 
A Seed: Proof of God

and

False Teachings and Biblical Facts

David Michael Griffith

A Seed: Proof of God and False Teachings and Biblical Facts

© 2016 David Michael Griffith

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Copyright

Introduction

One: One Word That Will Prove God's Existence

Two: Biblical Numerics

The First Sentence and the Number Seven

The Middle Word and the Number Four

The Number Three: Spiritual Perfection

Three: The First Word

Four: Two More Verses

Five: False Teachings and Biblical Facts

The Second Verse

The Denial of Peter

Eve and the Bloodline of satan

Eve and the DNA of Adam

Judas and the Betrayal of Jesus

The Rapture of the Church

Understanding the Truth

Addendum: Timeline / Chronology of the Bible: the Second Age

Acknowledgments

Artwork

Notes

Back Cover / About the Author

This book is dedicated to my children, who always make me proud, to my parents who taught me so much, and to my loving and supportive wife.

# INTRODUCTION

This book presents a summary of selected points of biblical knowledge illustrating positive evidence of supernatural authorship of the Bible; and views specific teachings within the Bible in a truer light. Hopefully, this will lead the reader to an interest in learning the deeper knowledge and truths woven throughout biblical texts, and to further study elsewhere to verify the truth of the spiritual and the supernatural origins of this ancient set of writings.

The Bible is an impossibly intricate text. This material, spiritual and supernatural in nature, is frequently presented by most religions in a cursory -- though positive and motivating -- manner. As a result of this method, intricacies and deeper truths present within the texts remain invisible to those doing their best to learn. As it is not possible to address the entirety of hidden knowledge contained in the writings given to us by God, this book addresses just a few of the hidden truths. Quoting Peter Hiram who, after a complex discourse regarding his own biblical studies, stated, "This is but the gleam from the crest of the tip of a very large iceberg."

I hope you enjoy reading.

# ONE

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# ONE WORD THAT WILL PROVE GOD'S EXISTENCE

_"Declaring the end from the beginning..."_ Isaiah 46:10

One word can prove the existence of God.

To get to that one word we must first take a journey of the mind. On this journey many different areas of biblical knowledge will form our map. To get to the final point is not simple, that is until we get there. And though some of this discussion may seem like a fairy tale to a non-believer; it all comes from an ancient set of writings that people continue to study and worship, believing the writings to be sent by a God. Take this into account:

First, come from the perspective that God exists. I'll go over generally some areas that take into account this " _fact"_. Even if you do not believe, I am asking you to come over to this perspective, at least for a little while (while reading this) and accept this fact: God exists.

Ok, God exists. So, what or who is God?

**THE NATURE OF GOD AND ALWAYS**

To begin here, we have to understand that God does not only exist, but God has **ALWAYS** existed. God was not created.

A logical argument people have in their thoughts, when reading, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" is, "If God created all this, then who created God?" And they then logically continue that god would be God and then whoever created that god would be god, and so that would then be god . . . and then . . . they lose the truth: God was not created. He has **ALWAYS** existed.

Wade into _always_. Give it some thought sometime.

Just as everything else we know and have seen has had a beginning and leads to an end, the "always existed" concept is very difficult to accept. But God is now, always has been, and always will be. From the book of Revelation, "... which is, which was and which is to come", says God is now, God always was and God always will be.

"I AM THAT I AM." This is His name and how God answered Moses when Moses asked "...and who will I say sent me to deliver your people from Egypt?" "EHYEH ASHER EHYEH" (YHVH). THIS is the name of God. While we in this day and time, less spiritual in nature than civilizations of times past, may not grasp the significance of the name, those in the time would have recognized the significance of the name: I AM THAT I AM: the God who is, who has always been, and who will always be. I AM. That's Who sent Moses. The Egyptians, of course, discovered too late they should have listened. Oops.

So, going further to the arguments people make in logic when reading these ancient writings. How can there be a God who created everything and Who also knows the number of hairs on my head? That seems impossible and even ridiculous, but it's true.

You have to think in terms of **ALWAYS** -- and this, going back in time, not forward. Think in terms of all powerful, for Whom all things are possible, and think in terms of supernatural. You cannot understand it, but think in these terms to get a little close. It is not possible to understand or comprehend God, but just because we can't understand or comprehend, does not mean He does not exist.

To get to some answers about this all powerful God, ask when -- at what time in God's existence -- could there have been a being Who would perfect all these written things? Creating universes! Counting hairs on my head! Knowing my thoughts! Well, He **ALWAYS** existed (was never created), so let's take a logical look. Ok, maybe in this time of always, He perfected these things a few universes ago. Yes, that's it, about 100 universes ago He must have perfected creating universes, while also knowing the minutiae down to the hairs on my head. Wait. He has always existed. Ok, well, then maybe it was a few billion universes ago when He perfected all these things. Wait. **ALWAYS!** Then maybe a few trillion? Wait. How long ago was it that He could have perfected... everything? Remember, He has **ALWAYS** existed. Go back -- **_ALWAYS_** -- to understand. God has never not existed. Ever. And, with Him all things are possible. He is all powerful and He is supernatural, far beyond what we can understand. There is a being like this . . . this is God. He does exist.

Begin to place this in the context of the reality in which we exist. God exists. God is all powerful, can do all things, and is supernatural in ways we cannot understand. And He has always existed, going back into time infinity. He has never not existed. He is a being we cannot understand. He was not created as we and everything we know has been. Our universe, which is billions of years old, is but one He created. The only one we know. We have no idea how many other previous universes before this one -- we've named the big bang -- God created. Think infinity before now when thinking of this (and all we know is this one. He knows all the ones before this one). That would indicate there is an amount of infinity universes prior to the creation of this one. And He remembers them all. He knows them all. And He also knows you. He knows your thoughts from afar (Psalm 139:2), and He knows the number of hairs on your head (Luke 12:7).

This God, for Whom there has never been a time when He did not exist, can shake the universe if it is His will. He can shake the Earth. He can part oceans. He can bring wrath. And, He can calm storms; bring calm and love and peace. He can heal. He can enter your life, if you ask. This God of _always_ can do **ANYTHING** that is His will to do.

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Tangent: Many people think of a punishing God of wrath. But God is one of love. I won't go into this subject as it has a few novels already written about it. But if you think, "God has always existed," and then understand "God is love" (reference: 1 John 4:8), then logically you would correctly deduce love has always existed. Ok, now onward.

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So that is the nature of God, in general. And we get this from the Hebrew "EHYEH ASHER EHYEH." I AM THAT I AM. In other words, He is, has always been, and will always be. It is truly simple, as are all things when understood: He is.

And so a personal question. If this God, I AM THAT I AM, exists and always has, can you see how He could be the creator of everything -- including you -- and at the same time as He is creator of everything, He also knows your thoughts and exactly how many hairs are on your head? Not asking you to answer whether or not He exists. I am asking if this God for Whom nothing is impossible, Who has never not existed, Who has existed for infinity and will for eternity, does exist as described, can you see how these things are possible?

Maybe this seems out of the realm of truth or a stretch of truth. But this is what the books of the Bible, these ancient writings, say. Not me or anyone else. This is what is written. So, if you believe the writings, as many do, this is what is said. And, it is this that people worship.

"... with God all things are possible." -- Jesus (Matthew 19:26)

"For with God nothing shall be impossible." -- Jesus (Luke 1:37)

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GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS IMAGE. (Genesis 1:26) "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:'" Note: God said this. So we can assume that God has some human characteristics, as we -- all of us humans -- are created in His image. And note to whom He was speaking. "Us". He was talking to us, us in spirit, when referring to _us_. All of us. You were there, as was I. "We'll make the physical bodies like us." We all -- all of God's created souls -- were there, in a spirit existence, one prior to this physical/flesh existence. We have no remembrance of this age. (Ecclesiastes 1:11 and II Peter 3:5)

So, why is this human aspect important to note? It is because you need to think of the writings of the Bible as coming from a being with some of your own, human, characteristics. For example, when you write something, a paper or poem or song, you will sometimes attempt to be clever or make a point in an unusual way. Stephen King does this. Shakespeare did this. Writers write cleverly. They want to have fun in their writings.

And so does God.

Do not think of the Bible as a how-to, step-by-step manual. Though it obviously has guidelines to live by if read literally, that is not all it is. Think of it as a writing from God, creator of everything, Who wants to communicate with us. So, He wrote a book to do this. And, in doing so, He also had a little fun. We can see some of these things, not all. It is a book by God, after all. I am sure the entire picture is astounding, and we'll know sometime.

**THE BIBLE.** This brings us to another nature of -- the nature of -- the Bible. "The Bible" literally means "the books". The Bible in original form was not the bound and printed novel now sitting on your book shelf. In original form, it was written mainly in Hebrew and Greek, by authors, chosen vessels, of God. It was written on predominantly papyrus scrolls by these scribes, the authors, such as Moses, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Paul and others as God was supernaturally putting the words into the heads of these scribes and they were writing the words. Each word was a supernatural event. This creation was a supernatural occurrence. And, the totality of the message included in these works is a totality that only God could have created. God sent the words, people's hands inscribed them, in some manner man can only imagine. Words that remain -- in each and every generation of man -- so profound a pastor can speak for hours on just one or two verses. Translations of these ancient texts -- notably the version by King James completed in 1611 -- began the process toward what we now call the Bible sitting on our bookshelf, in most cases gathering dust. The most profound words ever produced, and done so for our benefit, by a God who has always existed, Who created all we know and don't know, from the time past of infinity to now.

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We have to remember first, YES, _God exists_ , and now remember YES, _God wrote the Bible_. You have to accept this to see where this will go.

Note: The English version of the Bible is inaccurate in more ways than one. The term, "lost in translation," is beyond true. Mistranslations in the English version, in words and in format, begin immediately in Genesis and then continue throughout the English version. Why this is so: the biblical language is predominantly Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament). The point here is that we would have to know Hebrew/Greek to capture completely what God is saying and also note how He says it. These original languages are how the original words were written and English cannot entirely capture it; although it does get the major messages across, i.e. thou shall and shall not and King David did this. Note: even though we don't know Hebrew, we can easily go back and refer to it, which is what we'll do.

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So remember, the Bible was and is a supernatural occurrence -- writings from God sent through man. The words produced are unmatched, even in English form, in beauty and knowledge. Even in English form, where much is lost in translation, pastors can go on and on and on talking about one or two verses. Only God could have created writings such as this. No man could have created such writings. And further remember, the original texts were written by over forty different authors over a time period spanning centuries. They contain laws, writings and prophecy (of which over 300 prophecies concerning Jesus were written centuries before they occurred; all occurred exactly as prophesied) to name a few.

An example, one prophecy, from Psalm 22:18, written one thousand years before it occurred, foretold that Roman soldiers would gamble for the clothes of Jesus, below Him as He hung crucified on the cross. And it is recorded, history, that this did happen. That is one. This book is not going to discuss the astronomical chances / the probability number, regarding over 300 prophecies, ancient writings foretelling what will happen in the future, concerning this one Man, coming to pass, as did occur. It's a large number.

And there are, when you understand what is being said, no contradictions or falsenesses contained in the Bible. All the words lead to the truth: significantly, the truth that God wants you to know. This impossible creation -- the Bible -- could not have been accomplished by man. That simply is an impossibility when looking at how this book, the Bible, came to exist on our planet. The Bible is not an ordinary book, it is God's Word, to us.

"Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, _the truth_ , and the life..." (John 14:6)

This is why men continue to study the words and attempt to understand all it is saying. It is a supernatural creation that we still do not understand and can only minimally comprehend; but we know there is something more.

# TWO

**BIBLICAL NUMERICS**

_"The secret things belong unto the L_ ORD _our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us..."_ Deuteronomy 29:29

In the Bible, EVERYTHING has meaning. Names of each participant mean something that pertains to that participant. And so do numbers. So, every time God uses a number, there is some other meaning also attached to it. This hidden meaning is confirmed by comparing the instances a number is used and comparing it to the meaning in each other verse where it is used. They align to mean something other than, for example, _six_ being one more than _five_.

If something is a _three_ for example, this references _spiritual perfection_. One example: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Another: body, soul, and spirit. An earlier mention referenced three heaven and three earth ages. If something is a _seven_ , this references _spiritual completeness_.

Regarding _seven,_ this begins with the first seven days, from Genesis, and goes on in the Bible and in our existence: note, _seven_ days of the week, _seven_ continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia), _seven_ oceans (North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic), _seven_ colors in a rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet), _seven_ notes of the musical scale (A,B,C,D,E,F,G). There are seven metals of antiquity (lead, tin, copper, iron, mercury, silver, gold), the periodic table of elements consists of seven levels. And, there even exists a perfect symmetry of seven: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and one mouth, seven. So in the Bible, and in creation, one can see _seven_ is _completeness_ and is a mark used by God to indicate completeness -- spiritual completeness.

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Tangent: DR. IVAN PANIN (condensed from "Overwhelming Mathematical Evidence of the Divine Inspiration of the Scriptures," from _The Works of Dr. Ivan Panin_ , edited by Dr. Keith L. Brooks).

Dr. Ivan Panin was a Russian-born Harvard scholar and mathematician who passed away in 1942 and spent 50 years studying biblical numerics -- sometimes to the point of physical exhaustion. He found that every letter of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts is numbered and occupies its own place in the order of the total number of letters in the Bible, the slightest variations of orthography being all God ordained. As every Greek and Hebrew letter carries a numerical value (letters being used for figures in these languages), every word, phrase, sentence and paragraph has a definite arithmetical sum.

Regarding the number seven, the following is an abbreviated example of the kind of phenomena found in the texts:

Dr. Panin takes a given subject like the genealogy of Christ in Matthew 1:1-17, or a book of the Bible as a whole, or the Bible in its entirety, and shows the following kind of phenomena:

  1. The number of words in the vocabulary will divide by the number seven.

  2. The number of words beginning with a vowel is divisible by seven.

  3. The number of words beginning with a consonant is divisible by seven.

  4. The number of letters in the vocabulary is divisible by seven.

  5. Of these letters, those which are consonants and those which are vowels both divide by seven.

  6. The number of words in the vocabulary occurring more than once is divisible by seven. Those occurring only once likewise divide by seven.

  7. The number of words occurring in more than one form is divisible by seven. The number occurring in only one form likewise divides by seven.

  8. The number of nouns is divisible by seven. Those that are not nouns divides by seven.

  9. The number of proper names divides by seven. The male names divide by seven. The female names divide by seven.

  10. The number of words beginning with each of the letters of the alphabet is divisible by seven.

Regarding Panin's work, the Book Fellowship pamphlet concluded, "Dr. Panin has submitted conclusive scientific proof that the Bible could not have been produced by the unaided human mind. This proof is found in the amazing numeric phenomena in the very structure of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Dr. Panin demonstrated, either that every writer of scripture was an unparalleled literary and mathematical genius or that he wrote as he was moved by the Holy Spirit."

And this just scratches the surface. As example, Panin also discovered:

That each author of the Bible has a numeric value attributed to the author. And the sum of the numeric values of the 26 authors is 7,931 (1133 x 7). Of this number, the 21 (3 x 7) writers of the Old Testament have values of 3,808 (544 x 7) and the New Testament writers have a value of 4,123 (589 x 7). Of the 3,808 belonging to the Old Testament, 2,933 (419 x 7) belong to the writers of the Law and the Prophets, from Moses to Malachi. And, 1,190 (170 x 7) belong to the writers of the so-called Hagiographa, from David to Nehemiah. Seven of the 21 (3 x 7) Old Testament writers are expressly named as such in the New Testament: Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Joel. Their numeric value is 1,554 (222 x 7). The numeric value of Moses, who heads the list, and John, who closes it is 345 and 1,069, add up to 1,414 (202 x 7).

Dr. Panin, discussing the first chapter of the New Testament, states (from _Bible Numerics At Caxton Hall, Westminster, England. February 19th, 1934_ by Ivan Panin.): "The vocabulary to the first half of this genealogy of the first eleven verses has 49 words. 49 happens to be 7 x 7. It has two separate numeric features. First, it is a multiple of 7; second, the sum of its factors is 14 - twice 7. Of these 49 words 28, or 7 x 4, begin with a vowel, and 21, or 7 x 3, with a consonant. (and note: 21 + 28 is 49) That is to say, the words of the vocabulary are divided into words beginning with a vowel and words beginning with a consonant, not at random, but by sevens. So we have four features of sevens. So the 49 words of the vocabulary have 266 letters. That is a multiple of 7, i.e., 38 x 7, but that is not all. The sum of the figures of 266 (2 + 6 + 6) is 14, or twice seven, and the sum of the factors 7 x 2 x 19 (7 + 2 + 19) is also a multiple of seven; and we have three additional features of seven. I have said that the 49 words in the vocabulary are divided between vowel words and consonant words by seven. The 266 letters of the vocabulary follow exactly the same plan, namely 140 of them, or 7 x 20, are vowels, and 126, or 18 x 7, are consonants." Dr. Panin goes on to demonstrate that there is not a single paragraph in the Gospel of Matthew that is not constructed in the same way; and demonstrates the same is true of Mark; and that Luke is constructed in exactly the same way; and that you find the same in John, James, Peter, Jude and (of) Paul. Dr. Panin concludes, "But this alone would not, in itself, be exhaustive, although the argument is conclusive. When, however, you take the whole Bible you find the same".

Outside the context of this phenomenon found within the written Word, is an exponentially remarkable context when found within the nature of reality:

"All the generations therefore from Abraham till David are fourteen generations, and from David till the Babylon removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylon removal till the Christ fourteen generations." (Matthew 1:17)

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Here are a couple of other numerics to quickly note.

A _four_ references _creating_ or _creation_. _Six_ references _man_ or _fall of man_ or _satan_. Man and woman created on the sixth day as example.

Biblical numerics is an amazing study that aids in demonstrating supernatural authorship of the biblical texts. God providing numerical proof within His works as a mark of authenticity.

If this is an interest, one can research "Bible numerics" and "Ivan Panin". More exhaustive works to read include _Numbers in Scripture_ by Rev. E. W. Bullinger, D.D; _The Inspiration of the Scriptures Scientifically Demonstrated_ by Ivan Panin; and _Bible Chronology_ by Ivan Panin. Presented in this book is a quick take of a very extensive subject. The point in this quick study is that God, in His natural creations and in His creation of the Bible, uses numbers in only a way God can do -- perfectly and with meaning. All will relate in some way to a meaning. Nothing is without meaning.

Tangent: **ON A PLANETARY SCALE.**

We also find evidence of this numerical structure existing elsewhere in creation. An amazing occurrence is on the planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth planet. On this sixth planet a perfect, six-sided, storm exists: that is six straight lines on a spherical object of a planet. THIS is clever, on a planetary scale. One can imagine God thinking, "Well, maybe THIS will get their attention." Man did not know of this six-sided storm existing on the sixth planet until NASA discovered it on a recent fly-by of Voyager in 1981. A six-sided storm on the sixth planet! Coincidence? It is interesting to note this occurrence and apply the biblical numerical meaning of six being the fall of man. Only time will tell what this occurrence means. A nearly-perfect, straight-lined storm existing on any spherical object in our planetary system is a phenomenon. A six-sided storm on the sixth planet might want to get consideration from biblically minded individuals. A reference to research, if this phenomena interests you, is Amos 5:26, and research terms are: the Star of Saturn, Baal, Moloch, Remphan, Shamash, Sakkuth, Kaiwan/Chiun. The biblical studies associated with Saturn were completed before 1981 when this storm was discovered. It is an interesting study. Again, only time will tell the significance of this phenomena of six on the sixth planet: the hexagon of Saturn.

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Obviously, as it may be argued, this occurrence on Saturn is nothing more than just an amazing coincidence in nature. To conclude this tangent, and introduce an alternate mindset (to one of coincidence) -- one where there exists a beautifully unique pattern, a mark of God woven into our existence, put there by God for us to see -- let's take a look elsewhere in our solar system:

The diameter, in miles, of Earth: 7,917. (1131 x 7)

The sidereal year of Earth: 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 9 seconds, or 31,558,149 seconds. (4,508,307 x 7)

While considering this, remember, the few facts presented here should not be considered even a primer to the work that has been completed on this subject. Dr. Panin, as mentioned earlier, devoted 50 years of his life to this subject; and with an understanding of the impossibility of the task at hand -- of bringing all these amazing occurrences, woven together in our existence, into a body of work that man could digest -- he often referred to his work as "non-exhaustive". I like to think of this topic like this; a brilliant mathematician and Bible scholar spent 50 years intensely studying the subject, while we in comparison, have spent a few minutes. If you decide to look into this subject, and discover the breadth of material now available, by many different contributors, I can almost guarantee one thing: you will be unable to fathom it all. For someone to continue to think of these occurrences in the Bible and in nature; unique patterns beyond genius, beyond what man can fathom, and impossible for man to have created, as "coincidence" would have to be considered a case of impaired vision. If you open your eyes, you will see the divine works of God. Open your eyes...

#  THE FIRST SENTENCE AND THE NUMBER SEVEN

So now, we have arrived at _God exists_. He created a book for our benefit we call _the Bible_ and in this book, and even in the universe and planetary system, there exists a numerical system, _numerics,_ where number usage has meaning.

Now, with this quick background, we can go to the first sentence of the Bible. And after this discussion of the first sentence, we will understand better the _one word_.

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We know the English version of the first line of the Bible, (Genesis 1:1). "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth." Note, that this is ten words. And that means nothing to us. Lost in translation. So we'll look at the biblical language: Hebrew.

The original Hebrew consists of -- can you guess? Seven words.

Hebrew is read right to left:

Within the structure of this sentence of seven words exists seven key features of the number seven. These features are (condensed and edited from "The Ivan Panin Collection Volume 1", 2008):

1. This verse has seven words,

2. The number of Hebrew letters is 28 (divisible, 7 x 4),

[Note]: (a) the usage, _four_ deals with _creation_ : this verse also deals with _creation_ : (7 x 4) in a verse dealing with creation, maybe a coincidence, (b) 28: the sum of 1 + 2 + 3... + 27 +28 is 406 (58 x 7).

3. The three subject matter words, _God_ (Elohim), _the_ _heaven_ , and _the earth_ have 14 Hebrew letters. The number of Hebrew letters in the remaining words therefore is also 14 (divisible),

4. The two objects of the sentence: _the heaven_ (with God, of course, as heaven is wherever God is), is made up of seven letters; _and_ _the earth_ is made up of seven Hebrew letters,

5. The shortest word in the middle of the sentence consists of two letters, Aleph and Tav ( _the first and the last_ letters of the Hebrew alphabet). The number of letters of this word and its neighbor to **** the left is seven. The number of letters in this word and its neighbor to the right is seven.

'Place value' is the number of the 'place', 1 to 22, a letter occupies in the Hebrew alphabet. 'Gematria' is the ancient practice of calculating a 'numeric value' of words and phrases by adding the numbers associated with each of the Hebrew letters.

6. The sum of the place value of _the first and the last_ letter of each word in the first verse is 133 (19 x 7). The sum of the numeric gematria value of _the first and the last_ letter of each word is 1393 (199 x 7). And so, total value, 133 + 1393, is 1526 (218 x 7).

7. Of the three leading nouns: _God_ , _the_ _heaven_ , and _the earth_ : the numeric value applied to _God_ is 86, the numeric value applied to _the heaven_ is 395, the numeric value applied to _the earth_ is 296. The sum of 86, 395 and 296 is 777.

The quotient of 777 divided by 7 is 111. 1-1-1: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Some may claim this coincidence or stretching facts to fit, or simply applying a false logic to come up with a false conclusion to make an argument. If one believes in God, that He has existed forever and is communicating with us in written form and is a clever writer, then one concludes this is an amazing usage of the number seven, purposely done, to get our attention. No one can deny there are sevens all over and within that sentence. Find any other sentence in any text, by any author, in existence with such a unique structure.

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Noteworthy. Though we have looked at one scheme of sevens occurring, Panin ultimately describes _three_ distinct schemes of sevens running through this first verse (with over fifty singular occurrences), thus representing rings within rings, as it were, wheels within wheels **.** The chance of these occurrences 'just happening' or occurring accidently, for practical purposes, is deemed impossible. In fact, the chance of fifty singular features being accidental or occurring undesigned is one in

1,798,465,042,647,412,146,620,280,340,569,649,349,251,249. (In example, the chance of one feature of seven being accidental, undesigned is only one in seven, while the chance of seven features occurring undesigned is one in seven multiplied by itself seven times: one in 823,543. The chance of 50 features occurring undesigned is one in seven multiplied by itself 50 times. This result does not include in the calculation any other variables such as multiple schemes existing). Further, though our focus in this section is on the design of sevens; Dr. Panin ultimately details, coexisting within this verse, elaborate designs of four, 37 and 73. Note the significance in this verse of four (creation), and of three (perfection) and seven (completeness).

Panin concludes: the hypothesis that these numeric phenomena exist by the design of man proves as impossible as the hypothesis that they are due to mere chance; and there remains to the rational mind only one explanation: that a mathematical Mind superior to man has planned and executed this design.
THE MIDDLE WORD AND THE NUMBER FOUR

The two-letter word in the middle of the sentence consists of the Hebrew letters _Aleph_ and _Tav._ Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Tav is the last. Literally, Aleph and Tav are _the beginning_ and _the end_. So now, let's reference the Bible to understand the importance: Revelation 22:13, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." This is Aleph Tav. And this is God.

Now, remember what the number _four_ indicates in biblical numerics: _creation_.

So let's put something together. In the first sentence of the Bible, in which we have the subject matter being _creation_ , the fourth word in this sentence is . . . _God._ Put it together: _God,_ in the fourth position, of a sentence dealing with creation ( _four_ in biblical numerics references _creation_ ) . . . is a clever way of inserting the knowledge . . . _God created._

No one is fabricating a fairy tale to convert non--believers. It's **SIMPLE** to verify by looking at the construction of the first sentence. And there it is:

Where is God?
THE NUMBER THREE: Spiritual Perfection

Ok, more coincidence to discuss. Remember we are still on the first sentence. The word, Aleph Tav, is in the direct middle -- the fourth word -- of a seven-word sentence, therefore there are: three words before and three words after. Perfection!

So, _three_ is coming into play and further evidence of supernatural authorship. How would you write a sentence pertaining to when the entire universe was created and of what it consisted? And do it in the fewest amount of words you can. Go ahead and give it a shot.

God accurately expressed all known aspects of the universe in seven words and, in doing so, used the concepts TIME, SPACE and MATTER: (In the beginning) time, (the heaven) space, and (the earth) matter.

This verse is attributed to Moses. Many centuries after this verse was written by Moses, scientists determined that the basic makeup or components of our universe consists of time, space and matter.

How could Moses, writing this first verse 3500 years ago, put these three scientific and philosophical subjects into one sentence of seven words, which covers what scientists now know as the makeup of our universe, so eloquently?

So, we now have three components: Time, space, and matter.

Funny thing about these _three_ is that they can be broken down into, can you guess, three more threes:

Time: past, present, future.

Space: length, width, depth.

Matter: solid, liquid, gas.

So, the three components have three components. That is a three (perfection) multiplied by a three (perfection). Our universe is perfection multiplied by perfection. God math!

Going slightly deeper, here are a few more examples of _three_ :

• Three righteous fathers -- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Jacob later renamed Israel);

• Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego -- thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue (Daniel 3:20);

• The wise men from the east bearing three gifts -- gold, frankincense and myrrh (Matthew 2);

• Jesus prayed three times in the Garden of Gethsemane before His arrest (Matthew 26:36-46);

• Three hours of darkness over all the earth, from the sixth hour until the ninth hour, while Jesus was suffering on the cross (Luke 23:44);

• Noah's Ark constructed of three levels: "with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it" (Genesis 6:16);

• It was on the third day that Jesus rose again from the dead.

And there are more obscure references such as Matthew 14:25, "And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea." The fourth watch is from 3 am to 6 am.

Within the solar system, our planet Earth is third from the sun.

Do you see what God is doing in His writings and His creations? E.W. Bullinger states, "As He is perfect, so His works and His words also must be perfect. And when we see number used not by chance, but by design; not at haphazard, but with significance; then we see not merely so many works and words, but the Living God working and speaking".

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So, to relook, we have a simple seven-word sentence dealing with creation. There are three words exactly on each side of God (better put, God is in the center of creation). And with the subject of creation, we have the sub-subjects of time, space and matter presented. Within the sub-subject, we go even deeper into three more threes. And, every division of the first seven words is a division of seven. And, all lead to 777 which, divided by seven, is one-one-one (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Is this all a coincidence?

Remember, we are still discussing just the first sentence. This, the first line of ancient texts written over a time period of 2000 years by over 40 different authors (scribes of God), where seven references spiritual completeness and three references spiritual perfection. And, let's not overlook that four references creation. Note, this first line -- we are now discussing -- has 28 Hebrew letters; and 28 divided by four (four, creation, subject of the first line) is seven.

Coincidence? All of it?

This logic of usage remains consistent over centuries of writings by 40 different authors. How could this be possible -- with man? One has to conclude this process of these ancient writings was the process of something else. Men, with papyrus scrolls, writing as inspired by God, alone somewhere, entranced, focused, head about to explode. Their hands were writing these amazing words onto the papyrus and not knowing exactly what process was going on at the time. They had never written such words before and they never wrote such words after. Nor has anyone else. All of this was a first and a last. One can imagine after completing such a work, the thought, "What just happened!" occurred to these authors of God. This is the process of God to get in touch with us -- to get in touch with you. And, you see, it worked. We are discussing the process now, centuries later.

God sealed the process by coming to Earth as a man -- as Jesus Christ -- performing miracles -- and then allowing a horrible end -- and then defeating death. Miracles, the crucifixion, the resurrection! If you believe the Bible is the truth and is the Word of God sent to you, then these are historical facts. What is so difficult about this to believe? And why disbelieve?

And, one may ask, "well why this way?"

Well, why not? How would you do it? He got His message to us in perfectly aligned, intricate beyond our comprehension, writings that have no falseness or contradictions contained within them, produced not by one but by multiple authors -- a work produced over centuries through Moses, Ezekiel et al -- and they then got the message to us. The solidification of this message, as a message from God, is the prophecies all coming true: His first coming, as a baby born of woman in the flesh to Earth, performing miracles as a man, walking on water, healings, changing water to wine, and ultimately defeating death. And, what happened in the end, as death is a role of satan; Jesus, the Son of God, defeats satan.

What we, as men, are to deduce from the message of this ancient collection of writings: from all these prophecies coming true, from all these true stories that end as they do, from the message of the ministry of Jesus; from the message -- _describing it all_ -- from God is, the way to defeat satan and the way that you can also defeat death is through Jesus. Just believe what is written. Can you see a plan from God here? Everything created, everything that has happened, everything that is written, is for one purpose . . . believe.

Ok, back to the point, what was it?

THE FIRST WORD

What have we gone over? The discussion began with _"God exists"_ ; and this God has existed forever, back in time for infinity, is all powerful and supernatural and for Whom all things are possible.

We then moved specifically down to the book He sent us, which is actually a collection of ancient texts, originally written on papyrus and other media, that we in our time refer to as "the books" or the Bible.

Then we moved specifically further down to the first sentence of the Bible, which illustrates beautifully God's divine touch, when we apply His logic of biblical numerics, all in seven Hebrew words.

So we started off extremely huge (God of infinity) and we continued a move down towards specific. Now, we can go to the first word.

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First, another nature of is needed: the nature of Jesus.

JESUS

"I and my Father are one" - Jesus (John 10:30). This is a direct answer to the question, "Who is Jesus?" Jesus is God with us in the flesh.

Some may view Jesus as a great man or religious leader or philosopher who influenced the globe. Though this is true, it is not complete. The reality of Who Jesus is: God, the God of infinity, the God of love, the God Who created everything and Who is before all things -- with us. In the flesh.

God came to Earth in the form of man. He was, at the same time as the Son of God, God.

There are aspects of this that humans should not attempt to understand, they should simply accept. The Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This describes not three, but one, supernatural entity, existing together yet somehow separated . We can confirm there is a separation from the story of Jesus praying to the Godhead in the Garden of Gethsemane saying, "Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done." (Luke 22:42)

The cup Jesus is asking to be removed is this existence, this trial we all are in, of man -- this process we are in. It is the cup of wrath spoken of in Revelation 14:10. Jesus was not asking God to save Him from crucifixion, for His own personal benefit. Jesus was not concerned with His personal painful event. What He was concerned with, as He prayed this prayer in the Garden the night before His crucifixion, was the trial and the tribulation that was to come upon man after the event of the crucifixion occurred. Some souls would move onto eternal life, but some would eventually move onto the lake of fire and eternal death. Jesus was hoping somehow, in this last hour, that there was another way. Yet, the will of His Father came first. He was saying in essence, "Father, if I am crucified, it will be finished, this hardship of trial and separation will occur. Remove this cup from Me, if it be Your will." This request, which was denied, demonstrates a separation. This additionally illustrates, if Jesus had the choice, He would not have moved forward, knowing the difficulty for mankind ahead.

This trial we are in is the will of the Father, not the Son. ("...nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.").

To complete the discussion referring to the Holy Trinity (though some may say no separation exists), one can see a separation solely from the exchanges. Though they are _one_ supernaturally -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- they are also separate supernaturally. Somehow the same, somehow separate. Don't try to understand, just accept it.

"... he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father;" -- Jesus (John 14:9)

"... they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matthew 1:23)

"... Fear not; I am the first and the last:" -- Jesus, reminding John who He is (Revelation 1:17)

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# THE FIRST WORD

The one word that will demonstrate the existence of God is the first word.

A set up for understanding the first word is to revisit the knowledge that God created everything and, therefore, one can assume He created the Hebrew alphabet. Knowing this, we can, before we get to the first word, imagine how God would begin the texts He sent us. As God, His will is to impress upon us, with His first word, word number one, His importance. He is God, therefore, obviously the first letter, of the first word, of the first sentence to begin His book will be _aleph_ , the first. The one! "DO YOU SEE WHO I AM, I AM GOD, I CREATED." And so, we can therefore obviously expect the first letter, of the first word, of the first sentence of the Book He wrote to coincide with His importance. _Aleph_. After all, God created everything. God, He is!

Let's take a look.

Here is the first word, remember read from right to left:

The first thing to notice is that aleph **א** is not in the first position. It is in the third position. The first letter used in the first word in the first sentence of the ancient texts sent to us by God is . . . bet? So apparently this entire discourse falls apart at this point. This is just a lot of coincidence if the logic doesn't hold, right? Darnit! God, aleph, should be number one.

Let's see what is going on. I have, am, and will be skipping much information here, to keep this quick.

What we'll need to do is look at this first word in the Paleo-Hebrew letters. Paleo-Hebrew is an older form of Hebrew. Think of this, like this, most of the modern Hebrew letters mean what the Paleo-Hebrew letters look like. Here is the first word in Paleo-Hebrew:

In this first word we will look at each letter and its meaning. Every Hebrew letter has a picture associated with it:

Bet represents _tent_ or house.

Resh is the head of.

These first two letters, bet and resh, is the Hebrew word bar, and means son. From Strong's Concordance #1247, "bar", (Aramaic) corresponding to #1121, "ben", a son, grandson, old, son.

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So, God starts the Bible with -- bet/resh -- bar. _The Son_! He points to Jesus, with the first two letters. Keep reading.

Aleph pictorially is the head of an ox.

Aleph is the first letter; the "might", "the beginning of strength", "the excellency of power". The basic gematria for aleph is one, the first: God. Note the third position of this letter. What is _three_? Spiritual perfection. Coincidence? Or are you beginning to get it?

Bet-resh-aleph are the first three letters of the first word of the Bible, pronounced "ber - a".

**So the first three letters of the Bible -- bet resh aleph -- are ****_"Son of God"_** **.**

From the beginning we can see God is pointing to Jesus, His Son. Many will argue that Jesus is not in the Old Testament! He is in the first word of the Old Testament! So our assertion at the beginning of this section that God would begin His set of ancient texts pointing to Him the Godhead is absolutely wrong! God points us to -- His Son -- Jesus.

This demonstrates not only the love that the Father has for His Son, but also the importance with which God places Jesus in man's existence. All begins, it all starts, and it ultimately all ends, with Jesus.

So, now to the fourth letter, shin (letter sheen, pronunciation is sh)

This picture represents teeth, and represents destruction and devouring.

The fifth letter, yod, represents hand or work.

Tav looks just like the letter _t_ , which is obvious to see.

So, it's a cross.

So now let's sound out the first word.

_Berasheet:_

So, the first word, berasheet is: Son of God destroyed willingly on the cross.

This word, berasheet, is attributed to Moses (approximately 1400 B.C.E.). God spells out, approximately 1400 years before the event occurred, that the Son of God will be destroyed by His own hand (willingness) on the cross. In one word, the first word; the end is written: Berasheet: In beginning:

"Declaring the end from the beginning...

and (declaring) from ancient times... the things that are not yet done" (Isaiah 46:10)

The above discussions of prophecy -- writings describing events that later occur -- refer to verses written 1400 years before, and verses written 650 years before (Genesis and Isaiah, respectively) the crucifixion occurred. As an excellent example of the intermingling of truth and prophecy occurring throughout Scripture, we would be remiss if we did not bring the following into the discussion. An accurate and detailed historical account of the scene on Golgotha, from the Book of Psalms, written approximately 1000 years before the event occurred (yes, you read that correctly, an accurate historical account written 1000 years before it occurred):

"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet." (Psalm 22:14-16)

Who could do this?

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**THE IMPLICATIONS.** The first questions to ask are, "Do you see it?" and "Does any of the above ring true to you?" If so, then your thoughts will eventually lead you to the truth as to the authorship of the Bible, the truth as to God, the truth as to Jesus. You may not be there completely for some time, but eventually you will.

If this rings true and you understand that God does exist and is the author of the Bible, then there is only one conclusion as to the _truth_ contained therein; the truth is complete. The Bible is complete. The Bible is the truth.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1)

Christianity is real. Everything else you strive for: financial success and money, politics and the pull of power and control, educational achievement and intellectual elitism, and the beliefs of false religion(s) are delusions. (reference: Revelation 18:9-14)

While reading the above statement, "Christianity is real", do not confuse Christianity with religion. A basic logic to delineate the two: religion is a denomination, a denomination indicates division and there is no division in God's Word. Christianity is different from religion.

Once you understand that Christianity is real, it is then that you can believe all of the Bible as the true Word of God: the history, the stories, the prophecies, the message. The truth.

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# TWO MORE VERSES

_"All scripture is given by inspiration of God..."_ II Timothy 3:16

Over the years, it has been argued that the Bible story is historically inaccurate and not the word of God, concluding the stories and the characters are tales of fiction. These opinions, among other reasons, are why many have turned away from Christianity. But as widespread, scholarly research began on the Bible and now continues, the stories in the Bible are coming to light as true stories. Many stories and characters thought previously and stated to be fictitious, now are verified as historical fact.

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Simply, it must be accepted that if the Bible is written by God, then the Bible, therefore, is true. _If_ it is written by God, _then_ it is true. The God, established earlier who has never not existed, would not send a message with holes in it or contain contradictions or false teachings for us whom He loves. And, creating a perfect message, containing nothing but truly aligned words, would to this God be as simple as us adding one and one and coming up with two. He would very simply send the truth, which He did by the way: "I am the way, the truth, and the life."

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Let's take a look at when the Bible was written and at the accepted truths of that time. The oldest book in the Bible, Job, is 4000 years old. From what we were taught in history and science, what do we know of or have absolute proof of from 4000 years ago concerning the Earth? What was the common accepted truth concerning the Earth at that time? Everyone: scientists, politicians, churches, mariners, 100% / everyone with absolute knowledge, knew, the Earth was flat. If you stated otherwise, you could be found guilty of heresy. Further, most intellectual societies picturing this flat Earth also taught as a truth that was accepted by 100% of everyone on the Earth that this flat Earth was sitting on top of something. Some said five pillars held up this flat Earth and some said elephants. Some said other things.

A flat Earth held up by something was **THE** accepted fact and a truth that everyone knew was absolute. This flat Earth was such an absolute truth that it was heretical to state otherwise.

This being the case, if man had written the Bible, during those years that everyone thought the Earth was flat, and well before Copernicus, Galileo and Columbus began to disseminate that the Earth was not flat, you could expect references in the Bible would refer to a flat Earth held up by, for instance, five pillars. That's logic.

Logic applied, man writing the Bible at the time it was written would have included established man-known truths into the work. _Somehow, however, this did not happen anywhere in the Bible_. Let's take a look at what the Bible says when referencing the Earth.

Two thousand six hundred years ago, the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 40:22, KJV, English) wrote, "It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth...." The word _circle_ is from the Hebrew _chuwg_ which properly translated means _sphere._ Therefore what Isaiah wrote was, "It is He that sitteth upon the **_sphere_** of the earth..." (Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon: A circle or sphere, used of the arch or vault of the sky). Who would have this perspective? Place this in context with the truths known by man at the time this verse was written: Flat. Earth.

So, critically thinking we can ask, did Isaiah write this? Would Isaiah, the man, write _sphere_ in any usage when referring to the Earth when, at the time, Isaiah would have been taught that the Earth was flat and being held up by something? Or, did God ' _write_ ' this verse? When answering this, ask yourself, Who, at the time this verse was written, would know the Earth as it truly is? There is only one answer.

Another verse, Job 26:7 states: "He... hangeth the earth upon nothing."

Put this in perspective of when it was written (4000 years ago) and the scientific, common knowledge, absolute truths and facts of the time. All people (100 percent) were taught, and therefore knew, the Earth as flat and held up by something such as five pillars or elephants or turtles. So, make your own decision about who made this statement that God "hangeth the earth upon nothing?"

Who wrote the Bible?

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# FALSE TEACHINGS and BIBLICAL FACTS

_"Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice."_ John 18:37

FALSE TEACHINGS AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACT: This discourse is written to those who are spiritually motivated yet not biblically motivated. The responsibility given to Christians by God is to plant a seed, and that is what this discourse is -- a seed.

I can relate. For many years, I was a spiritually motivated individual, yet not biblically motivated. As I grew up watching TV televangelists (on the rare occasion) and attending different churches, I heard too many contradictions contained in what was being taught as God's word. There were false teachers with false teachings containing false messages. Even as a young person, I discerned something amiss with organized religion. As one example, for me, Hell, as an eternal conscious punishment, did not coincide with a loving God.

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As I began my studies of the Bible, it was then I discovered why I had turned away from 'religion'. The teachings, the major doctrines taught in churches had included many false teachings, contradictions and errors: messages not to be found anywhere in God's word. There is a reason many - including most seminarians - refer to seminaries as cemeteries: a place for the dead! Unfortunately, seminaries have become institutions where well-intentioned men go to learn the Word of God, yet, while attending, instead learn how to convincingly present fairy tales; with the result being that all those seeking God's instruction begin to exist as in a delusion (their beliefs, of these false teachings, fully formed, defining their existence). And this, as those outside the church -- their intellect discerning the falseness being taught inside these "houses of God" -- continue to fall away; with time more and more affected, and further and further they fall, until they are fully of the world. (Note: this process is prophecy being fulfilled, see II Thessalonians 2:3)

As I began to dive deeper into my studies, there were some very easily discovered untruths taught; some teachings completely 180 degrees, off course. And then there were some found only through a more critical directed deeper study. Note: many fine Christians and religious scholars may take some offense at what follows. Just as the truths you know are the truths you see, and to which I will make no attempt to argue, these are the truths as I see them. It is that simple. If you don't agree with what is written, so be it. I am certain we'll have the opportunity to settle the degree of accuracy and inaccuracy of our earthly beliefs later! I am relating these truths in this discourse to reach those who, similar as I was in my early years, also discern falseness within popular organized religion, and due to this have fallen away from Christianity.

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**A NOTE ON THOUGHTS:** Your thoughts are your reality. We have all heard the term "perception becomes reality." Everything you think you see and how you interpret what you see is what you view as the _real_ world around you. And yet, your perception may not be what is real at all. An example of a false reality is a paranoid person who may believe that everyone is against him when in fact that is not the case. Further, what you are taught and believe on spiritual matters -- your faith -- is part of your reality though, unfortunately, some of these lessons and beliefs also may not be real. Some things in life are very easy to interpret as real: you land an airplane instead of crashing. Landing is real. Crashing is real. Music will sound either pleasant to your ears if the instruments are in tune and notes performed in concert, or will sound unpleasant, of course based on preferences. Real as well.

Outside of the real aspects of our existence exists our thoughts. Our thoughts consist of any truth that exists within them and any untruth that exists within them -- the totality. And that, combined with the varying degrees of what is real, makes up our reality.

As an analogy: think of your overall thoughts as a garden. Within the garden there are perfect fields of beautiful flowers aligned with rows of fruit trees and healthy vegetables. But also within the garden there are weeds and vines and unpleasant half-dead bushes that have grown up over the years. All of this from seeds, both good and bad, which have been planted earlier.

It is these weeds and vines and bushes that must be addressed -- and ultimately removed -- to allow the truth to take root. If the weeds are never addressed and pulled, then they will continue to grow and grow, ultimately choking out the truth, the healthy beautiful plants. And some of these weeds and vines will continue growing and growing -- and if watered of course -- growing extremely strong, into an unwieldy mess, an overgrown thicket with strong roots, virtually impossible to remove.

Within 'religion', the analogous weeds are false teachings that have crept in from seeds planted years ago and probably by well-meaning men. If these weeds have been growing for years in an individual's thoughts and have been watered by family members daily and then by pastors every Sunday, then the weeds have taken over. And truths have eventually died. The truth does not exist. It is dead. Falseness and untruth take over one's thoughts, and a sad conclusion -- and this for many well intentioned person -- those affected believe their patch of weeds to be . . . a vision of beauty. The course from their vision back to actual truth is nearly impossible. The unwanted vines and weeds have taken root and are almost impossible to kill and remove.

This discourse is not trying to reach those whose thoughts are a patch of weeds entwined with poison vines that they now enjoy cultivating and consider beautiful. It would be great if the words written here could reach them. But, experience tells me this will not happen. This discourse is attempting to reach those who are just now considering Christianity as a possibility. As entitled, this discourse is "a seed". A seed of truth.

"And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!" -- Jesus (Matthew 24:19)

What this verse is saying is, as a new or a non-believer, there is an advantage, in learning the truth contained in the Bible, comparing someone who has been led down the wrong path by years of false teachings. This verse refers -- and applies a "woe", the most calamitous of calamities -- to those who have accepted the false teachings ("are with child") and who are now and who have been nursing ("that give suck") false beliefs, for many years; trying to do what is right, yet unknowingly subtly being led down the wrong path every week by false teachers, who claim themselves men "of God". Weeds and poison vines have been so watered and cultivated, claiming victory over well--intentioned gardens. What this verse is stating is the false believer will be in a state of "woe". Looked at alternately then, those who have not been led down this path are fertile ground. There exists then an advantage over individuals who "are with child."

There is the possibility that God has a purpose for, until now, removing you from the religious system existing: this locust army, swarming, with false teachers, who are spewing, shouting and crying falsehoods worldwide daily via any available means they are able to use, paid for by those they deceive. Now, as you are older and a bit wiser and, therefore, more able to discern the truth, your thoughts are free from and are not bound by popular seminary teachings which are full of untruths. Instead, your thought system is prepared to accept seeds of truth, so you may learn the truth within God's Word -- the truth of Christianity.

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In the following sections, specific false teachings -- widespread and taught by nearly all denominations -- and the truths one should know with regards to these false teachings will be addressed. This is non-exhaustive and does not include many other distractive teachings. Discussed in this section in order are: the second verse of the Bible, the story of the denial of the Apostle Peter, Eve and the bloodlines, Eve and DNA, the story of the Apostle Judas Iscariot, and the "rapture" of the church.

# ONE

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**THE SECOND VERSE:** As we began our biblical discussion with the first verse, and its amazing coincidence of seven, we will now move on to the second verse. And no, we are not going to go verse by verse in this book over every line of the Bible! But a few will need to be discussed to get you on your way down the right path.

Where does the second verse point us? What is the importance?

I will provide the background first so you can see the point when it is presented.

The background: There is a biblical concept known as _the three heaven and the three earth ages_. (Do I sense a collective _three_? Yes, good, you caught it.) These ages are the first age, the second age and the third age. At this point in time, now, as you are reading this, we are in the second age.

Chronologically, the Bible describes this second age we are currently in, up to now, as a little over 14,000 years (see Addendum for Timeline of Second Age). So, that is how long this second age has existed. Prior to this age, and science will confirm this fact, there was a time of Earth existing which was billions of years long. We are born innocent of any knowledge of the first age. We only know of its existence. Why? Because that is God's will. But we are made aware of its existence and also are made aware that we did exist then, all of us, in spirit.

Your knowledge of time periods is of years and months and days. For this discussion, think of _time_ alternately. For your edification of what is written in the Bible, we now exist in the second age and we are in the fifth trump.

Within the fifth trump period, we are at the point of being in a holding pattern. Revelation 7:3 states we will be in this holding pattern "till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."

Without going further into this deep discussion, I will include that where we exist now, today, as is written in Revelation 7, we are awaiting the servants (the elect) to be sealed with (to learn) the knowledge of God. And, when this sealing is complete, probably the instant the sealing is complete, then the next trumpet will sound: the sixth trumpet.

What is after five (the trump we are currently in)? Six. The sixth trumpet will sound and this trumpet sounding coincides with the appearance of the antichrist (note: sixth seal, sixth trump, and sixth vial: 6-6-6). Therefore, the next time period, and the next biblical event man should be expecting, is the appearance of the antichrist. This is biblical. That is where we are today: in the fifth trump, in a holding pattern, awaiting the elect to be sealed with the Word of God, and this sealing so that when the sixth trumpet sounds, and the antichrist appears, the elect are prepared, to stand. We are now in a period of learning.

So now you know exactly when the beginning of the end of this earth is! It is when all the elect are sealed. That is the beginning of the end. This is what is written in the book of Revelation. It is a good thing, so do not worry. If this happens in your physical lifetime, you will witness some of the most amazing biblical events to ever occur. You will be a witness.

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Learning point. We had to refer to knowledge contained in the last book of the Bible, Revelation, to prepare to understand what the second verse of the first book points us to: the ages, specifically to knowledge of the first age. Do you now see why man must live by "every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4)? In discussing the second verse, reference to the last book must be made.

What is the second verse and, how does it point to a first age?

"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." (Genesis 1:2)

"And the earth **was** without form..." Focus on the word **was**. This word is a mistranslation and this mistranslation will send a reader down the wrong path. And this is just the second verse, not a good time to be thrown off course. So you can see how if a path away from truth begins in the second verse, how easy it is to draw people away from the truth during the course of reading God's Word in its entirety. One false word accomplishes a goal. One false step and you can stumble.

The word **was** is a mistranslation of _hayah_ (From Strong's Concordance, #1961): a prim. root; to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass.

This mistranslation, corrected reads, "the earth **became** without form..."

"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." (Genesis 1:2)

Though subtle, this change of wording from **became** to **was** takes the reader away from the fact that the Earth, at another -- prior -- point in time, was **with** form. Does it not? If the Earth **became** without form; then at a time, before it became without form, it had form. That is simple. And this time when Earth was with form was an age prior to this age we are in (the second age), and this refers to the first earth age.

With this one properly-translated word, " _became_ ", you now have been pointed in the right direction to _the ages_ discussed in the Bible. And you also now know, from properly translating one mistranslated word, that there was an age prior to this second age. And further, you now realize the dangers of mistranslating even one word in the Bible.

Why is this important? Knowing that an age existed prior to this age will lead to an understanding of the meaning of your life and of the purpose of your existence. Is that important? The seed of _the ages_ accomplishes this. The seed that the Earth was nothing and was without form, does not.

One has to understand the book of Genesis completely to understand the truths presented in the rest of the Bible. One false step will lead you down the wrong path. Begin with Genesis.

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (II Timothy 2:15)

You are now pointed in the right way. It will be up to you to go further. If any of this is touching a chord, then study further. Does any of this ring true? Are you still reading? And understanding?

# TWO

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**THE DENIAL OF PETER:** We will begin the actual story of the Apostle Peter stating a truth; Peter did not willingly deny Christ; not three times, not ever. This story of Peter's failure, by denying Christ three times before the cock crows, is so ingrained, from the false teachings, twisted circumstances, and endless repetitions in church sermons and Bible studies that, for some, it is not erasable. Not including countless and countless, unending sermons discussing the denial of Peter, there are volumes written on the subject. This interpretation of willing denial is an interpretation of weakness and failure, and it is an untruth.

Let's take a look at the actuality of that event.

First, let's go back three years earlier and recall a conversation Jesus had with Peter. Remember, Jesus is not just a man; He is God with us. He knows the course of the future. So when He says the following to Peter, it is with absolute knowledge that He knows what He says to be the truth. It is Jesus speaking for Christ's sake! He knows Peter will live on; he will survive through any calamity, and he will be the foundation upon which the Christian church is built. So what does Jesus say to Peter?

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;" -- Jesus (Matthew 16:18)

Peter's name was Simon before Jesus re-named him (and he is often referred to as "Simon Peter" in sermons). Peter is from the translated Greek word "Petros" and means _rock_. How strong is this man? God, yes God, just changed his name from Simon to rock. One should remember this when thinking of Peter failing. God named him rock. (Do you think God is mistaken?)

Now, let's move forward in time to what theologians teach as the "Denial of Peter" or "Peter's Denial".

Jesus, who knows that He will be crucified and the events to transpire that will lead to this, is talking with His disciples during the time of the Last Supper. As they were at the Mount of Olives and had sung a hymn, Jesus explained to the disciples what would happen to them for being associated with Him: they would be "offended". The account is given in Matthew 26:33-35, Mark 14:29-31, Luke 22:33-34 and John 13:36-38: Paraphrased / condensed:

Jesus explained what would happen.

Peter, whose personality is that of being strong willed and aggressive -- the rock -- spoke and said that though the others might be offended, he would not be . . . and spoke vehemently saying, "I will lay down my life for thy sake."

To which Jesus answered, "Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily I say unto thee, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."

The above is a compilation; the exact statements attributed to Jesus from each book are:

Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." (Matthew 26:34)

"And Jesus saith unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, That this day, _even_ in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice." (Mark 14:30)

"And He said, "I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest Me." (Luke 22:34)

"Jesus answered him, "Wilt thou lay down thy life for My sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied Me thrice." (John 13:38)

And this exchange is taught by theologians as Jesus foretelling a failing of Peter. As in, "Peter, do not say you will die for me, when in fact, I know, instead, that you are going to deny me, and not only deny me once but deny me three times."

Three of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), however, demonstrate this is not a statement foretelling failure. Read them again; the statements are a command given to Peter, by the Messiah; a command telling this aggressive strong-willed person what he _shalt_ do. John's version is merely neutral, neither a condemnation nor a command.

Peter, you _will_ deny me.

Foretelling failure is what theologians see and teach to generations when they read the verses concerning this event. And this is an extreme insult to Peter. It is an untruth.

This exchange is not a prediction by Jesus of a failing regarding Peter. This is simply a command by Jesus, telling Peter what he will do to escape that night. Go and read it again. Paraphrased: "Truly! You **_will_** deny me. And you will not only deny me once, but you will do it three times. And you will do it before the sun rises." A command.

This night was not an ordinary night. The bloodline of satan had Jesus! Son of God! There was a blood frenzy and bloodlust that would develop when the satanic would have Jesus handed over to them. Jesus knew the nature of this night for everyone involved. He was aware that all those associated with Him would be "offended", just as He told them, and all could be caught up in the mass hysteria and blood frenzy that would occur.

And all could be murdered. Take into account that Peter has just stated he wanted to die for Him! And Peter was not a man of idle words used to impress others... he meant it. Jesus knew Peter and knew he meant what he said.

But the fact is, as was foretold earlier by Jesus, no, Peter would not die that night. Just as Jesus had spoken, Peter was to be the rock upon which His church was built. Peter would survive to fulfill this destiny. Now remember, if he did not become the foundation of the Christian church, then Jesus would have made a false statement years earlier, God would, therefore, have been wrong.

If Peter is to fulfill his destiny and Jesus' prophecy; first, he would have to escape this night of bloodlust when all the followers of Christ would be offended.

To prevent Peter from laying down his life during this blood frenzy, Jesus commands Peter to deny Him; and, as Jesus knows the course of events to transpire -- that Peter would be challenged three times -- He must command Peter to deny Him three times. So Jesus commands Peter, "You _will_ deny me three times and you will do it before daylight," and you will get out of here.

Peter knew what Jesus meant by His statement. And Jesus went forward knowing Peter understood. When their eyes met later, they were acknowledging this.

"And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly." (Luke 22:61-62)

After the denials when Peter hears the cock crow and Jesus looks upon him; then he breaks down and cries.

This emotional event is over for him. This night when this aggressive apostle of Christ wanted to fight to the death for whom he knew to be the Son of God comes to an end. The sun is rising. The night of blood frenzy, of the satanic capturing and arrest of Jesus by those who were going to crucify Him, comes to an end. And, though it made no sense, Peter had wanted desperately to die for Jesus. And yet instead, he had obeyed the command given to him by the Messiah, "Deny Me." Would you not weep?

When Jesus said to Peter, "Wilt _thou_ lay down thy life for _my_ sake?" it is as if He is stating, "Peter, are you thinking straight? _You_ want to __ lay your life down for _my_ sake? I am here to lay down _my_ life for yours!"

**AND PETER:** As a continuation of the story of Peter's Denial, theologians teach that when an angel later passes on instructions to tell "His apostles... and Peter" to go to Galilee, that this singling out of Peter is made because theologians reason that Peter may feel he is no longer a disciple due to his colossal failure. This is another example of the problem with faulty interpretation. The circumstance of these words, "and Peter," is twisted to fit the narrative of the initial false teaching. In this instance, it is not just a word misinterpreted, as we saw in Genesis 1:2; it is an entire story line and moral lesson. Knowing what you now know about the story taught of Peter, you can see how a weed patch can grow and ultimately choke out the truth.

God chose Peter; it is his destiny to be the rock, the foundation. This distinction, by the angel, of including Peter separately is an emphasis, setting Peter apart. The other apostles have their roles, but Peter's is a destiny. "And Peter". It is an honor.

He is also singled out in Acts 2:37 and Acts 5:29. The "and Peters" here further support that he is not being singled out in the event of the denials due to this one event of failure, but is singled out because he is the leader. He is being singled out . . . because he is Peter.

Acts 2:37 "... and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles."

Acts 5:29 "Then Peter and the _other_ apostles answered and said..."

When looking with clarity, nothing taught concerning Peter failing holds water. The story of colossal failure is a weed patch covered over in poison vines, watered and manicured over time by nearly every organized religion that exists today. Who, what being, in reality, would have a real interest in creating a false narrative of weakness and failure for Peter, the "rock" upon whom Jesus built His church (and with this narrative of a weak leader, creating an impression of a church lacking integrity)? It's time to weed the garden. Peter simply did as God told him.

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**THE LESSON:** The true story of Peter relates to the destiny of the elect in the end times. The elect are here for one purpose; they are predestined, chosen, for that purpose. Just as Peter, the elect have a destiny to fulfill.

"According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world," (Ephesians 1:4)

Learning point: this references the first age (the age ' _before the foundation of the world' is_ correctly interpreted ' _before the foundation of this age'_ ) and that the elect were chosen, pre-destined -- at that time, before this current age.

An understanding of Peter's denial leads to an understanding of options in place and actions to take during the tribulation period for the elect.

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So, what do you see? Read the verses again. Find any word or phrase that implies this event as a failure of Peter. You will not find one. Failure, simply, is an interpretation that was made many years ago by a theologian, and that weed patch has spread beyond immense. Think of it as a rumor, a subtle untruth that takes actual events and twists a negative interpretation. And, this interpretation is worldwide and exists as common knowledge within nearly every organized religion. Many people have heard this story thousands of times -- water for the weeds -- and they will find it impossible to believe any other interpretation. The weeds have grown so thick and the vines so meticulously entwined, it will be an impossible task to remove this poison growth from their thoughts. And that is unfortunate as it gives a victory to the deceiver.

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**THE LESSON WE ARE MISSING** : The elect's purpose is to learn the Word of God and, during the tribulation period, give testimony in the synagogue of satan, against satan, exposing him not as the Christ he is imitating but who he is in reality, the antichrist. The Holy Spirit will provide their words.

Mark 13: 9 and 11 (paraphrased) "... for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues... ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them. but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit."

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Matthew 10:33 tells us we should not deny Christ. "But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." However, Peter, in order to survive one specific event, was **_commanded_** by Jesus to deny Him: a time when it was very possible for him to be confronted by a blood-frenzied crowd and then possibly murdered. And then, what? Peter's story would be over. And did Jesus not tell Peter earlier he would be the rock. If Peter were murdered that night, Jesus would be wrong! Now think about that. What had Jesus said to Peter years earlier? (Could He be wrong? No.)

The lesson, as the end time events occur, is if you find yourself in a situation as someone who understands who the antichrist is (not as he is appearing and claiming to the world to be: Christ), and in a blood-frenzied area of people who do not understand who this _savior_ is, then you are to follow the example. As Peter denied Christ; then _you_ can also deny. It is a command. This is the lesson.

And for the situation that will occur during this end times event, the elect's "denial" can be as simple as stating, "Yes, Jesus Christ is great" and then getting out of there. As simple as not acknowledging, and in particular not worshipping, the antichrist; the savior the whole world is worshipping. And at the same time, not getting into a conflict over the situation.

You must take this lesson.

Why? As shown earlier, the elect have a destiny, and that is they are to stand and give testimony against the antichrist. This is their purpose. If they are unable to do it, then... who? If they are in a blood-frenzied situation where there are multitudes seeking blood against anyone who does not believe as they do (their belief: that the antichrist now inhabiting Jerusalem, claiming to be Christ, is the true Christ), then the Christian must remove himself from that situation.

Peter was an aggressive individual, a fighter who had declared his intention to fight to the death, who had slashed off an opponent's ear that very night, had stood against the three who confronted him and then faced a blood-frenzied crowd for doing so. He could easily have been crucified himself. If any of the elect are murdered by a gang of delusional apostates challenging them as to who the antichrist is, then these elect obviously may end up dead, unable to fulfill their destiny chosen by God before the foundation of this earth (age) to stand against the antichrist.

It is a simple lesson.

_Deny_ if need be. It is not a sin, during this tribulation period, to deny who you are, as a Christian who knows the truth, to those who do not know the truth, as the purpose of the denial is to reach your predestined goal of facing the antichrist and giving your testimony in his synagogue and striking a blow. If you are in a similar situation, follow Peter's example.

Do you see the danger of not learning this lesson? What are the implications? It is an important lesson.

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**THE FALLACY OF PETER AS A FAILURE:** Peter was an apostle. Peter had witnessed every event, every miracle of God in the flesh on Earth while he was with Him. Peter knew who Jesus was. In fact, the Bible demonstrates Peter was the first to proclaim who Jesus was! Do you think he would deny Him willingly? Peter was not weak. God changed his name to rock. Peter meant what he said when he stated he would die for Jesus. He was known as an aggressive individual. As the events of the night progressed to the capture and arrest of Jesus Christ, Peter slashed off the ear of a servant of the high priest with a sword. And Jesus, protecting Peter from the prosecution that would have definitely followed this action, touched the ear and healed the servant. Jesus was protecting Peter from his own nature throughout this night. _It was no ordinary night_. Peter would have preferred to fight and die. He was so distraught that he instead had to follow Christ by denying Christ, he broke down, and cried. This is what happened. This is Peter. This is the rock and the foundation upon whom the church of Christianity is built.

What does logic tell you about Peter?

This is the true story, and this is the lesson to be learned from this story. Do you now see the danger of the false teaching of the "Denial of Peter"?

Where would the church be without Peter? What -- and who benefits -- if any of the elect are killed before giving their testimony?

# THREE

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**EVE AND THE BLOODLINE OF SATAN:** In the above section, it is noted that the "bloodline of satan had Jesus! Son of God!" That is an unusual statement. What does this mean?

This section will address, as an untruth, Eve eating an apple (or other forbidden fruit) as the original sin. This concept of eating an apple as original sin is a false teaching derived by some man at some time for some reason. This story has no real roots in the Bible. Eve did not eat an apple or any other fruit causing original sin. ("Apple", by the way, is never mentioned in this story in the Bible so how an apple became the forbidden fruit is anyone's guess, probably an artistic rendering that caught hold.)

To begin the story of what occurred to Eve in the Garden, we have to answer first, who is the serpent?

This identification is actually very simple. The serpent is clearly identified in Revelation 12:9. "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and satan..."

Did you catch that? "... that old serpent... called the devil and... satan."

Is there any way to make this more clear? Maybe so. . .

From Revelation 20:2, "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil, and satan..."

Many people have been taught the story of an apple and a snake. They were probably shown drawings in Sunday school of a snake with an apple in its mouth, tempting poor young hungry Eve. This is not biblical. Read the verses above again. The serpent, "that old serpent" which is satan. I, your humble author, am not making this up. This is what the Bible states.

If the weeds have grown so thick in your thoughts that you still, after being shown from the Bible who the serpent is, still see in your mind the illustrations shown you in your youth of a snake tempting Eve with an apple, then one last try: that... serpent... which is satan (Revelation 20:2). Time to pull some weeds. The serpent is satan.

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So, what exactly happened in the Garden? Again, let's go to the Bible.

Our reference is from II Corinthians 11:3 "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty...." This tells us exactly what occurred between satan and Eve in the garden: satan "beguiled" Eve.

The proper translation of this word _beguiled_ is from _expapatao_ (II Corinthians is New Testament, therefore the Greek) and translation from Strong's Concordance (# 1818) shows _expapatao_ means to _"wholly seduce"._

Rereading II Corinthians 11:3 gives us, "But I fear, by any means, as the serpent wholly seduced Eve..."

Now, _wholly seduced_ does not mean _partially seduced_ or just _seduced_. Eve was wholly seduced, according to the Bible. As stated earlier, you have to understand the book of Genesis to understand the remainder of the Bible. And you have to understand what occurred between Eve and satan, if you are to understand the book of Genesis. Understanding this leads to further understanding of the deeper truths throughout the books of the Bible: such as the bloodlines, both satanic and Adamic, and why God caused certain events to protect the bloodline of Mary -- that her bloodline remain pure, with no satanic blood so that God would be born of a pure bloodline when born the Son of man. Obviously and a primary understanding is that God could not be born into a bloodline where satanic blood is mixed. You do understand that God coming to Earth as man could not be born of a woman with even a molecule of satanic blood in her system. Mary's bloodline had to be _perfect_.

You will see satan's attempts at contaminating the pure perfect bloodline, as you re-read the Bible with clarity.

If you choose to continue to believe that a serpent gave Eve an apple, causing man to fall into original sin, then you will be lost throughout the reading of the rest of the entire Bible. You simply cannot understand the deeper truths going forward if you do not understand this one fact and you will give up study or you will end up, for all your efforts, with a patch of imbedded weeds and poison vines and bushes of false teachings growing in your thoughts.

satan _wholly seduced_ Eve. This was a sexual union.

satan is the most beautiful creature God created: "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty." (Ezekiel 28:12), the Hebrew, "I made you the full pattern." "Thou _wast_ perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee." (Ezekiel 28:15) Genesis 3:1 tells us that satan was more subtle than any other beast of the field (of the Earth). Basically, satan was/is not just a star; satan is the ultimate star: movie star, rock star, intellectual speaker, world leader with physical beauty, attractiveness, charisma and intelligence beyond compare. He is supernatural: a dark star, truly awesome in the destructive and evil negative, beyond our human understanding. He believes -- for reason -- that he should be GOD. And Eve was a very young innocent girl. I think most will understand Eve stood no chance.

**THE BLOODLINES:** The offspring from this union between satan and Eve was Cain, a direct bloodline of satan. When Cain, after murdering Abel, went east to the land of Nod, he began procreating. The bloodline of satan then began to multiply. Take a look at that area even today . . . peace, love, and understanding? You will see evidence of the impurity, evidence of this bloodline, existing.

The Bible states that after Cain was born, Eve "again bare his brother Abel," (Genesis 4:2) which indicates Cain and Abel were twins of different fathers (the first father, satan; the second father Adam). The technical term for this is heteropaternal superfecundation.

Abel was subsequently murdered by Cain and Seth was born. From the Bible: "... his name Seth: for God, _said she_ , hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew." (Genesis 4:25)

Eve states when Cain is born, "I have gotten a man from the LORD." (Genesis 4:1) She was simply mistaken where the man came from, as any young girl would have been at that age. Eve was probably a young teenager, possibly up to twenty years old, when this event occurred .

And now, you have two distinct and polar opposite bloodlines. The kenite bloodline, which is derived from Cain, the direct descendant of satan; and the Adamic bloodline derived from Adam, the man Adam specially created by God. That is where we are today. We all have both bloodlines running in our veins, influencing our choices. All of us, in a varying mix. Which one influences you? We all hope for the positive influence to guide us.

The Bible shows -- when you understand what is written -- that God assures the pure Adamic bloodline remains pure and continues on pure to Jesus. A study reference is Noah and his family in Genesis 6:9 when it is stated, "Noah was a just man _and_ perfect in his generations" (Genesis 6:9) This is not saying that Noah was perfect in nature, as none are perfect except Jesus, it is stating Noah's blood was pure as was his family's. One other study reference is the story of David versus Goliath. David was not just a young boy facing a giant. David was of the Adamic bloodline and pure genealogy and Goliath was one of the unholy offspring. The trajectory of the stone from David's sling, tracking precisely to assure a kill shot is either due to David's skill from years of practice with a sling or some other divine factor; whichever it was, another defeat for the bloodline of satan and yet one more victory for God.

So, this -- along with some further continuations of the story -- is what occurred in the Garden. This, along with all the continuations and implications, is what should be taught. Instead we get . . . a snake with an apple. Eve disobeyed God by taking a bite of the apple. Original sin. None of it is the true story of Eve being wholly seduced by satan in the Garden. And none of it is biblical. Is it a wonder people are turning away from religion?

# FOUR

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**EVE AND THE DNA OF ADAM:** This section is very quick. Either you will find this an interesting theory and have little belief or you may see there is another possibility.

When God made Eve:

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;" (Genesis 2:21)

"And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made He a woman," (Genesis 2:22)

This is very well known and to many it rings like a fairy tale. Let's do a little research. Obviously, we see that God places Adam into a deep sleep. My sister is a nurse anesthetist so I am aware, as any of you who have been in an operation requiring being put to sleep are aware, that being anesthetized and then operated on is common. My sister can do it. So yes, God can do it. God, anesthetized Adam, put him into a deep sleep.

He then, according to the English KJV, took one of Adam's "ribs".

Here is where your research comes in. We need to take a look at this word, "rib" in the original language, Hebrew.

The Hebrew word of _tsela_ in the text is translated _rib_. Strong's Concordance, Hebrew and Chaldea dictionary, #6760, from the prime root, _to curve_.

_To curve_ does not accurately translate to _rib_. One of the translators, or a counsel of the translators of King James, not knowing what this word _tsela_ (to curve) might mean, soldiered on with the task of translating the original Hebrew to English and translated the word _tsela_ to the word _rib_. It is a faulty, inaccurate, in error translation. Tsela does not translate to rib.

Remember who wrote the Bible. Did Moses write Genesis, or did God?

God is telling us here what He did to make Eve. He took a curve from Adam, during a deep sleep and He made Eve.

What is a "curve"?

Take a look at a DNA helix. Now, that's a curve.

If the DNA helix is what God is referring to in these verses, then why didn't the King James translators of the Bible properly translate the word _tsela_ to _DNA Helix_?

Because, when the Bible was translated to English in 1611 AD, no one knew anything at all about DNA.

Now, we do.

What God wrote concerning how He made Eve is that He put Adam into a deep sleep and then took one of Adam's DNA, and with that DNA, He made Eve.

_Tsela_ (curve) is singular. God took one DNA from Adam and made Eve.

DNA is getting into science. I wonder if science supports any of this?

Science supports that women are of **_one_** type DNA chromosome, XX and men are two, XY. Amazing! Science and the Bible coming together when we look at the truth of what God tells us.

The Hebrew word for _made_ , from the term "made He a woman" is _banah:_ (Strong's #1129) a primitive root; to _build_ (literally and figuratively):--(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up).

Is this just an interesting theory or is this God truly telling us about Eve? What do you think? That is what matters. You see what God wants you to see.

Did God build Eve from a curve? What is a curve?

# FIVE

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**JUDAS AND THE BETRAYAL OF JESUS:** Everyone knows the story of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. His name is synonymous with betrayer, apostate and back stabber.

The name Judas means "praised" or praised one. While Iscariot means "man of kerioth" (Strong's, #7149) and builder of the city. As every name for each participant in the Bible means something, the names given according to God regarding the character of the individual, is a sign that something is amiss.

My tendency is to stand with God, and His meanings, when reading His Word.

Judas was an apostle. He had seen with his own eyes the miracles and the amazing occurrences of God with us in the flesh. Imagine that! Judas knew Jesus was God while you and I can only believe. If you believe Jesus is God, imagine the amount of belief within the spirit of Judas. Judas' belief would be exponential to your own belief. You have merely heard the stories, Judas was there.

Regarding the final destiny, the death of Judas, there are differences in the gospels as to what happened. One version (Matthew 27:5) states that Judas "cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."

However, the other version written by Luke is different. In this account (Acts 1:18), "this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."

The assumption this author will make as to Luke's wording of "falling headlong" is that this is a euphemism being used for "hanging." This usage simply affirms the version of Matthew.

Taking into account the version of Acts, we can therefore envision the apostle Judas, hanging in a tree, and disemboweled.

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Take the role of devil's advocate as to the events, taught in seminaries, regarding the interpretation of what is written of Judas. Do so from several points of view, beginning with: the name of Judas means "praised one, builder of the city". And remember, God does not make mistakes.

Another thought on the hanging of Judas:

Is it possible to hang oneself and to disembowel oneself? No it is not. That is a literal impossibility. We have to therefore continue forward in our thinking and deduce that someone else was involved in the hanging/disemboweling death of Judas. Something other than Judas accomplishing this impossibility occurred. Someone else and probably a multitude of others were involved in the death of Judas. This indicates that the praised one, builder of the city did not kill himself. It is an indication he was killed by others.

Who would do this? The most probable -- with nearly 100 percent probability -- is a group within the council of the Sanhedrin.

LEARNING POINT. Regarding the Sanhedrin: "Synedrion" ("sitting together") is Greek for "council" and this council included: a chief priest, high priests, elders and scribes among them. Represented within the Sanhedrin, making up the members, were two parties: the Sadducees (majority party) and Pharisees (minority party). The chief priest was Caiaphas, a Sadducee, member of the majority party. The Sanhedrin considered themselves the decision-makers; and their authority was extensive and overreaching; including legislative, administrative and judicial powers; along with religious, civil and criminal jurisdiction; and as importantly also possessed and exerted great moral authority. The members of this powerful group were not elected by the people, but instead recognized by having a set of qualifications. _see endnote re: Joseph of Arimathea._

Within this council, the Sanhedrin, one can envision the extremists (no doubt influenced by their bloodline) setting in action, among the majority of the council, a course to be followed.

"And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him." (Matthew 26:4)

It is this group -- one of a near pure satanic bloodline -- who would be responsible ultimately for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and it is this group who was also responsible for the death of Judas.

But, if Judas had arranged the handing over, why then kill him?

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We cannot accurately answer this question. But something, in the popularly-taught version of Judas, is not right. Consider the lack of corroborating gospels and the name given this man by God, "praised one." All we can do is seek another story: one that makes sense, knowing what we know. The interpretation of betrayal, knowing what we know, does not make sense.

Would anyone who knew, and who witnessed daily for years with his own eyes the events of God in the flesh; and who knew that Jesus was God... then betray God? For thirty pieces of silver?

This is ridiculous.

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**THE SUBTERFUGE / SEALING THE DEAL:** In understanding what occurred, one needs to understand the _bloodline:_ from Genesis and _Cain_ / _the bloodline of satan._ Jesus knows how individuals from this bloodline think and how they operate. They, in all their dealings, even among themselves, will scheme and plot and look for advantage. They are, in their soul and spirit, evil. They are an untrusting group, untrusting of anyone. There would be no honesty among them. No fair dealing. No mercy. They only understand a scheme and one that leads to some advantage. They are a den of serpents. They will slit your throat. They will nail you to a cross.

It is among this council that Jesus has to seal a deal that will lead to the course of events ultimately leading to His crucifixion. This sacrifice is the reason He has come to Earth. He has known this from His childhood days. He has known this His entire lifetime as the Son of man. He is God and He has known this destiny from the beginning. The events leading to the crucifixion must, in the mindset of a satanic bloodline lead to the absolute conclusion that Jesus is being betrayed. Otherwise, this group who is adept at subterfuge would sense something amiss. Jesus therefore will beat them at their own game.

Ask yourself, what would convince this group that they were justly being handed Jesus? Would this untrusting, scheming bloodline believe that one of the devout apostles of Jesus would simply hand him over? Hand him over, for nothing? ("If you want Jesus, He is over here, I will kiss him to identify Him for you and you can have Him. There you go, you're welcome.")

If one of His apostles, and to these satanic individuals within the Sanhedrin all the apostles were extreme zealots, simply came to them with an offer of handing him over, they would suspect something wrong. "What is going on? Why is this man now betraying who He has followed so zealously for years?" If this happened and if they sensed something less than a scheme, the course of events, the course leading to the beginning of the church of Christ, might not have happened. The council might not seek crucifixion. These experts of manipulating and subterfuge might reevaluate the course and they might not move as they did.

This could not happen. The deal had to be sealed. "It is Judas; he will hand us Jesus for thirty pieces of silver." "That makes sense." "Good!"

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Jesus knew all this. He knew their thoughts. He knew their nature and to play to this nature, He would have to manufacture an apostle who was a betrayer who would hand Him over. He would do this to seal the deal so the course of events would transpire as was pre-destined. This group of evil, satanic men who plot and scheme and have done so since they were old enough to make deals, would have to believe every single aspect of what was occurring, as a betrayal. The council would have to be duped.

What these Sanhedrin had no way of knowing was that Jesus came to Earth to be crucified, to set in place the beginning of Christianity. The destruction of satan. Eternity.

In the end, this course of events led to yet another defeat for satan. And no small one. Jesus used the Sanhedrin's own nature and their own bloodline, of scheming and plotting and advantage seeking, against them. And, of course, they fell for it.

How do you think this group of satanic evil men reacted when they discovered that, for some reason, they had been duped? How might they have discovered that this happened? The betrayer, the one who had handed Jesus over to them, coming back, throwing the thirty pieces of silver on the floor in front of them and walking out, might be a clue. For them, the thirty pieces of silver was the entire reason that Judas had handed Jesus over. Now, when the thirty pieces of silver was thrown back at them, they realized that they had been played like a cheap musical instrument. The reason does not matter to them.

They, of course, would have no way of knowing the ultimate story of Jesus Christ. They thought He was simply another insane zealot, seeking some advantage, claiming to be God. They would have had no way of knowing the ultimate story of Christianity and how it came to exist. But they did not need to know this. They would simply realize this man Judas, when he threw the blood money back at them, had in actuality -- in some way -- betrayed them. They would have been confused and angry.

It is important to realize that Judas knew exactly the implications of this event.

Are you getting an alternate truer picture of the character and story of the praised one, builder of the city? His role chosen by God. This was a difficult role to say the least, possibly the most difficult.

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With this as the backdrop, what happened?

The role of the apostle who would hand Jesus over, "the betrayer", is set in stone at the event of The Last Supper. Now, when reading the verses, what one must imagine is that the discussions and actions taking place between Jesus and his apostles during the Last Supper are being observed from some vantage point outside the room near a window so the observers could see and hear Jesus and the apostles, yet not be seen.

Remember the course of events: it is after this meal in this room that Jesus is arrested, put on trial and ultimately crucified.

Jesus had already sent Judas to the council to set up the betrayal (Matthew 26:14-15) in exchange for thirty pieces of silver. Now, He and Judas must authenticate the deal Judas has made so the Sanhedrin believes the betrayal of the insane messiah, Jesus.

**THE BETRAYER:** Here are the accounts demonstrating a pre-arranged meeting place for the supper.

"And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover **at thy house** with my disciples." (Matthew 26:18)

"And He sendeth forth two of His disciples, and saith unto them, "Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?" And he will shew you **a large upper room furnished** ** _and_** **prepared** : there make ready for us." (Mark 14:13-16)

"Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall show you **a large upper room** furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover." (Luke 22:7-13)

"And when they were come in, they went up into **an upper room** ," (Acts 1:13)

The stage is set in the upper room. And, the place and time now known to many, including a man bearing water and the goodman of the house.

I am guessing word got out. What do you think?

Here are the accounts of the conversation during the Last Supper regarding the betrayal:

The words spoken; the act performed by Jesus and Judas for the benefit of those listening in. The words and actions would be confirmation to anyone observing who the betrayer is. If these verses have seemed a bit "off" as you have read them before, well, they are not if you take into account that there is "theater" involved between Judas and Jesus. The other apostles' reactions throughout the story are natural and honest, only Jesus and Judas knew the truth (KJV, quotation symbols added for clarity):

And as they did eat, He said, "Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me." And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto Him, "Lord, is it I"? And He answered and said, "He that dippeth _his_ hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray Me. The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born." Then Judas, which betrayed Him, answered and said, "Master, is it I?" He said unto him, "Thou hast said." (Matthew 26:21-25)

And in the evening He cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, "Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me." And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, " _Is_ it I?" and another _said, "Is_ it I?" And He answered and said unto them, " _It is_ one of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born." (Mark 14:17-21)

"But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me _is_ with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom He is betrayed!" And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. (Luke 22:21-23)

That is the account of Judas, _"The Betrayer"_.

So now, you have the deal made between Judas and this powerful council, Sanhedrin, the handing over of Jesus. And you have the deal made being authenticated by spies within this group watching and listening in during the Last Supper as Jesus had somehow prearranged them to be there outside the room at this Supper observing. Judas was then identified by Christ as the one who would hand Him over. Judas is the one who could seal the deal: "the praised one."

In the end, it was a convincing act performed by Judas and Jesus. The Sanhedrin spies obviously fell for it.

The rest of the story is well known, from the book of Matthew:

(Jesus speaking) "Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray Me." And while He yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He: hold Him fast". And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, "Hail, Master;" and kissed Him. (Matthew 26:46-49)

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death: And when they had bound Him, they led _Him_ away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood." And they said, "What _is that_ to us? see thou _to that."_ And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. (Matthew 27:1-5)

"... and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed out." (Acts 1:18)

We do not have an accurate record of the events of Judas nor probably will we in this lifetime. It appears the council was angered, extremely so, when Judas returned and cast down the silver pieces. Those of a nearly pure satanic bloodline may have, at that point, either realized that Judas had been deceitful with them and then realized they had been somehow fooled; or they may have had some other reason... to take him and hang and disembowel him.

Was Judas a betrayer of Jesus, or was Judas the most trusted apostle, the one apostle Jesus could trust to enter a den of the satanic bloodline and make a convincing deal with them to hand Him over and convince them he was a betrayer? And then, knowing the possible consequences of double-crossing these serpents, be prepared to go to his death with the secret?

To believe Judas was a betrayer is to admit that you do not understand Jesus is God. No one, after spending years with Him, would betray Jesus. No one! It is that simple. If you believe that Jesus is God with us in the flesh, then you will find a different narrative of Judas, an apostle who was there and witnessed it all.

# SIX

**THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH:** In a discussion of the Rapture, it should be remembered that the people who believe in this doctrine are good, faith-based people, who read God's Word and lead good lives. Unfortunately, many of these good people have been deceived. It is the deception we are addressing, not the believer.

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What is rapture? To those who believe in this doctrine, rapture is an end times event that will occur only for "believers". These believers are individuals who have been taught that their group is elite, chosen, special. Within this doctrine, Jesus Christ Himself comes to Earth and saves their souls. Only the members of this group, among all other people on Earth, from the antichrist prior to the tribulation, are saved. In this rapture event, the belief is that Jesus Christ returns to Earth just before the appearance of the antichrist, and all these believers, who have stated that they believe in Jesus, will meet Him in the clouds of the air. Therefore, these souls are saved and are not on Earth for the tribulation period of the antichrist. Rapture is a false teaching.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders;" (Matthew 24:24)

Rapture is taught to be a blessed event, to occur only for an elite group within the religious community. And, this thought is strong. As the thought moves towards a conclusion, it reinforces to the believer that theirs is a special place among all the people on the Earth, among God's children. Ultimately, these believers only want one thing; they do **_not_** want to face the antichrist. They are truly confused.

However, that is the essence of rapture. Believers, just before the antichrist appears and the ensuing tribulation period occurs, fly away to meet Jesus in the air in the clouds. For them, there is no antichrist to battle or tribulation period to endure.

Think back earlier to weeds and vines. This doctrine is a beautiful patch of weeds for those who believe in it. But this is a false teaching: an untruth. When Jesus returns, this event is referred to as His Second Coming. It is written, He comes to us.

In our earlier discussion of the problem of mistranslating just one word. This doctrine misinterprets an entire purpose of God's, and that is: to put on His whole armour, and to stand (Ephesians 6:13). The Bible could not be any clearer, on any topic. Do you want to stand with God, or do you want to run? The choice you make concerning this false teaching demonstrates what you, in your heart, want to do?

Look at how subtle and beautiful this doctrine is. Look in the abstract sense. At the very beginning in this belief, the believer enters a cloud. Now, if you have ever been in a cloud, you know you cannot see your hand in front of your face. Start viewing this teaching out of the literal realm, again, view it in subtle abstract. Your vision is obscured in a cloud. By entering the cloud of rapture, by believing this false teaching, you are blind. You cannot see what is in front of you, the truth. Enter a cloud and you are blind, floating, truly lost, and soon; disoriented and bound for a crash landing.

So, can you see how 'beautiful' rapture is to the concocter? The accuser of the brethren. He must be laughing heartily at the immense popularity of this patch of weeds, and at each soul who, not only is going to deliver themselves voluntarily right to him -- at the same time as they believe they are saved from him -- but who also now believe they are God's chosen.

And he's got them.

The word "rapture" is not in the Bible anywhere. A word not in the Bible, and a concept not to be found in God's word. Yet, herein exists a belief system that nearly the entire religious mega church community accepts.

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**THE RIDICULOUSNESS OF RAPTURE:** It begins with the false teacher stating: "Brothers, sisters, do not be afraid of the tribulation period. Listen to me. All you have to do is say you believe in Jesus, and then, before that antichrist appears, Jesus will snatch you up into the clouds to save your soul! So, just say it now, 'I believe in Jesus!' and now before the antichrist appears on Earth, you will be raptured! Halleluiah!" It is so simple.

However, the problem is that it is not biblical.

There are even movies showing us exactly what is going to happen when the rapture occurs! Airplanes lose their pilots and crash! Busses swerve into sidewalks as the drivers disappear! Wives disappear from their beds! "Oh" -- the congregation now thinks -- "I want so badly to be the one who floats away! While my spouse stays here!!!"

As wrong and as dangerous as it is to one's soul, this is what people are taught and what they believe. This garden is immense with weeds growing and growing. And what a beautiful patch of weeds it is.

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Where should one look that best describes that the rapture is a false teaching?

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." (Ephesians 6:11 and 13)

What does this say? "Put on the whole armour of God." God is instructing you as to what you must do, and what God expects of you. You must study -- the whole armour -- not just regurgitate a simple mantra. For knowledge and understanding is the best armor against false teachings.

And why must you study? "To stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:11) It could actually not be any simpler. "The whole armour of God" is His Word. You must study the Bible. This is your direction from God: "put on the **whole** armour".

The "evil day": This evil day is not referring to your daily life, as a false pastor may teach you. "The evil day" is referring to a specific time: the tribulation period of the antichrist.

"... and having done all, to stand."

This is self-explanatory, to stand.

Now, to the point, how do these verses show that the rapture is a false concept?

If believers are going to be raptured out of here, floating away in a cloud somewhere; why would God be commanding us to put on armour and stand? "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand . . ." This is what is written.

Why would this be written if the rapture has you flying away in a cloud? You will obviously not need armour to stand if you have flown away. It is a contradiction, and there are no contradictions in God's word.

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Is there some verse or prophecy concerning this false teaching? Is there a warning about flying away given in the Bible? Yes, there is:

"Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I _am_ against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make _them_ fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, _even_ the souls that ye hunt to make _them_ fly." (Ezekiel 13:20)

Who says this? Is it your humble author? No, it is "the Lord GOD." It is important to note that when the Lord GOD is telling you something, listen. _Pillows_ , Strong's Concordance #3704, "keceth; from 3680; a cushion or pillow (as covering a seat or bed)" refers to soft landing easy-way doctrine (rapture). "Make them fly" refers specifically to the fly away doctrine of rapture.

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Rapturists are misinterpreting a few verses from the book of Thessalonians, hoping these verses are proof that they will not be on Earth for the tribulation period of the antichrist. It is their blessed hope.

Why? What is the source of this confusion? A core thought to this belief system is that the tribulation period of the antichrist is seven years (this from the book of Daniel). And with this core thought, the motivation for a belief to be raptured out, during this period, is that these believers are hoping to be removed from the Earth during this, seven-year, tribulation period of the antichrist. Seven years experiencing the antichrist is a daunting thought for anyone. It is impossible. But, this seven year period is another inaccuracy. The correct period is five months:

"And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented **_five months_**..." (Revelation 9:5)

"... and their power _was_ to hurt men **_five months_**." (Revelation 9:10)

This counters the teaching from the book of Daniel that states seven years. So what happened? From the book of Matthew, why is the period shortened?

"And except those days should be shortened, there should be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." (Matthew 24:22)

In other words, if the tribulation period of the antichrist was not shortened from seven years to five months, then no one, possibly not even the elect, could endure. Everyone would fall, for the antichrist.

And now tribulation, specifically, for each individual:

"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast _some_ of you into prison, that you may be tried; and **ye shall have tribulation ten days** " (Revelation 2:10)

The verses -- regarding the days being shortened -- five months and then ten days, are in the Bible. Why do some not see them? The question is, do you see them?

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We do need to quickly look at the verse that is misinterpreted, the rapture verse, simply for your edification and to arm you against any teacher of this false doctrine.

Here is the verse that leads its believers down the garden path of rapture:

"Then we which are alive _and_ remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:" (I Thessalonians 4:17)

Rapture believers think that it is clear from this verse that believers are caught up, raptured, out of here.

Not so fast. Let's take a look.

The correct interpretation of this verse is:

"Then we which are alive _and_ remain shall be caught up together with them in _'great crowds'_ , to meet the Lord in ' _our spirit bodies_.'" (I Thessalonians 4:17)

It is this, that is written, that will happen: at the sounding of the seventh trumpet, we all are changed into spirit bodies, and we all will then meet the Lord in great crowds, in our breath of life, spirit, bodies.

**_Not_** in the clouds, in the air.

At His second coming, we all will meet the Lord, on the ground, in great crowds, in breath of life, spirit, bodies.

This correct interpretation of the word "clouds" (usage in similarity to a cloud of locusts), i.e., great crowds. This is confirmed in usage from the same author, Paul, in Hebrews 12:1, "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses"

The word _air_ properly translated is _breath of life_ , i.e., our spirit bodies. Strong's concordance, Greek #109, **_aer_** from aemi: (to breathe unconsciously, i.e. respire; by analogy, to blow); "air" (as naturally circumambient): air. Comp. 5594. 5594: psucho; a prim. verb; to breathe..."

We meet the Lord in great crowds (clouds) in our breath of life (air) spirit bodies.

Further confirmation of meaning by the following verse which is stating that when the Lord returns, at the seventh and last trump, we -- **_all_** (and this distinction made because, we _all_ -- the good and the bad -- not just an elite few reciting, '"I believe in Jesus) -- which are alive and remain on Earth, in the twinkling of an eye, are changed, turned to spirit. And we **_all_** are caught up together in great crowds to meet the Lord in our changed spirit bodies when He returns, at His Second Coming, at the last, the seventh trump.

"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." (I Corinthians 15:51--52)

Underline and italics of all added here for clarity. The religious elite do not believe "all" will be changed, as is stated in the Bible. They believe only a few are set aside (for rapture).

This is very simple. It is, however, sometimes a bit of a task to delineate meanings while untangling the mass of subtle false teaching that exists.

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In a search for churches who do not support the doctrine of the rapture, a representative of the Church of Christ answered my query with the following statement: "First of all, the Church of Christ to the best of my knowledge does not believe that this doctrine is taught anywhere in the Bible." This is good for the Church of Christ.

The doctrine of rapture did not exist at all in any religious doctrine until the time frame of 1830. The doctrine was planted in a vision into the consciousness of a young, religious, some say mentally troubled, girl named Margaret McDonald who related her vision to pastors who introduced it into the consciousness of the church. That is the seed of rapture.

**THE DANGER OF RAPTURE:** I could have stated within the discussion that _rapture_ does not exist. But that would be untrue. It does exist. It exists firmly within the thoughts of those who believe in it. And to them, it is beautiful.

Rapture has, without a doubt, firmly taken root and exists in the consciousness of popular religion. You will be hard pressed to find a church that does not teach this as true end times doctrine; how believers before the tribulation period of the antichrist will fly away to save their souls. Although we can state this teaching is not biblical, we have to admit that it does exist. Going a step further, we then ask, "If it is false, then why does this false teaching exist?"

Will an event of rapture -- believers floating into the clouds to meet a savior -- occur? Yes, it will, for those who believe it. This false doctrine exists for a reason. It is a deception of satan so that those who believe will, willingly enter a cloud.

Note: _'Shinar'_ is referencing Babylon and therefore King Nebuchadnezzar (the destroyer of Jerusalem's Temple; and the embodiment of the antichrist/satan). _'The land of Shinar'_ is therefore a reference to a dominion of the antichrist.

The tribulation period of the antichrist will not be as some think. That the false concept of rapture exists in the minds of a religious majority, for some reason, is undeniable. Believers will fly away into the clouds to meet their savior. Unfortunately, their savior will turn out to be a different savior, a savior other than they expect. And it is this savior with whom they have now taken up alliance. It is an alignment with the untruth.

Who or what awaits them in the air?

The Bible describes satan as supernatural and if it is your belief this false seed is planted for no reason, then you are deluding yourself. satan has planted it for a reason. He has subtly and beautifully planted this doctrine into the consciousness of its believers so that he can enjoy the torment they experience as they are floating blindly in his cloud of obscurity, worshiping him when the true Christ returns. It is a beautiful, seductive delusion foisted by the antichrist on those who seek to avoid the battle.

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And now, imagine the seventh and last trumpet sounds, the bubble bursts, Christ returns, and we all are changed to spirit to meet Him in great crowds; the false clouds dissipate, the delusions vanish, eyes open, vision is again perfect, and all those in the air see the true Christ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

That is going to be a bad time to be floating in a cloud lost and blind in a delusion with one of the biblically illiterate... worshipping the antichrist. Perhaps, in the abstract sense, these unfortunate souls exist there already.

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth..." (II Thessalonians 2:10-12)

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**ONE LAST PROOF AGAINST THIS FALSE DOCTRINE:** In order for the rapture of the church as doctrine to be an accurate concept and a true biblical teaching, the Bible would need to include that Jesus comes to Earth three times: first, as He has done (a babe born of woman); second, to rapture believers; and third, on a war horse to defeat satan, as is written. The simple fact is that the Bible does not teach of a third advent. The Bible teaches us that Jesus comes to Earth twice, the Second Advent.

" **Immediately after the tribulation** of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And **then shall appear** the sign of **the Son of man** in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." -- Jesus (Matthew 24:29-30)

That is: "Immediately _'after'_ the tribulation, _'then'_ shall appear, the Son of man." Who says this?

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**The truth is so very simple**. It is the untangling of the mess of untruths and half-truths when the Word of God becomes complex and difficult to put together.

Review Ephesians 6:11 and 13and Ezekiel 13:20. What do you see?

Forget rapture. There is overwhelming evidence available against this false teaching. And most pastors are fine Christians with good intentions. If you feel this teaching within your church is an unintentional misinterpretation, then have a discussion with your pastor. The truth of this false doctrine is out there. Discover it. Arm yourself against the false teachings with knowledge and understanding. Instead of mentally preparing to fly away into a cloud, you will instead be prepared to stand, and this just as God has instructed.

# SEVEN

**UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH:** What is the point of knowing the truth? What does it matter if God made Eve from the DNA of Adam instead of a rib? What does the minutia matter?

In an overall sense of Christianity, there is one guiding principle:

"... that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

In this sense, Christianity is so very simple. Whosoever believeth. And one can come to the truth, even at the last moment (Matthew 20:1-16). God wants all to come to repentance (II Peter 3:9); and, He does not place a time limit on how long someone is required to be there.

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Does the truth matter?

"... that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

"Whosoever believeth in Him (Jesus)." Who is Jesus? "I am the way, the truth, and the life..."

Do you want to know the truth? Or, are you fine nursing false beliefs and attending churches where they are taught?

**LEARNING THE TRUTH:** This period we are in is a period of learning, not only for the elect, but for every other soul to get on the right path. It is time to weed the garden and remove the untruths that have taken root there.

One word, mistranslated, throws off understanding of the entire Word God sent. This occurs in the second line, the second verse, of the Bible.

Is the truth important? All of it? Can one pick and choose the truth?

A most clear example of the different paths of one who does not know the truth versus one who does know the truth is the story on Golgotha. The crucifixion! Jesus is in the middle of two malefactors. Of the two malefactors, there is one who clearly does **_not_** know the truth that Jesus is the Son of God.

It is clear that the other malefactor **does** know the truth of who Jesus is. And Jesus says, to the one who knows the truth:

"And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with Me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)

That day, the day of belief, today the malefactor shall be with Jesus in paradise.

The other non-believing malefactor's path, however, will be different. He is not even acknowledged. It is a classic scene played out among believers and non-believers even to this day: non-believers railing against; believers giving testimony:

"And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him, saying, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us," But the other answering rebuked him, saying, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due rewards of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss." (Luke 23:39-41)

Knowing the truth is important. The extent of the truth you must know is your responsibility and is not for any other man to judge. That is up to you. Are there weeds you can pull?

Do you truly want to drink of the cup? Or, are you satisfied playing the good Christian while aligning with the untruth?

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Let's take a look at the Gospel of Matthew of as a reminder of the trial we all are in:

Matthew 13:37-39: He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked _one_ ; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels."

Matthew 13:49-51: "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, **Have ye understood all these things?** "

Jesus is making the process of the trial and separation of man very clear. He is asking if you understand. He does not want to lose you.

Who is Jesus? What is "the truth"? It is time to examine your own heart, your knowledge of the Word God sent. What you believe concerning your interpretations of the stories of the Apostle Peter and of the Apostle Judas is an indicator of how strong your own belief in Jesus is, how strong your knowledge of the truth is.

Do you choose to believe that Peter willingly denied Jesus, that Judas betrayed Jesus, that Eve was made from a rib? Do you choose to believe in the fairy tales and false teachings of snakes with apples and that believers will fly away into the air before the tribulation period of the antichrist? These strong delusions. The beliefs you accept are a choice, your choice.

Do you understand the implications concerning your own faith of who God is, your belief in who Jesus is, your own Christianity? There exists the truth. So where do the false narratives originate? With whom are you aligning when you accept them? Within the Bible, one untruth, one false belief will lead to many others and then these to others.

It is time to align with the truth.

_"I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."_ (Revelation 3:20)

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# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

_Much thanks_ to my friend Brad Coday for providing the motivation to complete the work; my friend Mike Perkins for lending his eyes and ears throughout the writing process; and, to my flying buddy Dr. Michael Powell for his always excellent input and advice.

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The material presented is a compilation from personal studies made over many years and includes knowledge gained from the studies and works, available from many different sources and many different formats, condensed and organized here. I take no credit for most of the material, only in the organization and presentation of the material. I greatly appreciate and recommend the studies of Pastor Arnold Murray and Shepherds Chapel, W.A. Criswell, and Dr. E.W. Bullinger, though no affiliation or agreement in beliefs is implied. Books of reference used for this study include The Holy Bible, King James Version, publisher The World Publishing company; The Companion Bible, KJV, publisher Kregel; The New Testament From The Greek Text As Established By Bible Numerics edited by Ivan Panin; _The Ivan Panin Collection, Volume 1,_ Ivan Panin; _Bible Numerics by Ivan Panin At Caxton Hall, Westminster, England, Feb. 19,1934_ ; _Verbal Inspiration Demonstrated_ , Ivan Panin; _Number In Scripture: Its Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance_ , E.W. Bullinger; Translations per _Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible_. James Strong (Retrieved from http: //www.bible-discovery.com/ dictionary-license-strong.php). Resources include the Ancient Hebrew and Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, translations and root word studies.

# ARTWORK

Cover: "The Sixth Trumpet" (2016). Jack L. Griffith.

Illustration 1: "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee" (1633). Rembrandt van Rijn. Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 2: "The Hexagon of Saturn" (2106). Sketch adaptation of NASA photo.

Illustration 3: "Christ on the Cross" (1880). Leon Bonnat. Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 4: "Earth Lights at Night" (2016). Sketch adaptation of Nasa photo.

Illustration 5: "Knight on Horse in Whole Armour" (2016). Jack L. Griffith.

Illustration 6: "DNA" (2016). Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 7: "St. Michael" (1663). Luca Giordano. Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 8: "Engraving for The Book of Job" (1793). William Blake. Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 9: "The Last Supper of San Salvi" (1520-1525). Andrea del Sarto. Sketch adaptation.

Illustration 10: "The Sixth Trumpet" (2016). Jack L. Griffith. Sketch adaptation.

# NOTES

 Peter Hiram, "Peter's Gematria Site", last updated February 27, 2015, <http://www.masoncode.com>.

 Keith L. Brooks, freely paraphrased version of Dr. Keith L. Brooks editing of Ivan Panin's work, full text may be available from: Book Fellowship, PO Box 164, N. Syracuse, NY 13212. Dr. Brooks passed away in 1954 and to the best of my knowledge, I am unaware of a copyright of this material; and unable to obtain a permission, and am reprinting this portion (in part or in whole) in good faith.

 Ivan Panin, _Bible Numerics At Caxton Hall, Westminster, England. February 19th, 1934_ (Vancouver BC: The Association of the Covenant People, 1934).

 The New Testament from The Greek Text As Established By Bible Numerics Edited by Ivan Panin (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company, Limited, 1935).

 Ivan Panin, _The Ivan Panin Collection, Volume 1_. (Mountain City, TN: Sacred Truth Ministries, Sacredtruthpublishing@mournet.com, 2008). Reprinted with permission.

 E.W. Bullinger, _Number In Scripture: Its Supernatural Design And Spiritual Significance_ (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, Limited, 1921).

 Joseph of Arimathea/Sanhedrin. In discussing the Sanhedrin, one should note Joseph of Arimathea, who loved Jesus, and was Mary's uncle, and therefore Jesus' great uncle, (proof of relation: as biblically documented, Matthew 27:57-58). He spent time with Jesus during Jesus' unknown years (12 to 30 years of age) and was a member of the Sanhedrin Council. It is known that Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy individual who held the title, Nobilus Decurio, a title of importance within the Roman government. He owned or controlled many ships which ran the tin trade for the Roman empire, from mines of Mendip Hills / Glastonbury. It was during the trips to Glastonbury, during the unknown years of Jesus, and while spending time in that area that Jesus is thought to have spent much time with His great uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. Biblically documented, Joseph of Arimathea, "himself was Jesus' disciple" (Matthew 27:57), was "a counsellor" (one of the council of the Sanhedrin)(Luke 23:50), "a good man, and a just" (Luke 23:50), and who "had not consented to the counsel" regarding Jesus (Luke 23:51). Further: read/study Isaiah 53:9 for prophecy fulfilled concerning Joseph of Arimathea and Jesus.

 In the spirit of accuracy: there is no reference to "the eighth day" in Genesis; Adam and Eve are therefore, as written, post-seventh-day creations, with no number of days specified. "Eighth day" is used for simplicity purposes and, for simplicity, reference to Adam and Eve as eighth day creations in the timeline is made. The minimal time frame, therefore taking accuracy into account, of this second earth age -- the dispensation of time we are in -- is 14,000+ years; actual time frame not known.

