No Subjects in ManÂ’s Kingdom
In a royal patriarchy, there is the king, the prince, the servants, and the subjects.
Unlike the prince and the servants, the subjects have no participation in or knowledge of matters of the kingdom. Subjects live within the kingdom and are ruled over.
Jesus called himself the Son of Man many times. By doing so, he was communicating which kingdom he represents in the story. He was adopted into God’s kingdom as a son of God, but he belonged to the kingdom of Man, as a son of the King of Man. So when Jesus ascended and said he is going to the father, he was talking about the King of Man.
The question for those of us down here in this world - why are we separated from our king?
If we are subjects, then we would be in the same place as our king.
Then, we are either sons of Man ourselves or we are servants, or both. Regardless, we are not subjects. It is undignified to be acting like subjects who are oblivious to the matters of the kingdom.
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The Christians have a special role in the story, which is to become children of God. They are still human, so they belong to the kingdom of Man, but they are to align with the other side, so to speak, and serve as loyalists to God’s kingdom.
So the OP is directed at the non christians. Wake up and start to remember who you are!
You have to understand..
A primary task for Jesus was to create children of God, so he told the story with that end in mind.
My primary task is to create sons of Man.
The entire story must be told. Only after this can the two kingdoms become one.
It needs to be said that accepting the possibility of the worst case scenario is a requirement in order to progress through the story.
And the only way to accept the possibility is to hold it as true.
So why are we down here in this world, separated from our kingdom?
As Jesus taught, salt that loses its saltiness is thrown out and discarded. Likewise, we have been discarded from our kingdom into this fallen world.
Is this ultimately true? No, but you have to confront and hold this worst case possibility as truth if you want to progress.
No, but you have to confront and hold this worst case possibility as truth if you want to progress.
I will serve as the tour guide for the sons of Man through the horror story.
This has all been rehearsal.
The show will start soon..
Worst case scenario: God is a blood hungry tyrant which is why he is hostile to humanity on Earth.
Response in the name of peace: Offer God animal sacrifices. Did it work? Doesn’t seem like it.
Response in the name of war: ?
Worst case scenario: As a sinful human being, you are unworthy of entering God’s kingdom
How can these worst case scenarios be resolved?
The King of Man sends his firstmost son to God to (1) present God with an acceptable gift, (2) make God face justice for being a bad host to humanity, and (3) make humanity worthy of entering God’s kingdom.
In this scenario, God deems the Son of Man an acceptable offer. This chapter of the story is over which is why time starts over at zero. God is now on the clock to reciprocate, which he does by immediately sending the Son back to humanity.
Worst case scenario: God instantly sending his gift back is an insult, and the continued suffering humanity endures in this world indicates the two kingdoms remain at war.
This is how the worst case story of the kingdom goes, but I already said the worst case isn’t ultimately true even though it has to be experienced.
Then, what is the truth about God?
“I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”
The truth is God sent his only begotten son to humanity through the spirit long before the King of Man sent his son to God ~ 2,000 years ago.
Because God loves humanity like family and wants to be united.
Still, we get to the end of the story by holding and experiencing both versions of the story.
Any questions?
You have to understand..
A primary task for Jesus was to create children of God, so he told the story with that end in mind.
My primary task is to create sons of Man.
The entire story must be told. Only after this can the two kingdoms become one.
If this is your primary task, why start here, in the religion section of a semi-dead poker forum? What makes this your primary task, exactly?
So, obviously god doesn't love:
- The children of Ukraine, especially in the city of Bucha.
- The children of Palestine and of Israel
What a loving god he is.....
God is divided against himself. The primary part of him would rather hide in non-existence than face all the suffering and death he is responsible for.
Christians hold the benevolent part of God as total. Atheists hold the indifferent + hostile part as total.
The Son of Man holds both parts simultaneously which is why he is able to navigate through the story.
I can’t emphasize enough the importance of understanding the following:
(1) There are two kingdoms and Jesus represents the kingdom of Man as the Son of Man.
(2) In the story, when the King of Man is trying to determine the status of his relationship with the Lord God, God has already sent his only begotten son (the soul) to save humanity.
This shows, in a way that can’t be denied, God’s affinity for and desire to unify with humanity, even with all the suffering and death happening on his watch.
(3) Still, you must hold as true the plausible worst case scenarios of the story.
(4) The Son of Man is the main character of the story. The ultimate purpose of existence in this world is to summon him and experience his story.
To the degree that anything is good, true, or meaningful in your life is the degree it is associated with the SoM.
All the biblical stories, laws, rituals, and prophesies are about summoning him.
The Christians, who are the adopted children of God through Jesus, are associated with the soul and the Child in the Light.
The Non-Christians, who are on the side of the kingdom of Man, are associated with the self and the Child in the Dark.
As a Non-Christian, I was able to summon the SoM and navigate through the story by feeling around in the chaotic darkness, but I was lucky and my experience isn’t scalable.
We need the Christians, who have access to the Man in the Light, to descend into the chaotic darkness and rescue their Non-Christian brothers who took the risk and have become lost.
We need the Non-Christians who have gone out ahead to share what they’ve learned about the Son of Man with the Christians who are less familiar with the perspective of the kingdom of Man.
There is strength in numbers.
Why should you care about the Son of Man?
The SoM has access to paradise and eternal life. Enough said.
