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	• What Happened From the Cross to the Throne E. W. Kenyon Kenyon Gospel Publishers, 1983 average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

fascinating but at times speculative

This is a hard book to rate. Much of what Kenyon writes is helpful and encouraging. But a bit of it is marred by false presuppositions. It's almost as if at times EW takes his revelation knowledge gleaned from our supernatural scriptures, and then applies his own logic of the senses which betrays him. Nevertheless, I love the way he writes: short, crisp heartfelt sentences, at times repetitive but one gets the point. One huge caveat is that he also writes as if he's declaring biblical truths rather than being merely speculative.

Early in the book Kenyon states that it's been proven that a person's blood type is determined by the father - which is just not true. This leads him to conclude that Jesus' blood was untainted by the adamic nature because He had no human father. Jesus then had special blood and since life is in the blood (Lev.17:11), Jesus had the life of God in him. He couldn't die. That is why to Kenyon, Jesus had to literally become sin and take on the nature of Satan - only then did His body become mortal. Only then could He die. And that when He died He died a complete death, physically and spiritually, the same death that the unredeemed natural man will experience. Jesus tasted death for us. Sounds good, but just recall that we know today that a person's blood type isn't necessarily determined by the father...

The rest of the book is a fascinating account of Kenyon's highly speculative insights about what happened from the cross to the throne and what it means for us. I love the chapter "What Happened On The Cross", and Kenyon's studies in Hebrews are so good they could be a book by themselves.

Another high point is Kenyon's observation that the Gospels show true Spirit-led authorship because especially Luke and Mark would have been familiar with Pauline revelation, having travelled with Paul. Yet, as Kenyon understandably enthuses, the gospel writings from their pen show a spiritual restraint concerning Pauline thought. Amazing stuff.

I sum "What Happened" as essential for the Kenyon reader but perhaps not as essential for other Christians. Kenyon's "Hidden Man" is probably the most comprehensive of his books - perhaps I'll review that one next, it's wonderful & changed my life! The more interested reader would do well to also check out Troy Edwards's extensive online article "Did Jesus Die Spiritually?" which builds a biblical case for the JDS doctrine; and also Rob Bowman's "Word-Faith Controversy" which exposes some holes in JDS.

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What's he talking about?

I love Brother Kenyon. He was one of the first to get the true righteousness of God revelation as well as whom we are in Christ Jesus. However, certain aspects of his writings confused me such as; the legal and vital sides of our redemption. I understand the concept, but not the origin. Why is it called "legal" and "vital"? I also don't understand why Adam had a "legal" right to turn over creation to Satan, but not a "moral right". I'm not saying that Brother Kenyon was wrong, but I'm simply stating there are a few things in this book and some of his other writings that I just don't understand.

However, I did enjoy his explanation of how the High Priests of Israel offered up the Covenant God Jehovah as a sacrifice. I had never seen it that way before...but there it was. Brother Kenyon is adept at bringing the realities of our redemption into the light and revealing to us who we are in Christ Jesus. If you are a young Christian...then try Brother Hagin or Creflo Dollars books first. But if you're a long time Christian still struggling with who you are in Him...give this book a try and see what He did to make us the righteousness of God...in Him. God Bless!

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Great book!

Kenyon is masterful in explaining spiritual concepts without the "Christianese" that we find in so many Christian authors today. This is a great book for the studious Christian who is interested in who the Bible says they are in Christ and what Jesus did to ensure that position. Once you get used to the one and two sentence paragraphs throughout, the book is also a surprisingly easy read.

Spiritual insights into Christ's great redemption for us...

If you want to understand what "redemption" is all about, read this book!

E. W. Kenyon takes us into the gospels and epistles and explains in depth what our Lord Jesus Christ actually accomplished for us.

"The object of the redemption that God wrought in His Son was to make man righteous." (p. 13). We are righteous before God! Do you think this realization might change your prayer life?!! It did ours! My wife and I placed a bid on a new home...lost that bid to another buyer...kept praying...and got the house back!

Kenyon goes on to explain why God made man righteous: "Man must be able to stand in the presence of God without the sense of guilt, inferiority or condemnation. At the same time all fear must be taken out, enabling him to stand in the presence of Satan without the sense of inferiority." (p.99)

Take a good look at this book's table of contents. Kenyon explores what happened to Christ before, during and after his resurrection. Especially take a look at chapter 17, "Why The Tenses Whip Us." Kenyon explains, "I know that what He says is true. I boldly take my stand, and in the face of everything that may come, I hold fast to my confession. Now you live in THE PRESENT TENSE." (P.108-109).

I love all of E. W. Kenyon's books. That's why we pay tribute to him on our website as a "Christian Superhero." And this book is one of my favorites. Dr. Kenyon really opens up the significance of what Christ did for us to make us God's own sons and daughters.

If you want to REALLY UNDERSTAND what Christ did for you, READ THIS BOOK!

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