-Gen 1:26:"And God said, Let us "make" man in our image, after our likeness"
-Gen 11:4":.......and let us(The builders of babel) "make" us a name."
-Gen 2:17"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
-Rev 13:15:"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed(should die)."
-Gen 3:5:For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as "gods", knowing good and evil.
-Eze 28:2:"Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, "I am a God," I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God
God Made man to bear his image:
From the 1st verse above,We see that in the beginning God created man in his image and likeness(To reflect his spirit).In order for an earthly man(gen 2:7) to bear the image of God (whose heavenly image is totally opposed to the base and carnal man) it was necessary to have Gods indwelling presence(Gods breath) within his soul to transform him,Lead him and guide all his affairs.Thats why the Bible says in gen 2:7 " and (God) breathed into his(mans) nostrils the breath of life; and man "became" a living soul."Became" here implies that prior to receiving that breath man was not a living soul.He became(was transformed )to bear Gods Image.
This breath(spirit) within man was to direct him and rule his thinking and judgments in such a way that every decision Man made would be in line with what God wanted him to make.That was why Jesus Prayed to his father shortly before the cross:Not "My will" but Yours be done.In other words I am fully submitted to You father.I will obey You and be submissive to You no matter what even when its against my will i will submit to You.Also, John 6:38:"For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."In other words,I am devoted to do Your will not my own will.
When We do the will of God by inviting and submitting to his indwelling spirit We become exactly like him because We do not obey Our old self's urges and ways.(col 3:9,10, 2 cor 3:18)That's why Jesus said in John 12:45:"And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. "Jesus was totally submitted to his father in such a way that all his actions words and deeds reflected his father and what his father would do at any given time. Col 1:15 says:Who (Christ)is the image of the invisible God.......Christ is the only way humanity can see God and as we Christians accept Jesus and submit to him we become the only way the world can see him.That's why Jesus said in Luke 10:16:"He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me."You from here that when we submit to Christ we speak what his spirit speaks and anyone who hears us is actually hearing Jesus and anyone who despises us(because we obey God) despise God himself. We are just vessels that reflect his glory.(2 cor4:7)
Satan wants man to bear his own image:
Satan doesnt want man to bear the image of the true God.satan is a terrestrial and beastly spirit who wants man to be controlled and submit to his carnal spirit.
Lets take a look at the name of the tree that man was forbidden to eat by God.It was called the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" and in Gen 3: satan tells eve:"............and ye(when You eat of the tree) shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
You see here that the name of the tree matches its characteristics(fruits)When man ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil(satan)he became just like the tree.He bore the trees image( knew good and evil)If man had chosen to eat (partake)from the tree of life He would have borne the image of the tree of life(Jesus) and lived forever(gen 3:22 col 3:10).Also John 6:51:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."Jesus is saying here if You partake in him that is eat his word and allow him rule in your heart,You will live(have eternal life and bear his image)
In the beginning,God made man in his own image and likeness.However Satan wanted to be the god of humanity.He wanted humanity to submit to him instead of God.So he recreated man to bear his image.Today his strategy hasn't changed,He is using his masons to build and mould Your mind to bear his own image.To better understand what i mean by this lets look at the biblical account of the building of the tower of babel.
The builders of babel wanted to "make" a name(an image) that the whole earth would bear.This name(image) they were building was to ensure that humanity wasn't scattered(divided by race culture and religion Read Gen 11:4)But were united as one universal family.To ensure this they made sure they molded man to think the way they wanted"Gen 11:3:....."Go to, let us"make" brick and burn them thoroughly".Make brick as used in gen 11:3 means lets us mould man to become like us."Burn them thoroughly" means let us illuminate them with our light so they perceive things the way we want them to perceive them(The sun is used to burn bricks during construction).
That's the same objective satan had when he convinced eve to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.When they both ate from it ,It changed their perception and opened their eyes to see a simulated reality,(that they were naked instead of seeing the God who covered their nakedness) The worldview satan wanted them to see.
I also want You to notice that when God forbade adam and eve from eating of the tree he told them that the penalty of eating from the forbidden tree would be a sure death(death to the Spirit of God")in the same way the penalty of refusing to worship(conform)to the world the freemasons are building would mean death.(Rev 13:15:......many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed)This death does not necessarily mean a physical death(though may sometimes require physical death)but death to the flesh and the world way of doing things.When we refuse to conform to the world the masons are building,They will ensure that We do not partake in its systems,its wealth and its goods so We would be totally reliant on God for our needs and sustenance during the rest of our stay on earth.In the same way if We refuse to conform to Jesus image.We are denying ourselves of Gods spirit,Gods word(food for Your soul)and forfeiting an eternal existence in the garden of eden for a temporal existence here.
Following God means death to the flesh and the old ways.Thats why Rom 6:11says:"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Following Satan means death to Gods spirit and submission to the satanic world spirit.That's why the Bible says in Col 3:2-3:Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.For ye are "dead", and your life is hid with Christ in God." Dead" as used here means You are dead to the satanic spirit(tree of knowledge of good and evil that used to work in Your old man) and alive to Gods Spirit.
Society demands conformity:
The society(world)The masons are building demands conformity.If we refuse to conform to its teachings and way of life we are labeled as misfits,intolerant and old fashioned.If we condemn homosexuals we are labeled as being intolerant and not loving.If we condemn evil in other people we are labeled as having a holier than thou attitude If people speak against democracy and advocate another form of government they are labeled as being "the axis of evil" or dictators and sanctions are imposed on them and are not relaxed and unless they conform they become crippled and economically unstable.
Have You ever asked Yourself Who gave America or any other western country the right to label an undesirable government as being good or evil?How come america is "good"enough to own thousands of nukes and north Korea and Iran cant?Why does the world have to conform to the western way of government and thinking?Who made america the force for good in the world?The answer is this:They want to mold the whole world to be like them(bear their image and likeness and name)and anyone who rebels, anyone who stands up and rejects their way of thinking is labeled a terrorist ,undesirable ,intolerant and is either annihilated or frustrated till they conform.(John 7:7)
This is best illustrated in the biblical account of what happened to Shedrach,Meshach and Abednego:Nebuchadnezzar The king of Babylon set up an image(that humanity was expected to worship(conform to)Shedrack Meshach and Abednego refused to worship(conform)to this image
Dan 3:18:"But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up".
Because they refused to conform Nebuchadnezzar commanded that they be thrown into a fiery furnace:
Dan 3:20:"And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace".i.e be killed.But despite the terrible heat of the furnace(tribulation they had to endure for refusing to compromise)
God still sustained them and they were not hurt by terrible heat.In the same way if we choose to obey God in these times and refuse to conform to the world image,we will be able to endure anything the beast throws at us and come out even stronger from the pain of separation from the world and its systems.
The Church is the Force for good on earth
The Church(Body of Christ)is the force for good on earth not America or any western government(Matt 5:14,Phil 2:15).We are supposed to reflect Gods image and determine what is good and evil based on Gods standards.Stop letting the masons dictate what is good and evil to You.Follow Gods standards, Seek to bear his image and partake in his righteousness.Wake Up