The understanding of scripture in these 4 varing levels helps the believer on his walk upon the narrow way back to restoration within the TRUTH of PARADISE. To hear the scriptures speak at each of these levels is to eat of the Tree of Life within Paradise. The scriptures are the Word of God which is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came in the flesh. To hear at all these levels is to receive the Mind of Christ thru the unveiling of Jesus Christ by the Spirit sent to comfort and walk with the believer upon the narrow way.
No man can teach these levels and it requires no man to teach these levels. The requirement is to walk in the scriptures hand in hand with the Spirit of the Living God. It will be He who leads the believer into understanding of the varing levels of interpretation of that which is written within the Word of God and in life in general.
This author will make a feeble attempt to show what is meant by levels of understanding. This attempt will try and show that each individual always thinks that they have reached THE LEVEL or FULL TRUTH and why this always seems to be The Truth even though it is most likely not THE FULL TRUTH.
The present method of carnal temporal thinking as well as interpreting of scripture falls mostly into what this author calls PYRAMIDIAL THINKING.
Pyramidial Thinking is that which is described by the shape of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is flat based touching the earth on its largest side locked into the carnal desert of the world. It is reaching towards Heaven but is flat topped missing the ability to pierce Heaven. Pyramidial Thinking rises towards Heaven but never fully achieves Paradise. Mankind is locked into this mindset. They are greatest upon the earth but the closer they get to Heavenly things the less area they cover and the proportions are way out of sync. The ability to reason of Heavenly things is far reduced to the abilty to reason of earthly things. Pyramidial Thinking uses only the 5 sides (four sides and base) or 5 senses to think with. Situated in the desert of the world this pyramid type of thinking uses to the greatest extent the 5 senses that mankind is given at birth ( sight, smell, feel, touch, taste). The natural man reasons with these 5 senses and so the new believer is found already developed in this Pyramidial Thinking mindset of carnal temporal reasoning.
CUBE THINKING
In The Revelation of Jesus Christ or the unveiling of Jesus Christ which is the last book of the Bible we see John describe the New Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem is a CUBE all sides are equal in dimension. The New Jerusalem is to be the dwelling place of the Sons of God. It is within the New Jerusalem that the Tree of Life is found in the midst. Those that hear what the scripture says thru the Spirit will be found eating of the Tree of Life. Paradise is found within the CUBE called New Jerusalem. The Sons of God are to develope the CUBE THINKING ability. The Pyramid had 5 sides but the Cube has 6 sides. The new believer that is given the gift of life from Father is found in his sensual reasoning ability and set on the path of the narrow way. The journey on the narrow way will require the developement of another sense or the 6th sense. This 6th sense is the spiritual ability to hear what the scriptures speak thru the Spirit of God.
What is often assumed by the children of God is that this 6th sense is given automatically to the new believer fully developed. IT IS NOT!
With each new revelation from the Spirit of God the new believer thinks to themselves; This is it, I've now reached the Truth of the matter.
What has happened is that we have moved along on the road called narrow way and reached a higher position or a position further along the way within Cube Thinking.
Cube Thinking is not just 4 levels of understanding but rather a 4 cubed level of thinking. The number 4 cubed equals 16.
When we recognize this then we can see why as children of God there can be so many interpretations on the scriptures. The possibilty that they are each correct is greater than the possibility that they are all wrong but one. Yet the Truth of the matter is that only one interpretation one day will be the ULTIMATE FULL TRUTH.
When Paul reached this position of what above was called ULTIMATE FULL TRUTH he couldn't even talk to his peers about the outcome for they would determine by their own levels of Truth that he was speaking unlawful things.
The man on the cross who desired to be with Jesus received Paradise that day but only thru his personal death. Jesus would not have given him immediate access to Paradise had he been going to live longer upon the earth.
Access to Paradise comes thru much perserverence in study coupled with the strong desire of a zealot after the heart of God. It requires the direction of the Holy Spirit coupled with the gift from Father of the placement of the new believers feet on the narrow way. It requires daily dying to self and continual repentance for those things done offensive to Father.
May each of us celebrate in the those landmarks reached in Jesus Christ as we journey from the new believers, new beginning of milk towards the goal of being found in the meat of TRUTH and TRUTH in us.
HIS NAME IS JESUS or YHVH!
He is The Truth!
The unbeliever is capable of taking the Word of God and make certain progressive conclusions upon reading the scriptures. The progression is always from the top level and digging deeper into the situation as one would dig a well. The concept of Pyramidial Thinking or sensual, with the 5 senses thinking, will generally prevail. With this sensual process of thinking mankind will always fall towards the earth.
In the Millinnieum with the New Jerusalem cube and Christ present there will be no longer a need to extend vertically to reach God. He will be present with us in a new relationship filling the temple. Horizontal movement to find God will be required. Death will not be required of men to reach into heaven for God will be with us.
A good example of the unbeliever's understanding would be HELL. Using the scriptures about the richman and Lazarus in Abraham's bosom. Watch the direction most easily traveled.
Each of these levels expose a TRUTH about HELL but these truths are easily found by even the unbeliever. Yet enough information can be generated to make an individual desire to shun evil and seek righteousness.
Notice that it the New Believer will make and advance towards his friend, Jesus Christ, walking along side of him on the narrow way, but will immediately fall towards earth in his digging efforts.
The child of God having walked longer with his friend and Lord Jesus should have the ability to see in a more horizontal understanding. But even then it will be the nature of man to resort to falling towards the earth hitting just short of the mark of TRUTH.
The Sons of God will learn more in their horizontal walk with Jesus. They will maintain until they reach a point where they understand things which others or their peers concider what they say to be unlawful just as Paul spoke about.
When an individual reaches the understanding of Allegory #4 they then are able to dig into this level at all 4 levels of #4, #8, #12 and #16. This is allegory taken thru the 4 levels of allegory. On the subject of Hell this would go something like the following:
The same results can be achieved by traveling the road of Literal #1, Implied #5, Ensamples #9 and Allegory #13 then straight across to Implied #14, Ensample # 15 and Allegory #16.
This exersize only goes to show that there are many levels of thought traveled to reach the same goals of TRUTH within the scriptures. The fact that one brother or sister does not see exactly the same thing within a given scripture does not mean either are wrong or that either are exactly right, but that each is only seeing from a different level of understanding.
One day we shall all see the same for when we shall see Christ we shall become like him and this will make us all similar in reference to THE TRUTH.
At that day the small 6th side of the flatened top of the Pyramid of Giza will be expanded and the sides pushed out making the pyramid of type into a cube. The top side will be expanded to be the same size as all the other 5 senses. It will be a glorious day when the living creatures will have 6 wings full of eyes front and back. They will sing praise unto God at all times for they truly will see Him as He see's them. They will be a true friend of God hearing as He hears.
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CUBE REASONING ON THE WAY
Literal #1
Implied #2
Ensample #3
Allegory #4
Implied #5
understood #6
understood #7
Allegory #8
Ensample #9
Implied #10
understood #11
Allegory #12
Allegory #13
Implied #14
Ensample #15
Allegory #16
The horizontal walk in friendship with Jesus the King of Kings and Lord of Lords will bring one gradually to THE TRUTH.
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