Zion, the Place of Birthing: "Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls in the Ground and Dies It Abideth Alone..."

By Evadne O. Richards

There is no doubt that we who have answered the call to surrender our lives to God owe a huge debt of gratitude to church leaders who have, through the ages, obeyed the call to sacrifice their lives, sharing the message of the gospel, sometimes facing grave danger and even some losing their lives in the process. Nevertheless, God did not reveal every aspect of his plan in times past but gradually pulled back the curtain so that, in these last days, we may be fed the strong meat required for maturity as sons of God.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504972208

Evadne O. Richards

Evadne Richards born in St Joseph, Commonwealth of Dominica. I left Dominica at the age of 26 and migrated to Montreal, Canada. Attended night school at Sr. George Williams University completing my first year then went to the UK to study Nursing; upon graduation from the Southampton University Hospital; I was encouraged to practice in Dominica and became Nursing Director from the original position of Staff Nurse. I had accepted Christ as my personal Saviour in Canada at age 31 but was not discipled until later at age 51. Mentored by an older lady, I attended the Pentecostal Church for a short time. Subsequently, I was introduced to Apostle John Boney, who saw my zeal for the Word and insisted that I do my Ph.D. at the age of 70. The Apostle recognizing my gifting appointed me teacher of the Word; this being part of the 5-fold ministry (Eph.4:11-13). Meanwhile, The government of Dominica sent me to the University of Jamaica on two one-year training assignments in Nursing Administration. This preparation equipped me to be accepted at Regent University of West Virginia, USA, for my MBA and then to Capella University as a Ph.D. student. I continue to teach the Kingdom message at Apostolic level with guidance by Apostle John Boney; Prophet David and others of Emmanuel Ministries Intl. The primary tool of my teaching is the scriptural model for the church in the books of Exodus:25, and Hebrews:9.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgements

To My Readers

Introduction

Chapter 1 Pattern For The Body Of Christ

Chapter 2 Theories That Prompt Controversy

Chapter 3 The Purpose Of God For The Church

Chapter 4 The Significance Of The Infilling Of The Holy Ghost

Chapter 5 Ignorance Of The Mystery Of The Christ

Chapter 6 The Mystery Of The Christ Is Misunderstood, Because:

Chapter 7 Natural Israel’s Position In The End Times

Chapter 8 The Second Coming Of The Lord And Not The Third

Chapter 9 Taking The Kingdom

Chapter 10 Delaying The Birthing Of The Treasured Seed

Chapter 11 A Seed Counted For A Generation

Chapter 12 Striving For The Highest Place In God

Chapter 13 The Church Caught In A Breach/Breech

Chapter 14 A Royal Celebration

Chapter 15 The Erroneous Final Home In Heaven

Conclusion

Bibliography/ Zion The Place Of Birthing

DEDICATION

T his book is dedicated first to the Holy Spirit and Apostle John Boney who mentored me in the understanding of the mystery of the Christ. From day one, Apostle insisted that we his students trouble him. To my daughter Lori Ann who has been a great support in this work; all my spiritual sons and daughters as well as all those who answer the call of the Holy Spirit to come up higher in God, experiencing a yearning for more of God. These are those called to co-labor with Christ in the fulfilling of the birthing of Jesus’ first born prophesied by Isaiah. This first born is the first fruit to God and to the Lamb.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A lthough I have had a desire to present a seriously underestimated part of the Kingdom message particularly about the special role of women in the Body of Christ, the prophetic command from Pastor Jacques propelled me into putting this book together.

Apostle John Boney made a deep and profoundly transformational impact on my life and has been my apostolic father for more than three decades. He played a significant part in my spiritual life for which I will be forever grateful. His encouragement to ‘trouble’ him was not forgotten and even when it became what may have been burdensome, he was pursued to the uttermost. His apostolic instructions form the bedrock of my theology because it has stood the test of Scripture to this day. His wife Carmen has been very supportive as well. Apostle Boney ensured that I was equipped as much as possible and insisted that I receive sufficient formal education to fulfil the role of teacher of the Word of the Kingdom.

I sincerely thank Keneth and Glenda Tyson as well as the late Mersula Benoit and the late Mable Moir James; for their unwavering evangelistic pursuit, which brought me into contact with the apostle while he travelled through the Caribbean teaching the gospel of the Kingdom. I was so passionate about the simplicity and accuracy of this message using the model of the tabernacle of Moses, that I was nicknamed Evadne Tabernacle by traditional believers.

I am also deeply grateful for my daughter Lori Ann’s enthusiasm for language and her strict respect for grammar. Her editing history has been merciless and sometimes infuriating, but it has all been in pursuit of the best.

Thanks to Prophet/Apostle David my faithful brother in Christ, all my sons and daughters in Christ including Jennifer Giscombe and Sharon Casimir, Rhona Wells who have encouraged me to put this book together.

Many thanks to Gerry Potvin who has been very supportive of project especially in the editing of the final part of the work.

TO MY READERS

I saiah the prophet, several decades before the birth of Christ declared in chapter 53: 9-10:

And He made His grave with the wicked and with the rich in His death, because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His Mouth. V.10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

Calvin’s Commentary taken from Biblos Online Bible explains this portion of scripture partly:

He shall see his seed. Isaiah means that the death of Christ not only can be no hindrance to his having a seed, but will be the cause of his having offspring; that is, because, by quickening the dead, he will procure a people for himself, whom he will afterwards multiply more and more; and there is no absurdity in giving the appellation of Christ’s seed to all believers, who are also brethren, because they are descended from Christ.

He shall prolong his days. To this clause some supply the relative ‘sr (asher,) which: A seed which shall be long lived. But I expound it in a more simple manner, Christ shall not be hindered by his death from prolonging his days, that is, from living eternally…

Partly because to become the Christ with the Lord, we must come to a higher place in God’s plan for His Church.

Citation from Prophet David Clemetson

As a teacher of the Word, Evadne is part of the fivefold ministry team of Emmanuel Ministries International. Her teachings are detailed in nature are quite challenging, placing a demand on the hearer. There is a lot to be learnt from her message.

David Clemetson - EMI Ministry Team

INTRODUCTION

T he purpose of God for humanity is to make him a first fruit company that is a representation of Him in the earth. This is man in His own image and likeness (Gen.1:26). What is unusual about this command to the Elohim is that this man is a company of sons which turns out to be a man-child company towards the end of the Biblical account. As this holy Book progresses, the principle of the first fruit becomes the main ingredient throughout the aggregate formation of this man in the image of God. This first fruit features prominently in the Levitical ordinances and may be regarded as the iconic emblem for preparation and holy dress rehearsal, leading to the grand celebration of the birth of this formidable image of God. This image of God is headed by the firstborn Son of God Jesus Christ; who came to earth born of a virgin, in the form of man to pay the price for Adam’s sin and release His offspring for the work of redemption bringing man to perfection.

Isaiah the prophet describes the whole redemptive picture in the most detailed and poetic narrative:

Isaiah 53:2 For He shall grow up before thee as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness, and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. V. 3 He was despised and rejected of men: a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him: He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. V.4. Sure, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, and we did esteem Him stricken and afflicted.

The description of Jesus’ suffering and death was revealed to Isaiah in all its gruesome and detailed sequence of events. Isaiah goes on to add a very profound and extraordinary detail beyond all human understanding and comprehension, with which many Bible-believing Christians today are still having a problem.

V.9 …He had done no violence neither was any deceit in His Mouth V.10 Yet, it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin. He shall see His seed; He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

The mystery which surrounds the birthing of this seed has been the subject of the most astonishing controversy; not only is the seed of Christ misunderstood by the unchurched, but even among believers we are faced with a plethora of unscriptural ideas ranging from natural Israel to spiritual Israel. Scripture is consistent and unwavering in its conciseness.

God has not failed to provide every single means to instruct and educate His people, but He has placed in the church instruments to bring His first born into maturity. The five-fold ministry of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists Pastors and Teachers.

A pattern or a typology was designed and made available from the time of Moses so that it’s significance can be passed down to generations as an unmistakeable guide towards the ultimate place of birthing of this remarkable seed. This seed cannot be birthed unless it is brought to the place of birthing through the selected woman.

The church fails to satisfy the heart of God when they seek Him by their own man-made schemes; bringing a separation which is regarded as a breach/breech. Man’s best intentions cannot replace God’s order (see 1Chron.15:13)

For because ye did it not at first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought Him not after due order.

It means that without the due order, we will be disconnected from the course of birthright to receive our inheritance as joint heirs with Christ.

As a disciple of the apostolic move of God it is inconceivable that I could comprehend in the natural, and teach the plan of God without first understanding the Tabernacle of Moses; because the Tabernacle of David featured at the Most Holy Place in the Tabernacle of Moses, represents the place of birthing and is the pinnacle of God’s eternal purpose. This place as a type is called Zion and it is a high mountain in Jerusalem. A place where king David built his stronghold and worshipped God 24/7.

A great deal is mentioned about Zion at different levels: from government to abuse, courtship, marital relationship, pregnancy in breech presentation, difficulty in labor, abortion to premature delivery. Zion typifies the mother of a virgin daughter who becomes the woman giving birth to the seed of the King of kings.

Scripture is very clear. Jesus Christ is bringing forth a man-child company which is a first-fruit unto God and unto the Lamb of God. This man-child is nurtured by apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. (Eph.4:11-13) who have the oversight of the young ones; and by careful, spiritual, anointed direction make ready a people for the government of the business of the Father.

In the book of Galatians, we are reminded V.1

…That the heir as long as he is a child differeth nothing from a servant though he be Lord of all V.2 but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the Father.V .3 Even so we, when we were children were in bondage under the elements of the world V.4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son made of a woman made under the law V.5 To redeem them that were under the law that we might receive the adoption of sons.

It is true that God chose Israel as His first born, but a sifting process has been taking place to bring forth a company of sons in His own image and likeness. As the mystery unfolds, Paul explains in Heb.4:9 that natural Israel, is not the Israel of God. He informs further that they missed the rest that remains for the people of God because of unbelief; although it was first preached unto them. Paul entreats believers to

…labor to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

There is a work to be accomplished by Jesus’ seed, and is prophesied in Daniel 7:18: The saints of the Most High shall take the Kingdom… It is not enough to possess, which many translations other than the King James Authorized Version prefer to state. In Mathew 11:11 we are informed that only the violent shall take the Kingdom by force.

This book is not meant to undermine the work already done, but to realign with God’s pattern by giving strict attention to the scriptural account, as it brings the church to unity and perfection. This journey requires passion, hunger, and thirst like that of Jacob, David, Saul of Tarsus to name a few. Any careless and indifferent use of His plan is antithetical and will be displeasing to God. Isaiah advises that it is those that tremble at His Word (28:9; 66:2; 66:5) that will satisfy the requirement for perfection; completing the race described by Paul. (1Cor.9:24; 2Cor.1:10) Paul’s ‘one’ is a seed, a first fruit, a tenth, a generation, a tithe. We see this first fruit company emerging mature in the book of Revelation.

Jesus the risen Christ has not been recognized by natural Israel and because of this the birthing of His seed is taking place in the Church which was birthed at Pentecost, and has received the seed of her Spouse. His Name is Jesus Christ and because His Name is Christ, this seed is Jesus’ Christ. It should be no surprise that this company is referred to as the Lord and His Christ. (Ps.2:2; Acts 4:26); Rev.11:15) and Matt.1: 12-17 chronicles the genealogy of Jesus Christ, to reveal that Jesus is the 41st and His Christ forms the 42nd generation; which confirms that Jesus and His seed are two generations. The beloved psalmist envisioned in Ps.22:28

…the Kingdom is the Lord’s…V.30 A seed shall serve Him; it shall be counted for a generation.

Scripture does not contradict itself. The troubling problem is the dissemination and acceptance of false doctrines that rob the people of God of their full inheritance:

Some of these doctrines are listed below to prompt believers to search the Scriptures and see if these things are of God. If the Bereans did it, then there is no reason why we should not:

1) Once saved always saved

2) A compromise of the salvation process

3) Resistance to the infilling of the Holy Ghost

4) Ignorance of the mystery of the Christ

5) Ignorance of the Israel of God

6) Delay in The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ

7) An erroneous third coming

8) Delay in the birthing and maturing of Jesus’ seed or man-child

9) Delay in possessing of the Kingdom

10) The misleading final home in heaven.

These doctrines do not compute. They are not supported by Scripture. They hinder Bible-believing Christians from coming to the place of birthing. This place is reserved for the first fruit company that rise to God and the Lamb - the main preposition of the argument:

The purpose of God for humanity is to make Him a first-fruit company that is a representation of Him in the earth. This is man in His own image and likeness. (Gen.1:26) What is unusual about this command to the Elohim is that this man is a company of sons which turns out to be a man-child company towards the end of the Biblical account. As this holy Book progresses, the principle of the first fruit is featured continually. The tabernacle of Moses is a clear illustration of the salvation process; and anyone who knows their Bible can recognize that the furniture at each level represents the requirements at this level. To ignore these activities even as they are elaborated on in various places of Scripture, is to fall into difficulty.

Satan looked with both wonder and anger as he came to realise that God was doing something marvelous and wonderfully designed; but why should this be planned for mere man and not him? It was not enough that he had the honor of overseeing the most awesome and extraordinary worship to God and the beauty with which he was surrounded. Eventually this was the very thing that David was entrusted with, in the place chosen as a token of excellence and the birthing of God’s first fruit company.

Atheists and scoffers have been given open license to criticize and question the validity of exegeses. Some of them hurl devastating accusations of ignorance, stupidity and laziness. Dr. Kevin Vost postulates very enlightening insights into the thoughts and perspectives of his academic peers, in his book: From Atheism to Catholicism: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor Inc., Huntington, Indianapolis, 46750.

Considering his observation, Christians would be well advised to appropriate their inheritance without compromise, through recognition of the beguiling tricks of the enemy and diligently search the scripture for themselves; obeying the urgent call to come up to a higher place in God. The enemy will not rest until he is forced to relinquish his hold on the Kingdom on earth which is similar to that of God’s in heaven (Matt.10:6); furthermore, God has decreed in Dan.7:26 that the saints of the Most High shall take it back. It’s only after it is taken