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The Firstborn from the Dead
The 'firstborn from the dead' refers to the spiritual awakening of Christ within the individual. This inner birth, though appearing 'second' in the physical…
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The Battle Of Armageddon
Jacob supplanted his brother Esau in the affection of his father. Coming second, Jacob thought his father would love the first-born most, not knowing (as the world does not know) that the first-born of every creature is the same first-born, but the firstborn from the dead is seen in the order of events, rather than in time. Everyone within whom the story of Jesus Christ erupts is the firstborn. No one comes before you, because Christ is first. He is the head, and if Christ unfolds within you, he supplants the body you wear, which came into the world first. The physical is first. The spiritual comes second and supplants Esau - the outer man. Jacob - the inner, smooth-skinned man - is spirit. And the Lord loved Jacob and hated Esau. The outer man must be discarded, because flesh and blood cannot enter the kingdom; so the inner man must be born. And when he does, he is the first-born from the dead in the order, rather than in time.
The 'firstborn from the dead' refers to the spiritual awakening of Christ within the individual. This inner birth, though appearing 'second' in the physical timeline, is the true firstborn in the divine order, supplanting the physical self (Esau) and revealing the spiritual self (Jacob).