Reincarnation is viewed as a controversial topic in Christianity and especially the thought that Jesus could have had different lives. Reincarnation is a concept of soul’s transmigration suggesting the person accumulated knowledge and experience from past lives. Jesus came as a perfected soul, as an embodiment of God and throughout his life, he never sinned or made a mistake. In Christianity Jesus is viewed as God, in different religions as a prophet or as a spiritual master with deep spiritual knowledge. Therefore the thought that Jesus developed his soul or transformed himself into this perfected state without being already perfect, is a heretical view in Christianity. How come God would need to be perfected? If Jesus is God, he was perfect from the beginning. However, with this view, Christianity is missing out on a very important lesson. The lesson is that Jesus was a perfect soul that he perfected throughout different lives and this is also what is our mission here on earth.
Through the lens of reincarnation, we can see Christ’s soul in different bodies and different expressions, depending on the circumstances, times, accumulated knowledge and level of consciousness. Christ’s soul is our map, a prototype to follow and example of achieving perfection over time. Each soul is unique and might need different number of lives and lessons. In Judaism, the view on reincarnation is that every soul is sent to this world to partner with a physical body in order to carry out a unique mission. The trials and tribulations one endures throughout life are the tests and opportunities for one to fulfill their mission and spiritual purpose and also to rectify past mistakes and learn lessons. The distinctive tikkun they are meant to accomplish in the world is a tikkun to that soul itself. The soul is not able to complete the whole mission in one life. This is a process of becoming and evolving, ascending to the perfected state that can only be lived through and experienced.
Christ’s soul is present throughout the Bible and lived in different bodies and each character differed depending on the times and circumstances. The evolvement was evident and Christ’s soul managed to achieve its perfection in the body of Jesus. This is also viewed in Judaism as achieving five levels of the soul. These levels act as a “map of consciousness”, coming first from external and physical actions to inner, intimate and transcendent spiritual experiences. These levels correspond to different depths of consciousness and connection to the Divine. The lowest level is “Nefesh” that is associated with the physical body and animalistic instincts. The second level is “Ruach”, which is the emotional self and personality. It represents the middle soul, connecting the body’s instinctual drives to the higher intellectual and spiritual realms. The third level is “Neshamah”, the intellectual self of higher consciousness. It allows for comprehension of Divine concepts and moral understanding. The fourth level is “Chayah”, this is the supra – rational soul level that transcends individual consciousness. It represents the will, desire and faith, bridging the individual to higher spiritual realms. The final fifth level is “Yechidah”, the highest most Divine level of the soul. It represents the essence of the soul, a spark of God that this soul is absolutely united and one with God. That is why our mission here on earth is to become one with God, just like Jesus achieved.
“ I and My Father are one.” John 10:30
Christianity interpreted this verse as Jesus saying he is Yahweh, however this means that Jesus achieved his highest level of the soul and became one with God, just like he was saying. However they are two separate beings with individual character traits. Moreover, Jesus explained that he also had to overcome the world:
“In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
What does this tells us? That Jesus was also overcoming various aspects of the world and of his soul and achieved the highest level of the soul. That is why he is telling us this is possible, you can overcome the world, you can achieve the highest level of consciousness and you can follow the Law of God without stumbling into the sin. To do this, you have to ascend from the lower level of physical body and being ruled by the body, to the highest level of the soul and be one with God.
How did Jesus achieve this perfection?
Christ’s soul started from the ground 0 level. If we look closer in the Bible, Jesus gave us various hints indicating that he could be Adam. Jesus highlighted on many occasions that he was fist and he will be the last. How it was explained in Christianity is that Jesus was with God when the world was created, however if we look at the scripture, it really explains he was the first man on the earth:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” Revelation 22: 13
Jesus also confirmed he was before Abraham:
“Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8: 58
Many people take the words “I AM” as a confirmation that Jesus was calming to be God, however Jesus was simply confirming that he was existing before Abraham and he is still existing. He couldn’t say I was, because that would indicate that there was an end, but he expressed it in the way that he is constantly existing. This was also a reference to the truth of the “I AM”, the teachings of Jesus that he gave to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Mary. I explained that in details in my other video. Essentially this teaching is that after soul ascending to the highest level, the soul will then receive the truth of “I AM”. The truth of the soul and the truth of the origins of the soul. That is “I AM”.
“And then, as if from a great distance, I heard the voice of my Master tell me: ‘Miryam, whom I have called the Migdalah, now you have seen the all, and have known the truth of yourself; the truth that is I AM. Now you have become the completion on completions’. And thus, the vision ended.” (GBC 42:13)
Another important point indicating that Jesus started as Adam was the fact that he was always highlighting he is the Son of God:
“Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” John 5: 19-23
“Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” So He said to them, “You rightly say that I am.” John 22: 70
We also see that Adam was the Son of God as he came directly from God as a first man. Adam was the first creation, the first begotten Son of God that God breathed into with His own breath. Every other man was the son of the previous father. Isaac was the son of Abraham, Jacob was the son of Isaac and Joseph was the son of Jacob. Adam is directly from God, God is his Father and therefore he is the Son of God.
“the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.” Luke 3: 34-38
We also see Jesus confirming three stages of his being in the book of Revelations:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Who is, who was and who is to come – meaning he was the first one, he is existing at the time of speaking and he is the one to come. His Christ spirit inhabited the body of Adam and the body of Jesus, however these are the same person. Consider the first mistake Adam made, he blamed Eve for his mistake. Jesus came and rectified that mistake by taking all the blame on himself. He is the one to come in the form of a King as “the End”.
“I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” Revelation 22:16
Here Jesus highlights he is the root, the one that started it all but he is also the offspring, meaning he came after David. This confirms his double nature of starting as a root and being an offspring, his reincarnation. He was born again and reincarnated into different bodies and thus different expressions of the Christ’s spirit.
The next reincarnation was Enoch. Enoch was a mysterious figure in the Old Testament and only few words were dedicated to him in the early part of Genesis. In fact, the brief story of Enoch is mentioned in Genesis 5:18-24, a total of just seven verses! The reason for all the mystery, though, is that Enoch is one of two figures mentioned in Scripture who did not die:
“Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5: 18-19; 21-24
Not only Enoch didn’t die but also the number of years Enoch lived is also not accidental. The number of years that he lived could represent that just as the earth takes 365 days to make a full rotation around the sun, returning to its original point, so Enoch will return when history has run its full course. This is another confirmation of Christ’s soul returning at the end as the Omega.
Enoch also received mysterious teachings as the first one who could handle this type of information. The books of Enoch were rejected in the Biblical Canon as they contained some controversial information and didn’t align with the religion Roman Empire was forming. However, all this information is available in the Apocrypha books and it’s all the information about spiritual world and fallen angels.
The next live for the Christ’s soul was a mysterious figure of the Priest Melchizedek. He appeared suddenly in Genesis 14 as the King of Salem and Priest of God Most High who blessed Abraham. Described in Hebrews as without father, mother, or genealogy, he represents an eternal priesthood, superior to Aaron’s priesthood, that foreshadows Jesus Christ as both king and priest. This is also another explanation of the words: “before Abraham was, I AM”, because Melchizedek was before Abraham and who blessed Abraham. Therefore this was literally standing before Abraham. But also, this suggests that his soul was not only superior to Abraham, but also to Aaron’s priesthood. Melchizedek is also without physical father and mother, suggesting that his origin was very much spiritual and coming directly from God. Just like the soul that inhabited the body of Adam.
“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said:
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Genesis 14: 18-20
The symbolism of Melchizadek is also very telling, as he represents the “King of Righteousness” (Melchizedek) and “King of Peace” (King of Salem), which means he embodies roles that anticipate the work of Jesus Christ. Moreover, he takes “bread and wine”, which is a pre shadow of the last supper, all connecting to the last life as Jesus. This is the Chris’s soul but in a different body.
The next interesting life of Christ’s soul is Jacob. Jacob is the father of Israel, the father of the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob was also the only one who struggled with God and God dislocated his hip. Just like Adam, where God took Adam’s rib to create Eve, Jacob had his hip taken or dislocated, when he lived not according to God’s will, going slightly against the current. We could say this was a wake up call for Jacob to come back in line. Jacob had a big transformation in his life, from stealing the birthright from his brother Esau to always looking for a way out and escaping the challenges. Finally, he had to face those challenges and he fought with God. This is when his transformation happened and God gave him a new name – Israel.
“Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.” Genesis 32: 24-29
Jacob characterized with a lot of patience and loyalty. When he was running from his brother Esau, he stayed with a man called Laban who had two daughters: Rachel and Leah. Jacob fell in love with Rachel and worked for Laban 7 years for his daughter Rachel. However, Laban tricked Jacob, just like Jacob tricked his brother, and he gave Jacob his other daughter Leah. However Laban agreed to give him Rachel if he stayed and worked another 7 years. Eventually Jacob stayed with Laban 20 years. 7 years for Leah, 7 years for Rachel and 6 years for his own flock. What is also interesting, Rachel was a spirit of Eve reincarnated as Rachel, which I will describe in my next post.
Rachel, just like Eve, represents disobedience. Rachel, when Jacob was running away from her father, stole pagan gods from her father and hid them in the tent. She represents pagan land and that is why the marriage of Jacob, a holy land with Rachel, a pagan land, which also represents gentiles, is the pre shadow of the fulfilment at the end times. More on this in my next post. Nevertheless, Jacob and Rachel represents the marriage of Christ and his bride at the end. Jacob had sons with both sisters and their maidservants, however the son of Jacob and Rachel – Joseph, would become the chosen son who was first rejected by his brothers, sold to slavery in Egypt and eventually due to his wisdom in interpreting Pharaoh’s dream about a coming famine, he was placed in charge of the entire land of Egypt. Joseph later saved his brothers from famine and despite being sold into slavery by his brothers, Joseph forgave them and moved his entire family to Egypt.
Therefore as we can see, Adam was the first and the father of all flesh, then Jacob was the father of Israel. However, due to some disobedience and sins of Jacob, Chris soul will have to rectify that mistake in next lives. We see this in the book of Isaiah:
“Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered;
And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin:
When he makes all the stones of the altar
Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust,
Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand.” Isaiah 27:9
Here there is not only link to Adam as “the fruit of his sin”, but also “wooden images”, which then connects us to Jesus and crucifixion.
Now moving to the next interesting life of Christ’s soul, which was King David. David was the King of Israel, pre-shadowing the role of Jesus at the end. David was also rejected and disregarded by his family early in life. He was not immediately presented by his father, Jesse, to the prophet Samuel as a candidate for king, being left to tend sheep instead. He felt like a stranger to his brothers, as indicated in his own words, and was treated with disdain, particularly by his oldest brother, Eliab. What we have as a connection to Jesus was the fact that he was a shepherd and he didn’t “look” visually as a typical king, therefore he was overlooked by everyone. But God reminded Samuel, who was about to anoint the king:
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16: 7
A reminder to never judge by appearance or by expectations of how king should look like. When the Lord rejected each son of Jesse, he finally brought his last son, who according to his father didn’t look the part.
“Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16: 12-13
We also see a similar description of appearance in the Song of Songs, which is a love story of Christ and his bride. A lot of people interpret this as a story of Solomon and one of his brides, but this is actually a story of Christ’s soul and his bride. This is where the bride describes her love:
“My beloved is white and ruddy,
Chief among ten thousand.
His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.” Song of Songs 5: 10-11
We also know that Jesus Christ was described as chief among ten thousand and Christ’s soul as anointed one, was anointed in the body of David and in the body of Jesus who was also anointed by Mary Magdalene.
Going back to the life of David, there was a similar trait that King David had with his previous life as Jacob. David spent a significant period of time fleeing from King Saul, who was intensely jealous and sought to kill him after David’s popularity grew. Just like Jacob was running from Laban and his problems instead of facing them, David also spent some time running. This is one of the patterns of reincarnation. God will put the soul in a similar circumstance and similar lesson to teach the soul to overcome that lesson, otherwise the soul will keep having the same lesson until the test is passed. David had an eventful life filled with many lessons. He fought the Goliath which represented courage and facing problems head on. However he was also rejected by his family and by his nation to some extent, running away from Saul due to Saul’s jealousy and he lived as a fugitive in the wilderness, hiding in locations like the cave of Adullam and Gath, while Saul actively pursued him. When Saul died, David was anointed as King of Israel in Judah.
Another link of David’s life to Jesus and also to Melchizedek was with the holy bread:
“Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.” And the priest answered David and said, “There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women.”; So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.” 1 Samuel 21: 4; 6
David had to encounter another test in the form of Batsheba. While his army was at war, King David saw and desired the beautiful Bathsheba, wife of his soldier Uriah, and impregnated her. To cover his actions, David arranged for Uriah’s death in battle, subsequently marrying the widowed Bathsheba. This was a pivotal narrative of sin, consequences, and repentance. While David repented fot the sin, however the consequence was that the child died. Bathsheba later gave birth to Solomon, who would become king and who would built a Temple for God, which God refused David to build.
The life of David had many plots and turns. Essentially David had some similar lessons to Jacob, which shows how Christ’s soul had to learn and overcome, to learn righteousness, to learn not to plot, to face problems head on instead of running away. David also had many wives and concubines, however we have to put this into perspective. The times when David lived were very “fleshly” times and people needed to fulfil the lessons of lower soul levels of Nefesh and Ruach.
King David is not generally considered the most righteous person in the Bible, but rather a complex figure defined by his deep faith, repentance, and role as a “man after God’s own heart”. While he was a courageous leader and faithful in many areas, he committed severe sins, including adultery and murder. His righteousness is often understood through his willingness to repent and rely on God’s grace rather than flawless moral perfection. His legacy established the Davidic line, central to the prophecy of a future Messiah. The future Messiah had to come from the bloodline of David. Interestingly, one of the reasons Israel rejected Jesus as their Messiah was the fact that they believed his lineage was flawed and not fully coming from the line of David. However, they didn’t realize they rejected king David in different body and different time. It was Christ’s soul inhabiting different body and therefore the root and the offspring of David:
“I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” Revelation 22:16
After King David, we see Chris’s soul returning as Joshua, the High Priest. This was very overlooked yet pivotal character in the Bible, pre-shadowing Jesus and linking Joshua’s life to the life of Melchizadek, Enoch and Jesus or Yeshua. Joshua was a spiritual leader who guided Jewish exiles returning from Babylon around 520 BCE. He was the 24th high priest in the lineage of Aaron and played a role in rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem. His life is significant for this leadership and a prophetic vision that symbolized the spiritual purification of Israel. What is important is the fact that he was not only a high priest, but also took part in rebuilding the Temple, which as we know was later destroyed after Jesus’ death and resurrection.
“Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.” Zechariah 3: 1-4
The filthy garments could have been sins from his previous life as Kind David. However we clearly see a connection to Jesus as future king in “rich robes”.
“Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘If you will walk in My ways,
And if you will keep My command,
Then you shall also judge My house,
And likewise have charge of My courts;
I will give you places to walk
Among these who stand here.
‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are a wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH.” Zechariah 3: 6-8
Here we have even more indication to the future of the soul of Christ: “you shall also judge My house” and “My Servant the BRANCH”. As we know, Jesus is known to be the branch prophesied in the book of Isaiah:
“There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” Isaiah 11: 1-2
This also connects us to the second branch of the second servant of God and two olive trees. However I went into details about two anointed ones in my post on Two Servants. That is why, it is important to remember that Jesus, just like Adam and Eve, will finish not on his own but with his bride.
And finally, the seventh life of the Christ’s soul, who comes back as Yeshua or Jesus. This is when Christ soul is in his perfected state, having gone through the previous lives. Christ soul went through the life of Adam, then highly spiritual Enoch, then Priest of God as Melchizadek, then as father of Israel – Jacob, who had to overcome his fears and enter into his courage and physical state. Then, the soul of Christ is expressed with a lot of courage in king David’s body but also maybe overly physical. He is brought back into his “rich robes” in the life of the high priest Joshua and finally, as the future king of Israel – Jesus.
Jesus, just like King David, was anointed with oil by Mary Magdalene:
“Then Miryam, the Beloved Companion, took a jar of oil of pure and expensive spikenard and poured it upon the head of Yeshua and anointed him. And the house was full of sweet fragrance of the ointment.” (GBC 32:2)
Each life represented different state of his soul development, different state of conciousness and expansion. Christ’s soul is our map of the soul ascention. Jesus came to awaken people to the fact that we are all “gods”, the message he was cruicified for. He came to still very physical Israel and his soul was too advanced for those times. He wanted to free Israel from the highly legalistic religious systems, however, contrary to what people in Christianity think, he didn’t come to establish a new religion. He came to awaken people to the true essence of the Law of God, showed people how to follow it – out of love towards God and other people. And he shared all those teachings with Mary Magdalene, who was supposed to be his successor and a “tower to his flock”. However this message was hijacked by the Roman Empire, who established highly institutionalised and heriachal religious system, bringing people back to bondage of systems. It is facinating to see how Christ’s soul evolved and was expressed differently in each life depending on times, circumstances and levels of understanding. This only shows us that it is possible to come to that perfected state, to become one with God and to realise who you trully are.
“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” John 17: 21-23
By Dagmara Z.