Decoding John 1:1 Satan and Michael

In the beginning the Word was and the Word was with God and the Word was [a] God.
This one was in the beginning with God.

All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.
What has come into existence by means of him was life, and the life was the light of men (John 1:1,4).

If only we could understand just these four verses of the bible completely, then we could begin to say that we are approaching the spiritual comprehension of the apostle John. For even though prophets in general do not understand what they are saying, Gordon believes that John did in these verses (and Gordon may well of course be wrong).

The Lords' Witnesses have tried and failed many times before with this one. But now, we do know. The first scriptures to consider are these:

27 For [God] subjected all things under his feet. But when he says that 'all things have been subjected,' it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him.
28 But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone (1 Corinthians 15).

4 What is mortal man that you keep him in mind, And the son of earthling man that you take care of him?
5 You also proceeded to make him a little less than godlike ones, And with glory and splendor you then crowned him.
6 You make him dominate over the works of your hands. Everything you have put under his feet (Psalm 8).

From these two it is apparent that the global phrases 'everything', or 'all things', need to be taken in context. The reader must remember that Hebrew has no word for 'except'. So that if everyone in a city celebrated except the Chelsea supporters, then the bible would say: And everyone in the city celebrated. But those in the city who supported Chelsea did not celebrate. In other words one has to qualify the phrase 'everyone' with the surrounding context.

Returning now to John 1:1 it is apparent for example the God did not come into existence through the Word. OK, now we make the big connection which Gordon had been struggling with for 9 years, ever since he tried to persuade a Rabbi that he was no longer one of God's chosen people with an argument similar to the below.

Noah's firstborn son Ham, lost his birthright to Shem (proved later in the section)

Isaac's firstborn son Esau lost his birthright (for a bowl of soup) to the second born Jacob

Jacob's firstborn son Reuben, lost his birthright (due to his taking his father's concubine) to the 11th born Joseph

So to cut a long story short, every major patriarch in the bible had a firstborn son who lost his birthright to a more deserving later born son. So what does all of this mean in the greatest fulfillment??

But Israel was not originally the firstborn of Isaac (whose father was Abraham whose father was ... whose father was Adam whose father was God). Israel was Jacob who was the second born. But Israel became the firstborn of Isaac and of God due to his spirituality. Likewise did his prophet not say

9 For I have become to Israel a Father; and as for Ephraim, he is my firstborn (Jeremiah 31)?

But of course Ephraim was not the firstborn or Israel or of Joseph, Manasseh was.

So the question is: Did this thing that happened with all of the patriarchs in the old testament happen also with the great Patriarch himself, Jehovah??

Was Michael the firstborn originally or did he earn this right as a result of his spirituality, and did he replace the angel that was truly born first? After all he prefigures Jacob, whose name means 'surplanter', in many symbolisms. Consider the following two groups of scriptures, one group set before Jesus died and the other after:

17 Look! Also, there was a voice from the heavens that said: This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved (Matthew 3).

5 While he was yet speaking, look! a bright cloud overshadowed them, and, look! a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him. (Matthew 17).

11 And a voice came out of the heavens: You are my Son, the beloved; I have approved you (Mark 1).

7 And a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him. (Mark 9).

22 And the holy spirit in bodily shape like a dove came down upon him, and a voice came out of heaven: You are my Son, the beloved; I have approved you (Luke 3).

Nowhere in the gospels or before did the true God say of Jesus: You are my firstborn son, the beloved, I have approved you...

But after the resurrection we read:

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation (Colossians 1).

18 And he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he might become the one who is first in all things (Colossians 1).

6 But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: And let all God's angels do obeisance to him (Hebrews 1).

But then we must remember one thing. Satan committed suicide inside Judas dying after Jesus. So did God resurrect Jesus before he resurrected Satan?

13 In Eden, the garden of God, you proved to be. Every precious stone was your covering, ruby, topaz and jasper; chrysolite, onyx and jade; sapphire, turquoise and emerald; and of gold was the workmanship of your settings and your sockets in you. In the day of your being created they were made ready.
14 You are the anointed cherub that is covering, and I have set you. On the holy mountain of God you proved to be. In the midst of fiery stones you walked about.
15 You were faultless in your ways from the day of your being created until unrighteousness was found in you (Ezekiel 28).

Well, Adam was God's own son, a son created by God alone, the most important addition to the family. Satan had the top job of looking after him because this job was the right of the firstborn through whom everything would have been done according to the Modus operandi of God, who gives his firstborn covenanted rights to be his CEO.

13 But the prince of the royal realm of Persia was standing in opposition to me for 21 days, and, look! Michael, one of the foremost princes, came to help me; and I, for my part, remained there beside the kings of Persia (Daniel 10).

One of the foremost princes? yes, but the foremost prince? no. Paul explicitly declares it:

18 and he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he might become the one who is first in all things (Colossians 1).

He became the firstborn angel of God at his resurrection from the dead. We must harmonise this with proverbs:

22 Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago.
23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth (Proverbs 8).

The beginning of his way, and the earliest of his achievements relates to the creation of a loyal character not to creation itself it would appear, hence we read:

30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time (Proverbs 8).

Had Michael been the firstborn then he would not have come to be the one he was specially fond of, he would have always been that one.

9 For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name (Philippians 2).

There is no position superior to God's firstborn angel other than that of a God like Jehovah. So Jesus earned this position by his sacrifice.

14 And to the angel of the congregation in Laodicea write: These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God (Revelation 3).

This is the same statement as: Israel is my firstborn. This is: Jesus is the firstborn. He is, but not by birth. He is the beginning of creation by God, but not by originally being the beginning of creation by God, rather by becoming this beginning.

So let's consider now the order of Noah's sons. Actually there is a really awful historical comedy film called 'Noah's ark' starring Jon Voigt and Mary Steenbergen (steamvirgin), which Gordon actually likes. This film screws up the entire history of Genesis and misrepresents God's character completely, however, for some reason beyond Gordon's comprehension (perhaps from Josephus), the script correctly recognises that Ham was the firstborn. Perhaps it was all the Ham acting!

32 And Noah got to be 500 years old. After that Noah became father to Shem, Ham and Japheth (Genesis 5).
6 And Noah was 600 years old when the deluge of waters occurred on the earth (Genesis 7).
10 Shem was 100 years old when he became father to Arpachshad 2 years after the deluge (Genesis 11).

From these 3 scriptures it is apparent that Shem was 100 years old when Noah was 602, at which time his firstborn son would have been 102 years old so Shem wasn't the firstborn. But Shem got the blessing of the firstborn:

26 Blessed be Jehovah, Shem's God, And let Canaan become a slave to him.
27 Let God grant ample space to Japheth, And let him reside in the tents of Shem.
Let Canaan become a slave to him also (Genesis 9).

So Shem was blessed as the firstborn, so either Ham or Japheth lost this right, but Japheth was also blessed and Ham's son Canaan was cursed, so Ham must have lost the firstborn right. This is why the order of their listing is: Shem Ham Japheth. The final firstborn, the original firstborn, and the third born. Since the pre flood humans took at least twice as long before they procreated it is reasonable to assume that their gestation period was twice as long as well. So Shem must have been the second born since he was born 2 years after Ham. So Japheth was the 3rd born.

21 And to Shem, the forefather of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth, the older [i.e. the older brother of Japheth, but not of Ham], there was also progeny born (Genesis 10).

The phrase, 'the brother of Japheth, the older' is a construct phrase followed by an adjective describing that phrase. So it means the older brother of Japheth. It is rather like the Greek phrase: the soil, the fine, meaning: the fine soil. Shem, being the secondborn got the firstborn rights at the sin of Ham.

So now we can truly identify Ham, Shem and Japheth with Satan, Michael and Gabriel respectively.

In fact the second born humans will end up with authority over the firstborn angels in this same pattern, since neither group choose its respective birth position.

3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? Why, then, not matters of this life? (1 Corinthians 6).

28 In this way husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself,
29 for no man ever hated his own flesh; but he feeds and cherishes it, as the Christ also does the congregation,
30 because we are members of his body.
31 For this reason a man will leave [his] father and [his] mother and he will stick to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
32 This sacred secret is great. Now I am speaking with respect to Christ and the congregation (Ephesians 5).

So as regards the Christ and the congregation, a man will leave his father and mother and stick to his wife. So Jesus Christ will leave his father and his mother and stick to the congregation. So he has a mother, so he was not the first born angel. The angels in the holy spirit covenant, his mother, existed when he was born as an angel.

In the beginning the Word was and the Word was with God and the Word was [a] god.
This one was in the beginning with God.

Incidentally, the fact that 'was' is used everywhere in John 1:1, indicates that the status of 'the Word' has changed since the 'beginning' referred to by John. And since the status of God almighty cannot change, the Word cannot be God almighty himself.

In the literal meaning we have the Word of God, who is Jesus. 'In the beginning' he is said to be 'with God'. But what 'beginning' is John referring to here? Is it the beginning of creation by God? Is it the beginning of Genesis 1:1 in the literal meaning? Well it cannot be the beginning of creation by God or the beginning of Genesis 1:1 because 'All things' did not come into existence through Jesus after those beginnings. All things came into existence through Satan after those beginnings. The only beginning after which all things came into existence by means of Jesus was the beginning of the world.

Once Adam had sinned, then without Jesus' agreement to the ARC, everything would have ground to a halt. So after the fall of Adam, everything came into existence through Jesus. What came into existence by means of him, by means in fact of his agreement to the ARC, was life, everlasting life in fact. So now we finally understand John 1:1. Jesus was the way the truth and the life, and the life is the light of men today. Jesus is our light, for he is the word of God.

So to understand John 1:1, one has to realise that the Michael is the word, that the beginning is the beginning of the world, and that the world would have ended as soon as it began were it not for the ARC. The ARC gave the world a permanent future. So everything, after the world began, came into existence through the ARC, which is through the mediation of Jesus. This is why the scripture says both that all things came into existence through him and that what came into existence by means of him was life. His giving us the opportunity for everlasting life was necessary in order that the World would have a purpose.

If you say that Jesus was the firstborn angel and everything in the whole universe came into existence through him, since he had the firstborn master covenant, then you nullify the scripture which says: What has come into existence by means of him was life. But once you realise that Satan was the firstborn, and that everything physical came into existence through him, including the whole world, but that the world only continued in existence because of Jesus' agreement to the ARC, then the scripture: What came into existence by means of him was life, is simply a correct explanation of the scripture: All things came into existence through him. Of course, what came into existence by means of Satan, was death.

In the beginning the Word was	Michael was born but had demonstrated no allegiance and held no position, at the beginning of space time
In the beginning the Word was with God	This is the point where Michael demonstrated allegiance to God more than Satan, but God was still covenanted to do everything thru Satan. This is the beginning of the World, Adam's sin, when God made a covenant with Jesus to ransom us. 'With' refers to the ARC, the Master ransom covenant made between God and Jesus.
In the beginning the Word was [a] God	This is Jesus' resurrection, now he has become the firstborn of God and God covenants to do everything through him. But this covenant is everlasting so effectively Jesus is God. Hence the Word was God. In fact he today is to be worshipped by his sons, who owe their life to him. This is why Thomas said to the resurrected Jesus, My Lord and My God (John 20:28). It has taken a long time to understand that one.
This one was in the beginning with God	Satan was originally loyal to God, and of course God was acting exclusively thru Satan. 'With' here refers to the covenant of the firstborn held by Satan, that God should do everything thru him, until time indefinite.
All things came into existence thru him	Everything physical, everything temporary, came into existence thru Satan. Every animal, every star, even man himself. Now can you see where his pride and arrogance come from? And how beautiful he once was and how much God must have loved him? What pain God must have gone thru in giving freedom to his sons and in staying loyal to his covenant with Satan.
Apart from him not even one thing came into existence	Everything spiritual, everything permanent came into existence thru Michael, our eternal father. Satan has been our temporary father.
What came into existence by means of him was life	Yes and what came into existence by means of Satan was death. Which is why his name is 'death', the 4th horseman.

So in the literal meaning, Jesus was a God, but in the word symbolic meaning, Jesus is God, in the sense that he has the firstborn master covenant, so God does everything through Jesus. Just as Microsoft is Bill Gates. The scripture is deliberately ambiguous, so as to work in both the literal and the word symbolic meanings. It is also written to mislead those who follow the teachings of men, and who will not use their own minds on the teachings of God.

12 For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and [their] marrow, and [is] able to discern thoughts and intentions of [the] heart (Hebrews 4).

The power of the bible to discern the intentions of the hearts lies in its deliberate ambiguity. It is written so that if you wish to play God, and just assign your own interpretation to a scripture, then you can. But those who love God, continually work at improving their understandings. They do not assign meanings until they have pieced together the whole jigsaw, as far as they are able.

5 And the light is shining in the darkness, but the darkness has not overpowered it (John 1) Amen.

The darkness, the evening, Satan, comes first the Hebrew day and in the day of Genesis 1. The light, the morning star, Michael, comes second.

We have applied the Successive Descriptions Principle of the bible code to John 1:1 to deduce 3 beginnings for the Word. So there is a second and a third beginning for the Word in addition to his first beginning when God created him before he created space time. Then we applied the same principle again to see the 'The Word' and 'This one' are two different angels.

18 And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth (Matthew 28).

1 Jesus spoke these things, and, raising his eyes to heaven, he said: Father, the hour has come; glorify your son, that your son may glorify you
2 according as you have given him authority over all flesh, that, as regards the whole [number] whom you have given him, he may give them everlasting life (John 17).

Before he died he had a limited authority over all flesh, but after he died he had total authority over all creation. Satan was originally God's CEO, God's executive vice president, God did not move other than through Satan before Adam's sin. After this sin, Satan lost his firstborn right, but Michael did not gain it until after his death. At this point Jesus was God from an action point of view, hence Thomas said to him: My Lord and My God (John 20:28).

So now that we have grown up, we can understand what Michael meant when he said:

He meant give your firstborn rights to me, like we agreed. And now we understand the words of Bildad to Job:

13 It will eat the pieces of his skin. The firstborn of death will eat his limbs (Job 18).

"The firstborn of death" is Satan. Satan in the sense that he was the first to be condemned to death yes, but also in the sense that Jesus is the firstborn of life, and Satan is the firstborn of death. Both are firstborns of God, but they champion rather different outcomes for their followers. Whereas John blessed the 7 congregations and called Jesus Christ:

Jesus was not the first man ever to be resurrected, for he himself resurrected Lazarus. He became the firstborn of God through his angelic resurrection. He was the first angel to die and be resurrected, and Satan was the second. So Jesus became God's firstborn from the dead, being resurrected by God himself. But Satan was the firstborn originally which is why we read in Revelation:

9 kai eblhqho drakwn o megaV o ofiV o arcaioV o kaloumenoV DiaboloV kai O SatanoV
And was thrown the dragon, the great [one], the serpent, the archaic [one], the [one] called [the] Devil and the Satan (Revelation 12).

He was the most archaic angel and he was the greatest angel until Adam's fall. Satan was resurrected by Michael, since only Michael is resurrected by God himself.