I was listening to John chapter 3 when a different way of thinking was revealed to me. First read the verses, then I will explain. Then I will write the study in support of what was revealed.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
The question is, why by night? Was he afraid of what others might think? By saying we, there were other rulers who thought the same way about Yahusha Hamashia who was from Yahuah Elohiym. He also admitted that he heard about Yahusha Hamashia and keeping track of Him.
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
By Yahusha Hamashia saying this, He was saying that religion is useless if you are not born again.
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Here we see Nicodemus is still thinking born of flesh, faith by flesh, religion by flesh.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Water is a primary component of amniotic fluid. This is what cushions the developing fetus. It's not necessarily born of water. Although babys can be born in water. But that doesn't make it a second birth. So far this is only speaking of being born of flesh. I believe Yahusha was speaking of something more.
Some paranormal investigators believe that moisture can be an indicator of ghostly activity. It's possible that ghosts use water as a conduit for manifestation. However flesh cannot investigate Spirit. The question is, what did Yahusha mean by born of water and Spirit?
If you asked a home builder, he can tell you about vapor drive. It's possible that vapor can pass through plastic also, the stuff used to prevent vapor drive. But Spirit is a living being. We will study the resurrected body of Yahusha Hamashia latter in this blog. His resurrected body was Spirit and water.
Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
The Spirit and the wind is similar in how it works. When you add vapor to the wind or Spirit, you can have interesting outcomes. In a building you use an air conditioner to cool and lower the humidity. With a Spirit, vapor could change into a body of a living being. Add additional dimensions to our three dimensions, someone born of water and Spirit may travel from Earth to Heaven and back in a few seconds without needing a source of vapor to materialize.
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and bear witness of what we have seen, and you do not accept our witness. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. John 3:1-13
This is interesting only if you place Wisdom together with more wisdom. It's like knowledge materializes when you do. It's revealed to you by Yahuah Elohiym. In this case, if we store treasure in Heaven, like a part of your own Trinity, your spirit of light, this light will descend when you are resurrected so you can ascend into Heaven. In the flesh we see reflected light and shadows. Our resurrected body will see Spirit of light and spirits of darkness.
Yahusha Hamashia said it clearly. Even if we know how it works, you cannot ascend into Heaven with technology. Even if technology was created like a transporter in Star Trek, it would have a limited range. Yahusha Hamashia is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Man has a tendency to want to steal his way to better things. Heaven is a gated community. Only those who descend can ascend.
Yahusha Hamashia's Resurrected Body
The best place to start is John chapter 20. I will comment after the quoted verses.
Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”. So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. And the two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but folded up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to where they were staying.
This time I will take a different interest in these verses. After reading an article online, it was brought to my attention that Lazarus walked out with grave cloths still on. Yahusha passed through them. What is interesting is that the facecloth was folded off to the side. Yahusha was finished with Death, but not finished as in not returning. A folded face cloth signifies His return and people will see Him in our future. Lazarus still had his facecloth on when the exited his tomb. Yahusha passed through the grave clothes, meaning He can ascend into Heaven.
But Mary was standing outside the tomb crying; and so, as she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
Nobody saw two angels enter the tomb. When Mary looked in, there they were. What is interesting this seen looked like a living Ark of the Covenant, one angel on each end of the Mercy Seat. We can only wonder about her grief and how it clouded her judgement. She thought that Yahusha was still dead even though the grave clothes was still laying where they laid his body. Also the facecloth rolled up and separated from the grave clothes. I wonder if Mary asked herself, why would they take away a naked dead body? Why not just take it all? Or, how did they get the body out?
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God". Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.
It's interesting how Yahusha had a solid body even though He passed through the grave clothes. To state the obvious, Yahusha's resurrected body still transfigures. He appeared as a simple gardener when His body was full of energy in the form of light to place His image on the grave clothes a short time earlier.
So while it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and while the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
As the sun was setting, Yahusha entered the locked building. Not only that, He appeared in the middle of them. Yahusha went from a Spirit to having a Body that reflected the light of their lamps. The question is, why did His body still show his wounds? It's the physical evidence so we could believe that it was Him. Some people don't believe even if it hit them in the face.
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
Yahuah Elohiym was speaking to me about forgiveness. As humans do, they overlook their own bad behavior but yet find it hard to let the same behavior pass when it's on other people. If that's no all, they let this same behavior pass when it's on those who they favored. This is not the same as what Yahusha was saying to the disciples. It's selfish because of the return it has for them.
First the disciples received the Holy Spirit. In other words, you just know by spiritual knowledge, not by knowledge of the flesh if you forgive others. This also opens up the question, can we not forgive in some cases? People go to Hell every day because they retained their sin even if their buddies had forgave them. Forgiveness in the flesh is not the same as forgiveness with spiritual insight. For the most part, when we forgive in the flesh, we separated ourselves from being bonded to their wickedness. This must be done. It doesn't release the wicked person from what they did. This must be done spiritually.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
Yahusha repeated the event of the first day of the resurrection eight days later. Eight is the symbol of transcendence and new beginnings.
Then He said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand here and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
What is interesting is that Yahusha knew the conversation when He wasn't there to hear Thomas proclaim his doubt. It's still the same today. Yahusha Hamashia knows our doubt and everything else about us.
What is interesting is that we call Thomas, doubting Thomas when all the disciples had doubts.
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are those who did not see, and yet believed.” Therefore many other signs Jesus also did in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
It's as simple as believing in Yahusha Hamashia to have life after death.
From here we go to the Ascension. "And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
Naturally clouds are water vapor. But what if this cloud was Yahusha's angelic host receiving Him. Once again this is a living Ark of the Covenant. There were two angels with perhaps something like Moses seen in the wilderness that he followed.
In the future when Yahusha Hamashia returns, there will be a cloud descending on the Mount of Olives. There will be an earthquake that will split it down the middle. This earthquake will open up the Eastern Gate of Jerusalem Israel. Water will flow from it to the Dead Sea and also the Mediterranean Sea. Yahusha Hamashia will enter Jerusalem with 12,000 from 12 Tribes totaling 144,000. They will stand on the location of the Holy Place.