At the center of this confusion lies a forgotten truth:
man was created in the image of God.
The doctrine of the Imago Dei is not theological ornamentation.
It is the foundation of:
identity
dignity
morality
authority
and destiny.
When the image of God is understood rightly, the world makes sense.
When it is denied or distorted, everything downstream fractures.
Where the image is rejected, humanity becomes malleable—redefinable, expendable, and subject to control.
This book does not approach the subject of the image of God as politics, sociology, psychology, or self-help.
It is not a manifesto, a cultural critique, or a speculative theology.
It approaches the subject as warfare.
Scripture reveals that the image of God has always been contested—not because it is fragile, but because it reflects God’s authority. The image is targeted precisely because it bears what the adversary lost and can never reclaim.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers…” — Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)
From Eden to the present hour, a counterfeit kingdom has labored to corrupt, replace, or erase God’s image in man.
Sometimes it does so through violence.
More often, it works through imitation—false light, false identity, false spirituality, and false unity.
The greatest deceptions are not those that oppose truth openly, but those that resemble it closely enough to deceive.
This book was written to expose that counterfeit.
It was also written to restore clarity.
Scripture does not leave man guessing about who he is, why he exists, or where history is going.
God has spoken plainly.
Where confusion reigns today, it is not because God was unclear, but because His word has been ignored, softened, or replaced.
Before corruption, there was creation as God intended it to be.
To understand the battle for God’s image, one must first return to its origin.
PART I exists to establish what God Himself declared to be “very good” before anything was ever declared fallen.
Without this origin firmly set, every discussion of:
identity
morality
purpose
destiny
is built upon sand rather than truth.
The opening chapters of Scripture do not present myth, poetry, or philosophical abstraction.
They present:
authority
design
intent
Creation is given as historical declaration, not symbolic suggestion.
When the foundation is reduced to allegory, the image becomes negotiable—and once the image is negotiable, it can be redefined, distorted, and ultimately replaced.
“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God…” — Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)
The creation of man was not an afterthought, nor a biological accident, nor the product of gradual ascent from lesser beings.
Man was formed deliberately, personally, and purposefully by the living God.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
He did not emerge from chaos by chance, nor evolve upward toward meaning.
Man began with a declaration.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…” — Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
This statement is not poetic flourish.
It is divine intent spoken into being.
The image of God—Imago Dei—is the defining reality of humanity.
Every question of:
identity
value
authority
morality
and destiny flows from this single truth.
To be made in God’s image does not mean that man is divine.
It means that man is designed to reflect God.
The image is not equality with God, but representation under God.
From the beginning, man was created to stand as God’s steward within creation—answerable to Him, aligned with Him, and operating within boundaries He established.
The image of God is not the physical body.
God is Spirit, and the image He imparted is not flesh, bone, or appearance.
The body is the vessel through which the image is expressed, not the image itself.
This distinction is critical, for when the image is reduced to biology, it becomes vulnerable to:
manipulation
replacement
counterfeit reproduction
“God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” — John 4:24 (KJV)
The image of God is therefore not abstract.
It is functional.
First, the image establishes identity.
Man is not self-defined.
His identity is received, not discovered.
God names man before man ever speaks.
This truth stands in direct opposition to every modern claim that identity is self-created, fluid, or internally generated.
Second, the image establishes authority.
Dominion is granted because the image is present. Authority does not arise from strength, intelligence, or numbers, but from divine appointment.
Man governs creation not as owner, but as steward—bearing God’s authority, not replacing it.
Third, the image establishes moral alignment.
God is holy, ordered, truthful, and just.
To bear His image is to be created with the capacity—and responsibility—to reflect those attributes.
Law was not foreign to creation; it was written into it.
Obedience was not a burden; it was harmony.
Scripture speaks of both image and likeness.
The image refers to man’s God-given status as an image-bearer—something bestowed, not earned.
The likeness speaks to relational alignment and reflection.
After the Fall, the image remained, but the likeness was fractured.
This is why fallen man retains value, yet requires restoration.
“With it bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.” — James 3:9 (KJV)
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” — Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
The image is shared by male and female, not divided between them.
Neither is superior, neither is interchangeable.
Together they reflect God’s order, distinction, and unity.
Any attempt to erase this distinction is not progress—it is rebellion against design.
The image also establishes relational capacity.
God did not create man in isolation because God Himself is not solitary.
The “us” of Genesis 1:26 reveals that relationship precedes creation.
Man was made for communion—with God first, and with others as a reflection of that higher fellowship.
The image further establishes accountability.
To bear God’s image is to answer to God. Human life is sacred not by social agreement, but by divine decree.
Violence
exploitation
slavery
murder
are evil because they assault the image of God in man.
“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed:
for in the image of God made he man.” — Genesis 9:6 (KJV)
This is why the image of God is the true target of the adversary.
Satan does not seek to destroy matter; he seeks to corrupt meaning.
He does not need to erase humanity—only to redefine it.
If the image can be distorted, authority can be stolen.
If identity can be inverted, obedience can be mocked.
If the image can be replaced, worship can be redirected.
The war for souls is therefore first a war for the image.
Yet the image was never abandoned by its Creator.
God redeems what He values.
Redemption is not an afterthought—it is proof of original intent.
The restoration of man is described in Scripture as a return to the image, now perfected in Christ.
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…” — Romans 8:29 (KJV)
Before sin entered, before deception took hold, before death reigned, the image of God stood:
whole
ordered
aligned
Understanding this original state is essential, because restoration can only be understood in light of what was lost.
The image was not given to be discarded. It was given to be borne.
Dust alone was not man, nor was a shaped body sufficient to bear the image of God.
Scripture makes a precise and critical distinction: man became alive only when God Himself imparted breath.
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” — Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
This verse is not poetic symbolism.
It is the moment of animation, identity, and accountability.
Man is not merely a body that thinks; he is a living soul because God breathed into him.
The soul is not a product of biology—it is the direct result of divine impartation.
The soul is not the mind.
Thoughts
emotions
intellect
are faculties that operate within the soul, but they do not define it.
Scripture distinguishes between mental processes and the soul itself.
The soul can exist apart from the body, beyond thought, memory, or emotion.
“Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul…” — Matthew 10:28 (KJV)
The soul is the seat of:
consciousness
will
moral awareness
and worship.
It is the aspect of man that:
knows
chooses
loves
fears
trusts
and bows.
All worship originates in the soul, whether directed rightly toward God or wrongly toward idols.
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” — Matthew 22:37 (KJV)
Scripture never treats the soul as disposable or temporary.
It is eternal by design and accountable by nature.
The breath of life did not originate from the earth.
It came from God.
This means the soul does not belong to man in an absolute sense; it belongs to the One who gave it.
Ownership implies authority, and authority implies judgment.
“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine…” — Ezekiel 18:4 (KJV)
This truth dismantles the modern illusion of self-ownership.
Man may govern his actions, but he does not own his soul.
Life is stewardship, not possession.
Scripture further distinguishes between:
body
soul
spirit
These are not interchangeable terms, nor are they synonymous.
The body is formed from dust and returns to dust.
The soul is the living person—eternal and conscious.
The spirit is that which relates directly to God and is either alive or dead depending on man’s standing before Him.
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV)
After the Fall, man remained a living soul, but became spiritually dead—separated from God while still conscious, reasoning, and active.
Death in Scripture is separation, not nonexistence.
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” — Ephesians 2:1 (KJV)
This distinction is vital.
A soul may think, feel, choose, and worship—and yet be dead toward God.
This is why regeneration is necessary and why moral reform alone cannot restore man.
The soul was created to be aligned with God through the spirit and expressed through the body. In its original state, the soul was whole—undivided in:
desire
will
truth
There was no internal conflict, no fragmentation, no war within.
Because the soul is eternal, it is also the primary object of warfare.
Satan does not need to destroy the body to win a soul.
He needs only to deceive it. Corruption of the soul produces rebellion, and rebellion severs alignment with God.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” — Mark 8:36 (KJV)
This warning would be meaningless if the soul were temporary.
It carries weight because the soul outlives the body and carries the consequences of belief and obedience into eternity.
No man, no system, no government, and no power on earth can destroy a soul.
Men may imprison bodies, enslave flesh, or execute the physical form—but the soul remains beyond their reach.
Authority was not seized by man; it was entrusted to him.
Dominion did not arise from strength, intelligence, or conquest, but from divine appointment.
Before there was rebellion, before there was resistance, God established man as His steward within creation.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…” — Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
Authority flows directly from the image of God.
Because man bears the image, he is granted dominion.
Authority is therefore not autonomous power, but delegated responsibility.
Man rules under God, not apart from Him, and never in place of Him.
Authority is always hierarchical.
God is the source; man is the steward; creation is the charge.
Authority flows downward by God’s design and cannot be inverted without corruption.
Equality of worth does not mean equality of authority, and order does not negate value.
“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” — 1 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
Dominion was given within boundaries.
It was not permission to redefine good and evil, nor license to act independently of God’s word.
Authority was exercised rightly only so long as it remained aligned with the One who gave it.
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” — Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
To dress and to keep is the language of stewardship, not ownership.
The garden belonged to God.
Man was placed within it as a caretaker, accountable for how he exercised the authority entrusted to him.
Authority can be delegated, but it cannot be created.
No man generates authority from within himself.
All legitimate power exists by God’s ordination, whether acknowledged or denied.
“There is no power but of God:
the powers that be are ordained of God.” — Romans 13:1 (KJV)
This authority extended beyond the earth to representation.
Man was created as God’s vice-regent—His visible authority within the created order.
Through man, God’s order was to be:
reflected
maintained
extended
Naming the creatures was not a trivial act.
It was an exercise of authority granted by God.
To name is to recognize order, function, and place within creation.
“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them…” — Genesis 2:19 (KJV)
Authority also carried responsibility and consequence. God gave a command, not as a test of intelligence, but as a boundary of obedience.
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it…” — Genesis 2:17 (KJV)
This command reveals a critical truth: authority without obedience becomes rebellion.
Man was free to act within God’s order, but not free to redefine it.
The prohibition was not restrictive—it was protective.
When man disobeyed, authority was not lost through force, but forfeited legally through obedience transferred to another.
Scripture is clear: authority follows allegiance.
“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are…” — Romans 6:16 (KJV)
The enemy’s strategy was therefore not to remove man’s authority, but to redirect it.
By tempting man to act independently of God, Satan sought to corrupt the chain of authority rather than break it outright.
When authority is separated from submission, it becomes counterfeit power.
Dominion without obedience leads to:
tyranny
exploitation
death
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” — 1 Samuel 15:23 (KJV)
Authority and responsibility are inseparable.
Where God grants authority, He also requires faithfulness.
Judgment corresponds not merely to action, but to stewardship.
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” — 1 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV)
From that moment forward, all misuse of authority traces back to this fracture.
Human tyranny, oppression, violence, and corruption are not failures of authority itself, but failures of alignment with God.
Authority was never meant to exalt man above God, but to glorify God through man.
When authority is exercised apart from God, it becomes counterfeit power.
This is why the restoration of man must include the restoration of authority—rightly ordered under Christ.
Authority is not abolished in redemption; it is redeemed.
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” — Matthew 28:18 (KJV)
Restored authority points forward to the Kingdom to come.
Those who submit to Christ now are being prepared to reign with Him then.
Authority is therefore not merely temporal—it is preparatory.
“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him…” — 2 Timothy 2:12 (KJV)
Understanding authority as God designed it is essential.
Without this clarity, power becomes abusive, submission becomes slavery, and freedom becomes lawlessness.
The counterfeit kingdom does not announce itself as evil.
It does not rise through chaos, but through order.
It does not reject light, truth, or progress—it redefines them.
This kingdom survives precisely because it feels normal.
It presents itself as reasonable, efficient, and compassionate.
It stabilizes the fracture of the image without ever healing it, offering functionality without truth and order without obedience.
What seems right, productive, and humane is often the very mechanism by which deception gains permanence.
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” — Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
The counterfeit kingdom is not merely political, technological, or cultural.
It is spiritual architecture built upon the fracture of the image of God.
Where the image is distorted, systems emerge to normalize the distortion.
Where authority is separated from obedience, power reorganizes itself without God.
Good intentions do not safeguard against this deception.
Sincerity is not truth, and compassion divorced from righteousness becomes a vehicle for error.
The counterfeit kingdom thrives not on wicked people alone, but on moral people who seek solutions apart from God’s order.
“For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness…” — Romans 10:3 (KJV)
The counterfeit kingdom is Satan’s answer to what he cannot undo.
He cannot erase the image of God, so he builds systems to replace its function.
He cannot create life, so he manages behavior.
He cannot redeem, so he regulates.
He cannot rule heaven, so he seeks to govern earth through imitation.
This is why the goal is not open opposition, but replacement.
Satan does not seek merely to destroy humanity, but to redefine it—managing identity, regulating conscience, and substituting obedience with compliance.
“That he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” — 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (KJV)
Unlike overt rebellion, the counterfeit kingdom thrives on participation.
It does not conquer primarily by force, but by consent.
Its greatest victories occur when its values are embraced as normal, its lies accepted as wisdom, and its authority mistaken for progress.
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” — 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)
PART III exposes the structure, logic, and aims of this kingdom.
False light
false identity
false ascension
are not isolated errors—they are coordinated pathways designed to prepare humanity for replacement rather than restoration.
This kingdom does not merely oppose Christ; it imitates Him.
It offers enlightenment without repentance, unity without truth, power without submission, and destiny without resurrection.
What follows is not speculation about the future, but discernment for the present.
The counterfeit kingdom is already at work.
Its systems are already forming.
Its image is already being prepared.
Discernment is therefore no longer optional.
Neutrality is no longer possible.
As truth is pressed to the margins, deception grows more precise, more moral in appearance, and more persuasive in form.
“If it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” — Matthew 24:24 (KJV)
The question is no longer whether the counterfeit exists.
The question is whether the true image will be discerned before the false one is embraced.
What has been exposed in PART III is not a collection of isolated deceptions, but a single, coherent architecture.
False light prepares the mind.
False identity destabilizes the self.
False ascension redefines destiny.
The Beast System then gathers these fractures into a unified structure of allegiance.
Nothing in this kingdom is accidental.
Every illusion serves a purpose.
Every counterfeit imitates something real.
The system functions because it mirrors God’s order while rejecting God’s authority.
This is why the counterfeit kingdom feels inevitable.
It presents itself as the only rational future, the only sustainable order, the only humane solution to a fractured world.
Resistance is framed as ignorance.
Faithfulness is reframed as extremism.
Obedience to God is portrayed as threat rather than hope.
Yet Scripture is clear:
inevitability is an illusion.
The Beast does not rise because it is sovereign, but because it is permitted.
Its reign is measured. Its authority is temporary.
Its end is already written.
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.” — Psalm 103:19 (KJV)
PART III closes with the counterfeit fully revealed.
The reader now sees how deception matures into domination, how imitation replaces truth, and how worship is redirected through system rather than sanctuary.
But exposure is not despair.
Revelation is mercy.
God does not reveal the counterfeit to terrify His people, but to preserve them.
Discernment is not given to fuel fear, but to anchor faith.
Those who see clearly are not destined for defeat, but for endurance.
“Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” — Revelation 14:12 (KJV)
The war for God’s image does not end in replacement. It ends in restoration.
PART IV turns the reader from the counterfeit to the true, from imitation to incarnation, from managed obedience to living faith. What Satan sought to corrupt, God determined to redeem. What was fractured in Adam is restored in Christ.
Restoration does not mean the war has ended. It means the war is now fought from a restored position. Victory is certain, but endurance is still required. Those who are restored are not removed from conflict; they are strengthened to stand within it.
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” — Ephesians 6:11 (KJV)
The restoration of man was not an afterthought to the Fall. It was purposed before the foundation of the world. God was not reacting to rebellion; He was revealing redemption.
“Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.” — Acts 15:18 (KJV)
Restoration is not man-centered. It is not self-healing, self-improvement, or spiritual optimization. It is the work of God upon man through Jesus Christ. What man could not repair, God redeems by grace.
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us…” — Titus 3:5 (KJV)
Where the counterfeit kingdom offers progress without repentance, God offers new birth. Where false identity fractures the soul, God restores the image through regeneration. Where false ascension promises elevation without obedience, God exalts the humble through union with Christ.
Restoration restores right order, not autonomy. Man is not elevated above God or creation, but restored under Christ. Glory is shared by union, not seized by equality.
“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.” — Ephesians 1:22 (KJV)
Restoration is not escape from creation, but its renewal. God does not abandon the body; He redeems it. He does not discard authority; He restores it under Christ. He does not erase identity; He reclaims it.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
PART IV centers on Jesus Christ as the perfect image of God—the One who reveals what man was created to be and what man is restored to become. In Him, authority is rightly ordered, obedience is perfected, and the image is made whole.
The restoration God offers is not superficial reform, moral improvement, or spiritual enhancement. It is death and resurrection. The old man is crucified; the new man is raised. Regeneration, not renovation, is the work of God.
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3 (KJV)
God’s restoration is deliberate, not hurried. The counterfeit offers speed and shortcuts; God restores through patience, obedience, and suffering. The pace itself refines the soul and exposes what cannot endure.
“In your patience possess ye your souls.” — Luke 21:19 (KJV)
PART IV therefore confronts the false paths exposed earlier and sets forth the true one. New birth stands against false awakening. Holiness stands against assimilation. Separation from the world stands against allegiance to the system.
This section is not a retreat from the world, but preparation to stand within it. Those restored in Christ are not removed from the battlefield—they are equipped to endure it.
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…” — Romans 8:29 (KJV)
Jesus Christ is not merely a remedy for the Fall; He is the revelation of what man was created to be. Before He is Savior, He is the Image. The image of God did not originate in Adam—it eternally resides in Christ. Redemption does not elevate man to a new standard; it restores man to alignment with an eternal one.
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.” — Colossians 1:15 (KJV)
The image of God is not restored by effort, enlightenment, or evolution. It is restored by union. Christ does not upgrade fallen humanity; He replaces it with new life. Restoration is not improvement—it is incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection applied to the soul.
In Christ, the invisible God is made visible. God does not ask man to imagine what holiness looks like; He shows it in flesh and blood. Christ is the exact representation of God’s nature, authority, and character—unchanging, eternal, and personal.
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person…” — Hebrews 1:3 (KJV)
Where Adam failed in obedience, Christ obeyed fully. Where Adam reached for equality with God, Christ humbled Himself. Where Adam brought death through disobedience, Christ brought life through submission.
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” — Romans 5:19 (KJV)
Christ’s obedience was not symbolic—it was legal, representative, and victorious. He stood as the second Adam, not merely undoing the Fall, but surpassing it. What Adam lost in the garden, Christ secured at the cross.
The image restored in Christ is not autonomous. It is rightly ordered. Authority flows from the Father to the Son, and through the Son to those united with Him. Christ reigns because He obeyed. Authority divorced from obedience is always counterfeit.
“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” — Hebrews 5:8 (KJV)
This is why restoration cannot occur apart from the cross. The old man is not upgraded, enlightened, or refined—he is crucified. The self-centered image must die. There is no coexistence between the old man and the new. Resurrection only follows burial.
“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him…” — Romans 6:6 (KJV)
Union with Christ is therefore not imitation from a distance, but participation from within. Christianity is not behavioral mimicry, but shared life. Obedience flows from union, not effort. Holiness is the fruit of new birth, not the product of self-discipline.
“I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…” — Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
Christ does not restore the image by bypassing judgment; He satisfies it. Justice is not ignored—it is fulfilled. Mercy does not cancel righteousness—it flows from it.
In Christ, the image of God is not merely repaired; it is secured. What is restored in Him cannot be stolen again. The life He gives is eternal, not conditional.
“Because I live, ye shall live also.” — John 14:19 (KJV)
Christ the Perfect Image stands in absolute contrast to every counterfeit. Where false light deceives, He reveals. Where false identity fractures, He unifies. Where false ascension exalts the self, He exalts the Father.
Christ cannot be replaced, replicated, or simulated. No system, collective, intelligence, or image can stand in His place. The Image is personal, incarnate, crucified, risen, and alive forevermore. Resurrection—not simulation—is the dividing line.
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” — Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)
The restoration of God’s image is therefore inseparable from the lordship of Jesus Christ. To reject His authority is to reject restoration itself.
The dividing line between restoration and deception is not spirituality, experience, or enlightenment—it is new birth. Every counterfeit awakening promises transformation without regeneration. God offers life where there was death.
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3 (KJV)
New birth is not an improvement of the old man; it is the creation of a new one. Scripture does not describe salvation as awakening dormant potential, but as resurrection from spiritual death. What is dead does not awaken—it must be made alive.
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” — Ephesians 2:1 (KJV)
New birth is the sovereign work of the Holy Ghost, who is not an impersonal force or inner energy, but the living God. He convicts, regenerates, indwells, and sanctifies. The Spirit is not accessed through technique; He is received through faith.
“That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” — John 3:6 (KJV)
False awakening begins with the self and ends with the self. It promises expanded awareness, higher consciousness, inner divinity, or alignment with hidden truth. The language may sound spiritual, moral, and compassionate, but it never requires death to self.
False awakening offers illumination without repentance, power without submission, and experience without obedience. It bypasses the cross while claiming transformation.
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” — 2 Timothy 3:5 (KJV)
False awakening consistently avoids the blood. It speaks of light, love, peace, and healing, but removes atonement, judgment, and remission. New birth is impossible without the cross, because sin must be answered before life can be given.
“Without shedding of blood is no remission.” — Hebrews 9:22 (KJV)
New birth, by contrast, begins with conviction. The Holy Ghost exposes sin, not to condemn the sinner to despair, but to lead him to repentance. False awakening calls conviction shame; Scripture calls it mercy.
“Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of…” — 2 Corinthians 7:10 (KJV)
False awakening teaches that the problem is ignorance. New birth declares the problem is sin. False awakening prescribes knowledge; new birth requires repentance. False awakening promises ascent; new birth begins with surrender.
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted…” — Acts 3:19 (KJV)
False awakening often mimics Christian language while redefining its meaning. Words like light, love, Christ, spirit, and kingdom are detached from Scripture and infused with self-centered interpretation. The cross is reimagined as metaphor, and sin is reframed as imbalance.
New birth cannot be engineered, learned, or achieved. It is the sovereign work of God, accomplished by the Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ. No technique can produce it. No practice can replace it.
“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” — John 1:13 (KJV)
False awakening often feels powerful. Intense emotion, sensory experience, and psychological release can imitate transformation. But power without truth deceives, and experience without obedience cannot produce life.
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” — 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)
False awakening produces pride masked as humility. It elevates experience above truth and feeling above obedience. It creates disciples of sensation rather than disciples of Christ.
New birth produces humility, obedience, and transformation that flows from love for God rather than fascination with self.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature…” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
False awakening unites people around shared experiences. New birth unites believers around shared life in Christ. One gathers crowds; the other builds the Body.
False awakening promises peace without reconciliation. New birth brings peace with God through the blood of Christ.
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” — Romans 5:1 (KJV)
The counterfeit kingdom thrives on false awakenings because they feel spiritual while leaving allegiance unchanged. New birth, however, transfers allegiance entirely. The one who is born again no longer belongs to himself.
“Ye are not your own… For ye are bought with a price.” — 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (KJV)
The test is not intensity, but fruit. New birth produces obedience, holiness, endurance, and love for truth. False awakening produces fascination, instability, and self-focus.
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” — Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
New birth is the doorway into restoration. Without it, holiness becomes legalism, separation becomes isolation, and endurance becomes impossible.
Separation from the world is not withdrawal from humanity, nor is it hatred of creation. It is the necessary consequence of new birth. When allegiance changes, alignment follows. To belong to Christ is to no longer belong to the world system that stands opposed to Him.
“Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord…” — 2 Corinthians 6:17 (KJV)
Separation is not self-defined. It is not personal preference, cultural reaction, or self-made holiness. God alone defines what separation means through His Word. Where Scripture draws lines, believers must honor them. Where Scripture grants liberty, believers must not bind others with man-made rules.
“Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” — Matthew 15:9 (KJV)
Separation is not self-righteous isolation; it is holy distinction. God has always separated light from darkness, truth from error, life from death. To erase distinction is not love—it is confusion.
The world, in Scripture, does not refer to the people God created, but to the system organized in rebellion against Him. To love the world system is to align with values, desires, and authorities that reject God’s rule.
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world…” — 1 John 2:15 (KJV)
Separation therefore begins inwardly before it is visible outwardly. The heart must be detached before the life can be reordered. Without inward separation, outward conformity simply becomes hypocrisy.
New birth creates new desires. What once attracted now repels. What once felt normal now feels foreign. This is not loss—it is clarity.
Neutrality is not an option. Refusal to choose is itself a choice. Silence in the face of truth is alignment with error. Christ does not offer a middle ground between His Kingdom and the world system.
“He that is not with me is against me…” — Matthew 12:30 (KJV)
The counterfeit kingdom depends on assimilation. It pressures believers to blend, soften, reinterpret, and compromise truth for the sake of peace, relevance, or unity. Separation is therefore portrayed as extremism, division, or harm.
Yet Scripture declares that friendship with the world is hostility toward God.
“Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?” — James 4:4 (KJV)
Separation begins with truth before it ever reaches behavior. Compromise rarely starts with open rebellion; it begins with reinterpretation. Error tolerated in belief becomes alignment practiced in life.
“Buy the truth, and sell it not.” — Proverbs 23:23 (KJV)
Separation does not mean disengagement from mission. Christ prayed not that His followers would be taken out of the world, but that they would be kept from its evil. Believers are sent into the world, but not shaped by it.
“I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” — John 17:15 (KJV)
True separation produces holiness, not arrogance. It results in obedience, not superiority. The separated life is marked by humility, faithfulness, and endurance.
Holiness is not the absence of struggle; it is allegiance maintained in the midst of pressure. Separation often costs comfort, reputation, opportunity, and acceptance—but the cost is not a flaw. It is the confirmation of faithfulness.
“All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” — 2 Timothy 3:12 (KJV)
The world promises belonging without obedience. Christ offers belonging through obedience. One requires compromise; the other requires surrender.
“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own…” — John 15:19 (KJV)
Separation is preparatory. Those who separate from the world system now are being prepared for the final division that is coming. What is rejected in time will be separated unto Christ for eternity.
“Come out of her, my people…” — Revelation 18:4 (KJV)
Separation is not retreat.
It is resistance.
It is preparation.
It is fidelity to Christ in an age of imitation.
Those who endure separation now will share in restoration forever.
Restoration does not end in comfort. It ends in faithfulness.
PART IV has revealed that God’s answer to the fracture of His image is not replacement, evolution, or spiritual awakening, but regeneration in Jesus Christ. What was lost in Adam is restored in Christ. What was corrupted by deception is healed by truth. What was ruled by death is reclaimed by life.
Restoration is not theoretical. It is lived. Those who are united to Christ bear His image not only in belief, but in allegiance, obedience, and endurance. The restored image walks a narrow path, shaped by the cross and sustained by grace.
This restoration does not remove believers from the world’s pressure; it prepares them to stand under it. New birth gives life. Separation preserves fidelity. Together, they form a people who belong to God in the midst of a counterfeit age.
“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.” — Galatians 5:24 (KJV)
The restored image is not autonomous. It is submitted. Authority is recovered through obedience. Identity is secured through union. Freedom is found not in self-rule, but in faithfulness to Christ.
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36 (KJV)
PART IV closes with a people restored but not yet removed—alive, alert, and awaiting fulfillment. The war continues, but the outcome is settled. Those who endure in Christ are being prepared for what comes next.
The war for God’s image does not end in ambiguity. It ends in division.
From the beginning, Scripture has revealed that humanity would not remain mixed indefinitely. Truth and deception, light and darkness, obedience and rebellion cannot coexist forever. What has been unfolding throughout history now moves toward its appointed conclusion.
“Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” — Matthew 13:43 (KJV)
PART V confronts the unavoidable reality that all men will bear an image, belong to a lineage, and inherit a destiny. The question is not whether division will occur, but which side each soul will stand upon when it does.
The final divide is not created by God’s absence, but by His judgment. It is not arbitrary, but righteous. Judgment does not change men—it reveals what they have already chosen. Eternity does not create allegiance; it seals it.
“For the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts.” — 1 Chronicles 28:9 (KJV)
Mercy has a boundary. God’s patience is vast, but it is not endless in time. Delay is not indecision; it is longsuffering. Grace rejected becomes judgment endured.
“My spirit shall not always strive with man…” — Genesis 6:3 (KJV)
Throughout this book, two paths have been traced. One preserves the image of God through obedience, repentance, and faith in Jesus Christ. The other replaces it through deception, counterfeit light, and allegiance to a false kingdom. PART V reveals the outcome of these paths.
The final divide is personal, not merely corporate. Systems fall, but souls stand individually before God. No one is saved or condemned by association. Every soul will give account for the allegiance it has chosen.
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” — Romans 14:12 (KJV)
There will be no neutral ground in the end. Those who refuse God’s image will bear another. Those who reject Christ’s authority will submit to a counterfeit. Every soul will reflect what it has worshipped.
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” — 1 Corinthians 15:49 (KJV)
Scripture speaks in binary language at the end not to oversimplify, but to clarify. What was once mixed is finally separated. Wheat and tares, sheep and goats, wise and foolish are revealed as they truly are.
“Let both grow together until the harvest…” — Matthew 13:30 (KJV)
PART V therefore unfolds the final separation: two seeds revealed by fruit, two images manifested in allegiance, and two destinies sealed forever. Resurrection will expose what regeneration accomplished—or what deception concealed.
This is not written to satisfy curiosity, but to call for endurance. The purpose of prophecy is not fear, but faithfulness. Those who belong to Christ are not awaiting uncertainty, but fulfillment.
“Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” — Revelation 2:10 (KJV)
From the opening pages of Scripture to its final judgment, God reveals that humanity is divided not merely by behavior, culture, or belief, but by seed. Beneath every allegiance, every action, and every destiny lies a lineage—one that traces either to God or to the adversary.
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed…” — Genesis 3:15 (KJV)
This declaration in Eden was not poetic imagery; it was prophetic reality. God announced that history would unfold along two lines, two seeds at war with one another. The conflict between the image of God and the counterfeit kingdom is ultimately a conflict of lineage.
The seed of the woman points to Christ and all who are united to Him by faith. The seed of the serpent points to those who reject God’s authority and align themselves—knowingly or unknowingly—with rebellion. These seeds are not biological distinctions, but spiritual lineages revealed by allegiance and obedience.
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.” — John 8:44 (KJV)
Scripture does not describe humanity as morally neutral, awaiting classification at the end. It describes humanity as already belonging—either to God or to another. The final judgment does not assign lineage; it exposes it.
Lineage is not proven by confession alone. Religious language, moral claims, and outward association do not determine seed. Obedience reveals fatherhood. Where allegiance is real, fruit follows.
“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil…” — 1 John 3:10 (KJV)
The seed of God is marked by obedience, repentance, and faith. Not perfection, but submission. Not sinlessness, but loyalty. The children of God are revealed not by claims, but by fruit.
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” — Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
The seed of the serpent is marked by autonomy, deception, and resistance to God’s truth. It rarely presents as open rebellion. More often, it imitates righteousness—borrowing moral language, religious form, and even Scripture, while rejecting submission to God’s authority.
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” — 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)
The two seeds are not separated neatly by institutions or labels. They exist side by side, even within visible religion. Wheat and tares grow together in the same field. External belonging does not guarantee spiritual lineage.
“For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel.” — Romans 9:6 (KJV)
Throughout Scripture, God exposes the two seeds by contrast. Cain and Abel. Isaac and Ishmael. Jacob and Esau. Israel and the nations. Wheat and tares. Sheep and goats. These are not arbitrary stories, but repeated revelations of the same underlying division.
“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother…” — 1 John 3:12 (KJV)
The existence of two seeds explains why truth produces either repentance or rage. The same light that softens one heart hardens another. As the end approaches, this enmity intensifies. What was once hidden becomes visible, and pressure exposes allegiance.
“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.” — Philippians 1:29 (KJV)
The counterfeit kingdom seeks to blur this distinction. It preaches universal brotherhood without repentance, unity without truth, and peace without submission. But Scripture refuses such synthesis. The two seeds cannot be reconciled.
The two seeds do not coexist forever. They grow together for a time, but separation is certain. Harvest is coming.
“Let both grow together until the harvest…” — Matthew 13:30 (KJV)
Chapter 14 establishes the spiritual lineage behind the final divide. What follows will reveal how these seeds manifest in image and culminate in destiny.
Every seed produces an image. Lineage does not remain hidden forever; it manifests. What men worship, they become. What they obey, they reflect. Image is not formed by ideas alone, but by repeated submission. Worship is not merely song—it is allegiance lived.
“They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.” — Psalm 115:8 (KJV)
By the time history reaches its end, humanity will no longer appear mixed. Two images will stand revealed.
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” — 1 Corinthians 15:49 (KJV)
Scripture teaches that image-bearing is unavoidable. Man was created in the image of God, but after the Fall, that image became fractured and corrupted. Redemption does not eliminate image-bearing—it restores it under Christ. Rebellion does not erase the image—it replaces it.
The image of the heavenly is borne by those united to Jesus Christ. It is not merely moral resemblance, but spiritual conformity. This image is formed through obedience, endurance, and suffering. Pressure does not destroy the likeness of Christ—it forges it.
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.” — Philippians 3:10 (KJV)
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…” — Romans 8:29 (KJV)
The image of the earthy culminates in what Scripture calls the image of the beast. This is not merely a symbol of political power, but the final expression of humanity organized in rebellion against God—autonomous, self-exalting, and counterfeit.
The image of the beast is not adopted in a moment. It is formed gradually through small compromises, repeated conformity, and obedience redirected toward systems rather than God. What seems efficient, reasonable, or necessary slowly reshapes allegiance.
“Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?” — 1 Corinthians 5:6 (KJV)
“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark…” — Revelation 13:16 (KJV)
The two images are not cosmetic. They are functional. They govern how authority is exercised, how truth is handled, and how worship is directed. The image of Christ submits to God’s order; the image of the beast replaces it.
The counterfeit kingdom works tirelessly to reshape humanity into its image—through systems, technology, ideology, and pressure. The goal is not merely control, but conformity. The image of the beast often feels reasonable. It promises safety, unity, efficiency, and peace, while quietly demanding allegiance at the cost of truth.
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” —Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
“And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man…” — Romans 1:23 (KJV)
The image of Christ is restored inwardly before it is revealed outwardly. It is formed through new birth, obedience, suffering, and separation from the world. It often appears weak, marginal, and unimpressive by worldly standards—but it endures.
The image of the beast often appears powerful, enlightened, and inevitable. It promises progress without repentance and unity without truth.
“Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” — Revelation 13:4 (KJV)
At the end, no man will remain undefined. Every soul will bear an image that corresponds to its allegiance. Image precedes destiny. What is formed in time is revealed in eternity.
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” — Galatians 6:8 (KJV)
One image reflects the Lamb.
The other reflects the counterfeit king.
Chapter 15 reveals what the two seeds produce when fully grown.
Every seed produces an image, and every image leads to a destiny. Scripture does not present eternity as an open-ended mystery, but as a revealed conclusion. What is chosen in time is sealed in eternity. At the end of all things, humanity will not share a common outcome. There are two destinies, and no third way.
“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.” — Matthew 25:46 (KJV)
The final divide is not the invention of theology, but the declaration of Christ Himself. Jesus spoke more clearly about eternal consequences than any other figure in Scripture. He did not soften the truth to preserve comfort, nor did He exaggerate to provoke fear. He revealed destiny because love warns before judgment falls.
One destiny is life everlasting—not merely existence, but communion with God restored, complete, and unbroken. This destiny belongs to those who bear the image of Christ, whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life, and whose allegiance has been sealed through faith and endurance.
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” — 1 John 5:11 (KJV)
Eternal life is not an escape from reality, but its fulfillment. It is resurrection, not disembodied survival. Body, soul, and spirit are raised and restored under Christ’s reign.
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” — 1 Corinthians 15:22 (KJV)
Scripture testifies that resurrection applies to all, not only the righteous. Destiny is confirmed, not altered, by resurrection. What a man has become is made permanent.
“All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” — John 5:28–29 (KJV)
The other destiny is everlasting separation—described in Scripture as the second death. This is not annihilation, nor is it symbolic loss. It is conscious exclusion from the presence of God, chosen through persistent rejection of His authority and truth.
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” — Revelation 20:14 (KJV)
Scripture does not frame this destiny as cruelty, but as justice. Sin is not merely finite misbehavior; it is rebellion against an eternal God. Eternal consequence is therefore moral proportion, not excess. God does not send unwilling people into separation; He honors the allegiance they have chosen.
“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight.” — Psalm 51:4 (KJV)
“Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord…” — 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (KJV)
Scripture refuses to soften its language at the end because the time for warning has passed and the time for declaration has arrived. Early Scripture cautions. Later Scripture clarifies. Final Scripture declares.
“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” — Matthew 11:15 (KJV)
Love itself requires a final divide. Love does not force communion, nor does it erase holiness. God’s love offers reconciliation, but His justice honors refusal. Separation is not hatred—it is truth respected.
“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light…” — John 3:19 (KJV)
Both destinies are eternal. One does not fade, and the other does not end. Scripture offers no cycle of renewal, no eventual convergence, no post-judgment correction. Eternity is not a process—it is a state.
“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still… and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” — Revelation 22:11 (KJV)
Destiny is therefore not arbitrary. It is consistent with seed and image. Those who bear the image of the Lamb follow Him into life. Those who bear the image of the beast share in its end.
“And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” — Revelation 20:4 (KJV)
This chapter does not exist to satisfy curiosity about the afterlife. It exists to strip away illusion. The final question Scripture places before every soul is not what do you believe, but whom do you belong to.
“Choose you this day whom ye will serve…” — Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
The war for God’s image ends where it began—with allegiance. Two seeds. Two images. Two destinies.
The war for God’s image ends where all truth must end—with revelation.
What was hidden has been exposed. What was mixed has been separated. What was chosen in time has been sealed in eternity. The final divide is not chaos unleashed, but order restored. It is not cruelty enacted, but truth honored.
From the beginning, God declared that there would be two seeds, two ways, and two ends. History did not drift toward this moment; it was carried toward it by the word of God. Every generation moved the line closer. Every choice sharpened the divide.
“For the LORD is righteous; he loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.” — Psalm 11:7 (KJV)
This witness itself now stands as testimony. Truth once revealed becomes accountability. Light received—or rejected—does not leave the hearer unchanged. Revelation removes innocence, but it does not remove mercy while time remains.
“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light…” — John 3:19 (KJV)
Those who belong to Christ are not victims of judgment, but witnesses of victory. They do not enter eternity by accident, nor are they surprised by its outcome. What grace began, faith sustained, and obedience proved, glory now completes.
“Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness…” — 2 Timothy 4:8 (KJV)
Yet the door of mercy remains open now. The final divide has not yet fallen across time. Repentance is still possible. Allegiance can still be changed. Today remains the day of salvation.
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” — 2 Corinthians 6:2 (KJV)
Those who reject God’s image receive what they chose—existence without communion, autonomy without light, separation without remedy. God does not mock their choice, nor does He reverse it. He honors it.
“He that is filthy, let him be filthy still…” — Revelation 22:11 (KJV)
The final divide stands as the ultimate testimony: God is faithful, God is just, and God is true. No accusation remains unanswered. No injustice remains unresolved. No rebellion remains unexposed.
This book does not end in fear, but in clarity. It does not close with speculation, but with certainty. The counterfeit kingdom passes away. The true Kingdom endures forever.
“The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” — Revelation 11:15 (KJV)
All of this finds its center in Christ Himself—the perfect Image, the righteous Judge, the faithful King. He is the beginning and the end of the war, the restorer of the image, and the Lord before whom every knee shall bow.
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” — Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)
This book was not written to inform, but to testify.
From the first breath God gave man, to the final judgment He has appointed, one truth has remained unbroken:
the image matters.
What man reflects determines whom he serves, and whom he serves determines where he will stand when time gives way to eternity.
This witness has traced the war for God’s image from its origin in creation, through its fracture in the Fall, its counterfeit in rebellion, its restoration in Christ, and its final revelation in judgment. Nothing has been exaggerated. Nothing has been softened. Scripture has been allowed to speak plainly.
The conflict described in these pages is not theoretical. It is present. It is personal. It is active in every soul. Every choice made in obedience or rebellion presses the image toward one of two ends.
“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” — Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
No one will stand before God confused about what was required. Light has been given. Truth has been spoken. Christ has been revealed. Silence itself is a response. Delay is not neutrality. To turn away from truth is still to choose.
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded…” — Proverbs 1:24 (KJV)
This book does not call the reader to examine feelings, but to examine fruit. Emotion fades. Conviction can be resisted. But the image being formed—over time, through obedience or compromise—reveals the truth of allegiance.
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.” — 2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV)
This book does not claim authority of its own. Its authority rests entirely in the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Where it has spoken truly, it has echoed Scripture. Where Scripture warns, this book has refused to remain silent.
“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” — Acts 4:20 (KJV)
If these words convict, it is not cruelty—it is mercy. Conviction is God’s hand reaching before judgment falls. If these words comfort, it is not false peace—it is assurance grounded in Christ.
The age of imitation is passing. The counterfeit kingdom will not endure. Systems will fail. Powers will fall. Images will be revealed for what they are. Only what is rooted in Christ will remain.
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” — 1 John 2:17 (KJV)
The story ends where it began. God created man in His image. Through Christ, that image is restored. At the end of all things, that image is revealed in glory or exposed in absence.
“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” — Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
Reader, this witness now stands alongside you. What you do with it belongs between you and God. Choose wisely, while time remains.
“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” — Revelation 22:20 (KJV)
