Scribe's Treasure

SCRIBE’S TREASURE

Rev Marion H Gwynn

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CONTENTS

Preface

Foreword

by T. Canby Jones

Introduction

Section 1—Scripture

Section 2—Revelation to John

Section 3—Interpretive survey of

scientific understructure; introducing

the sciences as a structured set;

categoric qualia

Section 4—Glossary outline: also a

series of 108 unit faculties in three

variations

Appendix 1

Mind and Soul Matrices

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to the actuality and glory of God.

And to those who helped make this

Book an actuality:

Lora Elizabeth Gwynn, dedicated wife, mother, and typist

Sons: John Christopher, Ross Merton, and Holmes Merton Gwynn

T. Camby Jones, reviewer and editor

Donna & Marvin White, transcribers and friends

Preface

The Scribe’s Treasure was written by our father over the last forty years of his life. Marion Gwynn was a successful Chemical Engineer when he moved the family to the posh suburb of Mountain Lakes, NJ in 1941. Five years later, in 1946, he turned his back on that success to pursue a career of serving mankind as an Episcopal priest and as the author of this book. The first he achieved 20+ years later when he was finally ordained in New Jersey. The latter, this book, was never really finished, but that is not a tragedy. He worked on this book right up to the day of his passing and that would have been the case regardless of when he died. He passed away in September, 1987.

Scribe’s Treasure represents the thoughts, words, meditations, and prayers over 40 years of one man. He discussed various aspects with anyone of suitable IQ and background to understand his words. Inspiration for the book, however, came from only one place. Throughout the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s he spent 3 to 5 hours a day down in his cellar-office on his knees seeking inspiration. When he slept he was prepared for messages from God and His messengers, by keeping pad and pencil by his bed-side.¹ He once said: I was searching for the secret of life and I was hoping to find it in my work in chemistry. But instead I found it in religion and the spiritual. It is not in the philosophical aspect of the brain—but in the mind and in the spirit.

This book is more spiritual than scientific, but it shows science and the spirit can both occupy one’s thoughts, words, and deeds at the same time and it is possible to overlap the two.

Reverend Gwynn was a student (and friend) of Dr. Holmes W. Merton. Merton invented the Merton Method in the late 19th and early 20th century to match a person’s character to a suitable job. Much of the inspiration for Merton’s work came from his own father, Dr. Alesha Sivartha. Sivartha’s book, first copyrighted in 1884, titled The Book of Life: The Spiritual and Physical Constitution of Man 1912, was reprinted by Kessinger Publishing in 2004. Dr. Merton’s teachings are largely contained in a series of nineteen monographs. As one can see in Part 4 of this book, Merton was a lasting influence on Gwynn’s life. Gwynn took Merton’s teaching one step further by developing a soul matrix related to Merton’s mind matrix.

Lora Gwynn was his devoted wife and loyal typist throughout all these years. She was a writer in her own right, but she was more poetic and sensitive. She diligently hammered away at a manual typewriter while transcribing this book over the years.

They had three sons, the Scriblets. The oldest was John Christopher Gwynn. Chris was given the instruction to get the book published but not to change a word. Chris was faithfully re-typing the book page by page when he passed away in 2001. The middle son is Ross Merton Gwynn who lives in Cincinnati, OH. Ross and Chris were great counselors to their father. The youngest son, Holmes, also of counsel, was given the job of getting the book published and with the help of his friends, Donna and Marvin White, was able to get the whole book into an editable format (Word). Holmes has finished the editing portion in 2011. A first son, Clifford, passed away at birth and is mentioned because Ross and Holmes believe it is possible he was part of Reverend Gwynn’s inspiration.

Following is a Forward written by T. Camby Jones, PhD. Dr. Jones was a graduate of Yale Divinity and Graduate Schools. He served as Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Wilmington College in Ohio. Born to Quaker Missionary parents, he is the author of two books and an active Quaker, having traveled the world. Dr. Jones read this book several times and provided extensive editing for which Ross and Holmes are extremely grateful.

Rather than a grand conclusion, you will find gems of wisdom likely that tie to your own religious or scientific background. His message to the scientific and religious communities is that the two are compatible and all part of God’s plan. Most of all come away understanding that the treasure found here comes from the wonderful inspiration provided by God to His dedicated servant—your scribe, Marion Hayes Gwynn.

Foreword

by T. Canby Jones

Scribe’s Treasure, by Marion Hayes Gwynn is aptly titled. In the Bible a Scribe is a scholar of the Law of Moses and often is also a priest in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Having taught Bible and related subjects for forty years at Wilmington College of Ohio this writer has often thought of himself as a modern version of a Scribe. This gives me a strong fellow feeling for Marion Hayes Gwynn.

Marion Gwynn spent a good portion of his life as a Chemist. Later he felt called to, trained for and became an Episcopal Priest. His love for and mastery of Scripture is both amazing and inspiring! In his view, when push comes to shove, answers to human needs and life’s problems are found from Genesis to Revelation. In this writer’s view he nearly always picks the most enlightening passages to make his case.

Gwynn’s book is organized under four major sections with subheads under each. They are: "1) The most scriptural and salvational ; 2) The most prophetic or revelatory; 3) The most scientific and integrative knowledge; 4) The most semantic and hypothetic.

No doubt as part of his training to be a Chemist, Gwynn was thoroughly acquainted with Mathematics. Therefore this book has quite a discussion on Math. The heart of that discussion focuses on Meta-mathematics, which is foreign to this editor,—much over his head!

Late in the text there is a careful discussion of Chemistry and Chemical theory. Happily this writer had three semesters of Chemistry in college so he fared better there.

But Bible and Historical Theology were this writer’s majors in Graduate School hence the real joy and insight in Marion Gwynn’s Treasure comes from his marvelous choice of and interpretation of all those gorgeous Scriptures!

While Gwynn’s use, discussion and appreciation of the major Prophets in the Old Testament, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah and others is most moving, he pays special attention to the prophecies found in the Books of Daniel in the Old Testament and Revelation in the New. He seeks to see fulfillment of those prophecies in the then current world events. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West was still on so Gwynn sees fulfillment of Daniel’s and Revelation’s prophecies in those events. Actually Gwynn traces such fulfillment of prophecies into the nineteen seventies and at least one time to 1986. Such examinations of fulfillment of prophecies play a very minor role compared to Marion Gwynn’s overriding concern to apply the standards of Father, Son and Holy Spirit to all aspects of our faith and behavior.

Marion Gwynn has produced an inspiring work; I will close by citing two examples of his use and application of scripture from his text. One is on Forgiveness the other on The Eternal Covenant:

Forgiveness

Does not our Lord otherwise emphasize forgiving, for example?

Then Peter came up and said to him,

Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?

Jesus said to him, I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Forgiving often becomes quite salvational, particularly when the person acts to put his petition into practice. This may include overcoming evil with good.

God, be merciful to me a sinner!

(Luke 18.13b)

My salvation depends upon God greatly forgiving me (Matthew 18.23−18.35), and I in turn forgiving my neighbors. Jesus both taught and practiced an abounding forgiving. Tortured on the cross, our Lord practiced what he had preached, praying that his crucifiers be forgiven. The next Christian martyr, Stephen, likewise prayed for those who were stoning him (Acts 7.60). We need to forgive one another for the sake of God and for the sake of our spiritual health and growth, to overcome alienations or enmities.

Your scribe believes that love comprises forgiveness, that basic forgiveness is part of the thought pattern of each person made in God’s image. As such it is ours to give or withhold as in the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15.11−15.32). Forgiving has often been part of the strengthening or healing process.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another,

as God in Christ forgave you.

(Ephesians 4.32)

As we acquire grace, forgiving widens from the family and the congregation to the whole state of Christ’s Church! Christ has commanded Christians to love one another as he has loved us (John 15.12, 15.17). Beyond this, Christian practice united in this prayer should intercede more effectively for all mankind.

Section 1.6.5 The Eternal Covenant

The Eternal covenant seems to be the most mysterious and exalted or loving of these salvational covenants and to overshadow the others. Did God the Father Almighty foresee problems with mankind upon Terra? Did he propagate and anoint (Zechariah 4.14) two other great and perfect persons to reign with him in unity, making with them the Eternal Covenant? Since mankind’s fall, the Holy Trinity has been coping with the difficult task of our salvation. Death reigned until God’s moral law was given through Moses. Then the prophets were sent. Then God the Son was sent, the early Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. On the cross, Jesus shed his blood to fulfill the Eternal Covenant as God’s specific Lamb.

Now may the God of peace who brought again

rom the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep,

by the blood of the eternal covenant,

equip you with everything good that you may do his will,

working in you that which is pleasing in his sight,

through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

(Hebrews 13.20-13.21)

Evidently, the covenanter is the Father, the covenantee of Isaiah 53.10b being the Word and Son (Psalm 2.07b) of God. Jesus, the word and Son of God, came among us to do the Father’s will, perhaps as written in the mysterious book of truth (Daniel 10.21).

Then I said, ‘Lo, I have come to do thy will, O God’

as is written of me in the roll of the book.’

(Hebrews 10.07) See also Hebrews 10.05-10.06 and Psalm 40.06-40.10)

As Jesus bled in agony, earthquake rumbled and darkness fell upon the crucifixion, as though angered by mankind’s worst murder. Perhaps Jesus applied the shed blood of the Eternal Covenant none too soon.

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them;

for they know not what they do."

(Luke 23.24)

As covenantee, Jesus shed his blood as the slain Lamb of God. As covenanter the Father resurrected him from the dead into glory.

Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered, and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

(Hebrews 5.08-5.10)

Bottom Row: Lora and Marion

Top Row: Chris, Ross and Holmes

Introduction

This book is dedicated to the actuality and glory of God. And it is committed to the inspiration and integrity of Scripture, both Old and New Testaments; also to its revelation as a source of vital information otherwise unavailable. The Old Testament comprises dozens of prophecies of the Christ, of his early or incarnate advent. The New Testament records their fulfillment in Jesus of Nazareth, and also records some supplemental history. Also the Christ’s late advent for his millennial reign is prophesied in both the Old and New Testaments. The New more than the Old Testament reveals Jesus and the Holy Spirit as members of our Triune Godhead.

Pending the Messiah’s return, what shall be the theistic believer’s response to atheism and materialism? Perhaps he can thank communism for its emphasis upon social equity. Otherwise the ideology of atheism and materialism has relied largely upon physical and natural and social science together with a corrupt version of philosophy. Such philosophy would denigrate the spiritual while over-exalting the natural and physical. The responsive notion would blend or integrate reformed religion with a more comprehensive approach to science. Such a combination would preach and strive for a more just society. Its economics would be permeated with divine economy and its generosity.

As both chemist and priest your scribe believes that the current gap between science and religion can be bridged largely by revelation. Revelation is a select part of religion, often beyond the ken or competence of qualified science. Types of revelation comprise the manifest supernatural and prophecy, fulfilled prophecy supporting what is yet to be fulfilled. The factual impact of the manifest supernatural is explored in Section1.1. The book offers answers and asks a variety of questions.

This book is written in four sections, each with chapter-like and numbered subsections:

Section 1 the most scriptural and salvational

Section 2 the most prophetic or revelatory

Section 3 the most scientific and integrative knowledge

Section 4 the most semantic and hypothetic

Salient aspects of the consecutive sections follow.

Section 1

Terra’s (or earth’s) religions and their sacred writings have been a rich source of spirituality. Dealing with spiritual realities means coping with life substance itself, living sub matter. This is directly apprehended or perceived by the spirit, for example as non-photonic light in fresh blood.

Scripture, Old and New Testament, appears to be a rich source of revelation and other reliable spiritual reality. Its integrity distinguishes divine and human reporting, also religion versus irreligion. Particularly when enlightened by the New Testament, the Old Testament reveals two advents of the one Messiah, one early, one later. Jesus’ early advent fulfilled dozens of Old Testament prophecies; divine evidence for the reliability of its revelation. Scripture reveals that Jesus of Nazareth walked among us, both man and God. This is in accord with revelation in Genesis 1.27a.

Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; —

And as believed, Jesus’ late advent in the relevant future shall fulfill another group of prophecies, to confirm the reliability of Scriptures Old and New Testaments.

The explicit theme of Sections 1.6 and 1.61 is salvation, scriptural salvation unto an abundant and eternal life. Consider Matthew 6.33 and John 14.06, also Romans 10.09 as follows:

Because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Section 2

Sections 2.0 and 2.1 comprise a commentary upon the Revelation to John, the final book of the New Testament and of Scripture. The prophecy concentrated therein is mysterious in part yet relatively ordered and culminating. It helps to organize other prophecy revealed in Scripture. And it serves to guide our on-going participation with the ascended Christ as Lord. Prophecy reveals that God has operated mightily in and on history, that he has revealed essential parts of his plan and care for mankind.

The bulk or inner prophecies (Revelation 5-14) are those of the scroll sealed with seven seals, openable only by God’s Lamb, the ascended Jesus (Revelation 5.01-5.07). The Lamb also represents a team of seven mysterious spirits who shall execute four premillennial projects. The personal identity of these spirits is explored. Your scribe attempts to explain in terms of seven relatively consecutive periods between Jesus Christ’s ascension (Acts 1.08-1.11) and his future return for his late advent.

The fourth seal opened reveals the fourth horseman of Revelation 6.08, perhaps two successive prophecies. Your scribe offers a vision for his belief that the first of these two prophecies recently has been fulfilled in two world wars and their aftermaths as the Seven Thunders of Revelation 10. This in turn would warn us of the second prophecy, perhaps catastrophic nuclear war and its aftermath. Your scribe is of the opinion that nuclear war might be averted by a widespread arousal or mobilizing for peace.

Then Revelation 7 prophesies of the Church drastically reformed by God with a new celibate male ministry of integrity to be selected by God’s Lamb. Your scribe also believes that these ministers shall proclaim salvation, both personal and social, God’s approaching kingdom on earth to include a representative and a just and very holy society.

Later Jesus shall return for a reign of peace to last a thousand years (Revelation 20.01-20.07). After the Millennium and later the Gog-Magog holocaust, is prophesied Christ the King is on his great white throne judging the resurrected spirits (Revelation 20.11-20.15). And afterward Revelation 20-22.05 prophesies of a new earth and of the magnificent new heaven, namely the New Jerusalem, a center of God’s domain. Your scribe believes that its location is beyond the solar system as already known to God.

Section 3

Without religion, science, particularly inanimate science, tends to support determinism, also a relatively rigid causation or rationalism. Science develops knowledge more than understanding. Section 3 attempts to assemble salient science together with a minor proportion of related hypotheses. These include a hypothetic generalizing of Euler’s topology, also of Gibb’s phase rule. The four phase rule terms are all physical. One term quantifies abstract freedom. Another quantifies a concrete and complemental restriction. The restriction as well as the freedom term needs linking to life. Freedom of personal choice is important, but freedom which overwhelms its corresponding responsibility becomes abusive as when condoning libertine behavior of faulty social representation and justice.

What appears to be an improved (less empirical) periodic classification of chemical elements is offered as part of the science of chemistry (Section 3.5). The logic and rationale (of the rectilinear diagram or matrix) is strengthened by a complementary diagram. Section 3.51 comprises a group of simple compounds. Section 3.52 comprises several series of complex and bio chemical compounds.

The sciences are presented in an ascending sequence increasingly spiritual. Eight compartmentalized sciences are paired in four levels. The three upper levels represent the concrete. The bottom or Meta level represents abstractions (including definitions) and potentials.

Sociology                  ,           Theology

Chemistry                 ,            Biology

Mathematics             ,            Physics

Meta-mathematic      ,           Meta-physic

Each of the eight sciences other than physics is treated separately. The sequence of priority and treatment herein moves upward, moving also dexter-ward at each level. Above these four levels are postulated two integrative stages of knowledge. The first or cosmologic stage is presented in Section 3.9. It comprises the set of four concrete notions with minor overlap, namely:

Godhead

Creation

Substance

Continuum

Each notion comprises a corresponding level of life and order, also of causation, namely:

Purposeful

Purpose variously supplemented with chance

Complex chance

Simple or kinetic chance

Your scribe believes that God’s concern and involvement and control of life is more intimate and profound than most science and philosophy has indicated. Section 3.91 comprises a further integration of knowledge toward philosophy.

Section 4

The relatively hypothetic Section 4 comprises much supposition, some semantically treated. The essence of life is supposed herein to be living sub matter, select non-material substance. And suppositions are offered concerning material or systematic structures for said living sub matter in body, mind and soul.

Contrary to C. R. Darwin, Section 4.1 would support the notion that Terra’s points are separable in four cognitive tiers of Metazoa. Underlying the Metazoa would be a tier of Meta-physic (vegetation) and lower life. The cognitive life of the four tiers of Metazoa would correspond biologically with the four mental tiers of the human mind as proposed by H. W. Merton. In your scribe’s opinion, each of these four tiers of Metazoa would represent a large creation advance, nowise a micro or typical natural-selection advance.

Most, but not all, of the matter of the immense cosmos is presumed lifeless. Part of this would be within the outer domain of the Holy Trinity (Section 3.9).

Section 4.1 might be a step toward asking the following critical question attempting to place evolution and creation in a mutual point of view:

To what extent might changes on a satellite with little or no water, and lifeless except for God’s oversight be ascribed to evolution or an evolution like process?

Such changes might resemble that of physical creation. How contrasting and rare has been the lush growth and advanced development on the planet Terra.

Section 4.2 supposes that the human mind comprises a set of unit faculties whose substance is sub matter and whose structure is matrixial or matrixialy represented. The supposed matrix would consist of four rows (tiers) and three columns. This total of Twelve ennead faculties or mental departments might correspond with the 12 tribes of Israel. The mind links in part to its respective brain, psychology reflecting mental pattern. (Individuality among animals is seen more in their body form and colors than in their physiognomy.) The human mind links in part to its respective face, physiognomy reflecting mental profile. Also supposedly the human mind is foundational to human sociology, tending to respond to natural psychological reality, including that of the state and its society and other minds. And the twelve departments would be the basis for just representation among the tribes. In his searching your scribe has found Scripture more guiding for the soul than for the mind. During waking carnate life, the mind’s activity manifests as consciousness, perhaps variously depressing the soul into subconscious activity.

The content of Section 4.3 is structured somewhat like that of Section 4.2, but is more hypothetic. Scripture reveals the reality of both mind and soul (nephesh). Also the soul and its content are difficult to know. In Section 4.3 several very hypothetical notions are proposed including the following:

A soul matrix would correspond in part with a mind matrix. The soul of God would be the ‘template’ for human souls. However the profile of a Godhead soul is perfect and shining. Aided by the Holy Spirit, the bright profile of human soul acting in concord might reflect its climb toward perfection, even into lower perfection levels. By contrast, the dark profiles of irreligious humans might reflect their depravity, even bestiality.

Life after first death is a gift from the soul’s Creator. Spirits just and unjust await resurrection in the spirit, not in the flesh, not in reincarnation. Resurrection shall be given to all but a few antichrist inhuman types of souls, extremely rebellious. Supposedly the soul is foundational to theology and tends to respond to spiritual reality, to living sub matter, particularly to God and other souls.

Section 1—Scripture

Evidently Scripture is divinely inspired, a spiritual work of remarkable integrity. Like some other sacred writings, much of Scripture teaches spirituality in terms of corresponding natural and physical things. Unlike other religious writings, Scripture comprises about one third prophecy, much of which has been fulfilled, evidence of divine wisdom and foresight. Scripture also records and substantiates supernatural phenomena, its revelation evidential of transcendent or divine power and might. Together they are strong evidence or reason for the reliability of other parts of Scripture, for Scripture as God’s written word, for God as person or persons immanent and transcendent, for God as creator of Terra’s spiritual heavens and biosphere, also as creator of a future or new heaven and a new earth.

Section 1.1 SCRIPTURE; revelation of reliability

and integrity;

It’s supernatural and manifest witness

Much of Scripture reliably reveals what has been beyond the ken of factual science. Scriptural prophecy reveals God operating mightily in history, revealing highlights of his plan and care for mankind on Terra and beyond.

Remember this and consider, recall it to mind,

you transgressors, remember the former things of old;

for I am God, and there is no other;

I am God, and there is none like me,

declaring the end from the beginning

and from ancient times things not yet done,

saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.—-’

(Isaiah 46.08-46.10)

Scripture witnesses too many prophecies, some wonderfully or supernaturally fulfilled, as in Isaiah 53, with the promise of fulfillment to others. And Scripture witnesses to signs and miracles, variously mighty. Scriptural witness is attested through two ecclesia, each created by God in covenant. And history adds its witness to the unexpected. Included are mighty miracles of fire and light, healings and translations, resurrections and ascensions, deaths and returns from death to life, also drought and rain, also great feedings, huge hailstones and earthquakes, mighty impounding of water, storms and calming of storms, theophanies and more.

Five propositions concerning manifest supernatural events follow:

1. They manifest extraordinary and high spiritual power, not always godly.

2. Their record in Scripture upon a lineage of believing human hearts and minds continues their factual and revealed status.

3. That status separates them from fable and superstition, devious legend and myth, particularly those of polytheistic religion.

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty

(2 Peter 1.16).

4. Though their factual status tends to fade after centuries or millennia, God had and shall renew the memory and faith of many with new and related miracles.

5. Scriptural prophecy indicates that much of the manifest supernatural during the oncoming centuries shall comprise both new revelation together with varied renewals and confirmations of the old.

Scripture is rich with historical supernatural events, particularly in the five books of Moses, in the book of Joshua, in the four gospel versions, and in the book of Acts. Scripture witnesses to dozens of manifest and major miracles through Moses and Jesus. Also through Joshua, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Daniel, Peter, Paul and others.

The people of the Old Testament were familiar with altar offerings occasionally consumed by supernatural fire, God signing his acceptance. Supernatural fire on a much larger scale destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Supernatural fire on an intermediate scale killed a squad of fifty soldiers attempting to arrest Elijah. Soon after, a second squad was killed by fire. Such supernatural fire shall be confined during the future ministry of the two witnesses (Revelation11.03-11.14).

Genesis 5.21-5.24 records the translation of Enoch. This prehistoric and supernatural event was confirmed thousands of years later by Elijah’s translation witnessed by Elisha. And both translations lend credence to prophecy (1 Thessalonians 4.13-4.18) of the Rapture to come, also to Paul’s vision of the third heaven (2 Corinthians 12.01-12.05). Exodus 7-17 reveals within historic times a series of supernatural manifestations, increasingly miraculous, in Egypt and the wilderness. The Egyptian magicians and sorcerers were able to manifest several of the lesser miraculous signs. The series strongly evidenced God’s control of the life and death of animals and humans. The series culminated in the Passover miracle, when the destroying angel passed over the (Israelite) houses marked with the fresh blood of a lamb. The slaying of the Egyptian first born during the Passover night was confirmed a few centuries later during the days of Isaiah and King Hezekiah of Judah. Then a Chaldean army of 185,000 invading Jerusalem was slain while asleep. These miracles shall be confirmed at Armageddon and more than a millennium later when the Gog and Magog armies shall be slain supernaturally.

The antichrist beast (and the false prophet) shall be more wicked and perverse than the Pharaoh of the Exodus. The bowl plagues and Armageddon shall be multifold more ruinous than the plagues in Egypt and the drowning of Pharaoh’s horses and charioteers in the Red Sea. The huge supernatural hailstones of the Egyptian plagues were confirmed during Joshua’s ministry. And huge hailstones shall bombard but more widely shortly before Armageddon.

Months after the Red Sea crossing, God’s voice was heard audibly at Sinai with the giving of his moral law. This supernatural voice was confirmed when heard on several occasions during Jesus’ ministry among us. More than 600,000 Israelite families migrating in the wilderness for nearly forty years were fed with manna, a material food supernaturally prepared and delivered. And on two occasions, Moses smote the rock in the wilderness desert for a profuse flow of potable water.

For they drank of the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

(1 Corinthians 10.03-10.04)

Great miracles under Moses continued under Joshua in the Promised Land. The Jordan River was impounded upstream for the crossing. Jericho’s walls came tumbling down when the priests trumpeted. This miracle resembled the previous opening of the earth to swallow rebels alive in the wilderness. In one battle, the defeated Amorites retreated under cover of darkness. Joshua prayed and a supernatural light like that of the sun appeared locally with the moon over the valley of Aijalon during one night (Joshua 10.12-10.14). This enabled the Israelites to rout and slay the Amorites. This miracle has been widely disbelieved until recently.

But on October 13 A.D. 1917 a supernatural sun was seen in Portugal by some 60,000 persons. Reference may be made to the Second Thunder in Section 2.1. Your scribe’s opinion is that both these supernatural suns were located at an estimated altitude between one and ten kilometers in Terra’s atmosphere, visible to local carnate eyes. A lesser miracle of supernatural sunlight is recorded in 2 Kings 19.08-19.11. And Matthew 2 records the star of Bethlehem.

Through Elisha an iron axe head was floated out of the Jordan River (2 Kings 6.04-6.07). Did this miracle comprise supernaturally applied magnetism?

The ministries of Moses and Jesus included a group of mighty miracles. Credence was added to the great manna miracle, when five thousand, then four thousand persons were fed supernaturally through Jesus. The miracles through Jesus particularly were life giving. Through Jesus three persons were raised from the dead. These confirmed the one person were raised from the dead through Elijah, and one or two through Elisha person each was raised from the dead through Peter and Paul. Through Jesus, sight was restored to the blind, including at least one man born blind.

Moses’ face shone after receiving a part of God’s moral law on Mount Sinai. More than thirteen centuries later Jesus’ body and garments glistened supernaturally at his Transfiguration on the Mount. Months later and on several occasions during the forty days between his resurrection and ascension, Jesus manifested himself supernaturally and bodily to his disciples.

Belief in Jesus’ resurrection, miracle of miracles, helps the believer to confess Jesus as Lord, together very valuable unto salvation (Romans 10.09). Revelation 11.11-11.13 prophesies concerning supernatural acts three and one half (3-1/2) days after the death of the future two witnesses, who shall anticipate Christ’s later advent. They shall be publicly resurrected and immediately ascend into clouds. A great earthquake shall occur at that hour, killing 7,000 people. A supernatural earthquake together with an unlocking of prison doors and chains released Paul and Silas in Macedonia (Acts 16.19-16.34). This and the prior shaking down of the walls of Jericho were portents of the 7,000 persons who shall be killed after the ascension of the two witnesses. And this in turn shall portend the very destructive earthquakes of the great tribulation.

Fallen man in mind and flesh tends to be oriented to the natural, biased against godly spirituality, is variously stunned or shocked when the supernatural manifests itself directly and abruptly. Perhaps it might behoove us to enter these experiences of others so as to recover some of the impact or shock they felt. The manifest supernatural challenges us to open our thinking and life to its source, to that immanence far greater than ourselves, capable of changing and enriching our being. Daniel 1-4 reveals how God used the supernatural on several occasions to enlighten and change the difficult King Nebuchadnezzar.

God sends the rain upon the just and the unjust. Among our needs are air and rain, bread and the Word of God, and on occasion the manifest supernatural. In your scribe’s opinion, God in his providence has manifested the supernatural unto us as evidence of the spiritual and its power. One purpose has been to challenge our faith (typically weak) with the factuality of observable phenomenon (John 10.38a). Also it lends credence to its source, factual evidence of God’s reality, in turn supported by several types of theophanies. The godly supernatural phenomena variously support the credence of each other to help establish their mutual factuality. And in conclusion, the manifest supernatural comprises a credential bringing the spiritual into the ken of science. Also it can strengthen our faith and joy in the actual might of God, implying a God of latent and near power. But much more, God is spirit, able and caring to meet our needs. Psalm 136, all twenty-six verses close with the refrain,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

Section 1.2 JESUS OF NAZARETH; THE WORD OF GOD: A Survey of Four Consecutive Durations According To Scripture

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever

(Hebrews 13.08)

Scripture reveals the sweep of Jesus’ four consecutive great ministries during this current week of Genesis.

He was destined before the foundation of the world

but was made manifest at the end

of the times for your sake.

(1 Peter 1.20)

The Word of God laid aside his glory in heaven as one of the two anointed ones. He became man, that Prophet of Deuteronomy 18.15, namely Jesus of Nazareth. He lived among us and died voluntarily for us. Scripture reveals much concerning the life of this perfect person, both man and God the Son. Via his high priesthood, he has direct access to the Father Almighty and to God the Holy Spirit.

And blessed is he who takes no offense at me.

(Matthew 11.06)

Withal, the mystery of his person somehow eludes us. He is the first and the last. The four ministries during that part of Jesus’ life which Scripture reveals are quite unifying, for example Ephesians 1.09-1.10. As the Son of God and Son of man, late in creation Jesus is empowered as Lord of all, uniting creation and salvation, and later, things in heaven and things on earth. Consider the revealing sweep in Isaiah 9.06-9.07:

● The Old Testament prophesied the early Messiah, namely Jesus of Nazareth. It also prophesies the later Messiah.

● The New Testament reveals Jesus, also prophesying of the later Messiah returning in the clouds.

● The New Testament also prophesies of the appearance of Christ soon after the Day of the Lord. Then shall he judge all resurrected spirits from his great white throne.

The four ministries, variously salvational, are outlined in consecutive sections as follows:

1. Ministry prior to his Incarnation.

He was (and is) the Word of God, the leading member of the Father’s creation team, the leading one of seven spirits that stand before God the

Father, one of two anointed members

(Zechariah. 4.14).

2. Jesus’ Incarnation, his public ministry including his crucifixion, then his pioneer resurrection.

Jesus of Nazareth was born of Mary both as Son of Man and as unique Son of God. Near the end, during the last three years of this period, Jesus progressively manifested as the specific Lamb of God, particularly in his crucifixion and first death and resurrection, of climactic saving potential for us of mankind.

3. Jesus’ Current Reign as Lord of All, including his oncoming millennial reign on earth.

It includes his current ministry as the ascended Christ, our Lord and Savior with all authority in heaven and on earth. He is very much alive for us, very God of very God. This third supreme ministry shall be completed soon after Jesus as King judges the spirits of mankind from his great white throne.

4. Ministry of the Groom.

The beautiful New Jerusalem shall locate beyond Terra, perhaps during the seventh day of Genesis. Housed therein shall be the Bride, comprising the saved and blessed resurrected spirits from among us. Jesus shall return supremacy unto God the Father Almighty. As Groom he shall retain membership in the Holy Trinity, also as specific LAMB and Prince of Peace.

Section 1.2.1 JESUS’ MINISTRY PRIOR TO HIS INCARNATION

In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God,

He was in the beginning with God;

all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.

(John 1.02-1.03)

Compare this with Genesis 1.01, namely, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Here follow two verses from John quoting Jesus himself,

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly,

I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

(John 8.58)

and now Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence

with the glory that I had with thee

before the world was made.

(John 17.05, see also 17.24)

Here follow two other New Testament passages:

He is the image of the invisible God,

the first-born of all creation,

for in him all things were created,

in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,

whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities

-all things were created through him and for him.

(Colossians 1.15-1.16)

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