THE TRUE FIRST BORN

Jesus was the first born, the only begotten son of the most high GOD by the power of the FATHERS spirit overshadowing Mary.  This event while different than the normal physical act of procreation was testified to by the symbolism of all those patriarchs that came before.

In Hebrews chapter 11, the faith chapter, it lists some by name and others by a group but all having the faith of the truth of GOD. These ancient saints understood what the saints understand today.  They were Christians having the Holy Spirit.  

It is interesting that none of these ancient Christians were in their line of descent the first born.  Able was the second son of Adam, Abraham was the third son of Nahor, Jacob was the youngest, Joseph was the next younger to Benjamin, David was the youngest son of Jesse, Solomon was not the eldest son of David. Now Rehoboam was the eldest son of Solomon but the kingdom of Israel was taken from him and eventually Judah was lost as well thus indicating that no first born of men was fit in GODS eyes. So then all of once was Israel was now gone and even afterwards the first born of the kings never happened because the line was broken , Judah went into captivity and the breach never healed.  

Jesus became in prophecy the future heir to the throne of Israel and of creation.  Jesus was of the kingly tribe, Judah , but not of the priestly tribe of Levi.  Jesus was a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, a priest who lived in Abrahams day, long before Israel or Judah existed.  Melchizedek was both a king and a priest of the most high GOD.  Melchizedeks priesthood did not observe circumcision or the law of Moses. Does all this sound familiar to any of you readers?  Melchizedek had the Holy Spirit and blessed Abraham for defeating the kings under Chedorloamer .  

It is a fact the scriptures reveal that grace, the new covenant, existed long before the law was given to Moses.  It is therefore a fact that all these ancient people that had the Holy Spirit were Christians as they all believed in a future messiah and understood the message of the gospel.  They will be the ancient elect of GOD included in the total number of the elect, 144000.  They will be in the first resurrection with the saints during and after Christ.  None of them were the first born but believed in the one who was the firstborn.  If you understand the symbolism of the carnal feast days of ancient Israel concerning the day of Pentecost you will see how these ancient saints are included in the elect 144000.  

Leviticus 23:17 instructed the carnal Israelites to bake two loaves of bread baked with leaven. These two loaves symbolized the ancient saints and the modern, that is those before and after Christ.  They are called, “The first fruits of GOD”. Revelation 14:4   Leviticus 23:17  These two loaves together are the complete church, one of the measures of meal that Jesus mentioned in a parable about the kingdom of GOD.

Matthew 13:33 “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.”

Each measure of meal produced a leavened loaf of bread. One loaf represented the church composed of both ancient and modern elect saints to total in the end time to 144000. The next loaf would be the people of the millennium and the third the people of the second resurrection.  These are the three measures of meal.  The leaven in all three symbolizes being leavened  with the Holy Spirit.  

All of these elect saints were and are in Jesus Christ, the first born of them all spiritually speaking.  In the days of the ancient saints baptism was not practiced due to Christ not yet being the messiah but they practiced circumcision symbolizing that through human reproduction a woman would be born whose son would be the son of GOD.  Isaiah 7:14  This practice of circumcision ended with Christ and was replaced with baptism and in order to have baptism apply to those ancient saints Jesus was baptized for them.  Romans 15:8  Matthew 3:15  righteousness is imputed to all the saints because of our faith and these ancient saints certainly had faith therefore in order to fulfill the righteousness imputed to these ancient saints Jesus, the one they all had faith in, was baptized to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs.  The true first born son of the most high GOD was the only one who could do this.

WILL THE REAL CREATOR PLEASE STAND UP

 If you are talking to your two or three year old child would you talk to them on an adult level ?  Adults must come down to the level of the child in order to communicate with the child.  The higher being must always come down to the level of the lower being in order to have communication. This is how GOD communicates with us.  The scriptures are full of of this method.  GOD speaks to us using physical metaphors, that is speech that describes things by comparing them to something familiar to the lower beings, humanity.  Physical things like money, sheep and shepherds, light and darkness, agricultural terms like crops, seeds, soil and water. 

Christ used these things in his parables but the understanding of the proper application of these metaphors to gain spiritual understanding was only possible if the person hearing had the holy spirit.  Matthew 13:10,11,12,13   It was only given to the church to understand the parables, that the knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD were hidden from unconverted people.

When the Apostles and others wrote the new covenant scriptures they used this method to varying degrees some more than others.  With this in mind I would like to examine John 1:1,2,3,4,5

Here is the most used translation of John 1:1-5

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome  it.

Take notice that the male pronouns "he" and "him" are used.  These pronouns were used by the translator to give the idea that the he and him were referring to Jesus and in  John 1:14 this idea seems to be confirmed.

14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.  We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son  from the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Here is what John 1:1-5 is really saying.

In the beginning GOD the FATHER, the creator, spoke all things into existence. It, the word, was with GOD and was GODS word.  Because of GODS word all things were made, created, and without GOD speaking the word nothing that was created would have been created.  In GODS word was life and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.

1 Corinthians 8:6  confirms that GOD the FATHER, "from whom all things came and for whom we live", is the creator.  The rest of the verse gives a false impression that Jesus is the creator by using the word "through" however Strongs article G1223 is below.

through
δι’ (di’)

Strong's Lexicon

dia: through, by, because of, for the sake of

Original Word: διά
Part of Speech: Preposition
Transliteration: dia
Pronunciation: dee-ah'
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ah')
Definition: through, by, because of, for the sake of
Meaning: (a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.

Word Origin: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is בְּ (bĕ), Strong's Hebrew 1157, which can mean "in," "by," or "through."

Usage: The Greek preposition "διά" (dia) is used to express the means or instrumentality by which an action is performed. It often indicates causation or reason, such as "because of" or "for the sake of." In the New Testament, it frequently appears in contexts that describe the means by which God accomplishes His purposes, the agency of Christ in salvation, or the reason for human actions.

 

 

The first part of 1 Corinthians 8:6 confirms the FATHER as creator and is highlighted in blue.  The second part of the verse seems to say Jesus was the creator highlighted in red. The word "through" is a bad translation because you cannot have two creators.  "Through" should be , "because of or for the sake of" and this because Jesus is the heir of all things GOD the FATHER created. Jesus cannot be his own Heir.

 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 

Hebrews 1:2 confirms again that Jesus is the heir not the creator but makes the same error as 1 Corinthians 8:6 by using the word "through".

2 in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son,  whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. 

 The reason the FATHER created the universe was to give it to HIS son ,  this word "through" creates a contradiction because in these verses the FATHER is confirmed as the creator but also says Jesus is, that is an obvious contradiction. Scripture cannot contradict itself.

The truth is that the FATHER is the creator and Jesus is HIS heir, that the FATHER created all things, seen and unseen, the universe for, because of, for the sake of, HIS son.  This makes spiritual sense and we the saints share in the inheritance of Jesus.