"The Salvation Plan of God"

Volumes and volumes of books have been written in an attempt to answer these questions by philosophers, theologians, scientists, and theorists who suppose they are philosophers, theologians, or scientists. Of course no matter how brilliant man thinks he is, these are all questions that cannot be answered using the scientific method, because the answers lie beyond the veil which separates the flesh dimension from the spiritual dimension. And flesh man, without the help of God, cannot step into that spiritual dimension and retrieve the answers. So just as man will never be able to place "love" or an "attitude" under a microscope and see either one, he cannot answer the spiritual questions above by any physical means available to him "under the sun", apart from God, though he keeps on trying.

That means if one is inclined to mentally and spiritually stay on this side of the veil and deny even the possibility of a creator who lies beyond the boundary of the physical realm, then he or she will never reach an understanding of any of the opening four questions.

Furthermore, those predisposed to that position will remain void of wisdom and common sense and go through life either admitting they are agnostics, meaning they are "ag - knowledge", i.e. "know nothings", or they will be so ignorant as to believe without any credible evidence that they are the end result of organic slime which after billions and billions of years spontaneously and miraculously aligned enough atoms at the same time in order to form enough molecules at the same time in order to form enough amino acids at the same time in order to form enough proteins at the same time in order to form a single cell of life. This astronomically improbable event must then occur enough times for one of the cells to survive and figure out how to reproduce itself and repeat that process until it can figure out what it would like to evolve into. From this point on the story becomes ridiculous.

Now suppose one has at least enough wits about him to recognize that order and complexity do not happen accidentally and that a creator is required in order to have a creation and a law giver is required in order to have a law.

But even if a person believes in a Creator, he or she is not "out of the woods" yet in being able to answer our four questions, anymore than just knowing the car was manufactured tells you where or when or how it was made. For that you must inquire of the correct manufacturer. However, since this is a Bible Study we will presuppose that you believe in a Creator, and not just any Creator, but the Creator God of the Bible which claims to be His Word, the information directly from the correct manufacturer. Now the problem is, can you read and understand the manual?

You may be asking yourself by now, "What's the purpose of this lengthy introduction?" It is simply to prepare your mind to think and understand that Jesus Christ informed you and me that the number one SIGN of this final generation is the GREAT probability that you and I have been deceived by Christian ministers and preachers.

So before we begin with our study of the Plan of God from His Word and His works, which will conclusively answer the four questions, we must pause and consider for a moment that we might be deceived. Ask the question, "If a person is deceived, would he (or she) know it?" The answer is NO HE WOULD NOT! No one who is deceived knows or believes he is deceived, for that is the very definition of deception. Here's the word "deceive" as defined in Webster's Dictionary:

Have you ever heard anyone say, "Hi John! Guess what? I'm deceived." What would you say in response, "How do you know?" And he or she answers, "Because what I believe to be true is actually false." You say, "Well, if you know it's false then you can't believe it is true, can you? So you are not deceived."

The point is, you cannot KNOW that you are deceived. The information and knowledge that you possess may indeed be false, but you do not know it to be false, nor believe it to be so. BUT, based on what Jesus told His disciples on the mount of Olives, you can (and should) assume that you are or might be deceived. 

Matthew 24:3 And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? [4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. [5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Rev. 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Note: The phrase "the whole world" is a generalization and means "the majority of the whole", which leaves room for some exception. It is written that God's very elect, a minority of people indeed, will not be deceived even for a moment.

Finally, there are two more important aspects of deception to be considered. The first is that even if one is able to educate people to see and understand what deception is, most really don't think it applies individually to them and they still believe that what they believe is true! It is a little like telling people they are going to die, especially younger people. They intellectually know that is true, but individually they don't think or sense that it applies to them, at least not for today. The same holds true when tomorrow becomes today!

Let's now begin to think and study about the Plan of God.

Consider the following foundation scripture:

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

There is a REASON WHY a human being begins his or her flesh experience from an act of love whereby an egg is begotten by a seed, which forms an embryo that attaches to the mother's womb, and is then incubated for 40 weeks in a water world of its own, until it is born into the world as a newborn baby, completely helpless and unable to care for itself, totally dependent on its mother and father to care for it and sustain its life.

There is a REASON WHY human beings grow to become male or female and a reason why the two are designed to become one, whereby a family is created with a Father and a Mother and children. God could have made things any way He so chose, but He made them for our understanding as Rom. 1:20 declares so that the Word of God and the Creation of God harmonize together.

So let's now consider another question. Suppose you were all alone in the world. I mean look at the advantages; there wouldn't be any people problems, there wouldn't be any crime, there wouldn't be any bills to pay or bosses to answer to, and you would be rich because you could claim everything as your own. Would you be happy and content? But would you be happy for very long? You know you wouldn't be!

You know it would be much more wonderful and pleasurable to have someone to love and to share everything with and better yet, to have someone who loved you too! Well, our Father is no different.  In the eternity past, as we will document,  He was all alone and He desired a Family to share everything with and to love and who would love Him in return!

Most people suppose that the Plan of God starts with Genesis 1:1, but it does not! The creation of the heavens and the earth start there (for they had a beginning), but the Family Plan itself began before Gen. 1:1 happened, yes, before the beginning, in what we call the eternity past. We find it recorded in the book of wisdom, in the Proverbs of Wisdom, chapter 8. Before there ever was an earth our Father existed and wisdom was with Him. We read concerning wisdom:

[24] When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. [25] Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: [26] While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. [27] When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When He did create the heavens and the earth, wisdom remained with Him. [28] When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: [29] When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: [30] Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; [31] Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Rev. 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

So once all souls, His children, were brought into being, our loving Father then proceeded to build for His family the most beautiful Home in all of the Universe and He called it Earth. (Those of you who have studied Ezekiel with us know that in chapter 16 of that book God eventually chose a favorite location of His own on earth where He will reside forever.)

Then, when our Father had finished building, i.e. creating the earth, His children were so thrilled and so excited that they literally shouted for joy! Yes, you were there and shouted too! 

Here's your documentation:

Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, [2] Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Unfortunately, todays preachers just as preachers in the past, often don't speak of God or His Word the things that are right! The point is, we now have the written Word of God and we are to listen to Him through that Word. If what man tells you is written therein, then hold fast to that which is good. If what man tells you, even this man, ever contradicts what is written therein, then pitch it. However, make sure you do your homework before you accept or reject it. Your own opinion doesn't count as far as God is concerned!

[3] Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

[4] Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

[5] Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? [6] Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

[7] When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

So the earth was very beautiful back then when the Behemoth of Job 40:15, the dinosaur, roamed the earth. There was a water canopy that enveloped the entire globe which made it a virtual greenhouse with lush vegetation from the Arctic to the Antarctic. That is why the Mastodons and Mammoths that have been discovered in the tundra and in Northeast Siberia, which were instantly  frozen at a time we are going to soon read about (the Bible tells us exactly what caused the extinction of dinosaurs and mammoths) had grass in their bellies and buttercups in their mouths. You can read about them on this Discovery Channel's website. 

Here is an excerpt: 

GREAT MAMMOTH DISCOVERIES

In Northeast Siberia, a villager showed a Cossack named Yaklovski a tusk he'd hacked from "one of those great hairy devils up on the under-cliff of the Beresovka River." The Cossack, in turn, told a local police official, who notified the Imperial Academy of Sciences. In September 1901, zoologist Otto F. Herz was sent to retrieve the mammoth carcass before it was devoured by wild animals. Herz and his crew spent nearly a month meticulously removing the giant's still largely intact body from the ice. Its stomach was found to contain more than 33 pounds of grass. The mammoth's remains were stuffed, with about one-third of the animal's body, including its tail, made up of its actual, preserved skin. The rest of the specimen in Leningrad's Zoological Museum is covered with restored skin. 

We must now interrupt the story flow and do a short, simple, but scholarly word study because we MUST understand what this word "vain" means. It is the Hebrew word "tohuw" and here is its definition from Strong's Concordance*:

tohuw, to'-hoo, Hebrew 8414; from an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figurative a worthless thing; adverbial in vain :- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

hayah, haw-yaw', Hebrew 1961; a primitive root [compare Hebrew 1933 (hava')]; to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) :- beacon, × altogether, be (-come, accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.

God did not create the earth in a state of utter waste and desolation. It BECAME that way! See live link to->>>>pamphlet #1003 (If you have an NIV Bible it will note the word "was" in Gen 1:2 as "or became".) The question is "How" and "When" and "Why" did the earth become such a desolation?  We will read the "specific" answers to all three shortly. Don't miss them, because the fascinating answers to these questions lay the very foundation for understanding why we are now in flesh bodies that will someday perish! Wouldn't you like to know? You can!

* A Strong's Concordance is a book containing an index of all the words in the King James Bible and all the verses in which they are contained, with a numeric link to the dictionaries in the back of the concordance of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words and their definitions. It is really quite simple to use and if you don't understand Hebrew or Greek (which most Christians do not) then you should have one if you are serious about studying God's Word. With this valuable study tool you can "check out" the information contained in this study. You can obtain one at most any bookstore.

Have you ever been to a museum and walked through a display of life size replicas of dinosaurs? What awesome creatures they must have been.  As you wonder and wander through the display you cannot help feel like you are in another world, a world age of long, long ago, when the earth was quite different. Then you realize they are all gone, extinct! What really happened to them?

Remember, we learned that God created all of His sons, including you and me, even before the creation of Gen. 1:1? Well, we are given a detailed account of the description and the activities of one of those sons. His name was Lucifer, which means "morning star", a title of great honor as we shall see. Remember also we read from Job 38:7 that at the creation of this beautiful earth, the "morning stars" formed the chorus as they sang together while all the rest of the sons of God cheered for great joy. Lucifer was among those morning stars who sang. (Job 38:7 "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?") You can be sure there was great ceremony and rejoicing for we read of great heavenly ceremonies in the Book of Revelation and we all look forward to the Great Wedding and the ceremonial feast.

Let's read about this "morning star", Lucifer, in the Book of Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

However, this "rock" was once a very honorable and esteemed individual by our Father and all of His children too! (Of course now we can put "rock" & "morning star" together and realize he is nothing more important to God's children than a "rock star". Ok, he's not even that important. I was just having a little fun.)

[13] Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;

[13 ... continued] every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

mela'kah, mel-aw-kaw', Hebrew 4399; from the same as Hebrew 4397 (mal'ak); properly deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstract or concrete); also property (as the result of labor) :- business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work ([-man], -manship).

Exodus 28:17-21 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. [18] And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. [19] And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

[20] And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

[21] And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

So Satan really had it made at one time, didn't he? He had it ALL, as we say. Now read this next verse about him.

[15] Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

However, God ALSO gave all of His children FREE WILL, which we will discuss in more depth at a later time. So Lucifer, once a beautiful morning star, lost his brightness, his light, and now became Satan, the dark one, the evil one.

Here are the Hebrew words for "perfect" and "iniquity", respectively.

tamiym, taw-meem', Hebrew 8549; from Hebrew 8552 (tamam); entire (literal, figurative or moral); also (as noun) integrity, truth :- without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole.

`evel, eh'-vel, Hebrew 5766; or avel, aw'-vel; and (feminine) avlah, av-law'; or owlah, o-law'; or olah, o-law'; from Hebrew 5765 (`aval); (moral) evil :- iniquity, perverseness, unjust (-ly), unrighteousness (-ly), wicked (-ness).

Ezekiel 28:16
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence,...

and thou hast sinned:...

chat*a', khaw-taw', Hebrew 2398; a primitive root; properly to miss; hence (figurative and general) to sin; by inference to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causative) lead astray, condemn :- bear the blame, cleanse, commit [sin], by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend (-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin (-ful, -ness), trespass.

You see, Rev. 12:4 declares that Satan drew the third part of God's children away from God, and CAUSED them to fall to the earth, which is a figure of speech meaning he caused them to "fall" from "tamiym", perfection, from the good graces of our Father and from listening to and following Him! Satan "sinned". He LED GOD'S CHILDREN ASTRAY!

Rev. 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven (we.us! We are the stars of heaven), and did cast them to the earth:

We will soon read that our Father was VERY angry about all of this, VERY angry!  Let's finish Ezekiel 28:16.

Ezekiel 28:16 [..continued]  therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Here is more of what the Judge has to say to Satan. God already said in the last verse that because of his wealth and financial dealings he HAS BEEN FILLED with VIOLENCE, which doesn't mean what we normally think of as violence. It is the Hebrew word "chamac" and it means "corruption":

chamac*, khaw-mawce', Hebrew 2555; from Hebrew 2554 (chamac*); violence; by implication wrong; by meton. unjust gain :- cruel (-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness:

[17 ..continued] I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Isaiah 14:12-16 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

As you read this scripture in light of what we have learned in this study, the phrase "The Bigger they are the Harder they Fall" might come to mind. This Lucifer was great in power and authority and he took a Big, Big Fall! But worse yet, He WEAKENED the nations with his holier-than-thou, with his "I know what's right and wrong (the knowledge of good and evil) better than God's Word" attitude. In other words, he thinks he knows what is best for the people, which is nothing more than a bunch of his LIBERAL, EGOTISTICAL, SOCIALISTIC CRAP! It weakens nations! Look around you! Hello!

[13] For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

[14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

[15] Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

[16] They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

These next two verses contain Satan's FINAL SENTENCE of judgment pronounced by our Father. It is the ONLY ONE of its kind to this point in all of eternity!

Ezekiel 28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

`avon, aw-vone', Hebrew 5771; or avown, aw-vone'; (2 Kings 7:9; Psa. 51:5 [77]), from Hebrew 5753 (`avah); perversity, i.e. (moral) evil :- fault, iniquity,mischief, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

[19] All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

Hey, what about all of the other children who Satan caused to fall? We didn't read anything about them being judged! Were any other sons judged back then?

Notice to Parents: The information contained next reveals what happened to the dinosaurs and other living creatures of prehistoric times. However, please be advised that this knowledge comes directly from the Creator of the Universe who is NOT recognized as an authoritative source by the government-run public school systems in the United States ever since the wisdom of our Founding Fathers was replaced by the folly of our, present day, Floundering Fathers.

At least everybody acknowledges that there was a time long ago when Dinosaurs once roamed this earth. Science calls that age of long ago "prehistoric times" while the Bible calls that age "the world that then was" (2 Pet. 3:6). Also, there is one other obvious fact that everyone agrees with, and that is there are NO MORE dinosaurs! They are ALL gone, extinct! A person would do well to take some time and perform a search on "dinosaurs" on the internet and discover all of the many theories man has devised about "how" and "why" they all became extinct.

The majority consensus is that the demise of the dinosaurs was quick and sudden and although some of man's theories as to "how" that sudden destruction took place, such as a comet or a large meteor or an asteroid striking the earth, are plausible and perhaps even likely, without the Word of God man will NEVER be able to determine "why" it happened. He can only guess. We don't have to. The Word of God tells us "why" they perished.

Let's recap what we have learned so far:

This is Before GEN. 1:1

1.) Wisdom was with God before He ever had sons and before He ever created the heaven and earth. (Prov. 8:23-25)

2.) God created all souls, including you and me, because His desire was to have sons, i.e. children. (Prov. 8:31) His sons (we) were NOT created in flesh (terrestrial) bodies but rather in what we will call angelic (celestial) bodies, just like His son Lucifer who he anointed to be one of the prestigious "morning stars", which is what his name means.

This is GEN. 1:1

3.) God then created the heaven and the earth to be inhabited by His sons (Isa. 45:18, Gen. 1:1) and they all shouted for joy when He finished it. (Job 38:7) This is the "world that then was" which science calls the prehistoric age of long, long ago, the age of the great dinosaurs. His sons/we did begin inhabiting the earth, which again is the reason our Father made it for us. We will soon document from the Word that there were cities and birds, etc., but remember, the sons of God[we] were not made out of flesh and blood at that time, which is why human bones and remains are NOT found along with those of the dinosaurs. Now you know why. Please be aware; We were not in these terrestrial, animal bodies, bodies during the first earth age. We had celestial bodies, angelic bodies. 

After GEN. 1:1 and Before GEN 1:2

4.) Everything was perfect and harmonious in those prehistoric times, in that world that then was, until the very great and high-ranking Lucifer "sinned" greatly (Ezek. 28:16) by drawing 1/3 of the sons of God away from Him (Rev. 12:4) and caused them to be cast down, i.e. to fall away from their Father.

So you ask again, "where is flesh man in all of this?" The answer again is: "There is no flesh man yet. Up to this time God's children still have bodies which are not made out of flesh and blood". But there is a big, big problem! That problem is that fully 1/3 of God's family has fallen away and followed after Satan and his One World Order, during that first earth age, the structure of which you can read about in Rev. 12:3. (The political and religious system Satan had back then is almost identical to the New World Order found in Rev. 13:1, in this earth age, that he will have when he is soon cast out of heaven to this earth in Rev. 12:7-9.)

What should our Father do about those who followed Satan? He is not too happy, to put it mildly. Actually, we will read He is quite angry.

Well, He could bring everyone into accountability and judge them also, but too many of His children would end up with the same death sentence as their leader Lucifer. That is a very unpleasant thought for any loving parent to think about. 

So instead, God postponed everyone else's judgment, after He judged Satan, and He overthrew him and his World Order and He COMPLETELY DESTROYED the "world that then was", the prehistoric age, and the earth became a complete and utterly dark and desolate wasteland, and the water canopy that surrounded the earth was brought down and now covered (flooded) the entire earth's surface, i.e. Lucifer's Flood.

We have now come to the second verse in the Bible. The prehistoric age of Gen. 1:1 is over and the earth has now become a desolation.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was (became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

tohuw, to'-hoo, Hebrew 8414; from an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figurative a worthless thing; adverbial in vain :- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.

bohuw, bo'-hoo, Hebrew 922; from an unused root (meaning to be empty); a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin :- emptiness, void.

Jeremiah 4:19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trump, the alarm of war.

Here's how Dr. Moffat translates verse 19:

[19] "O my heart, my heart! it writhes! On how it throbs! My soul is moaning! I cannot hold my peace..."

Jeremiah 4:20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

[21] How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

[22] For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

[22] For my people are foolish, they know Me not; they are stupid children, and they have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, but to do good they do not know.

This next verse will document that the destruction God is referring to here in Jeremiah is the destruction of the entire earth, reduced to the EXACT same condition of "tohu va bohu" and "darkness" that we read of in Gen. 1:2, which we will parallel for emphasis.

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was (became) without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was (became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

Jeremiah 4:24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

[25] I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

[26] I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

Look around you today and you will see exactly the same thing happening. God's children are once again STUPILY following after EXACTLY the same "dung*" (Ezek. 4:12) from EXACTLY the same "man", Satan, the one who has been judged already to perish, i.e. the son of perdition. And most of them are SO STUPID (as God calls them) that they don't even know it! 

But THIS TIME they are going to LEARN so great a lesson, that hopefully will save their soul at the time of their judgment (and they will ALL be judged) from the same sentencing decreed upon Satan, which is to perish in the lake of fire and to be no more!

* I used the word "crap" in a earlier study which some folks don't think is a nice way for a Christian man to talk. So in this study I used the Biblical word "dung", which is a mild translation of the Hebrew word "tsowah". However, it seems to me that somehow, no matter what you call the stuff, it doesn't make it any prettier or make it smell any better! Besides, I've come a long way baby, as they say. I now say, "I don't give a crap" instead of how I used to say it.

So just how swift and sudden was the destruction of the prehistoric age, the "world that then was"?  It is evident that God literally knocked this earth off of its axis and out of its perfect orbit, because He created it perfect and we know it was a lush green "fruitful place" from the Arctic to the Antarctic (as evidenced by the mammoth discoveries we discussed earlier), but now it tilts and it wobbles as it spins which is why magnetic north and true north do not perfectly align and we are left with a Magnetic Declination, as anyone who knows how to use a compass will tell you. Do a search on the internet on "magnetic declination". 

MAGNETIC DECLINATION

The axis of the dipole is offset from the axis of the Earth's rotation by approximately 11 degrees. This means that the north and south geographic poles and the north and south magnetic poles are not located in the same place.

Declination is simply the difference in degrees from Magnetic north and True relative north to your position. True NORTH (north & south poles) are the axis of the earth. The north and south poles are the starting and ending point of longitudinal lines that segment the earth.

The apostle Peter explains the three world ages to us and how people are "willingly" ignorant (stupid) about how the "world that then was" perished. 

Scripture:   2 Peter 3:3  Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4  And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

1st heaven and 1st earth.
5  For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6  Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

2nd heaven and 2nd earth.
7  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12  Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

3rd heaven and 3rd earth.
13  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Now we will go to Gen 1:3 and learn about the beginning of this current flesh age (and why we are  now created in flesh and blood bodies for this second appearance on earth) and how it applies to the glorious Plan of Salvation our Father has given to His children. 

How exciting the Word of God is. It is too bad it is not allowed in our public schools. We, His children really are STUPID, aren't we, when we expelled God and truth from our children's schools and now, instead, bring in Satan's crap to destroy them!

It reminds me of the recent e-mail I received which showed a letter that a little girl wrote to God:

Dear God,

"Why didn't you save those kids at the Columbine school?"

My dear child,

"I am not allowed in school."

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It will thoroughly document, among other things, how churches PURPOSELY keep Christians CAPTIVE and IN THE DARK by withholding the light of the Word of God. You must read this letter. It is so revealing that the "systems" have had it removed from the King James Bibles you buy today! So chances are you don't even know about it! Do you?

We have already seen and documented from the Word of God what happened in the first earth age, the world that then was, and how Satan long ago caused 1/3 of God's children to fall away and turn from Him. We learned that it was this "sin" of Satan that was "why" God, in His fierce anger, destroyed that earth age, that beautiful prehistoric age when dinosaurs roamed the earth. At the same time He postponed the FINAL JUDGMENT of His sons, us, until after the Millennium and so ONLY Satan at this point has been sentenced to PERISH in the lake of fire. All others AWAIT judgment! That is why Satan is called "Death" and why he is called "the son of perdition", the "son who will perish". Again, the rest of, us, God's children will NOT be judged until AFTER the Millennium. (That of course is with the exception of the ones of us who escape that final judgment by accepting Jesus Christ as our savior so that we might receive eternal life during the "First Resurrection", at Christ's return, and not perish, as John 3:16 so plainly states.)

But before we go to the Gospel of John, let's read, again, what Peter has to say about the "Three Earth Ages" beginning with "the world that then was", a phrase attributed to him.

2 Peter 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: [2] That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

empaiktes, emp-aheek-tace', Greek 1703; from Greek 1702 (empaizo); a derider, i.e. (by implication) a false teacher :- mocker, scoffer.

[4] And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

[5] For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: [6] Whereby the world that then was, (#1 EARTH AGE) being overflowed with water, perished:

[7] But the heavens and the earth, which are now, (#2 EARTH AGE) by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

So the Word of God says that He destroyed this earth before (the 1st heaven and earth age of Gen. 1:1) and He'll do it again. 

Scoffers are totally ignorant of this fact. 

Even most Christians are blind to it, but the Word of God declares it.

2 Pet. 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

[9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

[10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

[11] Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, [12] Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

And the THIRD heaven and earth age, the time of eternal peace that we all look forward to, will be ushered in just as He promised!

[13] Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, (#3 EARTH AGE) wherein dwelleth righteousness.

You see, when you are placed in the flesh body, you are bound by that flesh, i.e. you are stuck in there, until as Eccles. 12:7 says, the silver cord is parted and YOU, your soul, your spirit, goes back to the Father from whence it came and that flesh body you have been caged in goes back to the elements of the earth and decays, never ever to be used again. It's gone! It is even written in the Old Testament.

Eccles. 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

[7] Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Because you see, in flesh bodies the sons of God can experience DEATH without losing their souls! By seeing a loved one die "The Shadow Death" which is the death of their flesh and blood body, after which they can no longer communicate with that loved one, they experience what it will be like to PERISH (the death of their soul) so maybe they will shape up! 

Before the final judgment, everyone will come down from heaven, from our "first habitation" (one at a time, in our turn) and dwell in a flesh body and DIE in the flesh, ONE TIME, and ONE TIME ONLY!  (You may call it a real education in life and death, if you like)

Check it out:

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

apokeimai, ap-ok'-i-mahee, Greek 606; from Greek 575 (apo) and Greek 2749 (keimai); to be reserved; figurative to await :- be appointed, (be) laid up.

Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear [means to "revere"] Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

That, my fellow Christian, is the Plan of Salvation in a nutshell. Those who still follow after Satan at that point, BY THEIR OWN FREE WILL, will have chosen DEATH for all eternity! 

Here's the "checking out" of Satan's release following the Millennium:

Rev. 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Also, read all of the Book of Jude, for he documents what these fallen angels [sons of God] did. They left heaven, their own habitation, where everyone awaits their "appointed" time to be born in a flesh body, and they DISOBEYED Hebrews 9:27 and John chapter 3 and they came to earth without passing through the womb. 

Here's verse 6 of Jude:

Jude 1:6 And the angels [sons of God] which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

We will read our Lord's simple explanation to Nicodemus of those things we have learned. We will look at some "hard" scriptures and you will BE AMAZED at how easy they now are to understand, whereas before no one could explain them to you! In fact, you will know what they mean without explanation from someone else because through His Word you are no longer ignorant of the "World That Then Was" and what happened there!

There are a multitude of people who call themselves "Spirit Filled" or "Born Again" Christians. What they mean by "Born Again" is that they have put off, i.e. buried, the old sinful man, symbolized by the immersion at baptism, and have been "begotten by", i.e. received the Holy Spirit giving them new life, a rebirth of the spirit, creating a new inner man, or woman (as Paul calls it).

Such is certainly a true description of one who comes to repentance and accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and now "believes" on Him. This conversion, this changing of one's heart and mind and conduct, is very eloquently described by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians chapter 4:

Let's read the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus where the Lord is actually going to explain to Nicodemus the process of how our Father intends for us to enter into this world and then return to Him.

John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

[2] The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

The subject that Jesus is now going to talk to Nicodemus about is "Birth", i.e. being 'Born", not "Conception" or "Begettal"! We will see that Nicodemus clearly understands that Jesus is talking about "birth" as the context of his reply will verify.

[3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

anothen, an'-o-then, Greek 509; from Greek 507 (ano); from above; by analogy from the first; by implication anew :- from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.

And what is the "kingdom of God" Jesus said you cannot see, unless you are "born from above" and then of spirit. A kingdom is made up of a "king" and his "dominion". The kingdom of God that Jesus is referring to is the SAME kingdom of God that FLESH AND BLOOD cannot enter into. He is not talking about spiritually discerning the kingdom in your heart, as people say, but the defacto Kingdom of God that the disciples wanted Jesus to SET UP THEN, with Him as King. That kingdom of God is established when Jesus Christ returns as King of kings and Lord of lords to RULE the dominion, the nations, with a rod of iron. If you aren't born from above you won't see it, by which He means you cannot ENTER INTO, as verse 5 clearly documents. (Not  spiritually discerning the kingdom in your heart, but actually (literally) being born back into your spirit body(Celestial body)!)

John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

[5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Again, it is written in 1 Cor. 15:50 that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Jesus is talking about LITERALLY, ENTERING INTO the kingdom of God. Be patient. Verse 13 will summarize this all for us.

Also, no where in this conversation does Jesus talk about the spirit entering a man! He is talking about a man being BORN first of "water" AND then of being born of "spirit".

Reminder, after He created us, His children, God then created the heaven and earth of Gen. 1:1, to be inhabited by us Isa. 45:18. Then at the rebellion of Lucifer, He destroyed that prehistoric earth age and brought us, His children, back to our "first habitation" where we were before God created the earth for us to live on.

Then we read that after God placed mankind ('adam (with no Art) ="mankind"male and female) here on earth in flesh and blood bodies, certain of those sons of God (our brothers/fellow angels, also His children) left that first habitation and came here without being BORN of water! That is a NO NO! Therefore, they WILL NOT see the kingdom of God. That is what Jesus is talking about here.

Since Nicodemus is struggling with the concept of these two births, because he can only see two FLESH births in his mind's eye, Jesus will now explain that the two births He is describing are of two different substances; one is of flesh and the other is spirit!

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh(into a, flesh and blood terrestrial body) ; and that which is born of the Spirit (into a, celestial body) is spirit.

Nicodemus' eyes are fully dilated and he must have a look of incredulity on his face. Jesus notices his look of wonderment and says:

[7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

[7] Do not wonder at me telling you, 'You must be born from above'. (Moffat)

John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

So the analogy of the invisible wind is that you cannot SEE a man who comes down from above and is placed in the bag of water (the womb) and you cannot SEE the man when he departs from the flesh, i.e. is born into spirit, and ascends back into heaven (vs. 13).

[9] Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

[10] Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Eccles. 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed...

[7] Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Again, Nicodemus was a teacher of the Book of Ecclesiastes and Jesus said he should have known this!

John 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

[12] If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

The next verse gives a summary of what Jesus has been talking about, the process of coming down from heaven and being born of woman and then dying, which is when your spirit, YOU, return to God who sent you, as we read even in the Old Testament. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8).

[13] And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

He goes on to explain in the last part of verse 13 that EVEN JESUS CHRIST came down from heaven and WAS BORN OF WATER, of flesh. He will go on in this chapter to explain WHY He came to this earth and WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS that everyone else (all of us) must go through! It is because God loves His children, ALL OF THEM! NOW we get to the salvation message!

The reason is stated in John 3:16; so that we might believe in Him and live eternally and escape the same "death sentence" Satan received at his judgment, which is to PERISH in the lake of fire, and be no more. That is the second and final death (Rev. 21:8). Remember we read in 2 Peter 3:9 that it is God's will that no one should perish, but that all should come to repentance?

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. [10] For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Now think carefully about this next question. Must you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and accept His sacrifice for your sins while here in the flesh?

Now, as promised here are some scriptures that should be very easy to understand now that you know what happened in the first earth age, the "world that then was".

Here is what the Lord said regarding the prophet Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

How about this passage concerning Jacob and Esau:

Romans 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) [12] It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. [13] As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

[14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

What about you? As we just read in verse 11, this has to do with "election". You see, not everybody followed Satan in the prehistoric age of the "world that then was". Some stood against that Old Dragon in that world and stood by our Father, and so He chose them, and predestined them according to His good pleasure, to use as He sees fit in this flesh dispensation of His Plan of Salvation to restore and bring back His sons to Him. Those he chose are called the remnant and God's elect.

As it is written, even before the foundation of this earth (age) God chose His elect. The Apostle Paul explains:

Ephes. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: [4] According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

kataballo, kat-ab-al'-lo, Greek 2598; from Greek 2596 (kata) and Greek 906 (ballo); to throw down :- cast down, lay.

kosmos, kos'-mos, Greek 2889; probably from the base of Greek 2865 (komizo); orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitant, literal or figurative [moral]) :- adorning, world.

[5] Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, [6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

The question is, "Are you one of God's elect?" If you are, you have a DESTINY, a predetermined JOB TO DO! If you haven't discovered it yet, don't worry, YOU WILL!

So keep studying His Word until He is ready for you!

There are many wonderful truths we can learn from the very Creator of the universe and the Father of our souls, if we will just take the time to seek Him and study the wealth of information He has written to us in His letter. You see, the Bible isn’t merely some religious work written by man, though men were used to lay down the words on its pages, many of which they didn’t even understand. The Bible is truly the Word of God and in it our Father reveals the “Whys” and “Wherefores” of the existence of His creation and life itself. He also reveals that there is a great Plan being worked out here on earth which is unfolding according to the precise timeline He set forth from before the beginning of this earth age.

Science, however, cannot answer ANY of the above questions with their scientific methods. Yet many “so-called” scientists  attempt to do so apart from the explanations revealed by the one who is responsible for creation and life in the first place. So man comes up with “Big Bang” theories about how the universe began, and spontaneous combustion theories about how life began, and even sillier evolution theories to explain the different varieties of plants and animals. And then get this! They give themselves “degrees” like Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees and big lofty titles like PhD, as if alphabet soup following their name somehow gives credibility to stupidity and the lack of common sense. They do deceive themselves in their own egos. Solomon was so right as he opened his discourse on the ways of flesh man:

Eccles. 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Rev. 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

2 Thes. 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

[2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Eccles. 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

[10] Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

"old time" = `owlam, o-lawm', Hebrew 5769; or olam, o-lawm'; from Hebrew 5956 (`alam); properly concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practical) eternity; frequent adverb (especially with prepositional prefix) always :- alway (-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, [n-]) ever (-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare Hebrew 5331 (netsach), Hebrew 5703 (`ad).

Rev. 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Rev. 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

Rev. 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

Rev. 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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