A very short message for you today to provide some encouragement if you are on the esoteric path rather than the literal one. It’s actually a very simple and a plain message, but the pharisee attitude (literal mindset) has a hard time with it. Naturally so, no pun intended!
The scripture in review is 2 Corinthians 3:15-16:
“But even to this day when Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”
What did this writer, so called “Paul,” mean here?
The veil is the veil of divine symbols, allegory, and spiritual concepts, which the literal mindset cannot grasp. These symbols and spiritual concepts trip the literal mindset (the Pharisee) every…single…time. Jesus warned it would. But when we turn to the Lord, or the Christ within, your hope of glory, the veil is removed.
For those of you who still have even an inkling of doubt whether the Bible is all allegorically written or not, let me leave you with a powerful thought:
Genesis 1:5 concludes with light and darkness being created and separated, and the morning and evening were the first day.
But “evening,” “morning,” and “day” cannot be literal here. The sun and other stars create literal light, and the fact that the earth spins on its axis, allowing for a day, a morning, and an evening as the light shines on it. But the sun and other stars were not created until the FOURTH day. So what were these terms that were being talked about in the First day?
Even the most staunchest literalists must admit here that these terms are allegorical, not literal. If you bring up the scripture where a day is as a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years as a day, you have only proved my point. It’s not a literal day, morning, or evening!
So now let me ask you this? If the very FIRST verses in the Bible are ALLEGORICAL in nature, what does that say for the REST OF IT?
And some still refuse to see where Paul said the Old Testament story of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and the two sons were ALLEGORY anyway.
End of story.
So why did the crucifixion of Jesus tear the veil in the temple (remember YOU are the temple made without hands!)?
It’s because when we go within ourselves (where Jesus said the kingdom lies) then we crucify the carnal mind, and discover the inner Christ. And the mystical veil is rent. And it happens in your mind. All we must do is “Be still and know that I AM god.”
Even the Exodus story with Moses is about the exodus of YOUR mind from the land of Egypt, all things carnal, to the Promised Land, that which is spiritual.
So simple. No confusion. No doctrine. No dogma. No DRAMA between war and religion. Thank God. He’s easy to find!
I told you this post would be short 🙂
Paul and I are looking forward to sharing our next video (Blood sacrifice in the Bible) on our Youtube channel, “Finding Christ without Religion.” Through it we will be exploring the allegorical concept of Blood, and what the shedding of blood in both the Old Testament and New Testament really means. It will blow the lid off this silly notion that a loving, merciful bearded God in the sky could EVER require literal blood to appease sin. Hope to see you there with your thoughts after being aired.
Blessings.