THE TWO SEEDS: How Jesus Christ Reveals the Father of Truth and the Father of Lies
Carl Timothy Wray is the founder of The Finished Work of Christ and Zion University. Through decades of dedicated biblical study, his ministry has focused on revealing Jesus Christ through the full counsel of God. His teachings follow the thread of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, demonstrating how every prophecy, symbol, covenant, and promise finds its fulfillment in Christ. In The Two Seeds series, Carl Timothy Wray explores the great contrasts revealed throughout Scripture, helping readers discern the difference between the corruptible and the incorruptible, truth and deception, and the eternal purpose of God revealed in Jesus Christ.
THE TWO SEEDS: The Two Fathers reveals one of the Bible’s most profound themes: the contrast between the Father of Truth and the father of lies as revealed through Jesus Christ. Following the full counsel of God from Genesis to Revelation, this book examines the origin, nature, fruit, and ultimate outcome of the two spiritual orders revealed throughout Scripture. Through carefully connected biblical passages, readers will discover how Jesus Christ reveals the true Father, exposes deception, and fulfills God’s eternal purpose through the incorruptible seed. This Christ-centered study equips believers to trace one continuous revelation throughout the Bible while deepening their understanding of God’s wisdom, grace, mercy, and redemptive plan.
Introduction
The Bible is a revelation of Jesus Christ, and through Jesus Christ the Father is made known. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals two spiritual orders standing in contrast to one another. One is characterized by truth, life, righteousness, and the incorruptible seed. The other is marked by deception, corruption, death, and the father of lies.
This book is not merely a study of contrasting characters. It is a journey through the full counsel of God to understand how Jesus Christ progressively reveals the Father of Truth while exposing the works, nature, and fruit of the father of lies. Every chapter builds upon the testimony of Scripture, allowing the Bible to interpret itself through the harmony of the Law, the Prophets, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
Throughout these pages, we will trace the origin of the two fathers, examine the nature revealed through their fruit, and follow the unfolding purpose of God from before the foundation of the world to the consummation of all things in Christ. Along the way, we will discover that every seed reveals its source, every nature manifests its father, and every work ultimately bears witness to its origin.
The purpose of this book is to help believers see the revelation of Jesus Christ more clearly through the full counsel of God. As the light of God’s Word increases, so does our understanding of His eternal purpose, His mercy, His wisdom, and His glory. My prayer is that these studies will strengthen your confidence in the Scriptures and deepen your appreciation for the Father revealed perfectly in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
THE TWO FATHERS: Every Seed Reveals Its Father
Chapter 2
THE TWO FATHERS: The Origin of the Father of Lies
Chapter 3
THE TWO FATHERS: The Nature of the Father of Lies
Chapter 4
THE TWO FATHERS: Jesus Christ Reveals the True Father
Chapter 5
THE TWO FATHERS: The Two Seeds Reveal the Two Fathers
Chapter 6
THE TWO FATHERS: The Children Reveal Their Father’s Nature
Chapter 7
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father’s Eternal Purpose
Chapter 8
THE TWO FATHERS: Jesus Christ Separates the Two Fathers
Chapter 9
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father Revealed in His Sons
Chapter 10
THE TWO FATHERS: The Earth Filled with the Knowledge of the Glory of the Lord
Conclusion
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father Fully Revealed Through Jesus Christ
CHAPTER ONE
THE TWO FATHERS: Every Seed Reveals Its Father
Genesis 1:11–12
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed was in itself… and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind.”
God established one of the greatest principles in all of Scripture before He ever created man. Every seed produces after its own kind. Every seed carries within itself the nature of its source. Every tree reveals itself by the fruit it bears because the seed determines the nature.
This is far more than an agricultural principle. It is one of the foundational laws that governs the revelation of God throughout the entire Bible. Every spiritual seed reveals its source. Every nature reveals its origin. Every work ultimately bears witness to the father from whom it proceeds.
The remainder of this book is built upon this one foundational truth.
THE FATHER IS REVEALED THROUGH THE SEED
John 8:38
“I speak that which I have seen with my Father…”
Jesus Christ came into the world to reveal the Father.
Every word He spoke revealed the Father.
Every miracle He performed revealed the Father.
Every act of mercy revealed the Father.
Every act of grace revealed the Father.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is ultimately the revelation of the Father. If we desire to know the Father, we must behold the Son, for the Son perfectly manifests His Father’s nature, character, life, and purpose.
THE FATHER OF LIES IS ALSO REVEALED
John 8:44
“Ye are of your father the devil… He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth… for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
In the same conversation where Jesus revealed His Father, He also revealed another father.
The Lord drew a clear distinction between the Father of Truth and the father of lies.
One produces truth.
The other produces deception.
One produces life.
The other produces death.
One reveals righteousness.
The other manifests corruption.
From Genesis to Revelation, these two spiritual orders are progressively revealed until every reader is able to discern their nature by the fruit they produce.
EVERY TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT
Matthew 7:16–20
“Ye shall know them by their fruits… Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”
Jesus continually taught His disciples to discern spiritual realities by their fruit.
Fruit never creates the tree.
Fruit reveals the tree.
Likewise, works never create the nature.
Works reveal the nature already present.
Throughout this study we will continually return to this divine principle. The fruit reveals the seed. The seed reveals the father. The father reveals the spiritual order from which every work proceeds.
BORN OF INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
1 Peter 1:23
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
Peter brings us back to the language of seed.
The new birth is not merely a change of opinion.
It is the receiving of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God.
Throughout Scripture the Lord continually contrasts the corruptible with the incorruptible, the earthly with the heavenly, the old creation with the new creation, and ultimately the father of lies with the Father revealed through Jesus Christ.
This book follows that divine thread from Genesis to Revelation.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK
Acts 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
The purpose of this study is not to build isolated doctrines from isolated verses.
Our desire is to search the full counsel of God.
As each witness is placed beside another witness, the revelation becomes clearer.
As the Scriptures interpret the Scriptures, Jesus Christ is progressively revealed.
My prayer is that every chapter of this book will help you behold the Father more clearly through His Son and give you greater discernment to distinguish truth from deception, the incorruptible from the corruptible, and the eternal purpose of God from the traditions of men.
May the Holy Spirit open our understanding as we follow the revelation of Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation and discover that every seed ultimately reveals its father.
CHAPTER TWO
THE TWO FATHERS: The Origin of the Father of Lies
GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS
Isaiah 45:7
“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”
The Scriptures begin by establishing the absolute sovereignty of God. Before we can understand the revelation of the two fathers, we must first understand that nothing exists outside the creative power and eternal purpose of God.
Isaiah does not portray God as distancing Himself from His creation. The Lord openly declares His sovereign authority, revealing that He alone is the Creator and Ruler over all things. Throughout the Scriptures, God never presents Himself as reacting to circumstances beyond His control. He reveals Himself as the One working according to His eternal purpose.
This foundational truth prepares us to read the remainder of Scripture with confidence that God’s purpose is unfolding according to His wisdom.
THE SERPENT APPEARS IN THE GARDEN
Genesis 3:1
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.”
The first appearance of the serpent is not presented as an independent creator entering God’s universe. Genesis identifies the serpent as one of the creatures the Lord had made.
The reader is immediately confronted with an important question.
Why is the serpent in the garden?
The Scriptures will progressively answer that question as the revelation unfolds from Genesis to Revelation. Rather than drawing conclusions too quickly, we will allow each biblical witness to add light to the path until the larger picture becomes clear.
THE FIRST LIE
Genesis 3:4–5
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die…”
The first recorded words spoken by the serpent are words of deception.
Truth is challenged.
God’s Word is questioned.
A lie is introduced.
The pattern established here becomes a recurring theme throughout the Scriptures. Deception always seeks to replace God’s truth with another voice. As we continue this study, we will see Jesus identify this same pattern when He speaks of the father of lies.
JESUS REVEALS THE FATHER OF LIES
John 8:44
“Ye are of your father the devil… He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth… for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
Jesus does not leave the reader wondering about the character of the father of lies.
He reveals his nature.
He does not abide in the truth.
He speaks lies.
His works produce death.
With these words, Jesus provides the lens through which believers can reread the opening chapters of Genesis. The One who perfectly reveals the Father also exposes the character of the father of lies.
THE SERPENT IS IDENTIFIED
Revelation 12:9
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world…”
The Book of Revelation identifies the serpent introduced in Genesis.
The biblical story is now connected from beginning to end.
The serpent.
The dragon.
The Devil.
Satan.
The same adversary is traced through the Scriptures, and his chief work is identified as deception.
The Bible allows its later revelation to illuminate its earlier revelation, giving the reader a fuller understanding of the unfolding testimony of God’s Word.
THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
Acts 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
This chapter has not attempted to answer every question surrounding these passages. Instead, it has gathered together the principal witnesses that begin the conversation.
As we continue through this book, each chapter will add another witness, another passage, and another layer of understanding.
Our purpose is not to isolate verses but to follow the full counsel of God from Genesis to Revelation.
As the testimony of Scripture grows, the revelation becomes clearer, and Jesus Christ continues to reveal both the Father of Truth and expose the father of lies.
CHAPTER THREE
THE TWO FATHERS: The Nature of the Father of Lies
JESUS REVEALS HIS NATURE
John 8:44
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
No one reveals the father of lies more clearly than Jesus Christ.
The Lord does not begin by describing his appearance. He begins by revealing his nature.
His nature is deception.
His character is falsehood.
His works produce death.
Truth does not proceed from him because truth is not his nature.
Jesus establishes the foundation for spiritual discernment. If we are going to recognize the father of lies, we must recognize his nature before we recognize his works.
THE FIRST LIE REVEALS THE FIRST NATURE
Genesis 3:4–5
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die.”
The first recorded words spoken by the serpent reveal his nature.
He contradicts God’s Word.
He questions God’s character.
He promises what he cannot give.
The first act of deception becomes the pattern that continues throughout Scripture.
Every lie seeks to move men away from the truth God has spoken.
Every deception attempts to replace God’s wisdom with another voice.
The nature of the father of lies was revealed from the very beginning.
DECEPTION PRODUCES DEATH
Romans 5:12
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin…”
The lie did not remain merely words.
The deception produced death.
What began as deception in the garden unfolded into corruption throughout the human family.
The Scriptures continually reveal that lies never remain harmless.
Falsehood always produces corruption.
Corruption ultimately produces death.
The Lord reveals this pattern repeatedly throughout the Bible so His people may discern both the source and the fruit.
CAIN MANIFESTED THE NATURE OF THE WICKED ONE
1 John 3:12
“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother…”
John takes us back to the first family.
Cain did not merely commit murder.
His actions revealed the nature that he manifested.
The fruit revealed the tree.
The work revealed the nature.
The nature pointed back to its source.
The Scriptures teach us to discern spiritual realities by the fruit they produce.
Every manifestation reveals the character that stands behind it.
GIVE NO PLACE TO THE DEVIL
Ephesians 4:27
“Neither give place to the devil.”
The apostles continually warned believers not to yield themselves to deception.
James teaches us to submit ourselves to God and resist the devil.
Paul exhorts believers to give no place to the devil.
These exhortations remind us that spiritual discernment matters.
Truth strengthens.
Lies corrupt.
The more clearly we behold Jesus Christ, the more readily we recognize every voice that opposes His truth.
THE FATHER OF LIES IS EXPOSED BY JESUS CHRIST
John 14:6
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
Jesus Christ does not merely expose deception.
He is the Truth that overcomes it.
Light exposes darkness.
Truth exposes lies.
Life triumphs over death.
Throughout the remainder of this book we will continue following this glorious contrast until the Father of Truth is fully revealed through His Son and every work of deception is brought into the light of God’s eternal purpose.
The revelation of Jesus Christ does not merely identify the father of lies.
It exposes him.
It overcomes him.
It reveals the Father whose truth shall stand forever.
CHAPTER FOUR
THE TWO FATHERS: Jesus Christ Reveals the True Father
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE TRUE FATHER
John 14:6–9
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me… He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
The central purpose of The Two Seeds is to reveal Jesus Christ, because Jesus Christ is the perfect revelation of the Father.
Throughout the Scriptures, men searched for God, but it was Jesus Christ who made the Father known. Every word He spoke, every miracle He performed, every act of mercy He demonstrated, and every work He finished revealed the nature, character, and purpose of His Father.
When Philip asked to see the Father, Jesus answered one of the greatest questions in all of Scripture.
“He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
No greater revelation has ever been given.
THE TRUE FATHER IS REVEALED THROUGH THE SON
John 1:18
“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son… he hath declared him.”
Jesus Christ did not come merely to teach about God.
He came to declare the Father.
Everything hidden throughout the former ages begins to shine through the life of Christ.
The grace of the Father.
The mercy of the Father.
The wisdom of the Father.
The righteousness of the Father.
The love of the Father.
As we study The Two Seeds, we continually discover that Jesus Christ is the perfect revelation of the incorruptible seed because He perfectly reveals the Father from whom that seed proceeds.
THE FATHER OF LIGHTS
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
James gives us another glorious revelation of the Father.
The Father is the source of every good and perfect gift.
There is no darkness in Him.
There is no deception in Him.
There is no changing of His character.
Every good thing proceeds from Him because goodness belongs to His nature.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we continually discover that every good fruit reveals its source, and every perfect gift bears witness to the Father of Lights.
THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD
Colossians 1:15
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.”
Paul reveals that Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
If we desire to understand the Father, we must behold the Son.
The Son never contradicts the Father.
The Son perfectly manifests the Father.
Every work of Christ reveals the Father’s heart.
Every promise fulfilled by Christ reveals the Father’s purpose.
Every victory accomplished by Christ reveals the Father’s eternal plan.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is the revelation of the Father.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL TWO NATURES
1 Peter 1:23
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible…”
The contrast presented throughout The Two Seeds is ultimately a contrast of nature.
The incorruptible seed reveals the Father of Truth.
The corruptible seed reveals the father of lies.
The incorruptible seed produces truth.
The incorruptible seed produces life.
The incorruptible seed produces righteousness.
The incorruptible seed reveals Jesus Christ.
As believers are born of the incorruptible seed, the nature of the heavenly Father is progressively manifested through their lives.
JESUS CHRIST PERFECTLY REVEALS THE FATHER
Hebrews 1:1–3
“God… hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son… who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person…”
The book of Hebrews brings this chapter to its glorious conclusion.
God has spoken through His Son.
The Son is the brightness of His glory.
The Son is the express image of His person.
The Son perfectly reveals the Father.
This is why The Two Seeds continually returns to Jesus Christ.
Every prophecy points to Him.
Every promise is fulfilled in Him.
Every symbol finds its meaning in Him.
Every revelation of the Father shines through Him.
The more clearly we behold Jesus Christ, the more clearly we know the Father.
The purpose of this book is not merely to identify the two fathers.
The purpose of The Two Seeds is to reveal Jesus Christ, for in revealing the Son, the Scriptures reveal the Father of Truth from Genesis to Revelation.
CHAPTER FIVE
THE TWO FATHERS: The Two Seeds Reveal the Two Fathers
EVERY SEED REVEALS ITS SOURCE
Genesis 1:11–12
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed… whose seed was in itself, after his kind.”
The opening chapter of Genesis establishes one of the greatest spiritual principles found in all of Scripture. Every seed reproduces after its own kind. Every seed carries within itself the life, nature, and character of its source.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we have followed this divine principle from Genesis to Revelation. God established this law in creation to reveal a far greater spiritual reality. Every spiritual seed reveals its source, and every source ultimately reveals its father.
The seed never denies its origin. The fruit never hides the nature that produced it.
THE INCORRUPTIBLE SEED REVEALS THE FATHER OF TRUTH
1 Peter 1:23
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God…”
The incorruptible seed reveals the Father of Truth.
Everything produced by the incorruptible seed bears witness to His nature.
Truth proceeds from Him.
Life proceeds from Him.
Righteousness proceeds from Him.
Love proceeds from Him.
As believers receive the incorruptible seed through Jesus Christ, they begin to manifest the life and character of their heavenly Father.
This is one of the central revelations of The Two Seeds. The new birth is not simply a new beginning; it is the manifestation of a new source.
THE CORRUPTIBLE SEED REVEALS THE FATHER OF LIES
John 8:44
“Ye are of your father the devil… for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
Jesus reveals that every lie has a source.
The father of lies reproduces after his own nature.
Deception produces more deception.
Hatred produces more hatred.
Death produces more death.
Just as the incorruptible seed manifests the character of the Father of Truth, the corruptible seed manifests the character of the father of lies.
Throughout The Two Seeds, Jesus continually exposes this contrast so that His people may discern truth from deception.
THE FRUIT REVEALS THE FATHER
Matthew 7:16–18
“Ye shall know them by their fruits…”
Jesus teaches us that fruit reveals the tree.
The tree reveals the seed.
The seed reveals the father.
This principle is woven throughout the entire Bible.
The Lord continually teaches His people to look beyond outward appearance and discern the source from which every work proceeds.
When we understand this principle, many passages of Scripture begin to harmonize with one another.
The revelation becomes clearer because the Scriptures are interpreting themselves.
JESUS CHRIST REVEALS THE TRUE SOURCE
John 14:9
“He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
Jesus Christ is the perfect manifestation of the incorruptible seed.
Everything He spoke revealed the Father’s truth.
Everything He did revealed the Father’s love.
Everything He accomplished revealed the Father’s eternal purpose.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is the greatest revelation of the Father ever given to mankind.
This is why The Two Seeds continually points every reader back to Christ.
The more clearly we behold the Son, the more clearly we understand the Father.
THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD REVEALS THE TWO FATHERS
Acts 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
The purpose of this book is not to isolate one passage from another.
It is to gather the testimony of the whole Bible.
As each witness is added, the revelation becomes brighter.
Genesis joins hands with the Gospels.
The Gospels join hands with the Epistles.
The Epistles join hands with Revelation.
Together they bear witness to Jesus Christ.
As we continue through The Two Seeds, we discover that every seed reveals its source, every source reveals its father, and every father is ultimately revealed through the fruit that proceeds from his nature.
May the Holy Spirit continue opening our understanding as the full counsel of God reveals the Father of Truth through Jesus Christ while exposing every work of the father of lies.
CHAPTER SIX
THE TWO FATHERS: The Children Reveal Their Father’s Nature
EVERY CHILD MANIFESTS THE NATURE OF HIS FATHER
John 8:39–44
“Jesus said unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham… Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.”
Jesus taught that every child ultimately manifests the nature of his father.
The Lord was not merely speaking about natural genealogy. He was revealing a spiritual principle that runs throughout the Scriptures.
Children reveal their father’s nature.
Their words reveal it.
Their works reveal it.
Their desires reveal it.
Their fruit reveals it.
Throughout The Two Seeds, this principle remains constant. Every seed reproduces after its own kind, and every child ultimately bears witness to the source from which that life proceeds.
THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE BORN OF THE INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
John 1:12–13
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God… which were born… of God.”
The children of God receive life from above.
Their new birth is not produced by human effort.
It is not inherited through natural birth.
It proceeds from God.
As those born of the incorruptible seed grow in Christ, the character of their heavenly Father is increasingly manifested in their lives.
This is one of the central themes of The Two Seeds. The source of life determines the character that is revealed.
LOVE REVEALS THE FATHER
1 John 4:7–8
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God… for God is love.”
John reveals one of the clearest evidences of the Father’s nature.
God is love.
Those who are born of God begin to manifest His love.
Love is not merely an emotion.
Love is the expression of the Father’s character.
As believers grow in Christ, His love becomes increasingly evident through their words, actions, and relationships.
The fruit bears witness to the Father.
THE WORKS OF THE FLESH REVEAL ANOTHER NATURE
Galatians 5:19–21
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest…”
Paul contrasts the life of the Spirit with the works of the flesh.
Hatred.
Variance.
Wrath.
Strife.
Envyings.
These works reveal a nature contrary to the life of Christ.
The Scriptures continually teach us to discern by fruit rather than by appearance.
Throughout The Two Seeds, the contrast becomes increasingly clear. Different natures produce different fruit because different seeds produce different kinds.
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT REVEALS THE FATHER
Galatians 5:22–23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.”
The fruit of the Spirit reveals the character of the heavenly Father.
These qualities are not manufactured by human effort.
They are the result of His life working within His people.
As the incorruptible seed matures, the life of Christ is manifested more clearly.
The Father’s nature becomes visible through His children.
This is the glorious purpose toward which The Two Seeds continually points every believer.
JESUS CHRIST IS THE PERFECT SON
Hebrews 1:3
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person…”
Jesus Christ perfectly manifested His Father.
Every word He spoke revealed the Father’s wisdom.
Every miracle He performed revealed the Father’s compassion.
Every act of obedience revealed the Father’s will.
He is the perfect pattern for every son of God.
As believers behold Jesus Christ, they are transformed into His likeness by the working of the Holy Spirit.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is not merely information.
It is transformation.
THE TWO SEEDS LEAD US TO THE SON
Romans 8:29
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…”
The purpose of The Two Seeds is not simply to distinguish between two fathers.
Its purpose is to reveal Jesus Christ.
The Father is forming a people into the image of His Son.
As His life is manifested within them, His nature becomes visible through them.
Every chapter of The Two Seeds points toward this glorious purpose—that Jesus Christ might be revealed in His people, that the Father may be glorified through the Son, and that the full counsel of God may lead His children into the knowledge of the truth from Genesis to Revelation.
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father’s Eternal Purpose
THE FATHER CHOSE US BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD
Ephesians 1:3–5
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world… having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.”
The eternal purpose of the Father did not begin in Bethlehem.
It did not begin at Calvary.
It did not begin on the Day of Pentecost.
The Father’s purpose was established before the foundation of the world.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we discover that God is not reacting to history. He is unfolding a purpose that He determined before time began. The Father knew the end from the beginning, and every generation has moved according to His eternal counsel.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is the unveiling of that eternal purpose.
THE LAMB WAS FOREORDAINED
1 Peter 1:19–20
“But with the precious blood of Christ… who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.”
Before there was sin, the Father knew the Lamb.
Before there was a garden, the Father knew redemption.
Before there was death, the Father knew life.
Jesus Christ was not an afterthought.
He was foreordained before the foundation of the world.
This glorious truth stands at the heart of The Two Seeds. The Father always knew His Son, and through His Son He determined to reveal His wisdom, His grace, and His eternal purpose.
ALL THINGS WORK AFTER HIS WILL
Ephesians 1:11
“Being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.”
Paul declares that God works all things after the counsel of His own will.
Nothing surprises Him.
Nothing frustrates His purpose.
Nothing can overthrow His counsel.
The Father governs history according to His wisdom.
As we study The Two Seeds, we continually see that every event recorded in Scripture ultimately serves the revelation of Jesus Christ and the accomplishment of the Father’s eternal purpose.
THE MYSTERY HIDDEN FROM THE AGES
Colossians 1:26–27
“Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations… which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
For generations the Father’s purpose remained hidden.
The prophets saw portions of it.
The patriarchs embraced it by faith.
The apostles proclaimed its fulfillment.
The mystery is centered in Jesus Christ.
The Father’s eternal purpose has always been to reveal His Son and to bring many sons unto glory through Him.
Throughout The Two Seeds, every revelation ultimately points to Christ, because He is the center of the Father’s eternal plan.
THE FATHER WILL GATHER ALL THINGS IN CHRIST
Ephesians 1:9–10
“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will… That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The Father’s purpose is not divided.
It is one eternal purpose centered in His Son.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures reveal God bringing all things toward their appointed fulfillment in Christ.
Every prophecy.
Every covenant.
Every promise.
Every type.
Every shadow.
All find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ.
This is why The Two Seeds continually returns to Him. He is the beginning, the center, and the fulfillment of the Father’s purpose.
THE FATHER IS CONFORMING MANY SONS TO CHRIST
Romans 8:29
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…”
The Father’s purpose is not merely forgiveness.
It is conformity.
He is conforming His people to the image of His Son.
This work is accomplished by His grace, His Spirit, and His Word.
As the incorruptible seed matures within His children, the life of Jesus Christ is increasingly manifested through them.
The Father is revealing His Son in a people prepared for His glory.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE FATHER’S ETERNAL PURPOSE
2 Timothy 1:9
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling… according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.”
Paul once again takes us back before time itself.
The Father’s purpose preceded creation.
His grace preceded history.
His calling preceded the ages.
Everything revealed throughout The Two Seeds ultimately points to this glorious reality.
The Father established His purpose before the foundation of the world.
The Son came to reveal that purpose.
The Holy Spirit is bringing that purpose to fulfillment.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures bear witness to one eternal plan centered in Jesus Christ.
As we continue our journey through The Two Seeds, may our eyes remain fixed upon the Son, for in Him the Father’s eternal purpose is fully revealed, and through Him every promise of God finds its everlasting “Yes” and “Amen.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
THE TWO FATHERS: Jesus Christ Separates the Two Seeds
JESUS CHRIST CAME TO REVEAL THE TRUTH
John 18:37
“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
The ministry of Jesus Christ was not merely to perform miracles or teach moral principles. He came to bear witness to the truth.
Where truth is revealed, error is exposed.
Where light shines, darkness cannot remain hidden.
Where Christ is manifested, every false foundation is brought into the light.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we continually discover that the revelation of Jesus Christ separates truth from deception, life from death, and the incorruptible from the corruptible.
THE WORD OF GOD MAKES A DIVINE SEPARATION
Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword… and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
The Word of God does more than inform the mind.
It discerns.
It separates.
It exposes.
The living Word reveals what belongs to God and what does not.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we see that God’s Word continually brings His people into greater discernment. The Scriptures do not create truth—they reveal the Truth, who is Jesus Christ.
THE WHEAT AND THE TARES
Matthew 13:24–30
“Let both grow together until the harvest…”
Jesus taught that the wheat and the tares would grow together until the appointed time of separation.
The harvest is not confusion.
The harvest is revelation.
The true nature of each is made manifest.
The wheat bears one kind of fruit.
The tares bear another.
Throughout The Two Seeds, this parable illustrates that God’s purpose is not merely to identify differences but to bring everything into the light at His appointed time.
COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM
2 Corinthians 6:17
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord…”
God has always called His people unto Himself.
The call to separation is first a call unto Christ.
It is a call from deception into truth.
From darkness into light.
From corruption into the incorruptible life revealed in His Son.
As The Two Seeds unfolds, we discover that the Father is continually separating His people unto the revelation of Jesus Christ.
MY PEOPLE, COME OUT OF HER
Revelation 18:4
“Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
The Book of Revelation reveals the same divine call.
The Lord calls His people to come out.
This is not merely a geographical movement.
It is a spiritual separation.
It is the progressive work of Jesus Christ leading His people out of mixture and into the knowledge of the truth.
Throughout The Two Seeds, this call echoes from Genesis to Revelation. The Father is gathering a people who hear the voice of His Son and follow Him.
JESUS CHRIST BUILDS HIS CHURCH
Matthew 16:16–18
“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God… upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Jesus Christ is not only separating His people.
He is building them.
He is establishing them upon the revelation of Himself.
The Church is built upon Christ.
The Church is sustained by Christ.
The Church is perfected through Christ.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which every believer stands.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE VICTORY OF JESUS CHRIST
1 Corinthians 15:57–58
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
The message of The Two Seeds is ultimately a message of victory.
Jesus Christ has overcome.
Truth overcomes deception.
Life overcomes death.
Light overcomes darkness.
Grace overcomes sin.
The incorruptible overcomes the corruptible.
As the revelation of Jesus Christ fills the earth, the Father’s eternal purpose becomes increasingly visible. The separation accomplished by Christ is never an end in itself. It prepares His people to know Him more fully, to walk in His truth more completely, and to bear witness to His glory from Genesis to Revelation.
The purpose of The Two Seeds is not simply to distinguish between two spiritual orders. Its purpose is to exalt Jesus Christ, who reveals the Father, exposes every lie, separates truth from deception, and brings His people into the fullness of His eternal purpose.
CHAPTER NINE
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father Revealed in His Sons
THE SON REVEALED THE FATHER
John 14:9
“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
The greatest revelation ever given to mankind is Jesus Christ.
The Son did not merely speak about the Father.
He revealed the Father.
Every word He spoke declared the Father.
Every miracle He performed revealed the Father’s compassion.
Every act of obedience manifested the Father’s will.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we continually return to this glorious truth. The Father is perfectly revealed in His Son, and every true revelation begins with Jesus Christ.
MANY SONS BROUGHT UNTO GLORY
Hebrews 2:10
“For it became him… in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.”
The Father’s purpose did not end with revealing His only begotten Son.
His purpose is to bring many sons unto glory.
These sons do not replace Jesus Christ.
They are conformed to His image.
They bear witness to His life.
They manifest His character.
As The Two Seeds unfolds, we see that the incorruptible seed produces a people who increasingly reflect the nature of their heavenly Father through Jesus Christ.
CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON
Romans 8:29
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son.”
The Father’s eternal purpose is transformation.
He is conforming His children to the image of His Son.
This work is accomplished by His grace.
It is sustained by His Spirit.
It is revealed through His Word.
As believers behold Jesus Christ, His life is progressively formed within them.
The Father’s character becomes increasingly visible as His children mature in Christ.
LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE
Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Jesus taught that the lives of His disciples should glorify the Father.
Good works do not earn salvation.
They bear witness to the life that God has given.
The fruit glorifies the Father because it reveals His character.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we discover that the purpose of the incorruptible seed is not merely personal blessing but the manifestation of the Father’s glory through His people.
THE FRUIT REVEALS THE FATHER
John 15:5–8
“I am the vine, ye are the branches… Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.”
The Father is glorified through fruit.
The branch cannot produce fruit apart from the vine.
Neither can believers manifest the life of God apart from Jesus Christ.
Everything proceeds from Him.
Everything depends upon Him.
Everything returns glory to Him.
The fruit reveals the life of Christ, and the life of Christ reveals the Father.
This is one of the central revelations of The Two Seeds.
CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY
Colossians 1:27
“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Paul summarizes the mystery in a single declaration.
Christ in you.
This is the Father’s work.
This is the Father’s purpose.
This is the Father’s glory.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is not merely something we understand with the mind.
It is the life of Christ manifested within His people.
As the incorruptible seed matures, Christ is increasingly revealed, and the Father is glorified through the Son.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE FATHER’S GLORY
2 Corinthians 3:18
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
The message of The Two Seeds is ultimately centered in Jesus Christ.
The Father revealed His Son.
The Son revealed the Father.
The Holy Spirit transforms believers into the image of Christ.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures testify of this glorious purpose.
The incorruptible seed bears fruit unto life.
The Father’s character is manifested through His children.
The Son is exalted.
The Father is glorified.
As we behold the glory of the Lord, we are transformed from glory to glory until the revelation of Jesus Christ is increasingly seen in His people.
This is the glorious testimony of The Two Seeds—that the Father is revealed through His Son, His Son is revealed in His people, and all glory belongs to God forever.
CHAPTER TEN
THE TWO FATHERS: The Father’s Eternal Purpose Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
JESUS CHRIST IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END
Revelation 22:13
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”
The revelation of Jesus Christ begins before the foundation of the world and reaches its glorious fulfillment at the end of the ages.
He is the Alpha.
He is the Omega.
He is the Author.
He is the Finisher.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we have followed the testimony of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, discovering that every promise, every prophecy, every covenant, and every symbol ultimately finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ.
The Father has always revealed His purpose through His Son.
THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD BECOMES THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD
Revelation 11:15
“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
The Father’s eternal purpose is moving toward its appointed fulfillment.
History is not without direction.
Creation is not without hope.
The Lord is accomplishing His purpose according to the counsel of His own will.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we have seen the contrast between truth and deception, life and death, the incorruptible and the corruptible. The final testimony of Scripture is the triumph of Jesus Christ and His everlasting Kingdom.
EVERY ENEMY SHALL BE PUT UNDER HIS FEET
1 Corinthians 15:24–28
“Then cometh the end… For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet… that God may be all in all.”
Paul lifts our eyes to the consummation of God’s purpose.
Christ reigns.
His enemies are subdued.
Death itself is destroyed.
The kingdom is brought to its glorious completion.
The Father’s purpose has never been temporary.
From before the foundation of the world until God is all in all, every stage of redemption reveals His wisdom and His faithfulness.
This is one of the great themes running throughout The Two Seeds.
A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH
Revelation 21:1–5
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth… Behold, I make all things new.”
John sees the fulfillment of God’s promise.
The former things pass away.
God makes all things new.
The dwelling place of God is with men.
Tears are wiped away.
Death is no more.
The work begun in Christ reaches its glorious fulfillment.
Throughout The Two Seeds, every chapter has pointed toward this hope—that God’s eternal purpose is not merely to rescue His people from sin, but to bring His creation into the fullness of His redemptive plan through Jesus Christ.
THE FATHER IS GLORIFIED IN THE SON
John 17:1–4
“Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee.”
The Son glorified the Father.
The Father glorified the Son.
This divine relationship stands at the center of redemption.
Everything Jesus accomplished was for the glory of His Father.
Everything the Father purposed is fulfilled through His Son.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is, therefore, the revelation of the Father’s heart, His wisdom, and His eternal purpose.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE VICTORY OF CHRIST
Romans 16:20
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.”
From Genesis to Revelation, the conflict between truth and deception is brought to its appointed conclusion.
The victory belongs to Jesus Christ.
Truth prevails.
Life triumphs.
Grace reigns.
Righteousness is established.
The incorruptible overcomes the corruptible.
Throughout The Two Seeds, we have discovered that every promise of God finds its fulfillment in Christ. The Father has never ceased working toward the accomplishment of His eternal purpose.
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE REVELATION OF THE FATHER
Colossians 1:15–20
“Who is the image of the invisible God… For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.”
The message of The Two Seeds is not ultimately about two opposing powers.
It is about the revelation of Jesus Christ.
The Father is revealed through the Son.
The Son reveals the incorruptible life of God.
The Holy Spirit opens our understanding to behold His glory.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures bear one unified testimony.
Jesus Christ is the center of God’s eternal purpose.
He is the Seed promised in the beginning.
He is the Lamb foreordained before the foundation of the world.
He is the Son who reveals the Father.
He is the Savior who accomplished redemption.
He is the King who reigns forever.
As we conclude The Two Seeds, may our hearts remain fixed upon Jesus Christ. May we grow in the knowledge of the Father through the Son, rejoice in the incorruptible seed that has given us life, and continue searching the full counsel of God until every page of Scripture reveals more of His glory.
To Him be glory, dominion, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and blessing forever and ever.
Amen.
CONCLUSION
THE TWO FATHERS REVEALED THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
Hebrews 12:2
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”
As we come to the end of The Two Seeds, we have followed one glorious revelation from Genesis to Revelation.
We began with the principle that every seed reproduces after its own kind.
We discovered that every seed reveals its source.
Every source reveals its father.
Every father reveals his nature.
Every nature is manifested through its fruit.
Above all, we have discovered that Jesus Christ is the perfect revelation of the Father.
He is the Seed promised in the beginning.
He is the Lamb foreordained before the foundation of the world.
He is the Son who declares the Father.
He is the Savior who accomplished redemption.
He is the King who shall reign forever.
Throughout The Two Seeds, one truth has become unmistakably clear: the revelation of Jesus Christ is the key that unlocks the full counsel of God. From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures bear one unified witness concerning the Son of God. Every prophecy points toward Him. Every promise finds its fulfillment in Him. Every symbol receives its true interpretation in Him.
THE SCRIPTURES TESTIFY OF CHRIST
John 5:39
“Search the scriptures… they are they which testify of me.”
Jesus Himself declared that the Scriptures testify of Him.
The Bible is not a collection of disconnected stories.
It is one divine testimony.
Genesis points to Christ.
The Law points to Christ.
The Prophets point to Christ.
The Gospels reveal Christ.
The Epistles explain Christ.
The Book of Revelation unveils the victorious Christ.
When we read the Scriptures through the revelation of Jesus Christ, the Bible becomes one harmonious declaration of the Father’s eternal purpose.
THE FATHER’S PURPOSE STANDS FOREVER
Ephesians 1:9–10
“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will… That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ.”
The Father’s purpose has never changed.
Before the foundation of the world, He purposed all things in His Son.
Throughout history, He has faithfully unfolded that purpose.
Today, He continues revealing His Son through His Word and by His Spirit.
One day, every purpose determined in Christ will stand complete according to the counsel of His own will.
The Father’s eternal purpose is centered in Jesus Christ from beginning to end.
THE TWO SEEDS REVEAL THE GLORY OF GOD
1 Peter 1:23
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God…”
The message of The Two Seeds is ultimately a message of hope.
The incorruptible seed gives life.
The incorruptible seed reveals the Father.
The incorruptible seed produces righteousness.
The incorruptible seed bears fruit that glorifies God.
As we abide in Jesus Christ, His life is manifested within us, and the Father’s character is increasingly revealed through His people.
This is the glorious work of God’s grace.
ALL GLORY BELONGS TO JESUS CHRIST
Colossians 1:16–18
“For by him were all things created… and he is before all things, and by him all things consist… that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
As we close this book, may our hearts remain fixed upon Jesus Christ.
May we continue searching the Scriptures.
May we continue declaring the full counsel of God.
May we continue growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior.
May we always remember that every true revelation exalts Jesus Christ.
He is the Alpha and the Omega.
He is the beginning and the end.
He is the Author and the Finisher.
He is the image of the invisible God.
He is the revelation of the Father.
He is the Savior of the world.
He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
To Him be glory, wisdom, honor, dominion, thanksgiving, and praise forever and ever.
Amen.
CHAPTER ONE — Every Seed Reveals Its Father
- Genesis 1:11–12
- John 8:38
- John 8:44
- Matthew 7:16–20
- 1 Peter 1:23
- Acts 20:27
CHAPTER TWO — The Origin of the Father of Lies
- Isaiah 45:7
- Genesis 3:1
- Genesis 3:4–5
- John 8:44
- Revelation 12:9
- Acts 20:27
CHAPTER THREE — The Nature of the Father of Lies
- John 8:44
- Genesis 3:4–5
- Romans 5:12
- 1 John 3:12
- Ephesians 4:27
- John 14:6
CHAPTER FOUR — Jesus Christ Reveals the True Father
- John 14:6–9
- John 1:18
- James 1:17
- Colossians 1:15
- 1 Peter 1:23
- Hebrews 1:1–3
CHAPTER FIVE — The Two Seeds Reveal the Two Fathers
- Genesis 1:11–12
- 1 Peter 1:23
- John 8:44
- Matthew 7:16–18
- John 14:9
- Acts 20:27
CHAPTER SIX — The Children Reveal Their Father’s Nature
- John 8:39–44
- John 1:12–13
- 1 John 4:7–8
- Galatians 5:19–21
- Galatians 5:22–23
- Hebrews 1:3
- Romans 8:29
CHAPTER SEVEN — The Father’s Eternal Purpose
- Ephesians 1:3–5
- 1 Peter 1:19–20
- Ephesians 1:11
- Colossians 1:26–27
- Ephesians 1:9–10
- Romans 8:29
- 2 Timothy 1:9
CHAPTER EIGHT — Jesus Christ Separates the Two Seeds
- John 18:37
- Hebrews 4:12
- Matthew 13:24–30
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
- Revelation 18:4
- Matthew 16:16–18
- 1 Corinthians 15:57–58
CHAPTER NINE — The Father Revealed in His Sons
- John 14:9
- Hebrews 2:10
- Romans 8:29
- Matthew 5:16
- John 15:5–8
- Colossians 1:27
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
CHAPTER TEN — The Father’s Eternal Purpose Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
- Revelation 22:13
- Revelation 11:15
- 1 Corinthians 15:24–28
- Revelation 21:1–5
- John 17:1–4
- Romans 16:20
- Colossians 1:15–20
CONCLUSION — The Two Fathers Revealed Through Jesus Christ
- Hebrews 12:2
- John 5:39
- Ephesians 1:9–10
- 1 Peter 1:23
- Colossians 1:16–18
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