THE FIRST BOOK OF ADAM AND EVE

1 ADAM+EVE - CHAPTER 31

TREASURES OF HIS GOLD, INCENSE AND MYRRH

[1 Adam+Eve 31:1] — After Adam had requested something from the garden for comfort, God said to him, "I have given you these three signs as a consolation: that you should trust in Me and in My covenant with you."

God did not just give Adam the consolation token for which he asked to receive from the garden, but more importantly God expressly told him the three gifts were to serve as three consolation tokens (signs) which were to abide with him always for the purpose of earning the exchange and security of his trust and faith in both God and His covenant with Adam. Thus, those three gifts were three signs from God, and not just from the Garden: They were not given just to confirm the existence of the Garden nor just to keep a memorial of the Garden with Adam; rather they were given to confirm the gravity or earnestness of God and His unfailing Covenant of coming as the Savior to recover mankind and restore all that were lost through the first Adam. Therefore, God gave them to Adam as “Bonds” or “Collaterals” for security of both his trust and his consolation in the unseen Covenant of God above the seen Garden of God then. For in those days, it was easier for mankind then to see and believe the existing paradise (garden) of God which they had seen and experienced, than for them to see and believe the Covenant of God (in the Lord Jesus Christ) which they had not seen nor experienced.

Now in our days through the Lord Jesus Christ the basics of that Covenant of God with mankind through the first Adam have all been fulfilled through the advent and triumph of the Lord God who became the Son of man, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. What remains is His returning to perfect all things and to bring the rest of the true descendants of Adam born of the Spirit into the Paradise and Kingdom of God, in which Adam and Eve have already partaken since the resurrection and ascension of Christ into heaven. So for Adam, God has fully performed all He promised them; but for believers in Christ that yet remain in our mortal state or earthen vessels, we have these treasures and tokens in earthen vessels as “Bonds” or “Collaterals” guaranteeing for us the infallibility of God’s Covenant or Testament with us in the Lord Jesus Christ.

[1 Adam+Eve 31:2] — "For I will come and save you; and when I am in the flesh, kings will bring gold, incense, and myrrh to Me. Gold represents My kingdom, incense represents My divinity, and myrrh represents My suffering and death."

This is the Word of the Covenant of Promise from God to Adam: “I will come and save you, and when I am in the flesh, kings will bring gold, incense and Myrrh to Me…” Adam could not have been saved by his coming to God or becoming like God, (remember it was their attempt of becoming like God in the garden that made them fall in sin and death through the forbidden tree); rather Adam will be saved by God coming to them or God becoming like them.

Both the fall of Lucifer and the fall of Adam were about the living creatures trying to become as God without God becoming as them to become the only Way for them to become or come to God the Father through He who became or came to them, Unfortunately, after Eve was first deceived by Satan, Adam too was deceived by Satan into thinking salvation was in his returning into the Garden, especially without God coming/becoming like Adam (Son of man – Jesus Christ) and becoming the only way to that Salvation. This is the current deception Satan uses on false religions and Islam, by which billions of Muslims are deceived by the devil through their false and dead prophet called “Muhammad.”

Adam was not saved nor safe even inside the Garden of Eden from the time they had eaten of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and became as God; and if they were to make the mistake of eating of the tree of life in that state of not being saved, they will live forever and never be saved for ever. This is how Satan and demons live forever but can never be saved nor redeemed, even if they do enter heaven sometimes. It is not the place (Heaven or Garden of God) that saves sinners; rather it is God becoming like us to redeem or save us by saving Himself when He is like us in the same death, sufferings and temptations, holding us. So even if sinners were to make heaven, those sinners cannot be saved by being inside heaven because they cannot be changed by heaven from being who they have already become. As it is written,

[Isaiah 26:10 TLV] -- Though grace is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness. Even in a land of uprightness he will act wrongly, not perceiving the majesty of Adonai.

Lucifer was basically in heaven before he turned sinner or wicked, and Adam was basically in paradise before he turned sinner and mortal. So it is not the place that saves, but the Savior (God becoming as us in order for us to become as He is and be where He is) that saves. Does a spider in the bush stops being a spider or stops stinging if the spider is taken out of the bush into a king’s palace? Even so, it is not the place that changes (saves) sinners, rather it is the Savior and His Holy Spirit that changes (saves) sinners through His death that became possible.

Now back to the Adam+Eve verse above:

*1* GOLD: The Gold God gave to Adam (mankind) was to be given back to God when He became like man in flesh: For whatever measure you measure out will be measured back to you -- [Luke 6:38 TLV]. Gold signifies His kingdom, and kings will be the ones to give that back to the Lord God when He becomes flesh as the Son of man. Surely, those wise men seeking for the He that was born “King of the Jews” were kings and rulers themselves from the east, and not just peasants. However, they were not the only kings that brought or would bring gold to the Lord Jesus Christ; even now and in the days to come, Kings and Queens shall bring Gold and Glory to the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Jesus Christ or God in the flesh.

For just as Gold represented the kingdom of Babylon in the Statue or Image of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in the days of Daniel, much more shall Gold represent the Kingdom of God when the God King shall reign from the Golden City of Precious Stones.

*2* INCENSE: The Incense God gave to Adam (mankind) was to be given back to God when He became like man in flesh: For whatever measure you measure out will be measured back to you -- [Luke 6:38 TLV]. Incense signifies His Divinity, and those kings (wise men) who gave gold to the Lord God when He became flesh as the Son of man also gave Incense to Him and they recognized His Divinity as God by worshipping Him as God.

And when they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Miriam; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. -- [Matthew 2:11 TLV]

I am not talking about Daniel, to whom a king of the gold kingdom fell down and worshipped as God and commanded incense to be offered as sweet smelling savor to him as though Daniel was God (Daniel 2:46); and Daniel did not restrain or stop that king of a gold kingdom from worshipping or recognizing him as divine deity, neither could Daniel ever preach against “Idolatry” or “worshipping any other gods apart from the true God” to that particular king that he allowed to worship him since Daniel lost his right or message to every correct that king in that regards.

Rather I speak of the true God in the flesh, to whom we shall ascribe Incense and our true Worship to Him and to His Father through Him.

*3* MYRRH: The Myrrh God gave to Adam (mankind) was to be given back to God when He became like man in flesh: For whatever measure you measure out will be measured back to you.-- [Luke 6:38 TLV]. Myrrh signifies His Suffering and Death, and those kings (wise men) who gave gold and incense to the Lord God when He became flesh as the Son of man also gave Myrrh to Him, and therefore through them suffering and Death began to pursue the Lord Jesus Christ. For Herod began to seek to kill the Child that was born King of Jews from the time those wise men brought the gospel, the gold, the incense and the myrrh, to that Child, Jesus Christ. His suffering and danger of death began, and therefore the God in flesh began to flee and He fled into Egypt being carried by Joseph and Mary.

Before the “Cross” became the symbol of His Suffering and Death, “Myrrh” was the symbol of His Suffering and Death. And before He was on the cross drinking the Cup His Father will for Him to drink, men offered a drink containing Myrrh for Him to also drink but He didn’t, and so they crucified Him on the Cross without Him taking the drink containing Myrrh: They were offering Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He didn’t take it. -- [Mark 15:23 TLV]. However, later He repented from refusing to take or taste the drink they offered Him, and He Himself requested on the Cross, saying, “I am Thirsty;” but this time they offered Him Vinegar or Soured Wine, which He thirsted so that it will not be that He rejected the drinks of those who crucified Him.

Myrrh continued to follow Him even when He died, for Nicodemus brought great amount of Myrrh and Aloes to anoint His Dead Body before Burial. Now, all His Garment smells of Myrrh and Aloes. (Psalms 45:8)

You see that though the convention is to order them as “Gold, Incense and Myrrh” but in practical He experienced the treasures of His Myrrh first before experiencing the treasures of His Incense from His Resurrection from the dead, and then behold the treasures of His Gold and Glory.

Does a Muslim believe in the treasures of His Myrrh? No, Muslims do not believe the Lord Jesus took our suffering, neither do they even believe Jesus Christ died on the cross; but believe He was replaced by His double or one of His disciples that look so much like Him to die. But even the Lord Jesus Christ spoke of His death in the Gospels that Muslim’s Quran told them to study; are they saying Jesus Christ lied or cheated His own death and fled into heaven?

Does a Muslim believe in the treasures of His Incense? No, Muslims do not believe the Lord Jesus is the Son of God, neither do they believe in His Resurrection from the dead, seeing they even deny His death and also His resurrection from the dead. They only believe He’s a prophet. But even the Lord Jesus Christ spoke of His being God and Son of God in the Gospels (John 10:36-38) that Muslim’s Quran told them to study; are they saying Jesus Christ lied about who He is in identity?

Does a Muslim believe in the treasures of His Gold? No, Muslims do not believe in the Kingdom of God, but believe in dominating the world with Islam and that Jesus will return again to do what the dead prophet Mohammad could not live to do in the last days. But even the Lord Jesus Christ spoke of the gospel of the Kingdom of God in the Gospels that Muslim’s Quran told them to study; are they saying Jesus Christ lied about who He is in identity?

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TREASURES OF THE CAVE OF TREASURES

[1 Adam+Eve 31:3] — "But, Adam, keep these things in the cave; the gold to provide light at night, the incense for a pleasant fragrance, and the myrrh to comfort you in your sorrow."

Here, that Cave began to feel like a true "Cave of Treasures"instead of feeling like prison or dungeon to Adam: for here God told Adam to keep those treasures in the Cave.

*1* The Gold — contain in them treasures of the Lord's Kingdom, but in outward appearance the Gold served mankind as lights or lamps in the cave during shadows and nights. This means they were not mere gold that have no light nor revelation in them, but were indeed gold like stars who's lights may not be seen during the full sunlight but seen during nights or darkness. And they do not use nor depend on solar energy or electricity.

*2* The Incense — contain in them treasures of the Lord's Divinity, but in outward appearance the Incense served as "Air-Freshner" or "Sweet Smelling Perfume"filling the Cave and making its rooms smell good.

*3* The Myrrh —contain in them treasures of the Lord's Suffering and Death, but they served as Comfort to mankind in the Cave.

You could be amazed on seeing things that contain revelation of sorrows, pains, agony and sufferings, suddenly becoming things that give tremendous comfort, consolations and courage. It's like the man of God in a trance, who while in his deepest darkness began to see memories of the passion and sufferings of Christ Jesus through His Cross; and those memories/revelation that used to be repulsive to him before suddenly became his greatest comfort, attraction and inspiration to keep him going forward. Walking through the valley of the shadow of death, you found the Lord's Rod and Staff of discipline comforting you. However, the comfort of the Myrrh to Adam and Eve exceeded those of the Rod and Staff in the valley of shadow of death.

God told Adam to keep these treasures in the Cave of Treasures, and that reminds me of God telling Adam to keep the Garden. In some way, the Garden have come to Adam in smaller degree and for him to once again keep these treasures of the Garden inside the Cave of Treasures. And yet, Adam may not have fully kept even these treasures in the Cave because later Satan, the thief that comes to steal, kill and destroy, became the first thief that secretly went into the Cave and stole some of the gold treasures through one of his demons/angels.

4. When Adam heard God's words, he worshipped and expressed gratitude for God's mercy towards him and Eve.

It's still a dialogue between God and man, even if God alone did all the talking but all the man did was worshiping and expressing gratitude to God on hearing God's Words. Worship and show of gratitude are responses.

5. Then God instructed the three angels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, to each bring what they had brought and give it to Adam. They did so one by one.

This was offering time, blessing time; but here mankind were not the ones instructed by God to bring the offerings they brought and give to angels or ministers; rather the angels or ministers were the ones commanded by God to bring the offerings they brought and give them to mankind in that fellowship gathering. The ministers and their offerings to Adam included:

"a." Michael, who brought offerings of starlike gold rods numbering 70 in number, all the way from Indian sea that was infested with Serpent. These he gave to Adam according as the Lord God instructed.

"b." Gabriel, who brought offerings of Incense, weighing 12 pounds or 5.44 Kilograms all the way from the garden. These he gave to Adam according as the Lord God instructed.

"c." Raphael, who brought offerings of Myrrh, weighing 3 pounds or 1.36 Kilograms all the way from the garden. These he gave to Adam according as the Lord God instructed.