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For those who have already read the chapter What Is the Matrix? [23], you may recall this distinctively unpopular theological statement:
What would you say if I told you, you can know the truth? You can understand very easily the meaning of life on this planet and the purpose for the creation of the universe.
What would you say if I told you, the bible clearly and unobjectionably states the human race existed before the womb/matrix was created?
What would you say if I told you, the reason we are all living in this spiritually deceived existence is the result of mankind’s disobedience to our Creator in a former angelic state? [24]
This is certainly not what “the church” teaches. It is much too taboo as it flies in the face of hundreds of years of church tradition. However, it is what the various authors of the Bible had specified on multiple occasions as explained thoroughly in the previous Matrix chapter.
The point of revisiting the Matrix at this stage is to illustrate once again the fact that mankind was created before we entered the Matrix—we were created before we entered our mother’s womb.
What is more interesting than using The Matrix as a fictional parallel to describe this world of machinations in which we live, is the fact that the bible does indeed give mention to the “matrix”—by name. Coincidentally, much like The Matrix trilogy, the Bible is also referring to a world being pulled over our eyes, similar in part but so very different when given closer scrutiny.
Earlier versions of the Bible including the King James Bible use the word “matrix” or variations in the spelling of the word from the old English dialect such as “matryce” and “matrice.” We see this in Exodus chapters 13:12–15; 34:19 and Numbers 3:12; 18:15. We know how Hollywood portrays The Matrix. But
how does the Bible explain this mystery? Well, the word “matrix” is only used when referring to the female womb… how very interesting. In the Bible, the portal from which life is brought into this fallen world is introduced to us as “the matrix.”“Matrix”
““7358 {26x} rechem, rekh’-em; from 7355; the womb [comp. 7356]: – womb {21x}, matrix {5x}. Rechem, as a noun, means “bowels; womb; mercy.” The first use of rechem is in its primary meaning of womb”. [1] “7355 {47x} racham, raw-kham’; a prim. Root; to fondle; by impl. To love, espec. to be compassionate: – mercy {32x}, compassion {8x}, pity {3x}, love {1x}, merciful {1x}, Ruhamah {1x}, surely {1x}. Racham, the verb, means “to have compassion, be merciful, pity” “7356 {44x} racham, rakh’-am; from 7355; compassions (in the plural); by extens. the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication a maiden: – mercy {30x}, compassion {4x}, womb {4x}, bowels {2x}, pity {2x}, damsel {1x}, tender love {1x}. Racham expresses a deep and tender feeling of compassion, such as is aroused by the sight of weakness or suffering in those who are deer to us or in need of our help.”This word “matrix,” which in the Hebrew tongue is rechem (womb), comes from its Hebrew derivative racham, which means love, compassion, mercy, to have pity on or cherish a loved one who is weak and suffering. The meaning of the womb (the matrix) most accurately resembles an act of mercy.
Okay…? A person should ask, why is the process of a spirit supernaturally entering the mother’s womb, and later, entering into this world explained as an act of compassion, mercy, and pity? What could this possibly mean? [25]
What does it mean to suggest everyone who enters the womb from a prior existence is being shown “mercy, compassion, pity” (racham) in the womb (rechem)? As mentioned in said lengthy chapter, the answer is of course that we all took part in sin, in our former angelic state. This life, the life we are now living in the flesh, is a second chance to repent and seek the Father’s will in our lives. The womb (matrix) is referred to as “mercy” because it is in this life that we are offered atonement for our sins and presented with a way back into the Kingdom of God—back into the Garden of Eden. God is showing us compassion by offering mercy to those who had betrayed Him, turned away from Him, and sought out to worship other gods.
Several passages of scripture strongly suggest a great multitude of what would ultimately become mankind (metaphorically referred to as a system of “trees”) existed in the Garden of Eden alongside “Adam” and “Eve” (Ezekiel 17:12–24; 28:12–13; 31:8–14; Isaiah 14:8–15). These vast nations of “trees” committed a number of heinous sins while in Eden, the Garden of God. Engulfed by their own pride, they would be cast down to earth, to the depths of Sheol (Ezekiel 31:14; Isaiah 14:15; Revelation 12:4).
At some point while still in Eden, Adam and Eve had finally succumbed to the realization of their own transgressions. They chose to hide themselves “among the trees of the garden” (Genesis 3:8).
Our heavenly Father knew these transgressions could not go unpunished. Something needed to be done. Being overcome by His undying love for us, God predestined a plan to die a most gruesome death on our behalf, a sacrificial offering for the sins of His children. The Father would create from His own being, a likeness of Himself. A Christ for all mankind.
“For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground… He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief… Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows… but he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:2-6; emphasis mine)
Christ, in the image of the Father, entered the matrix (the womb) to be physically born into this world. He grew into a young man who would preach the true gospel message of repentance from sin and the arrival of the kingdom of God (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 10:9). Christ would then fulfill the Father’s plan by offering His own blood on the cross and declaring His power over death by rising from the grave. This sacrifice offering paved the way for all who believe in Him to eventually regain access to the eternal “tree” of life (Genesis 2:9; 3:24; Revelation 22:2).
Our purpose in this world is to love God and to love one another as He loves us (John 13:34). To be reconciled back into the Father’s kingdom; that is the meaning of life. [26]
In addition to this evidence, the reader may recall another statement from the original Matrix chapter many Christian believers will consider outrageous as well.
People often use the name Lucifer synonymously with Satan, or the Devil. But did you know the names Lucifer and Satan are never mentioned in the same passage of scripture? In fact, the name Lucifer (H1966; “title applied to the king of Babylon”) is only mentioned one time in the entire bible (Isaiah 14:12) and it is never mentioned as being the same man/angel as Satan. There is no biblical evidence whatsoever to support the notion that Lucifer, is Satan. No such passage exists. The understanding that Lucifer is Satan is implied by modern pop-culture Christianity, television producers, secularism, as well as many unlearned bible teachers. And still, is never once mentioned in the Holy Bible.
The names “Devil” and “Satan” are found in the same passages such as in Revelation 9:12 and 20:2, but never do Lucifer and Satan, nor Lucifer and the Devil, ever show up in the same passage or even in the same context as a reference to the same creature. That is important to note as we look into the book of Isaiah.
The only time the name “Lucifer” ever shows up in the bible, is one time in Isaiah 14 when it is clearly referring to the earthly king of Babylon. [27]
Outrageous, but true. The only place you will find evidence to support such a doctrine, that is, Lucifer is Satan, is in the imaginations of the people who conjured up the idea in the first place. That, and Hollywood propaganda of course. We may never know the origins of who first made this claim or why it is so thoroughly entrenched in modern theology, but the fact is this: virtually every Christian theologian on the planet believes this to be the case even though there is no biblical evidence to support the claim.
A person may ask why any of this is important. Who cares if Satan and Lucifer are potentially not the same creature? Biblically, they are both evil, and they are both destined to eternal punishment. Are we splitting hairs for no reason at this point? Absolutely not. It matters a great deal because making this clear and concise distinction between the two entities is at the root of understanding the origins of evil!
So where is all this information leading us? Why place so much emphasis on mankind existing before the whom? Why place so much emphasis on the Bible’s definition of “the matrix”? Why place so much emphasis on Satan not being the same entity as Lucifer? Why place so much emphasis on how this fallen angel, Lucifer, like so many others, was later born into the body of a man (Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28–32)?
In order to further understand the origins of evil, we need to first answer these questions with an understanding that there is more to the Bible than meets the eye. Not least of which, there is much more to the Garden of Eden story than we have been led to believe.
[23] Philip Walls, The Christian Doctrine Paradox (Genesis Publishing House, 2022), 220-278
[27] Ibid., 250
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