The Living Dead
Is there any such thing as the living dead?
When I was a kid I watched lots of horror movies. In particular, channel sixteen out of Joplin had a show that featured a horror movie every Friday night. I often spent Friday night at my grandma Remington's house in town and would watch these horror shows with my uncle Tim over their cable. (We only got two channels on the farm most of the time, channel five out of Fort Smith and channel eight out of Tulsa.)
Many of these horror movies featured the undead. These were people who had died but somehow came to life at night to bring horror to living people. These included things like vampires and zombies. One particularly memorable zombie movie was "Night of The Living Dead".
In other movies, the undead were more sophisticated than mindless zombies. Some of them, like Dracula, would sometimes pass themselves off as ordinary living people. They would interact with the living and went undetected among the living even though they were actually dead. Eventually their true nature would be revealed and everyone could see that they were the living dead.
Of course, we would laugh at these movies. They were just so silly. The idea that people who were dead could somehow be among the living was absurd. There is simply no such thing as the living dead.
Or is there?
The place to find the truth about the living dead is the same place where you find the truth about all things. So what does the Book of Truth (The Bible) say about the living dead?
It says that those who have died have no more strength to do anything on this Earth (Psalm 88:4-5). They have no more ability to interact with the living (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6). They can accomplish nothing more upon the Earth (Ecclesiastes 9:10). The dead cannot bring horror to those in the land of the living (Ezekiel 32:22-27). Not even the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) was a threat to anyone as long as he was dead (Mark 15:43-45).
So there is no such thing as undead creatures like zombies or vampires that bring horror to the living. However, the Book of Truth does tell about two other kinds of people who really are the living dead. They are both dead and alive at the same time.
The Man of Truth said that people can be dead in two different ways (Matthew 8:21-22). Their body can be alive while they are dead to the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) because of their sin (Luke 15:21-24).
Those who have their mind set upon fulfilling the desires of their bodies are dead to fulfilling the desires of the Father of Truth (Romans 8:5-7). People who are only alive in a natural way can no more understand the things that come from Him than dead bodies can interact with the living (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). You see as long as people live according to the desires of their flesh then they are dead to Him (Ephesians 2:1-3). Anyone that lives for the pleasure of their flesh is part of the living dead (1 Timothy 5:6).
Some of these living dead even pass themselves off as being part of the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him). Just as a body is dead without a spirit to give it life so also their faith in the Man of Truth is dead without any works to give it life (James 2:26). These living dead congregate with the Children of Truth and join in their various events (Jude 1:12-13). Sometimes there are even entire congregations that appear to be the Children of Truth but are really just the living dead (Revelation 3:1).
So the Children of Lies are the first kind of the living dead!
Yet there is another kind of living dead. The Children of Truth are dead to sin because they died with the Man of Truth but they are alive to the Father of Truth (Romans 6:2-4). They do not let sin control their bodies because they have died to sin (Romans 6:10-12). Those who have their mind set upon fulfilling the desires of the Father of Truth are dead to fulfilling the desires of their bodies (Colossians 3:2-5). Since they are dead to sin like the Man of Truth then they also can live a life of obedience to His Father like he did (1 Peter 2:21-24).
The Children of Truth live by the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) dwelling in them to give them life (Romans 8:9-11). The Spirit of Truth also gives them the ability to be dead to the desires of their bodies (Romans 8:12-14). Since they follow the Spirit of Truth then they do not fulfill the desires of their bodies (Galatians 5:16). They have crucified the desires of their bodies by being alive to the Spirit of Truth (Galatians 5:24-25).
So the Children of Truth are the second kind of the living dead!
So in a very real sense every person on Earth is one of these two kinds of the living dead. They are either alive to the sinful desires of the bodies and dead to the Father of Truth or they are dead to the sinful desires of their bodies and alive to the Father of Truth.
Still it really matters which kind of living dead a person is. Both kinds of the living dead are appointed for their body to die when their spirits leave it and will then face eternal judgment for their actions (Hebrews 9:27). Those who are dead to sin but alive to the Father of Truth will not experience the second death so they are ones who are really alive (Revelation 2:8-11). Those who are alive to sin but dead to the Father of Truth will experience the second death so they are ones who are really dead (Revelation 21:8).
It really comes down to whether or they have been delivered from The Monster Within. No amount of church or synagogue involvement will change this fact if the answer is "yes" to this question: Are You Wearing A Costome?
If you are dead to the Father of Truth then I have some Good News for you! If you will come into the House of Truth then you will no longer be dead to Him (Luke 15:32). When you come into the House of Truth then you pass from being dead to Him to being alive to Him (John 5:24). When you surrender control of your life to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead that is when you come into the House of Truth (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth then you are raised from the dead like the Man of Truth (Ephesians 2:4-5). Your love for other people will be the proof that you have come into the House of Truth and have passed from death to life (1 John 3:14).
Come into the House of Truth!
When I was a kid I watched lots of horror movies. In particular, channel sixteen out of Joplin had a show that featured a horror movie every Friday night. I often spent Friday night at my grandma Remington's house in town and would watch these horror shows with my uncle Tim over their cable. (We only got two channels on the farm most of the time, channel five out of Fort Smith and channel eight out of Tulsa.)
Many of these horror movies featured the undead. These were people who had died but somehow came to life at night to bring horror to living people. These included things like vampires and zombies. One particularly memorable zombie movie was "Night of The Living Dead".
In other movies, the undead were more sophisticated than mindless zombies. Some of them, like Dracula, would sometimes pass themselves off as ordinary living people. They would interact with the living and went undetected among the living even though they were actually dead. Eventually their true nature would be revealed and everyone could see that they were the living dead.
Of course, we would laugh at these movies. They were just so silly. The idea that people who were dead could somehow be among the living was absurd. There is simply no such thing as the living dead.
Or is there?
The place to find the truth about the living dead is the same place where you find the truth about all things. So what does the Book of Truth (The Bible) say about the living dead?
It says that those who have died have no more strength to do anything on this Earth (Psalm 88:4-5). They have no more ability to interact with the living (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6). They can accomplish nothing more upon the Earth (Ecclesiastes 9:10). The dead cannot bring horror to those in the land of the living (Ezekiel 32:22-27). Not even the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) was a threat to anyone as long as he was dead (Mark 15:43-45).
So there is no such thing as undead creatures like zombies or vampires that bring horror to the living. However, the Book of Truth does tell about two other kinds of people who really are the living dead. They are both dead and alive at the same time.
The Man of Truth said that people can be dead in two different ways (Matthew 8:21-22). Their body can be alive while they are dead to the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) because of their sin (Luke 15:21-24).
Those who have their mind set upon fulfilling the desires of their bodies are dead to fulfilling the desires of the Father of Truth (Romans 8:5-7). People who are only alive in a natural way can no more understand the things that come from Him than dead bodies can interact with the living (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). You see as long as people live according to the desires of their flesh then they are dead to Him (Ephesians 2:1-3). Anyone that lives for the pleasure of their flesh is part of the living dead (1 Timothy 5:6).
Some of these living dead even pass themselves off as being part of the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him). Just as a body is dead without a spirit to give it life so also their faith in the Man of Truth is dead without any works to give it life (James 2:26). These living dead congregate with the Children of Truth and join in their various events (Jude 1:12-13). Sometimes there are even entire congregations that appear to be the Children of Truth but are really just the living dead (Revelation 3:1).
So the Children of Lies are the first kind of the living dead!
Yet there is another kind of living dead. The Children of Truth are dead to sin because they died with the Man of Truth but they are alive to the Father of Truth (Romans 6:2-4). They do not let sin control their bodies because they have died to sin (Romans 6:10-12). Those who have their mind set upon fulfilling the desires of the Father of Truth are dead to fulfilling the desires of their bodies (Colossians 3:2-5). Since they are dead to sin like the Man of Truth then they also can live a life of obedience to His Father like he did (1 Peter 2:21-24).
The Children of Truth live by the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) dwelling in them to give them life (Romans 8:9-11). The Spirit of Truth also gives them the ability to be dead to the desires of their bodies (Romans 8:12-14). Since they follow the Spirit of Truth then they do not fulfill the desires of their bodies (Galatians 5:16). They have crucified the desires of their bodies by being alive to the Spirit of Truth (Galatians 5:24-25).
So the Children of Truth are the second kind of the living dead!
So in a very real sense every person on Earth is one of these two kinds of the living dead. They are either alive to the sinful desires of the bodies and dead to the Father of Truth or they are dead to the sinful desires of their bodies and alive to the Father of Truth.
Still it really matters which kind of living dead a person is. Both kinds of the living dead are appointed for their body to die when their spirits leave it and will then face eternal judgment for their actions (Hebrews 9:27). Those who are dead to sin but alive to the Father of Truth will not experience the second death so they are ones who are really alive (Revelation 2:8-11). Those who are alive to sin but dead to the Father of Truth will experience the second death so they are ones who are really dead (Revelation 21:8).
It really comes down to whether or they have been delivered from The Monster Within. No amount of church or synagogue involvement will change this fact if the answer is "yes" to this question: Are You Wearing A Costome?
If you are dead to the Father of Truth then I have some Good News for you! If you will come into the House of Truth then you will no longer be dead to Him (Luke 15:32). When you come into the House of Truth then you pass from being dead to Him to being alive to Him (John 5:24). When you surrender control of your life to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead that is when you come into the House of Truth (Romans 10:9). When you come into the House of Truth then you are raised from the dead like the Man of Truth (Ephesians 2:4-5). Your love for other people will be the proof that you have come into the House of Truth and have passed from death to life (1 John 3:14).
Come into the House of Truth!
posted by The House Of Truth @ October 25, 2014
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