As we saw in the last part of our study, our sister from Canada, Lorraine, touched on Satan.  As I read her words, different thoughts came to mind.

I remembered, as a babe in Christ, a quote that was constantly being spoken. I wondered why it was so important, at the time. The quote?  "For everything of God, there is a counterfeit."  Now, this was while I was going through Pentecost. Of course, my desire then , was to be a great prophet, or healer!  Ha!  And honestly, I studied the prophets that I met, more than I did Father's Word. Zeal !!!  Zeal can make a fool of us , but, it is something that we have to go through, to learn from. And , eventually Father speaks, and says, "OK, it's time to put away the toys and come and KNOW ME!!

As the thoughts of those days came to me, the word "COUNTERFEIT" kept rolling around in my thoughts.  This word means:

1) to copy with the intent to deceive
2) made in imitation of the genuine, so as to deceive.

As I looked this word up, in the dictionary, the very next word, under counterfeit, caught my attention.  COUNTERFOIL.  Now, this word means:

the portion of a paper, as a check, or ticket, or receipt, kept by the user, as a record of the transaction.

Let's, first, look at the word "COUNTERFEIT".

John 1:3, "All things were made by him: and without him was not any thing made that was made."

Now, regardless of the teaching that God ONLY makes the "good", this scripture tells us that He created ALL THINGS. (Is 45:7, Is 54:16).

So, this tells me that if there is a counterfeit, God has a use for it. OK?  There's the Mind of Christ, and there's it's counterfeit, the carnal mind. Let us recall. Who brought forth the carnal mind (Eve)?

Gen 2:21-22, "And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;   And the rib, which  the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man."

Why would God bring forth the carnal mind or as we know her, as Eve? Eve was/is the exact opposite of what God wants us to have, so why?   Now, there are those who say that we shouldn't ask God questions, that He'll teach us in His own time, by God has no time!!  So, I ask away, many questions, of Him.

IS 54:16, "Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy."

"an instrument for his work..."  This is why we are to have a mind that is "sin conscious", or, that is filled with the "knowledge of good and evil". So that we can take DOMINION of it and all that is in it. The more dominion we take of it, the more of it disappears and the Mind of Christ appears. Just like with the "toys" , there comes a time when we are to take the dominion of ALL that is in us.  We are to know and experience the truth that ALL COMES FROM GOD!   We cannot KNOW a thing unless we experience it!!  And we are to know that HE has a reason for whatever is sent to us.  Of course, many things, we bring upon ourselves! God has laws set in motion, such as, "YOU do this, and I'LL do that". When we don't do according to His laws, (and I don't mean the law of the OT), then we bring upon ourselves, the consequence of not regarding a law.  EX:  God created rain. And He said, "IF you don't want to get wet, don't go out into the rain."  So, we go out into the rain and get drenched; even AFTER He warned us of what would happen. And what do we do?  We blame the "devil" for our getting drenched!!  And where did the "devil" come from with the idea to go out into the rain?  And where does the "devil" roam up and down, seeing whom he may devour ?  In the EARTH!  Right!  And where did the "devil" come from with the IDEA to go out into the rain?  THE CARNAL MIND!!  And the EARTH that he roams around in, is US. "Ye are earthen vessels.."  I pray you hear what's being said here. The carnal mind, the counterfeit mind, holds ALL things that leads us to be "followers" of the earthen , carnal ways.

Let's look at some more counterfeits.  Anointing.  Is there a counterfeit anointing? You'd better believe it!! Does the counterfeit anointing work?  You'd better believe this too!!  Where does its power come from?  The "devil"?  Absolutely NOT!!  It comes from our BELIEFS!!

Prov 23:7, "so as a man BELIEVETH, SO IS HE!"

We've all heard of those people in the Middle Eastern religions, and how they meditate themselves into t state of being, to the point that they can walk on hot coals, or broken glass, and never be injured. That's because of their BELIEFS!!  The beliefs in their CARNAL minds.  BUT, take a gun, shoot them in the head, will they feel it, and die?  Yes indeed, they will.  You see, COUNTERFEIT ANOINTING doesn't last. It doesn't have the power that our Father's anointing has. Because His anointing IS HIM!

Sad to say, there is an anointing, a false anointing, on the land today, that some Christians use and are not even realizind that they are using it.  I've been hearing, from several places about their "praise" services, which I will step out and call it what it really is, rituals.  They claim that they "get so into the Spirit" that they actually have literal, "intercourse" , love making, with Him.  They are not talking about "communion", they are talking about "spiritual sex"!!  It even leads them to lay around on each other, touch and caress each other.  SAD!!  They cannot discern the flesh desire of the flesh body, from the "lover" that is REALLY meant in God's Word. And where is it all coming from?  The "devil'?  Does he "anoint" them with this false passion?  It comes from THEIR CARNAL MIND!!  Hence, MEET THE DEVIL!!
They say that they don't NEED teaching, just the following of the Spirit. We are seeing the results of not studying, not knowing the Truth about what His Truths hold.
Now, these folks are not doing this to be "followers" of the "devil", they are delusional, simply because THEY DON'T KNOW His Truths. I wonder if they EVER studied out the meaning of LOVER?  To see that it has NOTHING to do with the flesh body. And it is sad.

2Thess 2:8-11, "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall comsume with the Spirit of His Mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming. Even him whose coming is AFTER the the working of Satan (the adversary), with all power and signs and lying wonders. And with ALL  DECEIVABLENESS of unrighteousness IN THEM that perish; because they received NOT the love of the TRUTH, that they might be saved.  And for THIS CAUSE, GOD shall send them STRONG DELUSION, that they should believe a lie."

Understand, I am not bringing condemnation on these folks, I am just showing that this "anointing" IS IN THEM!  Do they believe that they are truly worshipping in the Spirit. Yes indeed , they do.  And Father will allow them to go right on believing it.And eventually it won't work anymore. All they will have is illicit sex!  This IS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, NOW!!  Simply because they have not allowed the teaching of Him and His Word be worked in them.  But, would Father say, "oh, that's ok, you don't have to study or have the Word SPOKEN at your gathering", when His Word CLEARLY tells us, "Study to show yourself APPROVED unto God".  I don't thing Father contradicts Himself.  But, the false or counterfeit anointing is working strongly.  Discernment is needed TODAY like NEVER BEFORE!

TRUTH!!!  TRUTH!!!  TRUTH!!!, determines EVERYTHING! And we two choices, believe ALL that His Word says was accomplished for us , by JESUS, (Heb 2:14-15), or believe the illusion that is being lived in. The more we BELIEVE and ACCEPT of a thing, whether it is God's Word, or a misunderstood BELIEF, the stronger and more powerful it becomes. BUT, praise His Wonderful Name, His anointing will show it for what it is.  The "devil", is the carnal mind.

Let's track the growth of the "devil".

1) IS 54:16  he is created
2) Gen 3:1 he is a "snake". (by the way, have you ever heard a snake speak?)
3) Job 41:1 he is a much larger serpent  (it would benefit you to study out the word "Leviathan" , Hebrew #3880-3882, in the lexicon)
4) PS 91:13 he becomes a dragon
5) Rev 12, we see him at his strongest.

This is the devil, and he lives in the carnal mind!!  Like I said, in the last part of these studies, in the older bibles, he isn't called, "the devil" , "satan", he is called "the adversary). And what is our biggest adversary?  The carnal mind!  You say, what what purpose did God create it for?

"an instrument for his work..".

A while back, I was ask about the "fish" and it's living in the "waters" of Genesis, Chapter 1.

I'm not going into ALL that was created in Chapter 1, but I want you to see a couple things, to show you that these things, all of them in Chapter 1, are spiritual beings; and that they live within the mind, the carnal mind.

Gen 1: 2, 6-10, 20-22,  28,  "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."...."And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were UNDER the firmament from the waters which were ABOVE the firmament: and it was so.". "And God blessed hem, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea (waters), and over the fowl of the air, and over EVERY living thing that moveth upon the earth(us)."

The "waters".  We find the waters spoken of in most of these verses. In ALL of these verses, the Hebrew definition of the word "waters" , used here, is"
1) piss
2) semen

I ask you , does this sound like natural "waters" that fish live in?  No, these waters are within man. Think about it. This is waters of the spirit realm within us.This is the "waters" that  "the serpent", "the devil" , "leviathan" , lives in, THE CARNAL MIND.

Numbers 11:4-5, " "And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?  We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely.vs 6 "But, now our soul is dried away..."

Notice where they children of Israel were at when they ate this fish...IN EGYPT!!   And what happened to their soul?  It DRIED away!

Does this mean that we can't eat fish?  No, of course not. (Col 2:16) But this fish isn't natural fish, (in Genesis). I want to give you the definition of the fish in Num 11.

"to move rapidly, to spawn, become numerous, squirming, moving by the vibration or vibrating action of the tail, rather than by the HEAD!!, and, to be anxious."

Now when you read the definition, think on Eph 4:14,

"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;"

And without The Head, we get no where except deeper into illusion, until it becomes our reality.  (1Cor 11:3)  This life that we are in , IS NOT our reality. It is an illusion that the carnal man has convinced us is real. Right down to who and what we really are!!  We are NOT a man, we are the LIFE OF OUR FATHER being lived on the earth.  Some are seeing it, and are dwelling in the heavenlies, and the "water" that is coming forth from them is "RIVERS OF LIVING WATERS", not this nasty , putrid waters that these fish live in, THE CARNAL MIND.

These "fish" are "beings" in those waters. VS 7 tells us, that there are waters ABOVE and UNDER the firmament.  This "firmament" means "expanse". It would be worth your  while to study it out and ask Father to show you this EXPANCE.

We are told in VS 9, that the waters UNDER the heaven were gathered together in one place and the DRY LAND appeared. The Dry Land is the earthen vessels of God, who like the children of Israel , in Numbers 11, souls are DRY!!

Let me ask you one question.  WHERE is heaven. IF the Kingdom of God is within us, and the Father is within us, and we are seated at the Right Hand of the Father,  and He is in us, then it's safe to say, our heavens ARE IN US!!   And His Word tells us that "our battles are not with flesh and blood, but that they are spiritual", then know this:  all of this "water", "fish" , "fowls of the air" are in us also!!  Look at Daniel.

Dan 10: 12-13, " Then said he (the Archangle  Gabreil) to me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.  But the prince of the kingdom of persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo Michael , (Archangel of War) one of the chief princes, came to help me: and  I remained there with the Kings os Persia.  Now I am come to make thee understnd what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is, for many days."

Now if you want to see where all this took place, look at Dan 10:7-9. It was in a vision. Visions come from within us. I'm not saying that there aren't visions that aren't at certain times, given openly, but more often than not, the vision is in the Spirit of us.
Ok, Gabriel and Michael, are Archangels and they are spirit beings that dwell in the Spirit realm. Knowing this, we know that "the prince of the kingdom of Persia, is not speaking of the natural country, Persia. There is a realm in the heavens, where  "the fowls of the air" and spirit battles are at. And IF we are seated in the heavenlies, and God is in "heaven" , and that is in us,  THEN so are all of these things!! The heavenlies ARE NOT your run of the mill , blue sky, these heavens are WITHIN US. And the "fowls of the air" are in us too, in the CARNAL MIND.  The Garden of Eden is within us. It is our PURPOSED STATE OF BEING!!

Remember that other word , I was drawn to while looking up the defossion of COUNTERFEIT?  COUNTERFOIL?  It's meaning is:

"the portion of a paper , as a check, or a ticket, KEPT BY THE ISSUER AS A RECORD OF THE TRANSACTION."

Well we are told that we are LIVING EPISTLES. We are read by others. And the ISSUER IS GOD!!  The Record of the Transaction is HIS PLAN!!!  He is manifesting through a people, who KNOW not only WHO they are, but WHERE they came from. We are spirit being, created right out of the very substance of God. And when we were placed in these flesh bodies, that DID NOT CHANGE WHAT WE ARE!  We are a spirit being, created in the image of Father, and we live in a body. And Father is bringing us back to that state of being that we were in , in the Garden.  Father is shaking us and saying "Wake up , leave this illusional world that you've been living in".  We create our world with the mind we use, the carnal, where all earthly is all that matters, or the spiritual place we belong in , whole, pure, well, following ONLY the Voice of Father and what we see Him do. Will we still be on earth?  Oh yes!  That's where His Kingdom is. But we will be in a different mindset, our heads will be in the heavenlies continuously, with our Father. We are ONE WITH HIM. He is all that will be seen through us.

All in the first couple of chapters of Genesis , is spiritual creations, and the y exist in us.  I want to look at TREES, in our next study, and the "fig leaves" and the "coats of skin" that Adam and Eve wore.  I am hoping to finish up this study of Genesis in the next part.  You will have enough information that you can take it before Father and study out for yourself and allow Him to work within you, His Truth.

To be continued...