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—–Two Worlds—–
Two Mountains Separated by a Valley
Chapter 17 of the 1st book of Samuel is saturated with spiritual examples, and tangible evidence of two worlds: the UNSEEN and the SEEN. Two different worlds: the ethereal and the material. Yet these two different worlds share common concepts, and unimaginable parallels and similarities that at times they appear to merge as one through the masterful use of words and phrases by the Great Wordsmith, the Holy Spirit of God; for instance, the third (3) verse of Chapter 17 we see two worlds through the word mountain and we see a division between these two worlds thru the phrase valley between them.
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. (1st Samuel 17:3)
The spiritual concept of two mountains and a valley between them is found in the New Testament through the disclosure of life after death in the description of the rich man and the poor beggar named Lazarus. (Luke 16:19 – 31) It is in verse 26 that we see the valley between two mountains . . . a great gulf fixed. Note: between us and you describe TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS . . . the SEEN and the UNSEEN.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. (Luke 16:26)
Haters of God and antisemites are most probably NOT reading this article, however, for those who can neither define a woman, nor define Israel, I suggest you read Revelation Chapter 12. The twelfth Chapter of the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ could be considered a companion to this verse (1st Samuel 17:5), Satan/Lucifer on a mountain and Israel on the other mountain with a vast valley of separation between them. These two different mountains and the valley of separation are framed by words to represent two different worlds, two different time frames, two concepts, yet one battle, the same battle within each world, and the same battle within the two different frames of time . . . BEFORE time began and after time began. Also the enemy or adversary is also disclosed as representing the tangible (the Philistines of a specific time frame during the age of the first king of Israel (David), who was anointed with a horn of oil) and the ethereal adversary Lucifer who warred against the King of heaven (Daniel 4:34, 37) and continued in Satan (the fallen disgraced Lucifer) warring against God’s tangible chosen nation of Israel. The battle of the spiritual realm and the battle in the tangible world brought together in one verse, 1st Samuel 17:3. Now, try to tell me that the Bible is boring!
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