WHY WERE THEY CALLED WISE MEN FROM THE EAST?

Historically, it was recorded that wise men from the east came to Jerusalem at the birth of Jesus Christ. In a previous blog that I compiled about two years ago, I had earlier revealed that the Bible did not specify the number of these wise men but only confirmed that the wise men came with three gifts. Moreover, it is reasonable to ask who these wise men that came from the east were while the second logical question is why were they called wise men from the east?

As another Christmas is fast approaching, let us continue this discussion by first examining the identities of the people called wise men from the east before considering why they were called wise men from the east. Evidently, the wise men that came to Jerusalem to acknowledge the birth of a child as the King of the Jews were ancient astrologers. Interestingly, the Gentiles that were best known for divination by astrology were the first to discern the Star of Bethlehem that confirmed the birth of Jesus Christ as the Light of the world and the hope of the Gentiles.

‘A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.’ (Luke 2: 32)

In his sovereign capacity, God chose to reveal the starlight concerning the birth of Christ to the Gentiles that were reputed for the acts of divination by astrology.  By interpreting the positions of astronomical bodies to predict events on earth, astrologers use divination at the time of a person’s birth to predict his personality as well as his destiny. Through the light of a Star, some wise men in the east discerned the birth of Jesus Christ as the King of the Jews and this starlight guided them to the baby that was born in Jerusalem.

‘Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him…. and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before, them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.’ (Matthew 2: 1-2, 9-10)

The starlight that guided the Gentiles symbolized the revelation of God’s truth to the world because these wise men came in representative capacity of all the Gentile nations that had been in darkness concerning the light of God’s knowledge and salvation. The scripture recorded that three different gifts presented to the baby by these wise men but did not specify the number of the wise men. These three gifts were gold, frankincense, and Myrrh. The gold was symbolic of royalty of the new born King; the frankincense was a symbol of His divinity (Leviticus 2: 16), and the myrrh was a symbol of His immortality.

‘…And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.’  (Matthew 2: 11)

Contrary to popular belief, the child was no longer in a manger when the wise men reached Jerusalem. The emergency delivery of the Baby in a manger was simply because there was no room in the Inn when the mother was about to go into labor (Luke 2:7). This implies that only the shepherds that watched their flocks the night Jesus was born visited the Baby in a manger but the wise men that followed the starlight from the east met the child in the house and not in a manger (Luke 2:7-20).

‘And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him…’(Matthew 2: 11)

Besides, the journey of the wise men from the east to Jerusalem must have taken many days at that period because people travelled by camels in those days and not jet planes.

‘Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem , and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.’ (Matthew 2: 7-8)

According to the scriptures, Herod the king felt threatened about the news of the birth of a new King of the Jews and ordered the killing of all babies less than two years. This suggests that baby Jesus was under two years old at the time the wise men reached Jerusalem and according to King Herod’s enquiries about the time the star appeared.  Due to Herod’s plot to kill the child, the parents of the newborn King escaped with their child to Egypt and later came back with the child after the death of Herod (Matthew 2:1-23).

‘And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their country another way……Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men?’  (Matthew 2: 12, 16)

Historically, the traditional concept of the gods of the nations that were worshipped as the host of heaven had their origin from the times of Babel through the cult behind Nimrod’s worship, which laid the foundation for occultism and many superstitious beliefs in the pagan worship. As a result of many superstitious beliefs, ignorance through the belief in many gods once spread among all the families of the earth since the times of Babel.  Simultaneously, different types of curious arts in form of divination practices also came into existence among the nations in spiritual darkness until the Hebrew descendants of Abraham began to re-establish the belief in one God among the nations. 

Due to lack of knowledge of true spiritual principles, divination was once the only way that the Gentiles knew how to communicate with divinity for supernatural information and God sometimes responded to the Gentiles in spite of their ignorance. Consequently, all the Gentile nations were considered to be in the darkness until the Light of the world was revealed through the birth of a baby boy that was given to enlighten the Gentile nations in darkness, as the incarnate Word of God that born as the hope of the Gentiles. The Gentiles that first discerned the Light of knowledge that was revealed through the birth of the incarnate Word of God were the wise men from the east, who came to Jerusalem through the starlight that guided them to the baby that was born as the hope of the Gentiles. By referring to the child as the King of the Jews indicated that the wise men also discerned he was from the royal lineage of the tribe of Judah, just as the prophets predicted his arrival through the royal lineage of King David, who was from the tribe of Judah.

“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined…For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.’ (Isaiah 9:  2, 6)

Why Were they called Wise Men From The East?

According to historical information, the wise men of the east that followed the star of Bethlehem to Jerusalem were Gentiles that practiced divination by astrology and they were also called “Magi”. The title ‘Magi’ has its origin from the Babylonians that were reputed as possessing astrological wisdom, interpreters of dreams, sooth saying, and difficult symbols. The ‘Rab’ in the Babylonian title Rab-mag was a sign of respect just like the title of the ‘Rabbi’, ‘Learned Teacher’, or ‘Master’ while the ‘Mag’ refers to the ‘wise’. The succeeding world kingdom of the Medes and Persians that adopted much of the Babylonian style of astrology also reserved the title ‘magi’ for the wise men of their Zoroastrian religion.

The wise men of the east that followed the star of Bethlehem were magi priests of the ancient Medes and Persians from the country now known as Iran. The term ‘magi’ simply means ‘wise man’ and ‘Rab-mag’ was a title reserved for the chief of the Magi or the ‘deeply wise prince’ (Jeremiah 39: 3). Interestingly, the word ‘magic’ also has its origin from ‘magi’, which refers to the ‘wise.’ Consequently, many so-called wise men of ancient culture were magicians because ancient studies utilized all forms of knowledge including information concerning magical practices.  The word magic can be defined as the secret art of gaining knowledge by the supernatural means (divination) or the art of influencing the course of natural events by the supernatural act (enchantments).

From ancient times, both divination and enchantments constitute the two major forms of magical practices. For instance, the scripture below reveals how four learned Hebrew captives of the Babylonian king were once grouped among the wise men, magicians, and astrologers of Babylon long because the wise men of ancient times come from both scientific and metaphysical background. These four Hebrew children among the wise men of Babylon were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, whom the Babylonian King renamed after the gods of Babylon by calling them Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Daniel 1:6-7).  Daniel was the first among these four Hebrew children to be promoted above all the magicians, astrologers, and wise men of Babylon.

‘As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams…And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.’ (Daniel 1: 17, 20)

Later on, the Babylonian king elevated Daniel above all the wise men, magicians, sooth sayers, sorcerers and astrologers of Babylon. This occurred after Daniel supernaturally recalled a terrifying dream that the Babylonian king could not remember and gave the interpretation of the dream.  (Daniel 2)

‘...Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the sooth sayers, show unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days…Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.’(Daniel 2: 2, 27-28, 48)

As revealed in the scriptures above, the wise men of the ancient times included magicians, sooth sayers and astrologers because ancient people often relied on divination for supernatural information until the advent of refined principles of modern sciences. There were also exceptionally gifted people that were accounted among the wise men of ancient civilization. In another example, Solomon was mentioned as an exceptionally gifted young man that was wiser than all other wise men of the east, which was the focal point of civilization in ancient times.

“And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Henan, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations roundabout.’ (1Kings 4: 31)

Again, another scripture above indicated that the wise men of the ancient times included exceptionally gifted individuals and not only the magicians, sooth sayers and astrologers. However, many people in ancient times often relied on divination for supernatural information until the principles of modern sciences were refined and better defined. For instance, the science of chemistry crudely began in form of magical enchantments till it evolved into medieval alchemy before it became refined as modern science. Similarly, modern astronomy also evolved from astrology. Ancient Herbalism was also replaced by modern day medical and pharmaceutical sciences. In fact, some of the acts that were once perceived to be magical by ignorant people of ancient times have been clearly defined through modern day scientific procedures.

Today, the New Testament discourages divination practices and many other forms of curious arts that were once practiced among both Jews and Gentiles because the Light of the knowledge of God’s grace has been revealed in the new dispensation. After the new dispensation of grace fully began through the Holy Ghost that was given to the sons of men on the Day of Pentecost based on the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, the book of Acts recorded an event whereby Apostle Paul used the authority in Jesus Christ’s name to cast out the spirit of divination out of a girl. This young girl possessed with a spirit of divination once brought gains to her masters by sooth saying.

‘And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, cried, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.’ (Acts 16:16-18)

In the times of ignorance of the Gentiles, divination practices were overlooked but now forbidden due to light of the principles of God’s knowledge that has already been revealed to the world through Jesus Christ.

‘And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent:’ (Acts 17:29)

‘…but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.’ (1Timothy 1: 13)

As the light of the knowledge of God’s word that was ushered into the world since the birth of Jesus Christ began to shine brighter and brighter, many people willingly abandoned their very expensive books on curious arts in exchange for the light of the knowledge of God’s word revealed through the Gospel, which was given free of charge.

“And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” (Acts 19: 18-20)

References from my books titled:

1) Nations of the World…How They Evolved

2) Nations That Evolved From the Five Sons of Shem

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BIBLICAL PARALLEL OF THE MASS ENERGY EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE OF “E=MC2 ”

Although Albert Einstein is best known today for his theory of relativity involving the mass-energy equivalence principle, E=mc², which is the most famous equation of the twentieth century but it was his scientific discovery of the photoelectric phenomenon that earned him the ‘Nobel Price of Physics’ in 1921.  

My last blog post revealed the biblical parallel of  this photoelectric effect, which is a phenomenon in which an electron is emitted from an excited atom due to absorption of photon energy in form of electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength usually ranging from visible light to gamma ray wavelengths. As explained in my previous blog post, this scientific phenomenon is exactly parallel to scriptural principles of how the energy of the Spirit of God is released due to absorption of a certain amount of spiritual energy of faith from a person that pleases God.

 

In comparison, the greatest impact of  this photoelectric phenomenon goes beyond emitting electromagnetic energy in form of an electron from the excited atom but it is also capable of opening the atomic nucleus to cause a greater release of electromagnetic energy in form of the nuclear energy that can move a mountain through the mass energy equivalence principle, which is the focus of this blog post.  This mass energy equivalence phenomenon is exactly parallel to the biblical explanation of the mustard seed faith principle that is able to open up the heavenly realm to cause a greater release of the supernatural energy that can move a mountain, which is also known as the God kind of faith.

Now, let us consider the biblical parallel of this mass- energy equivalence principle, "E=mc^2",  the most famous equation of the twentieth century.

MASS ENERGY EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE (PARALLEL OF THE GOD KIND OF FAITH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE)

By comparing parallels between scientific and biblical principles, it is clearly evident that the highest level of the photon electric phenomenon that can open up the atomic nucleus best explains the mass energy equivalence principle. This can be likened to the highest level of faith energy that opens the door of the eternal realm directly, which is called the God kind of faith because it corresponds to the highest frequency of faith energy. The fervency of this kind of faith energy that is called the God kind of faith can be likened to the photon energy at gamma ray frequency, which is a seven fold super compressed electromagnetic energy that comes directly from the nucleus in form of nuclear energy that reveals the seven types of electromagnetic energy. Regardless of any circumstance, the fervency of this kind of faith energy that is parallel to the highest frequency of light in form of a gamma ray photon always attains the threshold of spiritual energy that could initiate a much greater release of supernatural energy from God such as moving a mountain. The biblical parallel of this kind of seven-fold  photon energy in form of the gamma ray that goes out of the nucleus is the seven fold spiritual energy that is in transit outside the heavenly realm, in the capacity of the seven-fold Spirit of God that conveys the nuclear energy of the light of the settled word of God out of eternity (Logos) in form of the manifested light of the word of God (Rhema). 

Scientifically, atoms created all forms of matter and the atomic mass that formed matter comes from the nucleus, which is concentrated photon or electromagnetic energy in form of nuclear energy. The mass-energy equivalence theory of relativity explains how the photon energy of light in transit from an exploded mass of matter is directly equivalent to nuclear energy that formed the mass of matter before the nuclear explosion. The only way this nuclear energy in form of mass is released directly from the atomic nucleus is through the photon energy of the highest frequency and a person could only make this happen if he could open up the atomic nucleus. Consequently, if you want a greater release of the highest photon energy that is equal to the nuclear energy that moves mountains, then, the required threshold frequency of your photon or faith energy must be able to cause an impact that would open up the nucleus, which is the abode of the neutron and proton that formed the mass of matter.

Correspondingly, the minimum threshold of human faith required to exercise the God kind of faith must have the momentum or impact that could open up the eternal abode of the Godhead, which is the abode of the Father and the Son. This impact that opens the eternal heaven would then cause a much greater release of the highest frequency of photon energy in form of nuclear energy. If you are able produce the quality of this God kind of faith, you can move a mountain even if the quantity is as small as a mustard seed or the smallest atom.

As revealed in the scripture above, a person can only attain the threshold frequency of this God kind of faith that moves mountains through spiritual exercise that increases the fervency of his spiritual photon energy or faith to the highest possible frequency. Sometimes, the spiritual exercise required may last for a considerable period such that you may need to keep bombarding the eternal heaven with your fervent prayers and confession until the fervency of your faith reaches the highest fervency that opens up the eternal realm.

“And Jesus said unto them … if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say, unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove: and nothing shall be impossible to you. How be it this kind goes not out except by prayer and fasting.”(Matthew 17: 20,21)

With reference to the scripture above, even if a person possesses the faith or photon energy that is as tiny as the mustard seed, he can still move a mountain provided the faith or photon energy is the highest frequency.  Let us recall from previous blog posts that the scientific parallel of the mustard seed in the above scriptural context is equivalent to the hydrogen atom, which is the smallest of all atoms that formed the mass of matter. In other words  if you have pure and direct source of gamma ray photons that is as tiny as the smallest atom, which is hydrogen atom , you can still move a mountain. A tiny hydrogen atom that is fully at gamma ray frequency is the same as a neutron, which is sufficient to bombard and open up an atomic nucleus. Photon energy of a hydrogen atom at gamma ray frequency makes the proton absorbs it electron and changes into a neutron that is capable of bombarding and opening an atomic nucleus. The nuclear energy that is released by opening up the nucleus would then explode a mountain through chains of nuclear fission.

In the same parallel, to achieve the required minimum work function that would enable a person to receive the spiritual energy for moving a mountain, he would first need to perform some spiritual exercise such as fasting and prayer. This exercise would increase the fervency of his faith to the God kind of faith that opens the eternal dwelling of the Godhead.

As a result of this opening, he would then receive the supernatural nuclear energy that moves mountains just like the nuclear energy that is released by opening up the nucleus could explode a mountain through chains of nuclear fission. For instance, the scripture below from the book of Luke revealed a picture of how the eternal heaven was opened while Jesus was performing the spiritual exercise of prayer. As a result, there was a supernatural release of the highest manifestation of faith energy through the Holy Ghost, whose seven-fold Spiritual empowerment is a type of nuclear energy that is equal to seven types of photon energy.

 ‘…that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.’ (Luke 3:31-32)

The God kind of faith is the highest level of faith that pleases God even if it is as tiny as a mustard seed, which was considered as the tiniest of all seeds. The quality of this God kind of faith always possesses enough fervency that excites God to open up the doors of the eternal heaven, which is the realm of all possibilities. Inasmuch as the above scriptural principle works for spiritual things, it is also a fundamental truth in the natural [Mark 11:22-24].  

With reference to the mustard seed faith principle that portrays the God kind of faith, if you want a release of the highest frequency of electromagnetic energy from nature that corresponds to the nuclear energy of a gamma radiation inside the atomic nucleus, the threshold frequency or work function of your required photon energy must be able to open up the atomic nucleus. In other words, a person would first need to use available energy of the highest frequency of his own photon energy to bombard the atomic nucleus.

Normally, the exercise or work function you would be required to perform before attempting to open up the nucleus would first require you to do some very energetic physical exercise that would increase the fervency of your own photon energy to the highest frequency. Only extremely hot matter particles moving at very high velocities can create high-photon energy radiation at x-rays and gamma rays frequencies, which portrays the fervency of the spiritual exercise that could generate the God kind of faith that is parallel to photon energy of the gamma ray frequency. This fervency is the kind of faith that releases supernatural energy directly from the eternal realm just like the gamma ray frequency of photons that opens the atomic nucleus and its realm of wonders .

The above explanation also reveals how the invisible gamma ray photon that goes out of the atomic nucleus is the underlying reality of all forms of matter or mass, which corresponds to how the God kind of faith is the underlying reality of everything that was created by the word of God. The nuclear energy in transit in form of gamma ray photon transfers mass directly just like the God kind of faith energy is the manifested word of God that transfers all things directly from the settled word of God in eternity. 

“…Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” (Hebrews 11: 2-3)

Accordingly, faith is the energy that brings the possibilities of the word of God in the ever-present realm of eternity into time and space just like the photon energy that links the realm of light inside the nucleus with events outside the nucleus. In the ever-present realm of eternity, everything is possible just like all things are possible with the light energy inside the atomic nucleus. Thus, the energy of faith that is transferred from eternity is always now just like the ever present realm of eternity.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen…” (Hebrews 11: 1-3)

Everything that was, and is, and would ever be in time and space has already been settled in the word of God in the ever-present infinite realm of eternity. The same manner that the God-kind of faith links a person with the ever-present realm of the settled word of God in eternity is parallel to how the gamma ray photon that is manifested outside the atomic nucleus links you directly with the same realm of the nuclear energy of the gamma ray inside the atomic nucleus. In that realm, all wonders are possible. The God kind of faith makes all things ever-present and possible, which is also literally translated in English as the ‘faith in God’. This is the highest quality of supernatural energy that transfers God’s possibilities into man’s impossibilities.

‘And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and ye shall have them.’ (Mark 11: 22-24)

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Photoelectric Phenomenon and the Parallel Seed Faith Principle

Hhhmm… Could  this be another wild goose chase? Undoubtedly, little old Ben truly loves the golden eggs but he does not like feeding the goose that lays the golden eggs.  This simply implies that Ben cannot keep the goose that lays the golden eggs until he first learns how to feed and take good care of the goose.  I guess little old Ben deserves another chance to put a smile on his grumpy face after reading this blog post concerning the photoelectric phenomenon and the seed faith principle!

The phrase “input results into output” echoes the natural law of sowing and reaping, which is one of the fundamental principles of the Bible. Seed time must always precede harvest (Gen. 8:22; 1Cor.15:37-38).

The input may not necessarily commensurate with output but no matter how insignificant, there has to be an input before there can be an output. As long as it bears the right quality, an insignificant input that is as tiny as the mustard seed is capable of producing an output in form of a giant tree.  This is the foundation of the biblical principle concerning the transfer of energy with a seed faith in order to initiate a greater release of supernatural energy. The discovery of the scientific parallel of this biblical principle of faith energy transfer is the basis of the photoelectric phenomenon, which earned Albert Einstein the Nobel Price of physics in 1921 and not for his famous theory of relativity.

Some of my previous blogposts already explained how a quantum of electromagnetic energy that is released from natural light is called a photon just as the quantum of supernatural energy that goes out of the light of the knowledge of God’s word is called faith.  As the evidence of the unseen before it was formed, a photon is a substance of light that has no mass just as faith is the unseen substance from the light of God’s word that formed all things.  Now, let’s first consider a scientific example of the photoelectric effect before considering its biblical parallel in form of the seed faith principle.

Photon-Electron Effect (Photo-Electric)

Generally, photoelectric phenomena involve the transfer of photon energy at a certain threshold frequency in order to initiate a greater release of energy through an electron.  This scientific phenomenon is exactly parallel to scriptural principles of how the energy of faith is transferred at certain fervency in order to initiate a greater release of energy through the Spirit of God. This greater release of energy is emitted to a person due to acceptance of his faith that has attained the required threshold fervency.

The most common scientific illustration of the parallel photoelectric phenomenon is to shine light with photon energy above a certain threshold frequency on a material such as a metal. Provided that the photon energy of the incoming light is above a required threshold frequency, electrons will be emitted from the metal even if the light source is not intense.

In all photoelectric phenomena, the minimum photon energy that is required to move an electron from an atom under normal circumstances must at least possess enough heat or fervency that would excite the atom to release its electron. In the same parallel, the minimum threshold of faith required to move the energy of the Spirit from God must at least possess enough fervency that excites or pleases God under normal circumstances.

 ‘But without faith, it is impossible to please (God) him; for he that must come to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’ (Hebrew 11:6)

With reference to the scriptures, it is impossible to move the supernatural energy of the Spirit from God without attaining the minimum threshold of the fervency of faith energy required to please God.  Similarly, it is impossible to move energy through an electron that is bound to its atomic nucleus without attaining the required minimum threshold frequency of photon energy that is required to excite the atom.

In many circumstances, the threshold of the minimum photon energy that is required to excite an atom to release an electron must at least exceed the electron’s rest or natural frequency.  This rest frequency refers to the rest energy state or ‘ground’ state of the electron, which ranges from radio wave to the natural threshold frequency of the infrared wave.  This implies that the visible light photon energy that is above the natural frequency of the infrared is the minimum photon energy that is required to excite the atom of most materials before an electron is emitted. When the atom of the metal absorbs photon energy at this visible light frequency, it excites an electron of the metal to a higher level above its rest frequency. If this energy is high enough, it would cause the electron to be released from the positive pull of the atomic nucleus and be liberated from the atom in a phenomenon known as photo ionization.

In the example of a spiritual parallel, the book of Genesis reveals how Cain was unable to move the Spirit of God to bless the work of his hand and protect him from the spiritual dominion of sin. This was simply because Cain’s fervency or effort of faith (spiritual photon energy) did not attain the required minimum threshold fervency. On the other hand, the effort of Abel his younger was commended for achieving the threshold fervency of faith required to excite God such that Abel was able to move the Spirit of God to bless him.

‘By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaks.’ (Hebrew 11:4)

In the scriptural context above, both brothers already had some spiritual understanding concerning the threshold or minimum fervency of faith required to please God based on the revelation knowledge in their conscience. This minimum effort of faith required both brothers to seek the LORD diligently with their heart. In their exercise of faith, the diligence in Abel’s faith met the required threshold fervency.  Therefore, the fervency of Abel’s effort of faith easily excited God such that he succeeded in moving the Spirit of God to bless him. On the contrary, the negligence in Cain’s effort of faith did not please God because it did not meet the minimum threshold fervency.  Therefore, Cain’s effort was rejected.

‘And in the 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.’ (Genesis 4 3-5)

As revealed in the context above, God could not accept Cain’s effort of faith because it was below the minimum threshold fervency of faith required.  In the parallel principle of the photoelectric effect, the photon energy or its faith energy equivalent cannot be partially accepted but it must either be fully accepted or rejected. All the energy from one photon of light must be completely absorbed before a greater release of energy through an electron can be liberated from the atom and the remaining energy is used as the electron’s kinetic energy, as a free particle.  

THRESHOLD Of PHOTON ENERGY REQUIRED (QUALITY AND NOT QUANTITY)

In the photoelectric phenomenon, the minimum threshold frequency of photon energy that is required to be absorbed in order to cause a release of electron is called work function (w). This work function is determined by the atom of the material that would release the electron.

As long as a photon has an energy that is at least equal to the work function, the photon energy will be transferred and absorbed by the atom of the metal, which would result in a release of an electron. If the photon energy is much higher than the required minimum threshold frequency, it will move an electron much faster than a photon that is just at the required minimum threshold frequency.  For instance, electrons in conducting materials known as electrodes absorb energy and create electric sparks faster and much more easily when illuminated with photon energy of ultraviolet lights in comparison with visible light photon energy.

However, if the photon energy is less than the required minimum threshold frequency of work function, the atom will not liberate an electron from the atom of the metal. In the scriptural example of the two brothers, the effort of Cain’s faith was lower than the work function or the required minimum fervency of faith. As a result, it was not possible for the Spirit of God to absorb Cain’s effort.  Therefore, Cain was advised to apply due diligence that would step up his faith to the required threshold fervency so that he could also obtain the release of the spiritual energy that would protect him from the dominion of sin.

‘And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou does well, shall thou not be accepted? and if thou does not well, sin lies at the door: and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him.’ (Genesis 4:6-7)

With reference to the scriptures, it is evident that it was not the quantity of Cain’s effort that was important but the quality of his effort. In the same parallel, it is not the quantity of photons but the quality of the frequency.

For example, a low frequency light would not cause an electron to be emitted even if the intensity is high but a high frequency would cause the release of an electron even if the intensity were low.

From scientific experiments, an increase in the intensity of incoming light beam on a body would only increase the number of incoming light photons but it does not necessarily increase the frequency of the individual photon energy. On the other hand, the energy required to liberate an electron from the metal does not depend on the number of photons but the frequency of the energy in the individual photon.

Even if the intensity of the incoming light were increased, as long as the photon energy of the incoming light is below the required threshold frequency, it would not be able to move an electron from the atom.                                                  

The above scientific example of photoelectric effect is parallel to the spiritual principle, which explains that it is not the amount of faith that is important to liberate spiritual energy from God but the quality of faith even if it is as tiny as a mustard seed. For example, in the seventeenth chapter of Matthew, the Lord Jesus revealed to his disciples that the reason they could not heal an epileptic boy was because of the littleness of their faith. Subsequently, he explained in the twentieth verse that it was possible to move mountains even if their faith was as tiny as a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20).

This biblical reference to the mustard seed is always used as an analogy of the tiniest conceivable particle because the mustard seed was considered as the smallest of all seeds. Oftentimes, the emphasis of the Lord Jesus for rebuking his disciples for the littleness of their faith was because of the quality of their faith and not the quantity. Even if the quantity is the just the size of the tiniest conceivable particle such as the tiny mustard seed, it would still liberate spiritual energy as long as it bears the quality of the God kind of faith. This God kind of faith corresponds to the highest frequency of photon energy, which is the gamma ray photon that symbolizes the highest expression of faith energy in the word of God that bears God’s full nature. The gamma ray photon is the highest frequency of photon energy and the electron of any material easily absorbs it. Therefore, the gamma ray photon would always move an electron from its tightly bound orbit of the positive pull of the nucleus in the atom of any material. Thereafter, the atom that gives away its electron becomes charged or ionized.

In the photoelectric phenomenon, any photon with an energy frequency below the required minimum threshold frequency can increase its fervency by absorbing heat and would change to a higher frequency of photon energy. Therefore, it is possible for a photon to change from a lower energy frequency to a higher frequency of photon energy by absorbing energy in form of heat. In the same parallel, a person’s measure of faith can increase to a higher level through fervent devotion and trust in God. Conversely, a person’s faith can also drop from a higher to a lower level of fervency if he allows doubts and unbelief to erode the fervency of his devotion and trust in God. This can be understood from a photon that loses some of its frequency through heat loss and drops to a lower frequency that is below the minimum threshold required.

‘And immediately, Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore did thou doubt?’ (Matthew 14:3)

According to the scriptures, there is already an amount of spiritual photon or faith energy in all creatures that can be developed to the right energy frequency so that it is capable of initiating the release of a greater amount of spiritual energy whenever it is required. Therefore, you only need the work out the required fervency of the spiritual photon energy of your human faith in order to move the energy of the Spirit of God to release something you desire.

One of the best scriptural examples of this photoelectric phenomenon was the story of a woman that worked out her human faith energy to the right fervency. As a result, she was able to move the energy of the Spirit from the Lord Jesus Christ, which brought a miraculous healing of the woman’s infirmity. Immediately after spiritual energy was ejected from the body of the Lord by the woman’s faith, the Lord Jesus felt a spiritual ionization within him and asked, ‘Who touched me?’

‘And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me?

When all denied , Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and says thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.’ (Luke 8: 43- 46)

As earlier explained, the photoelectric phenomenon occurs whenever a photon above a certain threshold frequency has the required energy to eject an electron from a body exposed to its electromagnetic radiation. This causes a transition to a lower state of energy in the body that emits the electron while the body that absorbs the electron moves to a higher state of energy.  As revealed in the biblical example above, the woman exercising faith only secretly touched the hem of the Master’s garment in the midst of a multitude of so many people pressing on the Lord Jesus for attention. However, she did not make any physical contact with the body of the Lord Jesus yet the impact of her faith was felt like the impact from the momentum of a photon that knocks out an electron from a body.

Suddenly, the Lord Jesus felt the momentum of this woman’s faith and exclaimed that someone had touched him despite the fact that the woman did not touch him physically. Considering the circumstances, the disciples of the Lord Jesus were surprised when he exclaimed that somebody had touched him considering the multitude of so many people pressing on him for attention.

‘And Jesus said, Who touched me?  When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and says thou, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. ‘(Luke 8: 45-46)

Photons are invisible force carriers that transfer energy and can eject an electron from a body just like faith energy. As a parallel of faith energy, photons are invisible energy particles that have zero mass yet they do have momentum that can cause an impact. Evidence of this momentum can be observed in what is scientifically known as Compton Effect.

In the same manner, the impact or momentum of the photon energy released through the faith of the woman with the issue of blood ejected a spiritual electron from the Lord, which brought her miraculous healing.

“And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace.” (Luke 8: 47-48)

Further to the scriptural contexts above, the quantum or faith energy that was used to move the energy of the Spirit from the Lord Jesus was the woman’s belief and confession (spoken words), which brought her miraculous healing.  Belief of faith is an important factor that determines the action of a person’s subconscious mind. This woman’s energy of faith was set in motion simply by believing and confessing her belief, which moved the desired energy of the Spirit from the body of the Lord Jesus. This illustration reveals how the Light of the world can also be quantized just like natural light.   

                                                                                                                                      

‘When she heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch his clothes, I shall be made whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? ’ (Mark 5: 28-30)

As revealed above, a quantum of spiritual energy of faith was induced by affirmation of instructions to the woman’s subconscious mind until it became a reality. Likewise, it is through the affirmation of God’s spoken word that he releases the supernatural energy of his own faith before it becomes a reality. 

‘For I  the LORD shall speak, and whatsoever word I speak will be performed.’ (Ezekiel 12:25)

Every man that was created in the image and likeness of God also has this ability to release supernatural energy of faith by his spoken word or confession just as God does.

“We have the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken: we also believe, and therefore speak;”   (2Corinthians 4:13).                                                                                                                    

References from my book titled:

1) Unified Field Theory Confirmed With New Scientific Discoveries

2) Theory of Everything with New Discoveries

UNIFYING THE LAWS OF MOTION THROUGH THE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY OF WHAT CAUSES INERTIA!!!

A few years ago, I discovered that universal gravitation is caused by the residual effect of the strong nuclear force beyond the atomic nuclei of all matter particles. Subsequently, I found that Newton’s first and third laws of motion are basically the same and are unified under the fourth fundamental force of nature, which is the gravitational force that comes from the residual effect of the first fundamental force of nature (strong nuclear force).

The gravitational force is directly proportional to mass of a body, which is the most important thing in the three laws of motion:

a) The mass of a body is the inertia that defines the first law of motion.

b) An accelerating mass is the force that defines the second law of motion.

c) The mass of a body provides the equal and opposite reaction to an external force, which is what defines the third law of motion.

Mass is what unifies the three laws of motion and the mass of a body is directly proportional to its gravitational force. So, it became clearer why the same man that first observed the law of universal gravitation happens to be the same person, who came up with the ideas of the three laws of motion considering the importance of universal gravitation in the three laws of motion. Even though Isaac Newton was the first person to discover that there was a law of universal but he could not explain what causes universal gravitation. He was also unable to explain what causes inertia in his laws of motion because the basic concept of quantum physics and the structure of matter had not yet been properly developed in the days of Isaac Newton (25 December 1642-20 March 1727).  

Moreover, most of Newton’s ideas behind the formulation of the three laws of motion were done by scaling relativity phenomena down to infinitesimal sizes through the mathematical concept of calculus, which measures the rates of change such as the rate of change of velocity with respect to time.  Based on this “calculus” approach, Isaac Newton thought that time flows at an unchanging rate everywhere in the universe.

Over a century later, Albert Einstein’s (14 March 1879- 18 April 1955) recent theories of relativity proved that the rate time flows depends on the relative motion between observers in space and the strength of acceleration or gravitational forces between them.  

Explicitly, recent theories of relativity confirm that all movements in space-time are relativity events, which are normally dominated by the gravitational forces that constitute the fourth fundamental force of nature. Although, the gravitational forces play the most significant role in the events of relative motions in space-time but the frictional forces (including friction due to air resistance) from  electromagnetic interactions (physical) of the second fundamental force of nature also contribute significantly to relative motion in space.For example, it is due to the effects of frictional forces that a book that is sliding on a table eventually slows down until it comes to a rest state. Otherwise, the book will continue its motion in the same direction until an external force causes a change in its motion.

Today, there is a much better understanding of the basic concepts of relativity and the quantum mechanics required for predicting the behavior of matter particles in all phenomena. From this modern day view point, let us now consider a simpler alternative approach for reviewing the philosophical foundation of Newton’s three laws of motion by reducing the scale of all relativity phenomena down to sub-microscopic or quantum range.

 QUANTUM MECHANICS REVIEW OF THE THREE LAWS OF MOTION

In the past, people once erroneously believed that a moving object would eventually come to a rest position if left to itself until Isaac Newton proved this notion to be wrong. In addition, many people once thought that a force was required to keep an object in motion but Isaac Newton proved that a force is not required to keep an object in motion. On the contrary, a force is required to slow down a moving object or bring it to rest state; otherwise, it will keep moving in uniform motion forever. If you could launch a rocket into a region in space that is far from all gravitational and frictional influences, the rocket will continue its motion forever in the same direction at constant speed without stopping.

Newton’s First and Third Laws Of Motion

According to Newton’s First Law of Motion, every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force. This is usually considered as the definition of inertia.          

                                                 

What is “Inertia”? It refers to the natural tendency of objects to resist changes to their state of motion.  In physics, “inertia” is the resistance with which a body by virtue of its own mass opposes a change in its velocity.  

                                                                                                 

So, what is the cause of Inertia? Inertia is the equal and opposite reaction that is equivalent to the mass of a body in order to resist a change of motion by an external force.  From the modern day view point of quantum mechanics, the primary cause of inertia is the gravitational pull from the coalition of all matter particles of a body in order to produce an equal and opposite reaction to resist a change by an external force regardless of the magnetic nature of the external force in the field of the four fundamental forces of nature. The basis of Newton’s third law of motion is this resistance that comes from the mass of a body as a reaction that opposes a change of its state of motion by an external force.   Newton’s third law of motion states that;

“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” 

The equal and opposite reaction to the action of an external force on a body is the reciprocal gravitational pull from the mass of a body in form of what is called inertia.     

Let us recall from my previous blog posts that the mass of matter primarily originates from the strong force (first fundamental force) that is revealed beyond the nuclei of matter particles through the gravitational force, which is the fourth fundamental force of nature. As a residue of the electrically neutral strong nuclear force that pulls everything unconditionally, the gravitational force in matter particles also pulls every external thing unconditionally regardless of polarities of an external force or mass.  In the light of these new discoveries, the definition of inertia can be modified from the view point of quantum mechanics;

“Inertia” can be better re-defined from a quantum mechanics approach, as the gravitational pull from all the matter particles in a mass, which produces an equal and opposite reaction to external changes from the magnetic field(s) of any of the four fundamental forces of nature.

The parallel of principle of the reaction to an external force by inertia or the mass of a body can be better understood from the biblical principle that teaches a person to love his neighbor as himself.

Paradoxically, the equal and opposite reaction that creates a natural tendency in matter particles to oppose changes to their state of motion is actually borne out of the mutual affection that keeps everything in balance in their space-time orbit! As I previously explained in my blog concerning the “four fundamental forces of nature, the gravitational force is the natural affection that keeps all heavenly bodies together in space orbit as one family, as a parallel of the fourth biblical description of love that is translated from the Greek word “storge”.  This Greek biblical word for the describing the fourth kind of “love” describes the natural affection between members of the same family.  Biblically, the residual nature of God’s unconditional love causes all creatures to gravitate towards one another as members of the same family of God’s creatures. Similarly, the gravitational force is the residual magnetism of the strong nuclear force beyond the nucleus, which causes all matter particles in space-time to gravitate towards each other.

‘Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.’ (1John 4:7)

As a type of the residual nature of the unconditional love of God that is without any bias, the gravitational force that comes from the residual nature of the strong force always attracts everything in all directions. So, gravity is not necessarily the force that draws smaller objects to larger ones but it is an essential property of all matter particles with mass, which causes them to exert an unconditional mutual force of affection on each other. “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”   

A heavier mass regardless of its size can only pull all the matter particles that form the mass of a lighter body while the lighter mass uses its inertia to pull a corresponding amount of its matter particles from the heavier mass, as an equal and opposite reaction.   So, gravity is not one object pulling another but it is a mutual force of affection on each other because any two masses exert a mutual pull. If object A exerts a force on object B, then object B also exerts an equal force on object A. This is nature’s reminder of the second most natural expression of the unified field of all the laws of nature, which is love your neighbour as yourself, which means the bigger you are, the more natural affection you should exhibit.

‘And the second is like, namely this, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.’ (Mark 12: 31).

As a type of yourself, you use the gravitational force that is equivalent to the mass of your body to reciprocate your neighbor’s love, whose affection is a type of an external force such as the gravitational pull from a neighboring body in space. If the external force in form of gravitational pull from a neighboring body is greater than the gravitational pull from the inertia of your body, a change in the state of your motion will occur, which would pull you towards the affection of the external force. This pull that brings you closer to the external force is the acceleration due to changes in the state of your motion.

Naturally, the object with a heavier mass possesses more inertia such that it would therefore exert a greater pull of gravity or natural affection in excess of the mass of the lighter body.  In other words, the difference of the net inertial pull due to the additional matter particles of the heavier mass is what causes the lighter mass to move towards the heavier mass in universal gravitation. This acceleration of the lighter mass is what compensates the equal and opposite reaction that balances the difference in inertial pull between the matter particles of the heavier mass and the lighter mass. Hence, the inertia of the heavier mass above lighter mass is what causes the smaller mass to move closer to the heavier mass.

NEWTON’s Second Law Of Motion

Generally, the movement of bodies during interactions will usually depend on the inertia of the bodies exchanging forces. So, a more massive object has a greater tendency to resist changes in its state of motion in comparison with a lighter mass.  Except if another external force is involved, the illustration above also indicates that there will be no change in the movement of two bodies exerting gravitational pull on each other if the matter particles that form the mass of the two bodies are in equilibrium (equal). This is the basis of Newton’s second law of motion, which explains how the velocity of an object changes when it is subjected to an external force. Typical examples of external forces that are often present are the frictional forces due to the electromagnetic interactions that are classified under nature’s second fundamental forces (second type of magnetism).  

With reference to the second law of motion, an external force will cause a change in velocity of a mass just as a change in velocity of a mass will produce a force. Therefore, the second law of motion defines a force as a mass that changes its velocity and this rate of change of velocity within a specified period of time is called acceleration.                            

In a literal sense, acceleration is the change of velocity either in form of a push or pull.  For an object with a constant mass m, the second law of motion states that the force F is the product of the object's mass and its acceleration a:  Force = mass * acceleration

The second law of motion also defines a force as a change in momentum(mass times velocity) within a specified period of time. Force = mass * rate of change of velocity within a specified period of time.

A force by literal definition is a change in momentum due to a mass that changes its velocity either in form of a push or pull (accelerating mass). Forces only exist due to the interactions between two objects or more and all observable interactions in the universe are caused by the influence of one or more of the four types of magnetism, which are also known as the four fundamental forces of nature. Every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state through the interactions with any of the four types of magnetism that are called the four fundamental forces of nature. Changes caused by the interactions with the field of any of these four types of magnetism results in the change in the velocity of the mass of an object in form of a push or pull, otherwise described as acceleration.

Therefore, a force from a quantum physics perspectivecan be better re-defined as a push or pull due to a change in the magnetic field from any of the four types of magnetism, which are also called the four fundamental forces of nature.

References from my book titled; Unified Field Theory Confirmed With New Scientific Discoveries!!  (New Editions now available on ISBNs: 978-0-9569702-6-8 and 978-0-9569702-8-2)

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