God Knows Everything

The World God Created

The Creation is not a work in progress. It is an automatic system.

Churches teach that God interacts with the human race and world events on a daily basis, but this is wrong. It does not work that way.

The way the Bible is written seems to be telling us that God interacts with the human race on a daily basis, or from time-to-time; but thinking this is an error since God knows everything.

God finished His creation a long time ago and rested from all His works. Rested means there isn’t anything else for Him to do.

When God was creating, He built in a series of checks and balances as automatic rules or laws, such as: gravity and flight; life and death; male and female; summer and winter; good and evil. Since God knows everything, there are no surprises for Him.

We have surprises heaped upon us, but God is not surprised about anything because He is the One who has orchestrated everything concerning His creation.

God is the only One who knows the future. When God moved the ancient Prophets to write the Bible for Him, He used few words to describe Mankind’s history: past, present and future.

Notice how Jesus says so much with a few words, and when we try to explain what He said, we use volumes to express His statements. God’s vast knowledge of the future is also expressed by using as few words as possible to explain events that may take thousands of years to unfold.

Since eternity is endless, “a thousand years is as one day to the Lord”; and events that occur many times over thousands of years may be spoken about as one single event in time.

The grouping of separate events is the reason the Bible seems to be saying God is interacting with the human race on a daily basis. The key point is: God rested from all His works.

God is not personally interacting with us. Don’t panic! God has not left us to our own devices. He has not abandoned us to a random happening system, which many scientists aspire to believe.

God has prepared all things for us since the beginning, including His beloved Son Jesus, who does interact with each individual on a moment-to-moment basis.

We have not been forsaken or left alone. There is no reason for God to interact with His creation, since His automatic system takes care of us exactly the way God would do it for us, if He were still actively working with us–but He rested!

The Bible relates information, which seems to be saying: God is actively working with us. In a sense, God is interacting with us, but it is indirectly through Jesus, who is your Conscience.

The Greatest Sin

God is not a micro-manager. The greatest sin of present day Christian churches is their teachings that God is a micro-manager of the world. They teach people their God interferes routinely in the daily affairs of human beings, which is not true.

This is why the rulebook, which is the Bible, exists. God gave it to Mankind. It is our job to do what it tells us to do, and not expect God to do it for us.

Since a person can only worship God in spirit and truth, let’s deal with some truth. If God were micro-managing the world, He’s doing a lousy job because we’re losing ground.

On the seventh day God rested from all His works. What part of “…all His works” don’t Christian teachers understand? According to them, God is still working hard to make the world operate and save His children. Wrong! God rested on the seventh day, or the Bible is a liar!!

A question concerning God, war, and catastrophe, asked by people from generation-to-generation, who claim to believe in God, is ‘Why is God allowing this to happen?’ The answer is simple: war and catastrophe are the automatic results of people not believing God.

This is the reason God’s children don’t survive. God’s children are murdered and harmed from generation-to-generation by people who claim to believe in God.

Since their claim is a lie, and their acts prove them liars, and the murder of God’s children is an act demanding retribution, God’s wrath is unleashed upon people and nations, which wrath comes in the form of accidents, droughts, famines, plagues, catastrophes and wars.

“Vengeance is mine saith the Lord.”

God created everything and saw it was good. Then He rested, because there wasn’t anything else to do. What else could God do, if He did everything? The Biblical record shows people dealing with God on an everyday level. Wrong again!!

The ancient people in the Bible were not dealing with God. They were dealing with the Lord God, who was the second in command.

The Bible says no one has ever seen God or heard His voice at any time. Therefore, the ancient Biblical people were not seeing or speaking to God. They were seeing and speaking to an Ambassador whom God sent to the Human Race.

God’s automatic system is interacting with us, so we can say God is doing it for us, or God performed a miracle for us. Even though God is indirectly doing things for the human race through His automatic system, He gets the credit because God is the Creator.

Since God knows all things, He designed a perfect automatic system that already knows how to handle any and all the problems that will ever occur. His automatic system interacts with Mankind, to protect, to provide, to change, to cause, and to punish, the human race on a daily basis.

God Visits His Creation

The Bible tells us that God visits His creation–that’s us! Now, if God must visit us from time to time, and He cannot be seen by any human being, then God cannot turn Himself into a human being to visit us.

Since life depends on God being inside every living human being, and death occurs when God vacates a living human being’s body, then God cannot vacate human beings to visit us without the whole human race dying. Therefore, God doesn’t visit the earth, nor does He visit human beings, because He is already here living inside every one alive.

The visits spoken of by the Bible are explaining that God uses specific human beings, who are His Ambassadors, to visit us. The Ambassadors are the ones who visit us, and not God who is already in them and us.

Since these Ambassadors have a perfect relationship with God, these Ambassadors are used by God to communicate indirectly to us, through them. These type experiences are simply referred to in the Bible as ‘God visits us’.

If God is not managing the world on a daily basis, then we are its managers. This was the original objective designed for the Human Race. This is why God turned His earth over to Adam to manage and care for it.

The first human being was told to tend the Garden and he had control over it. Adam was also given the power to name all the animals, and we’re still naming the new ones we discover.

The most important fact is, God knows everything. He knows the beginning from the end. He views all time like a cinema film. This is how He could write down the future in a book–the Bible. Only God knows the future. Therefore, only God knows the Bible.

The Rapture: fact or fiction?

This question was sent to Elijah at The Underground Bible.

“I researched the word ‘raptos’ of 1 Thessalonians 4:17. I came up with raptos is Latin, the original Greek word for this ‘harpazo’ (anglicized) means either to ’snatch, catch up or pluck’ or to ’save or rescue’. Even though I have problems with preachers who turn one word into a whole theology, especially one with multiple interpretations, in this research I can only say that Paul is saying snatched. BUT, is Paul a prophet i.e. should every word that he writes be taken as a future prophecy? Or as a missionary and disciple whose letters to exhort converts get zealous?”  -William

Dear William,

The first problem is any person doing private research, who is not familiar with the actual language or languages they are researching, results in a non-solution situation. Since, all languages are not translatable without a full understanding of the language. Words cannot be transferred independently, because all words used in a language are dependent upon the text surrounding the word and the use of the word decided upon by the society at the time of its recorded usage.

For example: if the word ‘gay’ in the English language were to be translated from a text today, it would come up as either ‘homosexual’ or ‘happy’ depending upon the text. Yet, if the text were written during Shakespearean times, it could carry a different meaning. Therefore, the time period in which the text was written has a very profound influence upon the words used in any ancient text.

Although translators have been wrestling with the ancient Biblical texts for thousands of years, even the Apostle Paul admits in the book of Hebrews that he is unaware of the actual meaning concerning an Old Testament text written about 1,000 years prior to his birth.

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

-Hebrews 9:1-5

Adding to the dilemma is the fact that colloquialisms, slang, and idioms used during the writer’s time period also add to the problem facing a translator who is thoroughly familiar with a language hundreds or even thousands of years later.

An additional problem is the Hebrew language, which is part of the Aramaic language used in the New Testament, was lost for nearly 2,000 years before it was re-invented by today’s Israeli Jews; plus the same problem facing the use of the Greek language, which is the other part of the Aramaic language of the New Testament. Just take a look at the changes that have occurred in the English language over the past 500 years, from Shakespeare’s time to the re-invention of American English.

Therefore, all this to say: It is an impossible task for a person uneducated in foreign languages to research dead languages. Trying to unravel the use of words in foreign texts is best left to experts who have dedicated their lives to such things. It is even extremely difficult for people who actually live in foreign countries where the specific language or languages are in use as everyday language, because of the changes caused by society as it evolves over time. A person born in a country learns to sense the use of phraseology from birth; which is why they call it the person’s Mother Tongue. Since no one is alive on earth that actually experienced the Biblical languages as a Mother Tongue, it is safe to say unraveling lost languages is not a science.

In your e-mail, you refer to researching the Latin word Raptos. This causes an even greater problem for the translator of Biblical Text, because Latin is referred to as a dead language. This means the language stopped being used by the public thousands of years ago, except for a handful of people known as priests in the Roman Catholic Church: whose dependability and truthfulness has come into question thousands of times during the past 2,000 years. Not to mention that the Romans are the ones who destroyed original scriptures, letters and documents, during the Roman Crusader Wars (10th to 14th centuries AD), or perhaps they have kept the written documents secret.

The documents seized by the Roman Crusaders were produced by the early Church of Jesus and the Apostles. The result of these document seizures was the Roman Church’s Latin Vulgate Bible. Rome had specifically chosen writings of the early church translated into Latin to hide the writings of the Apostles from the public. The Roman authorities then passed a law forbidding anyone, except Roman clergy, to read the Latin Bible, under penalty of death.

The next point concerning the translation of foreign languages like Greek and Hebrew or Aramaic is the many meanings attached to words. You admit this fact in your letter. The Greek word ‘harpazo’, which can be traced to the Latin word ‘raptos’, has at least four meanings that may or may not be similar in meaning; and must be translated according to the immediate surrounding text and the text recorded elsewhere in the Bible concerning the same topic.

I found it interesting that you decided to choose the meaning of the word in question to be ‘snatched’, which shows me that you might be prejudiced against other meanings and have chosen one that suits your beliefs or an idea you have pre-determined to be true. In any research, one must keep an open mind or the research will not render truth.

For example: When a person prays for a new Cadillac automobile, they have already precluded God must give them their desire. Otherwise, they would be praying in God’s will, which is only recorded in the Bible. Since, we are supposed to be following Christ, and Biblical records only show Jesus walking everywhere, except for one incident of riding on a donkey to fulfill a prophecy, I conclude praying for a specific expensive car is not exactly in the will of God.

If a person has any precluded ideas that originated with the Roman Catholic Church about 1,000 years ago to deceive the world, then that information will deter any truth hoped for by research. The Rapture is an idea that did not begin with Darby in England. He merely re-introduced an old Roman idea. Deception can only be overturned  by having an open mind.

Since, the scripture you quoted in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 is not the only place in the Bible that speaks on the subject known as the Rapture, and there are many passages that teach the opposite is true, then my advice is to research the Bible for information on the subject and not just words in foreign languages.

My choice of translating the word ‘harpazo’ is totally opposite the Roman’s choice of ‘raptos’, which is where the word ‘rapture’ originated. My choice of translating the word ‘harpazo’ is the same as the original translators who worked for King James of England centuries ago. My choice is ‘to catch up’, which is the infinitive form of the verb ‘caught up’. A verb that carries a simple meaning: complicated by deceitful or ignorant preachers. It means, you go first and I’ll catch up with you later.

When you apply this meaning to the text surrounding 1 Thessalonians 4:17, which text must also be kept within the boundaries of all the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles, then you get a very different picture than that presented by modern Rapture promoters.

The ideas presented in 1 Thessalonians must include the essence of Christianity, which is the resurrection of the dead. This essence can only be interpreted as meaning a person must physically die to experience the phenomenon of being resurrected from the dead. One must also physically die to follow Jesus, who by-the-way also died physically. Jesus also taught us, if it happens to us, it happened to him first. If anyone deserved to be Raptured, it would have been Jesus.

When the pretentious ideas perpetrated by a false Roman theology are stripped away by the application of all the writings Rome made the mistake of publicizing, then the truth floats to the top like oil on water. Rome’s only mistake was allowing anything from an original text to make it into the light.

Rome was deluded by believing they could keep the Bible’s truths a secret, by choosing the most difficult captured documents, and then isolating them from the public by translating them into Latin. Their delusion resulted in the birth of the Protestant Reformation.

The Reformation began an era of protesters opposing the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Rome believed their endeavors would give them the ability to easily spin their web of deceit around the world, so they could re-introduce buying and selling. Their plan wasn’t easy, but has been mostly successful to date.

Rome’s web has encircled the globe using the name Christianity, but salvation is of the Jews. So, the Roman Catholic Jews left over from the days of the Pharisees, from the Roman Pope down to the Monsignors, should have read the book of Revelation more carefully and paid heed to what Jesus said to the churches while exposing the Romans for what they are:

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.  -Revelation 2:9

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.  -Revelation 3:9

The text in Thessalonians plainly tells us that the people who remain alive on earth, shall catch up with their brethren who have fallen asleep (physically died) who are (spirits), with the Lord in the air. The word ‘clouds’ is a metaphor used to describe God’s children who have been given clean white robes signifying their sins have been forgiven (see Zechariah 3:1-5).

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Do not separate verse 17 above from the context of the verses below, where I have underlined the key phrases:

1 Thessalonians 4:13  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so (will) them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1 Thessalonians 4:15  For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep (from coming with the Lord).

1 Thessalonians 4:17  Then we who are alive and remain (for the coming of the Lord) shall catch up together with them (who have physically died and are coming with the Lord) in the clouds (of dead people) (10,000 times 10,000 who have physically died), to meet the Lord in the air: and then we shall be with the Lord forever.

Here is a simple technique I have taught many people, to gain understanding. Take out extra parts of the sentences to get to the subject matter.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-15 + 17

I do not want you to be ignorant concerning them who have died. Because, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so (will) they which also died (rise again). This we say, that we who are alive and remain (alive) shall not prevent them which are dead (from being resurrected from the dead and being with the Lord).

Then we who are alive and remain (alive for the coming of the Lord) shall catch up with them (by physically dying) and then we shall be with the Lord forever.

I do hope this helps you unravel the meaning of ‘raptos’.

-Elijah

Witchcraft, Astrology and Homosexuality

This question was sent to Elijah at The Underground Bible.

“Hi, I’d like to know what are the truths about man doing Witchcraft and man being Homosexual? What about Astrology predictions and palm reading too? Please help me. I’m 20 years old and very confused with this world. Thanks.” -Style

Dear Style,

Thank you for your questions.

The Bible teaches: Rebellion is the sin of Witchcraft. This means a person using, dabbling, or playing with, witchcraft is doing so because they are rebelling against God.

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” -1 Samuel chapter 15, verse 23

“And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.” -2 Chronicles chapter 33, verse 6

“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the desire of the flesh. Now the desires of the flesh are revealed, which are these: Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies…” -Galations chapter 5, verses 16, 19 & 20

Man being Homosexual? is explained in the Bible as being a punishment from God for a person rejecting Him.

“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known about God is revealed in them; because God hath showed it unto them:

Because the invisible things about God are clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood by the things that are created, even God’s eternal power and (the nature of God (Godhead); so that they are without excuse:

Because, when they knew God, they did not glorify God as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish brain was darkened.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the desires of their own brains, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

Who changed the truth about God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Because of this, God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use (of their bodies) into that which is against nature:

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their desire one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that reward of their error which was justified.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God turned them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient for Mankind…” -Romans chapter 1, verses 18 through 28

What about Astrology predictions and palm reading?

“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times (Astrology predictions), or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits (palm reading), or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.” -Deuteronomy chapter 18, verses 10 through 12

I hope this helps you.
-Elijah

Can you recommend a Bible?

This question was sent to Elijah at The Underground Bible.

“Can you recommend a Bible that I can study from? Is the Old King James better than the New King James? Is there another version that is easier to read? Thank you for your help. I’m just trying to find the truth.” -Clayton

Dear Clayton,

Thank you for your question.

The original King James Bible is the best translation in existence, but understanding it easily demands demands a person’s understanding of Shakespearian English be good. Yet, it is not that difficult to get used to reading.

The New King James version is okay, but the author did not understand the Old King James sufficiently to warrant the changes made to it. The original Old King James version, unknown to most Biblical scholars, Pastors, and dedicated Bible Students, contains keys to mysteries hidden for thousands of years. This is the reason I wrote “The Underground Bible”. Unless people and the entire Christian Movement (known as the Church) allow the Bible to dictate its’ truths (instead of preachers), who have camouflaged the truth over the past thousand years of deception, the Bible’s information will be lost.

You may also read a paraphrased version of the Bible. Although, the paraphrased Bibles do not contain the necessary information to unlock the Bible’s secrets, they give you an easier readable Bible that will help you understand the old King James version.

The point is, God wants to see a person struggle with His Word like a wrestling match, before He will give that person the enlightenment inside his or her brain, which will enable the person to understand hidden truths and unlock the mysteries. Everyone does not have to unlock the mysteries. Only those people whom God has chosen, to whom He also gives the drive to hunt and search the scriptures, until they achieve the goal He put before them, must unlock the mysteries to enable them to continue teaching the truth about His Word on earth.

Other people need only achieve believing the Bible was written and preserved by God the Father, which is believing Jesus is the Christ, and applying the faith the Bible presents to them before they physically die, which is to tell others about their belief, to be saved.

I pray God the Father and Jesus His Son that this message helps you in your quest for truth.

-Elijah

Is Saturday or Sunday the correct day of worship?

The following question was recently emailed to Elijah:

“I have been attending the church called Seventh-Day Adventist. They teach that the true day of worship is Saturday. I understand the Roman Catholic Church changed the ’sabbath’ day from Saturday to Sunday. What is the correct day to worship? I am in deep search for the truth and just ordered your book.” -Mary

Dearest Mary,

The answer to your question is in the Bible. It truly has the answers for every question.

In the Old Testament, there is a prophecy that tells us the day of worship will be changed from Saturday to Sunday in the New Testament Times. It is not easily understood by most churches, but I will lead you through it.

In order to help you understand, I must lay a foundation concerning the Passover (a Jewish Feast commanded by God for Israel to keep forever).

The Passover Feast has very strict rules imposed upon its celebration, such as: time, place, and actions allowed. If these rules were not followed exactly, then the Lord considers the improper keeping of the feast an abomination.

The reason we must begin with Passover is the exact time of the year that this feast must be celebrated. The date floats between March and April because the Roman Catholic Church changed the world’s calendar back in 1582 A.D. which causes the First day of the month of Nissan to occur on different days during March and April every year.

For the same reason, it is impossible to fix an exact Sabbath Day, which is definitely not on Saturdays. Therefore, the Lord knowing everything, and foreseeing these events, which includes the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by the same Romans, did forewarn us of the necessity of changing the day of worship from a Saturday to a Sunday.

Now just because we are forewarned by a prophecy, it doesn’t mean that the Lord was accepting this change, but that He was letting us know a change was going to occur. In the Book of Leviticus you can find the verses below:

Leviticus 23:15

And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

Leviticus 23:16

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall you number fifty days; and you shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

The counting begins with the day after the Sabbath during the Passover Feast. Since the Passover is seven days long, only one of those days can be the Sabbath. Therefore, Leviticus 23:15 tells us to begin counting on the day after the Sabbath during the Passover Feast. We are told to count seven Sabbaths. This means seven weeks are counted and each week ends on a Sabbath day, which amounts to 49 days for the seven weeks.

Then, Leviticus 23:16 tells us to count the day after the seventh Sabbath (of the seventh week), thus adding one day to the 49 days, bringing the total number of days to 50 days. The prophecy then informs us that we will have to offer a new meat offering to the Lord.

The old meat offering is the Passover Lamb that had to be killed for the sins of the people. The new meat offering is the new Passover Lamb named Jesus, who was killed for the sins of the people. John the Baptist labeled Jesus ‘the Lamb of God’, which completes our understanding of the prophecy.

Elsewhere in the New Testament, the Apostles referred to Jesus as our ‘Passover’. Therefore, the Old Testament prophecy foretold us that the day of worship, concerning the New Testament Times when Jesus would be the Lamb offering, would be the day after the Sabbath or on a Sunday.

If this doesn’t answer your question, please send a more detailed question and I will be blessed to answer it.

Sincerely yours,
-Elijah

The missing years of Jesus

Question:

“Where was Jesus after he was 12 years old? He turns up at age 30, so 18 years of his life is missing out of the Bible. Can you answer this question?” -Kurlene

Answer:

Dear Kurlene,

Matthew 13:1

“The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.”

The house was in Capernaum, where they lived, which is on the sea of
Galilee. Jesus lived at home in Capernaum for the 18 years. He was
commanded to be obedient to His parents when they found Him confounding
the Pharisees at 12 years old. Jesus lived with his mother Mary and his father
Joseph, working as a carpenter. The proof of this is the Pharisees’ statement
in Matthew 13: “Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary?
and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? “.

To understand it, you must read Matthew chapter 12 and 13 as one story to get the context correct. Jesus had already began His ministry, and was already attacking the Pharisees.

-Elijah

Was Mary really a virgin?

Question:

“Do you believe in the virgin birth of Christ? Was Mary a virgin?” -Robert

Answer:

Yes! Mary was a virgin. The problem lies in the understanding of the different words depicting “virgin” in the Hebrew language, which is worlds’ apart from the use of today’s word virgin.

In the Hebrew world of Jesus, a woman does not lose her virginity because she marries. A woman only loses her virginity through unfaithfulness. Hence, Anna a prophetess who was widowed (in the book of Luke) was still called a virgin even though she was married.

Mary’s virginity is referred to as a different word: alma. This is a special virgin who has her father’s and her husband’s permission to never sleep with a man and only serve the Lord. This type virgin was put to death by the community if she broke her vow of abstinence from sex! Hence, Joseph’s concern to take his “wife” as told by the angel.

Looking at the conditions, Joseph thought the people would kill her if he consummated their marriage contracted from birth (which was their right). The Apostle Paul addresses this topic in 1 Corinthians 7.

-Elijah

How does prayer work?

Question:

“If I understand you right, God does not interact with this world and has the world in auto-pilot (cause and effect). Then how does prayer work? Are you actually making contact with God or Jesus? What are your thoughts on prayer?” -Steven

Answer:

Your understanding of cause and effect is correct.

Since God lives inside every person and Jesus is right next to Him, and therefore is inside every person also, prayer is our internal communication ability to either God or Jesus.

Do not confuse the auto-pilot system (as you put it) with the idea that God abandoned His creation. Therefore, God can interact with us, but does not unless it’s absolutely necessary. You pray and they hear, but the Bible teaches you: before you even decide to pray, your Father knows what you need.

Therefore, since God knows everything, the auto-pilot is prepared for your prayers before you pray!

-Elijah

The Second Coming of Christ

Two questions were emailed to The Underground Bible on this subject.

Question #1:

“Maybe the resurrection was the Second Coming and the graves that opened the 144,000 saints that slept?” -Austin

Answer:

Sorry Austin! No cigar_since the Scriptures cannot be broken, your estimation is incorrect.

1) The Second Coming refers to Christ’s return as a spirit named The Comforter.

2) For the Second Coming to occur, Christ cannot be a man.

3) Since Jesus was a man between birth & death, then this discounts his life as the Second Coming.

4) Since Jesus was resurrected from the dead three-and-one-half days after his death and remained with the apostles 40 days and nights, and he was once again flesh & blood (a man) this discounts this as the Second Coming.

5) Since Jesus said he would return after his 40 day period ended, this is when the so-called Second Coming began. So-called because Jesus never used the term “Second Coming”. It is only written, “those who believe on him will see him a second time“. This statement is an open ended phrase without end.

As for the 144,000 this is a reference to 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, which refer to the future apostles.

-Elijah

Question #2:

“I haven’t read your whole book but I was wondering who do you believe Elijah is? Do you believe he has come or is to come? We know that he HAS to come before the second coming of Jesus due to Mal 4:5,6…” -Caleb

Answer:

First, let me applaud you for your knowledge and faith about Elijah, since so many Christians are ignorant of the fact that Elijah must come before Jesus! The answer to your question is: Yes, Elijah is here, which means Jesus isn’t very far behind. Elijah wrote The Underground Bible to reveal how the Second Coming really works. The reason for this book is to reach the entire world with the good news as opposed to standing on a rock at the Jordan River. I’m sure the book will answer most of your other questions.

Is Jesus Christ God?

This question is frequently asked and even now, is circulating around the Internet. Here’s the scoop, taken from The Underground Bible.

Chapter 16, (1d):

God’s Spirit is a multiple Spirit able to be inside everyone at the same time. God’s Spirit is giving us life and operating our bodies. When Jesus’ personal spirit was glorified by God fifty days after the crucifixion, Jesus’ personal spirit was multiplied by God and became the Holy Spirit to enable his spirit to live inside all living human beings from that moment forward; and it doesn’t matter if a person believes it or does not believe it. It doesn’t matter if a person is black, green, white, yellow or red; or if a person is a Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, non-religious or other religion. Jesus is our Conscience, all the time, at the same time, and everywhere. The Bible says Jesus’ throne is right next to God’s throne. It even tells us it is on the right side of God’s throne. Since God’s throne is inside us, then Jesus’ throne is inside us right next to God. Hence, Jesus sits at the right hand of God.

Chapter 36, 1(e):

God the Father knew Jesus’ personal spirit from the beginning. He was a very special spirit commissioned to carry out a very special job on Earth; but birth would wipe out all memory of eternity where he had traveled from to be born on Earth. The baby Jesus would be like any other baby born. He would have no special powers or understanding, and would have to grow and learn like all human beings. Liars would have you believe otherwise because that would inhibit you from believing you could reach the same heights of faith and power that Jesus had accomplished as a simple man. This is why the Bible tells us Jesus did not consider it robbery to make himself equal to God; and it is enough for the student to become equal to the master, but we can never learn more than the master, Jesus.

Chapter 36, 2(b):

Do not err. The Holy Spirit is a different Spirit than the Spirit who is God. The word ‘Holy’ is derived from the English word ‘wholly’. It means completed or 100% as opposed to a spirit with a lesser percent of completion. Therefore, the title ‘Holy’ tells us that this spirit was completed by some means, and was not totally complete prior to its completion. Since God was never completed, and God has always been 100% whole, we see that the Holy Spirit is not God the Father. Since, the Bible tells us that Jesus didn’t consider it robbery to make himself equal to God the Father, we see evidence that Jesus was not equal to God the Father, and therefore was completed by his trials on Earth as a man.

Chapter 36, 2(c):

Jesus is the Christ when he was a man living on Earth. He becomes the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter, after his execution on the cross for a crime he did not commit. Then the Bible tells us, Jesus sits on the right hand of God, which is another reference to his being second to God the Father. Another proof is located in 1 Corinthians 11:3 where the Apostle Paul said:

“I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”

Simply analyze Paul’s statement and you will see it is speaking about three types of marriage relationships:

1) A human male married to the Christ.
2) A human male married to a woman.
3) A human male named the Christ is married to God the Father.

The Apostle Paul parallels these three relationships to show us how it works. The way a man marries a woman, is an example of how a human being must marry the Christ, and the two become one. Also, the same way that Christ marries a human being, the Christ married God the Father, and the two became one. The idea behind these relationships is dictating who the head of the marriage is, and who has authority over the subservient one. It dictates who makes the rules and who must be obedient to the rules.

Chapter 36, 2(d):

It also shows us that a man and woman are not the same person, neither can a man marry himself; nor is a man and the Christ the same person; neither is Jesus and God the same person; nor can Jesus marry himself. Therefore, Jesus became exactly like God and didn’t rob God by doing so!