The Process of Perfection Part II

Thoughts on Davidic Kingship

In the last chapter, we introduced the concept of Perfection being a process.  This week we will compare and contrast the two stages – individual and married - to get a deeper understanding of what these two stages look like.  In the individual stage, there are two parts – being Born of the Blood and to be Born Again, which includes the concepts of being, Born of the Water, Born of the Spirit and to be Born of God.  In the married stage, the overall theme is Going onto Perfection.  Moreover, this post will consider other aspects of these two stages to deepen and expand our understanding of the process of perfection. 
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Process of Perfection
In review, this is what our model of perfection looked like last week.

Individual Stage
Born Again
Born of the Blood / Born of the Water > Born of the Spirit > Born of  God >

Married Stage
Going Onto Perfection
> Becomes Perfected > Reaches the Stature of Messiah > Sees  God the Son
>Obtaining God's Power>Does the Work/Will of the Father>Bound with Heaven

Born of the Blood
Being Born of the Blood refers to Yeshua/Jesus’ redemption of Humanity from the Fall of Adam and Eve, which brought physical and spiritual death into the world. Being Born of the Blood specifically refers to being redeemed from eternal physical death or receiving immortality.

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Born Again 
In the Individual Stage, the primary theme here is to be Born Again. Being Born Again includes the concepts of being born of the water and the Spirit/God and is directly connected to the concept of sanctification.  It is here that we develop a Pure Heart Matt 5:8 and become as a little child Matt 18:3.  This stage resembles what takes place in human development as children.  Children are focused on themselves, meeting their own needs.  They also tend to be trusting, sincere and without guile - pure hearts. Children are taught to be obedient to rules. They are learning how to function in their environment.  Yeshua calls this spiritual category in the New Testament - His Pure In Heart

Isaiah call those who are fully Born Again - Zion/Jerusalem - Covenant People of God. They no longer sin and are transformed to keep His law and word.
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"People who repent of transgression and keep the law and word of Israel’s God—the terms of his covenant—qualify to ascend spiritually from the Jacob/Israel category to Zion/Jerusalem." (Gileadi)


​Going Onto Perfection
Going Onto Perfection is connected to the concept of Married Exaltation and in the biblical sense this includes the concepts of perfecting one's character that emulates the attributes of the Messiah Yeshua, which includes clearing a lineage of sin and developing greater knowledge.  These go onto maturity or perfection that we see the Apostle Paul’s declares at Hebrews 6:1,2.

“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”

Those who reach the stature and image of Messiah are called God's Elect in the New Testament.

​Isaiah calls those who Go onto Perfection - Sons/Servants Daughters/Handmaidens —God’s Elect or Holy Ones

​Ascending from the Zion/Jerusalem category are valiant souls who sanctify their lives by emulating Israel’s Savior-God and assimilating his attributes and perfections. (Gileadi)

Proxy Saviors
Those who are God's Son/Servants function as local leaders and deliverers when faced with mortal threats.


Made like the Son of God
Those who ascend to do the Father’s work and will have been made like the Son of God, which Isaiah calls God’s Seraphim or Angels and are Joint-Heirs with Messiah/Christ. We see this level of righteousness in Melchizedek.
 
“Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.” – Hebrews 7:3

God's 144,000 Endtime Saviors
Those who ascend to be God's Angels serve humanity on a higher level by connecting them with heaven and eternity. They obtain divine power to fulfill their Endtime missions to gather the righteous.

"Those who ascend to this third level of blessedness compare in stature to gods. Their scope of vision and ministering role encompasses both heaven and earth." (Gileadi)


Redemption, Sanctification and Exaltation
We can also include and expand this process with the concepts Redemption, Sanctification and Exaltation so that our full model looks like this:

Individual Salvation

Born of the Blood Redemption ​(Isaiah's Jacob)

Born Again Sanctification Born of the Water > Born of the Spirit > Born of God (Isaiah’s Zion/Jerusalem)

Married Exaltation

Going Onto Perfection Exaltation Becoming Perfected > Reaching the Stature of the Messiah > Sees God the Son (Isaiah’s Sons/Servants and Daughters) ​Made like the Son of God Obtaining God's Power > Doing the Work/Will of the Father > Are Bound with Heaven (Isaiah's Seraph/Angels)

Key Scriptures
Redemption: 1 Corinthians 15:22
Sanctification: Matthew 5:8, Psalms 24:4,5
Exaltation – Hebrews 6:1,2; Proxy Saviors: 2 Kings 20; Isaiah 38 (Hezekiah as type)
Exaltation - Connecting with Heaven: Revelations 14:6 (Angels preach the everlasting gospel)