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The 3rd Day Resurrection of Jesus Christ Was Prophesied on the 3rd Day of Creation.
Genesis 1:11-13 is a prophecy of Jesus Christ's resurrection on the third day. The grass, herb and the fruit represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost inthat order. The "grass" is a symbol of the Father; the "herb" is a symbol of man or Mary, the mother of Jesus, and is also a symbol of the Son, which is JesusChrist; and the fruit or the fruit tree is a symbol of the Holy Ghost. The grass, herb, the fruit, or fruit tree, and seed grew out of the ground on the third day ofcreation and this fact represents Christ's resurrection from the dead and the grave on the third day of his crucifixion, and was prophesied many times in theHoly Bible including this account in the book of Genesis.
"And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the son of Man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a CORN (seed) of wheat fall into the ground and DIE, it abideth alone: but if it DIE, it bringeth forth much fruit." John 12:23,24.
"the Lamb, slaine from the FOUNDATION of the WORLD." ( As in the creation account above ) Revelation 13:8
The use of the word "his" referring to a non-human non-animal word symbolically: The very first use of the word "his" with a non-human non-animal word is when God spoke the word "his" in connection to the word "herb" on the third day of creation. Notice the intermingling of the word "his" and the word "itself" in Genesis 1:11 and the word "it" in Genesis 3:15, this is intentional. This use of "his" with a non-human or non-animal word was not a consistent archaic use but as you can see was intermingled with "it" and "itself" for a reason. There are also other areas in the Bible where the word "his" is referring to a non-human non-animal word symbolically, and the symbols are very explicit.
"And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the son of Man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a CORN (seed) of wheat fall into the ground and DIE, it abideth alone: but if it DIE, it bringeth forth much fruit." John 12:23,24.
"Wherefore then serveth the Law? it was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whom the promise was made, and it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediator." Galatians 3:19.
"Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He said not, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ." Galatians 3:16.
"And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him."Genesis 12:7.
"For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever." Genesis 13:15.
"And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" Genesis 26:4.
"Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." Acts 3:24-26.
"And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will. Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus" Acts 13:22,23.
"Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh." Romans 1:3.
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15.
"And God said, Let the Earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree, yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day." Genesis 1:11,12,13.
The word "seed" in Genesis 1:11&12 is a symbol of Jesus Christ as was proven in the above beginning verses.
Genesis 1:11-13 is a prophecy of Jesus Christ's resurrection on the third day. The grass, herb and the fruit represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost inthat order. The "grass" is a symbol of the Father; the "herb" is a symbol of man or Mary, the mother of Jesus, and is also a symbol of the Son, which is JesusChrist; and the fruit or the fruit tree is a symbol of the Holy Ghost. The grass, herb, the fruit, or fruit tree, and seed grew out of the ground on the third day ofcreation and this fact represents Christ's resurrection from the dead and the grave on the third day of his crucifixion, and was prophesied many times in theHoly Bible including this account in the book of Genesis.
Jesus was sent from the Father and became flesh as a human being on earth and was fully human and fully God at the same time. The birth of Jesus on earth wasa conception of Mary and the Holy Ghost. That's why Jesus is referred to in the Bible as "the Son of man"-"man," that is, Mary, and "the Son of God"-"God",that is, the Holy Ghost. Therefore, the word "his" (instead of "its") mentioned three times in Genesis 1:11&12 refers to man or Mary (symbolized by the "herb")and the Holy Ghost (symbolized by the "fruit"). And that's why the word "seed" is referred to in relation to the word "his", the earthly birth of Jesus was the offspring of Mary and the Holy Ghost.
Jesus was sent from the Father but his earthly birth was not conceived of the Father, that's why the word "seed" is not referred to in relation to the "grass"in Genesis 1:11:12.
Not only was the grass, herb, fruit tree and seed created on the third day, but they grew out of the ground on that third day of creation. Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day of his crucifixion.
The New Testament in Revelation 13:8 refers to the prophecy of Christ's death and resurrection in the Genesis creation account, "the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world."
The Evidence for the above will now follow:
God is referred to in the Bible as " the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost", Matthew 28:19 and 1st John 5:7. Also, chronologically through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, the "Father" is in the first position, the "Son" in the second and the "Holy Ghost" (or Holy Spirit) in the third. The Old Testament puts the Father in the first position even though there are a few prehuman appearances of Jesus Christ and many appearances of the Holy Ghost but only to a few people. The following verses are a few that show that the Father is in the first position before the Son chronologically:Hebrews1:1-5; John4:21-23; John8:41,42; 1stCorinthians1:3; 1stCor.15:24,28.
Other verses speak of God as the Father, a few are: Matthew 6:1, Matthew 23:9, Luke 10:21 and others. After the Old Testament, the earthly birth and ministry of Jesus Christ is recorded in the New Testament in the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The book of Acts immediately follows the four Gospels and records the Day of Pentecost-the day when the Holy Ghost was poured out and finally available to all men. So chronologically, the positions of the Father in the first, the Son in the second and the Holy Ghost in the third are obvious. All through the Bible all three are referred to as God.
The Fruit or the Fruit Tree as the Holy Ghost (or the Holy Spirit).
Starting with the most obvious, the "fruit", or the "fruit tree", is a symbol of the Holy Ghost because it is in the third position in the creation account, it is mentioned in connection with the word "seed", and "fruit" is used in the Bible as a symbol of the Holy Spirit or the power or character of the Holy Spirit:
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith." Galatians 5:22.
"For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth." Ephesians 5:9.
".....we should bring forth fruit unto God.....that we should serve in the newness of spirit" Romans 7:4,6.
Notice these three passages say that we should have these characteristics by the power of the Holy Ghost.
The "seed" of the "fruit", or of the power of the Holy Spirit, in Genesis 1:11,12 is obviously Jesus:
".......fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his Name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:20,21.
"And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." Luke 1:35.
Notice Jesus is referred to as the "Son of God" because of his conception of God the Holy Ghost. Therefore, the "seed" of the Spirit's power "after his kind" in Genesis 1:11, and the "seed" of the Spirit's power "after his kind" in Genesis1:12, is Jesus.
"Fruit" or "fruit tree" is not used as a symbol in the Bible for the Father or the Son or their power or characteristics. "Fruit" has been used a couple of times with the Son (Jesus) working with the Holy Spirit: John 12:24 with Romans 8:11; and in John 15:1-8 with John chapters 14, the rest of 15 and chapter 16.
The Herb as Man or Mary, a Servant, and as Jesus Christ the Son, a Servant.
The "herb" is in the second position in the creation account and is also (like the "fruit" above) mentioned in connection with the word "seed". The "herb" is the symbol for man or Mary (or the human lineage of Mary), and not only Mary, but Mary as a servant (this will be proven below), and the "herb" is also a symbol for Jesus the Son (for one reason because "herb" is in the second position) and not only as Jesus, but Jesus as a servant (this will be proven below). Since Jesus is the son, or seed, of Mary, a human (or man), he is referred to as the "Son of man" in many places in the Bible. And since "herb" is a symbol for man, that is, Mary, the "seed" of the "herb", or the seed of Mary, is Jesus ("after his kind" Genesis 1:11,12).
Therefore, mans' (Mary's) "seed" in Genesis1:11, and mans' "seed after his kind" in Genesis1:12, is Jesus. An evidence of this is, "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed (the Anti-Christ) and her (Eve and/or Mary) seed (Jesus); it (notice this is singular) shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel." Genesis 1:15.
Since Mary was a human servant (see below) her offspring, or seed, that is, Jesus, was also a servant because the seed of a man will produce another man with some of the same characteristics.
Another evidence that the "herb" or "herb bearing seed" is a symbol for "man" is the fact that in the creation account in Genesis 1:11,12,29,30 there are two kinds of "herb": the "herb bearing seed" specifically for man, not animals; and the "green herb' specifically for animals, not man, "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so." So the "herb bearing seed" in Genesis 1:11,12 is a symbol for man and specifically Mary and also Jesus as the Son and as the Son of man. (Note in verse 29 the fruit is also food for man because man is to receive the Holy Ghost through Jesus. The fruit was not mentioned in verse 30 as food for the animals.)
Another proof that "herb" is a symbol for man, or Mary, and the Son, Jesus,(and also proof that "fruit" represents the Holy Ghost and "grass" the Father) is Psalms 104:13,14: "He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth". These verses match Genesis1:11,12 because the "grass", "herb" and the "fruit" are grouped together again as in the Genesis account.
In this Psalms passage the "fruit", or the Spirit, is first because all of Psalms 104 is a description of the whole creation of God, not just the third day, and it was the Spirit of God that first interacted with creation first, "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2.
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