ON LOVE; PART MCCCXXII
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FIRST IS THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS: “The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:29-31).
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WHAT THEN IS LOVE? In a general sense love is benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love to God, and universal good will to men. While this IS from an older definition of Charity, which IS rendered in the King James Bible from the same Greek word agape which IS generally rendered as Love, we should amend our own definition here to include the idea that in the reality of Love a man will accord to ALL men ALL things that he would accord to himself and to say that Love IS our thoughts and attitude of the equality of ALL men regardless of their outward nature or appearance…that ALL ARE equally children of Our One God.
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PLUS THE EVER IMPORTANT AND HIGH IDEAL TAUGHT TO US BY THE CHRIST: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them” (Matthew 7:12).
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We began the last essay with some thoughts on the indoctrination of men into their beginning religious views and the way that this effects their Life views regarding such doctrinal ideas as salvation and being saved. This led us into a discussion of the New Age and how, through Christian indoctrination, the very mention of the idea of New Age in regard to religion brings strong condemnation from doctrinal thinkers and teachers. We did set forth some interesting ideas regarding the mention of the influences of the stars in the Old Testament and the way that these ARE discounted by the doctrines of men who DO NOT see the significance of Ages based in astronomical terms and ideas. We should note here that there IS ever greater animosity whenever such ideas ARE presented in terms of astrology which, while scientifically based, IS seen as an occult art and therefore contrary to doctrinal Christian thinking. We should understand that there IS a difference between the reality of astrology and the proliferation of the horoscope; the former IS a view of the movement of our Earth against the zodiac and the historic influences as noted in the Book of Job with the Lord’s saying “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?” (Job 38:31-33). The latter IS more of a game involving an admixture of fortune telling and some modicum of the science based in a view of the historic influences of the signs. It seems ironic that the church as a whole will NOT entertain the possibilities of such influences while they hold and maintain their views on such ideas as the devil, Satan and his demons which NO one has ever Truly seen save for in visions and dreams. We ended our essay with another disputed reality, disputed by the doctrinal teachings on grace and faith against the reality of the Master’s words that clearly show us that the Way, the Truth and the Life ARE founded in keeping His words which perforce begin with the Great Commandments. Our final point was that it IS this man who can better exemplify the realities of Love and Truth that come with the inflow of New Age energies that will eventually move the entirety of the human race to new heights and this either by the force of will or the changing of the times through future generations. While many individuals have risen through the force of will and have expressed such Wisdom that IS one’s measure of that KNOWING that comes in keeping His words, the effect on the race has been rather limited to the changing times based in generational differences. Much of this can be seen historically and today in the evaluation of such carnal ideas as ‘baby boomers’, generation X called thirteeners by some, generation Y called millennials, and generation Z called by some centennials and the new silent generation. It IS easy to note the differences in carnal behavior from generation to generation and while it IS more difficult to discern the spiritual import, a measure of this can be seen in the steady eroding of the strength of a doctrinal church that distorts the Truths.
From the baby boomers onward the human race has been subjected to an influx of New Age energies which can be summed up in the words of the song that tells us of Love, peace, harmony and the liberation of the mind. We should understand that such change comes gradually and builds slowly around a counter point that seeks to maintain the status quo and this IS quite evident in the world today. In the arena of social change across the world there ARE those seeking change poised against those who seek to keep the same social order. In the climate change arena there ARE those that push for programs that protect this planet ranged against those who perceive a financial retraction if such programs ARE instituted. We should understand here that this IS NOT an old versus young situation but rather a complex admixture of those who Truly sense the need to change versus those who seem predisposed to the status quo either by virtue of their own vanity, their indoctrination into the worlds ideas or some combination of both. It IS unfortunate that much of the negative aspects of this ARE playing out in the churches that have taken on Christ’s name but NOT His vision which IS synonymous with the Love, peace, harmony and the liberation of the mind that ARE among the hallmarks of this New Age. We should try to see here that amid the doctrinal ideas concerning the return of the Christ a very important factor IS missed as the church fails to see that the influx of such New Age energies IS the influx of the reality of Jesus’ message 2000 years ago. We should try to understand here that the idea of the New Age as an ideal IS railed against by the church and this mostly because of two factors; first they ARE reacting to an overreach of the idea by the more radical groups that have themselves misinterpreted these energies into carnal concepts that DO NOT Truly embrace the hallmarks of the New Age and which ofttimes create their own doctrinal view which the church finds objectionable. We should of course remember that the church finds ALL things that DO NOT profess Jesus as “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6) as objectionable. Second they ARE reacting to their own built up fears in much the same way as did the Jew’s in Jesus’ day where the Pharisees fought tooth and nail against the forerunner ideas of the Piscean Age into which the Master was born. Over the last 2000 years there has been a steady movement away from the barbarism and superstitions of old into an era where the mind has taken control from the emotional responses of men While this may NOT seem to be True based on the world conflicts of the more recent past, the same reality of a slow gradual movement combined with a counter point that resists has also governed this past. While change may be slow it IS also constant which idea should be evident historically and easily projected into the future; here we should see that the changes that the Christ brought to the human family have produced world change and this despite the doctrinal interpretations of His Truth. While most Jews did NOT change their perspective based in their indoctrination, the words and ideas of the Master have had an influence upon their views but little upon their stubbornness which Jesus highlighted for us. The Pharisees’ fears were their loss of stature and position but this was but a result of the deeper fear that their view of God had been wrong for 1500 years; it IS this same type of fear that afflicts the Christian world today.
While ALL these changes proceed around us as they always have, it IS the foundational ideas and ideals of the law that continue to govern the deeper ideas of human Life and it IS here that we should see how that the Master’s words ARE NO different than these foundational ideas. The human objective IS summarized by Moses saying “if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth” (Deuteronomy 28:1); it IS this idea that IS amplified by the Master who tells us these same things in His many ways of saying that we should keep His words and here we should remember the combining thought, combining the old and the new, that tells us that “He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me” (John 14:21-24). In turn the apostles amplify and clarify Jesus’ words but much the same way as the Jews replaced the words of Truth with their interpretations of the ancillary ideas offered by Moses to a meandering people, the church has replaced the amplifying and clarifying words of the apostles with their own carnal interpretations of the Truth. It IS here that the Christian world IS stuck; caught between the acknowledgeable Truth of the Master’s words and the doctrinal interpretations that seek to dilute and change his words to suit the carnal leanings of men. While the church DOES acknowledge the reality of the Master’s words and their import, they DO at the same time place their doctrinal views above His words and relegate His words of Love and Truth to a secondary position beneath their various views of ‘salvation‘ that ARE largely based in such ideas as “by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2-8). The parallel here IS found in Jesus words that decry the habits of the Jews who believed that they were ‘saved‘ by their view of the law that had been formulated by the religious leaders over many centuries in disregard of the words of the prophets and then the words of the Master Himself. Another parallel IS found in the Jew’s idea that their doctrinal view of their religion would be supported by the Messiah and, because Jesus DOES NOT, they failed to recognize Him and His Truth which they opposed, likely for many reasons. The parallel here IS that as the Christian world awaits the return of the Christ, they fully expect Him to support their religious doctrines and views and this rather than heed and understand His words saying that “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:21-23). These words may have been a warning to the Jews in those days but we should understand that these were spoken in His Sermon on the Mount which scholars place early in Jesus ‘ministry’ and at a time before His fame among the Jews. We should try to see here that such ideas as to “cast out devils“, DOING “many wonderful works” and prophesying ARE NOT particularly ideas that motivated the Jews at that time but ARE references to the later Christian ‘ideals’ promulgated by the church. There IS also the idea of “in that day” which reveals the future aspect of these words and here we should try to see that this warning IS to those who should come to see some measure of His Truth and to future generations which act out such ideals without DOING as the Master says; without DOING “the will of my Father which is in heaven“.
As the doctrinal Christian world awaits the return of the Christ, they DO so according to their individual doctrines and with a presumption that their varied literal interpretations of Jesus and Paul’s ideas will come to pass. But the Christ that IS returning IS the same Christ that told us “I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:20). In this we should understand the He never left us but ‘presides’ over the world of men in ways that ARE unseen by the carnal thinker; and this idea should include our understanding of the Christ Within which IS the Presence of God that comes to those who Truly keep His words according to our trifecta that tells us:
- “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31-32).
- “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21).
- “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me” (John 14:21-24).
While these words regarding His Presence ARE clearly stated, they ARE largely ignored by the “born again” Christian as he allows his doctrinal view to dictate a false reality that has NO basis in the New Testament except for a few out of context ideas that ARE offered from the writings of Paul. In context the apostle’s words reflect the same quid pro quo as DO the Master’s but when the context IS dropped such ideas as “ye have received the Spirit of adoption” ARE falsely seized. Too many Christians have taken to themselves the doctrinal ideas that they have such graces as ARE offered in scripture without ever realizing that they must DO their part in order to receive such misthos which IS the Greek words defined in terms of reward and wages. Remembering that Luke’s version of the idea that “if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?” (Matthew 5:46) IS worded in terms of charis, which IS strangely rendered as thank instead of grace, shows us the relationship between this grace and the reward or wages offered by Matthew. Luke tells us “if ye love them which love you, what thank [charis/grace] have ye? for sinners also love those that love them” (Luke 6:32). Importing this same idea into Paul’s words that tell us that “the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23) we should be able to see the same message as Jesus offers and this despite a different Greek word for wages and a derivative of charis for gift. This idea of grace as a reward DOES NOT fit into the doctrinal view that grace IS a “free gift” (Romans 5:15, 16, 18) and here we should note that while grace IS free, it IS at the same time earned as part and parcel of the Presence of God. We should note as well that in ALL places where this phrase “free gift” IS used, the idea IS NOT in the text; in the first and second instance the idea of free IS added in the King James Bible and in many other bible translations. In the third instance the entire phrase “the free gift came upon” IS added in the King James and parenthetically in others. Despite this the doctrinal teaching IS most always concerning the “free gift” which idea IS a part of the overall doctrinal teachings on atonement, a cornerstone of Christian doctrine from the early church onward. This brings us back to our discussion on Paul’s words from the eighth chapter of Romans where our selection IS:
“they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 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. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in
hope, Becauseexpectation that the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body” (Romans 8:5:23).
In Paul’s words we have the ‘cost’ of the Presence of God illustrated for us in different terms than ARE shown us by Jesus who tells us simply that “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them” will have the grace that IS His Presence. Paul amplifies this note and clarifies it by showing us that “if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you“, one must then have already done the work to “mortify the deeds of the body” which IS accomplished in keeping His words. In the doctrinal attitude however this IS NOT so, neither of these perspectives IS understood to be the ‘cost’ that must be paid for the reality of the Presence of God in one’s Life and this despite the Master’s words that explain that cost in terms of discipleship. We should note here also that Paul explains this idea of mortification through the idea that it IS this Presence that changes the focus of one’s Life from the self to the things of God. First he tells us that “if the Spirit….dwell in you, he….shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” and it IS in this idea that the reality of His Presence IS found. Second we should note how that the continuing words show us that this Life, this quickening of “your mortal bodies” IS the source of one’s ability to “mortify the deeds of the body“. In this ALL we should try to see the idea of measure and understand that the progress of one’s realization of the Presence of God, this process of quickening, comes in steps and stages according to the Master’s words that tell us that in various ways that we should “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” (Mark 4:24). Should we understand this hearing in spiritual terms, in the idea of the prompting of the carnal man by the Soul, his Christ Within, we can then better understand the role of measure in one’s journey toward Truth and Love. This idea IS further exemplified by Jesus other sayings as “whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath” (Matthew 13:12) and the many variations on this theme offered in the Master’s words. We must however understand these things spiritually and NOT as carnal notations. To the man who has the wherewithal to hear the prompting of his own Soul over the din of daily living IS the man who Truly hears from the Lord and here we should understand that what one hears will ONLY be according to James’ words on what IS that “wisdom that is from above“. In James’ words this Wisdom IS “first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy” (James 3:17) which would be the qualities of every thought that IS deemed to be from God. It IS these qualities that then become the expression of the man as those ‘things’ revealed by the Lord, through the Soul, take root as this man shows himself to be “led by the Spirit of God“. It IS in this vein that we should see the positive side of the Master’s words saying that “Ye shall know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16). We should remember here that the representations of the Greek words in most bible translations ARE carnally focused and that the apostle’s intent IS spiritually focused; we should remember as well that such Wisdom incorporates ALL of these qualities and NOT just a selection of them deemed important in the carnal mind and, if we can see the idea of “without partiality” as a reflection of James’ previous words saying that “if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors” (James 2:9), we can then perhaps see the depth of James instructions. Similarly we should understand the depth of James contrary words on what IS the nature of that wisdom that “descendeth not from above” (James 3:15); here the rendering of the Greek words zelos and erithia IS wholly inadequate to show the reality of those thoughts deemed to come from the Lord but which ARE embodiments of emulation and factious division, both self serving carnal qualities of one’s own carnal thoughts.
We must try to see here that it IS the nature of one’s thoughts, the qualities if you will, that reveal their source, a Truth that IS missed by many millions who believe that their thoughts on this or that DO come from the Lord. While James IS clear in his understanding of what IS and IS NOT that “wisdom that is from above“, the interpretation of his words leaves men to see ONLY carnal ideas related to envy and jealousy and these ONLY from the perspective of their bitterness. Using this interpretation of James’ intent leaves men to believe that so long as there IS NO “bitter envying and strife“, that their incoming thoughts can be Wisdom and it IS this perhaps that feeds the common doctrinal idea that one IS hearing from the Lord. We should note here that for the irreligious the very same patterns of thought ARE NOT attributed to the Lord but ARE understood to be one’s own thoughts of self and these in that great range from envy and jealousy onto the more spiritual ideas of emulation and factious division. When the apostle’s words ARE seen in carnal terms and ideas, they ARE seemingly allowed in the absence of an undefined bitterness and here the Greek word IS defined in terms of piercing 9a, Thayer’s shows us this as metaphorically, harsh, virulent 9. Can we see the fault here as one may look to see if his envy jealousy IS harsh or virulent which ideas DO NOT particularly apply to such feelings. It IS in the sense of self that comes in emulation and the divisive nature of factions that the deeper ideas, the more spiritual ideas, can be understood. Properly interpreted according to the tone of the apostle’s writing and his spiritual intent we should be able to understand that those thoughts and ideas that flow into one’s awareness ARE NOT Wisdom and ARE NOT from the Lord if their focus IS upon the self and the things of the self be they one’s own attitudes and feelings or applied to those that one may hold dear. Coupling this with James later words on the relationship between a man and the world, we should be able to understand that whatsoever one believes to be from the Lord CAN NOT be if those ideas ARE worldly and here we should see this in the broadest way as James bluntly says that “know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God” (James 4:4). What we can see here IS limited by the attitudes that prevail; while the pastor may believe that God IS telling him to build a church or a school to preach and teach his doctrines, the reality IS that these ARE worldly thoughts that ofttimes result in the promotion of one’s own ego and this especially as one takes his due of credit for such accomplishments. We should try to see here that this ‘religious’ building IS NO different than the commercial building and the ideas that promote both ARE the same despite the religious attitude of the pastor. While it may seem harsh to show the pastor in this light, this IS the lesser part of the doctrinal error. The greater error IS founded in the church’s most basic attitudes that promote the factious divisions that have resulted in much strife over the centuries and still DO. Such division IS contrary to the most basic teachings of the Master regarding Love but IS, at the same time, allowed and excused by a church that uses snippets of sayings taken out of context and wrongly interpreted to justify their contrary behavior and to call it Godly. In such ideas as Love the sinner and hate the sin there IS much hypocrisy and this because in the reality of Love there IS a sense of understanding that IS sorely missed in the church but revealed in the more secular world world of men. This IS another example of the way that religious indoctrination can create a barrier to the most simple Christian Truths, a barrier that for some IS impossible to breach. Whether the topic IS abortion, same sex marriage or the perceived ungodliness of those who support such ideas, the doctrinal Christian has forgotten that their intended role in this world IS NOT to separate and divide but to unify and that in such unification, without prejudice, there IS a clearer and a better Way to show men their error. Here we should see one of the Master’s greatest teachings and one that reveals the True heart of the man who will proclaim himself a Christian; Jesus tells us “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:1-5).
While such judgmental tactics ARE a most basic human failing, they ARE greatly amplified by the doctrinal church and show off the hypocritical nature of most ALL doctrinal thinkers who have yet that “beam that is in thine own eye“. Most ALL however DO NOT see this error in their own lives as they have convinced themselves that the prescribed course IS to condemn and to chastise those that may DO such things as they interpret as being ‘against God’s law’ and this regardless of the skeletons in their own closets. Our short list reveals some of those divisive topics in the church today but if we consider the history of the church we can see many more instances of hypocrisy many of which resulted in the deaths of many. And to our short list there ARE many additions; the church’s openly divisive commentary on ALL manner of homosexual and transgender issues, their openly divisive views on those who participate in other religions, the openly negative ideas of many regarding ALL things socially progressive and the openly negative reaction of most to ALL things concerning the New Age. There ARE many more divisive Christian attitudes prevalent today and perhaps the most noticeable IS the inter-denominational bickering that comes across in sermons and media broadcasts. ALL of these ARE examples of the illusion and the glamour that afflict men as that vanity to which ALL ARE subjected and from which we must free ourselves in order to be among those that “shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God“. We should remember that the idea of delivered here IS the same as to be made free in Jesus’ words from the first part of our trifecta. This Greek word eleutheroo IS rendered as delivered ONLY here in this saying by the King James translators while it IS rendered as “set free” in most translations. We should try to see that this statement by Paul IS predictive and, under our construction of the ideas, this being “made free” IS the expectation of our God and NOT some nebulous hope. If we can see that this expectation IS based in a natural progression from carnal to spiritual, we can perhaps glimpse a sense of purpose for this Life here in this world. Being a natural progression IS the contribution to this freedom offered by God, the remainder IS based solely in the acquired ability of everyman to hear and to respond to the prompting of his own Soul, his own Christ Within. In this context we can then better understand the Way which the Master shows us saying “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free“. In this context we can also see the very mechanism for our spiritual progression which the Apostle Peter shows us clearly saying that “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:4).
We should try to understand here that our freedom IS based in our escape and that our escape IS the result of our ability to “mortify the deeds of the body“, an ability that comes upon each of us by the same measure by which we strive to keep His words. This IS our True salvation which has ever been aided by the advancement of the human condition through the progression of the ages through which our world has passed. In a combined view of the Old and the New Testaments we should see the progression of the ages as:
- The Age of Taurus: Began 4300-4000 BC and lasted until 2150-2000 BC. This encompasses the creation story in Genesis which, according to religious scholars, places Adams creation at 4004.
- The Age of Aries: Began 2150-2000 BC and lasted until 0 BC or 1 AD. In this time period we have the birth and the Life of Abraham and the other Patriarchs and the beginning of the Judaeo-Christian era.
- The Age of Pisces: Began in AD 1 and IS estimated to last until 1994-2150. This IS the Age of Christ encompassing the documented changes in the human condition from the time of Jesus’ birth until our present time.
- The Age of Aquarius: Begins between 1994 and 2150 AD depending on the astrological perspective and the presumed length of an age. Here we should try to see that the hallmarks of this age, Love, peace, harmony and the liberation of the mind, seem to have been gradually embraced by the human family starting about 60 years ago. These have progressed from ‘free love’ to the eroding of totalitarian governments (even the still totalitarian seem more humane) to today’s constant clash between the progressives and those who seek to keep the status quo which IS evidenced by a surge in the election of more ‘conservative’ regimes across the world.
This snapshot of astrology IS just that and IS NOT intended to be documentary evidence of the progression of the ages. However, the scientific fact IS that our Earth and its Solar System DO travel through the universe and can be easily demonstrated to enter and leave the ‘influence’ of these astrological constellations in the time frames mentioned above. We close here with the Lord’s words to Job saying “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?” (Job 38:31-33).
We will continue with our thoughts in the next post.
- 9 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon on blueletterbible.org
- 9a The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible on blueletterbible.org
- *** Wikipedia contributors. “Orion (constellation).” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Nov. 2019. Web. 25 Nov. 2019
- *** Wikipedia contributors. “Mazzaroth.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 Aug. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019.
