Metaphysical Bible Dictionary - Unity of Citrus County

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too deep for human understanding; the flying shows the divine action. The "Holy, holy, holy, is
Jehovah of hosts" is the word of Truth, the statement of wholeness in the whole body--"the
whole earth is full of his glory." This spiritual perception of the all-pervading glory of the divine
perfection is well understood by those who have had visions of the heavenly law.
MD 583/1.1 The consciousness of personal impurity is taken away through the realization of
divine purity in thought and word (Isa. 6:5-7).
MD 583/1.2 The mystery of this hard message of the Lord to the people who so greatly
needed help has often been commented on and generally misunderstood because taken in its
literal sense. This is a treatise on body rejuvenation after a great depletion. The body must be
built up in strength and flesh before the mental and spiritual forces can be expressed through
it; hence, "Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes"
(Isa. 6:10). Give the natural man opportunity to rebuild his wasted forces before you pour in
upon him the high voltage of Spirit.
MD 583/1.3 Regeneration begins its work in the conscious mind and completes it in the
subconscious mind. The body is the substance side of the subconscious mind. In Scripture it
is called "earth" and "land"; its brain centers are "cities" and its specific functions are "houses"
(Isa. 6:11).
MD 583/1.4 When the regenerative process sets in, the poison in the system is starved out by
a withdrawing of the consciousness from certain centers. The Lord has "removed men far
away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land" (Isa. 6:12). A parallel to this is
observed when the body has been excessively weakened by sickness; the functions are
dormant for a time, but as the strength returns they gradually resume their normal action. If
there is even a "tenth" (Isa. 6:13) of the normal life left in the body it will serve as "holy seed"
and the fruit thereof will be eaten again.
MD 583/1.5 A most holy and wonderful thing is man's body. The whole universe is epitomized
in it, and through a right
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study of its laws man may gain full knowledge of the cosmos. The greatest of the prophets,
Isaiah, could have chosen no higher theme for his inspired messages. "Why will ye be still
stricken, that ye revolt more and more ? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it" (Isa. 1:5, 6).
MD 583/2.1 Sered, se'-red (Heb.)--fear; trembling; flight; escape.
MD 583/2.2 A son of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14).
MD 583/2.3 Meta. Fearfulness, extreme unrest (fear, trembling) existing in the order faculty in
the individual consciousness (Sered was a son of Zebulun, and Zebulun represents order).
Back of this fearful, seemingly unstable thought that Sered signifies, however, deep within the
truth that the order faculty is of spiritual origin and is abidingly perfect, there is that to which
this thought can flee for refuge and escape from all sense of fear and its results (flight,
escape).
MD 583/2.4 Seredites (A. V., Sardites), se'-red-ites (fr. Heb.)--of or belonging to Sered.
MD 583/2.5 Descendants of Sered, son of Zebulun (Num. 26:26).
MD 583/2.6 Meta. Thoughts springing from that in consciousness which Sered signifies. (See
SERED.)
MD 583/2.7 Sergius Paulus, ser'-gi-us pau'-lus (Lat.)--little net; little searcher; small sieve.
MD 583/2.8 The "proconsul" of the island of Cyprus. He was "a man of understanding. The
same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God" (Acts 13:7).
MD 583/2.9 Meta. The reasoning faculty searching into the things of Spirit. In Acts 13:7-12 we
find the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding, observing the effect of Spirit,
being astonished at its power, and believing the Truth. In other words the reasoning faculty in