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Part XIX

The Twin Timelines series has determined the New Testament admonition against eating things sacrificed to idols has a Spiritual equivalent in the modern era. Considering the fact that the practice of consuming meats associated with idols is mentioned repeatedly in the New Testament, it's unfortunate the subject is so poorly understood in a contemporary sense.

In recent installments, Twin Timelines has shown that parallel infractions in adjacent timelines, such as Paul's obvious comparison of misdeeds on the part of the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sin (Exodus 6:1) to offenses seen in the Christians in I Corinthians, were routine. We've further shown the sexual sins of the Corinthian Christians are NOW Prophetically Paralleled by a certain sector of the contemporary body of American Christian men.

In the earlier instance of the Twin Timelines, Paul showed the Corinthians were recapitulating the sins of the Israelite men in the wilderness under Moses, who took unto themselves a significant number of the women of Moab, in a place called Baal-Peor.

 "And the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they [the Moabite women] called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor, and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel" (Numbers 25:1-3).

A bit of background is in order. Among the Gentiles, Baal (a word meaning lord) was widely followed in multiple locales, where the compound name denoted a particular characteristic of the heathen deity. The Scriptures told of Baal-berith, Baal-zephon, Baal-zebub (the origin of the word Beezlebub) and, in the case of the corruption of the Israelite men with the Moabite women, Baal-peor, or the lord of the opening. In short, the place/name clearly had a sexual connotation.

As I've repeatedly asserted that the Twin Timelines continue to be manifested because the Spiritual entities behind the veil of Flesh and Blood do not have a human lifespan, we see evidence of their existence in the Prophetic Parallels which continue from generation to generation. Further, just as the actions of the Physical Israelites in the Wilderness of Sin were recapitulated in the actions of the Spiritual Israelites in the first century, we see indicators these Prophetic Parallels are still occurring in the Spiritual Israelites of the 21^st century.

Just as the Christians in Corinth were reproved for sexual sins in their time, the carnality of the Christians in our time closely parallels both predecessor episodes. In this regard, an embarrassing statistic tells us that Christian men – who are Spiritual Israelites -- are significantly involved in viewing pornography on a regular basis.

"According to the research approximately 64 percent, or two thirds, of U.S. men admit to viewing porn at least monthly, with the number of Christian men nearly equaling the national average" (the Church Militant ministry).

In this regard, it's instructive to remember that Christ told us that if we look on a woman with lust, we've already committed the sin of adultery.

"I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" (Matthew 5:28).

The fact that two thirds of Christian men are implicated in this abomination is prophetically significant, in the light of what we know about how the Triuniverse exists. Indeed, in this very study of the Twin Timelines, we've already addressed the mysterious mathematical formula which speaks about two parts finite, and one part eternal.

"In all the land…two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein" (Zechariah 13:8).

This is the very passage which was indirectly referenced by Paul in his writing to the Corinthians, which speaks of how the LORD will purify that "third part" through fire.

"And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried" (Zechariah 13:9).

The reader will recall how Chapter XVIII of Twin Timelines examined Paul's statement that when we build on the LORD's foundation with false doctrine (or efforts the LORD does not direct), that work will be "burned" when that which is hidden is revealed. Moreover, Paul told the Corinthians that flawed work for the LORD will be exposed through the Spiritual fire the LORD uses to purify His temple.

"Now if any man build upon this foundation…wood, hay, stubble; every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire" (I Corinthians 3:12, 13).

The present work has also noted the rather strange connection seen in the recurring sin of eating things sacrificed to idols. Obviously, sexual impurity, blaspheming the LORD, and a host of other offenses are still with us, in terms of the recurring themes seen in the Twin Timelines. However, as I pointed out in our last chapter, contemporary Christians do not see a clear parallel to the idolatry which was common to the Corinthians, or the Israelites in the wilderness. Furthermore, the adamant opposition to things sacrificed to idols is even more plentiful in the text than the other misdeeds which are commonly seen.

The problem is, the Prophetic Parallel must be seen in the Spiritual realm on this side of the cross – so when we see the phrases referring to eating things sacrificed to idols, we need to recognize such admonitions are referring to a Spiritual equivalent of the physical version seen in Old Testament (or early New Testament times). In fact, just as Paul compared the eating of Manna – a physical food sent to the Israelites by the LORD in the Wilderness – to the sacred Spiritual sustenance which is only available in Christ, the LORD Himself did the same thing.  

In other words, the key to understanding this is found in yet another Prophetic Parallel, and this one was uttered by Jesus Himself.

"Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat….Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world….I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." (John 6:31-35).

Many will remember that after making the above statement, Christ uttered the incendiary words about people eating his flesh, and drinking his blood, that offended so many.

"Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:53, 54).

It is self evident that JESUS is not urging us to eat His flesh (or drink His blood) in a literal sense, as these things speak of absorbing His life in the Spiritual realm. He is, however, urging us to Spiritually import the eternal life which is transmitted through the sacrifice of His body and His blood. Once we realize that Jesus was sacrificed to the Father, to appease the wrath of God which is stored up against mankind, we are in a position to see how horrendous it is to have any association with consuming anything that is sacrificed to devils.

"And he is the propitiation [satisfaction of God's wrath] for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (I John 2:2).

Thus, anything else that is sacrificed, can Spiritually take the place of the sacred Son of God, and the devils to which that thing is sacrificed, can take the place of the Father.

We've previously noted, contemporary Christians are not going to be tempted to eat Baal Burgers consisting of meat sacrificed to devils (I Corinthians 10:20). When the text speaks of consuming these things, it is actually referring to consuming the Spirit behind the idolatrous act. The fact is, over the centuries, the evil spirits associated with idolatry have developed close counterfeits that have invariably attached themselves to the Gospel.

Most literate Christians will have no part in physical "things" such as Easter eggs, because the link between the very term Easter and Ashtaroth/Ishtar (as a fertility goddess with "eggs" a symbol of fertility) is well known. However, large numbers of believers deny the same connection between the Winter Solstice and the "birthday" of the Saviour, to say nothing of the clear connection between Christmas trees and the same Spirit of fertility found in the ancient Groves.

"Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven…for the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold [recapitulated with modern decorative icicles of silver and gold]; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not" (Jeremiah 10:2-4).

The massive pseudo-religious push for getting into the "Spirit" of Christmas is a dead giveaway – yet generations of Christians, many with fond memories of childhood ecstasy at receiving gifts from deceived parents that loved them, continues to justify the absorption (Spiritually "eating") of the Spirit of Christmas which descends like a demonic tidal wave year after year on the unsuspecting body of Christ. Incredibly, there are now many pastors of Christian churches who blindly drag this abomination right into the sanctuary.

Further, when you sacrifice a "thing" that was living, you have killed it – and "Christmas" trees are invariably "cut off and die" before they are carried into people's homes, where they become the central feature for the extended season. Interestingly enough, the multiple Biblical texts that sternly warn the believer not to consume the Spirit of anything that is sacrificed to idols consistently connects sexual practices, outside the confines of marriage, with the idolatry.

The ancient prophets of Baal and the prophets of the Groves clearly had a sexual dimension. The Groves were essentially evergreen tree tracts which represented the reproductive cycle associated with fertility, wherein the "seed" was planted in the ground – thus giving the Groves a feminine connotation. The Baal component functioned as the male half of this imagery, wherein the prophets of Baal murdered the infants (which were the inevitable result of rampant sexuality) through hideous rituals to idols (such as Moloch) which served as masks of Baal.

The modern practice of abortion, where infants are killed because their very existence is inconvenient, is closely linked to the ancient system. The duopoly of the Baalim and the Groves features a Prophetic Parallel to the Spirit of Antichrist (with Antichrist representing Death as the opposite of the Life of Christ) and the Spirit of the False Prophet (which Captures the people through their desires and delivers them to the Antichrist Spirit), which connects to the Old Testament account of the intercourse with the Moabite women.

"And they called the people [the Israelite men] unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods" (Numbers 25:2).

To put it another way, the desire for sex with the Moabite women was the lure which captivated the Israelites, as they willingly consumed the sacrifices to the idolatrous Baal.

"And [the feminine False Prophet Spirit] causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the [Spirit of Death in the] first beast..…" (Revelation 13:12).

Further, it is not a coincidence that the two most prominent verses reproving idolatry are both linked with Baal. In fact, the book of revealing connects sexual impropriety with idolatry in both cases – and both instances occur within the body of Christ.

"Thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam [who is named after Baal], who taught Balac [who is also named after Baal] to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication" (Revelation 2:14).  

Not only is Israel mentioned as the target of the tempter, this reference also mentions the "faithful martyr" Antipas -- who represents the redeemed third part in Pergamos, after the text mention the two parts which are cut off, represented by Balaam and Balac.

The second of two instances articulating a connection between sexual impropriety and idolatry in Revelation also mentions Baal, and it is obviously a prophetic metaphor since it mentions Jezebel, who perished centuries before the Christian era.

"Thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds" (Revelation 2:20, 22).

The very name Jezebel means Woman of Baal (or Priestess of Baal), and she is a pivotal figure in the present reiteration of the Twin Timelines, and how our timeline is now recapitulating the very same conflict from antiquity in which the wicked spirit indwelling her was vanquished. But more information on how the Prophetic Parallel Paradigm is still functioning in this generation will have to wait for our next installment.

To Be Continued

-- James Lloyd

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