Reconcile
Reconciliation is for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
Three related paths.
Although there are plenty of diverse histories and cultures around the world to pull from, I want to address our history as recorded in a religious sense by three major religions that share parts of a truth.
In general:
- Jewish people use parts of the Old Testament along with a book of rules they wrote.
- Christians follow the Old and New Testaments.
- Muslims acknowledge the Old Testament and Jesus as a prophet, but have their own book.
That's where the similarities end:
- The first group can't admit Jesus was Christ.
- The second group views Jesus as fulfilling the scriptures of the Old Testament with the New verifing it.
- The third thinks Jesus was a prophet, but it was later that their guy fit the bill and finished the job.
All three are looking for a similar earth changing event, but their doctrine differs greatly in both details and ramifications.
- The first group is waiting for the first advent.
- The second group is waiting for the second advent.
- The third group is looking for their 13th leader.
Which one will add up?
Reconciliation has to be a strict process just like examining all 12 monthly bank statements throughout the year ensuring the balances are cleared as we go. There's a lot more than just numbers though. What about consistency in who the transactions are with, or what types of transactions are routine, etc. True reconciliation may sound like an insurmountable task when it comes to the Bible, but it goes quick when major holes expose major frauds. Once that starts happening the finer details fall into place by themselves.
Checking a bank statement is important because a person can't just say "I had about this much". They will always remember what they wanted it to be, not what it actually was. This lack of discipline lets numbers become interchangeable. Even the most basic bank statement won't make it past the first month under that process. If the whole account is only a Benjamin deep then who really cares about how much is or isn't there? But what if the account is 15 billion deep? What then? We're talking about a reconciliation that impacts 15 billion souls.
Jews and Christians are the fractured body of the same heritage. We are not able to function as a team because of a lack of unified discipline. Those who can't survive reconciliation of the first bank statement have nothing to stand on when the second statement comes, and a third statement isn't even necessary.
All three major religions pull content from the Old Testament. It's a good starting point as a baseline. In the following chart we can see the content recorded in the Old and New Testaments (all 66 books) cross reference to each other:
A big reason I support the combination of two of these works as one finished work is because they cross reference across all generations of man with consistency. I'm not saying they are being used that way by today's denominations, but I am saying they offer a level of concrete evidence if you reconcile the content. You can use the New Testament to verify content in the Old and vice versa. They witness to each other.
A person skilled in the word can use them both to provide the very evidence Judaism refuses in vain glory. The same person can show that the Old and the New have no connection whatsoever to the writings of those who seek to exterminate perceived infidels… or at least demonstrate we're not on the same team. Make no mistake though, they saw the garden. They have their god and they have their war. And you are in it.
If you find your perception is out of balance, or that it is difficult to reconcile these realities in your mind, it will be almost impossible going forward to govern yourself accordingly. Only you can reach you if you find yourself out of alignment. Maybe you're stuck in a situation and can't walk from your scenario. Then again maybe you have found your test. Either way you will make a choice. We all do.
Truth is an active pursuit.
If I sense a person is running with me I will always dig deeper. After all it is a team event. Most of the time I have found really smart people training for a different race, or even worse, in a few cases they ran knowingly for a different team. I usually stop training with them pretty quickly, because I would rather run alone than have a team that doesn't even know why they are on the field. I will continue to reconcile my efforts in the very same manner I expect my critics to reconcile theirs. If they are right I will be corrected. Correct me, please! If you can dig this deep we'll have great conversations. One of us will grow.
The real truth respects no individual. I can accept that. I don't know everything, and everyday it seems I learn something that would have let me handle a past situation better. Oh well, if I get a little dirty doing my duty then so be it. I bruise myself daily as a carpenter but you should see some of my work. It seems like I champion life nightly in my dreams then fumble through my daily sitcom. The bottom line is that everybody has their own reconciliation and I'm not a judge, so for that reason you cannot say this work is anything other than a call to my teammates. I've been praying for them to come out of confusion for years.
The Bible may seem like a linear statement of history and poetry supported by mystical dreams of an apocalyptic future, but under that skin is a tightly interwoven account of a heritage that has passed through time. It is both a contract between all mankind and God, and the playbook for us today as it was for our heritages then. The overlapping events and consistency of knowledge each give remarkable support for the others across the vast distance of time. Because of that support you cannot accurately teach Genesis unless you accurately understand Revelation, and the opposite is true. They do reconcile. There is very little room for "interpretation" as most of these fishermen claim, AND it is this "interpretation" that is their bate. Don't take it!
During the Lord's Day (Millennium starting at Christ's return), for a thousand years God reconciles the records of every soul's account that experienced conception (every single race and religion). Only the fallen refused to be born. Even though they aren't named yet God knows who they are and they are already sentenced. The conception list is as inclusive and individual as you can get. I personally presume no position for or against you. If you were born we're running the same race! If something I say grabs you then take hold and keep reading. I'm reaching to those who seek to know, so there is plenty more good information if you continue.
Truth exposes fraud.
Interpretation is a vague pillar of position. It leads to inaccurate fact finding and that keeps people in self-imposed ignorance. For example, it is totally ignorant to believe the earth is only six thousand years old. The Bible claims it to be as old as science can grasp. It is "doctrine" taken out of context and misrepresented by stupid Christian scholars that keep science and religion pitted against each other. Not what is written, but what isn't reconciled.
Want one more example? I would be most ignorant to think Adam and Eve were the first humans! That would mean all the beautiful races and ethnos came from only two people and spanned the globe with unique cultures? Aren't these the same people who say Africans came from Noah's son Ham? I don't think so. Impossible. Illogical. This problem stems from those who have misunderstood what is written. Don't equate that with meaning what is written is wrong. That is their test and they are taking it accordingly.
Think about it. Didn't the telephone game described on the Reality page demonstrate that personal interpretation is a primary vehicle for confusion or deception? As long as you sit in that circle you are going to be deceived. Maybe you will see through out this work, it is the consistency in truth, facts and purpose that must ring throughout in order to achieve true discernment.
Truth refines the KJV.
The King James Authorized Version of the Bible was made available to the English reader in 1611. It is called an "authorized" version because King James did this as an official act. It was a tremendous effort and the focus was to keep pure what was already written.
The translation is basically from the Hebrew (Old Testament), and Greek (New Testament) into English. The KJV 1611 would comprise these official translations. While this sounds obvious it should also raise a red flag, especially to anyone who speaks more than one language. Translations rarely match a one to one word ratio. Often words don't have counter parts or they many have multiple counter parts. Then there is sentence structure and grammatical law, & etc. These problems become magnified when you consider going from a fixed language like Greek into such an open language as English. Furthermore consider how much English has changed since 1611.
Even before we got our current generation of translations the translators then knew there work would be built upon and they encouraged it. It's the telephone game we must overcome. Here's a quote from the letter located at the front of the King James Bible that was written to you from the translators:
Correction was expected.
Therefore blessed be they, and most honoured be their name, that break the ice, and giveth onset upon that which helpeth forward to the saving of souls.
That means we are all called to chip away and continue in the effort to revise and complete the work as it was destined. Even these guys were 1,600 some odd years after the fact (so to speak), and look how critical their work has been for us. Surely there is work expected of us in our time as well? The King James is not "the" definitive translation, but it was our "best" translation. It can only be adapted to our modern use of English if the translator takes all the languages and the context into a reconcilable consideration. Therefore the writers also state:
...if we building upon their foundation that went before us, and being holpen by their labours, do endeavor to make that better which they left so good; no man, we are sure, hath cause to mislike us; they, we persuade ourselves, if they were alive, would thank us.
This means that their effort was their leg of the race and they did the best they could with what they had. They were building, which is an ongoing process. Mistakes happen. Ask any real carpenter... It's how you fix it that counts, and it's never broken until you can't fix it. Ask any writer... one more pass always leads to edits, and you never stop editing until you stop taking passes.
Reproof breaks traditions.
Translation errors do occur. They are there in your Bible. They are not intentional, even though are a couple that are quite suspect.
A word like "rapture" only appears once in modern translations, and never appeared in any context in the original manuscripts. Even when words are translated right the world of interpretation is wide open. As a result of one poorly interpreted word we had a radical movement in the 1800's that turned a colloquialism into one of the single most dangerous doctrines today.
Would you say it makes sense to ask someone if they can see that cloud of locusts? A cloud of them can mean something in the sky but it can also mean something in mass. Something thick enough you can't see through it. When they were being told they would all gather in mass the word cloud was interpreted air. When their church added gathering in the air to their mistranslation of rapture you get a pillar of deceit that is currently taking the country by storm.
I call it the "fly away" doctrine, or "any moment" doctrine. It's fraudulent and several warnings are written. In fact it will be one the foremost topics we are confronted by Satan with when he appears. Do we sit by and accept today's theology as without possibility of misinterpretation in spite of the evidence? The baton is in our hands. The baton is in your hands.
Get a Companion Bible.
One of the best tools I know of today that takes the King James Version and addresses the language and context issues is The Companion Bible. It was originally published in Great Britain before it was made available in the United States. After being dropped from print the Shepherd's Chapel ran their own printings (so always go there to get one, this is not a plug… it's an obligation in gratitude). The Companion Bible goes to great lengths to examine the elements that today's mainstream churches divide doctrine over. It has an outline for each book and the side column clarifies and points to supporting documentation. This is a hot book. You want a copy.
Get a Strong's Concordance.
However, because it is just a translation (and I don't speak Hebrew or Greek), I use the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to double-check as needed if the writings have been accurately translated and understood. This makes any child a warrior for truth.
It does not change anything that is written. Indeed it reinforces that which was written, and brings it back to the original meaning. The Main Concordance provides an alphabetical listing of every word, and where it appears in the King James Version. Each occurrence is assigned a number that corresponds to a dictionary of root words. With this it is possible to cross-reference between Old and New, between Hebrew and Greek, between different roots and contexts. Armed with this you can pick the key points and references people claim as a pillars in their doctrine, and examine the reality.
The Word must be consistent because the Word is consistent. That means if your reconciliation does not settle with your doctrine it is the doctrine that you must address. Many denominations stand proud on a word or phrase that meant something completely different in every other occasion, or on an added word that was never even there. The Strong's Exhaustive Concordance is a critical tool to empowering individuals to swim unattended.
Focus on "your" effort.
It is my intent to keep scripture to a minimum here because I am trying to focus on the big picture. Getting into scripture can be meaty to new people. An onslaught to prove a point can be choking to a person that isn't ready. Mostly because until the context clicks there is simply too much information spread across the Bible that enables anyone to put together almost any story to fit their need. You can call it a denomination because that is how they separate themselves.
That doesn't mean we can't start with a few concepts and document them. This is a great way to start learning how scripture gives us insight, and unlocks the truths that expose things. When you hear a teaching or practice that contradicts the concepts you have become familiar with you can stand your ground and know why. If you learn a truth that does not fit within your church doctrine at some point you will have to deal with it.
Even if it pulls you out of your church you don't have to find your friends and family guilty of anything other than trying to find God if they are believers. I'm telling you that "nobody" close to me has perked their ears to these truths, and I've been spreading seeds for a very long time. Many will sprout later I'm sure, but I'm so long gone out of their picture by then I won't even see it. As for the reader though, it was "you" that came this far. You are walking the walk. They are walking theirs. If they see your path is straight they might follow. Don't expect or count on it though. Hey, that's not your part of the battle. That's their game and their position. Let them play.
Don't take it personal.
If you want to simply turn your back and walk from those that don't get it that's okay. That's kind of like dusting your feet and leaving with the knowledge you won't be back. I have done that more than once, and expect to do it again. One door closes and another is opened. But what if you were the seed that was planted there?
Maybe you are running from your first post? Maybe our posts are temporary so we can establish another? Maybe I unknowingly bailed out early a time or two? Then again my friend, maybe everything went just as it was supposed to. Maybe some I encountered are not supposed to be there in the long run, and our time together was the documentation to prove it. There are souls I could only pray our Father was leveraging under the rules of the elect, because their actions were (and are) contrary to anything I want to be associated with. I'm not being judgmental towards these at all. A red light is a red light. I'm being responsible and demonstrating the same maturity in the Word that was emphasized to Job concerning his "advisors".
I'm just playing my position. Our decisions are an individual choice each and every time. Those that stand firm against me are about to feel His cup of wrath that was set aside for this time. Those that could care less have decided not to reconcile. Those that do care should verify what I say before they accept it because I am only doing the best I can. Then check the homework of those around you walking a different path and you will quickly see why this is gold. This empowers you to conducting yourself to the point where you can release your soul from the obligations and bondage these non-fitting theories try to sell. That's real gold exposing fool's gold. Have you even looked at what's in your bag?
Ready to dig?
Finally we all need teachers. Though it is great for teachers to have their own angle or style… some of the churches that actually teach chapter and verse still read the lyrics without a tune. In fact we don't have to go very far to expose our first controversy. It is in the very first two verses in the Bible. From right here we encounter a major fracture between the denominations.
We identify the first concept that other two major religions can't support under their doctrine and that divides Christian churches. In other words… in the first two verses God cuts to the chase and takes care of business. Right out the gate we can leverage a truth to exposes the fraudulence of others.
Reconciliation stands on the technical detail.
Start at the beginning.
One example will give a taste of what can be learned when combining the Companion Bible (King James Version), a Strong's Concordance (Strong's for the strong), a good teacher (like the one who taught me), and a hearty appetite (mine).
We'll use the first book in the Bible, Genesis. It starts by describing the creation recorded in six one-day periods. Those days are symbolic of 1,000 years each because II Peter, chapter 3 tells us one day with the Lord is as 1,000 years with man (that's how many Christians arrive at a 6,000-year age for our earth). Even though the one-day per 1,000-year concept is basically correct, it is not being used in the complete formula. The first thing missing is the starting point. You won't find one listed.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
We go by a numerical sequence to account for time. For example, I was born in 1963, so in 1963 my soul came to this flesh body. Genesis doesn't open with "in year 0". In fact for time before Christ we count backwards so wouldn't it need to read "In 6,000 B.C. God created the heaven and the earth"?
The book opens letting us know there was a beginning, but it puts no date on it. We dig for that throughout the word. Clearly we have proof this earth is millions of years old. What are 6,000 puny years? Do you believe people actually attend, believe and tithe these doctrines? Let's take this a little closer to home. What if we knock out one these fakes within the first two verses of the Bible, and it is revealed as a path you happen to be on? Can you question what you have been taught, and are cultivating? Can you justify your foundation?
The way the first two verses read in English gives the concept as though God created the earth "void and without form."
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1: 2
And the earth was 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.
Break it down.
First, do you know why at the end of verse one there is a period after "earth", and not a comma? The next word "and" is normally a conjunction? Plus it is given a capital letter? The reason seems small, but it is real none the less. The word "And" is a polysyndeton. It means that the separate verses have much more implied than what is written. The way it is used gives added depth to how they are bound together, but still gives each individual status. Unfortunately for those who think God created the earth "void and without form" end up missing an important concept.
Second, they are following a poor translation that needs to be reconciled. The truth hinges on the word "was." Look at the fourth word of the second verse. In the original language it was taken from it would be the second word written. This happens a lot in the Bible. For different languages words often have to be added to move a concept into the correct grammar. In this case we went from two to four words.
Unfortunately there is risk with this technique. As an example, I remember my first technology job (1988) where I was bringing native Japanese computer games to the American market. I argued fiercely with our American translator over the use of a word on the back of the box. He said the Kanji was best translated as "chasm" and I thought that word was out of context for the audience we were targeting. Having lived in Japan for five years I was pretty confident in my supposition. This guy was no joke either. His Japanese was awesome and he could play the Shakuhachi… I just talk, right? We were both right. If we have the tools and capability to get it right and keep it original we should. I accept that. However it was also true that there were many words that could have been used to better help the audience of a different culture get the point and develop an interest, and it is possible to do so without compromising the original meaning.
We were arguing over a game mind you. Had this documentation been critical to keeping the written truth I would have been without justification, and to that degree if we can reproof a critical sentence to get a clearer picture then we should. Translation is an accurate yet artful discipline.
Hava is became.
In the second verse the Hebrew word "havah" is the original that got translated to the English "was." In the Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary of the Strong's Concordance, #1934 states:
havah Corresp. to 1933, to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words):-be, become, behold, came (to pass), cease, cleave, consider, do, give, have, judge, keep, labour, mingle (self), put, see, seek, set, slay, take heed, tremble, walk, would.
A few details of this definition I want to call to your attention are "become", "came (to pass)", and "would". The key to get from this word "havah" is that it does not represent an original condition. If it came to pass then there had to be a pre-existing condition. Havah represents the results of an action. Something had to have happened for the word havah to be written. We're talking about something happening between verse one and two.
The earth was created and then something made it become in the "without form and void" condition. Some might call it the day our planet was still one continent and took a shot from space, setting the plates in motion, and ending life on the planet.
If you consider the description of the six days of creation as taking place after the earth was hit you can easily follow along as it describes the time it took to get it back up and running for this second earth age.
Take a quick look at the beginning of:
See how it flows with the traditional six days of creation when placed in context. This concept has huge ramifications that go way beyond how old the earth is. That was just the doormat. If you consider that the earth became a wasteland it is easier to work with the details of God taking action when Satan tried to deceive 1/3 of the souls. Here's the corrected Genesis 1: 2.
Genesis 1: 2
And the earth 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.
Tohu va bohu is without form.
Whether or not the earth "was" or "became" in this current state could be cited as an incidental difference that does not impact the real meaning of the word. After all, it's only two sentences out of how many? That point might be arguable on its own, but because havah is used in conjunction with the phrase "tohu va bohu" (translated as without form), and that dramatically impacts the meaning. What does it mean? Let's go to the Strong's and get the details. In the Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, #8414 states:
tohuw, to'-hoo; from an unused root mean. To lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; fig. A worthless thing; adv. In vain:-confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
Discern the difference.
The version taught in most Christian churches the earth already existed in a state of "without form and void" when the creation scriptures begin. That's a solid answer if we agree the earth was created "tohu va bohu" from the beginning. The problem is it wasn't... The Bible is a tightly interwoven fabric with elements of support and cross-references throughout. There is either scripture to support, or contradict the concept of the earth being created void and without form. Our documentation is found in the book of Isaiah chapter 45 in the 18th verse.
Isaiah 45: 18
For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
Apply the results.
That's just the cake! The icing is that the Hebrew word "vain" as used in the text of Isaiah is the same "tohu" as in Genesis 1: 2. The incorrect translation lets the reader slip past what is said. God himself said he did not create it "tohu". Then what happened?
There are no verses that support the earth was created void and with form, whereas there are many versus that jump to life if the original words for "havah" and "tohu va bohu" are respected. This one key opens parables and symbolism that men have wrestled with for thousands of years, that today's scholars argue over, and today's nations war over. It is also a critical key to unlocking the chains today's people willingly bind themselves with. Grab it. The earth was not created void and without form because it was created to be inhabited and it was inhabited.
Put it in context.
The earth became void when God reset the table for our time. Doesn't that raise some questions about how it became "void and without form"? Why did this happen? The earth became void and without form at Satan's attempted overthrow. It was the act God used to end Satan's effort.
At that time Satan organized and recruited a full third of the souls, and they began to follow him. What's so hard to grasp? If you want a hint look around you. How many people are chasing their perception? They can't all be right. If you want a bigger hint look in the mirror. Are you sure you're right?
If your church got the first two verses wrong right out of the gate, how do you know they understand what else is written? Teachers may bear additional consequences for misleading, but all souls are individually accountable. Nobody bears responsibility for another person's continued (and practiced) ignorance, or their personal positions.
To get the correct context the first building block is the fact our flesh body and spiritual body are separate. People are born and people die everyday, and nobody has stopped getting older during our aging process yet. The flesh body is what houses our spiritual body so that we can experience a true flesh world.
The second building block to our context is the fact that the soul was created to be eternal. That is endless time, and includes before you were born to your mother here in your flesh body. These first two blocks tell us the eternal body that houses your soul is your spiritual body, and your flesh body houses your soul while you are here.
The third building block is that it is appointed for us to live and die once in the flesh in order to participate in the plan of salvation. When people die they instantly "return" to heaven, and are in back in their spiritual body. So with those three building blocks lets read John 3: 13:
John 3: 13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
It means unless a person came from heaven first they can't go to heaven later, and that "even" Christ himself did this. He was there, came here, returned there. We all do. We ALL do.
Except for even?
Unfortunately some Bible translations report:
John 3: 13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, "except" the Son of man which is in heaven.
There is a difference. That little Kennite switch may seem irrelevant, because on the surface both statements work in harmony with Genesis 1: 2 (Christ was in heaven before he came here, and he is in heaven now), but the difference between "even" and "except" you will find is very important.
The use of "even" is inclusive, and stipulates that we were there with him. That's both before and after this flesh life. There's the key! That means before we were born here we were with Him there, and will return there when we pass from here! It is what He said. It is very consistent with the concepts behind the parables, prophets, and even the laws. This is a unifier, not a divider.
The use of "except" implies that ONLY Christ was in heaven, came and returned. The incorrect translation gives room to suggest we came down from heaven which would still demand we were their prior unless they take the position "instantly created from heaven"? The worse part is it concludes by saying ONLY Christ is in heaven now. What then is the parable of Lazareth and the rich man? Didn't this event take place in heaven? How about the descriptions of heaven in Revelation and the volumes of people there? Who did Christ preach to when he was in the tomb? Want some more? Forget it. You don't need it. "Except" doesn't reconcile, and it cloaks core concepts.
To be born innocent through woman?
Jesus experienced what you experience. Your physical body is the vassal to your spiritual body for the duration of your stay, and at death the flesh goes back to the very same dust it came from. It's a carcass recycled through earth's natural rotation. That is the nature of this portion of the game. Don't let the distraction of today's reality be the stumbling block that stops you from seeing yesterday, or blind you to how we got here.
God destroyed the first age as a result of an attempted coup. It wasn't some made up thing, or drama acted out on film. It was very real. God then brought this second age into existence because he wouldn't kill the third of his children who were deceived. Surely, every parent can feel his predicament. Could you kill your own child if you knew an older sibling tricked them? What if it was some honored tradition handed down through the generations? Would that be ignorant passion or blatant disregard? Hmmm?
By being born we enter without knowledge of the previous events. By coming through our heritage we maintain our family ties. I'm not talking about reincarnation. That is not real, and has no substance. We are incarnate to participate in this life once. Otherwise who did Jesus Christ come back as, and where is that soul now? Is he a cow somewhere? Did He graduate to a rock? How could he come back later as Christ again? How could a reincarnation meet their other selves in the afterlife? If your father was someone else then you were someone else and we are on this never ending war between what? Other selves? Bad math. It just doesn't make sense. It corrupts truth.
Or to be fallen?
There is another side to every rule. I mean why would this rule even be necessary if all souls that came here were born? I hope you ask that one.
The book of Jude is a one-chapter book tucked in just before Revelation. It describes those who opted "not to be born" and came directly. Ezekiel told us transportation exists. Call it a UFO if you want. The technology has always been there, and that how the other side cheats to get around the plan of salvation. Those cheaters came and returned in a spiritual body, which means as an adult. They weren't born. They are ageless, so they are not limited to just one segment of our time, and they have knowlege of the first time. They are the same beings that were here during Noah's time. That's why there was a flood of such a magnitude. Could they also be why man has seen so many UFO's throughout history? Could this then answer why UFO's are always seen local, but never in route? Who's coming, and from where? Where are they returning? How long has this been going on?
The point is to question.
By uncovering issues like these that impact the doctrine of other churches, and by questioning a few of your understandings, does it mean I'm hurting a church that badly needs a unified front? You could say that. But we have reached a time where it is imperative to separate the sheep from the goats. No pain no gain. Prune the vine! We need literate warriors armed with the playbook of reality. Not some ideological fantasy.
Salvation is the sweet milk of Christianity, but we are expected to discipline and mature by feeding on the meat within the core concepts. Most of today's so-called soldiers for God don't even know the difference between "come here" and "sick'em." Again for emphasis, the fundamental differences between "even" and "except" can't be completely reconciled if the correct knowledge of Genesis 1: 2 isn't understood. These are perfect examples of the need for accurate discernment in this day.
What else is missed? How can we even hope for reconciliation? Is this level of technicality really that important to someone who is a believer? Yes! There is proportionate relevance to WHAT is believed. Just because believing in Jesus is enough to get into heaven does not mean regardless of what you believe about Jesus will get you into heaven. He warned you not to be deceived by doctrine.
It will be Bibles and the differences within the written word that will be the vehicle used to deceive people. That makes it critical to do some homework. Not to discern the differences that impact you will make your difference. It's a trial. It's our test in our time. It is these differences that will manifest the climax of mankind in this dispensation. Have ye not read? Have ye not heard? Do ye not see?
Get technical.
The technicalities revealed by reconciliation unlock the mysteries that expose the timing and events of our day. If the Bible is real then we of today have to be included as well, right? I mean with half the total population of souls living on earth today, don't you think it would be important for the Bible to contain a ton of information pertaining to our time? Don't we have an obligation to our heritage?
Let's take it from another angle. If we are eternal and the word is eternal, then no matter what you think about it now it won't change. Any time you spend now getting it straight is an investment in something you are going to know anyway. The difference is by choosing now you are showing yourself desirable to the Lord.
Only careful examination of how these technicalities affect, support, and cross-reference each other can reveal a unified truth. That is why today's church leaders cannot accurately teach anything deeper than salvation? They are conceptually limited to salvation, and historical activity. Without the technicality we exposed here the concept of time, purpose and reality are all hidden. Something as simple as Christmas is totally misrepresented, and poorly practiced by the church, including your church. The real truth is Mary's relatives allow us to document December 25th was the conception date of Jesus, and we learn about it in Luke chapter 1.
In the first chapter of Luke he is telling them how to be certain Jesus was the one written about, and those details reveal the timing of his conception and birth... yet many churches argue and defend various positions. Some say conception, most say birth, and some say it isn't actually written.
Luke teaches us Elisabeth's husband, Zacharias, was performing his priest duties at the temple during the course of Abia. At that time he is visited by the angel of God (that's Gabriel). Gabriel tells him that they are going to have a baby, and to name him John. This is going to be John the Baptist. When Zacharias finished with his duties he returned home.
The course of Abia would have been from June 13th-19th. Between travel and the Sabbath he would have made it home on June 23rd or 24th. So we have the conception of John at that time. Elisabeth was old so she was embarrassed, and she hid for 5 months. That takes us to November 24th. She is five months pregnant on November 24th.
Then it's written in Elisabeth's sixth month Gabriel went to visit Mary. A month after November 24th takes us to December 24th. This is when Gabriel told Mary what was about to happen that night. The next day on the 25th Mary ran to share with Elisabeth, and when she got there John leaped in the womb.
All of this gives us the timing of Gabriel's visit, and Mary isn't pregnant yet. We know John was 6 months older than Jesus, so while this confirms the 25th is the conception there's more meat to be had:
1) Zacharias was a Levitical priest, so his wife Elisabeth had to be a Levite as well. Mary's dad however was of the tribe of Judah. So how could Elisabeth and Mary be cousins? Because Mary's mom and Elisabeth's mom were sisters. Mary's mom married into Judah making her daughter (Mary) half Judah, half Levite. This is important because even though Joseph was not the dad of Jesus, Mary being half Levite half Judah means Jesus himself had DNA from both sides, making him the King of Kings (Judah is the king line), and Lord of Lords (Levi is the priest line).
2) John leaped in the womb at six months, but it was at the presence of Christ when Mary got there the next day. That tells us that both John and Jesus were in their respective wombs, and they were present since conception. That is when the soul enters the flesh. There is no period of waiting between conception and when "life" begins.
3) Priests were married, and had kids... whaaaat?
Prove your work.
This is where the rubber meets the road. The above statements clearly explain the timing of Christ's arrival, but we have to document our positions to sharpen our understanding.
Is there Biblical relevance to December 25th? The first question for most is if this is even important? It is very important, because one simple truth exposes a thousand misunderstandings. We should never forget it was the religious leaders of the day that denied Christ, and in our day false prophets (false teachers of God's word) was Christ's biggest warning to us. I get it that nobody knows everything, but there are things written He would have us know. This is one of them.
Luke 1: 4
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
He's saying this is how to be certain this is real, and you have been taught these things to know it's real. Remember, they were reconciling the Christ that has always been in prophesy, not like us looking back 2,000 years. They had to be very careful about pointing at someone and claiming that was God. Specially if the official church position was that he wasn't, and they killed him. Luke documented this timeline so they could be certain in recognizing Jesus, and the same logic applies to us today.
Luke 1: 5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
To be a priest Zacharias had to be a Levite, as well as his wife. His wife Elizabeth was of the daughters of Aaron, also documenting she was a Levite. The tribe of Levi is the priest line. Zacharias' priest duties included serving the course of Abia. There are 24 courses in a year, each a week long done twice a year. This Abia is the 8th course, and took place June 13-19 (if you like Biblical numerics 24 is the priesthood, and 8 is new beginnings).
Luke 1: 6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
This is confirming Zacharias and Elisabeth were both Levites in good standing.
Luke 1: 7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Elisabeth was past her child bearing years, and never had a child. To her, that window had closed.
Luke 1: 8
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Luke 1: 9
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Luke 1: 10
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
During the week of June 13-19 he would go into the temple and burn incense. People would see the smoke and send their prayers up to heaven.
Luke 1: 11
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
The angel of the Lord is Gabriel himself... appearing to Zacharias in the temple. Imagine how would you react at the sight of Gabriel in the temple?
Luke 1: 12
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
Luke 1: 13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Gabriel is telling him that even though they are way past childbearing years they are going to have a son. And they are specifically to name him John. This is going to be John the Baptist, who was six months older and a cousin to Jesus.
Luke 1: 14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
He is the forerunner, and would pave that path to prepare others to receive Christ.
Luke 1: 15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Don't read over that last part... John was filled with the Holy Spirit while in his mother's womb, and he will be a great man of God.
Luke 1: 16
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
This is a foreshadow of John at the river telling everyone of Christ's pending ministry. Remember, he was born within the Levitical priesthood, and great in the sight of the Lord, so his knowledge of the scriptures was outstanding! He was easily able to explain what was happening, and in doing so he brought many to the Lord. Sure there were some non-believers that it clicked for, but there were more from the church that wanted to hear what he was saying, because it differed from what the church was teaching. They were worshiping traditions they thought were correct, but John told them what's up.
Luke 1: 17
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
John's role was to get them ready to receive the Messiah. He gave them the information that would let them separate what they would see themselves from what the church would explain. It's no different today. John came in the spirit of Elias, which is Elijah. There's a much deeper study if you dig into what Elijah taught, and your hint is in the phrase "the hearts of the fathers" with fathers being plural. A different study for a different time, but it didn't say Father (singular with a capital).
Luke 1: 18
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Zacharias knew they were past their time, so he couldn't see how this could happen. He showed doubt and asked for a sign, even though Gabriel was right there in the room. Gabriel didn't like that very much.
Luke 1: 19
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
Gabriel's like "Dude! You're a priest... Don't you know who I am, and why I'm here? You want a sign? I'll give you a sign..."
Luke 1: 20
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Not able to speak is a pretty heavy punishment for a teacher of the word, and not being able to explain to Elisabeth makes it even harder. But there's some meat there we need. Gabriel was mad because it was "the season" for Christ to come. This wasn't Gabriel's idea. This was God's plan, and there was a season for Christ's arrival. Don't miss that, because Jesus taught us no man knows the date of his return, but we are to know the season.
Luke 1: 21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Zacharias freaked out a little trying to reconcile all he just heard, along with the fact he can't speak so he can't even tell others what happened. As a result he stayed much longer than usual.
Luke 1: 22
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
He tried to charade it out, but it was way too complicated. They knew something happened though.
Luke 1: 23
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
He finished his duties for the week, and on June 19 he left for home. It would take him until the 24th to get home, leading to a June 24 conception of John.
Luke 1: 24
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Add the 5 months she was hiding to June 24 and that takes us to November 24th.
Luke 1: 25
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
She hid to avoid being stared at because it wasn't normal for a person of her age to be pregnant.
Luke 1: 26
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
The sixth month means a month later, which would be December 24. Here come's Gabriel again. He started it with Zacharias back in June, and now six months later in December.
Luke 1: 27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luke 1: 28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1: 29
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luke 1: 30
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Luke 1: 31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
Right there on December 24th she's being told she will conceive to bring forth a son. Mary isn't pregnant yet, just being told what would happen that night. If you go ahead 9 months for the pregnancy you will end up at the feast of Tabernacles. Think about that.
Luke 1: 32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Luke 1: 33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
That's the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Luke 1: 34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
She was still a virgin, and she was already engaged to marry Joseph, so how could this happen?
Luke 1: 35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
He told her what would happen that night, and this fulfilled the prophesy written in Isaiah.
Isaiah 7: 14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Immanuel means God with us.
Luke 1: 36
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Gabriel told Mary that Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant, confirming this is December 24th. That's our timing, but here's a side golden nugget... Gabriel said Elisabeth was Mary's cousin, but Elisabeth was a Levite. Mary was engaged to Joseph who was of the tribe of Judah, and Mary's father was also of the tribe of Judah. So how could Mary and Elisabeth be cousins? Mary's mom and Elisabeth's mom were sisters, making them cousins. Mary's dad married a Levitical woman, making Mary's DNA part Judah, and part Levite. We all know Joseph didn't father Jesus, but God made sure Mary contained the tribe of Judah (the King line) with the tribe of Levi (the Priest line). That's how we get the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. That's the meaning right there.
In chapter 3 Luke confirms that Jesus was adopted into to Joseph's line, not born of Joseph himself.
Luke 3: 23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
"As was supposed" means by law, that's either marriage or adoption. There are no begats here. Heli was of Judah and his son was Joseph, but Jesus was Joseph's son-in-law. The king line did not come through Joseph, it came through Mary along with the priest line.
Luke 1: 37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
This was his Devine intervention, and the plan from the beginning. That's why we dig this deep to see how emphatically these pieces fit together.
Luke 1: 38
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
She accepted it, knowing she also put herself in danger because getting pregnant before marriage was a stonable offense.
Luke 1: 39
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
Luke 1: 40
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
She got up on the 25th and ran to Elisabeth to share what happened that night.
Luke 1: 41
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:
Luke 1: 42
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Luke 1: 43
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Elisabeth knew the scriptures. Zacharias may not be speaking, but as a Levite she can put these pieces together. She didn't say congratulations on being a mom before getting married... she called her the mother of her Lord. She knew.
Luke 1: 44
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
John was six months in the womb when Elisabeth visited and he leaped, and it was Christ's presence that made John leap, so that tells us that life begins at conception. December 25th was the day God left heaven and entered the flesh, just as he asks each of us to do. You have to be born from above (or call it born again) to participate in the plan of Salvation, including God who indeed came. The fallen angels were never born, but they do exist... they are souls like us that refused to be born into the flesh. They are cheaters trying to disrupt what was written.
Back in verse 4 it said you mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. That means we are supposed to know, but nobody is teaching this... your church isn't teaching this. They think they're doing great works because they point to Jesus instead of Santa, but they totally miss the conception. This is why Christ flipped tables. This is why I won't go in today's church. It's stuck on milk, and serves no meat.
There's a darker truth why this isn't taught, and that is the number of businesses making money from the abortion industry. Wait, what? The use of baby parts is as complicit as the doctor doing the deed. We just covered when life begins. The reason abortion is murder is because God sent a soul to live and be tested like all of us, and we send them back before they even take their first breath. Currently that's at a rate of 73 million souls each year. If this "truth" got out the weight would be too heavy for most to bare.
We should celebrate Christmas with all our hearts, but we should also know what it is we are celebrating. It is the conception of Jesus, which fulfilled the lineage starting in the garden when God said that Eve would be the mother of all living. He didn't say all humanity would come from Eve, but all living. Her heritage would lead to Christ's arrival (Adam to Jesus is the heritage), and through the Savior of the world is all life found. He is the only way to eternal life, that's why it says "all living". Now you know why the fallen angels were giving and taking in marriage! They were trying to disrupt the heritage, which would make the word void. Satan doesn't have to beat God, he just has to prove the scriptures aren't true. The fallen angels are his core officers in charge of those efforts.
What your church isn't teaching you gets lost in that word Adam. It means mankind. Mankind was "created" on the sixth day. God created both male and female (each race in their areas around earth). Then God rested on the seventh day. It was after that rest we have another Adam. It's different because this one is Eth Ha Adam, which means "this very man". Adam by itself represents mankind (all of God's races) created on the sixth day, and Eth Ha Adam identifies "this very man" on the eighth day.
Additionally, this very man was "formed". He was not created, because mankind was already created back on the sixth day. That means this flesh age had 2,000 years of the earth repopulating and setting the table so to speak. As such they were influenced by the fallen angels to form their gods and religions (on days six and seven). God rested, not mankind. This very man marked the heritage that would be used to prove the scriptures.
When someone says "God's chosen people" it doesn't mean God likes one group above the rest... It identifies the lineage that would document and prove the scriptures as true. Think of chosen as identified. Eth Ha Adam identified a heritage that would be traceable and lead to God coming here himself. He was formed to join the gameboard already in progress.
To help reconcile this concept, consider God created the animals before mankind, yet with Eth Ha Adam we see them creating animals together, even letting Adam name them. Adam was a farmer because he tended the garden and tilled the soil. So these are the farming animals they made (there's your answer to the chicken or egg). That didn't happen with the sixth day man.
Another consideration is on the sixth day God created man and woman at the same time, but here we have Adam tilling the soil (that's seasons), naming and raising livestock, all before Eve. It was later when God formed her from Adam's curve. That curve is not a rib. Men and women have the same number of ribs or we would use that as a modern gender identifier. We all have the same number of bones. The curve is Adam's DNA. It's his helix curve. God formed Adam a woman of his own race. That helix curve is what traces from Eve to Jesus. Again, this has nothing to do with levels or hierarchy, and everything to do with proving the scriptures are true. That's the objective, and the evidence. God loves each and every race equally... He created all of us, in our own image.
Your Bible doesn't say he created mankind in God's image. That's a twist of scripture as evident by us all looking different. God was speaking to the angels and said let's make mankind in our own image. Meaning you like you and me like me.
Genesis 1: 26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
We would like like we do, and we will rule the earth.
Genesis 1: 27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Our image and our likeness is plural, and that impacts the context in verse 27 when he says "make man in his own image". That means each angel in his own image, not God's image. The angels in heaven for this flesh age are male in nature (every angel recorded has been). God is saying he made each of the angels in his (that angel's) own image, but in the flesh some will be male, and some will be female. When we return to heaven we won't be making babies. That's a flesh thing. Everyone black here is going to be black there, and from every inch of earth every race will be represented in their glory. That's in Revelation too.
How does your church explain the differences in the races? This has nothing to do with what different cultures believe, because if you had even one hour with a fallen angel you would believe everything they say (hour of temptation, what?)... and the population of earth had 2,000 years with the fallen and their technologies. So set that aside. I'm saying how does your church explain the races? Did they all come from Adam and Eve? Were some cursed? These are lies that establish the traditions (denominations). It was Noah who cursed his son for sleeping with his wife. God didn't. Noah said it, but human's don't have that authority.
If you still in doubt, tell me how did Cain (who was still a teenager when he got booted from the garden) was able to get married in the land of Nod? To find a girl means she had parents. Getting married implies more people. How did he build cities? Cities require a lot more people. If Adam and Eve were the very first in the flesh, then where did these other people come from in just 15 years or so? Adam's heritage is well recorded, and these other people aren't in it. It doesn't add up unless you unlock your Bible, go back to day six when God created man and woman. The table was set, rest for a day to let it simmer, then start the process of documenting the word to earth.
There's more to Christmas than just some God wanting to intermingle with his creation, or even to say become his creation... All scripture rests on God participating in the exact same plan we are asked to participate. Meaning that each of us will face a test that is fair to our souls, and He trusts it so much that he did it himself. When he left heaven to enter Mary's womb he got on the gameboard as prophesied throughout scripture, and when he rose from the tomb he fulfilled compliance without blemish, and in doing so defeated the power of death that flesh has. He won for all of us that believe upon him.
Now we've had 2,000 years since the first advent to examine it all. So many traditions and denominations. So many options that people comfortably wander from the path we're supposed to be on. The warning of the end times is false teachers. Not Satanists, not other cultures, or their religions... it's false teachers of God's word. We are in the twilight of the parable of the fig tree, and looking for the two witnesses of Revelation 11. When they get here we will kick off the hour of temptation. Does your church tell you this? How can you be armored up for that hour? That hour is driven by the fallen angels. These are basic things, and each point is a reason for you dig a little deeper, and maybe you're one of the ones he's calling out of confusion.
Like we started, so shall we end.
Luke 1: 4
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Everyone should have some homework...
The level of study I aspire towards is never ending, and to really pursue earnestly requires a substantial amount of time and effort. That's why we had scribes. That's why I try to scribe. That's why I share my investment. That's why I try to stick to the critical concepts you will need to survive.
The difference between starting void or becoming void will be proven to be one of the most critical instances in the Bible. It separates the founding concepts between all three major religions, addresses the denominations, and points to the definition of time unmatched by any other concept put forth by man to date.
The difference between being born from above or having some spiritual epiphany is substantial. It bonds with the earth becoming void to explain where we are before entering the womb. That gives clarity to where the souls who are not hear are residing.
The difference between a December or September birth tells us life in the flesh begins when we enter the womb, and that is fully supported by the scriptures telling us we have to be born from above, which is the other side where Lazarus saw the rich man, and all those people were the ones present when the earth became void.
After Christ returns everyone gets into the Lord's Day. It will be a time of correction and reconciliation, but there is no need to go through it with your head on the chopping block... simply wake up and arm yourself today. The difference of your status, and your measurement, can be found in your reconciliation.