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- Our CREATOR
makes the gates of Heaven available,
- and the Messiah
opens the gates,
- but you walk
through on your own two feet.
What
you do in your mortal life will echo for eternity...
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"It is appointed
for people to die once--
and and after
that,
to face
judgment."
- Hebrews 9:27
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- "And I saw the dead,
- small and great, standing before God,
- and books were opened.
- And another book was opened,
- which is the Book of Life.
- And the dead were judged according to their works,
- by the things which were written in the books."
- - Revelation 20:12
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true Believer has nothing to fear on Judgment Day.
There is some confusion regarding the term Judgment Day,
because the same word is associated with different Biblical events,
so to clear up some confusion lets review them.
Ending
the Great Tribulation period...
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The fearsome day of
the conquering Messiah's 'reckoning' is at hand!
Sometime in the future there will be two divine related judgments
of humanity. The first one will be when the
conquering / ruling
Messiah comes to Earth. He neutralizes the warring nations centered
around Jerusalem, who would destroy the Earth if they are not
stopped. The Messiah will then judge the nations of the world before establishing His Millennium
(thousand year) Kingdom (Mat.25:31-46; Rev.19:11-21). The haters, the predator's, and the war-mongers will not do
well. (Click for
more info: early-fall Holy
Days )
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Sometime after the thousand years were finished...
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The fearsome day of
YHWH'S 'reckoning' is at hand! This is the big one! For angel and human alike, this is a very serious day.
The Universal Covenants
given to Adam and Noah, tells us the earthly mortal body dies and returns
to the earth. At death the spirit of the person lives to be
called at the end of this age of sin for a "reckoning"
(Gen.3:19; 9:5-6). The basic
human-spiritual rights in the Universal
Noahic Rainbow Covenant, govern a-l-l humanity, they were also restated by Yahshua,
and the Apostles, Mat.13:24-30; Act.15:29. (Click
for more info: early-fall Holy Days.)
Known as The Great White Throne
Judgment of the Rainbow Covenant,
YAHWEH comes to Earth, and opens the Books of Life. Then HE will judge a-l-l humanity and
the angels (Gen.9:5-6; Rev.20:11-15; 2Pet.2:4), and the Golden Rule is
the standard of measure. A nice parable of the final Judgment is
in the Books of Hermas, included below.
Since Adam and Eve there is now death on the planet. The body dies and
returns to the earth. This
brings us to another one of those nagging questions of life: What
happens when I die? There
are those moments, those hopeless life and death situations, when no
amount of money, no person or thing really matters, it is the time when
one faces eternity, and at that time who are you gonna call?
Ponder this for a moment, dying is bad enough, but what if
something could steal your spirit.
The ramifications are too scary to consider.
Polls show even though they might not know HIM very well, 96% of adults
will cry out to GOD for help when all else fails. So
fear not! Thankfully,
YAHWEH gave us our spirits and HE is in charge.
HE has a collection and storage system in place to care for the
spirit - good or bad. At
death the departed human spirit is a spiritual mold of the persons form,
memory and character that will be called to judgment sometime in the
future. At the
resurrection, the spirit brings into the resurrected body all the
memory, knowledge and character, as well as the form and features of the
person (Heb.9:27).
The western ideas of hell stems from the - not totally accurate -
medieval writings of two poets, Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” and Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”
The word hell in the English Bible is a mistranslation.
The same English word 'hell' is used in the place of three
different Hebrew and Greek words, representing three different places.
The Bible describes two holding places, one for
the spirits of the deceased humans and one for angels.
The spirits of the deceased humans are presently asleep, unaware
of the passage of time (Ecc.9:5) in a place called Sheol in Hebrew, and
Hades in Greek. This one
place is divided into two sections, one side is sleeping in Divine
comfort - the other side is not.
The comfort side, has the perks for the righteous, and the
other side is 'the no frills’ discomfort side for the
unrighteous (Luk.16:19-31). I
picture it like this: It is like the difference between having the best
day of your life, then having your best nights sleep, ever, and in the
best bed you have ever seen; vs. sleeping outside on a rock, on a hot,
muggy and buggy summer night - with no breeze, after having the worst
day of your life.
Upon the resurrection of Yahshua, He took the comfort / righteous side
of Hades to His FATHER'S Heaven for some Divine comfort. (click
for
more info: Holy Day
Firstfruits)
The second holding place described is for specific, extraordinary
evil angels that transgressed the Laws of the Heavens, called Tartaros
in 2Peter 2:4. These two
locations are a holding place until
trial, judgment and sentencing, (sentencing can be either to life or to
death).
The
fates of the fallen angels are in Jude vs.6-7, And the angels who did
not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved
in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to
these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after
strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of
eternal fire.
The third hell the Bible refers to is Gehenna, the Lake of Fire,
or the final punishment after trial and judgment (Mal.4:1; Rev.19:20,
20:10). This is the spiritual
death, the final eternal extinguishing of the life-force, total death, not
eternal torture (eternal punishment, not eternal punishing).
The Bible also calls this the second death (Rev.20:14, 21:8).
Just for the record, and to
avoid confusion, all those humans who did not know the Messiah, or were
not chosen by the Him (see
Mystery of
the Bride), or
chose not commit themselves to the higher Theocratic
Covenants, will sleep until the time of the final Great White Throne
Judgment of YAHWEH, after the earthly 1,000 year millennial rule of the
Messiah. Then the spirits of a-l-l
humanity will be called from their graves (in Hades) and assembled. Because they died laboring under a false
education system, they will all be informed of the truthful
circumstances, and readied to give account of their lives.
One has to discount the conventional
Roman ideas of hell.
Hades is not
a place of punishment, because they were not judged yet. YAHWEH is not
so petty as to punish someone before he comes to trial. Hades is a
holding place until judgment, like a holding cell before trial.
- After one has been judged, and if you are lucky enough to receive that
Majestic nod to step forward, you will be asked one last question. Do
you accept YAHWEH'S 'Anointed One,' the Messiah-Christ, as the one who speaks for YHWH in this part of the Universe
(Jno.5:37)? Yes or No?
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Is that your
final answer?
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Enter
Your Final Reward
“Eye has not
seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man
The things
which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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1Corinthians 2:9
It is impossible to imagine all the wonders
that await us in YHWH's Eternal Kingdom, but one important feature has
been shown to us.
The Immortal Spirit Body
is how the
Jerusalem Church will be outfitted for eternal life.
An immortal body is real, and occupies time and space, yet the
body can pass through an object, or pick up the object.
Although transformed, people retain the unique characteristics
and features they had in their early human life, but without any of the
birth defects or deformities.
After the Yahshua's ascension on the Day of Firstfruits, He returned to Earth and made His first
resurrected public appearance. Here
the immortal spirit body was shown to the Believers while Yahshua stayed
on Earth for about forty days counseling His Disciples (Mat.28:1-10;
Mar.16:1-18; Luk.24:1-43; Jon.20:1-10).
The Disciples gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some
honeycomb, and He took it and ate in their presence (Luk.24:42-43).
In John 21:9-13, He fixed breakfast for His Disciples, yet He
could walk through a door (Luk.20:26).
And He is able to subdue all things to Himself (Phi.3:20-21).
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Our
Future Home
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- "And he carried me away in the Spirit
- to a great and high mountain,
- and showed me the great city,
- the holy Jerusalem,
- descending out of heaven from God,"
- Revelation
21:10
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and the universe awaits
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revealing of the Children of YAHWEH
- from New
Earth . . .
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From
the book The
Mystical Rites of our CREATOR
ISBN 0-9675266-0-4
A parable of the final Judgment
of YHWH
- (Translated by J.B. Lightfoot)
- III Hermas - Third
Book:
Parable/Similitude
VIII
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He showed me a [great] willow, overshadowing
plains and mountains, and under the shadow of the willow all have
come who are called by the name of the Lord.
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And by the willow there stood an angel of the
Lord, glorious and very tall, having a great sickle, and he was
lopping branches from the willow, and giving them to the people that
sheltered beneath the willow; and he gave them little rods about a
cubit long.
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And after all had taken the rods, the angel
laid aside the sickle, and the tree was sound, just as I had seen
it.
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Then I marvelled within myself, saying,
"How is the tree sound after so many branches have been lopped
off?" The shepherd saith to me, "Marvel not that the tree
remained sound, after so many branches were lopped off but wait
until thou seest all things, and it shall be shown to thee what it
is."
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The angel who gave the rods to the people
demanded them back from them again, and according as they had
received them, so also they were summoned to him, and each of them
returned the several rods. But the angel of the Lord took them, and
examined them.
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From some he received the rods withered and
eaten as it were by grubs: the angel ordered those who gave up rods
like these to stand apart.
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And others gave them up withered, but not
grub-eaten; and these again he ordered to stand apart.
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And others gave them up half-withered; these
also stood apart.
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And others gave up their rods half-withered
and with cracks; these also stood apart.
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And others gave up their rods green and with
cracks; these also stood apart. And others gave up their rods one
half withered and one half green; these also stood apart.
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And others brought their rods two parts of the
rod green, and the third part withered; these also stood apart. And
others gave them up two parts withered, and the third part green;
these also stood apart.
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And others gave up their rods nearly all
green, but a very small portion of their rods was withered, just the
end; but they had cracks in them; these also stood apart.
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And in those of others there was a very small
portion green, but the rest of the rods was withered; these also
stood apart.
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And others came bringing their rods green, as
they received them from the angel; and the most part of the
multitude gave up their rods in this state; and the angel rejoiced
exceedingly at these; these also stood apart.
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And others gave up their rods green and with
shoots, these also stood apart; and at these again the angel
rejoiced exceedingly.
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And others gave up their rods green and with
shoots; and their shoots had, as it were, a kind of fruit. And those
men were exceeding gladsome, whose rods were found in this state.
And over them the angel exulted, and the shepherd was very gladsome
over them.
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And the angel of the Lord commanded crowns to
be brought. And crowns were brought, made as it were of palm
branches; and he crowned the men that had given up the rods which
had the shoots and some fruit, and sent them away into the tower.
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And the others also he sent into the tower,
even those who had given up the rods green and with shoots, but the
shoots were without fruit; and he set a seal upon them.
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And all they that went into the tower had the
same raiment, white as snow.
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And those that had given up their rods green
as they received them, he sent away, giving them a [white] robe, and
seals.
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After the angel had finished these things, he
saith to the shepherd; "I go away; but these thou shalt send
away to (their places within) the walls, according as each deserveth
to dwell; but examine their rods carefully), and so send them away.
But be careful in examining them. Take heed lest any escape
thee," saith he. "Still if any escape thee, I will test
them at the altar." When he had thus spoken to the shepherd, he
departed.
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And, after the angel had departed, the
shepherd saith to me; "Let us take the rods of all and plant
them, to see whether any of them shall be able to live." I say
unto him, "Sir, these withered things, how can they live?"
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He answered and said unto me; "This tree
is a willow, and this class of trees clingeth to life. If then the
rods shall be planted and get a little moisture, many of them will
live. And afterwards let us try to pour some water also over them.
If any of them shall be able to live, I will rejoice with it; but if
it live not, I at least shall not be found neglectful."
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So the shepherd bade me call them, just as
each one of them was stationed. And they came row after row, and
they delivered up the rods to the shepherd. And the shepherd took
the rods, and planted them in rows, and after he had planted them,
he poured much water over them, so that the rods could not be seen
for the water.
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And after he had watered the rods, he saith to
me; "Let us go now. and after days let us return and inspect
all the rods; for He Who created this tree willeth that all those
who have received rods from this tree should live. And I myself hope
that these little rods, after they have got moisture and been
watered, will live the greater part of them."
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I say to him; "Sir, inform me what this
tree is. For I am perplexed herewith, because, though so many
branches were cut off, the tree is sound, and nothing appears to
have been cut from it; I am therefore perplexed thereat."
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"Listen," saith he; "this great
tree which overshadows plains and mountains and all the earth is the
law of God which was given to the whole world; and this law is the
Son of God preached unto the ends of the earth. But the people that
are under the shadow are they that have heard the preaching, and
believed on Him;
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but the great and glorious angel is Michael,
who hath the power over this people and is their captain. For this
is he that putteth the law into the hearts of the believers;
therefore he himself inspecteth them to whom he gave it, to see
whether they have observed it.
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But thou seest the rods of every one; for the
rods are the law. Thou seest these many rods rendered useless, and
thou shalt notice all those that have not observed the law, and
shalt see the abode of each severally."
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I say unto him; "Sir, wherefore did he
send away some into the tower, and leave others for thee?"
"As many," saith he, "as transgressed the law which
they received from him, these he left under my authority for
repentance; but as many as already satisfied the law and have
observed it, these he has under his own authority."
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"Who then, Sir," say I, "are
they that have been crowned and go into the tower?" ["As
many," saith he, "as wrestled with the devil and overcame
him in their wrestling, are crowned:] these are they that suffered
for the law.
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But the others, who likewise gave up their
rods green and with shoots, though not with fruit, are they that
were persecuted for the law, but did not suffer nor yet deny their
law.
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But they that gave them up green just as they
received them, are sober and righteous men, who walked altogether in
a pure heart and have kept the commandments of the Lord. But all
else thou shalt know, when I have examined these rods that have been
planted and watered."
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And after a few days we came to the place, and
the shepherd sat down in the place of the angel, while I stood by
him. And he saith to me; "Gird thyself with a garment of raw
flax, and minister to me." So I girded myself with a clean
garment of raw flax made of coarse material.
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And when he saw me girded and ready to
minister to him "Call," saith he, "the men whose rods
have been planted, according to the rank as each presented their
rods." And I went away to the plain, and called them all; and
they stood all of them according to their ranks.
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He saith to them; "Let each man pluck out
his own rod, and bring it to me." Those gave them up first, who
had the withered and chipped rods, and they were found accordingly
withered and chipped. He ordered them to stand apart.
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Then those gave them up, who had the withered
but not chipped; and some of them gave up the rods green, and others
withered and chipped as by grubs. Those then that gave them up green
he ordered to stand apart; but those that gave them up withered and
chipped he ordered to stand with the first.
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Then those gave them up who had the
half-withered and with cracks; and many of them gave them up green
and without cracks; and some gave them up green and with shoots, and
fruits on the shoots, such as those had who went into the tower
crowned; and some gave them up withered and eaten, and some withered
and uneaten, and some such as they were, half-withered and with
cracks. He ordered them to stand each one apart, some in their
proper ranks, and others apart.
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Then those gave them up who had their rods
green, but with cracks. These all gave them up green, and stood in
their own company. And the shepherd rejoiced over these, because
they all were changed and had put away their cracks.
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And those gave them up likewise who had the
one half green and the other half withered. The rods of some were
found entirely green, of some half-withered, of some withered and
eaten, and of some green and with shoots. These were all sent away
each to his company.
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Then those gave them up who had two parts
green and the third withered; many of them gave them up green, and
many half-withered, and others withered and eaten. These all stood
in their own company.
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Then those gave them up who had two parts
withered and the third part green. Many of them gave them up
half-withered, but some withered and eaten, others half-withered and
with cracks, and a few green. These all stood in their own company.
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Then those gave them up who had their rods
green, but a very small part [withered] and with cracks. Of these
some gave them up green, and others green and with shoots. These
also went away to their own company.
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Then those gave them up who had a very small
part green and the other parts withered. The rods of these were
found for the most part green and with shoots and fruit on the
shoots, and others altogether green. At these rods the shepherd
rejoiced very [greatly], because they were found so. And these went
away each to his own company.
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After [the shepherd] had examined the rods of
all, he saith to me, "I told thee that this tree clingeth to
life. Seest thou," saith he, "how many repented and were
saved?" "I see, Sir," say I. "It is," saith
he, that thou mayest see the abundant compassion of the Lord, how
great and glorious it is, and He hath given (His) Spirit to those
that are worthy of repentance."
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"Wherefore then, Sir," say I,
"did they not all repent?" "To those, whose heart He
saw about to become pure and to serve Him with all the heart, to
them He gave repentance; but those whose craftiness and wickedness
He saw, who intend to repent in hypocrisy, to them He gave not
repentance, lest haply they should again profane His name."
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I say unto him, "Sir, now then show me
concerning those that have given up their rods, what manner of man
each of them is, and their abode, that when they hear this, they
that believed and have received the seal and have broken it and did
not keep it sound may fully understand what they are doing, and
repent, receiving from thee a seal, and may glorify the Lord, that
He had compassion upon them and sent thee to renew their
spirits."
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"Listen," saith he; "those
whose rods were found withered and grub-eaten, these are the
renegades and traitors to the Church, that blasphemed the Lord in
their sins, and still further were ashamed of the Name of the Lord,
which was invoked upon them. These then perished altogether unto
God. But thou seest how not one of them repented, although they
heard the words which thou spakest to them, which I commanded thee.
From men of this kind life departed.
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But those that gave up the
withered and
undecayed (rods), these also are near them; for they were
hypocrites, and brought in strange doctrines, and perverted the
servants of God, especially them that had sinned, not permitting
them to repent, but persuading them with their foolish doctrines.
These then have hope of repenting.
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But thou seest that many of them have indeed
repented from the time when thou spakest to them my commandments;
yea, and (others) still will repent. And as many as shall not
repent, have lost their life; but as many of them as repented,
became good; and their dwelling was placed within the first walls,
and some of them even ascended into the tower. Thou seest
then," [saith he,] "that repentance from sins bringeth
life, but not to repent bringeth death.
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"But as many as gave up (the rods)
half-withered, and with cracks in them, hear also concerning these.
Those whose rods were half-withered throughout are the
double-minded; for they neither live nor are dead.
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But those that have them half-withered and
cracks in them, these are both double-minded and slanderers, and are
never at peace among themselves but always causing dissensions. Yet
even to these," [saith he,] "repentance is given. Thou
seest," [saith he,] "that some of them have repented; and
there is still," saith he, "hope of repentance among them.
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And as many of them," saith he, "as
have repented, have their abode within the tower; but as many of
them as have repented tardily shall abide within the walls; and as
many as repent not, but continue in their doings, shall die the
death.
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But they that have given up their rods green
and with cracks, these were found faithful and good at all times,
[but] they have a certain emulation one with another about first
places and about glory of some kind or other; but all these are
foolish in having (emulation) one with another about first places.
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Yet these also, when they heard my
commandments, being good, purified themselves and repented quickly.
They have their habitation, therefore, within the tower. But if any
one shall again turn to dissension, he shall be cast out from the
tower and shall lose his life.
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Life is for all those that keep the
commandments of the Lord. But in the commandments there is nothing
about first places, or about glory of any kind, but about
long-suffering and humility in man. In such men, therefore, is the
life of the Lord, but in factious and lawless men is death.
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"But they that gave up their rods half
green and half withered, these are they that are mixed up in
business and cleave not to the saints. Therefore the one half of
them liveth, but the other half is dead.
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Many then when they heard my commandments
repented. As many then as repented, have their abode within the
tower. But some of them altogether stood aloof These then have no
repentance; for by reason of their business affairs they blasphemed
the Lord and denied Him. So they lost their life for the wickedness
that they committed.
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But many of them were doubtful-minded. These
still have place for repentance, if they repent quickly, and their
dwelling shall be within the tower; and if they repent tardily, they
shall dwell within the walls; but if they repent not, they too have
lost their life.
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But they that have given up two parts green
and the third part withered, these are they that have denied with
manifold denials.
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Many of them therefore repented and departed
to dwell inside the tower; but many utterly rebelled from God; these
lost their life finally. And some of them were double-minded and
caused dissensions. For these then there is repentance, if they
repent speedily and continue not in their pleasures; but if they
continue in their doings, they likewise procure for themselves
death.
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"But they that have given up their rods
two thirds withered and one third green, these are men who have been
believers, but grew rich and became renowned among the Gentiles.
They clothed themselves with great pride and became high-minded, and
abandoned the truth and did not cleave to the righteous, but lived
together after the manner of the Gentiles, and this path appeared
the more pleasant unto them; yet they departed not from God, but
continued in the faith, though they wrought not the works of the
faith.
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Many of them therefore repented, and they had
their habitation within the tower.
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But others at the last living with the
Gentiles, and being corrupted by the vain opinions of the Gentiles,
departed from God, and worked the works of the Gentiles. These
therefore were numbered with the Gentiles.
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But others of them were doubtful-minded, not
hoping to be saved by reason of the deeds that they had done; and
others were double-minded and made divisions among themselves. For
these then that were double-minded by reason of their doings there
is still repentance; but their repentance ought to be speedy, that
their dwelling may be within the tower; but for those who repent
not, but continue in their pleasures, death is nigh.
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"But they that gave up their rods green,
yet with the extreme ends withered and with cracks; these were found
at all times good and faithful and glorious in the sight of God, but
they sinned to a very slight degree by reason of little desires and
because they had somewhat against one another. But, when they heard
my words, the greater part quickly repented, and their dwelling was
assigned within the tower.
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But some of them were double-minded, and some
being double-minded made a greater dissension. In these then there
is still a hope of repentance, because they were found always good;
and hardly shall one of them die.
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But they that gave up their rods withered, yet
with a very small part green, these are they that believed, but
practiced the works of lawlessness. Still they never separated from
God, but bore the Name gladly, and gladly received into their houses
the servants of God. So hearing of this repentance they repented
without wavering, and they practice all excellence and
righteousness.
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And some of them even suffer persecution
willingly, knowing the deeds that they did. All these then shall
have their dwelling within the tower."
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And after he had completed the interpretations
of all the rods, he saith unto me; "Go, and tell all men to
repent, and they shall live unto God; for the Lord in His compassion
sent me to give repentance to all, though some of them do not
deserve it for their deeds; but being long-suffering the Lord
willeth them that were called through His Son to be saved."
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I say to him; "Sir, I hope that all when
they hear these words will repent; for I am persuaded that each one,
when he fully knows his own deeds and fears God, will repent."
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He answered and said unto me; "As
many," [saith he,] "as [shall repent] from their whole
heart [and] shall cleanse themselves from all the evil deeds
aforementioned, and shall add nothing further to their sins, shall
receive healing from the Lord for their former sins, unless they be
double-minded concerning these commandments, and they shall live
unto God. [But as many," saith he, "as shall add to their
sins and walk in the lusts of this world, shall condemn themselves
to death.]
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But do thou walk in my commandments, and live
[unto God; yea, and as many as shall walk in them and shall do
rightly, shall live unto God."]
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Having shown me all these things [and told me
them] he saith to me; "Now the rest will I declare (unto thee)
after a few days."
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from: "The Lost Books of the
Bible, and The Forgotten Books of Eden."
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Combined as one book, it is
available at your local book store, or Amazon.com.
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It is published by World Bible
Publishers, ISBN 0-529-02061-0.
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A parable of
the final Judgment is in the Books of Hermas (in the Lost Books of
the Bible section), pg 240 'Similitude VIII'.
The Book of the Secrets of
Enoch is on page 81, in the Books of Eden section.
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