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[Genesis 3:11]

"And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you should not eat?" [AKJV]

God said to the man, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from that tree? I commanded you not to eat from that tree.” [ICB]

"WHO TOLD YOU?"

Frankly, flesh and blood could not have revealed that to Adam, but either the Lord God Himself or the forbidden tree. Just as flesh and blood could not have been able to reveal to Simon Peter that the Second Adam was the Christ, the Son of the Living God; even so, flesh and blood could not have revealed to the first Adam that he was naked. Not even the Serpent knew that secret of their being naked, but only knew that if they ate of the tree their eyes would be opened to know good and evil. So that knowledge about their unclothedness could not have been revealed by any earthly being except that tree God told them not to eat.

There are certain knowledge or information which if you have or know them, it proves God alone has revealed it to you or you have hacked into a secret you were not supposed to have access into.


In the Bible verse above, God asked the man two congruent questions, which basically meant the answer to one is the answer to both. One questioned the source of the man's information and the other questioned man's transgression of God's instruction to the man. The presence of that information in man meant the transgression of God's instruction in the man. So it either the man kept God's instruction without having that information, or the man had that information because he had cast away God's instruction.

Surely, God did not tell them they were naked, rather God told them not to eat of the forbidden tree. God telling man he was naked was not necessary as long as God already told man not to eat of the forbidden tree. There are information God may not need to worry you with because God already gave you instruction. God's instructions would be better burden to bear than certain information. If you are well instructed of God, whether you are informed or not, you will surely not be deformed.

There was a time Mankind could not be reproached, could not be accused, could not be intimidated, could not be defiled, could not be discouraged, could not be convicted of sin, could not be sentenced to death or penalties, could not be ashamed, etc, because mankind kept the Word of God and had not eaten of the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and evil. Eating of the forbidden tree in disobedience to the Commandment of God, exposed man further into deeper states of unclothedness and vulnerability than he was before.

God told man he will die in the day he eats of the tree God told him not to eat, but God did not also tell the man anything about the man's unclothedness or made it shameful to them. It was convenient to tell man he was going to die if he eats of the forbidden tree, than to tell man he would discover he's naked if he eats of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That tree of knowledge of good and evil, forbidden to man by God, did not just expose things to man but exposed man to things. The knowledge that tree brought also came with vulnerability and dangerous risks.

Take this:
Do not throw away God's instructions for any knowledge, information or illumination. "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases." [Ecclesiastes 1:18].

[Genesis 3:10]
"And he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." [AKJV]

The man answered, “I heard You walking in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked. So I hid.” [ICB]

In this Bible verse above, Adam had already come out of hiding and had already put on some covering with fig-leaves: But Adam was confessing he was previously afraid when he heard the voice of God because he was previously naked, and had hid himself before until now he had put on some covering and could come out of hiding to answer God.

He did not say, "I am afraid because I am naked or I am hiding myself;" rather he said, "I was afraid (in the past) because I was naked (in the past); and I hid myself (in the past)." So let's say at the point of Adam saying what he said in the Bible verse above, Adam was no longer afraid, no longer naked or no longer hiding; and that God's question to him, "Adam, where are you?" was already answered.

Safe to say, Adam was not answering the question, "Where are you?" But was rather answering the question, "Where have you been?" Though Satan was the first being in the Bible scriptures that God asked, "Where have you been?" in connection with his lacking appearance or attendance in the presence of God (Job 1:7).

Nevertheless, Adam here was confessing what he did in reaction to hearing the voice of God in the Garden and why he reacted in that manner, and where he was briefly. We all may have different confessions and reasons for the places we had been and the ways we have reacted or responded to hearing the Voices or Motions of God in our Gardens/Hearts. But when our reactions bring us to hiding from God's Presence or bring us into being afraid because we are naked before the Lord, then we have acquired strange knowledge that cannot abide our been naked in God's presence.

However, this does not just apply to our being naked, but to whatever will make us not ready or not waiting for the Lord's coming.

Adam's distraction at the time of the Lord in the top Bible verse above was Adam's been naked and uncovered.

Satan's distraction at the times of the Lord in "Job 1:7" was Satan's earthly mindedness or setting all his mind on earthly things and not on heavenly things above.

The Foolish Virgins distraction at the time of the Lord in "Matthew 25:1-13" was not men but inadequacies of oil for their lights, and their sudden love/value for oil above their love/value for the Bridegroom at last time.

Some sinners and unworthy people have been chosen simply because they were ready and available for the Lord at His coming or presence, while some righteous people were distracted by what they were wearing and how people see them in public like Adam was, or distracted by earthly things like Satan was, or distracted by loving/valuing anointing/oil for their lamps more than receiving the long awaited Lord at the most important time of His Coming like the foolish virgins were. Don't be as Martha, but Mary.

Nevertheless, "Where have you been?" also means haunted by the past, or a way for the past catching up with us or overtaking us as either distraction or defect on us while facing His Presence.

Westerhoffe:
You're still getting it twisted here…
Leave Daniel alone Mr… preach JESUS CHRIST the Risen.

But on the Gospel of Salvation and the Gospel of the Kingdom of GOD, do you really understand what you're saying at all?

[Proverbs 29:9] — "If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest."

Westerhoffe:
It's quite amusing you still insist on this.
OK…
Daniel saw, conversed spoke and talked to several Angels of GOD several times,
was there any record anywhere where he was rebuked or reprimanded by the Angels of GOD for what you call his undoing?

Or do you need the dictionary to know the meaning of "Undoing"?

undoing
uk /ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ/ us /ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ/
Etymology 1
From Middle English undoinge, undoynge, ondoynge; equivalent to undo +‎ -ing.

Noun
undoing (plural undoings)

The act of loosening or unfastening
Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

Mr, leave Daniel alone, a man who is currently in the rest of GOD and use these spaces to propagate the Gospel of Salvation.

Bros, the word "Undoing" also means things you should have done but failed to do, or simply "Negligence." Daniel's undoing was not restraining the king and the rituals from worshiping him, and redirecting them to worship only God, and thereby convert Babylon by converting the king instead of just gaining glory and promotion from them. If you think I should close my eyes to this undoing of Daniel and simply pretend it never happened or not important to us because Daniel is resting with the Lord God in heaven then you don't understand my ministry. Both past and present shall come to light of judgment: for God judges both the living and the dead.

I'm not sent to preach the gospel of Salvation, but to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of God. It's part of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God that I upheld only God be worshipped and no man of God should be worshipped or called "Father in the Lord."

Westerhoffe:
I have a post on that already years ago.
I also titled it, "Do Not Let Men Worship You."

But yours calling it "Daniel's Undoing" is quite out of proportion, it's incorrect.
People bow before kings in those days as a sign of respect.

King Nebuchadnezzar did not do that to Daniel, but to the "Excellent Spirits of the "Holy GOD" in him.
He no longer see Daniel as an ordinary human. He has his own experiences with the Supreme GOD of Daniel and he was humbled.

King Nebuchadnezzar never knew the GOD of Heaven until after the visions came true. And was there any record of him bowing to Daneil again after then?

You could have written that topic before without fully understanding the scopes, ramifications and applications, of them. Daniel's undoing is real, and thus correct. It's your judgment of it that's incorrect.

Bowing down as a sign of respect is not the issue, but bowing down as a sign of worship is. There was nothing Daniel had for such a king to respect him that way, but there was something Daniel did for such a king to worship him in that way. Do you know the difference between Respect and Divinity?

If the king worshiping Daniel was only bowing to the excellent spirit inside Daniel, then Cornelius worshiping Peter was bowing to the Holy Spirit inside Peter or the people of Lystra worshiping Paul and Barnabas were bowing down to the Holy Spirit inside Paul and Barnabas. Then you should have written a post, "Do not worship man" because those worshiping men are bowing or connecting to the spirits or anointing inside those men.

That's the point, not seeing Daniel as ordinary man is the foundation of the idolizing of Daniel resulting in worshiping Daniel. No matter how much a man of God walks in power of God, he must remain as ordinary man or earthen vessel before men so that the excellency will be attributed to God and not to the man.

The point of "Daniel's undoing" then was that with all such supernatural revelation, he could not convert that king from worshiping other gods though the king confessed of a truth your God is the God of gods. After this encounter with Daniel, the king still made an image of gold and commanded all men to worship (pay homage) to the image of gold at the sound of music notes. It was failure of Daniel that resulted in the king increasing in idolatry: for how could Daniel have the boldness of Preaching the king should not worship any other gods except the God of heaven when Daniel himself received and benefitted from the king's worshiping him or bowing to the excellent Spirits inside Daniel, without Daniel restraining him as Peter or Paul did?

So God had to turn Nebuchadnezzar into a beast for seven years before he finally came to worship God. Kindly read my next post titled, "Is this true conversion or mere accolades?"

Janosky:
Is the instruction of Matthew 4:10 in your Bible?

This message was also repeated to John by an angel in the book of Revelation.

The correct rendition is pay homage (see the screenshot evidence).

Abeg you,Worship no man.

I don't know how you judged the bible translations that used "worship" as mistranslation of the act, and then those that used homage or honor as the true translation.

He did not just fall on his knees, but on his face to Daniel; and he commanded ritual or sacrifice of Incense to be made to Daniel as oblation of sweet smelling favor. If this is not an act of worship, please teach me what an act of worshiping a god entails that is not here. Besides, incense signifies divinity; and the king usually called Daniel, Belteshazzar.

If the king was paying homage to Daniel, then as soon as the king saw Daniel he should have bowed down to Daniel. Why was he about to kill all the wise men including Daniel, and waited until Daniel did what was supernatural before he remembered to pay homage. It's like the Disciples were the Lord Jesus Christ in the ship that was about to sink, and they woke the Lord Jesus who went on to calm the storm by supernatural way; and suddenly they remembered to pay homage to Jesus (not worship Jesus according to your understanding).

That picture portrait you showed indicates the children paid homage to their parents or elders; and that's as soon as they see the elders first as greetings. Not when they are already interacting with the elders and sitting for a while, and then the elders did something supernatural or miraculous that made the children to bow on their face, not just on their knees, in reaction to a supernatural powers or miracle they have never seen or heard; ascribing glory to the elders and you call that homage.

Homage or honor is like greeting, which usually comes first as soon as a man offering it meets or sees the man he's honoring or greeting. Worship implies the worshiper saw or sensed divinity or supernatural powers or uncommon grace, it involves giving or submitting oneself to the one being worshipped.

Dtruthspeaker:
Damiels undoing?

One who God called perfect?

Many are mad and browsing.

Daniel was perfect in his generation, but imperfect in our generation. Some of the excellence he had then would not have suffice in this era. I'm showing you these to know how much serious these times are after the Lord Jesus Christ brought true realities.

Janosky:
Nobody ever Worshipped Daniel.

Please don't allow that mistranslation you quoted to DECEIVE YOU.

This is the correct rendition of Daniel 2:46
English Standard Version
"Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him.

Berean Standard Bible
At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering of incense be presented to him"

The same was used for Cornelius in the attempt of worshiping Peter, and for those who were in the attempt of worshiping Paul and Barnabas.

Many still do not know the line between Honoring someone and worshiping the person.

Westerhoffe:
Be wasting your precious time on a man that is currently shining in the glory of GOD, you hear?
Don't work out your own salvation.

I'm not wasting time on Daniel in glory, but to teach you and others to not receive worship or glory from men but for the Lord God.

Share your thoughts if you are sound in these matters.

DANIEL 2:47

The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” [NKJV]

The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, the revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” [FBV]

IS THIS TRUE CONVERSION OR MERE ACCOLADES?

This is the kind of testimony some men of God love to hear people say about their God: "Your God is the most high, Your God is all powerful, Your God is God of all impossibilities, Your God is God of gods, Your God is the Lord of kings, Your God is the Revealer of secrets, Your God is miracle-working God, etc."

But I now tell you, such testimonies from people outside about your God is good but imperfect and has inadequacies. Do not fully rejoice when you get such testimonies about your God. Therefore I you to know when a testimony about God is complete and perfect coming from those outside your faith.

Look at the top Bible verse above, in which the most powerful king on earth then testified, acknowledged, praised, or hailed the "God of Daniel" coming after the king had first worshipped Daniel and sacrificed to Daniel. So in nutshell, Daniel received the worshipped but the God of Daniel received and shared the praises and glory with Daniel, all coming from the king of the world.

How do I explain this? The man of God (Daniel) took greater glory than God coming from the king of the world then, and to add to it the king will go on to promote Daniel without promoting God in the realms of Daniel. Many of you still do not know when people are giving greater glory and love to men of God above what God is receiving from them. Perhaps you yourself is already getting more benefits from people who take you as a man/woman of God more than God is getting from them through you. But here's how to know if you are, by how much Nebuchadnezzar benefitted Daniel above the God of Daniel. Three things:

*1* Like Nebuchadnezzar here, they would worship you but not worship your God, they will draw nearer to you without drawing nearer to God, they will praise you as man of God but would not want to like you to God.

*2* Like Nebuchadnezzar here, they will be thrilled and amazed at the power, miracles and grace of God, in the performances or works you do, but they will go on living as they like. See how much Nebuchadnezzar the king knew about the God of Daniel in the Bible verse above, but yet was not converted to worship the God.

Why should they agree your God is the God of gods, and yet they choose to worship and serve inferior gods? After Nebuchadnezzar said the God of Daniel was truly the God of gods, the same king made an image of gold and commanded all men to worship that image of gold at the sound of music notes. Ask yourself, why would he say such about God here, but still be serving idols?

Unfortunately, the people of the world mess-up foolish men of God by subtly acting as if they appreciate them with gifts, offerings and praises, but have nothing to do with their God.

*3* Like Nebuchadnezzar here, they would call God, "Your God" or "Your Christianity" but not "Our God, Our Lord, our faith." When to them, He is the God of Daniel, the God of Elijah, the God of Pastor/Bishop/General Overseer of your church, etc, like the sons of Sceva, in the name of Jesus Christ whom Paul serves. Worst is them calling you "Father in the Lord" or "Spiritual Father" or even "Father/Our Father" even inside the house of God.

Enough trying to show you signs of errors: But I have said, Daniel failed in this opportunity to have converted Nebuchadnezzar from worshiping idols or other gods because Daniel was enjoying being worshipped and having all the attention. Though he succeeded in proving there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, who rules over kings and determines kingdoms of the earth, but Daniel did not immediately turn or convert Babylon and their king into true worshippers of God of heaven. Thus the name of God was honored and regarded among the Chaldeans, but worshiping of God wasn't.

So now I show you true conversion, instead of mere performance or theatre accolades. Let's compare these two Bible references:

[Daniel 2:46‭-‬47 FBV] — Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down before Daniel and woshipped him, and ordered offerings of grain and incense to be made to him. The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, the revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

[I Corinthians 14:24‭-‬25 NKJV] — But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.

Both Bible references was about supernaturally revealing hidden secrets in the hearts of unbelievers by the power of God through God's servants: That's "Words of Knowledge" or "Words of Divinity." However, notice the difference in reactions between the two cases

a). In both references, the unbelievers fell down and worshipped as soon as the secrets in their hearts was supernaturally revealed: however, in the first Bible reference the unbelievers worshipped the man of God by whom the "words of divinity" or "revelation" came, while in the second Bible reference the unbelievers worshipped God in midst of the men of God by which it came.

b). In both references, the unbelievers testified something "Truly" about God, which was what they discerned about God: However in the first Bible reference the unbelievers testified or discerned that truly the God of Daniel was the God of gods, Lord of kings, and the Revealer of secrets, not because God has revealed secrets directly to him but because Daniel could reveal those secrets. Thus, whatever he said about God was what he saw or heard by Daniel's utterances and performances. He had no direct contact, experience or inspiration, with God, but "Seeing Daniel could reveal those secrets" made he testify that about "God of Daniel."

Whereas in the second Bible reference, the unbelievers, discerned that God truly is in their midst, because a veil is removed from their heart for them to perceive God right in the midst of the two or gathered in the name of the Lord. So unlike Nebuchadnezzar who did not perceive the presence of God but Daniel, and so worshipped Daniel as representative or ambassador of God that was in a distant heaven and had no dwelling among men nor "Immanuel" according as the Chaldeans had told that king.

c). In both references, the unbelievers testified of God: However, in the first Bible reference, the unbelievers referred to Him as the "God of Daniel" or "Your God;" while in the second Bible reference the unbelievers referred to Him as "God" "Our God" or the "True God." This show the unbelievers in the second Bible reference were converted into the faith, but in the first Bible reference the unbelievers were simply thrilled or excited and respected the God of Daniel better than other gods or above all kings, just as Moses rod serpent swallowing the rods did not convert Pharaoh.

Still talking on:

[Daniel 2:46 FBV] — Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down before Daniel and woshipped him, and ordered offerings of grain and incense to be made to him.

Daniel was still used to receiving worship from them. Infact, Daniel was called "Belteshazzar" which was a Babylonian name that meant Daniel was a god or something like that. Paul and Barnabas declined being called "Zeus" (Mercury) or Hermes (Jupiter) [Acts 14:11‭-‬18]. Did Daniel declined being called "Belteshazzar?"

If you want me to show from another man of God who restrained an authority or people from worshiping him as God, for great divinity displayed by the man of God, then here was Peter restraining Cornelius from worshiping him. As it is written,

[Acts 10:25-26] — "And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man."

It is part of the spirit of antichrist for a man of God to be receiving worship, titles or offerings, that implies he's no more a man but a god or divine (2 Thessalonians 2:4). No matter how much "Man of God" you are, remain a son of man for you are still mortal; and even if you are children of God, still maintain being children of man even as Peter told Cornelius he's just a man.

[Ezekiel 28:9 ICB] — While they are killing you, you will not be able to say anymore, “I am a god.” You will be only a man, not a god, when your murderers kill you.

[Psalms 82:6-7] — "I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."

Daniel was a man of excellent spirit and character: He refused to defile himself with the king's food and the wine the king drank, but he did not refuse the king's worship, oblation sacrifice and name after a Babylonian god. Though this was not a big deal in their days before the advent of Christ Jesus, especially considering that God even made Moses a god to Pharaoh and Aaron his prophet. In our days, no man of God should accept it.

In defense of Daniel. Thanks. However, Daniel was still used to receiving worship from them. Infact, Daniel was called "Belteshazzar" which was a Babylonian name that meant Daniel was a god or something like that. Paul and Barnabas declined being called "Zeus" (Mercury) or Hermes (Jupiter). Did Daniel declined being called "Belteshazzar?"

DANIEL 2:46

[Daniel 2:46] — "Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors to him."

RESTRAIN YOUR WORSHIPPERS: Worship God alone

This was a scenario, wherein a King who could command anyone, worshipped and ascribed divinity to a man who could not command anyone. Worship is not earned by authority or power, but by divinity and worthiness. The man (king) that had unmatched powers worshipped the man (prophet) that had unmatched divination/revelation.

Nevertheless, Daniel allowed the king to go on worshiping him and the king's subject to go on doing as the king commanded to offer oblation and sweet smelling savor to Daniel. That was a point to Daniel's ignorance and undoing. A man of God must not receive worship or glory due to God only, and there are many men of God that had already fallen into that folly of receiving worship, praises and offerings, that should have been only offered to God and not to any man. Many of them already allowed people to keep calling them, "Father in the Lord" or "Spiritual Father."

Paul was wiser than Daniel in this regards, for he restrained people from worshiping him or making offerings to them as Gods; but the same Paul was ignorant of the error of being called the father in Christ to any Child of God.

I commend Paul for restraining the people from worshiping him and his fellow man of God, even as demi-gods: in lack of that Daniel failed in the top Bible verse above. As it is written,

[Acts 14:11‭-‬18 NKJV] — Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

It was Herod that kept receiving glory from the people who hailed and praised him as God, and an Angel suddenly struck him dead for not giving the glory to God but took the glory for himself. Therefore, worms did not have to wait for him in hell fire before feeding on his carcass in the sight of those who hailed him (Acts 12:22-23). But from this angel in the Bible reference below:

[Revelation 19:10 ICB] — Then I bowed down at the angel’s feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers who have the truth of Jesus. Worship God! Because the truth about Jesus is the spirit that gives all prophecy.”

THE FIRST BOOK OF ADAM AND EVE
1 ADAM+EVE - CHAPTER 31

1. After Adam had requested something from the garden for comfort, God said to him, "I have given you these three signs as a consolation: that you should trust in Me and in My covenant with you."

2. "For I will come and save you; and when I am in the flesh, kings will bring gold, incense, and myrrh to Me. Gold represents My kingdom, incense represents My divinity, and myrrh represents My suffering and death."

3. "But, Adam, keep these things in the cave; the gold to provide light at night, the incense for a pleasant fragrance, and the myrrh to comfort you in your sorrow."

4. When Adam heard God's words, he worshipped and expressed gratitude for God's mercy towards him and Eve.

5. Then God instructed the three angels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, to each bring what they had brought and give it to Adam. They did so one by one.

6. God commanded Suriyel and Salathiel to assist Adam and Eve, bringing them down from the mountain and leading them to the Cave of Treasures.

7. In the cave, they placed the gold on the south side, the incense on the east side, and the myrrh on the west side. The cave's entrance was on the north side.

8. The angels then comforted Adam and Eve before departing.

9. The quantity of gold was seventy rods, incense was twelve pounds, and myrrh was three pounds.

10. These remained with Adam in the House of Treasures, which was also known as the "Cave of Concealment," although some scholars believe it was named after the bodies of righteous individuals that were present.

11. God gave these three items to Adam on the third day after he left the garden as a symbol of the three days the Lord would spend in the heart of the earth.

12. As Adam kept these three objects in the cave, they provided light during the night and offered him some relief from his sorrow during the day.

EZEKIEL 4:5

[NKJV] — For I have laid on you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days; so you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

[GNT] — “Then lie down on your left side, and I will place on you the guilt of the nation of Israel. For 390 days you will stay there and suffer because of their guilt. I have sentenced you to one day for each year their punishment will last.

SIN-BEARER(s)

Firstly, understand that sin or iniquity takes time to resolve after it is ended or corrected. It's like a wound or disease which, even after it's treated, takes long time to resolve and be fully healed. It's not the day a man stopped sinning that his sins get ended: for some sins could take 10 generations of people or 4 generations of people, or even years, months, days or hours, to fully get resolved after the ones who committed them stopped or repented.

But there's a mystery involving a righteous man bearing the sins of sinners for them, instead of the sinners bearing their own sins. And the sins are resolved quicker or faster when another man who's righteous bears the sins or iniquities for sinners who committed those sins not just as intercessor but as "Sin-Bearer."

In the top Bible verse above, God laid on Ezekiel the sins of Israel to bear, and the bearing of the sins of the entire nation that should have been 390 years drastically reduced to 390 days.

*1* When a Righteous man is bearing the sins of a Nation:

As in the Bible verse above, "Years are reduced to days or hours for the righteous bearing the people's iniquities."

*2* When a Nation is bearing their own sins themselves:

In this case, "Days are elongated into years or decades for the nation or the entire people bearing their own iniquities." Example:

[Numbers 14:33-34] — "And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your prostitutions, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know My breach of promise."

Again, it is written,

[Daniel 9:24] — "Seventy weeks are determined on your people and on your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy."

*3* When a Nation is bearing the sins of one man leading them - Leadership sins laid on the nation's people/poor masses because of the foolishness of their leader/father:

In this case, "Either Days are elongated into years or Years reduced into days, as the nation or the entire people bearing the sins or iniquities of their heading leader or father." Example:

[2 Samuel 24:10‭-‬13 GNT] — But after David had taken the census, his conscience began to hurt, and he said to the Lord, “I have committed a terrible sin in doing this! Please forgive me. I have acted foolishly.” The Lord said to Gad, David's prophet, “Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses.” The next morning, after David had gotten up, Gad went to him, told him what the Lord had said, and asked, “Which is it to be? Three years of famine in your land or three months of running away from your enemies or three days of an epidemic in your land? Now think it over, and tell me what answer to take back to the Lord.”

*4* When a God is the Man bearing the sins of all Nations:

In this case, "Eternity or everlasting is reduced to less than three days or hours for the Lord Jesus bearing all peoples iniquities."

[Isaiah 53:5-6] — "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was on Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."

EZEKIEL 4:4

[NKJV] — “Lie also on your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. According to the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their iniquity.

[FBV] — Then lie on your left side and take the Israelites' sins on yourself. You will carry their sins for the number of days you lie on your side.

THE MAN WHO CARRIED THE SINS OF A NATION

In the Bible verse above is an instruction of God specific for Ezekiel, commanding a unique godly ritual that laid iniquity or sins of an entire nation on the left side of the man's body pinned, so that he bore the sins of that nation (Israel) for specific and significant number of days. It came before the Lord Jesus Christ Himself bore the sins and sicknesses of the all men in all ages past and present on His Cross of Crucifixion. Sins or Iniquities indeed could be borne by the sinless or righteous, and so it did not start with the Lord Jesus; nevertheless it's finished with Him.

As a Watchman of the house of Israel, Ezekiel already bore the blood of the wicked and the righteous on his shoulder as his responsibility to warn them. But apart from bearing the responsibility of preaching and warning them, he's to temporarily bear the sins of Israel on pinning his left side for 390 days and then after he will also bear the sins of Judah on pinning his right side for 40 days. Behold, we bear with one another and forbear one another in patience, long-suffering and tolerance, unless you do not bear or carry the faults, offenses or defects of your people.

[Galatians 6:2] — "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."

How God instructed the son of man to bear the sins of Israel on his pinned left side may inspire us, but the Lord Jesus Christ bearing our own sins during His suffering will inspire us more. Behold, the Lord God in Heaven currently is still bearing the whole world everyday the world is allowed to continue living as it pleases without regards to God and His Infallible Words.

Key things to bring out from God's instruction to Ezekiel pertaining bearing the sins of Israel all according to the top Bible verse above: - 'Pinned to his left side while bearing the sins'

The word "Pinned" as I apply here means to "held fast, immobilized or fastened" in a way that the pinned cannot shift or leave a background or ground. There are wrestling matches that only require a wrestler to pin his opponent to the ground or wall just for only three counts or three seconds of immobilizing his back, so that he can neither raise his back shoulder from the ground or his back arm from the table if it's an arm to arm wrestling involving trying to push and pin the back of opponent's hand on the table while both elbows are pinned to the table.

To bear the iniquities or sins of the nation, he must be pinned or immobilized. Not like the scapegoat that was to carry the sins of the nation away from them into the wilderness: that too is another godly ritual as in "Leviticus 16." We are not talking about taking away the sins, but about bearing the sins on him. The Lord Jesus Christ was both the Lamb of God that takes away the Sin of the World, and also the Lamb that was Slain. In Leviticus 16, it was supposed to be two goats or two animals for the two roles: one will be slain and the other will take away the sins and be allowed to go. But the Lord Jesus Christ was both the Lamb that took away our Sins and also the Lamb that was Slain.

When He was Slain or Crucified, he was pinned to the Cross and immobilized, as in, hanged on a Tree with all His Back sides and Back Hands pinned to the background or Cross; and then the Cross was lifted from the ground to stand up as a pillar or tree.

As for Ezekiel, he was to be pinned to his left hand side and immobilized by the weight of the sins or iniquities of the entire nation of Israel, for 390 days which is for 390 years. Can you sleep on just one side of your body without turning on your bed for just 6 hours, even without any load or weight laid on you?

I tell you, up till now there wounds on the Backside of the Lord Jesus Christ, because men and women continued to sin even after they knew how much terribly He suffered for kinds of sins.

DANIEL 2:45

[MKJV]
"For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure."

THE SIGNIFICANT STONE

Three things Nebuchadnezzar the seer saw about the Stone, which meant to Nebuchadnezzar was a mystery of God revealed concerning the last days and eschatology.

*1* The Seers saw the Stone cut out of the Mountain without any hands or physical impact: That was the first extraordinary thing about the emergence of the Stone — Cut without being touched.

Remember that the Stone was one with the Mountain at the Beginning, until the Stone became begotten Fragment of the Mountain sent into the world upon the kingdoms of men.

*2* The Seers saw the Stone broke in pieces steel-iron, brass, clay, silver and gold: That was the second extraordinary thing about the emergence of the Stone — Stone cut out from a Mountain without hands and yet as the Fragmented the Stone is stronger than iron and all those substances of fortification.

*3* The Seers saw the Stone grew and enlarged until it became a Mountain that covered the entire earth: That was the third extraordinary thing about the emergence of the Stone — growing in all ramifications and overwhelming the globe.

So two Mountains contemplated: The Mountain (in heaven) the Stone cut out from and the Mountain (on earth) the Stone became: And the Two are One.

The fact he saw those things meant that God has revealed the future events as interpreted by Daniel. Whether he understood what he saw or not, it remains that God has revealed them to him because he saw them. That conclusion came to remind the king of Babylon that the certainty of what he saw is as the certainty of the interpretation revealed. Since Daniel could tell the king what the king saw in his secret dream, no doubt nor controversy in the interpretation Daniel has given to it.

SIGN TO ISRAEL: IRON INVADER AGAINST BRICK JERUSALEM CITY

EZEKIEL 4:3

[NKJV] — Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

[GNT] — Take an iron pan and set it up like a wall between you and the city. Face the city. It is under siege, and you are the one besieging it. This will be a sign to the nation of Israel.


It's important he used Iron or Steel to besiege Jerusalem that was represented by Brick or Tile: For Iron is stronger than Tile Brick. To overpower a strong man guarding his house, the comer must be stronger.

[Luke 11:21-22] — "When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come on him, and overcome him, he takes from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divides his spoils."

Jerusalem or Israelites have been stubborn as stone, and so whoever is coming to match them must be as strong as a Rock of Offense or Stumbling Stone which Zion or Jerusalem rebels can not overpower. Therefore in the Bible verse above, God who told the man of God to represent Jerusalem on Brick Tile, was telling the man of God to use Steel (iron) pan/plate as defensive wall while besieging the stubborn city of Jerusalem or Israel. Not as the Palestinians that has not been able to match Israeli's Iron Drones and superior equipment than those of the surrounding or compassing enemies. Any true man of God that must conquer the stubborn Jerusalem and her Israeli Jews therein must be fortified as Iron Wall, Steel or Brazen Wall against them. As it is written,

[Jeremiah 1:17-19] — "You therefore gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them. For, behold, I have made you this day a defended city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. And they shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you, said the LORD, to deliver you."

Did you see God made Jeremiah a defense City, an Pillar, and Brazen Walls, against Jerusalem while preparing Jeremiah to go preach the gospel or messages of God to them. Do you know Jerusalem killed many of God's Prophets according to "Luke 13:33-34"? Hence the need to fortify God's prophets as steel wall before they besiege Jerusalem as the the Lord God Wills it.

In the top Bible verse above, Ezekiel the man of God's to take an iron pan or steel plate, and set it up as steel wall separating between him and the city Jerusalem. This man of God under this instruction would not be performing magic or miracle of changing steel plate into steel wall, but will be performing the signifying of steel plate as steel wall. Not as Moses was to give a sign of changing his staff into a serpent for Israel, or even changing water into blood; this man of God, Ezekiel, did not have to change one thing into another but to just signify or represent one thing for another to equally give God's sign to Israel. Therefore, you and I can perform "Signs and Wonders" without necessarily performing miracles or supernatural deeds.

[Isaiah 8:18] — "Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwells in mount Zion."

The more you advance in spiritual maturity, the more "Meaning" or "Significance" becomes more important than "Power" and "Charisma" in the signs and wonders you perform or celebrate.

Behold, without weapons, armedforces or much requirements yet Ezekiel was to fully demonstrate war against Jerusalem city. He did not destroy or waste resources, and yet he put up great movie, performance and symbolization, of a great campaign. Actors are not rated by how much they spent or used to put up performance.

EZEKIEL 4:2

[NKJV] — Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it also, and place battering rams against it all around.

[FBV] — “Show that it's under siege: establish a siege perimeter all around it, build a siege ramp against it, set up the enemy camps beside it, and put battering rams on all sides around it.
SIEGE OF JERUSALEM PORTRAYED

So God could also inspire a man of God to act the movie or drama role of being the enemy mobilizing the arms and armed forces against the people and the city of Jerusalem, who were God's covenanted people? Some people feel it's improper for them to even act the devil's character or to act as the villain in a drama, movie or show; and they think acting as angels of goodness or good characters in those illustrations defines them in real life. Some people also feel after they acted as devils, witches, demons, villains, or vicious characters in a drama, movie or show, they have to pray against and cancel their connection with those roles, lest they become possessed, initiated or affected by the characters they represented in the performances.

Well, in the Bible verse above, Ezekiel was being led by God to act as "Anti-Jerusalem" or the enemy mobilizing heavy duty campaign to besiege and bring down Jerusalem into captivity. It's just a movie or performance show, meant to convey the revelation or vision. His role as the villain against the city of Jerusalem here does not define his heart or true character. Moreover, he's not just representing a character in that show, but beyond character he's representing a prophecy in the show, drama or movie.

Now we get down to the substances in the script of manuscript God was giving to Ezekiel to play out in the Bible verse above:

After setting up the portrait, map, flag, or anything that fully represented Jerusalem then on the Tile (Brick): That represented Jerusalem. Then here above, the man of God began to employ hostility, aggression, wars and siege, at the perimeter of the city with intents of besieging the city. By then, there was no iron drone interceptor to neutralize missiles, and the enemies then were to be stronger for Jerusalem than the Hamas or Palestinians of October 2023. As it is written,
[b]
[Jeremiah 6:6‭-‬8] — For thus has the Lord of hosts said: “Cut down trees, And build a mound (siege) against Jerusalem. This is the city to be visited and punished. She is full of oppression in her midst. As a fountain wells up with water, So she wells up with her wickedness. Violence and plundering are heard in her. Before Me continually are grief and wounds. Be instructed and be warned, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul depart from you; Lest I make you desolate, A land not inhabited.”

Again, it is written,

[Luke 19:41‭-‬44 ICB] — Jesus came near Jerusalem. He saw the city and began to cry for it. Jesus said to Jerusalem, “I wish you knew today what would bring you peace! But you can’t know it, because it is hidden from you. A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you and will hold you in on all sides. They will destroy you and all your people. Not one stone of your buildings will be left on another. All this will happen because you did not know the time when God came to save you.”

[Matthew 23:37-39] — "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you, You shall not see Me from now on, till you shall say, Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord."[/b]

What was under siege and to be besieged? The Tablets of Stone containing the Commandments or the tablet of Brick Tile containing the city of Jerusalem on it? Surely, the later was, for

This top Bible verse above is clear, and you understand what the Lord God was instructing and inspiring the Watchman of the house of Israel to illustrate/dramatize to the people old Jerusalem

[Genesis 3:9]

Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” [NKJV]

But the Lord God called out to the man, “Where are you?” [BSB]

"Where are you?"

Adam and Eve were yet inside the Garden of God, but they were outside the Presence of God or outside fellowship with God; however, that only brought them to where God's calling to man became necessary. Hence, "Where are you?" came from God as calling to the man. God was talking to man within a short distance and God knew the man could hear Him, and yet God asked the man, "Where are you?"

Asking someone, where are you, presupposes that the person is close enough to hear you calling for him or asking of his whereabout. That quest is not just seeking to hear or be heard, but is a quest seeking to be in the same place with the person or the seeker (either in spirit or body) to share the same feelings and fellowship of being with and where the other person is.

God required where Adam was from Adam, and it's a bit different from God requires where Abel was from Cain: "Adam, where are you?" was different from "Cain, where is your brother." The former means everyone shall give account of himself to God, while the latter means everyone may give account of his brother or another man under his watch.

Therefore:

Walking in His Presence means walking in the light. "If we walk in the light as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." [1 John 1:7]. But if we hide like Adam from the presence of God, we are not walking in the same light God dwells in, and He may call to us with this question, "Where are you?"

Nevertheless, God still knew Adam where Adam was outside God's Presence. I say this because there are so many people outside God's Presence that God will tell, "I don't even know you where you are." As it is written,

When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. [Luke 13:25‭-‬28 NKJV]

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[Genesis 3:8]

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. [NKJV]

Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. [BSB]

GARDEN OF GOD DOES NOT HIDE PRESENCE OF GOD

Adam and Eve both knew and heard the walking steps or strides of the Lord God Himself, because God Himself walked through the Garden to the extent that mankind then knew God's walking steps just by the sound or voice of God's strides. However, it had to be so cool and quiet for them to really hear and discern the sound of Someone as God walking and approaching.

A cool breeze was fanning the day, but the Lord God was walking instead of moving like breeze. He could come like a mighty rushing wind or even come stealthily, but He came in the garden with walking strides that were loud enough to notify mankind of His Coming.

That notification was the pre-warning sound of the coming of the Lord to do Righteous Judgment. We all are hearing the voice or the sound of the Lord's Coming today, though He's not coming as walking steps in the cool of the day but, as signs of the end times, noises of wars, evils excalating, tribulations, fears and unusual unnatural events and things happening in increasing measures, etc, even though the gospel is being preached in greater measures than ever preached before. In that day of Adam and Eve, the day was cool as they heard the voice of the Lord's coming; but in our days, the days are not cool but full of evil and troubles.

Nevertheless, though they were pre-warned of His coming, they were not doing things to prepare for His coming or to come to Him; instead they did things to hide from His Presence or wished He wouldn't come by then. Mankind began to hide or run from the presence or exposing Light of God, preferring the secret place of the dark or shadows of the trees of the Garden instead of the Shadow of the Almighty God. That's the condemnation and the fall:

[John 3:19‭-‬21 NKJV] — And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

Just know this, Adam and Eve began to keep themselves out of the Presence (Light) of God before God kept them out of the Garden of God. You cannot be hiding from the Presence of God and still continue to abide in the Garden or Paradise of God, for the Garden of God must truly be filled with the Light and Presence of God. How would you not want the master of the house in his house but want to continue staying in his house without his presence there?

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*2* Then the angel Gabriel went down by God's order to the garden, and told the Cherub as God had commanded him.

*2* In accordance with God's orders, the angel Gabriel descended to the garden and relayed the message to the cherub as instructed.

Gabriel descended to the Garden, but did not jump fences into the Garden. The Garden was made in such a way that one had to walk into it or use the entrance Doors (Gates). Though descend to the Garden was used here, it's not as if the open roof of the garden was easily an entry way into the Garden's court. No one could jump fences into the Garden of God, but must use the entrance Door. Gabriel did as God taught him to do, and thus he spoke to the Cherub. And when you follow God's order as examplified, you will not just be bearing the order but the order will also be bearing and empowering you as you go and speak as well.

You already know messengers that come to tell people what God said to those people, and but here is a messenger that came to tell the Lord God said commanded or sent him. He's not just messenger that comes to tell you God sent him to you, but has become a messenger that comes to tell you God sent him beyond you or through you: For his message does not end with you, but just passes through you and goes on after leaving you to other points and acts before fulfilling it's mission/purpose.

(SPIRITUAL) MANNER OF APPROACH

The choice thing I should learn and teach from this verse is the "Truest Manner of Approach;" and that "Manner of Approach" also connects with "Manner of Advance." How you advance connects with how you approach.

I tried looking up humans' ideas and understanding of "Manner of Approach" and I got these things interalia:

When approaching someone, it's important to be friendly, polite, and considerate. Here are some tips for a good manner of approach: (1). Smile: (2). Use appropriate body language: Stand or sit up straight, maintain eye contact, and use open and relaxed body language to show that you are approachable and interested in the conversation. (3). Introduce yourself: Start by introducing yourself with a friendly greeting. (4). Be clear and concise: Get to the point quickly and express yourself clearly. Avoid rambling or going off on tangents. (5). Use polite and respectful language: Choose your words carefully and be mindful of your tone. Use polite phrases like "please" and "thank you" to show respect. (6). Listen actively: Pay attention to what the other person is saying and show genuine interest. Respond appropriately and ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation flowing. (7). Be mindful of personal space: Respect the other person's personal space and maintain an appropriate distance. Avoid invading their personal bubble. (. Show empathy and understanding: Be empathetic and understanding towards the other person's feelings and perspectives. Avoid being judgmental or dismissive. (9). Avoid interrupting: Give the other person a chance to speak and avoid interrupting them. Wait for them to finish before sharing your own thoughts or opinions. (10). Be patient and flexible: If the other person seems busy or not interested in engaging, be polite and understanding. Respect their boundaries and be flexible in adjusting your approach if needed. Remember, everyone is different, so adjust your approach based on the specific situation and individual you're interacting with.

Now all those are society's way of teaching you "Manner of Approach" which is centered on how the person you are approaching or interacting with is feeling or would feel, especially to avoid getting the person (people) feeling hurt, depressed, angry or uncomfortable. That's how men's philosophy thinks and teaches.

But do you think angels or spiritual beings observe these humans' definition for manner of approach? Hollywood movies and social media may project angels, elves or fairies, that have these human kind of mannerism. But the true Angels and Hosts of God have manners of approach that are different from those in human ways. Do you think fearful angels, thunders, etc, would approach you smiling or doing those things listed among humans' manner of approach? Behold, there are spiritual beings that are violent in their approach, and yet even their violence or forceful approach is better manner of approach than humans' idea of manner of approach.

Therefore I tell you a different "Manner of Approach" that's not based on the feelings and views (impressions) on/in the person(s) you are approaching or interacting with, but rather based on what God said or ordered you to do and say to whomever you approach.

You see angel Gabriel descended to the Garden following God's order, and still following God's instruction he told the Cherub the exact word God put in his mouth to say. That is the Truest Manner of Approach and also the Truest Manner of Advance: Going (advancing) to where God told you to go, in the way or manner God told you to go, and doing or saying what God said you should do and say in the manner God told you to do and say them.

Whereas those ten listed humans' definition of Manner of Approach are useful in social relationship and interaction, they are not spiritual "Manner of Approach:" You may have all those ten items listed above as manner of approach, and still not bear the fruit of the Spirit (Love, Faith, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Peace, Long-suffering etc). It's called the Fruit of the Spirit, meaning you must be walking in and by the Spirit to bear them. They are not just "Virtues" but "Fruit of the Spirit." Virtues of Character are good and praised in the Old Testament, but walking with God is to bear Fruit of the Spirit of God, not just bearing fruits (virtues) of your own good character or home-training.

You bear the Fruit of God's Spirit or God's Word by fully advancing or approaching people and things by every word of God or move of the Spirit of God. That's the greatest Manner of Approach: The Fruits of the Spirit of God, not the fruits (virtues) or evidence of good and well trained character/habits. It should rather reflect the Will of the Spirit of God as the fruit of the Spirit, than reflect manners of humans' comfortability, pleasantness, acceptability and humanity.

Thus, where Gabriel went and what Gabriel said were as it is in heaven, not according to the order of angels but, according to the order of God. There is the order of angels which defines protocols and hierarchies among them. But the order of God is supreme over all orders including those of cherubs, angels, stars, and all existing ordinances. Even though the order of angels was ordained by God as well, obeying God's last order is more required than obeying God's previous or preceding order. Obey God's last order first.

THE FIRST BOOK OF ADAM AND EVE

1 ADAM+EVE - CHAPTER 30

*1* AFTER these things, God commanded the angel Gabriel to go down to the garden, and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold, God has commanded me to come into the garden, and to take thence sweet smelling incense, and give it to Adam."

*1* Following these events, God issued a command to the angel Gabriel, instructing him to descend to the garden and convey a message to the cherub responsible for guarding it. The message stated, "Behold, God has commanded me to enter the garden and gather sweet smelling incense, which I will then give to Adam."

*2* Then the angel Gabriel went down by God's order to the garden, and told the cherub as God had commanded him.

*2* In accordance with God's orders, the angel Gabriel descended to the garden and relayed the message to the cherub as instructed.

*3* The cherub then said, "Well." And Gabriel went in and took the incense.

*3* The cherub responded with a simple acknowledgment, saying, "Very well." Subsequently, Gabriel entered the garden and obtained the incense.

*4* Then God commanded His angel Raphael to go down to the garden, and speak to the cherub about some myrrh, to give to Adam.

*4* God then commanded His angel Raphael to descend to the garden and speak to the cherub concerning the acquisition of myrrh, which was to be given to Adam.

*5* And the angel Raphael went down and told the cherub as God had commanded him, and the cherub said, "Well." Then Raphael went in and took the myrrh.

*5* Acting upon God's command, the angel Raphael descended and informed the cherub, who once again responded with the same affirmation. Raphael then proceeded to collect the myrrh.

*6* The golden rods were from the Indian sea, where there are precious stones. The incense was from the eastern border of the garden; and the myrrh from the western border, whence bitterness came upon Adam.

*6* The golden rods originated from the Indian sea, where precious stones could be found. The incense was obtained from the eastern border of the garden, while the myrrh came from the western border, symbolizing the bitterness that had befallen Adam.

*7* And the angels brought these three things to God, by the Tree of Life, in the garden.

*7* The angels carried these three items to the Tree of Life within the garden, presenting them to God.

*8* Then God said to the angels, "Dip them in the spring of water; then take them and sprinkle their water over Adam and Eve, that they be a little comforted in their sorrow, and give them to Adam and Eve.

*8* Following this, God instructed the angels to dip the items into a spring of water, then sprinkle the water over Adam and Eve, providing them with some solace amidst their sorrow. Finally, the items were to be given to Adam and Eve.

*9* And the angels did as God had commanded them, and they gave all those things to Adam and Eve on the top of the mountain upon which Satan had placed them, when he sought to make an end of them.

*9* The angels complied with God's command, delivering the items to Adam and Eve atop the mountain where Satan had previously placed them, seeking their destruction.

*10* And when Adam saw the golden rods, the incense and the myrrh, he was rejoiced and wept because he thought that the gold was a token of the kingdom whence he had come, that the incense was a token of the bright light which had been taken from him, and that the myrrh was a token of the sorrow in which he was.

*10* Observing the golden rods, incense, and myrrh, Adam experienced both joy and tears. He rejoiced, believing that the gold symbolized his former kingdom, the incense represented the stolen brightness of light, and the myrrh served as a reminder of his sorrows.

[Genesis 3:7]

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. [NKJV]

As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves. [GNT]

ONE ASPECT OF MANKIND OPENED TO CLOSE ANOTHER ASPECT OF MANKIND: (EYES OPENED, SOME COVERED)

At this stage mankind became like angels to some degree in knowing good and evil, which began with knowing shame of unclothedness: for the evidence of knowing of good and evil was first knowing the state and the shame of unclothedness. Moreover, they also became creative themselves in sowing leaves to form covering for their unclothedness, which they couldn't expose any longer in the Garden or Paradise where they abode. Their unclothedness had been opened when their eyes were unopened; but by the integration of that fruit of the knowledge of good and evil their eyes switched opened for their unclothedness to switch covered.

Nevertheless,

▪Eating of the forbidden fruit opened their eyes to see they were naked, but it did not open their eyes to see they were also dust. God would later open their eyes for them to realize they were dust just as they were naked; and they shall return to dust (die).

▪Eating of the forbidden fruit opened their eyes to see the leaves of the fig tree as emergency solution to their naked condition, but it did not open their eyes to see the tree of life as an emergency solution to their dying condition or mortality.

▪The forbidden tree gave them knowledge of good and evil, but did not give them knowledge of life and death. Eating the forbidden fruit opened their eyes to know the evil of their being naked and know the good of their sewing fig leaves together to cover themselves. But eating of the forbidden fruit did not open their eyes to know their coming death and to know that by eating of the tree of life they can live forever against the coming death.

Therefore it was a partial opening of their eyes, and not a perfect opening of their eyes, they had through eating of the forbidden tree. Infact, this opening of eyes they experienced here through the forbidden tree was a veiling of their eyes in disguised to better revelations through the distraction of a lesser civilization, exposition or discovery.

[Revelation 3:17‭-‬18 TLV] — For you say, ‘I am rich, I have made myself wealthy, and I need nothing.’ But you do not know that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked. I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white clothes so that you may dress yourself and so the shame of your unclothedness will not be revealed, and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

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[Genesis 3:6]

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. [NKJV]

The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it. [GNT]

THE WOMAN'S GREATEST SIN AGAINST GOD AND MANKIND

When the woman saw the woman saw these things she saw about the forbidden tree, what she was seeing were basically endorsing (supporting/confirming) the things the Serpent told her in his deception. There were some truths in what the Serpent had told her about the tree, but there were lies about what the Serpent told her about God and the Word of God. The lies is usually not in what Satan said about things, but about the impression he made you have about God and the realities of the Words of God. It's usually the Words of God that makes Satan the liar, because God can never be a liar in His own Words. If I say, the devil is a liar, I am not judging by things but by the revelation of God and His infallible Words.

In the Bible verse above, the woman's mind begun eating of the forbidden tree before the woman's mouth and the woman's man ate of the forbidden tree. Her mindset ate the three Lusts of the forbidden tree before her hand gave her mouth and her Man the fruits of the forbidden tree. The three Lusts of the tree were:

1▪Lust of the Flesh ~ The woman saw the tree was good for food or appetizing.

2▪Lust of the Eyes ~ The woman saw the tree was pleasant to the eyes or beautifully imparting pleasures to the eyes.

3▪Pride of Life ~ The woman saw the tree was desirable to make someone wise or to make one puffed up in knowledge, to increase self glory.

The woman had already begun eating of the tree by the feeding she received from the serpent without resisting 7Unfortunately, she was only judging the forbidden tree without judging the serpent's spirit, the serpent's motive or heart, as influence over her. Test all spirits against the Antichrist before you taste all fruits. When the Lord said, by their fruits you shall know them, He was not send you to taste or eat their fruits but to judge them by their fruits.

In as much as when the woman had received the fruit of the forbidden tree in her mind (head), receiving the fruit of the forbidden tree in her right hand was not any trouble any longer: And when her right hand received it, the hand extended it to her mouth and to her husband with her, so that her hand took the fruit to where the branches of the tree could not reach. Even so, when people would have received the Beast or his mark [666] in their mind (forehead), receiving the beast or his mark on their right hands would not prove difficult anymore from them. And when their hands receive it, their hands would spread it further to other people that still choose to remain sides with them, as the man chose to remain in the same side with the woman that had eaten the forbidden tree against the side of the Word of God.

[1 John 2:15‭-‬18 NKJV] — Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.

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[1 Adam+Eve 28:1] — BUT when the wily Satan saw them, that they were going to the garden, he gathered together his host, and came in appearance upon a cloud, intent on deceiving them.

However, when the cunning Satan noticed that they were headed towards the garden, he gathered his army and appeared on a cloud with the intention to deceive them.

Wherever Satan finds opportunity to deceive mankind, there is always what God had already said or told them but they either doubted or do not fully agree with what God said. In this case, God already told Adam there's no way for them to enter the Garden again until the covenant is fulfilled in the coming of the Lord God Himself as Second Adam. This opportunity Satan found is found in desperation of Adam that tried to replace the patience and faith of Adam on this matter: Such desperation without true faith and patience is open for Satan's deception or manipulation.

In moment of a man's desperation, there arises a chance for his deception or manipulation. The statement suggests that when someone is in a state of desperation or extreme need, they may resort to deception as a potential solution or way out. In moments of desperation, individuals might feel a heightened sense of urgency and might prioritize their own interests or survival above honesty or ethical considerations.

Desperation impairs judgment: Intense desperation can cloud one's rational thinking and ethical reasoning. It can lead individuals to abandon their moral values temporarily and embrace deceptive tactics as a means to an end.

However, it is important to note that not everyone will resort to deception in moments of desperation. Many people maintain their integrity and take alternative routes, seeking help, finding creative solutions, or relying on support networks. The likelihood of engaging in deception may also depend on an individual's personal values, moral compass, and level of desperation.

The devil and his host appeared in a cloud, which is a strategy for selling a dream or hope to desperate seekers. Next:


[1 Adam+Eve 28:2] — But when Adam and Eve saw him thus in a vision, they thought they were angels of God come to comfort them about their having left the garden, or to bring them back again into it.

Adam and Eve, mistaking them for angels sent by God, were hopeful that they had come to offer comfort or guide them back to the garden.

Their thinking too aligned with the deception of the devil. We blame the devil for deceiving us, but we also blame our thoughts for believing lies and false hopes/dreams, clouding our right judgment. They or we judge people or things by their appearance; and it's by judging people/things by their appearance that we took devils/demons as angels of God, just as Adam and Eve did here; believing they have come to take us into our garden or promised land faster or quicker than the time of patience required for it.


[1 Adam+Eve 28:3] — And Adam spread his hands unto God, beseeching Him to make him understand what they were.

Adam prayed to God, seeking understanding of their true identity.

This acts of inquiring from God in prayers has been preserving grace and wisdom of Adam. Learning to ask God, more than you ask Google, will sustain you better in the path of life, knowledge and discernment. Always ask God for directions, not just asking God for things; and ask God for knowledge/understanding.


[1 Adam+Eve 28:4] — Then Satan, the hater of all good, said unto Adam, "O Adam, I am an angel of the great God; and, behold the hosts that surround me.

Satan, the adversary of all that is righteous, addressed Adam, saying, "Oh Adam, I am a celestial being of the mighty God. Look around and see the multitude of heavenly beings accompanying me."

As soon as Adam prayed and asked God for understanding, Satan began talking to him and feeding him with false information, claiming he was from God. It was made to appear as if the devils were God's answer and solutions to Adam's prayers and quest. This is usually a critical moments to many, for they prayed to God and the devil who heard them praying suddenly takes advantage of that to appear or come to them with what they've been praying for as if they are sent by God or from God. Beware of false prophets that come to you in sheep clothing but inwardly are ravening wolves; and also beware of false answers or false solutions to your prayers and quests that come to you as sent from God but inwardly are not the will of God. Do not just judge by appearance but by their fruits and God's will.


[1 Adam+Eve 28:5] — "God has sent me and them to take thee and bring thee to the border of the garden northwards; to the shore of the clear sea, and bathe thee and Eve in it, and raise you to your former gladness, that ye return again to the garden."

"Adam, know that I and these heavenly beings have been sent by God to guide you both to the northern border of the garden. There, by the shores of a pristine sea, you and Eve shall be cleansed and restored to your former joy. Only then can you both return to the sanctuary of the garden once again."

Did you see Satan himself sounding or forming a "new religion" in the name of God and bringing people into paradise (the garden) like Satan formed Islam or Muslimism? This is exactly what the Muslims were made to believe, even the same things Satan was telling Adam and Eve in this verses above. It's religion or way to get into the Garden (Paradise) in the name of God, having a form of Ablution (Washing or Bathing) to cleanse the people and then bring them into that glorious joy and place of paradise via North.

This was Satan's Religion (Satan's Method) of bringing people into the Garden or Paradise of God, whom he claimed sent him as prophet or angel(s) that appeared to Adam and Eve: (Later the devil would appear as angel Gabriel to Muhammad of Islam, claiming he was from God, and introduce Islamic religion for Muslims).

I tell you the major difference between this Satan's Method (Islamic religion) of getting into paradise (the Garden) and God's true Method (Christianity):

*1* Satan's Religion or Method (E.g. Islam), promised to bring the followers (Adam and Eve) into the Garden (Paradise) through the northern order of washing their flesh or Ablution. It just does not agree with God's Method of God coming down and becoming Man or Adam to suffer for Adam and Mankind through death and resurrection before bringing Adam and people into it.

*2* God's Method (Christianity) is very clear, that Jesus Christ (God made Man) is the only Way, the Truth and the Life; besides Him there's no other way, and even when He prayed for Him not to drink the cup of suffering if there was another way, there was none but for Him to drink that cup of suffering and death. It's not by ablution or bathing in river/sea, but by the Blood (Death) of God as Man called the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.




[1 Adam+Eve 28:6] — These words sank into the heart of Adam and Eve.

Adam and Eve were deeply moved by these words.

The Islamic message of Satan actually entered Adam and Eve deeply, and they were deceived by Satan therewith.




[1 Adam+Eve 28:7] — Yet God withheld His Word from Adam, and did not make him understand at once, but waited to see his strength; whether he would be overcome as Eve was when in the garden, or whether he would prevail.

God, however, withheld his revelation, testing Adam's resolve to see if he would succumb to temptation as Eve had in the garden or remain steadfast.

God remained silent and watched Adam to see whether he too could be deceived by Satan as the woman (Eve) had already been deceived by Satan before in the Garden. Remember that Adam had prayed for God's guidance, but yet God withheld His Word, Revelation and Understanding, from Adam to know his spiritual strength and maturity. There was a time God brought animals to Adam to know what he will call them, and God was impressed with Adam. Now God wanted to know the spiritual maturity and level of Adam in the knowledge of God and His Word of Covenant.




[1 Adam+Eve 28:8] — Then Satan called to Adam and Eve, and said, "Behold, we go to the sea of water," and they began to go.

Afterwards, Satan summoned Adam and Eve, informing them, "Look, we shall venture towards the vast expanse of the water," prompting them to commence their journey.

Truly, Adam too was deceived, and not just Eve: I know Paul wrote in Timothy that Adam was not deceived but Eve been deceived was in the transgression. That was when they were in the Garden about to lose the garden. As a keeper of the Garden, Adam was not deceived; but as a seeker of the lost Garden, Adam too was deceived by his desperation and belief in Islamic religion of Satan. Adam and Eve were once deceived by Islam, being followers as led


[1 Adam+Eve 28:9] — And Adam and Eve followed them at some little distance.

Adam and Eve obediently trailed behind at a safe distance.

At this particular stage, Adam and Eve were Muslims, obediently and religiously following but they were doing so from a safe distance, not as fanatics nor zealots. They had their doubts, but they were following.


[1 Adam+Eve 28:10] — But when they came to the mountain to the north of the garden, a very high mountain, without any steps to the top of it, the Devil drew near to Adam and Eve, and made them go up to the top in reality, and not in a vision; wishing, as he did, to throw them down and kill them, and to wipe off their name from the earth; so that this earth should remain to him and his hosts alone.

As the group reached a towering mountain devoid of any reasonable path to its summit, Satan closed in on Adam and Eve. Here, the Devil shed his illusory guise and physically compelled them to ascend the treacherous peak. His true intention was to hurl them off the precipice, eradicating their existence from the earth and claiming it solely for himself and his maleficent cohorts.

As long as there seemed to be a way to keep following along the path of Islam, they kept following, until they met a dead end and there was no way or step through that religion. Then the so-called angels of Allah revealed their true identity as devils; and they introduce the use of force to make the followers Adam and Eve to commit suicide as the way for them to get into the paradise, perhaps virgins would be waiting for them in paradise.

When the postulators of the religion themselves seem to want the entire earth for themselves, but they are promising paradise and many virgins as wives to those they are deceiving into killing themselves and killing others in the name of fighting for Allah.

EZEKIEL 3:27

[NKJV] — "But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

[FBV] — However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lord God says. Those who want to listen will listen, and those who want to refuse will refuse, for they are a rebellious people.”

TRUE ORACLE OF GOD AS MAN


I like this: God will intermittently open the prophet's dumb mouth to only speak when and what God has spoken to him as the watchman, and immediately he's done delivering the message of God to them, he will immediately become dumb or mute. Whether the people agrees with his message or not, will not be his business and he will not be arguing, reproving, complaining, rebuking, correcting, gossipping, commenting on any political or religious matters, neither will he greeting or answering people's greetings. Any time people hear or see the man of God speaking they know God has spoken to him for them. That's the best example of a "Human Oracle of God:" Not commenting on any matter except when and what God has spoken.

There, "Thus says the Lord" will become "Thus says Ezekiel."

"The Lord said" = "Ezekiel said"

One wouldn't be able to separate what Ezekiel is saying from what God is saying; and everyone will know God is the one talking through Ezekiel because he's a dumb man who cannot say anything of his own unless what God is saying.

Not like many fake prophets and pastors that will say God told them something, but God has been "dumb-silence" in them while they are the ones speaking in the name of God has spoken.

[Matthew 10:19‭-‬20 NKJV] — But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

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EZEKIEL 3:26

[AKJV] — "And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be dumb, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house."

[ICB] — Also, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. Then you will be silent. And you will not be able to argue with the people, even though they turn against me.

GOD MUTE THE SPEAKER, TO SANCTION THE PEOPLE

In this Bible verse above, God declared He will make the tongue of Ezekiel (the prophet) to become stuck to the soffit of his hard palate by the upper jaw, thereby making him dumb or mute, inorder to prevent or restrict him from either correcting or speaking messages to the people, for the people are rebellious.

The Lord God, (His Name be hallowed and praised), have ways of sanctioning some people to restrict or keep them from receiving His own Gospel/Messages and at the same time of sanctioning God will still be sending His messengers/ministers to the same people to preach or deliver to them the gospel or messages.

This is a great Paradox: God willing for the gospel or messages to be preached to the people, and yet He prevents them from receiving the gospel or messages. Examples: *A* He made Ezekiel a watchman to the people, but yet would make Ezekiel dumb or mute so that he will not speak to correct them. *B* He made Moses a god to Pharaoh and Aaron his prophet, but yet He hardened pharaoh's heart that Pharaoh should receive no warning. Etc. God sent to them a preacher and yet prevented them from it.

God's method with Ezekiel in the Bible verse above is just one of the many different methods God Himself may use in preventing some people from receiving the gospel or messages He Himself has sent His ministers to preach or teach the same people. Five:

*1* Making the Prophet/Minister Dumb or Speechless: This is as in the Bible verse above. It's like making the dog that should have bark to be speechless and it will not be able to bark at the stranger or robbers when it is needed to bark as warning sign. [Isaiah 56:10]

[Exodus 4:11] — "And the LORD said to him (Moses), Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?"

*2* Making the people's heart gross, their ears deaf or dull and their eyes blind so that will not see.

[Romans 11:8] — "(According as it is written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; ) to this day."

*3* Speaking to them in parables, hidden mysteries/secrets:

[Matt 13:10-14] —"Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving."

*4* Making the Gospel or Messages sound or appear as foolishness or very unpopular to them, as it is written,

[1 Corinthians 1:21-23,25,27-29] — "For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, … For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast in His presence."

*5* Gave them over to reprobate mindsets, or send them strong delusion to believe lies and flatteries.

[2 Thessalonians 2:11-12] — "That's why God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe a lie. Then everyone who did not believe the truth, but was delighted with what God disapproves of, will be condemned."

Nevertheless, Ezekiel was not the only man of God in the Bible that was made dumb or mute for the gospel sake, for you may recall Zachariah the father of John the Baptist; for Zachariah was a priest that was made dumb, mute, by Gabriel the archangel for a season until the gospel by the archangel is fulfilled [Luke 1:20]. Even Daniel too suddenly became dumb by the vision of the angel he saw and heard speaking to him, but the angel had to touch Daniel's mouth to heal him and remove the dumbness [Daniel 10:15-16].

As for how these men became dumb, and could not speak but could eat and drink: The Spirit of God to Ezekiel that He will make his tongue stick or magnet the soffit of his mouth's hard palate. That will not prevent him from eating and drinking through the tongue, but will prevent him from speaking through it.

Can a man's tongue permanently stick to his hard palate by natural means? But Spirits can make even members of a flesh body to do things those members (parts) of the body couldn't do naturally. Hence, there's unclean spirit called "Dumb spirit" in "Mark 9:17, 25." Even hearing the words of certain Angels got men of God into becoming mute or dumb without the angel touching them: Daniel was only touched by the mouth after he was already dumb, and Zachariah the father of John the Baptist was not touched by the angel but just the angel saying the word that made the priest dumb.

However, all those men of God that were made dumb were later healed, and their tongues released and they once again spoke by the utterance of the Holy Spirit, including Ezekiel. Zechariah the priest was dumb until John his son of old age was born and named after hundreds of years it happened to Ezekiel the prophet, who began to speak again in the same day the "Escapee" came to him.

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