2nd Book

Parallel Gospels [∞]

Discussion

He comes [∞] Discussion Portion 5 [∞] The gospels make up Portion 5 of the scriptures. Each day of Genesis 1 points to one of six portions of scripture. Day 5 of creation points to the gospels. From the waters of day 2; representing the Word of God, the separation of the waters on day 2 was not good! Of all the other days, God saw that it was good. But on day 2 there is no such declaration. It represents the separation of the Father and Son. The incarnation is the first separation of the Father and the Son. The second separation takes place on the cross. This separation is typified in the parable of marriage. A man leaves his parents to obtain the bride. The Son became incarnate to obtain his bride. In Genesis 1 he does not obtain his bride until day 6. On day 2 he has yet to woo his bride. He is alone. "It is not good that the man should be alone". The last three days speak of things coming 'from' the first three; Lights from light, fish and flying things from water, and animals and man from the dry ground. Symbols Water - the Word of God and it's results: His people 'creation י finished by the Son ם'. Fish דג - those who live in the Water/Word. 'Commanded ד to pursue ג'. Flying things עוף - those who live in the Spirit. 'Flesh ע that clarifies ו the mystery of the cross ף'. Jesus is the word and the fish are those who search the literal scriptures, the flying things are those who live in the mystery by the Spirit of God. These come from the teaching of Jesus. Holy Spirit as the best man [∞] The gospels are written by the Holy Spirit from the vantage of the best man. He declares that the bridegroom comes. The word for 'marriage' is also 'doctrine. Though Jesus teaches more before the cross than after, they did not understand. The bride is those who are taught by Christ. He sets himself apart from all other men by his teaching and miracles. Then she, the bride, is separated from the other teachers just before his death by making them all look foolish. Then he goes away in death, and returns to have her gathered to himself by the Spirit. Only after the cross were their eyes opened to see that he was teaching them about his death and resurrection all along. Like Adam receiving his bride through his sleep/death, Jesus obtained his bride through the cross. It is only through the cross that we are taught. The gospels are the actions taken by the bridegroom/Jesus before obtaining her on the cross. The Holy Spirit is announcing that Christ is coming through the cross. The Spirit does not call attention to himself, just as a best man places the attention on the wedding party. Making known the promise of the Father [∞] God's name 'Elohim' means 'God separated from men by ignorance'. His main purpose in all is that we would learn who he is. The symbol of marriage is all about teaching. The husband teaches his wife. Christ teaches us, his bride. This is reflected in four letters which are formed by joining the symbols for the Son and the bride. There are four letter made from the kof כ (Son of God) and the zayin ז (bride): The mem מ tet ט final mem ם and samech ס. The mem מ connects them at the top indicating that the joining of the Son and his bride was arranged by the Father. The tet ט connects them at the bottom indicating that the teaching takes place on earth. The final mem ם and samech ס connect them at top and bottom to display that the Father's will is completed: first in the law ם then in the spirit ס. No man has seen the Father except the Son who has come to make him known. The mem מ represents the Father and the final mem ם represents the Son. They both have the 'm' sound. They are one but different. The Father arranged, before the foundation of the world for us to be taught by the Son, through the cross.	{{{2}}}
Disciples did not understand his teaching [∞] Theologians sometimes just don't pay attention to Jesus. They say that Jesus taught in parables so that the uneducated farmers could understand. Jesus said he taught in parables so that they wouldn't understand. If they could understand and believe before the cross, then Jesus would not have to die. His impending death was the source of his greatest temptations. He did not want to die. Adam could not eat the tree of Life, because if he could live without the cross, the cross would not be necessary to live. But the cross is the culmination of the teaching about the Father.They would live without knowing the Father. Some of the prophets were told to seal up their prophecies. Why? They contained things by which people might believe and be saved. Jesus told his disciples that he taught them so that they would know. However, he still taught them in riddle so that they would not know until after the cross. Take the parable of the sower who sowed seed four times. Jesus explained that he seed was the word of God. They understood it to be his teaching. The riddle is that Jesus is the Word. As the Word of God, he visited Adam by the path, Israel in the rocky place, and in the flesh with the Jews whom he loved so much he would die for them, fruitless. The fourth time was in his resurrection when he was finally fruitful. Jesus could interpret the parable in one layer so that they still did not understand until the Holy Spirit, after the resurrection, reminded them of what he taught.	{{{2}}}
Disciples forgot his teaching [∞] Not only did the disciples not understand the teaching of Jesus, but they forgot. He taught them on many occasions that he had to die and would be resurrected. Yet when he died, they had forgotten what he said. Even simple teachings: he had fed thousands with bread and fish miraculously, yet they forgot that and were worried about what they would eat. It is difficult to imagine how they could forget so easily, until we realize that we may be thankful for the way he provides, then turn right around and worry about how we will be provided for. We learn a solid doctrine like Jesus said no man has seen the Father, yet the next Sunday debate if it was the Father or Son who walked with Adam in the Garden. We are not too different from them.	{{{2}}}
Spirit reminded them of his teaching [∞] After the resurrection Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to remind them of what they were taught and to guide them in the truth as they continued to study. They did not depend on getting special knowledge. All of the Old Testament was now pregnant with the New Teaching of Peace; the New Jerusalem. The Spirit guided them as they searched the scriptures and studied to show that they were approved by God. They did not rely on special knowledge to show they were approved by God. The modern fortune teller has no credibility because he does not know the truth of the Word of God. If someone tells you they are a prophet and cannot show you Christ from the OT mystery, then they are not hearing from the Spirit of God, since that is his primary purpose. The Spirit assisted the OT prophets in hiding the mystery, and he helps NT prophets unpack it. Jesus told us not to worry about the future, so why would we need fortune tellers to tell us the future? Paul says that he wishes that we would all prophesy; that we would all understand the mystery. I have heard Christians say they don't need to study doctrine because they know God. Doctrine IS the knowledge of God. Many create false Gods by imagining a god after their own image rather than learn what God has taught.	{{{2}}}
Disciples studied his teaching	{{{2}}}
Disciples shred their learning with the Gentile church	{{{2}}}