A section from chapter 4 of: JACOB’S TROUBLE – THE LAST SIFTING OF ISREAEL The role of the Church in the drama at the threshold of the Messiah. By Lars Widerberg “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Joh 1:47 “He is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit”. Rom 2:28-29 At a very early stage in His work of ministry, the Lord came across an opportunity to define true Jewishness. His words, as they fell on Nathanael: “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” That which Heaven defines as being truly representative of the New Covenant, that which is truly Jewish, speaks in the most uncomplicated terms against the gullibility of the religious mind. The guileless heart seeks the truth at any cost and stays with it at any cost. The guileless heart is at all times ready to suffer for that which is truly righteous. Guilelessness stems from a heart implanted according to the New Covenant. “He is a Jew who is one inwardly”, according to a thorough re-structuring done by the Holy Spirit. Paul exclaims: “Who is sufficient for these things?”, and he adds: “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us”. In this context, a “pressing on” to be able to reach beyond, far beyond and into the realm of Davidicness is to be prioritized above any other attainment. 2 Cor 4:7, 2:16 Zion, with its davidicness, is characterized by a perfect absence of gullibility. In that which is heavenly, in that which belongs to davidicness, there is no guile. This remarkable piece of otherness is brought to you from beyond, and it brings the receiver far beyond that which we all consider to be quite natural and in order. One way to define this particular order of the world, its slyness and its treachery, is by its lack of willingness to give of itself to the weakest and most vulnerable. It persecutes rather than arising to the defense of the persecuted. Its worship of that which is heroic reveals more of its vileness than of a will to intercede or to intervene. The matter of guilelessness, and of its opposite, will be seen in a most distinctive fashion as we draw close to the final sifting of the Jewish entity during the great tribulation. Large parts of the Church ascribe to a formula, an unfounded theory, which promises that the saints will be taken out of and away from those harsh and iron-handed days of sifting, when it is needed the most. This theory promises gullible saints to be caught away when the Holy Spirit is most actively at work in the bringing of the Jewish entity to their final seeing of the One which they have pierced. Zech 12:10 The realm of the Covenant to be explored To the evangelical Church, the New Covenant lies fully exploited in the preaching of the forgiving of sins and the adding of new partakers in that which will properly be labeled the “Sunday culture”. Components added to our comfort zones, by thee receiving of Jesus, are a religious quota served in portions appropriate to our need of endorsement and inner healing. With the Sunday package follows a promise to be lifted out of this world, if it develops into a grossly uncomfortable environment. To this kind of Church a call goes out for the sake of coming out to reality and to spiritual service, a call unto exploration and investigation of the New Covenant, of its aim and its focus. In short, to whom is it given in the first place? What is its major aim? The prophets were delivering their messages in a Jewish context. The New Covenant promised something which the older did not provide – a heart, a radically different heart, including the ability to minister spiritually both before God and before man, any kind of man – even the Goyim. The New Covenant, the Jeremiah-covenant, provokes us all to consider the matter of mediocrity and the possibility to be taken far beyond that which is offered in a general Sunday setting. Download the first four chapters, without cost, at: https://facebook/groups/310252642490160/ as MS Word-file of as pdf-file Blessings in Christ, Lars W. -- -- --
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