The Flourishing of the Almond Tree

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The Flourishing
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f the
Almond Tree
. . . and the almond tree
shall flourish . . . Eccl 12:5
The Flourishing of the
Almond Tree
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THE MYSTERY OF GOD
THAT ENCAPSULATES TIME
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Revelation 11:19 speaks of the temple of Sometimes it seems like we have the scien-
God being opened in heaven and the ark of the tists of earth in a box of their own and God in
testament being seen. Have you ever won- a church box and never the two shall meet. But
dered about the hidden things of heaven or of course this is due to man's finite concepts
even about the manna hidden in the ark? and not due to any limitation on God's part.
We will now begin an adventure to learn about As we study the almond tree, we will see how
one of the three things that were hidden in the the true principles of science are integrated
ark. But be advised that this opening does not with the very language of creation - and right
come without lightnings, thunder, and earth- in the middle of all of this is the almond tree!
quakes and a time of great anger of the nations
as spoken of in Revelation 11. Some will hear We will start by examining such things as
only thunder, but others will hear clearly what music, pH, atoms, and rainbows and then go
the Spirit of the Lord is speaking (John 12:28, on to subjects such as genetics.
29).
Man has begun a huge effort to map the
What does the almond tree have to do with all chromosomes and genes within the human
of this? At first, it may not be apparent, but we genome. But would it not be a considerable
will unravel an amazing trail of interaction of surprise for him to find that God had already
the almond tree across many scriptures and hidden these very codes in the scriptures?
see how it is entwined in the very fabric of Can such a thing be? Let us begin our adven-
creation itself. ture and you can decide for yourself.
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THE MYSTERY OF GOD THAT ENCAPSULATES TIME
THE ROD OF LIGHT IN THE MIDST
OF A CATALOG OF DARKNESS
There was a time in the "days of our youth"
when our spirits were still in the heavens and,
ECC 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in
as Job put it, "the morning stars sang together the days of thy youth, while the evil days
and all the sons of God shouted for joy." We come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou
shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
had not as rain, descended into the earth realm
12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon,
or as vapor, ascended back into the heavens.
or the stars, be not darkened, nor the
clouds return after the rain:
12:3 In the day when the keepers of the
Then came the change and those stars were
house shall tremble, and the strong men
darkened with the darkness of earth. And, in
shall bow themselves, and the grinders
another sense, there comes a time when the cease because they are few, and those that
darkness of the earth becomes very intense look out of the windows be darkened,
12:4 And the doors shall be shut in the
and a whole catalog of troubles comes forth as
streets, when the sound of the grinding is low,
listed in the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiasties and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and
(shown in the right hand column). all the daughters of musick shall be brought
low;
12:5 Also when they shall be afraid of that
But, what is this? In the midst of all this
which is high, and fears shall be in the way,
trouble and turmoil, there is inserted the and the almond tree shall flourish,
simple statement in verse 5, "and the almond and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and
desire shall fail: because man goeth to his
tree shall flourish". It seems similar to the list
long home, and the mourners go about the
of plagues that were given to Egypt, that in
streets:
Pharaoh's afflictions, something else also 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the
flourished - do you remember what it was? golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be
broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
the cistern.
Later, in time, Jeremiah was given a similar 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as
charge. He also lived during a time of intense it was: and the spirit shall return unto God
who gave it.
trouble and turmoil. He was given a charge
over the nations - that made the nations angry.
Jer 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over
Then, the LORD compared His word to the the nations and over the kingdoms , to root
out, and to pull down, to build, and to plant.
rod of the almond tree. The LORD went on to
1:11 Moreover the word of the LORD came
compare this as a seething pot being poured
unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou?
out on the land from the north - a time of And I said, I see a rod of an amond tree.
judgement against the wicked. 1:12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast
well seen: for I will hasten my word to
No wonder the nations were angry as it states
perform it.
in Revelation 11:18. When the ark of the
testament is "seen" the nations realize it Rev 11:18A And the nations were angry,,
and thy wrath is come . . .
contains the almond rod. This rod gives the
11:19 A And the temple of God was opened
LORD'S ministers the authority to deal with
in heaven, and there was seen in his
nations. temple the ark of his testament..
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THE NUMBER SEVEN
1. SOUND
2. PH - A MEASURE OF ACIDITY. A NEUTRAL
PH IS SEVEN (SALT COVENANT)
Next, we will turn our attention to something with one octave after the other. At some point,
that may seem at first glance to have nothing we would reach such a high pitched sound that
to do with the almond tree. We will begin to we could not hear it. But, that doesn't mean
consider four sets of seven in science - sound, that it doesn't exist - it does. For example,
pH, chemistry and light. high pitched whistles are effective for calling
dogs, but can not be heard by people.
Let us first consider the octave in music. Wait
a minute - you might say - an octave means This example gives us a concept of what the
eight and not seven. That is true, but let us scriptures mean by the unseen or unheard.
really look at the musical scale. The basic Just because something exists at a frequency
scale consists of seven ascending notes be- above the ability of our sensors to sense it
ginnning with "do". Then the eighth note is does not mean it does not exist. The fault lies
also called "do". We find that the higher "do" in the absence or the dullness of the sensors.
is a harmonic of the lower "do". The higher Do not the scriptures speak many times of a
"do" has a higher frequency or two wave- people being deaf and blind?
lengths of sound that fit in within the one
wavelength of the lower "do". Thus, the waves Another set of sevens in science is the pH
vibrate together and re-enforce each other to scale. This is a logarithmic scale which gives
make a pleasing harmonic. a measure of the acidity of a solution. A
solution in perfect balance has a seven pH.
We might continue right up the musical scale
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THE NUMBER SEVEN
(CONTINUED)
3. CHEMISTRY - THERE ARE UP TO SEVEN
ORBITALS AROUND THE
NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM
REV 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit:
and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and
one sat on the throne.
4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a
jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a
rainbow round about the throne, in sight
like unto an emerald.
4:4 And round about the throne were four and
twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four
and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had on their heads crowns
of gold.
4:5 And out of the throne proceeded light-
nings and thunderings and voices: and there
were seven lamps of fire burning before
the throne, which are the seven Spirits of
God.
Next we will consider the atoms. We know
Let us compare the nucleus of the atom to the
that the LORD is in planets, stars and galaxies,
throne of God. There we see that there was a
but how about a very small division of matter
rainbow around the throne. In Revelation 4:5
- the atom?
above, we see seven lamps of fire around the
throne which are called the Seven Spirits of
In the atom, we have a central nucleus and
God.
orbiting around that nucleus are the electrons.
These electrons are primarily found in orbi-
When we examine closely the rainbow and the
tals or "shells" around the nucleus. The atoms
Seven Spirits of God, we find that they are
vary in complexity from the simple ones with
related to each other. A lamp is like an
one or two orbitals to the complex atoms
electron shell and colors are given off as
which have up to seven electron orbitals.
energy is added to and released from an elec-
tron shell. When energy is added to the
A cross-section of the uranium atom is shown
electron, it increases in its orbit until this
above which has seven electron orbital shells.
energy is released in the form of a photon of
Seven seems to be the limit of the number of
light which has a specific color. The color
stable orbitals for a given atom. Could it be
given off is characteristic of the substance
that the God of the universe is like the God
and the orbital affected. Thus, we might say
within the atom? As David said, no matter
that each of the Seven Spirits of God is related
where we go, He is there!
to a specific color and attribute.
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4. LIGHT - THE SEVEN COLORS IN THE RAINBOW
7000 Angstoms
White
Light R ed
1
2
7
Orange
3
4
Prism Yellow
5
6
Green
Blue
GEN 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and
it shall be for a token of a covenant between Purple
me and the earth.
4000 Angstroms
Next we will consider the seven colors of the
rainbow. We can take white light and pass it
through a prism and obtain the primary and EXO 25:31 And thou shalt make a candle-
stick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the
secondary colors. A drop of rain can also
candlestick be made: his shaft, and his
serve as a prism and cause the white light to
branches, his bowls, his knops, and his
refract into the various colors. The Lord flowers, shall be of the same.
25:32 And six branches shall come out of
spoke in Genesis 9 about the rainbow as being
the sides of it; three branches of the
a symbol of the covenant. We just read scrip-
candlestick out of the one side, and three
tures in Revelation 4 speaking about the rain- branches of the candlestick out of the
bow, and the seven lamps which are the Seven other side:
25:33 Three bowls made like unto almonds,
Spirits of God.
with a knop and a flower in one branch; and
three bowls made like almonds in the other
Do you remember a symbol from the old branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six
branches that come out of the candlestick.
testament which also had seven lamps? Exo-
dus chapter 25 gives a description of the
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candlestick. Note that there is a main shaft of
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the candlestick. Out of this main shaft, three
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branches come out of one side and three
branches out of the other giving a total of six
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branches. Now compare this to the rainbow
where we have a main shaft of white light. This
is refracted into three primary colors and
three secondary colors. A candlestick gives
off light and the candlestick of the scriptures
The Candlestick
has six branches.
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The drawing to the right gives you an idea of
what the candlestick looked like. Now, you
might ask what all this has to do with the
almond tree. If you observe the drawing
closely you will see. But if you don't, don't
fret because we will cover it later.
We have already established that the seven
lamps of the candlestick represent the Seven
Spirits of God. In case you are interested in
the names of the Seven Spirits of God, they
are given in Isaiah 11:1&2. Note that it speaks
of a rod and branches growing forth. One
would think that it is describing a tree. THE CANDLESTICK
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We imagine that we see what is going on
ISA 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out
around us - but do we really? We only see the
of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall
grow out of his roots: wavelengths of light from red to violet, but
11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest there is infared light that has a longer wave-
upon him, the spirit of wisdom and under-
length than red which we do not see. We do
standing, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the not see ultraviolet light which has a shorter
LORD; wave length than violet.
If you carefully inspect the above verses, you Note the octaves of music below. Two oc-
will find that the Spirit of the LORD is sym- taves are shown - however as the frequency
bolized by the main shaft of the candlestick. increases in higher octaves, we would reach a
The six branches are the spirits of wisdom, pitch that would be too high to hear.
understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and
the fear of the LORD. The Spirit of the LORD Just to show you how blind we really are, look
is represented by the white light that contains at the representation of the electromagnetic
the six branch spirits, each of which has its spectrum shown on the adjacent page. The
own unique color. If our eyes were attuned to very narrow little slice labeled "OPTICAL" is
the higher spiritual frequencies of light, we all that we really see out of the total spectrum.
would see these colors. Perhaps some of you No wonder the scriptures call us blind!
have seen them already as halos around those
ministering under the anointing.
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THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
The above illustration is from the physics textbook Modern Physics by Williams, Trinklein, and Metcalfe. Starting
at the bottom are the 60 cycle waves common to household electricity. The little slice labeled OPTICAL is shown
in an expanded form on the left with red light at a wavelength of 7000 Angstroms to violet at 4000 Angstroms.
(An Angstrom is about 1/250,000,000th of an inch.) This little slice is all that we "see" out of the entire spectrum.
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WHY SOME PEOPLE SEE ANGELS AND OTHERS DON'T
HEAVEN
GEN 28:11 And he lighted upon a certain
place, and tarried there all night, because the
sun was set; and he took of the stones of that
place, and put them for his pillows, and lay
down in that place to sleep.
28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a
ladder set up on the earth, and the top of
it reached to heaven: and behold the
angels of God ascending and descending
on it.
JOH 20:19 Then the same day at evening,
being the first day of the week, when the VISIBLE RANGE
doors were shut where the disciples were
assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus
and stood in the midst, and saith unto them,
Peace be unto you. EARTH
Have you ever attended a meeting where sev- When one ascends the ladder, he goes into
eral people said that they saw an angel stand- higher octaves or candlesticks of light. When
ing beside you. Yet, when you looked, you and Adam "fell", did he fall from a higher octave of
some of the others there did not see the angel. light to a lower octave of light? We might say
Or, conversely, perhaps you saw an angel that that he fell in frequency. Why was it that Adam
some of the others did not see. How can this only heard the voice of the LORD walking in
be? the garden but could no longer see Him (Gen
3:8)?
Let us consider the dream that Jacob had.
First, we see that he took of the stones of that Now let us consider the incident in John
place for a pillow. In order to receive, we must 20:19 where the doors were shut, but Jesus
be attuned to the frequency of the message. suddenly appeared in the midst of the dis-
For example, some of the radio sets use a ciples. How is it possible that He came
crystal or a stone to serve as a signal detector. through the walls or door when it was already
Are we not living stones? shut?
Second, Jacob saw a ladder set up on the earth Let us consider this explanation. We think of
with the top of it reaching heaven and beheld a solid wall or a door as being just that - a solid,
the angels of God ascending and desending dense piece of material. But if we were to
upon it. Now perhaps this may not have been look at this "solid" with a powerful electron
angels in the classical sense that we think of microscope, we would see that it is not really
them. Or, as explained in Revelation 19:10, an a solid. Between the very atoms of the sub-
angel may also be a messenger who explains stance are large voids or spaces. Upon futher
himself as "thy fellowservant, and of thy magnification, we would see that there are
brethen". Was this an actual physical ladder or even large voids or spaces within the atom. So
did each rung of the ladder represent an octave the material that we thought was solid is more
of light? like a piece of Swiss cheese.
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