The Numbers 31:21-24 texts are huge. These passages are also a forward reflection of the Circumcision of Christ. To be Purified is to be Circumcised by Christ. This is a word that you will assuredly know. "Dross." When receiving the Circumcision of Christ, this is equivalent to the actual, physical circumcision of the foreskin . . . that which is unattractive if not ugly, dirty, filthy, disease ridden, etc. Baptism by Fire does exactly this . . . it removes all impurities, which is the Work of Christ. And then, as Num 31:21-24 indicates, all things must also be Purified by Water . . . Holy Water, which is the Holy Spirit. And the Gift of the Holy Spirit is also the Work of Christ.
All that remains after the Baptism by Fire is Pure . . . the Dross is removed and a person is Clean! It is the Right Hand of Christ that performs the Holy Circumcision.
Psalm 60:5 ESV - 5 That your beloved ones may be delivered, give
salvation by your right hand and answer us!
Psalm 98:1 ESV - 1 A Psalm. Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
Psalm 118:15 ESV - 15 Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
Those three above passages are a future reflection of Colossians 2:9-15, the utter Core of the Bible. Spiritual Circumcision comes by the Right Hand of God, which perhaps is Christ. The Operative Work of this Right-Hand results in Salvation, for the Holy Spirit will never depart, such as a Holy Guarantee Who grants Eternal Life.
We must all know and understand Baptism by Fire. We must all seek it, for Baptism of Fire, the Circumcision of Christ . . . there is nothing more important in this world that we should seek and covet. If the Curse of Adam and Eve is not lifted, our minds cannot be Transformed (Romans 12:2). For it is because of the Circumcision of Christ that a person is Transformed. It is this very Circumcision that results in Holy Transformation.
Romans 12:2 ESV - "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
This incredible act of Christ results in the removal of the Sinful Nature, and replaced by the Divine Nature.
2 Peter 1:3-4 ESV - "His divine power has
granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them
you may become partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire."
It is an incredible thing . . . the Tanakh. What a beautiful, beautiful thing the Lord has written. And for the New Testament to explain these things of the Old Testament . . . well, it is simply shocking to this day . . . and I have been studying this Core Doctrine for years, now. I wish that people understood that our Gospel of Christ should also be known as the Gospel of Circumcision. If people could see these things, and believe in them, their entire lives would change.
Thank you for the chance to share with you.
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