We reveal that the world does not exist for itself, but to become a dwelling place for God. God has always been revealing His intention through His people. Hebrews 11:1-3 declares that faith and hope have always been the revelation and experience of things not seen. God shows His intent through a people who are moved by His will. As a result, those that grasped it at all, demonstrated God's intent and obtained a good report. We with them - through faith - understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things that are seen were not made of things that already existed.

Isaiah 43:10-13 "You are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servants whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am He: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no Savior. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, that I am God: saith the LORD. Yea, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall turn or stop it?"

From Hebrews 11:4-13 we can draw the following: Seeing that God alone truly existed and had established the creation, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Seeing that God alone had life, Enoch believed and walked with God and was translated that he should not see death; he had this testimony, that he pleased God. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Noah's work declared that God alone rules. He that is, rightfully judges the earth and all that He created. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place that he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city that has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Abraham knew that he dwelt before God, in God's World. Though God was hidden to the world at large,

God had revealed Himself to Abraham and would reveal Himself further. God was his shield and great reward. Through faith, Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. These all died in faith, not having received the fullness of the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims because they saw that God was not revealed in the world in the manner that He intends. If God did not have a home they could not declare that they had a home. We desire to be His intended dwelling in this world. Our endeavors will come to fruition in a time of redemption when, as Zechariah prophesied 14:9 "He will be one and His name one." Not only will we intellectually appreciate His oneness, the perception of it will permeate all existence. "The world will be filled with the knowledge of God as the waters cover the ocean bed." (Isaiah 11:9)

Mark 4:22-25 "For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. And Jesus said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that has, to him shall be given: and he that has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has."

The value that you ascribe to that which you hear will be the value that it has for you. If you have heard correct teaching you will grow in knowledge and experience. If you cannot discern properly that which was once solid and a sure foundation will become weakened.

"The word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it." (Deuteronomy 30:14) The word of God, which we have received and also study, is fulfilled through three forms of expression. Thought ("in your heart"), speech ("in your mouth") and action ("that you may do if). Your life has to be engaged. By the Spirit, with the power of thought we can comprehend all that which is promised by the word of God. With the power of speech we are able to declare the works of God and bring forth the truth of the Gospel, the finished work of Jesus Christ. We can form for God a dwelling place on earth and give physical expression to the reality of Christ who dwells in us. We believe that it is possible, "Not to be conformed to this world: but transformed by the renewing of our minds, that we may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 We are capable of bearing the image of the heavenly

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