The AudioBook, Before Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1, Authored By David Abankwah Through The Inspiration Of God
Chapter 7
Main Heading: Revealed And Sealed Divine Discoveries Before Genesis 1:1
Bible Verse: Luke Chapter 8, Verse Number 10
And I Quote
And He said, “To you it has been GIVEN to know the MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD, BUT TO THE REST IT IS GIVEN IN PARABLES, that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.’
As humans we are so finite concerning the knowledge we have. Sometimes many people can’t accept knowledge about things that are controversial to them. They won’t even research more about such controversial issues.
They say, ‘we better stay away from these things otherwise we may be in trouble; what if no one is to support this? I better leave this thing untouched because of the disagreement I will face when I share the truth I have discovered with those who are ignorant about it.
Discovery is the act of determination that seeks to know the existence, presence, any finding, fact of or realize someone or something. There are many secular and ministerial discoveries people are searching to know, but are not finding them because, they are looking through the wrong means.
They bypass God, who is the major and true step they need to channel their findings through, but many researchers think they don’t need God. The path to a wrong destination is still wrong, even if the step you took was right in your own eyes.
One challenge in discovery is finding the right step to take. Wondering about the right step to take concerning the things you want to uncover in life, Godliness, and ministry cannot materialise, if you neglect God, who knows to the truth of all findings. It is Him who can direct your steps to what is true.
How hungrier you are, in your quest to do your findings of unravelling the mysteries concerning the things of God, how matured you are in the Lord, and the will of God concerning what you want to discover, are few determinants that can unravel mysteries.
There are two types of discoveries: Searchable and unsearchable discoveries.
Subheading: Revealed, Open, Searchable or Unsealed Divine Discoveries
Bible Verse: Isaiah Chapter 48, Verse Number 6
And I Quote
“You have heard; see all this. And will you not DECLARE it? I have made you hear new things from this time, even HIDDEN THINGS, and you did not know them.
Open discoveries are the findings God has given to men to. They are mostly physical things which the senses can perceive. The works of God, which one of them is the creation of the universe, have two sides of a coin.
There is no knowledge which man has that was not given to him by God. Even if you have all the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of the world, cannot help you determine the things of God, unless God gives it to you.
Bible Verse: Luke Chapter 8, Verse Number 10
And I Quote
…..To you it has been GIVEN to know the MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD…..
Many people who have made it in life, seem to attribute their success to the knowledge they have, their hard work, perseverance, academics, luck, the people they know, opportunity, smartness, and something else other than the help of God.
The discovery of the success of many wealthy people, has drawn them away from God because, they think it was their own strength that made them successful. It is a mistake to think that way. If God has done nothing at all for you, at least your breath is His.
You may not know that, the things which you have, were all given to you by the invisible hand of God, which was, and is, at work in your life. After all, what do you have, that Jesus Christ didn’t give it to you?
Bible Verse: First Corinthians 4, Verse Number 7
And I Quote
For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
Subheading: The Mistake Of The Rich Man
From the life of the rich man and Lazarus, one mistake that made the rich man go to hell is forgetfulness. He actually forgot that it was God who was behind His riches: purple and fine linen clothing, sumptuous feeding, and all the happy life he enjoyed. The forgetfulness made him overlook the working power that brought him that success.
He might think that, it was the family’s inheritance he was actually benefitting from, his own knowledge concerning the certification he got, that had built the multi million-dollar company for him, the people working under him, who aided the actualisation of his vision and missions, and the network of relationship he probably had with other rich people.
If you are rich genuinely, having some or all the symbols of riches, ask yourself whether when you were coming from the womb, you came with such things. You didn’t even create yourself, and you were not the one who created the universe and the things that are in it. It is the Lord Jesus Christ who owns you, and had given you the power to make such wealth.
Our nakedness from birth, teaches us a simple lesson of humility. You cannot allow yourself to be controlled by the things of the world. I am not trying to label riches as bad anyway, but if care is not taken, riches and wealth will draw you away from God.
Bible Verse: Matthew Chapter 19, Verse Number 23 to 24
And I Quote
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
In all your getting, do well to remember God, as seen in Deuteronomy 8:18. Do well to remember that every good and perfect gift which riches is inclusive comes from God, as seen in James 1:17. The same God who gives power to search or make wealth is the same God who gives power of searchability for other things.
The power of searchability is there for the taking, even in the life of those who are wealthy and those who are not. You can’t deny its recognition. A blessed person, is the One who has the Holy Spirit living in him or her. As you walk through the walk of life, don’t be confused about riches and blessings. For me, I only know one true blessing, and it is nothing beyond the Spirit of God.
We have been lied to, brainwashed, and manipulated by deceit that, riches and wealth are the blessings we need pursue as children of God, but in reality, the more you love it, the more it will draw you away from God. You can’t serve God and money. Prefer to have God’s spirit in you than to love the perishable things of the world.
Subheading: The Mistake Of The Young Achiever
I had an encounter with one young guy, who made it in the secular world as an achiever of early success, in the field of entrepreneurship. I met him in one of a career building programme organised by our school. Several achievers were present to make known to us the road to our true careers.
It was the turn of this young man who begun like this: ‘As a student I had been working hard. In all my years of schooling, I made it a point to learn hard, sacrifice a lot, and have pursued my career with all diligence.’
He then added: ‘Success is not about anyone helping you. It is a conscious effort and determination. I don’t believe in any force or supernatural help. No God or god handles the need in the business of success. I have lived not to depend on God or gods for what I am now. It is all about my effort, that has made me reach the pinnacle of success I am today.’
As I sat there and listened to him, I was not shocked much because a similar thing had happened in the Bible. I knew a certain rich man in the Bible who attributed all he had to his own efforts as seen in Luke 12:16 to 21.
For this rich man, it was a proclamation of something he wanted to do as seen in Luke 12:17. He just reasoned in his mind, but the danger that befell him was death. I was very much afraid what would befall this fellow, because not only did he reasoned like the rich man, but, he spoke it out for all to know.
‘This is very dangerous for you to say such a thing, young achiever,’ I thought. I pondered on it that it was a mistake he was doing, setting God aside, who has set everything plain for him to realise that, it was not his hard work or whatever that made him who he was today.
God has actually set before us, searchable discoveries which are vivid things we have around us. Such things include: plants, animals, humanity, and other non-living things. The things of the world are evidences of the discovery of the One and Only True Living God.
Subheading: Grace, The Step To Searchable Discoveries
The substantial point to the act of open discovery is grace. Grace is favour minus labour. When you want to enjoy open discovery, then grace is there for the taking. Without grace, you won’t be able to bypass God, to know the things He has kept from the reach of men. It is grace alone that can unlock the hidden things of God because they are His.
Bible Verse: Deuteronomy Chapter 29, Verse Number 29
And I Quote
…..THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE REVEALED BELONG TO US and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
When you are at crossroads of not knowing which direction to take, concerning critical decision to make, then, you need to seek God as King David always did, when he was at the deciding crossroads of war.
The grace of men is limited, but, there is a certain grace which goes beyond boundaries, time, and space. It spans through all generations. It is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ which can only find you with no merit.
Grace and mercy are like two twins. Mercy is the product of grace. The moment you see grace abounding in your life, it means the mercy of God is upon your life. I decree and declare that, the grace of God that leads the elect of God onto salvation, be your portion in the name of Jesus Christ.
There are discoveries which are open to us ONLY by grace. Without grace, you can never know what you ought to know in full, or even what you have to know in part. There is only one grace of God, but, three expressions of that grace. They are the grace of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The grace of God is without an exception. God favoured the world even before the beginning, and when the time was due, that grace abled Him to give out His Son, as a ransom for the world. The grace of God knows no boundary and has no exception. The grace of the Father rains and shines for both the wicked and the righteous. The grace of God the Father is the giver of love.
The grace of Jesus Christ is exclusive for those who sinners. The grace of God the Son comes to save the lost. The already saved ones are not the target of the grace of God the Son. That was why Jesus Christ said that He didn’t come for the saved, but, to the lost to bring them onto repentance as seen in Mark 2:11.
The grace of the Holy Spirit is also selective, as the grace of God the Son is. The grace of the Holy Spirit, is for those who are saints, and not those who are lost. His grace is not for the entire world, but, for those who are born again and living in righteousness, holiness, and sanctification.
Grace is the puller of people to you. If you have the grace of the fullness of the Godhead, you are indeed blessed. The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, all in Jesus Christ, will come to make abode with you and help you discover the mysteries, that are hidden even before the universe was made.
Without the grace of the fullness of the Godhead, I am afraid that, even the basic things you have to know, will not be disclosed to you. You will seek for the basic truth, but you will not find it, but the assurance about seeking in the Bible is that, you will find anytime you seek. But in your case, it will not be so. For you to discover the things you seek, it should not be outside the grace and will of God.
Now, we worship God in truth and in Spirit. You cannot go past the Spirit of God, who is now in operation in search for something outside His will. As God will do nothing without His Son, who is the Word, so He will do nothing without His Spirit at this end time.
The step to searchable discovery, can be revealed by the Holy Spirit, who was self-existing, before the universe was formed. He can teach, instruct, and direct us to the truth of God’s evidential works, and to give us understanding about the things God created.
May the Holy Spirit remove any scales in our eyes, that prevent us from seeing the things God has laid in store for us, to discover according to His will. I decree and declare that, anything that God wants to discover concerning the searchable discoveries of Him, be known to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Subheading: Sealed, Disclosed, or Unsearchable Divine Discovery
Bible Verse: Romans Chapter 11, Verse Number 33
And I Quote
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
This is an exquisite scripture, that entails a lot than we need to know about the mysteries of God. It wonderfully explains the unsearchable discoveries of God.
Unsearchable discoveries are the works of God, which have been concealed from the reach of people, even before the world was created. God decided afore that no matter the relationship He will have with man, He will never disclose such information to us.
Bible Verse: Deuteronomy Chapter 29, Verse Number 29
And I Quote
“The SECRET THINGS BELONG to the LORD OUR GOD…..
No money, kind, or anything you can do or give to God, can change His mind to help you discover the sealed discoveries of God. Such secret things belong to God alone and cannot be shared.
You can’t bribe God in an attempt to lure Him to show you what He will never do, as long as you are on earth. With all the pleading on behalf of us by His Son Jesus Christ, He cannot change His Father’s mind concerning these unsearchable discoveries.
Subheading: The Two Hidden Things Beyond Tracing Out
The unsearchable ways of God, are the means through which the wisdom of God is displayed. Wisdom, which is simply put, the application of knowledge, is hidden in the seven compartments of the mind of God.
Despite all the visions, dreams, and revelations God shows us, He will not disclose such things to them whom He has purposed, these particular ways were hid from them.
After the first coming of Jesus Christ, He gave us clues about them in Matthew 24. After He flew to heaven without wings, He revealed certain things which were, is, and yet to come to John, the Apostle. This seemed to contain all we should know, but it was limited. The unsearchable ways were still hidden from us.
From the onset of the Holy Spirit, we can have a certain understanding concerning about the unsearchable ways of God, but, not to determine them specifically at times. Jesus Christ said that, the Holy Spirit has His own revelations He will show us.
It was expedient Jesus Christ went to heaven, so the Holy Spirit would come into us, to fellowship with our souls, and to disclose to us what we are missing. But there are some things of God, that cannot be disclosed to man by the Holy Spirit.
This should make known to us the hidden things of God beyond tracing out, that no attempt to unravel it, can become workable. There are many attempts, theories, postulates, practices, and other ideas put together to deduce the works of God through many ways, but to no avail.
Actually, God wants us to know Him well. We all know that the more we get to know someone, the more foster the relationship becomes, but it is not so with God. You can know more about God and yet you cannot have a healthy relationship with Him because, you don’t do His will.
The acquaintance we develop with people, sometimes leads to familiarity. God knows it. No matter how righteous, holy, and sanctified you are, you are not beyond a fall. Despite the perfection of Satan in heaven and Adam on earth, they fell.
Satan’s fall was not only because of lust which led to pride, but by familiarity of God’s presence. Adam’s fall was not only about disobedience, that led him to eat from the forbidden tree, but because of familiarity of God’s Word.
It is once said that, if you want to know someone very well, give the person money and position. The fall of Lucifer and Adam all attributed to the position God put them to know Him, but they abused that position. The closer they got, the more familiar they became, and the difficult it became for them to do the will of God.
People who will complain to Jesus Christ on the day of judgement by saying: Lord Lord, but never did His will, shows that, they knew Him, but that knowledge which led them to be familiar with the words of Jesus Christ, was why they became lawless.
It is very good to be closer to people, but certain boundaries need to be set. Those boundaries set, are not because the person doesn’t love you, but because, those boundaries will save the relationship between you and the person.
This is the reason God has hidden certain things from us, and we have to understand that, it is because of our salvation. It is for our own benefit, that is why He has done it that way. Without wasting much time, let us look at the two fundamental things God has kept from us.
Things Beyond Tracing Out
Number 1: Physical Death
Bible Verse: Revelation Chapter 6, Verse Number 7 to 8
And I Quote
When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
Physical death is one of the unsearchable discoveries of God. There are two main deaths as far as the Bible is concerned. These are: physical or first death, and eternal or second death.
The physical death is likened to a man who is tired of wearing an outfit. The moment the person removes the outfit, the person then becomes naked. So, it is when someone dies physically.
The body is the physical outfit of the soul, which enables the person’s soul to live in the physical world. The moment God takes the breath of life, which is the spirit of man, then the soul has to leave the corruptible body, which is the garment of the soul which belongs to the physical world.
So now, what is Death? Is death a place, an angel, human, demi-god or a thing? Well, let us what Death really is. From the book of Revelation 6:8, we can see that death is not a place, a human or a demi-god; but death is an angel.
From the look of things, the hosts of heaven are not just fixed objects, operating in space or some abstract things, but they have personalities as we have. Death is not just an ordinary angel, but an archangel. By the way, who is an archangel?
An archangel is the highest rank in the heavenly hierarchy of angels or in simple terms, an archangel is the leader of angels. An archangel is likened to a master and his servant or a leader and a follower.
Please let us look at verse 8 of Revelation chapter 6 critically. You will see the phrase ‘and Hell followed with him.’ This confirms that, Hell is the apprentice, servant, follower, or a subordinate to death. This makes Death truly an archangel.
Death was released by Jesus Christ, when He unlocked the fourth seal. Anytime Death finishes separating the souls of humanity from their bodies, Hell also follows him to keep the souls of sinners. God placed a certain mystery which only He knows. A secret that no one knows lest Him.
The time that one will die and leave this physical world, into the spiritual world forever, nobody is aware of that hour. You can be the most learned person, but you are certainly illiterate concerning this sealed knowledge.
You can be the best archaeologist, but you certainly can’t determine the place where you will die. You can be the most excellent life saver or health personnel etc, but, you cannot save yourself from escaping physical death. What I want you to understand is that, no one is aware of the day he or she will die; Only God knows.
God has determined everyone’s lifetime like a border line drawn, that no one can cross. When it is time for you to die, no grace, favour, anointing, power, money or any physical or spiritual possession, can save you and I. This tells us that, we have to be humble enough to remember our Creator while we live.
Everybody knows his or her date of birth, but no one knows the date which he or she will pass on. It is something God has decided before the beginning, that this information must be kept out of the reach of humans.
Because God knew what Death would bring, that was why He kept him from the reach of us. Death came as a result of our disobedience to God’s word.
Subheading: The Proud Homeowner
There was a certain woman who owned many houses. As she was building one of her houses, she had a rift with a painter she hired.
She said to the painter that: ‘Do you know who I am? Do you know the houses I have built that you are talking to me this way? Few of my many assets can even buy your life.’
This proud homeowner didn’t know that she was a few days away from this physical world. After saying this to the painter, she gave up the ghost some days later on. Her death posters were found on the boards of the town.
What was very astonishing as I heard from this man of God is that, I thought she would have been buried in one of the houses she had built, while she lived, but she was taken away into a village which was her hometown, very far from the city she was living in.
Such is life. Death comes unannounced. We ought to live our lives like we are about to die now. We also need to see ourselves not having lengthy days ahead of us as this female homeowner thought she had.
Indeed, she didn’t discover for herself the unsearchable mystery of death hidden from her. If she only knew, I think she would have turned on a new leaf. We must use this as a lesson. No matter how blessed we think we are, we can never know when we will die and who will succeed us after that.
Things Beyond Tracing Out
Number 2: The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ
Bible Verse: Revelation Chapter 22, Verse Number 12
And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
The second coming of Jesus Christ, is one particular message, many Ministers have turned blind eyes towards its preaching. They think they have graduated from that level of preaching and teaching, that Jesus Christ is coming soon.
Many Ministers preach about the second coming of Jesus Christ when there is time for crusade, and not a message they usually preach in church. They create no awareness for those who are already saved. No matter your level of anointing, the preaching of this message is cardinal.
You need to know for yourself that, there is a great judgement coming, a great doom for sinners and a great rescue for the saints. This is an unsearchable discovery that God has not even disclosed to His Son, Jesus Christ.
He has not disclosed to His four living creatures (Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and, Noah), twenty-four elders (twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ), seraphims, archangels, cherubs, angels, or any humanbeing before. Only God the Father alone knows.
He has kept this secret even before the foundation of the universe was made, by His six Spirits. No amount of service, obedience, work or deed can change God’s mind about the unsearchable discovery concerning the second coming of Jesus Christ.
You know why God has decided not to disclose this unsearchable discovery of His second coming to us? This is because God wants real sinners and real saints. If humans know when Jesus Christ will come again, we will stop sinning when we know it is time for Him to come.
I have had many dreams about the second coming of Jesus Christ. If I knew the exact time the second coming of Jesus Christ would happen, I would have made it known to you through this book. Other people have got such experiences through dreams, visions, and revelations, but He has never disclosed the date He would come to them.
Bible Verse: Matthew Chapter 25, Verse Number 13
And I Quote
WATCH therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
The word Watch or Vigil that Jesus Christ used here, was a term for night prayer in ancient Christianity. That was why in the Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus Christ returned about an hour time to see how the disciples were fairing in prayers, He used this same word when they couldn’t pray with Him for an hour that night.
Bible Verse: Matthew Chapter 26, Verse Number 40
And I Quote
Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?
For additional meanings, to watch, also means: to observe with attention; be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; follow with the eyes or the mind; find out or learn or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; a purposely surveillance to guard; to spot an expected event.
Jesus Christ because He watched so well, He was not taken by surprise, when He was faced by His death on the cross concerning the two cups that passed by: One that represented Israel, and the other one that represented Gentiles.
He was on guard, and vigilant, as His eyes and mind were focused on the mission why He came on earth. He then spotted that, the expected event of the cross was, now here for the taking because, a delay could ruin everything.
He then made another effort of inquiring from God the Father, concerning His will of the other cup of the Gentiles, which was not the plan He came for.
Initially, He was unaware of the Plan B but, He had to die and save non-Israelites too. Satan was also present, whispering many things into His mind that could have discouraged Him, but Jesus was on guard, both physically and spiritually.
If we are to make it during the second coming of Jesus Christ, we also need to be vigilant, focused, on guard always for the expected event of the coming of Christ in our minds and hearts.
We should let no one or anything distract our attention. It will be very sad to be caught by surprise, concerning the second coming of Christ, when you are sinking deep into sin and iniquity.
God the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit will not tell us when they will descend as Jesus Christ, because on that day, the Father and the Holy Spirit will be in the Son who came in the flesh. For us to recognise Him, He can’t come as a hidden God, thus in Spirit, even though that is who He really is as seen in John 4:24.
Every believer needs to do this assignment: Go to a security guard and interrogate him concerning his or her work. Take the pain to be with the person throughout His work and feel what the need of watching is like. It will serve you right to be mindful where your soul will be whiles you live.
Subheading: The Final Judgement
Bible Verse: Matthew Chapter 25, Verse Number 31 to 34, And 41
And I Quote
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
Judgement is the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly, and to draw sound conclusions. For one to execute judgement, the person must have a certain authority to do so.
In the secular world, judges who execute sound conclusions concerning culprits have an authority in the law court and that is why they go by this appellation ‘lord.’ The authority actually comes from the seat the judge sits on.
In the spiritual sense, the authority of God concerning the act of judgement, comes from the seat God sits on. The different languages from all over the world, are embedded in the seat. This is the reason God understands all languages (Revelation 4:5).
We have so many institutions that assess behaviours of people, and draw conclusions concerning them. Notable among these institutions is the law court. A court is an assembly, including one or more judges, that conduct judicial business.
The main work of the judges, is not spending their time looking into the faces of the lawyers, witnesses, culprit, and any other person to whom the issue on board concerns, but to draw a final decision to the issue at hand. It can take several years, months, days, or weeks to sit on a case, but it takes a short while to judge it finally.
Subheading: The Unsettled Election Result
I quite remember the aftermath of an election in Ghana which was taken to court. After a hectic time of exercising our franchise, coalitions, and announcement of the results, one political party felt they had been cheated, so they took the matter to court for several months.
At that time, I was busy following up an academic form I had bought from Accra Technical University. Since the issue was in the state’s interest, the proceedings were telecasted on television for all to follow its outcome.
The proceedings started strongly from day one, with all necessary exhibition and verification of pink sheets thus the electoral results from various polls, and other evidences, cross-examinations of all personnels involved in all departments, and all other interpretation of the law at play in the court, the citizens of Ghana were waiting for the final day of announcement.
The day of judgement seemed to be far away, but when the deadline was set, thus, the incumbent party, often called the party in power, and the rival party, thus the party which gives another competitive party a run for their money, prepared for the final hearing.
The fans of the various parties were expectant; those who were already celebrating without hearing the ruling, and those who kept their fingers crossed waiting for the judgement.
The day of judgement was now due, and nine panel of judges sat down with their leader called, Atuguba. With a ruling of 5 judges against 4, the case was resolved in favour of the incumbent party. The ruling took less than 5 minutes to declare. It was then I had a glimpse of how speedy the ruling of God will be, when we stand before Him in the day of judgement.
From the beginning, God knew when He would judge the world, either you will meet Him after physical death, or the final judgment when He will meet you alive on earth. Looking at the judgement concerning the case of the two parties, the citizens of Ghana knew when the ruling would be set, but ours will not be in that regard.
We don’t know when this final judgement will come. If we knew we would have continued living in sin and when that day approaches, then we will repent. God doesn’t want people who have faked repentance, so His judgement will be fair.
The judgement day is unknown to any man, and cannot be disclosed to any man, no matter how spiritual you are. God has told no one before and will not do so. So, if any human being or angel tells you he knows, it is a lie.
I know for sure that Jesus Christ knew not the day except God the Father told Him. If Jesus Christ knew the day He would come, then He would have disclosed to the disciples by the permission of the Father. Jesus Christ would not have lied to the disciples knowing that He knew, which in actual sense, He didn’t.
Bible Verse: Matthew Chapter 24, Verse Number 36
And I Quote
But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but MY FATHER only.
If Jesus Christ was to communicate with the Father for His permission, and it was granted, it would have been disclosed in the Bible for our appreciation. And if He did, His question would not have been answered in the affirmation.
The second coming of Jesus Christ is only known by the Father of the Godhead. It is something the Father cannot make it known to the other two Persons of the Godhead. The second coming of Jesus Christ is one of the sealed or unsearchable things of God.
This is because, if man knows when God will come, we will deliberately sin, and when we know the time is yet to elapse, we will amend our ways and be holy before God. God is aware of our pretence and hypocrisy, if He was to disclose to us the time of His second coming.
Jesus Christ knows He will come, but when? For man, it still remains sealed. No matter how long we pray, fast, read our Bibles, preach, save souls or do the things of God, God will never be convinced to tell us the day He will come.
It still remains a mystery, so we ought to live our lives well in all holiness, to the very end of our lives or to the end of the world. Will you be wise enough to be taken or a fool to be left behind?
Subheading: When God Will Cease To Be God?
There is a teaching that, the moment you know everything about God, He will cease to be God. That is untrue! God is God and nothing can ever change that. The searchable and unsearchable discoveries are the ways of God. It is the wisdom of God to disclose certain things, which we need to know, and things which need to be kept away from us.
I once believed this lie. The Holy Spirit differentiates the truth from near truths. God can choose to disclose to us everything we need to know.
There are so many false teachings which are believed to be true, but they are not the truth. The truth is always one. He is God the Father; He is Jesus Christ, and He is the Holy Spirit. Only He can reveal the truth to us.
Let me give you a simple scenario. When you know everything about a friend you have, does it cease the person from being your friend? Does knowledge turn a friend into an enemy? Certainly not.
The more you know and still want to know about someone, the greater the relationship will be. Likewise, the more you know about God, the closer you will get to Him, and the closer He also gets to you. As simple as that.
Get to know more about God, and do what He wants you to do. Strive to be like Him deliberately, and He will not cease to be the God in your life. The closer you get to Him, the better.
Subheading: The Purpose Of God, The Step To Unsearchable Discoveries
Bible Verse: Ephesians Chapter 3, Verse 11
And I Quote
According to the ETERNAL PURPOSE which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Eternal purpose is the principled expected outcome, that is intended or that guides God’s planned actions indefinitely. Even though God has kept two important unsearchable discoveries from us, there are other unsearchable discoveries that can be known. This knowledge can only be known through the purpose of God.
The purpose of God is eternal, and the eternity of God had existed before the universe was even made. God was eternal, even before He created the universe with His six Spirits. He purposed before Genesis 1:1, concerning the people whom He wanted to disclose sealed information to them.
It is not all people who can understand the mysteries of God, when they are revealed to them. It is not all who can handle the unsearchable discoveries of God. It is not all who will flow with the knowledge God wants to disclose to the public, through them. It is not all who want to release the information they have for the benefit of others.
The true ministers who have left the scene, and those who are alive doing the work of God, and making known the truth of God’s word were all the doings of God, as He has purposed in eternity before time began.
Even this book you are listening to, now, is God who is disclosing the things that happened before time according to His eternal purpose. Nothing just happens anyhow. The places you move about, the people you interact with, the things you actually do, were purposed by God before time.
This is the reason God says in His Word we should not be worried about tomorrow. From the look of things, He has already programmed the outcome of our lives before they actually happen. You can’t just do anything outside what He has purposed for you. You can only have what He gives you.
David Abankwah 