TRANSPORTING THE ARK

In The Stone Edition Torah readings commentary, we find some interesting side notes for 26:1-11. It tells us that the Hebrew's gift of his Bikkurim (or First Fruits) to the Kohen symbolized the dedication of everything he had to the service of God. When the time was right, searches were to be made to locate the First Fruits. When hunting for First Fruit figs, for example, when a ripe fig was found, a cord would be tied to the stem, and it would be declared, "This is Bikkurim". This concept of the cord being tied to the First Fruits is interesting. Though it is not designated by the text here, I feel virtually certain this cord was scarlet, for we find a similar cord in our Biblical story of Rahab, and it was scarlet.

Joshua chapters 2:1-19 and 6:15-25 relate the story. Reading excerpts from these passages, we find in chapter 2:

Joshua chapter 6 then concludes the story of Rahab. It says:

Now Rahab was a harlot, but when she could have sided with evil, she turned instead to God, helping His people, even at risk to herself. In spite of her adulterous laurels, she took a stand for God, and exhibited a righteousness which saved many of His people. How interesting it is, that God's men said she must use the scarlet cord to mark her home so it would be spared during the trial to come. This is a type of marking of the First Fruits. Indeed the text here says she was saved "alive". That is what will happen for the First Fruits. She would be saved just as the time of Tribulation came upon her. Short of being saved in this manner, she would almost surely have been slain when the trouble started! Not only she, but all of her father's household who would abide in her house would be spared.

Per Biblical symbolism, "house" is a type of spiritual umbrella that indicates a belief and/or character grouping. In deeper layerings, it is necessary to understand that the use of the term "house of" with a Biblical personage designates the spiritual typological grouping of that personage, whereas the use of the term "tribe of" indicates his bloodline. Thus, in the shadowed layering here, we see that those of her father's house (the spiritual grouping character or belief) who would come unto HER house (spiritual grouping of character or belief) would be spared along with her. In John 19:26-27 Yeshua emphasizes that those of like faith are the members of one's family. Thus we see in the deeper layering here, that she was to try to bring all she could of her father's faith under her spiritual umbrella which had been marked by a scarlet cord. She wasn't yet perfected (as designated by the scarlet coloration of her cord), but her spiritual fruit had been found worthy of redemption. Those of her father's household who would not come unto her house would remain under condemnation, and were likely to be slain in the time of Tribulation to come. This is an awesome and very sobering portrait of the days which we find at our own doorstep.

In the deeper symbolism here, Rahab has been designated as a First Fruits, and given a scarlet cord. She comes from her father's house (belief system), as symbolic of Christendom, from whence the First Fruits will be redeemed. Joshua 2:1 says Rahab's house was a harlot's house. She was from her Father's house, so the reflection indicates that his house was likewise. Though Christendom is marked by belief upon Yeshua, it has largely fallen into adultery with the world due to the multitude of spiritual pollution and corruption which has been brought into our churches. The First Fruits have begun to step out of the harlotry of their father's house, but their own house is still classified in like manner. Until fruit worthy of repentance was found in Rahab, she was given no reprieve. However, her fruit was found worthy, she was given a scarlet cord, and her house (the house of First Fruits) would be spared. In order to receive reprieve, those of her father's house must come into her house. They must likewise develop spiritual fruit (character) to make them worthy of the protection offered to her house. The scarlet cord which thus marked the home of the First Fruits will one day very soon turn white, as we are promised in Isaiah 1:18:

Before leaving the cord behind, we might want to look at one more application. On the Day of Atonement, which is described in Leviticus 16:7-34, two goats are mentioned. The Day of Atonement Festival points to the actual process which will one day occur, with Yeshua as our High Priest. Historical writings verify that the Scriptural instructions of this passage were indeed practiced every year by the Hebrew people. These historical documents have prompted the writing of several books on the festivals, which in turn reveal much more information than our Biblical text, as our Bible gives us only the barest of outlines. This additional knowledge will aid us in understanding the intent of the passage at hand. According to these accounts, a red cord was cut in half prior to the release of the scapegoat (or Goat to Azazel). One half of the cord would be tied to the goat, and the other half would be affixed to the Temple door. Then the goat would be led out into the wilderness. Though Aaron would release the goat into the wilderness, the atonement of the people would not be considered complete until the scarlet cord on the Temple door turned white. Each year, God would miraculously turn the cord white, then the people would know their atonement was effective. The clincher was, the goat which had been released into the wilderness must die in order for the cord to turn white. Thus it was that several men would follow the goat into the wilderness. Herding him like a sheep, they would rush him to a mountain precipice, and force him over the edge. He would be torn by the barbs and briars on the mountain wall, and ultimately would be snared by them, and hang there till dead. Once death occurred, then the cord on the Temple door would turn white, signifying that God had allowed for the atonement of the people for another year.

You see, here we have another scarlet cord. The two goats represent the two trees of our prior segments. The Goat to Adonai symbolizes Tree 1, and the scapegoat (or Goat to Azazel) represents Tree 2. The scarlet cord for Rahab marked her as one who had found life, and though not yet being perfected, she had borne fruit of the Kingdom, and was found worthy of redemption. This was during the dispensation of the Age of Grace.

Once the Tribulation is concluded, however, this scarlet cord will have a different designation. This same cord will mark the goat to Azazel. In physical terms, the Goat to Adonai was Yeshua. He was slain to provide atonement for those who would fall under Him. Likewise, those who fall under the leader who denies the atoning blood of Yeshua are still imperfect. Their sins too must be handled. I believe Yeshua will literally place all the sins of the people who fall under this anti version of Yeshua onto his head, even as symbolized by the scapegoat in our Old Testament. He will do so at the judgment of the goats and sheep in Matthew 25 when He returns. He will then send this human scapegoat out into the wilderness, where he will be during the Millennial reign of Yeshua. Recall that Yeshua's reign is in the heavenlies, thus will be on a different timeline. The one thousand years up there may be a VERY long time in the wilderness down here. There will be angels who are assigned to see that this human scapegoat is purposefully led, over this long period of time, to the edge of his precipice. Eventually he will end up being forced over the side of the cliff, and snared by the briars to die. We find this prophesied in Isaiah 14:15-16 when he is "brought" down to the sides of the pit, and those who look upon him from above will wonder how he made the Earth to tremble and did shake kingdoms. Now one would think that when the human scapegoat dies, the atonement would be complete, and the cord on the Temple door would turn white, but there is one more tidbit that I have not yet shared with you. For several years after Yeshua was slain, the Day of Atonement rituals were performed, precisely as they had been throughout history, but the cord on the Temple door never again turned white. You see, after the blood of Yeshua was provided, no other sacrifice would ever prevail. ALL must come under Yeshua's blood. Something awesome WILL be accomplished on the wall of the pit, however. Death will be killed. The false gospel message which refutes the Blood of Christ and thus separates man from the living God will be destroyed. I Corinthians 15:26 tells of it, stating:

It is as in the story of The Emperor's New Clothes. When the death of the lie occurs, the spell will be broken. All of those who had been under the scapegoat will then enter the veil of fire which will destroy all impurity and any remaining traces of the anti version of unbelief. Then they will be able to come to Christ, falling under the blood of Yeshua, the only acceptable sacrifice for all of mankind.

We have a parallel symbology in the story of the crucifixion of Yeshua. Barabbas was let go, symbolizing the scapegoat. We might want to focus for a moment on his name. You see, "bar" means "son" and "abba" means the "father", so Barabbas means "son of the father". Yeshua was the only begotten Son of God the Father. Thus the anti version would also stake this claim. Barabbas was the anti version of the true redemption offered by Yeshua.

Moving on, we find in Stone's commentary that after the promised land was conquered and allocated, the First Fruits were to be presented. The growers were to take the first ripened fruits to the Kohen (the priest).

In order to pull together the shadowing of this prophetic future event, we will turn to one passage in the Old Testament, and another in the New.

Exodus 2:1-10 reads:

Here we see that in order to save the life of a significant infant, a woman gave birth in a day when male children were threatened. She put her man child (a type of First Fruit) into a basket style of Ark and set it upon the waters. In a twist of fate, the basket Ark with the infant was found by the daughter of royalty, care was provided for him. The child was raised in the house of royalty.

Our New Testament text also tells of a birth by a woman. We find it in Revelation 12:1-9, which reads:

We find the child (type of First Fruit) being born in verse 5, with the enemy poised to kill the child as soon as it was delivered. In this same verse, the child is caught up to the throne where royalty (God) would care for the infant so the enemy could not touch him. No sooner did the child get caught up in verse 5 (a type of First Fruits Harvest Rapture) than war broke out in heaven in verse 7. In the following two verses, the dragon is cast out of heaven to Earth. Thus we see that heaven has now been conquered and allocated. So, to align this with our Torah reading, the woman (body of Christ) has given birth to the First Fruits (those who have come from her and born acceptable fruit), but they are threatened with execution by the authorities of the day. Thus, the child (First Fruits corporate body) is put aboard an Ark (a type of basket), and caught up to/by royalty (i.e. God's throne). Per Exodus, the child is nurtured for a time (this happens for the First Fruits typology in Obed-Edom per our previous segments, even as Esther was prepared for a time before being presented to the King). Immediately after the child was caught up, heaven is conquered and allocated. The First Fruits child is nurtured (cleaned up), and it is now time for the First Fruits to be presented to God.

The Stone Edition describes how everyone in the entire Land converges on Jerusalem at this time, ready for the Bikkurim (First Fruits) presentation. It is accompanied by much music and celebration. The Bikkurim is a gift to God. As the First Fruits are presented to God, the Kohen places his hand under that of the owner, and together they lift the basket and wave it before God. At the conclusion, the bringer puts his basket down before the Altar, and it becomes a gift to the Kohen.

In our typology, the Kohen is the priest. Our high priest is Yeshua. The First Fruits are to be presented as a gift to God the Father. Hebrews 8:3 tells us that as our High Priest, Yeshua too will need to have a First Fruits offering. This is it. The "bringer" is the Holy Spirit, the One who selected the First Fruits, brought them to the heavenlies, and oversaw their growth and cleansing. Yeshua places his hand under that of the Holy Spirit, and together they lift the Ark (basket) with the First Fruits in it before God the Father. Then the Ark (basket) is placed down before the Altar, and then it is given back to the priest. This is when the Bride is presented to Yeshua. Even as in our wedding ceremonies, the Father gives the Bride away, so God the Father gives the First Fruits Bride (which has just been presented to Him) to our High Priest, Yeshua.

The Stone Edition continues by discussing Deuteronomy 27:11-26. Shortly after entering the Promised Land, the people were told to assemble at two mountains for the proclamation of blessings and cursings. Everyone would publicly acknowledge that they understood the blessings that awaited them if they complied by the law, and the cursings that awaited them if they failed to do so. Those of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin would stand on Mt. Gerizim, the mount of blessings, and those of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali would stand on Mt. Ebal, the mount of cursings. The Ark, the Kohenim (priests) and the elders of the Levites would stand in the valley between the two mountains. The Levites in the valley would shout out the blessings and curses, then the tribes on the mountain tops would call out "Amen!"

Mt. Gerizim typifies heaven. It means to "cut down"; to "cast off"; divisions. Indeed it is a place which just saw the casting down of the dragon. It has been divided off now for the saints to abide in joy and safety. It is the mountain of blessings, where Tree 1 is found. It is known for the abundance and fertility of its crop.

Mt. Ebal typifies the fallen realm, where Tree 2 still resides. Ebal means "stony"; "a heap of ruins"; "heap of barrenness"; heaps of confusion. This is the wilderness where the scapegoat will wander, as he is guided to his demise. There is even evidence that there was a false temple erected on Mt. Ebal by the Syrians which was a replication of the true Temple on Mt. Gerizim. Such will be the case during the Millennial reign of Yeshua in the heavenlies while the Tree 2 system continues below.

It is interesting to note that Four of Leah's children (Simeon, Levi, Judah, and Issachar) were associated with the Mt. Gerizim, along with all of Rachel's children (Joseph and Benjamin). Two of Leah's children (Reuben and Zebulun) and all of the children of the concubines (Dan and Naphtali by Rachel's maid [Bilah], and Gad and Asher by Leah's maid [Zilpah]) were associated with Mt. Ebal.

Ezekiel 11:22-23 states:

At the conclusion of the blessings and cursings, the glory of the Lord (the Holy Spirit and the Ark) go back up and stand on Mt. Gerizim, which would be at the east side of the heavenlies. (When man was kicked out of Eden, he was sent to the East of Eden, thus Mt. Ebal is further east, and Mt. Gerizim would be at the edge of the land of the heavenly Eden.)

Continuing through our Deuteronomy passage, The Stone Edition speaks next of 28:66. Here we see that the people are not sure they will be safe from violence. They don't know from one day to the next whether the markets will be shut down, or whether they will be allowed to buy and sell there even if they are open. This is precisely what people will face during the Tribulation down below.

The Stone Edition commentary of Deuteronomy by discussing 27:3. This explains that after the crossing of the Jordan, they were to write out the commandments so they could enter the promised land. They tell us in the commentary that this was miraculously translated into 70 different languages. It is extremely interesting that our God of pattern would have this recorded in our Deuteronomy passage, as it matches up very well to something we find in the The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden.

Within it is a section titled Secrets of Enoch. Though we can not put it on the level of our Biblical text, it is important to note that Jude 1:14 refers to a prophecy of Enoch, which may likely have come from his writings. The Secrets of Enoch is laid out (as are all the other books of the Forgotten Books of Eden) in chapter and verse format, much as the Books of our Bible are divided. In I:4-10 we read: "4) On the first day of the first month I was in my house alone and was resting on my couch and slept. 5) And when I was asleep, great distress came up into my heart, and I was weeping with my eyes in sleep, and I could not understand what this distress was, or what would happen to me. 6) And there appeared to me two men, exceeding big, so that I never saw such on earth; their faces were shining like the sun, their eyes too were like a burning light, and from their lips was fire coming forth with clothing and singing of various kinds in appearance purple, their wings were brighter than gold, their hands whiter than snow. 7) They were standing at the head of my couch and began to call me by name. 8) And I arose from my sleep and saw clearly those two men standing in front of me. 9) And I saluted them and was seized with fear and the appearance of my face was changed from terror, and those men said to me: 10) 'Have courage, Enoch, do not fear; the eternal God sent us to thee, and lo! thou shalt to-day ascend with us into heaven, and thou shalt tell thy sons and all thy household all that they shall do without thee on earth in thy house, and let no one seek thee till the Lord return thee to them.'"

Then we are told a bit more in the following pages about what occurred when he was taken. In III:1 we read: "1) ... It came to pass, when Enoch had told his sons, that the angels took him on to their wings and bore him up on to the first heaven and placed him on the clouds."

For the next several chapters we are told what Enoch saw on his tour of the heavens. Then in XXIII:2-3 we see that he is told to begin to write. It reads: "2) ... Sit and write .... 3) And all double thirty days and thirty nights, and I wrote out all things exactly, and wrote three hundred and sixty-six Books."

Enoch was then returned to Earth where he would relate what he had been shown to his family and loved ones. We read of it in XXXVI:1-3 which states: "1) Now, Enoch, I give thee the term of thirty days to spend in thy house, and tell thy sons and all thy household, that all may hear from my face what is told them by thee, that they may read and understand, how there is no other God but me. 2) And that they may always keep my commandments, and begin to read and take in the books of thy handwriting. 3) And after thirty days I shall send my angel for thee, and he will take thee from earth and from thy sons to me." We are later given a timeline in LXVIII:1-6. It reads: "1) Enoch was born on the sixth day of the month Tsivan, and lived three hundred and sixty-five years. 2) He was taken up to heaven on the first day of the month Tsivan and remained in heaven sixty days. 3) He wrote all these signs of all creation, which the Lord created, and wrote three hundred and sixty-six books, and handed them over to his sons and remained on earth thirty days, and was again taken up to heaven on the sixth day of the month Tsivan, on the very day and hour when he was born. ... 6) Methosalam and his brethren, all the sons of Enoch, made haste, and erected an altar at the place called Achuzan, whence and where Enoch had been taken up to heaven."

Enoch was figuratively taken "across the Jordan", and was told to write down the things of God. He was then taken on into the promised land, just as was shadowed in this Deuteronomy passage. We would note that I:4 says he was taken up on the first day of the first month, which would be Nisan 1 on the sacred calendar, or Tishri 1 on the secular calendar. In all fairness, it SHOULD be Tishri 1 referenced here, as Nisan wasn't FORMALLY pronounced as the first month of the year by God until Exodus 12, a bit later. However, I believe Enoch may have known this in advance of the formal proclamation, and was acknowledging it here as such, indicating Nisan 1 as the first day of the first month. Our XVIII:1-6 passage references a 60 day period and a 30 day period, totaling 90 days. Neither Nisan 1 nor Tishri 1 fit here with the time line of chapter XVIII, though Nisan 1 to Sivan 1 is about sixty days. Then further confusion arises as it relates to Sivan 1 and Sivan 6 in this passage. It appears that we don't have all of the facts here, and that he may actually be referring to three separate departures in these two passages, the purposes remaining partially unspecified. Then there are further timing discrepancies when trying to overlay the 60 and 30 day references, but these may even point to differentials between the earthly time line and the heavenly one. It is, however, worthy of notation that Enoch's birthdate and the his final noted departure occurred on the same date, specifically noted as being Sivan 6. This is particularly interesting in our First Fruits typology, as Pentecost is reckoned to be the birth date of Christendom, and Sivan 6 is honored as Shavuot or Pentecost on the Jewish calendar each year. One thing we do know for sure is that his departure was right before the destruction of the flood.

Though God promised never again to destroy mankind by water in Genesis 9:15, it is commonly presumed that the Biblical end days Tribulation will include massive earth changes, prophesied in the various gospels, Revelation, and even Old Testament passages. Prophezine internet magazine featured a story on July 10, 2002 called Earth's Magnetic Field Turning Upside Down. You can find it at prophezine.com. The article informs us that researchers are finding strong indications that Earth's magnetic poles are due to reverse. We read: "It could be the end of the world as we know it ...." Nobody can pinpoint the timing for this event precisely, or what all of the consequences will be when it happens, but countless writings point to the events of that time as being almost impossible for mankind to survive in our present 3-D bodies. What is not in doubt, though, is that it will happen. Pieces of ancient pottery have been found, wherein is embedded trapped magnetism. When compared to magnetism of our current times, it is found that Earth's magnetic field has diminished by over 50% in the past 4,000 years. Writings from numerous authors indicate that at some point near, but PRIOR TO Earth's approach to zero magnetism, a flip is due to occur. At this rate, the field might disappear in the next few hundred or thousand years. There will be drastic weather changes, including alterations to our wind, atmospheric pressure, and temperature. Cancers and even genetic mutations could result from radiation which is no longer as severely restricted, due to the changes in our atmosphere. It sure seems that this describes some of the events in Revelation pretty well!

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the passing of Planet X. This planet is thought to pass by Earth via a cycle of roughly 3,600 year intervals. The passing of Planet X is expected to cause catastrophic earth changes, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, and tidal waves, as well as the pole shift, which may kill millions of people.

Legends from many civilizations (particularly the Sumerian 6,000 year old description of our solar system) refer to this planet, which is also known as Nemeses, Nibiru, Marduk, the Winged Globe, and Wormwood. One other name is the Planet of Crossing, thus the letter X. It is interesting to me that the catching up of the body of Christ will be in a type of CROSSING over, as is often symbolized Biblically by the crossing over the Jordan, etc. Could it be that the First Fruits departure or crossing will occur with the arrival of the Planet of Crossing? We'll look at this more when we discuss planet X in future segments. However, we will simply say now that the publicized prospective arrival date for Planet X of May 2003 seems to have been designed as a bit of "timing disinformation". This release of invalid information would prompt the people's disbelief in, and complacency toward, Planet X. Once the predicted date had come and gone without incident, they would discount the validity of the entire matter. There are, however, indications that it is still there, and will still come. Recall now that one of the names of this planet is actually historically noted to be Wormwood. Revelation speaks of it in 8:10-11. We read there:

The planet itself is not expected to collide with Earth. However, Planet X has with it many objects and space debris, which could easily fill the bill of Revelation 8:10!

Isaiah 24:18-23 may reference this time as well. We read there:

Switching gears a bit now, the Lampholder Newsletter, indicates that starting in August 2002 India, the Middle East, Russia, China, and Turkey, as well as many other nations, begun to report a sharp increase in UFO activity. Maybe when we consider the following, that will make a lot of sense! The Giza Pyramid and the Sphinx are said to hold secrets regarding the timing of the opening of portals which will allow the transport of interstellar traffic. According to the August 2002 edition of this newsletter, June 2002 marked a very prophetic event. On Summer Solstice a major portal (stargate) opened from our dimension to another. It had remained closed for thousands of years until it slowly began to open in August of 1999. At the conclusion of the Millennium, there was a solar eclipse and a planetary alignment which would be visible if you were at the other side of the portal, though not visible here. In the year 2002, however, the alignment was seen from all areas of our Earth. Then it was in June 2002 that this portal was completely opened.

We must realize that this means different things to different people. If you are of the Christian faith, chances are the Rapture immediately comes to mind. However those of the New Age persuasion would think of the arrival of the Ascended Masters who are sent here to help them with their transition into Christ Consciousness. Actually, it may be both. The portal stays open for some time. How long, we're not sure, but the signs point to the VERY soon departure of the First Fruits Bride, and New Agers will tell you that many of their Ascended Masters are even now here among us.

The Lampholder reminds us that forces beyond the portal have been waiting for many years on the other side, slipping through periodically to reveal themselves. However, the activity is now in high gear. Sightings are up, and those of the New Age would tell us that there is much interaction occurring even now between those of other dimensions and our world.

Many of New Age understanding have been excited about the return of a pole star, which may have been heralded by the May 5, 2000 planetary alignment. The europa.com web site explains the significance of this star as it relates to the Giza Pyramid. From this site we read: "The Descending Passage lines up with the Pole Star. With the door opening so small and the length of the passage 334 feet long, the angle of view is only + or - 1/3 of a degree. Because of the slow motion of the stars, the passage lines up precisely to a Pole Star only once every several thousand years. Stars move, and the Pole Star, Alpha Draconis (Dragon Star) has not been in direct alignment with the Descending Passage for thousands of years. However, a new Pole Star will finally become aligned within the next few years; this heavenly body is known as the North Star, or 'Polaris'. The North Star will shine on the floor of the Subterranean Passage seven years later in 2004. What is the significance of this event? (Some people speculate they may be related to 'the signs of the stars' that the Bible mentions with regard to the Second Coming of Christ)." That would mean that we are in that time frame now!

The "enlightened ones" of the New Age Movement, on the other hand, are anticipating a "worldwide disappearance" while the portal is open. They believe this will provide the cleansing needed in order to precipitate the quantum leap in planetary consciousness. They look for those who are opposed to Earth's new harmony to be removed, leaving the "enlightened ones" to enjoy the new paradigm of mother Earth, Gaia. Both groups may actually be seeing the same thing, just from two different perspectives. Indeed the removal of some from Tree 1 may be necessary before the Tree 2 governmental system can be put into place and proceed unhindered.

Believers look for the catching away of those who have given their hearts and lives to Yeshua, the Messiah. In John 10:7-9 Yeshua says twice that He is "the door". Revelation 4:1 and Matthew 25:10 speak of this door. Some Believers will be allowed to go through it prior to the onset of the Tribulation in the First Fruits Harvest. Other Believers will be taken through it later in the Tribulation Period in the Ingathering Harvest. Is the portal which is open now a two leaved gate (Isaiah 45:1)? Will one leaf be open now, and the other a few years later? Will they be the doors through which the body of Christ will depart?

Matthew 24:37 says:

Interestingly, Bill Cloud has said that 1998 may actually have begun the season of Noah. The Hebrew date for our Gregorian 1998 was 5758. The last two of the Hebrew calendar number (58) translate in the Hebrew alphabet as Nun (50) and Het (8). These two letters spell the name Noah in Hebrew. He teaches that the year 5758 can form an acrostic which spells out the "Seasons of Noah". Many of you will recall that in 1998, we saw Hale-Bopp streaking across our sky. This famous comet was some 50,000 times brighter than Halley's comet. According to the February 14, 1997 issue of PSR Discover magazine, the last time this comet was seen here was 4,200 years ago. This would have been about the time of Noah. In fact, Sedar Olam Rabbah states that a comet appeared in the heavens at the time that Noah was building the Ark! Thus we see that the same comet that marked his timeline may have returned to give us ours, for the days prophesied in Matthew 24 will be AS THE DAYS OF NOAH. Now Noah was given a seven day warning of the trials to come, then when seven days were complete, God closed the door to the Ark and the Tribulation began. If seven days correlate to seven years, we could find that God will close the door in 2005. The transport must occur just before the portal door is closed, so if this timeline has any merit, our transport must be just before the portal door closes sometime in 2005.

Revelation 3:7-8 states:

The next two verses reiterate that it is the WORKS of this First Fruits group that entitles them to be shown the open door which will save them from the Tribulation to come. They have KEPT the Word of His patience (an active participation rather than a passive appropriation). Thus it is not due to who they are in Christ (passive appropriation) that qualifies them to pass through the door, but rather it is due to their actions as they have kept his word of patience, which will be evidenced by the fruit they bear.

Our works and fruit seem to be summed up in three categories: thoughts, words, and deeds. We find Scriptural evidence to show that each of these categories might be considered when God judges man. Whether it is at the Bema judgment seat of Yeshua, or the judgment of Believers by the Holy Spirit to determine who is worthy of the First Fruits classification, the divine essence which judges is in agreement regarding the criteria. Thus, we want to look at these three aspects in our preparation to be found worthy as First Fruits. Regarding thought, II Corinthians 10:5 instructs us that we are to bring EVERY THOUGHT into captivity to the obedience of Christ. For the Word of God discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). Regarding words, Matthew 12:36-37 says that man will have to give account for EVERY IDLE WORD SPOKEN. By his words he will be justified or condemned. Then James 3:2 indicates that if we do not OFFEND with our WORDS, we are viewed as PERFECT .... Regarding deeds, II Corinthians 5:10 indicates that man will be rewarded for that which he has DONE (his DEEDS) whether it be good or bad. He that DOETH wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, (Colossians 3:25).

Now some would say: "Why would our thoughts matter? Our words - maybe; our deeds - definitely; but why our thoughts?" As we delve into the various aspects of Transporting the Ark, we need to understand this. The New Age adherent will tell you that a thought is actually a wave of energy. As such, it must mingle with the other waves of energy to form realities. Now this may seem far fetched, but is it really? Norman Vincent Peale is no longer alive, but his books live on. One of those books is The Power of Positive Thinking. This man was highly esteemed by Christendom, and he taught that there was power in the thought! Indeed there is validity to this concept, but perhaps we should not jump on the band wagon without a bit more investigation. Telepathic abilities utilize the energy or power of thought to communicate with others and even to manipulate matter, yet such abilities are not to be accessed by the Believer. The two concepts are very closely linked.

In order to understand the source of the various energies with which we deal in this 3-D world, we might be well advised to see how the etheric body (or the soul) relates to our physical body. Here it is helpful to look into the aspects of Eastern Mysticism. Christendom has done itself a great disservice by shutting out the understanding offered by Eastern religions. There is strong correlation to our Christian beliefs which we need to address. Combining the concepts of Hinduism and Buddhism, we find that man has a system of chakras running through his body. Whether you are of the Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Indian, or Agnostic persuasion, you have these chakras. Choosing not to look at them or try to understand them does not change reality. Our 3-D bodies have chakras. These chakras interact between the soul and the body to maintain physical health, but also to produce spiritual fruit which can either purify or defile the soul. It would benefit all of us to understand how they function and what to do and not to do in order to improve our health and maintain purity of the soul.

In an oversimplified version, we would say they run vertically from the root chakra at the base of the spine to the crown chakra at the crown of the head. Joseph Campbell's book called Transformations of Myth Through Time has a wonderful drawing of the chakra system of the human body. There are seven principal chakras, each with a separate function on the soul level, which interlocks with a physical function on the body level. In this study, we will deal with the level of the soul. The Muladhara or root chakra is the first of the main seven chakras, and is found at the base of the spinal column. As it relates to the soul, it is linked to our health and well being, even our survival instinct. The Swadhisthana is the second chakra, which is located in the abdominal or genital region, and is associated with sexual prowess and reproduction. The Third is the Manipura. Located at the naval, it is associated with the drive to control through power and aggression, and domination. The fourth is the center chakra. It is the Anahata, located at the heart. We have mentioned the menorah before, and how the chakras form a menorah in the body. This chakra would correlate to the servant candle of the menorah. Indeed Yeshua (as the servant candle) speaks to the heart of His Bride. This chakra is the chakra associated with transformation. The first three chakras are thought to be more masculine in nature and trait, and the compulsive drive of these first three chakras is to be brought under subjection and transformation through submission to the power of the fourth chakra. Whereas the first three chakras are more dense in nature, correlating more to the our 3-D bodies, the fourth is the transformation from dense to etheric, and the last three chakras are thought to be the more etheric and feminine in nature. The fifth is the Vishuddha, and is deemed the breakthrough chakra. It is located at the throat. The sixth is called the Ajna chakra, found at the level of the forehead. It is also often called the third eye. It is the chakra through which the soul will be able to see God. The final, seventh, chakra is the Sahasrara, and is located at the crown of the head. It is through this chakra that we are to become one with God, as in Yeshua stating: "I and the Father are One", and praying that we would be One with them. It has been stated that we might possibly develop five more chakras, giving us a total of twelve when our bodies are changed from this density to a more etheric nature. If this is the case, I would see those chakras occurring between what we are showing here to be the sixth and the seventh chakra.

The word chakra comes from the sanskrit word for wheel. This is a very appropriate name because they are circular disk like features which rotate. This rotation enables them to take in and dispense energies. The harmony of these energy flows is said to be the key element pertaining to the condition of our physical health. When harmony is disrupted and energy imbalance occurs, physical symptoms manifest, and disease occurs. It may well be the chakra which is referenced in the passage about death in Ecclesiastes 12:6, which says: "or the WHEEL broken at the cistern". The chakras are the link of the body to the soul. There are conduits of energy called Nadi associated with each of these chakras, and these energies flow through and around the chakras. Just as blood is transported through physical Nadi which we call veins and arteries, the energies of the soul are transported through etheric Nadi called Ida and Pingala. There is, however, a third etheric Nadi called Sushumna. In Mr. Campbell's depiction, it is the bolder, or more prominent of the two Nadi, which ends at the right lobe of the brain behind the sixth chakra is the Pingala. The fainter Nadi which ends at the left lobe of the brain is the Ida. The Nadi which goes straight up through the body is the Sushumna. Note that the Ida and the Pingala merge into the Sushumna at the sixth chakra at the base of the brain. Eastern mystics acknowledge that spiritual advancement is made as the energies are mastered at the various chakra levels. They know that the energies of the Ida and Pingala are significant to our 3-D bodies in this process, but recognize that in order for true advances to take place, the energies must be realized in the Sushumna.

Man may not have always had the Nadi system that he now has. In previous segments, we spoke of the first Adam being a light being and not having blood or skin until after he had eaten the forbidden fruit. I believe that before the fall, Adam had only the Sushumna through which there was a flow of living water to nourish his light body. Further, I believe he had no brain. There was no need for a brain. The brain is necessary to operate our flesh and blood bodies, which he did not have. Our mind is separate from this brain, and is the etheric equivalent to it. It is the portion of our being which operates our etheric bodies. Adam would have had a mind, and prior to his fall, that would have been all he needed. His mind was linked to the mind of God by the Neshemah, the breath of Life which was breathed into the Sushumna of his soul by God in Genesis 2:7, making him a LIVING SOUL. His Sushumna was unhindered, and he had free and total access to the mind and heart of God, and could commune with him openly. When he fell, the consequences caused stumblingblocks to close off the Sushumna, and an alternate network was established through the Ida and a Pingala. Much as bypass surgery routes around the preferred route when it is blocked, the Ida and Pingala would now have to function in place of the Sushumna. God then gave him a coat of skin in Genesis 3:21 which covered the light body which had become defiled. God developed within him blood and the nadi to carry the blood, tied to the nadi of the ida and pingala by his chakras. Also given to him now was a brain to run his new body, complete with an Ida lobe and a Pingala lobe.

The communication Adam had with God prior to the fall was straight forward and unconfused. However, after the fall he had to deal with the complexities of a fallen world, where right and wrong, good and evil were enmeshed in a matrix of confusion. I Corinthians 14:33 tells us that God is not the author of confusion. This verse refers to the Head of Tree 1, our God. Adam was not confused until the fall. Then man fell under the oppression of the confusion of the duality of Tree 2. Now man must sort through all of the confusion as he looks through a glass darkly, and he must bring his focus back to the singularity of Tree 1, the singularity offered only through the purified Sushumna. When man now receives Yeshua as his Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to abide within him, and the purification process begins. The Holy Spirit begins to clean out the obstructions of the Sushumna that were put there when man fell, and open us back to the mind of God. We are to be TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING OF OUR MIND (Romans 12:2). This happens throughout our walk with Christ. It is the slow sanctification process the Believer endures. The progress made by the Holy Spirit is in direct proportion to our yieldedness. If we quench the Holy Spirit, the progress is painfully slow or all together stymied. As ye yield, the process is much accelerated. As the Sushumna is reopened, it takes on the life of the mind of Christ, and bears HIS fruit, good living fruit. This is the process of putting OFF the OLD MAN (Ida and Pingala and all of the carnality that goes along with it) and putting on the NEW MAN (via the opening up of the Sushumna through yieldedness to the Holy Spirit and the will and way of our singularity of God, per Tree 1).

One reason the Jewish people have so much trouble seeing Yeshua as Messiah is due to the plurality they see in the Christian concept of the Trinity. They repeat what is called the "Shema". It is found in our Old Testament, in Deuteronomy 6:4. In English, it reads: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord. You see, the husbandman of Tree 1 is of a singular essence, whereas the husbandman of Tree 2 is of a dual nature. In essence, the Shma is simply reiterating which tree our God is from. Again, One day they will see Yeshua for who He is, and that day isn't too far away!

We'll deal more with this in the next few segments, but this is a framework to aid in further understanding. Meanwhile though, some Tree 2 people are actually contemplating the replication of a type of Biblical Ark of the Covenant as a transport mechanism into the heavenly realms and other dimensions. It seems they understand the potential of God's use of His Ark to transport His elect, and they want to put the technology to use for their purposes as well. Some would even say that the menorah of chakras through our spinal column can activate in similar manner, creating an Ark of sorts within our own individual bodies. If this is so, it would be through the fruit of light produced as the energies are activated in proper proportion, through the Ida and Pingala for those who are not in Christ, and through the Sushumna for those who have been grafted back into Tree 1. Though this may actually be possible, I still feel (as noted in a previous segment) that the main transports of the Believers into the heavenlies will be accomplished by means of the actual Ark of the Covenant.

In an alleged incident known as "The Philadelphia Experiment", the "Montauk Project", or "Project Rainbow", a destroyer vessel and the crew which were aboard were said to disappear and reappear, via an experimental process of intense magnetic exposure. Reports of this experiment indicate that a ship was seen at a Philadelphia dock, then only a few minutes later at a dock in Norfolk/Portsmouth area, and then back at the original Philadelphia dock a few short moments later. The ship was reportedly passed through a dimensional portal and back. During this process, it is said that some of the crew were frozen from exposure to the invisibility field, and others caught fire and burned for days due to the magnetic field of the compasses which they carried. Some were said to go mad, and in certain cases, members of the crew were said to be halfwayembedded into the deck of the ship, while others "phased in and out of this reality". Though there is doubt regarding the validity of the reports of "The Philadelphia Experiment" (in whole or in part), the disappearance of ships and aircraft which has occurred at the Bermuda Triangle and some reports of UFO encounters seems to testify to the potential of this phenomena. There are simply too many reports to ignore.

However, whereas man's attempts of teleportation and transport into other dimensions seem to be highly hazardous to the human element, we see an instance in God's Word, where this is accomplished flawlessly, and with no ill effects whatsoever. We read in Acts 8:38-40:

Is it a coincidence that there was mention of a chariot, coming up out of the water, and a teleportation all in these three short verses?

One day very soon, at the onset of the time of Tribulation, I believe there will be a transporting of the First Fruits to the heavenlies to be reunited with God. This will probably occur during the Spring. Then after a few years, the balance of the Wheat Harvest will occur, and those of the body of Christ who are still alive and remain will be caught up to meet them in the clouds (I Thessalonians 4:17). This will probably be during the Fall, with a strong likelihood of Rosh HaShannah.

That is why this next little tidbit is so interesting. Through the occult process of remote viewing for the CIA, an Israeli by the name of Judah Meire found himself scanning the heavens for extraterrestrials. It seems that God intervened in his occult quest, and allowed him to see things from a different perspective. He has since revealed to Christian sources his abrupt realization that "the battle with UFO's is not for the planet of man but for the soul of man. It climaxes in Israel at the Wailing Wall on the Jewish New Year where people begin to disappear." We should note that the Jewish New Year IS Rosh HaShannah. You see, this is when all the remaining SOULS who have believed upon Yeshua will be taken up to stand before Him at his Bema throne (Greek for judgment seat). The Jewish New Year is Tishri 1 on the Hebrew calendar. It is called Rosh HaShannah, which means Head of the Year, as it is the first day of the secular year. It is speculated that Rosh HaShannah was the date of Adam's creation as well as his death, and that Yeshua might have likewise been born on Rosh HaShannah.

Associated with the departure of the First Fruits will be many earth changes, and the New Age teaches that Lemuria and Atlantis will re-emerge. Indeed this is highly probable, as the Bible says that the foundations of the world are discovered during such a time which we see shadowed in II Samuel 22:7-25. We read:

You see, it was because the writer was deemed worthy through his righteousness, having abstained from iniquity, etc. (verses 21-24 of II Samuel) versus that the writer was REWARDED (verse 21) by being removed from the enemies who were too strong for him (verses 17-18) during a time of turbulence (verse 19). The Lord rode upon a Cherub and did fly, being seen upon the wings of the wind (verse 11). This sounds much like Ezekiel's chariots. The First Fruits Bride will have an escort and a transport vessel for her departure, and this departure may well be nigh at hand.

So, we will emphasize once again to abide in righteousness, looking to our Blessed Hope, and praying always (per Luke 21:36): "that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

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