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You might have wondered why I have spent so much time explaining the process of being born again, and the developmental arc of holy ones. It is because understanding the process is important in the time period we have just entered into - to both the holy ones and the other sheep. There are two passages of scripture that will make everything clear: John 16:7-11 and John 14:5 and 6. I have quoted them below:

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We have covered John 16:8-11 in some detail already. And I promised that I would tell you the other times that this scripture would have fulfillment. We know that the first instance was at Pentecost 33 CE and thereafter, for the rest of that first century. The Apostle John was still active (but then very old) in around 98 CE. These two passages of scripture are parallel texts that highlight different features of the same phenomenon.

"I am the Way and the Truth and the Life"

Jesus uttered those words in answer to the question: "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" His answer then was about a journey between where he, Thomas, and the rest of Christ's apostles were then, and the final destination of arriving in Heaven. We know that Heaven is the final destination, because Christ next says, "No one comes to the Father - except through me." Thus the journey in question is about the road to be traveled between the Earth and Jehovah, in Heaven! This is clearly evident as Thomas' original question was ... "We don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Thus, Thomas' later trip and that of his fellow apostles would mirror Christ's own trip. That is the context of the whole discussion. Christ had just told his disciples:

The discussion then as defined by Thomas' question is: if you are saying, we as your disciples are going to follow you later on, once you come back for us and we then take the same journey that you are about to take now - how will we know how to get there when we don't even know where you are going? These details are important, so I will rephrase them in another way: "You are going on a journey, you say we will take a journey to the same place later. You are saying we know the way, but how can that be seeing that we don't even know where you are going?" Now that we have that clear in mind, let us summarize what is happening in this conversation. Christ is giving his faithful apostles point-by-point directions about the way to get to Heaven - his impending destination! When Thomas doesn't get the point Christ elaborates, by giving the disciples three guiding principles that will take them to their new home - Heaven. We know that the three factors have to do with the journey, and not the final destination, because Christ ends their listing, by saying: "No one comes to the Father except through me." "Through me" tells us the details he has just given are about the journey - and not about what happens after arrival!

Having understood that, we now come to appreciate that these three factors: "the way ... the truth ... and the life" must all take place before Christ comes to take all the holy ones to Heaven, at the last trumpet:

The clear simple language in these verses make it plain that when Christ comes to take the holy ones to Heaven, as promised at John 14:5,6, it will be all of us - dead and alive - at the same time! This comes through loud and clear as the word used to describe the ascension to Heaven of the holy ones is "together." "Together" is, of course, the opposite of "separate." We have spoken previously about the two types of transformations that will take place at this time - "in the blink of an eye." Part of the "sacred secret" about these two transitions is their timing - they will both happen "during the last trumpet." (1Co 15:51,52) So, while - in the transformations - the dead will be resurrected "first" and the living will be changed "afterwards," since such changes happen in the blink of an eye, in a moment, their timing is for all practical purposes, simultaneous. Thus, when it comes to the actual journey to Heaven to meet our loving Father - it will be in the exact same period of time for us all! (1Th 4:16,17) There is no staggering of holy travelers: no "first" this group goes, and then "afterwards" the other group! Those terms "first," and "afterwards" apply solely to the "changes" that we will all experience as the holy spirit makes abundantly clear. According to "Jehovah's word" the two groups of anointed: those who have been resurrected; and those who never died, will be together before we "meet the Lord in the air!" 1Th 4:17 then goes on to declare, "and thus we will always be with the Lord." (1Th 4:17) And that is how Christ's prophecy at John 14:5,6 will come to fruition!

Having realized this, we also come to appreciate that his two statements quoted below are nested realities. In other words the one fits inside the other. Here they are: his factual statement: "I am going my way to prepare a place for you. ... So that were I am you may also be." (Joh 14:2,3) The second part of that is that once the "place" is prepared, he will return to take us there. In other words: none of the anointed can get there before Christ returns to take us there:

This is the 'context' scripture that lays out the parameters. The journey that is being talked about - our journey to Heaven as holy ones - fits into the time period between Christ going "[his] way," and him coming back "again" so that he can "receive [us] home to [himself], so that where I am you also may be." We all understand cause and effect, and thus appreciate that you cannot get to a place before you take the journey. Next, we learn what the road, the journey to that final destination entails:

We know that these details are somehow part of that journey because they fit into the time period before we come "to the Father." Bookending the instructions "I am the way and the truth and the life," with the statement: "No one comes to the Father except through me" means that all three expressions must be accomplished before the "last trumpet," which is the event that takes all the anointed in one big group - or "together" directly to the Father in Heaven, in company with Christ and his holy angels.

Historically, it has believed that "the life" would take place after Armageddon, in God's paradise Earth. But this is a misunderstanding, for the simple reason that at that point all the holy ones will have come "to the Father" - without fulfilling the three-tier travel instructions. An important detail is John 14:4:

Which is the affirmative version of the prohibitive declaration:

In other words what the apostles, and later the rest of the 144 000 holy ones (at that point yet to be chosen), need to get to Heaven is contained in Christ. He is the conduit. When Thomas asks him about that, he expands on his explanation telling him, that the definition of what he is, is more than just the way, but also "the truth and the life!" By then adding "No one come to the Father except through me," he is telling us that reaching the Father passes through all three of those expressions, since he has just defined himself as all three expressions. It is like when you are on a road trip to a favourite destination: there are always landmark cities/towns that you pass that serve as progress markers of how close you are to your final destination. Once you've reached such and such a place, you know the road trip is in full swing. Personally, on such roadtrips my markers are Wimpy's branches. Once I reach this the Wimpy in this petrol station I can have breakfast/lunch and take a little break because I'm halfway there. And once I reach this road sign, I know I am on the final leg and less than a half hour from the sea. This is how a typical road trip unfolds. And that is what Christ was here providing. Of course, all these signals of the road trip happen before we reach our final destination. We don't get to Cape Town for our vacation and then see the sign that says "Cape Town 110km." We see the sign first, and then reach Cape Town! And so it is with Christ. What then did the three expressions made by Christ, which were meant to be taken together as what defined him, Christ: the conduit to "the Father" - signify?

Three Administrations

These words are three administrations that the holy ones must administer before the "last trumpet," which takes us to Heaven to meet our God and Father! These three administrations relate to John 16:8-11 in three distinct ways - one per administration:

I have quoted the scripture from verse 7, for context, but what we are now focusing in on is the portion from verse 8, which starts with the words: "And when that one comes he will give the world convincing evidence...." How is this prophecy coming to fruition?

Administration No. 1: "The Way"

We have already dealt with the first administration of Christ's Kingdom which was called - you guessed it - "The Way":

Notice first, that in Acts 9:2 "the way" that Christ told Thomas about, now becomes "The Way," with capital letters - indicating it represents a noun! What does that noun refer to? An administration of the holy ones that was responsible for giving the world "convincing evidence!" Here are several more scriptures making clear that the first century Christians were known informally as "The Way":

This instance, of course, references Paul. We can see that the "helper," the holy spirit kept giving "convincing evidence to the world" even after that initial day on Pentecost 33 CE. Looking at verses 1-6, we see new disciples in Ephesus, having a similar experience to the 120 disciples in Jerusalem where the helper was first poured out. Thus this "convincing evidence" of speaking in tongues, was a constant feature of the first century disciples of Christ. And it died out with them. Which is why no one today speaks in tongues!:

I will explain shortly why the "convincing evidence to the world" ceases. For now, we continue establishing that the early Christians were universally known as "The Way.":

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In this case I have included a lot of context in the quoted scripture - for good reason. Our aim is to confirm that early Christianity was known as The Way. That is accomplished early when Paul - under trial - says, "I persecuted this Way." What is of additional interest to us is that Paul later shows that this Way is synonymous with Christ himself. That is the last verse, verse 7, in which he quotes Jesus as saying: "Saul, Saul, why are persecuting me?" Thus "this Way" and the Christ are one and the same thing - as Jesus had told Thomas. The Way is part of a threefold definition of the Christ. But above I have stated that the early Christians were universally also known as The Way, below we establish that fact:

We have seen that Christians were known as The Way in the province of Asia, and specifically in prominent cities of the time such as Ephesus. In fact wherever the message was spread they were also known as the way. And the early Christians spread the word about Christ so broadly that it covered all of the ancient major centers around what we would today call the Middle East. So pervasive was their evangelizing that it could be said that the, "Good news ... was preached in all creation under heaven." (Col 1:23) Now, let us set matters straight on the question of why gifts of the holy spirit, "cease?"

Evidence Profiles Confirm Parallel Application

This is where the fact that John 14:6 and John 16:8-11 are parallel scriptures comes to the fore. Again, I quote both below:

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The First Evidence Profile

We don't need to guess as to what's going on. We know that these scriptures are parallel scriptures because they have the same Evidence Profile. And it is Evidence Profiles that identify what seems to be different phenomena - as one and the same reality! There is an Evidence Profile for John 16:8, "He will give the world convincing evidence ... first concerning sin , because they are not exercising faith in me." This was fulfilled through the first century Christians, starting from Peter and the other 120 disciples at Pentecost 33 CE. We studied how they were able to convince "unbelievers," to repent and start exercising faith in Jesus Christ. This dynamic didn't stop in 33 CE. Later, after Saul had converted to Christianity, he himself helped other new disciples to get holy spirit, and similarly begin "speaking in foreign languages and prophesying." (Ac 19:5,6) The apostle John - who was still alive in around 98 CE - was also there at Pentecost and was thus part of the initial group of 120 disciples of Christ who were speaking the "magnificent things of God" to all the Jews who had gathered in Jerusalem. What did the first "convincing evidence" to "the world" prove to be? Speaking in tongues. Do you see that there is no room for misinterpreting these scriptures? Christ listed the convincing evidences that were meant for "the world" as: 1) "concerning sin" 2) "concerning righteousness" and 3) "concerning judgement." Since Peter and the 120 disciples were the first to use this power and their "sign to unbelievers" was speaking in tongues, we understand that, that event, was the fulfillment of the first "convincing evidence," - the one "concerning sin." And the adminstration that effected the fulfillment of that part of the prophecy was called "The Way." Let us now look to see if there is a second such adminstration, and if so, to determine what part of the prophecy it fulfilled.

The Second Evidence Profile

We have a second Evidence Profile as found in John 14:6! That is, we have another term that defines Christ, which is not "The Way." Put another way: if the first century Christians were known as the way, who would the titles The Truth and The Life apply to? From John 14:6, we learned that Jesus answered Thomas' question about how to get to Heaven with the answer: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." The Evidence Profile we are now going to consider is the one that shows us upon whom, these latter titles were fulfilled? Again, we know from the many scriptures in the book of the Acts of the Apostles (that's the full name of the book known as "Acts"), that the first century Christians were known as The Way! Thus,the first "convincing evidence," the one "concerning sin" was fulfilled by The Way!

"But that's only one out of three." One step at a time. It is obvious that both sets of scriptures are describing consolidated realities. That is, something that is part of a bigger framework. The first, and thereafter, the two subsequent "convincing evidences" are all directed "to the world." Similarly, Christ being "the way and the truth and the life," are also one thing - since they are defining the Christ. Christ cannot be separated. Thus, the pattern set by one fulfillment will be followed in the subsequent two fulfillments! This will become clear later, when I also establish the Evidence Profile for why The Way; The Truth; and The Life, are properly called administrations. For now, we emphasize the fact that there are three "convincing evidence[s]" to be proven "to the world," and that Christ gave his apostles three variables by which he would be defined: "the way, and the truth, and the life." Moreover, we also acknowledge that in the implementation of the first "convincing evidence," the group of holy ones who fulfilled that part of the prophecy were known as "The Way" - now capitalized! Thus, to confirm whether this pattern was indeed a formula laid out by the Christ, we only need to look for a second implementation of other parts of these prophecies - to confirm whether or not, the pattern holds!

Before we leave the first administration: The Way - let us answer an outstanding question: "why do gifts of the spirit cease?"

Why Gifts "Cease"

Why gifts of the spirit cease is, in fact, a third Evidence Profile! In his description of the convincing evidence that the helper would furnish to the world, i.e., "unbelievers," Christ added unambiguous details - that themselves form an Evidence Profile.

He said:

As we have already established in great detail, this expression could only apply to the people who were actual witnesses to Christ's ministry on Earth. That is why it was a sin! They had seen Christ for themselves - and still didn't believe! Speaking of such people Christ once addressed the Pharisees and told them directly:

As it turned out, through the mercy of a loving God. Once the "convincing evidence to the world" started to occur, the book of Acts tells us that:

One of those Pharisees who benefitted from the mercies of Jehovah and his loyal Son, Jesus the Christ was a young man named Saul - more popularly known as the Apostle Paul ... the greatest evangelizer of the Good News.

Thus, the profile of those who sinned by not putting faith in Jesus during his sojourn to the Earth can only fit people who lived in the first century CE. It was to them that the convincing evidence in the form or speaking in "tongues," - what 1 Corinthians 14:22 calls "a sign ... for the unbelievers" was directed! How do we know? The Bible tells us so!:

The law told us two things: tongues are a sign to unbelievers, but also that those unbelievers would be unique - they would all be part of the nation of Israel. That is what the words "this people" refers to! Remember that the law was only written for, and given to the Israelites. It didn't apply to gentiles. You can confirm that for yourself by reading the original scripture that Paul was here quoting. It is found in Isaiah 28:11 and 12. Further, the nation of Israel was destroyed in 70 CE as retribution for killing the Christ. So, the "this people" reference, which was dependent on the public genealogical records that were kept of every Israelite birth ended at 70 CE when Jerusalem was burned to the ground - and the genealogical records with it! The intersection of people who witnessed Jesus' ministry not believing he was the Christ, and their historical genealogical records being destroyed in 70 CE limited "this people" to that generation. "Tongues" are completely irrelevant to unbelievers who are gentiles. That's why it is crazy for people to currently make funny, unintelligible noises and claim they are speaking in tongues. It's like the lost souls claiming to be born again. Sad. But not just sad. Sad, with imminent dire consequences!

We move on ...

Administration No. 2: "The Truth"

We now have our pattern set through Evidence Profiles! What then can we expect from the second administration? We know that it will be called The Truth. We also know that the convincing evidence it will furnish to "the world" will be about "righteousness." It will be:

Christ was already in Heaven when the first administration started its work. This is obvious, not only from the chronology of events, but because had he not been resurrected to Heavenly life, the helper never would have come. Recall, that that is one of the central reasons why the helper comes - to give an undeniable Evidence Profile that Jesus was the Christ - and has been resurrected to life in Heaven!

An Evidence Profile "Concerning Righteousness"

We have seen how God made his truths available to first century "unbelievers." That is people from the ancient nation of Israel who witnessed Christ's ministry, but nonetheless failed to put faith in him. But what of people who have never heard of God? The Bible tells us of what we would call good people. These people are those who do the things of the Mosaic law, without having the benefit of a written code from Jehovah:

Jehovah wants the whole world to be saved. And he extends salvation to all humble-hearted ones who exercise faith in the name of his Son. (Joh 3:16,17) With the disappearance of the apostles towards the end of the first century, and the foretold apostasy getting a stranglehold on Christianity through the dark ages, would honest hearted ones be able to use the Bible to find the truth? The answer is yes and the Evidence Profile was fulfilled by the second administration of holy ones - the administration of The Truth At the beginning of this administration a group of Bible students used to gather together to read the Bible. They followed a simple formula for attaining Bible truth: they would discuss one topic, say the trinity, or life after death. They would then look for all the scriptures in the Bible that touched on that subject and draw Bible based conclusions from the Evidence Profiles they found in the Bible! It couldn't be more straightforward. Through that simple formula, the second administration was born! They had this and that name for it at the beginning, but as prophecy always wins out - this administration eventually became known as The Truth. Through it, Jehovah has shown that the wicked Churches of Christendom, typified by the Roman Catholic Church, have no excuse for the many false beliefs they teach as doctrine. "Righteousness" could be attained by cultivating faith in Jehovah's Word, and in Jesus Christ - even when Christ and his apostles and first century disciples were not around!

The first administration started very publicly in 33 CE - on the day known as Pentecost. It lasted until the death of the apostles and Christ's faithful first century disciples. The second administration started in the late 19th century - sometime in the 1870s - by a man called Charles T Russell. It was he and a small group of associates that would form the beginnings of the second administration. Wonderfully, this administration expanded, and just like its first century counterpart - has preached the good news: "in all creation under heaven!" (Col 1:23b)

Since it's remit was directed at showing the world that honest hearted ones could find the "truth" of God's word through the Bible, it has focused on spreading this message to all who are willing to listen. It is from this administration that the free Bible studies you have been refusing for years are offered. Are you starting to connect the dots?

It has not come to its end, as it dovetails with the rise of the third administration of Christ ...

Administration No. 3: "The Life"

Historically, The Life was thought to be what Revelation describes when it speaks of:

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But that is not what "life" has represented in the Bible, whenever God presented it to people in the past. Life has always had a counterpart - "death." And the offer of life was always about judgement - about people deciding for themselves to choose life, instead of death. We choose life of course by being obedient to Jehovah's loving word. Here is an historical example from ancient Israel:

So, "life" is not about 'lifestyle,' or our quality of life, or having a care-free life, or earning a good living, or any such concepts. It's about choosing for ourselves whether we will live or die. This decision as the holy spirit made clear through the hand of Moses comes down to if we are willing to "listen to the commandments of Jehovah," and "by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice, and by sticking to him, for he is [our] life."

Of course, the initial bit about listening to "the commandments of Jehovah" applied to the Mosaic law. We have, not the shadow (the Mosaic law), but the reality - we have Christ! (Col 2:17,18) We can use our unfailing Evidence Profiles to confirm that The Life is indeed about choosing - and thus about judgement!

Since John 14:6 and 16:8-11 are parallel accounts, we can confirm what The Life is "concerning!" The Way was "concerning sin." The Truth was "concerning righteousness." The Life is ...

Far from The Life being about enjoying oneself in paradise, it is about the myriad judgements Jehovah will pour down on Devil and his all his minions - demonic and human at the rise of the third administration - the administration of The Life!

It is the rise of this third administration - that I am publishing to you!

This adminstration, like the first two, must accomplish its mandate before the last trumpet! Unlike the last two it is not involved. That is, it does not take a long time to establish, nor does it last for decades - even more than a century, for it is about denunciation and works of faith that Jehovah has prepared in advance to "bring to nothing the things that are." (1Co 1:28; Eph 2:10; 1Co 2:7)

Each Administration Relates a Quality of Christ to an Era-Specific "Convincing Evidence" Evidence Profile

Just as the convincing evidence of "tongues" related to Jewish "unbelievers" and was specific to that time, and that convincing evidence was brought about because of "sin." That is people who saw Christ and his works for themselves - but yet refused to believe. All three factors: 1) An era-specific "convincing evidence" Evidence Profile, as implemented by the holy ones through the "helper," the Holy Spirit; 2) An adminstration that is named after a particular definition of the Christ, and; 3) A critical era-specific issue that the spirit begotten "convincing evidence" is addressing. In all cases these three factors are related and have a set pattern of implementation.

The same formula applies for the second administration. Let us take a look.

1) Convincing Evidence: being able to find the truth without the presence of Jesus - or his first century followers, using nothing but a simple formula and sincere hearts. Indeed this was the formula that many "righteous" used to debunk false beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church all through the middle ages. This is how Newton came to understand that the trinity was a pagan belief and had nothing to do with God and Jesus! The difference is that all these "righteous" people through the middle ages were not an administration! Verstaan jy? 2) The second administration's prophesied implementation of the "convincing evidence" of finding righteousness in the absence of Christ, is defined by the second of Christ's descriptive titles - "The Truth." 3) Lastly, this "convincing evidence" Evidence Profile, relates directly to a particular era-specific problem to be solved. In the case of the second administration, it was the issue of identifying what is the Truth as found in the Bible, and then faithfully practicing "righteousness," even after hundreds of years of entrenched apostasy due to the absence of the Christ in that interval!

At the end of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s millions of people still believed deeply in Christianity. But as Catholicism began to lose its grip, many decided to abandon Christianity. The point of the second administration is that leaving Babylon the Great didn't mean you become non-religious. We all need to worship the only true God - it's an inborn need. (Mt 5:3) And that's the point: The Truth was a home for all sincere truth seekers. Abandoning false religion is only half of the journey, you also have to find and stick to Jehovah. Remember Moses' words from De 30:15-20! All the works that the second adminstration - The Truth - would accomplish are encapsulated in Christ's words:

In similar fashion: the third administration has the same three factors and they have a set relationship to each other: convincing evidence to the world that is era-specific; the adminstration that fulfils prophecy has a name that reflects an aspect of Christ; and that descriptive name is "concerning" a function which addresses an era-specific problem or issue! In the first century: the "convincing evidence" to the world was the Holy Spirit dependent ability to speak in "tongues." The administration that implemented that prophecy was called "The Way,"; and the era-specific issue the prophecy was addressing was "concerning sin," since the unbelievers had witnessed Christ's ministry for themselves - and yet failed to exercise faith in him! In the modern era, from the late 1800s onward: the "convincing evidence" to the world was the ability to unearth scriptural truths from the Bible even after centuries of apostasy from Christendom. The administration that implemented that prophecy was called "The Truth,"; and the era-specific issue the prophecy was addressing was "concerning righteousness," since many in Christendom were unwilling to go through the process of building faith in God and his Christ as outlined in Hebrews 11:1-3. This faith could be built even in the absence of Christ and his original disciples of the first century: for Christ had gone his way "to the Father," and the generation of the first century Christians had long since died. That is the pattern between John 16:8-11 and John 14:6. That's how it works! Now, with that knowledge, let us reverse engineer.

Recall what I have been saying throughout the blog about evidence once it starts growing: it all gathers on one side - the side of the truth. This is why we can reverse engineer. We can approach the matter from any angle and we will end up with the same conclusion, because all the evidence points to the same truths! For our exercise, we consider what the names Devil and Satan mean. Remember the "convincing evidence" addresses a pressing era-specific issue that Christ always identifies. In the case of the third administration, the problematic issue is squarely focused on the ruler of this world: "The great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth...." (Re 12:9) Now, what do those names mean?

Slanderer

Devil wants to be known as the great emancipator of mankind, an enlightener and civilizing agent in human society. But nothing could be further from the truth. First of: mankind did not need civilizing. We don't come from monkeys. We were created in the image of God! (Ge 1:26) It is Devil who has misled mankind into believing in the cult of evolution. This is just one example of how he slanders Jehovah's good name. After Jehovah created Adam and Woman, he surveyed all he had created into existence and approvingly declared: "It was very good!" (Ge 1:31)

Of course Devil slanders Jehovah through his human agents, for the "whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." (1Jo 5:19) How does his slanderous attitude manifest itself in his human minions? As ridicule!:

Devil's slander manifests in the world as ridicule - through those who follow his limited "authority." (Eph 2:2) More collaboration from Christ's half brother Jude:

I purposely quoted several verses in the second letter of Peter because I wanted not only to provide you with the definition of what a ridiculer is (someone who puts emotions over reason), but because I wanted to include the scripture that shows how this emotions-based thinking works: it is based on "deliberately" ignoring relevant facts! Is the Bible right when it says that Devil is "misleading the entire inhabited Earth?" Absolutely. And humans love it that way, because it satisfies their cravings - their desires.

Let us now define Devil's second name ...

Opposer

Jehovah also named Devil - Satan, or Opposer! When Christ said to Peter, "Get behind me Satan," why did he call Peter by that name? The answer tells us a lot about Satan himself. "Because you think, not God's thoughts, but those of men," was the explanation from Jesus. Later, in the book of James, the holy spirit tells through the hands of another of Christ's half brothers, that the terms "earthly, animalistic, demonic," can be used interchangeably, in the context of fallen man, and fallen angels. This corroborates what Christ said about the thoughts of Satan and his demons mirroring human desires. This is how angels turned into demons in the first place - by "[forsaking] their own proper dwelling place" and coming to Earth to engage in sexual relations with women. (Jude 6)

Do you see now why the first two stages of any truth becoming accepted, as per Schopenhauer's words, are - "ridicule" and "violent opposition?" The minions of Devil, of Satan, are merely reflecting the personality of and performing the works of their father!:

I trust that the dots are connecting. If they are, then you understand why Jehovah has created a "special possession, zealous for fine works" to be "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession." (Tit 2:14; 1Pe 2:9a) It is because only this special possession - through all the facts we discussed under being born again - can take the fight to the Devil - and come off victorious:

It is this "special possession," that Jehovah has chosen to "'declare abroad the excellencies' of the One who called [them] out of darkness into his wonderful light." (1Pe 2:9b) To do so we must be willing and eager to be the zebra with the red dot on its haunch. We cannot stay in the safe zone - smack dab in the middle of the heard:

We can speak boldly, because the only way we are going to rule together with Christ, is if we suffer together. This allows us to understand why Paul was always stressing that he had the "brand marks of a slave of Jesus." (Ga 6:17) And these were no empty words:

And as a last example ...

Do you see? The only consideration is for how we complete our commissions from Jehovah - the "good works [He] determined in advance, for us to walk in them. (Eph 2:10) We have thoroughly defined the end product, but remember, we are reverse engineering to the two relevant passages in the book of John: one in John 14:6; and the other in John 16:8-11. Knowing that the era-specific issue has to do with holding Devil, the Satan responsible through judgement, what do you think the convincing evidence would prove to be? Here's a clue:

Convincing evidence, you should understand, is a synonym for accepting a truth as "being self-evident." It is proof that is so clear, that it can't be argued with. Thus, the judging of Satan means producing works that have the power to remove or completely overcome the first two "stages" that truths must usually pass through - to be accepted - in Satan's system of things! This was prophesied to be accomplished by Jehovah revealing knowledge that has been kept secret since before the beginning of human history, thus bringing Satan's world to its knees:

Of course, God reveals them to us, for us to "declare abroad his excellencies!" (1Pe 2:9) Only two of the three aspects of Christ's prophecies in John have yet been realized: The Way and The Truth. In the administration of The Life, these revelations of "convincing evidence" will have the effect of bringing God's "judgements" against Satan and his dying system of things. This will bring the two prophecies of Christ that we are considering to their full realization. "The Life," is the conclusion of the "convincing evidence" to the World, for after that, the World will cease to exist as the war of Armageddon is fought. Since these prophesied "good works" by Jehovah's anointed ones, will destroy all "ridicule" and "opposition," to truth, they will form an irrefutable "convincing evidence" profile " to the world," that Jehovah God, is indeed, the Creator of the universe, and its two realms, leading to the truth being universally accepted as "self evident." Or, to put it another way: the truth will become conventional wisdom. This is what the scientific part of this blog that achieved the holy grail of synthesizing Science with the Bible, was about. It is the first of 300 episodes to that effect! Since, the tool Satan the Devil has chosen to use as his most effective means of ridiculing and violently opposing Jehovah's Word, is false science (just like he uses false religion to accomplish the same aim), it means the judgements of "convincing evidence" by the now rising third adminstration, will address that era-specific domain directly! God will set all matters straight about what is scientifically true - and what is not! The effect is going to be a decimating of Satan's already collapsing institutions - through loss of credibility. Or as Job puts it, "their uplifted arm being broken." (Job 38:15) Did you notice when their arm is broken? When it is "uplifted." Put another way, the bigger they are the harder they fall. The false sciences are all going to come crashing down - in real time! When it's a time of judgement: there is no delay! This is what Jehovah means when he says he will reject the intelligence of Intellectuals:

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In using the holy ones to effect a third administration to destroy the weapons Devil uses to keep mankind in darkness, Jehovah's intentions are clear:

"To put the wise men to shame; and ... to put the strong things to shame; and ... to bring to nothing the things that are, so that no one might boast in the sight of God." And that includes Niel deGrasse Tyson! How do we know? Because, Jehovah "making the wisdom of the wise men perish" happens during Satan's time of judgement. (1Co 1:19) That is why the very next verse asks the question: "Where is the debater of this system of things?" In other words, Jehovah's convincing evidence as supplied by revelations of the holy spirit, will completely destroy all ridicule and violent opposition that comes from Intellectuals - the guardians of Satan's galaxy of lies. Since deGrasse Tyson bloviating non-stop about science and the Bible being incompatible, and about black hole this and dark energy that is still in full swing: you know that the fulfillment of this prophecy has only just started, but will be completed before the war of Armageddon - since that is the end of the World: the only arena where such Intellectual debaters belong! Thus, as we have already seen, the administration of The Life has to do with the third variable in Christ's prophecies, as found in John chapters 14 and 16. That is, it has to do with God administering "judgement" - not with humans living well! Thus, it happens before Armageddon, not after - since there is no "World" for the convincing evidence to be aimed at after Armageddon. (Re 21:1) Armageddon is the end of Satan's system of things - of the World, as we know it. After Armageddon, the system of things belongs to Jehovah through Christ and the Messianic Kingdom - not to Satan and his "debaters." (Re 11:15 VS 1Jo 5:19; 1Co 1:20) As such, Jehovah bringing the world to heel is tightly related to it being judged! We cannot separate the one from the other:

This includes Jehovah setting all "matters straight respecting many peoples.":

You cannot set matters straight, without "judgement." That is why the administration that is responsible for these functions is called The Life - and relates to the judgement "of the ruler of this world." (Joh 16:11) Jehovah will use this administration to wreak complete havoc on Satan's world. This period of time, when Jehovah repays his enemies, is a "reckoning.":

We have learnt about the existence of a third administration, but we haven't established why we call all three of these implementations of Jehovah's will - "administrations."

Why Called "Administrations?"

As I said earlier, once the pattern is set, we can use Evidence Profiles to paint a full picture of the relevant details. Some details might be in one Evidence Profile, while others appear in another. Once we realize that two Evidence Profiles match we know we are comparing different facets of the same entity. Speaking of these administrations, the Bible helps us to understand the era-specific aims they will each accomplish:

In the first century this involved convincing evidence to the world concerning "sin!" From the late 1800s to the present day, this involved convincing evidence about "righteousness!" Through the third administration, this involves convincing evidence about "judgement" against Satan and his world! This judgement has to do with bringing every thought into captivity, "to make it obedient to the Christ." The gifts of the holy spirit give us the superhuman supernatural Inzintian strength to do just that. How does this manifest itself? As a gathering work:

In this case, the "us" Paul speaks of here refers to all anointed ones. But the administration he speaks of is specific to the end of the last days, that is, it is an administration at the "full limit of the appointed times." It's work is to 'gather all things together in the Christ." It is obvious from those words, that this scripture could not apply to either of the first two administrations, because then, there would have been nothing left to gather: as this administration leaves nothing - ungathered! It is tasked with "[gathering] all things together ... the things in the heavens, and the things on the Earth!" The additional detail at the end: "Yes, in him," has to do with the fact that the 3 administrations are all a definition of different aspects of the Christ. By the holy ones conquering the era-specific issues, through the helper's convincing evidence, they bring "every thought into captivity" - effectively conquering it for the Christ. For they are members of his body. Whatever victory they have is a victory for Christ! The first two administrations did this, but the function of judging was left for the last administration. The one that would operate, not at the beginning of the last days, but at their "full limit."

How is the victory for the holy ones a victory for Christ? Through the principle in 1 Corinthians chapter 3. It shows us why the reasonings of Intellectuals are "futile." Because they belong to us as something to be conquered as brought out in the verses above. (Verses like 1Co 1:27-31 and 2Co 10:4,5.) In turn our victories are Christ's victories, and Christ's victories are Jehovah's victories - because of the chain of possession! We "own" the Intellectuals, but we belong to Christ, inturn, Christ belongs to Jehovah:

But, this section is about why the three epochs of prophesied activity are called administrations. Merging identical Evidence Profiles allow us to see that features that were described in one apply in the other. Since we now know that The Life refers to the judgement of Satan - which culminates in the literal destruction of his system of things at Armageddon - we realize that this third of Christian epochs is the "administration at the full limit of the appointed times." Not only because of what it accomplishes, but because of the time it is operative in. Working backwards, we can apply its descriptive features retroactively to the first two Christian epochs of activity. This means, since it is called an administration, the first two epochs called The Way and The Life - are also "administrations!" Isn't logic wonderful!

We have established the big picture perspective of the third Christian administration. Now we get into specifics. What will it accomplish and how - according to the Bible?