by Jason Guenther

       Have you ever read you're obituary? I'm dead serious! It is your obituary if you have joined unto the "strange woman". Revelation 3:14-17 and a few subsequent passages in the Gospel's spell out the fate of the last days church. In vs.16 of Revelation ch.3, Christ states that this church....the church as of today WILL be "spued" out of his mouth!. It's not a question of "maybe" or perhaps, it is ALREADY DONE!. There are a few reasons given in scripture for this, but there is only one that "seals the coffin" so to speak. It is because the Gospel of today, is NOT the Gospel of 2000 years ago. The Gospel of today was prophesied in BOTH the old & new testaments as eventually being "perverted" and "corrupted" in the last days before Christ's return and millennial reign. The Gospel here entails the very doctrine and "way" of salvation as given in BOTH the old & new testaments. A very careful examination of both the old & new covenants after much time will IN TRUTH, lead you to the conclusion that they are one and the same, yet are obtained by different "agendas". The outcome is the same, PERFECTION (born-again, regenerated, "saved" in truth). Jesus Christ came and gave a "new criteria" of obtaining the same thing, eternal life. THE "WAY" OF SALVATION WAS NOT CHANGED!, just the "criteria". This "way" is referred to as "the way of the Lord" or "the right path" in the Old Testament, and Jesus Christ came to "emphasize" this VERY SAME "WAY"!. As a matter of fact, he elaborated a little as to what the "way" of the Lord in fact was and is really called. He called it the "NARROW" WAY, and a STRAIGHT GATE had to be entered "first" before this "way" was to be traversed. What most "christians" do not realize, is that Jesus, the apostles, and the prophets all stated that this "narrow way" leads to a PLACE! This "place" is appointed to ALL LIVING, and it is ONLY in this place that eternal life is given, and given PERSONALLY by the "owner". But of course, this is all a pack of lies for your "saved by grace through faith". Well, as I've stated numerous times in other articles, you are not nor can you become "born-again" unless you DIE WHILE YOU ARE YET STILL ALIVE!. This is the "death of the cross" and it is %100 supernatural and fully experiential. The "killing" starts upon entering the 'straight gate' and upon walking the 'narrow way'. It is NOT completed until one has come to the "place" the narrow way leads to. It is in this place that Jesus Christ comes to the believer....WITHIN, not from WITHOUT, and "ratifies" the NEW COVENANT!. For IN TRUTH, every believer in Christ must meet him in the LOWEST ROOM:

[8] When thou art bidden of any man to a WEDDING, sit not down in the highest room;
lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him; [9] And he that bade thee
and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou
BEGIN WITH SHAME TO TAKE THE LOWEST ROOM.
[10] But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
LOWEST ROOM;
that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, friend, GO UP HIGHER:
then shalt thou have worship in presence of them that sit at meat with thee".

(Luke 14:8-10)

[6] Put not forth thyself in the presence of the KING, and stand not
in the place of great men: [7] For better it is that it be said unto thee
COME UP HITHER; than that thou shouldest be put
LOWER
in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

(Proverbs 25:6-7)

        This parable in Luke is directly referring to the "marriage supper of the lamb" which all believers are invited to. Jesus is telling us HOW to get to that marriage supper, and also tells us to go to a place called the "lowest room". The Proverb that goes with it confirms the "economics" of salvation employed by Jesus Christ, "less becomes more"! In actual fact, both of these verses are warning against, and showing "how" the FALSE GOSPEL works. Those who claim the possession of eternal life upon CONVERSION will "put themselves forth in the presence of the King (Jesus)", jeopardizing their chance to "go up higher" (be regenerated). This "putting themselves forth" is none other then the boasting of a GIFT in the presence of the Lord that they do not yet possess, thereby becoming HYPOCRITES!. These people gather every Sunday and put themselves forth before the presence of the King, claiming they are 'born-again' by "grace through faith", not realizing that neither of these things in fact saves them IN TRUTH!. What is most remarkable, is when we take a look at the meaning of the word "lowest" in context with "regeneration" and the paradox Christ imposed on every believer:
 

7048 qallacah, kal-law-saw; intens. ridicule;- mocking
8482 tachtiy, tahk-tee; lowermost; the depths, fig. a pit, the womb:- lowest parts, nether parts, bottommost,
2078 Zebach, zeh-bach; prop. a slaughter; by impl. a sacrifice (the victim or the act):- offering, sacrifice
 

         These translations for the word "lowest" are extremely descriptive of the very act of soul death, and the effects of what would occur...."regeneration"....BORN-AGAIN, as from THE WOMB which is the 'lowest room". The inference of the sacrifice of the believer is implied, as well as the effects of "mammon", and its reaction to one's turning ones back on the world to die the death!!!. The "lowest room" is the birthing place as implied by the translation, and it is here that regeneration becomes fulfilled in a believer. But this only after one has made himself "clean". Ezekial states that by "making clean" your heart, will eventually lead to it being "renewed". This "cleaning" is done by the BELIEVER, as YOU are to make you "an new heart and a new spirit". This is done by walking the 'narrow way" unto its appointed destination. If one does not go to the "lowest room" willfully, one will ultimately be placed there FOREVER!. Now, if you think this is all "poetry" and has no bearing on your salvation, here is some old testament confirmation designating this very place by its name, and directly connecting it to salvation:

[13] for great is thy mercy toward me: and
thou hast delivered my soul from the
LOWEST HELL.

(Psalm 86:13)

[6] Thou hast laid me in the
LOWEST PIT,
in darkness, in the deeps.

(Psalm 88:6)

        Here we see the term "lowest" used for both these passages in the Psalms. Both of these passages are referring to what David calls "hell" or the "pit". I want you to notice that David states that God put him in this "place", and then he "delivered" him from it. This place is the "lowest room" that Christ spoke of, and it is a place that one must "willfully" go to and that is a INNER OPERATION ON ONES OWN SOUL!. This "place" is called by other names in scripture for it is in actual fact more of a "condition" rather than a "place". David called it "the VALLEY of the shadow of DEATH". Job referred to it as the "darkest DEPTHS", and the place of "DEATH and darkness". Jesus Christ called it PICKING UP YOUR CROSS and following him (unto death). All of these terms are synonymous with "hell", and that is in fact the end effect of the TRUE work of the Holy Spirit on ones heart once he has "entered in". The conviction of the soul of sin, righteousness, and judgment UNTO DEATH, or rather unto a innate knowledge of the "condition" that one is GOING TO HELL WITH %100 CERTAINTY!. Why would God do this you ask? Because you are FALLEN, EVIL, BLIND, UNCLEAN, and going to HELL just like he said, but YOU refuse to believe it!. The only way you can be "cleaned" is if that which is unclean in you DIES!. What is "unclean" in you is your STONY, HARDENED, HEART. It is your "hidden heart of hearts" which only God can see, that must be put to death for "the SOUL (hidden heart) that sinneth shall surely DIE", and since ALL have sinned and come short, ALL MUST DIE!. The apostle Paul confirms this %100:

[10] And the commandment, which was ordained
to LIFE, I found to be unto
DEATH.

(Romans 7:10)

        You take a very good look at this verse of scripture. Paul is saying here, that after he had obeyed Christ and "continued in his word", he found that the "commandment that was ordained to LIFE"...in truth, THE GOSPEL, is in fact UNTO DEATH!. Will you acknowledge the TRUTH, or will you PERISH?. Either you DECREASE (die the death) and he (Christ) INCREASES, or eventually you will ultimately "decrease" right into the "lowest pit" of hell, IN TRUTH, FOREVER!. An evil, hardened, heart and mind, God will NOT come near! You are appointed to the DEATH OF THE CROSS, If you refuse, you will certainly perish. The "mystery" unbeknownst to the majority of christianity here, is that it is the death OF the cross, not BY the cross for the believer in Christ. In truth, every believer is in fact appointed to be "put to death" BY THE "SWORD", THE WORD, EVERY WORD OF SCRIPTURE, WHICH IS "IN TRUTH", JESUS CHRIST, THE LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY!!!. Now, if you have any doubts about what I've just shown you so far, here is a very stern rebuke by Paul:

[36] Thou FOOL, that which thou sowest is not
QUICKENED (born-again),
unless it
DIE

(1 Corinthians 15:36)

        Now, what you "sow" is for the kingdom of heaven, for ETERNAL LIFE. It will NOT reap any reward which is REGENERATION, unless it DIES! In most cases in the Old Testament, when God demanded the "death" of something, it had to do with a SACRIFICE. You (the believer) are to be a LIVING SACRIFICE!. You have "given your body" which is your good, and acceptable DUTY!. But, the "sacrifices of the Lord are a BROKEN and CONTRITE, HEART AND SPIRIT!. This is what God wants to KILL, your "hidden heart". You see, the "power that is denied thereof" spoken about in the New Testament, is denied because WOLVES have distorted the TRUTH of the location of the SOURCE of that power. Those most guilty are the charismatic's, Pentecostals, and all others who look for Christ HERE OR THERE. The bible is %100 conclusive that it is the "WORD" THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THAT POWER WHICH IS DENIED: AND THE OPERATION IS "WITHIN".

 

[29] Is not my
WORD LIKE AS A FIRE?
saith the Lord; and like a HAMMER that
breaketh the ROCK in pieces?

(Jeremiah 23:29)

        This one verse of scripture DAMNS the majority of the "signs & wonders movements" of the past few hundred years. The WORD is the source of FIRE so perverted in pentacostal/charismatic doctrine. The ROCK spoken of here is YOUR "HIDDEN" HEART. The WORD is the HAMMER that "breaks" your HARDENED HEART so that you become ACCEPTABLE unto the Lord. Your "heart", your LOVE, is EVIL AND DARKENED. It must be "quickened" in order for Jesus Christ's AGAPE LOVE to be able to dwell  IN  you, for you are UN-CLEAN!. Napoleon once said that "the BIBLE has been the most powerful VOICE  ever to adorn the history of man, having raised up and put down Kings, nations, and tongues and lies un-conquered even to this day". King David would and does share this exact same sentiment, for he stated a couple of things that are even more astounding.

[2] I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy NAME
for thy lovingkindness and for thy TRUTH: for thou hast magnified
THY WORD ABOVE ALL THY NAME.

(Psalm 138:2)

        This is a very strange verse of scripture, for if the WORD is "above" all thy NAME, than the WORD is a HIGHER AUTHORITY in the matter of "salvation". This is referring to the WRITTEN word, not the "person" of Jesus Christ who is the creator of the word, as he is distinctly designated by the NAME in this verse. Not everyone who claims the NAME of the Lord will be "saved", only those who OBEY him, even if he tells you to lie STILL and be "sacrificed". Now, the Jews of the Old Testament knew and understood exactly what God was demanding of them, and they understood "the way" according to the LAW, yet they utterly mocked and rejected it, and would not have anything to do with it. Because they rejected it, they were rejected by God, and perished in there sins in the WILDERNESS.

[15] Because ye have said, we have made a COVENANT with
DEATH, AND WITH HELL
are we at  AGREEMENT; when the overflowing scourge shall
pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made
LIES OUR REFUGE,
and under FALSEHOOD have we hid ourselves.

(Isaiah 28:15)

        The jews understood the "ramifications" of the "way" of the Lord, and they utterly rejected it. They said that they made a COVENANT WITH DEATH AND HELL!!!. They understood where the "place" that the "narrow way" leads to, and they would have no part of it, so they made "lies and falsehood there REFUGE". The second half of this verse is in fact prophetical as its spoken in a "future tense" tone of voice indicating LATTER DAYS. The overflowing scourge representing the TRIBULATION, and the "many" upholding lies...THE FALSE GOSPEL, to "hide" themselves. Jesus, the apostles, and the prophets all stated that "the WAY of truth would be EVIL spoken of". The vast majority of believers would reject THE WAY, because Jesus said it was NARROW, and that one must STRIVE to enter in that GATE. The apostle Paul knew all to well the "controversy" and ultimate "confrontation" the preaching of THE WAY brought with it. It was rejected even in his day:

[14] But this I confess unto thee, that after
THE WAY
which they call
HERESY,
so worship I the God of my fathers, believing
ALL things which are WRITTEN in the
law and in the prophets.

(Acts 24:14)

 [23] And the same time there arose no small STIR
ABOUT THAT WAY.

(Acts 19:23)

        Here, Paul states emphatically that what he was preaching was called HERESY amongst both the Jews and those known as "christians". What Paul was preaching caused great CONTROVERSY and strife, and by his own admission, was not readily accepted. Paul, knew of the enmity against "the way" first hand, for before he was converted unto Christ, he was at total war with this very doctrine.

[1] And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the
disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, [2] and desired of him
letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this
WAY,
whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

(Acts 9:1-2)

        It is imperative that you understand that Paul was not persecuting the church, or even Jesus Christ, no, he was persecuting the very "doctrine" of THE NARROW WAY!. It would appear that Paul understood the "narrow way" and utterly rejected it by declaring all out "war" against it. Paul was taught at the foot of Gamaliel and was a high ranking member of the Sanhedrin. He knew his scriptures extremely well. After paul was converted then regenerated by this very same "way", he preached it and found total enmity against it, just like Jesus Christ said the vast majority would, even to the end.

[9] But when divers were hardened, and believed NOT, but
SPAKE EVIL OF THAT WAY
before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated his
disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

(Acts 19:9)

        It is interesting to note the order given here in which '"apostasy" happens. First, they were HARDENED, this because they believed NOT, then they began to speak EVIL about it. This seems to be how apostasy happens amongst THE "MANY", and just like "leaven", it will become utterly rejected by the "many" as being evil, and be designated as CULT teaching for they "speak EVIL of the WAY". If you, or me, or anyone else for that matter, attempted to teach the "way" IN TRUTH in any church anywhere, you would be thrown out on your ear, for it is THE WAY that they reject unanimously. Modern christianity does not realize that the early church were NOT called "christians", they were called "followers of the way". They were first called "christians" in Antioch {Acts 11:26} by the time Paul's ministry was in full swing, and they were called "christians" by THE WORLD, those who were NOT  believers, pagans, heathen. The term "christian" was used in a DEROGATORY way by the world. Within the church, were the subset group known as "followers of the way" by the rest of the church. You need to understand this. This can be seen in the statements of Paul. There was a distinct division in the church, particularly amongst the Corinthians, on the question of the RESURRECTION!. The "way" that Paul was preaching to the church at Corinth was not received well, and there was a definite division . Why? because a false gospel was already received by the church, and that is what Paul was fighting against in his epistles. Here's a good example:

[31] I protest by your REJOICING which
I
have in Christ Jesus our Lord,
I DIE DAILY.

(Acts 15:31)

 Pay careful attention to the wording of this verse. Paul says that he "protests" their rejoicing (in salvation), of which HE has. Paul is saying only he has the right to rejoice, for he was the one who was REGENERATED, these people were NOT, and claimed they were. Then he states, that though he has the "rejoicing" in the Lord, he DIES DAILY!. You see, these people could not "hear" THE WAY!. They had no understanding of it, and most of them had embraced a false gospel which Paul warned about earlier on in the book of Acts. Now, I've shown you much of the "controversy" of THE WAY, and how it was branded as HERESY even amongst the church to an extent. Let's get back to the "place". But before that, we need to take a look at something. We need to look at "how" the WORD works:

[9] Whom shall he teach KNOWLEDGE? and whom shall he make
to understand DOCTRINE? them that are weaned from the milk,
and drawn from the breasts. [10] For precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and
there a little. [11] For with stammering lips and another tongue will
he speak to this people. [12] To whom he said, this is the REST
wherewith ye may make the weary to rest; and this is the REFRESHING:
yet they would NOT hear. [13] But the WORD of the Lord was upon
them precept upon precept, precept upon precept;
LINE UPON LINE, LINE UPON LINE;
here a little, then there a little; that they might go, and
FALL BACKWARD, AND BE BROKEN,
AND SNARED, AND TAKEN.

(Isaiah 28:9-13)

[17] And he beheld them, and said, what is this that is written,
the STONE that the builders rejected, the same has become
the HEAD of the corner? [18] Whosoever shall fall upon that STONE
SHALL BE BROKEN;
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will
GRIND HIM TO POWDER.

(Luke 20:17-18)

        This ladies and gentleman is how the GOSPEL and the WORD works. The "knowledge of God" comes over much time. It is obtained by continuing in the WORD. The end result is that you will fall BACKWARD AND BE BROKEN. This is exactly what God wants of all believers, the "sacrifice" of a BROKEN AND CONTRITE HEART & SPIRIT!. But there's something else, you are to be SNARED AND TAKEN!. Snared? the "gospel" is a TRAP! Did not Christ say to the apostles "I shall make you FISHERS of men"?. So is the mysterious work of the TRUE GOSPEL!. Taken? you are to be "taken" back from behind ENEMY LINES!. You are in YOUR "fathers" kingdom if you don't know Jesus Christ, SATANS. He will remain to be your "father" until you are REGENERATED IN JESUS CHRIST!. Vs.18 of Luke 20 spells it out for you crystal clear, whoever falls upon CHRIST will be broken, and if he DOES NOT, Christ will crush him to powder, dust.....ETERNAL RUIN!. God also states emphatically that it is the WORD that is the "rest" and the "refreshing" to the chagrin of the pentacostal/charismatic and associated movements. BUT THEY WOULD "NOT" HEAR!. You better hear, for your eternal life is on the line!. The "seeking" for the kingdom of God is done in your bible, and on your knees. It will eventually lead you to the "truth that MAKES you free". Once you "possess" this truth, you are ready to receive your "visitation" by Jesus Christ himself, IN PERSON.........WITHIN!. It is NOT something ladies and gentlemen that is from WITHOUT!. It is NOT 'voices' OUTSIDE YOU nor 'peeps within', but a "supernatural gelling" of THE WORD into a "single voice". This is how it works folks, I don't care what the false prophets of Babylon tell you. Lets look at what old Job had to say:

[12] But WHERE shall WISDOM be found, and WHERE is the place
of UNDERSTANDING? [13] Man knoweth not the PRICE thereof;
NEITHER IS IT FOUND IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.
[14] The depth saith, it is not in me: and the sea saith, it is not
with me. [15] It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver
be weighed for the price thereof. [16] It cannot be valued with
the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. [17]
the gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it
shall not be for jewels of fine gold. [18] No mention shall be
made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of WISDOM is
above rubies. [19] The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,
neither shall it be valued with pure gold. [20] Whence then
cometh WISDOM? and
WHERE IS THE PLACE OF UNDERSTANDING?
[21] Seeing it is HID from the eyes of ALL LIVING,
and kept close from the fowls of the air. [22]
DESTRUCTION AND DEATH SAY,
WE HAVE HEARD THE FAME THEREOF
WITH OUR EARS.
[23] God understandeth the WAY thereof, and he
knoweth THE PLACE thereof.

(Job 28:12-23)

     The theme of this entire passage of scripture is WHERE is "wisdom", and WHERE is "the place" of "understanding. This "place" is the LOWEST ROOM Jesus was talking about, and the LOWEST PIT or LOWEST HELL David was talking about.  God states that this "place" is HID from the eyes of ALL LIVING" and that it is also NOT FOUND in the land of the living. "Wisdom" is this place and Jesus Christ is there where he said he would MEET YOU. Therefore it is found in the land of the DEAD or "death". That's why in verse 22 it states that "destruction and DEATH have heard the FAME of  salvation with their EARS", for ONLY those can hear and UNDERSTAND!. This is "narrow way" theology, and is the GOSPEL!. There is only ONE 'way'. Jesus stated that as a fact, and it is confirmed in the Old testament.

[39] And I will give them ONE HEART and
ONE WAY,
that they may fear me forever, for the good of
them, and of their children after them.

(Jeremiah 32:39)

        Yes brother and sister, there is only ONE way. Any attempt to come up some other "way" is FATAL and most certainly futile. The gospel is "fail-safe", it has BOOBY TRAPS all around it so that any attempt to "by pass" the TRUTH, results in the floor being pulled out from under your feet!. The warnings in scripture against coming up some other "way" are MANY. Do not be a FOOL. You are playing with FIRE here, and I'm NOT being facetious. You have been summoned down to the "lowest room" by the KING. It is here he awaits for you and it is your HIDDEN INNER HEART OF HEARTS. "It is appointed for every man to die, then the JUDGMENT" {Heb.9:27}, and that is what is appointed for you. The only problem is, you have to show up before you die....in the FLESH!. This is %100 fully experiential and done by the power of God through his WORD, and the continuance of it. Lets go on:

[31] O generation, see ye
THE WORD
of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel?
a land of darkness? wherefore say my people,
WE ARE LORDS;
we will come no more unto thee? [32] Can a maid
forget her ornaments, or a BRIDE her attire? yet my
people have forgotten me days without number. [33]
WHY TRIMMEST THOU THY WAY
TO SEEK
LOVE?

therefore hast thou also TAUGHT the wicked ones thy ways.

(Jeremiah 2:31-33)

        I've used this verse because it deals directly with "the way" and the "lowest room". This statement is directed against all those who have not received the KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM of God's AGAPE LOVE!. This is directed against the modern day church, and the false gospel that is upheld. These people claim to be "lords", or rather HEIRS WITH CHRIST. Modern christianity is nothing but HUMANIST PHILANTHROPY in the "name" of Jesus Christ. They believe that the works that they are doing is done in the "love" of God, and they KNOWEST NOT!. Jeremiah rebukes their "way" which is perverse, because it relies on there own PHILEO LOVE, which is called EVIL by Jesus Christ. This is NOT a rule as persay, as AGAPE and PHILEO love types are used in both GOOD and EVIL contexts and interchanged even between father and son!. No, the love type of God towards God that EMANATES out towards thy neighbor. "Regeneration" is the obtaining of God's 'agape love' which is JESUS CHRIST, this only after your "phileo love" for Christ died with the rest of your spirit down in the LOWEST ROOM. The distinct reference of the church (bride) and her "attire" is not to be over looked. He states  that they TAUGHT these ways to the "wicked ones" this WAY of seeking a LOVE MANIFESTATION or OUTWARD SIGN other than the divine revelation of JESUS CHRIST that takes place WITHIN and not something from WITHOUT. Well, these ways are FALSE ways of salvation, and the wicked ones get taught because a false gospel allows WICKED ONES, TARES, WOLVES into the flock!. God is someone of very FEW words, and every word is extremely important to understand the SCOPE of what is being said, for the totality of scripture is interconnected prophetically. You see, the TRUEGOSPEL is only heard and understood by a distinct group. It was meant for them and ONLY them, for they have "descended" to find the TRUTH. Now, the "place" is in fact where you CALL upon the Lord, and it is when you are in this "place" that he LISTENS and it is WITHIN your heart:

[55] I called upon thy NAME, O Lord, out of the
LOW DUNGEON.

(Lamentations 3:55)

[20] Wherefore is LIGHT given to him in MISERY,
and LIFE unto the BITTER in soul: [21] which long for
DEATH,
but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for
HID TREASURES;
[22] Which REJOICE exceedingly, and are glad,
when they can find the grave? [23] Why is LIGHT
given to a man whose
WAY IS HID,
and whom God hath
HEDGED IN?

(Job 3:20-23)

        The above verse from Lamentations shows that Jeremiah was also very familiar with the "lowest room". Notice, it is from this place that he calls upon the Lord, and if you read further, you'll notice that the Lord answered him IN this "place". The book of Job is a wealth of NARROW WAY theology, and this verse shows you that job walked "the walk". Notice his statements above in reference to those who "seek" DEATH!. Job is talking about HIMSELF, and he is stating for you that he is walking the "narrow way" unto DEATH!, and that he seeks "death" like HID TREASURES!. This is a very strange statement, if you do not understand THE WAY. Job gives us a couple of deep insights into how the walk of the CROSS works. Light, or "truth" is given to them whose WAY IS HID. The way is hid, or the DESTINATION is "hid" from that person as he walks in BLIND FAITH through the "straight gate". In fact, "the way" is HID from everyone until after they enter the STRAIGHT GATE. Their "way" is HEDGED IN, or rather, they are or have become TRAPPED!. To turn back means "death", and to go forward and DOWN means "death". These kinds of statements in the bible are utterly "foolishness" to all those who do not understand the "truth" of the GOSPEL, but these are the statements of men who met God "FACE TO FACE" in either a dream or vision. These men are describing the supernatural DEATH & RESURRECTION by the power of the WORD (water, 'death' or 'cleansing'), and by the SPIRIT OF CHRIST (spirit, "agape love", life, born-again). Do not confuse the "spirit of Christ" with the "Holy Spirit", they are OF the same, but NOT the same. The 'spirit of Christ' is the very ESSENCE of God, his "AGAPE" LOVE (not 'human'), whereas the 'Holy Spirit' incorporates the WHOLE of the dynamics of God working in  this 3-dimensional universe (God is a SPIRIT) and its all done through the work of THE WORD. Both are God, but both working in two different dynamics. In other words, the POWER of the "Holy Spirit" generically via the Word, DOES THE CLEANING, and the SPIRIT OF CHRIST does the "rebirthing". The one is FREELY GIVEN...FOR THE MOMENT to all believers, the other is only obtained by, well, you know, "walking the walk, dieing the death, and waiting the wait in the DEEP, DARK DUNGEON until HE comes 'within' and MAKES  you a NEW HEART!. You're saying about now that this is utter lunacy, heresy!, utterly BACKWARDS......no my friend, you don't get it, it is YOU who is utterly backwards, in DARKNESS, BLIND, WRETCHED, MISERABLE, NAKED (no life), and you absolutely KNOWEST NOT!. This is one of the most profound truth's in the bible, and it is exacted against the MODERN CHURCH OF TODAY! The bible is %100 conclusive that the "power that is DENIED", is sourced in THE WORD and its all done WITHIN YOU!!. One of the major reasons why THE MANY stand utterly rejected by Christ, is because DAMNABLE HERESIES would be brought in to undermine the Body of Christ. In fact, these heresies work in conjunction with one another to do one thing, REMOVE "THE WAY", and that's exactly what has been done. The "narrow way" and its destination has been completely removed or redefined in its SEQUENCE according to the modern doctrine of salvation universally upheld. "Conversion" and "Regeneration" are slapped together and claimed as REBIRTH, and the "narrow way" walk is done AFTER according to ones "leisure", and this is all by FAITH brother!. If you adhere to this SMUT, then you will go to the PERMANENT LOWEST ROOM EVENTUALLY...ABSOLUTELY!. This perversion of the precepts and sequence of salvation is at the very root of ALL doctrines of demons.

[4] For thou hast
HID THEIR HEART
from
UNDERSTANDING,
therefore thou shalt NOT exalt them. [5] He that
SPEAKETH FLATTERY TO HIS FRIENDS,
even the eyes of his children shall fail.

(Job 17:4:5)

        God does not do the kind of thing Job is speaking of here, except for one reason. A refusal to GO "STRAIGHT", ala TRUTH, for God is "truth" and to attempt to come to him any other 'way" is FATAL!. If you persist in grieving the "Holy Spirit", he will DEPART from "within you" as the SEED DIES. The "truth" will be hidden from your HEART, and this is the destination of salvation. Job was speaking "narrow way, lowest room" and the other guys were speaking "grace, grace, if you BELIEVE IN YOUR FAITH"!. The "false gospel" is the universally upheld doctrine in modern day christianity. This is a "gospel" devoid of any WORKS in accordance with salvation. They "knowest not" that "works" is the VERY DEFINITION OF "FAITH"!. "Faith" by its very definition of the word, is a WORK!. If "faith" does NOT produce  both an inward and outward effect in THE NATURAL, it is NOT "faith", this verified in the absolute by James. FAITH and BELIEF are NOT the same things, nor do they SAVE you of themselves. They are only necessary to get you to THE PLACE where salvation is found. Once found, they are NO LONGER NECESSARY in the dimension of salvation. One has been changed from 'doubting' to 'believer' IN TRUTH!. Jesus Christ was not joking around with DYEING, he said what he meant, and meant what he said:

 

[38] And he that taketh not
HIS CROSS,
and followeth after me,
IS NOT WORTHY OF ME.
[39] He that FINDETH his life
SHALL LOSE IT:
and he that
LOSETH HIS LIFE
FOR MY SAKE
SHALL FIND IT.

(Matthew 10:38-39)

        [35] For whosoever will SAVE HIS LIFE
SHALL LOSE IT;
but whosoever shall
LOSE HIS LIFE
for my sake and the gospels, the same shall
SAVE IT.

(Mark 8:35)

[24] For whosoever will SAVE HIS LIFE
SHALL LOSE IT;
but whosoever shall
LOSE HIS LIFE
for my sake, the same shall
SAVE IT.

(Luke 9:24)

[24] He that LOVETH his life
SHALL LOSE IT;
and he that
HATETH HIS LIFE
in this world shall KEEP IT unto eternal life.

(John 12:25)

        Now, tell me, just what is it that you do not understand here. These statements are ABSOLUTE and mean what they say. Get the picture? you had better DECREASE & DIE if you want to live, that's all there is to it. Now, I ask you, just how can a man SAVE his "life", only to LOSE IT? The "false gospel" that's how, for the false gospel does just that, it gives FALSE SALVATION!. If the church maintains that it is "saved" and "born-again" BY FAITH, it will burn. This is exactly the intention of these types of statements by Christ, if you attempt to try to SAVE YOURSELF you'll perish, for only JESUS CAN SAVE YOU....IN PERSON, and its not by your VAIN IMAGINATION., but by a very experiential work WITHIN. Jesus Christ personally comes to that believer once he has PAID THE PRICE!. Do not be deceived, you must die the death!. If you do not, you shall die the death that is FOREVER!. If you have "entered in" some other "way", you will not know it until its to late, and to late to do anything about it. Some other "way" is a way without Jesus Christ in some aspect, and some COUNTERFEIT REGENERATION that entails a manifestation or revelation from WITHOUT or "outside of you". That's why Peter called them DAMNABLE heresies, for they damn you to hellfire forever. The first precept above all concerning "biblical repentance" is the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF TRUTH, for without it, you'll most certainly perish. Repent ye therefore...

. . .EXCEPT A CORN OF WHEAT DIE. . .