Christ the Antidote Regarding Death

CHRIST THE ANTIDOTE REGARDING DEATH

Part. 24.
David a Man after God's Own Heart.
Rom 12:1-6. ESV ''I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as
a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed
to this world, - or their system of religiosity - but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, - into that
new & perfect way, Tabernacles - that by testing you may discern what is the now - will of God , what is
good and acceptable and perfect. 3 !or by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to
thin" of himself more highly than he ought to thin", - that is to think that we have arrived at manifest
Son-ship - but to thin" with sober #udgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has
assigned. 4 !or as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same
function, so we, though many, are one body in $hrist, and individually members one of another. 6
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them%'' Pa!" te""s !s that #e need to
en$o!rage one another dai"%. & #o!"d sa% toda% that #e need to 'ress on (!t #ith so(er )!dgement.
Phi""i'ians. 3:14-1. Am'. ''I press on toward the goal to win the &supreme and heavenly' pri(e to
which God in $hrist )esus is calling us upward. 1. *o let those &of us' who are spiritually mature and
full+grown have this mind and hold these convictions, and if in any respect you have a different attitude
of mind, God will ma"e that clear to you also.''
*hen +ar% #as to (e made 'regnant (% the ,o"% S'irit. -here #as a time on .od/s $a"ender0 an
e1a$t0 're$ise0 'res$ri(ed time0 +ar% did not ma2e herse"3 'regnant nor #as it her idea. &t #as the '"an o3
o!r *onder3!" .od in Christ 4es!s. *hen it $ame time 3or the (irth0 on$e again & am 3!""% 'ers!aded that
it #as the e1a$t da% 5 time that had (een '"anned 3rom ages 'ast in the might% inte""igen$e o3 o!r
+ar6e""o!s .od o3 a"" the Ages. 7o# & #as sent an e-mai" 3rom a 6er% good 3riend 5 asso$iate #ho had
in the 'ast not shared #ith me that she #as a mid#i3e 5 this is #hat she #rote. 8!ote :-'I'm interested
in the thought about the caterpillar releasing a substance rom it's head at the precise moment o it's
release rom the cocoon! It leads me to a urther thought about a oetus in preparation or birth "I
don't #no$ i I told %ou I am a mid$ie&' both mother and child release a hormone rom the
anterior lobe o the pituitar% gland $hich stimulates labour( and!!! births the son) *onder i there is
a di+ine connection some$here here,' -: 9n:!ote. -his sho#s that the (irth is t#o3o"d 'ro$ess. 7o#
#hat & #ish to sa% is that e6en tho!gh this did ha''en at the the (irth o3 the (a(% 4es!s0 the #ho"e thing
#as !nder the $ontro" 5 timing o3 .od. *hen %o! 5 & $ame to o!r ne# higher e1'erien$e in .od0
(e"ie6e it or not it #as ,is idea 5 timing0 'No one can come to me unless the -ather $ho sent me
dra$s him!' 7one o3 !s "e3t to o!r o#n nat!ra" de6i$es had an% im'et!s to e6en #ant to $ome to taste o3
the s'irit!a" things o3 .od. ,a6ing said that & 3ee" that #e need to rea"ise that there are t#o sides to o!r
#a"2 in .od0 t#o 'ers'e$ti6es or as'e$ts. .od or Christ in us( o!r tr!e identit% 5 o!r so!" #hi$h is
e6er% da% (e$oming more at one in s!(ser6ien$e to o!r greater Christ identit%. &t is the Christ in !s that
#e 3o""o#0 the so!" 'art o3 !s does not call the shots as it #ere. -here are some #ho are #a"2ing in their
tr!e identit% in a #onder3!" #a% 5 it is e6ident in their "i6es0 there are others #ho thin2 that the% are 5
that a"so is e6ident. *hen #e are o3 the o'inion that it is & am doing this or that0 or in3erring that it is me
that #i"" mani3est m%se"30 #e need to #at$h o!t0 #hat & am sa%ing is that an% 'erson #ho $"aims that the%
are there no# 5 do not ha6e an% o3 the "o#er nat!re in them at a""0 %o! $an (e s!re that more times than
not0 the% are s'ea2ing (% that 6er% "o#er nat!re. 2 -hess 2:;-<. *e(ster. ''!or the mystery of ini-uity
doth already wor"% only he who now restrains will restrain, until he be ta"en out of the way. < .nd
then shall that /ic"ed be revealed, whom the 0ord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will
destroy with the brightness of his coming%''
&n 3o""o#ing the tho!ght o3 the t#o 3o"d 'ro$ess0 #e ha6e 3irst the timing0 the '"an 5 the $ontro" o3 the
s'irit o3 .od #hi$h is re'resented (% the a$t o3 the rea$tion o3 the mothers hormone #hi$h stim!"ates
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"a(o!r 5 then #e ha6e the simi"ar rea$tion in the $hi"d or in this $ase re'resenting the +an-$hi"d.
Certain"% there is a t#o3o"d 'ro$ess going on 5 2ee'ing in mind the that the one #ho is to (e (orn is the
Christ-$hi"d or o!r tr!e nat!re or true identity, in a"" o3 this #e +9S- 2ee' s'irit!a" "ogi$ 5 rea"ise a"#a%s
that 'the son is subject to the father' 1Co 1:2;. =4V. ''!or he hath put all things under his feet. 1ut
when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is e2cepted, which did put all things
under him.'' So the (irth time o3 the +an-$hi"d are in .od/s timing 5 $onsidering a"" the 'ro/s 5 $on/s #e
$annot dis'!te that. *e $an 'ress in 5 this is #hat #e are e1horted to do in o!r Christ nat!re0 (!t to tr% to
)!m' ahead 5 ma2e it ha''en in o!r se"3 eagerness or 3"esh nat!re is to r!n ahead o3 .od 5 is in some
$ases0 pulling ourselves up by our own shoe laces0 5 3ran2"% (!t sad"% & see this amongst some that are
$"aiming a"" sorts o3 things0 (!t & am o3 the strong o'inion that no-one is going to mani3est (e3ore an%one
e"se0 it #i"" (e a #or"d #ide ha''en-stan$e 5 no one #i"" 're$ede or get the g"or% (e3ore an%one e"se.
*hen #e in reality do0 then #e #i"" see the tr!e mani3estation o3 Christ in the #or"d0 o3 hea"ings 5 the
raising o3 the dead as an e6er% da% o$$!rren$e. .od (e Praised.
&n $"osing this 'art o3 o!r st!d% & #ish to 'resent these t#o te1ts 3or %o!r 'er!sa"0 that %o! ma%
!nderstand #hat the s$ri't!re has to sa% regarding this matter. Dan 11:14. ASV. ''.nd in those times
there shall many stand up against the "ing of the south% also the children of the violent among thy
people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they shall fall.'' 7o# the 6io"ent here is
e1'"ained in >!2e. 16: 16. Am'. ''3ntil )ohn came, there were the 0aw and the 4rophets, since then the
good news 5the Gospel6 of the "ingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in
&would force his own way rather than God's way into it''' &t sometimes $an (e an eas% thing in o!r
eagerness to 3a"" into this tra'. 7o# & #ish to sa% that in sa%ing #hat #e ha6e said here that it is in
$on$ern 3or the (od% that these things need an e1'"anation. -here are a n!m(er o3 3!rther te1ts that i3 %o!
are interested %o! $an 3ind 3or %o!rse"3. -he a(o6e is eno!gh to (roa$h the s!()e$t0 a"so #e need to rea"ise
that there is a seeming"% 3ine "ine (et#een the t#o "ines o3 tho!ght0 (!t on"% one is right. -he ans#er to
the :!estion that #e ha6e raised is0 am & 3!n$tioning in m% true Christ identity or am & de"!ded 5
3!n$tioning in the so!" rea"m or m% 'ro!d 6er% de"!si6e mistaken, lower identity & a"so 3ee" that the
3o""o#ing te1t has some 'art in this.

+at ;:22-23. ''Many will say to me in that day, 0ord, 0ord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by
thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty wor"s7 23 .nd then will I profess unto
them, I never "new you% - intimately, - depart from me, ye that wor" ini-uity.''
Rom. =4V. 16:1; ''8ow I beseech you, brethren, mar" them which cause divisions and offences
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.''
. Humble $onnection.
*hen .od $hose Da6id0 he had no ti$2ets on himse"30 his rea$tion sometimes #o!"d seem to (e"ie this0
es'e$ia""% in the a$$o!nt #ith his (rother regarding .o"iath. -- !hile on this point it is interesting to note
that "avid would not use Saul's armour# !hy $t simply did not fit him, & may $ say that it is not fitting
for you or $ to be wearing that which is from a realm that has been to us, superseded# "avid was only
interested in the protection of %od# %od was his armour, not some in part way of thinking# &e was not
interested in the old or a mi'ture realm. -- Sometimes #e thin2 #e ha6e 'eo'"es n!m(er (e$a!se o3 their
rea$tion. & ha6e 3o!nd o6er the %ears that !nti" %o! rea""% $ome to 2no# a 'erson0 #e rea""% $annot dis$ern
the moti6e (% their rea$tion 5 ha6e (een s!r'rised at times in some o3 the 6er% 'ersona" dee'-seated h!rts
that moti6ated 'eo'"e. -his is #h% 'God loo"s on the heart 9 not on the outward appearances' or
reactions'# &3 there is one "esson that #e a"" sho!"d "earn more o3 it is that that #e sho!"d ne6er )!dge (%
rea$tion0 this is not a"#a%s eas% (!t this is a 6ita" 'art o3 o!r .od"% ed!$ation..... .od did not $a"" an% o3 !s
(e$a!se o3 o!r greatness ?
:!or you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty
men, not many noble, are called% 1ut God has chosen ;selected, foreordained in his predetermined
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counsel< ;=< the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God has chosen ;>< the wea"
things of the world to confound the things which are mighty% .nd ;?< base things of the world, and
things which are ;@< despised, has he chosen, yea, and ;A< things which are not ;or nothing<, to bring to
nothing things that are.'' 1 Corinthians 1:26-2<........P"ease "et me re'eat. 1. -he 3oo"ish0 2. -he #ea2. 3.
-he (ase. 4. -he des'ised. . -hings #hi$h are not or nothing..... *h%@ 1. -o $on3o!nd the #ise. 2. -o
$on3o!nd the things #hi$h are might%. 3.4.. -o (ring to nothing the things that are. -here is no# 5 a"so
$oming a (ig change up( this a(o6e mot"e% Da6id-i$ $re# that man% in the #or"d (oth se$!"ar 5 re"igio!s
des'ise (e$a!se o3 "oo2ing at things man/s #a%0 after the flesh, s!$h as #ith Da6id/s (eha6io!r0 not
2no#ing that the% A the sons - ha6e a heart a3ter .od. And #hat is that@ A heart that is re'entant?? And
a"so remem(ering that Da6id #as a man 'after Gods own heart.' Be"o6ed 'son of %od' no matter ho# 3ar
do#n %o! ma% thin2 %o! are .od has $hosen %o!0 i3 %o! thin2 that %o! are nothing0 #e"" 'raise .od0 "et !s
on$e more ta2e a "oo2 at the "ist. 1. -he 3oo"ish. 2. -he #ea2. 3. -he (ase. 4. -he des'ised. . -hings
#hi$h are not or seem as nothing. >et o!r +ight%0 *onder3!"0 Corgi6ing0 ."orio!s '0ifter of my head' (e
'raised 5 e1a"ted. Psa 3:3 &n the man% times o3 tria"s o3 Da6id0 he en$o!raged himse"3 in .od 5 Psa 30 is
a$t!a""% a Psa"m o3 Da6id.

Did #e !nderstand that (e"o6ed@ ,e has a #ho"e stream o3 ministr% in the earth that is not de3ined nor
$on3ined to e$$"esiasti$a" thin2ing. ,e has anointed the most 3oo"ish0 #ea20 (ase0 des'ised0 and that #hi$h
is regarded as nothing0 that no 3"esh #o!"d g"or% in his sight. -he% ma% not 3it the (i""0 and ma% "a$2 the
$riteria 3or (eing a$$e'ted into the masses0 (!t one thing is 3or $ertain0
Bhe 0ord does not call the -ualified, but -ualifies the calledC
&3 %o! are a $hosen $a""ed son o3 .od0 ,e #i"" :!a"i3% %o!0 ,e #i"" ta2e %o! into the $a6e o3 A(d!"-"am 1
Sam.22:1. 5 he #i"" sort %o! o!t..... Dh no?? -he $hosen $oming =ing did not go thro!gh his ed!$ation in
a 'a"a$e he had to "earn #hat it #as "i2e to (e des'ised o3 men in a h!m("e dis$om3orting $a6e0 humility
before honour, lowliness before e'altation, the s$hoo" o3 hard 2no$2s so to speak# Does this remind !s o3
someone e"se0 &sa 3:3. =4V. ''He is despised and re#ected of men, a man of sorrows, and ac-uainted
with grief% and we hid as it were our faces from him, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.'' A"so
as regards o(edien$e 'Bhe *on and we are the corporate son, co-heirs if you please - learned He
obedience through the things that He suffered'. *e ha6e (een $a""ed 5 are a"so (eing :!a"i3ied. ,o#@
B% o!r o(edien$e 5 s!(mission. 7o more 5 no "ess than Da6id 5 4es!s #ho are (oth in !s0 Da6id in t%'e
5 Christ in rea"it%. B!t "et !s not "ea6e it there "et !s "oo2 at histor% in re6erse0 3or this is #hat the 3!t!re
rea""% is. >et !s ta2e a 3!rther "oo2 at the 'anorama o3 Da6id/s "i3e 5 the e1am'"e 5 ho'e o3 o!r "i6es in
the 6er% near 3!t!re. P"ease a""o# me to :!ote on$e again 3rom 4ohn. .. >a2e. As & 3ee" & $o!"d not e:!a"
his des$ri'tion 5 a"so this is so 'ertinent to #hat #e are sharing. P"ease 2ee' in mind that he is s'ea2ing
in the "ight that he had0 #hi$h is 'art Pente$osta".....8!ote:-
& sa# a 'i$t!re the morning as & #as reading an arti$"e. & sa# a $om'an% o3 men #a"2 o!t0 5 & sa# a""
the disease 5 a"" the $rimes 5 agoniesE & sa# $an$ers 5 t!mo!rs 5 t!(er$!"osis: 5 & sa# a $om'an% o3
men 5 #omen #a"2 do#n in the midst o3 it0 5 & heard them sa%0 ,ere $ome the sons o3 .od: here $ome
the $on:!erors. And the sons o3 .od said to the disease0 &n the 7ame o3 4es!s0 de'art0 5 disease 3"ed. &t
3"ed as it did (e3ore the Son o3 .od. &t o(e%ed (e$a!se the Son o3 .od sent them o!t 5 ga6e them ,is
7ame as a!thorit%. & sa# the $om'an% o3 men enter into the "ost dominion. -he% '!t !'on them the
garments o3 their a!thorit% 5 dominion 5 #a"2ed o!t $on:!erors o6er death 5 he"" 5 the gra6e. -he%
#ere masters. -he% #ere r!"ers.

-hen & sa# another 'i$t!re. & sa# Da6id in the o"d $a6e o3 A(d!"-"am. & sa# men $oming do#n that
#ere (ro2en 5 in distress 5 in de(t0 5 men that #ere in a#3!" 'h%si$a" $onditions. And the% gathered 3o!r
h!ndred strong aro!nd Da6id. And o!t o3 that $ro#d Da6id de6e"o'ed 5 trained the most in6in$i("e arm%
that #as e6er seen Fsee 1Sam!e" 22G.

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-hen m% mind 'assed o6er a 3e# %ears o3 str!gg"e. And & sa# 3rom that $om'an% some might% men
$ome 3orth. & sa# one man $ome 3orth 5 go 3orth 5 go #here there #ere tho!sands 5 tho!sands o3
Phi"istines0 men that #ere a sho!"der a(o6e him0 men that #ore shie"ds. & sa# that man go among those
giants0 5 he s"e# h!ndreds o3 them. And 'i"ed them !' in h!ndreds !nti" he had 'i"ed eight h!ndred.

E6er% one o3 those might% men o3 Da6id #ere sim'"e men o3 e1traordinar% a(i"it%. -here #as no
mar2 to indi$ate that the% #ere more than $ommon 4e#s0 /11//0 (!t the% 2no$2ed do#n men 6/6// 5 6/<//.
-he% $on:!ered them (e$a!se the% #ere ("ood $o6enant men.

-his is the t%'e o3 the Ch!r$h o3 4es!s Christ. As & said0 *here are .od/s might% men toda%@ then &
sa# a 'i$t!re. Da6id sat there a "itt"e #a% 3rom the s'ring o3 Beth"ehem0 5 the Phi"istines had got $ontro"
o3 the #ater. Da6id said0 Dh that & had a drin2. And those three men $ome 3orth. ,e said #here are
%o! going (o%s@ -he% )!st #a6ed him o330 5 those three men $on:!ered the #ho"e $om'an% o3 the
Phi"istines0 3i""ed their 'it$her #ith #ater0 5 set them do#n at Da6id/s 3eet.

& $ried0 +% .od0 m% .od0 #here are those might% o3 6a"o!r o3 toda%0 the men that $an assai" the
3or$es o3 Satan@ .od sa%s the% are $oming o!t o3 %o!: the% are going to arri6e. .od has in training some
men 5 #omen that are going to do e1'"oits 3or ,im. *i"" %o! not $ome !' 5 "i6e in %o!r rea"m@

.od he"' %o! (rother0 this a3ternoon to thro# %o!r reason that has "ed %o! into a"" 2inds o3 do!(t 5
3ear0 to thro# it to the #ind 5 sa%0 .od0 here goes. *e tr!st %o!r omni'oten$e to '!t it o6er.-: End
:!ote.

Bhe 4romises Given to Bhose /ho have a David'ic Heart.

>et !s no# "oo2 at the a!thorit% that these Da6id-i$ 3o""o#ers are %et to $ome into. Re6 2:26-2<. +=4V.
''.nd he who overcomes and "eeps My wor"s to the end, to him I will give power over the nations. 2;
.nd he will rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter they will be bro"en to pieces, even as
I received from My !ather. 2< .nd I will give him the Morning *tar.''
Re6 3:21-22. +=4V. ''Bo him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also
overcame and have sat down with My !ather in His throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the *pirit says to the churches.''
Dlisha 0eaving His 4lough.
>!2e H:62.=4V. ''.nd )esus said unto him, 8o man, having - once - put his hand to the plough, and
loo"ing bac", is fit for the "ingdom of God. '' E S-RD7.S0 P!t. 1H11 IJKLMNNOQRSTUVVWe'-ee-(a"/-"o.
Crom .1HXH and .HX6E to thro# !'on Y"itera""% or 3ig!rati6e"%0 transiti6e"% or re3"e1i6e"%E !s!a""% #ith
more or "ess 3or$eZE s'e$i3i$a""% Y#ith .143< im'"iedZ to re3"e$tE im'ersona""% to (e"ong to: - (eat into0
$ast Y!'-Z0 on0 3a""0 "a% YonZ0 '!t Y!ntoZ0 stret$h 3orth0 thin2 on.
&n thin2ing on the a(o6e te1t 5 rea"ising that this tho!ght originated 3rom 1=ings 1H:16-21. &3 the
a(o6e te1t #as remote 5 did not ha6e the a$$om'an%ing 6erse H ''.nd he said unto another, !ollow
me. 1ut he said, 0ord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.'' & #o!"d ha6e "e3t it #e"" a"one0 - but
realising that both of these thoughts were in the $ (ings narrative of )lisha following & serving )lijah,
until he came into his time A & rea"ised that there #as more to this than the ink on the paper# +an% times
in the trans"ating o3 #ords0 the idiom o3 the origina" te1t $an (e easi"% "ost or o6er"oo2ed. &n$identa""% the
'oint that & am ma2ing here is that in the & =ings e'isode0 E"isha 3orsa2es the '"o!gh 5 sa$ri3i$es a %o2e
o3 o1en #ith the %o2es et$.
Dli#ah )ohn 1aptist.

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As #e 6ent!re into #hat #e are a(o!t to share #e #o!"d need to rea"ise that E"i)ah re'resents to say the
least 4ohn the Ba'tist. *hen 4es!s re3erred to this in +at.11:13-1. =4V. ''!or all the prophets and the
law prophesied until )ohn. 14 .nd if ye will receive it, ' *esus is about to open a can of worms to many
of us today - this is Dlias, - or )lijah - which was for to come. 1 He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.'' ----- And i3 %o! %o! #i"" re$ei6e it @ &n the #isdom o3 .od & (e"ie6e that these 3e# #ords are
es'e$ia""% 3or !s toda%. -he :!estion that & #o!"d as2 is ho# man% o3 !s toda% $an or #i"" re$ei6e that
4ohn #as actually E"i)ah #itho!t tr%ing to :!a"i3% it 5 to e1$!se it 5 to sa% the he #as a re'resentation o3
E"i)ah or o3 an E"i)ah t%'e s'irit @ I %ou $ill recei+e it , 7o# listen carefully as the 6er% ne1t #ords o3
o!r >ord 4es!s are these0 'He that has ears to hear, let him hear' *e are no# in the era #here a"" things
are (eing restored. -hat #hi$h the $an2er-#orm has eaten is no# (eing re$ti3ied. C"arit% o3 "ost
!nderstandings that #ere ta2en a#a% in A.D. 3 (% the Se$ond Co!n$i" o3 Constantino'"e0 things that o!r
6er% o"d 3ore3athers too2 3or granted (e3ore the har"ot 3i""ed !s #ith de"!si6e mind sets# 7e1t #e need to
rea"ise that in t%'e #e ha6e.
Dlisha, . Double 4ortion )esus Bhe Miracle /or"er.
*e 3ind in the instr!$tions 3rom .od to E"i)ah0 '.nd anoint Dlisha to be prophet in your place' & =ings
16:2X. &n other #ords he is the ne1t one to a''ear. 7o# "et !s $om'are this #ith the #ords o3 4ohn the
Ba'tist. +t.3:11(. Am'. ''1ut He /ho is coming after me is mightier than I, /hose sandals I am not
worthy or fit to ta"e off or carry, He will baptise you with the Holy *pirit and with fire. 13 Bhen )esus
came from Galilee to the )ordan to )ohn to be baptised by him.''
1=i 1H:1H. Am'. ''*o Dli#ah left there and found Dlisha son of *haphat, whose ploughing was being
done with twelve yo"e of o2en, and he drove the twelfth. Dli#ah crossed over to him and cast his mantle
upon him.'' Dne o3 the meanings o3 12 is #ea"th0 another is .od/s go6ernment0 the other & 3ee" is
re3erring to the 12 tri(es. //And he dro+e the t#e"3th.// &n $onsidering this & rea"ised that the 12
th
son o3
4a$o( #as Ben)amin son of the right hand in other #ords a t%'e o3 the sons of %od or The +an-child#
7o# E"isha #as dri6ing the 12
th
or in $ontro" o3 the most im'ortant o1en o3 them a"". Rea"ising that E"isha
as #e mentioned (eing a t%'e o3 4es!s Christ #ho as o!r 3orer!nner #a"2ed in the rea"m o3 -a(erna$"es 5
#ho no# as the 'er3e$t e1am'"e is no# in $harge o3 a"" those #ho are #a"2ing this #a% 5 is no# driving
the most the important of the OFD8 so to speak - 9 is the leader of the 1en#amin son of the right
hand Man+child group. +a% & a"so add it is a most #onder3!" 'ri6i"ege to (e a (earer o3 5 to ha6e the
Rom.<: 3X Son-shi' mantle cast upon us.

1=i 1H:2X-21. Am'. ''He left the o2en and ran after Dli#ah and said, 0et me "iss my father and
mother, and then I will follow you. .nd he &testing Dlisha' said, Go on bac". /hat have I done to you7
&*ettle it for yourself.''' &n other #ords %o! 2no# #hat %o! m!st do0 5 so #e read in 6erse 21 ''*o
Dlisha went bac" from him. Bhen he too" a yo"e of o2en, slew them, boiled their flesh with the o2en's
yo"e &as fuel', and gave to the people, and they ate. Bhen he arose, followed Dli#ah, and served him.''
F&& =ings 3:11.G So to :!a"i3% the tho!ght that >!2e H:620 is rea""% is not #hat most o3 !s has a$$e'ted
toda%. E"i)ah actually "e3t the '"o!gh 5 (!rned a"" the tra''ings that #ent #ith it 5 2issed his mother 5
3ather good(%e.
&t is interesting to 2no# that E"isha #as !sed to 'er3orm e1a$t"% do!("e the amo!nt o3 mira$"es that
E"i)ah did. E"i)ah 'er3ormed < mira$"es 5 E"isha 16. -he ,o"% P"a$e A ,entecostal - Rea"m ha6e (een
!sed to to 'er3orm m!$h in the 'ast0 (!t 2no# this the +ost ,o"% P"a$e or Tabernacle Rea"m (e"ie6ers
#i"" ha6e the Greater $or#s! & might a"so mention that #here E"i)ah #as !' 5 do#n in his e1'erien$e
there is no mention o3 E"isha (eing o3 that dis'osition0 5 rea"ising that he #as a t%'e o3 Christ this is to (e
3!""% e1'e$ted.
4n. 14:12. A+P. ''I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will
himself be able to do the things that I do, and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to
the !ather.'' &rregard"ess o3 #hat man% thin20 no one as %et has 'er3ormed a .REA-ER mira$"e than

Christ the Antidote Regarding Death

4es!s Christ0 (!t in the 3!"" mani3estation o3 the +an-$hi"d & $an ass!re a"" o3 !s that #e $an e1'e$t e1a$t"%
that to ha''en.
Bhe Dlisha + )esus Ministry.
2 =i 13:2X-21. A+P. ''Dlisha died, and they buried him. 1ands of the Moab'ites invaded the land in the
spring of the ne2t year. >= .s a man was being buried &on an open bier', such a band was seen
coming, and the man was cast into Dlisha's grave. .nd when the man being let down or lowered -
touched the bones of Dlisha, he revived and stood on his feet.'' -his is a another #onder3!" e1am'"e in
the sho#ing o3 E"isha as (eing a t%'e o3 Christ. =ee'ing in mind that the $ir$!mstan$es that $a!sed the
man to (e "o#ered into the gra6e #as not the origina" intention o3 those (!r%ing this man that he (e '!t
into E"isha/s gra6e0 (!t sometimes 'ro6iden$e '"a%s some #onder3!" tri$2s on !s. &t #as the #i"" o3 .od.
&n the !nderstanding o30 E"isha ha6ing 'o#er a3ter his death0 #hen to a"" a$$o!nts 5 '!r'oses he #as dead
5 in the gra6e he sti"" a$t!a""% had "i3e #ithin his (ones 5 #as a("e to raise a dead 'erson (a$2 to "i3e
rea""% staggers the imagination. -he same tho!ght a''"ies to 4es!s. -o man% thin2ing in their mista2en
"o#ered identit% 4es!s Christ died on the Cross 5 a"" the rest is a m%th. B!t no?? ''!or we are members
of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.'' E'h :3X. And #hene6er #e a""o# o!rse"6es to (e "o#ered
into the gra6e o3 o!r lowered consciousness0 to re'ent 5 to!$h the hem o3 his garment A then we will be
revived & will stand on our feet - #e are then to!$hing "i3e0 a non-3ai"ing "i3e0 an aeonian "i3e.
/e Must .llow Ourselves to 4ass the 1aton.

E"i)ah had to die (e3ore E"isha $ame into his o#n. -he e1a$t same thing o$$!rred #ith 4ohn the Ba'tist 5
4es!s. Cor !s to $ome into o!r o#n0 the e1a$t same thing m!st ha''en #ith !s0 one 'art o3 !s m!st die0
the o"d m!st gi6e #a% to the ne#. 7o# & #o!"d "i2e to (ring to %o!r attention that 4es!s the one #ho
re"eases 3rom 'rison &sa 42:;0 did not 5 #o!"d not re"ease 4ohn 3rom 'rison0 hard as it is to understand
(e3ore 4es!s $o!"d $ome into ,is o#n0 the 3orer!nner had to 'ass on0 or D&E. *h%@ A t%'e had to (e
3!"3i""ed 5 an%one o3 !s #ho thin2 that #e #i"" $ome into o!r o#n0 name"% -a(erna$"es0 #hi$h is another
#a% o3 sa%ing the 3!"3i"ment o3 o!r true identity or o!r tr!e Christ se"3.... D!r 3orer!nner o3 the /+ost
,o"% P"a$e/ Tabernacles0 is /-he ,o"% P"a$e/ .entecost0 it m!st not on"% 'decrease or us to increase' it
m!st die a"together 5 i3 & am not #i""ing to a""o# that to ha''en #oe (etide me0 3or ,e #i"" ma2e me
#i""ing. As one has said re$ent"% he #i"" 'Grind you to 4owder.' -his #hat #e are sa%ing here is on"% 3or
those #ho are as'iring to the 3!"3i"ment o3 Tabernacles. -,E D>D +9S- D&E &7 9S. A3ter the E"i)ah o3
E"isha 'assed on0 or D&ED #hat a #onder3!"0 might% ministr% E"isha $ame into. ''D2cept a grain of
wheat falls into the ground 9 dies it abides alone.' And #hen o!r E"i)ah - mistaken or lower self -
'asses on D&ES or a$t!a""% is a(sor(ed into o!r higher - Christ self - #e (e"o6ed #i"" $ome into o!r o#n.
D2cept Gou 1elieve Bhat I .m.
4ohn <:24. E+-V. ''Bherefore I said to you that you will die in your sins, for if you do not believe that
I .M, you will die in your sins.: Dn$e again in this -hird Da% #e see a third de'th o3 !nderstanding to
.od/s #ord. *e ha6e e1'o!nded on this 'arti$!"ar 6erse in the 'ast. &n the =4V 5 se6era" other 6ersions
the #ord ,E is inserted a3ter the #ord A+. -here is no s!$h rendering in the origina" .ree2. +an%
trans"ations are no# (eing tr!e to the origina". -he #ord sins a"so has (een rea"ised in a 3!rther "ight than
#hat #e ha6e 3or man% moons !nderstood. &t is sim'"% missing the mark #hi$h #hi"e #e are #e are sti""
doing so #e are sti"" in $orr!'ti(i"it%. 7o# there are t#o #a%s o3 "oo2ing at this. 1. -he Christ in !s
$"aimed to (e the & A+0 i3 ,e Christ is o!r A true identity our higher self - then m% tr!e se"3 is the & A+0
in (oth a sing!"ar 5 a $or'orate (od% !nderstanding. 2. 4es!s said ''if GO3 do not believe that I .M, you
will die in your sins'' 'or in your corruptibility#' -here are man% toda% #ho are rea"ising their tr!e
identit% 5 are $on3essing 5 doing their (est to a$t it o!t. C"aiming to (e & A+ 5 to (e D7E #ith the
Cather to me is #onder3!". B!t it is an entire"% di33erent thing #hen #e start $"aiming that $e are the
-ather . +an% mention the #ord 'ride0 this is the 'ride o3 PR&DES to (e $"aiming to (e the Cather. 4es!s
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said the 'I and my !ather are one' #e m!st inter'ret s$ri't!re #ith s$ri't!re to !nderstand #hat is tr!"%
(eing said. >et !s no# "oo2 at the 3o""o#ing t#o 6erses to inter'ret #hat #e ha6e )!st :!oted.
1Co 1:2;-2<. +=4V. ''!or He put all things under His feet. 1ut when He says that all things have
been put under His feet, it is plain that it e2cepts Him who has put all things under Him. 2< 1ut when
all things are sub#ected to Him, then the *on Himself also will be sub#ect to Him who has sub#ected all
things to Him, so that God may be all things in all.'' -he 3o""o#ing CEV (rings it o!t e6en $"earer.
1Co 1:2;-2<. CEV. ''/hen the *criptures say that he will put everything under his power, they
don't include God. It was God who put everything under the power of $hrist. 2< .fter everything is
under the power of God's *on, he will put himself under the power of God, who put everything under
his *on's power. Bhen God will mean everything to everyone.''
7o# on the s!r3a$e it ma% seem that & am !ndoing one tho!ght #ith another (!t #hat are ad6o$ating is
BA>A7CE. &3 #e get so 3ar o!t 5 #e !n$onditiona""% $"aim that - $ am the .ather - then #e (e$ome a
+oa(/ite. -hese 'eo'"e $ame into (eing (e$a!se o3 an in$est!o!s re"ationshi' (et#een >ot 5 his
da!ghters 5 the% (e$ame #i6es in a sense to their o#n 3ather0 (!t the $hi"dren #ere >ots $hi"dren 5
grand $hi"dren at the same time. -he $hi"dren/s 3ather /ot #as their 3ather 5 a"so their grand3ather.
Be$a!se o3 a #rong relationship in o!r thin2ing #e $an (e $on3!sed in o!r !nderstanding. ''Do not
meddle with them, - was the command of %od to +oses concerning the +oabites - for I will not give you
of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth, because I have given Mount *eir to Dsau for a
possession.'' De!t 2:.+=4V. Verse 3. ''Gou have gone around this mountain long enough. B3H8
8OHBH/.HD.'' & #o!"d sa% that an% o3 !s #ho ha6e (e$ome !n(a"an$ed in o!r thin2ing0 #e #o!"d need
to do the sameE 7DR-,*ARD a"#a%s means the right dire$tion s'irit!a""%. D!r gra$io!s .od #i"" a"#a%s
a"#a%s gi6e !s means o3 es$a'e 3rom error. 1Cor.1X:13(. ,a6ing said that the & A+ in the tr!e sense o3
#ord is o!r true identity. As 4es!s #as at one #ith the Cather 5 #as & A+0 #e in the same sense as the
%o!nger (rothers ha6e e1a$t"% the same identit% #ith the pattern Son! And %et0 & #o!"d sa% in $"osing
this tho!ght that there is a"so a 3!rther m!$h dee'er reason that .od in3ormed +oses that he #as - not to
meddle with the +oabites - in #hi$h giants are in6o"6ed0 that %o! ma% "i2e to '!rs!e 'ri6ate"%0 #hi$h
3!rther enhan$es o!r tho!ght toda%. *e are ad6o$ating the mani3estation o3 the SONS o3 .od 5 a"so the
(irth o3 the +A7-CHI/D D!r 3!"" .DD-,DDD #i"" $ome into rea"it% on"% as #e mat!re.
Re6 21:-; +=4V. ''.nd He sitting on the throne said, 1ehold, I ma"e all things new. .nd He said to
me, /rite, for these words are true and faithful. 6 .nd He said to me, It is done. I am the .lpha and
Omega, the 1eginning and the Dnd. Bo him who thirsts I will give of the fountain of the /ater of 0ife
freely. ; He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My *O8.''
*e need to rea"ise that 4es!s Christ #as the A"'ha 5 the Dmega. Re6.1:<011. &n this a(o6e 6erse ; ,e 6er%
$"ear"% re3ers to !s as His SONS. -his is a #onder3!" 6erse as it 'ro6es $on$"!si6e"% the deit% 5 oneness
o3 .od in Christ.
Bhe 0ove .nd Bhe Goodness of God.
-here has (een a "ot o3 s'e$!"ation 5 #ondering0 regarding the re$ent 3"oods as to #here the% 3it into
.ods '"an 5 '!r'ose toda%. -here ha6e (een one or t#o 'ro'he$ies ma2ing dire$t $"aims that it is the
dire$t #i"" o3 .od 5 3or ,is '!r'ose0 there ha6e a"so (een man% o()e$tions these. & #o!"d "i2e to ma2e a
3e# $omments on the s!()e$t 2ee'ing the *ord o3 .od as o!r g!ide. -he o6er-riding tho!ght in this
$ir$!mstan$e m!st (e that it is the 'Goodness of God that leads us to repentance.' *hat does the
goodness o3 .od entai". *hen as #e ha6e heard0 ho# $an .od (e in the 3"oods #ith the ta2ing o3
$hi"dren0 e6en to the 'oint o3 one (eing '"!$2ed o!t o3 the mothers arms (% the se6erit% o3 the $!rrent.
>et !s $onsider that this is an arg!ment that 'eo'"e ha6e (een !sing 3or ages in tr%ing to dis'ro6e the
e1isten$e o3 a "o6ing .od #ith or #itho!t 3"oods0 5 so. *hat has (een o!r ans#er@ Can #e sa% (e$a!se
there are 5 ha6e (een a"" sorts o3 terri("e a$$idents #ith $hi"dren sin$e the (eginning o3 time that .od is
not in it a""0 i3 #e 'oint the 3inger 5 sa% that a good .od #o!"d ne6er (e in a 3"ood0 this is 'i$2ing 5
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$hoosing 3or there ha6e a"#a%s (een a$$idents. B9-?? 7o# & am not ad6o$ating one #a% or another0 (!t
"et !s hear the *ord o3 the >ord. &s it tr!e that 'God is in 9 through all things7' &s it a"so tr!e that 'by
Him all things consist or e2ist7' 4!st #hat is the goodness o3 .od@ .od "o6es a"" o3 ,is $reation #ith a
'assion.
Rom <:2<. +=4V. ''.nd we "now that all things wor" together for good to those who love God, to those
who are called according to His purpose.''

It Hains On Bhe )ust 9 Bhe 3n#ust.
A>> -,&7.S #or2 together 3or .DDD. *e as2ed the :!estion0 #hat is the goodness o3 .od@ -he ans#er
is A>> -,&7.S. 7o# & see the "arger 'i$t!re $on$erning this 6erse. &n one sense A>> o3 man2ind are in
the hand o3 .od so to s'ea2. '.ll souls are mine' e6er% "ast one o3 !s ha6e a 'art in the o6era"" '"an o3
.od 5 are or #i"" (e at one time or another 'called according to His purpose' 3or 'He will have all men to
be saved 9 to come to a "nowledge of the truth' and 'will draw all men unto Himself'. *hat #e ma%
thin2 is im'ortant in a nat!ra" #a% o3 thin2ing is nothing to .od. *hen someone dies in an a$$ident or in
a ts!nami0 the o6era"" eterna" '"an o3 .od #ho 'will never leave you or forsa"e you' entai"s 3ar0 3ar more
than #e $an !nderstand at 'resent 5 'all things wor" together for GOOD for those who love God' 3or
#ho has tr!"% said in ,is heart that there is no .od. Sa%ing 5 (e"ie6ing are t#o di33erent things0 dee'
#ithin ea$h 5 e6er% one o3 !s is the se$ret 2no#"edge that #e #ere $reated in Christ 4es!s #a% (a$2 in
.enesis t#o. [et #e 2no# that man% are ''spea"ing lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own
conscience,'' it on"% ta2es one to!$h 3rom .od to re'a$a#en that $ons$ien$e or a#areness0 'you must be
born .G.I8.'
/ho $an /e 1lame !or Bhe Hain.
4o( :1X. +=4V. ''who gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the field,''
4er 1:16. +=4V. ''/hen He utters His voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and He
causes the mists to ascend from the ends of the earth. He ma"es lightnings with rain and brings forth
the wind out of His treasures.''
/hat is to be our reaction.
1-hes.:1<. +=4V. ''In everything give than"s, for this is the will of God in $hrist )esus concerning
you.''
-r!sting that this #i"" (e o3 he"' to %o! a"".
*ritten b% Ralph 0no$les! 1an'-eb! 2344!
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