It all started by Spirit drawing us. It starts by coming to know Jesus. That is the beginning [entrance] into the knowledge of God. But all of that is so very low on the spectrum of where God desires to bring us to; because it is only as we see Him now, that we express Him. It is not as we saw Him then, that we started to become Him, it is only as we see Him Now. If we ever want to see Christ now, we must look within the realm of spirit. For it is out of this heaven that He is coming forth; and as He does, He is coming forth into conscious awareness. The spirit as light is generating our awareness and then it projects out into the realm of the physical body!
TWO FOLD BEHEADING
Revelation 20:4 speaks of the Souls that were beheaded. This beheading is two-fold. It is an inward and an outward beheading. The word "beheaded" means to be axed by a two edged-blade. We know that the Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword.
This two-fold beheading denotes becoming a new soul or being, and getting a new mind, the Mind of Christ. The old mind which we had was exchanged for a new mind. We no longer had our lives governed by the old human mind, but rather by the new Mind of Christ. Everything in the inward and the outward changed. And as we utilize the Mind of Christ we experience this change in every aspect of our life. For example, eating food is a "first principle." Eating food is a principle that we are subject to at the present. When we come into the full expression of God there will be no need to eat, in order to sustain life. Although we will still eat, it will not be something that we must have to stay alive. Food is an elementary bondage. It is not sin, but it is something we must depend upon right now to sustain life. When we experience the fullness, there will be no dependence upon anything natural, in order to survive. One will not even need the elementary principle of air to sustain life. We will completely come out from under anything elementary which formerly ruled us. In II Peter, he speaks of the elements melting with fervent heat. The Greek word for "elements" is, "STOICHEION" meaning anything outward or natural. We will find our life from within ourselves, as a source that is within the realm of Spirit. This is all a part of the outward beheading, spoken of in Revelation 20:4.
The inward beheading has to do with being beheaded from religious bondage and religious legalism. The inward beheading also has to do with being delivered from knowledge of good and evil. All of these things have served a purpose in our lives at one time; for when God has no other way to discipline us, He puts us under law, as children in a play-pen, to lead us to Him. The law has served a purpose in all of our lives. Some people cannot receive the deeper truths that God is revealing today because they heard them without coming up to the standard of that glory therefore it was used to their own destruction. For example: We cannot tell some people that there is no more sin, because some of them would hear the truth, and use it as an excuse to sin. Therefore, God will keep some people's level of consciousness at a lower level than He would like to so He can work the discipline into their lives that is needed in order that they may be ready for the stronger truths. Then when God releases unto them the message of full grace, they will not use it to their own destruction. Truth carries with it a great responsibility. That is why God only takes us from realm to realm, and glory to glory. We cannot receive the higher glory if we are not prepared for it.
I Corinthians 11:27 tell us, "...if we eat or drink unworthily we bring judgment unto ourselves." In other words, if we begin to partake of a realm of glory that we are not prepared to receive, God brings us into correction. Therefore, each progression of glory we attain unto is attained by the in-working of God's Spirit, so we can come up to the lifestyle of that glory. Until then, we are under tutors and governors. Some of the tutors and governors have been the "five fold" ministry. Some people still need that kind of ministry, because they cannot allow the Spirit to take control of their lives as of yet.
Colossians 2:20-22 "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, [touch not; taste not; handle not; which are all to perish with the using]; after the commandments and doctrines of men?" God is bringing a people out of the realm of "Do's and Don'ts" into the realm of Spirit. Although the law has served its purpose; for God gave Israel the law and confirmed it with glory. He did this so that Israel could be brought into obedience [not into righteousness], but temporarily constrained from exhibiting wild passion. God caused that law to be given with glory, in that Moses' face shown, but Moses seeing His face beginning to dim, put a veil over it so that Israel could not see that the power and glory of the law would be done away with and run rampant. That is why some people cannot see the ending of the church age. They still need to be boxed in a play-pen because they cannot take control and responsibility for their lives. But God is advancing in a people today that can hear these present truths and not use them as an occasion to the flesh.
This beheading is for or by the word of God. As the word comes to us and the level of our consciousness is raised, the word itself brings the experience of this beheading. We are brought into the "Day of the Lord" realm or the spiritual dimension, and leave the Appearance realm. We are separated from a fleshly mentality and receive a New Head and then take on a new conscious awareness. We no longer judge or make decisions based upon anything in the appearance realm, or five sense realm, but judge righteous judgment. All this is being accomplished by the word of God in us.
Revelation 6:9 says, "And when He had opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar, the souls..." The souls were under the altar, the place of sacrifice. And God, in our Christian journey in the Spirit, brings us to various altars, where we offer a little bit more of ourselves each time. He continues to bring us to the one true altar of Christ, until finally our entire is under the place and realm of sacrifice, willing to be poured out.
The scripture continues to say, "... They were slain for and By the word of God, and for the testimony which they held." Therefore the word of God working in us brings a death or a beheading to our judgment based upon appearance. This teaches us to judge or make decisions by Spirit.
God is leading us out from depending upon His life and His righteousness, because the letter [appearance] kills, but the Spirit gives life. Even the Bible is a dead letter to those who read it and take it unto themselves by the letter. But there certainly is a knowledge to be gained by the letter, for we cannot get revelation apart from it. The first thing we gain is the letter then we go into definition.
Once we gain the letter and understanding of the definition of various words, the Spirit then brings the revelation. The book within us is revealed, which will put us in contact with the realm of Spirit, where we find the performance of the New Covenant. The performance of the New Covenant cannot and will never be dependent upon flesh, but upon spirit that has become one with flesh.
The Spirit desires to mingle itself with our consciousness, and therefore will project outwardly into our outer world. We will never get rid of sin in the outer realm until we get rid of sin in the inner realm. We will never get rid of self in the outer realm, until we get rid of self in the inner realm. And we will never get rid of the devil out of the outer realm, because there is no devil in the outer realm, there is only a devil in the awareness of man. The devil exists in the knowledge of good and evil realm.
II Timothy 3:15-16 "And that from a child thou hath known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus, All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." The word of God as water cleanses and sanctifies us. The word "sanctify" means to separate us or to behead us from the things that formerly ruled us. What does the word cleanse us from? It cleanses us of previous knowledge gained from the realm of appearance. Jeremiah 23 speaks of a fire that purges us. It purges us just as the offerings which were brought to the altars of the tabernacle and temple. They were cut up and opened up until the innards were exposed and burned up. Every inner motive, desire, and thought, which is according to the old consciousness is being purged by fire. This is exactly what is taking place in a people today. It is the day of resurrection. It is the day of advancing which is taking place by the purging and cleansing in the conscience from judging by the appearance realm.
SPIRIT CONSCIOUSNESS
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