Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very Found of them that sought me not!
bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
I was truly not looking, or seeking the Lord, when I was Found of Jesus Christ.
In the year of 1959, at Temple Baptist, 1001 Grand River Ave, Detroit Mich, I attended this organization, this that we call "Church" which as I have said afore, most will say "I think I will go to Church" referring to a building where people gather or assemble to worship the lord.
Most do not really think about what they are saying, when they say "I go to this church, or that church" as they think that the church is a building.
People will also say " MY Church" not realizing that the church is not in the building, that is, the church is the occupying of the word of God, in the hearts of those that enter a building.
Jesus, saying to Peter...Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The name, the Person, Peter, has been the name of some that want to identify themselves as a church, which that, again, is not what Jesus is referring unto here.
Mt 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God, is, and is building upon the testimony that God the father reveals unto Peter, or we can say the Numbers 17:4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
You see, as when it was of the Law, and commandants, there were, as I said above, the Tabernacle of Testimony, which back there then, it was just as it is today, this Tabernacle of Testimony, well, it was a vision of the eye, and still is today, the vision of the eye, that is, like they say "I'm going to church to worship the lord" when as it was then, so it is today, going to the tabernacle of testimony where the Lord meets with his people.
You see, the purpose that the lord purposed was, "to meet with his people".
That is how, and even the more so today, God wants us to enter with our Testimony, that is...Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
This also says...Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
This above, it takes us all the way back to that of Cain, and Abel, and in this testimony, we see that Cain, he does not please the lord with his offering he brings of the fruit of the ground...Genesis 4:1-16 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bares his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time, it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou does' well, shalt thou not, be accepted? and if thou do not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, what hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood cries unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the LORD, my punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hiding; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that everyone that findeth me shall slay me. And the LORD said unto him, therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Notice the word Hid, or Hiding, which is just the exact thing that Adam, and Eve does, as they eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which is the devil, or, the ways of the devil, disguised as the "Subtle Beast"
Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Here is the beginning of how, the devil, how he lays the groundwork of his ability to deceive those that believe that they can take material things, such as Money, or in fact anything of this world, bring it to God, offer unto God their offering and hear God say, or I'll put it this way, "I'm not please with your testimony"
You see, Cain, the "First Born of the Woman" speaking of Eve, supposed to be the "Mother of All Living' actually we can say that she was the mother of "All Dead" meaning, that she invites this Subtle Beast into her life, and then takes this invitation to her husband Adam, which Adam is the foreshadow of Jesus Christ, the "Second Adam, which is before the first Adam"
1 Corinthians 15:45-49 And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
From this that Eve, then Adam, speaking of the Earthly, comes forth the need of the Tabernacle of Testimony, to be placed among the people, so that God can come and commune with the people.
This is where the Priesthood was set up, placing the chosen, called man between God and the People.
This, in my Opinion, is the most effective tool that Satan has going for him, and is widely used in this day and time, and I suppose will be uses as long as man lives in this world, in the flesh.
Just as Cain, he is the Incarnate of Satan, or Devil, in flesh, and as this says...Romans 5:12-16 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so, death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
Abel, he takes care of the Sheep, symbolic, a Pastor of the Church, or the flock, which Peter is symbolic of having the offering that pleases Jesus Christ.
Notice, Peter, God the father, as Jesus said, revealed this to Peter, and I suppose that Abel, it was God that revealed to him what would be the acceptable offering that he should present, which is the only offering that we have today, that is, the Lamb without Spot, or blemish.
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
This that Abel is doing, not that the Lamb that Abel brings, but the testimony of the fact that this represents the blood of Jesus Christ, the offering that Abraham tells Issiac that God will "Provide Himself" which again, pay close attention that this that Abraham is say to Issiac is that God himself will be the Lamb without spot, or blemish, that God offers himself as the sacrifice.
The Lamb that Able offers, no it did not save Abel, but the Testimony, the wiliness of Able just as Peter tells Jesus. "Thou art the Christ, the living son of God"