The Other Bible Code: Unlocking the Glorious Destiny of the Church of Jesus Christ

By Val Pym

Book Overview

What does the future hold for Planet Earth? That is the critical question for these troubled times. Christians believe that the Bible holds the answer. Ultimately the Kingdom of God will come On Earth as it is in Heaven. That much is certain; however just how and when that will happen is often the subject of debate.

In The Other Bible Code, the author shows that God has encrypted the destiny of the Church and the world into the history of His chosen people Israel. This Code brings break-through revelation, which will encourage the Church to rise up and fulfil its destiny in the Earth. The Church of Jesus Christ is the instrument through which God works to fulfil His purposes in the world. Events in Israels history will guide us on whom the ends of the ages have come. (1 Corinthians 10:11)

The Code shows that we are living in very significant times and, though the future holds much upheaval, there is also great victory and glory ahead for the Church.

Kirkus Reviews

"Pym, a retired [lay] pastor, offers a new perspective on interpreting the Bible to determine what will happen during the end times and how Christians should focus their efforts now, in light of that ultimate destiny. Pyms prose is clear and she cites scripture regularly in order to support her interpretation.the topics Pym discusses are inherently controversial.many readers will be in for an argument. Others will find themselves renewed and inspired in their efforts to live out their faith in a meaningful way that will change the world.

For readers fascinated by the end times or typology, this book will offer a somewhat unusual perspective."

CALEB Reviews

". The Other Bible Code is a well researched and informative book which ties together the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in fascinating and soundly Biblical ways..

[It] makes plain many hidden concepts in the Bible and brings them out the shadows and exposes them to the light."

Crystal M. Lindsey "Sister Crystal Mary Lindsey"

As you read this book, the eyes of your heart will be opened. To me it felt like a light had been turned on in my mind as I recognised the TRUTH in what she had written. I was amazed, why hadn't I seen this before? As I read this book I felt a stirring and an discernment of how important Israel's role is, to Christ's return. Read it and find out for yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 2, 2010
• ISBN: 9781450241335

Val Pym

Val Pym lives with her husband Rob at their home in North Queensland, Australia. They are retired Lay Pastors and still take a turn at preaching at their local church. Val has also written "The Fall of the Gates of Hell," "The True Sabbath,"(a booklet) and "The Other Bible Code," a companion book to this one. She has been an avid student of the Bible for over forty years. Val likes to read and garden.

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. A Dream of Restoration

Chapter 2. Abraham, God’s Representative

Chapter 3. The Other Bible Code

Chapter 4. The Unfinished Journey

Chapter 5. The Code and the Great Commission

Chapter 6. The Code in the Escape from Egypt

Chapter 7. The Code in Lessons Along the Way

Chapter 8. The Code in the Mount Sinai Experience―Fire from Heaven

Chapter 9. The Code and the Restoration of the Church

Chapter 10. Truths That Triumph Over the Wilderness

Chapter 11. The Code Reveals New Territory Ahead

Chapter 12. The Code in Conquest

Chapter 13. The Birth of the Overcomers

Chapter 14. The King Is Coming

Summary

About the Author.

Dedicated to

THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH

JESUS CHRIST

and for

my beloved husband

ROBBIE

..an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile John 1:47

with appreciation for unfailing support

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith and for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:3-5 emphasis added

Our eyes are holden that we cannot see things that stare us in the face until the hour arrives when the mind is ripened. Then we behold them, and the time when we saw them not is like a dream

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Preface

A few Words from the Author

Contrary to what some say, it matters a great deal what we believe concerning end-time events.

The Church is the channel through which God’s will is accomplished in the Earth, therefore it is vital that we understand what that will is. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would guide us into all truth and show us things to come so we need to be open to an ongoing revelation of the will and purposes of God

I am aware that the concepts contained herein will conflict with the popular end-time scenario; which view I also held for some years. However it is my prayer that the reader will approach this book with an open mind and invite the witness of the Holy Spirit Who is the Spirit of Truth.

The Church moves forward by revelation and it is my earnest hope that God will use this book in some measure to help to expand the vision of the Church that it may move with confidence into the great destiny He has planned.

I acknowledge with gratitude the many faithful people who nurtured me in the faith and encouraged and supported me in any way in my journey of faith. The Body of Christ is One, flowing together and reaching toward that time when

… we all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:13

Chapter 1. A Dream of Restoration

God has a dream―a dream of an Earth filled with the knowledge of the Lord, a world without wars and hatred and all the ravages of sin, where the beauty and harmony of Eden are restored and man lives at peace with God and his fellow man. His dream will come to pass. From the time of the Fall of Man and the corruption of Creation, God has been at work to bring it about. Earth was meant to be an extension of Heaven and Jesus taught us to pray that God’s Name shall be honored, His Will be done, and His Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. This prayer will be answered.

God is in the business of restoration. He restores our soul (Psalm 23:3), i.e., He brings us back to wholeness. He has made provision for the healing of our bodies. He restores relationships, bringing love and forgiveness into broken situations. One of the great promises that we can claim is found in Joel 2:25, I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten.

When God restores anything it is better than it ever was. When God restored Job, he received twice as much as he had ever had. In Zechariah 9:12 God says, Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

In the hands of God, nothing is beyond restoration. The time is coming when this sin-spoiled Earth will be cleansed, restored, and filled with the Glory of God. In Acts 3:19–21, we read that the heavens must retain Jesus, until the time of the restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began (emphasis added).

Some might say that this means that when Jesus comes again He will restore all things. However, Jesus Himself said that the work of restoration involves the mysterious appearance of Elijah. The disciples Peter, James, and John had been on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus. They had seen Him talking to Moses and Elijah and heard the voice from Heaven. Their minds must have turned to the prophecy at the close of the Old Testament Scriptures:

Behold I send you Elijah the prophet

Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord

And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children

And the hearts of the children to their fathers,

Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. (Malachi 4:6)

This prophecy was kept before Israel at the annual Passover celebration when a cup of wine was placed on the table for Elijah in anticipation of his return. There were four cups of wine which were drunk in conjunction with four promises of deliverance. They were:

1.   I will take you out.

2.   I will save you.

3.   I will redeem you.

4.   I will take you as a nation.

There was a fifth promise, I will take you into the Land, and a fifth cup which is never drunk. This is the cup of Elijah.

Even though Israel eventually possessed the Promised Land, they look for a greater deliverance which is yet to come. Elijah will herald the coming of the Messiah and they will possess the Land in peace. It was the promise of a golden age when Messiah would sit on the throne in Jerusalem and rule the Earth. When Elijah comes, they believe, he will explain fully the meaning of the fifth cup and all mysteries.

Seeing Elijah on the mountaintop and remembering the prophecy, the disciples must have thought that the day of the Messiah had come. When Jesus instructed them not to tell of the vision until after the resurrection, they asked, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?

Jesus replied, Elijah truly is coming first and will restore all things (Matthew 17:10, 11; emphasis added). He went on to say that Elijah had already come, referring to John the Baptist who came in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17).

John’s appearance on the stage of history was a partial fulfillment of the prophecy. It was a sign that restoration had begun. The ministry of Elijah is not yet complete. At the time Jesus spoke, John was dead. Yet Jesus said that Elijah was still to come and would restore all things. Elijah was the great prophet of the Spirit in the Old Testament. By the anointing of the Spirit upon him, Elijah challenged the Prophets of Baal―satanic powers of darkness of the day―and turned the nation back to God. Jesus’ reference to Elijah here is not the literal return of the Old Testament Prophet but the Spirit coming on human flesh to restore all things and prepare the way for the Second Coming of the Lord. Elijah will turn the world back to God.

The restoration of all things has already been accomplished in seed form at the Cross.

For it pleased the Father that in Him [Jesus] all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:19, 20; emphasis added)

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When Jesus said It is finished, that work of reconciliation was completed. It is an accomplished fact in the realm of the Spirit. We can bind and loose on Earth that which is already bound and loosed in Heaven (or in the realm of the Spirit). Reconciliation becomes restoration in the Earth when it is claimed by faith, e.g., a sinner is born again by the Spirit of God when he believes that Jesus has died to reconcile him to God. That reconciliation was accomplished two thousand years ago but it has to be appropriated. So it is with all that was accomplished at the Cross.

God continues to bring restoration whenever and wherever faith is exercised. The greater the revelation of the reconciling work of the Cross that we have, the greater the measure of restoration will be. That’s why it is crucial to have an ongoing vision. The reconciliation of all things will be manifested as the restoration of all things when Elijah comes, Elijah being the Spirit of God coming in fullness upon the people of God in these last days. The Holy Spirit continues to lead and guide us into all truth and reveal things to come to all who are open to receive. When Elijah comes, the Church will enter into all that Jesus accomplished at His first coming. All things will be restored and Jesus will return to take up His throne on Earth. All of creation is waiting for that time.

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