Green grass and high tides...

Peace to you.

Green grass and high tides…no, I am not talking about a song from the Outlaws here but that which is from the beginning.

From Genesis 1:9…..Let the dry “appear”. The Hebrew word for “appear” is “ra'ah” which means “to see, perceive”. Only those who overcome their bitter envying and strife within their hearts and with meekness do the Word shall be able to understand what the Spirit from Heaven is saying. The meek shall understand.

The wicked shall not understand as they are the troubled “seas” that will “roar” against what they hear the Spirit saying . They will be like the troubled sea that will not have peace…no rest for the wicked as they will be like wild waves foaming out their shame towards the hearing of God’s Word spoken in truth and sincerity. They will speak evil of those things that they do not understand.

The Word of God spoken in the Spirit creates the “seas” of men as they respond in their instability and evil. They will persecute us for hearing and believing. We are not to be afraid of their persecutions of us when the wild waves lift themselves against us for believing in what the Spirit is saying.

Genesis 1:8-10 KJV
(8) And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
(9) And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

The “dry”…the meek of heart…is called “Earth” for the meek shall inherit the Earth.

(10) And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

The “good ground”…the good earth….shall HEAR what the Spirit is saying to their hearing, expanded ears (the open firmament of Heaven) and will UNDERSTAND it. The “dry” shall perceive what is being said. They will bring forth good fruit towards what they hear.

Matthew 13:23 KJV
(23) But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

The earth …the meek heart where the waters of envy and strife have abated from off of….shall FIRST bring forth grass….that is, PEACE.

Genesis 1:11-13 KJV
(11) And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
(12) And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(13) And the evening and the morning were the third day.

The “waters” of envy and strife, where there is confusion and ever evil work being done, shall have “dried” up from the good and meek heart which shall show forth out of it good behavior. The dry heart works its works with MEEKNESS of wisdom. The wisdom that is from above is first pure then PEACEABLE….

James 3:13-18 KJV
(13) Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
(14) But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
(15) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
(16) For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
(17) But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

The fruit of righteousness is sown in the PEACE of them that make PEACE…..the green grass of the heart. The earth brings forth grass…peace.

(18) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

The “waters” of envy and strife are to abate from the heart….the laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies, envying and all evil speaking. Let the "DRY" come about....

1 Peter 2:1-5 KJV
(1) Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

We are to taste the good Word of God….desiring the sincere milk of the Word so that we may grow thereby. We are to taste that the Lord is gracious towards us who have been tossed about by every wind of doctrine that deceitful men have been preaching from one end of heaven to the other.

(2) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
(3) If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
(4) To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
(5) Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

The “dry” ground…the meek heart….shall lay apart all filthiness and SUPERFLUITY of evil…the overflowing of evil…the waters of evil…and receive with MEEKNESS (the “dry ground”) the engrafted Word that is already within our hearts so that we may DO it.

James 1:16-22 KJV
(16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.
(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.
(18) Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
(21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
(22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

We already know how to do the Word…the Saying: you shall love your neighbor as yourself. It is already within us to DO.

Galatians 5:13-16 KJV
(13) For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
(14) For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
(15) But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
(16) This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

We are to yield the fruits of righteousness….a fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed is in itself. We already know how to DO the Word within us. The herb yielding seed is faith. Living FAITH is doing His righteousness.

Genesis 1:11-13 KJV
(11) And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
(12) And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(13) And the evening and the morning were the third day.

The Word (the Saying) is very near unto us…in our mouth and in our HEART (the seed is within itself to DO). It is not far off….we just need to DO it. True faith is active…doing the Word that is already within us. Faith without this is DEAD….DOA.

Deuteronomy 30:10-18 KJV
(10) If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
(11) For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
(12) It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
(13) Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
(14) But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
(15) See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
(16) In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
(17) But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

If we depart from the living God with an evil heart of unbelief and be drawn away to speak evil of what we hear...serving and worshipping other gods, we shall surely perish from off this earth. Let us not behave with evil towards what we hear the Spirit saying in defense of our denomination’s doctrines and commandments of men….their handwriting of church ordinances….their church dogmas. We are not redeemed by them. We are not saved by them. NO FLESH is being saved by doing the commandments of men as all are perishing from off this earth without the life of Jesus being made manifest in our mortal flesh which would give us His eternal life in this earth. Let us not serve other gods by setting aside His commandments to worship and serve them.

(18) I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
(19) I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

He is our life in this earth and our length of days so that we may dwell in the earth. The meek shall inherit this earth. They shall not die but have eternal life in the here and now. The wicked shall perish.

(20) That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

The two great lights are the 2 greatest commandments that He sets in our hearing….in the firmament (the expanse of our hearing) of the Heaven…as we hear His voice from Heaven speaking to us in the Spirit. Hear O Israel. They are for “days and years”….eternal life in this earth.

Genesis 1:14-19 KJV
(14) And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
(15) And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
(16) And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
(17) And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
(18) And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
(19) And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

He sets them in the firmament of Heaven (the hearing of His voice)….HEAR O ISRAEL.

If we have faith in that the Lord our God is ONE Lord, then we are to DO His commandments and not be forgetful. They are to be “signs” upon our hands and we are to REMEMBER to always do them…..You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

Mark 12:28-34 KJV
(28) And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
(29) And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
(30) And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
(31) And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
(32) And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
(33) And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

The lights are the government of God upon this earth….the kingdom of God. We who hear and believe in Him are to DO His commandments and LIVE….eternal life. We are to shine as stars giving His light upon this earth …leading others to His righteousness.

(34) And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

The living waters of the Spirit bring forth joy within our hearts so that “fowl” that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of Heaven. We HEAR His voice through the Spirit and REJOICE within our hearts. We praise God with our mouths. The “fowl” are the words of our mouth that “fly” above the earth. We praise Him….we SING unto Him in our rejoicing.

Genesis 1:20-23 KJV
(20) And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
(21) And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

We praise Him among the nations of this world….filling the “waters” in the seas.

(22) And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
(23) And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

I will praise you, O LORD, among the people….and I will sing praises unto you among the nations….thereby “filling the waters in the seas” with His glory. The “fowl”…the words…the singing of His praises are above the earth as His glory is above all the earth.

Psalms 108:1-5 KJV
(1) A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
(2) Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
(3) I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
(4) For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
(5) Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

Let fowl multiply in the earth….that is, the nations are to glorify God for His mercy. For this cause I will confess to you among the nations (fill the waters of the seas) and SING unto His name. REJOICE you nations and all His people.

Romans 15:5-14 KJV
(5) Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
(6) That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(7) Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
(8) Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Let fowl multiply as the nations are to glorify God with their words.

(9) And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
(10) And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
(11) And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
(12) And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

The God of hope fills us with all JOY AND PEACE in BELIEVING so that we may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit ….the living water brings forth JOY and peace so that we may ABOUND in hope. We are to sing His praises to this dark world. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

(13) Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
(14) And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

The “fowl” are our WORDS. Words can be clean or unclean. They express our inner thoughts. Curse not the king in our inner voice lest we speak out that which is within. The mouth speaks what overflows the heart. The words spoken convey the inner voice outwardly.

The “bird” of the air is the words of our mouth that we speak so that others can hear. They “fly” in the air to another’s hearing ear…and those who hear can take what you said and tell another….which can get us into trouble. That which has wings shall tell the matter to another until it gets back to the king.

Ecclesiastes 10:20 KJV
(20) Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

To be continued…

Man must not “upbraid”…that is, to defame, rail at….what he hears the Spirit saying.

God gives His wisdom to us and it is man who must be found not speaking evil against what he hears. We must take heed on how we hear (the expanse of our hearing….let there be a “firmament”…an expanse) so that more can be given to us.

The man that does not bridle his tongue shall not be given more as even what he has heard shall be taken away from him. The man that wavers in his faith is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind (the Spirit) and tossed. He will rage against what he hears the Spirit saying…driven with wrath against what he hears.

James 1:5-8 KJV
(5) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
(6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
(7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
(8) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

The Lord has abolished death (rendering death idle for us in the here and now). He has brought life and immortality (undecaying of our body) to light through the good news.

2 Timothy 1:9-12 KJV
(9) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
(10) But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
(11) Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
(12) For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

The just shall live by faith. We shall suffer for believing in these things but are persuaded that God is able to do this thing.

Romans 1:17 KJV
(17) For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

According to His abundant mercy has He begotten us again unto a LIVING hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. If Jesus is RISEN, then we are to have His life in the here-and-now rather than after we “die and go to heaven” as universally preached by all who seek after their own gain. Those who make merchandise of us cannot understand the good news for the god of this world (their belly that they are serving in order to get their earthly needs met) blinds their minds lest the light of the good news should irradiate them.

1 Peter 1:3-9 KJV
(3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

He gives His flesh for the life of the world. Jesus is in heaven. His life is reserved for us in Heaven and He does not fade away as He is incorruptible and undefiled. We hope for the appearing of His life in our mortal flesh in this earth and are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation which is ready to be revealed in the last time.

(4) To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
(5) Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

We who believe in this greatly rejoice…even though others shall scoff at this (where is the promise of His coming? Where is His eternal life in this earth that was promised? ) They will persecute us for our faith which shall be tried in their “fire”…as they will “flame” us with their evil speaking and false accusations of us.

(6) Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

The life of Jesus within us shall appear (shine, be made manifest) in our mortal flesh…and we shall be found with Him unto praise and honor and glory. When He shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory for His life is made manifest through us. In the meantime, the spirit of the antichrist denies that He is coming in the flesh….our mortal flesh.

(7) That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

We have not seen Him yet but we love and BELIEVE. We who BELIEVE rejoice with joy unspeakable. We hear His voice….His words in the Spirit of truth and rejoice. We glorify Him.

(8) Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
(9) Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

That is what the living waters (the Holy Spirit that we hear) do to those who will believe (the living soul is one that BELIEVES) as it brings forth abundant joy within our hearts and fowl (that is words of PRAISE to Him) that fly above the earth in the open firmament of Heaven where we have heard His words. We are to praise God among the nations (thereby filling the “waters in the seas” with His praises…His glory). The living soul that hears and believes in what the Spirit is saying will have abundant joy within the heart and will sing His praises.

Not so with the wicked as their joy will turn to gloom….as what they hear (and not believe) is as a savor of death unto death unto them. Many will depart from their company because of the Son of man and the good news. The wicked will not hear when He speaks. They will not answer when He calls them. They will instead do evil before His eyes and choose that which He does not delight in.

Isaiah 65:12-19 KJV
(12) Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

His servants will eat and drink in what is being said. They shall understand and be satisfied by what they hear the Spirit saying. His servants shall REJOICE . They shall sing for joy of heart.

But not so with the wicked….as they shall howl for vexation of spirit.

(13) Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
(14) Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
(15) And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
(16) That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
(17) For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
(18) But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
(19) And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Woe unto those that are rich now.

The rich pastors of the churches have a reason to rejoice now as they are getting their earthly needs met by those who they preaching to…while their congregations are spiritually starving and not being fed the Word of Truth and are suffering many problems and ailments. All of the reasons that they have for rejoicing now are going to be removed.

Luke 6:24-26 KJV
(24) But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
(25) Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
(26) Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Their joy shall be turned to darkness….as the sun shall be darkened and moon shall not give her light (figuratively speaking). They shall be mourning that we will no longer be deceived by them…not buying what they are selling in their preaching. The tribulation that they put His people through shall be over as we shall depart from their churches….in “clouds” of people who will believe.

Matthew 24:
(29) Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

The sign of the Son of man in Heaven (who is in Heaven speaking to us in the Spirit) shall appear…that is, shall shine (Greek: phainō….which means “to lighten, shine”….especially by rays of light). A light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the morning star arises in your hearts is where we see the sign of the Son of man who is in Heaven. We hear His voice from Heaven and the sign of the Son of man shines in our darkened hearts.

The “tribes” of the earth shall mourn. Those who “dwell on the earth” are found dwelling in their earthly wisdom with envy, strife, contentions, wrath, etc. They will hear and not be found dwelling on the heavenly things: love, peace, joy, gentleness, patience, etc. Their joy that they are experiencing now will turn to dark gloom. They will gnash their teeth in their rage against us…but we are not to render evil for their evil. They shall be “tormented” in the presence of the Lamb as we keep His daily sacrifice in our mortal bodies….dying to sin as they persecute us.

(30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
(31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

His elect shall be gathered together from the four winds….from every wind of doctrine that men are deceptively preaching for money’s sake. We shall no more be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine (the four winds) preached by the sleight of men who are retailing the Word of God and making merchandise of those they are deceiving.

Ephesians 4:11-19 KJV
(11) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
(12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
(13) Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
(14) That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
(15) But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
(16) From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
(17) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
(18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Those who will hear the Spirit and not believe will continue to preach things that they ought not be (the doctrines and commandments of men) for money's sake. They will not believe in what they hear the Spirit saying and will give themselves over to speaking evil of what they hear (to work all uncleanness) with greediness. They will be unwilling to detach themselves from their deceptive preaching for money's sake in order to receive His words of life and spirit.

(19) Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

To those who hear the Spirit and receive His knowledge…..the words of the apostles and the prophets as interpreted by Christ ….are a savor of life unto life and to those who corrupt (peddle) the Word of God, a savor of death unto death. Their joy shall be darkened while we rejoice in what we hear.

2 Corinthians 2:14-17 KJV
(14) Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
(15) For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
(16) To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
(17) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.


And God created great whales….


Genesis 1:20-23 KJV
(20) And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
(21) And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(22) And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
(23) And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

To be continued…

The LORD shall break the bands of our yoke and deliver us out of the hand of those “pastors”…or shepherds… of the churches who have been serving themselves only. The shepherds have been feeding themselves (preaching for and minding the earthly things: what to eat, what to drink, what to wear) and have not been feeding the flock with the Word of Truth as they have no understanding.

Ezekiel 34:25-30 KJV
(25) And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
(26) And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
(27) And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

We shall no longer be a prey to the nations who see this preaching for money going on by the “shepherds” of the churches (and the making merchandise of the sheep) . The outside world is vilifying us and God’s name and His good news. We have been a laughingstock among the outside nations of the world….but this will come to an end.

(28) And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

We shall be no more consumed with hunger for the Shepherd Himself shall feed us with the Word of Truth so that we may know Him who is true. We shall no more bear the shame of the nations around us who have been blaspheming His holy name.

(29) And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
(30) Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.

The judgment shall sit and the shepherds who are only feeding themselves shall have their dominion to consume and destroy us taken away. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. The Lord has come so that we may have life, and have it to the full. NOW is the time of salvation.

Daniel 7:25-27 KJV
(25) And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
(26) But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

The most High’s kingdom is EVERLASTING. It is not a perishing one…not a dying one. If we listen to those who preach themselves and are saying that we “die and go to heaven”, then we are being robbed of our inheritance….His eternal life in this earth. Let no man beguile you of your reward by speaking good words and fair speeches and keep you in his church bondage of doctrines and commandments of men engraved by the church scribes . There is where they make a gain of us in their churches where we have been made their “prisoners”….serving their doctrines and commandments. There is where the outside world speaks evil of us. We must depart from them.

The kingdom and dominion and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven (on this earth) shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High whose kingdom is an EVERLASTING kingdom and all dominions of this earth shall serve and obey Him.

(27) And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

Woe to the shepherds of the churches who are only feeding themselves. Should not the shepherds be feeding the flocks with the Word of Truth?

Ezekiel 34:1-12 KJV
(1) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
(2) Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

They “kill” those that they are “feeding” as the Word of Truth is not being preached. The life of Jesus is not being made manifest in the mortal flesh of those that they are leading astray. The people are perishing because of the lack of His knowledge. They are “lost”…that is, perishing sheep.

(3) Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
(4) The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

His people are scattered among the denominations of men (by every wind of doctrine that is deceptively preached) where they are being kept prisoners by the doctrines and commandments of men that are not saving the mortal flesh of anyone. NO FLESH is being saved inside the churches of earthly-minded men. They have become meat to all of the beasts of the field…as the outside world speaks evil of His people.

(5) And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
(6) My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
(7) Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

The flock became a prey to those who are serving themselves and have become “meat” for the outside nations to devour as they mock and blaspheme.

(8) As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
(9) Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

But the merciful Lord God comes to deliver us from their mouth. The shepherds will not feed themselves anymore as they currently make merchandise of us with their feigned words spoken in covetousness.

(10) Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
(11) For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

The Shepherd shall seek us out and gather us together. He will deliver us out of all the places where we have been scattered in the “cloudy and dark” day.

(12) As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

The shepherds have REJOICED in the situation that His sheep are currently in because they are getting fed with their earthly necessities. They are rich now and have received their consolation already. Yet, they have caused the sheep to go astray. We are to remove ourselves out of their midst which will cause them great grief. Miseries shall come upon them as we depart.

Jeremiah 50:6-8 KJV
(6) My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
(7) All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
(8) Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

This removing of ourselves from the churches of men shall cause grief among those who we leave. The shepherds will cry. They will weep. They will have lamentation for we will no longer be supporting them and their preaching and their churches. The days of their slaughter (of us) and their dispersions (by every wind of doctrine that scatters us) will come to an end. The LORD will spoil their pasture as we depart from their churches for His Word of Truth.

Jeremiah 25:34-36 KJV
(34) Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
(35) And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
(36) A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

The rich pastors (who rejoice now in their church activities where the sheep are famished and perishing away from off this earth because of a lack of knowledge) shall have their joy turn to gloom but those who hear the Spirit and believe shall rejoice and follow the Lord out from among them. The shepherds shall weep and howl for the miseries that will come upon them as the Lord shall spoil their pasture.

James 5:1-6 KJV
(1) Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
(2) Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
(3) Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
(4) Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

The people that they are deceiving are perishing for a lack of knowledge. They are not being fed the Word of Truth so that they might have the life of Jesus be manifest in their mortal flesh giving His eternal life in this earth so that we may be His many infallible proofs that He is indeed ALIVE NOW …He IS RISEN now. They condemn and kill the Just One as His life is not being made manifest in the flesh of those they are deceiving.

(5) Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
(6) Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

The Holy One and the Just One is being denied. The spirit of the antichrist is preventing His life from appearing as they are denying that Jesus IS COMING in our flesh. MANY are denying this and desire a “murder” to be granted unto them as they listen and go to their churches where His life is not being made manifest.

Acts 3:14-21 KJV
(14) But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

The Prince of life is being “killed” out of our lives so that His life never appears. God has raised Him from the dead. Jesus IS RISEN. He IS ALIVE NOW and forevermore. He WAS dead and IS ALIVE now. If He already died for us once, then we are to have His life NOW.

(15) And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Our mortal bodies are to be given perfect soundness in the presence of the people of this world through the faith which is by Him. The Just One shall live by faith.

(16) And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

We have done this in ignorance….as do our rulers who are leading us astray.

(17) And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
(18) But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

We are to change our minds and be converted so that our sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord whose life shall be made manifest in our outer mortal bodies.

(19) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
(20) And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
(21) Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

If these days were not shortened (they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time) , there would be NO FLESH saved as the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy MANY, MANY. MANY are being led down the broad way to the destruction of their mortal flesh by false prophets who come forth to lead us astray from the Way of righteousness with their good words and fair speeches. They do this for money’s sake.

Matthew 24:22-28 KJV
(22) And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

They show us big signs and wonders. They speak great swelling words of vanity having men’s admiration (wonders) in view for the purpose of profit.

(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.

They perform outward signs (such as literal, water baptism) in the “desert which supposedly indicate inward things (behold, He is in the secret chambers). ”

(who did you go out to the desert to see? A man dressed in fine clothing?) The pastor dressed in fine clothing wants to bring you into bondage with the “signs” that he is preforming. They are zealous for you to become water baptized into their church so that you become one of them and serve their doctrines and commandments and make a gain of us.

All they have is outward signs of supposed inward, spiritual realities. That is all of the “proof” that they have to show this world….the showing of outward signs….while the sheep perish from off this earth and the outside world scoffs at us.

If all that we have in this world is hope, then we are truly people most miserable. The false prophets are only selling hope and peace and safety. They are selling a “bill of goods”…without the goods.

(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

But not so with the coming of the Son of man as His presence is visibly evident. We hear His voice and the light shines out of the “east”…the rising of light within our very hearts. His life within us also manifests itself in our outer mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in this earth where we shine in this dark world of decay and death.

(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
(28) For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

We are to be to the praise of His glory as His life shall appear in our mortal flesh for the outside world to see. We are to hear and first trust in Christ ….without seeing Him yet appear in our mortal flesh. We hear His voice and see the sign of the Son of man….that light rising in our very hearts.

Ephesians 1:9-14 KJV
(9) Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
(10) That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
(12) That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

We hear the Word of Truth…the good news of our salvation which is for the HERE and NOW. NOW is the time of salvation. NOW is the Day. We hear the Word of Truth and BELIEVE and are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise….the promise of our mortal bodies being redeemed with His eternal life.

(13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

The redemption of the purchased possession is the mortal body finally putting on immortality…IN THIS EARTH.

Mortality is SWALLOWED up by life. Death is SWALLOWED UP in victory….in this life that we are living in right now. His appearing life in our mortal flesh is for the praise of His glory as the outside world shall see and glorify God in heaven (let fowl multiply in the earth).

(14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

“Baruch” in Jeremiah 32 means “praise”…as we are to be to the praise of His glory as we are the first trust in Christ when we hear the Word of Truth and believe. The “evidence” that is sealed is the Holy Spirit of promise.

It is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of our mortal body in the here and now (not after we “die and go to heaven” as widely preached by the shepherds who are only feeding themselves while the sheep are perishing).

Jeremiah 32:13-19 KJV
(13) And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
(14) Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the

The evidence which is “open” is the appearing of the life of Jesus in our outer mortal flesh….the earthen vessel. His life is eternal…and we shall continue MANY DAYS in this earth so that this world may know that Jesus is truly ALIVE as we are alive in this world.

purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
(15) For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
(16) Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,

We shall be to the praise of His glory as the outside world shall see His appearing life in us and praise God….the great and Mighty God….

(17) Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
(18) Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
(19) Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

We who hear and believe WITHOUT seeing Him yet shall be to the praise of His glory when His life visibly appears in our mortal flesh in this earth.

Blessed are they that have NOT SEEN and yet believe. The outside world is like doubting Thomas who will only believe when they see Him and will then praise God just as Thomas did: My Lord and My God.

John 20:28-31 KJV
(28) And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
(29) Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
(30) And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
(31) But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Every man is his own order. We who hear and believe WITHOUT SEEING HIM YET are the firstfruits. We are to be the firstfruits of His creatures as we hear the Word of Truth and believe.

James 1:16-20 KJV
(16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.
(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.
(18) Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Every man is his order….we are the firstfruits of Christ as we hear the Word of Truth and believe without seeing His life appear yet in our mortal flesh. We are the first to trust in Christ.

The outside world will only believe when they see His life visibly appearing in our mortal flesh…giving us immortality. They are those who are His possession “afterward” at His coming….His visible appearing immortal life in our outer mortal flesh for them to see the “infallible proof” that Jesus is risen.

1 Corinthians 15:19-28 KJV
(19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
(20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
(21) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
(22) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
(23) But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
(24) Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
(25) For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
(26) The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
(27) For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
(28) And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

The Hebrew word used for “whale” in Genesis 1:21 comes from the word “tan” which means “to enlongate”. We shall continue MANY DAYS as we shall have His eternal life appear in our mortal flesh. Our mortality is SWALLOWED up with life. Death is swallowed up in victory. Our live shall be prolonged....elongated...in this earth.

We have the “great commission” to preach to every creature in this earth. We go forth into the outside world and preach the EVERLASTING gospel (good news) unto them that dwell on the earth and to EVERY nation and kindred and tongue and people.

After the fish, Jonah was given a great commission to go into Nineveh and preach unto it the preaching that was bid for him to do.

To be continued…

We are to receive the promise….His eternal life…in this earth.

Hebrews 10:37 - For yet a “little while” (as we shall be persecuted by the unbelievers “a little while” in the churches of men), He that IS COMING (continuous, present tense) shall arrive and will not tarry. He shall fully arrive as His life appears in our mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in this earth.

The antichrist denies this. The antichrist is preventing His life from ever appearing in this earth because of the deceptive preaching going on inside every church in every deceptive wind of doctrine.

Hebrews 10:
(35) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
(37) For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

The Just One shall live out of faith on our part.

(38) Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

We are to believe to the saving of the soul because our soul shall be persecuted by the unbelievers in the churches of men.

(39) But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

The unbelievers in the churches of men shall test our faith in His anticipated appearing eternal life in our mortal flesh in this earth. It will be a “fiery trial” as they will “flame” us with their evil speaking in their unbelief.

1 Peter 4:12-14 KJV
(12) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

We are made partakers with Christ when we do not return evil for their evil.

When His glory shall be revealed when His eternal life shall be made manifest in our mortal flesh, we shall be glad also with exceeding joy.

(13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
(14) If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

When His life appears in our mortal flesh, then NO MAN can take away our joy.

John 16:20-22 KJV
(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.

We are kept by the power of God through FAITH unto the salvation ready to be REVEALED in the last time. The revealing of His life shall give us His incorruptible flesh that fades not away.

1 Peter 1:3-9 KJV
(3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
(4) To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
(5) Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Yet a “little while” …. “now for a season”…the fiery trial of our faith by those who will not believe shall war against our souls. But the heaviness in our souls shall be turned to immense JOY at the appearing of Jesus Christ whose life shall appear in our mortal flesh.

(6) Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
(7) That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Though we see Him not yet, we are to rejoice even in the trials of our faith. Our souls shall be saved as His life appears and then NO MAN can ever take away our joy againg.

(8) Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
(9) Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

We who believe in Him without seeing Him YET (when His life appears in our mortal flesh) are to be the ones showing to the outside world that He is ALIVE….the visible evidence .

We are His many “infallible proofs” that Jesus is indeed alive for we are to be made alive in this earth with His eternal life. The world shall SEE Him….those who are Christ’s (in the world) at His coming shall be saved. Every man in his order. Christ the firstfruits (those who believe and have not seen Him yet) shall be made alive first while those on the outside world shall believe when they see Him appear in our mortal flesh. We are to speak of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.......preaching the good news of the kingdom to every creature. His kingdom is EVERLASTING.

Acts 1:1-3 KJV
(1) The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
(2) Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
(3) To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

The Lord begets us again with the Word of Truth so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

James 1:16-21 KJV
(16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.
(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.
(18) Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

We must hear the Word of Truth and be found swift to hear and slow to speak, slow to wrath towards what we hear the Spirit saying. It will not conform to what men have been preaching in their churches….where we are scattered by every wind of doctrine taught by the craftiness of men who are seeking to make a living off of us.

(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
(21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

He is going to gather together in one all things in Christ and we are to obtain an inheritance according to the purpose of Him who is working all things after the counsel of His own will (and not according to what carnally –minded man’s thoughts of what His purpose and will should be according to their own wisdom).

Ephesians 1:9-14 KJV
(9) Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
(10) That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

We hear the Word of Truth…the good news of our salvation for the here and now…and we believe...trusting in what Christ says to our hearing ears. Again, the redemption of the purchased possession is our mortal bodies putting on His eternal life so that the outside world shall see and praise God who is in Heaven.

(12) That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
(13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
(14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Jesus has tasted death for all of us ALREADY so that we do not have to die if we believe in Him and keep His commandments. He is bringing many sons unto glory as the life of Jesus shall be made manifest in the mortal flesh of those who will believe into Him.

Hebrews 2:9-15 KJV
(9) But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
(10) For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
(11) For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
(12) Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

Through His death, He destroys him that has the power of death and delivers us who through the fear of death were all of our lifetimes subject to bondage. We are afraid to “die and go to hell” if we do not listen to the false prophets with their doctrines and commandments of men (that are not saving the mortal flesh of anyone).

(13) And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
(14) Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
(15) And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

The multitude of men come in the footsteps of Judas with their lanterns and torches….posing as ministers of light. They come with their “weapons” ….causing divisions among us with their carnal commandments of men in order to take ahold of us and keep us in their bondage.

A host was given to Judas as MANY have come to remove the life of the Lord out of our lives by the removing of the keeping of His daily sacrifice that would give us His eternal life in the here and now.

John 18:3-8 KJV
(3) Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
(4) Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

They are taking the “I AM”…I EXIST…I AM ALIVE NOW AND FOREVER MORE…of Jesus and are casting this Truth to the ground as they preach their covenant with death and their agreement with the grave. They preach that we “die and go to heaven” when Jesus WAS DEAD and IS ALIVE NOW forever more.

(5) They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
(6) As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
(7) Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
(8) Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

They come forth with good words and fair speeches in order to take away the keeping of the “daily” sacrifice out of our lives which causes the life of Jesus never to appear in our mortal flesh. They do this for money….just like Judas who had come to take away Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:10-11 KJV
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

The “host” follows in the footsteps of Judas. They come to take away the daily sacrifice out of our lives so that the “place of His sanctuary”….our mortal body….is cast down to the grave.

Daniel 8:11-12 KJV
(11) Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

They take the “I AM”…I exist…of Jesus and cast it down to the ground. They practice and prosper at this as NO FLESH is being saved in any church of man. The antichrist is denying that Jesus IS COMING in our mortal flesh.

(12) And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

The “place of His sanctuary” is our mortal body. We must not commit fornication by sitting together with those who are covetous….covetous “brothers”…covetous pastors…covetous shepherds who are only feeding themselves as they are minding earthly things . We must come out from among them and be separate.

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 KJV
(18) Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
(19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
(20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

The thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy as the eternal life of Jesus is not being made manifest in our mortal flesh in this earth. No flesh is being saved because of the MANY false prophets who come forth posing as ministers of righteousness (wolves in sheep’s clothing).

The Son of man (the life of Jesus being made manifest in our mortal flesh) is being betrayed by those false prophets who come forth speaking good words and fair speeches in order to lead us astray from the Way of righteousness. They want us to come sit together with them in their churches and keep their doctrines and commandments of men that are not saving the flesh of anyone. There is profit for them in doing this while they profit us nothing as the Word of Truth is not being preached.

The Son of man “goes” ….departs out of sight…sinks away.

Matthew 26:24 KJV
(24) The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

They take Jesus out of our lives by deceit (subtilty) and kill. They prevent His life from ever appearing in the mortal flesh of those they are deceiving.

Matthew 26:3-4 KJV
(3) Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
(4) And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

The thief comes speaking good words and fair speeches (the “kiss” …flattering lips) in order to lead MANY astray from the Way of righteousness that leads to His appearing life in this earth. MANY are being down the broad way to the destruction of their mortal flesh as the life of Jesus is being prevented from appearing in any of their congregations. NO FLESH is being saved. They do this for money’s sake.

John 10:10 KJV
(10) The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

They follow in the footsteps of Judas and come with a “kiss”…feigned words of flattery.

We must “awake” from our sleep and “rise” up from the “dead” churches and be departing from their churches for the Son of man (the appearing life of Jesus in our mortal flesh) IS BEING given up even now into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 26:45-50 KJV
(45) Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
(46) Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

They come and cause divisions among us…coming with their “swords”. They preach “peace” but there is no peace in their midst.

(47) And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
(48) Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

They want us to rejoice with them (“hail” = rejoice) in their church things as they come to take the keeping of His daily sacrifice out of our lives so that His everlasting life never appears in this earth.

(49) And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
(50) And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Our “kiss” should not be feigned but genuine….and not as Judas with his multitude of followers who come with their swords....causing divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which we have learned. We must avoid those men who “kiss” us with their flattering lips as they speak good words and fair speeches in order to deceive. They do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly as they speak to fill it literally with their earthly things: what to eat, drink and wear.

Romans 16:16-18 KJV
(16) Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
(17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
(18) For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Who shall declare the generation of Him for His life is being cut out of the earth of the living? The rich pastors and the wicked come forth to take His life from ever appearing in this earth. He made His grave with the wicked and with the rich in His DEATHS….plural. The word “death” in Isaiah 53:9 is PLURAL in Hebrew.

Isaiah 53:8-9 KJV
(8) He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
(9) And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Again, the rich men…the rich pastors…are condemning and killing the Just One out of the lives of many. It has been a day of slaughter as the life of Jesus is being prevented from ever appearing in the lives of those sheep who are perishing from off this earth because of the lack of knowledge….the Word of Truth is not being preached by those “shepherds” who are only feeding themselves literally.

James 5:1-6 KJV
(1) Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
(2) Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
(3) Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
(4) Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

They live in pleasure on the earth. They have nourished their hearts as they rejoice in their activities. But it is in a day of slaughter.

(5) Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
(6) Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

There is joy and gladness among them as they “kill” the sheep that they are supposedly feeding. Their message: let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die. They are perishing in their own corruption. Their judgment is not sleeping but is active as they are perishing….the son of perdition. They are not looking for the life of Jesus to appear in their mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in the here and now. "Hurt not the oil and the wine"...their joy...as there is a severe famine in the churches of men as they sheep pay them for very little knowledge...crumbs.

Isaiah 22:12-14 KJV
(12) And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
(13) And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
(14) And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

MANY walk as enemies of the cross of Christ whose end is DESTRUCTION as they perish from off this earth and take down many with them. Christ died for us already so that we may have life NOW and have it more abundantly. The thief only comes to steal, kill and destroy those whom he is deceiving. They serve for their own belly rather than the Lord Jesus Christ. They are minding earthly things: what to eat, what to drink, what to wear.

Philippians 3:17-21 KJV
(17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Their message: let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die. They are not looking for the Savior to change our humiliated mortal bodies so that it may be fashion like His glorious body.

(20) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
(21) Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Again, the Holy One and the Just One is being denied because we choose to listen to the thief who only comes to steal, kill and destroy. We choose to listen to a "murderer" and deny His life that is to appear in our mortal flesh.

The Prince of Life is being killed out of the lives of MULTITUDES of church goers who choose (in their own wisdom) to listen to false prophets and go to their churches and serve their doctrines and commandments and pay the image (money) and are deceived.

God has already raised Jesus from the dead and is alive now so that we might have His heavenly life right here in this earth in the presence of all. Let us believe into Him and have His everlasting life. those who believe into Him shall not perish from this earth but have everlasting life just as Jesus experiences right now in heaven.

Acts 3:14-17 KJV
(14) But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
(15) And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

He makes our “man” strong through faith in His name. Our mortal bodies are given complete soundness in the presence of the nations of this world so that they may see His appearing life and praise God in heaven. The nations shall see a great light in this dark world.

(16) And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
(17) And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then we shall appear with Him in glory.

Colossians 3:1-7 KJV
(1) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
(2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
(3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
(4) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
(5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
(6) For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

His glory shall be revealed for all of creation to see. The earnest expectation of the creation waits for the MANIFESTATION of the sons of God so that itself is delivered from the bondage of decay into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Romans 8:17-25 KJV
(17) And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
(18) For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
(19) For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
(20) For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
(21) Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
(22) For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

We are to wait for it….the appearing life of Jesus in our mortal flesh….the redemption of our body.

(23) And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

He that is coming shall arrive and not delay. But we are to hope for that which we have not seen. We do with patience wait for it.

(24) For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
(25) But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Yet, the antichrist denies this and is not looking for this to happen and is deceiving MULTITUDES of people as they are being led to their destruction….their mortal bodies dying from this earth. They are perishing sheep as they lack His knowledge as their leaders have no understanding because of the preaching for money in order to get their earthly needs met.

Peace to those who may read.

As Jude tells us, we are to earnestly contend for the faith because certain UNGODLY men have crept in unawares among us which are turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and are denying the Lord. This is in every gathering because NO FLESH is being saved where the Word of Truth is not being preached.

They are overthrowing the faith of multitudes of people as they are not preaching the Word of Truth but are retailing the Word of God deceitfully for unjust gain without understanding. The sheep are perishing from this earth for a lack of knowledge about the good news of our salvation of the Lord in this earth.

The ungodly man among us had his condemnation written about of old. They are collectively the “son of perdition” as their judgment is not slumbering as they are perishing in their mortal bodies from off this earth so that their spirit may be saved. They suffer loss of the mortal body.

Those MULTITUDES of people who are following their pernicious ways….their destructive ways…are also being destroyed as by fire (the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience) so that their spirit is saved.

They say they know God but deny Him with their works. They are denying that Jesus IS COMING in our mortal flesh as they successfully remove the keeping of the “daily” sacrifice out of our lives so that the life of Jesus is never made manifest in those that they are deceiving. With good words and fair speeches, they take away the keeping of the daily sacrifice (always keeping the dying of our Lord Jesus in our bodies) and set up their covetousness in our lives as they want….they command…us to make “an image” to their churches….that is, pay money which has the image of corruptible man on it.

Jude 1:3-4 KJV
(3) Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
(4) For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

We are to contend for the faith and save others with fear pulling them out of the “fire” hating even the garment spotted by the flesh…as men use flattering words as a cloak for their covetousness. This hiding of the abomination of desolation (their covetousness within their hearts) with flattering, good words and fair speeches is the “mystery of iniquity”. They are deceptively teaching things that they ought not be for covetous…for money’s sake…. and are not looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life in this earth.

They will mock this message: that the eternal life of Jesus is to be made manifest in our mortal flesh in this earth. They will continue to follow after their lusts for money as they mock: “where is the promise of His coming?”….and that promise is eternal life in the here and now.

Jude 1:17-25 KJV
(17) But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
(18) How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
(19) These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
(20) But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
(21) Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
(22) And of some have compassion, making a difference:
(23) And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
(24) Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
(25) To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Destruction and misery are in their ways…their pernicious ways….and MANY follow them. Their feet are swift to shed blood for the life of Jesus is being denied from ever appearing in those that they are deceiving and leading astray from the narrow Way of righteousness that leads to His life in the here and now.

Romans 3:9-18 KJV
(9) What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
(10) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

They have no understanding.

(11) There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
(12) They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
(13) Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
(14) Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
(15) Their feet are swift to shed blood:
(16) Destruction and misery are in their ways:
(17) And the way of peace have they not known:
(18) There is no fear of God before their eyes.

The false teachers (who are preaching for doctrines the commandments of men that are not saving anyone that they have captured with them) among us deny the Lord that bought them as His life is prevented from appearing in the mortal body. They deny that Jesus IS COMING in our mortal flesh.

They are false teachers which are not preaching the Word of Truth and so the sheep are perishing without His appearing life in the here and now. The antichrist denies that Jesus IS COMING (present, continuous tense) in the flesh….our mortal flesh. Woe unto that man who is betraying the Son of man from appearing in those that he is leading astray.

The “son of perdition” is in every gathering….like a bad apple that rots the whole group. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

They have crept in unawares while men “slept”….as men do not remember to always have love for one another. We must not sit together with them who are called “brothers” but are covetous. We become “one flesh” with them when we sit together with them in their churches supporting them and following their “pernicious ways”.

The “son of perdition”….the son of destruction…is already judged and being destroyed as we speak and if we sit together with them, then we are also being destroyed in our mortal flesh along with them.

This is the true “fornication” that is being committed…sitting together with those who are preaching in their covetousness the doctrines and commandments of men for pay. We must not take our mortal body and attach itself to a “harlot” but must come out from among them. They are being destroyed just like the outside world that does not profess to know God as they are perishing away to the grave.

2 Peter 2:1-3 KJV
(1) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

MANY are following their pastors’ “pernicious”…destructive…ways and the outside world speaks evil of the Way of Truth because of them. The outside world blasphemes His holy name and speaks evil of the good news.

(2) And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Through covetousness…..the abomination of desolation….do they with feigned words (the “kiss” of those who follow in the footsteps of Judas) make merchandise of us. They are the “son of destruction” as their destruction does not slumber because of their covetousness.

(3) And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

We must FLEE the “fornication”….the sitting together with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous. We sin against our own mortal body if we sit together with them as we are being destroyed along with them in their idolatry ….covetousness….the abomination of desolation. They are the “son of perdition” and those who sit together with them are being destroyed also.

1 Corinthians 6:16-20 KJV
(16) What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
(17) But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
(18) Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
(19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
(20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

When we finally understand and see the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place where it should not be , we are to FLEE from it. We are to FLEE the idolatry going on in the churches of men.

Matthew 24:15-16 KJV
(15) When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand

Those who are in the land of Judaea….the land of Judas (as many are following in his footsteps)…. are to FLEE into the mountains of His righteousness. We are to come out from among them and be separate.

(16) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

The abomination of desolation….idolatry….covetousness…is not to be once named among us as becoming saints. It should not be found standing in the holy place.

Ephesians 5:1-11 KJV
(1) Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

We are to keep the “daily” sacrifice…the Lamb…. of our Lord and walk in love.

(2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

We must not sit together with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous as they are preaching things they ought not be for money’s sake. This sitting together with them is “fornication”. Let no man deceive you with vain, empty words because the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.

(3) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
(4) Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
(5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
(6) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

We must NOT BE PARTAKERS with them or we perish along with them and have no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God whose kingdom is EVERLASTING. They are perishing away to the grave without the everlasting life being made manifest in their outer mortal flesh

(7) Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
(8) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
(9) (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth
(10) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
(11) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

The mystery of iniquity is already at work in every gathering of men where the false prophets have crept in unawares who are falsely preaching “peace” to those who are putting food in their mouths as they serve for their own earthly needs. They are not feeding anyone spiritually and are literally only feeding themselves. The “shepherds” are only feeding themselves as the sheep perish for a lack of His knowledge being preached.

When they speak “fair”….good words and fair speeches, do not believe them for they are hiding their covetousness within by misusing their tongue for deception. Inwardly, they are FULL of abominations…full of iniquity. The “mystery of iniquity” is the flattery that is hiding the covetousness within their hearts.

Proverbs 26:24-28 KJV
(24) He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
(25) When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

The flattering tongue shall disappear when we hear and receive the Word of Truth and they will disapprove of it. Their wickedness shall be revealed before all. The man of sin….the son of perdition…shall be revealed as his flattering tongue shall burn with wrath. No more good words and fair speeches as they will fall away and become a mouth full of unclean and hateful words.

(26) Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
(27) Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it….and a flattering mouth works ruin…as the Word of Truth is not being preached to their listeners and the life of Jesus is being denied in their hearing. NO FLESH is being saved in the churches led by the false prophets who use their tongue for flattery in order to get their earthly needs met. They defile the flesh...our flesh.

(28) A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

They are “graves” which appear not and men that walk over them are not aware of them…for the man of sin…the son of perdition has crept in unawares and is destroying all of those who are sitting together with him. The life of Jesus is not being made manifest in any church of men as NO FLESH is being saved. They will scoff: “where is the promise of His coming?” Where is this eternal life of Jesus being made manifest in this earth?

Luke 11:44 KJV
(44) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

They pose as ministers of righteousness….but they are whited sepulchers. They appear beautiful outwardly as they speak good words and fair speeches having men’s wonders in mind. But the flattering tongue is hiding that which is really within....being full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matthew 23:26-28 KJV
(26) Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
(27) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
(28) Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

They will be revealed in this coming time.

They will speak evil when they hear the words of the Lord in the Spirit. This will “consume” the flattering tongue with the fire of wrath.

They will speak all kinds of evil against you for believing in the Word of Truth. The man of sin….the son of perdition…shall be revealed. He was once hidden by his flattering speaking ….but that will change towards you as he will speak evil words and deeds against the believers of the Word of Truth in this coming time. When we leave their churches, they will speak all kinds of evil against us.

The MYSTERY of iniquity is already at work as the son of perdition uses his mouth to speak flattering words in order to deceive us into sitting together with him in his “church”. The man of sin uses a flattering tongue….which is “Babylon”…to cover up the hidden abominations within the man of the heart. The “mystery of iniquity” is already at work in every gathering.

Revelation 17:5-6 KJV
(5) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

The flattering tongue speaks having men’s persons in admiration…wonders. These are lying wonders.

These men are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration (wonders) because of advantage. “She” …Babylon…speaks good words and fair speeches in order to gain the ears of many….having their “wonders with great admiration” in mind.

(6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

We are to be delivered from the way of the evil man who speaks “froward things” . We are to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches and come out from among them and be separate. We are to hear His knowledge and delight in it and fear God and keep His commandments.

Proverbs 2:10-22 KJV
(10) When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
(11) Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
(12) To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
(13) Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
(14) Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
(15) Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

We are to be delivered from the “strange woman”…Babylon…the tongue that speaks flattering words and teaches strange things to our ears….

(16) To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
(17) Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

If we listen to them, we are led along with them to the broad way that leads to our destruction. “Her” house inclines unto death and her paths unto the dead as the life of Jesus is not being made manifest in the mortal flesh of any that are being deceived by “her”.

(18) For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
(19) None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
(20) That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
(21) For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
(22) But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

In “her” are found all that slain upon the earth. “She” slays the witness of the prophets and the saints as their words are not understood. “She” has no understanding of the Scriptures and so the written words of the biblical prophets and saints are not preached in Christ…in His knowledge. She slays all upon the earth as there is no knowledge in her good words and fair speeches that are hiding the covetousness within.

Revelation 18:24 KJV
(24) And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

“Babylon”…the “strange woman”…the flattering tongue that hides the 7 abominations (all of their unrevealed, uncleanness inwardly) in the hidden man of the heart of false prophets….shall “fall” as the mouth of the man of sin shall cease speaking good words and fair speeches towards us and will “burn” with wrath and speak all kinds of unclean and hateful words (birds) and will teach others to follow him in his evil behavior. The flattering tongue will disappear and will become a mouth that teaches others to do evil and will speak evil against those who are His people who will receive what they hear the Spirit saying in this coming time.

Revelation 18:1-6 KJV
(1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Those who are minding earthly things (the “merchants of the earth”) once used their flattering tongue to wax rich through the abundance of her delicacies. They used good words and fair speeches in order to get all of their earthly needs met from those that they are deceiving in their churches.

Because of the preaching deceptively for money’s sake, the outside nations sees the hypocrisy and blasphemes His holy name and against the good news of Christ….the nations have drunk the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

The “kings of the earth”…those who are churchgoers who are wise in their own eyes…have committed fornication with her as they are so “wise” that they go and sit together with them in their churches (which is“fornication”) because they are “so wise”. They profess themselves as “wise” ….wise as kings….and let a man take of them and devour them with his flattering tongue. They judge the outside world because they see themselves as “wise”.

(3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

The man of sin shall be revealed for the mystery of iniquity….the flattering tongue that hides the covetousness within his heart…shall fall away and his tongue shall burn with wrath and speak evil…..committing sin.

Like Diotrephes, they will prate against us with malicious words. “Diotrephes” will want us to follow after his evil behavior but we are not to follow that which is evil but that which is good. Those who will do evil have not seen Him nor know Him.

We must come out from among them so as not to be partakers of “her” sins…her evil speaking as she burns with wrath. The flattering tongue disappears and speaks evil and we are to see this revealing of the man of sin and depart from his church so as not to share in his sins and receive his plagues.

(4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
(5) For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

When we leave their churches, they will be an angry group of unbelieving people. But we are not to return evil for their evil as we keep the “daily” sacrifice of the Lamb which will bring them “torment”.

(6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

“Babylon” (MYSTERY)…the flattering tongue….the MYSTERY of iniquity( as the flattering tongues hides the iniquity in the heart of the false prophet)…shall fall. There will come a “falling away” first .

The flattering tongue wants to bring us into the keeping of the doctrines and commandments of men and the outside nations speaks evil of us and blasphemes His holy name. “She” has been a ruler over all men…a city. She sat upon many waters.

Revelation 14:7-13 KJV
(7) Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
(8) And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
(9) And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

We must not follow after the evil of those who will speak and do evil in the churches of men when the Word of Truth shall be heard among them.

The unbelievers shall be tormented with fire (the tongue is a fire) and brimstone (the divine righteousness of God upon them for their evil speaking) in the presence of the holy angels (the WORDS of life and spirit that the Lord speaks in the Spirit) and in the presence of the Lamb….as we keep His daily sacrifice in the face of their evil speaking of us…their persecutions of us for receiving the Word of Truth. They will be “consumed” with the Spirit of His mouth and the brightness of His coming (the Lamb in our lives).

(10) The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

The wicked shall not have any peace as they will continually provoke Him. NO peace for the wicked until they perish from off this earth.

(11) And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

We must have patience when they will persecute us in their wrath. We are to keep the commandments of God in the “fire” of their “flaming” of us. We shall not be hurt of the “second death” if we keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus as we are expecting His life to appear giving us His eternal life in a “little while”.

We are to keep His “daily” sacrifice and die in the Lord…dying to sin…especially when the angry group of unbelieving church goers will flame us with their persecutions. The presence of the Lamb (that we are to keep… always keeping the sacrifice in our mortal body) shall bring them “torment”.

(12) Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
(13) And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

The mystery of iniquity does already work….as the flattering tongue is actively deceiving people and hiding the covetousness (the abomination of desolation) within the heart of the false prophet.

It works ruin in those who are perishing as the mortal body of the deceived perishes from off this earth without the knowledge of the Lord being preached to them. The son of perdition is destroying those who come to sit together with him in his church and support him with their money…the image that he commands them to give to the church which is structured by the scribes…the handwriting of church dogmas that are hostile and are contrary to us. These church ordinances are patterned after the rudiments of this world (they rise up out of the sea) and cause divisions among us as we fight and war with one another over them. We use them to judge the outside world also which sees the hypocrisy and speaks evil of the name of the Lord and His good news.

2 Thessalonians 2:
(1) Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
(2) That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

Babylon falls….a falling away comes first. The flattering tongue falls away and the evil speaking...the prating with malicious words...comes and reveals what is hidden in the heart. The hearing of the good news will expose what is in the heart of every man.

(3) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Babylon sits on many waters…..ruling over many. The flattering tongue of a church leader (of those who love to be first) says that he is doing his church things in God’s name…or authority. He shows himself that he is God for he does everything supposedly in God’s authority. “In your name”: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

(4) Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
(5) Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
(6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

Babylon....MYSTERY....the flattering tongue...hides the iniquity in the heart of men so that those who are deceived by "her" know not that they are being led down the broad way to their destruction.

(7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

The Wicked ones among us shall be REVEALED as the flattering tongue falls away at the hearing of the Spirit of Truth of which they will not believe. Babylon falls….a falling away comes first. The Lord consumes the man of sin with the Spirit of His mouth as the son of perdition reveals himself at the hearing of His words of life and spirit and speaks evil (calling them “evil doers”, “devils”) of those who will depart from his church.

The flattering tongue disappears and burns in wrath against what he hears the Spirit saying to the churches. The man of sin shall not believe in what he hears and will not speak good words and fair speeches towards those who will preach it nor towards those who will receive it.

Like Dioptrephes, he will prate against many with malicious words and will cast out of the church any who will receive what the brothers say in the Spirit.

The wicked shall be revealed at the hearing of the Spirit of His mouth as they will be “consumed” with wrath and will speak every unclean and hateful word in their unbelief. They will be tormented in the presence of the holy angels…His WORDS of life and spirit…as they will not believe in what they hear and will resist the Spirit. The Lord shall consume them with the Spirit of His mouth.

They will also be tormented in the presence of the Lamb. They will be destroyed with the brightness of His presence as we keep His daily sacrifice in the face of their evil persecutions. When we keep His daily sacrifice in their persecutions of us, this will bring them “torment”.

(8) And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

They have crept in unawares while men “slept” and are deceiving those who received not the love of the Truth that they might be saved.

We are to love ALWAYS as commanded by Him. If we forget, then the false prophets use this “power of darkness”…our forgetfulness…our falling “asleep” to His commandment to have love for one another…to lead us astray with all power and signs and lying wonders.

Their “coming”…or presence among us…is in accordance to the working of Satan in order to condemn those who truly do not believe the Truth (DOING IS TRULY BELIEVING…faith is active) but have pleasure in unrighteousness. NO FLESH is being saved as all are being led astray by them. ALL HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD.

(9) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

They think that they are doing God “service” for speaking evil of others. They judge others as they see themselves as judges (gods, Elohim) for God.

(11) And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
(12) That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But our Lord is merciful and saves us from those who are destroying us with their good words and fair speeches. He chooses us for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit…as we hear the Spirit of the Lord’s mouth and believe and DO GOOD towards what we hear rather than be consumed with wrath in our unbelief. We are to BELIEVE in what we hear the Spirit of His mouth saying to us and be saved.

(13) But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

He calls us by the good news of our salvation to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ whose life shall appear in due season in our mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in this earth. When He shall appear, we appear with Him in glory.

(14) Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(15) Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

We have all sinned and have come short of the glory of God for the life of Jesus has not been made manifest in the flesh of any churchgoer.

Romans 3:23-24 KJV
(23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
(24) Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

We must hear the Spirit and flee the “fornication”…and flee the idolatry…the covetousness…the abomination of desolation.

The man of sin…the son of perdition is already among us hidden by the “good words and fair speeches” that he uses to hide the covetousness within his heart. The “mystery of iniquity” hides the heart full of iniquity. It is not made apparent because of the flattering words….the good words and fine speaking.

These men…false brothers… have crept in unawares so that they might bring us into their bondage of doctrines and commandments of men so they can make a gain of us.

But our Lord (the Son of man in Heaven) comes to deliver us from wicked and unreasonable men….and they will be revealed when we leave their churches as they will speak all kinds of evil against us. The façade of their flattering, fine words shall fall away as they will speak evil of us (calling us “evil doers” and “devils”, etc).

They will be revealed for all to see what is in their hearts for the man of sin shall speak evil after the covetousness of his heart and will want his congregation to follow after his evil example .

But blessed are you when men shall hate you for receiving the Word of Truth and when they shall separate you from their company….that is, their church. They will reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

Luke 6:22-23 KJV
(22) Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
(23) Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Jesus has already told us what will happen in this coming time so that we should not be tripped up by their persecution of us for the receiving (believing) of the Word of Truth. We are to expect it.

John 16:1-4 KJV
(1) These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

They will put us out of their gatherings…their churches. Whosoever “kills” you….speaks evil of you…thinks that he is doing God service (they believe, love and practice the lie). They will judge you as an “evil doer”.

(2) They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
(3) And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

These things He has told us so that when the time shall come we may REMEMBER that He told us of them. The hint to understanding 2 Thessalonians 2: 5-7: “Remember ye not, that , when I was yet with you, I told you these things?” is found in John 16:4.

(4) But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

“But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.”

2 Thessalonians 2:5-7 KJV
(5) Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
(6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

Only he that lets will let, until he be taken out of the way. Like Lot, people will still “linger” around in the churches of the man of sin until they get removed…cast out… for God shall not destroy the wicked with the righteous.

(7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Lot “lingered” around in Sodom until he was mercifully removed. If we stick around the church, we will be consumed in the iniquity of the “city”. We…who hear and believe in the Word of Truth….are to escape for our lives and not look back….not to render evil for their evil when we leave. We must "ARISE" from those who are "dead" in their trespasses and sins and depart. We must not stay in the churches of the unbelievers and get caught up in their sins and plagues.

Genesis 19:15-17 KJV
(15) And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
(16) And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
(17) And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Diotrephes…the man of sin…loves to be first. He will exalt himself and exercise his authority over the church. He will not receive the brothers sent to speak the Word of Truth to his congregation and will forbid those that would and will cast them out of his church. He will prate against them with malicious words and do his evil deeds thinking that he is doing God “service” and will teach others to follow his evil example. And many will follow after his evil example.

3 John 1:9-12 KJV
(9) I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
(10) Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

We must not follow the man of sin’s example of evil doing. “And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.” He that does evil has not seen God. He does not know God nor the Son.

(11) Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
(12) Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

When Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. When we leave their churches, the tongue is a fire that will destroy the wicked as they will speak all kinds of evil towards us labeling us “devils” and evil doers. The righteous, divine judgment of God (the brimstone) shall be upon them for their evil words and deeds. He shall bring tribulation upon those who will trouble us.

Luke 17:28-30 KJV
(28) Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
(29) But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
(30) Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

Those who will speak evil of for leaving shall be destroyed with the fire of the tongue that will flame us for our faith in Him. Our faith shall be tested by the “fire”…the flaming, evil words of our adversaries that we leave behind. The persecutions by the unbelievers in the churches will be to them an evident token of their destruction but to us of salvation.

We are not to look back. We are to suffer for His sake and remember to bless those that curse us for leaving. We are to keep His daily sacrifice and not return evil for their evil….and they will be “tormented” in the presence of the Lamb…the keeping of His sacrifice in our lives in the face of their persecutions of us. They will have “torment”…….weeping and gnashing of teeth….tribulation, rage and anguish. There will be NO PEACE for the wicked.

Philippians 1:28-29 KJV
(28) And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
(29) For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

They will be tormented (having NO PEACE as there is no peace for the wicked) with fire and “brimstone”….meaning “divine” which is the righteous judgment of God upon them. We are to patiently endure their persecutions and tribulations of us. The righteous judgment of God (the brimstone) shall torment them as they shall have tribulation as they trouble us. It is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you

2 Thessalonians 1:4-12 KJV
(4) So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
(5) Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
(6) Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

And to those who are troubled, we are to rest with the prophets and apostles as we hear their words in the interpretation of the Lord Jesus. He is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels….the words of life and spirit which will bring the wicked torment. The wicked shall hear His words but not have peace as they will not believe and will speak evil. The wicked shall be tormented in the presence of the holy angels….the messages of the Lord who speaks to us from heaven.

(7) And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
(8) In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

They will not have any part of the manifestation of His life in the mortal flesh. The wicked shall perish from off this earth but the righteous shall have His life made manifest giving them His eternal life in this earth.

(9) Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

When He shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory…for we believed what we heard the Spirit saying to the churches.

(10) When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
(11) Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
(12) That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Like Diotrephes, they will not bring forth good fruit for a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. By their fruits we shall know them…that they are not of God. If they were truly of God, then they would have love for another.

Matthew 7:17-22 KJV
(17) Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
(18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
(19) Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
(20) Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Instead, they will believe the lie that they are doing God “service” for their evil deeds. They will cast us out ( we believers of the Word of Truth will be the “devils” according to their judgment). They will cast out our name as evil. They will say that they are doing these things supposedly in His name….in His authority.

(21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
(22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
(23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Whoever is not found in the book of life (as they will bring forth evil fruit) will be cast into the lake of fire. They shall not have peace until they perish from off this earth nor shall they have any inheritance in the manifestation of the life of Jesus in the mortal flesh giving them His eternal life in this earth so that they may display His glory to this dark and dying world who will see and praise God in heaven. They will not have any part of it for they will have rejected their own mercy. They will have rejected so great a salvation just because they will not believe in it when they hear it and will instead choose to do evil towards the Word of Truth.

Revelation 20:14-15 KJV
(14) And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
(15) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Peace to those who may read.

The men who have crept in unawares are destroying those who truly do not believe. Believing is DOING His commandment to have love for one another as He loved us and gave Himself for us.

They are denying the life of Jesus from ever being made manifest in the mortal flesh of those who are being led astray from the holy commandment. Men deceptively use flattering words and fine-sounding speeches as they handle the Word of God deceptively for unjust gain. They want us to come into their churches where they can make a gain of us. They keep us there with their binding doctrines and commandments of men that many are keeping as they set aside the holy commandment in order to keep them.

Jude 1:4-5 KJV
(4) For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

If we have just escaped the pollutions of the world (Egypt) and yet are entangled again and overcome, then we are destroyed along with those who come to flatter us with their good words and beautiful speeches.

(5) I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

These men speak great swelling words of vanity and want us to keep their doctrines and commandments of men….being brought into bondage. It would have been better for those who are seduced by them not to have known the Way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment (to have love for one another….the new commandment of our Lord given to us to keep) in order to serve in bondage the commandments of men.

2 Peter 2:17-22 KJV
(17) These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
(18) For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
(19) While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
(20) For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
(21) For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
(22) But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

“Amalek”….which means the “people who lick”….flatter with their tongue those who are just escaping the pollutions of the world (Egypt) through the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

They speak great swelling words of vanity and allure those who are just escaping. The flattering tongue (of the people who lick….Amalekites) is destroying MULTITUDES of people for they go and sit together with them in their churches where NO FLESH is being saved.

Deuteronomy 25:17-19 KJV
(17) Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

They come forth and meet many by the Way of righteousness in order to cut them off from the narrow path that leads to life…His eternal life for the here and now.

If we grow weary in well doing, then they will deceive us. We must not grow weary in well doing so as to inherit eternal life….everlasting life… in the here and now. If we grow weary and forget to always have love for one another, then the “Amalekites” use this power of darkness…the power of our own forgetfulness…in order to deceive us and cut us off from the Way that leads to life.

(18) How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

We are to possess this earth…the “land” that God gives us for an inheritance.

(19) Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

We must not “fall asleep” to His commandment to have love for one another. We must not become “weary” in well doing for in due season we shall reap EVERLASTING LIFE in this earth if we faint not.

Galatians 6:7-10 KJV
(7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
(8) For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
(9) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
(10) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

“Amalek”…loves to be first….loves the preeminence …among us. But their end is destruction as they are the “son of perdition” and they are destroying MANY who come sit together with them in their churches. They use the tongue (Amalek = people who lick) in order to flatter and deceive.

Numbers 24:20 KJV
(20) And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

Their end is destruction as they serve their own belly as they mind the earthly things…what to eat, what to drink, what to wear. They seek after getting paid to preach and flatter with their tongues to deceive those who have become weary in well doing.

They meet us by the Way of righteousness, and cut off the hindmost of us…., even all that are feeble behind us, when we are faint and weary; and they fear not God.

Philippians 3:18-21 KJV
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
(20) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
(21) Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

There are MANY that are collectively called the “man of sin”. Their presence is in accordance with the working of Satan with ALL POWER (the four horses) and signs and lying wonders. They come supposedly in His name….that is, in His authority.

They come instead to deceive, steal, kill and destroy. The thief only comes to steal, kill and destroy those that he is deceiving.

Matthew 24:4-5 KJV
(4) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
(5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

They come with ALL POWER. We see this ALL POWER in Revelation 6 in the four horses. The rider on white horse is the one that supposedly comes in His name….His authority.

Revelation 6:1-2 KJV
(1) And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

He has a bow (with no arrows) which symbolizes “peace”. They falsely preach “peace” to those who they come to conquer…bringing many into their church bondage of keeping commandments of men. They deceive MANY with the false prophesying of “peace” in their midst where there is none.

A crown was given to the rider of the white horse as many let a man who falsely comes supposedly in Christ's authority to exalt himself over them.

(2) And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

The rider on the white horse was given a crown. MANY see themselves as “wise” and let a man exalt himself over them.

The rider on the white horse went forth to conquer. Many let a man bring them into their church bondage. They want a man to rule over them as their king rather than have God be their king.

2 Corinthians 11:19-20 KJV
(19) For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
(20) For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

If a man come in his own name….his own authority, him will they receive. They will give that man a “crown” to be king over them rather than have God be their king.

John 5:41-44 KJV
(41) I receive not honour from men.
(42) But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
(43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
(44) How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

But these men are false apostles….falsely sent (apostle = sent) ….who are deceitful workers transforming themselves into the apostles (sent) of Christ. They say that they come in His “name” but they are falsely “sent” as they come preaching for pay. Their end is according to their works. Their end is the destruction of their mortal flesh.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV
(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
(15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

When Jesus SENT (the meaning of apostle) out His disciples in His authority, He told them not take “staves” …scepters… which kings rule with. They are not to “provide”…that is in Greek, ACQUIRE…gold, nor silver, nor brass in their purses. Don’t acquire gold, silver, or brass. Don’t preach for money.

Matthew 10:5-10 KJV
(5) These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
(6) But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
(7) And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

The truly sent person of Christ FREELY GIVES as he has freely received. He does not retail the Word of God to his listeners but freely gives what has been given to him to understand.

(8) Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
(9) Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

They are not to take 2 coats….that is, not use flattering words nor a cloak of covetousness. The workman is worthy of his OWN meat as we are to work with our own hands to support our own earthly needs so as not to be burdensome to any and that the gospel is glorified by the outside world.

(10) Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat..

The entrance of someone truly sent in His name…in His authority….is not in vain.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-9 KJV
(1) For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
(2) But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

The apostles of Christ did not exhort with deceit. No guile was found in their mouths.

(3) For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

The apostles (sent) of Christ were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel (the good news). They are allowed to understand the good news while the false apostles (falsely sent) have no understanding of it.

The apostles of Christ (sent in His name) do not “salute”any man...that is, speak to please men… by the Way of righteousness. That is what an Amalek does by the Way….he salutes men by the Way in order to lead them astray from the holy commandment. (Luke 10:4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way). The Amalek flatters with the tongue those who are just escaping.

(4) But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

The true apostles did not take 2 coats….used flattering words nor an outward showing to cover up covetousness.

(5) For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
(6) Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
(7) But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

No, they willingly, freely imparted unto the church the good news of God…as well as their souls.

(8) So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

They worked with their own hands to support themselves so as not to be chargeable to any. They preached the gospel of God unto them without charge…not seeking money in order to get their earthly needs met.

(9) For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

The false prophets preach for money and have no understanding of the gospel. They handle the Word of God deceitfully for unjust gain. The good news is hid to those who are perishing from off this earth as the “god of this world”…their belly…has blinded their minds.

2 Corinthians 4:1-5 KJV
(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
(2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
(3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
(4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

They come to cause divisions and offences that are contrary to the doctrine which we have learned…..to have love for one another. They come preaching for doctrines the commandments of men and many set aside the doctrine of Christ in order to keep the commandments of men. They worship God in vain and are perishing along with the bad company that they are keeping.

Romans 16:17-18 KJV
(17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

They do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly…..the “god of this world” …and have no understanding of the gospel which is for the here and now. They are deceiving many with their good words and beautiful speeches. They pose as ministers of righteousness but they are only preaching for doctrines the commandments of men. They appear beautiful on the outside but inwardly they are full of iniquity as their hearts go after their covetousness.

(18) For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Peter describes them as “natural brute beasts”. They are not led by the Spirit but rather have forsaken the right Way of righteousness and have gone astray as they love to get paid for their unrighteousness.

They are made TO TAKE AND DESTROY those unstable souls that they are deceiving. That is their function…that is what they were born for: to capture and decay the mortal flesh of those who become “weary in well doing”. They defile our mortal flesh for gain.
The destroyers themselves are perishing in their own corruption and are taking down MANY with them who have become forgetful to always keep the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord in our bodies.

2 Peter 2:12-15 KJV
(12) But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
(13) And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

Their heart goes after their covetousness…a heart they have exercised with covetous practices.

(14) Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
(15) Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Their presence is in accordance with the working of Satan with ALL POWER….as they come forth to cause divisions among us. They take peace from the earth and cause us to fight and war with each other over the doctrines and commandments of men. We “kill” each other when we speak evil of one another. Those who hate their brothers are “murderers”. The false prophets (who come falsely prophesying “peace” where there is none) come forth to sever us from the Way of righteousness that leads to life now.

Revelation 6:3-4 KJV
(3) And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
(4) And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

There is among us envying and strife and divisions. We walk as men and not the sons of God in this world. We are carnal and can’t understand the Scriptures. We are not fed with the “meat” of the Word of truth for we are not able to bear it …not even now are we able to.

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 KJV
(1) And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
(2) I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
(3) For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

We judge each other calling them “evil doers” who do not our denomination’s (division) commandments of men. We are not a doer of the law of Christ (who commanded us to have love for one another) when we do this. We are not a “god”…that is, JUDGE…for God when we judge each other using the doctrines and commandments of men as a basis for doing so.

Psalms 82:1-8 KJV
(1) A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
(2) How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
(3) Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
(4) Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
(5) They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

We die just like men of the outside nations for this. We fall like one of the princes…as we follow them down the broad way to our destruction from this earth.

(6) I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
(7) But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
(8) Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

We fight and war among us. We lust and have not and “kill” and desire to have and cannot obtain. We have no understanding of the Scriptures.

James 4:1-12 KJV
(1) From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
(2) Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
(3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
(4) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
(5) Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
(6) But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
(7) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
(8) Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
(9) Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
(10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

We must not speak evil of our brothers.

(11) Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
(12) There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Those who falsely say they come in the authority of Christ come to steal, kill and destroy. There is a severe famine of hearing the words of God in their midst. The black horse is symbolic of not having any understanding as there is a severe famine of hearing the words of God. His people perish because of a lack of knowledge.

Revelation 6:5-6 KJV
(5) And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

The false prophets get paid handsomely for the “crumbs” that the famished church is getting “fed”. Yet, they are allowed to REJOICE in this situation….see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

(6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

This famine is of hearing the words of the LORD. We do not hear His words in any gathering (“church”) of men as all flesh is perishing in them because of a lack of hearing His knowledge.

Amos 8:11-12 KJV
(11) Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
(12) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

The false prophets who cause many to err cry “PEACE” to those who put food in their mouths.

Micah 3:5-12 KJV
(5) Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

They have no understanding….as symbolized by the black horse….as the Scriptures are “dark” unto them. Their understanding is darkened.

(6) Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
(7) Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
(8) But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
(9) Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
(10) They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

They teach for hire and divine for money and judge for reward and falsely prophesy "peace"...no evil can come upon us. Yet, there is the sword, famine, pestilence among them.

(11) The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
(12) Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Their understanding of the gospel is darkened in the false prophets minds because they walk after those earthly things that the gentiles (the nations) go after: getting paid in order to have something to eat, drink and wear. They serve for their own belly…the god of this world…which blinds their minds lest they understand the gospel for the here and now.

Ephesians 4:17-23 KJV
(17) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
(18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
(19) Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
(20) But ye have not so learned Christ;
(21) If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
(22) That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
(23) And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

We must not walk after those things of which the nations go after in their ignorance. We cannot serve 2 masters. We cannot serve God for money’s sake. Is not eternal life in the here and now more important than worrying about what we shall eat? Is not the mortal body more important than clothing?

Matthew 6:24-25 KJV
(24) No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
(25) Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

And again, the gospel (good news) is hid to those who are perishing. It is “dark” unto them as the god of this world (the belly that they are serving for) has blinded the minds of them that really do not believe lest they are illuminated with the light of the glorious good news of Christ.

Those who are preaching themselves come in their own authority and not the Lord’s as they come preaching for the earthly things and are not servants of those they are supposedly “feeding”. They are only feeding themselves and not the flock.

Why go to their churches where there is a severe famine of hearing the words of God? Why spend money for that which is not bread? Why labor for that which does not satisfy?

We are to hear diligently to Him who speaks to us from Heaven in the Spirit….the living waters. We are to take heed on how we hear and more shall be given us. Our soul shall live…as we hear and rejoice in what we hear the Spirit saying.

Isaiah 55:1-3 KJV
(1) Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
(2) Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
(3) Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

We must remove our way far from the flattering tongue….as “she” speaks smooth words that lead us to our own mortal destruction from this earth. We must not come near to the door of her house or we get deceived with their mouths into sitting together with them in their churches where we give our honor unto others and our years unto the cruel. The strangers we sit with shall be filled with our wealth and all of our labors shall be for them.

Proverbs 5:7-13 KJV
(7) Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
(8) Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
(9) Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
(10) Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

They destroy our mortal flesh. They take us away from this earth in their idolatry. We must not sit together with those who are defiling our mortal flesh. We must come out from among them and be separate. If we are joined together with the “strange woman”…that strange tongue that teaches strange things for money's sake, then we become ONE FLESH with them and are being consumed with them in our mortal flesh.

(11) And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
(12) And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
(13) And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!