Born again means to be born from above........
Some people have disputed the fact that we were once with our Father in heaven world that then was prior to being born of the womb of woman into this Second Earth Age. Our Lord Jesus Christ makes it plain to those with eyes to see and ears to hear that we did not crawl out from under a rock, but were born from above. Study this lesson without the pre-conceived notions that have been pumped into your minds by the sottish teaching of men. Lets go to the book of John and examine the FACTS.
John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. (KJV)
Nicodemus was of course a learned man in the traditions of the Jewish Religious community in Jerusalem. Observe very carefully the Words our Lord Jesus Christ said to this CHURCH LEADER, who did in fact believe Jesus Christ had come from God.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Did Nicodemus ask our Lord a question? Our Lord gave an answer to a question that had not be asked, it is one of the most interesting subjects in the Scripture. "Except a man be born again, he cannot SEE the kingdom of God." Our Lord went straight to the subject of eternal Life. Nicodemus had said he believed Christ was from God, so our Lord began to speak to him of heavenly things.
This verse is much quoted today, you've heard it, "brother are you born again", but words have meanings and the meaning of the Gk. word "anothen" is not "again", it is not correct to say that we are all born "again" the description of this occurrence in verse 3 is explained with much more clarity if it is correctly translated as is stated below "from Above or from the first". Born, Gk. gennao = to procreate refers to the birth of a child through the womb.
Strongs #1080 gennao (ghen-nah'-o); from a variation of 1085; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:
Below the meaning in the Gk. "anothen", as you can see it is plainly "from above" or "from the first.
Strongs #509 anothen (an'-o-then); from 507; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:
Did our Lord make this statement just to confuse Nicodemus or can we find more about this subject to prove the fact we must be "born from above". Below in the Book of Jude we see an example of those who REFUSED to be born (gennao) of the womb, but came directly to the earth in an attempt to destroy the seed line The Messiah was to be born (gennao) through.
Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (KJV)
The Nephilim (fallen angels) are those "angels" who did not keep their first estate, but left their own habitation,". Look at the verses below in Genesis Chapter 6 and you will see where they went and what they did when they left "their first estate".
Gen 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
the sons of God = angels. In the Hebrew men = ha-`adham, the man Adam (the Adamic people), in contrast to the angels.
They took all the women they wanted, the sons of God, supernatural entities are superior to men in the flesh. These smooth operators will return to this Earth Age as it is written in the Gospels of Matt 24:37-39 and Luke 17:26-27 to take part in the final days of deception with their leader Satan (Lucifer) coming as the Christ.
Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
"he is also flesh", also= to stray from our Fathers truth/Him; The flesh made all men/angels sinners, not just the rebels.
Ps 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. (KJV)
Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (KJV)
The result of the Nephilim (fallen angels) taking women to wife led to the offspring which are called "mighty ones" (Heb. Gerber). As stated in Jude 6 these "angels" are bound in everlasting (eternal) chains until they are cast down to the earth with Satan, very soon.
They are called rapha' (dead) because they were judged to death for avoiding the womb and coming to earth directly with the knowledge of the First World Age. This is the reason our Lord told Nicodemus men must be BORN (through the womb) from ABOVE. It is the first step for the Salvation for the sons (you and me) of our Father to qualify for eternal life. If you are reading this you have made that decision and taken this step. Read on.
Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Our Father was sorry He had made man on the earth.He did not say He was grieved because He had made man. It was because He had made man flesh on earth. Look at the next verse in John.
John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Do you suppose he was speaking of reincarnation here? Many who advocate that evil doctrine say our Lord was referring to reincarnation when He spoke of being "born again", their ignorance of the Greek manuscripts is apparent. We were not in "FLESH BODIES" in the First World (Earth) Age, you were in a undecaying (but mortal) "spiritual" body with mass. Your soul (self) /spirit (spiritual intellect) body was placed into the womb of your mother at the time of conception by our Father.
Ps 104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Use your brain, again our Lord is telling Nicodemus a man must be "born" (Gk. gennao= procreate) of water. Water is of course the way we are all born, the water bag in the womb of your mother you lived in prior to your birth is what our Lord is referring to here. Do you know anyone who was not born this way? If you are reading this study you are "gennao anothen", (born from above). "Expect a man be born of water AND of the SPIRIT", both born of water (womb) and the spirit (resurrection through the knowledge of the Word) he cannot ENTER into the kingdom of God.
In John 3:3 our Lord said "Except a man be born again he cannot SEE the kingdom of God", (if a man {soul} refused being born of the water from the womb, he has absolutely no chance to reach the Kingdom of God and will not have eternal life).
In verse 5 our Lord completes the thought concerning what must be done to ENTER the Kingdom of God. You must do both, "Except a man be born of water (womb) AND of the spirit (accept Christ as savior in the flesh body) he cannot ENTER into the Kingdom of God".
When you chose to be born of the flesh you qualified for the second phase of the test, which is the acceptance of the Savior Jesus Christ the Living Word.
John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
I hope you can see here, our Lord was speaking of being born of FLESH and SPIRIT. If you are not born of the womb you forfeit your right to eternal life. If your spirit (intellect) does not accept Jesus Christ you forfeit your right to eternal life.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born from above.
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Just as Nicodemus did not know where the wind came from he also did not understand where his spirit came from, just as most of the people today have no concept of the First Earth Age or where their souls (spirit) come from. You can ask them and some will tell you they come from God, others think they evolved. They do not have a clue because they have been taught fairy tales by their "churches" concerning the Word of our Father. If you understand what your reading here, beloved, your blessed.
John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Poor Nicodemus, he could not grasp the heavenly Truths our Lord Jesus Christ was conveying to him. Do you?
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
How many "masters of Israel" (teachers) understand this simple teaching today? The message here is for those who depend on the "masters" to save their souls, "are you born again " ignorance is bliss until the time comes to pay the piper.
John 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
The Truths that were being stated by our Lord, He had seen, but the teacher Nicodemus could not understand because he was bogged down by the traditions of the "religious community", not much has changed sense that time.
