Peace to those who may read.
Genesis 1:1-8 KJV
(1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
In the beginning, the invisible God created the visible heaven and the earth to manifest His invisible attributes to mankind who is without excuse. His eternal power and divine nature are on display before our very eyes. There is indeed a God as we see His invisible attributes manifested in the visible universe and all that is within it.
Romans 1: KJV
(19) Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
(20) For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
But man ….His creation…did not glorify God but instead BECAME vain in his imaginations and his foolish heart was darkened.
(21) Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
(22) Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
In Genesis 1:2, the earth BECAME (not “was”) without form …that is without His righteousness….and void of understanding as men became vain in his imaginations. Darkness was upon the face of the deep….that is, man’s foolish heart was darkened.
But God is merciful and regenerates man by sending men of God to speak His words…His knowledge…as they are moved by the Spirit. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters….as men of God speak as they are moved by the Spirit.
Genesis 1:
(1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
(2) And the earth was (BECAME) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
He sends men of God to speak what they hear the Spirit saying…and we are to be found of Him in well doing….to be ready do every good work rather than speaking evil of those who come in His name.
Titus 3:1-7 KJV
(1) Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
(2) To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
The earth became without form (without righteousness) and void of understanding….and we were once participants of these things in our ignorance as we lived in malice, envy, and hatred of one another.
(3) For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
But AFTER THAT (the earth becoming without form and void), the kindness and love of God our Savior appears toward man. According to His mercy does He save us by the washing of REGENERATION (the parable of Genesis 1 concerns the regeneration of mankind) and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1 is a parable of the REGENERATION of man whose foolish heart caused the earth to become without form (without righteousness) and void of the knowledge of God. Our so-called church “works of righteousness” do not save us as there is none that does righteousness, no, not one as all have BECOME unprofitable. NONE have understanding.
(4) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
(5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
(6) Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
(7) That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
The earth BECAME without form and void as there is none that does good (without form….without righteousness) and there is none that understands.
Psalms 53:2-3 KJV
(2) God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
(3) Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
But God sends men to speak His knowledge to mankind in the Spirit through Jesus Christ our Savior who reconciles us back to the Father through His one-time sacrifice for our sins.
We may receive the testimony of men of God as they speak as they are moved by the Spirit (the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters) but the witness of God within our very own hearts (the light that arises in our darkened hearts) is greater. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (people, languages) but the Light is commanded to shine out of the darkness of our very own hearts within.
2 Peter 1:18-21 KJV
(18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
The “day star” is the morning star of Jesus arising in our very own hearts when we hear His voice as men speak as they are moved by the Spirit. We are to hear His voice as He opens up the Scriptures to our minds. The private interpretation of the Scriptures by the fleshly minds of men does not produce this effect within our very own hearts.
This is the sign of the Son of man who is in Heaven speaking to our ears as His morning star arises in our very own hearts confirming this is indeed the Son of God whom we are to hear. We are to take heed on how we hear so that more knowledge shall be given to us.
(19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
(20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Holy men of God speak as they are moved by the Holy Spirit but the witness of God (the Light within our hearts) is greater and we are to take heed unto that and pay attention to what said by those men of God.
(21) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Men of God do not preach themselves. Those who preach themselves come in their own authority and handle the Word of God deceptively in order to get paid so that they may get their earthly necessities met. They do not serve our Lord Jesus but are serving their own belly which blinds their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures.
2 Corinthians 4:
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Men of God speak as they are moved by the Spirit of God….the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. But within our very own hearts, God commands the Light (Let there be Light) to shine out of darkness and that shining is in within our once darkened hearts.
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
That Light is not of the men who speak as they are moved by the Spirit but of the excellency of the power of God within us who witnesses that this is indeed the Son of God speaking to our hearing ears. It is of God and not of men.
(7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
We are to hear and lose our lives to save them. We are to count all of our church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men as a “loss” in order to win Christ. The excellency of the KNOWLEDGE of Christ Jesus whom we hear speaking to us as He opens up our minds to the understanding of the Scriptures is way greater than the private interpretations that we have been hearing from the speaking of carnally-thinking men who have no knowledge (as the earth is void of understanding).
Philippians 3:1-11 KJV
(1) Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
(2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
(3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
(4) Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
(5) Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
(6) Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
(7) But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Paul was not found of Him trying to defend his own righteousness….and neither should we be found of Him trying to defend our own church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men at the hearing of the excellent knowledge of our Lord who is come to give us an understanding.
It is not our own “works of righteousness” that saves us but it is the mercy of God who sends the Son of God to give us an understanding so that we may know Him who is true. We show that we KNOW HIM by DOING HIS COMMANDMENTS. We are to be found IN HIM…IN Christ…as we DO what He commanded of us: to have love for one another. We are to love those who are sent of Him in His name to speak His words in the Spirit of Truth to our ears and not be found defending our own “righteousness” in our wrath towards what we hear.
(9) And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
We must hear and believe (have FAITH) which is the righteousness of God so that we may KNOW HIM. We must die to sin at the hearing of His voice who opens up the Scriptures to our hearing ears and minds. We must not be found of Him speaking out in our wrath and envy and strife towards what we hear trying to defend our own righteousness. We must be found letting brotherly love continue (as commanded of Him) towards those brothers who are sent to speak what they hear the Spirit of Truth saying. We must die to sin...die to evil speaking...being made conformable to His death.
(10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
(11) If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
The Light was commanded to shine out of the darkness of our very own hearts (let there be light)….and we are to respond to that Light with the deeds of light (…and there was light).
Genesis 1:
(3) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
We are to respond to the Light with light (and there was light). We are to believe in the Light so that we may be children of light.
John 12:
(35) Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
The Light goes away (Jesus departed and did hide Himself from them as they did not believe on Him) if we do not believe as the darkness comes upon the unbelievers.
(36) While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
(37) But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
God "saw the light"....as we are to make manifest light by walking in the light as children of the light towards His shining Light within our very own hearts. Good works toward the hearing of His voice is evidence of our faith...and completes our faith.
God divided the light from the darkness. We must also not be unequally yoked together with the unbelievers who will hear His voice and not believe. What does light have in communion with darkness? We must come out from among the churches of the unbelievers and be SEPARATE as God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:
(4) And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
We must be children of the light…children of the Day and not of those of the “night” who become “drunk” on the wine of wrath and speak out against what they hear the Spirit saying. Those of the “night” sleep….as they have fallen asleep to always letting brotherly love continue. They will not be found of Him behaving as they know they should be.
They will be found not watching…not awake…to His righteousness in the Day that He comes to speak His knowledge to their ears. Those of the “night” will seek to defend their own works of righteousness…their church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men. They will speak roughly and be forgetful to have brotherly love towards those who come in His name….in His authority.
(5) And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The “evening and morning” speaks of the Light that arises as the “morning star” in the darkness of our heart. The path of the righteous shines as the dawning light that shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
The sign of the Son of man who is in heaven speaking to us is unmistakable as the “bright and morning star” arises in our once darkened hearts.
The coming (presence) of the Son of man is as the “lightning” that comes out of the “east” (a rising of light within the heart) and shines even unto the west (the sun gone down). The Light arises in our once darkened hearts and shines brighter and brighter just as the sun comes up in the very early morning until it shines brightly in the noon daytime and everything is visible. There is no denying (to the believer) that this is the Son of God whom we are to hear.
Matthew 24:23-27 KJV
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Not so with false Christs and false prophets. They do not affect our hearts in this way as all they have are outward signs to show before our eyes and then proclaim to us that “behold, He is in the secret chambers”.
Their outward signs that they perform in their churches are done to deceive us and then they proclaim He is within us because of them. Their outward signs are supposedly visible signs of inner realities but they are not.
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Those who “bewitch” us are those in the churches of carnally-thinking men who are graphically portraying before our literal eyes (outward signs) Jesus Christ being crucified among us.
Their outward “signs” of Jesus being crucified before our eyes do not give us the Spirit within nor are they true signs of His presence. They are a false anointing....a false Christ. Their outward signs are being done to deceive us and lead us away from obeying the Truth.
Galatians 3:1-6 KJV
(1) O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Do we receive the Spirit (an “inner” reality) by the outward works of the Law (that they have wrested out of the Scriptures with their puffed up, fleshly minds) or by the hearing of faith?
(2) This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
(3) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
(4) Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
(5) He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
(6) Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
To be continued…
Genesis 1:1-8 KJV
(1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
In the beginning, the invisible God created the visible heaven and the earth to manifest His invisible attributes to mankind who is without excuse. His eternal power and divine nature are on display before our very eyes. There is indeed a God as we see His invisible attributes manifested in the visible universe and all that is within it.
Romans 1: KJV
(19) Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
(20) For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
But man ….His creation…did not glorify God but instead BECAME vain in his imaginations and his foolish heart was darkened.
(21) Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
(22) Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
In Genesis 1:2, the earth BECAME (not “was”) without form …that is without His righteousness….and void of understanding as men became vain in his imaginations. Darkness was upon the face of the deep….that is, man’s foolish heart was darkened.
But God is merciful and regenerates man by sending men of God to speak His words…His knowledge…as they are moved by the Spirit. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters….as men of God speak as they are moved by the Spirit.
Genesis 1:
(1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
(2) And the earth was (BECAME) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
He sends men of God to speak what they hear the Spirit saying…and we are to be found of Him in well doing….to be ready do every good work rather than speaking evil of those who come in His name.
Titus 3:1-7 KJV
(1) Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
(2) To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
The earth became without form (without righteousness) and void of understanding….and we were once participants of these things in our ignorance as we lived in malice, envy, and hatred of one another.
(3) For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
But AFTER THAT (the earth becoming without form and void), the kindness and love of God our Savior appears toward man. According to His mercy does He save us by the washing of REGENERATION (the parable of Genesis 1 concerns the regeneration of mankind) and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1 is a parable of the REGENERATION of man whose foolish heart caused the earth to become without form (without righteousness) and void of the knowledge of God. Our so-called church “works of righteousness” do not save us as there is none that does righteousness, no, not one as all have BECOME unprofitable. NONE have understanding.
(4) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
(5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
(6) Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
(7) That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
The earth BECAME without form and void as there is none that does good (without form….without righteousness) and there is none that understands.
Psalms 53:2-3 KJV
(2) God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
(3) Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
But God sends men to speak His knowledge to mankind in the Spirit through Jesus Christ our Savior who reconciles us back to the Father through His one-time sacrifice for our sins.
We may receive the testimony of men of God as they speak as they are moved by the Spirit (the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters) but the witness of God within our very own hearts (the light that arises in our darkened hearts) is greater. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (people, languages) but the Light is commanded to shine out of the darkness of our very own hearts within.
2 Peter 1:18-21 KJV
(18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
The “day star” is the morning star of Jesus arising in our very own hearts when we hear His voice as men speak as they are moved by the Spirit. We are to hear His voice as He opens up the Scriptures to our minds. The private interpretation of the Scriptures by the fleshly minds of men does not produce this effect within our very own hearts.
This is the sign of the Son of man who is in Heaven speaking to our ears as His morning star arises in our very own hearts confirming this is indeed the Son of God whom we are to hear. We are to take heed on how we hear so that more knowledge shall be given to us.
(19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
(20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Holy men of God speak as they are moved by the Holy Spirit but the witness of God (the Light within our hearts) is greater and we are to take heed unto that and pay attention to what said by those men of God.
(21) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Men of God do not preach themselves. Those who preach themselves come in their own authority and handle the Word of God deceptively in order to get paid so that they may get their earthly necessities met. They do not serve our Lord Jesus but are serving their own belly which blinds their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures.
2 Corinthians 4:
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Men of God speak as they are moved by the Spirit of God….the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. But within our very own hearts, God commands the Light (Let there be Light) to shine out of darkness and that shining is in within our once darkened hearts.
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
That Light is not of the men who speak as they are moved by the Spirit but of the excellency of the power of God within us who witnesses that this is indeed the Son of God speaking to our hearing ears. It is of God and not of men.
(7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
We are to hear and lose our lives to save them. We are to count all of our church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men as a “loss” in order to win Christ. The excellency of the KNOWLEDGE of Christ Jesus whom we hear speaking to us as He opens up our minds to the understanding of the Scriptures is way greater than the private interpretations that we have been hearing from the speaking of carnally-thinking men who have no knowledge (as the earth is void of understanding).
Philippians 3:1-11 KJV
(1) Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
(2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
(3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
(4) Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
(5) Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
(6) Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
(7) But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Paul was not found of Him trying to defend his own righteousness….and neither should we be found of Him trying to defend our own church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men at the hearing of the excellent knowledge of our Lord who is come to give us an understanding.
It is not our own “works of righteousness” that saves us but it is the mercy of God who sends the Son of God to give us an understanding so that we may know Him who is true. We show that we KNOW HIM by DOING HIS COMMANDMENTS. We are to be found IN HIM…IN Christ…as we DO what He commanded of us: to have love for one another. We are to love those who are sent of Him in His name to speak His words in the Spirit of Truth to our ears and not be found defending our own “righteousness” in our wrath towards what we hear.
(9) And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
We must hear and believe (have FAITH) which is the righteousness of God so that we may KNOW HIM. We must die to sin at the hearing of His voice who opens up the Scriptures to our hearing ears and minds. We must not be found of Him speaking out in our wrath and envy and strife towards what we hear trying to defend our own righteousness. We must be found letting brotherly love continue (as commanded of Him) towards those brothers who are sent to speak what they hear the Spirit of Truth saying. We must die to sin...die to evil speaking...being made conformable to His death.
(10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
(11) If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
The Light was commanded to shine out of the darkness of our very own hearts (let there be light)….and we are to respond to that Light with the deeds of light (…and there was light).
Genesis 1:
(3) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
We are to respond to the Light with light (and there was light). We are to believe in the Light so that we may be children of light.
John 12:
(35) Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
The Light goes away (Jesus departed and did hide Himself from them as they did not believe on Him) if we do not believe as the darkness comes upon the unbelievers.
(36) While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
(37) But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
God "saw the light"....as we are to make manifest light by walking in the light as children of the light towards His shining Light within our very own hearts. Good works toward the hearing of His voice is evidence of our faith...and completes our faith.
God divided the light from the darkness. We must also not be unequally yoked together with the unbelievers who will hear His voice and not believe. What does light have in communion with darkness? We must come out from among the churches of the unbelievers and be SEPARATE as God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:
(4) And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
We must be children of the light…children of the Day and not of those of the “night” who become “drunk” on the wine of wrath and speak out against what they hear the Spirit saying. Those of the “night” sleep….as they have fallen asleep to always letting brotherly love continue. They will not be found of Him behaving as they know they should be.
They will be found not watching…not awake…to His righteousness in the Day that He comes to speak His knowledge to their ears. Those of the “night” will seek to defend their own works of righteousness…their church denominations’ teachings and commandments of men. They will speak roughly and be forgetful to have brotherly love towards those who come in His name….in His authority.
(5) And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The “evening and morning” speaks of the Light that arises as the “morning star” in the darkness of our heart. The path of the righteous shines as the dawning light that shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
The sign of the Son of man who is in heaven speaking to us is unmistakable as the “bright and morning star” arises in our once darkened hearts.
The coming (presence) of the Son of man is as the “lightning” that comes out of the “east” (a rising of light within the heart) and shines even unto the west (the sun gone down). The Light arises in our once darkened hearts and shines brighter and brighter just as the sun comes up in the very early morning until it shines brightly in the noon daytime and everything is visible. There is no denying (to the believer) that this is the Son of God whom we are to hear.
Matthew 24:23-27 KJV
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Not so with false Christs and false prophets. They do not affect our hearts in this way as all they have are outward signs to show before our eyes and then proclaim to us that “behold, He is in the secret chambers”.
Their outward signs that they perform in their churches are done to deceive us and then they proclaim He is within us because of them. Their outward signs are supposedly visible signs of inner realities but they are not.
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Those who “bewitch” us are those in the churches of carnally-thinking men who are graphically portraying before our literal eyes (outward signs) Jesus Christ being crucified among us.
Their outward “signs” of Jesus being crucified before our eyes do not give us the Spirit within nor are they true signs of His presence. They are a false anointing....a false Christ. Their outward signs are being done to deceive us and lead us away from obeying the Truth.
Galatians 3:1-6 KJV
(1) O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Do we receive the Spirit (an “inner” reality) by the outward works of the Law (that they have wrested out of the Scriptures with their puffed up, fleshly minds) or by the hearing of faith?
(2) This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
(3) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
(4) Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
(5) He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
(6) Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
To be continued…