Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch (Sprout), and He will reign as King and do wisely and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Me: How many of you know the difference between a vine, and a branch?
Well, if you don't; it is really critical that you find out!
Why do I ask?
Because it is going to be very important for a person to know the difference, if they want to understand the difference in Christ's first appearing, and His second appearing!
Now... before I get started; I want to clarify something else. In Hebrew, the names of Joshua, Jesus, and Yeshua are all synonymous. In other words, any one of those proper names are acceptable substitutes for the word "Jesus" in the bible. It's kind of like how we [in our present, modern day society] would see the names "Bobby" or "Bob" or "Robert" as the same name.
Now... on to the teaching at hand - the looooooonnnngggg teaching!
I will start by asking everyone these questions [well... maybe mainly myself... heh heh heh],
Will the Messiah return in the same way that He appeared the first time?
Will He return as a single man, like when he appeared as Jesus, and walked the shores of Galilee?
Will the second coming of Christ be through Judah, just as He appeared the first time?
Will His lineage come through the tribe that holds the scepter?
Will the same cock crow the second time Christ appears to Israel?
NO, NO, NO... A THOUSAND TIMES NO! THE BIRTHRIGHT OF ISRAEL DOES NOT BELONG TO JUDAH; IT BELONGS TO JOSEPH!
Joseph means: God will add another Son - another son is coming!
Jesus came TO BRING MANY SONS UNTO GLORY [the whole world], BY MAKING THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION [the elect remnant of Joseph] PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERING!!
Everyone go to chapter 6 of Zechariah, verses 9-15. I have placed the name meanings in place of the proper names for pure spiritual clarity.
Is that O.K.?
Do I have everybody's permission to do that?
Is my post too long?
Or are you people going to tell me how, where, when, and how long I can post on my own forum?
I wouldn't be a bit surprised!
Anyhow... Zechariah says,
9And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
10Accept donations and offerings from these [as representatives of the] exiles [the elect remnant], from MY TIMES, from the goodness of Jah, and from you who praise Jah, who have come from Babylonian confusing by mixture [flesh and Spirit]; and come the same day and go to the house of He who will be sustained of Jehovah, the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK OF THE FATHER, the many membered, elect, remnant, Messianic Seed].
11Yes, take from them silver and gold, and make crowns [kingly authorities] and set [one] upon the head of Joshua [Jesus], the son of Jehovah, who is the righteous One, the high priest,
Me: O.K., first we have Jesus receiving gold and silver [Deity and redemption] from the elect remnant, who have been exiled in flesh and blood, but who have escaped the captivity of the Babylonian prison known as the "mortal body of sin"! These exiles, [the holy representatives of God] are the goodness and praise of Jah, and they have come into the house of Christ Jesus [Joshua]; Who is the son sustained, and treasured of Jehovah! This elect remnant of exiles have made crowns [exercised kingly authorities] from the silver and gold [the redemption and Deity they have received from being tried in God's purifying, all consuming Fire/Spirit], and they have placed ONE OF THE CROWNS on the head of Joshua/Jesus!
So... who does Joshua/Jesus receive the silver and gold crown from, again? THE EXILES OF CHRIST THAT'S WHO - THE ELECT REMNANT, MANY MEMBERED BODY OF GOD; GOD'S TRUE HOUSE/TEMPLE - US!
Guess what else?
That means there are a whole bunch of crowns left over, crowns [kingly authorities] that have not been given to anyone, because the exiles had made MANY crowns from that gold and silver, and only one King has been given His coronation crown: JESUS!
I wonder who will wear those other crowns?
Let me enlighten you: THE ELECT REMNANT WILL WEAR THEM, THE "EXILES" FROM THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH [means: Another Son coming]; THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE THRONES, MANDATES, AND DOMINIONS GOD APPOINTED FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RULE HIS CREATION! More on those crowns later... but firat let's see how this whole thing began...
That's right - the elect remnant is us! WE ARE THE KINGS AND PRIESTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO RULE THE NATIONS! We are the Joseph company; the many membered body of God the Father, Who sent Jesus Christ into the world, and through Him, planned and created everything that was made - both things in heaven [Spirit], and things in earth [flesh]. Nothing that was made, was made apart from us, and without us, nothing that was made, could have been made!
What did Paul say?
"ALL things are YOURS!"
And again,
Hebrews 1:2
2[But] in the last of these days He [God] has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son [many membered], Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
And once more,
Hebrews 1:8
8But as to the Son, He [God] says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).
Me: Yes sir... We are the God [Melchizedek Elohim], Who said in the beginning,
"Who shall go for US, and whom shall WE send? Let US make man in OUR image!"
And that is when Joshua/Jesus replied to us - the God of the fathers,
"I will go... send me!"
You see, guys... we, as God's many membered body [His cells; His genetic makeup], sent Christ Jesus [God's sperm] into the world! A single Seed [like a tiny grain of sand] descended into the hell of sinful flesh; down through the black hole between heaven and earth, and into the lower chamber of the divine hourglass. Then, with Jesus leading the way as our example and forerunner; we [as the complete cellular structure, and Spirit DNA of the Father - the "many sands"] followed Jesus down through the very same portal [the matrix/womb of God], and made our abode inside of Him [as a tree within the Seed]!
So, in reality:
Jesus was a tiny Seed [Christ],
Who held the life of God within Himself;
Who descended into this hell [covered in carnal fertilizer];
And was planted in the soil of all humanity!
The Lord Jesus held us [the fullness of the Godhead bodily] within Himself - as a plant yielding seed according to it's own kind [He held captivity captive inside of Himself]! This tiny Seed lay dormant, and germinated, until the appointed time, when we would burst forth out of that Seed, and become a great tree - the "Tree of Life"! We are the Messianic Tree of the Lord; the Oaks of God's righteousness; whose roots would fill the whole earth, whose MANY branches would ascend upward [sprouting leaves for the healing of the Nations], and eventually bear the fruit of God's agape love Spirit kingdom [we are the gifts Jesus gave to men]! It is written,
Genesis 1:11,12
11And God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed according to their own kinds and trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it.
John 6:62
Jesus speaking,
What then [will be your reaction] if you should see the Son of Man ascending back to [the place] where He was before?
Me: Well then... now we know who the HOLY WATCHER is that came down from heaven; the royal Seed that fell into the ground, died, and became a great tree that filled the heavens and the earth: JESUS! Jesus was sent to be a perfect picture of what the Christ would be like, and to point the way to the true Messiah! God appointed Jesus to WATCH for "THE MESSIANIC BRANCH", and to warn the people! It is written,
Ezekiel 33:7
So you, son of man, I have made you a WATCHMAN for the house of Israel [Joseph's house]; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me.
Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a master of a house [many membered Christ of God] who planted a vineyard [Seed/Vine] and put a hedge around it and dug a wine vat in it and built a WATCHTOWER [Jesus]....
And again,
Mark 13:33-37
33Be on your guard [constantly alert], and WATCH and pray; for you do not know when THE TIME will come [the "Times and Seasons" represent God's elect remnant].
34It is like a man [already] going on a journey; when he [Christ] leaves home, he puts his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and he gives orders to the doorkeeper [Jesus] to be constantly alert and on the WATCH.
35Therefore WATCH (give strict attention, be cautious and alert), for you do not know when the Master of the house is coming [the many membered Christ of God; the second coming of Christ]--in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning--
36[WATCH, I say] lest He come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep.
37And what I say to you [Jesus] I say to everybody: WATCH.
Now take a gander at the next verse in Zecharia 6 [our subject chapter]. Look at what God tells Jesus/Joshua to WATCH out for:
12And say to him, Thus says the Lord of hosts: You, Joshua [a type of Jesus, the man - Joshua and Jesus are synonymous names in Hebrew]: Behold (look at, keep in sight, WATCH) the Man [the Messiah] whose name is "THE BRANCH", for He shall grow up in His place and He shall build the [true] temple of the Lord.
Me: STOP! WHAT DID THAT JUST SAY? WHAT THE HELL DID THAT JUST SAY?
Folks,
We have the Lord of Hosts - GOD HIMSELF, telling Joshua [Jesus, the man] to look at, keep in sight, and WATCH for the Man [the Messiah - the many membered Manchild] whose name is "The Branch", Who shall GROW UP IN HIS PLACE [Jesus' place], and build the [TRUE] temple of the Lord!
YOU HEARD ME RIGHT! The Seed of Jesus became the Vine [the Seed went into the ground and died, and was then raised up out of the ground as a choice Vine], and that Vine sprouted the BRANCHES that would eventually be the Messiah!
What did Jesus say?
"I go to prepare A PLACE FOR YOU, that where I AM, there will you be also!"
Which being interpreted, means:
"I [the seed] go to prepare A PLACE FOR YOU [the tree], that where I AM [Christ's first appearing as Jesus], there will you be also [Christ's many membered second appearing]!"
Me: The Seed of Christ Jesus went into the ground and died, and the Tree of Life [the House of Joseph, the branches who went over the wall (Law)], appeared in the SEED'S PLACE! Look at Genesis,
Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well (spring or fountain), whose branches run over the wall.
THAT'S FUNNY; I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT JESUS WAS THE COMING MESSIANIC CHRIST?
That's what the age of Pentecost teaches to this very day!
What gives?
Why is Joshua/Jesus being told to look at, keep in sight, and WATCH for the Messiah?
And furthermore; if the Messiah prophesied by Zecharia as "THE BRANCH" is not Joshua/Jesus here, then [again]: Who is "THE BRANCH" that God is speaking of? Who are these branches, about whom God said, "Their leaves shall be for the healing of the nations?"
Is it the tribe of Judah who will produce "the Branch" spoken of by the prophet here?
NO, NO , NO! This second coming of Christ is NOT from Judah, but from the House of JOE [Joseph, that is]!
THE SECOND COCK TO CROW IS GONNA BE JOE!
Jesus was the first appearing of Christ; the prototype, but not the reality of the greater things to come! Jesus held the kingly scepter for the House of Judah - UNTIL SHILOH [the true Messiah] had come! But the second coming of Christ isn't coming through Judah - THAT HONOUR, AND BIRTHRIGHT BELONGS TO THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH!
WELL, GUESS WHAT, ISRAEL? SHILOH HAS ARRIVED! Your Messiah is here, but I don't think you are going to approve of your King!
You whited walls - I AM THE ONE WHO WARNED YOU OF THE COMING WRATH!
YOU HAVE REJECTED, PERSECUTED, ACCUSED, BEATEN, AND FINALLY, YOU HAVE KILLED YOUR KING, AND NOW YOU WILL EAT THAT SECOND CROW - JOE[seph] CROW, THAT IS!
Now... let's see what Jesus said about that HOLY BRANCH. LET'S SEE IF THE SCRIPTURES TELL US THE IDENTITY OF THIS MESSIANIC BRANCH THAT GOD TOLD JOSHUA/JESUS TO KEEP WATCH FOR?
John 15:5
I am the Vine; YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
Me: HALLELUJAH! GREATER THINGS SHALL THEY DO! GREATER THINGS SHALL JOSEPH ACCOMPLISH! It is written in Isaiah,
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have escaped.
And again,
Isaiah 11:1
AND THERE shall come forth a Shoot [Jesus] out of the stock of Jesse [David's father], and a Branch [the many membered Christ] out of his [Jesus'] roots shall grow and bear fruit.
Next verse in Zechariah 6,
13Yes, you [Joshua/Jesus, the man - the first cock crowing; the first coming of Christ] are building a temple of the Lord [Jesus was the prototype of the temple - NOT THE TRUE BUILDING ITSELF], but it is He [JOSEPH'S TRIBAL MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD] Who shall build the [true] temple of the Lord, and He [Joseph's troop] shall bear the honor and glory [as of the only begotten of the Father] and shall sit and rule upon His throne. And He shall be a Priest upon HIS [Jesus'] THRONE, and the counsel of peace shall be between the two [offices--Priest and King].
14And the OTHER CROWN [Joseph's birthright] shall be [credited] to my times, to the goodness of Jah, and to those who praise Jah, and to the kindness and favor of he who will be sustained of Jehovah the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK, the many membered elect remnant Messianic Seed], and [He] shall be in the temple of the Lord for a reminder and memorial.
Me: Now... let's get back to the subject of those OTHER "unclaimed" golden crowns we talked about earlier in this writing! What OTHER crowns and thrones is Zecharia speaking of here?
Is he speaking ONLY about Jesus' crown of life [as the kingly, Vine/Root Messiah from Judah - the first cock crowing]?
NO! THE PROPHET IS ALSO SPEAKING ABOUT THE CROWNS OF JOSEPH HERE, THE TRIBE WHO HOLDS THE BIRTHRIGHT OF ISRAEL, AND WHO IS THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE KINGLY/PRIESTLY THRONE OF GOD'S KINGDOM! Look at what Revelation 4:4 says about these crowns, and the true holders of the birthright of Jacob:
Revelation 4:4
Twenty-four other thrones surrounded the throne, and seated on these thrones were twenty-four elders (the members of the heavenly council - the elect remnant), arrayed in white clothing [the righteousness of God], with crowns of gold upon their heads.
Me: That reminds me of an old hymn in the Presbyterian hymnal: "CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS"!
SO, THE HEAVENLY TROOP OF GOD WILL ALSO RECEIVE THRONES AND CROWNS OF GOD [just as their brother Jesus did], AS PERMANENT KINGS AND PRIESTS BEFORE THE LORD, AND THEIR DOMINION, AUTHORITY, AND KINGDOM SHALL HAVE NO END!
AS HE [CHRIST JESUS] IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD! Next verse in Zecharia,
Zecharia 6:15,
15And those who are far off [eons away from the time of the writing of this prophecy] shall come and help build the temple of the Lord [the chosen Seed of the true Christ], and you shall know (recognize and understand) that the Lord sent me to you. And [your part in this] shall come to pass if you will diligently obey the voice of the of the Lord your God.
Me: Guys, Jesus was only the prototype of God's house, but the many membered Christ is the true temple of God!
In other words...
Abraham [a type of Jesus, the man] was returning from the slaughter of the kings [the death of the remnant], where he met Melchizedek [the many membered Christ ], and payed HIM TITHES, HOMAGE, AND HONOR! Look at Hebrews,
Hebrews 7
1FOR THIS Melchizedek, king of Salem [and] priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings AND BLESSED HIM,
2And Abraham [A type of Jesus] gave to him a tenth portion of all [the spoil] He [Melchizedek] is primarily, as his name when translated indicates, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, which means king of peace.
3Without [record of] father or mother or ancestral line, neither with beginning of days nor ending of life, but, resembling the Son of God, he continues to be a priest without interruption and without successor.
4Now observe and consider how great [a personage] this was [MELCHIZEDEK] TO WHOM EVEN ABRAHAM THE PATRIARCH [A TYPE OF CHRIST JESUS OF JUDAH] GAVE A TENTH [THE TOPMOST OR THE PICK OF THE HEAP] OF THE SPOILS.
Now look at what verse 6 says,
6But this person [Melchizedek, the many membered Ancient of days; the second cock crowing; the second appearing of Christ] who has NOT part of the Levitical priesthood ancestry, received tithes from Abraham [Jesus himself] and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God].
7Yet it is beyond all contradiction that IT IS THE LESSER PERSON WHO IS BLESSED BY THE GREATER ONE!
Me: O MY LORD GOD - THAT MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE A JIG! Talk about blasphemy to the House of Israel! The religious people are gonna bust a nut! They're gonna have a hissy-fit!
GREAT JUMPING JEHOSHAPHAT!
Folks... that is in Hebrews, and whether you can stomach it, or whether you cannot: JESUS CHRIST SAID THAT WE, THE MANY MEMBERED CHRIST OF GOD, THE TRUE TEMPLE OF THE LORD, THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, WOULD DO GREATER WORKS, AND GREATER THINGS THAN HE DID! MELCHIZEDEK BLESSES JESUS [Abraham, the Father of the great multitude] HERE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
Skip to Hebrews 7:14-17,
14For it is obvious that our Lord sprang from the tribe of Judah [the branches of Joseph SPRANG from Judah - the Seed of Jesus], and Moses mentioned nothing about priests in connection with that tribe [the tribe of Joseph].
15And this becomes more plainly evident when another Priest arises Who bears the likeness of Melchizedek,
16Who has been constituted a Priest, not on the basis of a bodily legal requirement [an externally imposed command concerning His physical ancestry], but on the basis of the power of an endless and indestructible Life.
17For it is witnessed of Him, You [Joseph - the elect remnant] are a Priest forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.
Me: Now I know why Jesus told us that "MANY WOULD COME IN HIS NAME, SAYING, 'HE [JESUS] WAS THE CHRIST", AND THAT THEY WOULD DECEIVE MANY!" IT IS BECAUSE JESUS KNEW THAT HE WASN'T THE TOTALITY OF THE MESSIAH, BUT ONLY THE SEED ORIGIN, PROTOTYPE, AND ALLEGORICAL PICTURE OF THE TRUE CHRIST! THAT TITLE BELONGS TO CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH - THE HOLDER OF THE BIRTHRIGHT!
A seed might serve as the package that holds the DNA of the plant it has living within itself, but it is NOT the totality of that plant! Until the seed goes into the ground and dies, the true plant itself cannot come forth - and folks, that seed is NOT the fullness of the plant it becomes! To say that Jesus, [the man who lived 2,000 years ago] is THE TOTALITY OF CHRIST, is like saying that the seed of a tree is the full grown tree!
THAT DOCTRINE THE AGE OF PENTECOST TAUGHT US ABOUT JESUS IS A LIE, AND THERE IS NO LIFE IN IT, PEOPLE! DROP THE TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS OF YOUR FOREFATHERS LIKE A HOT POTATO, GUYS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIFE IN ANYTHING THEY EVER TAUGHT! IT IS ALL A PILE OF RUBBISH!
WEEP AND HOWL, ISRAEL - YOU HAVE BETRAYED, AND REJECTED THE VERY SAVIOUR YOU WERE WAITING ON!
Me: Look at verse 14 in Zechariah, again,
14And the OTHER CROWN SHALL BE [CREDITED] TO MY TIMES [God's "Times and Seasons" represent His elect peoples], to the goodness of Jah, and to those who praise Jah, and to the kindness and favor of he who will be sustained of Jehovah the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK, the many membered elect remnant Messianic Seed], and [He] shall be in the temple of the Lord for a reminder and memorial.
So the times, time, and half a time [spoken of in Revelations] are not natural time periods at all - THE TIMES ARE AN ALLEGORICAL PICTURE OF GOD'S MANY MEMBERED, ELECT MESSIAH - THE ISRAELI GEARS!
One more glorious tidbit,
Ezekiel 19:10-14
10Your mother [the mother-city Jerusalem - a type of Jesus] was like a vine planted by the waters; it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.
11And it had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule [Judah] and its height was exalted among the thick branches [Joseph] and into the clouds [peoples], and it was seen in its height among the multitude of its branches [Joseph remnant] and was conspicuous.
12But the vine [Jesus] was plucked up in God's wrath [by His agent the Babylonian king - Jesus was crucified] and it was cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire [of God's judgment] consumed them.
13And now it is transplanted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land [Babylon confusion by mixture].
14And fire went out of a rod of its branches which has consumed the vine's fruit, so that it has in it NO LONGER a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation and a dirge.
Me: Notice after the the Vine [Jesus/Judah] was plucked up, cast to the ground, and transplanted into the wilderness [Jesus died, and was raised into the WILDerNESS of all people], that a fire from the vine's branches [many membered Christ/Joseph] CONSUMED the fruit of the vine [Jesus/Judah]! This symbolizes how the Scepter of Judah would only remain with Jesus [the Seed/Vine of Judah], until Shiloh came [the second appearing of Christ in the many membered, Messianic BRANCHES], when it [the scepter] would then be transferred to the rightful heir of Jacob's birthright: THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH! Look what the last passage says about the Vine of Judah, after this transfer has been accomplished:
And fire went out of a rod of its branches [Joseph], which has consumed the vine's fruit [Judah], so that it has in it NO LONGER a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling.
So there is a second appearing of Christ that is coming [through the tribe of Joseph], that is going to be GREATER than the appearance He made through the tribe of Judah [Jesus' appearing]! Once the kingdom and dominion have been given [transferred] to the Saints of the most High; Judah will no longer have in it a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling!
That SCEPTER/ROD will be in Joseph's hands - THE MESSIANIC RULER OF SHILOH!!
Hallelujah!
This is the reason why this Gospel causes a LAMENTATION AND A DIRGE among the tribes of Israel!
Why?
Because the people have idolized the scepter of Judah [Christ's first appearing in His Seed form - as Jesus], and in doing so; they have not recognized that the scepter [and priesthood] has been transferred to the tribe of Joseph [Christ's second appearance - as the Tree with many branches]! It is written,
Genesis 49:10
The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, UNTIL SHILOH COMES - [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] TO WHOM IT BELONGS, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
And again,
1 Chronicles 5:2
Judah prevailed above his brethren, and from him came the prince and leader [and eventually the Messiah]; yet the birthright was Joseph's.
Me: What are the ramifications of this error?
The ramifications are DEVASTATING!
Because most all the world thinks that Jesus Christ suffered and died for their sins [so they wouldn't have to], they have failed to recognize that Jesus was NOT the actual fullness of Christ, but was actually a prototype, and model that God gave men to show them how the Christ would be formed in themselves! Jesus did not come to suffer FOR humanity, so that they would not have to; He came to show man how they would learn through the very same suffering that He did, by taking up their cross, and following Him into immortality!
Secondly; the religions of man have taught God's creation the false idea that Christ is going to appear the second time, in the exact same [Seed] form that He appeared in the first time [as Jesus, the man]! Because of this grave error, the people are waiting for an OUTWARD APPEARING OF CHRIST AS A SINGLE MAN, INSTEAD OF AN INWARD APPEARING OF CHRIST IN ALL MEN! I like to use this analogy to describe the predicament man is in:
They are like a bunch of caterpillars who are waiting for the great Butterfly to return, only to find out [in the end] that they are the Butterfly they have been waiting on! What makes this situation bad for the caterpillars who are waiting, is that when you think the butterfly saviour is going to appear outside of yourself [by entering his cocoon, and becoming a butterfly FOR YOU]; YOU DON'T MOLD YOUR OWN COCOON, AND BECOME A BUTTERFLY SAVIOUR YOURSELF!
Unfortunately; caterpillars have to die, folks, if they are to become butterflies! Heh heh heh! bb
P.S. Hmmmm... I might want to shorten this up a bit... it won't be acceptable to the gurus, soothsayers, televangelists, seers, convenience store clerks, tarot card readers, denominations of men, traditional eastern religionists, kabbala thumpers, and palm readers. After all... they are far too busy [in their "busy little lives"] to stop and read the plan their Creator has for them!
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch (Sprout), and He will reign as King and do wisely and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Me: How many of you know the difference between a vine, and a branch?
Well, if you don't; it is really critical that you find out!
Why do I ask?
Because it is going to be very important for a person to know the difference, if they want to understand the difference in Christ's first appearing, and His second appearing!
Now... before I get started; I want to clarify something else. In Hebrew, the names of Joshua, Jesus, and Yeshua are all synonymous. In other words, any one of those proper names are acceptable substitutes for the word "Jesus" in the bible. It's kind of like how we [in our present, modern day society] would see the names "Bobby" or "Bob" or "Robert" as the same name.
Now... on to the teaching at hand - the looooooonnnngggg teaching!
I will start by asking everyone these questions [well... maybe mainly myself... heh heh heh],
Will the Messiah return in the same way that He appeared the first time?
Will He return as a single man, like when he appeared as Jesus, and walked the shores of Galilee?
Will the second coming of Christ be through Judah, just as He appeared the first time?
Will His lineage come through the tribe that holds the scepter?
Will the same cock crow the second time Christ appears to Israel?
NO, NO, NO... A THOUSAND TIMES NO! THE BIRTHRIGHT OF ISRAEL DOES NOT BELONG TO JUDAH; IT BELONGS TO JOSEPH!
Joseph means: God will add another Son - another son is coming!
Jesus came TO BRING MANY SONS UNTO GLORY [the whole world], BY MAKING THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION [the elect remnant of Joseph] PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERING!!
Everyone go to chapter 6 of Zechariah, verses 9-15. I have placed the name meanings in place of the proper names for pure spiritual clarity.
Is that O.K.?
Do I have everybody's permission to do that?
Is my post too long?
Or are you people going to tell me how, where, when, and how long I can post on my own forum?
I wouldn't be a bit surprised!
Anyhow... Zechariah says,
9And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
10Accept donations and offerings from these [as representatives of the] exiles [the elect remnant], from MY TIMES, from the goodness of Jah, and from you who praise Jah, who have come from Babylonian confusing by mixture [flesh and Spirit]; and come the same day and go to the house of He who will be sustained of Jehovah, the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK OF THE FATHER, the many membered, elect, remnant, Messianic Seed].
11Yes, take from them silver and gold, and make crowns [kingly authorities] and set [one] upon the head of Joshua [Jesus], the son of Jehovah, who is the righteous One, the high priest,
Me: O.K., first we have Jesus receiving gold and silver [Deity and redemption] from the elect remnant, who have been exiled in flesh and blood, but who have escaped the captivity of the Babylonian prison known as the "mortal body of sin"! These exiles, [the holy representatives of God] are the goodness and praise of Jah, and they have come into the house of Christ Jesus [Joshua]; Who is the son sustained, and treasured of Jehovah! This elect remnant of exiles have made crowns [exercised kingly authorities] from the silver and gold [the redemption and Deity they have received from being tried in God's purifying, all consuming Fire/Spirit], and they have placed ONE OF THE CROWNS on the head of Joshua/Jesus!
So... who does Joshua/Jesus receive the silver and gold crown from, again? THE EXILES OF CHRIST THAT'S WHO - THE ELECT REMNANT, MANY MEMBERED BODY OF GOD; GOD'S TRUE HOUSE/TEMPLE - US!
Guess what else?
That means there are a whole bunch of crowns left over, crowns [kingly authorities] that have not been given to anyone, because the exiles had made MANY crowns from that gold and silver, and only one King has been given His coronation crown: JESUS!
I wonder who will wear those other crowns?
Let me enlighten you: THE ELECT REMNANT WILL WEAR THEM, THE "EXILES" FROM THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH [means: Another Son coming]; THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE THRONES, MANDATES, AND DOMINIONS GOD APPOINTED FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RULE HIS CREATION! More on those crowns later... but firat let's see how this whole thing began...
That's right - the elect remnant is us! WE ARE THE KINGS AND PRIESTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO RULE THE NATIONS! We are the Joseph company; the many membered body of God the Father, Who sent Jesus Christ into the world, and through Him, planned and created everything that was made - both things in heaven [Spirit], and things in earth [flesh]. Nothing that was made, was made apart from us, and without us, nothing that was made, could have been made!
What did Paul say?
"ALL things are YOURS!"
And again,
Hebrews 1:2
2[But] in the last of these days He [God] has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son [many membered], Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
And once more,
Hebrews 1:8
8But as to the Son, He [God] says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).
Me: Yes sir... We are the God [Melchizedek Elohim], Who said in the beginning,
"Who shall go for US, and whom shall WE send? Let US make man in OUR image!"
And that is when Joshua/Jesus replied to us - the God of the fathers,
"I will go... send me!"
You see, guys... we, as God's many membered body [His cells; His genetic makeup], sent Christ Jesus [God's sperm] into the world! A single Seed [like a tiny grain of sand] descended into the hell of sinful flesh; down through the black hole between heaven and earth, and into the lower chamber of the divine hourglass. Then, with Jesus leading the way as our example and forerunner; we [as the complete cellular structure, and Spirit DNA of the Father - the "many sands"] followed Jesus down through the very same portal [the matrix/womb of God], and made our abode inside of Him [as a tree within the Seed]!
So, in reality:
Jesus was a tiny Seed [Christ],
Who held the life of God within Himself;
Who descended into this hell [covered in carnal fertilizer];
And was planted in the soil of all humanity!
The Lord Jesus held us [the fullness of the Godhead bodily] within Himself - as a plant yielding seed according to it's own kind [He held captivity captive inside of Himself]! This tiny Seed lay dormant, and germinated, until the appointed time, when we would burst forth out of that Seed, and become a great tree - the "Tree of Life"! We are the Messianic Tree of the Lord; the Oaks of God's righteousness; whose roots would fill the whole earth, whose MANY branches would ascend upward [sprouting leaves for the healing of the Nations], and eventually bear the fruit of God's agape love Spirit kingdom [we are the gifts Jesus gave to men]! It is written,
Genesis 1:11,12
11And God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed according to their own kinds and trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it.
Me: Somebody is getting a fruit basket! And a second witness in Daniel 4,
10The visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed were these: I saw, and behold, [there was] a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. 11The tree grew and was strong and its height reached to the heavens, and the sight of it reached to the end of the whole earth. 12Its leaves were fair and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The living creatures of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches; and all flesh was fed from it. 13I saw in the visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed, and behold, A WATCHER [Jesus], a holy one, came down from heaven.
Me: That's right... He [Jesus] that descended into the lower parts of the earth, is the very same one Who ascended into the highest heavens [the many membered Christ]! It is written,John 6:62
Jesus speaking,
What then [will be your reaction] if you should see the Son of Man ascending back to [the place] where He was before?
Me: Well then... now we know who the HOLY WATCHER is that came down from heaven; the royal Seed that fell into the ground, died, and became a great tree that filled the heavens and the earth: JESUS! Jesus was sent to be a perfect picture of what the Christ would be like, and to point the way to the true Messiah! God appointed Jesus to WATCH for "THE MESSIANIC BRANCH", and to warn the people! It is written,
Ezekiel 33:7
So you, son of man, I have made you a WATCHMAN for the house of Israel [Joseph's house]; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me.
Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a master of a house [many membered Christ of God] who planted a vineyard [Seed/Vine] and put a hedge around it and dug a wine vat in it and built a WATCHTOWER [Jesus]....
And again,
Mark 13:33-37
33Be on your guard [constantly alert], and WATCH and pray; for you do not know when THE TIME will come [the "Times and Seasons" represent God's elect remnant].
34It is like a man [already] going on a journey; when he [Christ] leaves home, he puts his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and he gives orders to the doorkeeper [Jesus] to be constantly alert and on the WATCH.
35Therefore WATCH (give strict attention, be cautious and alert), for you do not know when the Master of the house is coming [the many membered Christ of God; the second coming of Christ]--in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning--
36[WATCH, I say] lest He come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep.
37And what I say to you [Jesus] I say to everybody: WATCH.
Now take a gander at the next verse in Zecharia 6 [our subject chapter]. Look at what God tells Jesus/Joshua to WATCH out for:
12And say to him, Thus says the Lord of hosts: You, Joshua [a type of Jesus, the man - Joshua and Jesus are synonymous names in Hebrew]: Behold (look at, keep in sight, WATCH) the Man [the Messiah] whose name is "THE BRANCH", for He shall grow up in His place and He shall build the [true] temple of the Lord.
Me: STOP! WHAT DID THAT JUST SAY? WHAT THE HELL DID THAT JUST SAY?
Folks,
We have the Lord of Hosts - GOD HIMSELF, telling Joshua [Jesus, the man] to look at, keep in sight, and WATCH for the Man [the Messiah - the many membered Manchild] whose name is "The Branch", Who shall GROW UP IN HIS PLACE [Jesus' place], and build the [TRUE] temple of the Lord!
YOU HEARD ME RIGHT! The Seed of Jesus became the Vine [the Seed went into the ground and died, and was then raised up out of the ground as a choice Vine], and that Vine sprouted the BRANCHES that would eventually be the Messiah!
What did Jesus say?
"I go to prepare A PLACE FOR YOU, that where I AM, there will you be also!"
Which being interpreted, means:
"I [the seed] go to prepare A PLACE FOR YOU [the tree], that where I AM [Christ's first appearing as Jesus], there will you be also [Christ's many membered second appearing]!"
Me: The Seed of Christ Jesus went into the ground and died, and the Tree of Life [the House of Joseph, the branches who went over the wall (Law)], appeared in the SEED'S PLACE! Look at Genesis,
Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well (spring or fountain), whose branches run over the wall.
THAT'S FUNNY; I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT JESUS WAS THE COMING MESSIANIC CHRIST?
That's what the age of Pentecost teaches to this very day!
What gives?
Why is Joshua/Jesus being told to look at, keep in sight, and WATCH for the Messiah?
And furthermore; if the Messiah prophesied by Zecharia as "THE BRANCH" is not Joshua/Jesus here, then [again]: Who is "THE BRANCH" that God is speaking of? Who are these branches, about whom God said, "Their leaves shall be for the healing of the nations?"
Is it the tribe of Judah who will produce "the Branch" spoken of by the prophet here?
NO, NO , NO! This second coming of Christ is NOT from Judah, but from the House of JOE [Joseph, that is]!
THE SECOND COCK TO CROW IS GONNA BE JOE!
Jesus was the first appearing of Christ; the prototype, but not the reality of the greater things to come! Jesus held the kingly scepter for the House of Judah - UNTIL SHILOH [the true Messiah] had come! But the second coming of Christ isn't coming through Judah - THAT HONOUR, AND BIRTHRIGHT BELONGS TO THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH!
WELL, GUESS WHAT, ISRAEL? SHILOH HAS ARRIVED! Your Messiah is here, but I don't think you are going to approve of your King!
You whited walls - I AM THE ONE WHO WARNED YOU OF THE COMING WRATH!
YOU HAVE REJECTED, PERSECUTED, ACCUSED, BEATEN, AND FINALLY, YOU HAVE KILLED YOUR KING, AND NOW YOU WILL EAT THAT SECOND CROW - JOE[seph] CROW, THAT IS!
Now... let's see what Jesus said about that HOLY BRANCH. LET'S SEE IF THE SCRIPTURES TELL US THE IDENTITY OF THIS MESSIANIC BRANCH THAT GOD TOLD JOSHUA/JESUS TO KEEP WATCH FOR?
John 15:5
I am the Vine; YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
Me: HALLELUJAH! GREATER THINGS SHALL THEY DO! GREATER THINGS SHALL JOSEPH ACCOMPLISH! It is written in Isaiah,
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have escaped.
And again,
Isaiah 11:1
AND THERE shall come forth a Shoot [Jesus] out of the stock of Jesse [David's father], and a Branch [the many membered Christ] out of his [Jesus'] roots shall grow and bear fruit.
Next verse in Zechariah 6,
13Yes, you [Joshua/Jesus, the man - the first cock crowing; the first coming of Christ] are building a temple of the Lord [Jesus was the prototype of the temple - NOT THE TRUE BUILDING ITSELF], but it is He [JOSEPH'S TRIBAL MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD] Who shall build the [true] temple of the Lord, and He [Joseph's troop] shall bear the honor and glory [as of the only begotten of the Father] and shall sit and rule upon His throne. And He shall be a Priest upon HIS [Jesus'] THRONE, and the counsel of peace shall be between the two [offices--Priest and King].
14And the OTHER CROWN [Joseph's birthright] shall be [credited] to my times, to the goodness of Jah, and to those who praise Jah, and to the kindness and favor of he who will be sustained of Jehovah the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK, the many membered elect remnant Messianic Seed], and [He] shall be in the temple of the Lord for a reminder and memorial.
Me: Now... let's get back to the subject of those OTHER "unclaimed" golden crowns we talked about earlier in this writing! What OTHER crowns and thrones is Zecharia speaking of here?
Is he speaking ONLY about Jesus' crown of life [as the kingly, Vine/Root Messiah from Judah - the first cock crowing]?
NO! THE PROPHET IS ALSO SPEAKING ABOUT THE CROWNS OF JOSEPH HERE, THE TRIBE WHO HOLDS THE BIRTHRIGHT OF ISRAEL, AND WHO IS THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE KINGLY/PRIESTLY THRONE OF GOD'S KINGDOM! Look at what Revelation 4:4 says about these crowns, and the true holders of the birthright of Jacob:
Revelation 4:4
Twenty-four other thrones surrounded the throne, and seated on these thrones were twenty-four elders (the members of the heavenly council - the elect remnant), arrayed in white clothing [the righteousness of God], with crowns of gold upon their heads.
Me: That reminds me of an old hymn in the Presbyterian hymnal: "CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS"!
SO, THE HEAVENLY TROOP OF GOD WILL ALSO RECEIVE THRONES AND CROWNS OF GOD [just as their brother Jesus did], AS PERMANENT KINGS AND PRIESTS BEFORE THE LORD, AND THEIR DOMINION, AUTHORITY, AND KINGDOM SHALL HAVE NO END!
AS HE [CHRIST JESUS] IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD! Next verse in Zecharia,
Zecharia 6:15,
15And those who are far off [eons away from the time of the writing of this prophecy] shall come and help build the temple of the Lord [the chosen Seed of the true Christ], and you shall know (recognize and understand) that the Lord sent me to you. And [your part in this] shall come to pass if you will diligently obey the voice of the of the Lord your God.
Me: Guys, Jesus was only the prototype of God's house, but the many membered Christ is the true temple of God!
In other words...
Abraham [a type of Jesus, the man] was returning from the slaughter of the kings [the death of the remnant], where he met Melchizedek [the many membered Christ ], and payed HIM TITHES, HOMAGE, AND HONOR! Look at Hebrews,
Hebrews 7
1FOR THIS Melchizedek, king of Salem [and] priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings AND BLESSED HIM,
2And Abraham [A type of Jesus] gave to him a tenth portion of all [the spoil] He [Melchizedek] is primarily, as his name when translated indicates, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, which means king of peace.
3Without [record of] father or mother or ancestral line, neither with beginning of days nor ending of life, but, resembling the Son of God, he continues to be a priest without interruption and without successor.
4Now observe and consider how great [a personage] this was [MELCHIZEDEK] TO WHOM EVEN ABRAHAM THE PATRIARCH [A TYPE OF CHRIST JESUS OF JUDAH] GAVE A TENTH [THE TOPMOST OR THE PICK OF THE HEAP] OF THE SPOILS.
Now look at what verse 6 says,
6But this person [Melchizedek, the many membered Ancient of days; the second cock crowing; the second appearing of Christ] who has NOT part of the Levitical priesthood ancestry, received tithes from Abraham [Jesus himself] and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God].
7Yet it is beyond all contradiction that IT IS THE LESSER PERSON WHO IS BLESSED BY THE GREATER ONE!
Me: O MY LORD GOD - THAT MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE A JIG! Talk about blasphemy to the House of Israel! The religious people are gonna bust a nut! They're gonna have a hissy-fit!
GREAT JUMPING JEHOSHAPHAT!
Folks... that is in Hebrews, and whether you can stomach it, or whether you cannot: JESUS CHRIST SAID THAT WE, THE MANY MEMBERED CHRIST OF GOD, THE TRUE TEMPLE OF THE LORD, THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, WOULD DO GREATER WORKS, AND GREATER THINGS THAN HE DID! MELCHIZEDEK BLESSES JESUS [Abraham, the Father of the great multitude] HERE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
Skip to Hebrews 7:14-17,
14For it is obvious that our Lord sprang from the tribe of Judah [the branches of Joseph SPRANG from Judah - the Seed of Jesus], and Moses mentioned nothing about priests in connection with that tribe [the tribe of Joseph].
15And this becomes more plainly evident when another Priest arises Who bears the likeness of Melchizedek,
16Who has been constituted a Priest, not on the basis of a bodily legal requirement [an externally imposed command concerning His physical ancestry], but on the basis of the power of an endless and indestructible Life.
17For it is witnessed of Him, You [Joseph - the elect remnant] are a Priest forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.
Me: Now I know why Jesus told us that "MANY WOULD COME IN HIS NAME, SAYING, 'HE [JESUS] WAS THE CHRIST", AND THAT THEY WOULD DECEIVE MANY!" IT IS BECAUSE JESUS KNEW THAT HE WASN'T THE TOTALITY OF THE MESSIAH, BUT ONLY THE SEED ORIGIN, PROTOTYPE, AND ALLEGORICAL PICTURE OF THE TRUE CHRIST! THAT TITLE BELONGS TO CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH - THE HOLDER OF THE BIRTHRIGHT!
A seed might serve as the package that holds the DNA of the plant it has living within itself, but it is NOT the totality of that plant! Until the seed goes into the ground and dies, the true plant itself cannot come forth - and folks, that seed is NOT the fullness of the plant it becomes! To say that Jesus, [the man who lived 2,000 years ago] is THE TOTALITY OF CHRIST, is like saying that the seed of a tree is the full grown tree!
THAT DOCTRINE THE AGE OF PENTECOST TAUGHT US ABOUT JESUS IS A LIE, AND THERE IS NO LIFE IN IT, PEOPLE! DROP THE TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS OF YOUR FOREFATHERS LIKE A HOT POTATO, GUYS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIFE IN ANYTHING THEY EVER TAUGHT! IT IS ALL A PILE OF RUBBISH!
WEEP AND HOWL, ISRAEL - YOU HAVE BETRAYED, AND REJECTED THE VERY SAVIOUR YOU WERE WAITING ON!
Me: Look at verse 14 in Zechariah, again,
14And the OTHER CROWN SHALL BE [CREDITED] TO MY TIMES [God's "Times and Seasons" represent His elect peoples], to the goodness of Jah, and to those who praise Jah, and to the kindness and favor of he who will be sustained of Jehovah the son treasured of Jehovah [the house of Joseph - the allegorical name that represents THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - THE GREATER WORK, the many membered elect remnant Messianic Seed], and [He] shall be in the temple of the Lord for a reminder and memorial.
So the times, time, and half a time [spoken of in Revelations] are not natural time periods at all - THE TIMES ARE AN ALLEGORICAL PICTURE OF GOD'S MANY MEMBERED, ELECT MESSIAH - THE ISRAELI GEARS!
One more glorious tidbit,
Ezekiel 19:10-14
10Your mother [the mother-city Jerusalem - a type of Jesus] was like a vine planted by the waters; it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.
11And it had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule [Judah] and its height was exalted among the thick branches [Joseph] and into the clouds [peoples], and it was seen in its height among the multitude of its branches [Joseph remnant] and was conspicuous.
12But the vine [Jesus] was plucked up in God's wrath [by His agent the Babylonian king - Jesus was crucified] and it was cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire [of God's judgment] consumed them.
13And now it is transplanted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land [Babylon confusion by mixture].
14And fire went out of a rod of its branches which has consumed the vine's fruit, so that it has in it NO LONGER a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation and a dirge.
Me: Notice after the the Vine [Jesus/Judah] was plucked up, cast to the ground, and transplanted into the wilderness [Jesus died, and was raised into the WILDerNESS of all people], that a fire from the vine's branches [many membered Christ/Joseph] CONSUMED the fruit of the vine [Jesus/Judah]! This symbolizes how the Scepter of Judah would only remain with Jesus [the Seed/Vine of Judah], until Shiloh came [the second appearing of Christ in the many membered, Messianic BRANCHES], when it [the scepter] would then be transferred to the rightful heir of Jacob's birthright: THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH! Look what the last passage says about the Vine of Judah, after this transfer has been accomplished:
And fire went out of a rod of its branches [Joseph], which has consumed the vine's fruit [Judah], so that it has in it NO LONGER a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling.
So there is a second appearing of Christ that is coming [through the tribe of Joseph], that is going to be GREATER than the appearance He made through the tribe of Judah [Jesus' appearing]! Once the kingdom and dominion have been given [transferred] to the Saints of the most High; Judah will no longer have in it a strong rod to be a scepter for ruling!
That SCEPTER/ROD will be in Joseph's hands - THE MESSIANIC RULER OF SHILOH!!
Hallelujah!
This is the reason why this Gospel causes a LAMENTATION AND A DIRGE among the tribes of Israel!
Why?
Because the people have idolized the scepter of Judah [Christ's first appearing in His Seed form - as Jesus], and in doing so; they have not recognized that the scepter [and priesthood] has been transferred to the tribe of Joseph [Christ's second appearance - as the Tree with many branches]! It is written,
Genesis 49:10
The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, UNTIL SHILOH COMES - [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] TO WHOM IT BELONGS, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
And again,
1 Chronicles 5:2
Judah prevailed above his brethren, and from him came the prince and leader [and eventually the Messiah]; yet the birthright was Joseph's.
Me: What are the ramifications of this error?
The ramifications are DEVASTATING!
Because most all the world thinks that Jesus Christ suffered and died for their sins [so they wouldn't have to], they have failed to recognize that Jesus was NOT the actual fullness of Christ, but was actually a prototype, and model that God gave men to show them how the Christ would be formed in themselves! Jesus did not come to suffer FOR humanity, so that they would not have to; He came to show man how they would learn through the very same suffering that He did, by taking up their cross, and following Him into immortality!
Secondly; the religions of man have taught God's creation the false idea that Christ is going to appear the second time, in the exact same [Seed] form that He appeared in the first time [as Jesus, the man]! Because of this grave error, the people are waiting for an OUTWARD APPEARING OF CHRIST AS A SINGLE MAN, INSTEAD OF AN INWARD APPEARING OF CHRIST IN ALL MEN! I like to use this analogy to describe the predicament man is in:
They are like a bunch of caterpillars who are waiting for the great Butterfly to return, only to find out [in the end] that they are the Butterfly they have been waiting on! What makes this situation bad for the caterpillars who are waiting, is that when you think the butterfly saviour is going to appear outside of yourself [by entering his cocoon, and becoming a butterfly FOR YOU]; YOU DON'T MOLD YOUR OWN COCOON, AND BECOME A BUTTERFLY SAVIOUR YOURSELF!
Unfortunately; caterpillars have to die, folks, if they are to become butterflies! Heh heh heh! bb
P.S. Hmmmm... I might want to shorten this up a bit... it won't be acceptable to the gurus, soothsayers, televangelists, seers, convenience store clerks, tarot card readers, denominations of men, traditional eastern religionists, kabbala thumpers, and palm readers. After all... they are far too busy [in their "busy little lives"] to stop and read the plan their Creator has for them!
