By Mannaseh Gimin
His
supernatural presence in all living things and non-living things is unfathomable.
However, His Omnipresence is somehow can be likened as mysteriously weaving
together the whole spaces in the Universe with His unseen Divine Spiritual
auric-field, and His Holiness is infusing all Creation as well -- the throne of
it, is seated in Heaven. The inseparable Omnipresent and Omnipotent of divine
Spirit are constantly sustaining his Creation, and therefore He also
mysteriously infuses this Creation with His Holiness. Thus, the utmost reason
for the Divine Laws to be revealed unto mankind is simply teaching us the ever
presence of His divine holiness in the Universe. He is constantly working
through the Laws because the divine laws serve to be one the three basic
foundations of His divine handiworks in the universe. Jesus said that he came to
fulfill all laws which meant all transgression of divine laws (10
Commandments) are expiated by his atoning blood on the Cross.
His
intention is not to control man’s freedom on earth. Man is endowed with freewill,
and he must use his moral obligation, as according to the Divine Laws because His
divine holiness is always dictating all Creation. To be in harmony with this
holy Source of life is to know the secrets of eternity. We are not saved by
the Laws since by the knowledge of the Laws, we are stumbling upon it. But the
Lamb liberates us from the power of the Laws. His holiness is consuming. All
forces which vibrate contrary to that Divine Nature of Holiness would be
consumed. He holds intact the whole universe with His Holy divine power. Therefore,
he is always infusing this Creation with His holiness as well. His power as the
Source of life of the whole universe is inseparable with His divine holiness.
He said, “It is I Who made the earth and created
mankind upon it.” [1] And again the Creator
said, “… ( I ) fixed Laws of heaven and earth…”
[2] In other words, it is understood that this
earth is wrapped up by His holiness as well.
The
triune God as the Creator and owner of all Creation is the reason behind all of
His Divine Judgments on earth. In fact, divine judgment is merely the natural
reaction of His holiness that confronts any opposite nature in the highest good
intention of all in all Spaces of Creation. All divine judgments flow from His
omniscience consuming Holiness whereas all life pulses, blessings and
forgiveness flow from His Divine mercy, and perfect Love manifested by the
Prince of Peace, the Lamb of God. Jesus is the perfect Way of the Covenant of “day and night will never cease” (Covenant of
Peace). Every life form on earth springs forth from the Spirit of God. David
sang that, “When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renewed the
face of the earth.” [3] The earth is likened
as part of the Divine holy robe which when defiled, would naturally demand
cleansing like the cleansing by the Deluge. When day and night cease to
bear this defilement on earth then this earth would be cleansed again with the
element of fire. Judgment kicks off as soon as Jesus rises up to execute the
mission of Judgment on earth.
God
knows from the beginning of time that His unconditional love would not pose any
problem, but the 'wounded' mankind needs to be reconciled to the nature of
His Holiness. Neither His holiness be neutralize-able nor be removable from
infusing the whole Creation since Creation herself is dictated by all of His laws,
Omnipotent power and by His Holiness. Thus, God had planned even before
Creation came to be that Man needs the 'spiritual covering' i.e. the Word (Lyrics) "day and night will never cease” through
the way of expiation. He purposely provided the Way, so that the ever
presence of Holiness or divine Laws on earth are satisfied. All divine breathed
prophecies serve to be the confidence of what we are hoping for, and the proof
of what is not yet seen.
The
Word was endowed unto man, so that one may learn to put one’s trust in the name of the Lord. God must bind Himself
with this Covenant of Peace, or allegorically the Covenant
of day and night , so that not only His holiness be restrained from
consuming us, (the sinning creatures) but also that may His covenant people
live, and inherit the earth, for it is prophesied that the righteous ones shall
inherit the earth. After the Deluge, Noah became the sole inheritor of this
planet earth because he was endowed with the way of peace with God. Noah’s
belief in those simple divine ceremonial instructions of the rites of expiation
had became the way, for him to be endowed with the divine favour. Noah
had faithfully applied the Word of God concerning the dimensions in building the Ark. So, the way
of “day and night will never cease” in Noah’s times was simply by observing
the rites of expiation. Later, Jesus perfected that “day and night will
never cease” by becoming the Redeemer for all nations on earth, so that all nations on earth would become His inheritance.
He
(Noah) was accepted by YHVH as a righteous person compared to those wicked
contemporaries in his days. God considered him righteous not because of his
sinlessness, but simply he was endowed with divine favour. Divine favour was given through His Word. Noah was faithful in
observing the ancient way of peace with God. According to the ancient
practice, the head of each family was responsible in performing the rite of
expiation, mediating for his family, and therefore it is understandable that
Noah’s family members (“the seven others”) received divine favour (“day
and night”) through Noah’s expiatory office.
Whosoever
been reconciled to God then surely one is not subjected to the divine consuming
holiness. Man called these divine holy reactions as divine anger, divine
judgments or divine wraths. These terms are purposely written in the Scripture
because generally man could only perceive Divine Holiness in terms of human
languages. The truth is that God is never angry, and He is never broken
hearted, but he is in Supreme Happiness all the time. He must be the happiest
Spirit Creator in order to be the Supreme Divine who is in control of every matter of Creation. Divine Supremacy must not be
subjected to human emotions like anger and broken heartedness? And yet the Son
of Man, the Son of God and also called the Lamb of God, knew all the weaknesses
of the human flesh. It is this mysterious Divine Holiness that becomes the
wondrous things of the Laws or Torah. He had preordained the name Lamb
of God since the beginning of time in order to fulfill the restraining of His
own Holiness otherwise they would never able to stand any chance to survive on
this planet earth.
The
mystery of Divine Holiness is not easy to understand. Some of us are
confined within the tree of knowledge, and therefore we linger within that mental plane, unable to go beyond the cruxes of do’s and don’ts. We, the mediocrelies,
may need the life after death’s spiritual journey in order to understand the
beyonds: the spirit realms. Discerning His holiness beyond the written Laws is, indeed, the
mysterious key to understanding, if mankind ever wanted to choose the
highest potential of life called the fullness of life; only the operations of the Sevenfold Spirit could enable the wounded men to see His realities. (Isaiah 33:6 ; Proverbs 9: 10). Any ripeness of
evil deeds or pollutants (Bloodsheds/sins) on earth would invoke His
Holy Reactions (wraths). It is written that commands, decree, and Laws were
given, so that the Israelites “may fear the Lord,”
[4] and they “may enjoy long life.” [5] It
didn’t say that their spirits may enter heaven. And yet later Jesus said that
he came to fulfill the Laws (Luke 24: 44), so that every believer is reconciled
to the divine Spirit of God.
The Spirit of prayer or entering
into the presence of the Holy Spirit may endow us the glimpse of His holiness. However, our
sins and our busyness in building up our own 'house' have limited our “Deep calls deep,” thus we have unrefined understandings concerning the unfathomable Mystery of Creation. Ordinary believer believes that He
provided the Way of redemption
because nobody would be passed over by His ever consuming fire in the universe,
unless he is reconciled to the Holy God. Though it is consuming, and yet His
Holiness is Omniscience and Just. Though the Word is boundless, our normal
Christian precept says that the Omnipresence of the Holy Spirit is only
accessible for those who are reconciled to His Spirit. Who could then able to stand in the presence
of His Consuming Holiness, unless be covered, by the redeeming power of the
Lamb?
[1] The Holy Bible, New International Version. The
NIV Study Bible. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Bible Publishers,
1985), —Isaiah 45: 12, p. 1082
[2] Ibid. —Jeremiah 33: 25, p. 1181
[3] “Psalm 104: 30.” The Holy Bible, New
International Version. The NIV Study Bible.
(Grand Rapids, Michigan:
The Zondervan Bible Publishers, 1985), p. 896 .
[4] The Holy Bible, New International Version. The
NIV Study Bible. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Bible Publishers,
1985), —Deuteronomy 6: 1– 2, p. 253
[5] Ibid. —Deuteronomy 6: 1– 2, p. 253
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