FOUNDATION STONES OF THE TRUE CHURCH

THE FOUNDATION STONES OF THE TRUE CHURCH

                As I was going through piles of papers in preparation for moving, I came across this printout. I was shocked at its profundity and so I looked for its author, but none was listed. Finally I looked through my own computer files and found this article among my own writings. So I want to revisit this article today because I think it is important. So here goes:

                Well, it’s 2 AM and I have just awoken from a dream in which the Lord gave me the foundation stones of the true church… and now you can see why I cannot give short answers to questions. But the wonderful thing is that we are not alone and it is with a profound sense of awe that I continue on with this study.

                There are many foundational stones laid in the first covenant that are absolutely essential to the identity of the true church. If any of these stones are removed, then the church that removes them will join the false church in the last days.

1.       There is the account of creation

2.       There is the account of Adam and Eve and the fall of mankind.

3.       There is the account of Cain and Able and the first roots of true and false (manmade) religion.

4.       There is Enoch who walked with God and was raptured and taken to heaven

5.       There is the account of the fallen angels that mated with human women thus corrupting the human DNA that made it necessary for God to destroy the earth at that time

6.       There is the account of Noah (whose generational DNA was still pure)and the great flood

7.       There is the account of Nimrod and the roots of pagan (false) religion.

8.       There is the account of Abraham, the father of faith and therefore the father of all who would be born into the true church. (By faith we are Abraham’s seed)

9.       There is the account of Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid tithes. The Melchizedek priesthood came before the Levitical priesthood and before the law. This Melchizedek priesthood would supersede the Levitical priesthood when Yeshua became our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek...the law is now written on our hearts by the Holy Spirit instead of stone.

10.   There was the account of Moses and the birth of the true church, (God’s chosen people) delivered out of Egypt by the blood of the lamb. (A perfect type of the New Birth.)

11.   There is the account of the Law given by God at Mt. Sinai. Jesus said it would not pass away until all is fulfilled. The law on stone is not for the righteous man in whose heart the law has been written by the Holy Spirit. It is written for the sinner who has rejected obedience to God. As such the law in stone still stands.

12.   There are the accounts of King Saul and King David that represented dead religion of the flesh and living supernatural religion of faith.

13.   There was the account of King David who established the throne upon which Yeshua would reign for eternity.

14.   There is the account of the tabernacle of David without veils and without walls that would be restored in the end of time. Our Lord’s desire is to be with His children without veils.

15.   There is the account of both the tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Solomon that would be patterned after the tabernacle in heaven. The tabernacle is a picture of the nature of man and how salvation is accomplished in us as triune beings. (spirit, soul and Body)

16.   There is the account of Babylon and the captivity of the true church when she chose for a time to worship pagan gods and had to face the results that come with losing faith in the true God. The call out of Babylon represents a perpetual calling out of paganism to worship the true God.

17.   There is the account of Daniel who while in captivity received dreams and visions and interpretations that became foundational to Bible prophecy. These prophecies were sealed up to be revealed and understood only in the very end of time. This is now happening.

18.   There is the account of the second temple that stood at the time of Yeshua and there is the account of the Pharisees and legalism which form a contrasting backdrop to better display the Kingdom of God which Jesus introduced.

19.   There is the transition from John’s baptism to the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire that Yeshua would bring.

20.   It is important for us to understand that every truth that we embrace in the new Covenant has its roots and foundations in the Old covenant in the form of types and shadows, in stories, in the lives of God’s church in the wilderness upon which our faith is built today.

                Each one of these foundation stones, if studied into, will establish fundamentals of truth that cannot be deviated from. Each is worthy of a book of its own. Each lays groundwork for a positive ID of the New Covenant, of the Messiah and of the true church. The true church is not a denomination as such, but a group of people who embrace truth and walk in it by faith. They walk in Spirit and in Truth.

                There are many other foundation stones that have been laid in the First Covenant, but these are the ones that the Lord gave me in the dream as highlight foundations. And it is clear that the Lord is showing us that the true church will be built upon these foundations. We dare not deviate from faith in these foundations, especially as we enter the last days. Every one of them will be tested, but the true church will not be shaken from her foundations.

                It is clear that this is why the Lord has guided us to begin our identification of the true church with Moses. Nearly everything that we know about these foundations was given to us by Moses and so, even though the first Covenant was written in types and shadows, symbols and human experience, they are no less the church than we are and it is into this foundational church that we are grafted when we receive Yeshua as our Messiah and King.

                Even now we are witnessing the great falling away mentioned in 2Thess. 2:1-4. This falling away will clear the way for the revealing of the Beast, the False Prophet and the antichrist of Revelation 13 through which Satan will seek to destroy the true church in the end.

                So ended the article and I am so thankful to God for stepping in to give us clarity at times. It shows us how solidly the New Covenant has been founded upon Old Covenant. The Law once written on stone is now written in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. The Priesthood of Christ has moved from the Levitical to the Melchizedek and thus embraces eternity. We don’t live in the Old Covenant, but its types and shadows can correct bad DNA that enters into the church and new truth will never disagree with the foundations which God has given us in His ever progressive revelation.       

                This is why it is so important to understand that the New Covenant does not do away with the Old Covenant but rather builds upon it. I hope this has been helpful to you. There are some things worth repeating, for when a church begins to do away with the foundations of the faith; people are left in a world of situation ethics and an increasingly non-biblical world view.

                Each of these 20 statements if studied into will provide abundant understanding of what we believe as Christians and why. Selah.