"For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
St Paul elaborates on the testimony of the 24 elders thus,"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell." In order to understand the Fellowship of God with Man we need consider the original model as placed about the throne in heaven. The four beasts worship, "and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come./And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,/The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever" These two bodies embody the Law of the Spirit, which is Word based while the elders as first-fruits of the Word give glory to Jesus Christ in whom all the fulness of God dwells.
Before promising the indwelling Spirit, Jesus introduced the quality of the Spirit."for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come./He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you." ( John 16:13-14) Jesus is the fulfilment of the Law.
"The Word was with God," and this is what the Spirit had visually presented. Th voice in the midst of the four beasts came from the throne: "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say." This being the case the Psalmist must have some authority to say, "the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." (Ps.2:7). " I believed, therefore have I spoken" (Ps.116:10) That was faith in him speaking. So where shall we place David?" God created man after our image and after our likeness. So the Word made flesh is according to the Law of the Spirit. Whosoever has faith and works, the Law has revealed it as in the case of the Psalmist, is 'after our likeness'. Is it not?
"For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
St Paul elaborates on the testimony of the 24 elders thus,"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell." In order to understand the Fellowship of God with Man we need consider the original model as placed about the throne in heaven. The four beasts worship, "and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come./And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,/The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever" These two bodies embody the Law of the Spirit, which is Word based while the elders as first-fruits of the Word give glory to Jesus Christ in whom all the fulness of God dwells.
Before promising the indwelling Spirit, Jesus introduced the quality of the Spirit."for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come./He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you." ( John 16:13-14) Jesus is the fulfilment of the Law.
"The Word was with God," and this is what the Spirit had visually presented. Th voice in the midst of the four beasts came from the throne: "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say." This being the case the Psalmist must have some authority to say, "the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." (Ps.2:7). " I believed, therefore have I spoken" (Ps.116:10) That was faith in him speaking. So where shall we place David?" God created man after our image and after our likeness. So the Word made flesh is according to the Law of the Spirit. Whosoever has faith and works, the Law has revealed it as in the case of the Psalmist, is 'after our likeness'. Is it not?
Without faith it would be blasphemy.
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