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knew that by the possession of bodies, they would be raised to a far higher glory, but this had to be done God's way and not in the way that Lucifer sought, so it is written: "which things the angels desire to look into,"-neither did the prophets of old, who prophesied of the coming of Christ to take a body,-understand the great mystery of godliness or God manifest in the flesh, for "the prophets enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come: searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow."— Jesus said: "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And He stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren, for whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister and mother."-These are the spirits of the just who withstood Satan during the great rebellion in heaven, who withstand him now in the body by doing the will of the Father, but those who withstood him not then,do not withstand him now in the body, being sayers but not doers, and are not the brothers of Jesus, but are the sons of Satan and Satan claims his own, hence they are delivered over to Satan "for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus." It was through the mercy of God that He gave those fallen spirits a space of time to repent, that they might have spiritual bodies at the first resurrection, and be the angels of God; but those who did not repent:-the angels of Satan for ALL rise at the first resurrection to give an account of the deeds done in the body, and so it is written: "and many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." Wherefore those who rebelled are not accounted the brothers of Jesus.-Now, as those who withstood Satan are called the brothers of Jesus-how are they to get their bodies where the evil is placed ?-Will they not possess the landthe earth, i.e., the body by overcoming evil? by the cleansing of the body-the cleansing of Zion.-Satan cannot claim

their bodies, because the evil will be driven out of their bodies as it was driven out of heaven;-hence their bodies will not be delivered over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh. Jesus said: “Neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid. But as soon as this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf."-The spirit was brought back: "For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." Repentance is only for the soul, but man must be brought to the light for the body, for it is to be cleansed, that mortal may put on immortality. Now is the time for the brothers of Jesus to be gathered, for are they not lost, dead,― devouring their living with the harlots of the Gentiles,hidden among the Gentiles.-These are the spirits who now have earthly or mortal bodies, who are now at this present time living upon this planet, and to whom this last message called the everlasting gospel,-the Flying Roll is now sent. This Flying Roll could not have been sent before among the Gentiles, either in the first or second watch of the eleventh hour, because these spirits had not then come. But now, in this the third and last watch-the days of Daniel-they have all come, and are anxiously waiting to be gathered.-When these spirits hear this roll they will recognise the voice and flee from Babylon to Jerusalem, and at the great ingathering when they shall meet again around the throne of David, these morning stars will sing together and the sons of God will shout for joy, giving glory to God, being in possession of the vessel-the lamp-oil-the light, and the garment to meet the Bridegroom and go into the great marriage feast of the Lamb' -His wife will be-ready.-These are the brothers, the sisters of Jesus. The immortal Spirit being given to the mortal, to withstand Satan, and to drive him out of the earth;-these shall do greater works than Jesus did, because Jesus had no sin—but these being born in sin and shapen in iniquity shall have their bodies cleansed from all evil through the immortal Spirit working in them.-Now, Satan was cast out of heaven;

-we cannot at present enter fully into the subject of which heaven he was cast out of, for there are many heavens.—

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Solomon in his prayer says: "The heaven, and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee." The Apostle Paul also was caught up to the third heaven in spirit, where he heard unspeakable words-unlawful to utter,-unlawful to the Gentiles, but not to the children of Israel. The third heaven is for the salvation of the soul, but there is a fourth, and it must be plucked out of the third for the immortality of the mortal body.-Satan was cast out and is chained down in hell, ie., in man,-in the heart of man wherein he works as a roaring lion when he gets liberty.-Who can stop the rage or passion of the heart? but if no coals be laid on the fire, it will die out, though the soul is in the deep earth, yet the torment is there, the worm that dieth not. So it is written: "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, (heaven) He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the Judgment of the great day."-They left the spirit of Christ, which they once had to dwell in, the same spirit which raised the soul of Jesus, showing a spiritual body for those who were already dead, as well as for those who are to die.-They left their own habitation, by denying Him, and they are reserved in everlasting chains to the final judgment-we say "final," because the words of Paul will then be fulfilled "justifieth the ungodly."-Which will take place at the second or final resurrection. He being "the Saviour of all men" at this final resurrection-but "specially (He is the Saviour) of those who believe "-at the first resurrection. And so it is written: "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests (ministering Angels) of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years."-During this thousand years Satan is bound-after which he will be loosed out of his prison to deceive the nations. -God said in the beginning: "Let us make man in our image" which, will be accomplished within the sixth day and in the third watch of the eleventh hour of that day.-Those who are not asleep, but alive and remain, shall be changed in

a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, when this mortal shall put on immortality and they shall be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air, to be for ever with the Lord.-When these words are fulfilled and man is made in the image of Deity he will have a natural, celestial, spiritual and immortal body combined in one with Zion and Jerusalem dwelling therein. When the Great Potter of man has completed him on the wheel, he will be completed in the image of the man Christ,-bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, members of His body. The Apostle Paul spake of this as being a great mystery, but said he: "I speak concerning Christ and His Church "-His people, His chosen one hundred and forty-fourthousand, His Bride. In the days of the Apostle this was a great mystery, the time being far distant at that time.-Knowing that he would not live to see the days of the third watch of the eleventh, hour, these, the days of Daniel, which we who are alive and remain have been permitted to see, he said:"Brethren I count not myself to have apprehended but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, I press forward toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus"-"if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection from among the dead." "That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings being made conformable unto His death." -Though the Apostle Paul did not expect to obtain the prize, the pearl of great price viz.: the immortality of the mortal body, he said: "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? so run, that ye may obtain." The prophet Isaiah said: "And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel." It is also written: "I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion." Wherefore, Wherefore," seeing that we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses (the spirits of the dead, also called saints, who are eagerly watching this great race) let us lay aside every weight (in this race) let us run with patience the race before us."-When man is made and completed in the image of Deity he will possess immortality and have a body like unto Jesus, the man

Christ, in which body He could appear or disappear at will and suddenly stand in the upper room in the midst of His disciples and said: "Behold my hands, and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones (free from blood) as ye see me have. And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey-comb. And He took it, and did eat before them." "Reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side and be not faithless, but believing."-" And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight." "This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven."And if ye are able to receive it, He has come already, (in spirit,) but of this, more anon.-"Let us make man in our image "-firstly, in the image of the first Adam, that the spirits who withstood not Satan and the evil during the rebellion in heaven, may be proved and tried, an opportunity being given to them to repent-and pass through the valley and shadow of death, through the filtering worm unto the first resurrection to receive spiritual bodies—and to become bones of the incorruptible bride.-Secondly, in the image of the second Adam, that the spirits of the just who withstood Satan during the rebellion in heaven, may walk in His footsteps, and be cleansed in Zion from all evil, that they may pass on the other side of the grave with Enoch and Elijah, victorious o'er sin, death, hell and the grave;-alive in Christ, made like Him in the seven spirits; whose, "head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; and His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters." "Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death."—When man is made in the image of the Deity, the female immortal spirit, Jerusalem above, the tree of life, which withdrew when the tree of knowledge of good and evil had been touched-shall return and man shall obtain that helpmate promised in the beginning;—the marriage of the Lamb will then take place. "The first heaven

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