God and Man – Javelin Thrower

by Gary L. Evans

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God and Man — Part 1

Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The word “God” is from the Hebrew “el-o-heem'” which means “gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God.” When this word is capitalized in The King James translation it indicates that the article “the” is present to show that The Most High is included. The word is plural, and represents God and His created angels or children. We were among those angels when this was said.

Psa 82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

The word “gods” is from “el-o-heem,” but without the article. So it means the angels or sons of God. We are also of the “el-o-heem” even though we now dwell in flesh bodies. We were with our Father when we said with Him, “Let us make man in our image.” Note that the subject of this statement is in the plural, “Let us,” “in our.” When we said this, we thereby agreed to come here into this world in these flesh bodies.

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

God made our flesh bodies out of the material elements of the earth, and “breathed” our spirits into our bodies. After God made the first men and women, at least one pair of each race, all who have come into this world since then were born from the wombs of their mothers. And God “breathed” their spirits into the embryos in their mothers’ wombs. We all came from God, because we were with Him before we came here.

Ecc 12:6-7 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

These verses describe in a similitude the death of the flesh body. After our flesh bodies die, we return back to God. We all undergo this process, and we all agreed to submitting ourselves to it.

Our souls were created in The First Earth Age, which God destroyed because of Lucifer’s rebellion. Many of us took part in that rebellion, and have some serious answering to do, and perhaps all of us were guilty of at least a little impropriety. The creation of flesh man was during the rejuvenation of the earth at the beginning of this Second Earth Age.

Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

The word “image” is from “tseh’-lem” which means “a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure.” Thus this statement says that The Elohim made flesh man in the phantom images of The Elohim. Our flesh bodies are made in resemblance of our angelic bodies. People can meet an angel on the street and never know that he is an angel, because angels look exactly like men, or I should say that men look like angels.

Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Our Father’s Word teaches us about things greater than this world. Because we all agreed to come here into the embryos in our mothers’ wombs in the hope of obtaining Eternal Life. And just what is the purpose of this Second Earth Age?

Ecc 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

The word “travail” is from the Hebrew “in-yawn'” which is derived from “aw-naw'” which means “(through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively.” And the word “exercised” is from the exact same word meaning “to depress.”

The very reason we have come into this world in these flesh bodies is so that we can be humbled and tested.

Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.

God and Man — Part 2

Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The word “Spirit” is from the Greek “pnyoo’-mah” which means “a current of air, that is, breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, that is, (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ’s spirit, the Holy spirit.” By analogy this word means “the rational soul” which is the mind. Therefore Jesus said that God, our Father, is a Mind, The Holy Mind.

God created us His children, and made us to be like Him, in the sense of kind after kind. As He is a Mind, we are minds. And when He sends us into the embryo in our mother’s womb, He places our mind within it. And when our flesh body dies, our mind returns back to God in Heaven. While we dwell here on earth in the flesh, we have two bodies, one flesh and one angelic.

1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

Paul explains this precept simply. Our minds are “sown” or sent into this “natural” or flesh body. And when we return to Heaven, we return in a “spiritual” or angelic body. We have both a “natural” body and a “spiritual” body. In other words, we have both a flesh body and an angelic body. We are the angels, at least, that’s what we were before we came here and that’s what we will be after we return back to our Father in Heaven.

Mar 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Jesus explained this precept also, in the context of marrying. After we return back to God in Heaven (resurrect), we no longer get married as we do in this flesh world. Instead, we are like the angels in Heaven, because WE ARE THE ANGELS. And everyone in the flesh will resurrect, because we will all return back to God. Jesus also explained there were two possible conditions that we would be in when we did return.

Luk 16:19-23 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

There are two possible conditions that we will find ourselves in when we return to Heaven. In this example given by Jesus, the poor man resurrected and was welcomed into happiness, but the rich man resurrected and suffered torment.

Luk 16:24-26 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Heaven is divided in two. On one side is happiness, and on the other is torment. And no one can pass from one side to the other. Note that the rich man and Abraham are talking. Therefore we will be able to talk with one another when we return to Heaven.

Luk 16:27-29 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Moses and the Old Testament Prophets explained everything about the coming of The Messiah. Jesus literally fulfilled all of the prophesies given by The Prophets, and taught the teachings of Moses and The Prophets. We must listen to Moses in order to understand the teachings of Jesus.

Luk 16:30-31 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

If people will not believe the teachings of Moses and The Prophets, then neither will they believe the teachings of a man even if he rises from the dead. This statement is absolute truth.

Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.

God and Man — Part 3

Jer 1:4-5 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

The Lord knew Jeremiah before he was even conceived in his mother’s womb. And The Lord had already chosen him to be a preacher, not only to Israel, but also to the Gentile nations.

Ecc 1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

In this world, we have no remembrance of the time before now. Also, after this world is done away with and The Lord creates The Third Earth Age, The Eternity, we will not remember much about this world. How much do you remember about when you were in your mother’s womb?

Rev 22:8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

We must never worship angels or any thing except God. We must worship God Most High only, and Him only should we serve.

Rev 22:9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

The angel rebukes John for bowing to him and commands him not to do that, but instead to worship God. He also explained that he had been in the flesh on earth and was one of The Prophets. So here is an example of one who had dwelt in the flesh, who had resurrected and returned back to God in Heaven, and then was selected by God to teach John about these things.

Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

The angel declared that Mary, a virgin, would bear a Son and name Him Jesus, which is from the Hebrew, “yeh-ho-shoo’-ah” which means “Jehovah-saved,” or “Jehovah Savior.”

Mat 1:22-23 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

The name “Emmanuel” is from the Hebrew “im-maw-noo-ale'” which means “with us (is) God.” Just as we have come into this world in the flesh, so our Creator, our God also came into this flesh world as the Man Christ Jesus.

The Most High God is included in the term, The Elohim, because it means God and the angels. Therefore OUR CREATOR ALSO AGREED TO COME INTO THIS WORLD IN THE FLESH. This fact is most critical to our understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, and just how much our Father loves us, that He would come here to be tested also.

Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Jesus came in the form of a flesh man to suffer death, but so that we could receive Eternal Life.

Heb 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Our Creator became The Captain of our Salvation by suffering the death of crucifixion on the cross.

Heb 2:11-12 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

Our Lord has in so doing promoted us from being merely created beings to being His brothers, therefore members of His Family.

Heb 2:13 -15 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Our Creator was unwilling for His created children to come into the flesh to be tested alone, except on the condition that He also come into the flesh to be tested just as we are. Do you perceive God’s Self-giving love for us, which is beyond comprehension, that He would do this so that we could live forever with Him in The Eternity?

Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.

God and Man — Part 4

Joh 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

We are set apart from all other people in this world, in that we truly love one another, not in the fleshy sense, but in the mental, in what we say and do to each other. God’s Law is The Law of Love, so when we obey His Law we do show sincere love one for another.

Joh 14:15-17 If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

We show our love for Christ by keeping His Commandments, which are written in The Law God gave to Moses, and also His teaching when He walked this earth in the flesh. In return, our Lord promises to give us The Comforter, which is also called The Holy Spirit or Holy Mind of God. And He will dwell within us for The Eternity.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

When we obey our Lord’s Commandments, we show our love for Christ Jesus by our obedience, and we in turn are loved by The Father and by our Lord.

Joh 14:22-23 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

We study and learn God’s Word, which most other people in this world do not do, and this sets us apart from them. When we keep God’s Word, we show our love for Him and He will love us and come to us and dwell in us.

Joh 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

This is The Father’s teaching sent to us through The Son of God.

Joh 15:9-13 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Our Lord went to the cross and gave His Life for us, so that we could have Eternal Life. There can be no greater love shown to anyone than for a man to sacrifice his life for theirs.

Joh 15:14-15 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Jesus calls us His friends, as long as we keep His Commandments.

Joh 15:16-19 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Our Father chose certain of His Children at the end of The First Earth Age to be called into His Love in this world, just as He did Jeremiah the prophet.

Joh 15:20-21 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

Other people do not understand because of the ignorance in them, and Satan keeps them under his control by his deception. Satan is the god of this world, but The Lord has called us out of this world. So unbelievers will tend to dislike us, even to hate us.

Joh 15:22-23 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

Anyone who hates Christ Jesus, also hates God The Father.

Joh 15:24-27 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Jesus declared that we have been with Him since In The Beginning.

Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.