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1 INTIMACY WITH CHRIST August 2016 Rian Cilliers

2 INTIMACY WITH CHRIST CONTENT Page no PREFACE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1. Spiritual marriage 2 2. Reminders of Intimacy 4 3. Images of moving towards intimacy 9 4. The hill, or mountain, of God The image of the temple laid bare Male and female facing each other Images of the spirit s rule The image of the double reward Intimate communication Life-giving inputs Different types of life Intimacy described by the words went in 59 60

3 INTIMACY WITH CHRIST EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Spiritual growth and higher levels of glory are linked to intimacy with Christ. Increased intimacy is quite noticeable when moving to a higher level of glory, especially moving from the Holy Place to the Holy of Holies. Christ remains the bridegroom of the church, and the reality thereof increases at higher levels of glory. God has built into the male and female parts of man various images linked to intimate communication. Images of moving towards intimacy is that the soul must desire intimacy with Christ. Man first has to be washed clean and be prepared to be naked before God. Man s soul must then be prepared to submit and be receptive before God. Man must then be prepared to move up the mountain of God, just as the male moves up the pubic hill of the female. The three dimensions of the temple of God has to be laid bare before God just as the female genitals are laid bare before the male: the outer lips representing the outer court, the inner lips representing the Holy Place, and the clitoris representing the Holy of Holies. Man has to face Christ and embrace Christ just as the male and female parts of man have to do. A reminder of man s double reward is given when the pubic hair of both male and female become one, effectively doubling its size, where the pubic hair of the female at her pubic hill is an image of the Garden of Eden, Paradise on the mountain of God. Pressure placed on the Holy of Holies, man s spirit, the spirit of Christ, allows the Spirit to rule inside of man s whole being, just as pressure placed on the clitoris of the female allows her whole body to rule in orgasms of ecstasy. At that moment there is a willingness in man to become one with Christ. At that moment, truths also flow from Christ, just as life-giving semen flows from the male part of man.

4 2 1. SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE This chapter briefly introduces the concept of spiritual marriage and spiritual intimacy with Christ. GROWTH & HIGHER LEVELS OF GLORY LINKED TO INTIMACY Parallel to the processes of spiritual growth, the soul of man also matures in intimacy, in marrying, becoming one with Christ. In the physical realm the bodies of both male and female children matures, making ready for marriage. The more man s soul is exposed to the Word of God, which is Christ, the more man s soul is drawn closer to it. The various stages of moving closer to the Word, have only one image as its focus, namely to become part of marriage, a close personal arrangement with another person, God, and to experience spiritual intimacy with that person, Christ. The images of marriage and of intimacy are found in the physical realm as well which all show the way towards man s relationship with Christ. QUITE NOTICEABLE WHEN MOVING TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF GLORY The stages of moving closer to the Word is particular noticeable when man s being move from glory to glory at the end of spiritual season. The Book of Rev links this particular event of marriage with being resurrected to a new level of glory. Man s soul moves closer to the point of its ultimate destiny intimacy with Christ, who is also the eternal Father. This move is the best visible at the end of a 7-year season (1260 days plus 1260 days in Rev 11 and 12). At the end of the season, represented by the descriptions in Rev 19, it is stated: "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God." (Rev 19:7-9). You are called to this marriage, this feasting period, when Christ raises you up so that you experience more of heaven than in the past. At the end of a season, man s soul is satisfied with how God steers man s surroundings. At face value it would seem as though things go in the wrong direction, but God has a better plan in His mind, and if you would ask Him what is going on, He will reveal it to you. His purpose is to streamline your earthly environment so that you experience more of Christ s kingdom in your surroundings as well, such as rest, peace, joy, abundance, blessings, etc. Moses, who was 40 days on the mountain in the cloud, is another image of having intimacy with God. Christ preparing His spirit for intimacy occurred in the 40 days in the desert at the start of His ministry. Christ experiencing intimacy with the Father all the more occurred on the mountain of transfiguration in the cloud of witnesses. Christ experiencing incrementally even more intimacy with the Father occurred in the 40 days after His resurrection, when He was mostly in heaven, in the clouds of heaven, ascending to them on the 8 th day after His resurrection, and when He eventually entered heaven permanently 40 days after His resurrection.

5 3 MOVING FROM THE HOLY PLACE TO THE HOLY OF HOLIES When you move through the door from the outer court into the Holy Place, you are spiritually reborn. You receive a new spirit. You are a spiritual baby. However, when you move through the door from the Holy Place into the Holy of Holies, you get married. Marriage takes place. You move out of your family home where you received instructions, and you are now able to possess the earthly environment as a married person, becoming one with your marriage partner, which, in the spiritual realm is Christ Himself. Now the move towards spiritual intimacy increases incrementally already within the Holy Place, just as the physical body of a person matures even before marriage. Even the move from the Holy Place to the Holy of Holies is an eternal move, an eternal process, while marriage in the physical realm is a once-off event. Deals with moving into a higher level of glory in which you can operate more independently and with more authority. CHRIST THE BRIDEGROOM INTO ETERNITY When Christ was walking the earth, Christ was already the bridegroom, the Door to move a person from the Holy Place into the Holy of Holies, by marrying a person, becoming one with a person. Then John s disciples came and asked him (Christ), How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast? Jesus answered, How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. (Matt 9:14, 15). It is clear that Christ considered Himself as the bridegroom to His disciples. His disciples could still not permanently possess the kingdom of heaven, that is, move permanently from the Holy Place into the Holy of Holies, because Christ has not yet died on the cross the curtain between these 2 holy places have not yet removed, and therefore Christ calls his disciples guests. Christ as the bridegroom, and the wedding and the marriage, all took place when Christ walked the earth 2000 years ago. When the disciples of John the Baptist told John that Christ is also baptising people and everyone is going to Christ, John the Baptist declared The bride (the people flocking after Christ) belongs to the bridegroom (Christ). The friend (John the Baptist) who attends the bridegroom (Christ) waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom s voice. (John 3:29). Here, John the Baptist also confirmed that Christ was already the bridegroom at the time when Christ walked the earth. The spirit realm is not restricted by time and space. There is not going to happen a once-off event in the future of Christ s marriage with the church. It happens continuously and with different intensities with the individuals within Christ s church, His body.

6 4 2. REMINDERS OF INTIMACY This chapter briefly focuses on God presenting in the physical realm reminders of the genuine original intimacy which man can experience of God in the spiritual realm. THE FEMALE AS HELPER FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE As already indicated in a previous chapter, the woman was created to be a helper for the male. I will make a helper suitable for him (the male part of man) (Gen 2:18). The female is a helper for both the male and female parts of man representing God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. The female is a helper first and foremost towards the spiritual realm, that is, towards God, who is spirit in nature. The function of helper is to show the way towards an intimate personal relationship with the triune God, who is spirit in nature. IMAGES OF INTIMACY IN THE PHYSICAL REALM There are various intimate levels of communication identifiable between individuals, but those are all intimate levels of the soul. The best images concerning spiritual intimacy, that is intimacy experienced within man s spirit, is to look at man s body, where man s physical body is an image of man s spirit. During sexual intercourse, the female s body highlight various phases that man s spirit undergoes towards spiritual intimacy with God. And the soul s role within those intimate levels also plays an important part. The female soul and body has been designed to show this way. Within the soul and body of the female, several images have been built-in to show this way. REMINDERS TO THE SOUL OF INTIMATE COMMUNICATION This volume focuses on images of the genuine original, man s spirit, that God built into the body of the female to always remind the souls of both male and female, whether fallen or not, of how to move into intimate sensing, intimate communication, and intimate living with God, the Father, through man s spirit. God provided sufficient indicators for man to experience intimacy with God. Sexual intercourse provides an image of the attitude which man s soul ought to have in the various stages of intercourse as pre-conditions in order to receive life-giving input of spiritual seed of God s Word, which is receiving Christ into man s spirit. These images have not been built into the bodies of angels or other spirit beings that God has created, as they experience this intimacy every day in the presence of God. The soul is mentioned here quite often, because the spirit s function of communication focuses on the soul been able to interact through the spirit with another soul, whereas the spirit s function of living focuses on ensuring eternal life for the spirit. Likewise the body s function of communication focuses on the soul been able to interact through the body with another soul, whereas the body s function of living focuses on ensuring life for the body.

7 5 Nonetheless, intimate communication deals with the spirit or body receiving input as part of the 3 input functions of sensing, living and communication. This section is not dealt within the basics of man s spirit, because spiritual growth must first occur before this level of intimacy is achieved, just as in the physical realm, man s soul and man s body of dust must first grow and mature, going through various levels of glory, before this level of intimacy is achieved. ADAM S DESIRE TO PURSUE ONENESS WITH GOD Before the fall, Adam had no desire to pursue images that showed the way towards intimacy with God, as Adam was indeed One with God in the Garden of Eden. Before the fall, there was no reason to pursue the image of intimacy and Oneness with God in the realm of dust while man has direct access continually to the genuine original in terms of intimacy and oneness. In an environment of abundance of a commodity, man s soul is inclined to take the abundance for granted. Before the fall, the main focus of Adam and his wife was of a spirit nature for a few decades, sensing fulfilment from their relationship with the triune God. The desires of their bodies of dust were of low priority and insignificant in the presence of God, the Father. However, after the fall, Adam, situated outside of the Garden of Eden, desired to be One with God again. Adam was not satisfied of been separated from God. Adam desired to be a proper image of God in the realm of dust. Adam did not want to miss his purpose of existence in life on earth. Oneness became a priority for Adam to pursue. Adam realised that God gave Eve to him as a helper. God has declared towards the first Adam: I will make a helper suitable for him (the male part of man) (Gen 2:18). The female is a helper first and foremost towards the spiritual realm, that is, towards God, who is spirit in nature. The function of helper is to show the way towards an intimate personal relationship with the triune God, who is spirit in nature. The female is a helper for both the male and female parts of man representing God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. After God showed Adam and his wife in the Garden of Eden of sacrificing lambs to Him, and made clothes of their skins for both Adam and his wife, Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant (Gen4:1). Adam knew Eve as his wife (Gen 4:1) implies that Adam studied the detail of all the images that God has built into the body of his wife, not only to become one with Eve, but to discover the way towards maintaining intimacy with God the Father. Adam investigated the image, the female body as helper, in order to remain One with God again. Adam did this for the first time outside of the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve were already banished from the Garden, as time elapsed between the cherubim guarding the Garden of Eden after the fall, which is noted in Genesis 3:24, and Adam to knew his wife, described in the next verse, Genesis 4:1. Adam studied the images on having intimacy with God the Father only after intimacy with God the Father was broken through the introduction of sin. Adam knew Eve (Gen 4:1), implies that Adam heard from God what the images built into the female part of man was all about. Both of Adam s spirit and body was at work in the process of knowing. Adam knew that God has built into the realm of dust an image of the Oneness between man and God, as God has already declared in the Garden of Eden Therefore the man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh (Gen 2:24). Adam knew that the oneness between male and female was an image of the oneness between the triune God, as well as the oneness between man and God.

8 6 Adam knew that pursuing the images of oneness with God in the realm of dust with his whole heart and in obedience to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, will show the way towards him experiencing the oneness between himself and the genuine original, God, in the spirit realm. Adam s ruling soul chose to lay with his wife. Adam continuously fluctuated between operating in a priority order of spirit first, soul second and body last, and operating in a priority order of soul first, body second and spirit last. God lives into perpetuity, and His own timing would have been longer if Adam did not fell. Eternity was available for this action. Adam operated in the good of the tree of death. The good in the tree of death also leads to death. However, God respects the choice of Adam s soul. The soul of Adam became more focused on the body of dust of the female. The body of the female had the only images available to show him the way towards intimacy with God. Adam s intentions were good to pursue the spirit life, while focusing on the images built into the body of dust of the female. The body of dust has become more prominent as a means to understand God, since the holy God has started distancing Himself in the spirit realm. Sexual intercourse in the realm of dust is an image of the genuine original in the spiritual realm, namely intimate communion with God. Both Adam and his wife recognised within the image of sexual intercourse, the genuine original which occurs in the spirit realm during intimacy with God, and which both of them have already experienced, but have now starting to lose through the fallen character of their souls. Losing the fleshly nature and moving into intimate communication and oneness with God consists of many major steps, many of which are described in this Volume. These steps are built into the body of the female part of man to help the souls of both male and female to choose to have intimate communication with God, whether man fell or not. SPIRITUAL INTIMACY OUGHT TO INCREASE INCREMENTALLY Spiritual intimacy with Christ ought to increase incrementally in two ways simultaneously: moving towards becoming continuous, and also increase in intensity. Spiritual touch, whose image is to hold hand in the physical realm, should eventually move on to increased levels of touch, embracing the Word, Christ, coming from the lips of God, just as in the physical realm, physical touch increases to kissing of lips, and hands and arms embracing the one from the opposite sex. If the Word is not placed first in man s life, then spiritual intimacy can gradually and incrementally fade away. The same trend is found in the physical realm between male and female. Then the rubbing of the other person s back diminishes, the holding of hands diminishes, the kissing and embracing each other diminishes. This can be seen in older couples where Death has increased its tentacles in man s physical life. As intimacy fades gradually and incrementally, and is no longer attended to, the multitude and variety of special touches involved in intimate communication also fades away. This is true in both the spiritual and physical realms. If spiritual intimacy does not increase incrementally all the time in a person s life, then a point of darkness can be reached in the person, even if he is born again, that he finds it incomprehensible that man can have intimate communication with Christ. Yet, the analogies between spiritual and physical intimacy set out in this volume merely confirms that spiritual intimacy is indeed possible. Likewise, in the physical realm there are males and females that are already images of this trend of people who do not want to engage in spiritual intimacy with Christ. These males and

9 7 females cannot, and do not want to, engage in intimacy in the physical realm, in sexual intercourse. They are not attracted to such activities. A GENERAL TREND OF NOT GIVING OVER TO INTIMACY There is a general trend amongst the female part of man of not been available towards intimacy with their bridegroom, the male part of man. The vast majority of females spend a lot of time, money and effort to be attractive and acceptable in the way they present themselves towards the opposite sex. There is a total discrepancy in the effort which female put into themselves in order to be attractive to the opposite sex, and her desire to have sexual intercourse. Females usually are careful and observant to what they eat, not allowing fat or obesity to set in. They are disciplined in looking after themselves. They dress up smartly. They ensure that they are always clean and that they look presentable to the outside world. Their hair is usually done neatly. Outwardly, they are usually a feast for the eyes. But they are usually not interested in intimacy, in sexual intercourse. Even if they would be willing to have sexual intercourse, it would be on their timeline and when they experience a craving for that, and that is usually very rare. For example, it would happen when they themselves desire to have a baby. They are usually never accommodating to have as much sex as what the male would desire to have. This trend is part of the flesh inside of man. It has gradually developed within the female domain and has become established in her make-up, in the way she operates. And she considers her approach as normal. This trend is confirmed in the way the majority of Christian church denominations as the bride of Christ operates towards the bridegroom, Christ. Christian church denominations are usually quite observant in what spiritual nourishment they allow to be absorbed in their midst. Churches are usually much disciplined in looking after themselves. They dress up smartly in all aspects of their religious life. They have nice buildings, organisational structures and activities presented outwardly. They ensure that they are always clean and that they look presentable to the outside world. Their church services are always undertaken in a streamlined and organised way. It is usually done neatly. Outwardly, they are usually a feast for the eyes. They are virgins for Christ. But they are usually not interested in spiritual intimacy with the bridegroom Christ. For example, you never hear of members of a church denomination experiencing streams of spiritual living waters flowing through them, which in the physical realm has its counterpart, its image, in the orgasms which the female is supposed to experience during sexual intercourse. They are foolish virgins, with no spiritual oil, represented by the Holy Spirit. In so many cases, it is a feast for the eyes to observe the activities in which the female marriage partner is engaging into. Yet, she would not be interested in sexual intercourse while she is busy with her own activities, should you ask her.

10 8 Christ spoke about this trend as well, having prepared a spiritual feast of a meal, which is usually associated with the spiritual marriage feast of the Lamb. It speaks about having incrementally more intimacy with Christ. It happens at the end of each spiritual season when Christ comes in the spirit realm and rewards a person, moving him incrementally to a higher spiritual glory level, closer to Christ. Christ spoke the following in this regard: "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding."' (Matt 22: 2-4). People, both male and female, were not interested in Christ s request. They merely wanted to continue with their current activities, their current lives. Christ said of those people: "But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them (Matt 22:5, 6).

11 9 3. IMAGES OF MOVING TOWARDS INTIMACY This chapter briefly focuses on man s approach towards intimacy with Christ, that is, how to approach Christ, the Word of God, if man really wants to move into intimacy with God. THE SOUL MUST DESIRE INTIMACY WITH GOD Man s soul can seek intimacy with God, during which God is not shy to reveal Himself, just as a female may seek sexual intercourse with the male, during which the male is not shy to have intimacy with her. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you (James 4:8). The starting point of spiritual intimacy is a desire between two beings, man and God. Since this desire is between these two beings, and since man s spirit is also an image supporting man s soul, God created another image of this natural desire in the physical realm, namely the natural desire for each other in the male and female parts of man as well. Man s spirit craves to receive from God, just as in the physical realm, the female s body has a craving for the male part of man, to receive from the male part of man. The spirit s desire to receive spiritual seed from the Holy Spirit in order to produce spiritual fruit is represented in the physical realm by the desire of the female part of man to receive physical seed from the male part of man, semen, and produce a baby that is full of life. God s inclination and desire to pursuit giving is represented in the physical realm by the hunter s instinct and the larger sexual drive of the male part of man to give, which differs from that of the female part of man. TO BE WASHED CLEAN In order to spiritual intimacy, man has to be washed spiritual clean, and that only happens when man has been washed by the blood of the lamb, Christ. All images refer to Christ, the Word of God. Man s spirit and soul has to be exposed to the Word, and the Word acts as a washing detergent, as water, to provide relief for man s spirit and soul. The spiritual washing has been stated on many occasions in scripture: To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. (Rev 1:5) and But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God (1 Cor 6:11) and let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water (Heb 10:22). You have to have clean hands in order to have spiritual intimacy with God: Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully (Ps 24:3, 4). The hill spoken of here, the holy hill of Christ, is described later on in this volume. The fact remains that you have to prepare for having intimacy with Christ, and part of that preparation is to have spiritually clean hands and a pure heart. In the physical realm, the image is to wash man s physical body, or bath, or shower, before male and female have intimacy with each other, and to wash man s hands from germs and filthiness, before man approaches the private parts of man s marriage partner. TO BE NAKED BEFORE CHRIST As long as man s soul thinks that he is okay without God and can enjoy life without God, lifegiving input will not flow through his spirit and oneness with God remains elusive, just as

12 10 when a female s soul thinks that she is okay without the male part of man and can enjoy life without the male, life-giving semen will not be imparted into her body of dust and oneness with the male part of man, the image of God the Father, remains elusive. The whole process of the birth of new life and moving closer to God the Father as part of an intimate personal relationship with the Father starts with an openness before God. Man s soul must be willing that his spirit be totally open and transparent towards the source of the spirit, God the Father, just as in the realm of dust the female s soul must wilfully allow her body of dust to be completely naked before the image of God the Father and the source of her body, the male part of man The soul must sense its own vulnerability when its spirit is exposed and laid bare before God in all truth, just as the soul of the female will sense her own vulnerability when her body of dust is exposed and laid bare before the male part of man. The most private and intimate areas of man s spirit has to be laid bare before God, just as the female lays bare the most private and intimate areas of her body of dust. It is part of humbleness. A proud soul does not want to expose itself and feels uncomfortable in a humbling position. No pretences, and no pride, should be in man s soul. Man s spirit has to be bare and naked before the Holy Spirit in order to receive from the Holy Spirit, just as the female part of man has to be naked in order to receive from the male part of man. It is the only way spiritual touch is able to be effective, just as in the physical realm, nakedness is the only way that physical touch is able to be effective. Without touch, seed or semen cannot flow. No disjunction should exist between soul and spirit, just as in the physical realm no disjunction should exist between soul and body of dust. The soul must be willing to be open, just as the body is naked. A spirit that is forced to be open and truthful before God the Father while the soul hides other motives, is just as destructive as in the physical realm when the body of the female is forced to be naked before the image of God the Father, the male part of man, but her soul is not in the action of becoming naked. The soul must be prepared to face God, who is spirit, with his spirit, just as the female s soul must be prepared that her body of dust faces the male part of man, the image of God the Father. Any youngster would know that the development of pubic hair raises the self-consciousness of the soul, allowing the soul to rule even more. While fallen man tries to prevent the visibility of pubic hair, God the Father desires that the self-consciousness of the soul must subside and submit to the rule of the spirit during this act of being naked before God, just as the selfconsciousness of the soul must subside and submit to the rule of the body been naked before the male part of man. Man s mechanisms that increase the self-consciousness of the ruling soul, which prevents clarity of truths to be imparted into man s spirit from God the Father must be clearly visible, just as the pubic hair that protects the vagina and the outer lips of the female s vagina as the entry point of semen must be clearly visible for the male part of man, the image of God the Father. God the Father already knows man s most intimate details, but that is not relevant here it is man who must be prepared and willing to go in a situation whereby he allows his most intimate details be laid bare before God, and that he knows he is doing that. This first step of openness is already sufficient for God the Father to be highly attracted to man s spirit and soul and for Him to desire to provide life-giving spiritual seed into man s spirit, just as in the physical realm, the first step of the female s body been naked before the male is

13 11 already sufficient for the male to be highly attracted to the female, soul and body, and for him to experience his penis becoming stiff as life-giving blood flows into it, and for him to desire to provide life-giving semen. Openness should occur continuously before God, just as in the physical realm, Adam and Eve before the fall operated continuously naked before each other, and just as God has built into the male part of man the desire that the female operate continuously naked before him. Openness towards each other should be a way of living for both male and female parts of man. The openness of the spirit of man before God triggers God the Father to be open and vulnerable before man as well, just as in the physical realm, when the body of the female is naked before the male, the male s soul is prepared to expose his naked body to the female as well. Then nothing is hidden from each other s sight. This level of intimacy between man and God is imbedded in trust between the two partners just as in the physical realm, trust has to exist between the female and male parts of man to be naked before each other. Without God sensing that He can trust a person, this level of spiritual intimacy will not be forthcoming. The nakedness of man s spirit and soul should be in front of One God, for there is only One God, just as in the physical realm, the female is naked before one male part of man. If man s spirit and soul have many other gods on man s mind, then the intimacy with God is not achieved, just as a male is not easily aroused when the female is naked in front of many males who possess the female s soul and body. During spiritual intimacy, God the Father lowers His own characteristics that would reveal the truths about the deep intensity of His character, such as his humble nature, just as in the physical realm the hair around the penis and testicles of the male part of man is clearly visible to the female part of man, as well as his actions during intimacy. God s prevention mechanism becomes visible that would ensure that His servant-hood are not been exploited by the ruling soul inside of fallen man. This level of spiritual intimacy not only include the sense of sight of man s spirit, but also the sense of touch and smell of man s spirit, just as in the physical realm, physical intimacy involving nakedness of the body not only include the sense of sight of the female s naked body, but also the sense of touch and smell of the female s body, her fragrance. Trust between God and man must be of such an extent that man would have the liberty to concentrate on and touch on his own each other s private gardens, just as in the physical realm, trust must be of such an extent that the naked male and female parts of man would have the liberty to concentrate on and touch their private parts while facing each other. Spiritual openness before God allows deeper levels of communication to occur between man and God, just as in the physical realm, nakedness of bodies between male and female allows deeper levels of communication to occur between the two. However, openness and frankness before God is not sufficient enough on its own to ensure life-giving spiritual seed to flow from God the Father in order to know and understand God better and to become like Him. Openness only allows a glimpse of the opening towards man s spirit to be visible for God. This is similar to the physical realm where sexual intercourse for semen to flow is still impossible when the female is standing naked in front of the male. The male can merely sense a glimpse of the side of her the outer lips of her vagina through the pubic hair that still protects the entrance to the rest of her private genitals between her legs. The sexual act has not yet taken place. Openness before God is merely a step in the right direction of experiencing spiritual intimacy with God, just as the male and female bodies, standing next to each other, is merely a step in the direction of sexual intercourse.

14 12 STANDING STRAIGHT UP AN IMAGE OF THE FLESH The image of the female standing straight up with her legs next to each other can be viewed as an image representing characteristics of Christ, but also characteristics in the hands of Satan. This image can be considered as an image of the flesh working in man, where man stands on his own two feet, making his own decisions in own initiatives and strength and abilities. It is an instruments in the hands of Satan. Man s spirit is suppressed, not allowing any ecstasy of operating in heaven, and not allowing spiritual streams of living waters to flow, and not allowing life-giving seed to be imparted by God the Father. It is impossible for man to experience these positive attributes while operating in the flesh. Likewise in the physical realm, the female standing straight up with her legs next to each is unable to sensing her body, and soul, getting high, feel the ecstasy of moving towards an orgasm. She is unable to eventually sense the orgasm, which is an image of spiritual rivers of life-giving waters of joy that can flow through her. She is unable to receive the life-giving semen of the father, representing the spiritual seed of God the Father, which is Christ, into her body. No own initiatives of the female separate from this intimate act can produce a deeper level of oneness and birth of new life, just as in the physical realm a female standing straight and tall with her legs next to each other in a closed position will never produce a deeper level of oneness and birth of a baby body of dust that resembles the image of the Father, namely new life, a new baby body. Life-giving spiritual seed can also not be introduced if man s soul remains reserved, and allows his spirit some leeway towards accepting Christ s truths, just as life-giving semen cannot be introduced into the female s body of dust if her body continues to stand up straight and she only plants her feet a little wider apart from each other. No semen can be imparted to a female standing straight up while her legs are spread open. The soul s reserve towards accepting God s new life through His spiritual seed, Christ, and the soul s reserve to give up its own fleshly life, and the soul s striving for independence is a serious blockage for life-giving input from God the Father to be imparted. The flesh in man opposes the life-giving work which God wants to do in man s life. THE SOUL SUBMITTING TO GOD THE FATHER Man is dependent on God the Father for the flow of life-giving spiritual seed, just as the female is dependent on the male for life-giving semen to flow. Man s soul has to willingly submit to man s spirit so that the spirit can receive God the Father s life-giving spiritual seed, which is Christ, the Word of God, just as the female s soul has to submit to the idea that her body receives the male s life-giving semen. Man s soul should acknowledge its total dependence on God the Father in order for life to flow and also for oneness to be accomplished, just as in the image of the body of the female, the female s body of dust moves into a position of submission relative to the male part of man in order for life to flow and for oneness to be accomplished. Bowing down far forward, or lying on her back, is the only way possible for the male part to clearly see the input into the female s body of dust, her vagina.

15 13 Man s soul has to choose to willingly humble itself to an input to man s spirit, bowing down to the source of spiritual seed, God the Father, just as in the realm of dust, the soul of the female has to choose to humble herself allowing her body to take in a position of humbleness. If the female faces the male, the body of the woman has to lie down on her back, ensuring that her head, the centre of her soul, that is, her soulish thoughts, is the furthest from the male. Without these actions representing images of submission, life-giving seed in both spiritual and physical realms cannot be introduced and transported successfully. This action of submission links with the volume dealing with the boundaries of spiritual sensing, living and communication which states that God is the initiator of input functions and that man has to acknowledge that he is totally dependent on God for inputs. This image is a reminder for both male and female, as the woman s body merely reveal for both what is required to obtaining the life-giving spiritual seed through their spirits. Both of their spirits have to bow down and submit to the Holy Spirit, just as the female s upper body has to bow down, or her whole body lie down, in order to be penetrated effectively. A PLACE OF RESTING The female lying on her back is a position of resting. That is the most preferable position which man has to take in when entering Christ s spiritual kingdom of heaven all the more, moving towards intimacy with Christ, represented by the male part of man. The resting refers to the image given to Moses on Mount Sinai at the time when Moses saw the burning bush, and where God told Moses to remove his shoes, because the ground on which he is standing is holy. Shoes are required to move over difficult terrains. But when you wish to rest, you have to remove your shoes. God wanted Moses to move into God s rest, His eternal Sabbath. It is to experience God s peace in man s spirit and soul. Man s soul trust in God the Father, and in the process man s being experiences His rest. MOVE AS FAR AWAY FROM THE FLESH Input to the spirit receives priority over the soul, just as in the realm of dust, the input into the body receives priority over the workings and initiatives taken of the soul, in particular the soul s mind. This is properly reflected in the physical realm, where in both positions of intimacy that the woman has to take, the female s head, which is the source of her mind and will, is the furthest from the source of life-giving semen of the male part of man, while the input of female s body, her vagina, is the nearest to the source of life-giving semen, in order for semen to flow. During this level of spiritual intimacy, the soul chooses that faith imparted through man s spirit into man s soul is also the furthest, just as the female s soul chooses that her input of physical nourishment, namely her mouth, is the furthest from the male s penis. Faith is not required, as man s soul senses the realness of the closeness of God s presence, just as in the physical realm, nourishment of dust is not required as an input to the body, as man s soul senses the realness of the closeness of the image of God the Father, namely the male part of man. Man s soul also chooses that the spirit s function of sensing becomes more sensitive as the soul submits to the senses of the spirit, just as in the physical realm, the female part of man chooses within the submissive position of the female body lying down for sexual intercourse to allow the focus on her soul to become less while her soul focuses on the senses that her body will experience during sexual intercourse.

16 14 Man s soul must first be prepared to bow down to the Father, before opening man s spirit to the Father, just as in the physical realm, the female s soul must first be prepared to lie down in a position where the centre of her soul, namely her head, is the furthest from the image of the Father, the male part of man. A GREATER LEVEL OF OPENNESS BEFORE GOD However, the spirit submitting to God the Father is not sufficient enough on its own to ensure life-giving spiritual seed to flow from God the Father in order to know and understand God better and to become like Him. Submitting to the Father only allows a glimpse of the opening towards man s spirit to become more visible for God. This is similar to the physical realm where sexual intercourse for semen to flow is still impossible when the female lies naked on her body s back in a submitted and resting position in front of the male, but with her legs closed, or the female with her back towards the male bending downwards but with her legs closed. The male can merely sense a glimpse of the front area of the outer lips of her vagina below the pubic hair when the female lies on her back facing the male, or the male can merely sense the closed outer lips protecting the vagina opening when the female s back faces the male and she bends downwards with her legs closed. In such a case, God s Word is still not able to be implanted successfully into man s spirit, just as semen can still not be implanted successfully into the vagina of the female. In such a case, since the spirit s input function of intimate communication to move closer to God still does not operate, the output functions of man s spirit of growth, instinct and purpose of existence to become an image of God will not be activated, just as in the physical realm, when the input function of the body of intimate communication still does not operate, the output functions of her body s womb for growth of new life, the development of body instinct in a new body and producing fruit of the womb that resembles the male and female, will not be activated. A much greater level of openness is required from man before God the Father, just as the female has to be prepared to open up her legs for the male part of man. RECEPTIVENESS OF MAN S SOUL The following key element of moving towards intimacy with God is that man s soul has to have a desire to be transformed into the image of God, just as in the physical realm, the female s soul has to have a desire for sexual intercourse with the male in order to produce new life that resembles both the male and female parts of man. A receptiveness of man s soul is required to receive God s life-giving seed, His Word, through man s spirit, in order to know and understand God better, just as the female in the realm of dust must be receptive to receive the male s life-giving semen into her body of dust that will lead to new life in the physical realm that resembles the male, an image of the Father, and the source of the semen. Man s soul must be prepared and willing to first open his spirit for God the Father to impart His life-giving spiritual seed, filled with God s truths, God s goodness and God s righteousness, just as in the realm of dust, the soul of the female part of man willingly opens the legs of her body of dust in order to receive life-giving physical seed, semen, made of dust, from the male part of man. Man s spirit must be open and receptive, yielding totally to the Holy Spirit, just as the female part of man has to willingly open up her legs exposing in full view her genitals hidden and closed between her legs in order to receive from the male part of man.

17 15 This is more than merely openness and frankness on man s own part before God. It is to be open to receive input. It is an openness to absorb that which the male part provides. Man s spirit and soul is not receptive to any life-giving seed from the Father if the spirit is not open for input, just as the spreading of the female s legs is a prerequisite to be receptive to any life-giving semen from the male to flow into the female s body of dust. The slightest closing of man s spirit towards Him is clearly visible for God the Father, just as in the physical realm, the slightest hint of the female s soul to close her legs the male part of man is able to pick up, which then signals that the female is not open for the flow of semen from the male part of man. There must be a yearning for God s input, just as a female must have a yearning to have sexual intercourse with the male, allowing unashamed even the input to her body, her vagina, the most private part of her body between her legs, which she herself is not even able to see and which she never attend to as much as other visible body areas such as her face, to be displayed in all its glory for the male part of man. Fallen man s soul that is willing to open to God is reflected in the female willingly opening her legs to receive God s life-giving spiritual seed. God the Father must be allowed to see beyond the spiritual garden towards the input of man s spirit, just as in the physical realm the male part of man must be allowed to see deeper between the legs of the female, beyond the borders of the pubic hair that protects the input areas of the female private genitals. Man must allow God to see beyond the spiritual temple area below the spiritual garden of man s spirit that leads to spiritual intimacy, just as in the physical realm, the vagina areas below the pubic hair must be clearly visible. IN CONCLUSION Oneness between man and God cannot be obtained in the spirit if there is not the willingness to be open before God the Father, to bow down in submission to God the Father, and the receptiveness to God the Father, just as oneness between male and female cannot be obtained in their bodies if there is not the willingness in the female to be naked before the male, the female s body takes in a position of submission to the male, lying down on her back, and the female opens her legs wide to show her receptiveness for the male. God the Father is able to see the openness of man s spirit, just as the male is able to see the entrance to the vagina of the female. The utter dependency and vulnerability of the man s soul, giving over man s spirit to the stronger Father and His actions is reflected in the female soul, allowing her body to be utterly dependent and vulnerable to the male, while her legs are spread wide open, giving over her body to the stronger male and his actions. In terms of the spirit s function of intimate communication, the soul been receptive to receive life-giving spiritual seed to flow from God the Father, which is His Word, is sufficient in order to know and understand God better and to become like Him. This is similar to the physical realm during sexual intercourse where the flow of semen is made possible when the female is lying naked in front of the male with her legs open wide, or the female with her back towards the male bending downwards with her legs open wide. Now people can already start to understand why they do not sense God s spiritual seed, Christ, God s truths, been deposited into their spirits it is all about having the right attitudes before the omnipresent God and these image of having the right attitude is highlighted in the build-up towards the female having intimacy with the male.

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19 17 4. THE HILL, OR MOUNTAIN, OF GOD This chapter briefly focuses on the presence of the pubic hill of the female part of man during intimate communication, or sexual intercourse. THE HILL OR MOUNTAIN OF GOD The pubic hill of the female part of man is part of the image that shows the way towards intimacy with God. The pubic hill is sometimes also called a mountain. There is a direct link between the pubic hill built into the female body which helps both male and female towards intimacy with God, and the hills in man s earthly environment. The hills in man s earthly environment is also an image of intimacy towards God, just as the hill of the female part of man, her pubic hill is an image of intimacy The ovum in the female part of man meets the sperm of the father, the male part of man, at the pubic hill of the female part of man. Sperm and ovum meets each other in the outer third of the fallopian tube in the female part of man. This is situated at the pubic hill of the female part of man. The mountain of God represents the pubic hill at the vagina of the female part of man. God built this mountain in the female part of man, which is regularly visited by the father, the male part of man. This also refers to the image of start of the birth of life for the Israelite nation, when God declared that: he (Aaron) met Moses at the mountain of God (Ex 4:20, 27). Here the craving in man s spirit for the spiritual seed of God, Christ, meets at the mountain of God, where Moses represents Christ and Aaron represents the craving in man s spirit for God s spiritual seed. No mountain and no hill has attracted and captivated the male part of man, the father, so much as the pubic hill at the vagina of the female part of man. Even with God s Messiah, fallen man and Christ meet each other on the hill of Calvary. They meet each other at the cross of Christ on this hill. The seed of God can be found at this hill of Calvary. When man intimately embraces what Christ did on the hill of Calvary, then man has intimacy with God. Christ ascended to His Father permanently from the Mount of Olives, also near the hill of Calvary. The Mount of Olives is named for the olive groves, trees, which once covered its slopes. It actually means: the mountain covered in trees olive trees. And if it was covered with olive trees, then the mountain was actually a garden as well signifying an image of the Garden of Eden of the first Adam. The image of the Garden of Eden has also been built into the female body. God has declared towards the first Adam: I will make a helper suitable for him (the male part of man) (Gen 2:18). The female is a helper first and foremost towards the spiritual realm, that is, towards God, who is spirit in nature. The function of helper is to show the way towards an intimate personal relationship with the triune God, who is spirit in nature. The female is a helper for both the male and female parts of man representing God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. The pubic hill at the female s vagina represents the mountain of God. God built this mountain into the female body. This hill is also covered with trees in the form of pubic hair. The trees are on the Mount of Olives just as the pubic hair is on the pubic hill. King Solomon compared the woman s pubic hill with that of a hill and a mountain. In Song 4: 1-6, Solomon describes his bride from her face, working his way down to her pubic hill. He

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