The Lion And The Lamb

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Judaism completed the job they were chosen to do by prophesying the coming of the Messiah and establishing the Torah.

We now live by the law, because we know it is God's will for us, and we see also the fulfillment of the early prophets concerning the Lord in Luke 2:11.

So Christianity did their part by establishing belief in Jesus as our Savior, who is actually one and the same with the Torah. He embodied God's will and carried it out explicitly. As the law given to old Israel was the Way, to the early church Christ was revealed as the Way. As the law is Truth, Christ, the Word, is Truth manifested. Obedience to the law brought Israel life, to obey Christ is Life.

All was accomplished in the 7^th day.

But a new day has dawned. The 8^th day church like Samson of old, has eaten the honey, the knowledge revealed and the covenant promises made to the Fathers, from the carcass of the dead lion, or Judaism, and eats also the flesh and drinks the blood of the Sacrificial Lamb of the new covenant given to Christianity. They are born through God, guided and protected by Torah as it is now written on their hearts so they will know God's will, and are therefore in the image of Christ.

They are flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone, His Body through Judah, His Bride through Christianity. People of the covenants, recipients of, as well as the fulfillment of the promises made to both the fathers of Judaism and Christianity, that make up the 8^th day church.

They are children of God, predestined, created and born for this age in fulfillment of the covenants and made a reality through the blood and life of Christ. In other words, they are the embodiment of Christ, their substance consists of the covenants.

They are creatures of love, created to praise Him and enjoy Him and He them.

They are His feast and He theirs. Children of the 8^th day, Sh'mini Atzeret, they rejoice in the law, the Torah, Christ, Simchat Torah.

Jesus was there in the beginning as the Tree of Life, His fruit, knowledge and nature, were available to us. He is here in the end as the Tree of Life and again available to the nations through His seed, His family, leaves on the Tree of Life.

So, as the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God, Jesus actually does it all and makes it easy for us. We do not physically fight like old Israel, nor are we physically attacked like the early church. Our battle is with a spiritual enemy that the Lord's Armies will take captive as we learn to testify against them, thus placing them under the perfect law of God. The Lord in His mercy for His creation and vindication of His great name, will take them prisoner. Through Jesus we are made more than conquerors, we are made heirs of all He has!

So you see, we cannot remain in Judaism or Christianity if we want to be the Church Glorious, the Triumphant Church. We must see the promises made to the fathers in the days of Old Israel as well as the promises to the fathers of the early church of Christianity to be the children of the promise. We must not only receive and believe in the prophecies of the early prophets concerning the Messiah, but see and believe He physically came, died and resurrected to make sure the plan of God was accomplished for the restoration of humanity. We must receive Judaism as well as Christianity as one represents the Father (law) and the other represents the mother (church) and it takes both to be born again children of the 8^th day.

Our knowledge is the combination of Judaism and Christianity, plus the contents of what Daniel was told to close until the end time, and the scroll with the seven seals Jesus has opened for us. It is the combination of this knowledge that matures us to pass over to the 8^th day. We are different from anything created before. Children of the new day, children of the dawn, God's sacred seed, children that were promised to Abraham so long ago.

Enoch, the 7^th from Adam, said in speaking of the end time people they would be stayed or strengthened by those in Paradise. So I wonder, do our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob see us? Do they cheer us on when we get tired? Are Isaiah, Hosea, Ezekiel, Daniel, David etc waiting for us? Do they too yearn for the day we can walk back in the garden and we can all be together in total victory? Do they see who we are? Do they know us by name? We are grateful for the fathers that established and penned the covenants for us to read, and thankful most of all for Jesus who is the culmination of the covenants and who has made it possible for us to be that people.

You see, God had a plan all along to restore things as in the beginning and we are part of that plan, born for this time. There is no way to express enough words to thank Him. He came to earth to make His plan possible through Jesus, how can we ever thank Him for that?

Through His Spirit we are led into His knowledge, guided, shaped and molded into a family He can enjoy an intimate relationship with. Again, how can we ever thank Him? But you know what? More than our thanks, though He appreciates it, He wants our love. And, along with that love, He wants to see mercy shown to one another and knowledge of His covenant promises spread to all creation to bring hope to this dying world.

As His family this is our mission, to make His covenant promises known. It is our honor to fulfill our Father's requests.

When there are enough of us that understand the plan, the promises, and begin to live by wisdom from the Tree of Life, a nucleus can be formed to begin His Kingdom, not just in our hearts, but physically on earth! At last the prayer, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done is being fulfilled.

So how can we show the Lord our love for Him? By going forth in His knowledge, multiplying and being fruitful so the nations along with all creation can be renewed, and join together in giving birth to a new earth. It's a time of change, a time of letting go of the old so the new can be established. It's a time to unite in prayer and praise against the enemy, to drive him out and off of God's people, a time to cry out to God to intervene and take him captive through His heavenly army.

In closing, when God said, "behold, I make all things new" in Revelation 21:5, He started with the 8^th day people. A new cycle begins. His laws and commandments are recognized and being established. The full stature of Christ is coming together through His family, and through them, He will build the culture of the Kingdom. His economy, His government, His knowledge will be manifested and established on earth. All will be reversed, renewed, refurbished, recreated if need be, and the old will be burned, destroyed and certainly not missed! All is sure, because God Himself made the covenant not only with Abraham, but His descendants!

All is guaranteed by the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God.