THE MATRIX; A BIBLE PARABLE - IITB 08.01

 

Chapter 8. 1

The Matrix:

A Bible Parable

God - Trinity - The Messiah – The Virgin Birth

Artificial Intelligence - The World System - Zion

The Prophet – John the Baptist - Mary Magdalene

Doubting Thomas – Impetuous Peter – The Choice  

 

 

 

First Word

     Having studied the Bible for some time, when I first saw the movie THE MATRIX, I saw overtones of the Bible woven throughout.  By the third viewing, I was sure it was a fight against Good vs; Evil, Satan vs; God; which prompted a Word Study on “The Parable of The Matrix”.

     C.S. Lewis wrote a book for the youth called “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobewhich was the Gospel of Jesus Christ written in Parable form.  I believe that brothers Larry & Andy Wachowski, who wrote and directed The Matrix believed only a select few would go to see another Jesus Movie and positioned it so that you could draw any number of conclusions depending on your “BS”, your Belief System.  After you read this; you will wonder if YOU are in The Matrix.

 

Background

     The Parable begins with AI or Artificial Intelligence which had been invented in the early 21st century to produce “Human like machines” in order that mankind could survive; but it was taken to the point of encroaching on the divine sphere which would include growing and harvesting humans in pods or to say it another way; TEST TUBE BABIES.

     At some point around 2199, the AI program had already rebelled against humanity and spawned a race of SOLAR powered machines that took over the planet.  In order to combat this, mankind scorched the sky with a nuclear winter holocaust fire to darken the sky so without sunlight the machines would run out of power and stop working.  This produced an all-out war which the AI machines came through as the victor driving the humans underground.

     First you feast on sin; then Sin feast on you.  There’s a way that seems right to man, but in the end, it’s the way of death.  The AI machines had already developed a “Power Plant” which provided a new source of energy by extracting body heat and bio-electricity from humans which were being home grown in prison pods; this energy from the humans powered the Matrix.  Oddly enough, the humans own body energy was keeping them captive.

     To prevent a rebellion; the humans in the prison pods were hooked up with an Interactive Matrix network of Virtual Reality which produced a perpetual DREAM that simulated life on earth as we know it in 1999.  In actuality, the humans were in a small pod where they fueled the Matrix with their body heat, BLIND to the real world by the programming of their mind.  They are in a fallen world system that has programmed their mind with fallen thinking. [1] Kind of like today.

People, Places & Things

The Matrix

     The Matrix is a place where harvested humans were placed in prison pods or womb like sacks hooked up to computers as slaves, but they do not know it.   They are programmed with virtual reality programs and their minds are wrapped up in BUSY little things.  Its purpose is to CONTROL what they think; their minds have been blinded.[2]  

    This represents a fallen world system; the corrupt Matrix World system of Government, business, education, entertainment, commerce and philosophy has become the enemy.

     At this writing; we are entering an election phase of who will be our next President.  The one with the most money will win; it has become an AUCTION instead of an ELECTION.  This begs the question to be asked…. Are we in The Matrix too?

 

Sentinels

     Sentinels are Octopus like squids that patrol the “Power Plant” of the Matrix making sure everything stays in order; they are the Matrix Police.

 

Harvesters

     The Growing Fields:  I must stop here and say that the Matrix machines had developed to the point where they were growing genetically altered humans in pods and have what’s known as “Harvesters” who take the humans and place them into the matrix womb pods where they live out their life’s as slaves, but they do not know it... They have no parents

 

Doc-Bots

     Doctor Robots keep check on all the humans in the womb like pods inside the Matrix Power Plant” to make sure they are healthy and that they are all hooked up correctly in order to extract the most energy from them.

     Rejected Humans are disconnected and flushed down a toilet tube to be emulsified into a liquid that is then fed back to the other “pod humans” to keep them nourished and alive.

 

Matrix Agents

     Agents are machines that function inside the Matrix Program, they are NOT part of the Matrix Power Plant, yet they can move powerfully through it.  They are like the “Secret Service” and have been programmed with abilities that allow them to defy the laws of nature.  They are evil spiritual cosmic forces; if you see one… RUN.[3]

 

Agent Smith

     Agent Smith parallels Satan or the Anti-Christ of the Bible.  At some point we see “Three Agents” which smacks of the Un-holy trinity; Satan, the Anti-Christ and the False Prophet. 

     Agent Smith has the ability to POSSESS the bodies of anyone who is wired into his matrix.  At some point Neo is captured and Agent Smith flips through Neo’s record ACCUSING him[4] of all his hacking activities… He is none other than Satan himself; THE ACCUSER.   

     A Deal is offered by Agent Smith to Neo; he turns it down just like Jesus did when He was tempted.[5]

Zion

     Zion is the last remaining city of mankind; they have been in exile and slavery for some 200 years and are looking for a Redeemer Deliverer, a Messiah.   The Plot places Zion in the center of the earth.  Its inhabitants were not direct slaves of the Matrix, but were exiled fugitives who were forced underground into the sewers and they will do anything to defend their city of Zion.  NOTE:  The actual slaves are physically in the Matrix Power Plant Pods.

     Zion is the place referred to as where the “Great Celebration” will take place after they win the war. They have FAITH and look for “THE ONE” that is to come.[6]  Zion in the Bible is a place and a people; the mountain of Zion is home to the Temple, the dwelling place of God and Zion is the Promised Land.  

     It is the promise of how things can be and will be one day. It’s a place which some consider to be the center of the universe; where Heaven, Hell and the Temple of God meet.

     Morpheus knows the codes to the location of Zion and the Agents want the codes and are after him; they must destroy the people of Zion.

 

The Oracle

     The Oracle is a “SEER”, a guide who can help Neo find THE PATH.   She is somewhat like a fortune teller and not religious by nature, but a pagan who reads the palms and SERCHES the body.  She has the gift of being able to see things afar off although she does not understand the “why” of many of them.

     She PROPHESIZED that “THE ONEthat was to come would be their deliverer.  He would:

1)      Destroy the BLINDING Matrix

2)     End the War

3)     Bring Freedom to the people

     The Oracle had never missed a PROPHECY and certainly was one to be believed. She had told Morpheus that he himself would be the one to find THE ONE[7] (Chosen by God)

     Scripture:  The Holy Spirit will GUIDE us into ALL truth;[8] God’s Word is a lamp unto our PATH.[9]

     An Oracle was considered a Prophet of God; a speaker.  Some were pagan; however Truth is Truth regardless of who speaks it.   

     Scripture: Search me O God; know my thoughts;[10] the Oracle searches Neo’s body & hands.

 

Nebuchadnezzar

     Nebuchadnezzar is the name of the hovercraft ship that keeps Morpheus’ crew safe.  In scripture King Nebuchadnezzar was the very enemy of Israel and of God; but God used him in His sovereign plan.  Nebuchadnezzar was the agent of God’s Justice; God called him His servant.

     While Nebuchadnezzar was an Evil King; God had placed Good on the inside of this hovercraft in the form of the crew.  God can use Evil for Good.

     With that said, in my BS, my Belief System, I believe that there is scriptural evidence that after Daniel interpreted the dream of Nebuchadnezzar that he actually became a believer in the God of Israel; a “son of God”, a follower of ‘the ONE GOD of Israel”; YAHWEH.[11]

     The Plaque: there is a plaque inside the hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar that simply reads Mark III, II, which translated from scripture, Mark 3:11; “You are the Son of God”. [12]

Morpheus

     Morpheus’ name smacks of the mythical Greek god of DREAMS which is exactly what is going on in the Matrix Power Plant.  He is the Captain of the hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar and is likened unto that of John the Baptist who “prepared the way[13] and pointed to Jesus the Christ; “The One” who he was not even worthy to untie his sandals.[14]  Morpheus would lay down his life for this brother Neo.[15]

     Morpheus pointed to Neo stating that “He is the ONE” and is humbled by his presence.  The Oracle said “without Morpheus we are Lost.” (Morpheus seems to reflect God’s Love in this role.)  It was Morpheus’ vision of HOPE for the future that held together the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar and ultimately the people of Zion.  His Love for Zion brings up the first commandment; LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength.[16]

     Morpheus tells Neo that “the body cannot live without the mind.”  He is saying that the body without the spirit is dead.  FAITH without WORKS is a dead Faith.[17]

 

Weapons of Destruction

     Morpheus has a program that will “SUPPLY ALL THEIR NEEDS” to fight the battle within the matrix program.   This fight is happening in an unseen world against dark powers and evil spirits.[18]

Neo asks for guns, LOTS OF GUNS and the program brings fourth an infinite supply.  Scripture: My God shall supply all your NEEDS according to His riches in glory.[19] – (Do not confuse NEEDS with WANTS.)

     Agent Smith (Satan); throws at us every temptation he has in his arsenal of weapons, and each time God provides A WAY OF ESCAPE.[20]

     NOTE:  In the movie it seem like a lot of innocents are getting killed, but you must remember that all non-believers have the propensity to become AGENTS of Agent Smith (Satan).  So whoever is not with God, is against God and is His enemy,[21] even though these are the very same people He is trying to save.  Jesus did not come to condemn; but to save.[22]

 

Trinity

     Trinity under Morpheus is the second highest ranking member of the Nebuchadnezzar crew.  She is also a disciple likened to that of Mary Magdalene who was devoted to Jesus.  Trinity must respond to the Question; do you think Neo is THE ONE?[23] She says YES.

     Trinity was with Neo when He died and was the first to see Him resurrected just like in scripture when Mary Magdalene was with Jesus. She tore her clothes to wipe Neo’s head as Mary Magdalene would use her hair.

     Her Kissing Neo is an indication of a future relationship.  Note: Scripture does not support any sexual relationship between Mary and Jesus.  Her kiss has no power in its own, but her name Trinity embodies the power of the FULL LOVE of the “God head” which imparts life back into Neo.

 

Death cannot separate the Believer from the Love of God.[24]

 

The Crew

     The Crew of the Nebuchadnezzar can be viewed as the dedicated Disciples.  They are the Church; each one with a different role to play; all vital to its health and wellbeing.  The crew members all have varying degrees of belief in the vision of Morpheus as well as have mixed opinions about who Neo is.

     Doser is the Pilot and the brother of Tank; this is a parallel like unto the three sets of brothers among the Apostles.[25] (Andrew & Peter – James & John – Mathew & James; son of Alphaeus)

     Tank is the operator and the trainer; and the brother of Doser.  His name symbolizes power and stability and he comes with excitement as is likened unto that of Simon Peter.

     Apoc, Mouse and the only other woman Switch, are soldiers, sentinels, watchmen.

     Cypher who is also one of the crew is a parallel to Judas BETRAYING Jesus and the other disciples.[26]  He leads Morpheus and Neo into a trap with the promised payment of being inserted back into “The Matrix” with a new and better RICH life.[27]   Cypher wishes he had NEVER taken the RED PILL, but is unable to go back.  He was never a believer.   He says he would choose the Matrix again over how his life is now even though “HE KNOWS” it’s only an illusion.  He prefers the darkness to the Light.[28]

     Note: The Nebuchadnezzar ship is like that of the church which is composed of three types of people; Non-Believers, Believers & Make Believers.  Cypher is not only a non-believer, he is also a MAKE BELIEVER; an actor; he is in the church, but not really of it.  Cypher took the Red Pill, a symbol of being saved, but God will say “I Never Knew You.[29]

     The Cup: Neo drinks from a cup and hands it to Cypher who drinks from the same cup; from scripture; the one who dipped his hand in the same bowl with me is the betrayer.[30]

     The Betrayal:  When we see Cypher at his betrayal, he has a desire for the delicacies of food,[31] he is eating a BLOODY rare steak; this is a foreshadow of the blood he will cause to be spilled.  The Book says that the delicacies of the rulers are a deceptive food.

     Cypher wants to be IMPORTANT like an Actor; one who pretends to be someone else.  Oddly enough, he already is.  Cypher’s matrix name is Mr. Reagan.  (Ronald Regan was an ACTOR and an IMPORTANT President).   The Pride of Life characteristic is NOT from God.[32] Cypher is a FOOL and his soul will be required of him.

     The Oxford Dictionary says Cypher or Cipher is an obsolete name for “ZERO” and that is who he was; “a zero”…  Like Judas, it would have been better if he had not been born.[33]  Interestingly later on in the plot; Cypher is wearing SNAKE SKIN akin to the Serpent in the Garden of Eden.

 

The First Neo

The First Neo: There was another Deliverer that existed before Neo that was born inside the Matrix, who changed the programming as he saw fit, escaped, freed the first humans and taught them ‘The Truth” and then at some point died.  The freed humans were exiled to the last remaining city called Zion; waiting for the prophesied return of another deliverer, another Messiah; “THE ONE”.

     THE ONE will be the person who is able to destroy the Matrix and set the people free.  This parallels the Israelites expectation that a military leader would arise from the line of David, free Israel from foreign rule and restore Israel to its former glory.[34]

     He would be their deliverer; their Messiah.  It would not be enough to just set the people free, but to also destroy the sinful thing that had imprisoned them.

The Book; Jesus came, died and was resurrected and is Prophesized to return soon.

 

Setting the Stage

     Awake in the scriptures is a metaphor for being saved, while asleep is a metaphor for being lost.  Neo was born into bondage just like everybody else and will remain a slave to sin until he is set free by his FAITH in Jesus Christ.

     As the movie begins, Thomas Anderson (Neo) is at his computer as he often does night after night, weary and can’t sleep.  He feels something is wrong, not just with him, but with everything around him, he is searching for truth because life without truth is empty; something vital is missing.  He HACKS into other programs and is noticed by the “The Matrix” as well as the “Underground Resistance”.

     Thomas is an illegal software peddler, but he is allowed to function so that The Matrix can track his every move to see where it all goes and who surfaces; they are looking for Morpheus who has the codes to the location of Zion.   The Wildest thing is that Thomas (Neo) is not really at his computer at all, but is in a womb like sac inside the Matrix, but is operating somewhat outside the boundaries of the Matrix Programing.

     His Friends take him to the shadowy scene of an S&M depraved night club where he stands alone looking uncomfortable and is PURSUED[35] and found by Trinity.  She warns him, trouble is crouching at your door.[36] Thomas (Neo) already foggily senses something is just not right, that something is wrong with life in general; he is searching for TRUTH.[37]

     The Underground Resistancehas the technology to get in and out of the Matrix programing and they have contacted Thomas and offered him “The Truth” and nothing more.  Thomas has been drawn[38] and shown THE DOOR, but is told that he himself must of his own FREE WILL voluntarily walk through it.[39]  (In my BS, I see this statement as the point of the whole movie; the Holy Spirit can draw us and show us the door, but we must choose whether or not to walk through it.)

     Morpheus tells Neo; there’s a difference between knowing the Path and walking the path.  Trinity tells Neo; “The answer is out there… It’s looking for you and it will find you… If you want it to”. It’s a choice; there is a WAY OUT of the Matrix; a way of escape.[40]  

     You only have a WINDOW of opportunity, then it is closed.  In Neo’s office cubicle, to avoid being captured by the Custody Agents, he is shown a WINDOW with a NARROW ledge[41] where he can escape through to a scaffolding that will take him UP.[42] 

     Neo IS AFRAID and chooses not to take the advice and is arrested by the Custody Agents who take him captive DOWN the BROAD WAY. We are called to step out on the NARROW path of FAITH; but few find the path.

 

The Enemy

     Anyone that is not for us, is against us.[43]  The enemy, besides the Agents, is EVERYONE that is hooked up to the Matrix (world system).  At any moment they could become possessed by an Agent who could in turn destroy us.[44]

     PPPP: Oddly enough, those in the Power Plant Prison Pods are the very ones that they have come to save.  Most people are not ready to become UN-PUGGED and will fight to keep things as they are, WARM AND FUZZY.

 

Red Pill or Blue Pill

     The Red Pill or the Blue Pill:  The Red Pill (The blood of Christ) dispels the darkness and reveals the truth; The Blue Pill (The world system) causes you to forget the truth just received, blinds the mind, numbs the senses and gives you the world view that you desire.  Deep blue suggest nighttime, dreaming, illusions, and darkness; it’s okay to believe whatever you want to believe, just be sincere.

(However, it will not save you.)

     The right hand holds the Red Pill; as Believers (The Sheep) are placed on the right hand of God the Father; whereas the Blue pill; is in the left hand where the unbelievers (The Goats) are separated out to the left. (The Goats are good for nothing except Hell Fire.) [45]

     Open Options: YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE EITHER PILL, but your airplane will just circle the airfield until it runs out of fuel and crashes; in effect keeping your “OPTIONS OPEN” is a rejection of the Red Pill.

     Thomas Anderson (Neo) has received “some truth” and now must choose whether to take the Red Pill to learn more or the Blue Pill to erase the new truths.  It is when this “Doubting Thomas” takes the Red pill that he becomes BORN AGAIN. He has chosen; and this is when he really becomes “Neo”.   The very NEXT words Neo hears is “FOLLOW ME.[46]

     Taking the Red Pill and being born again brings on immediate external trials; count on it.  ONCE YOU CHOOSE, you cannot go back, even if you want to.  In or Out; choose wisely.  It’s hard to explain how a CATERPILLAR can become a BUTTERFLY and how it can never go back; it has been born again; it’s a new creature.[47]

     In Scripture, the Garden of Eden had two special Trees; one gave the ability to have the Knowledge of Good and Evil just like the gods,[48] but came with a warning.   The other tree simply just gave everlasting life; A CHOICE, we can be like the gods or have everlasting life.

     NOTE: be like the gods or have everlasting life is a powerful choice; the Book says my people PERISH for lack of knowledge.[49]  The first thing we think of is, I want to be just like the gods; not knowing these little gods will all perish.[50]  God did not want fallen man to be trapped in a sinful life for eternity, so he barred him from eating also from “The Tree of Life” giving him a way of escape.

 

Virgin Birth

     Neo has always existed inside the Matrix in an incubator sac complete with umbilical cords.  He is different and becomes aware of what is going on and tries to free himself; the Robotic Doctor senses that he is defective and flushes him like sewage out of the womb pod of the power plant down the “delivery system” of a watery canal into the world…  He has just been birthed…This is reflective of a Virgin birth like that of Jesus Christ.[51]

     Neo was born again when he took the Red Pill, so the next step would be HIS BAPTISM.   He is baptized in the flushed water from his womb pod. He is hairless and has rarely used his arms and legs, therefore he cannot swim. He is extracted by Morpheus just before he drowns and becomes emulsified.  He is figuratively RAISED out of the baptismal waters into a new life by John the Baptist (Morpheus).   His eyes hurt because he had never used them; Neo is starting to actually SEE.[52]  

The New Neo

     Neo has the street name of Thomas Anderson and is a computer programmer.  Thomas first comes on the scene as a lost man trying to find the TRUTH, then as a saved man doubting what he has just learned. The name Thomas can be linked to “Doubting Thomas[53] as this new Neo did not believe that he was “THE ONE”.

 

     Did you see it?  NEO Anagram; EON one who is forever, ONE who is the deliverer.  Neo from the Greek, means “New” and Anderson comes from the Greek Word “Ander” meaning “Man”; A NEW MAN.[54]  DID YOU GET IT… the play on words, “Son of Man”.

 

     Thomas moonlights as Neo a computer hacker who is eventually recruited by humanity’s underground rebellion who are fighting against the AI Sentinels machines.  His computer screen says WAKE UP (The fallen world has you.)  The recruitment “CALL” comes not by an angel, but by a Federal Express Agent delivering a cell phone; never the less, “The Call” came and Neo answered it.

     Note one: In the recruitment of Neo, he is actually still in the Matrix hooked up to tubes and umbilical cords, but has the insight that something is wrong with what he sees… There must be more… He cannot sleep, and searches for the answer as he sits at his computer.

     Neo meets with the Oracle and she prophesizes that Neo will die and be resurrected.  This parallels Christ’s own prophecy that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer much and be killed, but will be resurrected on the third day.  Neo is further told that EITHER Morpheus will die or he will die; he must choose.  Neo choses to sacrifice himself for Morpheus and all the others.  No Greater love has this that a man lay down his life for his friend.[55]

    Neo dies and is resurrected; not in 3 days, but perhaps 72 seconds. (Could the 72 seconds equal 72 HOURS or 3 DAYS.) [56] What brings him back is the kiss of LOVE from “Trinity”.  God breathes life back into Neo and he hears the words… “NOW GET UP”… the very words every born again Believer looks forward to hearing after their death. [57]

     Note two: Trinity; a woman, is the first to see Neo resurrected; like that of Mary Magdalene who was the first to see Jesus resurrected.  Neo now has an imperishable body[58] like that of Jesus Christ and all resurrected believers.  He can now stop bullets in midair, all the weapons that form against him do not work; his weapons have DEVINE POWER.[59]   We can do all things though Christ who strengthens us.[60]  It’s in the Book

     Neo has received power[61] over the EVIL matrix and their Agents; especially Agent Smith who he now can fight with one hand behind his back.  Agent Smith who allegorically is Satan reaches into Neo to impart his Evil self into him.   Neo instead of becoming Evil, consumes all the evil in Agent Smith’s body as well as ALL the other Evil Agents.  Evil and Sin has now been swallowed up and defeated.

     Neo’s body radiates light. (Jesus said I am the light of the world) [62]  The war could not have been won without the death and resurrection of Neo with an imperishable body.  This is what happened when Christ died for us on the cross defeating death so that we also may live.

     Note three:  During the final fight; all of the other evil AGENTS watch to see who will win; Good or Evil; Jesus or Satan.  All creation is watching today; we already know how it ends because we have read the end of the book.  SELAH!

     Neo flies up to heaven[63] which represents the Believer[64] going to be with God after his earthly assignment on earth has been completed.  IT IS FINISHED.[65]  Everyone that is now in heaven is a TRUE believer, they have chosen to be there; the story of the rebellion will be told over and over for eternity as the angels were all WITNESSES for all time; there will never be another rebellion.

 

Allegory

     The MATRIX Movie is a high tech twist of Science Fiction that has a theme woven through it presenting that there is a single TRUTH out there and a single PATH to find it.  Morpheus and Trinity may seem at times to represent God and Neo represents the lost person that becomes a Believer by Faith; he received a little truth and wanted more; he took the Red Pill.

     Note:  There is no magic pill; Salvation is the act of embracing Jesus Christ by Faith and having a direct relationship with him.  Christ is our only hope of escaping death and embracing life.[66]

There is NO other way.

     Neo is NOT intended to be an accurate portrayal of Jesus Christ, but can parallel the life of Christ as you filter it through your mind.

 

God

     Where is God?  In 2199, most of the people seem to either have no belief in God or no knowledge of God; they are Agnostic or Atheist by nature.  God is not mentioned at all except to take His name in vain.

     Exile: Because man has invented Artificial Intelligence that encroached on the Devine by growing humans in pods, God hides His face and abandons them to Exile for 200 years.

     Redemption: God returns to redeem mankind and just so you don’t miss the point, it is seen through THREE MIRACLES. Cypher (JUDAS) says that it would take a Miracle to stop him.

1)      Tank stops Cypher from pulling the plug

2)     Morpheus comes back to them alive

3)     Neo comes back to life.

God has revealed Himself; the long awaited “Battle Hymn” of restoration has begun.

 

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:

His truth is marching on.

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

 

I CAN ONLY SHOW YOU THE DOOR

YOU MUST WALK THROUGH IT.

 

RED PILL OR BLUE PILL YOU MUST CHOOSE



[1] Proverbs 14:12 -­ There’s a way that seems right to man, but in the end it leads to death. -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 – The god of this world has blinded their minds; they are. UNABLE TO SEE and DON’T UNDERSTAND the message of Christ,

[2] 2 Corinthians 4:4 THE GOD OF THIS WORLD HAS BLINDED THE MINDS OF THE UNBELIEVERS -- Nehemiah 9:36-37 – WE ARE IN GREAT DISTRESS. THEY HAVE DOMINION OVER OUR BODIES, WE ARE SERVANTS IN IT:

[3] Ephesians 6:12- we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the COSMIC POWERS over this present DARKNESS, against the SPIRITUAL FORCES

[4] Revelation 12:10 – Satan ACCUSES OUR BROTHERS day and night

[5] Luke 4:5-7 – Agent Smith offers Neo a deal similar to Jesus; THE DEVIL said I WILL GIVE YOU ALL AUTHORITY; ALL OF THIS WILL BE YOURS, IF YOU WORSHIP ME

 

[6] Isaiah 59:20 – A REDEEMER WILL COME TO ZION

[7] Isaiah 7:14 – PROPHECY; the Coming One.  THE VIRGIN will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).

[8] John 16:13 – The Spirit will GUIDE us into all Truth

[9] Psalm 119:105 – God’s word is a LAMP into my feet and a light to MY PATH.

[10] Psalm 139:3– God SEARCHES out our PATH and knows our ways

[11] Daniel 4:2-37 – Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, PRAISE AND EXALT AND GLORIFY THE KING OF HEAVEN; maybe a Believer -- Jeremiah 27:6 - Nebuchadnezzar became God’s pawn; His Servant

[12] Mark 3:11 - You are the Son of God

[13] Luke 7:27 – John the baptizer prepares “The Way” for the Lord

[14] John 1:29-34 - John the Baptist points toward Jesus; BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD, THIS IS THE SON OF GOD -- Mark 1:7 – I am not fit to untie His sandals.

[15] John 15:13 – No greater Love than to lay down your life for your brother

[16] Deuteronomy 6:5 – Love God with all your heart, soul and strength.

[17] James 2:26 - FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD

[18] Ephesians 6:12 – Our fight is in the unseen world with Dark powers and Evil spirits

[19] Philippians 4:19 - God will supply our every NEED

[20] 1 Corinthians 10:13 – God will make a WAY OF ESCAPE -- 2 Corinthians 12:9 – My grace and power is made perfect in weakness

[21] Luke 11:23 – Whoever is not a believer is the ENEMY.

[22] John 3-17 – Jesus was not sent to condemn the world, but to save it

[23] Matthew 16:14-15 – The Question - WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM

[24] Romans 8:38-39 – DEATH cannot separate us from God’s LOVE

 

[25] Matthew 4:18 – Two Brother by the Sea of Galilee were called to follow Jesus

[26] John 6:70 I CHOSE THE TWELVE OF YOU, BUT ONE IS A DEVIL

[27] Matthew 26:14-16 - Judas sought opportunity to betray Jesus for a Payment

[28] John 3:19 – Cypher loved the darkness rather than the light

[29] Matthew 7:23 – Jesus will tell them plainly, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU

[30] Matthew 26:23 – He who has DIPPED HIS HAND IN THE DISH WITH ME WILL BETRAY ME.

[31] Proverbs 23:1-3 - Do not desire his delicacies for they are deceptive foods

[32] 1 John 2:16 – The DESIRES OF THE FLESH and the DESIRES OF THE EYES and PRIDE OF LIFE is NOT from God

[33] Mark 14:21 – IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THAT MAN IF HE HAD NOT BEEN BORN

[34] Isaiah 11:1 – The Messiah will come from the line of David -- Isaiah 9:6 – A child will be born; His name wonderful, counselor

 

 

[35] Luke 15:4-7 – God PURSUES the lost man until He finds him

[36] Genesis 4:7 – God warns Cain; sin is CROUCHING at his door.

[37] Romans 5:17 – Death reigns until we receive the Free Gift of life

[38] John 6:44 – No one comes unless the Father DRAWS THEM.

[39] John 10:9 – Jesus Christ is the DOOR, we must choose to walk through it

[40] 1 Corinthians 10:13 – God provides a way of ESCAPE

[41] Matthew 7:14 – The way is NARROW that leads to life

[42] Luke 3:7 – WARNING; Flee from the wrath that is to come

[43] James 4:4 – If you are friends of the world, then you are the enemy of God -- Mark 9:40 - WHOEVER IS NOT AGAINST US IS FOR US.

[44] John 15:19 - I chose you out of the world, therefore THE WORLD HATES YOU

[45] Matthew 25:32-33 – Sheep on the Right;  Goats on the Left -- Matthew 25:41 – The Goats on the left are good for nothing

[46] Matthew 16:24 – Deny yourself and FOLLOW ME

[47] 2 Corinthians 5:17 – A butterfly IS A NEW CREATION; OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY

[48] Genesis 3:5 – You can be like the gods

[49] Hosea 4:6- We ae destroyed because of lack of knowledge

[50] Psalm 82:6-7 - You little gods will die like mere mortals -- Proverbs 14:12 ­- There is a way that seems right to a man, BUT ITS END IS THE WAY TO DEATH

[51] Matthew 1:24-25 – Joseph kept Mary a VIRGIN until her son was born -- Matthew 1:23 – His name is Immanuel; God is with us

 

[53] John 20:24-25 – Thomas; I will never believe said, “Unless I see in his hands and place my hand into his side”

[54] 2 Corinthians 5:17 - If anyone is in Christ, HE IS A NEW CREATION  -- Revelation 21:5 – God is making all things NEW

[55] John 15:13 –No greater Love, that lays down his life for his friend -- Matthew 20:28 – Jesus gave his life to save many

[56] Matthew 12:40 – The Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth -- Matthew 16:21 – Prophecy; Jesus must suffer, killed and raised up on the third day.

[57] John 3:3 – UNLESS ONE IS BORN AGAIN HE CANNOT SEE the kingdom of God -- 2 Corinthians 5:17 – A butterfly IS A NEW CREATION; OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY

[58] 1 Corinthians 15:42 – We are raised in an imperishable body

[59] 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 - For the WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE are not of the flesh but HAVE DIVINE POWER -- Ephesians 6:16 – Shield of Faith stops THE FLAMING DARTS of the evil one, his bullets -- Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon will succeed against you

[60] Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

[61] Matthew 28:18 – All authority IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH has been given to me

[62] Matthew 17:2 – HE WAS TRANSFIGURED BEFORE THEM, and HIS FACE SHONE LIKE THE SUN  -- John 9:5 – Neo becomes brilliant; he the LIGHT of the world

[63] Acts 1:9 – Neo was lifted up to Heaven -- John 14:1-3 – Neo is taken up to be with Christ who has PREPARED A PLACE for him -- Luke 24:4-7 – Jesus ascended up to the Father -- Mark 16:19 - Jesus is taken up to heaven

[64] John 1:12 - To all who did receive him, who BELIEVED IN HIS NAME, He gave the right to become a child of God

[65] John 19:30 – Jesus said; IT IS FINISHED

[66] John 14:6 - No one comes to the Father except through Me, I am the way, the truth, and the life.

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Book XVI - Eschatology Last things to happen on earth

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