The Light
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This step fulfills the Feast of Weeks, also known as the Day of Pentecost. On this step, we receive the seal of the protection that began from the inside as well as from the outside. 1Peter 1:5, Hebrews 1:14 As the protection continues, the nurturing unto holiness also continues until the child is delivered to The Father at the appointed time. 2Corinthians 4:16, 1John 5:18
During this event, we are given a new commandment that is to be practiced during the Work of The Spirit to produce the Fruit of The Spirit. John 13:34, 2John 1:5-6 The Baptism of The Spirit fulfills the phase of Righteousness as it begins the phase of holiness and therefore, the perfect transition between the two. There is a design that can help us understand this transition as well as the golden model.
The design of our hands is the perfect example to understand the Lamp of Truth as well as the Lampstand of Truth. To see this, let us use a design that has long been used by the physical children of God to mirror the golden model. Begin by raising your hands with the back of your hands in front of you. Then, make the two thumbs meet. Then, naturally align the first four fingers while keeping them straight. Then, keep the right index finger straight while dropping the last three fingers, for now.
Notice how the first four steps are designed to work together to end Sin. After the fourth step, we notice a marked drop; this drop is symbolic of our Death to Sin. After this, we notice a small rise towards the fifth step; this is symbolic of our birth to Righteousness.
After transitioning to the sixth step, we notice a small drop; this drop is symbolic of our first death, which is our natural death. Then after, we notice a high rise; this is symbolic of the day when we meet The Savior in the air, which takes place at the sound of the seventh trumpet. 1Corinthians 15:51-52, 1Thessalonians 4:15-17 So just as the fifth commandment of the Law bridges our relationship with our God and our brother in Righteousness, the fifth step of the Lampstand bridges our relationship with our God and our brother in holiness.
As we patiently wait for the last day to come, we eagerly begin the journey at hand. Romans 8:23-25, Ephesians 6:14-18Having said this, what exactly do we receive when Faith arrives? If we know that “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see,” how are we to be sure of what we hope for if we are not even certain of what we do not see? In other words, who or what is The Spirit of God?
Brothers, the truths we are about to receive are quite heavy to digest, especially when we are still working on the elementary truths of God.Hebrews 5:13-14 Notwithstanding, it has pleased The Father to provide us with the knowledge that is inherent with the children of God, for this is how The Father sees us and this is what we are to become. John 16:15
In order to arrive to the identity of The Holy Spirit of God, we need to know more about the The Father and then about The Son.
It is said that Label Christianity worships a three-headed god. Actually, as long as we do not know the Truth, we will not know what we worship and as long as we do not know The Truth, we will never know whom we worship.John 4:22, 1John 2:20 Truly, the affinity to idolatry is the main reason we have not arrived to the identity of The Spirit.
For this reason, let us keep a mental note on the following: no creation in Heaven is physical just as no creation on earth is spiritual. John 3:6-8 Although this is a generally accepted fact, let us nonetheless keep this in mind as we move forward.
When an angel was sent to encounter a human on earth, a transformation into some visible form was in need for the sake of the physical. But once he returned to Heaven, he returned as a spirit. The same applies to several manifestations of The Son of God that are recorded under the First Covenant. As for The Father, Scripture reminds us that no form of Him has ever been seen except through the manifestations of The Son. John 6:46, 7:28-29, 14:8-14
Due to the natural laws we live-by, it is difficult to grasp even a concept of the origin of The Father. One way to understand this concept is through the number line that we learned during our early years. We recall that in the middle of the number line there is a zero, then to the left of the zero we have negative numbers and to the right of the zero we have positive numbers; both stretching out towards infinity. This is all we know regarding the beginning of The Father. Job 36:26
Within the aforementioned number line, there have been many beginnings. One of the first was the creation of the spirit beings. Luke 20:36 The more notable beginning is the one recorded in the book of Genesis. Although there were other beginnings, the beginning of all beginnings is The Son of God. Colossians 1:15 Brothers, even this title implies the obvious. John 3:16, 10:36
The Son is also the beginning to many events: He is the first High Priest of the First Covenant, the first High Priest of the New, the first to life, the first to resurrect from the dead, and the first to everything that is meaningful to the Kingdom of God. Acts 26:23, Colossians 1:17 By giving meaning to everything, His birth gave meaning even to the Kingdom of God in view that, before The Son, The Father was neither a father nor a god to any one. Psalms 2:7, Revelation 3:2, 3:12
When a kingdom is established, continuity to such kingdom is also established. The same applies to The Kingdom of God except that in this Kingdom, The King or Prince cannot perish. For this reason, it became crucial, imperative, and all the superlatives of the like for The Eternal Son to carry the exact wishes of The Eternal Father. Essentially, The Son needed to be “Like His Father.”
Like The Father, The Gift of YHWH is Love given that love, in its absolute form, is the gift of oneself. John 4:10, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8, 2Timothy 1:6, John 3:16 Because The Father willed it, The Son is the invisible image of the invisible Father: Hebrews 1:3 “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”Hebrews 8:1 Brothers, the key to this understanding is to think spiritual even though we remain physical in our thoughts. Even the physical rendering of the aforementioned passage blots our minds. This is why it is important to think spiritual as we hear from one of the many beginnings provided in detail by The Son of God:
Proverbs 8:22 “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.” During this magnificent event, The Son reveals the perfect relationship with His Father:
Although The Father and The Son are involved in everything, The Father gives credit to The Son for the works of the Heavens while The Son gives credit to The Father for the works on Earth.Colossians 1:16 This is how The Son glorifies The Father even as The Father subjects everything under the authority of The Son. John 17:1-5,1Corinthians 15:27-28
This immutable relationship was established far beyond conceivable times and long before the first creations, where The Father speaks and The Word delivers it. John 12:49-50, 14:24, 14:31 We are given a human example of this spiritual relationship: Exodus 4:15 “And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.”
Because The Son does the Work of The Father, The Son comes in the hallowed name of YHWHISSALVATION.Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 118:25-26,Matthew 21:9, 23:39, John 12:28-30 Who is Salvation? YHWHISSALVATION. Who is God? John 8:58 Yes, God is One. John 6:45, Galatians 3:20, 1Timothy 2:5 This irrevocable relationship, much like Scripture, cannot be broken. Genesis 3:22, Deuteronomy 6:4, Psalms 2:12, Hebrews 1:6,John 10:30
A similar relationship is to be carried out between the children of God. John 17:22-23 We remember what took place between the apostles Peter and Paul. Even though they both upheld the Law through Faith, they appeared to have differences concerning the enforcement of the lower laws on the Gentiles. We know that Peter did not have any differences except that he allowed some of the Hebrew brothers to have these differences. Galatians 2:11-12 Nevertheless, they remained one because Peter’s healthy interest would not oppose Paul with any false teachings. In a similar way, we are to be of one Body, one Mind, and of one Spirit. 2Corinthians 13:11, Ephesians 4:4
Except for the prophets, The God relationship could not be made known until The Son revealed The Father when The Father revealed The Son. Galatians 1:15-16, Matthew 11:27 Now we know that all along, The Son is The Melchizedek of Old, the God who fought with Jacob, the God Moses saw on Mount Sinai, the God David calls his God, and even the God who, in the form of a man, shared a meal with the patriarch Abraham. Psalms 45:7, Hebrews 7:1-3, Genesis 18:2-3 We can see the evidence of this meeting between the patriarch Abraham and The Son of God once we take a closer look at this important event.
Notice how, during the meeting, one of the three angels speaks to Abraham with the authority of The Son of God.Genesis 18: 17, John 8:56 We find further evidence of this when we hear that only two of the three angels arrived to rescue Lot and his family. There we notice how Lot refers to the two angels as, “my lords.” Genesis19:1-2 Unlike the patriarch, Lot did not have the opportunity to delight in the presence of The Son of God. Knowing this, why is The Son referred to as an angel? Revelation 1:1
The word, “angel” means, messenger where the word, “Archangel” means Chief Messenger. The Son of God is The Chief Messenger, The One who utters the perfect Word of God.Ephesians 2:20,1Peter 5:4 This brings us to clarify a fact often overlooked in Scripture regarding the meeting that took place in Mount Sinai.
You see, Scripture records the meeting on Mount Sinai took place between Moses and The Angel of YHWH.Exodus 3:2,Acts 7:30, 35-38 If The Son of God makes all representations of The Father on earth and The Angel of YHWH makes representations of The Father on earth, we can see why The Angel of YHWH is The Son of YHWH. Because The Angel of God is a title and not a name, what do you suppose is the name given to The Angel of God in Heaven?
Beforehand, there was no reason to disclose this name to many on earth. Even when the patriarch Jacob asked The Angel of God to reveal His name, he was not given an answer but the following question: “Why do you ask My Name?”Genesis 32:29-30 We are given a hint to His name when Manoah asked the same question that Jacob had asked. After The Angel answered Manoah’s question with the same question, another question follows by saying, “Seeing that it is Wonderful?” Judges 13:18, Isaiah 9:6 Only after The Angel of YHWH disappears before Manoah and his wife, they realize whom they just witnessed. Judges 13:20-22 So what do you suppose His name is in Heaven? This is actually God’s question:
Proverbs 30:4 “Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?” Ecclesiastes 7:1,Revelation 2:17
What possible name represents The Son of God? Surely, the meaning of this name represents His perfect character. Well it does since His name is also the meaning of His perfect power and title. Who is like God? The answer is the rhetorical question.
Michael is the name that represents the perfect character given to The Son of God in Heaven. The Archangel is truly The Chief Messenger, The One who stands for God. Besides Michael, there is no other Archangel in Heaven nor any other one recorded in Scripture. Michael is The Son of God that guided the people of Israel to the Promised Land, the overseer of Israel under the Old and now, under a new Name, the overseer of Israel under the New. Exodus 23:20-21,Daniel 10:21, 1Peter 2:25
This revelation can be seen when we harmonize the following passages prophesized under the Old Testament as well as under the New: 1Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” Now let us compare this passage with the following: Daniel 12:1 “And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.”
Reason this, how is The Son of God to return with the voice of The Archangel unless Michael and The Son of God are one and the same? It is well understood that only The Son of God comes in the name of The Father just as the lesser always comes in the name of the greater.John 14:28
Let us hear two more passages that reveal the same truth. 2Thessalonians 1:7 “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.” Now compare this with the following passage: Revelation 12:7 “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.”
Brothers, the reason these passages are recorded in this is manner is to reveal, as well as remind us, that no one is coming in the name of The Father except The One Who is like YHWH. Michael is the name given to The Son of God for those in Heaven and Y’shua is the name given to The Son of God for us on earth.Acts 4:12 Let us remember one thing as we move forward, The Son of God has many powerful names that are inherent with His Likeness to The Father in Heaven. Understanding this, why is it important to know the meaning of the name of Michael?
As God designed it, the meaning of the names of The Father, The Son of Man, and Michael, reveals the identity of The Spirit of God.
By recalling the name of Michael to mean WHOISLIKEYHWH, and the name of YHWH to mean I AM, and the name of Y’shua to mean YHWHISSALVATION, we see a startling revelation. When placing these powerful names in the order of the aforementioned number line, we hear a fact about The Son of God from The Son of God:
IAM WHOISLIKEYHWH YHWHISSALVATION
The Father The Spiritual Son The Physical Son of Man
IAMWHOISLIKEYHWHISSALVATION
IAMLIKEYHWHSALVATION
Psalms 41:13
Through this revelation, we are now able to enhance the identity of The Spirit of God. To do this, let us further analyze the titles of The Son of God with the name Michael.
Notice that within the many titles of The Son we see the word, “of.” The word, “of” means, pertaining or belonging to. When we substitute the word, “of” with the meaning of the name of Michael, who pertains to or belongs to YHWH, we see the following:
The Spirit of YHWH therefore reads, The Spirit WHOISLIKEYHWH YHWH.
Once the name of YHWH is shown as ONE, we can finally answer the following question: Who is The Spirit of God? The Spirit WHOISLIKEYHWH.
With this knowledge, we are now able to explain the events that took place around two thousand years ago from a heavenly perspective.
When The Spiritual Son placed His royal blueprint on The Son of Man, The Son dwelled with us in human form.Colossians 1:19,John 14:10, 1John 5:1, Luke 22:70 For 30 years, The Messiah dwelled on earth as the royal Jew and as The Royal Son unrecognized. During this time, The Spiritual Son was guiding and protecting Him in the name of The Father.Luke 2:40, 3:23 Then when The Son of Man was baptized, The Spirit Son descended upon The Christ as soon as He emerged out of the water. Mark 1:10 Have I lost you? 1Corinthians 2:13
Thereafter, for the next 3 ½ years, we had The Father in Heaven, The Spirit (Son) of God and The Son of Man dwelling with us on earth.Matthew 1:23 For this reason, all who enter The Baptism of Repentance are to do so in the name of The Father (our Love), The Son (the offering of our Repentance), and The Holy Spirit (the acceptance of our Repentance).Matthew 28:19, Romans 15:15-17
Why was The Messiah’s resurrection a first?Think about it, The Christ had already resurrected Lazarus as well as a child.Mark 5:39-41, John 11:43-44 Before this, Elisha had resurrected a boy to life.2Kings 8:5 Surely, resurrections had taken place before.Hebrews 11:35 However, the resurrection of The Son of Man was very special simply because it was very different. To understand this, we need to recall the following facts:
Given this, how can The Messiah rise from the dead while being in the tomb? The apostle Peter records the answer:1Peter 3:18 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison.”
When The Messiah’s life had expired, The Spirit Son left the body until the appointed time was fulfilled.John 19:30 During the three days and three nights, Scripture records the following: “Through whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison.”
When the three days and three nights were fulfilled, The Spirit Son returned to quicken the body of The Messiah to fulfill what He had foretold: John 10:17 “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”So who resurrected The Messiah? Well, He resurrected Himself!1Timothy 3:16 Again, who resurrected The Messiah? The Father.Acts 2:32 Once again, who resurrected The Christ? Yes, God is One.John 10:30
Let us now hear the following passages with a better understanding: Romans 8:9 “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” Notice how the apostle Paul goes out of his way to rename The Spirit of God as The Spirit of Christ. Philippians 1:19
To emphasize this, let us examine another fact. 1Peter 1:10 “Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”
Here we see how the apostle Peter speaks of the prophets of old who, through The Spirit of Christ, were compelled to testify, “Beforehand to write the sufferings of The Christ and the glory that should follow.” Now, if we know The Spirit of God counseled the prophets to write regarding The Christ, and yet this passage records The Spirit of Christ as having counseled the prophets, then we know why The Spirit of God is The Spirit of Christ.
The Spirit of Christ is the same Spirit that renewed the face of the earth and later breathed life into Adam. In much the same way, the same Spirit breathed the life of Righteousness to the apostles before leaving this world.Genesis 2:7, John 20:22 Now the same Spirit also seeks to breathe in us the life of Righteousness leading to holiness. Understanding this, why does Scripture record The Holy Spirit is to be, “poured-out” if The Spirit is a singularity?Acts 2:33
For the same reason the apostle Paul uses the same expression about himself even though he remains a singularity.Philippians 2:17, 2Timothy 4:6 So then, through one Spirit, many different children are possible just as, through one Seed, many different gifts are possible. Ephesians 2:18, 1Corinthians 15:41-42, Ephesians 4:7 1Corinthian 15:36-40, 1Corinthians 14:12
When all Scripture is fulfilled, The Father will bestow The Son with one more crown and one more name that no one is allowed to know.Revelation 19:12 This is to show the great love The Father has for His only begotten Son.