More than a Biblical case for gay marriage, The Bed Keeper takes readers on a journey through space and time within the pages of Scripture, and reveals ancient prophecies long forgotten by the Church (both Catholic and Protestant), which illustrates teachings pertaining to not only the world wide gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, but indeed the Return of Jesus Christ Himself! Along the way, we will discover that Jesus taught LGBT people are naturally born so from our mothers' wombs, that the Apostle Paul ordained single gender Holy Matrimony, and that God demands we be affirmed in Churches all over the globe as equal partakers in the Kingdom of Heaven! The Bed Keeper is a message of hope for the LGBT community, complete with Scripture-based prophetic instructions for the Church to at last become all adorned like a Bride for her Bridegroom!
The Bed Keeper
A Biblical Case for Gay MarriageBy Brian Anthony BowenAuthorHouse
Copyright © 2012 Brian Anthony Bowen
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4685-4697-2Contents
Opening Prayer............................................ixStatement of Faith........................................xPreface:..................................................xiiiIntroduction..............................................xviiChapter 1 In The Beginning................................1Chapter 2 Born Unique.....................................19Chapter 3 For the Kingdom of Heaven.......................41Chapter 4 Messengers of The King..........................53Chapter 5 God Sanctioned Gay Marriage.....................75Chapter 6 Examining 1 Timothy.............................113Chapter 7 Examining Leviticus.............................123Chapter 8 Examining Romans................................139Chapter 9 Examining Sodom.................................151Chapter 10 Go, and Sin No More............................163Chapter 11 Covenant Promises..............................177Chapter 12 Gotta Have Faith!..............................193Chapter 13 Baptized With Fire.............................209Chapter 14 Hearing From God...............................231Chapter 15 Wisdom of God..................................263Chapter 16 Fire From Heaven...............................287Chapter 17 GAZA: Holy Land for Gays.......................305Chapter 18 My Testimony...................................329Frequently Asked Questions................................347Open Letter to Pastors....................................351Additional Resources......................................359Electronic Version of The Bed Keeper......................363
Chapter One
In The Beginning
Before we begin this journey through the Scriptures, I want to provide you with a fuller thumbnail sketch of what will be revealed to us as we explore the Truth of what the Bible actually says in reference to born eunuchs of the past, and how that relates to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people of today. So let's start with a brief summary of what I believe the eunuch Scriptures mean for not only gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, but also for Church Leadership, and the Body of Christ at large:
History of Eunuchs Being Banned from Church
1. Moses bans eunuchs from the Congregation of the Lord as a demonstration of God's holiness, and is part of an exhaustive list of Congregation related laws in (Deuteronomy 23:1)
2. God prophesies that the eunuch ban will be overturned, and inclusion of eunuchs in the Congregation will become possible through Jesus Christ, as He "gathers others in also, with those already gathered." (Isaiah 55:11-56:8)
3. Jesus begins to fulfill God's prophecy to eunuchs, and sets the groundwork for lifting the ban of eunuchs from the Congregation by saying that not all people are destined for heterosexual marriage, because "some are born eunuchs," "some are made eunuchs," and some "choose to be eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven." (Matthew 19:11-12)
4. Proof the ban was officially lifted (after the crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ), is illustrated by the Ethiopian Eunuch who "was returning from Jerusalem to worship." He had learned of Christ lifting the ban on eunuchs in the Congregation and so travelled the 1,600 miles from Ethiopia to Jerusalem to go to the synagogue. He was prevented from being baptized because of Moses' ban on eunuchs in the Congregation, but on his way home he becomes the First Eunuch converted to Christianity—under direct influence of the Holy Spirit—in the only account of evangelism God chose to include in all of Holy Writ. (Acts 8:26-40)
5. Philip begins proclaiming the good news of the Gospel to the Eunuch, by reading to him from Isaiah 53:7 and continuing through till Isaiah 56:8, which includes God's prophecy regarding eunuchs being included in the Congregation.
Advantages of Eunuch Scriptures for LGBT Believers
1. Shows God inviting us to Him in spite of traditional Christian teachings saying that gay people cannot also be Christian.
2. Shows LGBT Believers as "natural born eunuchs" in Matthew 19:12, saying we are "born so from our mother's womb," proving that LGBT Believers are indeed a "natural part of God's Divine Creative Order," and in full compliance with the "Natural Law" regardless of what the Church has traditionally taught.
3. Shows LGBT Believers are "qualified" to be included in God's Congregation, to become Christian converts, to be baptized, to receive Holy Communion, to receive the Holy Spirit, and to partake of all the Holy Sacraments (including single gender marriage), and shows that Jesus' sacrifice includes LGBT people. (Isaiah 55:11-56:12, Acts 8:26-40, 1 Corinthians 7:8-9, 1 Timothy 4:1-3)
4. Shows LGBT Believers are "qualified" to serve as ordained clergy and to adopt and care for children. (Matthew 19:13-15)
5. Shows LGBT Believers are not required to "change" our identity as homosexual, as we see the Ethiopian Eunuch is still referred to by Scripture as a eunuch even after his baptism. This debunks "ex-gay" theories that LGBT people must strive to become heterosexual, or should lie to a potential opposite gender marriage partner for the sake of "keeping up appearances." The Apostle Paul likewise rejects "ex-gay" therapy telling LGBT Believers to remain who we are born to be, and yet remain close to God. (Acts 8:26-40, 1 Corinthians 7:24)
6. Shows LGBT Believers a moral code for our relationship with ourselves, our fellow Believers, and God in the Isaiah 56 eunuch prophecy. It does not establish a "separate and special" moral code, but rather illustrates that the same paths to holiness are available to LGBT Believers as they are to heterosexual Believers.
7. Shows that some eunuchs (and LGBT Believers) can be female when God refers to eunuchs as "sons" and "daughters" in Isaiah 56:4.
8. Shows God Himself promising LGBT Believers a life of JOYFUL worship in the Congregation, free access to all the Holy Sacraments, and promises to accept our sacrifices and offerings on His altar in the form of financial and in-kind contributions to the local church. (Isaiah 56:7)
9. Shows typical attitude of eunuch exclusion from the Congregation when Jesus' disciples "rebuked children who were coming to Jesus," Who tells them, "Do not forbid the children to come to me, for such as these is the Kingdom of Heaven composed," illustrating that both children and LGBT Believers are vital participants in (and members of) the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 19:11-15)
10. Shows Jesus ordaining gay adoption of children by LGBT people in Matthew 19:13-15 as a fulfillment of God's promise to barren women to have more spiritual children than a married woman (Isaiah 54:1-5), and to eunuchs, whom He admonishes to not complain that we are "dry trees" (Isaiah 56:3). This also proves God is fully aware that not all people will have children, which runs contrary to the oft repeated argument from many Christians that God commands all people to "be fruitful and multiply" in the form of marrying an opposite gender spouse and having biological children (even though many heterosexual couples cannot (or choose not to) have children, and do not...