Leviticus 23:9-14 9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: 11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
Ephesians 1:21-22 (AMP) 21Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. 22And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church],^†^
Ephesians 5:23 (AMP) 23For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of [His] body.
Revelation 3:14 (AMP) 14And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation:
Why It Had To Be Shepherd
64-1221 · Tucson, Arizona
92 The first time Angels ever sang at a celebration, it was in Heaven. If you’ll look in Job 38:7, (as I see some of you taking notes), when God first planned on making His first creation, the earth. Job was a great, smart man, and he had all kinds of wisdom. He said, “When I go up to the markets, the young princes, they all bow before me, and just want a moment of my wisdom.” And he couldn’t figure out why he had to be treated the way he was.
93 And so God asked him, said, “Gird yourself up like a man, because I’m coming down to talk to you.” And when God came down in a whirlwind, He said, “Job, where was you before I laid the foundations of the earth? When the morning stars sang together, and the sons of God shouted for joy, where were you then, Job?” And he was deflated at that time. “Where was you?”
94 See, the first time Angels ever sang at a celebration, was in Heaven. But the first time they ever sang on earth, was to shepherds at the birth of God, Emmanuel on earth; first human beings ever heard an Angel sing, was humble shepherds.
Why It Had To Be Shepherd
64-1221 · Tucson, Arizona
97 Now notice, God is fixing to make another creation. He creating mortal earth, mortal life. Angels sing in Heaven. But here He’s creating a new Life, Eternal Life for man, and He’s singing to His subjects through Angels; on the earth, not in Heaven. Heaven had Eternal Life. See? And He sang…they sang to the Heavens, when the mortal creation come in; and here the immortal creation is coming in, and now they’re singing to earthly people. The first time, to shepherds. Striking, isn’t it?
98 He had started a new creation. What was it? A creation of Himself. God was made flesh and dwelt among us. That’s…The Bible said, “In the beginning of the creation of God.” God was created in human form; in Jesus Christ, His Son, God dwelt. He built His tabernacle of flesh and bones, and lived in that tabernacle; God, Emmanuel, “God with us.” He built Himself a house, to live in it, so He could reflect His Word to His subjects through that. You know what God is, when you see Christ.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
Chapter 9 · The Laodicean Church Age
But now He is standing in the midst of the Church. As He stands there revealing Who He is in this last age, He calls Himself the “Author of the creation of God.” This is ANOTHER CREATION. This has to do with the church. This is a special designation of Himself. He is the CREATOR of that church. The heavenly Bridegroom created his own bride. As the Spirit of God, He came down and created in the virgin Mary the cells from which His body was born. I want to repeat that. He created the very cells in the womb of Mary for that body. It was not enough for the Holy Spirit to simply give life to a human ovum supplied by Mary. That would have been sinful mankind producing a body. That would not have produced the “Last Adam.” Of Him it was said, “Lo, a body hast Thou (Father) prepared for Me.” God (not Mary) provided that body. Mary was the human incubator and she carried that Holy Child and brought Him to birth. It was a God-man. He was the Son of God. He was of the NEW creation. Man and God met and joined; He was the first of this new race. He is the head of this new race.
Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church: Who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence."
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away, behold all things are become new.
There you can see that though man was of the OLD ORDER or creation, now in UNION WITH CHRIST, he has become the NEW CREATION of God.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship CREATED IN UNION WITH CHRIST JESUS unto good works." Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the NEW MAN which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
This New Creation is not the old creation made over, or it could not be called a new creation. This is exactly what it says it is, “NEW CREATION.” It is another creation, distinct from the old one. No longer is He dealing by ways of the flesh. That was how He dealt with Israel. He chose Abraham, and of Abraham’s issue through the godly Isaac line. But now out of every kindred, tribe and nation He has purposed a new creation. He is the first of that creation. He was God created in the form of man. Now by His Spirit He is creating many Sons unto Himself. God the creator, creating Himself a part of His creation. This is the true revelation of God. This was His purpose. This purpose took form through election.
Hebrews 6:17-20 17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed* it* by an oath: 18That by two immutable things, in which* it was* impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19Which* hope* we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (KJVS) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21For since by man* came* death, by man* came* also the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (AMP) 20But the fact is that Christ (the Messiah) has been raised from the dead, and He became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. 21For since [it was] through a man that death [came into the world, it is] also through a Man that the resurrection of the dead [has come]. 22For just as [because of their *^a^*union of nature] in Adam all people die, so also [by virtue of their *^b^*union of nature] shall all in Christ be made alive. 23But each in his own rank and turn: Christ (the Messiah) [is] the firstfruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected] at His coming.
John 20:16-17 16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and* to* my God, and your God.
Ephesians 1:6-7 (KJV) 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Acts 15:14-18 (KJV) 14Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
Romans 6:4-5 4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also* in the likeness* of his resurrection:
Romans 8:22 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 8:23 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the FIRSTFRUITS of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
James 1:17-18 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 18Of his own WILL Begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of FIRSTFRUITS of his creatures.
It Is The Rising Of The Sun
65-0418M · Jeffersonville, Indiana
83 If there would be any holy ritual, it should come forth on the sabbath day, which was the seventh day of the week, which is Saturday. But did you notice, in this memorial, to wave it on the first day of the week?
84 “The sheaf, which was the first of your seed that you planted, when it comes up and ripened, you cut down this sheaf and take it to the priest. And let him take it and wave it before the Lord, for your acception, that you are accepted. You have come with your sheaf, and he is to wave it before the Lord, on…”
85 Not on the sabbath, the seventh day; but on the first day, which we call Sunday, S-u-n-d-a-y.
86 Course, that’s a—a Roman word, which they called it the sun day for the sun god. But how it is changed!
87 It’s not s-u-n anymore. It’s the S-o-n d-a-y, the Son day, that that corn of Wheat (God’s first One up from the dead) is to be waved over the congregation, that we are His Seed; and that’s the first of the Seed of those that slept, waved upon the first day of the week. On Sunday, He raised up. Waved good-bye, and ascended up on High, in the presence of the people.
88 Notice, It was the first corn of God’s Wheat that had been raised from the dead, God’s first corn of Wheat. By God’s quickening Power, God had quickened His life, raised Him up from the dead, and He was the Firstfruits of those that slept, the Firstfruit. He was that Sheaf.
89 That’s why they had to wave that sheaf, for it was the first one that come to maturity. And it was waved as a memorial of thanksgiving to God, believing that the rest of them would come. It was a sign.
It Is The Rising Of The Sun
5-0418M · Jeffersonville, Indiana
90 And, today, because He was the first Son of God to come to full maturity, to be in God, He was plucked up from the earth and is waved over the people. Oh, what a glorious lesson! By the quickening Power, the first One! Although, He had—He had been typed; and many times, as we’ll see later, that He was typed**. But this was really the Firstfruit of them that slept. He was waved over the promised Seed that had promise of Life.**
91 He was waved at the Day of Pentecost, “when there came a sound from Heaven like a waving, mighty rushing wind,” and was waved over the people, the pentecostal people that was up at Pentecost, waiting for the Blessing to come.
92 And to be waved again, we realize, in the last day, according to Luke 17:30, in the Son day again, “in the day that the S-o-n of man will be revealed,” or waved again over the people.
93 Now, Who is the Son of man? “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” And if all the teaching that we have, and confirmation of the Word of God; by Word of God, by signs, by wonders, we see today, that in the Book of—of Luke here, that as we just quoted from, or the—the Luke the 17th chapter and the 30th verse; and Malachi 4, and the different Scriptures that we are acquainted with, that that Word again is waved over the people, that the dead traditions of man is dead, and the Son of God is alive again with the baptism of the Holy Spirit right among us, and is giving us Life.
94 As Christ was the first One to raise, from all the prophets, and so forth; although typed in many places, He was the Firstfruits of those that slept. In the Bride, coming of Christ, coming out of the church, there’ll have to be a Sheaf waved again in the last days. Oh, my!
95 Waving of the sheaf! What was the sheaf? The first one that come to mature, the first one that proved it was a wheat, that proved it was a sheaf.
96 Hallelujah! I’m sure you see what I’m talking about. It was waved over the people. And the first time there will come forth, for the Bride age, for a resurrection out of dark denominationalism, will be a Message, that the full maturity of the Word has turned back again in Its full Power, and being waved over the people, by the same signs and wonders that He did back there.
97 “Because I live, ye live also,” speaking to His Wife. “Because I live, ye live also.” What a resurrection that that was! And what a resurrection this is, to be quickened from the dead, “to be made alive in Christ Jesus,” by God’s quickening Power.
98 He was waved to them. The Word, which He was, was waved back to them on the Day of Pentecost, the Word made manifest. Now, and as I say, It’s to be waved again in the last day. Now, for instance…
It Is The Rising Of The Sun
65-0418M · Jeffersonville, Indiana
107 There was the first Sheaf come up from all the prophets, which was the Son of God, the King of all prophets.
108 There has been churches, churches, brides, brides, churches, brides, brides.
109 But there has got to come One! Hallelujah! There has to come a real Bride! There must come One that’s not only got the Mechanics, but the Dynamics of It, makes that Church live, move in the Power of His resurrection. Until we come to that place, until we find that place, what good does it do to polish the hubs? What good does it do to give her a facelift or a simonize job, when there’s no Dynamics in it? No matter how much the Mechanics prove to be right, there has got to be a Dynamics to make It work.
110 That’s what He proved! Hallelujah! That’s what Easter proved. He wasn’t only the Word, but He was God Himself, the Dynamics, in the Word. That made the body of Jesus Christ (cold, stiff, and dead, in the grave) shake into Life and rise again, and roll away the stone. “I am He that was dead,” so dead till the sun said He was dead, the moon said He was dead, the stars said He was dead. All nature said He was dead. And now the whole world has to recognize that He’s alive again. He was not only the Mechanics, God’s Word, He was the Dynamics to prove It.
111 And as He, being the Groom, the Bride has to come forth, cause It’s part of Him. And It can only be the manifestation of the fulfilling of all the revelations any others has spoke of the Bride; It can only manifest. If it does something different from the Groom, it isn’t the Bride. Because, She is flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone Life of His Life, Power of His Power! She is Him! As man and woman are one, and woman taken from his side; She had taken a Spirit, the feminish Spirit, from Him. The flesh from His side, made both Mechanics and Dynamics, the Wife. The Spirit of Him and the flesh of Him, and put it together, and made Mechanics and Dynamics. Until the church or the people…
112 All these Easter bunnies, and ceremonies, and big churches, and finery, will fail and pass away.
113 Until that Church becomes both Dynamics and Mechanics; and the Spirit of God, that moved Him, to do the things that He did! If He hit on sixteen cylinders, so will the Bride. Amen! For He said, in John 14:12, “He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also. I’ll give him a charge of My Dynamics, in his Mechanics, that the world will not be able to withstand it; and I’ll raise him up again at the last day.” That’s the Easter Message, the Dynamics and the Mechanics, together! The Mechanics without the Dynamics, no good; neither is the Dynamics, without the Mechanics.
114 You can scream and shout, and jump up-and-down, all you want to, and deny this Word, it won’t do any good. You’re just cranking around the—the pistons of…Got the spark there to fire, but no gasoline to fire it by.
115 It’ll only work as they come together. Amen! So, one will set still, and the other One will go up. That’s the only thing there is to it. Yet, they both might look alike, both claim to be churches, both claim to be Bride. But One has Mechanics and Dynamics, It brings it to pass, of what He said is the Truth.
116 It just won’t move, no matter how good the Mechanics is, until the Dynamics come. When the Dynamics come, that Fire is made to connect with that octane in the gasoline. And when That explodes, it causes a combustion, and that combustion moves every motion, every move, for He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. That’s the resurrection. That’s the real Power of God, Mechanics with the Dynamics. Notice, “It’s the Spirit that quickens.” It’s the—it’s the Spark that fires. It’s not the gas that fires; it’s the Spark that fires the gas. See?
117 “You can do nothing without Me; but with Me you can do all things.” As He is the Word, It’s the Father living. “Father sent Me, so send I you. As the Father has fired Me and pushed Me into everything, I do only that which is pleasing to God. Now, as He sent Me, so send I you with the same Mechanics, and it takes the same Dynamics to operate It. And these signs shall follow them that claim to have the Mechanics. The Dynamics will take Its place.”
It Is The Rising Of The Sun
65-0418M · Jeffersonville, Indiana
154 But, brother, when you hear that scream, there’s Something in you! You’re a eagle, to begin with. Why? You are that Seed, that the resurrection of the S-o-n has dawned, and the wave Sheaf upon the earth, to make you recognize that you are a eagle and not a denominational chicken. You see it? Hah!
155 “If the Spirit that raised Him from the dead,” the Word, the Dynamic of the Word, “dwells in you, It also quickens your mortal body.” Now how we flesh of His flesh and bone of His bone? Because, quickly, while we’re yet mortal sinners, mortal, ready to die, these bodies, It quickens that body. What’s quicken? “Brings to Life.” The spirit that once liked to drink, run around, commit adultery, and all these, it’s quickened; why, the thing died, and you are resurrected. It quickens your mortal body.
156 **Therefore, your bodies is the temple of the Dynamics, **because (why?) from the beginning you are part of the Mechanics. Oh! There is your resurrection. There is the Church in the resurrection, with Him. These bodies right now are quickened. See, you’ve heard; you believe. It changed you from a denomination to the Word. See?