THE SPIRIT LETTERS

Message Eighteen - Book Five - SOMEWHERE BEYOND BELIEF

A FEW SURPRISING BIBLICAL DIVULGENCES, EXPLAINED IN APOSTLE PAUL’S REVELATIONAL DISCLOSURE TO THE CORINTHIANS AFTER HE HAD UNDERGONE SPIRITUAL REBIRTH ON THE DAMASCUS ROAD, THAT THE BIBLE MAY BE VIEWED IN TWO DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS: THE LITERAL ON ONE HAND, AND THE SPIRITUAL ON THE OTHER.

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of GOD; Who also has made us capable ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Cor. 3:5-6).

One of the most striking examples of this principle is found the Old Testament writing enumerating the two esteemed figures – Beloved Michael the Archangel and Beloved Archangel Gabriel – to each of whom are attributed an extremely high individual spiritual empowerment. But upon examining subsequent biblical New Testament writings we discover that the name Michael the Archangel was an appellation that during early times actually referred to the Son of GOD (Psalm 2:6-12), who subsequently became known on earth under the name, Jesus Christ of Nazareth., man’s Savior, and sole eternal heavenly high priest Intercessor to GOD.

The Holy Bible – considered in its spiritual sense – reveals that when Jesus Christ had fulfilled His excruciating blood sacrifice on the Cross on behalf of all souls at that time incarnated in the earth dimension or that in the future would manifest in flesh here, GOD gave Him power over heaven and the earth (Mt. 28:18). HE also increased the empowerment of Beloved Archangel Gabriel, who had demonstrated his faithfulness to the Son through the Old Testament period – as noted therein.

It was Beloved Gabriel who called from heavenly dimensions to Prophet Daniel, commanding him to “make Daniel understand” a particular vision he had seen (Dan. 8:16). This was not a small thing! It required the obviously powerful spirit of Archangel Gabriel to bring about a radical change in Daniel that would enable him to understand that which he had been unable to comprehend at all! Add to this, that Gabriel also subsequently appeared to Daniel, made contact with him and spoke with him, informing him that he been sent to give him skill and understanding (Dan. 9:21-22). It was thus clear that God had granted Beloved Gabriel a more than considerable spiritual empowerment.

Such appearances a a messenger of GOD became the pattern that was to be followed by the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth and Other Comforter. Jesus told His followers who kept His Commandments that He would ask GOD the Father to send in this powerful messenger in His name (Jn. 14:15, 26; Jn. 15:26; Jn. 16:9,12-15). It came to pass as had been prophesied. Luke 1:19 recounts that Gabriel appeared to Priest Zacarias to “answer his prayer,” and advise him that his wife Elizabeth was to bear a son, whose name was to be John, who was to be “filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother’s womb” (Lk. 1:11-25). Then Gabriel appeared again, “having been sent from GOD into Nazareth, a city in Galilee,” where, he advised Mary, she had found favor with GOD, and that she was to conceive and bring forth a son called Jesus, to whom GOD “shall give the throne of His father, David; and that He was to rule over the house of Jacob forever, and have an unending kingdom (Lk. 1:26-33), Gabriel explained to Mary that her cousin Elizabeth had also conceived a son in her old age, although she had at that time been barren: because with GOD nothing is impossible! (Lk. 1:36-37).

When the Old Testament days gave way to Jesus Christ and His New Covenant of Peace, Love, Light and Truth, the Son of GOD’s, the appearances of the prophets ceased, because by the power of the Christ Spirit and the Holy Ghost, every man became his own prophet. There was no longer any need for seers or soothsayers: those who believe in Jesus Christ inherit their own eternal Prophet, along with eternal life. As Beloved John wrote:

“Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in GOD, believe also in me. In my Father’s House are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the Way you know” (Jn. 14:1-4).

Series Continued in Message 19