The Soon Filfillment of the Birthright Mandate

THE SOON FULFILLMENT OF THE BIRTHRIGHT MANDATE

1-06-2019

After the creation of Adam and Eve, God issued two mandates:  The Dominion Mandate and the Fruitfulness Mandate.  The first established Kingdom Authority; the second established Kingdom Purpose, which was to "be fruitful and multiply".

Genesis 1:28 NET God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."

Although most professing Christians have a general understanding of the Dominion Mandate which was fulfilled with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, very few have any understanding of the Birthright Mandate.  Most assume in a physical sense that it means having children and cultivating crops much like the self-imposed Bible teacher exerted below named Jacob Gerber.

Jacob Gerber    https://jacobgerber.org/fruitfulness-biblical-theology-productivity/

At the beginning of the Bible, God both forms and fills his creation. Then, God commands that his people carry forward his work of creation through cultivating and keeping God’s creation.

This will mean that God’s people should raise up more image bearers (through fruitful multiplication) who have plenty to eat (through fruitful cultivation)

Although the Mandate has a very limited relation to children and crops this is a small amount of application.  For instance the Gospel of the Kingdom was initially presented to the Judeans and afterwards it was significantly presented throughout the nations of the migrated descendants of the ten northern tribes called Israel.  It was designed to generate saints/elect/overcomers as future administrators of the Kingdom and nurtured only a very small number of chosen individuals.

Also, this population of European descendants migrated to North America to invent and establish an amazing arsenal of crop machines:  planters, harvesters, land cultivation, fertilizer enhancements, and refining mechanisms.

Although the two above paragraphs are important to the world for its establishment of the Church and plant harvesting features it will not be fulfilled until the second appearance of Jesus Christ when the two Mandates will be combined into a single entity.  The first appearance of Christ fulfilled the Dominion Mandate and the second appearance will fulfill the Fruitfulness Mandate.

The Mandate was given by God prior to the sin of Adam and Eve.  If Adam had fulfilled the Mandate prior to death and the ground being cursed because of sin he would have produced children in his image and likeness--which in turn was the image and likeness of God.  Humans having the likeness of God as Jesus foretold in the transfiguration is the fulfillment of the plan of God.

After the sin of Adam and Eve the Birthright Mandate came to a temporary halt and various difficulties were added to their lifestyle:  labor pains were greatly increased; the woman would desire to control her husband; the ground became cursed; growing crops would be painful; thorns and thistles would arise; and everyone born would to destined to sin and ultimately die to be returned to the ground from which they were created.

Genesis 3:16-19 NET To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you." (17) But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. (18) It will produce thorns and thistles for you, but you will eat the grain of the field. (19) By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."

The actual fulfillment of the Birthright (or Fruitfulness) Mandate would be delayed until the second appearance of Jesus Christ.  Lesser fulfillments would and were accomplished by the people, but not the Glorified nature of mankind. Because children were conceived and born after Adam had lost the image of God through sin, mankind was only able to produce children after Adam’s fallen likeness.

The Sonship message that is more clearly set forth in the New Testament is actually the fulfillment of this Fruitfulness Mandate which can be seen in John 1:12-13.

John 1:12-13 NET But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children (13) -- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.

Those who believe in His name (i.e. what He represents along with His teachings) He has given the right (not at that moment but at His return) to become God's children.

Both mandates must be combined at His return (i.e. the Millennial Kingdom of God) as it was prior to the sin of Adam and Eve.  A King must have a Kingdom and the Dominion must have son-ship or children of God.  One aspect requires the other for completeness.

Of course, one must kind in mind that the sin of Adam and its consequences were foreknown by God.  The divine plan and the opposition to the plan is the narrative sequence of the Bible.  The scriptures contain many illustrations of opposition and usurpation of the Divine Plan so that individuals would know how to rule by the mind of God as well as how to come into the manifestation of the Sons (or children) of God.

 

The religious leaders of Jesus’ earth days temporarily stole the throne of the Kingdom by executing the King.  Today, the people calling themselves Jews have attempted to steal the Birthright Mandate by naming their country Israel.  They have also brainwashed the so-called Christian Zionists into believing there are actually the congregated 12 tribes of Israel, which they are not. 

Today Judas has arisen again, but this time in the dispute over the birthright of Joseph and the birthright name, Israel. Christian Zionists are the modern Judas, thinking that they can force Jesus to return by igniting Armageddon. They do not realize that you cannot fulfill prophecy by betraying Jesus. Judas discovered this only too late, and he hanged himself

The name “Israel” was given to Jacob by God when he (Jacob) finally realized that God is in complete control and did not need the assistance of either Jacob or his mother, Rebecca.  Jacob passed the name “Israel” to Joseph which was then passed down to Ephraim, the son of Joseph.  No modern nation has the right to call itself by the name of Israel.

No person can attain the Birthright of Joseph and/or become a Child of God, unless that person accepts Christ as the Birthright Holder in His second coming. Jesus Christ is the one whose robe is dipped in blood.

Genesis 37:31 NET So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Revelation 19:13 NET He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God.

The manifestation of the glorified children of God is only the beginning of the final outworking of the divine plan for the earth. That divine plan was set at the beginning of creation. Much of the Church has no vision of this, thinking that when the second coming of Christ occurs, virtually everything will come to an end:  i.e. Armageddon; the earth burned up with fire; all life gone due to the misunderstood symbolism of the Revelaton. They do not realize that Christ's second coming is only a new beginning, one where the first-fruits will be manifested and later there will be universal reconciliation.

Romans 8:19-21 NET For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God. (20) For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope (21) that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.

In the law of first-fruits, once the first-fruits are offered to God, then the real harvest can begin.  The overcomers are the first-fruits of the harvest to come. The manifestation of the sons of God represents the time when the first-fruits are offered to God, or are presented to God as Sons. Once God has been presented the first-fruits, then it is lawful for the others to begin harvesting their crop.

Metaphorically, when God inspects the first fruit portion of the harvest, and when He finds it "holy," then the rest of the field is deemed ready for harvest as it was in the laws of God. Only then is the entire field acceptable to Him. This is why the manifestation of the sons of God marks the beginning of a much greater harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God.

The First Resurrection will occur at the second coming of Christ and will be known as “the first of the first-fruits” that will be presented to God. It is the first presentation of the children of God, which is symbolized by barley wave sheaf offering, which is the first-fruits offering that is presented to God on the first Sunday after Passover. The Church calls it by its Babylonian name, "Easter," named for the goddess Ishtar.

According to Dr. Stephen Jones the order of coming events as prophesized by the feast days are the following:

1.   Feast of Trumpets: The resurrection of the overcomers (i.e., "leaders of the people") occurs at the blowing of a single trumpet (Num. 10:4; 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:16).

2.   Day of Atonement/Jubilee: The Church repents in panic and fear for seeming to have missed "the rapture" as they have been taught. The Church fulfills the Day of Atonement (mourning); the overcomers fulfill the Jubilee (rejoicing).

3.    The First day of Tabernacles: The overcomers are given immortality, joining with the resurrected overcomers from past ages who were raised two weeks earlier at Trumpets. This represents the New Birth of the corporate New Man.

4.   The Middle of Tabernacles: Christ comes to join the Head with the Body of overcomers, in order to make this corporate body complete and eligible to be presented to the Father. This pattern of Christ's coming in the midst of the feast is found in John 7:14.

5.    The Eighth Day of Tabernacles: The completed and perfected body of overcomers (sons of God) are presented to God on the eighth day according to the law (Ex. 22:29, 30).

Servants of the Kingdom

SERVANTS OF THE KINGDOM

12-16-2018

The Parable of Vineyard Laborers

Matthew 20:1-16 NET Laborers In The Vineyard:  "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. (2) And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard. (3) When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work. (4) He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.' (5) So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o'clock that afternoon, he did the same thing. (6) And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?' (7) They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go and work in the vineyard too.' (8) When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.' (9) When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay. (10) And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage. (11) When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner, (12) saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.' (13) And the landowner replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for the standard wage? (14) Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you. (15) Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (16) So the last will be first, and the first last."

All of the parables included in the gospels distinguish various aspects of the Kingdom of God.  Note that the gospel of Matthew employs the phrase, “The Kingdom of Heaven”.  It is claimed by some that Matthew wrote his narrative specifically for the Judeans (Jews) and they expected the kingdom to come from heaven.  This does not give evidence that people will be raptured away to live in heaven, but rather that the glorification of heaven will be presented on the earth by God.  Luke employs the phrase, “The Kingdom of God” because Jesus Christ returning from heaven will rule the earth as King and this (the earth) will be His kingdom.

The first verse makes it clear this parable is about the Kingdom of Heaven (or God).  The first or beginning workers who symbolically agreed to be kingdom workers would literally be the apostles and several others around Judea.   The next group would be the crowd who spoke several different languages as Peter and other apostles preached after receiving an anointing of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit allowed Peter to speak to speak to the crowd and all understood him in their native language.  This is the true meaning of “speaking in tongues”.  The modern babbling instances border on heresy.  About 3000 believers accepted the message concerning the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and were baptized into the faith.

Acts 2:41 NET So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

As the apostles, including Paul, and other believers spread the word other sincere believers came forward and repeated the actions of the apostles.  This process of preaching and explaining the gospel message of Jesus Christ has continued down to the present time.  All true believers (i.e. Kingdom workers) regardless of the length of their service prior to death will be paid (rewarded) the same.  Length of service is not an issue but the quality of service, as will be explained in the next parable, is very important.

There are many claiming to be believers of the gospel message but are all believers actually kingdom workers?  Does salvation automatically merit you a glorified body in the first resurrection?  Unfortunately it does not.  Salvation will allow you to receive little or no punishment at the second resurrection but it will not necessarily grant you access to the first resurrection.  Only the sincere, completely forgiving kingdom workers with the mind of Christ (and other things to be discussed later) will partake of the first resurrection to be appointed preachers, teachers, and Melchizedek priests under the leadership of Jesus Christ.

The Parable of Ten Minas

In the parable of the minas given to slaves (i.e. servants), verse 19:15 claims that the King (Jesus) had returned to his land (earth) after receiving the kingdom.

Luke 19:15-21 NET The Parable of the Ten Minas:  When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading. (16) So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.' (17) And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.' (18) Then the second one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.' (19) So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' (20) Then another slave came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth. (21) For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'

Mina:  An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value.  A weight containing 50 shekels, according to Hebrew usage.

The King had given each servant a certain amount of minas which is symbolic of the express authority and ability to transmit the gospel message.  Each servant had been given equal amounts of ten minas.  The first subject doubled the amount of minas.  The second subject only earned five minas.  The third reported subject buried his mina and did not attempt to earn anything.

The first who doubled his amount was awarded authority over ten cities, the second was awarded five cities, and the third reported servant had his minas taken away and given to another.  The first and second will be a part of the first resurrection and the first will receive more authority than the second one due to his kingdom work ethic. 

The third will have to wait for the second resurrection.  Although at that time, he will receive a glorified body (i.e. abode or mansion in the KJV) with little or no punishment (i.e. the fire of God) he will not be given any authority.

It is generally believed by many that all unbelievers are punished in “hell,” while all believers receive “eternal life.” There appears to envision a type of divine democracy, where all individuals 00are treated equally, depending only on whether or not they believe in Jesus Christ.  However, there are two resurrections; and all the elect of the first resurrection will not receive the same reward or authority.

The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:13-40 This parable is similar in content to the parable of the minas.  However, this version uses talents as a value of currency rather than minas.

Talent:  If the talent was silver it would be equivalent to 3,000 shekels, 6,000 denarii,

or 94 3/7 pounds of silver.

This parable features a man going on a journey rather than a King receiving a Kingdom which could be a parallel feature or issue.  Also each of three servants were given differing amounts:  5 talents; 2 talents; and one talent.  Each servant was told to invest their talents and earn even more.  The 5 talents earned 5; the two talents earned two; and the third servant with one talent buried it in the ground and earned nothing.

Verse 25:14 is the key verse which says, “To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability”.  This implies that if a person can manage well at his/her level of ability he/she can be trusted to manage even more.  The first two mentioned servants were both put in charge “of many things”.

Robertson’s Word Studies:  According to his own ability. Each had all that he was capable of handling. The use that one makes of his opportunities is the measure of his capacity for more.

Fire; Hell; Judgment

The source of the fire in the “lake of fire” which most believe is “hell” is the throne itself. Thrones symbolize authority and law, or more specifically, the administration of the law by one in authority. To be seated upon a throne signified that the king was issuing decrees or judgments in an official capacity according to the laws of the nation or in this case, the laws of God in the Kingdom of God.

Man punishes; God judges.  Burning people alive in hell is not justice, it is punishment. True justice is never fully accomplished until all the victims of injustice have been recompensed and the sinner restored to grace. This cannot happen in a human devised prison system, nor could it happen by torturing sinners forever, nor could it even happen by annihilating all sinners in fire. All of these alternative methods represent punishment, not divine justice.

The Elect, Chosen, Saint, Overcomer

The Jubilee year was called every fifty years and was a time for forgiveness.  It stood as a reminder of God's providence and mercy.  The dedication of a year for this emphasis provided the community with a time to come back into right relationship with one another and with God. 

The Jubilee was a season of total forgiveness and the complete evisceration of all debts:  legal, monetary, and criminal.  All land was restored to its rightful owner; all slaves and indentured servants due to unpaid debt were set free with no recurring penalties for that particular debt. 

A better word that is easily understood is “forgiver”.  An overcomer is essentially a person who forgives or lives by the principles and standards of the Jubilee as written above.  It is a person who is living or growing up into the Kingdom of God which is the laws and standards of Jesus Christ.  It is one who is coming into a state of maturity in Him. An Overcomer is putting on His Father’s mind and is coming to agree with what God does in the earth and how He accomplishes those goals. He is learning to say “Amen” to all that God does, bearing witness to Him in all things, and not disagreeing with Him. An Overcomer is one who is coming to understand the Father and His ways.

Revelation 3:21 KJV  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Revelation 3:21 YLT He who is overcoming--I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14 NET Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: (2) "The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. (3) He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come. (4) Again he sent other slaves, saying, ….”Come to the wedding banquet."  (5) But they were indifferent and went away, …..(6) The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them. (7) The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire. (8) Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy. (9) So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.' (10) And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. (11) But when the king came in ….. he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. (12) And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say. (13) Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!' (14) For many are called, but few are chosen."

The Kingdom was first offered to the Judeans (Jews).  The kingdom was described as a wedding banquet (i.e. the true Church will be the metaphoric “bride of Christ”).  Jesus and his disciples spread the gospel of the Kingdom and Jesus taught many lessons and performed many miracles, but the religious leaders and many of the population did not respond. 

The religious leaders declared war on the believers and proceeded to beat, imprison, and kill many of them throughout Judea and further north as they delivered the gospel word.

In 70 AD the Roman army destroyed Jerusalem and set the remainder on fire.  Most of the Christians in the area, heeded the words of Jesus found in Matthew 24 and fled the city to a northern location.  The believing group then traveled to various places.  One apostle went to India, another to Egypt and other apostles and believers spread out into the Roman world of Turkey, Greece, and other European areas.  They garnered many believers throughout the land and the majority were descendants of the northern ten tribes of Israel who had been forced to leave the Canaan area and later migrated to European areas.

Verse 14, “For many are called, but few are chosen" refers to the above discussed “Elect, Chosen, Saint, Overcomer” group and not to everyone who claims to have made a statement of faith.  One person is indicated who did not receive the first resurrection and he was to be 'Tied up and thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

The “weeping and gnashing of teeth” is not literal pain but rather it symbolically represents regret, dismay, remorse, and anguish which again is not literal.  The dead souls do not think or express emotion, but the verse serves to imagine their thoughts.