Like the fish that swallowed up Jonah, those who use their flattering tongues swallow up any who will listen to them. They swallow them as the grave and whole as those that do down into the pit.
Proverbs 1:10-19 KJV
(10) My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
(11) If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
(12) Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Their activities are all motivated by gain….for they suppose that gain is godliness.
(13) We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
(14) Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
(15) My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
(16) For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
(17) Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
(18) And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
(19) So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
If we do not abide in Him, they gather us up with their deceiving words….their good words and fair speeches. We are led astray unto our own destruction as lost sheep….PERISHING sheep. We go into their denominations of envy and strife and hatred of one another. We are gathered by them and are cast into the fire of destruction and are burned.
John 15:5-10 KJV
(5) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
(6) If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
(7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
(8) Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
(9) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
(10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
MANY enter into the broad way that leads to destruction….for they are listening to the wrong people….false prophets who come to us in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves. We are perishing sheep under their “care”.
Matthew 7:12-15 KJV
(12) Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
(13) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
(14) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
But our Lord is merciful and by His great love for us He sends the “little ones” out to preach the Word of Truth to those who are “lost”…that is , perishing within religious-sounding men’s organizations. Take heed how one hears and despise not those who are sent by Him.
Matthew 18:10-12 KJV
(10) Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost….the sheep wandering upon every hill and mountain without a shepherd that cares for them.
(11) For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
(12) How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Will we recognize the time?
Luke 12:40 KJV
(40) Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Will we hear His voice today and obey or will He find us “sleeping” in our wrath and covetousness? Will we beat upon the servants of the Lord (the “little ones”) who are sent to preach salvation to those who are in the darkness…the ignorance of religious-sounding men? Will we think that He is delaying His coming when He is come within those who are sent who preach Jesus?
Luke 12:45-46 KJV
(45) But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
(46) The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
We are to come out from among them who will not believe in the Word of Truth. What communion does light have with darkness.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
(14) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
(15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
We are to go out toward the Father.
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
They shall persecute us when we shall leave them…but we shall again gain a “family” in the TRUTH. We are not to forsake the assembly of ourselves in the Truth….in the Light….in this coming time.
Mark 10:28-30 KJV
(28) Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
(29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
(30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
They shall persecute us for leaving their company…thinking it strange that we shall no longer run with them. But we are to be steadfast in the faith of what we hear knowing that others who will hear and believe shall also share in the same persecutions.
1 Peter 5:6-11 KJV
(6) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
(7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
(8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
(9) Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
(10) But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
(11) To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
We are to transition from one group to another. We shall see Him in a little while as others who leave their organizations shall assemble together again in the Truth. Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered together in His name, there He is in the midst of us. The sorrow that is brought upon by their persecutions shall turn into joy when we all come together in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 16:19-22 KJV
(19) Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
(20) Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
(21) A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
(22) And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Proverbs 1:10-19 KJV
(10) My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
(11) If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
(12) Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Their activities are all motivated by gain….for they suppose that gain is godliness.
(13) We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
(14) Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
(15) My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
(16) For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
(17) Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
(18) And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
(19) So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
If we do not abide in Him, they gather us up with their deceiving words….their good words and fair speeches. We are led astray unto our own destruction as lost sheep….PERISHING sheep. We go into their denominations of envy and strife and hatred of one another. We are gathered by them and are cast into the fire of destruction and are burned.
John 15:5-10 KJV
(5) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
(6) If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
(7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
(8) Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
(9) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
(10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
MANY enter into the broad way that leads to destruction….for they are listening to the wrong people….false prophets who come to us in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves. We are perishing sheep under their “care”.
Matthew 7:12-15 KJV
(12) Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
(13) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
(14) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
But our Lord is merciful and by His great love for us He sends the “little ones” out to preach the Word of Truth to those who are “lost”…that is , perishing within religious-sounding men’s organizations. Take heed how one hears and despise not those who are sent by Him.
Matthew 18:10-12 KJV
(10) Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost….the sheep wandering upon every hill and mountain without a shepherd that cares for them.
(11) For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
(12) How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Will we recognize the time?
Luke 12:40 KJV
(40) Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Will we hear His voice today and obey or will He find us “sleeping” in our wrath and covetousness? Will we beat upon the servants of the Lord (the “little ones”) who are sent to preach salvation to those who are in the darkness…the ignorance of religious-sounding men? Will we think that He is delaying His coming when He is come within those who are sent who preach Jesus?
Luke 12:45-46 KJV
(45) But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
(46) The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
We are to come out from among them who will not believe in the Word of Truth. What communion does light have with darkness.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
(14) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
(15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
We are to go out toward the Father.
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
They shall persecute us when we shall leave them…but we shall again gain a “family” in the TRUTH. We are not to forsake the assembly of ourselves in the Truth….in the Light….in this coming time.
Mark 10:28-30 KJV
(28) Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
(29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
(30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
They shall persecute us for leaving their company…thinking it strange that we shall no longer run with them. But we are to be steadfast in the faith of what we hear knowing that others who will hear and believe shall also share in the same persecutions.
1 Peter 5:6-11 KJV
(6) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
(7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
(8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
(9) Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
(10) But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
(11) To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
We are to transition from one group to another. We shall see Him in a little while as others who leave their organizations shall assemble together again in the Truth. Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered together in His name, there He is in the midst of us. The sorrow that is brought upon by their persecutions shall turn into joy when we all come together in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 16:19-22 KJV
(19) Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
(20) Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
(21) A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
(22) And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
