Woe unto You Experts in the Law – The Missing Key of Knowledge

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

"Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge.  You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering." (Luke 11:52)

The mysticism and mystery of the Bible are two sides of the same coin.  For many Christians, the flip side of this Denarius goes unnoticed and misunderstood.  The mystery of the coin is partly seen and unseen, while the flipside of this coin lays veiled in the symbols of the same mystery unseen.  Realizing the value of the coin, a holy grail of intrigue, requires ONE direction for true reward.

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4)

The grail in question is a vessel of sorts.  The cup I speak of is the burden we bear.  The soul willingly carries this cup for the love of the one who owns it by right.  The journey is the “Excelsior” cry of the ever-upward work to lead the world toward truth.  While the inside of this cup is kept prayerfully reverent and humble, the outside of the cup exemplifies the likeness of God, a picture of resolute character and purpose.  The battle cry is not one of might or power, but of strength of spirit rooted in truth.

"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him" (John 4:23)

Truth needs only one law, but requires a direction.  For the garden to prosper, a gardener must suffer the hoe.  This labor of intent moves the direction of reward if the labor is pure and grounded in love.  The KEY to this knowledge can be found on the ground, a labor of toil toward the hidden treasure we find.  Give and receive is the direction to bless.  Take and destruction denies.  The hoe clears the path for the seed to come forth.  Deny the water and the seed becomes dry.

“Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, which is the good way, and walk ye in it, and ye shall find refreshment for your souls”  (Jeremiah 6:16)

This law will not be broken, but breaks the one who tries.  Judgment is certain for those who take, a temporary reward not earned. 

John 18
³⁶ Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world.  If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.  But now my kingdom is from another place.”

³⁷ “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.  Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

 38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. 

True reward comes from suffering the work of love for the reward of others.  The vessel we inhabit is the temple of the one who made the land it occupies.  We were made for such a time as this.  “If not us, who?  If not now, when?”  The life we give is in honor of the one we seek.  The inheritance to gain is what we suffer toward the true direction of reward.  What we suffer toward giving comes back and produces reward for everyone within our reach.  What we take is all we get and becomes the direction of suffering and loss in the end.   

Acts 17  24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.  25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.  26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.   27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.  28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’  As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.'

Above Top Secret Knowledge – Denying Ignorance on Valentine's Day

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

Are you wondering about this cryptic title on Valentine’s Day?  What I will reveal here is above top secret.  When I noticed this bit of interesting data, I started making the connections right away.  Before I get there, let me tell you a quick story about St. Valentines.

This quote is taken directly from Wikipedia.  As I speak here of denying ignorance, I cannot help but think of the underrated value we place on websites like Wikipedia.  The connections we can make by knowing truth has improved our lives in more ways than we have yet imagined.  Here is the quote:  

"Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentinus.”

On the day of love, our hero in this story was martyred for his faith.  Ironic when you consider the holiday and the value we place on loving others.  Another irony that does not escape my attention is the fact that many Martyrs of the faith were named Valentine.  The very reason we celebrate the day is to honor those who are abused for their faith for simply loving God.  So what is this top secret knowledge that I speak of?  It’s simple.  When we view the irony of love, the first thing that comes to mind, for me at least, is the sadness we feel for those who are perishing in their carelessness with the gift of life.  This thought drives me to show others the way to salvation found in the life of Jesus.  Knowing what I know allows me to see the tremendous value in loving others by telling them the truth.  Truth sets you free from the misery and pain that results from sin.  There is a paradox in this. 

For each person we share this truth and love with, we equally judge them by the reflection of their own lives.  This presents a bit of a conundrum for the one sharing the good news.  Do we share the truth, knowing how it will make them feel?  Do we adjust the truth to fit an easier delivery, or do we just let it all hang out there and hope for the best?  Will they see us as their judge or as their savior coming to the rescue?  Perhaps this is the reason Martyrs are killed.  These are hard questions.  Depending on the person, the love and best wishes we express may seem like judgment day has arrived.  What is the answer?  I believe I have that answer from the words of Jesus in the book of John.

John 2 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.  23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

What do we see here?  First, we see a realization on the part of the person that Jesus had risen and that he was the true Christ.  The second thing we see from this is the fact that they were willingly coming to the cross and repenting.  As any Christian will tell you, these are the signs of true faith.  A repentant heart is the first step to salvation.  What is the big “Above Top Secret” then?  Haven’t we heard this hundreds of times in the past?  Not so fast.  Despite the fact that it feels like we are orphans in this life, God is ever present.  Where we fail, He succeeds.  

What did Jesus then say?  “But Jesus would not entrust himself to them…”  How is love accomplished between two people?  The answer is a union.  Two become one.  In this case, what was Jesus saying?  The heart is what matters.  He knows your heart.  On your worst day, Jesus knows you.  Our actions are important, but Jesus knows you better than you know yourself.  As important as it is for you to know Him, it is equally important that you realize he knows you.

On this Valentines Day, thank God for those who died for your salvation.  By doing this, ignorance is denied and your salvation is secure from the heart.   

1 Corinthians 13

 ¹ If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.  ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.  ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 

 ⁴ Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 ⁸ Love never fails.  But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.  ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.  

¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.  When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.  ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face.  Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

 ¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love.

The Coming Judgment of the Watchers - World Leaders and the Book of Enoch

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

The Book of Enoch 'I' is one of my favorite extra-biblical books to read and ponder.  I am aware, after typing this last sentence, that using the term extra-biblical carries a certain amount of trepidation for most Christians.  Let me ease your mind by showing an undeniable connection to the Bible from the Book of Jude.  Before I get there, let me outline the reasoning for referencing the book of Enoch in relation to corruption in high places.  Unless you have been living under a rock, you will notice that we are being forced into a "New Word Order" created by men and not God.  This is important to notice as you read.  As you consider world leaders such as Ahmadinejad, realize that God is in control of the situation.

If you have ever pondered the larger questions of life, perhaps you have asked similar questions to these:  

What is the origin of humankind?  Why do evil men seem to rule the earth?  Why do all rulers share the same bloodline?  (Related Fact) What will happen to solve this problem in these last days of civilization?  


Can these mysteries be answered?

If you have kept up with my blog, you will know that my answer is yes.  To see clearly, a person must realize that all symbols carry many levels of context.  The method for understanding all symbols in the Bible is by association and context.  As I stated above, the Book of Enoch can be verified by the context found in the Book of Jude.  As we travel down this rabbit’s hole, you may come to realize that the questions above answer themselves.  Although this is a mystery, we are slowly realizing that all of this is happening in our day and age.    

Let me quickly summarize the Book of Enoch.  Enoch was the seventh from Adam.  He walked with God for 300 years.  At the age of 365, he was taken by God and was no more.  For me, this indicates he never died.  Compare this to Elijah.  Enoch was witness to the fall of the Angels who were called the Watchers.  Before the fall of the Angels, mankind was in its infancy and the task of the Angels was to watch over mankind.  According to Genesis chapter 6, the Book of Enoch and the Book of Jasher, this group of Angels deceived mankind and produced children with the daughters of men.  These angels left their first estate, along with one third of heaven.  Michael, the faithful angel of God, fought against the angels who rebelled.  At around 950 years after Adam, Enoch delivered God's future judgment to the Angels.  The judgment included the flood of Noah and a further 70 generation ultimatum to the end of days for the Angels.  At the end of this 70 generation period, the angels are to be sent to the abyss, along with those who followed them in character. 

Now that you have a basic understanding, let me show the verses from Enoch and how they connect with the Book of Jude.  By context, we can then see that both books agree.  The mysteries we often read in the Bible concerning this topic will make themselves abundantly clear.  As you read, the answer to this final question will become transparent:  What will become of the evil souls that have corrupted this world? 

Here is the opening chapter from the Book of Enoch that summarizes what has been said so far.  For a complete understanding, I would suggest that you read the entire book.  If you are a visual learner, there is a seven part video series that will read the book of Enoch to you:  LINK

Enoch, Chapter 1

3 The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,4 And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai,[And appear from His camp] And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.5 And all shall be smitten with fearAnd the Watchers shall quake,And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.6 And the high mountains shall be shaken,And the high hills shall be made low,And shall melt like wax before the flame7 And the earth shall be wholly rent in sunder,And all that is upon the earth shall perish,And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).8 But with the righteous He will make peace.And will protect the elect,And mercy shall be upon them.And they shall all belong to God,And they shall be prospered,And they shall all be blessed.And He will help them all,And light shall appear unto them,And He will make peace with them'.9 And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy onesTo execute judgement upon all,And to destroy all the ungodly:And to convict all fleshOf all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed,And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

We see the parallel of this passage in Genesis.  These verses relate to the same story we see emerge from the pages of Enoch:

Genesis 6:2  4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. 5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” 8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

From the book of Jude, we can then make the connection from the following set of verses:

Jude 1  14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

Who are “these people” mentioned in the above verses?  I believe them to be connected either directly or indirectly to the "divine entities" of Genesis 6 who are currently ruling the Earth by proxy.  Enoch describes these spirits as the invisible spirits of the Nephilim in chapter 15.  World leaders gather to  channel this influence through idolatry and ritual sacrifice.  You may scoff at this, but see the evidence for yourself.  Related Video - Bohemian Grove - Transcript of Ritual.  Read what Enoch has to say about the topic.

³You being spiritual, holy, and possessing a life which is eternal, have polluted yourselves with women; have begotten in carnal blood; have lusted in the blood of men; and have done as those who are flesh and blood do.

⁴These however die and perish.

⁵Therefore have I given to them wives, that they might cohabit with them; that sons might be born of them; and that this might be transacted upon earth.

⁶But you from the beginning were made spiritual, possessing a life which is eternal, and not subject to death for ever.

⁷Therefore I made not wives for you, because, being spiritual, your dwelling is in heaven.

⁸Now the giants, who have been born of spirit and of flesh, shall be called upon earth evil spirits, and on earth shall be their habitation. Evil spirits shall proceed from their flesh, because they were created from above; from the holy Watchers was their beginning and primary foundation. Evil spirits shall they be upon earth, and the spirits of the wicked shall they be called. The habitation of the spirits of heaven shall be in heaven; but upon earth shall be the habitation of terrestrial spirits, who are born on earth.⁽²⁴⁾

(24) Note the many implications of vss. 3-8 regarding the progeny of evil spirits.  (⁹The spirits of the giants shall be like clouds,) ⁽²⁵⁾ which shall oppress, corrupt, fall, content, and bruise upon earth.

(25) The Greek word for "clouds" here, nephelas, may disguise a more ancient reading, Napheleim (Nephilim).

¹⁰They shall cause lamentation. No food shall they eat; and they shall be thirsty; they shall be concealed, and shall not ⁽²⁶⁾ rise up against the sons of men, and against women; for they come forth during the days of slaughter and destruction.

For more on this, consult my article on Elijah and the symbolism of water and baptism.  For a complete understanding, listen to the whole book of Jude, which only includes one chapter:  LINK  It will be important for you to study the entire book.  If you have read or listened to the book of Jude, notice this verse in particular:

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

From the pages of scripture, we see the same story related about the Angels who did not keep their first estate of authority.  They abandoned their first dwelling of service to God for a human dwelling of stolen reward.  Their ultimate fate will be a destruction of fire.  Compare this to Sodom and Gomorrah.  Related Article

Although I will not cover it here, the Book of Jasher reveals this story in greater detail.  The life of Enoch is outlined in this book and gives a full amount of detail concerning the activities of the Angels during the early days of Earth.  Start with chapter four.  Here is a quote that concerns the manipulation of DNA:

And their judges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took their wives by force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons of men in those days took from the cattle of the earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and taught the mixture of animals of one species with the other, in order therewith to provoke the Lord; and God saw the whole earth and it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon earth, all men and all animals.

Again, we see the corruption of flesh at the hands of fallen angels.  We are given a description answering the questions of the flood that destroyed all flesh from the earth.  Ultimately, the next judgment will happen at the end of 6000 years and be a baptism of fire.  There appear to be four baptisms in scripture:  Earth, Air, Water and Fire.  Is there a way to calculate our day and age from the book of Enoch and the Bible?  I believe there is.

Earlier, I stated that Enoch delivered a judgment from God to the Angels (Watchers of mankind).  The judgment would happen in 70 generations.  Remember that Enoch was taken at around 950 years past Adam.  In an article about 666, I stated that we can calculate a generation by taking the precession of the earth (26,000 years) and divide this by the degrees of a circle.  The answer comes out as 72.2222.  Here is the calculation for the judgment:

70 generations times 72.222 equals 5055 years.  Enoch was taken at 950 years past Adam.  If you do the math, you come up with approximately 6000 years.  On God’s timetable, 6000 years is 6 days.  The seventh day is described in Revelation, the book after Jude, as being the Day of the Lord.  I will not describe this day here, as most Christians should already know the significance.  We are all aware of the coming judgment from God.  Is there another way to calculate our day and age as being the day of the Lord?  I believe there are two more ways.

John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."  RELATED ARTICLE

If we reference another extra-biblical book, we find this bit of information:

Epistle of Barnabas 15:3 "Of the Sabbath He speaketh in the beginning of the creation; And God made the works of His hands in six days, and He ended on the seventh day, and rested on it, and He hallowed it. 

Epistle of Barnabas 15:4 

Give heed, children, what this meaneth; He ended in six days. He meaneth this, that in six thousand years the Lord shall bring all things to an end; for the day with Him signifyeth a thousand years; and this He himself beareth me witness, saying; Behold, the day of the Lord shall be as a thousand years. Therefore, children, in six days, that is in six thousand years, everything shall come to an end."

To see this clearly, let’s put the information into context with the entire story of the Bible:

-Adam to Abraham 2000 Years of Age 1 (FATHER)
-Abraham to Jesus 2000 Years of Age 2 (SON)
-Jesus to Today 2000 Years of Age 3 (HOLY SPIRIT)
-Day of Rest (Day of the Lord) 1000 years (SALVATION)


Take another look at the third day to raise the temple above.  Jesus died and was raised at the end of the second Age of the Son.  Three days later, we arrive at the next week on the calendar of God.  The Temple is once again raised.  

The third way to calculate is related to Mathew 24.  The key verse we need is found by knowing that the fig tree is the nation of Israel:

  32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Jesus said that “this generation” that sees Israel become a nation will not pass away.  A generation is 72.222 years.  If the generation is still alive, then we can safely know that the Lord will return sometime before the generation passes.  Assuming that 70 years is a Hebrew generation, we can simply do the math.  1948 plus 70 equals 2018.  Take the seven years of tribulation away from 2018 and you get 2012.  For reasons I will not go into here, I believe that Psalms 111-118 represent 2011-2018.  The key Psalm is 115, when the Antichrist breaks the peace and tries to reign over the Earth.  As all of this is a mystery, I will only give my opinion on the matter.  We will only know for sure after we look back and connect the dots.  For now, it's still a mystery.  Hallel Psalms WIKI

We now come to the ultimate question and answer:  What is getting ready to take place in our world?

Jude 1  14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
A Call to Persevere
 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Enoch reveals the judgment of the fallen leaders of this world:

Chapter 10
 And the Lord said unto Michael: 'Go, bind Semjaza and his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves 12 with them in all their uncleanness.  And when their sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgment and of their consummation, till the judgment that is 13 for ever and ever is consummated. In those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire: and 14 to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever.  And whosoever shall be condemned and destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all 15 generations.  And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the Watchers, because 16 they have wronged mankind.  Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth' shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore. 

17 And then shall all the righteous escape,

And shall live till they beget thousands of children 

And all the days of their youth and their old age

Shall they complete in peace. 

Finally, from the book of Jubilees, we see Enoch referenced continually.  The related verse that shows the influence of demons on mankind is stated by Noah:

And the Lord destroyed everything from off the face of the earth; because  of the wickedness of their deeds, and  because of the blood which they had shed in the  midst of the earth  26 He destroyed everything. 'And we were left, I and you, my sons,  and everything that  entered with us into the ark, and behold I see  your works before me that ye do not walk in  righteousness: for in the  path of destruction ye have begun to walk, and ye are parting  one from  another, and are envious one of another, and (so it comes) that ye are  not in  harmony, my sons, each with his brother.  27 For I see, and behold the demons have begun (their) seductions against you and against your children and now I fear on your behalf, that after my death ye will shed the blood of  men upon the earth, 28 and that ye, too, will be destroyed from the face of the earth.

The question for you, as well as our corrupted leaders, is this:  Which side of this judgment are you willingly choosing?  God offers His Grace to you as a gift.  Grace is unmerited favor.  This favor comes in the form of forgiveness of sins and salvation by way of the Cross of Jesus.  See the following video for the path to salvation:

The Forgotten Man - Jon McNaughton - Title 18, Section 242

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Title 18, Section 242 US Code

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

Magic and the Occult – “Experts” and Money Changers of the Law

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.  Matthew 25:41

2 Timothy 2:15  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

What is Magic?  

Magic is the misuse of natural law or the perceived use of mystical processes.  If you examine history, the magical arts of our early history—esoteric mystical knowledge—becomes the world’s future science.  Trace the thread through the ages and the Alchemists become chemists and the astrologers become astronomers.  Bruno was executed by the inquisition for suggesting that the Earth revolved around the Sun.  Bruno was deep into the notion that Rome would be transformed by a Hermetic Renascence.  Later, Newton confirms the matter once and for all with his book, Principia Mathematica.  Our history is a migration of thought from mystical to natural order.  In the middle, Hermetic philosophy can be seen as the source of this desire.  I’ll cover this subject in another article.

Definitions

Define the word esoteric and you find that it means "hidden from view" by the select few individuals who know.  Science has always been a guarded secret.  Define the word occult and you find that it also means secret hidden knowledge.  Science reveals what is hidden in nature.  Magic becomes just another natural law when explained by inquiry and investigation.  Our belief in the mystical or natural order of the universe may be a question of our belief in God.  It may also be a perspective from a purely materialistic view of the universe held by some individuals.  Do we view our existence as divine or an accidental ordering of chaos?  There are many and varied answers to these questions depending on a person's background and perspective.   

Questions of belief are taken on faith.  In science, faith is placed in theory.  With religious belief, faith is placed on evidence for design in the unseen world.  How can we match the revelation of science and natural law to our view of the Bible?  Is the Bible a mystical document that will one day be found as some natural evolution of thought from the minds of men?  Is it divinely inspired by the Creator?

You may be in one of three places in your thinking on this topic:  1)  You may be a materialist and an Atheist.  2)  You may be an Agnostic and lack the perspective to answer the question.  3)  You may be a faithful believer desiring clarification of evidence.  Can evidence be gained?  I believe it can. 

Sin

What is the sin of the garden?  Before you go on, I believe that I have the answer to this by understanding what element has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 6 neutrons.  For more on the element of Carbon, read this article concerning the mark of the beast. 

From a Biblical standpoint, sin is the misuse of the fruit of knowledge.  Essentially, sin is taking from a spirit of selfish pride.  The opposite of selfish pride is giving from love and humility before God.  What is the misuse of the fruit of knowledge?  From what I can see, it is using knowledge for gain at the expense of nature and mankind.  How does God reveal Himself in nature?  God can always be seen giving as opposed to taking; preserving and honoring as opposed to stealing, killing and destroying.  

What is the opposite of giving?  What are we when we take?  Those who take are thieves.  Who did John the Baptist say would be refused baptism into a new life?  Remember, Jesus said, "you must be born again" in John 3.

Matthew 3

  7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!  Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?  8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 

9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’  I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.  10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Who were the Saddusees and the Pharisees?  They were the “experts” in the law and the rulers of the people.  They were using the law to manipulate the people.  What does magic desire?  To manipulate laws for personal gain. 

Can we identify the magicians of our day and age?  Although we can think of may “experts” who manipulate nature and mankind for gain, I would like to focus on one group you may not be considering.  What does it take to manipulate the money supply?  Can we identify the Saddusees and Pharasees in this arena of economics?  Again, we only need to consider the Bible and Jesus example to see the truth of the matter. 

The Money Changers of the Temple

Before the verses below, we see Jesus riding in on a donkey as the messiah of the people.  He was welcomed with this salutation: “Hosanna to the Son of David!”  “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”  The King has arrived on the scene and what does he find?

Matthew 21

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there.  He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.  13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” 14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.  15 But when the chief riests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.

When Jesus arrives as king, his first task was to overturn the tables of the money changers.  What is a financial table?  Is there more meaning to this than meets the eye?  Maybe it’s just me, but there seem to be many financial gurus today sitting on the bench and proclaiming peace as we sink further into debt.  I have a feeling that Christ, at his second coming, will not appreciate the Federal Reserve and Central Banks much.  We are all aware that theives are stealing our wealth.  Despite this, who will Jesus minister to?

The blind will see.  The lame will come to the temple in prayer and be healed.  But (and this is a big but), when the chief priests and teachers of the law saw the wonderful things Jesus did, they were indignant.  The youth were cheering for Jesus.  Really?  Why would the youth cheer for someone who comes and overturns the tables of the money changers in this day and age?  I find the symbolism ironic.  Am I reading too much into these passages?  I suppose it’s a mystery.  From what I am seeing, the tables are 15 trillion in the hole from the thieves (Financial magicians) stealing for gain.

 

Matthew 21

 16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.   “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,   “‘From the lips of children and infants     you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”

 17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

This is one more interesting revelation that may prove prophetic to our future.  Read the very next passage:

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree

 ¹⁸ Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. ¹⁹ Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.

 ²⁰ When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

 ²¹ Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. ²² If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

The fig tree is Israel.  Is the fig tree bearing fruit?  This is a question I ask myself about Israel.  We know they live in the midst of their enemies.  Christ said to love your enemies.  Can we identify the thief who steals, kills and destroys in the Middle East?  Can we identify the nations that honor, defend and protect?  What can a thief do to be saved?  Who can save?  I cannot answer these questions for you, but the Bible does give a strong indication on the path we should take to overcome our true enemy.

"He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face, He was despised, and we did not esteem Him." (Isaiah 53:3)

Luke 23  

³⁹ One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

 ⁴⁰ But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?

 ⁴¹ We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deed deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

 ⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

 ⁴³ Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

 Repentance is turning from sin and toward God.  


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God in the Old Testament and God in the New Testament - How do you see this paradox?

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

You may see God in the Old testament as an evil and vindictive God.  You may see God in the New Testament as Love and hope.  Either way, is there a perspective that unifies the paradox?  How do we explain this perceived paradox in terms of our own experience in life?  From where I stand, all paradoxes can be resolved if we know the excluded middle.  Keep this in mind as you read.

In Galatians 3, the point of the law was revealed.

23 Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.  24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.  25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. 

Guardian from what?  We are locked up?  Are we prisoners?  What is our crime?

Some people say the God of the Old Testament is Evil.  I have heard this on internet forums for years.  If you buy into the lie that the OT reflects an evil God, then this may be what you are thinking as you consider your own morality.  Does God see from our eyes?  Consider another thought:

What does common law protect us from today?  The US constitution was originally written as our guardian to limit powers in government and to separate rule of law from the Church.  Tyranny is the result of law that is out of context with truth.  In Europe, the Bible was being abused by the Roman Catholic Church as a means of manipulating truth for selfish ambition.  When mankind is out of context with truth, tyranny is assured.  When we seek the lordship of Christ, peace is revealed.  Law is fulfilled by loving others first.  This Golden rule of love is the oldest law known to mankind, appearing in one from or another within the writings of every religion.  When the people awaken to truth, justice rises.


In the story of the Garden of Eden, mankind was given one directive:  Do not take from the fruit of the tree of knowledge.  The fruit was meant to be a gift given by God.  Instead, we became thieves.  What happens to thieves?  

Genesis 3 “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 

As a result of our own disobedience from stealing the fruit of knowledge, we were regulated by the law of God as thieves.  What laws are necessary to regulate criminals?  What laws are necessary to regulate free people?  It all depends on our context to truth.  If we abide by law, then law protects us from those who do not follow common law.  If none of us abide by the law, then tyranny is inevitable until we overcome with truth.  As our own nation descends into tyranny, we will experience the results of becoming thieves.  No amount of law can regulate morality if we promote objectivism (Seeking self above others) as our philosophy of virtue.  Ayn Rand was wrong about objectivism (related article) on every level.  In light of truth, altruism is the only means to a thriving society.  As of this century, we have become a nation that steals the fruit of knowledge for selfish purposes fueled by greed.

What is the fruit of knowledge?  Until this day and age, we did not know.  The fruit of knowledge is technology.  We have this confirmed by knowing what element has the atomic structure of 6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.

Revelation 13 

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man (or of mankind); and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 

The element in question is Carbon.  Carbon is the mark of mankind and it is the foundation of our technology.  In most cases our technology takes from nature.  In some cases, it gives by healing sickness or building efficient homes.  A debt of 15 trillion dollars reveals what our technology has taken from the American people by greed.  Remember, being out of context with God's law results in Tyranny and greed on a massive scale.  When we create cheap technology that gets thrown into the landfill after a month, we are suffering death by self-will.  


The Bible has been clear on this for over 2000 years.  The law was designed as a guardian until our faith is developed over time.  Confucius said, "I hear and I forget.  I see and I learn.  I do and I understand."  God provides all three experiences by our education in the garden.  As we learn both sides of law, we come to realize that love fulfills the law.  No regulation is necessary if we love our neighbor as our self.  Can we see the results of our current choices from the world we have designed apart from God's law of giving and love?

Matthew 24:22

22 Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

If the Old Testament was the reflection of taking from others and suffering the hand of a guardian law, what is the New Testament?  Read the next verse from the set above in Galatians 3.

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. 

Jesus revealed faith and love as the path to salvation from the law of sin and death.  He said that we must forgive our debtors.  He said to turn the other cheek.  He said to bless those who curse and pray for those who persecute.  Why?  Because this is what we do to follow the law.  The law is love.  Love can only give.  To overcome the beast, we must overcome with love.  If we see a negative, we cannot overcome it with another negative.  Hate cannot dispel hate.  Only love dispels hate.  Positive is the only way to overcome negative.  Giving and forgiveness lead to healing.  Christ was our example of this type of grace (unmerited favor).  


In mathematics, only multiplication can take two negatives and make a positive.  Consider this example: 


In simple mathematics, if you owe three people $10, then you are negative $30 (3 X -10 = $-30).  If the lenders then say, "We forgive you for this debt because we love you," then you are free from that debt by another negative.  You have just had three subtractions of -10, making you three positives of $10 (-3 X -$10). Your debt is -30 + 30 = Zero.  Jesus died a horrible death to pay our debt, walking us back to a positive value.  Our negative sin was multiplied by Jesus death on the cross.  Two negatives make a positive in this case.  

The Mathematics of Forgiveness

As we live the next 7 years of Tyranny, realize that God told us what happens if we live by greed.  We face Tyranny and a trial (Baptism) by fire.  If we live by love, we need no law to govern us.  If we wait on the Lord, he will supply our needs.  All these things like technology will be added to us from the hand of God as a gift.  This was the way he meant it all along.  We are either thieves or we are creatures of love who receive reward from God.  By His example, we then give that reward to others.  It's our choice to pay if forward to others or steal it away for our own selfish ambitions.

Genesis 3

“We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

Matthew 6:33 

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 

How do we show this love?  How do we then overcome with this example of the suffering Messiah?  We only need to see the numbers to know.  Nitrogen is 7 electrons, 7 neutrons and 7 protons.  Oxygen is 8 electrons, 8 neutrons and 8 protons.  God's number of completion is 777 and is his name in Hebrew Gematria.  888 is Jesus name in Greek Gematria.  Nitrogen and Oxygen represent 99% of what we use to share a good word of hope and faith.  Love is the motivation.

What words make up 666 in English Gematria?

MARK OF BEAST = 666
THE DATA BEAST = 666

CAUSES MARK = 666

A SATANIC MARK = 666

SATAN'S SEAL = 666

A SATANIC PLAN = 666

FOREHEAD SIGN = 666

THE HAND OR HEAD = 666 (Rev 13:16: "... he causeth all ... to receive a mark in their RIGHT HAND, or in their FOREHEADS.")

ACCEPT HAND CHIP = 666

OR PLACE IN HEAD = 666

MANDATORY = 666

A SURE OMEN = 666

NO MORE CASH = 666

A NUMERIC CODE = 666

WORLD ID CARD = 666

WORLD BIO ID = 666

A MARK FOR MAN = 666

E-IDENTITY = 666

E-TRADE MARKS = 666

A ADSX BIO CHIP = 666 (Rev 13:16-17; ADSX was the old NASDAQ stock ticker symbol for Applied Digital Solutions.)

DIGA E-IMPLANT = 666 (DIGA is the new NASDAQ stock ticker symbol for Applied Digital Solutions.)

A BARCODE LABELING = 666
SMART IDOL = 666 (Rev 13:15)

A CYBER-HUMAN = 666

CREATED BY MAN = 666

COMPUTER = 666

PROGRAMER = 666

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How many more signs do you need?  What does God ask of us?  Believe.  That's it.  Seek his righteousness and all these things you desire are added back to you in context to truth.  Is it really that hard? 

Why are Science and Religion at Odds?

By Stephen T. McClard - Complete Article List

Symbols have a root, just like language.  One letter of Greek, such as phi, has meaning.  The meaning of phi is a ratio of 1:1.618.  If you know anything about this golden ratio, then you now have a perspective that follows the root to the next symbol.  The ratio of 1:1.618 explains how Creation produces variety in nature.  It also represents a fingerprint of sorts on Creation.  This is an easily drawn conclusion that is backed up by many of the verses in scripture.  See the video below.

Like language, two symbols unite to make more meaning.  In life, two people come together and defy reason.  With simple mathematics, two plus two makes four.  In a union of love, one plus one makes three.  When a man and a woman come together, the union creates a third.  Logic cannot always answer what the symbol suggests.  

Take the Hebrew language.  Three letters make a word.  If other letters are joined to the root, more words follow with more meaning.  Words are then joined in a chain to form more meaning on different levels.  If we negate the presence of the root, we see paradox in the outlying meaning from ignorance.  The connection from root to the end of the chain is made to resolve paradox when we look at any symbol.  Languages do the same.  The early Phoenician language is the root language for English.  

If you examine the pictographs of Phoenician, they represent the root.  As this proto-Canaanite language branches to other languages, unions take place and more meaning is revealed by the expansion of the various languages of the world.  Hebrew tells one side of the story from God's perspective and Greek tells the other side from Western abstract thinking.  Mathematics and science follow one language as the spiritual side follows the other.  Examine all other branches of language and they reveal other pieces of the overall puzzle.  When we finally arrive at English, the complete story can be seen from all sides.  To understand what is being said, we follow the languages back to the root.      

The paradox with the church and science is explained with linguistic and symbolic intelligence.  Each of them speak a different language, but they say the same thing.  On the side of science, language describes nature from a rational and logical mindset.  Compare science (concrete/rational) to a man in the relationship.  On the other side, religion (the woman) sees the world as emotion, truth and meaning in abstract.  At first, each refuses the other in the relationship.  Given time, the relationship blossoms.  

What happens when a man and a woman fall in love?  The two become one.  This union creates unity instead of multiplicity.  What happens in marriage?  The two have struggles and each brings balance to the other if there is love.  If there is no love, then the relationship eventually breaks the chain of understanding.

Ask the other side of the question:  Why does science hate the abstract implication of research and theory?  Because it suggests a Creator and reason cannot accept this.  Why does religion have trouble with science?  They don't.  They have a problem with the man in the relationship refusing to admit he is wrong.  Perspective is a two way street if truth is to be seen in proper context to itself.

Science continues to prove that matter does not create consciousness.  Consciousness creates matter.  The root of the problem is seen clearly at this point of contention.  

When a child is asked to choose between a dime and a nickle, they will choose the nickle if they are too young and immature.  They will choose the dime if they see the underlying value in the symbol.  Science refuses the possibility, despite the fact that all roads lead to the obvious conclusion that the woman is always right.  She sees with the heart of virtue.  The man sees with desire and pride.  A lasting relationship is based on love and not pride.  Why?  Pride blinds and can only serve the self in greed.  When we get to a place of unity, we will see that both perspectives are correct.  There is no paradox when both sides are seen by their value to the whole.