explain it

WE'VE got to explain sexual morality 

in terms of lineage

Creationists and evolutionists should find a 'happy meeting place'.

The 6 days of creation in the Bible can be interpreted as 6 time periods or stages,

and the 'dust' that man was created of can be understood 

as all the basic elements of the universe. 

The Bible can be honored as truth even more when seen as corresponding to scientific facts.  Certainly, the person who originally told the story of creation had no modern scientific terminology, and, if he did, the people who listened could not have understood it or passed it on.

Even if the whole truth is given by our Creator, humans can't always receive it.

Jesus spoke in parables, with the advice, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Mark 4:9)

Even his closest followers could not understand him and asked him to explain.

Although Jesus spoke the truth, not everyone could comprehend what he was talking about;

"So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables, 

I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." (Matthew 13:35 )

'For every action there is a re-action'

The law of physics, 'for every action there is a re-action,' is also a spiritual law

The problems of humankind happened because of certain actions

The solutions to these problems must come about as re-actions

Humankind started in the wrong direction - toward selfishness, arrogance, conflict and oppression

Misguided heart, misdirected love and misused sexuality are the mistakes

With the correct heart, love and sexuality, humanity can go the way of altruism, harmony and peace

It would seem that a simple change of heart is needed

However, the interactions between human spiritual and physical life are complex

Every action that has been done must be re-done in an opposite way

That is, history must repeat itself, with the same pattern of events happening again and again

A person must stand in the same shoes, in a similar situation, as the one who made the mistake

When history is re-enacted with the opposite heart or motivation, 

Then the original event is resolved and no longer needs to be repeated 

That is, someone must do right while in the same role as the one who did wrong

Then, what has been done can be undone

Think about this example:

If you drive down the road and make a wrong turn, you can turn around and go back

But, going back to the place you started from doesn't get you to your destination

You need to drive down the same road until you pass the place where you made a wrong turn

Then you need to go the rest of the way correctly

Nobody knows what people will do in certain situations - not even themselves

They have to face those situations and choose their actions along the way

Forgiveness or redemption is like going back to the place where you started

Choosing to live righteously in every situation is like staying on the right road  

Many people wonder, "If our Creator is a Being of love, why has He allowed human suffering?"

The answer is, our Creator didn't cause the problem; 

He didn't make the mistake - humans did

By the laws of the universe, humans have to take the actions necessary to undo their own mistakes

Human suffering happened because of human actions; 

Therefore, it must be undone by human re-actions

Our Creator gives us the vehicle, the road, and the map - and even puts gas in the engine

Then He sends us help when we get lost or break down

But, we still have the responsibility to put our foot on the pedal and steer in the right direction

The reason it works that way is because of the laws of the universe that our Creator made

Each generation of life is given potential from its ancestry

But, each generation develops in relation to its cultural environment - as in 'adaptation'

Fruit develops according to the qualities of the tree, including influences from its physical environment and genetics

Likewise, the soul, or spiritual self, develops according to the qualities of the mind and body, including influences from lineage and culture 

Thought, heart and actions during physical life can either grow or damage spiritual life

Looking at Biblical history from the viewpoint, 'For every action there must be a re-action'

There is a pattern that repeats, revealing problems with the lineage and culture of humankind

Where did humanity make a wrong turn?

Symbolically, in the Bible, the potential of human spiritual life is represented by the 'Tree of Life'

When humankind took a wrong turn, the 'Tree of Life' was blocked (Genesis 3:22-24)

When people 'overcome' their mistakes and go the right way, the 'Tree of Life' is given (Revelation 22:14)

Humans have not reached their spiritual potential, or spiritual maturity, so they haven't received the Tree of Life

And, their way to do that has been blocked - like a roadblock that requires a detour

But, eventually, they'll get back on the right road and reach their potential

That is, every man and woman should become our Creator's 'image', as His son or daughter

To be His image, the lineage and culture of humankind should reflect qualities of our Creator's heart, ethics and virtues

Biblical history is filled with countless examples of people failing to follow our Creator's Word

And, even though it has been 2000 years since Jesus' message of life and love, human society is still full of corruption and suffering

Why is it so difficult for people to change?

Our Creator designed us to use our own thoughts and desires to create and develop - He gave us 'free will' 

As an established law of the universe, He cannot take away that right, even though we have misused it

Changing even one eternal law because of human actions would undermine the entire basis of existence  

Thus, human mistakes must be undone by humans; our Creator cannot directly intervene

However, He originally designed human spiritual development to be in response to His Word and Heart; 

Therefore, throughout human history, our Creator has chosen people to prophesy, teach and lead by example

And, He guides people through situations and relationships to undo mistakes of the past

To understand the 're-action' we must first understand the 'action':

The origin of the corrupted lineage can be understood through Genesis 3:

There were two trees in the garden of Eden  

Trees are used as symbols of lineage in the Bible

(Genesis 2:9, 3:22-24; 2 Kings 19:30; Proverbs 3:18, 11:30, 13:12, 15:4; Ezekiel 31; Isaiah 27:6; Daniel 4:20-22; Luke 3:9; 

Revelation 2:7, 22:2, 22:14)

There were two humans, male and female, Adam and Eve

Male and female are a duality, like Yin and Yang, positive and negative, or subject and object

Spiritual and physical, soul and body, is also a duality

Both spiritual and physical qualities are passed from parents to children, so humans have two lineages

As the leader of the family, the man is a symbol of the spiritual lineage

As the one who conceives and gives birth to the children, the woman is a symbol of the physical lineage

Adam was blocked from the 'Tree of Life' because it would give him the potential to be like our Creator

Therefore, the Tree of Life represents man and the spiritual lineage

Eve was tempted to eat the fruit of the 'Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil'

Fruit is the reproductive part of a tree, so the 'Tree of Knowledge' represents woman and the physical lineage

'Good and Evil' represent the potential of the mind and heart to be altruistic or selfish - to love or hate

In Genesis 3, our Creator told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the 'Tree of Knowledge', or they would die

After eating the fruit, Adam and Eve felt ashamed and covered their lower parts

If a child gets caught eating something he shouldn't be, he usually covers his mouth

So, Adam and Eve must have had a sexual relationship that they knew was wrong

Also, Eve was called Adam's wife and had children after our Creator rejected them

Adam said that Eve gave him the fruit, and Eve said she got it from the angel (A.K.A.: the serpent, Satan; Revelation 12:9; 20:2; Isaiah 14:12) 

So, first there was a problem between the woman and the angel

Then, there was a problem between the man and the woman

Since they felt shame about being naked, and our Creator asked them, "Who told you that you were naked?", a sexual mistake is obvious

If our Creator had approved their marriage and blessed their sexual union, they would not have been ashamed

They did something they had been told not to do, and realized it was wrong

So, why would our Creator make a man and woman who should become like one body, but tell them not to have sex?

It is because of the eternal love and lineage our Creator was trying to establish

For human spirituality to develop, humans need to practice unchanging, altruistic love in their lives

And, lineage is established through a sexual relationship

For it to be our Creator's lineage it must be in accordance with His heart

Therefore, Adam and Eve were in an immature stage of development when they made mistakes

Their spiritual development was incomplete because they had not yet received the Tree of Life

Since all living things go through stages of growth and development, Adam and Eve must have been developing

It was during this growth period that a commandment was necessary

The warning was about spiritual death

It was not as a heartless, 'eat it and you die' test

It was given as parental guidance

If a parent is viewing the Grand Canyon with a child, the parent might say, "Don't go near the edge of the cliff, or you might fall and die!" 

In saying that, a parent would have no intention of risking the child's life to see if the child would be obedient

A parent's only concern is to protect the child's life

Therefore, the commandment not to 'eat the fruit' was not a test of obedience

And, it was not from the expectation that a body of flesh would be flawed

It was only our Heavenly Parent's concern to protect his first children as they began growing their souls through their own actions

Creation and evolution can tell the same story . . . 

Biblical numbers do not coincide with scientific views of human development

The first humans may have lived millions of years ago, but the actual time is not important

Prophecy reveals the development of heart and spirit, which happened through family relationships in lineages

So, numbers can be seen as symbols of spiritual growth, family relationships, and generations of descent

Therefore, the focus of study need not be on proving 'faith or facts'

Instead, attention should be given to the motivations of significant people in Biblical history

Understanding how the situations in history represent 'actions and re-actions' is the key 

'For every action there is a re-action,' is the apparent precept in this comparison of Adam and Jesus: 

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." (Romans 5:19)

In the beginning, before time and space existed . . . 

Our Creator set all things into motion through the spiritual and physical laws that were the expression of his mind and heart

The universe, earth and living things developed and evolved accordingly

Scientifically proven principles, such as adaptation to the environment, work the way they do because our Creator designed them to

However, many things cannot be proven through a scientific method, such as realities of the spiritual realm

And, just because science hasn't proven it does not mean it doesn't exist

Therefore, we need a theory from which to discuss possibilities

A theory of physical and spiritual dualities:

Our Creator designed three types of life forms: physical (temporal), spiritual (eternal) and a duality of both (physical and spiritual)

Plant and animal life is physical; in the spiritual realm, there are angels and other spiritual life forms similar to plants and animals

Angels are intelligent beings with the same form of spiritual body that humans have

Human life is both physical and spiritual, with both a spiritual mind and body as well as a physical mind and body

Humans are the only life forms that exist in both the temporal and eternal realms

Humans were designed to become the outer form (visible image) of our Creator by developing the same heart and love 

Human spiritual development was designed to be completed in the physical (temporal) realm before physical death

That is, the human physical body and life relationships were designed as the way for the heart, love and character to grow to maturity

As the outer form (visible image) of our Creator, humans were designed as the highest form of all living things

Humans were meant to have a position of parent or master over all other life forms

As life forms with only spiritual existence, angels were designed to be in a lower position than humans, like a helper or servant relationship

"For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father?' 

Or again, 'I will be his Father, and he will be my Son'? 

And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him'. . . . 

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:5-6,14)

"I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. 

And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 

But he said to me, 'Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!" (Revelation 22:9-10) 

Physical and spiritual dualities are integrated with masculine and feminine dualities:

Our Creator designed all life with dualities of masculine and feminine forms and characters that are the expression of His own dualities

Humans were designed to have both a physical lineage (genetic inheritance) and a spiritual lineage (the inheritance of character, heart and fate)

Both lineages are established and bequeathed through sex and conception

As life forms with a duality of spiritual and physical, humans connect both physically and spiritually during sexual relations

Just as physical egg and sperm connect, elements of character, heart and fate also connect

Our Creator began developing the physical form of human life first, 

And after it evolved sufficiently, He began developing the spiritual form of human life 

That is, even though they looked similar, early hominids (prehistoric people) were not the first humans because they didn't have souls

There was one man and one woman, that all humans descended from, who were the first beings to have both physical and spiritual selves

However, a problem with human spiritual lineage started from the beginning, involving the first man and woman

There was also a problem of human physical lineage that affected spiritual development

Both lineages are established through a sexual relationship

But, the first humans had sex prematurely, before their spirits were fully developed

If sexual problems had only been among the first humans, it might not have been so devastating

However, there were sexual relations between humans and angels, and between humans and homonids (pre-historic humans without souls)

"The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend [strive] with man forever, for he is mortal [flesh]; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

"The Nephilim [giants] were on the earth in those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown." (Genesis 6:2-4; NIV and KJV vary)

"The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, . . . 

All the men from every part of the city of Sodom - both young and old - surrounded the house. 

They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." (Genesis 19:1-5)

"The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. 

He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him." (Revelation 12:9)

From our Creator's view, both angels and hominids were different life forms than humans, so sex among them was repulsive

That is, it was just as immoral as humans having sex with animals; it was 'inhuman'

"Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death." (Exodus 22:19)

Moreover, it destroyed the spiritual potential of humanity because the first humans could not inherit or bequeath our Creator's lineage

It interfered with the growth of human character and heart, and it caused a spiritual fate of suffering and conflict

"Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, 'The two will become one flesh.' 

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. 

All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body." (1 Corinthians 6:16-19)

Our Creator designed love as the most powerful force in the universe, but when love is turned in a selfish direction, it becomes hatred 

If the first man and woman had matured their love for one another, an unbreakable bond of love would have been created 

Then, humanity would have developed a culture of monogamy (exclusive sex within marriages of one man and one woman)

However, sexual problems began while the first man and woman were immature 

Initially, there was a sexual relationship between the first human woman and an angel, which interrupted human spiritual development

Then later, human descendants had sexual relations with hominids, 

This further retarded spiritual development, damaged their physical lineage, and corrupted their cultural development

The motivation of the angel in causing the failure of human spiritual development was to take a position of dominance; 

That is, it was an act of competition and envy, comparable to a male animal fighting over control of the females and the social group

Hominids, who had been developing only in the physical realm, were not in direct competition with the angels; 

However, when the first human man and woman began developing spiritually, they became part of the angels' realm 

And the angels were aware that humans would eventually have dominion over them

A force of evil, or evil spirits, did not exist from the beginning; however, evil developed as a result of natural impulses that were misdirected

When humans failed to complete their spiritual development, their souls did not become what our Creator had planned them to be like;

That is, humans with immature or corrupted character and heart were like deformed or disabled souls 

They continued trying to do the same actions they did in their physical lives, and if they lived a life of evil, they did evil in the afterlife as well. 

Thus, a person who had a physical life of evil would become an evil spirit; 

In that way, a force of evil developed as the number of corrupted human spirits multiplied

Evil was an unnatural and unintended result of the mistakes of the first human ancestors

Actions and re-actions in Biblical history

A spiritual lineage that is passed on through a physical lineage (a bloodline) can be called a 'blood lineage'

If Mary was from the fallen lineage of Adam and Eve, how was Jesus born without inheriting the sins from Mary's blood lineage?

Assuming Mary was a virgin and got pregnant by a miracle, there would have been no physical father, no sexual relationship and no sperm 

Although, even if a woman is a virgin, sperm can still enter her body (as in artificial insemination)

But, only removing the physical father would not purify the lineage of the mother, since the original sin started with a woman - Eve

Even if a woman is a virgin, and has no sins of her own, she still carries the sins of her ancestry and humanity

And, in Mary's lineage, there were relationships which were sinful (Matthew 1:3-5)

For example, Judah had sex with his daughter-in-law, Tamar, when she disguised herself as a prostitute (Genesis 38:13-18) 

"If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. 

What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads." (Leviticus 20:12) 

Rahab was a former prostitute from another nation and the grandmother of Boaz (Joshua 6:25; Nehemiah 13:25-27)

Ruth was a widow from another nation who offered herself sexually to Boaz, and became David's great-grandmother (Ruth 3:7-9)

(Ruth was a Moabite, from the cursed lineage of Lot and his incestuous daughters)

David committed adultery with another man's wife, Bathsheba, then sent her husband to die in a war (2 Samuel 11:2-5)

And, Mary got pregnant before she was married (Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:26) 

Although the actions of these women in Jesus' blood lineage seem to be sinful, Jesus was born sinless

It seems like a contradiction, but it's really a clue to how 'actions and re-actions' work

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary all had something in common:  they risked their lives altruistically

Eve, the first woman, risked her life to disobey her Heavenly Father's commandment and follow the angel's advice

Then she deceived her future husband and began a corrupted lineage, betraying her family and humanity

Eve's 'actions' happened because of self-centered love

The 're-actions' happened because of altruistic love:

Tamar risked her life and deceived her father-in-law to carry the chosen lineage (women pregnant outside of marriage were stoned to death)

Rahab risked her life to protect men of the chosen nation (she could have been killed for betraying her own nation)

Ruth abandoned her own family and nation, and she risked herself to obey her mother-in-law and and join the chosen nation

Bathsheba risked her life and betrayed her husband to obey King David and bear his son 

Mary risked her life to obey the angel's message from her Heavenly Father and bear Jesus 

This is the pattern: an action is repeated in a similar way, but the heart behind it is the opposite of the original action

Therefore, the 'actions' that damaged the lineage were undone by 're-actions' that reversed the damage

That took things back to the starting place, so the lineage could begin again without the original sin

Then Jesus could be born as a new Adam

'Actions and re-actions' are also apparent when the positions of elder and younger are switched

To the angel (serpent), our Creator said, ". . . I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; 

He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:15)

The angel did not have children ('offspring'), but his corrupted spiritual lineage was passed on through Eve's children

That was possible because lineage begins with a sexual relationship 

First, Eve had a spiritual sexual relationship with the angel

Second, she had a sexual relationship with Adam that was both spiritual and physical

All of Eve's children inherited the corrupted spiritual lineage from the angel

However, her first son represented her first sexual relationship, which was unnatural (human with angel)

And, her second son represented her second sexual relationship, which was natural (human with human)

Symbolically, in the verse above, the head of the elder son is under the foot of the younger son, and they are enemies

Eve's second son, Abel, made an offering that was accepted by his Heavenly Father

But, Eve's first son, Cain, was angry because his offering was rejected

Then, Cain killed Abel in disobedience of the warning his Heavenly Father had given him:

". . . Sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." (Genesis 4:1-10)

If Cain had been altruistic, and had not killed Abel, then it would have been a 're-action' to undo the 'action' of the angel

However, Cain's action added to the complexity of problem, and the repercussions from it can be seen throughout history

As a son in the first family of our Creator's children, how could Cain have such a heart as to murder his own brother?

Cain truly inherited the heart of the angel, rather than the heart of our Creator

The same problem of heart continued to repeat in relationships of elder and younger as 're-actions' to the heart of the angel

The angel was the elder created being, and Adam was the younger created being

The elder was created as a servant of the younger, but the elder became jealous and self-centered

So, the elder took the highest position by becoming the origin of the spiritual lineage

In effect, the elder (angel) spiritually murdered the younger (Adam) - blocking the 'Tree of Life', his Heavenly Father's lineage

When Cain (elder) murdered Abel (younger), it was like the spiritual action became a physical action

The conflict of elder and younger continues to repeat throughout Biblical history

Eve's third son, Seth, replaced Abel (Genesis 4:25), and from his lineage, Noah was born

The descendants of Noah's second son, Ham, were cursed with slavery (Genesis 9:25)

In this case, the younger son sinned and the elder son was blessed, so perhaps their positions had been switched

There is nothing that explains exactly what Ham's sin was, but the word 'nakedness' indicates a problem of sexual immorality

A comparison of the following verses supports that idea:

"No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations . . ." (Leviticus 18:6, NIV)

"None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness . . ." (Leviticus 18:6, KJV)

"Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside." (Genesis 9:22)

Also, descendants of Ham were condemned for their immorality, such as the homosexuality of Sodom (Genesis 18:23-33, 19:15, Jude 1:7)

That suggests homosexuality started with Ham, and there may have been two possible reasons:

Our Creator intended for a husband and wife to be complimentary partners, with the husband initiating and the wife receiving

In a male homosexual relationship, a man takes a receiving position, like a woman

Eve reversed the order of relationships by tempting Adam, putting him in a receiving position

Also, the will of the angel was to dominate Adam, claiming the position of the 'alpha male', and also putting Adam in a receiving position

And, the angel was a created being (younger) in relation to our Creator (elder), but was not the Father's heir 

So, the situation may have symbolized the relationship between Ham as the angel and Noah as our Creator - a male dominating another male

The angel introduced sexual immorality into the first family and lineage that should have been our Creator's

Likewise, Ham introduced sexual immorality into the second family and lineage that should have been our Creator's

So, first, there may have been a spiritual basis for homosexuality that came from the original sins of Adam, Eve and the angel

But, secondly, there may have been other problems of sexual immorality between the time of Adam and Noah

Genesis 6:3 (quoted earlier) seems to indicate the spirituality of humans was declining

If the spiritual-self, or soul, had developed only in humans but not in hominids, then intermarriage could have been destroying it

There is archaeological evidence that the lineage of modern humans was mixed with an earlier hominid species

The result may have been that humans became more 'animalistic' and less inclined to virtues of their consciences

Perhaps that was what made it necessary to eliminate all other lineages and start over with Noah's family (Genesis 7:7)

To understand the patterns of 'actions and reactions' in the tangle of Biblical lineages, it's necessary to define the original wrong actions:

First, there was the wrong action of the angel, who took power over Eve by tempting her sexually

(Although angels were created first, humans were recognized as the first children of our Creator)

Second, there was the wrong action of Eve, who took power over Adam by tempting him sexually

(Although males and females have equal value, a husband is the central position of a family - 'first', and a wife is in an objective position - 'second')

Third, there was the wrong action of Cain, who took power over Abel by murdering him

(Although Cain was the firstborn, Abel was recognized as first, when his offering was accepted and Cain's was rejected)

Fourth, there was the wrong action of Ham, who took power over Noah by mocking him (or possibly sodomizing him)

(Ham was the second son, but, unlike Abel, he didn't make an offering and disrespected his father, so he wasn't recognized as first)

The patterns of 're-actions' repeat in complementary relationships:

The servant and the master's child, elder and younger, man and woman (betrothed/married), and parents and children

It is a 're-action' when someone in a subordinate position switches positions with someone in a leading position

Angels were created to be subordinate position to humans; wives are meant to be subordinate to husbands;

Younger siblings are meant to be subordinate to the eldest child; children are meant to be subordinate to their parents

Overall, humanity is subordinate to our Creator

There is a natural order of relationships in the family that comes about through respect, love, and humility 

Without a central point, or someone in a leading position, there is no axis around which to harmonize

The structure of relationships in the family is essential for human spiritual and emotional growth

A similar structure is necessary in societies; without it, relationships deteriorate into conflicts and chaos

If the theory, 'for every action there is a re-action' applies to human relationships and lineages, then the 're-actions' should follow a pattern:

Someone in a subordinate position switches positions with someone in a leading position, but does it with an altruistic heart

The heart or motive during the 're-action' should be opposite of the original 'action', to atone for it 

Once the original actions are undone, the relationships should progress in the correct order

Unfortunately, although some 're-actions' in Biblical history were successful, many went awry from self-centered motives or emotions

So, lineages and relationships of people in the Bible may be complex and difficult to unravel

But, the important thing is to establish an understanding about how sexual morality or immorality, selfishness or altruism, affect lineages

This is another view of the original wrong actions, in terms of lineage

First action: The servant claimed the lineage of the master's children and rights to his kingdom (angel's sin through Eve) 

Second action: The servant's concubine had children with the master's son (Eve, after sinning with the angel, had children with Adam)

Third action: The servant's son became heir instead of the master's grandson (Cain, from the angel's lineage, murdered Adam's heir, Abel)

Fourth action: The non-heir son violated his father's lineage (Ham re-introduced sin into Noah's family, like the angel's action against our Creator)

Overall, the wrong actions represent the created realm wrestling for power over our Creator

The angel claimed rights as the origin of human spiritual lineage, and thus, obtained rights over everything our Creator gave to humanity

It's as if the universe was turned upside down - the master's estate was taken over by the servants, like Jesus' parable in Mark 12:1-11 

Humanity was supposed to be the 'image' (visible counterpart) of our Creator (invisible counterpart), relating in harmony and oneness

In many ways, the universe was created with complimentary partners 

North and south ends of a magnet attract each other and form a bond; likewise, a circuit of plus and minus creates electricity

But, humans took a position opposing our Creator - like the same ends of magnets or two positive charges repulse one another 

This manifested in the conflict of each individual's mind and body (spiritual-self and physical-self)

Instinctual needs and selfish desires wrestle for power over the conscience, which seeks altruistic love

"For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. 

They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want." (Galatians 5:17)

Next, it spread to all human relationships

The most powerful force in the universe, love, took an opposite direction, fueling jealousy, hatred and greed through self-centered emotions  

The result has been immense human suffering

To undo the mistakes of human history, our Creator always worked through a lineage

There is a clue in Genesis 4:15-24: four generations after Cain, Lamech murdered a young man who had attacked him

After Cain was cursed, he feared for his life, so his Heavenly Father said that Cain would be avenged 7 times if anyone killed him

Lamech recalled that, and claimed he would be avenged 77 times 

First, it coincides with patterns of 7 generations between important people in Biblical history and 77 generations from Adam to Jesus

And second, it symbolizes that when wrong 'actions' are repeated, the 're-actions' to undo them must be multiplied

In Leviticus 26:24, there is a warning about being punished seven times for sins

There is also a 'Lamech' named in Seth's lineage, who lived to be 777 years old (either the same person or the same name)

Although genealogical information is inconsistent and sometimes unknown, it is apparent there are numerical patterns in Biblical history

And, evidence of patterns supports the theory, 'for every action there is a re-action' 

Noah had three sons and the eldest was Shem; in Shem's lineage, Terah had three sons, and the eldest was Abraham (AKA Abram) 

Abraham's first offering was rejected and his descendants were cursed with slavery, echoing the problems of Cain and Ham (Genesis 15:13)

However, Abraham was willing to offer his only 'begotten' son, Issac, as a second sacrifice

Issac was apparently altruistic enough to comply

At the last minute, Issac's life was spared when our Creator recognized Abraham's sincerity 

Later, Issac and his wife Rebecca had twin sons, Jacob and Esau

Esau was born first, but Jacob gained the rights of the firstborn through deception, switching positions of elder and younger

Initially, Esau wanted to kill him; but later, Jacob risked his life to obtain Esau's forgiveness  

The culture, religion, and nation of Israel developed from the children of Jacob (AKA Israel; Genesis 49:10) 

His third son, Levi, began a lineage of priests which included Aaron and Moses (elder and younger brothers) (Numbers 26:58-59)

His fourth son, Judah, began a lineage of kings that held the promise of the messiah (Genesis 49:10)

From Judah, in the fourth generation after Abraham, the twin sons Perez and Zerah were born

These were the sons of Tamar, and they switched positions in the womb before birth

One baby's hand came out first and the midwife tied a string around it's wrist; that son, Zerah, was born second

Eight generations after Perez, Jesse was born, and Jesse's eighth son became King David (Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Samuel 16:10-11)

From David's eighth wife, Bathsheba, came the lineage that led to Jesus (Matthew 1:1) 

There are many symbolic verses using trees or vines to show the connection between Judah, Jesse, David and the messianic lineage 

For example, Isaiah 11:10: "In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; 

The nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious."

The descendants of the third and fourth sons of Bathsheba (Nathan and Solomon) merged through an adopted son, Shealtiel

Through that lineage, elder and younger switched positions twice, as the son of Shealtiel became the only remaining heir

The descendants of the third and fourth sons of Jacob's wife Leah (Levi and Judah) also merged in the ancestry of Jesus 

In addition, Ham's descendants were Egyptians, and some genealogists suggest Jesus' maternal grandmother was Egyptian; 

The prophecy ". . . Out of Egypt I called my son . . ." refers to Jesus (Matthew 2:13-15), so lineages all the way back to Noah may have merged

And, between Adam and Noah, the same pattern could have happened, because there are several names duplicated in two separate lineages

Sorting out multiple 'actions and re-actions' affecting various lineages over thousands of years is next to impossible

Personal relationships - such as sex partners, marriages, births and deaths were often unrecorded or unknown 

However, there is a clue to look for:

When two lineages were divided, but then they come together in oneness, it means the 'actions and re-actions' pattern was completed

Our Creator and humanity would have come together as one if the original sins were not committed

Wrong actions caused positions of complementary partners to be in opposition

Re-actions give the chance for opposing partners to re-enact the same situation with a different heart

When re-actions are successful, opposing partners come into harmony as complementary partners 

That brings them back to the starting point, where they can begin developing the way our Creator intended them to

'Re-actions' happen because of 'actions' that affected human lineages, and lineages begin with sexual relationships

So, for 're-actions' to completely undo the 'actions', they must affect the very beginnings of human life, including pregnancy, conception, and sex

So, another clue to look for is the birth of twins

Jacob and Esau were twins that struggled in Rebecca's womb

Perez and Zerah were twins that switched positions in Tamar's womb

There were the twins Tobit and Onaid in the descendants of David

Jesus had twin uncles, Ptolas and Clopas, who were younger brothers of his adoptive father, Joseph

(The disciple, Thomas, whose name meant 'twin', may have been Ptolas)

Even before Noah, there were brothers with nearly identical names that might have been twins

The next clue to look for is conception in a barren womb

There are several examples of women giving birth after they were either barren (not fertile) or too old:

Abraham's wife Sarah, Jacob's wives Leah and Rachael, the mother of Samuel, and Zacharias' wife Elizabeth

Also, conception by a virgin could also be considered 'conception in a barren womb'

Like the pattern of elder and younger, there is a pattern of 2 wives, or a legal wife and a slave wife (concubine), or an illegitimate relationship

Also the pattern of husband and wife taking the roles of brother and sister, or being closely related

And there is a pattern of a male relative marrying a widow so the children born can carry on the deceased man's lineage (a 'Levite marriage')

And there is the situation of a daughter carrying on the lineage when there is no son

Here are some examples of 're-actions': the situations and roles repeat but the heart or action is reversed

Genesis 12:

Abraham, who was in a subordinate position, switched roles (as the husband of Sarah) with the Pharaoh, who was in a leading position 

It is like re-actions of the situation of Adam, Eve and the angel

Abraham (AKA Abram) obeyed our Creator to leave his family and homeland and go to a land promised to him by Heavenly Father

(Opposite heart: Adam didn't obey and was sent away from the land promised to him)

Abraham was afraid he would be killed if someone wanted to take his wife

(Same situation: The commandment to Adam and Eve was a warning about death)

Abraham asked his wife, Sarah (AKA Sarai) to say she was his sister; she obeyed him 

(Same situation: Adam and Eve were brother and sister before they had sex; opposite heart: Eve didn't follow Adam)

The Egyptian Pharaoh took Sarah as a wife

(Same situation: The angel tempted Eve into a sexual relationship)

The Pharaoh and his household were struck with diseases

(Same situation: The angel was judged and cursed)

The Pharaoh realized Sarah was Abraham's wife and returned her to him

(Opposite heart: The angel didn't repent for his mistake; same situation: Eve went back to Adam and they became husband and wife)

The Pharaoh had given possessions (cattle, sheep, etc.) to Abraham and he let Abraham keep them

(Opposite heart: The angel took away Adam's rights as the lord over creation)

The same events are repeated in Genesis 20 with King Abimelech 

However, the curse is clearly upon Abimelech's lineage because it closed the wombs of the women in his household

Also, it is noted that Sarah did not have sex with Abimelech while she was in his household (the opposite of Eve and the angel)

Similar events are repeated in Genesis 26 with Abraham's son Issac and Issac's wife Rebecca

Genesis 16:

Abraham was in a similar situation as Cain when his offering was rejected and his descendants were cursed

(Opposite heart: Abraham did not become angry like Cain had)

Genesis 16:

Abraham and Sarah were in a similar situation as Adam and Eve

Eve's words to Adam tempted him to have an improper, immature sex relationship 

Sarah told Abraham to take her slave as a concubine

(In Cain's lineage, Lamech also had 2 wives)

Eve's sex relationship with two males caused a conflict between two lineages

Abraham's sex relationship with two females caused a conflict between two lineages 

Sarah's slave, Hagar, gave birth to Ishmael, whose lineage remained in conflict with Issac's lineage

Sarah and Hagar were in the roles of Cain and Abel; Sarah was in a leading position and Hagar was in a subservient position

Sarah's anger and jealousy toward Hagar threatened Hagar and Ishmael's lives twice (when they went to the desert)

Sarah and Hagar's positions were switched, since the 'elder' gave birth second, and the 'younger' gave birth first

Ishmael and Issac were in the roles of Cain and Abel

Issac, the 'younger' was from the legitimate relationship of Abraham and Sarah

The role of the angel was switched

An angel's words, against Heavenly Father's will, tempted Eve into an illegitimate sex relationship

An angel's words, in accordance with Heavenly Father's will, gave the suggestion that Sarah would give birth to Abraham's son

Likewise, in Genesis 31:

Issac's son Jacob has two wives, who are sisters, and each of them has two concubines

There is a situation of jealousy and anger, similar to that of Sarah and Hagar, as well as conflicts among the lineages

It seems to represent the unresolved conflict between Sarah and Hagar

However, there are two sides to Sarah's role (Leah and Rachael) and two sides to Hagar's role (Leah's slave and Rachael's slave)

The conflict of elder and younger arises when the sons of Leah want to murder the Rachael's son, Joseph, but sell him as a slave instead

Joseph prospers and gains a high position, then the situation of a famine causes his elder brothers to be subservient to him

Later, the lineages of Jacobs sons come into conflict as the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah

The tribes of the fourth son of Leah, Judah, and the second son of Rachel, Benjamin, merge to become the Kingdom of Judah

Judah and Benjamin are both in the role of 'younger' or Abel in relation to their siblings

Genesis 22:

Abraham was in a similar situation as Abel when his heart to offer Issac was accepted, his descendants were blessed and a messiah was promised

(In the first offering, Abraham did not complete it by not cutting the doves; he also had shown incomplete faith in Heavenly Father's promises

In the second offering, Heavenly Father stopped him from sacrificing his son and allowed him to sacrifice an animal instead 

The second time he showed complete faith)  

Genesis 17:

Abraham was in a similar situation as Adam when Heavenly Father made his blessing conditional upon obedience to His Word 

Abraham, Abraham's family and people, and Abraham's lineage were told by Heavenly Father to start a covenant of circumcision 

(This was comparable to the commandment not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge) 

Genesis 18:

Abraham and Sarah were in a similar situation as Adam and Eve; they had contact with an angel, who predicted the birth of their son, Issac

(Opposite action: Because Sarah was barren, it was not their own will or choice; it was Heavenly Father's will) 

Genesis 25 - birthright

Esau, the firstborn twin, and Jacob, the second born twin are in the role of Cain and Abel or the angel and Adam

Jacob deceives Esau twice, with the help of his mother, Rebecca, to gain the 'birthright' of the elder son and receive his father's blessing

Jacob escapes to avoid Esau's murder threat, and returns 21 years later; Esau prepares and army but changes heart and welcomes him

During his return, Jacob fought with an angel who tried to block his path; Jacob's determination was absolute, so the angel relented

This is comparable to the conflict of Adam and the angel

Why did Jesus leave the keys on earth?

The first human, Adam, and millions of other people, were born before Jesus

But, he is called the 'only begotten' son of our Creator (Revelation 1:5; in some versions, 'first begotten' is also used)

This is because he was the first and only one to attain the spiritual potential of humanity

To be 'begotten' means a child is truly in the lineage of the father and mother - a child that naturally inherits the qualities of his parents

If Jesus was 'begotten' and no other humans were 'begotten', then he must have a different lineage than all of humankind

It suggests that humanity never inherited the lineage of our Creator

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

They have acted corruptly toward him; to their shame they are no longer his children, but a warped and crooked generation."

(Deuteronomy 32:4-5)

Jesus said, "'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'

'How can a man be born when he is old?' Nicodemus asked 

'Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!'

Jesus answered, 'I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.'"  (John 3:3 - 3:6) 

Because Jesus differentiates between 'birth to flesh' and 'birth to spirit', there must be 2 lineages: physical and spiritual

If he wants us to be born again, he must want to give us his lineage

Unfortunately, there was no 'first begotten' daughter to be Jesus' bride, so he died without passing on a physical lineage

But, his spiritual lineage that can be inherited through 'rebirth', with the Holy Spirit as a maternal counterpart

Although most Bibles use 'he' for the Holy Spirit, the original language was gender neutral

Experiences with the Holy Spirit can be felt as the presence of a nurturing, motherly heart - the feminine dimension of our Creator

It is also logical, since birth happens through females

Because our Creator plans to give the 'Tree of Life', He must plan for humanity to inherit His lineage

Through Jesus, people can inherit the spiritual lineage of our Creator

But, the physical lineage of humanity is also significant

When people who are spiritually reborn have children, their children still need spiritual rebirth

Each individual must be reborn in each generation

That means the spiritual lineage of our Creator has not been inherited through the physical 'blood lineage', or 'flesh'

Is that impossible? Were humans created with corrupted flesh?

If Adam and Eve had not sinned, would their flesh have been corrupted?

The answer is no

Human flesh, just like the human soul, was made by our Creator

All physical life has 'flesh' that dies, but not everything is considered corrupted

Therefore, physical death is natural for physical flesh, but corruption, immorality, or 'spiritual death' is not natural

If 'for every action there is a re-action' applies to the human spirit, it must also apply to the human body

Therefore, it is possible for human flesh, or physical lineage, to be free from sin and corruption 

Our Creator said man and woman were 'good' before their mistakes, so it is possible to return to that starting point

Some think that humans will always be imperfect

But, that's not what Jesus said

He said, "Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5)

Being 'perfect' is often associated with social arrogance

But, that's not what Jesus meant

He was talking about qualities of heart in human relationships - perfect ethics and virtues

The spiritual potential of humans is to have the same heart as our Creator

Jesus said that corruption comes from the heart:

"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' 

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander." (Mathew 15:17 - 19)

After fasting for 40 days, under the greatest physical and emotional stress, 

Jesus overcame temptations that were symbolic of selfishness, arrogance and greed - things of the heart

He wants us to also achieve our potential of heart and join him on the same level, as sons and daughters of our Creator

"To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne."

Jesus does not expect to remain separated from humanity in the relationship of perfect and imperfect (Revelation 3:21)

He faced those temptations because he was re-enacting the role of Adam

Jesus applied the law, 'For every action there is a re-action', by 'overcoming' the point where Adam made mistakes 

He expects us to do the same

It's like the engine of our car died and he got it re-started, but we still have to do the driving

Jesus gave the grace of salvation through faith, but also expects people to live according to his words

He said, "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" (Matthew 7:21, 22; Luke 6:46)

These are the main things he asked us to do:

1) Believe that our Creator sent Jesus, as His Son, to speak His Word 

2) Practice the same heart, love and sexual ethics that Jesus did

And, 3) Be born again through Jesus and the Holy Spirit

". . . Jesus cried out, 'When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 

When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me . . . . 

For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it." (John 12:44,45 and 49)

Jesus himself never claimed to be our Creator; he always referred to God as his Father and himself as God's Son  

However, belief that 'Jesus is God', or 'Jesus pre-existed humanity', is understandable in terms of 'action and re-action'

Adam failed, so a human must be given the role to re-enact Adam's position  

Jesus had to be fully human to take the position of Adam

However, he was also born directly in the lineage of our Creator, like Adam  

To undo the wrongs of Adam, Jesus went through the same temptations, but did not sin

He lived and died with altruistic love, so his spirit reached maturity, or 'perfection'

Therefore, Jesus became the 'image of God'

He was the first human to do that

So, Jesus became the first ancestor of the human spiritual lineage - thus, pre-existing Adam and all of humanity

Any human who achieves spiritual maturity can be called the 'image of God'

However, the role of the first ancestor is a unique position

Our invisible Creator may use any image to appear to us 

But, He has chosen to appear as our first spiritual ancestor, Jesus

All things in the universe, invisible and visible, spiritual and physical came from our Creator

Should He choose to manifest in physical form, or clothe Himself in a human body, it is only another dimension of Himself  

Jesus gave the keys to the Heavenly Kingdom to Peter, a human in a physical lifetime, because of a universal law: 

". . . Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16:19)  

That is, human life in the physical realm creates the reality for afterlife in the spiritual realm

It is similar to 'for every action there is a re-action', because actions in physical life have outcomes in spiritual life

Birth, growth and development bring changes to the physical realm, but things created in the spiritual realm are unchanging

Jesus prayed for the Kingdom of God to come 'on earth', and he also said, '. . . the Kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21)

What is a Kingdom?  It is not only an environment or buildings - it exists because of social relationships among people

If people cannot establish a society of love during physical life, they will have no basis for one in the afterlife 

After Jesus gave the keys to Peter, "Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ." (Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21)

If Jesus' only purpose was salvation, and he saved people who believed he was the Christ, then why did he avoid telling them?

Among his own people - even as near as cousins - there were enemies waiting for an excuse to kill him (Mark 11:18)

The night before going to the cross, Jesus prayed for his destiny to change: 

"Abba, Father, . . . everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." (Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42)

When Jesus died on the cross, it was like a re-enactment of Adam's sons - when Cain killed Abel (Genesis 4:8)

Instead, it could have been a re-enactment of Issac being saved from the knife when he was almost killed as an offering (Genesis 22:10)

However, the outcome did not depend only on Jesus, and not even on our Creator, but on the hearts and actions of others

Jesus' last words, "It is finished ..." are often interpreted as 'nothing more needs to be done'

However, Jesus gave prophecies about the future (Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62)

So, the 'actions and re-actions' of human destiny were not yet finished  

On the cross, Jesus may have been whispering parts of Psalms 22:

Psalms 22:1 : "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 

(Same as Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34)

Psalms 22:15: "My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death." 

(Similar to John 19:28: "I thirst")

Psalms 22:31: "They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn - for he has done it." 

(Similar to John 19:30: "It is finished")

'He has done it' means a spiritual victory that has been done that pre-destines events in the future

It does not mean that everything wrong with humanity has been fixed and nothing more needs to be done

It is a prayer song about the worst possible humiliation and torture

Psalms 22:16: ". . . They pierced my hands and feet"

But, it is also a pledge to accomplish our Creator's Will 

Psalms 22:25: "Before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows"

And, it is a calling to the people who are in the lineage of Israel 

Psalms 22:23: "You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!" 

(The translation of 'descendants' from 'seed' in the King James Version infers lineage, not only identity: 

"Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.") 

Therefore, he was not crying out in weakness, "Why have you forsaken me?"

Jesus was making a vow with all of his remaining strength, even in the face of death  

Psalms 22:27: "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him"

"Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in heaven . . . ." was what Jesus was pledging to finish. (Matthew 6:10) 

The messiah needs to establish his lineage on the earth: ". . . Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." (Revelation 21:9)  

A lamb is a symbol of the messiah because it represents a sacrificial offering; so, the wife of the Lamb is the bride of the Messiah

Why must the messiah have a bride? Only the union of male and female can create a lineage

The messiah is a re-enactment of Adam's role, and Adam had a wife, children and lineage

For humankind to achieve its original potential, everything that was done wrong must be undone 

The corrupted physical lineage started with a husband and wife - and passed from parents to children

So, 'for every action there is a re-action' must apply to the relationships of married couples, parents and children

There was no mention of a bride for Jesus, only these words to his mother at a wedding: 

Mary said, "They have no more wine;" and Jesus replied, "Dear woman, why do you involve me? . . . My time has not yet come." (John 2:3-4)  

When his physical body died on the cross, Jesus appeared to people in his spiritual body - he was able to appear and disappear

Even if his physical body was 'glorified' or 'resurrected' after the cross, Jesus could not begin a physical lineage

That is why he gave substitutions for his blood and body - the communion of wine and bread - as a symbol of lineage (Matthew 26:26-28)

If Jesus' only purpose was to shed blood, he could have done that at any time in history

However, a chosen lineage was prepared over thousands of years  

Therefore, sacrifice alone was not the whole purpose of Jesus' life  

He was born to bring the lineage of our Creator to humanity  

Jesus must have known the need for a physical lineage because he promised to send 'another':

He said, "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever . . . " (John 14:16, NIV; 'comforter' in KJV)

'Counselor' (but not 'comforter') suggests a role as a lawyer or intermediary, like the messiah who acts on behalf of humankind   

It refers to the messiah in Isaiah 9:6-7: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this." 

Jesus' words about returning also suggest 'another':

"For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" (Matthew 23:39; Psalms 118:26)

The words, 'He who comes' reveal Jesus is referring to 'another', and 'in the name of the Lord' may be 'in the lineage of our Creator'

Also, by saying 'you will not see me again until you . . . ', he put the responsibility for the outcome of future events upon humanity

That is, the name and the time cannot be decided because future events will be affected by human free-will as 'actions and re-actions'

Revelation 19:11-16 mentions 'a name that no one knows': "His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS."

It is difficult to understand things said in prophecy which came as symbols in a vision; however, one thing is clear: 

If the one coming is Jesus himself, everyone will already know his name

If Jesus was born only through the Holy Spirit, then there would be no need to mention his lineage

But, Jesus identified himself as both the 'root and offspring of David', signifying both spiritual and physical lineages (Revelation 22:16)

Jesus' position as the 're-enactment' of Adam made him the 'root' of the spiritual lineage, but he was the 'offspring' of the physical lineage

The physical ancestry of Jesus continued to be important even after He completed spiritual salvation through the cross

References to Judah and David are in the book of Revelation:

". . . These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. 

What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open." (3:7) 

". . . See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." (5:5) 

"She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. 

And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne." (12:5)

This refers back to Genesis 49:10: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 

Until he* comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his."

The scepter is a symbol of lineage because Israelites carved their genealogy on a wooden staff, like a branch from a tree (Numbers 17:8)

(* In Young's Literal Translation, the word 'he' is interpreted as 'his Seed'; further supporting the reference to lineage.)

Therefore, the 'King of kings' is born as a descendant of the lineage from Judah and David

And since this prophecy came after the cross, it must refer to 'another' child who would re-enact the role of Jesus

In Revelation 3:12, 'The name of my God', 'pillar in the temple', and 'my new name' may also indicate lineage

"Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. 

I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name." 

Even the word 'name' can also symbolize lineage, because children inherit the name of their parents

At the time of Jesus' birth, there were two different names suggested for him - Immanuel and Jesus (Matthew 1:23-25)

Immanuel means 'Jehovah with us', and Jesus means 'Jehovah saves us'; both referring to his Heavenly Father 

Regardless of which name was chosen, both names suggest the lineage of our Creator

Also, a new name was given to Abraham signifying lineage, and Jacob's new name, Israel, was used for the tribes of his descendants 

"No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations." (Genesis 17:5)

". . . Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome." (Genesis 32:28)

During his life, many who knew Jesus' name did not understand his mission as the messiah, or Christ

The mothers of Jesus and John the Baptist, Mary and Elizabeth, were from the same family, so John must have been familiar with Jesus

However, John said, "I would not have known him, except that the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 

'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 

I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God." (John 1:33-34)

Even though followers of John the Baptist became Jesus' disciples, John himself did not (John 1:37-40)

Later, John was in doubt, asking, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?" (Luke 19-20)

He was devoted to preparing the way for the messiah, but it was still difficult for him to recognize and follow Jesus

Therefore, it should be expected that recognizing 'another' whom Jesus sends, will not be easy

How can 'another' begotten son be born?

When parents have one child, he is called an 'only son'

But if they have a second child, he is called an 'elder son'

Our Creator made billions of planets and there are billions of people on just one planet

There is no law that would limit our Creator to having only one begotten son

But, there is only one position of the first human ancestor, Adam - it the role that is unique

Jesus re-enacted Adam's role as a son, but could not re-enact Adam's roles as a father and husband of a physical lineage

Therefore, 'another' child can be born to re-enact those roles, just as Seth was born to carry on the lineage of Abel after he was killed        

In the 'last days', many people expect the Kingdom of Heaven to come in an immediate, theatrical display of spiritual power  

However, our Creator has always worked through lineage and through events of nature to raise up or tear down nations and peoples  

For example, the flood in Noah's time, the parted sea in Moses' time, and the volcano that destroyed 'Sodom and Gomorrah' in Abraham's time

In the 'last days', there will be natural events that disrupt corrupted nations so our Creator's lineage can take hold (Luke 21:25 - 31) 

Jesus promised, "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Luke 21:32)

Obviously, the generation Jesus spoke to passed away long ago

But, the word 'generation' can also be interpreted as 'race' or 'lineage'

Then, it could mean our Creator has been preserving and preparing a physical lineage for the past 2000 years

If so, there would need to be a cultural environment to protect that new lineage and allow it to grow 

It should encourage ethics and virtues that would guide people to their spiritual potential of character, heart and love

That was what our Creator wanted to do by removing people of other cultures from the Israelite lands (Leviticus 18)

Jesus was mistreated, misunderstood, vilified, and accused of being the prince of demons

Then he was put to death in the place of the worst criminal  

Nobody understands Jesus like a man who is on the path carrying his cross 

The path where all the world ridicules him, curses at him and condemns him  

On such a path, the lineage of humanity came to light 

"Where does the true olive tree come from?

In what way does it come into being? 

Out of what lineage can it come if all the lineages are stained with sin? 

From what lineage can the true olive tree be given birth? 

This has been the greatest problem of human history. 

Don't you think that God must have been thinking about how to switch the lineage? 

That is, how to change the Satanic lineage into God's lineage? 

If we were to describe it in detail, it would be a limitless story. 

This is only an outline of how God would switch the lineage . . . ."

"To switch the blood lineage is to bring the person back to the original situation 

where the blood has not been stained with sin.  

Who was the first person whose blood was stained by the 'Fall of Man'?  

Female or male? Female.  

It was Eve, as the mother, who sowed the seeds of the Fall, 

while the fruit of the Fall was Cain and Abel.  

Because of the Fall, sinful descendants multiplied from women, 

so all of humanity must be restored by going through a mother's womb to be given rebirth.  

Therefore, you must put yourself back in the womb 

of a mother who has nothing to do with sin."  

January 21, 1973

"Life starts from love. The lineage begins from the place where life and love are united." 

July 1, 1991

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