In
this article we want to examine the mysterious translation of Enoch,
so that He did not taste death; we will see how His testimony is
applicable to us today. Topics like these which touch on divinity
and immortality might baffle some readers out there because they are
rarely spoken of in spheres of religion or human beliefs. With the
many distractions in this world, men are simply not listening to the
gentle voice of the Spirit, instead of listening to that which is
able to save the soul, men are carried away by a realm of
appearances and governed by the uncountable winds of human beliefs.
Religion cannot give life; neither can the scientific and
intellectual mind give life. That which gives life is the Spirit,
for this reason we are admonished to learn to listen silently,
because in hearing we are translated from the outer darkness which
constitutes this entity called the world into the light, so that we
can dwell in the light as He (the son of God) is in the light. As we
listen patiently that blessed realm of God opens up, and we pass
over from death to life, from the spiritual poverty of mortal man of
the dust unto the unsearchable riches of the son of God from heaven.
The irony of all this is that everything that pertains to divinity,
true rich life and our prosperity are freely available to all
through the Spirit, but men whose minds are obscured by the vain
glories of this material world, are simply not able to see from afar
off into the invisible and therefore do not value it. Men love the
fruits of the spirit of God (the tree of life), but don’t like to be
associated with the invisible tree itself; they rather love to
associate themselves with the other visible tree (the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil) which represents mortal man and the
wisdom of this world, while hating the fruits of death associated
with it. The Spirit of God is always present, knocking on the door
of the hearts of men so that it can enter and dine freely with them
and therefore give them that thing which catapults them back to the
peak of glory from where they have descended, so that they can once
more reign over every imaginary power of death [Revelations
3:20-21].
Talking about the benefits of listening, please read the following
verses from Isaiah:
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,
and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy
wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye
spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that
which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that
which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall
live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the
sure mercies of David.
Our ability to incline our ears to hear is what causes us to inherit
the sure mercies of David mentioned in Isaiah 55:3, which is
prophetic reference to the blessings associated with Christ and his
eternal kingdom. We also see this in Psalms 89:20-37. The
eternal promises of God to His son who reigns eternally on the
throne are immortality and absolute victory over His enemies. We
know the ultimate enemy of Christ is summed up in two words, hell
and death, because the last enemy to be defeated is death itself [1
Corinthians 15:26]. These blessings also extends to His body the
Church, because like He says, Hell and death cannot prevail over His
Church [Matthew 16:18]. When Jesus tells Peter that the gates
of hell will not prevail against His Church, He is referring to the ekklēsia, meaning the called out. These are the ones gathered out of the
darkness and ignorance that constitute this entity called the world
into the one body known of God, which is Christ. We ought to get a
clear picture of what the church of God is; it is the body of Christ
or we can call it the celestial gathering of the redeemed unto the
Lord. It has nothing to do with buildings or organized religion. We
might physically gather for a season in buildings, but
bear in mind that the goal is to be consciously gathered with other
perfected spirits into the Church of the first born which is upon
mount Zion, God’s invisible realm. This is the place of unlimited
blessing and life; the realm Christ has come to gather us into.
To obtain this exalted favor, all we need to do is to open our ears
and hear the truth as the spirit reveals it to us; it is very much
like receiving the bread of life from the Lord Himself. Whosoever
asks for bread (the word of the Spirit) from the Father with a
sincere heart will receive it freely because the Father does not
deny man anything that is His; His good will is to give His kingdom
and all that He is and has to all men. When we were children we
spoke and acted as children, but the hour has come to let go of
childishness so that we can face the things that pertain to eternal
life. We must let go of human foolishness and begin to listen
attentively to words of wisdom as it flows from the depths of God.
Our meditation and prayer is: Father, turn my eyes away from
vanity and quicken me in your ways. Cause my heart to be aligned
with your ways and not the foolish ways of man. Let my eyes be
always focused on your presence, because you are all that there is.
Teach me wisdom so that I can walk in your ways and continually open
my eyes to see marvelous secrets in your word. Amen
Let us be reminded that the son of God has descended from Heaven as
the light of the world and He has given us His Spirit to illuminate
us with the light of life until all trace of darkness is no more.
Christ has brought to our awareness true light and immortality,
having ripped off the dense veil covering the nations of this world,
and therefore ushered in a new world or realm where we consciously
have our being in the living God. In this new and living way the old
life as men independent of God is brought to an end, because we are
totally reconciled to God so that we are one with Him who lives
forever. In Him is light and there is no darkness at all, the
essence of the gospel is to gather us in Him, nothing else; if you
hear any other thing know for sure that it is not the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ. This is the place (realm or consciousness) that
Christ has prepared for we who incline our ears to listen, and He
is presently gathering us into this place of abundant life where
there is no trace of death.
We can say the word of God remains a mystery that is scarcely known
by the men of this present age. Many listen to it but with closed
ears and eyes, signifying a veiled mind so that they are not able to
perceive the true message in it; it is very much like hearing a
parable and not being able to solve the riddle behind it. The true
word of God reveals the secret of the true and only life that there
is, which is that life hidden in God. It reveals the way or in other
words the sacred realm of God where darkness dissolves into nothing.
This realm is a present reality not for tomorrow in the sky after we
die, like religion and the beliefs of men would like to believe. To
inherit this place of life and infinite blessings all we need is to
open our ears diligently and listen, then we will discover this
present world or system of men we live in is nothing but a dead
entity. Like we will soon discover, Enoch was able to cheat the jaws
of death because He discovered the secret of life; He was able to
listen and receive from the voice of the spirit. This is why Jesus
emphatically says, mind how you hear:
Mark 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear
shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be given:
and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he
hath.
If we humbly receive the incorruptible word from the spirit, we will
gain all that is God’s and we know all things are His; on the other
hand if any man does not receive from the spirit, He finishes up
buried with alongside the dead and in the process loses everything
that He thinks he has, and He will not see the glorious realm of God
reserved for those who love the name of the Lord. There is a place
where darkness seizes to be, we may call it the kingdom of God or
the paradise of God or heaven or Mount Zion; it is a realm that
simply is, because it has always been, ever before form came into
existence. In the hearts of man there is a witness of this blessed
incorruptible realm, so through mental intelligence and reasoning
that form the bedrock of all religions, sects, movements and human
beliefs, he tries in vain to locate it. Brethren let us not be
fooled religion, Christian or non Christian cannot locate God’s
Paradise, it is like the case of the blind leading the blind and we
know that they finish up in the pit. Flesh and blood, which
represents man’s intelligence and understanding cannot see this
realm of God, talk less of entering it.
THE REALM OF LIGHT AND LIFE
Speaking by the auction of the spirit, Job testifies of this blessed
incorruptible realm, where man puts an end to darkness, and
discovers the invaluable treasure of the great price buried under
the thick covering of darkness.
Job 28:1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for
gold where they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the
earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He
setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood
breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten
of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is
turned up as it were fire. 6 The stones of it are the
place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. 7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the
vulture's eye hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden
it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his
hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every
precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Job 28 is a parable of a miner who digs deep underneath the earth,
into dark places where men are unaware of, and discovers a reservoir
of great riches. This is very much like the parable that Jesus gave
of the man who discovered a great treasure trove hidden underneath
the ground [Mathew 13:44]. That hidden treasure is a perfect
pointer to the glory of God hidden in man, otherwise known as Christ
in you the hope of glory. Along with Christ comes God’s kingdom and
the totality of what God is and has.
The ignorance in the heart of mortal man is that which constitutes
the shadow of death, which veils the glory of God within Him; this
is the same darkness that covered the deep in Genesis 1:2.
Man goes about with a sin and poverty consciousness and continues on
sinking into misery and destruction due to the ignorance that is in
His heart. He is ignorant of where He comes from and where he is
going; He simply has no idea of the substance He is made of. However
with gratitude, today we declare that light is shining and that
sacred path to immortality and life is being made ever plain, and we
are beginning to see that which the birds of prey and the fierce
lion are unable to see talk less of walk on. The vulture and the
Lion represent the beastly, impure and carnal state of flesh and
blood (mortal man), who like we know cannot enter the kingdom of
God. As long as a man retains His carnal state He cannot see the
land which abounds with dust of gold, sapphire stones and bread
(Manna or bdellium). This is a clear description of the Garden of
Eden, God’s paradise [Genesis 2:8-12], a realm of perfection,
pure light and pleasures where nothing that defiles or makes a lie
can ever enter. Dusts of gold point to divinity and immortality; the
transparent and precious sapphire stones represent purity and riches
in glory; while the bread (manna or bdellium) represents the
abundance of true spiritual life for those who find this place.
This is the realm Enoch found, and it is equally the realm or rather
consciousness that we are being gathered into, so that we can dwell
in that inapproachable light where only the son of God dwells [Giovanni
14:2-3, 1Timothy 6:16 ]. No man can find that place of life, because man’s mind is blinded
by the vanity of this material world. Only the redeemed of God
through Christ Jesus, those who follow the leading of the spirit
unto the death of their own unprofitable earthly life in the present
world will enter into this place of life.
Many years after Job left the scene, the spirit confirms the
existence of this blessed realm where death seizes.
Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall
be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it;
but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools,
shall not err therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but
the redeemed shall walk there: 10 And the ransomed of the
LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy
upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and
sighing shall flee away.
Those who find this place will no more taste death; they are those
whom Jesus called the sons of the resurrection, those who are not of
this present world but of that to come [Mark 9:1]. These ones
are looked upon as fools by men of this present age, because they
live by the pure celestial wisdom of Christ, which is foolishness to
the religious and earthly minded man of the earth. These ones know
the voice of their master and they follow Him in the ascension, into
the place of rest and eternal delights. These things we are hearing
are the precious secrets of God hidden from the princes (men) of
this age, but freely given to those ears that her willing to hear
wisdom as she calls out to men. For this reason Jesus says, “Blessed
are your ears because they hear, and blessed are your eyes because
they see”, because the multitudes, the wise and even the
just also seek these things but never find it.
Being born into a material world and groomed by the spirit of this
age which in turn has molded us to live by the natural senses, men
are always looking out for some form of physical evidence, for this
reason they are not able to comprehend the ever present invisible
realm where life is found. Unknowingly man shuts the door of God’s
kingdom on his face with His beliefs and false hopes, He fails to
pause and consider the emphatic words of Jesus which say, the
kingdom of God is within you, meaning the fullness of God is within
us and we know in God there is nothing like death. Obviously these
words of Jesus are contrary to the religious beliefs of men of this
age, meaning their beliefs are like a wall of separation that
prevents them from entering the kingdom of God.
Today we can boldly declare by the Spirit of God, that there remains
a people, the elect of God who will not follow the broad path that
leads to death, but like Enoch, these ones will find the narrow path
that leads to life above far away from the torments of hell below [Proverbs 15:24]. Like we know the bible records few
examples of men who did not taste death; these examples are
purposely written to educate us on the path to life. An example of
one who did not taste death is Elijah, who was transported up into
heaven by a whirl wind and a host of horsemen and a chariot of fire
[Please read the article “THE CHARIOT AND THE HORSEMEN OF ISRAEL”].
In Paul’s letter to the Hebrew brethren, while making reference to
the great men of faith, He talks about Enoch who was also taken away
by God so that He did not taste death because He had a testimony
that He pleased God.
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see
death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before
his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
DRAWING CLOSE TO GOD AND RECEIVING HIS SPIRIT
In the fifth chapter of Genesis, we can clearly see that Enoch
spent the last three years of His life walking closely with God,
then He was no more, but we know God remains from generation to
generation.
Genesis 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah
three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23 And all the
days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch
walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Only as we walk with God as Enoch walked with God can we become
victorious over death. In the same way that oil and water do not mix
and that life has nothing to do with death, we know that in God
there is no darkness at all. We also know that our God is always
willing to give all that is His to all who ask, for He freely gives
His light to all; it is not in God’s nature to withhold good from
any man. Every good and perfect gift comes from God the Father of
lights, and anyone who receives from God is illuminated with the
light of life, because that is all that God has. Seek and you will
find, ask and you will receive, knock and the door will be opened up
to you. The question is what do we seek, do we seek earthly riches,
good health, a good family or a good job, recognition from men or do
we seek that eternal life that is nested in God? We have to begin to
refocus on the hope of our calling which is non other than to be
found in Christ who is eternally one with the living God, or in a
clearer tone, the only true God and eternal life [1John 5:20]. If we
have Him we have all things; for this reason he says, seek ye first
the kingdom of God and all the other things will be added to you.
The perfect mind is set on the glory of Christ above and this should
be the mindset of all who seek God; our inner groaning is to be
aligned with this mindset.
Any man who seeks the path that leads to life has to walk closely
with God and let His spirit guide Him, because only the spirit of
God is capable of leading us out of the destructive realm of hell
where men of this world languish. We are beginning to get a clear
picture of the importance of spirit of God which teaches us from the
depths of God.
Let us carefully browse through these verses from the psalms which
describe the attitude of the true seeker of God. This describes the
mindset of those who will find the place of true life.
Psalms 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my
reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the
LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I
shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory
rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt
not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One
to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in
thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there
are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou
hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me
with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none
upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my
heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart,
and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee
shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from
thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I
have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Above all, the true seeker who draws close to God has to have a
single heart and mind that is set on God alone; meaning God has to
be His treasure both in heaven and on earth, this is the only way to
enter into the place of life [Psalms 73:25, Psalms 16:8].
This is what is known as the single eye of the kingdom; those who
will enter in, do so as they awaken to the reality that God is all
in all. If a man sees otherwise, he is governed by the evil eye
which beholds idols (vanity) and consequently corrupts Him in the
process.
When the Apostle John says, “little ones stay away from idols [1John
5:21]”, He is simply saying stay away from anything that does
not reveal the true God and eternal life. The evil eye is the
mindset of man that perceives the creation from a carnal and natural
perspective, not realizing that things in the natural realm are
simply pointers to the true and invisible things of God. Paul knew
this secret that is why He says: “I know no man after the flesh, but
rather after the spirit”, meaning in all men He sees only that inner
seed of God which is Christ. This is the short cut to obtaining true
innocence and love without which no man can stand before God’s
presence.
With the single eye, there is only one life, one man, one body, one
spirit, one family, one church, one gathering and one God, all other
things are simply idols, which will disappear with time. One may ask
then what should I do with my natural family or my church members?
The answer is simple: tell them the truth so that they too might be
saved and escape the destruction of hell beneath.
Of course to attain to this level of consciousness, we must be
thoroughly groomed by God’s spirit, because those who will enter
into glory must be taught of God [Isaiah 54:13]. Enoch’s
victory over death was possible because having drawn close to God
and confided in God, He received direct instruction from Him. That
instruction He received from God is instruction that eludes men of
this age. It is this instruction by the spirit of God that is able
to lift a man up from the bowels of hell and set him back at the
right hand of God where He can once more see joy, peace and true
eternal pleasures. Death cannot reign over the saints of God,
because these ones who unite in one with God’s spirit receive
instruction only from Him [1 Corinthians 6:17].
In the transgression we were reduced to mere mortal creatures of the
dust, but by the spirit which is the breath from the depths of God
we are restored to our original celestial states in God. The Spirit
is the only gift of God to man, without which no man can escape the
power of sin and death which reigns in this present world [Act
1:4].
Let us gather ourselves in meditation and remind ourselves of what
Jesus and His Apostles said about the Spirit of God.
THE SPIRIT TESTIFIES OF CHRIST IN US:
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth
him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with
you, and shall be in you.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the
beginning.
What Jesus is simply saying is that the Spirit of God within us
testifies of Christ, who is the true creature of God from the
beginning. When Jesus refers to Himself saying “He shall
testify of me”, He was not referring to the exterior human
identity that He wore two thousand years ago; rather He was
referring to the inner invisible spiritual man that is hidden within
every man. This inner man is Christ within, the glory and the image
of God. The illumination that comes from the spirit of God awakens
us and makes us consciously aware that we are Christ the son of the
living God who has been from the beginning. This is the sacred
mystery we forgot when we descended into this material world and put
on the form of mortal man.
Christ is the spirit and He dwells eternally in bosom of God the
Father, being one with God, it means there is no such thing as death
in Him. The spirit God in us agrees with our own spirit that we are
sons of God, free from the beggarly elements of this world and
rightful heirs to God’s eternal kingdom. This is the sacred
realization that liberates us from the imaginary power of death,
because the son of God abides forever [John 8:35].
THE SPIRIT UNVEILS THE BLESSED REALM OF GOD FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVE
IT:
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will
shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15 All things
that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take
of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 16 A little while, and
ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me,
because I go to the Father.
The spirit of God guides us into all truth, revealing to us things
to come. Things to come in this context are things to come in the
Kingdom age of Christ. It opens our eyes to a whole new invisible
realm where the Father’s presence also known as Paradise can be
located. No man can locate that blessed realm where death and
anguish of soul seizes except those guided by God’s Spirit. The
Spirit makes us consciously aware of this ever present glorious
realm which the natural eyes of mortal man are unable to see [1
Corinthians 2:9-13].
Men of this age go on in an infinite loop as they look out for
physical evidence of God’s realm not knowing that it is ever
present.
THE TRANSFORMATIVE WORK OF THE SPIRIT PURIFIES US:
Like we all know without true holiness and righteousness no one can
see nor approach the Father’s presence. A guilty conscience and a
corrupt nature cannot enter the kingdom of God. God does not drive
any man away from His presence, it is the conscience of man that
drives man out and barricades the way back to His presence. We also
know that all those who stray away from His presence are cast into
the lower realms of Hell and destruction [Psalm 73:27]. We
know all men are corrupt and have made their beds in Hell [Psalms
53:1], so how do we get out and find our way back to that
eternal presence where we can once more know joy.
Revelations 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any
thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination,
or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's
book of life.
It is only by God’s spirit that we can be purified and transformed
from the deadened and anti-Christ nature we have inherited by our
natural birth and initiation into this present world [1Corinthians
6:11]. If anyone chooses to carry on living as a mortal man
according to the carnal spirit that governs this age, He can be rest
assured that He will die in His sinful nature. If however we repents
and allows the spirit of God take over, He will be converted from
the old sinful nature and put on the true righteous man of God who
by nature dwells in the eternal presence of the Father.
The sinful corrupt nature that man battles with is derived from the
carnal spirit by which He lives, if however He substitutes it with
the spirit of God, He is will be liberated from that sinful nature.
The spirit of God gives God’s nature, while the spirit of man molds
that creature that cannot be subject to God.
OUR LIFTING UP AND GATHERING IN GOD’S GLORY
The
same spirit (the Spirit of God) which raised Jesus from the dead and
exalted Him to the right hand of God is presently working in the
saints to quicken them and to raise them above all the powers of
death. Bear in mind that true death is a spiritual concept, it is
not just shedding of the physical body, it is separation from God,
the only source of all life; if we live as men governed by the
natural beastly instincts and cannot sense the eternal loving
presence of God, we are dead in our sins and trespasses and do
suffer the consequences of death and hell. Fear, sense of lack and
the many torments men suffer are simple evidence of the fruits of
death and hell. Anyone who denies that he has suffered these things
is not being truthful, but if we acknowledge our transgression in
Adam and receive the voice of truth, He is faithful and just to
forgive us.
The ultimate fruit of God’s forgiveness is in to rediscover
ourselves in one in Christ, exactly the way it was before we
descended into this realm (the world) separated from God, so that we
can once reign and rest in glory. Where He is (the son of God), that
is at the right hand of God, is where we the redeemed of God will be
[John 17:24], a realm where we can know true
innocence, abundance of life and perfect stillness with no fear
whatsoever. Those who partake of true salvation are those who will
find mount Zion the place of sapphires, dust of gold, and manna in
abundance, and they stand as one with the living one; like Enoch,
they will never taste death.
Mark 9 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till
they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
These ones are those who recognize truth, and therefore hate their
life in this world to unite in one in the only true and holy one of
God. In recognizing the truth and living unto the truth, the Father
honors and glorifies them with His own self, so that they become
co-partakers of the divine glory and life of God.
John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that
hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father
honour.
Ironically Enoch also prophesied about the appearing of this company
of the redeemed who are being gathered into the place of life to
serve the Lord:
Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of
these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his
saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that
are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have
ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which
ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
This company of thousands of saints also known as the church, angels
or sons of the resurrection are the perfected ones who are
continuosly being gathered upon mount Zion and do appear to the
world in the perfect glory of the Father. Jesus also averted the
world on the appearing of this company of the recdeemed who will
convict the world of sin [Mark 8:38]. Their glorious
appearance executes judgement on the world by convicting it of sin
and causes men to contemplate the invisible God manifested in the
flesh. Enoch is in that company of thousands, so is Paul and all
saints in the spirit and in this present world.
Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the only life, no one can see
taste of that divine life of God except He passes through the son
who is eternally one with the Father. This all points to our
understanding of our true selves in Christ and a total loss of that
human self we acquired in this world. In ignorance and error, man
has been modeled to live after an outer exterior personality in
relation to a naturally perceived world and as long as He continues
to live this way, He dies off as a man. If however He can perceive
the spirit beckoning to Him, and He repents by diligently and
patiently conforming Himself back to the Christ, the true creature
of God, He will pass over from death to life and once more know true
eternal pleasures.
Job 36:8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be
holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he sheweth them their work,
and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth
also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from
iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend
their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if
they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die
without knowledge.
ENOCH’S CONSUMPTION IN GOD’S GLORY
It is recorded that Enoch pleased God, for this reason God drew Him
out of depths of hell and death. One may ask, what is that thing
that pleases God? The only thing that pleases God is our baptism
into the death of Jesus after the flesh, and our conformation to
Christ the spirit who is the son of God. God demonstrates this at
the baptism of Jesus, when He thundered from heaven saying: “this is
my son in whom I am well pleased” [Mark 1:9-11]. This voice
came only after the baptism of Jesus, meaning that the life Jesus
lived before then was of no value. From the moment Jesus was
baptized and filled with the holy spirit, it was a new personality
that lived and worked through Him; it was the son of God who is from
the beginning no more the Hebrew man born in a manger some thirty
years earlier on.
Flesh and blood cannot confess like the mind of Christ that “I
always do the things that please Him”, because it simply cannot be
aligned with the will of God. Like Paul writes in many of His
letters that flesh and the spirit cannot agree. This means we should
stop trying to make the human life acceptable to God, rather let us
reach out to the spirit and by faith walk in the revelation light of
the spirit. To inherit eternal life we must let go of our lives in
this visible realm of appearances and take a hold of the true life
in the spirit. If we sow to the spirit PATIENTLY, we will escape
death; on the other hand if anyone holds on to the lie (the flesh)
or the human identity, He will end up buried with the multitudes who
finish up in death. Like we know God does not bring calamity upon
anyone, man brings it upon Himself by not listening to sound
instruction.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his
flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the
Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
The mystery of Enoch’s translation is that He ceased to be an entity
separate from God, in a positive sense His human identity after the
flesh was swallowed up by the consuming fire of God’s love, so that
God became all in all. This is actually a pointer to the end of our
faith when Christ has put everything in us under His feet and
finally presents us to the Father so that God becomes all in all. In
this realization knowledge seizes, all nations become one in the
Lord.
1Corinthians 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have
delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have
put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must
reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last
enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he
hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are
put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did
put all things under him. 28 And when all things shall be
subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto
him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
The spirit Christ like a burning flame within us annihilates every
principality and power within us that try to exalt itself against
the knowledge of Christ. These are the human beliefs that tie us to
mortality and a life independent of God. These human beliefs are the
things that have over time created the man of sin that is not
subject to God.
The inner working of God’s spirit brings an end to the old
corruptible and lawless man of the earth and unveils the true
celestial man of God who has been from the beginning in God. In some
of His many parables, Jesus refers to this as the burning of the
shaft, so that the real inner substance (the seed of God) is
unveiled and gathered back into the barn (the God head).
Many people out there are still looking Jesus of Nazareth after the
flesh the same way the prophets looked for the body of Elijah after
He was taken up in glory, and the way they probably looked for the
bodies of Enoch and Moses but they are greatly mistaken. Jesus of
Nazareth as a man of the Hebrew tribe is no more, but He exists in
the glory of the Father the way He was before He took up the form of
mortal man. Now we understand why He says I go to the Father [John 16:16], or Father glorify me with yourself with the glory I
had with you before this world was [John 17:5], or I know
where I came from and I know where I am going [John 8:14].
Jesus’ human identity was consumed in the glory of God; this is what
God intended to demonstrate when Jesus was lifted up into the cloud
at the end of His ministry. This is the same path for those who can
hear the voice of the spirit calling them to obedience in Christ, He
(the Spirit) must increase and we (the flesh) must decrease. This is the only way to life.
Brethren the hour is now, not tomorrow when some outward sign is
fulfilled, we should by faith begin an ascent into the glory of the
Father exactly like Jesus did. This means a total submission to the
spirit and conversion to becoming true witnesses, so that the Father
becomes all in all in our individual lives. Enoch cheated death, how
much more we who walk in a new dispensation of unlimited grace in
Christ Jesus. With God all things are possible and we have access to
His eternal presence through the blood of the lamb, so that all
things are possible to we who believe the gospel. Hearing and
believing the gospel or good news revealing that we are Christ the
glory and image of the living God is our passport to eternal life.
So let there be bold resolve to obtain this excellent knowledge,
never ever being discouraged in moments of temptation and stumbling
bearing in mind that we have a high priest who understands our
individual infirmities, having himself experienced the many weakness
and temptations of the flesh.
Do not let these words trouble you; we are simply hearing things
hidden from us in our descent into the outer darkness that
constitutes this world. We must know these things so that we can
enter back into the light to enjoy the fullness of life once more.
With gratitude we thank God for the revelation of the truth about our
inheritance in Him.
Amen
Trevor Eghagha
