Flesh and Blood - Not

Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven. Matthew 16:17 But I tell you this, brethren, flesh and blood cannot [become partakers of eternal salvation and] inherit or share in the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable (that which is decaying) inherit or share in the imperishable (the immortal). 1 Corinthians 15:50 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, 2 Corinthians 10:4 To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone]. Galatians 1:16 For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. Ephesians 6:12 Flesh and Blood is a metaphor for our life and existence within the confines and bounds of natural, physical creation. It denotes all the properties and qualities that are derived in association with this realm of being, including the capacities of the natural mind: intellect, emotions and will. It does not refer to or suggest relation and connection to Spiritual dynamics and resources of insight transcending material dimension. Our being, as realized, of, in and through our flesh and blood quarters is devoid of any and all reference, knowledge and intuition regarding a higher spiritual reality or consciousness. Any ability to transcend or perceive beyond our flesh and blood experience is a gift of God. It is an infusion of unfamiliar light and life into the dark regions of netherworlds groping for purpose and meaning. Creation is the parchment upon which God writes. History is mans clumsy interaction with what is written. Creation is the habitation of flesh and blood. Onto this surface the Logos was written. Into this spatial existence the Word, speaks. And among us Christ abode. And as a stranger, a sojourner, a foreigner longing for a home near forgotten yet abides, speaks and writes his love and life in and through us. The Divine partook of the inferior nature, and the Word became flesh. Not to remain as an indefinite finite manifestation, but to lead, to free, a material epiphany invading the lower regions of corporal existence and so to lead captivity captive as it were, into a

realization of life and liberty, [He led a train of vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men. Eph 4:8. Hell needs to be rethought. The despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere all need to be reconsidered. Our spiritual contention is not out there someplace in Never-Never Land. It is not some ethereal dimension that we enter into of some absolute other worldly nature. It is not that pretend intermediary cosmic no-mans land that manifests Archangels brandishing swords, seated on magnificent steeds, garbed in white robes bearing the sign of the cross, lopping off the heads of Middle-Earthen orks, rallying the hosts of heaven, and so rescue us poor forgotten oppressed humanity. Its not happening out there Out there does not exist. It is ALL happening right here, right now. And despotisms powers master spirits, ARE world rulers of THIS PRESENT DARKNESS. Now PAY ATTENTION I am not saying that George W. Bush (currently Barak Obama), Kim jong il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Stalin or Hitler or any of the other current or former world leaders IS the manifestation of spirit forces. They are human beings subject to the same faults and error as you, me, and the rest of creation. As the subjects of creation they are they are confronted with and realize cognitive rationale that sets the course of what transpires in the world they are placed. By choice, by providence, by luck of the draw (if you can consider that), by manipulation and deceit, by force of arms, by threat and intimidation, men become forces of rule and power in the world of creation. It is in this present darkness that spiritual forces of wickedness manifest. Heavenly spheres are not some spiritualized pie in the sky La-La Land. Heaven, the Kingdom of Heaven is now. It is not a part of creation. It IS none the less. Access too, in and out of, IS an accomplished fact. He that ascended descended and back again. It is our heritage as we know Him, abide in Him, manifest Him are Him. In the minds of men the battle transpires. Most assume this to be for the dominion and rule of this created world, and to an extent that is true. But the reality is, it is for the hearts, or the extinguishing of the life in men that would realize their oneness and attachment with their Father. We are enamored with cares and worries so far removed from us, yet so aggressively imposed upon us that to focus our attention toward ultimate value and reality becomes a pipe dream, and confusion of realities wisps of smoke soon forgotten illusions. But God not flesh and blood.