Two Crosses

One Truth

 The point of God's Plan for Man is for us to find the truth. To view and apply Scripture and especially Jesus' words in a present day perspective. If we do so, His Divine Mercy is revealed. His words from the Cross are the delineation point where humanity can cross over to the Kingdom of God if we choose too.

What I share in these writings comes only from what I have first heard and learned from the author of God's Plan for Man and then testing and experiencing them for myself. Experiencing the words are the reason I write here in hopes to be of service, so others might experience the love that comes through God's Christ. Once again they are offered for your consideration.

God's Plan for Man was written so that we may read it from the perspective of one who hung on a cross next to Jesus. The one on His right side. One who comes to see his true self in the light of Jesus on the cross. Then asking for to be forgiven and then repentance (conversion). Then as Jesus promised we can be with Him in Paradise. This occurred physically for a thief as an actual historic event and once again now for one as a spiritual and physical event.

Seems to me, like thieves we take so many things we believe and do in our lives for granted not giving much more thought to them. Including the words of our religions, politics and philosophies. Never really conscious of our thoughts and actions in the light of Love. A Light that imagines Jesus lovingly turning to look at us from the Cross. However, when we do become conscious we realize that we know not what we do!  It is at that point, Our Father's Kingdom comes to life within us.

Most all assume the story of the repentant thief is a story about salvation. It offers us the hope that after we die we can like the repentant thief get the chance to go to heaven and that is often as far as it goes. This is true, however there is so much more meaning to the sacrifice Jesus offered nearly 2,000 years ago. He suffered and died so the Father's Kingdom could become a reality here on earth. That Kingdom begins with knowing His Name. However, the full Truth of Jesus' sacrifice can only be seen from the second cross that is on His right side.

As Jesus was being crucified He spoke these words  "It is finished!" The world, even to this day, overwhelmingly view these words as coming from a broken man who was dying, giving up knowing his time was at hand. However, remember, all you who profess to be good Christians, those words recorded for all posterity were not uttered by any mere man. But by God Himself who humanity knows as the Son of God. His mission was to atone for our sins and bring us back to Himself. In God's Plan for Man the author ardently reminds us - Jesus completed that mission. Once and for all, He defeated the Evil Force that motivates and constructs the Vice system of lies, death and suffering that put Him on the Cross in the first place. Or I should say "IT" constructed the Cross upon which Jesus laid Himself down upon for our sake. Evil was/is defeated and most importantly the lie of evil can now be seen by the Light of the Cross, so we may be protected and defeat evil ourselves for His sake. Beginning with our thoughts. This is the testing point and the victory message of God's Plan for Man. He did this so man could follow.

This is what I have gleaned from reading God's Plan for Man and listening to the author

 Dennis A. Gunn.

Two things occurred from Jesus' death and Resurrection; Salvation and Deliverance. One is eternal the other physical. For almost 2,000 years repentant believers have been comforted in knowing that their souls can enter heaven by the merciful forgiveness Jesus gave from the Cross. For as He said " I did not come to judge the world but to save the world" John 12:47. That is eternal salvation. Yet, the other part of the victory has not yet been fully realized. That is deliverance from evil which is spiritual and physical. Giving mankind a resurrected conscience that will usher in the Kingdom of God here on earth.

How does that deliverance occur? When we come to recognize, internalize and trust the the Power of Jesus' words and sacrifice from the Cross. Thus we will begin to change the way we think/act as the repentant thief did. Then our sufferings will lessen as we come into the healing peace of His will. Because given time we will able to DISCERN more precisely between good and evil and act accordingly. Separating ourselves from that which harms us. This does not occur in some kind of magical way, but through faith and then rational thought and reason. Which combined is wisdom.

 In God's Plan for Man the gift of the Cross becomes the reasoning tool in which we can use as our guide. A guide in which we can see the words of the Bible from their original meaning applied in a present day reality.

 As Dennis A. Gunn  has expressed by putting our thoughts at the Cross we can discern our thoughts. Separating the good from evil. Good on right, bad on left. Thus staying true and being delivered (protected) from evil/lie.  He has explained we do not originate thoughts, but process them. And the thoughts we process come form only one of two places. GOD or evil. Sounds so simple, but it is challenging. However, in time with the Grace of God a true delineation will occur.  This is the Gift of the Second Cross.

           

                                                                                                                                                                    It is in the wisdom of God, that if we look at the Cross from the light of the second cross, then the Sign of the Son of Man as described in Mathew 24:30 will be revealed. Then Christ will be known throughout the world and the invocation "In Jesus Name " will be fully understood.

Crosses of                            Southern Cross
a Reflective
Universe

Einstein Cross

In astronomy there is a commonly known constellation called the Southern Cross. It is regularly seen in the southern hemisphere but only periodically in the southern portion of the Northern Hemisphere. Never the less it is well known in Navigation.  A second astronomical cross less well known is Einstein's Cross. It is a cross that was seen from a radio telescope that was focused on a distant quasar. The light form the quasar bends as it travels through a galaxy in front of it forming a four point cross with a center point as it's heart. Certainly reflective of the wounds of Jesus.

This phenomena is known as gravitational lensing, which is one of the predictions of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity which states a distribution of mass is capable of bending light as it travels from it's source towards the observer. Thus, the observer sees new information plus the original light source. So with this discovery could it be that God wants us to explore more deeply the true meaning of the Cross as a today reality?

Here is something to consider. We now know that in this age there is a second cross known in physics and astronomy; Einstein's Cross. Also, as a reader of my first post we now know that Dennis A. Gunn in the book God's Plan for Man explores the meaning E=MC2.  He postulates about Christ-man relativity to Eternity. God's Plan for Man pg 306-310

Also, the name/word "Einstein" numerical encoded value happens to be 95. Matching anyone of the points of the Name of God Star diagram from my previous post A Gift By Name ".

Are these once again just meaningless coincidences?

"And He said to them all, If any man come after me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23."

In this reflective created universe I have seen the cross, Jesus spoke of. One man knows it better than any.  It it is not heavy, but Light.

Christianity is now offered that Cross in God's Plan For Man.

Will you take it up?

Star of Wonder

Over the Christmas holiday I watched a DVD presentation about the Star of Bethlehem. Rick Larson, it's narrator has made a breathtaking historical and astronomical discovery that "Unlocks the Mystery of the World's Most Famous Star." I highly recommend you check it out at http://www.bethlehemstar.com/

In it he pinpoints the birth of Jesus,which is the pivot point of world history. His work really represents a continuation of the work of Dionysius Extiguus--Dennis the Humble. Who was the sixth century abbot and mathematician who gave us today's calendar and the division of history from B.C. to A.D.

In 525 A.D. he was asked by Pope John I to calculate dates on which all future Easters would be celebrated. He had to dutifully studied the position of the Sun and Moon to complete the task. However, the calendar then either started with the founding of Rome (1285) or a calendar that started with the first year (525) of the reign of the terrible persecutor of Christians; Emperor Diocletian.

It is that fact [about Diocletian] that gave Dennis the great inspiration...[He] calculated his dates on the birth date of [Jesus] Christ. As he put it, he "preferred to count and denote the years from the incarnation Our Lord, in order to make the foundation of our hope better known..." They appeared on his new Easter charts, which began with anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi DCXXXII -- the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 532, or A.D. 532 for short.

                                        David Edwin Duncan

                                       Smithsonian, February, 1999; Calendar

Although it was not mentioned in the article it almost for certain that Dionysius Extiguus needed to have some kind of familiarity with the positions of stars and planets, as well as, the Sun and Moon in order to ascertain the time of the Star that marked the birth of Jesus.

Rick Larson begins his quest by pinpointing the Star of Bethlehem by showing how knowing the stars were important to the ancient Hebrews (Semitic) people by quoting what scholars consider to be one of the oldest text in the Bible;

The Book of Job. Such as Job 9:9:

" He is the Maker of the Bear [Ursa Major] and Orion, the Plieades and the constellations of the south."  And Job 38:31-32 {God says} " Can you bind the beautiful Plieades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their season.."

From there with deductive reasoning and extensive research aided by astronomical computer software he shows what was (the Star) that marked the birth of Jesus. It is a dynamic presentation that will have you marvel at the handy work of God in the sky. Bolstering your faith.

Now, with out giving to much away he offers September 3 B.C. as the possible time of Jesus's birth. The evidence he sites makes a strong case for this to be so. This is a breakthrough discovery that demonstrates the precision of God's design. Yet, does it end there?

Now, if you have been following my posts you might of surmised that I share what I have discovered and experienced specifically for your consideration. And this post is no different. For in watching the DVD this year I had several (what I will call) spiritual promptings on December 26th that compelled me to do some more research about star and planetary alignments. And thus, I will share here some of what I have discovered.

The movement of the planets have not stopped and the constellations have  not changed since the birth of Jesus. After all they do serve as astronomical navigation points as well as temporal markers that denote the seasons etc. or even "the Signs of the Times." What could be considered as an example of such a sign would be what astronomers call a Great Conjunction or a Triple Conjunction.

A Great Conjunction is when Jupiter and Saturn occupy the same region of space as viewed from earth not once but three times over several months. It has been speculated by astronomers that this occurred in 7 B.C. with Jupiter over Saturn over by 1 degree appearing as a single bright star like one described in Scripture. Or perhaps it was the first sign that caught the Magi's eyes. But maybe the significance of such a conjunction does not only speak to a 2000 year past event but also to a more recent one.

A Great (Triple) Conjunction has occurred twice during the twentieth century. However, the one that occurred between August 1940 and February 1941 does have significant connection with God's Plan for Man as the world plunged into world war. If  one notices and considers some of the  astrological symbolism and historical facts.

AUGUST 15, 1940 JUPITER 1.15 degrees North of SATURN

OCTOBER 11, 1940  JUPITER 1.17 degrees North of SATURN 

FEBRUARY 15, 1941 JUPITER 1.21 degrees North of SATURN

                                                                                                                                                
 As you can see the conjunctions of Jupiter was a little more than a degree North over Saturn. Jupiter is considered the kingly planet named after the Roman god Zeus. Saturn was named from the Greek  god; Kronos (father time) most likely because it had the longest viewed orbit (30 years) observed in ancient times. It was also the focal point for the ancient Semitic/Hebrew people known to them as EL.

In reading scriptures one can see a succession of man's attempt to comprehend God through three civilizations; Hebrew, Greek and Roman as well as showing the path the Gospel took as it was carried by the Apostles to hearts throughout the world.

From my research, Saturn represents mankind's old beginning attempts to understand the revelation of God as manifest through mythology and various religions,including Christianity, even to this present day. Jupiter over Saturn represents a new view of Christianity as revealed in God's Plan for Man (GPM).

This Great Conjunction took place in the constellation Taurus--the Bull, Ox and/or Calf. Which represents according to thousand year old Christian iconography and tradition the symbol for the Evangelist Gospel of Luke that is associated with the "Four Living  Creatures" that originated from the Book of Ezekiel (Chapter 1) and then again in Revelation 4:7-8.

In Christian tradition Taurus symbolizes;  redemptive sacrifice, service and strength, as well as, Christ as High Priest and Mary's obedience.

The constellation also can be associated with St. Paul of Tarsus because not only did he come from a city that guarded a pass (Cilician Gates) that went  through the Taurus mountains in present day Turkey, but he went though those mountains twice on his missionary travels to strengthen the existing christian churches. And it should be noted that what he preached more than anything was that the kingdom of God had come because of what Jesus accomplished. It should also be noted that Paul's preferred title for Jesus was "Christ". In GPM the author exhorts the same thing only with a distinction. May I suggest you read page 172 and page 270.

GOD'S PLAN FOR MAN

 http://www.theword2.org/

In July of 1941, Jupiter on it's way to rendezvous with Saturn, passed "Rigel" which is a double star that derives it's name form 10th century Arabic; meaning "Foot of the Great One". This name certainly refers to the Orion constellation, but could it not be a description of God?

In 1941 there were two solar and lunar eclipses. And on December 25, 1941 Jupiter was in the constellation Gemini which is the sign of the twin signifying  double, similar and duality as in nature or purpose.

The author of who wrote GPM ,which is a revolutionary book about Jesus, was born on Christmas day 1941 in Cincinnati, OH a town known as "the Queen City" that was originally founded on Christmas day 1788.

By the way Christmas comes from the Latin word which means "Christ comes forth". Also the author's middle name happens to be Arthur as in King Arthur.

Although the concentration of symbolism is not as incredible as 2000 years ago nevertheless they are notable and connective. So, are these more recent signs in the stars something special worth following?  Is it possible that these signs and coincidences predicted a New Understanding of Christianity for today? Indicating the time of a new Kingly message of the Holy Spirit for us to heed. How do you know whether they are Providential or not? What evidence would you accept?

 Well, that all depends how the stars shine in your eyes.

Please Test and Trust. Take all to Jesus. We are living in extraordinary Times.