FIRST ADAM, LAST ADAM

It is astounding how similar our blood is to the chlorophyll in plants. What we have coursing through our veins is almost like that which nourishes the plant kingdom. The hemoglobin in blood, however, contains an iron atom in the center of the four rings which compose it. Biologist have concluded that if you replace the iron with a magnesium atom, you have the central part of chlorophyll. Scientists have suggested the very real possibility that the chlorophyll of plant life may actually be capable of producing human blood. In an interesting article titled Is the Cosmos All There Is? by Owen Gingerich, he states: "The central heme part of the hemoglobin is not a protein, and therefore cannot be coded directly by DNA. How does it know to incorporate an iron atom? Why don't we get green blood part of the time? What strange, truly complex designs there are in nature! And how much there is that we don't understand!"

I have pondered much the same type of question, but from a different perspective. So if the plant kingdom thrives so magnificently on chlorophyll, and indeed the green plant was initially the only food source for man, why is it that man doesn't just have chlorophyll in his body instead of blood? I propose to you that the answer may be very simply summed up in two words - "his fall". There is no way to prove what I am about to say, though, since I first began to deal with the concept, I have found that I am not the only one who has begun to see it from this perspective, and I can find nothing Biblical to disprove it. I truly believe that before Adam fell, the substance within his veins was different than it was after his fall. When he ate the forbidden fruit, I believe that the fluid within his body changed. Now I doubt that it was exactly what we know as chlorophyll today which surged through Adam, but I do believe that it was a close kin to it. I believe that the magnesium within the chlorophyll of the plant may be both that which SUSTAINS life for a time, but ALSO that which LIMITS the time that the plant can live. I think that what was within Adam before the fall was virtually the same as chlorophyll, but without the limitation placed within the chlorophyll by the magnesium atom. It would have been a type of LIVING WATER which surged through Adam's veins, which would have sustained him in his youthful form throughout all of time. He was told that if he ate of the fruit he would surely die, and thus did the fruit accomplish death in Adam. The spirit which had previously known only good was now aware of both good and evil. The acquaintance with evil rendered his spirit defiled, and it died instantly. Short of regeneration by an act of God, the spirit of man was forever severed from God. It also changed the quality of the liquid within Adam which made the body mortal and subject to eventual death. No longer did the LIVING WATER course through his veins, but the water was altered to a "qualified version of living water which embodied the temporal code of death". Whereas he had previously known only good, he was to find out that his choice to become acquainted with evil would be deadly. I believe that the ingredient which was added to the liquid within Adam was iron. As the iron was exposed to the oxygen in the blood, it would take on the red coloration of the sin that brought it into his body, and it would henceforth limit the life span of man.

What was this forbidden fruit? It is commonly presumed that it was the apple. I reject this theory. ExtraBiblical sources usually indicate that the forbidden fruit was the grape. Some people have a problem with seeing the grape here because the grape we know today grows on vines rather than on a tree, but there is indication in these sources that grape plants were once called grape trees. I do believe that what Adam ate was a version of the RED grape.

Adam who had partaken of the "pure blood of the grape" (terminology found in Deuteronomy 32:14) now had the blood derived FROM this grape coursing in his veins. The forbidden fruit had brought about a tremendous change in Adam. Indeed, it is taught now that red and purple grapes are good for the blood.

The November 2002 issue of Discover Magazine featured an article called Can I Pour You a Pint of Light?. In it we read that a physicist at the University of Vigo in Orense, Spain by the name of Humberto Michinel is "working out a way to condense photons into drops of liquid light. ... a gigawatt laser could condense the photons in the beam into droplets, each about 1/500 of an inch across. Drops of liquid light -- an entirely new form of matter -- would have many of the properties of liquid water, including surface tension. 'They could also form into eddies -- whirlpools of light,' Michinel says."

Genesis tells us that Adam was made in the image of God. God had not yet been sent in human form, so at this point in time, God had never had skin or blood or any such thing. The Bible tells us that God the Father is spirit. Could Adam have been created in the image of God as a being without skin? I have come to believe that the image of God which he created was a spirit man without skin who was clothed in glory - the aura of the light of the soul. Genesis 2:7 says:

Now when man is in the womb, he does not breathe air, but rather breathes into his (or her) body a liquid life sustaining substance. I believe that this is similar to what God breathed into the nostrils of Adam - the "LIVING WATER" of God which was a form of LIQUID LIGHT which clothed him in the aura of light, making him a LIVING SOUL, a soul which was bursting forth in radiant and perfectly proportioned light. Then Adam ate the forbidden grape, and the chemistry went into high speed action. The hypothesis of what probably occurred at this time is aptly stated by Howard B. Rand in a writing entitled By the Renewal of Your Mind. In it we read the following: "... plasma is a gas in which very high temperatures strip electrons from the atoms, making it an electrical conductor and causing a brilliant luminescence. With solid, liquid and ordinary gas, plasma is often called the 'fourth state of matter'. Some years ago the assertion was made by a leading scientist that blood is crystallized light. This led to the reasonable conjecture that Adam and Eve, in their sinless state, were clothed in light as with a garment. The Biblical account states that they were naked and were not ashamed (Gen. 2:25). Apparently, however, when they sinned, they lost their garments of light, with the result that they hid themselves when they heard the voice of the Lord as He walked in the Garden (Gen. 3:10). If the blood is crystallized light, the conclusion is justified that, when the garments of light disappeared, its crystallization became blood in the bodies of Adam and Eve. What was the atomic change that took place in the sphere of electrical phenomena to bring about this transformation? While we do not now possess the necessary knowledge to fully comprehend what was involved in this, we do know that after they sinned, Adam and Eve became aware that they were naked."

Being totally void of any scientific precepts here, I can only say that I believe that the blood of the grape which they had eaten somehow translated into a form of iron within them, and the result was the inversion of the glory of the aura of their souls which was somehow absorbed and crystallized by the iron of the newly forming blood within them. As a result, they were no longer clothed in glory, and became aware of their nakedness. This new type of fluid within them also had other disadvantages. By rendering them mortal, a type of covering to their bodies was needed to help them preserve their lives until the time when their now frail and dying bodies would fail to function properly and expire. As a result, God gave them "coats" (or coverings) of skins to clothe their nakedness. It was now that they were told to reproduce. Note that the word skin is "SIN" with the addition of the letter K. The word KIN is the last three letters of the word. Because of their SIN they received SKIN, and it was at this time that they were instructed to reproduce, producing KIN with skin.

Romans 5:12 tells us:

Then a few verses later in Romans 5:18-19 we read:

You see, where the first Adam failed, it necessitated God to send another Adam to succeed. This other Adam was Yeshua.

This is substantiated in I Corinthians 15:45 where we find:

I Corinthians 15:22 further explains:

All of mankind is born with a sin nature, a power of sin that rules our lives until it is broken through belief upon Yeshua. This sin nature is passed down through the generations by the blood. The seed of Adam has this power of sin inherent within it since the fall. The seed of man now contains the code of sin and death within the blood of the seed.

Bill Cloud has done a wonderful study on the blood which concurs to a large degree with my beliefs. I am not saying that he teaches what I am presenting, as he may not come to the same conclusions I derive when I carry through the thought process to its full potential. However, he does bring up one interesting point which I would like to insert here. He indicates that a medical associate of his who works with blood believes there is actually a detectable difference between the blood of Believers and the blood of those who have not yet believed upon Yeshua. This implies that after Belief, another chemical transition may begin in the blood!

Let's look now at Yeshua Himself. An adherent to the teachings of the Jehovah Witness organization will tell you that Yeshua is not God. In my arguments with those of this beliefism, I contended adamantly that Yeshua was God. They countered that He could not be God. He had to be just like Adam in order to prove to God that where Adam had failed, he persevered, overcame, and did not sin. It was only through this victory that His blood would be worthy to provide for our atonement, and that the victory would be without merit if he wasn't just as capable of sinning as Adam had been.

I do understand what they are saying. I truly do! As a matter of fact, I agree with them in the reasoning that they use. It is because I agree with them in this reasoning that I can also not accept the rationale that is by and large taught by Christendom today as it relates to Yeshua. You see, there is a catch 22 in the basis of Christendom's beliefism regarding Yeshua. Most of Christendom believes that Yeshua had a flesh and blood body throughout His life. However, if Yeshua had Adam's blood how could he not sin, as the power of sin is inherent within the blood. As Christians, we would then say: "Well, he didn't inherit Adam's blood. Yeshua's father was God. He was born of God and Mary, and the blood of the child is derived from the blood of the father, which was God the Father, NOT Joseph, who was descended from Adam. He had blood, but it was God's blood." OOPS - God is spirit, and spirits don't have blood.

Let's look closely at John 1:14. It states:

You see, there are other references to sons of God in the Bible, but there is only ONE BEGOTTEN son of the Father. It does not say: "And the Word was made FLESH AND BLOOD", - it says: "And the Word was made FLESH", and then it speaks of the GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER, NOT HIS BLOOD. The GLORY of God the Father is His LIGHT. There is only ONE who was born of woman with the GLORY of God. It was He who was begotten of God with the woman of mankind. It was Yeshua. Read it again: "the GLORY as of the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father". You see I am strongly convinced that the "blood" of the Father was the same LIVING WATER of LIQUID LIGHT which coursed through the veins of Adam before the fall. Thus He would have our five senses, and be subject to the same wants and desires which we would have through the flesh. The conception with Mary would provide for this coat of skin, but the "blood" in His veins was the GLORY - the LIVING WATER LIQUID LIGHT of the Father. It was ONLY because of this that He was ABLE to live a sinless life. Without it HE COULD NOT HAVE OVERCOME, as there was not yet any blood atonement to break the curse of the power of sin in the blood! People might then argue, "If He had the LIVING WATER of the FATHER within Him, then He could not sin." NOT SO! Adam had it within him, and he sinned, and Adam didn't even have the same magnitude of temptations of the flesh with which Yeshua would have to contend.

"Light" beings are said to have superior gifts and capabilities. among them are perfect telepathy, discerning the presence of good and evil, and walking on water. There are numerous times when Yeshua exhibited the ability to know what others were thinking, and when He perceived of the presence of good and evil. He walked on water, and I believe that He was even able to miraculously arrange for Peter to do so for a time. Along with the other miraculous manifestations associated with this light is the gift of healing.

Our John 1:14 passage says: "and we BEHELD his glory". Indeed they did see the evidences of the energy of light which He had within Him. Matthew 17:1-2 tells of the transfiguration of Yeshua. But in an even more profound experience, Peter, James, and John truly SAW THE GLORY of Yeshua. We read about it in Matthew 17:1-2 which says that Yeshua "was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light." The Greek word for "transfigured" here is "metamorphoo" from which derives "metamorphosis". It means to change or transform - change form, condition, or countenance. In this verse the radiant white light was unmistakable. In the parallel passage of Mark 9:2 says:

Indeed, they BEHELD HIS GLORY. For just a moment God the Father allowed the veil to be dropped so they could see the glory which was within to show forth through the barrier of skin and dazzle their vision.

"Well then" you might say: "If Yeshua had liquid light within rather than blood, then why, when Yeshua was crucified, did 'blood and water' pour forth from His body (per John 19:34)?" You see, there was WATER in addition to (i.e. combined with, but separate from) the blood! Let me see if I can explain.

Adam was DISOBEDIENT in his partaking of the grape, however Yeshua had to take on the blood of mortality in order to die for us. He had to do so in OBEDIENCE to the Father. Recall that Romans 5:19 states:

Philippians 2:6-8 has much to say about this occurrence. The word "form" is used repeatedly here. In the Greek, it is "morphe", which can mean "nature". In fact it is this "nature" that is indicated here, as the "sin NATURE" was what was inherited as a result of the first Adam taking into himself the blood of the grape. Speaking of Yeshua it says:

You see, in His earlier earthly life, Yeshua was "in the form (nature) of God" (i.e. God the Father). He had the LIVING WATER within Him. God the Father had purposed Him to be so. Therefore, it was not robbery that He was thus in this manner equal with God. However, in obedience to God, Yeshua then took upon Him the FORM (nature) of a servant, or the "likeness of men". Note here that YESHUA DID THIS TO HIMSELF. It was an ACT OF YESHUA IN OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER. I believe that when the time was right, Yeshua consumed the grape IN OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER, thereby taking on the mortality of the blood, whereby He could be the sacrificial Lamb of God.

John chapter 2 tells of a time when Yeshua was in Cana. Mary, His mother, comments to Yeshua that they have no more wine. Yeshua says unto her: "Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come." Now what kind of a response was this to her comment? Without understanding what we understand above, it makes no sense. However, when we understand what we see above, it makes perfect sense, for Yeshua proceeds to take water, and turn it into the fruit of the vine. It is the first miracle He performed, and it will also be the last thing He ever does. He will turn His own Living Water into mortal blood via the fruit of the vine.

I believe that Yeshua had taken the vow of the Nazarites. We read about it in the sixth chapter of Numbers. It is for those who "separate themselves unto the Lord". It is the most intense manner Biblically noted by which one can physically dedicate himself or herself to the service of God. Knowing the Scriptures and the heart of God, would Yeshua of all people not have done so? Within this vow are the stipulations that the one who submits to it can bring no razor upon his head, and must abstain from the fruit of the grape. In verse 3 it states from "wine and strong drink" before it later specifies that it is referring to the juice of the grape. John McCarthy as well as other noted theologians concur that our wine today is of much much greater potency than the wine which was in common use in Biblical days. Thus we see here that the "strong drink" may mean fermented juices, versus unfermented juices simply being called wines. Now the purpose of the Nazarite vow was to keep the vessel of the one who adhered to it in a state of purity for the service of God. Not only was he or she to avoid insobriety, but they were to abstain from all grape products. Now the sobriety we can understand, and we find elsewhere that the length of the hair can be equated to strength, and the contact with the dead would defile one to be inadequate for perfect service to God. But, why would the eating of products of the grape be a problem? Unless we understand that the grape was the source of the fall of man, this would not make sense.

Now there are three types of grapes known to us today. They are the red, the purple, and the white (which have green skins). Deep down in my heart, I believe that the white grape is not an issue here, and that it was permissible to partake of this fruit of the vine within the Nazarite vow, but not to eat of the red or purple. The white grape seems to be in a class all its own. When the Jewish people consume the various cups of wine during the festivals, the rituals specify the use of the darker grapes. As a Nazarite vow substitution, it may be that Yeshua consumed the wine made by the white grape at these festivals rather than the dark grape, and was able to refrain from compromising His Living Water until it was time to consume the dark wine just before His crucifixion. Thus it is said in Matthew 11:18-19:

It might also have been a form of apple juice, as even in Orthodox Jewish festivities today, apple juice and/or water is made available in place of the dark wines for those who are of the Nazarite persuasion.

As I stated earlier, I believe that the first Adam consumed the red grape, red being the color of sin, which indeed brought forth sin in the life of Adam and all of his descendants through his seed. He ate of it in DISOBEDIENCE. I believe that when Yeshua partook of the grape in OBEDIENCE to the Father, I believe it was the purple grape, the color of royalty. Though it did not bring forth sin in His body as the red would have done, it changed the chemistry in His body, giving Him a type of blood, and making Him mortal and subject to physical death.

I mentioned before that after our belief, our blood begins to undergo a gradual change. I believe that it is actually being conformed to the purple type of blood rather than the red. They are both blood, and our blood type will be the same before and after, but there may actually be a spiritual manifestation in the form of a slight chemical alteration in our blood from red to purple as a result of our belief. This change may be progressive, as we embrace the will of God and choose to walk therein, meaning that there will be more of a change in one who is submitted than in one who is not.

Yeshua humbled Himself to partake of the fruit which would "break" His body (make Him mortal) and cause Him to have to endure a physical death. In so doing, He fulfilled the obedience to the Father to complete the purpose for His coming - to fulfill the task at hand, which was to die on our behalf. Hebrews 2:14+16 further clarifies. It states:

Some would say that if Yeshua did not have the blood as we do throughout His life, it would make Him less "man". This cannot be. The name "Adam" means man, and He was every bit man, with, as well as without blood! Thus this LAST Adam would have been as well. It would also have been more difficult for Yeshua to take on this blood, after being subjected to humanity than it would have been before He lived among us. He had more understanding of its consequences! It would be one matter for Him to agree to come to earth and live and die here without understanding what it would really be like, but it was quite a different matter for Him to see first hand what it would be like, to feel pain, to understand what He would have to endure at the hands of those who had already treated Him so despitefully, and still go through with the plan. He could have changed His mind at any time, but He did not. Oh how He must have loved us to do what He did - to allow His body to be BROKEN by taking on mortality so He could die for us.

We can gauge a time frame here as we look to the last supper. He eats with His disciples, then distributes the elements of bread and wine to them. I Corinthians 11:24-25 tells us that He says regarding the bread: "This is my body which is BROKEN for you ...." Regarding the cup, He states: "This cup is the New Testament in my blood ...." Indeed it is, as it will bring the New Testament fulfillment of mortal life and death into His veins. As He chooses to drink this cup, He chooses at that moment to give up His immortality for us, knowing very vividly what is ahead for Him.

He then tells us that He will not drink again of that fruit of the vine until He drinks it ANEW with us in the Father's Kingdom. I believe that those who are among the First Fruits will receive a new type of skin without the restrictions of our flesh and then will be given a NEW version of this fruit of the vine which would burst the old skins (Mark 2:22). When the First Fruits Bride partakes of this cup with Yeshua, she will somehow mysteriously be given or overshadowed with the pure "SEED OF ABRAHAM" which He took upon Him (Hebrews 2:14-16) when He partook of that crucial cup of royal purple grape in obedience to the Father. For Yeshua it was a step down. For the Bride it will be a step up.

Returning to the time of Yeshua's crucifixion, we find in Luke 22:37-44 where He says:

Christendom was delighted to be able to apply a rare condition known as hemathidrosis or hemohidrosis to this phenomenon of Yeshua's sweat of blood. It took away the singularity associated with this event, and made it into a more common occurrence. Medical descriptions of hemathidrosis conclude that it is a condition which results from a person 1) being in a highly emotional state OR 2) having bleeding disorders. I would submit to you that BOTH of these conditions applied to Yeshua, and that there was not just a tiny bit of blood in this sweat, but a great deal of blood - i.e. GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD as it reads in this passage. The description of this condition continues to state that the tiny capillaries in the sweat glands CAN BREAK, thus mixing blood with sweat. Dr. Gerald H. Bradley, M.D. further asserts that this causes "great weakness". Thus we note that an angel had to come at this time to "strengthen" Him.

You see, the cup was already having an effect, and He had never experienced the feeling which came over Him. In desperation He asked the Father that if it could be possible within His will (i.e. if there is any other way to achieve this end) to please take the horrors of that cup away. Note that Yeshua didn't use the word PREVENT, He used the word REMOVE. He wasn't asking the Father to prevent the agony to come as many teach today. I believe He was asking the Father to remove the cup of the blood of the grape which He had just consumed which had sent torrents of the blood of mortality surging through His frame - hope against hope that there might be some other manner in which He could achieve our atonement. Even as He spoke this prayer during the agony of this chemical transition, the blood which was beginning to surge through His veins broke through in His sweat, and fell to the ground. Not only was He under great emotional duress, but His veins and capillaries had only known the living water, and now had to adjust to the extra pressure of this blood coursing through them. I believe that these tiniest of capillaries may have virtually exploded as they hoplessly attempted to adapt to the thicker pulsating fluid during this physical transformation!

Hebrews 9:28 says that Christ was offered to (or offered in order to) bear the sins of many, and II Corinthians 5:21 says:

Please note that the "to be" here is in italics, which means it was added to the original text, and the first time the word "made" is used here it is Strongs #4160. We find that this Greek word carries the implication of being made "to do" something. One of the suggested implications is being made "to bear". The second time the word "made" is used, it is actually a different Greek word, and can be found under Strongs number #1096. It can mean "ordained" (or officially invested as). The simple article "in" is one of many choices found under Strongs #1722. Another selection that seems highly appropriate here is "because of". Therefore, we might render an alternate paraphrase as follows: "For God hath made Yeshua, who knew no sin, to bear sin for us that we might be officially invested as the righteousness of God because of Him."

When seen in THIS light, we see again that Yeshua BORE OUR SINS FOR US, which harmonizes perfectly with our Hebrews 9:28 text. He did not, and in fact COULD NEVER BECOME sin, but it becomes increasingly evident that all the sins which would ever be forgiven through the blessed blood He shed were "placed upon" Him even now as He hung upon that wicked tortuous cross. Because Yeshua had never known sin, I believe He had no inkling of the weight and darkness of the sin which would be put upon Him. Further, I believe that when He agonized under the weight of the totally encompassing horror and darkness of our sin and the darkness of the shadow of death that He began to wonder if something had gone hopelessly wrong. When we are under the oppression of sin, it is sometimes very difficult to see God through the darkness of the sin. Could He maybe even for a moment have been under so much oppression and darkness that He thought the Father was not there? As Yeshua hung upon the cross, He cried out per Matthew 27:46:

I believe that due to the intensity of His physical transition, oppression of our sins, and the overpowering shadow of death which was encompassing Yeshua, there may have actually been a brief moment when He felt that all He had endured might have been in vain, that sin had won and the atonement might not be completed as planned. But there is yet a broader application, and the implications here are staggering. The Bible indicates that as a man Yeshua was to fully feel and experience and understand our sensitivities and pain. One of the most intense feelings of hopelessness we can feel is to be so burdened by our sin that we have trouble sensing the presence of God. Because God had given Yeshua all judgment, maybe it was crucial that He too experience this feeling of isolation and oppression so He would understand that feeling as it related to mankind before He began to judge man. However, God never did forsake Yeshua, and somehow between these words and His next He is reassured by the Father, as Yeshua then says: "It is finished" and "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit".

It has been believed that the consumption of specific amounts of certain combinations of metallic powders could lead to a state of "enlightenment" and people would actually begin to glow. These people have been referred to throughout the ages as the "shining ones". Halos which encircle the heads of historical figures are said to be a depiction of this phenomena, and often those who were reported to glow in this manner were called "shining ones", "enlightened ones", or "illumined ones". It is from this last term that we get the name "Illuminati". In some cases this glow is said to encompass the entire head, similar to a space helmet.

It appears that some sort of liquid light seed from the Father was implanted within Mary when she was overshadowed by the angel. It may be no coincidence that pictures of both Mary and the infant Yeshua have halos around their heads. If in fact they did have halos, this does not mean that Mary was divine. The Bible is careful to indicate that this interaction with the divine seed did not make Mary divine, as she offered sacrifices when her days of her PURIFICATION were accomplished, just as any other Jewish mother (per Luke 2:22-24 and Leviticus 12:8). Neither will the bride become divine when she receives a measure of this living water, but when she receives it in conjunction with the mind of Christ, she will assume a somewhat similar status as joint heir with Christ.

William Henry is a well-known analyst and investigator of mythology. In his web site at www.stargatesofthegods.com, there is a group of articles titled Ark Cabal Stargate Group. Here some interesting questions are posed. "Was the intergalactic transportation system built because of humans or did humans come about because the road through the stars was built? Or was the human body designed for stargate travel from the start? Which came first the skin of light or the idea for a gate to Heaven?"

I believe that when Adam fell, the stargate was formed to expel him from the Garden of Eden. In order for us to return, it will likewise be necessary for interdimensional travel to occur.

The Ark Cabal Stargate Group articles refer to a stargate traveler called NANA which appears in ancient writings and drawings, as well as the wormholes or transport system she used. Among these articles and other bits of information found in William Henry's work and interviews, we can piece together the following information: The ancients spoke of gateways to an inner realm. Those who entered it usually wore a special garment which flashed the person from one place to another. Speaking of NANA, he states: "Her snugly fitting Shugurra helmet ... took her far into the universe. ... Nana put on ... a garment when interacting with her PILLAR or axis that reached into heaven. (This) ... garment is the Cloak of the Illumined Ones. HER HUSBAND, a serpent, DWELLED WITHIN THE PILLAR." This process ultimately resulted in what he refers to as "the transmutation of an ordinary human ... into a being called a Shining One or Illumined One."

Let's pause here, and dissect this information one step at a time. "Her snugly fitting Shugurra helmet ... took her far into the universe". We would note that in Ephesians 6, the helmet of salvation is to be a part of our armor. We look at a salvation for the body of the First Fruits Believers at the beginning of the time of Tribulation, and I believe that the selection of this group of First Fruits Bride indicates that this helmet was properly worn by everyone in the group.

Continuing now with our quote, "Nana put on ... a garment when interacting with her PILLAR or axis that reached into heaven. This was a special multi-colored PALA garment, which is considered to be the Cloak of the Illumined Ones." God will have His own select group of First Fruits Bride whom He illumines. This coat of many colors is a coat of light which will be diversified through the prism effect to create a spectrum of all colors. Though the bride may actually be given a material garment, the spiritual typology here is that of the aura of the soul which will once again begin to shine.

"NANA'S HUSBAND, a serpent, DWELLED WITHIN THE PILLAR." We would recall that the serpent is the countertype of Yeshua. NANA was able to meet her husband in the pillar. Maybe Yeshua likewise enters the pillar at times. He will come out to meet His bride like Isaac went out to meet Rebekah in Genesis 24:64-65. I Thessalonians 4:17 indicates that Yeshua will meet His Bride in the air (i.e. within the pillar in the air)!

This is interesting as well, because it is said of the Philadelphian First Fruits Bride in Revelation 3:12:

We will look first at the pillar in this passage. In the New Age counterfeit version, NANA's husband, the serpent is in the pillar, and this is where she in some manner interacts with him. This is a very terrifying concept when you consider the entrance of the wide gate!!! The narrow gate, however, would yield to a very different path. The pillar which reaches into heaven would include many heavenly locations on this journey. For instance, the Bride must be totally cleansed before she sees Yeshua, and this may occur in an area referred to as "the house of women" which would be found in the lower portions of this pillar.

We might take just a moment while we are here to look at the rest of Revelation 3:12, which states:

The Greek word "onoma" is three times translated "name" in this verse. In fact, every time you see the word "name" in the KJV of the New Testament, it is this same Greek word. However, the meanings are not always the same, as this word can also mean title, person, character, or reputation. I believe that for the deeper study of this text, we may want to look at the other options. We deal with this principle in reference to the new "name" of Revelation 2:17 on the white stone given to overcomers. If we probe the meaning of "character" as it might apply to the Greek word "onoma" used here, Roget indicates that "character" is the combination of qualities that distinguish a person. The word "write" as it is used here may not be that which first comes to mind. Romans 2:15 tells us that the law of God can be written upon our hearts. Now I would venture to say that if a doctor performed heart surgery on such a person, he would not find literal writing. Thus we see that the figurative use of the word "writing" is Biblically substantiated. This verse might well mean that the character or defining characteristics of God are now spiritually inscribed upon our minds at this time. Though a literal title or name may actually be written on us as well, I believe that the deeper insinuation here is an internal spiritual inscription which will entitle us to enter the New Jerusalem.

This entire process ultimately resulted in what William Henry refers to as "the transmutation of an ordinary human ... into a being called a Shining One or Illumined One." Indeed this one select group will be transformed in this way, but those who try to circumvent God to achieve this process have a rude surprise in store!

Going back to William Henry's work, his articles then inform us that ... Nimrod was called "the Mighty Man" because of a "skin" that he wore. He infers that this skin was made of light. In fact, he says that Nimrod duplicated this skin, creating an entire civilization of high performance beings. A kissing cousin of this suit, the nano Super Soldier Suit, is reportedly under development at MIT. It is chameleon-like, a living rainbow of colors. It would help protect soldiers against detection, threats, bullets, and chemical agents, as well as monitoring their life support systems. This earthly version of the "coat of many colors" or Pala garment can even heal those who are wounded. We reported on this coat in the Signs of the Times article of our April/May 2002 Dividing Line Newsletter when we said, "The reports of new 'lightweight molecular materials' to be used by Massachusetts Institute of Technology to 'equip the foot soldier of the future' are staggering. They read like a science fiction novel." Referring to 'Nanotechnology', the Jack Van Impe Ministries news page tells us about the new uniforms and equipment which will not only be capable of shielding and protecting them from chemicals and biologicals, but will actually equip the soldier to 'heal' himself. The uniform, which will be soft, as light as paper, and nearly invisible, will be able to become a rigid cast if a bone is broken, and be equipped with a "built-in medical kit for the autonomous treatment of even serious wounds". The particles and/or components which compose these uniforms will be so miniscule that "hundreds could fit on the period at the end of this sentence". Not only will they be capable of medically assisting the soldier, but we also read: "Imagine the psychological impact upon a foe when encountering squads of seemingly invincible warriors protected by armor and endowed with superhuman capabilities, such as the ability to leap over 20-foot walls ...."

William Henry's articles continued by stating: "... Most theorists conclude that the 'throat' and the 'thread' of the serpent rope (wormhole) will be lined to protect the traveler. The fruit of the serpent is the exotic matter of which the wormhole is composed. It transforms the ordinary human on contact into quicksilver. We're talking a fully functional human being." Interestingly, we find further evidence in his work, that he believes the wormhole is lined with a type of blue "apple" which is in reality a type of grape. Thus the fruit of the serpent would be a type of grape. He will deceive mankind to eat of it just like he got Eve to eat of the grape in the garden which defiled her and caused the fall!

Indeed this fruit may hold the very significance he believes it to hold. Again, however, we are dealing with a counterfeit as contrasted to the true. When the bride consumes the cup with Yeshua in the wedding ceremony, it may be the cup of a new grape which will change the quality of the fluid within her to a new wine for her new wineskins. Whereas the blood in our veins now is as unfermented wine, this new wine will comparatively be as an effervescent wine, such as that which would have burst through the old wineskins. When looking up the definition for effervescent, I found that it means full of life. This is exactly right, as the one who has this blood will no longer be subject to death. It will not carry the code of death that our mortal blood now has within it. I then believe that Yeshua will perform a very important part of the wedding celebration that is rehearsed during every Jewish wedding, even today. He will crush the glass which contained this wine, as it will never again be consumed. It is possible that the glass will not be crushed until this wine has been consumed by all overcomers who are eventually transported to the heavenlies without dying. At this point in my study, however, I believe that it is exclusively for the First Fruits bride. The transformed body which the Bride will have will be her Millennial body.