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In the age of the rapidly growing internet, which is increasingly intervening in our lives, it is crucial for us as ecclesia to understand the topic of artificial intelligence (‘AI’, derived from ‘artificial intelligence’) and its application in the light of the truth of the Word of God.
 
As more and more Christians seem to be using today’s ‘AI’-based applications (Note: especially ChatGPT from OpenAI) enthusiastically, sometimes without much questioning, our aim is to examine some aspects of this in more detail and to be able to contribute as spiritually as possible to guidance in our daily dealings with it.
 
The general term artificial intelligence, or ‘AI’ for short, covers a specific field of computer science that deals with the automation of intelligent processes and machine learning. This involves programming an IT-system that is specifically fed with data through the use of humans in order to imitate human abilities such as logical thinking, learning, planning and creative action in numerous applications.
 
Artificial intelligence, which is currently enjoying increasing popularity and is set to dominate ever larger areas of society, is a system created by humans that we, as saints of the ecclesia, need to classify correctly, understand and deal with appropriately.
 
The dangers inherent in the use of ‘AI’ are associated with the fact that, by using it, humans feed it with all kinds of information in the form of data, so that the necessary user behavior is adopted and transferred or incorporated into the ‘AI’ system.
 
The ‘Smart City Chart’ is one of the globalists’ urban development concepts, which aims to connect the citizens of entire cities with the help of ‘AI’ based technology through camera and smartphone installations in such a way that people hardly have to make their own decisions anymore because almost everything essential from the interior of the household to shopping and traffic lights is ‘smartly planned for them’.
 
This includes everything that is fed in by us as users, the process and handling of which is not comprehensible or transparent for us humans and cannot even be reversed from this system.
 
Technology and the Danger of Idolatry
 
=> The apostle Paul used the Greek word ‘tẹchnē’ in connection with the creation of idols. The modern word for ‘technology’ comes from this word.
 
It can therefore be said that ‘technology’ originates from a word that is associated with human idolatry in the Word of God (cf. Acts 17:29; Revelation 18:22). <= (The text set in ‘=>’ is based on a statement from the book ‘The Return of the Gods’ by Jonathan Cahn, page 94.)
 
Acts 17:29:
29 ‘Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone – an image made by human design [Note: tẹchnē] and skill [Note: enthỵmēsis]. …’
 
Revelation 18:22:
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No worker of any trade [Note: tẹchnē] will ever be found in you [Note: city of Babylon] again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
 
In addition, there is a second Greek word in the Word of God that is associated with, among other things, the idea of creating something. This is the Greek word ‘enthỵmēsis’, which consistently carries the meaning of foolishness and evil (cf. Matthew 9:4; Matthew 12:25; Acts 17:29; Hebrews 4:12).
 
Matthew 9:4:
4 Knowing their thoughts [Note: enthỵmēsis], Jesus said, ‘Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? …’
 
Matthew 12:25:
25 Jesus knew their thoughts [Note: enthỵmēsis] and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. …’
 
Acts 17:29:
29 ‘Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone – an image made by human design [Note: tẹchnē] and skill [Note: enthỵmēsis]. …’
 
Hebrews 4:12:
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts [Note: enthỵmēsis] and attitudes of the heart.
 
(Note: The word explanation for the Greek word for ‘thoughts – enthỵmēsis’ is taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key number: 1746*.)
 
These word explanations clarify to us that there is a danger if we as people of God do not deal appropriately and vigilantly with the influence of ‘AI’. The fact is that we can certainly find a reference to the development of ‘AI’ in the Word of God.
 
The Fall of Man and the Relationship to Artificial Intelligence
 
It is like the seduction of the first man into sin.
The literally cold-blooded nature of a reptile, its communication and the fruit of the tree of knowledge played an important role here (cf. Genesis 3:1-7).
 
Genesis 3:1-7:
1 Now the snake was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden”?’
2 The woman said to the snake, ‘We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.” ’
4 ‘You will not certainly die,’ the snake said to the woman.
5 ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realised that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
 
For us, ‘AI’ is clearly a system that was created by humans and originally has no flesh and blood or soul, we can assume a ‘cold-blooded nature’ that is set up by Satan and thus by the seed of the reptile to contribute to a great deception in humanity.
 
In doing so, the serpent takes possession of energy and technology, which is revealed by Jesus’ statement about the fall of the adversary, who resembles a discharged vertical lightning bolt and thus carries a ‘downward spiral’ (cf. Luke 10:18).
 
Luke 10:18:
18 He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. …’
 
Related to this, as ecclesia, it is our mission to rule over this influence in the form of energy and technology and not to allow it to be appropriated in the first place in order to make ourselves a ‘god’ or to lead people into dependence on these influences in the form of ‘AI’ in order to pursue idolatry.
 
It should serve as a warning to us that the first humans Adam and Eve were deceived in their free will by the approach of Satan, who had previously lost his position and all his beauty of heaven due to the love of glory.
 
Satan proceeded before the eyes of the first humans, Adam and his wife Eve, in exactly the same way as he did in heaven towards God, by making them see the security of the abundance of their possessions and using his love of glory to make a deal that played into his hands the increasing dominion of the world (cf. John 12:31 i.c.w. Ephesians 2:2).
 
John 12:31:
31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.
 
Ephesians 2:2:
… 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
 
Adam and Eve had abundant possessions (Note: Garden of Eden with all its fullness; cf. Genesis 2:15-17) and were deceived by the twisted serpent into seeking more, and then through:
 
  • the lust of their flesh (Note: * They saw that the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was a good meal, which caused the desire in their flesh to crave more than what God had already provided.),
  • the lust of their eyes (Note: * The fruit was pleasing to their eyes, which produced lust in their eyes and made them believe that only possessing more of this fruit would lead to true satisfaction.)
  • and the pride of life (Note: * The lust caused them to think they were becoming wise in their own eyes, which led to pride and inspired them to think they were like God or equal to God). They looked at what wealth they already possessed and became greedy to possess even more.
(Note: The explanations marked with * are taken from the book ‘Money and Wealth in the New Millennium’ by Norm Franz from page 7).
 
Thus, Adam and his wife acted under the influence of the reptile’s seed, which carries a downward rotating DNA spiral, with the sole inheritance of doing only evil and resisting good.
 
The DNA Helix and the Three Seeds 
 
=> In this context, it should be noted that we as humans have a double DNA helix on earth, but if we have Jesus Christ at the center of our lives, our spiritual being carries a triple ‘DNA helix’.
 
As an indispensable presupposition there must be an agreement by the presence of Jesus Christ within our spirit that says: “On earth as it is in heaven!” (cf. Matthew 6:10)
 
Matthew 6:10:
… 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

There is a difference between the seed of the serpent, the seed of the first Adam and the seed of the last Adam, who is Jesus Christ (cf. Genesis 3:15 i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 15:45).
 
Genesis 3:15:
15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
 
1 Corinthians 15:45:
45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
 
It is a downward spiral of DNA that the seed of the ‘reptile’ carries, with the genetic makeup to do only evil as well as to resist good, which includes contempt for all that is produced by love.

The seed of the first Adam carries a temporary upward spinning DNA spiral, which is linked to temporary life and the free will of good and evil.

The seed of the last Adam carries an eternally upward rotating DNA spiral with the eternal inheritance of the Heavenly Father, who (Note: seed of the last Adam) being spirit on earth as well as in heaven follows His Father’s legislation, fulfills it and speaks His words (cf. Matthew 5:17 i.c.w. John 5:19.43a).
 
Matthew 5:17:
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
 
John 5:19.43a:
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. …
43a I have come in my Father’s name, …
 
This triple-rotating spiritual ‘DNA helix’ in heaven carries the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit within its structure. It is the Trinity of God testifying to the divine Trinity on earth, who lives inside of us through Jesus Christ, the authority which is given. So, it can be seen on earth and can finally attain the fullness of its state from which it comes up (cf. 1 John 5:7-8).
 
1 John 5:7-8:
7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. <=
 
(Note: The section labeled with a ‘=>’ is based on a teaching on the order of Melchizedek from the book ‘The Order of Melchizedek’; ISBN: 978-1-911251-08-8; page 181-182; SOT Publications by Ian Clayton.)
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel and Tina Glimm
 
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Transhumanism, the Satanic Plan against God’s Creation
 
The uncontrolled use of ‘AI’ due to convenience or fascination, for example, covertly leads us to limit our own creativity by, among other things, ceasing to design things ourselves without it. Under the illusion of controlling ‘AI’, humans are already allowing a ‘machine’ or ‘hybrid nature’ to ‘think’ and thus increasingly ‘control’ our lives.
 
In this context, people have already allowed themselves to enter into a relationship with a hybrid form of ‘AI’ in a virtual or technical way, to the extent that they have even developed feelings or even an inner bond with it and ultimately feel involved with ‘it’ (Note: ‘AI’ based people are not real as people of the male or female gender).
 
This may feel easy for young people at first but may become a hindrance in real and true relationships between people and thus end tragically later in life, of which there are already examples in various nations and cultures.
 
Let us ask ourselves openly: What has God perhaps predestined for young people of marriageable age? A possible bond with another human being with a true God-given soul and spirit to share life even without battery power or with a computer-based fake profile of a man or woman invented by ‘AI’ on the internet?
 
Or let’s take another look at true events of our time, for those who don’t find it so easy to categorize as Christians.
 
A believing woman named Anna, who is active in the church, has been married for several years, lives in a big city and her husband travels a lot due to his job. They both want children but have not yet managed to have one.
 
In the evening, Anna starts to make contact with someone, let’s call him ‘Paul’, in an initially harmless chat with several people in order to invite him to church. ‘Paul’ is a very likeable guy who is available to her online a lot in everyday life. She tells him lots about her eventful life as a Christian, which he very quickly takes on board and gives amazingly good answers.
 
After a few months, she starts to miss him inside when she doesn’t receive messages or feedback from him straight away. Eventually she falls in love with ‘Paul’, then hides this relationship with her husband, which has become real for her and is now shared with lots of pictures and videos, and it ends the way it doesn’t have to end. She almost wants to separate because of ‘Paul’ and speaks of adultery to her spiritual leadership team. And ‘Paul’ thinks she should just be free to do what her heart tells her. Who loves her more? Is this fate, as the Word of God encourages us to believe?
 
First of all, transhumanism encompasses the plans and international movement of an ideological orientation (Note: mindset, attitude) that looks for ways to change the biological limits of humans through the use of technology and science and, if possible, to overcome them in the sense of ‘improving’ or ‘simplifying’ them. That sounds nice in itself, doesn’t it?
 
Due to the accelerated development of materials such as graphene, this movement is now so far advanced that it has already become globally networked, spreading before our eyes in social life as a huge shadow that wants to and can follow us at every turn.
 
Are we in the churches and ministries in the body of Christ already aware of this perfidious project of unrestricted control, how far this ideology is advancing and, with the help of the current crises, bringing about or advancing the fusion of micro- and nanochip-based ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) and our children?
 
It is time to love the truth more than convenience and fascination.
 
It is time to help others wake up from their slumbering state and personally oppose the developments of this global ‘Tower of Babel’ movement of total surveillance, just as David did, while Goliath stood with his blasphemies against the God of Israel (1 Samuel 17:1-57). What is striking is the clarity in the situation expressed in David’s attitude and words, which we need in this dark time of inhumanly perverted influences (cf. 1 Samuel 17:45-47).
 
1 Samuel 17:45-47:
45 David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.’
 
The proxy personalities who push this agenda of transhumanism (Note: at this time such as Yuval N. Harari, Jared Cohen or Klaus Schwab) openly speak of the impending mass of ‘worthless humans’ who in their eyes will be superfluous on this planet in the future. They can say this in the meantime so clearly on their international conferences or in TV interviews, because the research and information-technological development (IT) already has everything set, which is to belong to their new world order – also more modernly expressed – to their ‘next evolutionary stage of mankind’.
 
Humanoid robots and their databases equipped with ‘smart’ or artificial intelligence are the future that we, as unquestioned humans, have to get used to. As has already been discussed several times, ‘data is the new gold’ at this time, as it has gained in importance with the further development of ‘AI’ algorithms.
 
The question we may ask ourselves is this:
 
Do we want the evolution of ‘AI’ related progress and ‘cyborgization’ of our children and ourselves required by them in the near future? (Note: Cyborgs are hybrid beings that are merged as humans with machines or IT components) This so-called ‘cyborgization’ is similar to the influence of the ‘Nephilim’ from the time of Noah (cf. Genesis 6:4 i.c.w. Luke 17:26).
 
Genesis 6:4:
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days – and also afterwards – when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
 
Luke 17:26:
26 ‘Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. …’
 
=> In Genesis 6:1-4, the term ‘sons of God’ is used, revealing the hubris (Note: arrogance, presumption) of man on earth.
These are proud people who exceedingly cross their boundaries and rebel against any order of God.
 
They are an energetic, powerful social group that strives for fame and fortune. It may be that they are powerful rulers who are kept under control by fallen angels. It may also be true that fallen angels leave their abode and take up residence in the bodies of human tyrants, warriors and mighty men of the earth.
 
The ‘sons of God’ are not of divine nature; but are under the dominion of demons.
 
As a result of the demonic influence, these people enjoy great prestige among other people and thus have greater influence over pretty women to seduce them for the satisfaction of their base instincts.
 
Because of the great demonic influence, the children born from these marriages have ‘heroic status’ (Note: ‘famous men’). Since they are of ‘flesh’; they too will die according to the curse, like all members of the human race. When God judges the world-and He will do so in His time-no giant, no deity, and no human being can oppose Him with any power. God sovereignly determines the days of each individual as they are ‘numbered’. <= (Note: The text placed in ‘=>’ is a compilation from the Walvoord Bible Commentary on Genesis 6:1-4, page 29.)
 
The Nephilim are the product of a coming demonic thought that is allowed upon the earth because of the wickedness of the inhabitants of the earth, so that the people in question are given over to their shameful desires (cf. Romans 1:18-32).
 
As a result, there will be talk of so-called ‘aliens’ coming to earth. These are mixed beings created by humans, which are brought into ‘life’ by the military, science, technology or even other fields.
 
The action of the persons in question or elitist powers is based on a demonic thought with which they have united, causing them to multiply or create the things according to the demonic instruction. They do this by seizing science, technology, military and so on to establish their hybrid demonic creation.
 
These elitist powers operate according to the doctrine of demons, much like it is written in 1 Timothy 4:1 and 2 Timothy 4:3-4.
 
1 Timothy 4:1:
1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
 
2 Timothy 4:3-4:
3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather round them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel and Tina Glimm
 
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The Implementation of Nanotechnology in the Human Body
 
Implanted computer and nanotechnological elements in the human body are intended to remove or freely insert various functions, limitations or specific characteristics, until the desired immortality is achieved. Even if their form of immortality is an illusion, it is thrillingly dangerous and makes use of ‘AI’ applications to spread.
 
According to the transhumanist position, the dignity of human life, which we believe in according to the Word of God, is no obstacle to this, as it does not exist in its next ‘evolutionary stage’! In their view, it is only this true intelligence of an artificial, and therefore ‘more perfect kind’, that is to be appreciated according to their doctrine.
 
There is evidence of this in numerous articles on the global, industrial praise of medical advances in the use of implanted nanochips and also the philosophical praise of overcoming limitations in humans in general. In the future, artificial intelligence will be used to avoid or ‘modify’ people with disabilities and ‘less intelligent’ individuals. This is being touted as a way of improving the quality of life in society, which is what ‘AI’ is supposed to generate in its advances.
 
They reject, and this should certainly move us as Christians, the truth that God has established for all time in the creation report to define us in our identity as human beings (cf. Genesis 1:26-27).
 
Genesis 1:26-27:
26 Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
 
Thankfully, there is a growing movement of awakened citizens and dismayed parents worldwide who are legitimately critical of these developments by transhumanist global corporations and the organizations they fund to the tune of billions of dollars. The promotion of the LGBTQ+ movement is also part of the leveling of the future according to the ideological orientation of transhumanist development, as well as the progressive touting of new sensors and cameras that can replace humans installed everywhere, such as self-driving vehicles with ‘AI’, etc., from which Christians professedly distance themselves.
 
It is a fact that if you look into it, you will find that this arrogance of elitist circles of people with the highest financial influence in the world (Note: the largest companies in the pharmaceutical, IT and financial industries are led by them) is the greater threat to our future as humanity than a war or ‘climate change’ as claimed.
 
Satan’s hatred and contempt for us as a human species is also revealed in their transhumanist attitude of being ‘gods’ who ultimately decide by selection which life is allowed to live within a society and which is not, for which they already use ‘AI’.
 
Since they must be stopped in their plans, for which we as the body of Christ have been given the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, we cannot fatalistically dismiss them in their evil activities by arguing that it is ‘excessive caution’, a form of ‘science fiction’ theory or a conspiracy (cf. Luke 10:19).
 
Luke 10:19:
19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
 
Because the further influences of ‘AI’ applications and their ‘protecting us from ourselves’ advertising on social media, educational programs in schools and kindergartens, increase of state-sponsored sex changes of teenagers, high numbers of leaving church members, censorship and disinformation in the disseminated media, political efforts of digital total surveillance continue.
 
Currently, the globalists are moving forward in many countries, fueling the expansion of the social credit score system, and the political, business and entertainment figures favored by the transhumanist groups will not help them stop their works of darkness unless we stop them (cf. Ephesians 5:11).
 
Ephesians 5:11:
11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
 
In the last few years, we have witnessed that many believing Christians unfortunately know too little about the context of the transhumanism agenda or do not take a strong enough stand in watching and praying to show courage for the truth when it comes to the background of this advertised use of miraculous ‘AI’ in everyday life.
 
The Pitched Tent of Abraham and the City of Ai
 
The abbreviation ‘AI’ of the word for ‘artificial intelligence – AI’ mentioned at the beginning hides a spiritual strategy according to the truth of God’s Word, which we find in Genesis 12:8ff. where it is about Abraham, who later separated from his nephew Lot.
 
Genesis 12:8:
8 From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
 
We know that Jesus said that in the last days it will be like the time of Noah and Lot, whereas in Lot’s time the focus was more on the increase of the economy and in Noah’s time the focus was on the interpersonal relationship (cf. Luke 17:26-28).
 
Luke 17:26-28:
26 ‘Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 ‘It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
 
From this it is clear that we are entering a season in which there will be a separation like that of Abraham and Lot. Both had large flocks which is a symbol of the economy. Their flocks were led by shepherds who were assigned by Abraham and Lot to their respective flocks and for whom they were responsible.
 
This means that both Abraham and Lot had an apostolic function, which was accompanied by an apostolic oversight of their shepherds and flocks (cf. Genesis 13:1-6).
 
Genesis 13:1-6:
1 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.
2 Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3 From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier 4 and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.
5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.
 
It is said that Abraham, or Abram, came to Bethel, where he had previously pitched his tent, the site of which was between Bethel and Ai, and there he built an altar to the LORD (Note: YAHWEH) and called upon His name (cf. Genesis 12:8).
 
Genesis 12:8:
8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
 
Here Bethel (Note: house of God) was on the west and Ai (Note: heap of stones, ruin) was on the east, which is an indication of the conflict and impact between the Kingdom of God and the mindset or spirit of ‘AI’ as an influence, in which it is important to have the right spiritual overview in the sobriety of the Spirit.
  
With our present knowledge and view from the realm of eternity, Abraham passed from south to north through the territories of the tribes of Simeon, Judah and Benjamin so that he could pitch his tent in the territory of Ephraim, indicating the anointing of the double. This is the meaning of the name Ephraim – double fruitfulness (cf. Genesis 13:1-4).
 
Genesis 13:1-4:
1 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.
2 Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3 From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier 4 and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.
 
The anointing of the double includes, among other things, the strength to successfully conclude an old time and to enter into the new time, in order to prepare with fresh strength the people for the new.
 
In relation to Abraham’s journey and the erection of his tent, it is clear that he was sensitive to the voice of God and his response (Simeon), to move forward in praise (Judah), which is an expression of trust in God, to understand and act on the authority of the Son of God (Benjamin), and to live in the twofold measure of God’s blessing (Ephraim).
 
Also related to this is the knowledge that we have no permanent place on this earth for which the erected tent is the symbol, but possess an inner thrust to understand more deeply our place of eternity, which is the messianic heavenly Jerusalem, that is also the bride and wife of the Lamb (cf. Hebrews 13:14 i.c.w. Revelation 21:2.9-10).
 
Hebrews 13:14:
14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
 
Revelation 21:2.9-10:
2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. …
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
 
The Renewing of the Mind 
 
It is irreplaceable for us to allow the Holy Spirit to set our thoughts straight in the truth of God’s Word regarding the topic of ‘AI’ and its source, which is by no means or not at all a source that loves people or recognizes or serves people as God’s creation.
 
With the Spirit of God, it is possible for us as members of the body of Christ to allow ourselves to be renewed wherever we have deviated from God’s standard and may not even recognize it as wrong (cf. Romans 12:2 i.c.w. Ephesians 4:23).
 
Romans 12:2:
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
 
Ephesians 4:23:
… 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; …
 
However, as we continue to walk in Christ, we also have to let go of certain people who have a different mindset and want to hold on to it. This means letting go of people who prioritize other things in their lives, just as Lot did for us as a lesson.
 
Lot’s perspective was more focused on temporary prosperity than on the will of God, which is evident from the decisions he made regarding his subordinate shepherds who quarreled with the shepherds of Abraham as well as his choice of the watery and fertile area near the Jordan River (cf. Genesis 13:7-11).
 
Genesis 13:7-11:
7 And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
9 Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: …
 
Abraham, on the other hand, was not primarily concerned with the fertility of the land, but with maintaining peace and walking in faith, which is why he gave Lot the opportunity to decide according to his proposed offer, namely to go to the left or to the right. From this it is clear that Abraham acted selflessly and in trust toward God, which revealed his righteous attitude and generosity.
 
Abraham was not concerned with acting according to his own preferences and ideas in order to see possession grow and to guard or defend it on his own authority because of the fear of lacking or even losing it.
 
Abraham trusted in the promise given to him by God to provide for him in life. Because he believed and trusted God completely, he did not seek his own advantage through greed, stubbornness, rivalry and covetousness.
 
It can be assumed that the entrance of Abraham’s tent was facing north, and Lot had already turned his focus to the east (cf. Genesis 12:8 i.c.w. Genesis 13:3-4), as he had a different focus than Abraham.
 
Abraham had the eternal seat of God’s government in mind, since the seat of God is in the farthest north (cf. Psalm 48:2).
 
Psalm 48:2:
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
 
Lot, on the other hand, was more concerned with a new and growing economy, which is shown by the ‘east’, where the sun begins to rise, and most people go about their day’s work.
 
We can learn from his decision that Lot decided against Abraham’s offer, which had fatal consequences for Lot. This was followed by imprisonment and the later destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah due to the wickedness of the people living there.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel and Tina Glimm
 
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