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<\/a>\nIn the Garden of Eden, Yahweh set forth the pattern for all mankind. <\/span>It is not just the account of what happened between the first man and woman and Yahweh God, but was a MOST important type of what would take place throughout the history of flesh man, revealing the relationship of the man and the woman, which is parallel to Yahweh God and man.<\/p>\n
In the May 14, 2010, Remnant Bride radio program titled, \u201cBeing Like God\u2014Determining Good and Evil<\/a>,\u201d we addressed this clear parallel between the woman\u2019s relationship to her husband, and mankind\u2019s relationship to Yahweh. <\/span>We noted that mankind was being represented by the woman when Satan went specifically to her to tempt her, and thereupon caused the man to fail and fall. <\/span>Both the woman and mankind are alike in that they are in the position of the created, the weaker vessel (1 Peter 3:7), the one who is quite deceived (1 Timothy 2:14), who seeks to be equal with their ordained head, and desires those things that are temporal and vain. <\/span>On the other hand, the man and Yahweh are not deceived (1 Timothy 2:14), have the right to rule (Genesis 3:16, 1 Corinthians 11:3), and are to be obeyed. <\/span>Therefore, the means of protection and blessing for the woman is to submit to her husband \u201cin everything\u201d (Ephesians 5:24), even as the means of protection and blessing for mankind is to submit to God in everything. \u00a0<\/p>\n Quite simply, if the woman had submitted to her husband in the Garden and not sought to do her own will, then the Garden, with Yahweh\u2019s presence, would have remained perfect. <\/span>All she had to do was to obey, to submit to and seek the will of her head. <\/span>It was just that simple. <\/span>And, this is what mankind must equally do in relationship to Yahweh God. <\/span><\/p>\n This state of the woman being the weaker vessel who is easily deceived is gravely evidenced today in a host of ways, which will be the focus of this writing. <\/span>In the Garden, Satan approached the woman with the temptation: <\/span>\u201cFor God knows that in the day you eat from [the tree of the knowledge of good and evil] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God<\/strong>, knowing good and evil\u201d (Genesis 3:5). <\/span>Not only was this Eve\u2019s temptation, but it remains the temptation of women today\u2014their desire to be equal to the one who is to govern over them, and the right to determine for themselves what is right and wrong, securing their own willful destiny. <\/span>This iniquity that Eve evidenced, thereupon became the curse for all women: <\/span>\u201cYour desire will be for the place of<\/em><\/span> your husband \u2026\u201d (Genesis 3:16). <\/span>(To examine \u201cfor the place of,\u201d read Divorce, Women, and the Curse of 1920<\/a><\/em>, page 2.)<\/p>\n But the righteous and obedient woman will not willfully claim with Eveonian feminists, \u201cI have my rights,\u201d but will proclaim in truth and wisdom and honor, \u201cI have my place.\u201d <\/span>Women need to know how to possess their feminine vessels, as Paul stated, \u201cin sanctification and honor\u201d (1 Thessalonians 4:4). <\/span>In exemplary testimony to this, Yahshua was faithful at His first coming in a feminine role as a servant: <\/span>\u201cFor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many\u201d (Mark 10:45), and He did nothing but the will of the Father (John 5:19). <\/span>In this role He was an example to every woman as to her right behavior, attitude, and place. <\/span>This feminine role that Yahshua occupied is in contrast to His male role that is to come, whereupon He will have the right to rule when He returns as Immanuel. <\/span>(For more regarding this, read Kissing, Lips, and Attesting Glory<\/a><\/em>, page 3<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n When Eve listened to the voice of Satan, we read concerning her wrong response: <\/span>\u201cWhen the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one<\/em> wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate\u201d (Genesis 3:6). <\/span>Here again we see the temptation and weakness of mankind, evidenced by the temptation and weakness of the woman.<\/p>\n Thus we see that the woman listened to Satan, and the man listened to the woman. <\/span>Because he listened to her, Yahweh rebuked him, saying, \u201cBecause you have listened to the voice of your woman\/wife \u2026,\u201d and thereupon cursed the ground for doing so, causing it to bring forth thorns and thistles to afflict him (Genesis 3:17). <\/span>This is the course of failure and curse taking place today whereby men have listened to the voice of women and unlawfully given them the rights of governance, becoming equal to men. <\/span><\/p>\n The error and destructive effects of this are now tragically evident in society, even as in the original Garden. <\/span>Because men have once again listened to the voice of women, now to the Eveonian feminists, thorns and thistles have come forth that have sorely afflicted men\u2014in the home, at their work, in the schools, in the church, in the courthouse, in feminized excessive and intrusive government ruling over them, and in the destruction of the financial stability of nations that have become overburdened and bankrupt-bound nanny states. <\/span><\/p>\n If women had never been given the right to vote or to be involved in governance, these massive far-reaching problems would not exist today. <\/span>They are a direct product of women involved in government, altering it to an unnatural hermaphroditic state. <\/span>Men are not perfect, but they alone possess the rights to rule and form government, not women<\/strong>; and those rights have been violated and wrongfully deferred. <\/span>(It is highly recommended you order and read the book, The Curse of 1920<\/a><\/em><\/span>, which addresses this more fully.)<\/p>\n In this posting, we will begin to examine some of the ways in which women are failing in such a shameful and destructive manner. <\/span>Someone may object, \u201cYou\u2019re focusing too much on the role of the woman in our corruption.\u201d <\/span>I believe you will see that there is not only vastly sufficient cause to address the role of women in this corruption, but if we failed to give our attention to this we would be both irresponsible and willfully ignorant of the facts, turning a blind eye to reality, and denying ourselves of the solution. <\/span>Also, because feminism\u2019s destruction is so VAST and pervasive, it demands that this response be written with complete frankness. <\/span>Furthermore, keep in mind that this examination looks at the big picture of society as a whole, not at the lives of individuals or even the relatively small groups that are the unique exception to society\u2019s ill and destructive fate. <\/span>Praise Yahweh for those women who remain a testimony of what a godly woman truly is. <\/span>For you, may you be effectually influential as set forth in Titus 2:3-5:<\/p>\n Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be<\/em> sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Only one-hundred years after the church began, Tertullian wrote, warning women: <\/span>\u201cYou are the devil’s gateway; you are the unsealer of that forbidden tree; you are the first deserter of the divine law; you are she who persuaded him whom the devil was not valiant enough to attack. <\/span>You destroyed so easily God’s image\u2014man.\u201d <\/span>Tertullian was simply expounding on what the Scriptures equally say: <\/span>\u201cFor it was Adam who was first created, and<\/em> then Eve. <\/span>And it was<\/em> not Adam who<\/em> was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression\u201d (1 Timothy 2:13-14).<\/p>\n Insomuch that the woman was indeed the gateway to the destruction of the Garden and the fall of man, without a doubt she is the same gateway to the destruction of society today.<\/strong> <\/span>The facts sorely evidence this. <\/span>The woman was the first to effect the abomination that makes desolate, as she stood in the place of the Holy One (Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14), determining for herself what was good and what was evil, and thereupon desolated the Garden. <\/span>Today is no different. <\/span><\/span>Women\u2019s abominable acts continue to desolate<\/strong>, as it is written:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWoe to the wicked! <\/span>It will go<\/em> badly with him,<\/em> for what he deserves will be done to him. <\/span>O My people! <\/span>Their oppressors are children, and women rule over them<\/strong>. <\/span>O My people! <\/span>Those who guide you lead you<\/em> astray and confuse the direction of your paths\u201d (Isaiah 3:11-12).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Let us consider what the Scriptures further speak regarding the woman. <\/span>We are told that she brought about the corruption of the Garden and the fall of man; that she is the one who is quite deceived (1 Timothy 2:14); that she is the weaker vessel (1 Peter 3:7); that she is cursed to desire the place of the man (Genesis 3:16); that the man was rebuked by God for listening to her (Genesis 3:17); that she is not allowed to teach but is to remain silent (1 Timothy 2:12); that she is forbidden to exercise the authority of a man (1 Timothy 2:12); that the husband is, of necessity, instructed to be patient with her (1 Peter 3:7); that he is equally told, with reason, not to be embittered against her but to love her (Colossians 3:19); that among a thousand men, one is found faithful, but among a thousand women, there is not one (Ecclesiastes 7:28 [Solomon would know, for he had a thousand wives and concubines]); that there is over twice as much instruction in the New Testament<\/a>, and is primarily corrective, relative to the woman, as there is to the man; and as we just read, confusion that leads astray comes when women rule over us. <\/span><\/p>\n With all of this glaring evidence from the Scriptures, is it not most obvious that women today would be the ones leading the way in doing wrong? <\/span>Quite so! <\/span>And again, this is to our destruction. <\/span>Thus, one must ask: <\/span>With the world in such a deplorable state, what specifically is the woman\u2019s part in it? <\/span>Given what we have considered thus far, this is a totally appropriate, wise, and discerning question.<\/p>\n We will now begin to examine some of the ways in which women are failing, first considering the matter of women\u2019s clothing. <\/span>Why women\u2019s clothing? <\/span>It is quite fitting that we start with this, for the first consequence of Eve\u2019s sin was this matter of nakedness and how to cover it. <\/span>Thus, the fact that women are once again uncovering their nakedness alarmingly speaks.<\/p>\n Also, if we see that women are failing miserably in this area of personal responsibility, leading others into sin and error, then why should we trust that they are responsible in governance? <\/span>Men do not, in large, dress immodestly, as do women; nor do they wear women\u2019s clothing, as women wear men\u2019s clothing\u2014cross-dressing. <\/span>The fact is, women cannot be in governance, for it is not their God-given responsibility. <\/span>Keep in mind, when the woman became the gateway to the destruction of the Garden and mankind, Yahweh\u2019s solution was: <\/span>\u201cand he [the husband, the man] will rule over you\u201d (Genesis 3:16). <\/span>Additionally, we address this matter of women\u2019s clothing so as to give DESPERATELY needed instruction to women regarding it.<\/p>\n Most would ask, \u201cSo what\u2019s wrong with the way women dress today? <\/span>It\u2019s just a style.\u201d <\/span>This is definitely a grave error to so naively think. <\/span>A woman\u2019s clothing is not just irrelevant style, for it is entirely spiritual by its very nature. <\/span>Clothing is no more irrelevant than how we use our body is irrelevant. <\/span>No, we are told that our body is the temple of the Holy<\/strong> Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), and that we are to learn how to occupy it in sanctification and honor (1 Thessalonians 4:4). <\/span>A woman\u2019s clothing is profoundly spiritual, both in purpose and in testimony. <\/span>It is spiritual in purpose in that, most significantly, it is a substitutionary covering, occupying the place of the glory of God that covered man before the fall. <\/span>You can read more about this in Coverings<\/a><\/em><\/span>, chapter 3<\/a>. <\/span>It is spiritual in testimony in that it tells others whether the woman is seeking after righteousness or seeking after this world, whether her hope is above or earthly, whether she seeks the temporal or the eternal.<\/p>\n I was in a store recently and saw an elderly woman wearing a full-length modest dress, and her long hair was neatly placed upon her head. <\/span>It is my practice to compliment women who are so appropriately dressed\u2014<\/span>shamefully, a compliment I rarely have the opportunity to bestow\u2014<\/span>and I told her that I admired her modest dress. <\/span>Her immediate reply revealed a depth of welcomed truth, a reply all women should hold so dear in their hearts. <\/span>Her simple answer was that her dress was appropriate, and she then quoted, \u201cBe ye holy; for I am holy\u201d (1 Peter 1:16). <\/span>So, does a long modest dress make a woman holy? <\/span>Of course not. <\/span>But, a woman making a claim to holiness must evidence it by her modest and obedient dress. <\/span>Just as this modestly dressed woman quickly and correctly invoked, ladies, \u201cBe ye holy; for Yahweh is holy.\u201d<\/p>\nThe woman submitting to her husband in everything<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Mankind submitting to Yahweh God in everything<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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