They Parted His Garments
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John 19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
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Jesus was sent to be an example of the suffering all men must undergo at the hands of the powers of darkness. What was done to him is done to all men more or less while they reside in the pit of hell (this earth). The point I am making may be understood by learning the purpose of clothing in spiritual lingo.
The absence of clothing is “nakedness”, which has been a cause of shame for mankind. And the shame is a result of sin. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden days, they learned that they were naked, and this is the link between sin and nakedness.
Genesis
3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he
did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And
they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the
day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God
amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said
unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and
I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast
thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and
clothed them.
Nakedness is an untenable state of being. Adam and Eve sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. And God made coats of skins to cover them.
“Accusing
men of sin” disrobes them
All those who are persecuted by men and devils justify their behavior by calling the victims “evil-doers and sinners”. This includes killing men in some cases as a matter of punishment. Punishing “sinners” has become the accepted mode of response for sin. God punished Adam and Eve for disobeying Him, but He also covered their nakedness. This is a major step that devils do not take and men are reluctant to make. To do that would invalidate their will and desire to administer punishment.
Jeremiah 50:7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries (the demonic tares) said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
In the minds of some, accusing men of sin justifies abusing them as punishment for their misdeeds. Here is an example from the scriptures.
John 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Here
Jesus exemplifies how Christians should behave toward those accused of
sin. We do not punish them with death,
nor do we condemn them. When you are
carnal and think like worldly men, it is tough to act like Christ and walk and talk like
Christ. Christians do not
judge like Jesus. Their sense of justice
is to damn sinners and burn them in hellfire with devils for their
failure. This kind of judgment attitude is NOT CHRIST-LIKE. It is demonic!
Luke
9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up,
he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52 And sent messengers before
his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make
ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though
he would go to
Here
you see the ignorant disciples had the same attitude as most Christians
today. Those who reject Christ among men
are condemned to death and hellfire with devils. But damning mankind with devils is not why
Father sent Jesus to the earth. He was sent to SAVE MEN, not to damn them!
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Father wants men to “cover the nakedness
of men”
We have seen what Father did for Adam and Eve after they sinned. He covered their nakedness. We also see what the Son did for the woman “caught in the very act of adultery”. He did not accuse her, nor convict her, nor throw stones to kill her. Our two role-models for our behavior toward sinners are (1) the Father and (2) the Son, (not preachers and Christians). The way to cover the naked and the destitute is to give him a new garment.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Zechariah
3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the
LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said
unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen
Luke
10:30 And Jesus answering said, A
certain man went down from
Spiritual
clothing
To clothe the naked men Father expects the enlightened among His children to give them “clean white linen”. It is the free gift of righteousness.
Revelation
19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
In the text from Zechariah, the angels took away the priest’s filthy raiment and clothed him with the “free gift of righteousness”. God has provided this “gift free of charge” for all of humanity.
Romans 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Isaiah
45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and
let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them
bring forth salvation, and let
righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Isaaih
54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue
that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of
the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Just as Father covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve, He has also covered the nakedness of all His children on earth today. Heaven rains down “His righteousness” upon all men. It is a “free gift” that covers the nakedness of mankind. Unlike the preachers and Christians, who “see through a glass darkly”, we do not demand that men repent and confess their sins, which in effect EXPOSES THEM AS NAKED. We tell them that they have God’s righteousness conferred upon them as a free gift universally at this very moment. This is a work that only Father can do, and it has pleased Him to do so. So Christians and preachers have a doctrine and practice that strips men naked. Just as the soldiers did to Jesus in crucifixion, they take away whatever clothing men have on to expose their shame. They enjoy throwing stones at people caught in the very act of sin. Then they condemn men to hellfire and death with devils, if they do not dance to their music. The way of man’s religion is not the way of God.
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
If we
do as our Father does, we will have a blind eye when it comes to accusing men
of sin. Keep in mind what Jesus did when
the church leaders of his day presented him with a woman caught in adultery for
his judgment. Since ATONEMENT is FIXED
today, devils are the scapegoats for
all acts of sin in which humans are involved as slaves. Father cast out
Numbers
23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he
should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and
shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and
he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen
perverseness in
Here God acknowledges ATONEMENT REALITY. As Supreme Judge, He does not always have to let human ignorance rule the day. A command has gone out to the angels of Heaven to “rain down righteousness”, Isaiah 45:8. This document is an example of that work. We also cast a blind eye to accusations of sin against men, and we tout Father’s free gift to all mankind. He has covered human nakedness with clean white linen. To put it bluntly, we testify the same testimony of John.
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John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he
cannot sin, because he is born of God.
We AGREE WITH OUR FATHER, HESUS CHRIST, THE SON, and JOHN for all of the reasons above!
1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Glorify God!
God did it!
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