Soul Trap. Wayne Sr. Stewart
time throw everything out there in one lump mass of in-your-face truth and hope you don’t choke on it. It doesn’t work that way. No. We must first anneal the mind, in order that it doesn’t warp when confronted with the cold-water shock of reality. I, therefore, will see you at the appointed place and time where the finality of what you seek will blossom right before your eyes: just like it did with prayer, regardless of who (you, me, Jesus, children of agony,) or how many (the individual verses the masses,) send it up.
Speaking of which…
You want to know why God ignored his only begotten son, right? Not only that, but time after time. Right again? I thought so. For now, I will tell you that it has everything to do with that “cup” Jesus keeps referring to. You know the chalice of misery for which I speak; and that he tried so hard to avoid; because it’s the same one the church says is perpetually running over. The million-dollar question then, becomes: running over with what? To answer that, we need only read from Revelation 14:9. “The third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: 10 ‘The same will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation….’”
Even so, we know Revelation 14:10 above to include Jesus. How? Because of Matthew 26:39. This being where; and while mired deeply in sorrow concerning his father’s plan for him; he said: “Father, if it be at all possible, let this cup [of misery and indignation] pass from me….”
We know the bracketed subset words of ‘misery’ and ‘indignation’ to be appropriate according to the definitions of edification, elucidation, and erudition because, it wasn’t the cup of joy and serenity his father was passing him. Otherwise, Jesus being the self-absorbed egocentrist that he is (see again, that truth discovered while in Vegas,) would have asked for seconds. We further know this to be correct because of that confession found hidden below the conscious reading level, as written in Revelation 2:27. This being where he said of it: “I will rule over them [meaning, those subjects who choose to follow him. Otherwise, he’s got no one to dominate] with a rod of iron. And like the vessels of a potter, they will be broken into slivers: even as I received from my Father.”!
What was it again, that Jesus said about his lot in life regarding his father’s cup of indignation, concerning his rebellious ways? Oh! That’s right. It was St. John 18:11 where he said of it to Peter: “Put away your sword: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink from it?”
In other words: the rebellious Jesus failed to toe the line, and his father “hardened” the heart of Judas so as to prune him back some. You know, just as warned in St. John 15:2. And by hardened, I mean enlightened. Why? Because you first have to be astute enough to catch these kinds of things, is why. Then, and only then, can you set about applying your resolve. Otherwise, it’s more of the same old tired thing ad-nausim, if only because it has always been that way. And there you have it: the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the unassailable immutable truth as wrought over time immemorial.
Still, I recognize that there are those who would contend that God did not kill his son, in that, the scourge known as humankind did. Right? It’s here I would share with you that, only in the exact sense of this ill-conceived notion are you correct. Remember now, not everything in the Bible is as it seems, but always more than it appears. You cannot carry out a deception of this magnitude otherwise. Of all the things you have learned so far, it’s important you remember that.
To gain a finer understanding concerning this enigma, ask yourself why we call the Friday of crucifixion, “Good Friday?” And no. The resurrection of Jesus did not happen for yet another 1.3 days on “Son-day” morning, so you can forget about that thought. You know the roiling contemplation tugging at your sleeve for which we all struggle: it’s the same one that finds itself steeped in misconception so as to justify, if not further glorify, the crucifixion. How? By suggesting it’s all “good” because God, through the resurrection, brought his sacrificial lamb back to life whereby giving humanity a route to eternity via redemption. Am I right?
Truth is, they call it “Good Friday” because there exists an unspoken truth as to the death of Jesus Christ. It’s one the people of that era found liberation in, and not salvation. You know this to be true because they not only crucified him, but freed the murderer Barabbas in his stead. And no Jew worth his or her Orthodox salt believes in, or worships, that deity calling himself Jesus. Hell, even Socrates, some four hundred years before Jesus ever walked the Earth, took note that society would never tolerate a so-called “righteous” person. Even if that meant they had to rise up, and put that person out of societies misery by tamping down on their obnoxiously gwad-awful protruding bones. (His words as philosopher, not mine.)
What was it again that a prophetic Jesus said about history not always repeating itself, but that it rhymes throughout historical times? Oh! That’s right. It was St. John 7:6 where he said: “My time is not yet come, but yours has. 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hates because I testify against it that its works are evil.”
Chalk one up for Socrates because, that was liberation and not salvation. However, there is more. See St. John 3:17 where; and however improbable; the Bible says of it, “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn it; but that the world through him might be saved.”
As if a contradiction of this magnitude were not enough, there is St. John 5:22. This being where Jesus further said of it: “The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son….”
Then there is, as you know, Isaiah 61:8. That being where the Almighty said of it: “I the Lord, do love [my] judgment….”
The ideology behind Jesus Christ as a judgmental savior who plans on ruling over his subjects with a rod of iron so as to break them into little pieces, even as he received of his father, was to ensure that humankind would have everlasting life for having toed some ethereal line that morphs according to emotional whim. And yes. This was something that he himself was incapable of: especially during a time of personal crisis. Not to mention, what God did to Job and his family for their effort in that regard. Therefore; and like the matching pieces of a puzzle where it’s written in St. John 3:16 that Jesus said: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son….” do we see the immutable truth finally emerge, in that, it was God and not the scourge known as humankind, who gave Jesus over to death. This is why he so fervently, and repeatedly, begged his father to remove his cup of misery and indignation. It’s also why he pointed out in St. John 19:10 and 11 that God bore the greater sin in this mess.
More to the point, in that, it was the Almighty who gave Jesus over to death through the hardening of hearts according to what he will, is Proverbs 6:16. And it will blow your wad of religious gray matter concerning everything you ever thought you knew to be true of God, the Bible, and Jesus. Not to mention, what you think you know of your inner religious self. “These things does the Lord hate: 17 hands that shed innocent blood….”
To fully appreciate the finer subtleties existing within that verse, besides learning that God has the capacity to hate, one must first recognize that he “gave” his son, and man followed through by “taking” his life. An act of which, gives Proverbs 6:16 and 17 above new meaning. But then, can you really blame humanity for taking God up on his sin offer? It was, after all, the mother of all gifts—the proverbial fountain of youth! How could he have expected even the morally upright of this world, to refuse such an enviable temptation? “Hmmm… Let’s see now. My choices are to rot in the grave for the rest of time, or to have and to hold double-D debutants for all eternity? I’m too moral to fall for that old game, so gimme the grave!”
Ah huh.
And you thought Adam and Eve fell victim to a supreme dupe… (Just you wait and see.)
Nonetheless, many questions remain. These are those ethereal gossamers of the heart that require we think outside the box of one-verse-wonders, like: why God gave his only begotten son over to death, when it’s written he hates hands that shed innocent blood. Is this his cup of misery and indignation filled to the brim for his rebellious ways, vis-à-vis the Holy Grail? Perhaps we need to redefine the word ‘innocent’ then, knowing that everyone born of flesh and blood sins. (See again, Romans 3:23.) What was it again,