Welcome to "The HIS-Story Channel" where we discover HIS-Story begins Our Story.
"The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." (Jh. 1:14). This is a curious statement, yet a very profound one. Imagine, Jesus Christ born in human flesh. Yet, He is said to be the Word that created everything. (Jh. 1:1). That is beyond our comprehension. However, the basic idea is this: Christ is the ultimate communicator. He can and has communicated in diverse ways.
But in these last days, Hebrews 1:1-2 tells us, He communicates by His Book. The 66 books that make up what we know as the Bible today initially began by oral traditions by Christ's ancestors. As the Old Testament transitioned into the New Testament, their word became HIS-Word. Their story is now HIS-Story.
In search of HIS-Story.
Why a channel about HIS-Story? Because His blood is the extension of His Life, and His bloodline lives on to tell His story within the pages of His Book. Christ's genealogy, what I like to call the "Christ-line," starts with Adam, the father of the human race. What is interesting about the Holy lineage of Christ is the meaning of each name within the line actually work together to form one long continuous "run-on" sentence.
This occurs because the names in the family tree of Christ each have a specific meaning in the Hebrew language. When translated into English, the names form a continuous "run-on" sentence. It is undeniable that the ancestors of Christ are sending us message.
The question is what exactly is this message in terms of meaning and application? Especially since there is no punctuation, paragraphs or a contextual setting. If left as is, the reader must come to his or her own conclusions. Peter spoke against such notions when he stated that we are to never subject Scripture to private interpretation. (2Pet. 1:20).
What if the Christ-line's continuous "run-on" message could be organized just like the message of His Book, the Bible? What if we can find clues within the structure of the Holy text itself to assist us in this effort? What if His ancestors were always meant to be our personal tour guides to learn about HIS Book that is powered by His blood and His Word that saves?
As the title suggests, the book of Genesis (which means "beginnings") is where it all begins. That is because it is a record of beginnings. This includes Christ's family tree. I hope you agree that the beginning is always a good place to start. Genesis starts out by tracing the two primary heirs of Adam, who began all family lines of the earth.
Cain’s genealogy is listed first because he is Adam’s firstborn (Gen. 4:17-22). I like to call this line the "Cain-line." Adam's second son, Abel, died causing Adam's family line to pass to the third son, Seth, which is recorded in the very next chapter. Seth’s line (listed in Gen. 5) is traditionally considered the “Blessed-line” because his lineage ends with the “Blessed God,” Jesus Christ. Again, I call this line the "Christ-line," because in the New Testament, Christ’s genealogy is traced back to Seth, and ultimately to Father Adam by Luke. (Lk. 3:23-38).
It is within the first ten chapters of Genesis that we discover the first statement of the Christ-line because the narrative conveniently uses the flood as a dividing line between the generations. Note how the Genesis record divides humanity into two major time periods. Before the flood is known as the old world. After the flood is the new and still current world. Peter uses this same format to make his point that judgment awaits our current (post-flood) world, just as it did for those who lived in the pre-flood world (2Pet. 3:5-7). In other words, Peter is saying--history will repeat itself.
Did you get that? The Genesis narrative intentionally uses judgment to end a generational age. This becomes evident when you realize the summary style of one of the most ancient books of the Holy Bible. Consider that only ten out of the fifty chapters in Genesis is devoted to the "old world." The remaining forty chapters, as well as the rest of the whole Bible, is concerned with our current world as illustrated below:
10 Chapters of Genesis / FLOOD / ALL 66 Books of the Bible
OLD PRE-FLOOD WORLD (1,656 yrs.) NEW POST-FLOOD WORLD (6,719 yrs. has past since 2023
The Flood is said to have occurred in year of 1656 A.D. Yet, only ten chapters of the book of Genesis covers that time period. Clearly, the summary style of the text is a key metric on a prophetic scale. In like manner, the first ten members of the Christ-line in the pre-flood world produce a "summarized" statement. Their "generational" message, order, and personal contributions turns their story-line into a prophetic timeline of the ages. That is why I have entitled the book, "HIS-Story Though HIS-Bloodline: The Genesis Pre-Flood Prophecy of the Ages." This is a blog based on the book that brings prophecy and the gospel together in one epic story as revealed by the bloodline of Christ.
The story begins by listing the ten members of the Christ-line who lived before the flood. The line begins with Father Adam and ends with Noah as recorded in Gen. 5:3-32. All ten members are listed below in their sequential order along with the corresponding meaning of their names as translated in English:
1) Adam whose name means "man." 6) Jared "comes down."
3) Enosh's name means "mortal." 8) Methuselah "His death shall bring."
4) Kenan "sorrow." 9) Lamech "despairing," and
5) Mahalaleel "blessed God." 10) Noah "rest."
As indicated earlier, if you take the meaning[4] of each name in the line, a statement emerges. In the case of the pre-flood generation, the following generational summary sentence occurs:
-Christ-Line's First Summary Sentence-
"Man appointed mortal sorrow [but] the blessed God comes down teaching his death shall bring the despairing rest."
Using the flood as a natural division from the subsequent generations in the Christ-line, amazingly a summary sentence is formed. Although the line continues to generate more after the flood, the Holy text will continue to aide us in rightly dividing, but that topic will be reserved for the next book. For now, the secret of the first family is this: Just as the Bible is divided and organized, it is the same with HIS-Story through HIS-Bloodline.
Divine DNA Delivers a Divine Story
It has been said that the Bible has unlimited potential for Divine revelation. The same is true in terms of Christ’s own physical and spiritual body. We should not be surprised because of John's declaration that Christ is the very “Word” of God. He always communicates either by word, by body, by spirit, or by blood.
The book of Leviticus teaches that "life resides in the blood." Spiritually speaking, HIS Bloodline is an extension of HIS Life and HIS Body is the building blocks of that Life.
In terms of Biblical typology, the fact that HIS-Bloodline can communicate in sentences that unfolds into an epic story becomes the perfect example of Divine mastery over communication. While Christ's first coming is considered “the Good News” to a dying world, to think that this same evangelical message is also stamped upon the names of His earthly ancestors is just plain mind-boggling! The old adage that there is "power in the blood," is literally true and where there is blood there is DNA. This is where God takes it to the next level that begin with the following three points.
Now think about this: Christ’s birth into the Adamic family is the day eternity penetrated the earth. The only “skeletal remains" we have left of Him are His genealogy and the legacies left behind by His Word, which is His Book that we call the Bible. His record is their record. Their record has become part of His eternal script and DNA.
The above considerations are exactly why the Genesis narrative treats the pre-flood generation in such a summarized fashion. This summarized approach could be thought of as a picture on a puzzle box. So too, the Genesis treatment of the pre-flood period is meant to be understood in light of the bigger picture of Bible prophecy. Once the bigger picture is realized by the reader, amazingly all the prophetic puzzle pieces scattered throughout the remaining portions of the Bible perfectly fit.
Are you ready to discover HIS-Story as told by the very blood relatives of Jesus Christ from their very own words and life experiences? Learn what has been hidden in plain sight all these centuries. Learn how the epic saga of the ages unfolds in dynamic proportions as each member in the genealogical record adds their unique contributions to HIS-Story. I hope you will join me on this epic quest.
Footnotes:
[1] Rom. 8:29; Eph. 1:10. [2] Rev. 22:12-13: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. [3] Jn. 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 3:2-6.
[4] A quick word about the meanings of the names of Adam to Noah. As you can imagine, there is ton of controversy when it comes to translation. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, the translation used herein comes from Dr. Chuck Missler. His is translation is widely recognized among Christian community. A link to his article on the topic is here.
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