KABBALAH - NYOBS 34.12

KABBALAH

First Word

Ø  CHRISTIANS have no other book that they follow other than the Christian Bible containing the Old and New Testaments which are believed by Faith to be THE complete Word of God, written down by men as inspired by the Holy Spirit. – There are NO new revelations, only new enlightenment.

·         The Apocrypha is a collection of books that contain historical errors as well as fables, folklore, myths and content that is totally opposite of what the Bible teaches.  It is recommended that these book be read for ”Flavor” of what men were thinking at the time, but should not be embraced as inspired of God. – Interesting, but not inspired.

Ø  MUSLIMS follow the Quran given to their “Last Prophet” Mohammad and is said to be the perfect revelation of Allah. – They also follow a second book called the Hadith.

• The Hadith is a collection of sayings, deeds and behavior of Mohammad including; eating, sleeping, praying, mating, planning revenge on his enemies and dispensing justice. - These actions were considered the actions of “Allah”.  A good Muslim will do these same things as well as name their children Mohammad.  The Hadith in some sects is followed more closely than the Quran and its sayings can supersede the Quran.

Ø  JEWS follow the Torah which is the five books of the law as given to Moses and is the perfect revelation of Jehovah God.

• The Kabbalah is teachings held by some followers of Judaism to define the inner meaning of both the Hebrew Bible and traditional Rabbinic literature and their formerly “concealed” transmitted dimension, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances. The Kabbalah in some Jewish sects is followed more closely than the Torah.

Background

·         The origin of Kabbalah begin with secrets revealed to Adam by God about mysteries which includes; THE TRUE NATURE OF; Adam and Eve – The Garden of Eden – The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil – The Tree of Life – The Serpent and the Forbidden Fruit.

·         The texts of kabbalah were once part of an ongoing ORAL tradition passed down through the centuries, however much of the oral knowledge is now in written form.

·         Every letter, word, number and even accent on words of the Hebrew Bible contain esoteric meanings, describing the spiritual dimensions within exoteric ideas, and it teaches the text interpretation methods for ascertaining these meanings.

·         As early as the 1st century BC, Jews believed that the Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible) and wider canonical texts contained “encoded” messages and hidden meanings.

·         Gematria is one method for discovering these hidden meanings. Each letter in Hebrew also represents a number; Hebrew, unlike many other languages, never developed a separate numerical alphabet. By converting letters to numbers, Kabbalists were able to find a hidden meaning in each word.

·         The threat of foreign conquest caused The Sanhedrin; who were the Jewish Leadership, to HIDE this knowledge and make it “secret”.  They feared it would fall into the wrong hands and if unsupervised and unguided, it could be misused and might lead them into forbidden ways and practices.

·         It is believed that the Torah was edited with the “Secret Knowledge” encrypted within the various writings and scrolls. 

·         There are mysteries imbedded in the book of Genesis believed to contain the secrets of the creation of the universe and the forces of nature.

·         There are also secrets in Isaiah’s Temple vision – Jacob’s vision of the ladder to Heaven – The Burning Bush - The 72 letter names of God and the best known “secret knowledge” is in the book of Ezekiel which describes his vision of “Gods Divine Chariot”.  - NYOBS 33.19 - EZEKIEL’S UFO

Ezekiel 1:4-15 - A UFO or the Chariot of God or What?
⁴ I looked: I saw … an immense cloud with lightning flashing from it, a huge ball of fire glowing like bronze.
⁵ Within the fire were what looked like four creatures vibrant with life. Each had the form of a human being,
⁶ but each also had four faces and four wings.
⁷ Their legs were as sturdy and straight as columns, but their feet were hoofed like those of a calf…

⁸ On all four sides under their wings they had human hands. All four had both faces and wings,
¹⁰  Their faces looked like this: In front a human face, on the right side the face of a lion, on the left the face of an ox, and in back the face of an eagle.
¹⁵ As I watched the four creatures, I saw something that looked like a wheel … It looked like they were wheels within wheels. (MSG)

Dualism

·         Before I go on, I want to say that the Kabbalah is about so much more good stuff than I am pointing out, however it’s like saying “Everybody watch my left hand” - the “smoke screen” is far too hazy to see what going on with my right hand. – Much darkness is disguised as Light.

·          I would be amiss if I didn’t admit and point out that there are as many “variations” of sects that follow the Kabballah teachings as there are Protestant denominations with different viewpoints on doctrine, so nailing down the Unmovable Truth is hard to do. – Life is better when you have an Unmoved Mover like Jehovah God. - NYOBS 29.02 - CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY.

·         EVIL - Some Kabbalah followers believe Evil only exists as a necessary aspect of the creation of God to give man free choice, and that evil is only the consequence of this choice.

·         ONE GOD - The Kabbalah leads the student away from monotheism; the belief in one God, and promotes dualism.

·         DUALISM is a belief that there are both Good Forces and Evil Forces at work in the universe; this means that there is a “counterpart” to God that holds EQUAL power.

·          In this thinking, God seems to exhibit DUAL NATURES;

Masculine and Feminine - Compassionate and Judgmental - Creator and Creation.

·          NOTE: This thinking abandons the basis of the Biblical conception of ONE; Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotent God - NYOBS 01.02 WHO IS GOD?

·         This is also practiced in non-Jewish organizations, mystery schools, initiation bodies, fraternities and SECRET SOCIETIES with the most popular of which are Free Masonry, Rosicrucianism  and the Golden Dawn, although hundreds of similar societies claim a kabbalistic lineage.

Isa 43:10 – God always existed

10 Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.

NIV

Isa 44:6- There is NO other God

6 I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. NIV

John 1:1-3 - God was BEFORE the creation

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.

3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. NIV

Gen 1:1-2 - God was AT the creation.

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 … and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. NIV

Col 1:16-17– God creates for his own pleasure

16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together

NIV

Isa 46:10 – God is all knowing - OMNISICENCE

10 I make known the end from the beginning, NIV

Jer 23:24 – God is ever present- OMNIPRESENT

24 Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. NIV

Rev 19:6 – God is all powerful - OMNIPOTENT

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. KJV

God explains the concept of the “UNMOVED MOVER” to Moses;

 “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM:

and he said, this shall thou say unto the children of Israel,

I AM has sent me unto you” - Ex 3:14 NKJV

Kabbalah

·         Kabbalah - is not a religious denomination in itself, but forms the foundations of “mystical” religious interpretation. It seeks to define the nature of the universe, the human being and the nature and purpose of existence.

·         The Torah in Kabbalistic thought has four LEVELS of interpretation and it is the inherent duty of an observant Jew to utilize these in the study of the Torah.

1.     Peshat – The simplest and direct meaning

2.     Remez – The allegoric meaning

3.     Derash – The imaginative comparisons with similar words or verses.

4.     Sod – The Secret meanings.

·         Mystical Teachings are comprised of three basic models as distinguished by their basic intent with respect to God.

1.     Theosophical – seeking to understand the Divine realm.

2.     Ecstatic – striving to achieve a mystical union with God

3.     Magico-theurgical – endeavoring to alter or manipulate both the Divine realm as well as the physical world realm. (This is referred to as White Magical Arts reserved for those who are completely “pure of intent”)

Sefirot- (Wikipedia)

·         Sefirot - There are ten Emanations and Attributes of God with which he continually sustains the universe in existence.

·         The Ten (plus one) - Keter; supreme crown, representing ”above the conscious will” – Chochmah; the highest potential of thought – Binah; the understanding of the potential – Daat; intellect of knowledge – Chesed; loving-kindness (sometimes referred to as Gedolah, greatness) – Gevurah; severity/strength (sometimes referred to as Din-justice or Pachad-fear) -  Rachamim; mercy (also known as Tiphereth) – Netzach; Victory/eternity  - Hod; glory/splendor – Yesod; foundation – Malkuth; kingdom.

·         Altogether, eleven sefirot are named. However Keter and Daat are unconscious and conscious dimensions of one principle, conserving 10 forces. - I won’t expound on them here, but I include them so you can know this is some FAR OUT stuff.

·         There are ten different ways the one God Reveals his will through the Emanations. - It is not God who changes, but the ability to perceive God that changes.

·         It is worth noting that the Kabbalah moves from the “Trinity” or three in the God head to Ten in the God head. - It is described as a tree with roots and branches. – A good metaphor would be the trees of “Life” and “Knowledge”

Closing Thoughts

·          Some theorist propose that world events are being controlled and manipulated by a secret society calling itself the Illuminati. - Man has always had a desire for the “Mystical”, to be one of the “Illuminati”; one of the enlightened ones.  (There is more than you want to know about all the stuff in this word study found on the Wikipedia web site)

·         Man seeks “Secret Knowledge” through astrologers, horoscopes and mediums to guide their life; not necessarily to change the outcome, but to be in Harmony with it. – However the ability to manipulate the forces in the universe would be a bonus.  NYOBS 4317 - ZODIAC

·          If you are a follower of the Kabbalah, you are rejecting Jehovah God, the ONE GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and embracing “Dualism”.

·          Satan is NOT an EQUAL FORCE with God.  He is an immortal creation that was created by God and in the end will spend his immortality in the Lake of Fire for all of eternity. NYOBS 07.18 SATAN; WHO IS HE – ESCHATOLOGY

·         NOTE: I need to point out that the Kabbalah teaching are accepted ONLY by some Jews as the TRUE meaning of Judaism while other totally reject these views as heretical and opposite to Judaism.

·         Studying the Kabbalah is like studying the Apocrypha.  It’s a good thing to study and learn about “men’s thinking” concerning the mysteries of God; but understand this; these books were NOT divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit. – A house divided will fall.

·         Dualism is a concept devised by Satan to give the illusion that he is as powerful as God. – Satan is nothing but a dog on a leash, running to and fro where the leash will let him run.  NYOBS 02.10 - SATAN; WHY IS HE? – NYOBS 25.35 – BIBLE EXPLAINED IN THREE MINUTES

·          A SECRET – If you want to know the hidden mystery in Genesis then read about the Flood that took place before the flood of Noah.  - NYOBS 17.16 – FLOOD; THE GAP THEORY – Always prove scripture with scripture, line upon line, and precept upon precept. Isaiah 28:10 KJV

Isa 47:13-14 – They will burn in hell.

13 You are wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame KJV

Revelation 20:10 – Satan thrown into the Lake of Fire
¹⁰ And the devil, (Satan) who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (NIV2011)

Luke 11:17 – A house divided will fall
¹⁷ But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls. (NASB)

Gen 1:2 – The earth became without form and void

2 And the earth was (“hayah” became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

2 Peter 3:5-6 – The world that was then overflowed with water

5 … the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

In the multitude of counselors,

 there is wisdom.

Prov 11:14

I am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I otherwise ever could have.

Doctrine of Last Things – Dr. John Harvey

King James Version Bible - KJV

New International Version Bible – NIV

New King James Version Bible – KJV

Systematic Theology – Stanley M. Horton

Wikipedia 

REINCARNATION - NYOBS 34.02

REINCARNATION

Almost all major religions except Christianity and Islam believe in some form of reincarnation.

Reincarnation

·         Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body. 

·         Reincarnation is a word derived from Latin, meaning literally, "entering the flesh again". The Greek equivalent corresponds to the English phrase "transmigration of the soul" – They refer to "being born again" which is an universal process that gives rise to the cycle of death and rebirth, governed by “Karma”. - Every living being's soul transmigrates (recycles) after death, carrying the seeds of Karmic impulses from the life just completed, into another life and a lifetime of karmas. - Birth is not a beginning and death is not an end.

·         After death, the life as we know now moves on to another form of life based on the merits and demerits it accumulated in its current life. The path to becoming a “Supreme Soul” is to practice non-violence and be truthful.

·         As worn-out garments are shed by the person; Worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller within the body. New bodies are “put on” by the dweller, like garments. 

·         Abrahamic religions such as Christianity, and Islam do not believe that individuals reincarnate, however in Judaism, followers of the Kabbalah do believe in reincarnation. Wikipedia

Karma

·         Karma begins with the premise that every action has a consequence which will come to fruition in either this or a future life; thus morally good acts will have positive consequences, whereas bad acts will produce negative consequences.  Karma is not itself "reward or punishment", but is a law that produces consequences.  

·         The Karma rebirth is the concept that all life forms go through a cycle of reincarnation, that is; a series of births and rebirths. The rebirths and consequent life may be in a different realm, condition or form.  - Wikipedia - (My question would be; where did the first birth or death come from that started the whole Karma thing?)

·         If you are a product of Karma, then you do NOT have Free Will, therefore what you do to others and what happens to you is a direct result of a blessing or a retribution for actions in a past life whether yours or theirs.

·         So, here’s where we are; killing someone may be a good thing because of something evil that “they did” in their past life; it’s not your fault that you murdered them, it’s theirs.

·         Biblical Karma – Notions of “Kara thinking” can be found in scripture – “You reap what you sow” and “if you live by the sword, you will die by the sword”.

Galatians 6:7 - You reap what you sow
⁷ Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. (NIV2011)

Matthew 26:52 – Live by the sword - Die by the sword
⁵² “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (NIV2011)

Feng Shui – This one is just for FUN.

·         Feng shui is a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing the human existence with the surrounding environment. The term feng shui literally translates in English as "wind-water". The energy rides on the wind and “scatters”, but is “retained” when it encounters water.

·         The feng shui practice discusses architecture in metaphoric terms of "invisible forces" that bind the universe, earth, and man together.  – It’s about HARMONY alignment in your life.

·         I once worked with a man who would not buy a house unless it was Feng Shui oriented.

·         It is said that the magnetic compass was invented just to aid with feng shui orientation. Polarity is expressed in feng shui as the YIN and YANG which is similar to the magnetic compass dipole. – Two ends: one creating an exertion and one receiving the exertion. – WHAT

Devine Incarnation

·         Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature, (one who has the ability to feel, perceive, or to experience subjectivity) and who is the material manifestation of an entity, a god or force whose original nature is immaterial. In its religious context the word is used to mean the descent from Heaven of a god, or divine being in human or animal form on Earth.

·         Devas (gods) may also die and live again. - Some Actresses are actually called Devas.  - I guess they USE TO BE a god and now they have been divinely reincarnated as a SEXPOT.

·         Many Christians regard Jesus Christ as a divine incarnation. NYOBS 07.09 RETURN OF CHRIST, ESCHATOLOGY

·         Some Christians and Muslims believe Jesus and some prophets’ may be incarnate again.

·         Scripture teaches that Jesus will come again at Armageddon - We do not believe that this is a Reincarnation, but is His “Second Coming” not counting the Rapture.  NYOBS 01.23 RAPTURE –

Revelation 22:12 – He is coming soon
¹² “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. (NIV2011)

Revelation 1:7 – Every eye shall see Him
⁷ Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. (NKJV)

Body. Soul, Spirit

·         Death - This brings us up to the discussion of Death. – What is the difference between the Body, Soul and Spirit? – Let’s get some definitions going.

·         Body – Man has a physical body that was formed from the dust and will return to the dust at his death.

• Soul - In the simplest of terms; the soul is the mind of a man and his spirit controls his mind and his mind controls his body. Souls are created by God and are given before conception; - The Soul has sensations, thoughts, desires; longs to eat, longs for God, magnifies God; it rejoices, loves, knows and remembers; it has beliefs, emotions, personality and performs intentional actions. – NYOBS 15.32 SOUL SLEEP

• Spirit - There is a spirit in a man as well as a soul. - There are many scriptures supporting BOTH the Soul and Spirit being “separate” although many believe they are both the same – at any rate, unlike the body, they are never separated. - Man’s spirit/soul is immortal and returns to God at death. – NYOBS 28.29 IMMORTALITY
• SELAH – (ponder this) - The SOUL/MIND is what controls your actions – It receives its direction either from the desires of your BODY or from the desires of your SPIRIT. – (Many let their bodies control their mind - It’s a battle)

MAN “IS” - WHAT HIS SOUL - “THINKS”.

1 Thess 5:23 – Man has a Spirit, a Soul and a Body

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  NIV

Gen 2:7 – Man’s BODY is formed from the dust

7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. NIV

Gen 3:19 – The BODY returns to dust

19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." NIV

Gen 2:7 – The breath of God gave man his SOUL – His life

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. KJV

Jer 1:5 – Our SOUL was formed before we were born.

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born NIV

Heb 4:12 – The Soul and SPIRIT and Body are all separate

12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to DIVIDING soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. NIV

Eccl 12:6-7- The Immortal SPIRIT of man returns to God

6 Remember him-before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, or the wheel broken at the well,

7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. NIV

Rom 8:6 – The SPIRIT should control the SOUL/MIND

6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;

Proverbs 23:7 - What a man’s Soul thinks; so is he
⁷ For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. (NKJV)

Resource Book

·         You may recall that part of the brief description of Reincarnation and Karma indicated that we may be in a different realm, condition or form.  This is similar to the Bible’s version where there is a rebirth into different realm, in a different condition and a different form.

·         The Bible is an excellent resource book, pinned by men as inspired by Jehovah God, just so we can understand about such things as Reincarnation, Karma, Feng Shui, Purgatory, Soul Sleep as well as about the state of our existence between death and our resurrection.

·         This Book is divided up into two main themes which are based on decisions that you make during your lifetime.  Or to say it another way; the decisions you make in this lifetime have eternal consequences; (you can call it “Karma Decisions” if you want to.)

·         In the Bible, those that embrace God through His Son Jesus the Christ are called Believers or the godly; and those who don’t are called un-believers or the ungodly.

·         We are going to trace these two decision makers through to their final conclusion.

Death - Separation

·         What does the Bible say about what happens to our bodies after we die?

·         Well at death, the Body is separated from the spirit.  The body returns to the earth one way or another and decays. - The Spirit/Soul moves on, but comes to a “Fork in the Road”.

·         Although the Body and Spirit are separated at death, they are actually in a temporarily or Intermediate State and will get back together again. – Stay Tuned for the Fork in the Road.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 – The body returns to dust – The spirit to God
⁷ Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it. (NKJV)

Acts 13:36 - The body decays
³⁶ “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep (He died); he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed. (NIV2011)

SOUL SLEEP - RABBIT TRAIL

·         Wikipedia: Soul Sleep is an interval between death and the judgment, the soul sleeps.

• Bible: When our soul is absent from the body it will be present with The Lord in an assembly of other Believers who are now called the Saints.
• We will have all our senses; eating, tasting, feeling, seeing, hearing, touching, singing and praising. - We will be in His presence; Face to Face and given wisdom and knowledge to understand all we have always wondered about.
• If your soul is asleep, you can do none of these things.
• The term “SLEEP” as used in scripture is a KIND WAY of saying somebody is DEAD. – Like for the sake of decency, saying he “KNEW HER” instead of saying they had SEX.
• Although many embrace “Soul Sleep” with parallel scriptures, the phrase or term “Soul Sleep” does not occur in the Bible; so get over it. – Sleep is Death -  NYOBS – 15.32 SOUL SLEEP

2 Corinthians 5:8 - Absent from the body - Present with Lord
⁸ We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. (NKJV)

Ps 16:11 – Filled with joy and eternal pleasures.

11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. NIV

Ps 17:15 – Alive again - I will be satisfied – I will see

15 And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. NIV

Luke 16:22-24 – See, feel and have emotions after death

22 The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

23 In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

24 So he called to him, `Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' NIV

John 17:24 – We will see and be with Him

24 "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. NIV

Fork in the Road

·         According to Scripture; At death, there is a “Fork in the Road” for the Spirit of a man which will take him temporarily to an intermediate state of existence before he returns to the one who made him and his final “Eternal State”. – The decisions he made in his previous life about the “Son of God” determines which of the two destinies he will take. (You could call it his “Good Karma” or his “Bad Karma”; sort of, maybe, kinda)

·         For the Believer or the godly, they will take the fork in the road to a place called Paradise where they have awareness of their surroundings, comfort and have communion with God.

·         For the Un-Believer or the un-godly, they will take the fork in the road to a place called in the Old Testament Sheol (the grave) and in the New Testament it’s called Hades. -  They will have awareness of their surroundings, their torment and separation from the Believers. There is NO EXIT. – NYOBS 21.30 HEAVEN – NYOBS 06.22 DEATH - HELL

·          SIDE NOTE:  Paradise was also known as “Abraham’s Bosom”, which was at one time located in Hades and held the godly saints of all times. -  When Jesus died; He went there and preached for three days and then took all of Paradise and those in it to Heaven; where it is now. – Paradise (Abrahams Bosom) is a place better to be than on earth, but it’s not as good as it’s going to get. – NYOBS 15.36 – ABRAHAM’S  BOSOM – NYOBS 06.21 - PARADISE

Luke 23:42-43 - Believers will be in Paradise
⁴² Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." And Jesus said to him,
⁴³ "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

Eph 4:9 – Jesus descended into Hell

9 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? KJV

Matt 12:40 – He was in Hell Three days

40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. NIV

1 Peter 3:18-20 – He preached in Hell – In Abrahams Bosom

18 For Christ died for sins once for all. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,

19 through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison

Eph 4:8 – He took all those in Abrahams Bosom to heaven

8 Wherefore he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Holy Spirit day of Pentecost) KJV

2 Corinthians 5:8 - Absent from the Body Present with the Lord
⁸ We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. (NKJV)

Philippians 1:23 - Being with the Lord is far better
²³ For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. (NKJV)

Luke 16:23 – Un-Believers in Hades have Awareness and Torment
²³  In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. (NIV2011)

Luke 16:26 -  Hell – There is NO EXIT
²⁶  And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ (NIV2011)

PURGATORY - RABBIT TRAIL

• Webster: Purgatory A state or place in which, in Roman Catholicism and other Christian doctrine that those who have died in the grace of God expiate their sins by suffering –  It is a state or place of temporary punishment, expiation or remorse. 
• Expiate:  to make satisfaction or atonement; to make amends or reparation for wrong doing; to pay the penalty or suffer. – NYOBS 15.25 PURGATORY
• Purgatory: is designated as a place of purification, not a place of punishment; however the purification process does involve mental and physical anguish which includes an intense, excruciating painful “purifying fire”. - The Time in purgatory can be from a few hours to a few thousand years. – What this doctrine says; is that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross was insufficient; not enough, to cleanse us from ALL our sin.
• Scripture says that Jesus declared from the cross, “It is Finished”. – Many think He was referring to His life; when actually He was talking about the completion of the Plan of Salvation.
• ”It is Finished” in the Greek; “tetelestai” means paid in full. – Jesus has paid the debt and turned away the wrath of God from sinful man.
• We were justified (declared righteous) by our Faith – No one is declared righteous by the Ten Commandments or any of the other laws. – It’s by faith alone.
• His atoning sacrifice made us righteous and heirs to eternal life. - Our sins are forgiven, past, present and future.
• Once you die, there is no Second Chance to expiate your sins; no prayers, no money nor deeds done by others can change anything. - There’s not a Biblical place called Purgatory.

John 19:30 – The Plan of Salvation is Complete - Finished

30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

NIV

Rom 5:1-2 – We are justified; declared righteous through faith

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 through whom we have gained access by FAITH into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

NIV

1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus bore our sins

24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; NIV

2 Cor 5:21 – Jesus had no sin, but took ours

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

NIV

Rom 5:9 – We have been made righteous by His blood

9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!

NIV

Titus 3:7 – We have become heirs to eternal life

7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

NIV

Luke 16:23-25 - No Second Chance – No Reincarnation
²³ In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
²⁴ So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
²⁵ “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

(NIV2011)

Resurrection - Here come da Judge

·         When Christ returns at His second coming, (this is not a re-incarnation), there will be a resurrection of all souls that have died and they will be reunited with their bodies that are in the grave. - NYOBS 25.21 - SECOND COMING

·         The Believer as well as the Un-believer will be awakened from their sleep; (death) and will be judged for every work, whether good or evil. – (NYOBS 30.27 - TWO JUDGMENTS)

·         Both will now enter their Permanent or Eternal State. – (NYOBS 16.13 - SAVED – MAYBE)

·         The Believer will inherit the New Heaven and New Earth; everlasting life.

·         The Un-believer will inherit the Lake of Fire (Gehenna); everlasting contempt.

• The Make Believer – How much more severely will God deal with the one who KNOWS and continues to sin; who tramples the Son of God under his feet and makes the blood of the Covenant an un-holy thing; insulting the Holy Spirit. – (It’s in the book)  NYOBS  30.16 SINLESS 

Reincarnation

For the Spirit/Souls who have died;

besides the Lake of Fire and the Highest Heaven;

the scripture acknowledges no other realm, condition or form.

·         Well there you have it… NO Re-incarnation, NO Karma, and NO Feng Shui; NO Purgatory and NO Soul Sleep. – After you die you hit the fork in the road and go the direction you have already chosen. – NYOBS 12.34 – QUALIFICATIONS FOR HEAVEN

·         Life is choice Driven – the choices you make on this side of life has eternal consequences.

NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION

2 Corinthians 6:2 – NOW is the day of salvation
² I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

Isaiah 26:19 – The Spirit will unite with their body.
¹⁹ Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. (NKJV)

Ecclesiastes 12:14 – God will judge every work – good or evil
¹⁴ For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. (NKJV)

John 5:29 - Resurrection to Life - Resurrection to Condemnation
²⁹ and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. (NKJV)

Daniel 12:2 - Everlasting life - Everlasting contempt
² And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Two Judgments

·         Two Judgments – I would be amiss if I didn’t clarify that there are actually two judgments; The Judgment Seat of Christ and The Great White Throne Judgment.

·         After our resurrection we will ALL be judged – Believers and Non-believers alike.

• #1 The Judgment Seat of Christ (“Bema Seat”) occurs at the return of Jesus Christ just after the first stage of Armageddon and just before the Millennium reign begins – This judgment starts with the family of God;  The Believers.   NYOBS 22.02 ARMAGEDDON
• Sinners that have confessed “Jesus as Lord” are now called Saints. - Their sins have already been forgiven; not temporarily covered over by animal sacrifices, but permanently forgiven.
• Jesus made the Final Sacrifice on the Cross for ALL that would believe; their Sins are gone.
• #2 The Great White Throne Judgment is for all those that did not believe in Christ before His “Second Coming”.  It would also include those that lived during His millennial reign; both believers and non-believers. – Sadly that includes the Jewish Nation; but God has a plan for them that includes 144,000 missionaries; multitudes of Jews will believe.  NYOBS 25.28 - MILLENNIUM REIGN
• This judgment occurs at the close of the 1,000 years reign of Christ, known as “The Millennium” with the completion of the 2nd part of Armageddon.  NYOBS 07.185 ESCHATOLOGY –

·         This is the judgment where the books are opened revealing the “works or deeds” during the lifetime of those that believed as well as the wicked dead, and their rejection of Christ.  Every man gets his day in court – NYOBS 30.27 - TWO JUDGMENTS

Two Deaths

• Two Deaths - There are actually two deaths, but the believer only experiences the first; the physical death; the un-believer experiences both. – NYOBS 22.02 ARMAGEDDON
• Books are opened and ALL must give account of what they have done in life. – If their name is not found in the last book; The Book of Life, they will be thrown into the lake of fire, which is the SECOND DEATH.

Revelation 21:8 – The Second Death
⁸ 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. (KJV)

Revelation 20:14 - Those in Hell experience the Second Death
¹⁴ Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (NKJV)

Revelation 20:6 – The Believer does not see the Second Death
⁶ Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. (NIV2011)

New Body

• When our body, our earthly tent is destroyed; we will have a new one waiting on us from God that will be far different from our present bodes as a plant is different from the seed.
• My new body will be trim and almost transparent with a slight gold color as if covered with water. - It will be free, weightless, uncontained, unlimited by the laws of nature, a body that is indestructible, indescribable, and incomparable; able to move at the speed of thought. -  And to use a theological term… It will be Awesome  (Just saying; no scripture)
• The Holy Spirit has already given the believer as a seal of the first installment; a “deposit” as a “guarantee” of what is to come, guaranteeing our inheritance. – NYOBS 20.19 HOLY SPIRIT

2 Cor 5:1-8 – When our body is dead, we get a new one

1 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

5 Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. NIV

NEW – NEW - NEW

·         There will be a total destruction of the Universe as we know it and there will be a NEW heaven and a NEW earth.  NYOBS 07.02 ESCHATOLOGY – NYOBS 21.30 HEAVEN –

·         We’ll put on an unheard of NEW body like a garment - This is NOT Karma; transmigration of the soul.

·         We will experience NEW emotions, with a NEW existence in a NEW environment, face to face with God; we are a NEW creation - There is NO reincarnation – SELAH - ponder that

2 Peter 3:10-12 – Heaven and Earth will be destroyed
¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
¹² as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. (NIV2011)

2 Corinthians 5:17 - We are a NEW creation
¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV)

Revelation 21:4 – Tears turn to Joy – New Emotions
⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (NIV2011)

Revelation 21:1 – A new Heaven & Earth – New Existence
¹ Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

Revelation 21:3 – God will dwell with us – New Environment
³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. (NIV2011)

Hebrews 1:11-12 – We’ll put on a glorified body like a garment
¹¹ They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
¹² You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”

Revelation 22:3-4 – We will see God Face to Face
³ No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
⁴ They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

THE POINT

·         Just to drive home a point; when the Disciples saw Moses and Elijah appear on the Mount of transfiguration, they were still identified as they were before; Moses and Elijah – They had not been reincarnated into different bodies.

·         When Jesus was resurrected from the dead, He was still identified in His same form, not a reincarnation of somebody else, although I must point out that all of them had glorified bodies that were not subject to our dimensional laws.

·         DO OVER - God has provided full salvation through His Son Jesus Christ. - We don’t need another DO OVER life to try to FIX our sins. – We are destined to die once and then the judgment. – It’s through the JUDGMENT that the Kingdom of God will be ushered in.

Just to get the right perspective; the Terror of the Tribulations

and the Horror of Armageddon is not even in the SAME CLASS

as the WRATH of God’s Judgment.

“Maranatha” – O Lord Come - 1 Corinthians 16:22 (KJV)

Luke 9:30 – They recognized Moses and Elijah
³⁰ Then two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus. (NLT)

Acts 1:11– Jesus will return as He left
¹¹ “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” (NIV2011)

Hebrews 9:27 - Once we Die, then the judgment
²⁷ And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (KJV)

Revelation 19:11 – The Kingdom will be brought in thru Judgment
¹¹ I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. (NIV2011)

Revelation 15:1 – The WRATH of God  
¹  And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the WRATH of God. (KJV)

Revelation 6:16 – Hide us from the WRATH of God
¹⁶ And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the WRATH of the Lamb. (NLT)

If serving the LORD seems undesirable to you,

then choose this day whom you will serve…

As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.

Joshua 24:15 (NIV2011)

In the multitude of counselors,

 there is wisdom.

Prov 11:14

I am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I otherwise ever could have.

Doctrine of Last Things – Dr. John Harvey

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Systematic Theology – Stanley M. Horton