- How Would We Recognize the Messiah/Christ? (Unfaithful Spouse - Part V) -

• Understanding the Epistles of Paul and his doctrine of faith (the force that enables us to move onward in our endeavor to perfect the Word within ourselves) - Part of the Gospel Message, not the Whole.
• Judgment upon the earth – prophesy in Jude that quotes Enoch (Jude 1:14) and the Book of Enoch. Why was the Book of Enoch, revered by the early Christians, rejected by the church of Rome. Observing the mindset of the Jews at the beginning of our Common Era – a comparison to present-day Christians and Jews. Why they failed to recognize Jesus? In the same way as the Jews at the beginning of our Common Era, believers today are waiting for the Messiah to bring Judgment upon the earth.
• According to history, there were more Jews that accepted Jesus’ Messiahship, than those who disbelieved. Jews that embraced TheWay – the Living Spiritual religion that Jesus revealed.
• In Scripture the Kingdom is portrayed as being imminently at hand - so much so, that Paul warned the believers in Corinth to not even return home to their wives (1 Cor 7:29 NIV).
• Protestantism was founded almost exclusively upon the Epistles of Paul, and it has been the assertion of the church that only Paul perceived the true message of Christ.
• Deception of the Roman Church, flawed doctrines to explain why Jesus failed to fulfill the most important Biblical prediction (Inauguration of the Kingdom of God on earth). The Jews were considered apostates because they rejected Jesus, which was used by the Roman church to foster deception among the Gentiles.

=Section Link: "Once these facts are truly recognized, both Jews and Christians alike must begin to embrace the very essence of all religious controversy -- i.e., what if the Christians, like the majority of Jews, have failed to perceive the true nature of the scriptures?"                                              

• Modern Christian and Jews fail to perceive the true nature of the Scriptures. Interpreting sacred symbols from a carnal/literal perspective. The Bible itself is not a historical narrative, but rather, a spiritual roadmap that was left to instruct the Prodigal Sons in their journey home to the Kingdom of the Father.
• The war of all wars in high spiritual places will never come about in the manner that believers expect - allegory of the Second Coming. "Entos" - Kingdom Within, Cleaning Inside of the Cup (Luke 17:20-21, Matthew 23:26).

• To be “Born Again” – a profound spiritual experience or philosophical belief? "Pangs of Birth,” the “Narrow Way” (birth canal), and the allegory of Armageddon.
• The movement of mind within the Laws of God to bring about the Anointing of the Light – the transformation of mind conveyed through Scripture (Tree of Life and the significance of numbers in the account of Jesus).
• The error of the Sadducees and Pharisees was seen in the fact that they read the scriptures as history, and not as a portrayal of the transformation of the mind. Embracing Scriptures in an intimate manner – all symbolism conveys a meaning with respect to our quest to come into the Presence of Light.

• Man's divided nature – the multidimensional nature of mind and the multitude of personalities within (Whole of the Community). Mark 5:9, Legion. The reality of the animal nature in Scriptural allegory. 
• The Pentecost, Messiah who was resurrected on the true Passover of the Lord, the twelve gathered in the upper room at Jerusalem, the conversion of the Nations into Jews (symbols that relate the condition of mind necessary to receive the Anointing of the Holy Spirit).
• The Reality of Creation – all things are subject to immutable Laws. Spiritual understanding of the Law. Alteration of the Biblical texts in order to support the carnal/literal perception and the “abolishment” of the Law. Corruption of Scripture by Biblical copyists to support Gentile/Pagan ideas, rejecting anything that was too "Jewish." What has emerged today as Christianity is a carnal reinterpretation of what was at its essence a purely Spiritual religion.
• All souls must evolve past the entry level of development, beyond the milk which Paul gave to the Gentile converts (minimum requirements). Milk of the Gospel.
• What did Jesus say we must do to enter into eternal life? "Keep the Commandments". Entry-level requirements, set forth in the Bible. Transition form carnal to Spiritual. Man's quest to be born into the realm of higher reality and enter into Life.
• Allegory of Scripture - the Living and the Dead. The proper lifestyle and mindset of a seeker, "capturing every thought to Christ." The true Christian is the one who totally abandons the thinking, mindset, traditions and customs of this world. Scriptural concepts viewed as extreme.

=Section Link: "True Spirituality, then, as with every aspect of life, must be perceived as a measure of the inner depth of the individual..."

• True Spirituality must be perceived as a measure of the inner depth of the individual.
• Hebrew Holy Men – the process of developing consciousness.  Preparing people to enter into true union with God. Transformation in steps – transitory movement toward creating the mindset and lifestyle necessary. Returning to the Source of Creation. Examining the society of the Hebrews (diet, animal sacrifices, clothes, planting, language, Biblical outline for the children of Israel - 12)
• All of nature is a symbol of consciousness, representing a thought, action, or concept, and is perceived by man in a multidimensional manner. The mind - divided into a multitude of personalities, divided powers, and opposing realities that must be brought into harmony. 12 Spheres of Mind that must interact both independently and harmoniously in order to reach full potential.
• The Pattern of Mind, the Tree of Life, and the Sacredness of Life and Sex. Seeking the highest expression of the Divine, in our every-day-lives.
• Within the Hebrew community, all things became God-centered in their daily lives as they created a culture and way of life that embraced man’s higher reality in every aspect of the people’s existence. Their society was created in the image of the Divine Pattern (physical, mental, spiritual).
• Origin and dynamics of Creation. Symbolism of the universal forces of Creation.
• Allegory of the Israelites (Moses, bondage in Egypt, 40 years in the wilderness, manna from heaven,
• The New Testament was written in order to do away with the archaic forms and symbols which were employed by the authors of the Old Testament – in the New Testament the means to seek knowledge and salvation is set forth in a very clear and obvious manner. The connection between the OT & NT, Sacred Language of Scripture. Translation between the Hebrew and Greek (Jesus-Joshua-Yeshua).
• Why the modern Jew and Christian is barred from the Promised Land - disconnected with the spiritual reality of Life and Scripture.

=Section Link: "An all-important concept that I will only briefly touch on at the present time is the necessity..."

• Understanding the polarities of God and Creation. The divisions of heaven and earth, male and female, positive and negative – Father/Mother God. The nature of the male and female (XY-XX), Adam and Eve. Feminine nature of the this realm - Womb of Mother-God.
• The Christian Gnostics, Buddhists (and other eastern religions), Greek Philosophers, and Paul – perception of the female being evil, understanding the male-dominated perception.
• The Reflective Female Power that raises man up to Spiritual maturity. A wife should be seen as her husband's Goddess and savior. Dynamics of the Divine Pattern. Purification and Consecration of the flesh, in contrast to the escape methods of denial.

=Section Link: "What we are presented with here is one of those foundational Christian truths that are totally lacking in our understanding today..."

• Darwinistic perception – life is an accident of conception, a chance encounter, and result of human genetics. Reality of the nature of life. 

• Sin: Failure to take advantage of the opportunities we are presented with. The student and the classroom environment that is this realm. The educational experience (requirements - the Laws that must be overcome), tests and trials.
• Modern society, effects of lowered standards of behavior and accountability. Squandering the opportunity of life, through carnal living. The result of clinging to the doctrines and lifestyle of this world – spiritual stagnation
• Understanding the purpose and function of the Laws of God. Living in accordance with the Pattern - lifestyle.
• System of bringing about Perfection – the Laws of action and reaction, Karma. The true test of moral, humanistic values can only be achieved when these qualities are brought about by personal choice. Consciousness of the Laws. "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" - why is punishment not instantaneous? Why are we not given the answers to life? 
• Secondary Karma - effects of closing your eyes to immorality, corruption, iniquity and sin.
• Living the Gospel in word, thought, and deed – manifesting Light in our lives. Parables of the Prodigal Son, the Sower and the Seed and the Invitation to the Marriage Feast.
• Requirement of Works. "Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop -- thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown" (Mark 4:20 NIV). The Word, sown in our hearts - becoming the good-ground.
• The essence of pre-destination -- the reality that we will inherit our own thoughts and deeds. Our life is orchestrated in direct accordance with what we have accomplished in living previous opportunities, the debts we owe, and individual needs with respect to bringing about our eventual destiny.
• Consciously taking hold of the moment (the very second in time that one is dwelling in) in one’s quest to enter the Kingdom. Capturing every thought to Christ. Manifesting the third force of Creation (application of the Divine Pattern in our lives). Untapped potential of mind. 
• Consciousness of all things transpiring from a multi-dimensional perspective – to be Awake, Living (the sleeping and the dead). Stages of development – the journey of conception to Birth. Spiritual miscarriages. If we fail to enter the Kingdom while alive in the body, what will occur when we die?
• Man's three-fold nature -- Body, Mind, Spirit. The Birth Process. Directing our energies within and developing consciousness, the narrow path - or out into the world, the broad way, servitude to the god of this world. Vital-life-force, inheritance from the Father - Parable of the Prodigal Son. Allegory and three-fold-nature of Scripture.