n e w c h u r c h l i f e : m ay / j u n e 2 0 1 4
The Bible contains hidden
layers of meaning within
its words, which relates in
a very precise way to our
world today. The Lord in
His Providence foresaw
the state of things as they
are today, and embedded
in the Word a very specific
message for our world today.
Early religious instruction
had done a good job of forging
these kinds of links. And it is
these that were at heart the
cause of rejection as one quietly
removes oneself from the scene,
as they lack words to express
the sense of dissatisfaction they
feel, or to put the story in a more
favorable light.
But in reading this passage
of the serpent in the garden
again, as presented in Arcana
Coelestia, we find an