Jacob’s Ladder and the Three States of Mind - Part 1
Change your mind!
In the ongoing battle between Good and Evil, it is often believed that these two forces are at odds with each other. However, it is essential to understand that there are actually three factions involved:
the heaven dwellers,
the inhabitants of the Earth,
and the inhabitants of the Sea.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:12
If you choose to embrace citizenship in Heaven, your state of mind can be likened to ascending a vertical ladder, reminiscent of Jacob's dream in which he witnessed angels (messengers) ascending and descending upon it.
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 28:12
This repetition occurs in Revelation when a voice beckons, saying, "Come up here."
“After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.””
Revelation 4:1
“And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.”
Revelation 11:12
Alternatively, inhabitant of the earth and the sea, have their state of minds shift horizontally (from left to right and right to left, sea to earth and earth to sea), in contrast to the vertical ascent mentioned earlier.
This reflects the essence of the man-made political system, symbolized by "Gog and Magog," signifying "The king and his mountain."
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Revelation 20:8
In this realm, "revelation" is often supplanted by confusion as individuals become entangled in the politics of the Land of Shinar. Shinar, which signifies "the land of two rivers," is the place where the Tower of Babel, commonly known as the Tower of Confusion, was built. Rivers are symbolic of thought processes. The place where the tower of Babel (confusion) stands, known as the land of Shinar (Two Rivers), is where both the left wing and the right wing are situated (referring to two distinct groups or ideologies).
Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech. And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar. “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.” Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building. And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them. Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 11:2-16
Repent = Shifting from Horizontal Thinking to Vertical Ascent like Jacob's Ladder.
The term "Repent" is found roughly 40 times in the KJV Bible, with an almost even distribution between the Old and New Testaments. What's particularly intriguing is that in these two sections, it originates from entirely distinct linguistic sources.
In the Old Testament, "Repent" frequently stems from the Hebrew term "nāḥam," signifying "to feel sorrow or regret," often accompanied by a sense of guilt.
In contrast, in the New Testament, the term "Repent" is derived from "metanoeō," which conveys the idea of "changing one's mind."
Guilt is no longer attached to us, for the sacrifice of Jesus has liberated us from the burden of sin.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matt 11:28
This is precisely why the Apostle Paul emphasized:
"There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
Romans 8:1
Here are some verses in the New Testament where the word "Repent" signifies "to change one's mind" rather than "to be sorry."
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and REPENT (“change your mind!"), and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou REPENT (“change your mind!").
Revelation 2:5REPENT(“change your mind!”); or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Revelation 2:16Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and REPENT(“change your mind!"). If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Revelation 3:3As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and REPENT(“change your mind!").
Revelation 3:19From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, REPENT(“change your mind!"): for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17
To continue exploring the topic of "The Inhabitants of the Sea," please follow the link for Part 2 of this series.
Signing off for now
A17
Excellent insight. Thanks!