Peace in Christ.
Again, we who HEAR and believe in the Word of Truth are to manifest the life of Jesus in our MORTAL FLESH by the keeping of the “daily sacrifice” of the Lamb. We are to die to the sin. By doing so, we are manifesting the “Son of man” to this world for them so that they may SEE and believe in Him. The man-based churches are not teaching this. The spirit of the antichrist is not confessing that Jesus Christ IS COMING NOW in our mortal flesh and are preventing the manifestation of the Son of man to the world.
2Co 4:10-11 KJV
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
This “death”…His death (the Lamb slain)…that we participate in now in our mortal bodies exalts Him OUT of the earth.
By doing so, all people will be drawn to Him (the “great multitude) as they will see His glory shine through us (the 144,000 who stand with the LAMB.)
Joh 12:32-33
(32) And I, if I be lifted up from (OUT of) the earth, will draw all men unto me.
(33) This he said, signifying what death he should die.
Right now, the Son of man is not being seen in the man-based churches. The Son of man “goes”…that is, sinks out of sight…by those who are betraying Him. He is not being "lifted up" when His life is "sinking" out of view.
His life is not being made manifest in any man-based church where they have put a stop to keeping His daily sacrifice (the Lamb slain) in the lives of their congregations who are actually SERVING THE SIN rather than dying to it.
They are judging others via their church handwritings of ordinances/ordinances (such as their “statements of faith”) that their church scribes made for them to keep and serve rather than do God’s commandments which are written upon our hearts and minds. And so the Son of man (His life) is not being made manifest to the outside world.
Mat 26:24 KJV
(24) The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
The Son of man is betrayed NOW in the hands of sinners ....in the man-based (based on their church scribes’ external handwritings) churches where they are actually made servants of the sin rather than dying to it. We must awake out of our "sleep" and rise and depart from the man-based churches and be separate from them.
Mat 26:45-47 KJV
(45) Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
We must “RISE” and go from the man-based churches where a great multitude of preachers and leaders are following in the footsteps of Judas…where they come to take Jesus (the keeping of His daily sacrifice) out of the lives of whom they are deceiving and are preventing the Son of man from being made manifest in the mortal flesh of those who are listening to them.
(46) Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
(47) And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
The Son of man MUST be lifted up so that outside WORLD may see and believe in Him and be saved. We lift Him up now by the keeping of His daily sacrifice so that His life is manifest in our mortal flesh. For God so loved the WORLD that He gives His only begotten Son. We lift Him up for the world to see Him through us. When Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, all they had to do was to LOOK and believe and be healed. Same principle here as well.
Joh 3:14-17 KJV
(14) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
(15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
(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.
(17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
When we manifest His life in our mortal flesh, we stand with the “LAMB” on an exalted spot…on Mount (rising up) Zion (the sign of the Son of man) so that others may see Him through us. We become a "city" upon a hill that cannot then be hid. We become the light of the world through the manifestation of the life of Christ in our mortal flesh.
Rev 14:1 KJV
(1) And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
We are currently not seeing the manifestation of the Son of man to this world because of false prophets…deceivers who have entered into the world and are not confessing that Jesus Christ IS COMING NOW in our mortal flesh (the manifestation of the Son of man in our mortal flesh). They are preaching “another jesus” an antichrist (instead of the real Christ.)
2Jn 1:7 KJV
(7) For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
The truth of the gospel is not with the churches of men who are preaching via the “antichrist” spirit that is not confessing/acknowledging in their preaching that Jesus Christ IS COMING NOW in the flesh…in our mortal flesh. We manifest the Son of man in our mortal flesh for the world to see and believe.
1Jn 4:1-4 KJV
(1) Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
(2) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
(3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
(4) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world
.
The Son of man is currently in the heart of the earth as the man-based church preachers are only earthly-minded and so have no understanding of the truth of the gospel so that their congregations may be saved. His life is not being made manifest in any of their gatherings.
Mat 12:
(40) For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The enemies of the cross of Christ are keeping their congregations from dying to the sin (the Lamb slain) so that they may an age-lasting life. They are preventing His life from being made manifest in the mortal flesh of all that are being deceived by them. Their end is destruction….the destruction of their mortal bodies. They are minding “earthly things” and do not understand the truth of the gospel.
And so the Son of man is in the “heart of the earth” where His life is not being seen by the outside world as He is sinking out of sight in their gatherings rather than being lifted up out of the earth.
Php 3:17-19 KJV
(17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Thank you for sharing such a
deep and passionate reflection on the manifestation of Christ in our mortal flesh. I can tell you’ve spent significant time meditating on the Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide your insights and that’s something I deeply respect. You raise some
powerful points about the calling of believers to
die to sin, to
walk in the Spirit, and to be
living testimonies of the risen Christ. I’d like to respond in the spirit of dialogue, encouragement, and biblical clarity.
YES Christ must be visible in our daily lives!
You’re absolutely right that the Christian walk isn’t about dead religion, institutional performance, or merely believing doctrines on paper. The
life of Christ is meant to shine through His people not just in future glory, but here and now,
in our mortal bodies. Paul makes this clear:
“We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
– 2 Corinthians 4:10
So yes, the call is not just to believe but to
embody. To live as crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20), so His resurrection power is at work in us. There’s no gospel without transformation, and the world desperately needs to
see Jesus in us, not just hear about Him.
But let’s be careful not to throw out the Body of Christ.
Where I would lovingly push back a little is on the
blanket condemnation of "man-based churches". I agree that many churches today are entangled in tradition, carnality, or performance-based religion. That’s real, and Jesus rebuked the same in His day. But let's not forget:
Jesus still builds His Church (Matthew 16:18), and His true Church isn’t confined to buildings or denominations but neither is it absent from them.
The danger is in assuming
all churches are corrupted and that the true Body only exists among those who “come out” from them. Yes, we need discernment. Yes, we must avoid dead religion. But the
Bride of Christ is still active in the world today. There are many godly leaders, pastors, and congregations walking in holiness, truth, and Spirit-led power
they're not perfect, but they are bearing fruit.
Paul rebuked churches like Corinth and Galatia but he didn’t tell believers to abandon the church altogether. He called for reform
from within, not withdrawal into isolation.
On the “daily sacrifice” and lifting up the Son of Man
Your symbolism about the “daily sacrifice” is rich and in principle, I get what you’re expressing. We must live in
continual surrender, dying to sin daily. But I would caution against
turning this metaphor into a doctrine that implies Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice (Hebrews 10:10) somehow isn’t sufficient unless we "keep it going."
Yes, we participate in His death through dying to sin, but not because His sacrifice lacks power. Rather, because the
flesh must be crucified in order for the Spirit to reign. But we do this
by the Spirit, not through self-willed effort or rigid asceticism (Romans 8:13).
As for
John 12:32, when Jesus said “If I be lifted up... I will draw all men to Me,” John immediately tells us He was speaking about
His crucifixion. That event His death on the cross is the ultimate lifting up. While we absolutely
reflect His life and should glorify Him publicly, the saving draw of the gospel rests not in our moral performance, but in
His finished work.
About Antichrist and Christ “coming in the flesh”
You referenced 1 John 4:2 and 2 John 1:7, that every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God. This verse is central to the epistles of John but let’s read it carefully in
context.
John was combating
Gnostic heresies, which denied Jesus came in real human flesh. These false teachers were saying Christ only appeared spiritual, not physically incarnate. So when John says “Jesus Christ is come in the flesh,” he isn’t talking about a daily mystical manifestation in us but rather affirming the
historical Incarnation of Christ.
Now, Christ
does dwell in us by the Holy Spirit (Gal. 4:6, Col. 1:27), and yes, we are being transformed into His image (2 Cor. 3:18). But that’s not the same as teaching He is "coming now in our flesh" in the sense of a new incarnation or re-living through us.
Let’s honor the context of John’s epistles and avoid giving them meanings they weren’t intended to carry.
True transformation is the goal but grace is the method.
You rightly grieve that many believers are not living the gospel they preach. I do too. But rather than abandon them, let’s help
equip, disciple, and revive them. Let's call for repentance, for Spirit-empowered obedience, and for Christ to be truly
seen in us not by law, but by
grace that trains us to say “no” to ungodliness (Titus 2:11–12).
So, Dear Brother,
I hear your heart: the Church must wake up. And you're not wrong. But the answer isn’t to discard the gathered Church it's to
be the Church and call others higher in love and truth. Let’s never forget:
- The Spirit and the Bride still say Come (Rev. 22:17).
- Jesus still walks among the lampstands (Rev. 1:13), which represent the churches.
- The gates of hell will not prevail against the Church Jesus is building.
So yes let us die daily. Let us live crucified. Let us lift up the Son of Man through our transformed lives. But let’s also do it
together, as a Body, not divided in judgment, but united in truth, grace, and love.
Would love to continue this discussion. You’ve stirred some vital truths, and I pray God keeps using you to
ignite revival, not just criticism.
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our risen King.
