Because we have the appearance of being separated from creation living an awareness from this flesh perspective, thinking is within a box. Humankind has everything in the box including God.
The flesh sees a starting point, and an ending point.
Understanding eternal where there is no beginning and no end, the thinking must come from out of the box. From the eternal perspective, the inner self, the spirit that was created from the One God, the I AM, there is no box.
Since God is alive and eternal, everything is alive and eternal. Not one earth, but millions, not just one universe, but millions. Not just one life, but millions. How can you put a number on anything when it is eternal?
Examples;
Gen 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Heb 11:12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
Jer 33:22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
(See Also; Gen 15:5, 22:17, 26:4, 32:12, Jdg 7:12, Hos 1:10, Rom 9:27)
Because God is everything, His spirit, His holy spirit-His consciousness, lives through all of creation because all is One.
Every thought from His creation on an individual basis has infinite possibilities to become a reality or a manifestation through senses from a flesh, spiritual, a combination thereof, or any other possible infinite ways for an existence. That is free will and life from His Creation.
before the Lord; (Lev 23:40, Deu 12:12, 12:18, 14:26, 16:11)
your God for seven days. (Lev 23:40)
in all that ye put your hands unto. (Deu 12:7)
in every good thing. (Deu 26:11)
in thy salvation. (1Sa 2:1, Psa 9:14, 13:5, 20:5, 21:1)
that seek the LORD. (1Ch 16:10)
in goodness. (2Ch 6:41)
with great joy. (Neh 12:43)
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psa 2:11) NOTE: Fear in this context has the meaning of moral reverence.
I will be glad (Psa 9:2, 32:11, 40:16, Isa 66:10)
in thy mercy: (Psa 31:7)
Because thou hast been my help, (Psa 63:7)
righteous be glad: let them rejoice; (68:3)
Let all those that seek thee (Psa 70:4)
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? (Psa 85:6)
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: (Psa 89:16)
O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psa 90:14)
Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; (Psa 97:12)
them that seek the LORD. (Psa 105:3)
in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. (Psa 106:5)
the righteous shall see and rejoice: (Psa 107:42)
God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, (Psa 108:7)
I rejoice at thy word, (Psa 119:162)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; (Pro 29:2)
in his own works; (Ecc 3:22)
in his labour; (Ecc 5:19)
in the LORD, (Isa 61:10, Hab 3:18)
over them to do them good, (Jer 32:41)
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: (Joel 2:21) (NOTE: Fear in this verse meaning to not be frightened.)
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: (Joel 2:23)
be glad and rejoice with all the heart, (Zep 3:14)
over thee with joy; (Zep 3:17)
greatly,…..he is just and having salvation; (Zec 9:9)
and be glad; (Zec 10:7)
New Testament
and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: (Mat 5:12, Luke 6:23)
joy and gladness at his birth (Luke 1:14)
because your names are written in heaven. (Luke 10:20)
and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they have seen; (Luke 19:37)
that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. (John 4:36)
but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. (John 16:20)
and your heart shall rejoice, (John 16:22)
Therefore did my heart rejoice, (Acts 2:26)
in the hope of glory of God. (Rom 5:2)
with them that do rejoice, (Rom 12:15)
Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. (Php 1:18)
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, (Php 2:16)
I joy, and rejoice with you all. (Php 2:17)
For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. (Php 2:18)
rejoice in the Lord. (Php 3:1)
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice. (Php 4:4)
Rejoice evermore. (1Th 5:16)
ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. (1Peter 4:13)
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: (Rev 19:7)
(See Also; Deu 16:14, 26:11, 27:7, 30:9, 32:43)
Rejoice in the Old Testament and New Testament has various definitions in the Hebrew and the Greek.
Old Testament;
H8055 שָׂמַח A primitive root; probably to brighten up, that is, (figuratively) be (causatively make) blithe or gleesome.
H5970 עָלַץ A primitive root; to jump for joy, that is, exult: – be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
H1523 גִּיל A primitive root; properly to spin around (under the influence of any violent emotion), that is, usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear.
H7442 רָנַן A primitive root; properly to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), that is, to shout (usually for joy): – aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful, (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
H7797 שׂוּשׂ A primitive root; to be bright, that is, cheerful: – be glad, X greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
Various definitions from the Greek;
G2532 καί Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
Copulative meaning joining, uniting, linking, connecting. Cumulative force meaning increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive addition.
The verses with this definition are in reference to cometh home, heaven, your reward in heaven, etc. (denoting the ONENESS of creation in the spiritual world and heavens.)
G4796 συγχαίρω From G4862 and G5463; to sympathize in gladness, congratulate: – rejoice in (with). G4862 denotes union; with or together. G5463 meaning to be full of cheer.
G2165 εὐφραίνω From G2095 and G5424; to put (middle voice or passive voice be) in a good frame of mind, that is, rejoice: – fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.
G5463 χαίρω A primary verb; to be full of “cheer”, that is, calmly happy or well off; impersonal especially as a salutation (on meeting or parting), be well: – farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hail, joy (-fully), rejoice.
G2744 καυχάομαι From some (obsolete) base akin to that of αὐχέωaucheō (to boast) and G2172; to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense): – (make) boast, glory, joy, rejoice.
G21 ἀγαλλιάω From ἄγανagan (much) and G242; properly to jump for joy, that is, exult: – be (exceeding) glad, with exceeding joy, rejoice (greatly).
John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Sealed from the Greek:
G4973 σφραγίζω; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication to keep secret to attest: – (set a set to) seal up stop. G4973 σφραγίς Probably strengthened from G5420; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively: – seal.
Heb 5:12-14 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
(See Also; Acts 7:38, Rom 3:2, 1Peter 2:2)
The oracles of God are simply the Word of God. Milk is a representation of the beginnings of understanding the Word. Milk is salvation and baptism. Meat is in understanding and living by the oracles of God which is “life endurething unto everlasting life.”
Everlasting life
Luke 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
1Ti 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Rom 6:21-23 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Life everlasting is not living death in this life. Will you live in death “in the world to come?” Will you wait for your promise until your life “which is to come.”Salvation is a process. Salvation is an ongoing experience in life that is compromised by the balance of goodness and the negativities that a soul feels it ought not to do. Salvation is eternal and living from your eternal life, life to life.The belief in one flesh existence, scriptures have no basis of understanding because the soul is eternal, the soul has salvation, and the soul is sealed.
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
(See Also; Mat 10:22, 24:13, Rom 2:7, Heb 3:14)
Where is the “end”, if there is everlasting life, worlds to come, with all souls being “sealed” ? Unless you believe your end is this current existence…….
Take politics for example. The heart-mind chooses sides. But when the sides or all the options are from a negative perspective, or has the appearance of not serving you; then you change your mindset for your soul to serve your own soul. Why allow others to bring you down to their perspective if your perspective should be from a positive standpoint? (Note; Using the term “level” is not from a correct understanding.) Focus your awareness from the standpoint being from love, which is the basis of truth. Then your understanding from that perspective, coming from truth, bad news is actually good news, or news the has no opinion or comment. Then sorrow, fear, anger, bitterness simply does not exist in your world. The answer is you, in you, from you. So who do you want to be, or who is telling you who you are? Who is serving who? So give that some thought and see if you can understand how to implement that plan and not change who you really are, (your spiritual self), and not serve the flesh-worldly standpoint from your ego and the world. That is coming out of the world but yet living in it.
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
If God and Jesus work through you, and scriptures state you are in Them and they are in you, then what actually comes from you other then that willingness from your heart-mind, leading by way of the love coming from within oneself?
Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Gen 9:16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
(See Also; Gen 17:7, 17:13, 17:19, Lev 24:8, 2Sa 23:5, 1Ch 16:17, Psa 105:10, Isa 55:3, Isa 61:8, Jer 32:40, Eze 16:60, Eze 37:26)
Everlasting Salvation;
Isa 45:17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Everlasting Love;
Jer 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Everlasting Life;
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
(See Also; Dan 12:2, Mat 19:29, Luke 18:30, John 3:16, 3:36, 4:14, 5:24, 6:27, 6:40, 6:47, 12:50, Rom 6:22, Gal 6:8, 1Ti 1:16)
If believing there is an eternal or everlasting death for your spirit-soul, then you can not believe scriptures related to eternal or everlasting life or covenant.
Since lives are lived in a body of some sort, that allows for the appearance of separation from God, allowing your free will to live in an everlasting or eternal death from life to life. A soul has that option. Even so, there will not be one soul lost as scriptures state.
As much as you want to believe and live in fear of an eternal or everlasting death, you certainly have that free will to think and believe it so.
Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Love is found in the bible in 281 verses.
Definition of love from the Greek;
G25 ἀγαπάω – Perhaps from (much; or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense). Compare G5368. G5368From G5384; to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]), that is, have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 and G1014, or as G2372 and G3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head).
Definition from the English;Affection based on admiration, benevolence or common interests.unselfish loyal concern for the good of another: such asthe fatherly concern of God for humankind, brotherly concern for others, a person’s adoration of God.
Opposition to love; Hate, despise, loathe, detest, minimize, abandon, neglect, put down, belittle, bad-mouth, write-off.
Opposition to benevolent; Cruel, vicious, savage, brutal, heartless, unsympathetic, merciless, thoughtless, uncaring, hard-hearted, insensitive, cold-blooded, mean, spiteful, nasty, unsentimental.
Pro 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
1Peter 3:8-11 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
NOTE: Charity, which is found only in the New Testament, is referenced in 24 verses. The Greek definition of charity is G25 ἀγαπάω,which is the above definition for love.
Your soul-spirit was created with the Word written in your heart. God created you in perfection. The natural man or the outward man began in the Garden of Eden where you were “formed.” Thus creating a “dualism” between the flesh-mind and the spirit-soul which was created in heaven.
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
1Co 15:44-45 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
“Sown” in the Hebrew has the meaning “through the idea of extending, to scatter or sow, (literal or figuratively).”
“Quickening” in the Greek is a revitalization. The revitalization is no more than the true spiritual self overcoming the mind-flesh self.
Adam being the representative of the first created soul of all humankind. Thus humankind being the last man Adam by way of regeneration or being born again.
Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
We discern everything from the flesh mind. To know your higher self even exists, it is constantly in a battle for your thoughts-actions when your higher self awareness is realized.
First reactions are of the mind-ego and not your true higher self. Knowing your higher self, which is pure love and truth, having the awareness to discern from your mind-thought self, making it easier to discern truth from a lie providing your thinking is from your higher self.
Scripture makes the distinction of two separate selves numerous times.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
Rom 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
2Co 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
1Peter 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Christ has not gone anywhere. The flesh masks the appearance of Christ and false teachings from the perspective of there being a separation.
Pro 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
1Sa 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
The ego, being of the outer self or natural body, can be a positive image of oneself or a negative one. It includes positive and negative aspects. The ego contains the individual’s sense of self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem. It has desires such as wealth, prestige, success, and power.
1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Arrogance and pride begin from the ego. Your ego is a mental organ that functions in the structure of our personality creating emotions in our lives.
It hides behind opinions that have the “appearance” to be in truth.
Generates deceptive powerful emotional reactions and blames usor others for how it makes us feel.
The ego produces a false sense of protection based upon events of the past that establishes an opinion related to future events. A false sense of protection because ego can not predict the future nor establish any basis on an event being in truth. This emotional reaction is not from your spiritual self but rather from your flesh physical mind-brain and can be manifested by your senses into your reality, or simply kept within the mind.
With your ego not being able to predict the future, and its basis for protection is from the past, how can that be any assurance of correctly seeing a future event?
If you are “sealed” with the Holy Spirit of God, what is the need for your ego to “protect” you or lead you into false thoughts?
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Every created soul is no different then the next created soul other then in personality-conscience. God’s love is always the same in any given instance or situation no matter what loves or evils are manifested in the mind or from the senses. God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit has not gone anywhere.
The understanding is in knowing that Creation has within truth and goodness. All of Creation is linked together and have equal importance no matter what the “mind” thinks and the senses “feel.”
Think past the weakness of the flesh-mind-ego unto the truth of your created spirit-soul knowing that God did not create some flawed soul that seems to think it needs to protect itself.
As Jesus said; “and if thou wilt be perfect,” (Eph 4:13) till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”, your mind-brain, your deciding consciousness, is the freedom of choice in “goodness” or “from the error of his way.” (James 5:20)
Since God is good and love, the closer you get to living this life in that realm, the closer to God you will be balancing heaven or hell within you in your present life. Our perception of what we call reality; life through our interpretation are experiences.
Awareness through your higher selves consciousness should be your reality in your present “time.” Your created spirit-consciousness is not in time. Time is a construct from your conscious mind-brain.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. (Mark 1:15) Is not the kingdom within you? (Luke 17:21)
Since God’s work is finished, (Gen 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.) The heavens have no time, therefore all is in the present, and since you control your world, your thinking should be from your spirit-soul not your mind-ego.
Trusting in God’s perfect plan.
Mat 10:28-31 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
These verses of Matthew are interesting. Fear not humankind that can kill the body and not able to kill the soul. One of them shall NOT fall on the ground without your Father. Every moment of your eternal existence, God has full knowledge and control.
The “him” that is able to destroy both soul and body in hell is the self. The “hell” that a soul experiences in the soul living from life to life in the progression to the balance in favor to heaven within.
Life is an illusion produced by your conscience. Your created reality is consciousness manifested by your senses.
Stairway To Heaven 