Spiritual Life Process of the Whole Bible

 

Spiritual Life Process of the Whole Bible

Exodus 3:14 Then God said to Moses, “I am the one who is,” and “Say this to the Israelites: ‘I am the one who sent me to you.’”

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Luke 9:23 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 

Spiritual Stage	Meaning	Spiritual Explanation	Result	Key Scriptures
Faith That God Is	Believing God is the only true reality	Realizing that only God truly exists and all creation is vanity	Turning to God as life and everything	Heb. 11:6; Exo. 3:14; John 8:58
Denying the Self	Rejecting the self as the center of life	Recognizing that the natural self is not the source	The self is dealt with and Christ gains ground	Luke 9:23; Matt. 16:24
The Cross	God’s way to deal with the old man	The old man is crucified with Christ	The old creation is terminated	Rom. 6:6; Gal. 2:20
Christ Living Out	Christ becomes the believers’ life and living	No longer I, but Christ lives in me	The expression of Christ in daily life	Phil. 1:21; Gal. 2:20
God’s Building	The completion of God's corporate dwelling	Believers built together as the church	Becoming the Body and Bride of Christ	Eph. 2:21-22; 1 Pet. 2:5

 

✨ Spiritual Integrated Insight (Key Points) 

The whole Bible reveals a spiritual line of life and building:

Faith that God is

→ Denying the self

→ The cross

→ Christ lived out

→ God’s building

 This line shows:

Faith resolves our relationship with God.

The cross deals with our old man.

Christ becomes our life.

Life ultimately brings forth God’s building.

Therefore, the central revelation of the Bible is not merely salvation, but:

Christ living out from within man to produce God’s corporate dwelling.

 📜 One Prophetic Summary 

When man believes that God is and denies the self, passing through the cross, Christ is lived out from within him, ultimately bringing forth God’s eternal building.

 

⭐ Ultimate Conclusion

 The ultimate goal of the entire Bible is not merely individual spirituality, but:

The living out of Christ → the building of the church → the New Jerusalem.

In other words:

Faith that God is resolves the source;

the cross deals with the old man;

Christ lived out brings forth God’s eternal building.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (Part Four), Chapter Nine: The Lamb Following the Firstfruits of Victory.

Faith That God Is vs. Denying the Self

 

Faith That God Is vs. Denying the Self

Exodus 3:14 Then God said to Moses, “I am the one who is,” and “Say this to the Israelites: ‘I am the one who sent me to you.’”

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Luke 9:23 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 

Item	Faith That God Is	Denying the Self
Meaning	Believing that God alone truly exists and is the reality of all things	Rejecting the self as the source and center of life
Reason	God is the eternal “I AM”	The self is the fallen center of the old creation
Illustration	The sun is the real light; all other light is only reflection	The moon cannot produce light by itself
Explanation	Faith recognizes God as life, reality, and everything	Denying the self refuses to live by the natural life
Result	God becomes everything to us	The self is dealt with by the cross
Purpose	To allow God to be everything in us	To allow Christ to replace us
Relationship	Faith that God is reveals that we are nothing	Denying the self makes room for God to be everything
Example	Paul realized Christ is the great “I AM”	Paul testified, “It is no longer I who live”
Application	Turn to God as the source in every matter	Reject the self in every situation
Burden	To see God as the only reality	To live under the operation of the cross
Prophetic Speaking	Declare: God is, and I am not	Declare: Not I, but Christ
Conclusion	God is the only true “Being” in the universe	Man becomes “nothing” under the cross
Key Scriptures	Hebrews 11:6; Exodus 3:14; John 8:58	Luke 9:23; Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 4:13

 

✨ Spiritual Integrated Insight (Key Point)

The Bible reveals a fundamental spiritual principle of the universe:

God is — Man is not.

Therefore:

Faith that God is → Seeing that we are nothing
Seeing that we are nothing → Denying the self
Denying the self → Christ living in us

True faith is not merely believing what God can do, but believing that God alone is.

📜 One Prophetic Summary

To believe that God is means to see that only God truly is;
to deny the self means to acknowledge that we are nothing so that Christ may be everything.

⭐ Ultimate Conclusion

The entire Bible leads us to this ultimate reality:

God is → Christ lives → Man disappears → God is expressed.

As Paul declared:

“It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
(Galatians 2:20)

🔹 Practical Application

1.      In every situation, turn to God as the source.

2.      Reject the natural self and its opinions.

3.      Live by Christ rather than by the natural life.

4.      Practice declaring: “Not I, but Christ.”

5.      Seek God’s interest rather than personal gain.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (Part Four), Chapter Nine: The Lamb Following the Firstfruits of Victory.

Four Types of Rapture in the Bible

 

Four Types of Rapture in the Bible

Genesis 5:24 Enoch was walking with God, and God took him away, and he was no more.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he would not see death, and no one could find him, because God had taken him away, having already given him a testimony pleasing to God.

2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

Revelation 12:5 The woman gave birth to a son who would rule over all nations with a scepter of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and there stood the Lamb on Mount Zion, with him and 144,000 others, all with his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

Revelation 14:4 These were not defiled by women; they were virgins. And they followed the Lamb wherever he went. They were bought from among men, as the firstfruits of God and of the Lamb; 

Type of Rapture	Biblical Person / Symbol	Spiritual Characteristics	Timing	Spiritual Meaning	Key Scriptures
Enoch Type	Enoch	Walking with God, maturity in life, pleasing God	Before the flood	Signifies saints raptured through walking with God	Gen. 5:22–24; Heb. 11:5
Elijah Type	Elijah	Standing for God, confronting a corrupt age	After completing his ministry	Represents faithful prophetic overcomers	2 Kings 2:11
Man-child Rapture	Corporate overcomers	Victory in spiritual warfare	Before the great tribulation	To execute God's authority against Satan	Rev. 12:5
Firstfruits Rapture	Mature believers	Life maturity and full consecration	Beginning of the tribulation	The first harvest offered to God	Rev. 14:1–4

 

✨ Spiritual Integrated Insight (Key Points) 

The Bible reveals that rapture is not a single event but a process of spiritual maturity.

The overall development in the Scriptures shows a clear spiritual progression:

Walking with God → Standing for God → Overcoming in spiritual warfare → Maturity in life

 

This line develops from:

Enoch (Life)

Elijah (Ministry)

The Man-child (Victory in spiritual warfare)

The Firstfruits (Full maturity)

 

This progression reveals that God is gradually gaining a corporate group of overcomers.

 

🔥 One Prophetic Sentence Summary 

Rapture is not an escape from the world,

but the result of maturity in life, standing for God, and overcoming the enemy.

 

📖 Ultimate Conclusion 

The whole Bible reveals that:

God ultimately desires to gain a group of mature overcomers

who walk with Him, stand for Him, overcome His enemy,

and are raptured to His presence at the proper time.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (Part Four), Chapter Nine: The Lamb Following the Firstfruits of Victory.

The Principle of the Rapture of the Saints Seen from Enoch

 

The Principle of the Rapture of the Saints Seen from Enoch

Genesis 5:22 After Enoch begot Methuselah, he walked with God three hundred years and had sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:23 Enoch lived three hundred and sixty-five years in total.

Genesis 5:24 After Enoch walked with God, God took him away, and he was no more.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he would not see death, and no one could find him, because God had taken him away, having already given him a testimony pleasing to God. 

Item	The Principle of the Rapture of the Saints Seen from Enoch
Meaning	The rapture refers to believers being taken by God to be with Him when they reach maturity in life, escaping death and earthly limitation.
Reason	God desires to gain a group of people who walk with Him and are mature in life as a testimony of His kingdom.
Typology / Illustration	Like crops being harvested when ripe; mature fruits are gathered first.
Attitude	Humility, submission, denying the self, allowing God to lead rather than following one's own thoughts or desires.
Explanation	Rapture is not a sudden miracle but the result of long-term walking with God and growing in life.
Method	1. Call on the Lord's name 2. Live in God's presence 3. Walk with God 4. Deny the self 5. Live according to God's revelation.
Effect	1. Pleasing God 2. Victory over death  3. Maturity in life 4. Being taken by God.
Purpose	That God may obtain overcomers to be with Him and to testify of His kingdom.
Example	Enoch walked with God for 300 years and was taken by God without seeing death.
Application	Believers today must learn to walk with the Lord in daily life, not merely work for Him.
Burden	God is still seeking a group of saints who walk with Him until they mature in life.
Prophetic Speaking Guidance	1. The living of Enoch  2. The reality of walking with God 3. Denying the self  4. Maturity in life and rapture.
Conclusion	Rapture is not accidental, but the result of walking with God and maturing in life.
Related Scriptures	Genesis 5:22–24, Hebrews 11:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, Luke 21:36, Revelation 14:4

✨ Spiritual Integrated Insight (Key Point)

The Bible reveals a spiritual progression toward rapture:

Living with God → Walking with God → Denying the self → Maturity in life → Being taken by God

Enoch did not suddenly reach heaven;
he walked upward with God until he touched heaven.

🔥 Prophetic One-Sentence Summary

Those who walk with God today are the ones who will be taken by God tomorrow.

📖 Ultimate Conclusion

Rapture is not mainly a matter of time,
but a matter of maturity in the divine life.

🌱 Practical Application

Believers should practice daily to:

• Live in God's presence
• Deny the self
• Follow the Lord's leading
• Walk with God in every decision

Thus, life gradually matures unto rapture.

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (Part Four), Chapter Nine: The Lamb Following the Firstfruits of Victory.