D - 1TransformingtheMindROM 12:2And be not conformed to this world:but be ye transformed by the renewing of yourmind, that ye may prove what is that good, andacceptable, and perfect, will of God.DaySpring from on High,P. O. Box 820,Alvin, Texas 77512-0820 USANovember 25, 1996LUK 1:78...the dayspring fromon high hath visited us,DaySpring DaySpring DaySpring DaySpring DaySpringfromonHigh fromonHigh fromonHigh fromonHigh fromonHighDaySpring from on HighP. O. Box 820Alvin, Texas 77512 - 0820United States of AmericaThis publication is written in two column style.For ease ofnavigation use the arrow keys or the page down or pageup keys.The hand or the scroll bar can also be used.Thispublicationisforthepersonaluseofour readers and is neither for sale or resale.TransformingtheMindD - 3ISAIAH'S VISIONOF THE SERAPHIMS,THE THRONE, ANDTHE OAK TREEISA 6:1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne,high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered hisface, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: thewhole earth is full of his glory.4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house wasfilled with smoke.5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and Idwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, theLORD of hosts.6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he hadtaken with the tongs from off the altar:7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thineiniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go forus? Then said I, Here am I; send me.9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see yeindeed, but perceive not.10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes;lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart,and convert, and be healed.11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted withoutinhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,12And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in themidst of the land.13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teiltree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: sothe holy seed shall be the substance thereof.Beyondthe Glassy SeaD - 4MountHermonThe story has been told about a team of scientiststhatwereclimbingamountain.Thegistofthestory goes something like this. The scientists weredriven by an intense curiosity of what was on theother side of the mountain.For, to their knowl-edge, no one had ever seen the other side of themountain before.As they painstakingly climbedtowardthetop,theexcitementmounted.Theywould finally get to see what was on the other sideof the mountain.And finally they reached the top and looked overtoseethebreathtakingview.Andastheysur-veyed the scene, they noted a group sitting by aboulder and talking among themselves.This groupintroducedthemselvestothescientistsasbeingtheologians.They said, "Where have you been,we have been waiting a long time for you?"PSA 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together inunity!2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, evenAaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;3As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: forthere the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.DAN 1:4Children in whom was no blemish,butwellfavoured,andskilfulinallwisdom,and cunning in knowledge, and understand-ing science, and such as had ability in themto stand in the king's palace, and whom theymightteachthelearningandthetongueofthe Chaldeans.1TI 6:20O Timothy, keep that which is com-mitted to thy trust, avoiding profane and vainbabblings,andoppositionsofsciencefalsely so called:Daniel was one of the group of children that wasbrought to the king's palace.And he and brethrenhad a true understanding of science and of spiri-tualthings.Therewasnotaconflictsuchthatspiritual principles and science seemed to be in op-position to each other.D - 5Somehow,somewhere,inthecorridorsoftime,the spiritual and the scientific (logic) became sepa-ratedfromeachother.Thescientiststookonatechnical arrogance of thinking that through thepower of their own intellect, they knew or couldexplainallthings.Littledidtheyrealizehowblinded they were to the unseen world.REV3:17Becausethousayest,Iamrich,and increased with goods, and have need ofnothing;andknowestnotthatthouartwretched,andmiserable,andpoor,andblind, and naked:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried inthefire,thatthoumayestberich;andwhiteraiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and thatthe shame of thy nakedness do not appear;and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, thatthou mayest see.But, on the other hand, have the religionists faredany better?Even as the scientists have a technicalarrogance, many of the religionists have a corre-sponding spiritual arrogance.Consider the fate ofone Galileo who was severely persecuted by thereligionists of his day because he dared to proposetheories about the earth's rotation and shape."Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer,who, with the German astronomer Johannes Kepler,initiatedthescientificrevolutionthatfloweredinthework of the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton. BornGalileoGalilei,hismaincontributionswere,inas-tronomy, the use of the telescope in observation andthediscoveryofsunspots,lunarmountainsandval-leys,thefourlargestsatellitesofJupiter,andthephases of Venus. In physics, he discovered the lawsof falling bodies and the motions of projectiles. In thehistoryofculture,Galileostandsasasymbolofthebattle against authority for freedom of inquiry. ...Heshowedlittleinterestinastronomy,althoughbe-ginningin1595hepreferredtheCopernicantheory(see ASTRONOMY: THE COPERNICAN THEORY)that the earth revolves around the sunto the Aristo-telian and Ptolemaic assumption that planets circle afixedearth.OnlytheCopernicanmodelsupportedGalileo's tide theory, which was based on motions ofthe earth. ...Earlyin1616,Copernicanbooksweresubjectedtocensorshipbyedict,andtheJesuitcardinalRobertBellarmine instructed Galileo that he must no longerhold or defend the concept that the earth moves. ...In 1624 Galileo began a book he wished to call Dia-logue on the Tides, in which he discussed the Ptole-maicandCopernicanhypothesesinrelationtothephysicsoftides.In1630thebookwaslicensedforprinting by Roman Catholic censors at Rome, but theyalteredthetitletoDialogueontheTwoChiefWorldSystems (trans. 1661). It was published at Florence in1632. Despite two official licenses, Galileo was sum-monedtoRomebytheInquisitiontostandtrialforgrave suspicion of heresy. ...Since the full publication of Galileo's trial documentsinthe1870s,entireresponsibilityforGalileo'scon-demnationhascustomarilybeenplacedontheRo-manCatholicchurch.Thisconcealstheroleofthephilosophy professors who first persuaded theologiansto link Galileo's science with heresy. An investigationinto the astronomer's condemnation, calling for its re-versal, was opened in 1979 by Pope John Paul II. InOctober 1992 a papal commission acknowledged theVatican's error."Contributed by: Stillman Drake"Galileo," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994MicrosoftCorporation.Copyright(c)1994Funk&Wagnall'sCorporation.Many religionists have long argued that the earth isflat and have drawn various models of the earth likeapancake with the sun and stars going through theheavens.But, the spirit of Jobremembered some-thing about what it had seen as it watched the earthbeing created.Was the description below writtenby an astronaut or by Job?JOB26:7Hestretchethoutthenorthovertheemptyplace,andhangeththeearthuponnothing.8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;and the cloud is not rent under them.9He holdeth back the face of his throne, andspreadeth his cloud upon it.10Hehathcompassedthewaterswithbounds,untilthedayandnightcometoan end.Who, living at that time, can forget that Christmaseve in 1968 when astronauts Borman, Lovell, andAnders orbited themoon andsent back pictures ofthe earth.There the earth was, suspended in space,hanging "upon nothing."And one could see where"the day and night come to anend".One could seethe circular bounds that "compassed the waters".Who says that the scriptures say the earth is flat?D - 6JOB 38:1Then the LORD answered Jobout of the whirlwind, and said,2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by wordswithout knowledge?3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I willdemand of thee, and answer thou me.4Where wast thou when I laid thefoundationsoftheearth?declare,ifthou hast understanding.Job 38:21You know, for you were bornthen, and the number of your days is great!(RSV).PSA 90:1Lord, thou hast beenour dwelling place in all genera-tions.2Beforethemountainswerebroughtforth,oreverthouhadst formed the earth and theworld,evenfromeverlastingtoeverlast-ing, thou art God.3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest,Return, ye children of men.4For a thousand years in thysight are but as yesterday whenit is past, and as a watch in thenight.5Thoucarriestthemawayaswithaflood;they are as a sleep: in the morning they arelike grass which groweth up.6Inthemorningitflourisheth,andgrowethup; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.I'mreallyveryhappywith my crutches.Whydo you want me to walkon both feet?The problem of blindness due to losing contact withthe unseen world of the spirit is not just limited tosomescientists, it is also common to religionistswho major on the "letter of the law" without hav-ing the benefit of the spiritual realm to interpretthe letter.We have considered the various tree experiencesthat we go through in our ascension to the throneof God.But now we come to the point of beingbirthed from the glassy sea Rev 15:2) and tryingto stand so that we get the victory over the beast,and his image, mark, and number.We can beginto see the dimensions of the Seraphims, but whatis the tree experience we are dealing with?2CO3:5Notthatwearesufficientofourselves to think any thing as of our-selves; but our sufficiency is of God;6Who also hath made us able ministers ofthe new testament; not of the letter, but of thespirit: for the letter killeth, but the spiritgiveth life.7But if the ministration of death, written andengraven in stones, was glorious, so that thechildren of Israel could not stedfastly beholdthe face of Moses for the glory of his counte-nance; which glory was to be done away:8How shall not the ministration of thespirit be rather glorious?D - 7TheclueisgiventousbythatprophetofZionnamedIsaiahwhointroducesthesubjectoftheseraphims to us in the following way.ISA 6:1In the year that king Uzziah diedIsawalsotheLordsittinguponathrone, high and lifted up, and his trainfilled the temple.2Above it stood the seraphims: each onehad six wings; with twain he covered his face,and with twain he covered his feet, and withtwain he did fly. ... [description of seraphiims) ...ISA 6:13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and itshall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree,andasanoak,whosesubstanceisinthem, when they cast their leaves: sotheholyseedshallbethesubstancethereof.One might wonder why both a teil tree and an oakis mentioned.Some of the other translations referto the teil tree given above as an terebinth.TheEncyclopedia Judaica has this to say about the tere-binth.TEREBINTH, a tree of the genus Pistacia of whichfour species grow in Israel (for two of these see *Mas-tic (Lentisk) and *Pistachio).Most important of themare Pistacia atlanticaandPistacia palaestina, whichareamongthelargestandmostwidespreadforesttrees of Israel.Their biblical name, elah--like--allon,the *oak--is derived from el, meaning strong and sturdy.Therefore, the "teil tree" (in the KJV) is in the oakfamily.And also, we find that the oak has a mean-ing of being "strong and sturdy".But, what doestheoaktreehavetodowithIsaiah'saccountofthe seraphims?We can get a clue from the factthat his vision came "In the year that king Uzziahdied". What could the death of Uzziah have to dowith the oak tree?STRONG ANDSTURDYThe scriptures have quite a bit to say about KingUzziah, but the following sums it up very well.2CH 26:8And the Ammonites gave gifts toUzziah: and his name spread abroad even totheenteringinofEgypt;forhestrength-ened himself exceedingly.9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalemat the corner gate, and at the valley gate, andat the turning of the wall, and fortified them.15AndhemadeinJerusalemengines,in-vented by cunning men, to be on the towersand upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows andgreat stones withal. And his name spreadfarabroad;forhewasmarvellouslyhelped, till he was strong.16But when he was strong, his heartwas lifted up to his destruction: for hetransgressedagainsttheLORDhisGod, and went into the temple of the LORDto burn incense upon the altar of incense.2CH26:18AndtheywithstoodUzziahtheking,andsaiduntohim,Itappertainethnotuntothee,Uzziah,toburnincenseuntotheLORD,buttotheprieststhesonsofAaron,that are consecrated to burn incense: go outofthesanctuary;forthouhasttrespassed;neithershallitbeforthinehonourfromtheLORD God."While Uzziahwas in this state andmaking prepa-rations[for futurity,] hewas corrupted in his mindbypride,andbecameinsolent,andthisonac-count of that abundance which he had ofthingsthatwillsoonperish,anddespisedthatpowerwhich is of eternal duration, (which consisted inpietytowardGod,andintheobservationofhislaws;) so he fell by the occasion of the good suc-cess of his affairs, and was carried headlong intothosesinsofhisfather,whichthesplendourofthatprosperityheenjoyed,andthegloriousac-tions he had done, led him into, while he was notable to govern himself well about them.And so we come to the paradox of the oaktree.It'sstrengthbecomeit'sweaknesswhen the confidence and strength is in one'sselfratherthantheLord.Thescripturesgo on to describe how his strength led himto go into the temple where he was opposedby the priests and tragedy befell him.WepickuptheaccountfromthehistoryofJosephus.D - 8According, when a remarkable day was come, anda general festival was to be celebrated, he put ontheholygarment,wentintothetempletoofferincensetoGoduponthegoldenaltar,whichhewasprohibitedtodobyAzariahthehighpriest,who had fourscore priests with him, and who toldhim that it was not lawful for him to offer sacrifice,and that "none besides the posterity of Aaron werepermitted so to do."And when they cried out, thathe must go out of the temple, and not transgressagainstGod,hewaswrothatthem,andthreat-enedtokillthem,unlesstheywouldholdtheirpeace.Inthemeantime,agreatearthquakeshooktheground, and a rent was made in the temple, and thebrightraysofthesunshonethroughit,andfellupontheking'sface,insomuchthattheleprosyseized upon him immediately; and before the city,at a place called Eroge, half the mountain broke offfrom the reston thewest, and rolled itselffourfurlongs, and stood still at the east mountain, tilltheroads,aswellastheking'sgardens,werespoiled by the obstruction. Now, as soon as the priests saw that the king'sface was infected with the leprosy, they told him ofthe calamity he was under, and commanded thathe should go outofthe city as a polluted person.Hereupon, he was so confounded at the sad dis-temper, and sensible thathe was not atliberty tocontradict, thathe did as commanded, underwentthismiserableandterriblepunishmentforanintention beyond what befitted a man to have, andfor that impiety against God whichwas implied."The incident of the earthquake - is also mentionedin Zechariah - that rent the top of the temple suchthat the sun shone through it.This account links itin allegory to the return of Christ.So, if we un-derstand what happened to Uzziah, we can obtainclues about events precedingChrist's return.Andthen Christ's "train" can fill the temple of our body.ZEC14:1Behold,thedayoftheLORDcometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in themidst of thee.2For I will gather all nations againstJerusalem to battle; and the city shall betaken, and the houses rifled, and the womenravished;andhalfofthecityshallgoforthintocaptivity,andtheresidueofthepeopleshall not be cut off from the city.3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fightagainstthosenations,aswhenhefought in the day of battle.ZEC 14:4And his feet shall stand in thatday upon the mount of Olives, which isbefore Jerusalem on the east, and the mountof Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof to-ward the east and toward the west, and thereshallbeaverygreatvalley;andhalfofthemountain shall remove toward the north, andhalf of it toward the south.5And ye shall flee to the valley of the moun-tains;forthevalleyofthemountainsshallreachuntoAzal:yea,yeshallflee,likeasye fled from before the earthquake inthe days of Uzziah king of Judah: andthe LORD my God shall come, and allthe saints with thee.6And it shall come to pass in that day, thatthe light shall not be clear, nor dark:7But it shall be one day which shall be knowntotheLORD,notday,nornight:butitshallcome to pass, that at evening time it shall belight.8And it shall be in that day, that living watersshall go out from Jerusalem; half of them to-ward the former sea, and half of them towardthe hinder sea: in summer and in winter shallit be.9AndtheLORDshallbekingoveralltheearth:inthatdayshalltherebeoneLORD,and his name one.10All the land shall be turned as a plain fromGeba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and itshall be lifted up, and inhabited in herplace,fromBenjamin'sgateuntotheplace of the first gate, unto the cornergate, and from the tower of Hananeelunto the king's winepresses.11And men shall dwell in it, and there shallbe no more utter destruction; but Jerusalemshall be safely inhabited.12And this shall be the plague wherewith theLORD will smite all the people that have foughtagainst Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consumeaway while they stand upon their feet, and theireyes shall consume away in their holes, andtheirtongueshallconsumeawayintheirmouth.We can, like Uzziah, become proud of all the spiri-tualwarfaremethodsweknowandconquestsoftheenemythatwehavemade.But,ifwewantChrist's train to fill the temple, we must let the KingUzziah die within us.In that year, we become can-didates to see the seraphims described by Isaiah.D - 9567Firmament over CherubimsFRONTVIEWANDSECTIONOF TEMPLEAgain we return to the temple and the representa-tion above is a front view except that we will useour eyes like x-rays and look inside and see thefirmamentinthecloudandfireabovetheCherubims.Note that the adjacent Zechariah description doesnot seem to be describing the crucifixion of Christ.Rather it seems to be referring to the second com-ing and the Armageddon type battles.HEB 9:28So Christ was once offered to bearthesinsofmany;anduntothemthatlookforhimshallheappearthesecondtimewithout sin unto salvation.When Jesus was crucified on the cross, this wasour apple tree experience (sweet as apples for us,bitter as apple vinegar for Him).MAT 27:48And straightway one of them ran,and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar,and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.49The rest said, Let be, let us see whetherElias will come to save him.50Jesus,whenhehadcriedagainwithaloud voice, yielded up the ghost.51And, behold, the veil of the templewasrentintwainfromthetoptothebottom; and the earth did quake, andthe rocks rent;52And the graves were opened; and manybodies of the saints which slept arose,53And came out of the graves after his res-urrection, and went into the holy city, and ap-peared unto many.When Jesus was crucified, the veil in front of theholiest place was rent and the firstfruit of the res-urrection occurred.But, when He returns a sec-ond time, the firmament over the cherubims willbe split and the Sun of righteousness shall shine inthe glory of transfiguration.First, it shall be, as inHebrews 9:28 "unto them that look for him" andthenitshallbemanifestedeventuallytoalltheworld.Remember, when Jesus was transfiguredon the mount, He held the three disciples to se-crecy and pulled the glory of the transfigured bodyback within the clay vessel.When He and His dis-ciples went back down the mountain, He had theappearance of a normal man.Jacob also wrestledat Penuel during the night until the "Sun arose uponhim."Thus,theoldtempleiscrackedandthe"Sun"shines in all the glory of the face to face relation-shipwithGod.Nolongerdoweseethroughaglass darkly!And also note that the geography ofthe gates is changed:"from Benjamin's gate untotheplaceofthefirstgate,untothecornergate,andfromthetowerofHananeeluntotheking'swinepresses."But, more about the twelve gatesof the outer city later.And what is a vital and essential step in this trans-formation?ROM 12:2And be not conformed to this world:but be ye transformed by the renewingofyourmind,thatyemayprovewhatisthat good, and acceptable, and perfect, will ofGod.Thewordtransformedabovehastherootword"metamorphoo" which is the same word used forthe mountain top "transfiguration".In order forthe "Sun" to shine through and remove the dark-enedglassoftheveil,wemustunderstandtheworkings of the oak tree experience.And the les-son to be learned from Uzziah's experience is tobe let our strength and sufficiency be in the Lordand not in ourselves (2 Cor 3:5).D - 10But once we come to our oak tree experience, weare shown that the "good spiritual works" that weare so proud of can become an albatross aroundour neck.And we can find the oak tree experi-ence marked on the path outlined in the Song ofSolomon.It comes just after the apple tree.SON8:2Iwouldleadthee,andbringtheeintomymother'shouse,whowouldinstructme: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wineof the juice of my pomegranate.5Who is this that cometh up from the wilder-ness,leaninguponherbeloved?Iraisedtheeupundertheappletree:therethymother brought thee forth: there she broughtthee forth that bare thee.6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a sealuponthinearm:forloveisstrongasdeath;jealousyiscruelasthegrave:the coals thereof are coals of fire, whichhath a most vehement flame.7Many waters cannot quench love, nei-thercanthefloodsdrownit:ifamanwould give all the substance of his house forlove, it would utterly be contemned.REV 12:1And there appeared a great won-der in heaven; a woman clothed with thesun, and the moon under her feet, and uponher head a crown of twelve stars:2Andshebeingwithchildcried,travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.3Andthereappearedanotherwonderinheaven; and behold a great red dragon, hav-ingsevenheadsandtenhorns,andsevencrowns upon his heads.4And his tail drew the third part of the starsof heaven, and did cast them to the earth: andthe dragon stood before the woman which wasready to be delivered, for to devour her childas soon as it was born.5And she brought forth a man child,who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:and her child was caught up unto God,and to his throne.It is very clear that the Most High has a plan andpreparation for us as we travel the path of returnto Him.If we fail to go through this preparation,the state of our mind spiritually would be like theleprosy manifested in King Uzziah.HEB 4:15For we have not an high priest whichcannot be touched with the feeling of our in-firmities; but was in all points tempted like aswe are, yet without sin.16Let us therefore come boldly untothethroneofgrace,thatwemayobtainmercy, and find grace to help in time of need.One may wonder about all the vails that we havediscussed since the scripture speaks that we may"come boldly to the throne of grace" and indeedwe may, for the blood of Jesus prepared the way.And the boldness is an attitude of the heart of com-ing before God in earnestness and sincerity.But,what part of us is it that is prepared to come to thethrone of grace?Is it our spirit, our soul, or ourbody - or all three?And it is true that Jesus made the way for our spiritto return to the throne of grace for our basic salva-tion, but there is a further outworking for the HolySpirit and the Father to deal with our soul and body.Until our mind or soul is dealt with, coming to thethrone of judgement prematurely would result in asoul and body manifestation similar to that whichbefell King Uzziah.We must learn not only to seeworkings of the Son Jesus in one another, but alsothe workings of the Holy Spirit and the Father.And this is a process.The workings of the Son ismanifested in the feast of Passover, the workings ofthe Holy Spirit (the earnest) is manifested in Pente-cost, and workings of the Father is manifested inTabernacles (Heb 8:10,11).JOH 14:25These things have I spoken untoyou, being yet present with you.26ButtheComforter,whichistheHolyGhost, whom the Father will send in my name,heshallteachyouallthings,andbringallthingstoyourremembrance,whatsoeverIhave said unto you.JOH 14:23Jesus answered and said unto him,If a man love me, he will keep my words: andmy Father will love him, and we will comeunto him, and make our abode with him.Under the apple tree, the manchild is birthed.Andthedragonofprideandself-sufficiencywarsagainst this manchild in the oak tree experience.D - 11REV 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying inheaven, Now is come salvation, and strength,and the kingdom of our God, and the powerof his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren iscastdown,whichaccusedthembeforeourGod day and night.11And they overcame him by the bloodof the Lamb, and by the word of theirtestimony; and they loved not their livesunto the death.REV 12:15And the serpent cast out ofhismouthwaterasafloodafterthewoman, that he might cause her to be car-ried away of the flood.16And the earth helped the woman, and theearthopenedhermouth,andswallowedupthefloodwhichthedragoncastoutofhismouth.So we go from the bliss of the apple tree experi-encetothewarfareoftheoaktreeexperience.And really, this is no different than Joseph's expe-rience.Josephovercamealltorulerightinthemidst of Egypt (or the world).We, who would beovercomers, must learn to do the same.But, inactuality, what was the greatest enemy Joseph hadto overcome.Was it the jealousy of his brothers?Was it the Ishmeelites and Midianites who took himto Egypt?Was it the tribulations of Potiphar;s houseor the horrors of the Pharaoh's prison?Or was itJoseph's pride and self-sufficiency in the coat of manycolors and his father's blessings given to him?GEN 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph morethan all his children, because he wasthesonofhisoldage:andhemadehim a coat of many colours.4And when his brethren saw that their fatherlovedhimmorethanallhisbrethren,theyhatedhim,andcouldnotspeakpeaceablyunto him.5And Joseph dreamed a dream, andhe told it his brethren: and they hatedhim yet the more.7For,behold,wewerebindingsheavesinthefield,and,lo,mysheafarose,andalsostoodupright;and,behold,yoursheavesstoodroundabout,andmadeobei-sance to my sheaf.JOB 41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan withan hook? or his tongue with a cord which thoulettest down?JOB 41:15His scales are his pride, shut uptogether as with a close seal.34Hebeholdethallhighthings:heisaking over all the children of pride.In retrospect, probably even Joseph would haveagreed that his greatest enemy was pride within,ratherthanmistreatmentfromwithout.But,inGod'splan,whenitwastimeforJosephtoruleand reign, that pride had already been dealt with.The net effect of the oak tree experience is to high-light the problem with the dragon of pride.But, itremains for the processings of another tree expe-rience to remove that dragon from within.Andthat dragon within sits within the very temple ofthe body on the throne and proclaims he is God.And what is the name of this pretender? -- it is thehuman ego.2TH 2:2That ye be not soon shaken in mind,or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word,norbyletterasfromus,asthatthedayofChrist is at hand.3Let no man deceive you by any means: forthat day shall not come, except there come afalling away first, and that man of sin be re-vealed, the son of perdition;4Who opposeth and exalteth himselfaboveallthatiscalledGod,orthatisworshipped;sothatheasGodsittethinthe temple of God, shewing himself thathe is God.The oak tree experience only shows us the activi-ties of the human ego.It is through the experi-encesofanothertreethatwefinallyputthismonster's neck in a noose and choke the windpipeof the spirit of the fallen angel behind it.But, inthemeantimewewanttolearnmoreaboutthemanifestations of the oak tree.You will note in Rev 12:11 that they overcame thedragon by the blood of Lamb and the word of theirtestimony.The blood of the Lamb is an absoluteessential to overcome the "brain barrier".D - 12THE BLOOD BARRIER OR VEIL"Metabolic processes in the brain depend on a steady supply of glucose and oxygen carriedbythebloodbymeansofthearteries.Nervecellsrequirebothsubstancesinabundantamounts because of their constant physiological activity, day and night. Many substancescirculatingintheblooddonotenterthebrainbecausetinyelementsinboththechoroid plexus of the ventricles and the capillary beds within the brainact as a mo-lecularandionicfilter.Thisfiltrationsystemiscalledtheblood-brainbarrier.Manybiological compounds having a high molecular weight, such as adrenal hormones or aminoacids, do not pass through this barrier readily, and certain smaller molecules and even ionsdo not penetrate the barrier at all, because of their polarity (ionic charge). Thus, the chemis-tryofthebrainiskeptinequilibriumandwellprotectedfromtheabnormalchemicalchal-lenges often posed by what humans eat and drink."Brain," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copy-right (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.We think of the blood system for the body as being one blood system.This is onlypartlytruebecausethebloodsystemforthebrainreceivesspecialtreatment.Before the blood supply can go to the brain, it must traverse a veil or "blood-brain barrier."We pick up the account below.HEB 9:6Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests wentalways into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.HEB9:7Butintothesecondwentthehighpriestaloneonceeveryyear, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errorsof the people:8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all wasnot yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:D - 13Certainsubstancescannotpenetratethebrainbarriereasilyandothersreadilygotothebrainonce ingested.Wine (alcohol) and coffee (caffeine)readily traverse the brain barrier.To a certain extent, we have discussed the physi-cal functioning of the mind.But the greatest fron-tier remaining is the river of consciousness of themind in thoughts and spirituality.And we thinkthat we know all about ourselves, but do we re-ally?Do we know from whence we have comeand whither we go from here?PSA 90:4For a thousand years in thy sightare but as yesterday when it is past, andas a watch in the night.JOH 1:51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily,I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heavenopen,andtheangelsofGodascendingand descending upon the Son of man.EPH4:8Whereforehesaith,Whenheas-cendeduponhigh,heledcaptivitycaptive,and gave gifts unto men.9(Nowthatheascended,whatisitbutthat he also descended first into the lowerparts of the earth?10He that descended is the same also thatascendedupfaraboveallheavens,thathemight fill all things.)We do not really know our past as our spirit de-scendeddownJacob'sladdertotheearth.Andwe only know a little about the ascent of our spiritback toward God.But how much of what we arenow was formed in this earth and how much of itoccurred from the realms before?1TI 5:24Some men's sins are open be-forehand,goingbeforetojudgment;and some men they follow after.25Likewise also the good works of some aremanifest beforehand; and they that are other-wise cannot be hid.HEB12:15LookingdiligentlylestanymanfailofthegraceofGod;lestanyrootofbitterness springing up trouble you, andthereby many be defiled;WhenoneisdealingwithanEsautyperootofbitterness, what realm is that root anchored in?Isit anchored in the earth realm, or did we pick upthe baggage of bitterness somewhere before ourbirth in the earth as we descended Jacob's ladder?The Bible speaks of the garments of the soul and itwould seem reasonable that each realm results inagarmentaddedtooursoul.But,ifwedonotlearnthelessonsofthatrealm,thenoursoulisnaked and our soulrewards are more limited.REV3:4ThouhastafewnameseveninSardis which have not defiled their gar-ments; and they shall walk with me in white:for they are worthy.REV16:15Behold,Icomeasathief.Blessedishethatwatcheth,andkeepeth his garments, lest he walk na-ked, and they see his shame.JUD 1:23And others save with fear, pullingthem out of the fire; hating even the gar-ment spotted by the flesh.1JO 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is inthe light, we have fellowship one with another,and the blood of Jesus Christ his Soncleanseth us from all sin.The blood of the Lamb is not limited to just theearth realm - it can reach back into previous realmsbefore the foundation of the world and deal withan Esau root of bitterness that occurred even be-fore the world was.And when was the blood ofthe Lamb made available?The blood of Jesus Christ is an integral part of oursalvation, whether it be for our spirit, soul orbody.REV 13:8And all that dwell upon the earthshall worship him, whose names are not writ-teninthebookoflifeoftheLambslainfrom the foundation of the world.1TH 5:23And the very God of peace sanctifyyou wholly; and I pray God your whole spiritand soul and body be preserved blame-less unto the coming of our Lord JesusChrist.D - 14Have you ever had an experience where some in-cident happened, and your heart begin to race, yourpalms became sweaty, and the adrenaline flowed?Andthen,whenitwasover,youlookedatitinperspective and realized that the situation did notwarranttheresponsethatwasgeneratedwithinyou.Coulditbethatthemostrecentincidentreminded you of something that had happened pre-viously and had simply "triggered" the memoriesof that bad event?Scientists tell us that our brain stores in memoryourreactionstocertaintraumaticevents.Andwhen something triggers that memory, our systemshows all the same reactions as it did to the origi-nal event.And, could it be that part of our reac-tions (or overreactions) to events in the earth realmare flashbacks to some traumatic experiences thathappened in the fall - after we left God's throne -but before we were birthed into the earth.We are about to begin an adventure in dealing withthe earlier realms but this is something that youshould only do if the Lord personally quickens itto you.As truths are brought forth, we come to abranch in the roads of choice - whether we walk inthattruth-orwhetherwewalkinthepathoferror.And for each truth, we will be tested in it.The function of the enemy is to stand at each roadbranch of opportunity and test us in our resolveand choice - and if possible - to mislead us intotaking anotherroad that appears to be very spiri-tual and attractive.1PE 1:7That the trial of your faith, being muchmorepreciousthanofgoldthatperisheth,though it be tried with fire, might be foundunto praise and honour and glory at the ap-pearing of Jesus Christ:So, before we continue in this adventure, there arecertain preparations and essentials that are neededfor the journey.The first is to acknowledge theshed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and to appro-priate it for our cleansing, our protection, and ourtransformation from one glory to another.We cannot emphasize this too strongly:If you find a groupthat does not honor the role of the shed blood ofthe Lord Jesus Christ- BEWARE!The second admonition is to beware of groups thatdo not give the Lord Jesus Christ the preeminentplace in the spiritual hierarchy.If Jesus is placedsubservienttoany(otherthanGodtheFather),trash the literature and avoid the teaching!EPH 1:19And what is the exceed-inggreatnessofhispowertous-ward who believe, according to theworking of his mighty power,20Which he wrought in Christ,when he raised him from the dead,andsethimathisownrighthandin the heavenly places,21Far above all principality, and power, and might,anddominion,andeverynamethatisnamed,notonly in this world, but also in that which is to come:22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave himto be the head over all things to the church,The easiest way to find out this information is tosimply ask the group to show you the organiza-tionchart of spiritual hierarchy.And many groupswill place one or more so-called"masters" aboveJesus in this hierarchy.A third area is that of merchandising the gospel.Granted, there are legitimate expenses that go withpublishing and presenting the gospel.Isprovi-sion made to help the poor buy the Bibles that areneeded?Lookatthespiritbehindhowthisishandled and you will know the motivations of theheart. Freely ye have received, freely give!The fourth area is that of the activity of familiarspirits.A familiar spirit is one that may live alongside or even possess an individual.And when thatperson dies, the familiar spirit will seek a new host.And after that host dies, the familiar spirit will re-side with someone else.The upshot of it is thatthe familiar spirit is familiar with the details of thelives of its many hosts.And these details are pre-sented in many cases as being "past lives on earth"D - 15VULTURESThis would be similar to oneflunking the first grade overand over and over.It com-pletely ignores the blood ofJesus and the hope of resur-rection for those who die.Yes, it is true that on Jacob's ladder, there are manyrealmsthatexistsimultaneously(atleastthreeheavens).But, one either descends down the lad-der or ascends back up the ladder.One does notenter the flesh or carne (meat) of this earth overand over and over again.And while we want toexplore the things that happened before the foun-dation of the world, let us not be trapped by hang-ing on to dead doctrines that promise endless cyclesof funerals.JOH 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am theresurrection,andthelife:hethatbelievethinme,thoughheweredead,yet shall he live:26And whosoever liveth and believethin me shall never die. Believest thou this?Doctrines That PromiseEndless Cycles of DeathThese four areas that we have discussed are doc-trines of the dreaded four horsemen of the apoca-lypse in Revelation chapter six.But enough saidonthetacticsoftheenemy-wemustmoveonwith Jesus as the captain our salvation:1.We appropriate the blood of Jesus as atonement for sins and as our protection against the enemy.2.We acknowledge that Jesus is the Firstborn Son of God and He is the Head of the Church3.We thank Jesus for the free gift of the gospel and salvation.4.We acknowledge the Jesus Christ has over-come death and is the resurrection and life.JOH 14:2In my Father's house are manyrooms:if it were not so, I would have toldyou.Igo to prepare a place for you (LAMSA)Our body is the house and temple of our heavenlyFather.Andinthathousearemanyroomsanddimensions that we are not even aware of - par-ticularly within our mind. And, it is Jesus whoprepares these rooms for us.There are dimensions or rooms within our mindwhich are in our subconscious.From time to time,the memories buried in our subconscious manifestin ways that we do not understand and we evenwonderwherethesethoughtsandactionscomefrom.And when certain situations in the worldremind us and "trigger" these memories within us,we are very puzzled at why we react or overreactin certain ways.Some of these memories comefrom even before the foundation of the world.Anduntil our subconscious mind is set in order, we willstill be captive to these imperfections.The world has had it's methods of trying to cor-rect these problems and most of them have donemore harm than good.Therefore, we must let Jesusbe the governor of this process so that it is doneby His methods and in His way.This is why wehave insisted on acknowledging the position andblood of Jesus.We will not overcome the worldany other way.Those who try to become part ofthe manchild company of overcomers are wastingtheir time unless and until they overcome the en-emy by "the blood of the Lamb and by the word oftheir testimony."REV 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying inheaven,Nowiscomesalvation,andstrength, and the kingdom of our God,and the power of his Christ: for the ac-cuserofourbrethreniscastdown,whichaccusedthembeforeourGodday and night.11Andtheyovercamehimbytheblood of the Lamb, and by the wordof their testimony; and they loved nottheir lives unto the death.D - 16ECC 3:1To every thing there is a sea-son,andatimetoeverypurposeun-der the heaven:2A time to be born, and a time to die; atime to plant, and a time to pluck up that whichis planted;3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time tobreak down, and a time to build up;4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a timeto mourn, and a time to dance;5A time to cast away stones, and a time togatherstonestogether;atimetoembrace,and a time to refrain from embracing;6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time tokeep, and a time to cast away;7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a timeto keep silence, and a time to speak;8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time ofwar, and a time of peace.There is a time for everything and there is a timefor Jesus to open each of the chambers or roomswithin our subconscious and to set things in orderin that room.If we try to run ahead of the pro-cess, the results can be very harmful.If we areimpatient, we will have tribulation.And that tribu-lation will then work patience.Therefore, can weagree that we should ask Jesus to take control ofthe timing and opening of the chambers of our sub-conscious mind?Are we willing to give the Sonof David the keys to doors of the chambers of ourmind so that our mind may be sealed?REV3:7AndtotheangelofthechurchinPhiladelphia write; These things saith he thatis holy, he that is true, he that hath the keyof David, he that openeth, and no manshutteth;andshutteth,andnomanopeneth;8I know thy works: behold, I have set be-fore thee an open door, and no man canshut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hastkept my word, and hast not denied my name.REV3:10Becausethouhastkepttheword of my patience, I also will keep theefrom the hour of temptation, which shall comeupon all the world, to try them that dwell uponthe earth.11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast whichthou hast, that no man take thy crown.12Him that overcometh will I make apillar in the temple of my God, and heshall go no more out: and I will write uponhim the name of my God, and the nameof the city of my God, which is new Jerusa-lem, which cometh down out of heaven frommy God: and I will write upon him my newname.If we are patience in this process and cooperatewith the Lord, our mind is transformed into a newmind.We will no longer have the mark of the beast,but instead will have the "new name" written uponour mind.Father, El Elyon, MostHigh God, wecometo youin thenameof J esus andthrough theshed blood ofJ esus.Weask that our minds becleansed and transformed.Weask J esus to takere-sponsibility for themethodand timing of this process.Weask that all of our sinswould becleansed and all ofour memories healed fromthetimeof thebirth of ourspirit to thevery presenttime.I n our Savior,Y eshua' s Name, weaskthis , Amen.D - 17When we pray prayers for healing of memories,wesometimesexpectJesustoinstantaneously"zap"theoffendingmemoriesandtobeonourway.And in some cases, He does work in an in-stantaneous way.But, in most cases - as shown inthe scriptures below - it will be a process - donelittle by little till the whole is accomplished.Note in Deuteronomy 7:20 that these kings "hidethemselves from thee".And the Lord will send a"hornet" to stir up these kings so that we may be-come aware of them and destroy them.And whatisthe"hornet".Itisacircumstanceorasome-whatoffensive person specifically usedby theLord to bring a hidden king of a stronghold to thesurface - even if we have hidden it under layers ofChristian piety. So, if you have prayed the prayer on the adjacentpage, have your spiritual eyes open as to how theLord might answer your prayer.And if a hornetcomes,cooperatewiththeLordtodestroythathidden king which has come to the surface withinyour very own being.EXO 23:28And I will send hornets be-forethee,whichshalldriveouttheHivite,theCanaanite,andtheHittite,frombeforethee.29I will not drive them out from beforethee in one year; lest the land becomedesolate, and the beast of the field mul-tiply against thee.30By little and little I will drive themoutfrombeforethee,untilthoubein-creased, and inherit the land.DEU 7:20Moreover the LORD thy God willsend the hornet among them, until they thatare left, and hide themselves from thee,be destroyed.When many Christians think of Tabernacles, theythink of one giant step from Pentecost to Taber-nacles.But actually, there are the smaller steps oftrumpets and atonement before we come to Tab-ernacles.The impossible step becomes possible ifwe take the smaller steps in the order prescribed.PENTECOST - COMPLETE AT GILEADTRUMPETS AT MAHANAIMATONEMENT - PENIEL SUCCOTHSTEPSTOTABERNACLESWecanseethesestepsinJacob'sjourney.Hestarted at Beersheeba and came to Rachel's well inPadan-aram.It was at Gilead that he left the in-partPentecostrealmofLabanbehindandjour-neyed toward Tabernacles.It was at Mahanaimthat he received the vision of the "mahanaim" orthe two armies of the left and right described inSongs 6:13.It was at Peniel that he wrestled withthe angel and the "Sun arose upon him."He thencrossedtheJordanandcameintothepromisedland to celebrate Succoth or booths.But his jour-ney was far from done.He would then come toShechem and the dreaded "oak tree experience".MountGileadJACOB'S JOURNEYD - 18GEN 35:4And they gave unto Jacob all thestrange gods which were in their hand, and alltheirearringswhichwereintheirears;andJacobhidthemundertheoakwhichwas by Shechem.Theparadoxoftheoaktreeisthatwecanhideour idols under the strength of the Christian worksthat we are doing.Consider the words of Paul ashe describes this paradox.2CO 12:9And he said unto me, My grace issufficient for thee: for my strength is madeperfect in weakness. Most gladly thereforewillIrathergloryinmyinfirmities,thatthepower of Christ may rest upon me.ACT9:17AndAnaniaswenthisway,andentered into the house; and putting his handsonhimsaid,BrotherSaul,theLord,evenJesus, that appeared unto thee in the way asthoucamest,hathsentme,thatthoumightest receive thy sight, and be filledwith the Holy Ghost.18And immediately there fell from hiseyesasithadbeenscales:andhere-ceivedsightforthwith,andarose,andwasbaptized.JOB 41:15His scales are his pride, shut uptogether as with a close seal.JOB 41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan withan hook? or his tongue with a cord which thoulettest down?And so it was, that Paul, a pharisee of the phari-sees, found the scales of the leviathan dragon ofpride peering out from the very eyes of his owntemple.And, it was the blinding light of the LordJesus Christ that removed those scales.It was at Shechem, that Jacob and his family learnedsomeveryexpensivelessons.First,considerJacob's only daughter, a virgin named Dinah whodecidedthatshewouldgoouttotourtheland.And she got herself into tremendous and far reach-ing trouble, because she went out naively and with-out protection.She was not warned about whatmight happen to her.GEN 34:1And Dinah the daughter of Leah,which she bare unto Jacob, went out to seethe daughters of the land.2And when Shechem the son of Hamor theHivite, prince of the country, saw her, he tookher, and lay with her, and defiled her.And there are many that go out to various groupswith all the innocence of a Dinah and find, in theend,thattheirmindhasbeenrapedbytheveryoneswhosupposedlywerehelpingthem.Andsince the soul is where thoughts are conceived andisfeminine,thisexperiencecanhappentobothnatural men and women.We can not emphasize strongly enough how im-portant the protection of the blood, name and tim-ing of the Lord Jesus Christ is when you come toShechem and your oak tree experience.Yes, youmay find someone to teach you the techniques ofthe "primordial scream" to "clear your mind" butwhat price will you pay?DINAHD - 19Therewasanotherkingthatwasbroughttothesurface by the incident at Shechem.And this kingmanifested in Simeon and Levi who took pride inthe strength of their sword.A parallel in today'stermswouldbeusetheswordofthe"word"toslay someone.We may be right - but also cruel.GEN34:24AnduntoHamoranduntoShechem his son hearkened all that went outofthegateofhiscity;andeverymalewascircumcised,allthatwentoutofthegateofhis city.25And it came to pass on the third day, whentheyweresore,thattwoofthesonsofJacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's breth-ren,tookeachmanhissword,andcame upon the city boldly, and slew allthe males.26And they slew Hamor and Shechem hisson with the edge of the sword, and took Dinahout of Shechem's house, and went out.27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain,and spoiled the city, because they had de-filed their sister.And while this revenge was sweet to Simeon andLevi and proved their strength and virility, it camealso with a price - when it was time for their father'sblessing to be given.Their own strength had be-come an idol to them - manifesting in cruelty.GEN49:5SimeonandLeviarebreth-ren; instruments of cruelty are in theirhabitations.6O my soul, come not thou into their secret;unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thouunited: for in their anger they slew a man, andin their selfwill they digged down a wall.7Cursedbetheiranger,foritwasfierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel:I will divide them in Jacob, and scatterthem in Israel.EZE 6:13Then shall ye know that I am theLORD,whentheirslainmenshallbeamong their idols round about their altars,upon every high hill, in all the tops of the moun-tains, and under every green tree, and un-der every thick oak, the place where theydid offer sweet savour to all their idols.We say that we want to be overcomers and over-come all things - even death.But, when we cometo our oak tree experience, either we overcomethe spirit of pride or it buries us beneath theoak tree.Consider the fate of one who was bur-ied under the oak tree at Jabesh-Gilead.1SA15:17AndSamuelsaid,Whenthouwast little in thine own sight, wast thounot made the head of the tribes of Is-rael, and the LORD anointed thee king overIsrael?18And the LORD sent thee on a journey, andsaid,GoandutterlydestroythesinnerstheAmalekites, and fight against them until theybe consumed.23Forrebellionisasthesinofwitchcraft,andstubbornnessisasiniquityandidolatry. Because thou hast rejected the wordof the LORD, he hath also rejected thee frombeing king.1CH 10:12They arose, all the valiant men,and took away the body of Saul, and thebodiesofhissons,andbroughtthemtoJabesh,andburiedtheirbonesunderthe oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.It is curious that the oak tree is a symbol of ourstrength in God and yet at the same time can be asymbol of pride which can become our downfall.2SA14:25ButinallIsraeltherewasnonetobesomuchpraisedasAbsalom for his beauty: from the sole ofhis foot even to the crown of his head therewas no blemish in him.14:26Andwhenhepolledhishead,(foritwas at every year's end that he polled it: be-cause the hair was heavy on him ...2SA 18:9And Absalom met the servants ofDavid. And Absalom rode upon a mule, andthemulewentunderthethickboughsofagreatoak,andhisheadcaughtholdofthe oak, and he was taken up betweenthe heaven and the earth; and the mule thatwas under him went away.10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab,and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hangedin an oak.D - 20MAT 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant, which myheavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.It is said that the enemy tries to counterfeit everything that God has.So, if Godhas twelve manner of fruit which make up the tree of life - the enemy will try tocounterfeit it.And these corrupt, counterfeit trees of the enemy were used tobring about the fall.Therefore, if we are to rid ourselves of the memories andtrauma of the fall, these trees that our heavenly Father hath not planted must berooted out and destroyed.It appears that enemy has twelve main strongholds inthe human psyche and these are listed as spirits at various places in the scriptures.So, we will list these twelve counterfeits.PRO 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.NUM 5:14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she bedefiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be notdefiled:MAR9:25WhenJesussawthatthepeoplecamerunningtogether,herebukedthefoulspirit,sayinguntohim,Thoudumbanddeafspirit,Ichargethee,comeoutofhim,andenternomore into him.ISA 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil ofjoy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be calledtrees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.1JO 4:3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even nowalready is it in the world.2CH 18:21And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. Andthe Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.1SA 28:7Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, thatI may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman thathath a familiar spirit at Endor.ISA 19:14The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have causedEgypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.HOS4:12Mypeopleaskcounselattheirstocks,andtheirstaffdeclarethuntothem:forthespirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under theirGod.MAR 1:23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,ACT 16:16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spiritof divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:2TI 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.D - 21NEGATIVECONSEQUENCESACTING OUTEMOTIONSOR PAINDEPRESSIONSHAME,GUILTAContinuumofEmotions AContinuumofEmotions AContinuumofEmotions AContinuumofEmotions AContinuumofEmotionsPOSITIVERESOLUTIONJOY, PEACEAN INCIDENT CAUSES:SORROW,ANGER, RAGEFEAR, ETC.WHICH CAN BEHANDLEDPOSITIVELYORNEGATIVELYANGERINDIGNATIONAbove is shown a continuumof events which can have ei-therapositiveornegativeresolution.Becauseweareborninthisworld, we willhave incidents to deal with.And these incidentswill cause emotions which could be sorrow, anger,rage, fear, etc.While we can avoid unpleasant situ-ations to a degree - others are part of life and mustbe faced and dealt with.And the more importantaspect is not the incident itself, but how we dealwith it.Even God and Jesus expressed emotions -so we must deal with ouremotions - but in a posi-tive way.GEN 6:6And it repented the LORD that hehad made man on the earth, and it grieved himat his heart.PSA 79:5How long, LORD? wilt thou be angryfor ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?JOH 2:15And when he had made a scourge ofsmall cords, he drove them all out of the temple,and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out thechangers' money, and overthrew the tables;17And his disciples remembered that it was writ-ten, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.SORROW AND GRIEFOnce an incident occurs, we willdealwithitinonewayortheother.We will either deal withandresolvethesituationposi-tively or the pain of it will sur-HEB 12:14Follow peace with all men ...15Looking diligently lest any man fail of thegraceofGod;lestanyrootofbitternessspringing up trouble you, and thereby manybe defiled;16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane per-son,asEsau,whoforonemorselofmeatsold his birthright.faceinotherwaysandresultinnegativeconse-quences.A negative consequence could result frommisdirected anger.Instead of dealing with the prob-lem, the anger is vented at whatever is nearby whichcauses negative consequences and then depression,shame, and guilt.This then results in other inci-dents which starts the whole cycle over again.Thisdownward cycle is a type of the fall.Esau's diffi-culty started when he sold his birthright.He thenbecame bitter because he no longer had the rightsof the elder son and begin to vent his jealousy, an-ger, and hatred against Jacob.But, Esau could havebroken the cycle by dealing with those problemswhich caused him so much distress that he was will-ing to sell his birthright.Instead, he fell into a down-ward spiral that ultimately caused him untold grief.D - 22If you look closely at the adjacentdrawing,youwillseethattwoofthe roots are rooted in the sins thatwere committed in the earth..But,onerootgoesmuchdeeperthanthat.It is tied into to something thathappened before birth.DAN 4:14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hewdown the tree, and cut off his branches, shakeoff his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beastsget away from under it, and the fowls from hisbranches:15Nevertheless leave the stump of hisroots in the earth, even with a band ofiron and brass, in the tender grass of the field;and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and lethis portion be with the beasts in the grass of theearth:Some think that the fall is only that which ends inphysical death - and for Adam and descendents,that is the way of earth.But the fall from heavento heaven is also a diminishing of the spirit andsoul so that they no longer function in the mannerthat they were first created.When Jesus came tobecome subject to the infirmities and temptationsof earth, he had to "empty Himself" to come downto our level coming down through at least threeheavens.Consider the fall of Nebuchadnezzar.PSA 25:6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mer-cies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they havebeen ever of old.7Remember not the sins of my youth,nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy re-member thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.1TI 5:24Some men's sins are open before-hand, going before to judgment; and some menthey follow after.25Likewise also the good works of some aremanifest beforehand; and they that are otherwisecannot be hid.DEU 28:23And thy heaven that is overthy head shall be brass, and the earththat is under thee shall be iron.TREE STUMPSINS OF THEEARTH LIFETHE ROOT OF BITTERNESSSINS OF ONE'SYOUTH IN THEPREVIOUS HEAVENDAN 4:16Let his heart be changed from man's,andletabeast'sheartbegivenuntohim; and let seven times pass over him.17This matter is by the decree of the watchers,and the demand by the word of the holy ones: tothe intent that the living may know thatthe most High ruleth in the kingdom ofmen, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, andsetteth up over it the basest of men.ItappearsthatthekingofBabylonfelldownastairs of seven steps in order to learn that El Elyon,the Most High God rules all things.Have you ever wondered why some people willgo through a deliverance for some condition andfor a while will do just wonderfully?Then, lateron,theconditionwillreturnandsometimesbe-come worse than it was initially.Could it be thatthey had asked forgiveness and appropriated theblood of Jesus only for those sins and faults thatoccurred in their earth experience?They were notaware that the blood of Jesus could be applied backinto the earlier realms to the very root of the prob-lem which caused the fall.Then, the unresolvedroot of bitterness would sprout back on them.We have our conscious mind and we have our sub-conscious mind that has chambers and doors of an-cient times and experiences.We will not be totallywholeuntilboththeconsciousandsubconsciousminds have been cleansed.The subconscious mindis opened up like opening the layers of an onion.Thetears and griefs of one realm are dealt with and thenthe next is opened - until finally the whole is purified.PSA 24:7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and beye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the Kingof glory shall come in.D - 23ADDICTION-SOMETHINGTHATTAKESAWAYOURFREEDOM OF CHOICE (OR ABILITY TO CHOOSE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL).And, because we are so conditioned to falling short of our God given potential, we fall into a victim'smind set - which is the same mind set of prisoner in captivity.VICTIM'SMIND SET - RECEIVES COMMUNICATIONS IN A NEGATIVE FORM AND FEELS LIKE THEY ARE VICTIMIZED BY EVEN THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP THEM.DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SET NEW HORIZONS OR NEW PRINCIPLES FOR A CHANGED LIFE.EPH 4:7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift ofChrist.8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gavegifts unto men.JOH 17:11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I cometo thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me,that they may be one, as we are.We are asking our Heavenly Father and Jesus to lead our captivity captive.In other words,the very things that have kept us in bondage will be put in bondage themselves and we will beset free of all captivity.Then, we, like Jesus, may say of the enemy:JOH 14:30... for the prince of this worldcometh, and hath nothing in me.Please consider the prayer given below and the Lord's timing for you to pray it.We usually define addiction as being unable to escape the influence of habit forming substances such asdrugs or alcohol.But, in a much broader sense, addiction can be defined as follows:Father, El Elyon, Most High God and our Heavenly Father, wecometo you inthenameof J esus and through theblood of J esus.Weacknowledgethescripturethat states, "Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall berooted up."Father, weask that by your processes and perfect timing that allseeds and plants which theenemy has planted within usin any realmwould berooted up and removed.Weask redemption in all realms by J esus'blood. Weask that our captivity to the enemy any in way will bereversed and that "captiv-ity shall beled captive."Weask this in thenameof Y eshua, our Savior.Amen.D - 24HEALTHYMIND SET - ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR OWNBEHAVIOR AND LEARN HOW TO SET HEALTHYHORIZONS.OPEN MIND TO COMMUNICATIVETHOUGHTS FROM OTHERS AND ADAPT WHATIS APPLICABLE TO OUR SITUATION.PSA37:4DelightthyselfalsointheLORD:andheshallgivethee the desires of thine heart.While most of work in leading captivity captive belongs to Jesus and the Father, thereis a very important element of this work that belongs to us.And that is to cooperate byour own free will in earnestly desiring the changes that renew the mind.So, we mustaccept responsibility for our own behavior in this effort and work hand in hand withour Savior.And truly, the desires in our heart will be those desires that are placedthere by our Heavenly Father - so that His desires and our desires of the heart are oneand the same.And a mind set is like a mold.Will we allow our mind to be squeezedby the world's moldor will it be expanded to fit the heavenly pattern?ROM 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye trans-formed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what isthat good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Ultimately, each one of us is to be under our own vine and fig tree and have a face toface relationship with God.But, in the meantime, a child leans upon it's mother breastfor milk.But after, a while that child should grow up and become weaned.When welean on others for support, we should examine the foundations of those whose helpwe seek.If these foundations are built on sand, then we will not really have beenhelped.We refer to a childhood cartoon to illustrate this point.There is another type of behavior that depends on the interactivebehavior of oth-ers.It is called co-dependency.The scriptures point out the fallacy of co-depen-dent relationships which are built on shaky foundations.LEANS ON WEAKNESS OF OTHERS FOR SUP-PORT,BOUNDARYSETTINGANDDECISIONMAKING - AND THOSE THAT ARELEANED ONUSUALLYCOMMISERATEINSTEADOFSPEAKINGTOUGHLOVECO-DEPENDENT-MAT 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I willliken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon thathouse; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.26Andeveryonethatheareththesesayingsofmine,anddoeththemnot,shallbelikened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:D - 25JOB1:19And,behold,therecameagreatwindfromthewilderness,andsmote the four corners of the house, andit fell upon the young men, and they aredead; and I only am escaped alone to tellthee.MAT 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him untoa wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and itfell not: for it was founded upon a rock.26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto afoolish man, which built his house upon the sand:REV 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sitwith me in my throne, even as I also overcame, andam set down with my Father in his throne.THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGSTHIS LITTLE PIGBUILT HIS HOUSEFROM STRAWTHIS LITTLE PIGBUILT HIS HOUSEFROM STICKSTHISLITTLEPIGGYBUILTHIS HOUSEOFBRICK1CO 3:11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall berevealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yetso as by fire.D - 26The first little piggy built his house of straw.Andwhen the straw house was huffed and puffed down,the first little piggy sought shelter with the secondlittle piggy who had a house of sticks.So, the firstlittle piggy entered into a co-dependent relation-ship with the second little piggy.And both of themhad their confidence in a house of sticks that wassoon huffed and puffed away.JAM 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, lethim ask of God, that giveth to all men liber-ally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be givenhim.6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.For he that wavereth is like a wave oftheseadrivenwiththewindandtossed.7For let not that man think that he shall re-ceive any thing of the Lord.8A double minded man is unstable inall his ways.And then the first and second little piggies tookshelter in the brick house built by the third littlepiggy.And when the wind and waves come, thehouse remained secure.MAT 7:25And the rain descended, and thefloodscame,andthewindsblew,andbeatupon that house; and it fell not: for it wasfounded upon a rock.And so we learn from our experiences to examineour relationships.If the interactive behaviors onlypromote weakness and dependency, then it is timeto look from a different perspective.It is time toask for the wisdom from above that God gives lib-erally and upbraideth us not for asking.The third little piggy had choices to make when hewas about to build his house.He made an indepen-dentchoicetomakehishousesturdysothathewouldbeprotected.But,therewasaco-depen-dent pressure on him before he built to depend on thestraw and sticks architecture being used by his broth-ers.And even though he made an independent choicefrom the errors of his brothers, he still loved his broth-ers.And while he offered them sound counsel abouthouses,he did not press the case further while theywere living in their straw and stick houses.Inotherwords,thethirdlittlepiggydidnotat-tempt to rescue his brothers living in their housesbecause they did not want to be rescued.How-ever, when calamity befell them and they recog-nized the error of their ways, the third little piggyopened his brick house to them in order that theymight be protected.Isn't this what Jesus does withus?Ifweinsistonbuildingco-dependentrela-tionships with houses of straw and sticks, He willlet us have our freedom of choice.But, when thestormscomeandtheco-dependentrelationshipfails, Jesus is always there to guide us to the rock.And part of the stability of the rock is remaining inperfectbalanceandnotbeingwashedbackandforthbydoubleminded-likewavesofthesea.Some Christians feel that a perfect behavior pat-tern is always to turn the other cheek and be like alamb led to the slaughter.After all, isn't that whatJesus tells us in Luke 6:29?Note the top panel onthepagetotheright.Ifourpersonalityissuchthat our lamb nature is predominant and we have alittle,bittylionforprotection,wewillcertainlyget slaughtered.But, isn't this what Jesus teaches?Yes, it was His mission to be a "lamb led to the slaugh-ter" for our sins.But, before we assume that this is thetype of personality that we should always manifest -consider the middle panel.Here we have a little, bittylamb and a large lion - a lion which displays overwhelm-ing power and authority.And when Jesus came intothe temple and saw the money changers merchandis-ing the things of God,His authority and anger be-came powerfully known to the money changers.Hetook a scourge of small cords and drove them out.So, is a display of authority andeven anger appro-priate for a Christian?We need to take our thoughtsout of the arena of how we want to react and con-siderwhatisappropriateforthosethatwearedealingwith.WhatwouldGodhavethemlearnfrom our dealings with them?In the case of the moneychangers, the tenderness of the lamb nature wouldnothavebroughtaboutthecorrectionthatwasneeded.And in the bottom panel, we see a balancingoftheloveandauthoritythatwasneededbythewoman about to be stoned. There was no doubt inthewoman'smindaboutJesus'loveforher(asalamb), but at the same time, she knew the authorityof His admonition (as a lion).A perfect balance!.D - 27LION AND LAMB DWELL WITH EACH OTHERTHE BALANCING OF THE LION AND LAMB WITHIN USBALANCE TILTEDTOWARDRIGHTLITTLELIONREV 5:6And I beheld, and, lo,in the midst of the throne and ofthe four beasts, and in the midstof the elders, stood a Lamb asit had been slain ...REV 5:5 ...Weep not: behold, theLionofthetribeofJuda,theRoot of David, hath prevailed toopen the book, and to loose theseven seals thereof.VULNERABLELAMBLUK 6:29And unto himthatsmiteththeeontheonecheekofferalsotheother; and him that takethaway thy cloak forbid not totake thy coat also.OURINTERACTIONWITHOTH-ERS SHOULD BE GOVERNED BYWHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THESITUATIONATHAND-NOTBYOURFEARSANDPREDISPOSI-TIONS.BALANCE TILTEDTOWARDLEFTJOH8:7Sowhentheycontinuedaskinghim,helifted up himself, and saidunto them, He that is with-outsinamongyou,lethimfirstcastastoneather.PRO 11:1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.JOH 2:15And when hehadmadeascourgeofsmallcords,hedrovethemalloutofthetemple,andthesheep,and the oxen; and pouredout the changers' money,and overthrew the tables;OVERPOWERING LION?LACK OFTENDER LOVE?ROLEINTERACTION AND INTERCHANGELION TEMPEREDBY TENDERNESSOF LAMBJOH 8:10When Jesus had lifted up him-self, and saw none but the woman, he saidunto her, Woman, where are those thineaccusers? hath no man condemned thee?11Shesaid,Noman,Lord.AndJesussaid unto her, Neither do I condemn thee:go, and sin no more.LAMB HASAUTHORITYOF LIOND - 28YAHWEHEYE OFWORDEL SHADDAIEYEOFSPIRITELELYONELOHIMTWO EYES BECOME A SINGLE EYEMAT 6:22The light of the body is the eye: iftherefore thine eye be single, thy whole bodyshall be full of light.PSA91:1HethatdwellethinthesecretplaceofthemostHigh[El Elyon]shallabide under the shadow of the Almighty [El Shaddai].2IwillsayoftheLORD[Yahweh],Heismyrefugeandmyfortress:myGod[Elohim]; in him will I trust."stone with seveneyes"Zec 3:9PRO 8:1Doth not wisdom cry? and under-standing put forth her voice?PRO 8:22The LORD [Yahweh] possessedmeinthebeginningofhisway,beforehisworks of old.PRO 8:30Then I was by him, as one broughtup with him: and I was daily his delight,rejoicing always before him;The names and natures of the Godhead are given inPsalm 91:1&2.Yahweh is the giver of the law andis the masculine, lion like power.El Shaddai em-bodies the Wisdom of Proverbs 8 and has the femi-nine,lamb like nature.She is Yahweh's delight.YahwehandElShaddaitogethermanifesttheElohim - which is both male and female in nature.And the All in All of all the natures is El Elyon whichis another name for the Most High God."Seven Spiritsof God"LIONLAMBJesus is the priest of El Elyon,the Most High God.Assuch,Herepresentstheperfectbal-ance of theGodhead.D - 29GEN 1:26And God [Elohim] said, Let usmake man in our image, after our likeness:and let them have dominion over the fish of thesea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,and over all the earth, and over every creepingthing that creepeth upon the earth.27So God created man in his own image, in theimageofGod[Elohim]createdhehim;male and female created he them.The potential for doublemindedness occurred whenthe tree of good and evil was placed in the garden.Foritwasingardenthattheserpentcausedabreach in the mind and took advantage of the na-kedness of the soul that had already occurred.Andwhat is the garden?Isn't it our soul?ISA 58:11And the LORD shall guide thee con-tinually, and satisfy thy soul in drought,and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt belike a watered garden, and like a spring ofwater, whose waters fail not.12And they that shall be of thee shallbuild the old waste places: thou shalt raiseup the foundations of many generations;and thou shalt be called, The repairer of thebreach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.We are promised that there will be a restoration ofthesoulthatwaswastedandthefoundationsthatwere disrupted.But, it does appear that the serpentwas allowed to disturb even the foundations of oursoul.Inotherwords,theserpentputsandinourfoundationssothatwhenthewavesofdoublemindedness washed back and forth, our housesfell into disrepair.Our soul was breached and wefunctioned at only a fraction of our potential.MAT 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A citythat is set on an hill cannot be hid.REV 3:12Him that overcometh will I make apillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go nomore out: and I will write upon him the name ofmy God, and the name of the city of myGod,whichisnewJerusalem,whichcomethdownoutofheavenfrommyGod: and I will write upon him my new name.REV 21:2And I John saw the holy city, newJerusalem, coming down from God outof heaven, prepared as a bride adornedfor her husband.In the realm of the kingdom within, the New Jerusa-lem is that city set on a hill (our renewed soul) whichcomesdownoutofheaven.Thesoulconceivesthoughts and is feminine (in both natural men andwomen).When we are transformed by the renew-ing of our mind, our soul is changed or transformedso that she is like a bride adorned for her husband.In the creation patterned after Elohim, the creationwasonecreature,havingbothmaleandfemaleattributes.Andallthetreesofthegardenweregood to eat - there was no fracture into a tree oflife and a tree of good and evil.GEN 1:29And God said, Behold, I have givenyou every herb bearing seed, which isupon the face of all the earth, and everytree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yieldingseed; to you it shall be for meat.And then, Adam was formed after that.Note thathe was not created, but that he was formed.Andrather than being created by Elohim (which in-cludes El Shaddai and Yahweh), he was formedby the Yahweh nature of the Elohim family.GEN2:7 And the LORD God [YahwehElohim] formed man of the dust of theground, and breathed into his nostrils the breathof life; and man became a living soul.And it was after this formation, that the fractureshowed up in the formed Adam in the way of aseparationintomanandwomanandaresultingnakedness of the soul.GEN 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge ofgood and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in theday that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.GEN2:21AndtheLORDGod[YahwehElohim] caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam...22Andtherib,whichtheLORDGod[YahwehElohim]hadtakenfromman,made he a woman, and brought her unto theman.25And they were both naked, the man andhis wife, and were not ashamed.D - 30If we are to repair the foundations of many generations, what pre-cisely are these foundations?We find that there are twelve founda-tions in the wall of the New Jerusalem as listed in Revelation 21 .1.JASPER == J ASPER2.SAPPHIRE == SAPPHIRE3.CHALCEDONY4.EMERALD == EMERALD5.SARDONYX == ONYX6.SARDIUS == SARDIUS7.CHRYSOLYTE10.CHRYSOPRASUS11.JACINTH12. AMETHYSTFOUNDATIONS OFTHE WALL OF THENEW JERUSALEMREV 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnishedwith all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; thesecond, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; theeighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh,a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.The above outlines the twelve foundations of the wall of the New Jerusalem.Now, we will ask the question, how many of the above foundations was theenemy allowed to damage when he was in Eden's garden?For a clue, look onthe page to your right.9.TOPAZ == TOPAZISA 58:12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old wasteplaces: thou shalt raise up the foundations of manygenerations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach,The restorer of paths to dwell in.8.BERYL == BERYLD - 31EZE 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up,and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God,though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:EZE 28:5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted upbecause of thy riches:EZE 28:12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the LordGOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius,topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,andgold:theworkmanshipofthytabretsandofthypipeswaspreparedintheeinthedaythatthouwastcreated.14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain ofGod; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.When we compare the list of the nine stones above with the list of the twelve stones fromRevelation 21, we find that most of them match (note = = signs denoting matches in thedrawing on the page to the left). But we have some leftovers which we are not sureabout.And while we could spend additional time trying to completely match the remain-ing stones, we will be content to simply point out what we have not yet matched.Also, we can match the nine stones that the enemy appropriated as a covering with nine ofthe twelve stones in the breastplate.Note that the matching stones are underlined in theverses below describing the breastplate.Strangely enough, the missing three stones notmatched are the ligure, agate, and amethyst in the third row of the breast plate.EXO 28:17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be asardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.Ezekiel 28DiamondCarbuncleRevelation 21AmethystJacinthChrysoprasusChrysolyteChalcedonyWith the widespread use of the internet, many companies have what is called a "firewall"program which monitors and regulates messages flowing into and out of the companycomputer system.This "firewall" is to deny unauthorized access and to screen out mes-sages which have "viruses".It does appear that the enemy has been able to breach thesecurity of the nine lower realms and bring viruses, diseases, and even death into the veryfoundations of our mind.Like a transformer lowers voltage, the Most High God [Hebrew Name El Elyon] madeHis presence, throne and natures less fiery from the highest (twelfth) realm to the firstrealm where Jesus walked the earth in the form of a man as a mediator for men.It is ourbelief that the holy "fire" of the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth realms was literally too hot forthe enemy to breach.And does the Most High God have a plan to restore that full firewallof protection around our tabernacle.Yes, He does!D - 32ISA 4:1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We willeat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to takeaway our reproach.2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious,and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem,shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shallhave purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judg-ment, and by the spirit of burning.5And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon herassemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flamingfire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.The seven woman represent the seven garmentsofthesoulandthesouliscoveredinallsevenrealms by the garment of one Man as outlined inthe verses below:ROM 13:12The night is far spent, the day isat hand: let us therefore cast off the works ofdarkness,andletusputonthearmourof light.14ButputyeontheLordJesusChrist,and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfilthe lusts thereof.Thesevenstepsofthesoulcanbefoundinthetabernacle in the wilderness.They start with rec-ognizing Jesus as the Son of God and coming inouter court gate way into the body of Christ - andcontinue in the outer court with the Lamb sacri-fice at the altar (forgiveness) and water baptism atthe laver. They end with the fiery presence abovethe ark (Cherubims at the garden gate). Then, webegin to leave the earth walk and ascend into therealms of the Spirit toward the throne of the MostHigh God.Unfortunately, when we come back into the gar-den(theeighthrealmofthesoul),wefindthatsame serpent enemy that beguiled the Adam racein the beginning.Apparently, the enemy penetratednot only the eighth foundation - but also the ninthfoundation and these must be restored.Once we come back to the garden, we have comeintotheseventhrealmofthesoulortheAdamrealm.But the eighth realm is above the Adamrealm and is known as the elohim realm.GEN 1:27So God [Elohim] created manin his own image, in the image of God cre-atedhehim;maleandfemalecreatedhethem.And did the enemy penetrate this eighth realm and razethe foundation of the elohims created in the image ofElohim?Let, us read the account of what happened.PSA 82:1God [Elohim] standeth in thecongregation of the mighty; he judgethamong the gods [elohims].2How long will ye judge unjustly, and acceptthe persons of the wicked? Selah.3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justiceto the afflicted and needy.4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out ofthe hand of the wicked.5They know not, neither will they understand;theywalkonindarkness:allthefounda-tions of the earth are out of course.6I have said, Ye are gods [elohims]; andall of you are children of the most High[El Elyon].7But ye shall die like men, and fall like oneof the princes.D - 33This darkness and foundations being out of courseis also described in Genesis 1:2.GEN 1:1In the beginning God [Elohim] cre-ated the heaven and the earth.2And the earth was without form, andvoid; and darkness was upon the faceofthedeep.AndtheSpiritofGodmoved upon the face of the waters.And we should point out that the most literal trans-lation of Genesis 1:1 is "In a beginning" and not"In the beginning".The darkness, chaos, and foundations being out ofcourse manifested in the eighth or elohim realm.We would proposed that the fall began in the ninthrealm when the enemy razed the ninth foundation.Remember, the spiritual world is the pattern, andwhat happens in the spirit world will eventuallymanifest in the earth world.A model of "Jacob'sladder" shown in a slightly different form is givenin the drawing just to the right of this column.EVEOUTERREALMSelohimsEL ELYONCRYSTALSEABrideClosetBridegroomChamberEl ShaddaiYahwehDivisionintoSeparatenaturesMarriageRoom1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.SpiritbroodsoverchaosCHAOS SEVENWOMEN ORGARMENTS OF THESOULISA58:11AndtheLORDshallguidetheecontinually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, andmake fat thy bones: and thou shalt be likea watered garden, and like a spring of wa-ter, whose waters fail not.12And they that shall be of thee shall buildthe old waste places: thou shalt raiseupthefoundationsofmanygenera-tions; and thou shalt be called, The repairerof the breach, The restorer of paths todwell in.If you are ready to rebuild the old waste places,raiseupthefoundations,repairthebreach,andrestore the paths in which we once walked, thenwe would recommend that you pray the scripturesgiven above.For the promises of God are given inscripture and are "yea" and "Amen." Also,youmaywanttoprayIsaiah4:4-6inorderthatthe"firewall" of glory for a defence be restored overyour tabernacle.But, before you do, be willing toput yourself in the "spirit of judgment, and spiritof burning" so that God may correct things need-ingcorrection.Andfinally,rememberthattheblood of Jesus is available for healing in all the subconscious realms - even before the earth existed!D - 34FROM EL ELYON'S THRONEIN THE TWELFTH REALMJOH 17:24Father, I will that they also, whomthou hast given me, be with me where I am;that they may behold my glory, whichthou hast given me: for thou lovedst mebefore the foundation of the world.25OrighteousFather,theworldhathnotknown thee: but I have known thee, and thesehave known that thou hast sent me.EMPTIED HIMSELF TO THELOWER REALM OF EARTHPHI 2:7Have this attitude in yourselves whichwas also in Christ Jesus,8who,althoughHeexistedintheformofGod, did not regard equality with God a thingto be grasped,9but emptied Himself, taking the formof a bond servant, and being made inthe likeness of men.10And being found in appearance as a man,HehumbledHimselfbybecomingobedientto the point of death, even death on across.RVJOH12:13Tookbranchesofpalmtrees,andwentforthtomeethim,andcried,Ho-sanna:BlessedistheKingofIsraelthatcometh in the name of the Lord.MAT 26:36Then cometh Jesus with them untoa place called Gethsemane [olive press],and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, whileI go and pray yonder.JOH 19:29Now there was set a vessel full ofvinegar:andtheyfilledaspungewithvin-egar [apple tree], and put it upon hyssop,and put it to his mouth.30WhenJesusthereforehadreceivedthevinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowedhis head, and gave up the ghost.WENTTHROUGHTREEEXPERI-ENCES AND DEATH OF SELFWAS BURIED, RESURRECTED,AND THEN ASCENDEDEL ELYON'S THRONELUK 24:49And, behold, I send the prom-ise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye inthe city of Jerusalem, until ye be enduedwith power from on high.50And he led them out as far as to Bethany,and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.51Anditcametopass,whileheblessedthem, he was parted from them, and car-ried up into heaven.LUK 19:29And it came to pass, when he wascome nigh to Bethphage [house of greenfigs] and Bethany [house of dates], atthe mount called the mount of Olives, he senttwo of his disciples,JOH 15:26But when the Comforteriscome,whomIwillsenduntoyoufromtheFather,eventheSpiritoftruth,whichproceedethfrom the Father, he shall testify of me:27Andyealsoshallbearwitness,because ye have been with me fromthebeginning.JOH 14:23Jesus answered and saiduntohim,Ifamanloveme,hewillkeep my words: and my Father willlove him, and we will come untohim,andmakeourabodewithhim.ASCENDED TO THERIGHT HAND OF THE FATHERHOLY SPIRIT(EL SHADDAI) SENTTO FALLEN MAND - 35! !! !! RESTORER OF PATHS TO DWELL IN! !! !! REPAIRER OF THE BREACH! !! !! RAISES UP THE OLD FOUNDATIONS! !! !! REBUILDER OF THE WASTE PLACESJESUS - THE ONE WHO LEADS USBACK TO THE FATHER'S THRONEThe page to the left gives a bare outline of howJesus leads the way and marks the path for us toreturn to the blessings of the Most High God.You will note, although it is somewhat veiled, thatJesus went through His tree experiences - some ofthe bare details we have outlined here.It was atBethany that Mary anointed His head with the vialof costly spikenard.He then went to Jerusalemand encountered the unfruitful fig tree.He rodeinto Jerusalem on a roadway of palmbranches.Hebroughtjudgementtothetemplebycastingout the money changers.Then Jesus had His experience in the garden ofGethsemanee which means "olive press" .It washere that He overcame His own self will.MAT 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannotnowpraytomyFather,andheshallpresently give me more than twelve le-gions of angels?54But how then shall the scriptures be ful-filled, that thus it must be?And in the above scripture, Jesus dealt with theoak tree of pride in one's strength.When He wasc