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THE PHILOSOPHICAL MEASURING ROD
Topic: The Explanation of the Unity of the
Spirit or the So-called Trinity
By: Dr. Lee Warren, B.A., D.D.
(c) 1992 PLIM REPORT
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This column will appear in every bimonthly "PLIM
REPORT." It will discuss the structure of the
three-fold tabernacle pattern, that is "The
Philosophical Measuring Rod", and the function of
the priests therein. This Philosophical Measuring
Rod will be used to examine many subjects, to show
the operation of spiritual principles, and to
reveal the mysteries of the holy scriptures,
various religions, sciences, and philosophies.
To begin any investigation, especially of a
spiritual nature, some methodology, criteria, or
pattern for judging the results of the
investigation should be established. The discerning
of Spirit is far beyond the reaches of human
reasoning or mental faculties. Neither can the
nature and structure of Spirit be detected by the
physical senses of man or with instruments. Thus
Yahweh-Elohim (the Lord God), the creator, must
reveal the pattern to us by which we, His
creatures, can understand Him as He really is and
actually exists, and not according to customs and
traditions.
Does the Pattern Act as a Guide?
In this physical realm, we often use a pattern
to perform the simplest things. For example, if one
were to go to a foreign country or city for the
first time, a wise course of action would be to
obtain the most accurate map available. This
geographical representation or pattern will enable
one to navigate in this country or city without
getting lost. Or, if one purchased an item that had
to be assembled, one would expect to find the
instructions, schematic, or blueprint to put it
together correctly. Now the map, schematic, or
blueprint is a pattern that directs or guides one
accurately. Without it one would be in a constant
state of doubt and speculation, always guessing
without instructions. Thus it is absolutely
necessary to have a pattern to investigate the
spiritual realm.
Is Elohim Himself a Pattern?
The reader may be astonished to find out that
Elohim (God) Himself is the "Original (Archetypal)
Pattern of the Universe." Elohim (God) revealed
Himself to Moses in a vision and revelation atop
Mt. Sinai, 1490 years before the birth of the
Messiah. The seventy elders of Israel, Aaron,
Nadab, and Abihu, also "...saw the Elohim (God) of
Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a
paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the
body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the
nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his
hand: also they saw Elohim (God), and did eat and
drink. (Ex. 24: 10-11)"
Elohim (God) then transformed into a three-fold
tabernacle pattern (Ex. 25: 8-9, 40; Heb. 8:5)
showing Moses that the tabernacle is a definition
of Elohim's spiritual embodiment. Moses understood
that the three-fold tabernacle pattern explained
the structure of Yahweh-Elohim's spiritual
embodiment or ghost like body and it's inner
operation. Thus the tabernacle is the
"Philosophical Measuring Rod" by which all things
(visible and invisible) can be measured.
Did The Prophets See Elohim and the Tabernacle
Pattern in Visions?
Man can only see Elohim's spiritual embodiment
or ghost-like body in divine visions and
revelations or within the mind's eye (Num. 12:6,
See Diagram 1). The disciples, Peter, James and
John, saw this embodiment in a vision when the
Messiah transfigured before them, and produced the
souls of Moses and John the Baptist atop Mt. Tabor
(Matt. 17:1-9). While seeing Elohim's spiritual
form, Peter made mention of a tabernacle.
Others whom Yahweh chose, such as Ezekiel, saw
Elohim (God) in a vision with a reed measuring the
temple (Ezk. 40:1-3) or tabernacle. The apostle
John also was told in his vision to measure the
temple of Elohim (Rev. 11:1). The reed that John
and Ezekiel saw in their visions was the tabernacle
pattern, not a literal or physical yard stick.
Although the "reed" is a unit of measure of about
10 feet, the temple of Elohim (God) is not a
physical building, but the souls of men in physical
bodies (I Cor. 6:19-20). Measuring the temple is
done by one with the Holy Spirit judging men's
words and deeds by the tabernacle pattern.
Does The Pattern Explain the Supernal
Nature?
This measuring rod or reed shows how Christian's
use of the titles of Lord, God and the erroneous
name and title of Jesus Christ brings about
confusion in the believer's hearts and minds
concerning Spiritual things. These titles and names
fail to convey the true characteristics and nature
of Our Heavenly Father and his Son.
By examining the structure of the tabernacle and
the functions of the priests therein, one can begin
to understand the structure and function of
Elohim's (God's) spiritual embodiment (Heb.
9:1-10). The tabernacle is composed of three
compartments, divided by veils, with a total of
nine major vessels therein. The second veil divided
the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place. It was
blue, purple, scarlet, and lavishly embellished
with angels or cherubim. There was a first veil
that divided the Holy Place and Court Round About.
It had the same colors and embellishments with
angels as the second veil. But the angels were only
on the inside of the first veil facing the Holy
Place.
The three compartments of the tabernacle explain
the structure of Spirit or the Godhead. Diagram 3
on the next page shows the correlation between the
tabernacle pattern and the Godhead or Supernal
Nature which is as follows: 1. Most Holy Place by
the Pattern is correlated to Yahweh - the Father.
2. Holy Place by the Pattern is correlated to
Elohim - Word or Son. 3. Court Round About by the
Pattern is correlated to Yahshua the Messiah - the
personification of the Holy Spirit in concrete
form. Now these three compartments makeup one
tabernacle not three separate ones.
The Apostle John explains the Godhead in 1 John
5:7-8, "For there are three that bear record in
heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. And there are three that
bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water,
and the blood: and these three agree in one."
How Can You Prove the 3 States of Spirit?
Now to prove that the Father Yahweh, Pure
Spirit, has three states, we must examine the
things that are made in the physical universe. The
apostle Paul said: "Because that which may be known
of Elohim is manifest in them; for Elohim (God)
hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things
of him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Supernal nature
(Godhead); so that they are without excuse: (Rom.
1:19-20)"
Now there are three states and conditions of
Spirit, the ultimate source and substance of all
things visible and invisible: (1. The Father; 2.
The Word or Son; and 3. The Holy Spirit). Matter is
created from Spirit or is Spirit materialized into
its lowest state. Physical matter must reflect the
characteristics of Spirit, the parent source and
substance, just as man or any other life form
inherits or reflects the characteristics or traits
genetically of his parents. Thus matter must be
three-fold to reflect the three states of Spirit.
The three states of matter are: 1. Gas; 2. Liquid;
3. Solid; and all matter is composed of atoms which
are also three-fold: 1. Proton; 2. Neutron; 3.
Electron. (See Diagram 4)
By comparing the characteristics of each state
of matter with the Godhead, one is able to
understand or conceptualize the three states of
spirit. For example, the gaseous state of matter is
invisible, likened unto Yahweh Pure Spirit, who is
also invisible, incomprehensible, and inscrutable,
the source and substance of all things visible
(Physical realm) and invisible (Angelic Realm). The
next state of matter is liquid that is visible, and
takes on the form of its container. Liquid can be
likened unto Elohim that takes on shape and form of
a man in visions and revelations within the
confines of man's mind (Exo. 24:9-10; Ezek. 1:26).
The lowest state of matter is solid that is
concrete and has a definite shape and volume,
likened unto Elohim or the Word made flesh (who the
world calls Jesus Christ), who can be observed with
the physical senses (I Tim. 3:16). These analogies
and comparisons of the three states of matter with
the three states of spirit prove the nature and
operation of Spirit and enables one to have the
correct image of it.
From the above comparative analysis, the
tabernacle pattern, or the "Philosophical Measuring
Rod," proves that there are three manifestations or
states and conditions of the One Spirit (Deut. 6:4)
as compared with the states of matter:
1. Yahweh, The Pure Spirit -Abstract State,
(Most Holy Place by the Pattern) the invisible,
inscrutable principle has no shape and form and
often depicts Himself as a cloud. This correlates
with the gaseous state of matter. Note: See Diagram
5 (Lev. 16:2; Deut. 4:12; Matt. 17:5)
2. Elohim, the Word or Son -Intermediate State,
(Holy Place by the Pattern) is visible only in
visions and revelations. Elohim is Spirit or the
Father, in part not totality, in shape and form of
a man (Ex. 24:9-10; Jn. 1:1-4; 5:37). This is
correlated with the liquid state of matter.
3. Yahshua the Messiah-Concrete State, (Court
Round About by the Pattern) or Jesus Christ is
Elohim in a physical body, the visible
manifestation of Spirit (Col. 1:15-17; Jn. 1:14).
This is correlated with the solid state of
matter.
Now there are also three states of time: 1.
Future; 2. Present; 3. Past. (See diagram 4 for the
comparison by the three-fold pattern). We can make
the same comparison about "time", being three-fold,
as are the three states of matter and the three
states of Spirit. For example very little is known
about the future for a certainty (the Most Holy
Place by the pattern). Likewise nothing can be
understood about the Pure Spirit State of Yahweh
the Father. He is Inscrutable and Incomprehensible
or an Abstraction in this state and condition to
man's finite mind. An understanding of the future
can be obtained by understanding the present (the
Holy Place by the pattern) and the past (the Court
Round About by the pattern). Likewise it is Elohim
or the Son and the Messiah in the flesh that
reveals the Father to us. We have an understanding
of the present by having a understanding of the
past. It is the past which we understand the most,
just as we have the most understanding of Elohim
while he was made flesh as the Messiah (Jn. 1:14; 1
Tim. 3:16).
Does The Body's Formation Confirm the Structure
of the GodHead?
Science also shows that these three states of
Spirit are found in the formation of man. Human
beings, like chickens or any other life form, come
from a seed or an egg. All life forms in their
beginning are without any shape and form. They are
nothing more than genetic codes or genes and
chromosomes, just as the earth was without form and
void in its beginning (Gen. 1:1-3). This further
proves that the Father Yahweh, Pure Spirit, has no
shape and form (See Diagram 5). It is known that
the implanted human fertilized egg, with the
genetic code therein, begins to take on shape and
form in a orderly fashion in the womb of a woman
invisible to the human eye. This shows forth that
Yahweh the Father in part took on the shape and
form of a man that can be seen only in visions. See
Diagram 1. Finally the baby is visibly seen after
coming through the woman's birth canal.
Diagram 6 (below) compares the three germ cell
layers of the fertilized human ovum that forms all
the body's tissues and organs to the 3-fold
pattern. They are:
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