There's A Whole Lot  MORE  To The Story Than You Might Think!

 

Christ Jesus made some incredible claims, some outlandish claims. Whether or not people believe His claims, Jesus said and did things one might expect the Messiah to say and do. And, the crucifixion did not take Jesus by surprise. It was the main reason God sent Him on His necessary, but horrific, mission. Notwithstanding, some events took precedence before the ultimate completion of His mission. The vindication of His Father's name during phase one of His mission and the reconciling of the nation Israel back to God, with the latter still to be resolved, during phase two. Christ Jesus' earthly ministry began with His fasting and with His temptation by Satan in the wilderness. That episode is proof that NO! human being is immune from attacks by Satan! No one except the Holy Spirit is exempt from testing. And, why HE is exempt remains a mystery to be revealed. We know Christ Jesus was severely tested as no man has ever been, but God the Father was tested as well. "My words were tested in the heavens, My Word was tested on earth." God the Father Almighty spoke and the Universe came into existence. He fashioned it His way; in righteousness, order and beauty. All of the universe was created to worship and praise Him. Within His universe free-willed, intelligent, extremely powerful beings were created with ranks, appearances, abilities and purposes to serve certain specific roles, and they even possessed the ability to procreate. Known as the "Host of the Lord" they consist of Cherubim, Seraphim, an Archangel, Living Beings and myriad Angels. The one being most prominent in God's creation was an anointed Cherub named Lucifer. Who, having the seal of perfection, was spectacularly attired. And he shined brightly, both in his colorful visual aspect and in his vast wisdom. Lucifer questioned the absolute reign of God Almighty. Asking: "Is God who He says He is, deserving of all praise and adoration, incessantly and perpetually?" Meanwhile, Lucifer was not oblivious to some of the other host's admiring glances and their sense of awe directed at his appearance, abilities and exalted position. The omniscient Lord God, perceiving iniquity within the Cherub's heart and perceiving the innate frailty of created beings who had free-will and the ability to decide things for themselves, made the decision to place Lucifer in a prominent position that would nearly rival Him. God appointed Lucifer the guardian of His throne, anointing him as the "Cherub that Covers."

Luke 12:10     Prov 30:5 Psalm 11:4-7 Psalm 18:30 Col 1:16-17 Eze 28:13     Eze 28:15

 

This sounds like a dangerous move on God's part except He knows that His word ultimately needed to be tested, to go through the grind of a fiery ordeal in order to be found pure and perfect. Not until every one of God's created beings was given a clear choice to make up their own mind as to whether they would continue accepting God's authoritative word, confirm in their heart whom God says He is, consider themselves able to object should they wish to do so and be free from a dictatorial backlash after weighing all alternatives, not until then would God satisfy the essence of His spoken word. But how does God reasonably present His creation the opportunity of making their choice in a just manner? The only possible way is to permit an adversary who can test His declarations. Someone who possess great ambition, someone big enough to desire rulership of the universe, someone whose ways run in diametric opposition to God's ways. The Lord is a Man of His word and even if a scintilla of what He claims is found to be flawed, He ceases to be who He says He is. If His creation is tainted, the throne is weak, the King of the universe could be accused of becoming a corrupt ruler, a cosmic dictator, every act would be justifiably questioned. But up until the moment when Lucifer began to oppose God, the Host of Heaven had never been exposed to evil, they understood God the Creator's ways, there was no opposition, resistance or conflict in a realm of the eternal; there had been peace, joy and happiness in a perfect existence. Is God's word worthy to be trusted? Worthy to be worshiped? Is God Himself worthy? His word had been personally untested, unquestioned, unchallenged. God's word was His bond. The epic, unfolding drama will shake the foundations of the universe in such a way that all creation will be tinged and greatly affected. God, Himself, will personally bear the brunt of an all-out assault on Him and on His authority. Character, the spoken word, truth, all are so infinitely important to God that He will place His Name, His throne and all His creation literally on the line. God will place them perilously in danger of falling into His adversary's hands in order to prove beyond reasonable doubt that He is beyond reproach. This unfolding drama is initiated in the 3rd heaven but the drama will shift to a planet which, in the beginning, was a formless mass that the Lord God prepared so that it would be habitable by all sorts of created beings. This is not fictional (mythological), but is found detailed within the pages of the bible. God allows man entrance to His Supreme High Court, first as witnesses, then as spectators, permitting them to record the drama, to search the covenant documents and to ultimately decide for themselves if God is who He says He is.

Isa 1:18 Isa 45:5-7                         Psalm 12:6

 

Lucifer's promotion meant a number of things. By virtue of being situated in such a prominent position the Cherub could develop a more antagonistic or endearing attitude toward God. But should Lucifer's heart become exposed for all the realm to see because of his newly given power and prestige then his true nature would be exposed. God understands that power corrupts an already depraved nature exponentially, the problem was that His creation up to that moment had never confronted evil or depravity, those were terms yet to be uncovered and given definition. What was at its core would be the definition of evil (opposition to God) but an even greater drama was; is God who He says He is. Is He morally pure, is He the source of true justice, is He as praise-worthy as the host attest? The question is: Was Lucifer's anointing to the enviable position as the Cherub who covers meant to be a promotion designed to cause his failure? If the answer is NO, then God believed the Cherub had redeeming qualities. But if the answer is yes, then the Lord made this appointment more so to have His word tested than to make the conflicting Cherub an open spectacle. Lucifer's desire was to administrate the affairs of the universe. Lucifer, the shining one was now very visible and quite prominent, a powerful cherub of great beauty. Unbeknownst to creation, in his heart he was conspiring against God. God created Lucifer with a capacity to reflect His glory more than any other being. He was able to communicate with the Lord instantaneously and the Lord was preparing him to become ruler of kingdoms by training him to be a warrior and one who would judge using his magnificent wisdom, not to become His opposition or to help Him in matters of the universe. This has always been the sovereign realm of Creator God, while Lucifer was to be a reigning monarch in a land God was yet to apportion. Such a state of rapid ascension and promise along with his beauty and splendor began to work in the mind of Lucifer, raising the specter of a sinister plot in the making. Lucifer began courting other spirit beings who came to worship the Lord to become lieutenants and ministers in his promised kingdom. They could be much more than what their current existence entailed. His desire was to usurp God's authority over the entire angelic realm, since angels voluntarily worship God. Using the methods in which the Hosts of Heaven communicate, Lucifer was planing sedition from God's realm. Lucifer was perverting the wisdom God gave him. The Lord God was testing the Cherub, but was also noticing that he had plans that were becoming dangerously all encompassing and grandiose.

Eze 28:14   Isa 2:2       Isa 14:13-14     Psalm 148:2     Eze. 28:15

Divine Decree The Lord God anoints the Cherub Lucifer The Cherub who covers (leads). 14 - Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.       13 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 - I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.   15 - You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until unrighteousness was found in you.

 

Lucifer was now inwardly becoming prideful, developing independence from God. Placing his own will in opposition to God's was treason. He chose to act independently from God, exercising the violence of rebellion. The angels and host saw Lucifer ascend to prominence, and imagined that Lucifer's beauty, pomp and morning glory were the main reasons. He was accompanied by trumpets and ceremony and he was now ready to govern. What he needed were followers, and for this he prepared to demonstrate that he not only had God's blessing but that he could govern better than God. Lucifer expressed a desire to control all the affairs of the universe. Lucifer, chief cherub, decided he would challenge God's system. Upon God finding this out, He immediately sentenced Satan and banished him from his position as protector of God's throne. Such an action by the Lord set a series of events in motion that would shake the foundations of the universe. Satan invented a clever attack: the power of suggestion, an ability to induce thoughts about things that created beings desire. While planting an idea here and an innuendo there, Satan began asking questions designed to start doubt growing. He launched a desire in angels hearts for what is forbidden and for what departs from what God has provided. This created confusion, and it fogged the minds of angels who had been created in an environment where evil was not known or experienced. Ultimately he took God's clear truth, then dropped just enough poisonous falsehood into it to cause destruction. Using flattering and lying lips, ruthless tactics, Satan attempts to reverse the Judge's ruling and asks that His decision be overturned, citing unfair treatment and an overly-swift rush to judgment. He accuses the Judge of being a cosmic dictator who, by acting presumptuously, has totally misused His power. But, there was no greater gain by Satan than that which sowed a seed of doubt in the minds of many of the angels. If his gain were allowed to be prolonged and uncontested, Satan's power and influence was sure to blossom within the universe. The Judge could have carried out His sentence on Satan at this time for rebellion, for his attempted coup d'etat, but that timing would have opened a Pandora's box of confusion about justification. With 33% of angels firmly in Satan's camp and with his relentless accusations against the Judge for what he terms an unfair indictment, the Judge decides not incarcerate the cherub. Satan amasses a well organized spiritual system intended to seize control of the universe. Adopting a perverted arrangement of the gradation of God's Hosts, Satan prepares to attack God by force and by means of law.

Rev 12:4           Eph 6:12

 

In the secret chambers of God's throne room, the Triune Godhead met to decide the fate of the Cherub who is now secretly out of control. The Father entrusted His Son with undertaking a most momentous task, given in the form of a decree. The Son, 2nd Personage of the trinity, accepted this momentous task; vindicating His Father's epoch-making decision. Once the Son gave His Father a positive response, God made the decision to judge Lucifer by casting him out of the throne room and out of the 3rd heaven altogether. A predetermined judgment is meted out, the sentence passed, its execution sure. The Judge Indicts Lucifer On Three Counts: Count 1: God read the mind of the Cherub, Lucifer and saw violence (intentional, destructive, emotional and natural force). Lucifer developed an internal rage against the Lord as he guarded the mountain of God or His throne (mountains and hills denote authority of right to rule). Opposition to God is sin, so that was the very first act of sin. This secret act by Lucifer was not only rebellion brewing, but also was betrayal of the very One who promoted him to the highest position in the realm. As Judge, God sentences Lucifer to swift destruction. Count 2: What caused the inner violence in Lucifer was pride (making any other being, or any other thing, of primary importance above God). Lucifer was created more beautiful and with more wisdom than any of the host of God. He believed in his heart that these two qualities would lead the way in taking-over God's kingdom, or would open a channel that made demands on God. He cannot fail to notice that his own personal popularity among the host is swelling. Due to his wisdom, which was initially given to glorify God, Lucifer is (instead) channeling corrupted messages to angels while in God's holy presence. The Judge will humble Lucifer by casting him to the ground, and all the great will see him debased before their eyes. Count 3: The Judge sites a multitude of iniquities from which inference from judgment of the king of Tyre may be ascertained, God describes the king of Tyre as one "unrighteousness of your trade." Lucifer has had aspirations of ruling by usurping the riches of the universe and God's throne. He is not for order but for personal power. Lucifer's desire was to carve-out his share of the universe from God, and with his share receive worship and adulation. Motivated by that desire, he sows the seed of doubt throughout the universe, including in the minds of the grand jury of angels, which is soon to be established by God. Doubt is very effective as a legal tool for any attorney whose purpose is to win a case by any means.

Psalm 2:7-8 John 1:1-5 Heb 3:2-3         Eze 28:16-18

Divine Decree 7 - I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You. 8 - Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession. Judicial Indictment judgment and sentencing of Lucifer Count 1 16 - By the abundance of your trade you were internally filled with violence, and you sinned;therefore I have cast you as profane from the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Count 2 17 - Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, that they may see you.   Count 3 18 - By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; it has consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on the earth.

 

The Judge makes His final reference about Lucifer. Wherein the Judge expresses His deep disappointment and anticipates alienation for expelling Lucifer from the 3rd heaven.

In the eyes of all who see you... Ezekiel 28:19 - All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have become terrified and you will cease to be forever.

 

Lucifer's intention was to profane the sanctuary: The mountain of God, the Holy of Holies, an abode where sin cannot dwell. Yet it was THERE where Lucifer initiated sin. Using deception, which is the mask of evil or the intent to commit evil, Satan's primary objective is to discredit God's word. The Judge had to purify with fire, which fire will one day torment the cherub who's eventual destiny is the "Lake Of Fire". This post-millennial outcome will terrorize all who become Lucifer's followers. The decision by the Judge of the Universe, in judging and sentencing Lucifer, triggered the greatest upheaval in the heavens ever recorded in the scriptures. Lucifer's swift expulsion from the throne room induced one third of the host of heaven to side with Lucifer. The Lord, God, now had a strong adversary whom He renames Satan, and the Devil. Satan cries foul, claiming that God has unjustly acted as both Judge and Jury. Satan claims falsely that, lacking any evidence to support the charges, God has unjustly expelled him from the 3rd heaven and has unjustly sentenced him to be incarcerated for a thousand years in the abyss. Satan begins a campaign of slanderous attacks on God. Satan demands that God either restore him to his former state, as Anointed Cherub, or Satan will hold God accountable for a decision which Satan stylizes as baseless and unfair. Satan, now God's adversary, carries on a campaign in which he denounces God for making a decision which Satan feigns to be presumptuous, and while Satan rightly feels ensnared by the decision he is wrong to feel his rejection was unfair. Satan then leads a conspiracy against God. Satan begins his attacks by murdering God's character. Saying God cannot be trusted, saying that God promoted me then He removed me. Saying God lied, that He offered promises while I was covering His throne. Then Satan, making-up all these false claims and attempting to bolster his case with grandiose lies, says; I was told of the rulership of kingdoms and nations, yet God wants no competition, He feels threatened in that I may want to share His glory. God is a cosmic dictator, He controls the universe His way and no other way, yet I was led to believe I could council Him or be counseled by Him. God is unfair. How, on a whim, can I be subjected to eternal judgment by being thrust into a Lake Of Fire specifically created for me? What kind of justice is that from Him who speaks of being fair? God creates beings only for the purpose of serving or praising Him, what He creates are like automatons who are forced to praise and worship Him. I, on the other hand, believe in the diversity of every living being. God says He is Love (affection without prejudice). But where is that love if I cannot trust Him? God believed all were awestruck and loved Him. I have just proven by the numbers of followers I have (33%) that not all feel as He thinks. The reason He judged me so swiftly is because He is afraid of my growing popularity. And does God, deep down, suspect that the rest of His creation will see it my way, eventually?

Luke 10:18 Rev 12:3             John 8:44

 

Lucifer's other argument against his expulsion from the highest heaven is that charges levied against him by the Judge lack clear definition. Lucifer asks; Is pride an offense that merits expulsion? Has pride been proven? Obviously not all of the host agree with the Judge's assessment of Lucifer, and he insists the Judge must cite a reason for His swift judgment and sentence. The charges the Judge issues upon Lucifer are considered by him to be biased, favoring only God Himself. If the charges can be proven to be frivolous, there is absolutely no grounds for them to stand. Lucifer advocates for a mistrial.

 

Satan tears into God the Father with an onslaught that is lacking in due reverence, without hesitation, roaring boldly. He realizes the following: By making rash and strong charges he plants the seeds of doubt among the rest of the spirit beings, he knows this to be an effective tool. It is now up to God to answer those charges and then it is His word against Satan's. How will God convince His host that the Cherub He had promoted must now, suddenly, be vanquished with what the Cherub calls a questionable hair-trigger decision? Lucifer's allegations, accusations and demands are followed by motions for a trial before a heavenly court, or he demands that the charges be dropped. What Satan does not reveal are his own thoughts which he was conjuring-up in his heart. He was in an all out offensive against the Lord. The onus was with the Lord to prove that Satan's charges were false, a defamation of His character, slanderous and outright lies. In fact, it was Satan who had plans in his heart to overthrow God and grab a share of the universe, all without good intentions. Satan was preparing to throw the universe into a state of chaos and run it his way, completely opposite to God's order. His powers were considerable and he would not spare any of that strength, he is prepared to harm all that is good and righteous. But adding to the trouble brewing were myriad angelic followers. Although far fewer in number than those who remained loyal to the Lord, still a considerable force. And now, with Satan's power of suggestion he injected doubts, producing the confusion that he knows will weaken the resolve of some of the host. Truly, the balance of the universe was in doubt. As Satan begins to throw charges against the Lord to make headway influencing the host of heaven, he exerts his compelling forcefulness on the host to produce his desired effects on some of their actions, behavior and opinions. The Lord, God, perceives the need to establish a universal courtroom where He will preside. Plus the need to appoint a grand jury constituted of the host of heaven to review the facts of the case, who will offer an assessment and recommendation regarding their fellow member of God's family.

Luke 2:13       Dan 4:17

Divine Decree God the Father appoints the Grand Jury, and names as its foreman The Archangel Michael. 17 - "This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers. And the decision is a command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, and bestows it on whom He wishes, and sets over it the lowliest of men."

 

Satan now has the ability to roam the universe, lying and making repulsive charges against God. He mounts an impressive smear campaign, using his followers to create doubt in the mind of the rest of the angels and host. Satan's motivation is to overturn God's decision of his expulsion from the 3rd heaven and proposes to share the universe with God. Satan already has 33% of the angels on his side and is spreading doubt, but that doubt is unacceptable to the Lord, God. God demands that He be worshiped in spirit and in truth, based on His word and based on who God is. Now He has opposition and an "Accuser" who is challenging His assertions and His judgment. Does the appointed grand jury understand the nature of the charges? If not, Lucifer demands the charges be dropped. In Lucifer's motions, he questions the Judge's character and questions how he could ever receive a fair hearing. Since the grand jury is comprised of angels who have been created by God, Lucifer argues that he will never receive a fair hearing or trial. Satan is concerned about his status of being left without a home, convinced that he was maligned, mistreated, unfairly judged and sentenced. He files a motion in God's court which he presents as evidence before the grand jury. The foreman of the jury, Michael the Archangel, is the Liaison between the grand Jury and the Judge who will review the motion and decide on the matter. Once again, the entire Godhead meets in the secret chambers and... Considers Satan's Motions Before The Court: 1 - God reverses His decision against Satan and returns His previous state 2 - God gives Satan 50% of the universe to rule 3 - God dismisses the case altogether All 3 Motions do not necessarily run independently of one another. The Godhead determines that the motions are to be denied, but does acknowledge that there is an environment of hostility and uncertainty, not what God desires in His realm. This foul environment runs against His wish of order and peace. The Godhead also determines it is not plausible to sentence Satan at this time, for the following reasons:

Psalm 50:6

Satan makes his argument before the Grand Jury In reference to God's swift judgment, and citing lack of evidence to support the charges. 1 - The Subject claims lack of evidence in God's decision to sentence him at this time. He thereby wishes to be restored to his former position as Anointed Cherub. 2 - The Subject further requests a hearing to have a share of the universe as his own possession, citing how many angels agree with his position. 3 - In the event the Judge objects, the Subject requests the Judge has the case against him dismissed.

 

1 - Evidence must be on the basis of 2 witnesses 2 - Motions presented by Satan should be reviewed by the grand jury 3 - Satan does have part of the host in agreement and on his side 4 - Sentencing Satan will create more questions than answers 5 - The Judge will preserve His reputation and character Satan is denied the 2nd motion, having God share the universe with him. And is also denied the 3rd motion of having the case thrown out. However the court will grant a continuance of the case, as the Grand jury wishes to hear more arguments.

John 12:31

Judicial Decision The Judge rules against the Defendant's 1st motion by denying a reversal of the decision to have the Cherub expelled from the 3rd heaven. 31 - Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

 

Satan's counter motion fails in court, but he does secure a legal victory when the Judge rules that the case should be heard by allowing further evidence to be presented. This is not a small matter given that the Judge is the universe's CEO as well as Supreme Judge. Satan is not oblivious to the fact that a legal technicality exists whereby the Judge was forced to hand the case back to the grand jury. The grand jury obviously is deadlocked in its own findings as uncertainty exists whether Satan really was fomenting dissension when God expelled him from the 3rd heaven. Satan at this time goes into overdrive and mounts an exhaustive campaign against God further accusing Him of being indecisive, The Judge's latest ruling is used by Satan as a sign that He made a hasty decision wrongfully and without justification. The Godhead is now meeting to decide not only the legality of the case but the mounting chaotic condition of the universe and the insecurity that the host of heaven are facing. An arrest and sentencing of Satan at this time would place God in very bad light before His creation because of His impeccable reputation and highest standards when judging. God is not going to take any action that leaves His creation wondering. The ongoing meetings brought forth a Divine decision designed for the grand jury to carry out their investigation of the judicial proceeding and lend understanding to the chaotic situation all around. God had created the heavens and the earth, but the earth was formless and void with darkness over the surface. God, it appeared, was in the midst of preparing this act of creation when He interrupted it to judge the Cherub. Now He was ready to restart the creation process of this planet, starting with light. In so doing He shed light on the grand jury's task. God divided the chaos called darkness and named it day. The grand jury's attention was directed to this heavenly body called earth where the fight between good vs evil, order vs chaos, light vs darkness was beginning. And, above everything else, the fight was about God's character as the Sovereign of the universe, His ability to judge uprightly and His word vs Satan's. Earth is where the fight would be fought and come to a climax. Earth will be where the grand jury will find it easier to inspect the evidence and make its recommendation on the plight of the universe to the Judge, while the proceedings will be regulated to just this one corner of the universe. The trial will now move to its new venue called planet earth. Despite the change in venue for the trial, Satan did win two legal victories at the outset: 1 - The Judge did not incarcerate Satan since there was as yet no viable legal answer to Satan's charges. 2 - Satan was able to entice 33% of the host of Heaven to follow him. The host were the realm of angels who were created in an environment lacking evil.

Gen 1:1-5

Divine Decree The Godhead draws a line of demarcation between light and darkness to facilitate the grand jury's investigations of Satan and his charges against God. 1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 - The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 - Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 - God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 - God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

 

God created time by the separation of light and darkness, the evening and the morning, one day. As God proceeded with the meticulous, painstaking preparation of the planet the spirit beings marveled. Satan and his followers also wondered at what might have been. What the sons of God could not perceive was the greater plan of God. Planet earth was now being prepared for an entirely new entity, something the spirit-beings had never seen. A new entity who (just as the host of heaven and all of God's creation) was meant to worship, praise and obey God, but who was also fully autonomous and independent, with the natural ability to think on its own and make its own decisions, yet was confined to the earth. A new entity who possessed a spirit but was not an eternal "Spirit-Being" as the host of heaven were. This new creature will play the key role in deciding the fate of Satan and the fate of all creation. In creative history's greatest gamble the new creature will help the grand jury decide for itself whether God is who He says He is. Thus from the secret chamber where the Godhead meets, the Holy of Holies, comes forth a preliminary decision. First, God's new creature is given the name "Man". Made a little lower than the angels but in the image of God: Body, soul and spirit. God waited for the seventh day from the start of creation to make a proclamation. In that day, He stated that every creative act by Him was finished. In man God made His highest form of creation because, should man fulfill the destiny that is laid before him, God will give man the greatest of all gifts, to live eternally sitting next to God in judgment of all beings. Man is promised to sit at the right hand of God for all eternity upon completion of the mission on earth. Key to man's ability to complete the mission, and a key consideration for the grand jury's own investigation, would be man's sovereignty. Would man be independent from God to make choices? And what guarantee does the Creator present before the grand jury, and the defendant, that this brand new entity is not merely a sycophant and that man will not just be testifying in court as a coached witness? Surely Satan, who will not let up in accusing the Judge of the universe of deception, will bring this up in his defense.

Job 38:7     I Cor 6:3   Gen 1:26-28           Rev 3:21

Divine Decree God creates an autonomous intelligent being, designed for the purpose of clarification and able to distinguish between evil and good. 26 - Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 27 - God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 - God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

 

God will remedy the problem this way. Man will be created in a garden where all his needs will be met from nutritional sustenance, to an occupation - he was to discover all about the garden and its animals and was to tend the garden, to fellowship - with God. Man, as all of God's creation, is destined for eternal life, thus a tree called the "the tree of life" will be made available to him as a reminder of his destiny in eternity. The tree's composition makes its fruit edible and its leaves available for healing. A 2nd fruit tree will be planted far more prominently in the middle of the garden which God names the "tree of knowledge of good and evil". This tree, besides its prominence, is gorgeous to look upon. It is very enticing to taste-of and is readily accessible. With this one tree as an example, and with the only command God is to give man, the grand jury, the defendant and the Judge Himself can tell if man is indeed a free agent or not. Man was created by God and lived in His presence, yet man was in a vulnerable state. Needing to be instructed in all matters both in his physical state and surroundings, and in the realm of the spiritual, to live near-to God in a happy coexistence with his human mate and the rest of God's creation. So the Lord God, in the form of the 2nd Person of the Godhead, would come down to speak-with and instruct man during the cool of the day. What may have been discussed were topics on cultivating the garden, naming the animals and helping Adam to discover the great marvels that surrounded him. As God's sole "agent", Adam had obtained from God real and effective (legal) power of attorney on earth. He no doubt brought Adam to the two trees in the midst of the garden and discussed each as well as their function. From the tree of life, its fruit could be eaten for invigoration and as a teaching tool to explain what is eternal life. The Son spoke of His Father in glowing terms; His love, creation, justice, and character. How all that He's made is destined to live forever in perfect joy and majesty for the purpose of worshiping and obeying Him. But then the Son explained that man was created not only for that purpose but to vindicate His Father who was embroiled in a fearsome legal battle with one who is called the Deceiver or Satan. Adam would be confused by the information the Son was giving, thus necessitating daily briefings during the cool of the day. The Son needed to impress upon Adam that he, and he alone, stood in the middle of an epic battle between two powerful forces. The Son explained to Adam the difference between good and evil, which was akin to the difference between light and darkness, something Adam understood with the passing of each night and day. As for the Deceiver, the Son explained who he was and that he was just a created being, but that His Father had created Lucifer with vast power, wisdom and abilities which he used in sly and crafty ways. One of them being, he hides behind personalities and poses as an angel of light when, in fact, he intends to deceive or destroy. The Son warned Adam about the Serpent, one of the beautiful creatures they had seen in the garden. Satan then employed the Serpent to make an approach to the woman.

Gen 2:16-17   Isa 28:29

Divine Decree The Judge orders the tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil to be established to show proof that man is an autonomous being. 16 - The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 - but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."

 

Deception is both a term and act that needed to be understood by man. It is the primary tool of Satan to cause confusion and create havoc, and is diametrically opposed to the attributes of God's kingdom. Man's Divine Counselor explained this term clearly, as evidenced by the woman's response to God's inquiry of whether had she eaten from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (i.e. "The serpent deceived me... "). Deception is the chief way Satan will combat God's judgment of evil, since deception always employs elements of truth. At the very least, anyone who is exposed to deception pauses to analyze what was uttered, since any free-willed entity will weigh the words a crafty, scheming, lying, deceiver who thinks they have an easy mark. That pause is where the original sewing of the seed of doubt is watered with an ounce of truth. Satan understood that the tree of knowledge of good & evil is where the battle is won or lost, there must be a reason God made it an object of such prominence, not unlike Himself. Whomever or whatever God places His eyes upon becomes a battleground, i.e. Lucifer; planet earth; the tree of knowledge of good & evil; men who were called-of-God; Israel; Job; the Messiah, etc. In each respective object a choice is required. The imaginations of men and of spirit-beings is unlimited, as concerns the employment of deception. There has been no curtailment of their freedom to deceive. While Lucifer had become a thorn-in-the-side of the universe, until Christ Jesus' successful defense on earth both the tree of knowledge of good & evil and man's erroneous decision concerning it became the Son's judgment, the cross.

Gen 3:13   2 Cor 11:14

 

The Son explained to Adam that at some future date he will be called to testify before a grand jury made-up of the host of heaven on behalf of His Father. But only after Adam, of his own free will, and without prejudice, is brought before the grand jury to answer questions regarding what the Son is confiding to him - as opposed to the Serpent's claims. The Son assures Adam that, should he rise to the occasion and grab ahold of the destiny laid before him, His Father will reward him magnificently. But should he fail the consequences would be severe. Man is a credible witness on behalf of the Judge since man is created, independent, free willed and autonomous. The Judicial command regarding the tree of knowledge of good & evil will be the determining factor. Should man successfully testify before the grand jury he will vindicate the Lord God's judgment of Lucifer, as well as God's judgment of Lucifer's followers. He should be able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that throughout mankind's existence the Lord has been full of loving-kindness, compassionate and that living for Him is a rewarding endeavor. It will forever erase doubt about God and prove Lucifer's accusations baseless. That the serpent in fact is the one defaming the character of God, he is the arrogant one, setting up verbal traps which are nothing but deceptive, vacuous words. Mankind is expected to testify that Divine standards are faultless, that this one true God is not one of confusion but of order and perfect love. Adam was given counseling by the Son and, briefing Adam in the midst of the garden, by tree of knowledge of good & evil the Divine Decree is reiterated: Not to eat from that one tree because, if he does, all the promises Adam had been given will be automatically revoked, and that the Supreme Heavenly Court has decreed that a death sentence will be automatically invoked. The Godhead determines that Adam should not remain alone, since all the rest of creation is paired-up with mates. At first, Adam's period of initial solitude was valuable because his Counselor could receive Adam's undivided attention. Then, out of Adam's side, God creates a companion who was fitting for him - woman. The defendant in the trial-of-the-ages, Satan, needed witnesses on his behalf. But more importantly, Satan understood the plan of God up to this point. God was basing His entire case on the testimony of what, now, is clearly the star witness in the case, Adam. God had put all His legal eggs in one basket. Satan had observed that the 2nd Person of the trinity spent much time with Adam in private conversation, and Satan was convinced of two things by virtue of Adam being given power of attorney in the full representation of mankind:

Gen 2:18             1 Tim 2:12-14

 

Mistakenly, Satan was convinced that: 1 - God had rigged this case against Satan by having access to Adam through His Son, Who obviously is intimately close to the Judge of the universe, and; 2 - Adam is not a sovereign free-will agent at all but, instead, is a being who is nothing more than a human flunky for the Judge. Yet, Satan is prepared to argue those two points before the grand jury, and the best way to give evidence of that argument is by testing. After a period of surveying and studying the first couple Satan noted that Adam is more resolute and steadfast, having spent long hours with the Son of God. On the other hand, Satan became aware that the woman was receiving instructions from the Son of God 2nd-hand, through Adam. Satan sees two weaknesses: 1 - The woman's beauty is unparalleled by anything physical God has created, and that Adam is completely mesmerized by her. 2 - She is definitely the weaker vessel: mentally, physically and spiritually. Woman will prove easily deceived by guile (easily beguiled).

 

The woman loves to spend an inordinate amount of time in the vicinity of the forbidden tree and, unrestrained in conduct, she often wonders what is the rationale behind the prohibition to eating its luscious fruit. Satan notices that Adam is careless by allowing his mate to be out of his sight, allowing the woman to linger in that place of temptation. So Satan, lurking nearby, prepares to pounce on the situation by clothing himself as one of the garden's most beautiful creatures. Clothed as a serpent, Satan approaches the vulnerable woman, and then employs his most effective weapon - Deception. Satan pulls off his greatest coup, even surpassing his successful argument before the grand jury, which had forced the Judge to rule not to incarcerate him after his rebellion in the heavens. He psychologically probes the woman, plants the seed of doubt, obscures the truth and fosters confusion inside the woman's mind. Here, sin becomes tangible, capable of being touched, a choice. Satan distorts and perverts God's character, even while knowing that the One to be obeyed has the right to be worshiped. There is no covering for disobedience, sin and wickedness. Satan is a deceiver operating in a realm of the denial of truth, rather than in a realm of lies. Woman is confronted with a decision between opposites. Utilizing tact, malevolent wisdom, superb timing, and a flawless convincing argument, the Serpent deceives the woman into eating from the tree of knowledge of good & evil. But in one stroke, Satan accidentally proved that man was indeed a sovereign free-will agent who is able to choose. This act fully demonstrated that God was not lying when He created man autonomous and, in fact, that the Serpent is the liar. But the Serpent is not looking for justice, Satan is looking to turn the legal tables on God. Satan will now be able to use this weakness in his favor by attempting to sway man into testifying against God. Now, Satan needed to convince the woman to induce Adam to eat of the same fruit, and thus foil God's legal strategy by discrediting His star witnesses' testimony before the court. Should Satan succeed, God will either have to rule on His own decree, and destroy man, or His credibility before the host of heaven will be tarnished. Satan, as the defendant, clearly is trying to demonstrate that God is NOT who He says He is. In either scenario Satan could be successful. Satan also envisions that he will also shift from being the defendant in the case to becoming the plaintiff, whereby he no longer feels he is the hunted, but the hunter. He will begin to show proof that he was framed by God and was cast in an ignominious light before the host of heaven. Satan will now turn his attention to accusing God mercilessly, and Satan believes he has good reason. Satan's plot proves successful, as the woman convinces Adam to eat from the tree of knowledge of good & evil, thereby rendering himself useless as the Judge's vindicator. With that act of disobedience, all sorts of consequences ensue as pertains to mankind; legal, political, biological and religious. But, most of all, consequences affecting even the foundations of God's own kingdom. By Adam missing-the-mark concerning faithfulness to God, he surrenders legal power of attorney to Satan. Adam will be held accountable for his own disobedience and for carelessly permitting the woman to be deceived by guile (beguiled).

Rev 12:10b

Motion filed in court by the Plaintiff Satan On behalf of himself and the 1/3 of the angels who followed him. Satan submits evidence to the Grand Jury The Plaintiff reminds the Grand Jury of the Judicial decree that the soul that sins dies. Adam has freely chosen to eat of the tree of knowledge of good & evil and is guilty by decree, he thus must be sentence to eternal death. By virtue of the witness, Adam, being unable to testify in court, Satan seeks relief from the court and asks that the charges filed against him be dropped.

 

Satan seizes his opportunity and files new charges against man, naming himself Plaintiff. In his charges he asks to be returned to his former status and that the Judge throw out the charges against him. He also takes on new clients to represent, the 1/3 of the angels that sided with him at the time of the rebellion. They, like himself, were cast out of the 3rd heaven and wished to be returned to their former privileged status. He submits that his judgment was without merit, lacking, evidence of guilt or wrongfulness. Satan alleges that the Judge insists on micro-managing man by leading His own witness. Satan already had motioned for a mistrial. He contends that there was no merit to support the charges that he was prideful and considering sedition against the throne of God. His followers had initially supported him, and with the fall of man their decision is looking quite good at this time. He requests, now that the main witness has been tainted, that the Judge recuse Himself from the trial. Satan claims the charge of pride is not punishable. Especially when myriad beings question such charges and since Adam and the woman had questioned them as well. Man, who was created in God's image and given an entire planet to subdue, is now firmly in Satan's hands. The Grand jury examines the evidence presented. They notice that Satan's points have validity according to the Judge's past opinions and rulings on the case. The latest Grand Jury findings are quite disturbing. The findings indicate that there is legal evidence to support most of Satan's points. The Grand Jury finds that there is no evidence or legal right to recommend an indictment against Satan and his followers. Very disturbing is the fact that Adam and the woman have broken the one Judicial Decree which demands the death penalty, and the Grand Jury is certain of their culpability. It is beyond the scope of the Grand Jury to make recommendation as to Satan's motion to be returned to the position of Anointed Cherub that Covers.

Motion filed by the Plaintiff, Satan On behalf of himself and the angels who followed him. The Plaintiff reminds the Grand Jury of the Judicial decree that the soul that sins dies. Adam has freely chosen to eat of the tree of knowledge of good & evil and is guilty by decree. He must be sentenced to eternal death. By virtue of Adam being unable to testify in court, Satan seeks relief from the court and asks that the charges filed against him be overturned. He requests that planet earth be given to him as a sovereign domain. He requests that the case against him be thrown out of court and that his former position as Anointed Cherub that Covers be restored. He also requests that his followers be returned to their former status.

 

Iniquity has been exposed, a lack of faithfulness, what God least wanted. Man was now in open rebellion against Him. God gave man an immaculate, pristine environment in which to live; He gave indefatigable, comprehensive counseling regarding life and the first couple's relationship; as well as clear warning about evil and its devices, and man forfeits all blessings forever. The Lord God was not out to test man, He was looking for a relationship that would transcend every other in His realm. God gave man all blessings in return for man's day in court, before the grand jury of hosts which would lay groundwork for the Judge's justification of Satan's expulsion from his given high position. But God mightily needed to hear man testify while not under guilt or feeling pressured. He also needed man to have forsaken His own Adversary's enticements while being able to freely explain to the grand jury why Satan's system is totally flawed. Then, in return for man's successful testimony, God as Judge of the Universe would crown man with his rightful reward for attaining his destiny. Sadly, the Judge was now forced to interrogate man and be forced to rule regarding man's eternal fate. The Judge focused His interrogation in three main areas: The first question was meant to establish Adam's state of mind. Adam was no longer at peace with God but displayed a guilty conscience. At the fore, there was evidence man was in no condition to testify for the Judge. Not only was Adam hiding, but his newly activated conscience was bearing his guilt. The Judge's 2nd question was meant to demonstrate if Adam understood the severity of his deed and the nature of charges which will be imposed against him. Adam was remorseful, exhibiting a deep sense of culpability, but avoided answering questions concerning a new-found awareness of his nakedness. The Judge's third question was meant to draw-out a confession because of Adam's illicit act. Adam's answer made it doubly clear he was in no condition to testify in court, he blamed the woman and tacked on another excuse in order to obscure the issue. He tells the Judge in no uncertain terms, had God not given him the woman this act of disobedience would never have occurred.

Gen 3:9-13

The Judge conducts a pre-trial hearing In order to question the first couple regarding their fall from Divine grace Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, 9 - "Where are you?" 10 - He said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself." 11 - And He said, 2. "Who told you that you were naked? 3.Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" 12 - The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." 13 - Then the LORD God said to the woman, 1. "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

 

Next, the Judge interrogated the woman. His only question was based on Adam's testimony, who had singled her out as the chief culprit in the matter. The woman's answer was to blame the serpent who deceived her. The fact that she understood what deception meant proves both Adam, directly, and the woman, indirectly, received instructions by the 2nd Person of the Trinity, the one who initially explained the meaning and danger of being deceived to Adam. The Godhead again goes into private consultation in order to deliberate the most recent filing by Satan. He has taken on the role of advocate for himself and for the angels who allied themselves with him at the time of the rebellion against God. This particular action taken by Satan must be carefully weighed and considered.

 

The consequences of what had transpired are highly significant and have placed God in a legal quandary. Based on Adam's own testimony, the expected star witness on God's behalf is now corrupted according to standards and practices of the court. The Grand jury has already determined which law had been violated, punishment for breaking that law is death. The other two motions filed by Satan are considered valid at that time, but the Supreme Judge still has one more option. Satan had taken advantage of the woman's openness to temptation and used that vulnerability to lead both her and Adam astray. Before the fall, while Adam and the woman lived inside the garden, the 2nd Person of the trinity visited with Adam from time to time. Subsequent to the fall, and the couple's less than stellar performance during a special hearing before the Judge, He decides not to adjudicate the couple. Instead, God assigns Adam court appointed Counsel to represent him. The Judge will no longer hear testimony from Adam nor entertain any motions without the Attorney present. God the Father appoints the 2nd Person of the trinity as legal counsel for Adam, who has been indicted on charges of missing-the-mark (concerning faithfulness to God) by disobeying God's command. The appointment is accepted, but the job description entails more than legal counsel, for man is now condemned and is on a virtual death-row. Counsel for man understands that the Judge trying the case is, Himself, under siege with a motion set before Him to throw out the entire case against the plaintiff, Satan and his clients. This separate area needs special attention. Should the Judge rule in Satan's favor because Satan has made his point, and because the Judge's vindicator has failed, there will be severe consequences, repercussions will be felt throughout the universe. There are at least two reasons: 1 - Man already has a sin nature. That type of ruling by God means He would certainly have to act on His prescribed consequence for disobedience. 2 - Satan will have won. Not only legally, but his status in the universe will grow, meaning chaos and lawlessness will ensue and prevail. The Defense Counsel offers to take the place of man and will abide by the Judge's restrictions or the imposition of any additional burden. The Defense Attorney is granted the dual role of representing convicted man and will now replace man as the Champion Vindicator on behalf of the embattled Judge. Having settled the issue of legal representation for man, the Judge then rules on the motions filed by Satan. The Judge deliberates on the most recent filing by Satan, while specifically delineating rules on the matter. Satan has now taken on the onerous concern of representing himself, and is also an advocate for the angels who allied themselves with him at the time of their rebellion against God.

Isa. 9:6     Heb 12:22-24 1 Tim 2:5   Acts 10:42 Isa 66:24     Isa 53:4

 

Defense Council must be a human being in order to both represent man and act as God's new vindicator. However, and this is where this Judge's ruling gets sticky, God will not recreate a new man since He is legally bound to first man, Adam, created in the Garden Of Eden. Satan would exploit any recreation of man and could convince the Grand jury of unfair tactics by God and the Judge. There is also the matter that man is now under a Judicial "stay of execution" pending the court's new direction in the case. The Judge will rule on this filing by the Defense despite no legal precedence. But, if He does accept, He will then demand certain specifications. i.e. Special and extraordinary circumstances. In the Judge's ruling, a charge of deceiving man for his own benefit is levied against Satan. The Judge sentences Satan's representative on earth, the serpent, to a curse. The serpent will no longer be a beautifully attired creature, but will crawl on the ground for the rest of his life and will have to live in the dust. The curse extends to invoking enmity between Satan and the woman. This reflects on woman's future role as wife and mother within family, an institution Satan targets for destruction. The two attorney's motions have been accepted and they will be battling each other in court. Satan does get a favorable ruling, in that the Judge accepts his representation of himself and his followers in court. In His ruling, the Judge acknowledges that Satan will inflict great harm and pain on his counterpart in court. The Defense Attorney is guaranteed an arduous, costly defense. The Judge does, however, predict in His ruling that the Defense Attorney will eventually crush Satan's kingdom. Satan has now gone from defendant in the case to plaintiff, a huge legal victory for him and for those angels who followed him. The Judge issues four counts against Adam for his and the woman's part in disobeying God's order to not eat from the tree of knowledge of good & evil. The woman will bear children in great pain, while she will be playing a secondary role as helper to her husband within the family structure. The Judge does this in order to try and prevent future incidents, such as the recent one involving the tree of knowledge of good & evil, where the woman was easily snookered by Satan's false advertising. The Judge next turns His attention to Adam. God curses the ground so that the ground will no longer be automatically fruitful. Adam must now actively cultivate the ground, through toil and hard labor, in order to eat his bread. The witness, man, has now failed and is no longer able to testify in court on the Judge's behalf. Man now stands as the accused as charges are filed: Man is sentenced to expulsion from the garden and a lifetime of of hard labor. The promise of eternal life falls into the hands of man's court appointed Attorney.

Gen 3:14-15a 1 Cor 15:21-25           Gen 3:15b         Gen 3:16

Judicial Ruling Charges brought against Satan 14 - The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; on your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; 15a - And I will put enmity Between you and the woman,"   A Public Defender is appointed for man. 15b - "And between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel." Four counts are filed against man: Count One 16 - To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you will bring forth children; yet your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

 

The free lunch is over, and man finds he no longer will be living in the Garden, but live where he will have to deal with the elements; especially earth's natural weedy and thorny environment. On count three, the Judge imposes the death sentence on man both spiritually and physically. The spiritual death sentence is executed immediately, as man is rendered spiritually dead - unresponsive to God's Holy Spirit. The physical death sentence is imposed in the form of a limit to the length of man's lifetime, involving eventual death. Count 4: God expels man from the Garden. Though harsh, this judgment is mainly for man's own benefit. Because, should man eat from the tree of life he would live forever, but with a sin nature, and with no opportunity for redemption. The case is returned to the Grand Jury.                       The Defense Attorney enters into a binding contract with man by having Adam and the woman remove the fig leaves they had used to cover their newly-perceived nakedness and by assembling durable garments made of skins (pelts) to cover their guilt and shame. The skins came from slain animals, this is the first shedding of blood as a result of sin, as a sacrifice for sin. Those garments represent the Messiah's personal involvement in man's legal troubles.

Gen 3:17-19                 Gen 3:19b     Gen 3:22-24           Eph 2:11-12

Count Two 17 - Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat from it; Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. 18 - "Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; and you will eat the plants of the field; 19a - By the sweat of your face you will eat bread, Count Three 19b - Till you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Count Four 22 - Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever... " 23 - ....therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 - So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

 

The Judge's latest rulings gave Satan momentum to continue offensive attacks waged against God. Satan will take full advantage of his new legal lease-on-life by pressing the following issues. He will have time to prepare and continue presenting his case before the Grand Jury and at trial before the Judge, while the host who had followed Satan will have him as legal representative. Another important point to note is Satan will use this time to further advance his plan of disorder and confusion in the heavens and, especially, on planet earth, where he now goes-about in uncontrolled fashion from one corner of the world to the other. Satan managed through deception to eliminate the Judge's chief and only witness, and render him useless, while maintaining a request that this case be thrown out of court, having the charges dropped. The Judge's new charges imposed on Satan, and His prediction of a future sentencing, are deemed to be unfair and unwarranted. Satan has become an avowed enemy of man, to whom the court issued a stay of execution pending legal representation and pending a future hearing despite having previously announced man's guilt. Now, deception for Satan will have to take on a new form, the option of posing as the beautiful serpent has been eliminated by the Judge through a severe sentence. Satan's keen awareness and intuition present him the opportunity to deduce, through the Judge's rulings, an opportunity he can turn to his favor. That opportunity is the woman who will be giving birth to one of her own kind. This is because man's procreation is the means by which the sole, stated, "Champion Vindicator" who is set to destroy Satan's kingdom will emerge. With such acquired knowledge Satan seizes on the monumental confusion in the heavens to mount an aggressive campaign that will rival his previous rebellion against God. He will roam the earth in search of what is now His only threat, a Man yet to be identified whom the Judge will permit to testify in court, who most likely becomes mankind's legal Representative. Satan has scant information to aid him in placing an identity on this new star Witness. Satan's new information, while significant, is severely limited. He can only glean a few details from the Judge's rulings. 1. He is male, born of human reproductive means; 2. He should be stronger than Satan because the Judge, in His rulings, said He would prevail; 3. The court has granted this representative certain rights; 4. To Satan's way of thinking, once the case began turning in his favor the Judge seems headed for yet another hair-trigger, biased-filled and highly prejudiced decision.

Gen 3:14

 

After the fall of man, earth's population quickly and greatly increased. That outcome forced Satan to launch an all out assault, to both identify this Messiah / Champion Vindicator and take Him on as He had formerly taken-on both the Judge and man. Because Satan so desperately desired to kill or contaminate the human lineage of this Judicially predicted Messiah, Satan devised an insidious plot to try and prevent God's plan from coming to fruition. He unleashed myriad loyal angels disguised as human males and charged them with a mission to impregnate human women, causing women to give birth to a race of human hybrids. A sinister plot designed to render impure Adam and Eve's chosen son Seth's lineage, along with the lineage of the remainder of the human race. It was patently obvious Satan will stop at nothing in order to thwart God's plan, but of greater concern was the impasse at which the trial had arrived. Satan, up to this point, has managed to convince one third of the host of heaven to follow him. Then, using a deceptive plot, he successfully struck down the Judge's main character witness from testifying on God's behalf. And now he is in an all out effort to prevent the Judge's Champion Vindicator from fulfilling the Judge's most recent ruling. Satan conducted a vulgar assault on female reproductive systems by using legions of his angelic followers. Faced with a planet that was becoming a violence-filled wasteland, the Judge decides to issue another decree. God reduced the lifespan of humans further, since it had become painfully obvious most all of mankind was now in direct hostile opposition. Obviously mankind was beyond useless as a witness for God, while genetically corrupted mankind had become deeply entrenched in Satan's camp.

Gen 6:1-2       Gen 6:3, 6, 7

Divine Decree Ruling to Curb Violence on Planet Earth. 3 - Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." 6 - The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 - The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."

 

After the fall, the ways of man were degenerating, man's nature was in an ignominious, shameful free-fall. Chaos ruled the planet, and it became obvious that Satan had successfully transferred himself to earth, which is what he had sought when he still had a presence in heaven. For the first time since man's creation, God's judgment of mankind would be meted out. 1 - Mankind has disappointed God to the point where He is not only sorry He created man but will blot-out mankind's existence. 2 - Mankind has become genetically corrupted and exceedingly violent, the earth is filled with murders and cannibalism. 3 - Through the genetically pure family of one righteous man, Noah, planet earth will be repopulated. 4 - God gives Noah the blueprint for an ark where life-forms will be protected during the annihilation of mankind, who were now composed of genetically hybridized humans who were wicked to an unusual degree. The Judicial Decision is followed by a Covenant Agreement that the Judge makes with the only man He found who is totally devoted to Him, for this man is crucial to the case. The Judge's integrity demands that His own representatives be as morally upright as is the Judge, for the Judge's own character is of prime importance to remaining on the case. God, as Judge, will endure an all-out assault on His authority conducted by Satan, with Noah and His family safely floating in the ark while engaged in preserving the integrity of the planet's living organisms. The Covenant with Noah has several key components: 1 - The Covenant will be between the High Court and Noah; 2 - The Covenant acknowledges that only Noah and his family have met the conditions for deliverance from the impending worldwide judgment; 3 - The Covenant demands the repopulation of planet earth; 4 - God will safely protect every animal specie; 5 - The Court will make every provision for the family's care during and immediately after the judgment; 6 - The Covenant assumes that mankind is in an incurable fallen state and everything man needs to survive and thrive on earth will be available. God will no longer blot out man from earth; 7 - Man is given full dominion of the earth, as previously granted to Adam, and all edible plants and animals are available for food. There is a prohibition against drinking blood or eating flesh that has not been drained of its blood; 8 - The Covenant proclaims the death penalty for first degree murder and for drinking blood; 9 - The Covenant establishes a new form of government for the nations that will emerge from Noah's sons own descendants, as well as a system of business and commerce that includes the standardization of weights and measures.

Gen 6:5   Gen 6:8               Gen 6:11, 17

Judicial Sentence Ruling to end the life of all of earth's inhabitants who fail to enter the ark. 11 - Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 17 - "Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

 

This Covenant with Noah concedes that the corrupt nature of hybridized mankind is intrinsic and irreversible. The Covenant is established by the High Court in order to preserve the Messianic linage and to keep inviolably secure from desecration the character of the Defense Council's progenitor. From the moment of man's fall in the Garden he has been on a historic mission to rediscover his destiny, which was the seed God had originally planted in man. Which seed was like the tiny mustard seed, a seed of the trust that once had been demonstrated by faithfulness and obedience to God. At some future time, when called upon to testify before the grand jury of hosts, man was to glorify God while rebuffing the plaintiff during Satan's cross-examination. That action, as the star witness in the trial-of-the-ages, would have given the Judge reason to sentence Satan and put an end to both evil and suffering. However, since man lost his privilege to testify in court on behalf of the Judge, man was charged with disobedience and condemned for siding with the plaintiff. Man did not lose the inherent desire to fulfill his destiny, God's gifts are irrevocable. Only now, as a fallen creature, man has permitted Satan to redirect his inner desire and destiny using the Satanic tools of doubt and confusion. Adam's failure as the Judge's representative left him empty, lonely and dissatisfied. It is true that man was placed in the Garden in a very vulnerable position, but not without instructions and warnings. However, God's accuser needed to be addressed directly to cover all potentialities, God would not have it any other way. That meant Satan's victory was all the more stunningly significant, taking mankind from being vulnerable to being snared in the jaws of Satan. One of man's initial attempts to recapture his destiny was his effort to reach out to God by building the tower of Babel. God quickly put an end to that because God can never be reached by self-effort, but only by His sovereign calling. It is man's individual response to that call, a free-will choice, that determines whether he can successfully recapture his destiny. Satan had organized that development knowing full well its eventual completion would bring a testament to him and would help him launch his one world government, since man had already ceded planet earth's title deed to him. Other clauses of the Covenant with Noah point to the establishment of human government which will bring organization and greater stability to world population, which is vital once the flood subsides and once Noah's sons own families bring to realization the repopulation of the planet. This Covenant has key provisions which will merge into future Covenants the Court makes with Noah and one of Noah's sons, Shem, with whose descendants the Court will be entering into future Covenants and laws. While this Covenant sentences both mankind and the wicked hybrid beings to a physical death, it makes provisions for a spiritual stay of execution. As for Noah and his family, their lives were spared because of their genetic purity along with Noah's faithfulness, Noah's obedience, Noah's devotion, and the needs of the court during this particularly turbulent and tumultuous time.

Rom 13:1-7             Gen 11:1-9

Covenant
Made With Noah

Genesis 6:12 - God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
13 - Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled
with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
14 - "Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.

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Genesis 6:18 - "But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife, and your son's wives with you.
19 - "And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

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Genesis 7:1 - Then the LORD said to Noah, "Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.
2 - "You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean two, a male and his female;

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Genesis 7:4 - "For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made."

 

Genesis 9:1 - And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
2 - "The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky;
with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given.
3 - "Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.
4 - "Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
5 - "Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it.
And from every man, from every man's brother I will require the life of man.
6 - "Whoever sheds man's blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.
7 - "As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it."
8 - Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 - "Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you;
10 - and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you;
of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
11 - "I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood,
neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth."