasil) lived a SQUIRREL (Ratasok). This sly
creature TOLD the DRAGON (Nidhogg) everything that the EAGLE SAID and REPORTED
all the DRAGON 's WORD TO the EAGLE. As the SQUIRREL (Ratasok) RAN UP and DOWN the TRUNK of the mighty ASH TREE the squirrel stirred up rumors and trouble and KEPT the EARTH in TURMOIL.
The GIANTS (under the third root) and the DRAGON (under the second root) HATED the GODS
(dwelt in Asgard in the centre of the universe) with a consuming and terrible hatred. They continually
plotted to overthrow Asgard and would do anything they could to harm Wotan and his family.
In the DARK and SOMBRE KINGDOM of NASTRAND (under the second root), as well as the DRAGON (Nidhogg), lived THREE other MONSTERS : - an enormous WOLF (Fernir), a SERPENT (Midgard), and the goddess of DEATH (Hel).
These monsters were the CHILDREN of LOKI (descendant of the god Bure freed from the blocks of
ice by a cow, one of Bor's sons, brother of Wotan (father of all the gods), AND one of the GIANTESSES (Angrboda). THEY had been RAISED BY their MOTHER and HER GIGANTIC
FAMILY and FROM the DAY THEY WERE BORN they HAD BEEN TAUGHT TO HATE THE
GODS OF ASGARD.
Friday, 10 May 2013
WORLD, what it means to us? ... continue... part 5
WOTAN (grandson of BURE, god freed by a gigantic cow; son of BOR, and father of all the gods), said : "If MEN can REACH AS-GARD (Universe) by CLIMBING the BIFROST BRIDGE, then the GIANTS will try to INVADE VALHALLA (the palace at the centre of the Universe).
WOTAN decided : "We shall BUILD A FORTRESS AT THE FOOT OF the BRIDGE and
HEIMDALL, our most faithful SON, shall GUARD IT."
The FORTRESS was called Hi-min-bjorg and faithful HEIMDALL never slept. If danger approach, he would summon the gods by blowing a golden TRUMPET that made the HEAVENS SHAKE and the STARS SHIVER.
WOTAN also PROTECTED the EARTH. He planted a giant ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), which was so enormous that the TIPS of its BRANCHES TOUCHED the top of the SKY. Its TRUNK stretched through the HEAVENS and its ROOTS plunged DEEP into the EARTH.
There were THREE roots.
UNDERNEATH the FIRST was the EARTH (MID-GARD) the land given to MEN by WOTAN.
Under the SECOND ROOT was NASTRAND, the GLOOMY KINGDOM ruled by the DRAGON
(Nidhogg). He guarded the SOULS of MEN and WOMEN who had died - all EXCEPT the SOULS
of the HEROES who had been TAKEN TO VALHALLA (palace at the center of the Universe) by the Valkyries.
Under the THIRD ROOT lived THE GIANTS.
THREE RIVERS flowed UNDER the giant ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), and CLOSE to the SECOND RIVER lived THREE MAIDENS, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They HELD the KEY to the FUTURE. They tended the TREE of the WORLD and watered it, for they knew that the safety of the WORLD DEPENDED UPON IT. And since They were also the CONTROLLERS of DESTINY they knew full well how important their task was.
Their greatest ENEMY was the DRAGON (Nidhogg), who continually GNAWED at the ROOTS of
the ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), hoping to KILL the LIFE-GIVING TREE and CLAIM the SOULS of all
MEN and WOMEN who lived under ITS PROTECTION.
WOTAN decided : "We shall BUILD A FORTRESS AT THE FOOT OF the BRIDGE and
HEIMDALL, our most faithful SON, shall GUARD IT."
The FORTRESS was called Hi-min-bjorg and faithful HEIMDALL never slept. If danger approach, he would summon the gods by blowing a golden TRUMPET that made the HEAVENS SHAKE and the STARS SHIVER.
WOTAN also PROTECTED the EARTH. He planted a giant ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), which was so enormous that the TIPS of its BRANCHES TOUCHED the top of the SKY. Its TRUNK stretched through the HEAVENS and its ROOTS plunged DEEP into the EARTH.
There were THREE roots.
UNDERNEATH the FIRST was the EARTH (MID-GARD) the land given to MEN by WOTAN.
Under the SECOND ROOT was NASTRAND, the GLOOMY KINGDOM ruled by the DRAGON
(Nidhogg). He guarded the SOULS of MEN and WOMEN who had died - all EXCEPT the SOULS
of the HEROES who had been TAKEN TO VALHALLA (palace at the center of the Universe) by the Valkyries.
Under the THIRD ROOT lived THE GIANTS.
THREE RIVERS flowed UNDER the giant ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), and CLOSE to the SECOND RIVER lived THREE MAIDENS, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They HELD the KEY to the FUTURE. They tended the TREE of the WORLD and watered it, for they knew that the safety of the WORLD DEPENDED UPON IT. And since They were also the CONTROLLERS of DESTINY they knew full well how important their task was.
Their greatest ENEMY was the DRAGON (Nidhogg), who continually GNAWED at the ROOTS of
the ASH TREE (Yggdrasil), hoping to KILL the LIFE-GIVING TREE and CLAIM the SOULS of all
MEN and WOMEN who lived under ITS PROTECTION.
WORLD, what it means to us? ... continue ... part 4
WOTAN (grandson of BURE, son of BOR, the father of all the gods) LOOK down ON the EARTH;
it had CHANGED GREATLY since he and his brothers has made it. The SEAS were now CLEAR,
the LAND was RICH, and the CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
and GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN of "ASK" and "EMBLA" LOOKED AFTER THE
EARTH, FAITHFULLY.
"These humans that we have created have done well," WOTAN (grandson of BURE, he was freed by a sacred cow from one of the blocks of ice) told the other gods.
"I should like to build a BRIDGE BETWEEN AS-GARD (Universe) and MID-GARD (earth). Some of the HUMANS are as courageous as gods, they FIGHT BRAVELY. When they FALL in BATTLE the VALKYRIES shall bring them to AS-GARD where the EARTH' s HEROES can SHARE
VALHALLA (palace at the centre of the Universe) with US." WOTAN said to the other gods.
The VALKYRIES were a RACE of WARRIOR MAIDENS who lived with the gods. They RODE magnificent HORSES which COULD FLY through the AIR. They WORE SILVER ARMOUR and
WATCHED OVER SOLDIERS OF MID-GARD (earth).
All the GODS AGREED and a great ARCHING BRIDGE WAS CREATED that stretched from
AS-GARD (Universe) TO MID-GARD (earth). It was CALLED the BIFROST and SHIMMERED
with COLOUR. Only on CERTAIN DAYS could it be SEEN, and THEN ONLY when the VALKYRIE maidens were CARRYING one of the HEROES of EARTH (Mid-gard) to an ETERNAL LIFE IN VALHALLA (place at the centre of the Universe).
Now that AS-GARD (Universe) and MID-GARD (earth) WERE JOINED, a grave problem arose.
THERE WERE RACES OF GIANTS LIVING ON THE EARTH and they were jealous of the gods.
it had CHANGED GREATLY since he and his brothers has made it. The SEAS were now CLEAR,
the LAND was RICH, and the CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
and GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN of "ASK" and "EMBLA" LOOKED AFTER THE
EARTH, FAITHFULLY.
"These humans that we have created have done well," WOTAN (grandson of BURE, he was freed by a sacred cow from one of the blocks of ice) told the other gods.
"I should like to build a BRIDGE BETWEEN AS-GARD (Universe) and MID-GARD (earth). Some of the HUMANS are as courageous as gods, they FIGHT BRAVELY. When they FALL in BATTLE the VALKYRIES shall bring them to AS-GARD where the EARTH' s HEROES can SHARE
VALHALLA (palace at the centre of the Universe) with US." WOTAN said to the other gods.
The VALKYRIES were a RACE of WARRIOR MAIDENS who lived with the gods. They RODE magnificent HORSES which COULD FLY through the AIR. They WORE SILVER ARMOUR and
WATCHED OVER SOLDIERS OF MID-GARD (earth).
All the GODS AGREED and a great ARCHING BRIDGE WAS CREATED that stretched from
AS-GARD (Universe) TO MID-GARD (earth). It was CALLED the BIFROST and SHIMMERED
with COLOUR. Only on CERTAIN DAYS could it be SEEN, and THEN ONLY when the VALKYRIE maidens were CARRYING one of the HEROES of EARTH (Mid-gard) to an ETERNAL LIFE IN VALHALLA (place at the centre of the Universe).
Now that AS-GARD (Universe) and MID-GARD (earth) WERE JOINED, a grave problem arose.
THERE WERE RACES OF GIANTS LIVING ON THE EARTH and they were jealous of the gods.
WORLD, what it means to us? continue... part 3
The SONS of BOR (son of the god BURE, who was freed from the blocks of ice, by the enormous cow) called the EARTH, "Mid-gard," but the EARTH (Mid-gard) was a DREADFUL PLACE with GREAT SEAS of BLOOD from the GIANT (Ymir)' s WOUNDS and ALTHOUGH TREES and
GRASS GREW there, THERE WERE NO MEN.
The SONS of BOR (Wotan, Hoenir, and Loki) then CREATED a MAN and a WOMAN FROM
TWO TREES that GREW ALONG one of the BEACHES.
WOTAN TURNED them into HUMANS and BLEW LIFE INTO THEM.
HOENIR GAVE THEM their SENSE and REASON.
LOKI GAVE THEM their SHAPE, HEARING, SIGHT, and SPEECH.
The MAN was CALLED "Ask" and the WOMAN was called "Embla," and FROM THESE TWO the WHOLE PEOPLE are DESCENDED.
WOTAN took "Ask" and "Embla" and SHOWED them the EARTH (Mid-gard).
The SONS of BOR (Wotan, Hoenir, and Loki) told them : "THIS IS YOUR LAND." "HERE YOU
WILL LACK FOR NOTHING, YOU WILL FIND ALL YOU NEED TO EAT AND DRINK,
BE HAPPY AND PROSPER."
The CENTURIES PASSED and THE CHILDREN OF ASK and EMBLA multiplied throughout the EARTH (the land of Mid-gard).
The SONS of BOR (son of the god BURE, who was freed from the blocks of ice, by the enormous cow) had MARRIED too, and WOTAN, the father of them all, had taken the daughter of the GOD
FJ-YOR-GYNN. Her name was FREY-JA. They HAD MANY CHILDREN. Their FIRST-BORN
SON ruled as KING. His name was THOR.
The GODS dwelt in AS-GARD at the CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE (Gin-nun-ga-gap, the name of an enormous ravine). in a magnificent PALACE called VALH-ALLA.
GRASS GREW there, THERE WERE NO MEN.
The SONS of BOR (Wotan, Hoenir, and Loki) then CREATED a MAN and a WOMAN FROM
TWO TREES that GREW ALONG one of the BEACHES.
WOTAN TURNED them into HUMANS and BLEW LIFE INTO THEM.
HOENIR GAVE THEM their SENSE and REASON.
LOKI GAVE THEM their SHAPE, HEARING, SIGHT, and SPEECH.
The MAN was CALLED "Ask" and the WOMAN was called "Embla," and FROM THESE TWO the WHOLE PEOPLE are DESCENDED.
WOTAN took "Ask" and "Embla" and SHOWED them the EARTH (Mid-gard).
The SONS of BOR (Wotan, Hoenir, and Loki) told them : "THIS IS YOUR LAND." "HERE YOU
WILL LACK FOR NOTHING, YOU WILL FIND ALL YOU NEED TO EAT AND DRINK,
BE HAPPY AND PROSPER."
The CENTURIES PASSED and THE CHILDREN OF ASK and EMBLA multiplied throughout the EARTH (the land of Mid-gard).
The SONS of BOR (son of the god BURE, who was freed from the blocks of ice, by the enormous cow) had MARRIED too, and WOTAN, the father of them all, had taken the daughter of the GOD
FJ-YOR-GYNN. Her name was FREY-JA. They HAD MANY CHILDREN. Their FIRST-BORN
SON ruled as KING. His name was THOR.
The GODS dwelt in AS-GARD at the CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE (Gin-nun-ga-gap, the name of an enormous ravine). in a magnificent PALACE called VALH-ALLA.
WORLD, what it means to us? ... part 2
It happened that where the FIRE and the ICY WATER MET, a huge CLOUD of STEAM rose UP and it was OUT OF THIS STEAM that a GIANT (YM-IR) was born.
He was a terrifying giant whose GROANS ECHOED UP and DOWN on the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-
SIDED VALLEY (an enormous ravine named "Gin-nun-ga-gap").
An enormous COW was ALSO BORN from the steam. She was called Au-dhumb-la and FED the GIANT (Ym-ir) with her MILK. Some time later, while the GIANT (Ym-ir) was SLEEPING, TWO
GIANT CHILDREN appeared FROM HIS ARMS.
From the LEFT arm sprang a BOY and from the RIGHT arm, a GIRL. The children and grandchildren
of these GIANTS BECAME A RACE OF PEOPLE called the H- rimt- hurses, DARK, MOODY GIANTS who INHABITED the NORTHERN- MOST HALF of the enormous RAVINE (Gin-nun-
ga-gap) called Ni- flhe- im.
Later, the COW (Au-dhumd-la), born from the steam, that fed the giant (Ym-ir), FREED another
SPIRITED BEING (god) from one of the BLOCK of ICE in that cold and desolate place. This godjhhh
was BURE, and HIS SON BOR HAD THREE further SONS: WOTAN, HOENIR, and LOKI.
WOTAN became the FATHER OF ALL THE GODS. AFTER Wotan, Hoenir and Loki were BORN, THERE WERE TWO RACES OF GODS and THEY FOUGHT over who should reign.
BATTLE raged OVER the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY (an enormous ravine named
"Gin-nun-ga-gap") and finally the GIANT (Ym-ir) was SLAIN. His WOUNDS poured with RIVERS
of BLOOD and FROM THESE WERE BORN the CHILDREN and GRANDCHILDREN of the
GIANT.
The SONS of BOR (The three gods: Wotan, Hoenir and Loki) made the BODY OF THE GIANT (Ym-ir) INTO THE EARTH. They took his SKULL and made it INTO HEAVENS and PLACED a DWARF at EACH CORNER to GUARD IT.
The dwarf of the NORTH was called NORD-ER, the dwarf of the SOUTH was called SUD-ER,
the dwarf of the WEST was called WEST-ER and the dwarf of the EAST was called OST-ER.
The SONS of BOR(the three gods: Wotan, Hoenir and Loki) then SPRINKLED the HEAVENS
with SPARKS FROM the SOUTHERN half of the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY (an
enormous ravine named "Gin-nun-ga-gap") called Mu-spelhe-im, and MADE the STARS.
Now, the SONS of BOR, could tell DAY FROM NIGHT, and so the DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS
and YEARS were CREATED.
He was a terrifying giant whose GROANS ECHOED UP and DOWN on the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-
SIDED VALLEY (an enormous ravine named "Gin-nun-ga-gap").
An enormous COW was ALSO BORN from the steam. She was called Au-dhumb-la and FED the GIANT (Ym-ir) with her MILK. Some time later, while the GIANT (Ym-ir) was SLEEPING, TWO
GIANT CHILDREN appeared FROM HIS ARMS.
From the LEFT arm sprang a BOY and from the RIGHT arm, a GIRL. The children and grandchildren
of these GIANTS BECAME A RACE OF PEOPLE called the H- rimt- hurses, DARK, MOODY GIANTS who INHABITED the NORTHERN- MOST HALF of the enormous RAVINE (Gin-nun-
ga-gap) called Ni- flhe- im.
Later, the COW (Au-dhumd-la), born from the steam, that fed the giant (Ym-ir), FREED another
SPIRITED BEING (god) from one of the BLOCK of ICE in that cold and desolate place. This godjhhh
was BURE, and HIS SON BOR HAD THREE further SONS: WOTAN, HOENIR, and LOKI.
WOTAN became the FATHER OF ALL THE GODS. AFTER Wotan, Hoenir and Loki were BORN, THERE WERE TWO RACES OF GODS and THEY FOUGHT over who should reign.
BATTLE raged OVER the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY (an enormous ravine named
"Gin-nun-ga-gap") and finally the GIANT (Ym-ir) was SLAIN. His WOUNDS poured with RIVERS
of BLOOD and FROM THESE WERE BORN the CHILDREN and GRANDCHILDREN of the
GIANT.
The SONS of BOR (The three gods: Wotan, Hoenir and Loki) made the BODY OF THE GIANT (Ym-ir) INTO THE EARTH. They took his SKULL and made it INTO HEAVENS and PLACED a DWARF at EACH CORNER to GUARD IT.
The dwarf of the NORTH was called NORD-ER, the dwarf of the SOUTH was called SUD-ER,
the dwarf of the WEST was called WEST-ER and the dwarf of the EAST was called OST-ER.
The SONS of BOR(the three gods: Wotan, Hoenir and Loki) then SPRINKLED the HEAVENS
with SPARKS FROM the SOUTHERN half of the ONE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY (an
enormous ravine named "Gin-nun-ga-gap") called Mu-spelhe-im, and MADE the STARS.
Now, the SONS of BOR, could tell DAY FROM NIGHT, and so the DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS
and YEARS were CREATED.
WORLD, what it means to us?
WORLD is the usual English term for translating the Greek word "KOSMOS." The basic meaning is "ORDER" or "ARRANGEMENT."
To UNDERSTAND when it describes things related to the INVISIBLE WORLD, we only need to read stories that are around the WORLD (our present WORLD), and figure it out.
HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE : This is a GERMAN story and has been told to German children for centuries.
BEFORE the EARTH was born the UNIVERSE was DARK and TERRIBLE.
There was only ONE SPIRIT IN the UNIVERSE who had never been born and would never die, and that was FIM- BULT-TYR.
The UNIVERSE consisted of ONE HUGE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY - an enormous RAVINE called Gin-nun-ga-gap.
This ONE SPIRIT IN the UNIVERSE (Fim-Bult- Tyr) DIVIDED the RAVINE (Gin-nun-ga-gap) into TWO halves.
The NORTHERN most half, called Ni-flhe-im, was COLD and FOGGY, great cliffs of ICE fell steeply down to where the RIVER, named Hver-gel-mir, burst OUT of the ICE and FLOWED in TWELVE separate ICY STREAMS along the RAVINE (Gin-nun-ga-gap).
The SOUTHERN half, called Mu-spelhe-im, was HOT and sheets of FLAME flared upwards and the ROCKS MELTED in the HEAT. IN the kingdom of Mu-spelhe-im lived a BEING who was the god of that place, his name was Sur-Tur. He was the only one CAPABLE of BEARING the HEAT and FIRE of that blazing FURNACE. Surtur would SIT ON A ROCK and WATCH the TONGUES of FIRE streaming away TOWARDS the NORTHERN half (Ni-flhe-im).
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To UNDERSTAND when it describes things related to the INVISIBLE WORLD, we only need to read stories that are around the WORLD (our present WORLD), and figure it out.
HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE : This is a GERMAN story and has been told to German children for centuries.
BEFORE the EARTH was born the UNIVERSE was DARK and TERRIBLE.
There was only ONE SPIRIT IN the UNIVERSE who had never been born and would never die, and that was FIM- BULT-TYR.
The UNIVERSE consisted of ONE HUGE, DEEP, STEEP-SIDED VALLEY - an enormous RAVINE called Gin-nun-ga-gap.
This ONE SPIRIT IN the UNIVERSE (Fim-Bult- Tyr) DIVIDED the RAVINE (Gin-nun-ga-gap) into TWO halves.
The NORTHERN most half, called Ni-flhe-im, was COLD and FOGGY, great cliffs of ICE fell steeply down to where the RIVER, named Hver-gel-mir, burst OUT of the ICE and FLOWED in TWELVE separate ICY STREAMS along the RAVINE (Gin-nun-ga-gap).
The SOUTHERN half, called Mu-spelhe-im, was HOT and sheets of FLAME flared upwards and the ROCKS MELTED in the HEAT. IN the kingdom of Mu-spelhe-im lived a BEING who was the god of that place, his name was Sur-Tur. He was the only one CAPABLE of BEARING the HEAT and FIRE of that blazing FURNACE. Surtur would SIT ON A ROCK and WATCH the TONGUES of FIRE streaming away TOWARDS the NORTHERN half (Ni-flhe-im).
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Thursday, 9 May 2013
WORK, it is a blessing or a curse?
WORK is the exercise of physical or mental EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH A PURPOSE or to PRODUCE SOMETHING.
It is a GIFT OF GOD for MAN to eat, drink, and see good for all HIS HARD WORK. We should
APPRECIATIVELY LOOK TO GOD for his blessing on the WORK that we do, and NOT BE
UNDULY ANXIOUS about MATERIAL needs.
JESUS advised his FOLLOWERS to SEEK first the KINGDOM in the Invisible World. He also urged: "WORK, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains FOR LIFE EVERLAST-
ING." USE the MATERIAL resources acquired by labor TO ADVANCE SPIRITUAL interests.
GOD determines which WORKS are PROPER and which works are IMPROPER. Some WORKS that result in no spiritual benefit and are evidently included among the UNFRUITFUL WORKS that
BELONG TO the DARKNESS are the following: -FORNICATION, -LOOSE CONDUCT,
IDOLATRY, -BLACK MAGIC, -HATREDS, -FITS OF ANGER, -DRUNKEN BOUTS.
PIOUS WORKS as of the MOSAIC LAW, which included such things as sacrificial offerings, purifications and circumcision, did not serve to declare a person RIGHTEOUS.
Yet, the disciple JAMES - who is not discussing WORKS of the Mosaic Law - says : "a man is to be
declared RIGHTEOUS by WORKS, and NOT by FAITH ALONE."
There must be PRACTICAL WORKS that DEMONSTRATE one's FAITH, giving proof of it.
When doing any WORK, do it whole-souled as if that task is for GOD and not for men.
It is a GIFT OF GOD for MAN to eat, drink, and see good for all HIS HARD WORK. We should
APPRECIATIVELY LOOK TO GOD for his blessing on the WORK that we do, and NOT BE
UNDULY ANXIOUS about MATERIAL needs.
JESUS advised his FOLLOWERS to SEEK first the KINGDOM in the Invisible World. He also urged: "WORK, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains FOR LIFE EVERLAST-
ING." USE the MATERIAL resources acquired by labor TO ADVANCE SPIRITUAL interests.
GOD determines which WORKS are PROPER and which works are IMPROPER. Some WORKS that result in no spiritual benefit and are evidently included among the UNFRUITFUL WORKS that
BELONG TO the DARKNESS are the following: -FORNICATION, -LOOSE CONDUCT,
IDOLATRY, -BLACK MAGIC, -HATREDS, -FITS OF ANGER, -DRUNKEN BOUTS.
PIOUS WORKS as of the MOSAIC LAW, which included such things as sacrificial offerings, purifications and circumcision, did not serve to declare a person RIGHTEOUS.
Yet, the disciple JAMES - who is not discussing WORKS of the Mosaic Law - says : "a man is to be
declared RIGHTEOUS by WORKS, and NOT by FAITH ALONE."
There must be PRACTICAL WORKS that DEMONSTRATE one's FAITH, giving proof of it.
When doing any WORK, do it whole-souled as if that task is for GOD and not for men.
LOVING WITH THE MIND
GOD FORETOLD the MAKING of A NEW COVENANT, under which the HOLY SPIRIT would
WORK to WRITE HIS LAWS IN the MINDS and HEARTS of his people.
In THIS WAY you are ABLE TO FULFILL that upon which the whole Law and the Prophets hung,
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, and WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
and WITH ALL YOUR MIND."
The apostle PAUL said that he would rather speak five words with his MIND, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a TONGUE. We need to increase and become full grown in POWERS OF UNDERSTANDING. 1 Cor.14. We are commanded to be "PERFECTLY JOINED
TOGETHER IN THE SAME MIND and IN THE SAME LINE OF THOUGHT." 1 Cor. 1:10;
Phil. 2:2; 1 Pet. 3:8.
When our hearts are NOT FULLY TURNED to GOD, we are DULL IN MENTAL PERCEPTION.
As it happened to MEN who did NOT APPROVE OF HOLDING GOD IN ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE, but who worshipped created things instead of the Creator, "GOD GAVE THEM UP
TO A DISAPPROVED MENTAL STAGE, THEY ARE IN DARKNESS MENTALLY, DOING
ALL MANNER OF UNPROFITABLE AND UNFITTING THINGS." Rom. 1:28; Eph. 4:17-18.
With MINDS and CONSCIENCES DEFILED, NOTHING IS CLEAN TO THEM; therefore they talk without senses in an effort to DECEIVE THE MINDS of others, by trying to bring them into
bondage TO IDEAS OF MEN. TITUS 1 : 10-16.
FOR THIS REASON, it is essential for all, and particularly for those in responsible positions, to be
SOUND IN MIND. Rom. 12:3; 1Tim. 3:2; Titus 2:6: 1 Pet.4:7.
The god of this world (this system of things), the Devil, is responsible for blinding the minds of the unbelievers, seducing them by his cunning, corrupting their MINDS away from sincerity and the chastity that are due to our spiritual bodies. It is necessary, for all of us who BELIEVE, exhibit
UNITY OF MIND and REASONABLENESS, continuing IN PRAYER, in order that the PEACE
OF GOD "THAT EXCELS ALL THOUGHT" may GUARD OUR MENTAL POWERS BY
MEANS OF JESUS CHRIST (our MEDIATOR).
WORK to WRITE HIS LAWS IN the MINDS and HEARTS of his people.
In THIS WAY you are ABLE TO FULFILL that upon which the whole Law and the Prophets hung,
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, and WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
and WITH ALL YOUR MIND."
The apostle PAUL said that he would rather speak five words with his MIND, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a TONGUE. We need to increase and become full grown in POWERS OF UNDERSTANDING. 1 Cor.14. We are commanded to be "PERFECTLY JOINED
TOGETHER IN THE SAME MIND and IN THE SAME LINE OF THOUGHT." 1 Cor. 1:10;
Phil. 2:2; 1 Pet. 3:8.
When our hearts are NOT FULLY TURNED to GOD, we are DULL IN MENTAL PERCEPTION.
As it happened to MEN who did NOT APPROVE OF HOLDING GOD IN ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE, but who worshipped created things instead of the Creator, "GOD GAVE THEM UP
TO A DISAPPROVED MENTAL STAGE, THEY ARE IN DARKNESS MENTALLY, DOING
ALL MANNER OF UNPROFITABLE AND UNFITTING THINGS." Rom. 1:28; Eph. 4:17-18.
With MINDS and CONSCIENCES DEFILED, NOTHING IS CLEAN TO THEM; therefore they talk without senses in an effort to DECEIVE THE MINDS of others, by trying to bring them into
bondage TO IDEAS OF MEN. TITUS 1 : 10-16.
FOR THIS REASON, it is essential for all, and particularly for those in responsible positions, to be
SOUND IN MIND. Rom. 12:3; 1Tim. 3:2; Titus 2:6: 1 Pet.4:7.
The god of this world (this system of things), the Devil, is responsible for blinding the minds of the unbelievers, seducing them by his cunning, corrupting their MINDS away from sincerity and the chastity that are due to our spiritual bodies. It is necessary, for all of us who BELIEVE, exhibit
UNITY OF MIND and REASONABLENESS, continuing IN PRAYER, in order that the PEACE
OF GOD "THAT EXCELS ALL THOUGHT" may GUARD OUR MENTAL POWERS BY
MEANS OF JESUS CHRIST (our MEDIATOR).
THE MIND WORLD
The MIND SOUL denote the INTELLECTUAL SOUL. It is the ACTIVITY of which is LINKED
WITH the operation of the EGO.
By taking COGNIZANCE of EXTERNAL OBJECTS the MIND SOUL increasingly LIBERATES
ITSELF from the EXTERNAL WORLD OF PERCEPTION TO WORK WITHIN ITS OWN
SPIRITUAL REALM.
In modern times the word "soul" is often confused with "spirit", but in all ancient cultures the distinction is very clear : SOUL IS THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN SPIRIT and MATTER, and MAN
is VIEWED AS A TRIUNE BEING with physical body and eternal spirit connected for the duration
of a lifetime by "soul."
The apostle PAUL calls that which directs the operation of the MIND in the "LAW OF the MIND."
It CONTROLS the MIND according to the "LAW OF GOD," and the MIND SOUL delights in this
law. But "SIN' s LAW" operating in FALLEN FLESH FIGHTS AGAINST the "LAW OF the MIND," so that THERE IS a constant CONFLICT within a TRIUNE BEING.
How does the MIND win the BATTLE? PAUL illuminates the matter further, saying : "Those who are in ACCORD WITH the FLESH set their MINDS on the THINGS OF the FLESH, but those in ACCORD WITH the SPIRIT on the THINGS OF the SPIRIT."
GOD knows what the "MIND OF THE SPIRIT IS." GOD has in the past CAUSED many inspired
PRAYERS TO BE RECORDED IN HIS WORD (Scriptures), EXPRESSING HIS WILL OR
MIND for the TRIUNE BEING.
WITH the operation of the EGO.
By taking COGNIZANCE of EXTERNAL OBJECTS the MIND SOUL increasingly LIBERATES
ITSELF from the EXTERNAL WORLD OF PERCEPTION TO WORK WITHIN ITS OWN
SPIRITUAL REALM.
In modern times the word "soul" is often confused with "spirit", but in all ancient cultures the distinction is very clear : SOUL IS THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN SPIRIT and MATTER, and MAN
is VIEWED AS A TRIUNE BEING with physical body and eternal spirit connected for the duration
of a lifetime by "soul."
The apostle PAUL calls that which directs the operation of the MIND in the "LAW OF the MIND."
It CONTROLS the MIND according to the "LAW OF GOD," and the MIND SOUL delights in this
law. But "SIN' s LAW" operating in FALLEN FLESH FIGHTS AGAINST the "LAW OF the MIND," so that THERE IS a constant CONFLICT within a TRIUNE BEING.
How does the MIND win the BATTLE? PAUL illuminates the matter further, saying : "Those who are in ACCORD WITH the FLESH set their MINDS on the THINGS OF the FLESH, but those in ACCORD WITH the SPIRIT on the THINGS OF the SPIRIT."
GOD knows what the "MIND OF THE SPIRIT IS." GOD has in the past CAUSED many inspired
PRAYERS TO BE RECORDED IN HIS WORD (Scriptures), EXPRESSING HIS WILL OR
MIND for the TRIUNE BEING.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
ELIJAH, a chief warrior... part 4...
Through ELIJAH GOD provided A PILLAR OF STRENGTH FOR TRUE WORSHIP in a time when ISRAEL (JACOB's descendants) spiritual and moral condition has fallen to an alarmingly low
state.
Elijah first appear when he is sent by GOD to announce chastisement upon ISRAEL for their sins.
ELIJAH points out that GOD the LIVING GOD OF ISRAEL has decree that NO RAIN (no live) or
DEW (the evil power was unable to operate in living matter) will occur for a period of years, EXCEPT AT ELIJAH's WORD. After this announcement GOD DIRECTS ELIJAH TO THE TORRENT VALLEY OF CHERITH (meaning "CUT") to the EAST OF THE JORDAN IN THE TERRITORY OF THE TRIBE OF GAD, a site where ELIJAH concealed himself and was FED BY RAVENS. The location remains unidentifiable to the human eye. It is only visualized to those who pusrue spiritual knowledge.
GAD, a son of JACOB by Leah's maidservant Zilpah, who also bore Gad's younger brother ASHER, was born IN PADDAN-ARAM. Leah exclaimed : "With Good Fortune!" hence this is the meaning of his name. When JACOB was about to die he blessed GAD saying : "As for GAD, a marauder band will raid him, but he will raid the extreme rear." They requested as their allotment of territory the cattle
country (They were raisers of livestock) EAST OF THE JORDAN. The country occupied by GAD was comprised of the LOWLANDS along most of the JORDAN RIVER' s EAST bank, SOUTH
almost to the DEAD SEA, and NORTH near to the SEA OF CHINNERETH.
GAD-A-RENES, the name applied to the inhabitants of AN AREA where CHRIST JESUS expelled
demons from two men. MATTHEW called them "country of the Gadarenes," whereas LUKE called
them "country of the Gerasenes." Both countries are shown to lie on "THE OTHER SIDE," that is,
The EAST side, of the SEA OF CHINNERETH. Coins from them depict a ship, suggesting that its territory extended as far as the SEA OF CHINNERETH. Near an unnamed city in the country of the
Gadarenes JESUS CHRIST met TWO UNUSUALLY FIERCE DEMON-POSSESSED MEN.
These had their dwelling among the TOMBS, that is NATURAL CAVES used a such and/or
ROCK-CUT tombs. JESUS, in expelling the DEMONS, permitted them TO TAKE POSSESSION
OF a large herd of SWINE that subsequently RUSHED OVER A PRECIPICE and DROWNED
IN THE SEA OF CHINNERETH. This so disturbed the local inhabitants, that they entreated JESUS
to depart from the area. JESUS wanted others to decide on solid evidence that HE WAS INDEED THE CHRIST. HE COULD BEAR WITNESS AMONG PEOPLE WITH WHOM THE SON OF
GOD would have limited contact.
Now it is ELIJAH turn. He MENDS an ALTAR that had been torn down using TWELVE STONES.
Then he has the PEOPLE SOAK the OFFERING AND ALTAR IN WATER THREE TIMES;
EVEN the TRENCH AROUND the ALTAR, circumscribing an specific area, IS FILLED WITH WATER.
About the TIME of the DAILY EVENING GRAIN OFFERING ELIJAH PRAYS ONCE TO GOD,
WHO SENDS FIRE FROM THE HEAVENS TO CONSUME, not just the offering, but also the
WOOD, the STONES OF THE ALTAR and THE WATER IN THE TRENCH.
The people, seeing this, fall upon their faces and say : "GOD IS THE TRUE GOD OF ISRAEL!"
Then ELIJAH HAS ALL THE 450 PROPHETS of BAAL SLAUGHTERED AT THE TORRENT VALLEY OF KISHON.
The Kishon is a STREAM that winds its way in a NORTHWESTERLY direction through the PLAIN
of ESDRAELON and, after flowing through a NARROW GORGE BETWEEN MOUNT CARMEL
and a spur of the GALILEAN HILLS, enters the PLAIN OF ACCO (ACRE) before finally EMPTY-
ING INTO the MEDITERRANEAN.
In the time of BARAK and DEBORAH the TORRENT VALLEY of KISHON figured in the deliverance of the ISRAELITES from Canaanite oppression (Satan forces in control of the World).
BARAK and his 10,000 men descended from MOUNT TABOR to engage the enemy.
The LORD GOD then intervened, "FROM HEAVEN DID THE STARS FIGHT, FROM THEIR
ORBITS THEY FOUGHT AGAINST...." . Judg. 4 and 5.
state.
Elijah first appear when he is sent by GOD to announce chastisement upon ISRAEL for their sins.
ELIJAH points out that GOD the LIVING GOD OF ISRAEL has decree that NO RAIN (no live) or
DEW (the evil power was unable to operate in living matter) will occur for a period of years, EXCEPT AT ELIJAH's WORD. After this announcement GOD DIRECTS ELIJAH TO THE TORRENT VALLEY OF CHERITH (meaning "CUT") to the EAST OF THE JORDAN IN THE TERRITORY OF THE TRIBE OF GAD, a site where ELIJAH concealed himself and was FED BY RAVENS. The location remains unidentifiable to the human eye. It is only visualized to those who pusrue spiritual knowledge.
GAD, a son of JACOB by Leah's maidservant Zilpah, who also bore Gad's younger brother ASHER, was born IN PADDAN-ARAM. Leah exclaimed : "With Good Fortune!" hence this is the meaning of his name. When JACOB was about to die he blessed GAD saying : "As for GAD, a marauder band will raid him, but he will raid the extreme rear." They requested as their allotment of territory the cattle
country (They were raisers of livestock) EAST OF THE JORDAN. The country occupied by GAD was comprised of the LOWLANDS along most of the JORDAN RIVER' s EAST bank, SOUTH
almost to the DEAD SEA, and NORTH near to the SEA OF CHINNERETH.
GAD-A-RENES, the name applied to the inhabitants of AN AREA where CHRIST JESUS expelled
demons from two men. MATTHEW called them "country of the Gadarenes," whereas LUKE called
them "country of the Gerasenes." Both countries are shown to lie on "THE OTHER SIDE," that is,
The EAST side, of the SEA OF CHINNERETH. Coins from them depict a ship, suggesting that its territory extended as far as the SEA OF CHINNERETH. Near an unnamed city in the country of the
Gadarenes JESUS CHRIST met TWO UNUSUALLY FIERCE DEMON-POSSESSED MEN.
These had their dwelling among the TOMBS, that is NATURAL CAVES used a such and/or
ROCK-CUT tombs. JESUS, in expelling the DEMONS, permitted them TO TAKE POSSESSION
OF a large herd of SWINE that subsequently RUSHED OVER A PRECIPICE and DROWNED
IN THE SEA OF CHINNERETH. This so disturbed the local inhabitants, that they entreated JESUS
to depart from the area. JESUS wanted others to decide on solid evidence that HE WAS INDEED THE CHRIST. HE COULD BEAR WITNESS AMONG PEOPLE WITH WHOM THE SON OF
GOD would have limited contact.
Now it is ELIJAH turn. He MENDS an ALTAR that had been torn down using TWELVE STONES.
Then he has the PEOPLE SOAK the OFFERING AND ALTAR IN WATER THREE TIMES;
EVEN the TRENCH AROUND the ALTAR, circumscribing an specific area, IS FILLED WITH WATER.
About the TIME of the DAILY EVENING GRAIN OFFERING ELIJAH PRAYS ONCE TO GOD,
WHO SENDS FIRE FROM THE HEAVENS TO CONSUME, not just the offering, but also the
WOOD, the STONES OF THE ALTAR and THE WATER IN THE TRENCH.
The people, seeing this, fall upon their faces and say : "GOD IS THE TRUE GOD OF ISRAEL!"
Then ELIJAH HAS ALL THE 450 PROPHETS of BAAL SLAUGHTERED AT THE TORRENT VALLEY OF KISHON.
The Kishon is a STREAM that winds its way in a NORTHWESTERLY direction through the PLAIN
of ESDRAELON and, after flowing through a NARROW GORGE BETWEEN MOUNT CARMEL
and a spur of the GALILEAN HILLS, enters the PLAIN OF ACCO (ACRE) before finally EMPTY-
ING INTO the MEDITERRANEAN.
In the time of BARAK and DEBORAH the TORRENT VALLEY of KISHON figured in the deliverance of the ISRAELITES from Canaanite oppression (Satan forces in control of the World).
BARAK and his 10,000 men descended from MOUNT TABOR to engage the enemy.
The LORD GOD then intervened, "FROM HEAVEN DID THE STARS FIGHT, FROM THEIR
ORBITS THEY FOUGHT AGAINST...." . Judg. 4 and 5.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
ELIJAH, a chief warrior... continue ... part 3
GOG's source is far distant from the LAND of ISRAEL. The Scripture says : "GOG IS OF THE LAND OF MAGOG." situated in "THE REMOTEST PARTS OF THE NORTH."
EZEKIEL refers about him as "THE HEAD CHIEFTAIN", "THE GREAT PRINCE OF THE WORLD," " THE CHIEF PRINCE OF THE EVIL FORCES," OF MESHECH and TUBAL."
Other writers named him as "THE PRINCE OF ROSH, MESHECH, and TUBAL, " that making
"ROSH" ("HEAD") the mind of a body of wicked forces operating in the midst of the earth' s powers.
No such land or body of people is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures.
GOG's role, therefore, is a COMMANDER of a MASSIVE ASSAULT FORCE that applies tremend-
ous pressure over the FUNCTIONING OF THE FORCES OF LIGHT. Both FORCES are operating
IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
GOG' s methods (evil methods) were nasty, influencing the human mind in greediness and competition, standing in the midst of both, rulers and ruled, in which kingdoms were set up and then torn down, according to the needs of time.
Ancient ISRAEL, geographically was located at a CENTRAL POINT as regards the EURASIAN and
AFRICAN continents, and, in the spiritual realm, also was the CENTER OF PURE WORSHIP OF THE TRUE GOD and was COUNTED BY HIM as "THE PUPIL OF HIS EYE."
After JACOB' s encounter at PENIEL with the ANGEL OF THE LORD, as a result of which he was
given the name "ISRAEL," GOD was making a distinction inside the human heart. In identifying himself by his newly given name "ISRAEL, " he set up there IN PENIEL an ALTAR and called it
"GOD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL." Jacob indicated his understanding and his acceptance and appreciation of that NAME and of GOD' s guiding him safely back into the PROMISE LAND.
The expression only occurs once in the Scriptures. continue....
EZEKIEL refers about him as "THE HEAD CHIEFTAIN", "THE GREAT PRINCE OF THE WORLD," " THE CHIEF PRINCE OF THE EVIL FORCES," OF MESHECH and TUBAL."
Other writers named him as "THE PRINCE OF ROSH, MESHECH, and TUBAL, " that making
"ROSH" ("HEAD") the mind of a body of wicked forces operating in the midst of the earth' s powers.
No such land or body of people is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures.
GOG's role, therefore, is a COMMANDER of a MASSIVE ASSAULT FORCE that applies tremend-
ous pressure over the FUNCTIONING OF THE FORCES OF LIGHT. Both FORCES are operating
IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
GOG' s methods (evil methods) were nasty, influencing the human mind in greediness and competition, standing in the midst of both, rulers and ruled, in which kingdoms were set up and then torn down, according to the needs of time.
Ancient ISRAEL, geographically was located at a CENTRAL POINT as regards the EURASIAN and
AFRICAN continents, and, in the spiritual realm, also was the CENTER OF PURE WORSHIP OF THE TRUE GOD and was COUNTED BY HIM as "THE PUPIL OF HIS EYE."
After JACOB' s encounter at PENIEL with the ANGEL OF THE LORD, as a result of which he was
given the name "ISRAEL," GOD was making a distinction inside the human heart. In identifying himself by his newly given name "ISRAEL, " he set up there IN PENIEL an ALTAR and called it
"GOD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL." Jacob indicated his understanding and his acceptance and appreciation of that NAME and of GOD' s guiding him safely back into the PROMISE LAND.
The expression only occurs once in the Scriptures. continue....
ELIJAH, a chief warrior. continue ... part 2
GILEAD, the Land from which ELIJAH came, was bounded on the NORTH by BASHAN, on the SOUTH by MOAB and AMMON.
"HALF GILEAD" was possessed by SIHON, and "THE OTHER HALF", separated from it by the RIVER JABBOK, by OG of BASHAN. A deep RAVINE of the RIVER HIEROMAX, separated
BASHAN from GILEAD, extending from near the SOUTH END of the LAKE of GENNESARET
to the NORTH END of the DEAD SEA.
ABARIM, PISGAH, NEBO, and PEOR are ITS MOUNTAINS mentioned in the SCRIPTURES.
SIHON, an AMORITE king (evil forces materialized through this kingdoms) at the same time ISRAEL
approached the PROMISE LAND.
SIHON's kingdom extended from the TORRENT VALLEY OF JABBOK, where it bordered King OG's domain, down to the the TORRENT VALLEY OF ARNON, and from the JORDAN RIVER
EASTWARD toward the DESERT. His capital city (center of power) was HESHBON, EAST OF the
NORTHERN END of the DEAD SEA.
SIHON had seized the powers of the LAND OF MOAB NORTH OF THE ARNON, and dominated
MIDIAN, for the chieftains of Midian are called "the dukes of Sihon."
The significance of ISRAEL' s VICTORY over SIHON can be seen from the fact that it is mentioned
many times in Israelite history, alongside the defeat of the Egyptians at the RED SEA. This VICTORIES are used as an ENCOURAGING example for GOD's faithful people.
GOG, the meaning of this name is uncertain. It conveys, in the spiritual realm, as"gigantic dark power."
It is mentioned in EZEKIEL's BOOK as the 'LEADER OF A STORM-LIKE, MULTINATIONAL
ASSAULT AGAINST GOD's PEOPLE." Gog is drawn into waging a vicious all-out attack upon them, congregating a vast army for this purpose. His assault set off GOD's RAGE and brings terrible defeat and destruction upon GOG and his entire crowd.
"HALF GILEAD" was possessed by SIHON, and "THE OTHER HALF", separated from it by the RIVER JABBOK, by OG of BASHAN. A deep RAVINE of the RIVER HIEROMAX, separated
BASHAN from GILEAD, extending from near the SOUTH END of the LAKE of GENNESARET
to the NORTH END of the DEAD SEA.
ABARIM, PISGAH, NEBO, and PEOR are ITS MOUNTAINS mentioned in the SCRIPTURES.
SIHON, an AMORITE king (evil forces materialized through this kingdoms) at the same time ISRAEL
approached the PROMISE LAND.
SIHON's kingdom extended from the TORRENT VALLEY OF JABBOK, where it bordered King OG's domain, down to the the TORRENT VALLEY OF ARNON, and from the JORDAN RIVER
EASTWARD toward the DESERT. His capital city (center of power) was HESHBON, EAST OF the
NORTHERN END of the DEAD SEA.
SIHON had seized the powers of the LAND OF MOAB NORTH OF THE ARNON, and dominated
MIDIAN, for the chieftains of Midian are called "the dukes of Sihon."
The significance of ISRAEL' s VICTORY over SIHON can be seen from the fact that it is mentioned
many times in Israelite history, alongside the defeat of the Egyptians at the RED SEA. This VICTORIES are used as an ENCOURAGING example for GOD's faithful people.
GOG, the meaning of this name is uncertain. It conveys, in the spiritual realm, as"gigantic dark power."
It is mentioned in EZEKIEL's BOOK as the 'LEADER OF A STORM-LIKE, MULTINATIONAL
ASSAULT AGAINST GOD's PEOPLE." Gog is drawn into waging a vicious all-out attack upon them, congregating a vast army for this purpose. His assault set off GOD's RAGE and brings terrible defeat and destruction upon GOG and his entire crowd.
ELIJAH, a chief warrior in the invisible world.
The name ELIJAH means - "MY GOD IS YAH(WEH)". He was the commander in chief of GOD's FORCES. His incredible FAITH IN GOD gave him an enormous STRENGTH that let him carried out the LORD's INSTRUCTIONS and struck boldly in the FACE of ENORMOUS OPPOSITION.
After a STUNNING VICTORY on MOUNT CARMEL, ELIJAH fell into depression. The LORD was patient with him, letting him rest and regain his STRENGTH for future service.
ELIJAH' s hometown was TISHBE IN GILEAD. A village EAST of the JORDAN RIVER, in the LAND of GILEAD. An inhabitant of this specific TOWN was called TISHBITE. The term Tishbite is
applied to Elijah in each of its six occurrences in the Scriptures, 1Ki.17:1; 21:17, 28; 2Ki.1:3, 8; 9:36.
GILEAD means - "HILL of TESTIMONY or MOUND of WITNESS." It is a MOUNTAINOUS
REGION, EAST of THE JORDAN RIVER. As a whole, it included the TRIBAL TERRITORIES of GAD, REUBEN, and the EASTERN HALF OF MANASSEH.
Since ABRAHAM' s time, the FORCES OF EVIL materialized itself with the extreme jealousy and envy they had to the wealthy ABRAHAM. A man with great flocks and herds (priestly level), and
much silver and gold (earth's powers at his hand), and a very large household numbering many hundreds of servants (hebrews by faith). This was the reason that the forces of evil considered him a
powerful "CHIEFTAIN" and one with whom covenants of peace should be made.
Abraham did not allow materialism to blind his vision, nor to become proud, high-minded or selfish.
The first occurrence of the word "PROPHET" in the Scriptures refers to ABRAHAM, though others
like ENOCH lived before him. GOD had a purpose for this title. The first identified as a "HEBREW".
Like ABEL, ENOCH, and NOAH, he was a man of FAITH. But the FIRST occurrence of the
expression "PUT FAITH IN GOD" is in reference to ABRAHAM. He is the father of all those who
have FAITH. continue...
After a STUNNING VICTORY on MOUNT CARMEL, ELIJAH fell into depression. The LORD was patient with him, letting him rest and regain his STRENGTH for future service.
ELIJAH' s hometown was TISHBE IN GILEAD. A village EAST of the JORDAN RIVER, in the LAND of GILEAD. An inhabitant of this specific TOWN was called TISHBITE. The term Tishbite is
applied to Elijah in each of its six occurrences in the Scriptures, 1Ki.17:1; 21:17, 28; 2Ki.1:3, 8; 9:36.
GILEAD means - "HILL of TESTIMONY or MOUND of WITNESS." It is a MOUNTAINOUS
REGION, EAST of THE JORDAN RIVER. As a whole, it included the TRIBAL TERRITORIES of GAD, REUBEN, and the EASTERN HALF OF MANASSEH.
Since ABRAHAM' s time, the FORCES OF EVIL materialized itself with the extreme jealousy and envy they had to the wealthy ABRAHAM. A man with great flocks and herds (priestly level), and
much silver and gold (earth's powers at his hand), and a very large household numbering many hundreds of servants (hebrews by faith). This was the reason that the forces of evil considered him a
powerful "CHIEFTAIN" and one with whom covenants of peace should be made.
Abraham did not allow materialism to blind his vision, nor to become proud, high-minded or selfish.
The first occurrence of the word "PROPHET" in the Scriptures refers to ABRAHAM, though others
like ENOCH lived before him. GOD had a purpose for this title. The first identified as a "HEBREW".
Like ABEL, ENOCH, and NOAH, he was a man of FAITH. But the FIRST occurrence of the
expression "PUT FAITH IN GOD" is in reference to ABRAHAM. He is the father of all those who
have FAITH. continue...
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Why SATAN wanted JESUS to stumble?
SATAN identifying JESUS as the SON of GOD and THE ONE who was prophesied TO BRUISE HIM IN THE HEAD, did everything he could to destroy JESUS.
The efforts to destroy JESUS when an infant were unsuccessful. GOD continued to protect JESUS
during his youth.
After his baptism, JESUS was encountered by SATAN in the wilderness, where SATAN approached JESUS with THREE DIFFERENT STRONG TEMPTATIONS, thoroughly TESTING HIM ON THE ISSUE OF DEVOTION TO GOD.
In one of SATAN' s appeals SATAN SHOWED JESUS ALL the KINGDOMS of the WORLD,
CLAIMING THEM TO BE HIS. JESUS DID NOT CONTRADICT THIS CLAIM. Nonetheless,
JESUS REFUSED TO CONTEMPLATE even for the briefest instant of time any "shortcut" to KINGSHIP, NOR did JESUS CONSIDER for an instant the DOING of ANYTHING merely TO
PLEASE HIMSELF. JESUS immediate reply to SATAN was "GO AWAY, SATAN!" For it is
written, "IT IS THE LORD YOUR GOD YOU MUST WORSHIP, AND IT IS TO HIM ALONE
YOU MUST RENDER SACRED SERVICE."
The apostle PAUL associates SATAN with "the wicked SPIRIT FORCES in the heavenly places,"
and speaks of them as " THE WORLD RULERS OF THIS DARKNESS." As a GOVERNING FORCE IN THE INVISIBLE REALM immediately above the earth, he is " THE RULER OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE AIR." In Revelation HE IS shown to be the one "MISLEADING THE ENTIRE INHABITED EARTH." The apostle JOHN said that " THE WHOLE WORLD IS
LYING IN THE POWER OF THE WICKED ONE." He is therefore " THE RULER OF THIS WORLD."
JESUS was ever alert to the danger of SATAN' s machinations and to the fact that SATAN desired to cause JESUS' s DESTRUCTION by getting him to entertain A THOUGHT CONTRARY TO
GOD' s WILL. This was demonstrated when PETER, on one occasion, though with good intentions,
was actually throwing TEMPTATION IN JESUS WAY. JESUS had spoken of the suffering and death HE had to undergo. "At this PETER took JESUS aside and commenced raising STRONG OBJECTIONS TO HIM, saying: "BE KIND TO YOURSELF, LORD; YOU WILL NOT HAVE
THIS DESTINY AT ALL." But, turning his back, JESUS said to PETER: "GET BEHIND ME,
SATAN! YOU ARE A STUMBLING BLOCK TO ME, BECAUSE YOU THINK, NOT GOD's
THOUGHTS, BUT THOSE OF MEN."
The efforts to destroy JESUS when an infant were unsuccessful. GOD continued to protect JESUS
during his youth.
After his baptism, JESUS was encountered by SATAN in the wilderness, where SATAN approached JESUS with THREE DIFFERENT STRONG TEMPTATIONS, thoroughly TESTING HIM ON THE ISSUE OF DEVOTION TO GOD.
In one of SATAN' s appeals SATAN SHOWED JESUS ALL the KINGDOMS of the WORLD,
CLAIMING THEM TO BE HIS. JESUS DID NOT CONTRADICT THIS CLAIM. Nonetheless,
JESUS REFUSED TO CONTEMPLATE even for the briefest instant of time any "shortcut" to KINGSHIP, NOR did JESUS CONSIDER for an instant the DOING of ANYTHING merely TO
PLEASE HIMSELF. JESUS immediate reply to SATAN was "GO AWAY, SATAN!" For it is
written, "IT IS THE LORD YOUR GOD YOU MUST WORSHIP, AND IT IS TO HIM ALONE
YOU MUST RENDER SACRED SERVICE."
The apostle PAUL associates SATAN with "the wicked SPIRIT FORCES in the heavenly places,"
and speaks of them as " THE WORLD RULERS OF THIS DARKNESS." As a GOVERNING FORCE IN THE INVISIBLE REALM immediately above the earth, he is " THE RULER OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE AIR." In Revelation HE IS shown to be the one "MISLEADING THE ENTIRE INHABITED EARTH." The apostle JOHN said that " THE WHOLE WORLD IS
LYING IN THE POWER OF THE WICKED ONE." He is therefore " THE RULER OF THIS WORLD."
JESUS was ever alert to the danger of SATAN' s machinations and to the fact that SATAN desired to cause JESUS' s DESTRUCTION by getting him to entertain A THOUGHT CONTRARY TO
GOD' s WILL. This was demonstrated when PETER, on one occasion, though with good intentions,
was actually throwing TEMPTATION IN JESUS WAY. JESUS had spoken of the suffering and death HE had to undergo. "At this PETER took JESUS aside and commenced raising STRONG OBJECTIONS TO HIM, saying: "BE KIND TO YOURSELF, LORD; YOU WILL NOT HAVE
THIS DESTINY AT ALL." But, turning his back, JESUS said to PETER: "GET BEHIND ME,
SATAN! YOU ARE A STUMBLING BLOCK TO ME, BECAUSE YOU THINK, NOT GOD's
THOUGHTS, BUT THOSE OF MEN."
OCCULTISM, WHAT IT MEANS?
The Term OCCULT appears to be derived from the Latin OCCULTA ("hidden things") and refers to the study of the invisible, esoteric or secret things in life.
The original application of the word was to THE STUDY OF THINGS WHICH WERE HIDDEN FROM MEN WHO WERE OF AN ORDINARY LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT; things were not hidden by some act of GOD or by sanction of the celestial hierarchies, but merely by the ignorance of men.
Enlightenment would mean that what was previously hidden, or OCCULT, would be REVEALED.
The disciplines in its various guises were all DESIGNED TO OPEN UP THE SPIRITUAL EYES
of individuals, so that WHAT WAS HIDDEN SHOULD BE REVEALED.
In this sense , therefore, OCCULTISM was originally linked with INITIATION TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNAL TELEOLOGY BETWEEN MAN AND THE ANGELS. This image of man projected by this ancient knowledge is very different from that projected
by modern scientists, and it is the WARFARE between THE ANCIENT WISDOM and the MODERN VIEW OF THINGS, which have such a effect on Western civilization, and continue working through the tendencies of modern Theosophy.
The Ancient Wisdom expresses a PRECISE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MICROCOSM
(which is man) AND THE MACROCOSM (which is A SPIRITUALLY POPULATED UNIVERSE). MAN IS VISUALIZED AS BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE INVOLUNTARY
POWER OF THE DEMONS AND THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE POWER OF THE GODS, through which in the evolutionary conflict MAN LEARNS TO DEVELOP THE POWER OF LOVE AND FREEDOM.
The original application of the word was to THE STUDY OF THINGS WHICH WERE HIDDEN FROM MEN WHO WERE OF AN ORDINARY LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT; things were not hidden by some act of GOD or by sanction of the celestial hierarchies, but merely by the ignorance of men.
Enlightenment would mean that what was previously hidden, or OCCULT, would be REVEALED.
The disciplines in its various guises were all DESIGNED TO OPEN UP THE SPIRITUAL EYES
of individuals, so that WHAT WAS HIDDEN SHOULD BE REVEALED.
In this sense , therefore, OCCULTISM was originally linked with INITIATION TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNAL TELEOLOGY BETWEEN MAN AND THE ANGELS. This image of man projected by this ancient knowledge is very different from that projected
by modern scientists, and it is the WARFARE between THE ANCIENT WISDOM and the MODERN VIEW OF THINGS, which have such a effect on Western civilization, and continue working through the tendencies of modern Theosophy.
The Ancient Wisdom expresses a PRECISE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MICROCOSM
(which is man) AND THE MACROCOSM (which is A SPIRITUALLY POPULATED UNIVERSE). MAN IS VISUALIZED AS BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE INVOLUNTARY
POWER OF THE DEMONS AND THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE POWER OF THE GODS, through which in the evolutionary conflict MAN LEARNS TO DEVELOP THE POWER OF LOVE AND FREEDOM.
Friday, 3 May 2013
SATAN, commander of the wicked forces... continue 2nd part
JOSHUA 11 : JABIN ( the name means: one who is intelligent, discerning. ) A dynastic name or title of the Canaanite kings of HAZOR (an enclosure). Hazor, the chief city of the forces of northern Canaan, located about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) SW of LAKE HULEH (now most drained). Hazor covered an area of approximately 150 acres (61 hectares) accommodating from 25,000 to 30.000 souls.
JABIN the king of HAZOR led the UNITED FORCES of NORTHERN CANAAN against JOSHUA, but suffered A HUMILIATING DEFEAT. HAZOR itself WAS BURNED.
The enemy forces emerged at the same gate during the time of Deborah and Barak. The new powerful king that had his seat in HAZOR, also was named JABIN.
At a later period HAZOR, like GEZER and MEGGIDO, was fortified by King Solomon. Archaeological finds indicate that the GATES of THESE THREE CITIES WERE SIMILAR in their disposition. The GATES HAD BEEN BUILT BY SOLOMON FOLLOWING A SINGLE MASTER PLAN.
Over 200 years after SOLOMON' s death, during the reign of Israelite King PEKAH, the ASSYRIAN
King TIGLATH-PILESER III (means: my trust is the son of Eshara, that is, the god Ninib; or, my trust is the son of the temple Esharra) conquered HAZOR and carried its inhabitants into EXILE. The king origin and the manner of attaining the kingship lay in the hand of Satan. His reign marked an era of re-
organization, growing expansion and strength that brought the ASSYRIAN EMPIRE to new heights.
The first ASSYRIAN monarch to establish as A DEFINITE POLICY THE MASS DEPORTATION
and TRANSPLANTATION OF CONQUERED PEOPLE TO DIMINISH THEIR POWER and TO
BREAK the SPIRIT OF THE HEBREW GROUPS and WEAKEN OR ELIMINATE ANY UNITY OF ACTION IN ATTEMPTS TO THROW OFF the ASSYRIAN YOKE.
In time of King AHAZ of Judah, King PEKAH of Israel formed a confederation with King REZIN of Damascus and attacked Judah. The prophet ISAIAH assured that within a short time the two conspiring Kingdoms would be wiped off. God would use the king of Assyria like a "hired razor" to "shave" the
Kingdom of Judah.
The sum of majesty and greatness ascribed to Tiglath-pileser as the "king of kings," reveals the superior
forces that Satan had at his hand.
GOD's purpose as revealed in JESUS CHRIST remained a "SACRED SECRET"(or "mystery")...
kept in silence for long lasting times. For over 4,000 years, since the rebellion in Eden, men of faith had awaited the FULFILLMENT of GOD' s PROMISE of a "SEED" to bruise the head of the serpent like
Adversary and to bring relief to mankind. Finally, when the "full limit of the time arrived, GOD sent forth HIS SON, " and through him REVEALED the meaning of the "SACRED SECRET," gave the definitive answer to the issue raised by GOD' s Adversary (the supreme issue, a moral one), and provided the means for redeemed obedient mankind from SIN and DEATH through the ransom sacrifice of HIS SON.
JABIN the king of HAZOR led the UNITED FORCES of NORTHERN CANAAN against JOSHUA, but suffered A HUMILIATING DEFEAT. HAZOR itself WAS BURNED.
The enemy forces emerged at the same gate during the time of Deborah and Barak. The new powerful king that had his seat in HAZOR, also was named JABIN.
At a later period HAZOR, like GEZER and MEGGIDO, was fortified by King Solomon. Archaeological finds indicate that the GATES of THESE THREE CITIES WERE SIMILAR in their disposition. The GATES HAD BEEN BUILT BY SOLOMON FOLLOWING A SINGLE MASTER PLAN.
Over 200 years after SOLOMON' s death, during the reign of Israelite King PEKAH, the ASSYRIAN
King TIGLATH-PILESER III (means: my trust is the son of Eshara, that is, the god Ninib; or, my trust is the son of the temple Esharra) conquered HAZOR and carried its inhabitants into EXILE. The king origin and the manner of attaining the kingship lay in the hand of Satan. His reign marked an era of re-
organization, growing expansion and strength that brought the ASSYRIAN EMPIRE to new heights.
The first ASSYRIAN monarch to establish as A DEFINITE POLICY THE MASS DEPORTATION
and TRANSPLANTATION OF CONQUERED PEOPLE TO DIMINISH THEIR POWER and TO
BREAK the SPIRIT OF THE HEBREW GROUPS and WEAKEN OR ELIMINATE ANY UNITY OF ACTION IN ATTEMPTS TO THROW OFF the ASSYRIAN YOKE.
In time of King AHAZ of Judah, King PEKAH of Israel formed a confederation with King REZIN of Damascus and attacked Judah. The prophet ISAIAH assured that within a short time the two conspiring Kingdoms would be wiped off. God would use the king of Assyria like a "hired razor" to "shave" the
Kingdom of Judah.
The sum of majesty and greatness ascribed to Tiglath-pileser as the "king of kings," reveals the superior
forces that Satan had at his hand.
GOD's purpose as revealed in JESUS CHRIST remained a "SACRED SECRET"(or "mystery")...
kept in silence for long lasting times. For over 4,000 years, since the rebellion in Eden, men of faith had awaited the FULFILLMENT of GOD' s PROMISE of a "SEED" to bruise the head of the serpent like
Adversary and to bring relief to mankind. Finally, when the "full limit of the time arrived, GOD sent forth HIS SON, " and through him REVEALED the meaning of the "SACRED SECRET," gave the definitive answer to the issue raised by GOD' s Adversary (the supreme issue, a moral one), and provided the means for redeemed obedient mankind from SIN and DEATH through the ransom sacrifice of HIS SON.
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