March 15, 1994.
Revised August 31, 2005
Chapter 7
Factions at the Altar
Part 2 The Essenes, The Healers of a Nation
"And
heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you." Luke 10:9
If you were
to divide the Jewish people, at the time of Jesus, into three
different sects, you would see them parted along three political
groups with very different religious perceptions of the Kingdom of
God.
The first two
we have mentioned were the Pharisees and the Sadducees, but the third
are that which is least spoken or understood within the Biblical text
and yet they may be the most important. They were sometimes called
the Essenes.
Essene, or “assaya, which means
doctor or healer... are not mentioned anywhere in the New Testament,
although their numbers were at least as great as the Sadducees and
Pharisees.”
The Essenes did not call themselves Essenes.
The Essenes were a humble
service-oriented group. According to Philos, the label “Essene”
was not their own. This may be why the word, “Essene”, is
not mentioned. “There are about sixty proposed etymologies,
involving Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic and/or Syriac, Persian Avestan,
Sanskrit, Akkadian, and others.”
The “Essene” label was possibly derived originally from a
word meaning “holy”
or “separate”, or
words that mean “healer”. Ahmed Osman suggests in his
book, “Out of Egypt”, that “Essene”
is translated as Essa, or "follower of Jesus."
They
desired to be of service in the “world”, but chose not to
live of its authoritarian bureaucracy, but desired to purify their
life in voluntary service to humanity.
They were labeled as healers and
doctors. They sought the natural herbs and the use of oils in
service, as well as the content of natural minerals and diet used in
healing. They were devoted to service of poor and rich, Jew and
gentile alike, even refusing to own slaves. They were hailed for
their honesty, temperance, reason, and justice, as well as their
talent as healers and prophets.
The
Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Luke
4:18
Essene
often lived in secluded places during training and preparation.
Cities and towns did not have a monopoly on immorality, but they
often had the lion's share of it. They believed that service and
fasting allowed one to confront the beast or evil in their own heart.
With the aid of grace, one could seek and find the truth of God’s
Way on earth through service and sacrifice.
"And
he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was
with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him." Mark 1:13
The followers of Christ and John the
Baptist were familiar with much of what was called “Essene”.
They washed their bodies, but also their hearts. They spoke of
enlightenment, not entitlements. They sought the sincerity in their
novitiates with adherence to precepts, overlooked by others. They
studied and meditated on the issues of man and God.
Their “Schools of Prophets” were famous. Josephus
tells of Manahem the Essene who prophesied Herod’s kingship
when he had no royal expectations. They believed divine revelation
was essential.
"And
Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father
which is in heaven." Matthew 16:17
They were
almost a secret society, but were also in regular contact with the
people. They did own land throughout Judea, but only as a group,
holding that land in common, like the Levites. Individually, they
owned no personal estate, but sought a godly Kingdom for all men.
In almost every city, their
hospitality and the tender care as a healer was always to be found
behind the Door of the Essene and was available to all for the
price of asking.
"Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:" Matthew 7:7
They dressed simply in white garments
and shunned wealth and comfort. The use of oils was common in those
days, but they avoided it for themselves as an extravagance.
Why
was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor? John 12:5
Philo
wrote, “For they are unique among all the race of men, having
become penniless and landless [no personal estate] by choice rather
than lack of good luck. But they count themselves very wealthy,
judging ready satisfaction and contentment with little (to be)
abundance, as it is.”
Because of their simple, even austere, lifestyle, they were not ones
to be infiltrated by lustful usurers and comfort seekers. They held
all things in common, much like that required of the ancient Levites.
This choice today would be called a “vow of poverty”.
Many Essenes were Levites by birth, but were true to those ancient
requirements of God and Moses.
And
all that believed were together, and had all things common; Acts 2:44
Much of Philos’ writings on the
Essene have been lost, but early church writers claim:
"No
one possesses a house absolutely his own, one which does not at the
same time belong to all; for in addition to living together in
companies ["haburot"] their houses are open also to their
adherents coming from other quarters." "Whatever they
receive for their wages after having worked the whole day they do not
keep as their own, but bring into the common treasury for the use of
all; nor do they neglect the sick who are unable to contribute their
share, as they have in their treasury ample means to offer relief to
those in need."
One Hasidean term for renouncing all
claim property is "hefker". It was a way of declaring a
thing held by a company or order of men to be held in trust for
another, in this case, for God.
“ …And
all who volunteer for his Truth shall bring all their knowledge and
powers and possessions into the Unity of God: to purify their
knowledge by the truth of God’s precepts, and --to measure
their powers according to the perfection of his ways and all their
possessions according to his righteous counsel.”
This
idea of the ministers of God’s government was insisted upon by
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus and no history could leave it out of the
description of those in national ministry.
"They
reject personal wealth, and do not refrain from sharing what they
have with those in need; in fact, none among them is richer than the
other; for the law with them is that whosoever joins their order must
sell his possessions and hand the proceeds over to the common stock;
and the leader distributes it to all according to their need. The
overseers who provide for the common wants are elected by them. They
do not use oil, as they regard anointing as a defilement, and they
always dress in white garments".
The idea of the ministers of God’s
kingdom not owning any property in their own name is not popular
today, but both Moses and Christ concurred on this subject. Having no
personal estate or no inheritance
is an essential prerequisite before receiving any tithing from the
people. Jesus not only told this to the rich man who wanted to join
His ministry, but made it a requirement for those to whom he would
eventually appoint the kingdom.
"So
likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:33
Here, the word hath
is from huparchonta,
meaning “wealth and property”. We find the same word
again in Luke 12:33 when Christ instructed his disciples to sell
their property:
Sell
that ye have (huparchonta), and give alms; provide yourselves
bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not,
where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Jesus knew the importance of not
centralizing power or wealth in His Kingdom. The temptation for
corruption always proves too great with tyranny, with dissipation the
result.
Lay
not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Mtt.
6:19-20
The Essenes
appealed to the best part of the nature of man. They were not steeped
in orthodoxy and legalism. They often fulfilled the tasks of the
Levites. They were practical in the practice of their faith and
humble and efficient in the performance of its service.
“… he
will exercise piety towards God, and then that he will observe
justice towards men, and that he will do no harm to any one, either
of his own accord, or by the command of others; that he will always
hate the wicked, and be assistant to the righteous; that he will ever
show fidelity to all men, and especially to those in authority…
They structured their community in
cell groups called twelve ‘men of holiness’, which
included a titular leader or mebaqqerim. Leaders served their
constituency, which consisted of about ten families or family groups.
They were accepted to their office by unanimous agreement of
those they served, forming a national network of charity and
thanksgiving or Eucharist.
“In
the council of the community there shall be twelve men and three
priests.”
Three
‘priests’ were often selected among the group to perform
certain duties. In the Bible, we see Peter, James, and John taken
aside by Jesus and given separate instructions.
And
after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John,
and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he
was transfigured before them. Mark 9:2, Mark 14:33, Luke 8:51.
The mebaqqer,
or “overseers”,
also gathered in groups of twelve to minister to their immediate
group of overseers and to tie larger groups into a network of
communication and efficient service. This was an identical system
repeated in the early days of the Levites with the twelve tribes and
also seen throughout the first-century Church. Remnants of this
pattern were still being used in Europe
at the turn of the first millennium after Christ's death and
resurrection.
The Essenes
were notorious travelers. The image we have of them living solitary
lives in communes gives a distorted perception. They had to get out
to the people and used communes as places of learning and rest. There
were some groups that were more monastic, and even celibate, for a
time. Some community records have survived because of their isolated
locations.
Epiphanius, an early Church writer,
distinguishes between the Osseaens and the Nazarean Essenes. They
both believed there were great errors in the reading and translation
of scripture.
"The
Nazarean - they were Jews by nationality - originally from
Gileaditis, where the early followers of Yeshua fled after the
martyrdom of James, the brother of Jesus, Bashanitis and the
Transjordon. They acknowledged Moses and believed that he had
received laws - not this law, however, but some other. And so, they
were Jews who kept all the Jewish observances, but they would not
offer sacrifice or eat meat. They considered it unlawful to eat meat
or make sacrifices with it. They claim that these Books are fictions
[as presented at the time], and that none of these customs were
instituted by the fathers. This was the difference between the
Nazarean and the others. . ." (Panarion 1:18)
Their priests
were not really priests, as we today often think, but stewards or
servants of the people. Service was the highest valued character or
virtue. They all depended on hard work, self-reliance, and charity
amongst the brethren, not upon taxes or accounted tithes. They were
dispersed all over the country and the world, living in it, but not
of it.
But
he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Mtt. 23:11
Their word
was held so reputable that even Herod excused them from taking the
oath of allegiance,
which was demanded by his fear of the people and his loyalty to
Hellenism.
“They
master an even temper and control their anger. They advocate trust
and assist peace. And all that is spoken by them has more force than
an oath. But they avoid swearing, regarding it worse than perjury.
For they say that he who cannot be believed unless God is against him
is already condemned…
They refused
to take oaths before men or serve any gods other than the Creator.
"But
I say unto you, Swear not at all; … But let your communication
be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of
evil:" Matthew 5:34-37
"But
above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither
by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and
[your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation." James 5:12
No trading or
commerce was done except by barter or with commodity money, which is
barter, not “business”. They paid all their debts and
debt was to be avoided.
"Owe
no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another
hath fulfilled the law." Romans 13:8
They did not enjoy paying Roman taxes
and avoided it as a form of worship or homage, even if it meant
avoiding Roman tolls by traveling the ancient paths or living in a
more self-reliant and independent way. They contributed regularly to
the common welfare through their own system of congregational
networks.
They avoided
almost anything done merely for pleasure or self-gratification. With
a few exceptions, this included delaying marriage, but they
considered marriage a sacred relationship and duty; and, as a divine
institution, for the procreation of children.
It was customary for Essenes, desiring to marry, to wait three years
before the marriage took place, during which time they would take the
vow of the Nazarite. In either case, they took their vows before God
and kept them devoutly. Women were accepted, as a part of the
brotherhood like sisters and they had an almost androgynous approach
to the sexes when it came to rights and responsibilities.
“Our
lawgiver, Moses, has trained thousands of disciples who, on account
of their saintliness, I believe, are honored with the name of Essæi.
They inhabit many cities and villages, and large and populous
quarters of Judea. Their institution is not based upon family
connections, which are not matters of free choice, but upon zeal for
virtue and philanthropy... all are full-grown men, already declining
toward old age, such as are no longer carried away by the vehemence
of the flesh nor under the influence of their passions, but are in
the enjoyment of genuine and true liberty."
The Essene
network formed communities to which were ministered by these leaders,
who had proven themselves faithful throughout their lives upon the
precept of voluntary service. The broader Essene community included
people and their families that had been served by these ministers in
times of need. In turn, the humble and pious ministers and their
missions were supported by the people who sought the charitable ways
of the Kingdom of God in spirit and in truth. Communities grew in
virtue as they were bound together by faith, hope, and charity.
Forgiving and
asking forgiveness was as essential in their life as breathing in and
out. Giving thanks for everything that came their way, both the good
and the bad, the sunrise and the sunset, comfort or discomfort. All
was a blessing from God and could be turned to good.
"Then
said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And
they parted his raiment, and cast lots." Luke 23:34
They obtained such resolution of mind
and body that Roman torture failed to produce fear or anger. It had
been said that they met death with a smile.
They were
messengers of peace. They were allowed to carry a staff for defense,
but generally for the protection of others. Even though some trained
in military style for the coming of the Messiah, they were considered
harmless by even the Romans, who, in fact, were generally suspicious
of everyone.
The Essenes considered themselves as a
people with a mission. They were not just the servants of God, but
His sons and daughters. They were the depository of His secret
knowledge and wisdom and workers for the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
He
answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:11
The Kingdom of Heaven on earth was a
present reality in the Essene teachings.
“…From
the God of Knowledge is all that is and shall be; before they were,
he made all their designs. And when they come to be they testify to
his glory as planned, fulfilling their deeds and changing nothing. In
his hand are all judgments, and he will support them in all their
needs. And he created Man (Enosh) for dominion over the earth; and he
appointed two spirits for him to walk in until the time of his
visitation. These are the Spirits of Truth and of Error. Those born
of Truth are in a spring of Light; and those born of Error are from a
well of darkness. In the hand of the Prince of Light is dominion over
all the sons of Righteousness who walk in all the ways of Light. But
in the hand of the Angel of Darkness is dominion over all the sons of
Error, who walk in the ways of darkness.”
The Essenes would regularly donate to
the temple, giving both freewill offerings and sin offerings, but
they absolutely would not participate in blood sacrifice, believing
it to be a misinterpretation of the ancient text. This, too, was in
accordance with the teachings of Jesus.
“The
doctrine of the Essenes is this: That all things are best ascribed to
God. They teach the immortality of souls, and esteem that the rewards
of righteousness are to be earnestly striven for; and when they send
what they have dedicated to God into the temple, they do not offer
sacrifices because they have more pure lustrations of their own; on
which account they are excluded from the common court of the temple,
but offer their sacrifices themselves; yet is their course of life
better than that of other men; and they entirely addict themselves to
husbandry.”
There were Nazarene Essenes, Pharisee
Essene, Mandaean Essenes, and Sadducee Essene, just to mention a few.
The Essenes’ influence, although not homogeneous, was more in
line with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus Christ. They had a political
philosophy that clearly manifested the precepts of God. The early
Church was undoubtedly filled with Essenes.
"And
there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy
God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon
them." Deuteronomy 27:5
Many of the Essenes, as followers of
Christ, were men of God, seeking His ways and performing the tasks of
the ‘firstborn’ of God in faith, hope and charity. They
were the living white- covered altar stones made of flesh and bone.
The law was written on their hearts and minds in service to the
people on behalf of God and His Heavenly Kingdom on earth.
"To
whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but
chosen of God, [and] precious," 1 Peter 2:4
Among all the people of that time, you
will not find any living closer to the nature of the true Church than
some of those early Essenes; but there were different views. Judaism
had undergone many changes during its years of captivity, under
corrupt kings and priests, and on through the Hasmonean dynasty.
Herod was no exception. With vast funds available, a temple was
built, not only in Jerusalem, but many were constructed around the
world. The constitutional provisions of Deuteronomy 17:15 had clearly
stated that “…you may not put a foreigner over you, who
is not your brother.” Yet, Herod rose as king.
“As
an Idumean he (Herod) was disliked by Judeans; as the usurper of the
Hasmoneans he was resented by the aristocracy. During his reign he
succeeded in creating his own ‘aristocracy’ from those
loyal to Rome and appointed by himself. But he apparently favored
those traditional religious groups who did not oppose him, such as
Pharisees and Essenes”
Herod’s grand scheme of a vast
Kingdom of Heaven on earth involved sending out evangelists and
missionaries all over the world. Herod enjoyed the support of some
Essenes, although they would not hold an office requiring an oath. In
part, this support was because of the prophecy concerning the Messiah
coming during Herod’s reign and for other reasons.
“Diaspora
Essenes shared the divergent [solar] calendar and many traditions of
Palestinian Essenes, but did not espouse their unworldliness and
strict views on morality. For the Palestinians, the Diaspora kind
were ‘seekers after smooth things’, taking the
easy way.”
These were not the only evangelists
and missionaries of the time. There were others baptizing people into
a different kind of Kingdom of Heaven on earth. There was another
King who was not Idumean, nor part of the world of Rome. He would
establish his Kingdom, not by schemes of compelled Corban, offerings
forced by statute, but by faith, hope, and charity.
“Jesus
answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this
world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered
to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.” John 18:36
His Kingdom is not of the ‘world’
of Roman constitutional order. His Kingdom is established under the
perfect law of liberty. His ekklesia,
“called out”, or
Christ appointed ministers, were priests of practical service to the
people without exercising authority over the free contributions. They
were to manifest the character of Christ to receive, preserve, and
propagate his doctrines and ordinances, teaching the people to love
their neighbor, rather than covet their goods and property through
benefactors who exercised authority one over the other.
Setting men free from the servitude of
sin in this world is a constant theme of the Bible, sometimes called
salvation; but, if God is to release us from spiritual servitude, it
is also mandatory to release us from greed, avarice, and covetousness
that leads us into physical servitude. Jesus made it clear that God
is the God of the living, so His salvation and liberty must include
this world, as well as the next. The Essenes saw men first as a
spiritual creature living in a physical body. They knew that, as they
became spiritually close to the character of God, the whole man would
be set free, just as Christ was set free upon His resurrection.
“It
is a fixed belief of theirs that the body is corruptible and its
constituent matter impermanent, but that the soul is immortal and
imperishable. Emanating from the finest ether, these souls become
entangled, as it were, in the prison-house of the body, to which they
are dragged down by a sort of natural spell; but when once they are
released from the bonds of the flesh, then, as though liberated from
a long servitude, they rejoice and are borne Aloft…”
The Kingdom of Heaven is first a
spiritual place that begins with the incorporeal change of the
individual. That change is not wrought with our will, but by the
grace of God within us. That divine spark of truth should and will
lead us to both a spiritual kingdom and a physical corporeal kingdom
at hand. His kingdom comes as His will is done. The same is
true of all kingdoms; only the will of the kings changes.
"Now
this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom
of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." 1 Corinthians
15:50
The Levites began to occupy a distinct
position as the spiritual primogeniture of a nation. Since that
terrible scene of sin established with the golden calf. They were
conferred with the office of service to the tents of the
congregation. They were selected for this purpose because, as a
tribe, they were willing to come out first and serve Moses and the
Lord.
As being wholly consecrated or
separated to the service of the Lord, they had no territorial
possessions. Jehovah was their inheritance
and, for their support, it was ordained that they should receive from
the other tribes the tithes of the produce of the land and the
people, but only according to their service. It was not
automatic nor collected by force.
Forty-eight
civil jurisdictions were assigned to them, thirteen of which were
called priest cities. Along with their dwellings they had “suburbs”,
and “commons”, for their herds and flocks, and also
fields and vineyards (Num. 35:2-5). Nine of these cities were in
Judah, three in Naphtali, and four in each of the other tribes (Josh.
21). Six of the Levitical cities were set apart as “cities of
refuge” (q.v.). Thus the Levites were scattered among the
tribes to keep alive among them the knowledge and service to God.
By the time of Christ,
the remainder of the Levites had become steeped in apostasy. They
were often rich and no longer served the tents of the congregation as
much as the people were serving them. The men appointed to keep them
free in the wisdom of God now kept them ignorant, superstitious,
distracted, entertained, and in bondage.
The Essenes assumed the role of the
Levites in Spirit and in Truth. Their teachings and actions
paralleled those of Moses and the Levites from centuries before. Many
of the Essenes and repentant Levites became the ministers of the
Church. The Levites, like Joses, repenting, sold their land, set the
money at the foot of the kingdom’s Ambassadors, and went into
the service as the Kingdom’s first ministers, His Holy Church.
And
Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being
interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, [and] of the country
of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it
at the apostles’ feet. Acts 4:36-37
In order for Barnabas to become a
minister of Christ’s Church, serving His Kingdom, he was
required to sell all of his property as Jesus had commanded.
Ananias failed to do obey Christ and was struck dead, as we see in
the very next verses:
"But
a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession, And kept back part of the price… fell down, and
gave up the ghost…" Acts 5:1-5
The mission of the Levites was the
same for the Essenes as it was for Christ’s Church. If not, the
bureaucracy of government would soon become ineffective or oppressive
like Cain, Lemec, Nimrod, Pharaoh, and Caesar. People then return to
the bondage of Egypt; but, if they return to the way of God and seek
His righteous Kingdom and do the will of the Father, then they shall
again be a whole nation, under God with liberty and justice for all.
That
thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Psalms 67:2
If we are to understand our place in
God’s Kingdom of Heaven, we must also learn from and understand
that which was held in common by the Levites, the Essenes, and the
first-century Church, established by Christ Jesus the King.
In
the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was
there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and]
yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for
the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:2
The origin of what was called Essene
reaches back to Enoch who walked with God. They are the men
who separate themselves from the ‘world’, living in it,
but not of it. They live according to and under the authority of
God’s government, which is foreign to other states.
"The
Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised," Luke
4:18
They were the first servants of God
and they were the first spiritually-born Children of God in
repentance and in the acceptance of God’s true character, doing
all things in His ‘Name’. They fed His sheep in service
to His Kingdom of God at hand, guiding men in freedom to liberty
under God.
And
he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. Luke
9:2
Thy Kingdom Comes begins, Chapter 7 the beginning and the next section
Footnotes:
Table of Contents
of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Peace be to this house,
The Prologue of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCa1-0Prologue.php
1. The Kingdom of God of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Is Righteousness of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCa1-1IsRighteousness.php
A Man as King of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCa1-2AManasKing.php
2. Abraham Uncivilized of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The City State of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-1TheCityState.php
Two kingdoms/ The Merchants of Men of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-2MerchantsofMen.php
The Hindu Connection of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-3HinduConnection.php
Abraham and the Legend, The Prodigal Son
Our king and our god? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-4Legend.php
The Code of Abraham of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-5code.php
Abraham and the Family of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-6Family.php
3. The Altar of Abraham of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Moses and the Altars of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCc3-1AltarsofClay.php
The Altar of Sin of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCc3-2Sin.php
Sacrifice of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCc3-3Sophistry.php
4. Moses, Moses of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Civil State of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCd4-1CivilState.php
Gods Many of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCd4-2godsmany.php
No Kings of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCd4-3NoKings.php
Servant Priests of a Nation of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCd4-4Servants.php
5. Joshua’s Altar of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
White Altars of Joshua
King over us of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCe5-1WhiteAltars.php
Adultery of a Nation of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCe5-2Adultery.php
Fear, Faith and Foolishness of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCe5-3RearFaith.php
6. The World of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Of Rome and Judea of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-1Rome.php
The Remarkable History of Israel of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-2Israel.php
Rome the Believer of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Commander in chiefs
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-3RomeBeliever.php
A Father’s offer of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-4TheOffer.php
The Hasmonean Appeal of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Socialization of Rome
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-5SocialAppeal.php
The Love of kings of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCf6-6LovingKings.php
7. Factions at the Altar of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Pharisees and The Sadducees of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCg7-1Factions.php
The Essenes of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Healers of a Nation
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCg7-2Essene.php
8. A King is Born of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
A King is Born of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCh8-1KingBorn.php
What is redemption? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCh8-2Redemption.php
Kingdom in Turmoil of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCh8-3Turmoil.php
The New Deal of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCh8-4NewDeal.php
9. Temples and Churches of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Church
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-1TemplesandChurches.php
Investing in Diana of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-2InvestinDiana.php
One Father of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-3OurFather.php
Arts of the Temples of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-4TempleArts.php
The Temple of Satan of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-5SatansTemple.php
The Royal Treasury of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-6RoyalTreasury.php
10. Two Paths of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
God’s dominion from the Beginning of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The revenue of the wicked
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCj10-1Paths.php
Beams in our eyes of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Removing the Beam
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCj10-2Beams.php
These two Kingdoms of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCj10-3TwoKingdoms.php
Faith is actions of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCj10-4Action.php
The kingdom appointed to Liberty of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCj10-5AppointedLiberty.php
11. Where is the kingdom of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The kingdom comes of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCk11-1Kingdom.php
Eating in the kingdom of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCk11-2Eating.php
Washing in the kingdom of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCk11-3Washing.php
Where is the Church? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCk11-4Where.php
We are all kings of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCk11-5AllKings.php
12. Apostasy of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The Ship of State of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCl12-1Ship.php
The Allurement of Wolves of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCl12-2Wolves.php
The Church of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCl12-3Church.php
The Separate Church
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCl12-4Separate.php
13. The Kingdom of Heaven of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
The State of the Nation of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCm13-1Heaven.php
Seeking the kingdom, The Law of God of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCm13-2SeekLaw.php
What does the Kingdom look like? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCm13-3looks.php
Assembling a congregation of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Where to start seeking the kingdom of God
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCm13-4Start.php
Appendix of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
Appendix 1. Kingdom of Heaven and God of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-1Appendix.php
Appendix 2. The things He says of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-2AppenSaid.php
Appendix 3. What is Worship? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-3AppenWorship.php
Appendix 4. Who are the Nicolaitans? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-4AppenNicolaitan.php
Appendix 5. Who is a god? of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-5Appengods.php
Appendix 6. Oaths and Swearing of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCn-6AppenOaths.php
The Cover of the book, Thy Kingdom Comes
The Elixir of Love.
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/tkczzwa.php
About the Author of the book Thy Kingdom Comes
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/tkczzwb.php
Other publications:
The Covenants of the gods
The Free Church Report
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