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Doubling Down

Part VII

In the book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Lord has revealed there is a corollary between the actions in the heavens, and the physical cycles which are repetitively manifested in those who dwell on the earth.

Because these are "shadows" of Spiritual Sequences, and spirits are not limited by earthly life spans, these cycles repeat in the temporal timeline. Furthermore, we can track how they have been manifested in history, through the lens that God has provided us known as the Holy Bible.

We call this Sequential Recapitulation, or Doubling.  

What is truly fascinating is how these Patterns in Prophecy reverberate across the ages, originating in the Spiritually generated "substance," or what the Scriptures call "the heavens."

Human discernment (or the lack thereof) of these cycles is directly dependent on the degree that the "third part" – the Spiritual component in the creation – is mingled with the "two parts" of their earthly existence, the physical realm that is impacted by the divided house of Satan.

"In all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say it is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God" (Zechariah 13:8.9).

To make Spiritual discernment even more difficult, not only are we tasked with understanding what part of our perspective is generated by our Flesh and Blood existence (the "two parts" that are scheduled to be "cut off" because of an earthly lifespan in this fallen world) at the expense of our Spiritual "third part," our triune composition is further impacted by which era of time in which we find ourselves.

In accord with the aforementioned mystery of thirds, the Lord has revealed there are three basic historical divisions of ages: the Old Testament BC era, the New Testament AD age, and the present Era of Antichrist. These three ages – as well as most of the triune patterns seen within each of them in history – are impacted by the 6,7,8 Cycle, where the sixth consecutive phase of each era collides with the seventh to be mingled as the eighth– as the "seven" profoundly affects the earthly age in which it occurs, as it is originated in "the heavens."

Thus, with a lifetime of studying the Scriptures and having been moved by the Holy Spirit (who invariably leads us to "all truth" – John 16:13), the Lord has communicated prophetic doctrine that is largely still unrecognized by multitudes in the body of Christ. Nevertheless, "let God be true, but every man a liar" (Romans 3:4). 

Earlier, I noted that genuine Spiritual discernment is heavily impacted by the age in which we find ourselves, and since most of our generation has existed during the Era of Antichrist, we see a Prophetic Parallel with studious Jews who were confronted with the decidedly radical development wherein a minority in their ranks declared that their Messiah had come.  

Because JESUS CHRIST was not the Saviour they had been led to expect, it was very difficult for the average Israelite to break with centuries of tradition and erroneous teaching, so many simply clung to their historical belief and what the consensus of religious authorities told them.

Further, to even entertain the revolutionary thought that the Christ had already come -- and independently investigate the Scriptures to see if these things be so -- isolated the individual from their family, and their society in general.

"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be of his own household" (Matthew 10:34-35).

Indeed, the sheer gravity of such a situation is compounded by the concern over betting your own soul with your belief, because the stakes are exceedingly high, and making the wrong choice infers you will be negatively judged by the LORD. In any event, most devout people fear the LORD in either timeline.  

"Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long" (Proverbs 23:17).

Perhaps this contributed to the animosity on the part of the Jews towards the Apostle Paul – a theme we addressed last week – in that Paul ably presented the case for Christ by citing the prophetic Scriptures, as opposed to agreeing with the Jewish majority who despised Jesus. At Christian Media, we find an unusual affinity (the Prophetic Parallels mentioned earlier) with the Apostle, for Paul is noted for his informed critique of the culture which administered the Old Covenant.

Over the years, we've learned that noticing the similarity of our ministry with that of Paul is more than a simple coincidence, as the LORD has since taught us about the phenomenon of Doubling. Quite a few years ago, for instance, while reading the account in the book of Acts where the LORD told Paul his own people would not receive His testimony concerning Jesus, I had the distinct impression God was speaking to me.

"And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem…I was in a trance. And saw him saying unto me, make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive they testimony concerning me" (Acts 22:17,18).

In this wonderful story, Paul actually resisted the Word of the Lord:

"[But] Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee – [surely they'll listen to me!]" (Acts 22:19).

Having been a devout propagator of the Rapture doctrine – I had even recorded a commercial music album themed on the Rapture – I was sure the "Rapture" crowd would listen to me when God made it very clear there was something desperately wrong with the doctrine. The entire experience – including the large scale rejection of that epic truth -- resulted in an entire book entitled They Will Not Hear Thee.

I have since learned far more about the huge importance of receiving the truth about the doctrine because it contains the seeds that have grown into the Strong Delusion found in the Era of Antichrist.

I realized the same progressive understanding that occurred in the Apostle Paul's ministry was also unfolding in my life. It was Paul's early letter to the Thessalonians (his first) that document the development of that progression. In support of that assertion, in I Thessalonians, he dealt very briefly with the crucial subject of Israel, noting that the Gentile Christians in Thessalonica Prophetically Paralleled the Jewish Christians in Judaea.

"For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews" (I Thessalonians 2:14).  

However, by the time Paul penned the in depth letter to the Romans (who were Gentiles just like the Thessalonians), his perspective had intensified to the degree that, in that Scripture, large portions are on the subject of Israel.

Indeed, the entire writing to the Romans is heavily centered on the believer's identity as the "new creature" (II Corinthians 5:17) that is now the Spiritual version of Israel. Although Paul is conflicted over the Flesh and Blood Jewish rejection of Christ (being an Israelite himself), in the later epistles (such as Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians, etc) to the believers that were formerly lost Gentiles, he was compelled by the Holy Spirit to emphasize the threat of Flesh and Blood Israel.

Furthermore, the truth is, God had shown him the Jewish people were no longer to even be considered actual Jews, as the Christian era of AD had begun, when the Christians were the only "Israel" in the eyes of the Lord.

This is self evident from the text, as he mentions "that which is called the Circumcision" (Ephesians 2:11), a statement that is phrased so that the reader will see that it is now erroneous to call them "the Circumcision," or Jews. He even repeats the literary technique, by saying those that are falsely called the Circumcision, inaccurately still refer to the Gentiles as the "Uncircumcision," when those Paul is writing to those who are no longer "Gentiles in the flesh."

"Remember, that ye in time past Gentiles in the flesh who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh…that at that time ye were without Christ, being [separated] from…Israel…but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ" (Ephesians 2:11-13).

Thus, by the time Paul writes to the Romans he pointedly corrects those who are "called" Jews, as it is clear that the real Jew is a Spiritual Jew.

"Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the [Old Covenant], and makest thy boast of God…the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly...But he is a Jew which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit" (Romans 2:17,24,27,28).

When the Apostle John writes Revelation years later, he also refers to those "make thy boast of God," and he says they are liars. He also confirms that such a claim is blasphemy.

"I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan" (Revelation 2:9).

The fact that the Lord turned the world "upside down" (Isaiah 29:16) and inverted the roles so that the Christians are now the real Israelites, was a fulfillment of a prophecy issued by none other than JESUS CHRIST Himself.

"The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof" (Matthew 21:43).

Moreover, since the Word of God says it is blasphemy for "that which is called the Circumcision" to continue to illegitimately claim to be Israel when Christ said the "kingdom shall be taken from you," surely it is blasphemy for any Christian to make the same claim.

- James Lloyd

To Be Continued