MAY 2006

MAY 2006 ends our 2006 THE ANGELIC CONFLICT DOCTRINE lessons from our Philippians series and picks up with our continuation of SECRET OF THE MYSTERY with part 113, as well as other subjects in order by date, (0190) 1441 -1445 with notes and links attached below.
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THE ANGELIC CONFLICT. PART 60. THE CONCLUSION, THE ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF THE ANGELIC CONFLICT. COL 2:13-15; 2TI 4:6-8; 1PE 5:1-4; 2CO 2:14

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The Angelic Conflict. Part 60. The ultimate triumph of the angelic conflict.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Point 15. Operation Footstool - The Ultimate Triumph Of The Angelic Conflict.
COL 2:15 "Having disarmed the rulers [the demon archons or demon rulers] and the authorities [the demon commissioned officers], He [Jesus Christ at the Second Advent] made a public display of them, having celebrated a triumphal procession over them [Satan and all fallen angels] - by means of it [the strategic victory of the cross - no word for "Him" here; it is "through it".
An analogy is made between operation footstool and a Roman Triumphal Procession.
“Having triumphed” - aor-act-part - thriambeuo = to lead a triumphal procession or make some kind of a special exhibition; to celebrate a triumph.
This is a reference to operation footstool which began the Triumphal Procession in heaven and will conclude with a Triumphal Procession on earth at the Second Advent of Jesus Christ.
A custom in the ancient world after winning a war was to bring the captives back, called a Triumphal Procession or a march through the city of Rome.

a. Company grade officers - centurions.
b. Field grade officers - tribunes.
c. General officers - praetor or imperium.
When an imperium was victorious, his army lined up and saluted him with a tremendous shout: “Ave imperator!”
The spiritual analogy = TLJC will be honored as the King of kings and the Lord of lords at the Second Coming.
In the Roman triumphal procession, the highest honor that could be given to an imperator was a Triumph (Triumphus).
In the spiritual analogy, the highest honor which can be given to TLJC is to sit down at the right hand of God as the “King of kings, Lord of lords, the bright morning star.”
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, a triumph always included a procession or a parade.
The first part of the Triumphal Procession was when TLJC arrived in the presence of the Father as the conquering general and in front of Him came Satan and all the fallen angels as captives!
The Second Advent, part two of the Triumphal Procession, will take place on earth -
ZEC 14:4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east;
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, the senate had to approve the triumph and vote a sum of money to defray some of the expenses.
God the Father will support His Son Jesus Christ, and at the Second Coming there will be a victorious procession to celebrate our Lord’s victory.
On the day appointed for the triumphal procession, the senate declared a holiday and the entire population of Rome came out of their homes and stationed themselves along the streets.
REV 1:7 He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him.
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, the victorious imperator or general assembled his troops outside the gate of triumph and delivered a speech commending his army on their victory.
The spiritual analogy: Before our Lord comes back in the Second Coming, He will deliver a speech to the church at the bema seat judgment commending those who were victorious by becoming invisible heroes.
At the end of our Lord’s speech He will decorate those winners at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, the highest honor was the corona [Latin - corona; Greek - stephanos] = “crown.”

We have the crown of righteousness, awarded to invisible heroes. It is awarded not only for the execution of the PPOG, but for the fruit bearing that comes from it - invisible historic and angelic impact, 2TI 4:7-8.
There is the crown of life. This decoration is awarded to invisible heroes for maximum production of divine good through the execution of the PPOG.
JAM 1:12 “Happy is that person who perseveres under testing, for once he has passed the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him [spiritual self-esteem].”
The crown of glory = awarded to pastors who faithfully study and communicate Bible doctrine to their congregation.
1PE 5:4 “And when the Chief Shepherd appears [Rapture], you [faithful pastors] will receive the unfading crown of glory.”
The highest honor that can be given by TLJC will be the order of the morning star which He also possesses!
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, at the end of his speech and having given out all of the decorations, the general then gave a command and the finance corps distributed to every Roman soldier a large sum of money for his part in the campaign.
Spiritual analogy: Although not all winners will receive the order of the morning star, there will be many believers who are rewarded different crowns and awards for faithfulness and dedication to the Lord in time.
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, the general mounted his chariot with four horses and commanded them to fall in.
Spiritual Analogy: TLJC will give orders to the Church to mount their horses, REV 19:14, as the Church returns with Christ, 1TH 3:13.
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, at the gate, the imperator was met by the Roman senators and magistrates of the city.
Spiritual analogy: every eye will see Him and every tongue will confess that He is Lord, REV 1:7-8, PHI 2:10-11.
The senators, magistrates, and counsels walked ahead first, followed by several bands of trumpeters playing the marshal music of the day.
Then came that long train of carriages, extending for miles, on which were displayed various pictures of the country that had been conquered.
Then followed all the plunder of the campaign.
Next came that flute-playing band, followed by the white bulls destined to be offered as sacrifices.
They were followed by the priests carrying their sacrificial knives.
Spiritual analogy:
When TLJC comes back, all of the O.T. saints will be raised from the dead and everyone will be in their own order.
The first resurrection is pictured as a battalion pass-in-review, divided into four ranks, 1CO 15:20-24.
1CO 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
In the Roman Triumphal Procession, next came the enemy’s arms, their captured standards and weapons, followed by the leaders of the enemy country and army and members of their family.
Spiritual analogy: first comes the triumphal procession in which all demons are disarmed by Jesus Christ and publicly displayed, COL 2:15.
Secondly, Satan is imprisoned for one thousand years, REV 20:1-3.
Then Church-age believers cast demons into prison, ZEC 13:2; 1CO 15:24-25; COL 2:15.

THE SECRET OF THE MYSTERY, PART 113. THE MYSTERY OF ADOPTION. PART 1

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The secret of the mystery. Part 113. The mystery of adoption.

Thursday, May 25, 2006


He is going to be gone for an indefinite period of time, but He is going to meet us face to face, not on the earth, but in the air, 1TH 4:13-17; 1CO 15:51-57.

When Jesus says He is in the Father, we go back to His oneness and equality with the essence of the Father.

Humeis en emoi - u'" e*n e*moiV - “you are in Me” = a radical change; for the first time in all history, Jesus Christ is in God, and you are in Christ.

Through the baptism of the Spirit you are in union with Christ.

Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship, and the basis of that relationship is that Christ is in God, and we are in Christ.

The doctrine of the Baptism of the Spirit and our positional truth.
The Doctrine of the Royal Ambassadorship.
The Doctrine Of The Angelic Conflict.

The mystery doctrine of the Church unveils the characteristics unique to the Christian way of life.

Mystery doctrine actually tells the believer what he must do now that he is a Christian.

Mystery doctrine reveals the divine assets that God has given to each Church-age believer and His directions for using those assets.

In Scripture adoption means to be recognized by God as an “adult” son positionally at salvation and an adult son experientially at maturity.

The Latin adoptia (adoption) = exact equivalent of the Greek huiothesia = to adopt as an adult son.

If their own kids did not respond to this authority, they would look for someone else in society who was old enough to respond to authority, and they would adopt them Roman style so that the family name would continue with aristocracy.

Adoption meant to pass the family fortune and the family opportunities down to that person who was qualified to be a legitimate mature heir of the family inheritance.

Adoption was a way of recognizing superiority and selectivity in the Roman society.

In the spiritual realm, imputations at salvation are made as part of the ceremony of recognizing that we now have a plan and purpose in life.

Being in union with Christ, we are joint-heirs with Christ, and are therefore adopted at the moment of salvation,GAL 3:26.

Huiothesia = to place a son in the home who would carry on a family business, the family estate, or whatever it was that was important; it meant recognition as an adult son.

Adoption was a system of selectivity for heirship, in which a capable person would succeed another capable person.

To place an adult son in the home was a Roman custom for aristocracy.
It conferred adulthood on a natural child or on a child adopted as the heir.

Just being the son of an aristocrat did not mean you would inherit your father’s land, wealth, or title; you had to be adopted.

The family fortune and opportunities were passed down through that adopted person.

Adoption was the ceremony of proclaiming the heir to the estate.

Adoption was brought about as a means of introducing a stronger society in early Rome.

The actual ceremony was called adrogatio.
The law could not be reversed, so that as long as you were alive, you were the heir.

Adoption meant selection to special privilege.

Adoption refers to our equal privilege and equal opportunity under predestination.
It also meant rank and aristocracy not necessarily based on physical birth.

Opportunity means being willing to start at the bottom, willing to sacrifice, willing to work hard.

Once you understand and respect authority, all you need is the opportunity, but opportunity means starting at the bottom.

If you proved yourself out, then the time would come when you were adopted and received the inheritance.

Adoption = the fulfillment of the Father’s plan to appoint a legal adult son.
Adoption is the ceremony of opportunity; it is also the ceremony of aristocracy.

Paul also uses the word adoption in EPH 1:5 to show that God the Father selected each believer personally at the moment of salvation and adopted him.

Paul goes on to point out in Romans that we are “joint-heirs with the Son of God” because we have been adopted.

Adoption emphasizes God’s ability and your motivation, rather than your ability and the resultant arrogance which normally follows.

Your motivation is emphasized because if your volition is negative, you will never enjoy the benefits of your adoption.

Everyone who believes in Christ in this dispensation is automatically adopted as the heir of God.

Through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, not only are you adopted into God’s Royal Family, but you are a royal heir of God.

Paul uses the word to remind us we are spiritual aristocracy, the Royal Family of God, and to remind us that what we were before is no issue in the spiritual life.

1. Adoption anticipates great blessing and responsibility from the integrity of God.
2. Adoption connotes responsibility, purpose, authority, and a planned life.
3. Adoption means being given the rights, power, and authority of someone who is truly great and has all the power.
4. It is defined as the fulfillment of the Father’s plan as a legal adult son.


THE SECRET OF THE MYSTERY, PART 114. THE MYSTERY OF ADOPTION. PART 2

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The secret of the mystery, part 114. The mystery of adoption - Part 2.

Friday, May 26, 2006


Another result of the mystery doctrine of Church-age which all believers should be initiated into is the principle of adoption.

The biblical connotation of adoption, based on the Roman aristocratic function of adoption in the time when the New Testament was written, is not the same as our twentieth century practice.

In Scripture adoption means to be recognized by God as an “adult” son positionally at salvation and an adult son experientially at maturity.

In the spiritual realm, imputations at salvation are made as part of the ceremony of recognizing that we now have a plan and purpose in life.
All believers become adopted as sons at salvation.

Roman aristocrats would adopt whomever they considered most worthy to carry on the family name and wealth.

The actual ceremony was called adrogatio.
The law could not be reversed, so that as long as you were alive, you were the heir.

Adoption meant selection to special privilege.

Adoption refers to our equal privilege and equal opportunity under predestination.

It also meant rank and aristocracy not necessarily based on physical birth.

However you failed, whatever your handicaps from birth, environment, or bad decisions from a position of weakness; all of that was set aside when you were adopted at salvation.

The father had ready on a table a beautiful white linen robe with a purple border called the toga virilus, the robe of manhood, and a signet ring.


THE SECRET OF THE MYSTERY, PART 115. THE MYSTERY OF ADOPTION. PART 3.

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The Secret of the Mystery, Part 115. The mystery of adoption, Part 3.

Sunday, May 28, 2006


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Robert R. McLaughlin

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May 28, 2006

Another result of the mystery doctrine of Church-age which all believers should be initiated into is the principle of adoption.

In Scripture adoption means to be recognized by God as an “adult” son positionally at salvation and an adult son experientially at maturity.

The believer is given his very own toga virilus, the robe of righteousness -
ISA 61:10 “For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness.”

The man in this parable represents God the Father and the sons represent believers; therefore, this is not a gospel message, this is a doctrinal message for born-again believers.

This is the prodigal son - prodigal = to waste your life away.

Each one had enough so that he was independently wealthy, and that represents the doctrine of logistical grace applied to your life.

The prodigal son did what most people have done throughout history; he accepted the blessings of the Father (as all men do who live on God’s earth), while at the same time he turned his back upon his Father (as men do when they reject and abandon fellowship with God).

This brings out the principle that God does not violate our free will nor does He force us to remain in fellowship with Him.

It was the son who moved away from the Father - not the Father moving away from the son.

JAM 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners [rebound]; and purify your hearts [perceive doctrine], you double-minded.

“Loose living” - adverb asotos = lacking moral restraint, indulging in sensual pleasures, to be reckless and wasteful.

This was a part of divine discipline which God brings on every one of His children who go astray from their personal sense of destiny.

Having forsaken his Father and his personal sense of destiny, he can now find nothing but poverty, misery, and want.

ECC 3:11 He has made everything meaningful in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without which [the setting of the desire for eternal things] mankind will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

The famine = there is a famine in every heart which is not being nourished by the word of God, or does not have the desire for that which is eternal fulfilled, as a part of your personal sense of destiny.

“He attached himself” - kollao = to glue or to closely unite himself to a citizen of that foreign country, which represents the devil’s children instead of God’s.

Times of distress often lead to self-examination and are used by God to bring about changes or repentance in people’s lives.

Pigs were considered to be unclean animals and expressly forbidden in the Mosaic law, LEV 11:7; DEU 14:8.

2PE 2:22 It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

The freedom that he dreamed of and the reality that struck, were not anything like one another.

So this man finally became honest with himself and looked at his life from a biblical perspective - which means to face up with the situation as it really exists.

This is not a parable about what happens to a believer when he sins, this is a parable about what happens to a believer when he changes his lifestyle.

He was now in pain, but that was good because pain brings reality in to a rebellious and stubborn heart.

ISA 65:24 “It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer;”

PSA 56:8 “Thou hast taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Thy bottle; Are they not in Thy book?”

The best robe was a symbol of honor and respect, and it represents restoration to full experiential righteousness.

This was a signet ring representing withdrawing from the Father’s resources, logistical grace.

LUK 15:22 “and sandals on his feet” =
Once again you are getting the opportunity of service and production.

The fattened calf represents fellowship in the word, feeding on divine truth or Bible doctrine.


THE SECRET OF THE MYSTERY, PART 116. THE MYSTERY OF ADOPTION. PART 4. ROM 8:14-23

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The secret of the mystery. Part 116. The mystery of adoption, part 4.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006


To advance to spiritual maturity one must be led by the Spirit of God.
To be led by the Spirit of God, one must know the word of God to execute the will of God.

It involves the notion of similarity or likeness; a son and a father have similarities.
They have certain things in common, a likeness of nature.

1PE 2:9 “A chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.”
JOH 3:16 “For God so loved [agape] the world.”
JOH 16:27 “for the Father Himself loves [phileo] you”

GAL 6:10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith [our “true family”].
MAT 10:30 “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

A father tries to develop a plan with the child’s interest and future in mind and that is what our Father has done!

He is always ready to receive us, listen to us, and to grant us His blessing.
He is more ready to “give” than we are to “receive.”

MAT 6:8 “For your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him.”

“Sons” - noun - huios = a child of the King, or mature sons.

Having complete confidence in your relationship with the Lord is a very important part of happiness in life.

Happiness in life is not a set of pleasant circumstances but the ability to be confident and secure in all situations.

Spirit - pneuma = “a state of mind or a state of slavery.”
Slavery - douleia = used for people who allow their circumstances to dictate their attitude.

Fear is called “a life of slavery.”
Salvation does not mean automatic freedom.

It is enjoying the benefits of adoption that frees us from slavery to the bondages of life.

Another benefit of our adoption is the ability to face, understand, and recognize reality in life.

a. He transfers doctrine from our human spirit to our human soul which orients us to time and temporal things.
b. He transfers the doctrine from our human spirit to our soul which orients us to eternal life related to our relationship with God.

Doctrine has a two-fold function in life:
1. It orients us to reality in time.
2. It orients us to reality in eternity.

Children - noun - teknon = a technical child with emphasis on learning; an heir of God.

Heirship is based on sonship.
We are definitely children of God but we are potential heirs.

The variety of sufferings are not only designed for the blessing of the mature believer, but also to magnify distinctive doctrines and meet those situations with the doctrines that glorify God.

If you desire to glorify your Father as an adopted Son you must learn how to handle underserved suffering.

“Present time” = in the time that God has allotted to each one of us, a certain segment of that time will be devoted to undeserved suffering.

“Thinking” really controls the situation.

Paul is emphasizing that the ultimate end and objective of our adoption is our glorification.

Glorification means full and entire deliverance from sin and evil in every respect.

Glorification = man is not only delivered from all the effects of the fall but granted a far “superior position and blessing” than he would have had if he had remained without sin.

GEN 1:28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

When man fell, all that he had dominion over also fell. This is suffering because of association.

Even nature wants to get back on the ball just as mankind!

“Revealing” - apokalupsis = the manifestation, revelation, of the sons of God; a reference to the Second Coming of Christ.

The curse on nature will be removed at the Second Coming and nature will become perfect once again.
Since the fall of man, God ordained that nature would fight man, GEN 3:17-19.


THE ANGELIC CONFLICT DOCTRINE
SECRET OF THE MYSTERY
JUNE 2006