Matthew 13; Verse 44; (Parable; Worth/Self-Worth; Treasure in the Field Part I)

Continuing on in the awesome chapter of Matthew 13, verse 44 here. (Treasure in the field Part I).

Hidden in the field once again. That is why it is imperative to learn and understand the parables. Christ is teaching us what would be hidden, so it is not for us. Everyone can relate. As you put up your earthly treasures up for safe-keeping. The value we put on them (we know these examples from Matthew 6 especially).


But more, Christ showing this because these are things (hidden treasure we will never find is the point) we put our self-worth before salvation. As a result the want to be respected because of riches. Judging things by them. Judging people by them. Which condemns the just, and finds the innocent guilty. So we see the resulting factors of why the love of money is the root of all evil. Loving anything of the world first, of the flesh this the automatic effect. Moreover, if by any means one is serving man, then looking for man to make complete/whole is where we find our self-worth automatically as a result. Exactly why this teaching from Christ.

Christ using this illustration to show how far He went for us and the worth He finds in us, thus in response our self-worth found in the Lord. In turn gaining self-respect for ourselves, (then the ability to have it for others). In the Bible this is called honor. All things begin with belief/repentance. This why humility comes before honor as well.

Many say respect (esteem or admire) is earned. That is a faulty statement in itself Biblically. In the sense that agape love is to have respect in that God created all people. Now beyond that, yes respect is earned. But this is important to differentiate for our faith, how we feel, how we view the world.

Overall, the parable is to show you are worth it. You are worth every bit of His blood, sweat, and tears, literally and figuratively.

Lastly, to find a treasure in a field it would be buried. Christ also giving us this illustration in how deep He dug for us. Therefore, we dig in response. Of course, once we do that we are no longer ditch-diggers to others i.e. the blind leading the blind.



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(Matthew 13:44) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

What's it like in Heaven? How does God operate? What does He think of His creation? Individually?

Treasure = How much He values you (His view on you, and your self-worth). Other Christians should be doing the same.

(Our Father though Christ is searching for people. Joy to sell all He had? As Christ was our ransom in serving us-ward. "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him.

The field = The land of the world. As we inherit ALL things once we give up this chase, and abide in Christ, thus the rest. Are you tired out? Finding no long-lasting value in the world, only to please people, but you find no self-worth in them? they find no worth in return? Exactly, that is the way of the world. Except with the LORD and better be with other Christians.



(Isaiah 53:10) "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand."

The true exchange (not like the NY stock exchange, nothing hidden in this sense): His life that you may have life (Ransom, paid the price for redeeming). We cannot buy salvation. In other words, do right to be accepted by God. No, matter of fact we do wrong (in ignorance) coming to belief/repentance accepted by God, then do right on account of that.

(Matthew 20:28) "Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."


Remember, we went over in Matthew 6:24-35. The Christians self-worth in believing. Where we lay up our treasures first as well. Christ was showing the exact same here. The worth of the physical things that will be gone, but you the Christian believer will not be gone. Matthew 5:5, "blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth."

Reference in 4 verses for all the above from Ephesians 2:7-10,

7"That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

(Taste of Heaven, the senses in knowing. We appreciate that as well. Before salvation with no reality on this. As Christianity is a relationship, not a religion based on our works. No, our complete brokenness before God, and dependency upon Him there forth. Who can get past commandment one? Commandment is worshiping His creation over Him, or equaling it. Love of money a biggie).

8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

(Grace = unmerited favor in kindness. He did not have to do it. It is not only a gift, but THE GIFT).

9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(They cannot brag how good they are in front of the Lord, I did this for you, I did that for you. Just like other Christians don't do exercise the same over others. The pharisees a great example in being masters at that).

10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

(Amazing? His works for your works in this sense. Meaning by faith the works will also come, true faith. Walk in them, where we travel. Where we go. This is not a one and done, but a part of you. Working for the LORD through Christ. Look at this word created. As in a new creation in Christ, the old person is gone. Living a new life, changes in them senses spiritually. Remember, working? Working for the world? Christ said come rest? The goal is that we do it but yet it feel effortless, not being one-sided. Cannot be done unless we break bondage first). 

God's amazing plan of salvation. Which I consider all the power of the Lord and a huge miracle. One sinner saved beginning in spiritual heart "surgery" to the mind, them senses; vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Soul = You/Yourself. Your own Spirit = The intellect of your soul.


Therefore, we conclude self-worth and confidence begins with faith and through faith and feelings should result accordingly to how God feels. Being accepted by the Lord. Who can come between that? No, they should be on the same team. However, I want to point out we are to share that treasure (hence works/working). Meaning, it's not only your God, but the same God as brethren, and others who would and will be saved.

AMEN †

Matthew 14; Verses 22-27; Overcoming THE Storm and Flood Waters (Part one)

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(Matthew 14:22-27) "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.


(This is a type exactly for the end-times as well. The Mountains represent the nations and the sea is the people with Babylon over them. Babylon inhabitants are those who believe then worship satan as Christ/God).

How amazing and the depth God teaches both of His comings in one.

(As we are to wait on Christ here in the end-times just like it was in the days of Noah as they entered the ark).

23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

(Notice once again evening, later on here. As the last parallel for us was in the evening as well).


24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.


(We also see this in James 1 about being double-minded. That comes from doubt of course, then leading to fear and worry. Being tossed back and forth. Christ showing is we are to keep calm during the tribulation. He foretold us all things. The sea tossing around representing the waters and Babylon Revelation 17:15; Luke 21:25-26).

(Luke 21:25-26) "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

(Love and full trust in Christ' Words is a relationship. Do you trust Him)?

(James 1:6-8) "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.

7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

(No stability. I mean this is just common sense. If you don't believe God can do it then it won't come. Just like anything in life. If your heart and mind is not in it don't expect results. If you don't think you can make the end result, the finish line you won't. This goes for doctrine as well. Faith and trust in Christ and His Words).

Let's take a look this exactly from Luke 21 in direct type and parallel:

(Luke 21:25-28) "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
(Love and full trust in Christ' Words is a relationship. Do you trust Him)?

(The spiritual weather conditions leading to the physical. The sea and waves roaring also in combination with Psalm 2 and Revelation 11:18 among many others. The nations are angry, men are vicious. As it turns out money does not buy happiness, not anything of the flesh first).

26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

(Because they do no not know what is coming. They are not sealed with the truth).

27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."


(What things come to pass? This back from verse 20 when satan begins to claim to be Christ/God. Don't look down, look up be of good cheer. No kicking ourselves either).

To Matthew 14:25,

25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

(This is to early dawn, 3am to 6am. This is an example of Christ coming and being the light. Remember He explains His coming being between 2nd and 3rd watch. In between is a midnight when the thief comes, to those not watching. Point is you want to wait from dusk till dawn when satan comes in the world's darkest hour, the days of the Great tribulation. What it means, what it covers. The hour of temptation. In the midst of all the darkness in the world Christ is going be that light we see coming from that distance. But coming as the speed of the light. Not like some earthly ship as it were to come save some ship in trouble, taking longer than usual).


Let's take a look:

(Luke 12:37-38) "Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants."

(And so it is).

To Matthew 14:26,

26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

(They never seen anything like it. Just like we won't see anything like it at Christ' second coming, and we're turned into out spiritual bodies).


27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid."

(He comes to save the "day." Keep your heads up for your redemption draws near. Justice is coming with that rod of iron from Christ to rule the nations, the mountains. Remember, they want the mountains to fell on them. What they tried to build comes crumbling down right back on them for wanting a world without the LORD, and then worshiping satan as a result from political beat to the one world religious beast. BLESSED ARE YOU WHO CAN SEE THIS).

Let's go to Isaiah 54 to take a look at this for us. We will finish this story in the next post due to length.

(Isaiah 54:9-11) "For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

(With the waters of Babylon and the flood waters, satan's flood of lies).

10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
The troubled days of the great tribulation. The Lord's promise in coming to save the day. Why would you doubt with salvation already. He already came to save on that "day."

Essentially, they want to bring the storm to God's land the world it is coming on them.

(Jeremiah 51:1) "Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind."

Stay on watch,

(Jeremiah 51:12-13) "Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness."

(They bought and sold with the one world currency dirty blood money. What does it? Coveting. The love of the things of the World over the Lord. As they sit like kings and queens in their mind. That is how satan wants to make one feel. Nice warm and cozy with no thought of God).

(Revelation 17:15) "And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

(And so it is).

Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 33; Parable--Meal/Leaven

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(Matthew 13:33) "Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."

First let's note the whole point of a parable once again is to show both sides spiritually. So they always have a negative and positive side. The whole point is to separate truth from lie.

(A very short parable here, but yet speaks volumes, with much to say. This is all spiritual we know, hence, "the kingdom of heaven." Flesh and blood cannot and do not inherit the kingdom so we cannot be fleshly thinkers when applying the word of God. satan has all that covered when he comes as Christ/God).

But why leaven here? Doesn't leaven represent like an infectious cancer? Leaven always represents bad as in permeating and infecting. Meal = Wheat, flour. Always good. Overall, is it showing the positive and negative side. One can either use the Gospel to "pay it forward" on earth. "As thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" or negatively. This negative is not those who would flat out reject the Gospel such as an atheist. But with things and those within. Even the hidden things you do and think no one is paying attention the Lord is and the benefits or consequences we can never measure. But the Lord can certainly as He makes that point here. Remember the two witnesses come and they are measuring as well. A post we just went over. Please check the archive Revelation 11.

Let's look at some types to see where Christ is drawing these analogies in parallel for the parable(s) in the negative and the positive.

Let's look at the negative first. Christ warned of 3 types of leaven, all evil. So we must look at each of the doorways that allow them in individually first:

(Luke 12:1-2) "In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy (play-acting, "formal" stage shows).

2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

(That is the point of the parables, deeper spiritual truth and in the end making things so simple. So stick with it).

Each time Christ would get on them about not looking to the spiritual as well,

(Mark 8:15) "And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

So, mixing politics with religion. But what they did was do their politics all in the name of God, throwing out God's laws. Sound familiar?

But let's take a look at why the disconnect momentarily here with the disciples:

(Mark 8:17) "And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

(Perception comes from the mind as a result from the heart. Your heart has to be in it first then the mind will follow. This is an example up and down Scripture in moving in faith, humble yourself like a child, etc. It always begins with the heart).

Number #3, Concerning seeking signs here in Matthew 16: Remember the kingdom of heaven begins within. To see God on the outside He has to be in us, spiritually first to then see the physical. Eyes to see, and ears to hear.

Here the Sadducee's were there this time:

(Matthew 16:1) "The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven."

(Matthew 16:6) "Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."

Now let's look at each measure in the negative for the end-times from each doctrine above mixing in then they combine (no wonder the pharisees/sadducee's ended up on the same team as Herod/Herodians, in the conspiracy against Christ?

Look who they brought with them to conspire with this question. Oh, how the plot was on:

(Matthew 22:15-17) "Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

(Religious leaders shaking hands and dirty double dealing with world leaders. Hmm).

Now, I want to point something out concerning the one world currency we cannot operate with. But we can and will trade/barter. What if satan pulls Scripture out here to force to deal with the money of the one world system coming? This is pretty easy. The money is corrupt we have to know he is, a fake representing dirty, double-dealing, corrupt, moral-less, bribery, blood money. It's two-fold. Selling out to money in name of politics while mixing religion when satan claims to be Christ/God. In other words, the force (hence god of forces) of hand by satan by using them to hold over your head.

(Daniel 11:38) "But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

See how this is accomplished? through politics and what gets them in the end will be "religion" after all.

(Revelation 13:12) "And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."

The previous verse, the two horns he rises up with are financial/economic and religion. Of course, we all know politics is nothing but double dealing now. No one stands up for right. Make a deal to get the part I want out of it thinking they are doing right. Seriously? NOT!

To the trumpets now we have that set:

At each trumpet you have that 1/3 measure from the parable (trumpet 1 begins the famine, the green burnt up).

Politics directly and it's first, the mountains (nations, 1/3 of them into the sea of Babylon) and ships (trade, merchandise taking a blow heading to the one world currency). Hence the political to religious beast in Revelation 13.

The 2nd trumpet,

(Revelation 8:8-9) "And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;


9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed."

The 3rd trumpet, their lamps went out, as in the foolish virgins. These are claiming Christians obviously and politics is their answer. What do they want? In combination with the ships they hire their favorite political leader who can gain their own pocketbook in an already unworthy self-serving cause. Wake up!

(Revelation 8:10-11) "And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;


11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

(They are bitter against God, have all the defenses up, and of course play-acting stage shows as a result. Complete hypocrisy, claiming love but full of bitterness. Their love has waxed cold is the real truth. Fake messages like grace through faith excusing sin is all they have to hold onto. Vain so called worship).

The signs comes when satan claims to be Christ at the 6th trumpet (which we went a bit into, take a further look) Revelation 13:11-18 for that, in combination with Revelation 9:13-21; Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21.


What does it finally? As the last 1/3 in the trumpets part in combination with Revelation 9:15, the 6th trumpet. The same exact timing with a different angle for us. satan claims to be Christ/God, and the sign seekers delight. When there is nothing else, no substance, seeking signs is all there is. Remember faith is THE substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen:


(Revelation 13:14) "And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live."

In the positive of course we have Christ birth, crucifixion, and resurrection. Without anyone of them we are all dead people walking. We have the 3 times Christ warned to stay awake and on watch during the hour of temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh holds us up (weak).

In the physical types from Genesis you have Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).You have the 3 angels who visited to promise Abraham and Sarah of the upcoming childbirth of Isaac. To carry on that lineage that Christ would come.

As always we can look no further than the book of Genesis to begin:

(Genesis 18:5-6) "And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

(Notice that, don't read over that. Comfort your hearts as stated above where it begins receiving the bread of life that is Christ let it penetrate. And NOT leaven is the point).

6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth."

(Genesis 18:9-10) "And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.


10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him."

We'll conclude this study here. AMEN †

Matthew 13; Verses 53-58; (Continued Rejection of Christ)

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(Matthew 13:53-58) "And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

(Finished teaching to the Disciples specific. They understood them, let's see why).

54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

(Back to Nazareth and surrounding areas. And here comes as stupid is, as stupid does. Way it is. Notice once again, "their synagogue." As the kenites had set up shop and had the influence in the north country as well. That is what happens when they control the central location such as the temple in Jerusalem then flowing outward. Christ and the disciples always made the point to disassociate with them. As they are of the synagogue of satan. Have you read it? Revelation 2:9; 3:9). 

What are they asking here? Where did this Jesus get this know-how and miraculous powers? You can be sure the thought and twist coming was that he was performing some kind of "magic." As we had previously studied in the last chapter they accused Him with the works of satan. Lying scripture twisters.

55Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Checking out his background, then they say we judge righteous! Wrong from the get-go. Had they known Scripture they would know Christ was born of the virgin, the Messiah was to be born of a virgin, "Immanuel God with us", Isaiah 7:14. Scholars aye? Seriously? Should of been an easy Scripture. No, Christ is not Joseph' son.

So, they were looking at the physical to make a spiritual judgment. That is what happens when all you see is the flesh. You cannot be pleased. It would not matter where Christ' upbringings were rooted in, or who He associated with. 

56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

(Why this? Because the way Christ taught. He taught the spiritual through the daily practical physical things in life that each sex would do. So, we see here judging all people under the same "cloth." But yet every individual will cry mercy on the day of judgment, the irony).

57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Why? Overall the failure of the first two commandments. Righteously judging. Meaning right from wrong. Not to judge to hell, or lake of fire. No actually, when you hold someone past sins over their heads you are judging them to hell. The LORD has forgiven but you do not? Who do you think you are? Very shameful. The cross ain't good enough for you?

(Fair and balanced)

Offended is skandalizō from the Greek. Where the word scandalous comes from. Take a look at these wicked rotten haters to the core and Scripture twisters. Where we have already shown the simplest of Scriptures flew over their head. The only scandal were these drama queens walking around and everyone is a drama queen. Can't win either way, damned if you do, damned if you don't.  A deeper look into the word is they were shameful of Him.  You see why Christ always referred to the blessed not being ashamed of Him. No shame exists in belief and repentance. The shame is not doing so, the shame is calling one self a Christian and playing the game.

Prophet = teacher. No honor in His immediate surroundings, we know His blood  (minus Joseph) family later came around. But we're in error early on. Honor = Respected, highly regarded. That comes with the failure to judge/discern correctly.

"The have's, and the have-nots", physically speaking.

One of the human conditions before salvation here. That is the judging a person by the physical and finding guilt then shame in them because of it (that is very shameful). Think lower of them. They must of done something wrong? Or in vice versa, the more well of per say, they must have got there by lying, cheating, and stealing. God despises guilt by association. Everyone will cry mercy individually on the day of judgment, But no cry foul if you did not give it. They of course will look for blame. Always someone else fault, their own sin.

Yet, many say don't use people for what can you get out of them, but do the very same thing because they live by the lusts of the flesh.

(Romans 2:1-4) "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

(Condemnation still lies on them because of these things).

3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Who do you think you are?

4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

From the point above. Do you despise saving faith from the cross? Rhetorical questions to look at self. This is naturally going to happen here in the end-times. Many have learned the Gospel wrong, and more bitter than before. We have to put up with you. Way it is, way it's going to be. It's not you if you a conscience towards repentance, and not seared (burned, as in gone). Want to feel correctly? Begin at belief/repentance. Right from wrong, the senses in the mind, then one can feel correctly according to the way the Lord does, Godly sorrow.

We'll finish it off where Paul points out we have a person who thinks they are special.

To Romans 2:11,

(Romans 2:11) "For there is no respect of persons with God."


Get off your high horse, you might as well get on the 4 horseman with satan (doing and bidding his work). This goes also with the point in showing respect of persons in what one can get, and then get out of people. Our will is to match God's Will. We should be striving to get growing in holiness out of people after salvation. Salvation good will towards people. Don't have that in want in saving faith towards them, you do not have it yourself. Let's get the right Gospel of Jesus Christ.


Reference:

(Matthew 11:5-6) "The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."

Moving on,

Many say Jesus, but for this cause He could walk right in front of them passing by and they would not recognize Him. A lot to learn here. Everyone cries for a peaceful world, but do you have compassion, mercy, from the forgiveness of sins? Then only able to judge right from wrong correctly. As it is some who think they are elect need to go back to square one or repent to salvation in the first place. Way it is, way it's going to be.

58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief."

(Why was that? Unbelief. Everything begins at belief, life begins at belief in our Father though Christ. As we always point out, they would not have believe it anyway because of their standard. They want to see God on the outside, but do not have Him in the inside. Therefore, they see what they want to see).

I will never be ashamed of Christ and the cross. For that is the power of the Lord. The power of the Lord beginning at saving faith.

(Romans 1:16-17) "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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

(It's written up and down).

Every Christian should of been or going through this process above. It is called growing.
The previous 6 verses James taught the same as above as Christ then Paul. Because this is the process.

To the book of James, the exact same:

(James 2:7-12) "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

(Getting over yourself. Lower one's self in heart and mind, stature).

8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

(They say God, but blood on their hands, because of their heart then mind. Which lead James to the royal law of course, the two commandments as we referenced).

9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

(Instead of lifting one's self up over Him, and then others. Then you will even know how to build others up. Like knowing, "come here from sick em." Point is double-mindedness leads to backwards. Because of the heart).

11Speak 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.

(They cause discord, they are babe killers. These would think they are planting seed while stepping on it. They are speaking against God).

12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

By doing all this they have made themselves judge, and lawgiver. First of all declaring that their own judgment is righteous. They have determined right from wrong, in their self-proclaimed wrath they determine the punishment and execution. This is like sitting in a courtroom THE JUDGE says go free, gavel struck but they object. THE JUDGE says overruled, they keep going on. Learn some respect.

These type you see as well are only around when, "the good times are a rolling." They are in it for the wrong reasons, no sincerity. Overall, every person wants this, but does not give it. "Do unto other as you want them done to yourself."

So after, Christ taught about judging, cleaning one's self act at the cross, asking, searching, knocking submitting to God, not self. He concluded,

(Matthew 7:12) "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."

You want it, then must give it. But then cry foul when not giving it. Then the next 2 verses, the narrow path because of these things. The life of a Christian is not dependent on other doing it first, then saying we will get it then. Make the step. Everything hinges on it.



Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 51-52; Parables (conclusion)

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So, we are at the conclusion of all 7 parables. That number is no mistake. 7 always represents spiritual completeness or perfection.

(Matthew 13:51-52) "Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

(These are an amazing two verses once all said and done here. First confirmation here. Christ wants no one leaving without that, eyes to see, and ears to hear. Now this is important as well. Knowledge comes before understanding. In other words, the knowledge has to come first then being able to put it together. This is seen all throughout God's Word. Especially, the Proverbs you will always see just that order. Then instruction. Instruction is the path we are to go. Here they fully understood. Key was asking that parable of the wheat and tares to be explained in depth again. There is never anything wrong with any question for clarification. The way it is now many teachers today would not be able to answer which is their duty as we will see in the next verse. God did not send them that is why).

52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old."

(How many? EVERY. What are they instructing? the path, what God finds acceptable, heaven being there automatic destination, eternal life. They are supposed to separate truth, and responsibility in lies on them to do so).

Treasures new and old. Old Testament and New Testament, this cover ALL of the Bible. What is given to keep stored up in us for safe keeping the overall point. Today, likened to safe-deposit box. The Lord has entrusted us with it. The highest of responsibilities. If someone had their valuables in a safe-deposit box you go there and they have used it for themselves and what they saw fit according to themselves? There is no one ever born who would not want to see justice carried out. Likewise, this needs to be applied for ourselves as a teacher of God's Word.

Christ taught Genesis to Revelation here in Matthew 13. In these 7 parables Christ taught what happened in the garden of Eden all the way to Babylon (even twice) to the final judgment in Revelation 20.

Simply no excuses from the scribes, that is teachers. As the disciples here went from learners/pupils to teachers.

The treasure is laid up here, God's blessing in riches, spiritually always making deposits is what it means.

And with that deposit, we are to gain interest for Christ. 

(Matthew 13:12) "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."

We will go into Luke 19 a bit here. Please take a deeper look if needs be.
This is not just covering a teacher, this is covering all who are saved and servants of Christ. God's elect here in the end-times better be sharing the Word of God, and not beating down the other servants. Christ made a deposit in saved Christians, now what are you going to do with it? He wants to know. "Pay it forward." Or let it go to waste? You see the picture here is we are on borrowed money here. Paying Christ back is sharing Him.

Every Christian of course should know salvation. So, every Christian should be sharing salvation. Let's take a look at Christ' striking words for not doing so:

(Luke 19:22-26) "And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

(This of course, is going to take steps in faith. Does one need a Ministry for this? No. Planting a seed, we do it all the time as it is by our actions. Whether one thinks it or not people desire what you have, not knowing and understanding what you have. Seen in Romans 8 as well. All of creation groans for the Lord inside, something more. But they cannot find it. That responsibility lies on us until we show them, then the responsibility lies on them from there).

23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

(Bank here the same sense/concept as we use it, meaning an exchange. Here is what Christ did for you, now our response. We are to gain for Him. Back then it was used on the table outside in the temple in payment for the animals. Not here, Christ illustrating that free salvation as well. Salvation is free, but our sacrifice required for payment in response).

24And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. (And so it is).

(So we can gather it is quite the insult and slap in the face to not share what the Lord gave. This is why I always encourage to share what the Lord gave you, and to speak up at anytime as well).

We want to give that knowledge of saving faith first. The pharisees of course could not even have the ability to do so as they made up their traditions calling it God's law, God's Word.

(Luke 11:52) "Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered."

For another study, why we should know our gift specific. But everyone has the gift as a Christian to share what they know and understand, as salvation is THE GIFT OF GOD, grace through faith.

We'll conclude this study here.

AMEN †

Matthew 13; Verses 47-50; Parable of the Net/Sea

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(Matthew 13:47-50) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

(Once again, what is the kingdom of Heaven like? How does God operate as opposed to man? This is huge here. Many is trying to build a one world system/new world order which comes to a full head when satan claims to be Christ/God as the king of Babylon. The queen of Babylon called the whore because she fornicates and sells out to satan, and those joined in that are called daughters of Babylon. Babylon means confusion from the Greek. From the Hebrew Babel. As in the tower of Babel. The last one world system trying to remove the Lord. Of course, they were working their way to Heaven by building in their pride of their own hands, their own doing. Now rejecting our Father's through Christ free salvation).

What are some examples? How about first of all trying to remove God's natural order for man. And man trying to recreate His creation in rejection of Him. I'm talking about the organic make up. Where we have yet to even see the results. The so-called experts have no clue to the results! They are playing God! Homosexual? Really? You want to end the human race! Don't lie to me. But when you look deep you will see your own actions don't match your words. WAY IT IS. Am I being a little hard? You got it. Repentance comes when see the nonsense results of our own sins. Why we need to be saved. Getting honest with yourself what are you really worshiping/chasing?  These are just a couple examples. We could go on. My hope is that you do in a deeper look. I want to see no one worship satan and ultimately destroyed, by destroying themselves.

(The net and every kind is symbolic for no one is getting away. No one escapes, all people's. Of course, Christians, true Christians that is want to be caught. Escaping God's judgment is what the wicked want to do and still want Heaven. Just like the tower of Babel. As they said let's get to heaven making a name for ourselves, in it for themselves with God not even an afterthought. To serve themselves, individually in it for themselves. There is nothing they could not have imagined to do in the plot. We see it now in ALL things. Man destroying men in the physical because of the spiritual. In every shape, fashion, and form).

Christians are to be fishers of men after salvation. Help pull them out of the sea in this sense, the sea of the dead.

Reference:

(Genesis 11:4-6) "And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."

(Revelation 17:15) "And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues."

(God is using a vivid picture here. She is over them because that is what they look up too. Above them. Like the tower of Babel. Now what about this working to Heaven here? It is self-righteous in the rejection of Christ for one. You see God comes in saving man again. There is no end to the work, no rest. When one rejects Christ, and stays in bondage to the world. Some of these are even saying, "I think I can, I think I can." No, my friend we don't think anything. We are not well-wisher of hope. Christianity is a knowing hope with confirmation of the Holy Spirit. Without a doubt).

Let's look at Psalm 2.

(Psalm 2:1-6) "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

(Huge anger problems. Like the tower of Babel there is no end to the human mind in what it can do with no law, boundaries, guidelines, moral principles from the LORD. satan of course coming as the man of sin, lawlessness).

2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

(The plot, one world system/new world order. Against who? The savior, the Messiah).

3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

(Cannot happen. The world leaders are actually saying let's make them free here. You see, in man saving man it seems like a good thing to do. The "human" spirit to go on. But we see in rejection of God, it naturally destroys as a result. That is what they cannot see, cause and effect, no vision. No repentance in seeing the results of sin.

4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

(This is kind of like watching that cartoon, where the character is running, but they other character has them by the head, and they are running nowhere. NO ONE escapes. "Well, Jp isn't God just one big meanie here"? Stop blaming HIM. What are you doing? He cannot win with you. You blame God for His judgment but have never looked at your own wrath? What you want to carry out on people? Be honest with yourself).

5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

(This is God's wrath. Words won't do it, they cannot even see their own words from their actions.

So, God has to take actions, and this is at Christ' second coming. The 7th vial poured on the day of the Lord in God's wrath. This is good for them as we head into the Millennium).

6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."
(Christ return here, but is it referencing both comings of Christ. Zion is all in inclusive to Jerusalem. The king of Babylon is "dethroned." And Christ the king is here. Not coming on a donkey this time, but a war horse. You don't want Him to rule and rule your life personally, it is coming for the Millennium. That rod of iron a time of teaching in discipline and justice/judgment. Please even go on this chapter in the places I did not. It puts it all together in big reasoning why the way things are what they are now).

(Psalm 2:9) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

To Matthew 13:48,

48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.


(When it is full. Completeness here. This is at the end of the Millennium. The final judgment. That of course is the Great White Throne Judgment; Revelation 20:11-15).

49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

(Wailing and gnashing of the teeth is symbolic for complete despair and depravity. Yes, that is what we should of seen in our lives without the Father through Christ. In the end, no one can blame anyone. They don't want God He gives what they ask for. Way it is, way it's going to be).

One last note: Is Babylon some specific denomination? NO. That is false teaching. Go read it again. It becomes Babylon the rise of the last beast. When satan claims to be Christ/God. It covers ALL the earth, all peoples. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 45-46; (Parable; Worth/Self-Worth; Treasure in the Field Part II)

Continuing on in the amazing Parables of Matthew 13. Verses 45-46 here. Thank you for taking a look †

(Matthew 13:45-46) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:


Christ is the man here. "Goodly pearls" Approved and of high value. Beginning with individual that believes.

What's it like in Heaven? How does the LORD operate as opposed to man, those on earth?

(Amazing here. This is the same merchant as in the merchants of the earth from Revelation 18:3, and others in Revelation there. This means going on a long journey like by ship and trading. Christ showing the long drawn out exhaustive work from the cross to reach people here. After this long journey in finding you, would He just throw you away then? No way, no how. That would defeat His own purpose). 

Now the difference, as in Revelation 18:3, How God operates as opposed to man, and cheap merchant men here.

Self worth: This is as opposed to a morally bankrupt merchant trader on earth, that sells cheap imitations, Not genuine. Having been sold out. Likewise, doing the same to God's creation.

Goodly and pearls = Genuine and of great value. Like a hard-cut diamond, and all pure. When inspected all thing are looked, put a magnifying glass to it. Likewise, Christ approves, and approves of them pure motives.

Furthermore, belief/repentance that is what it brings. "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." What is pure? When your desire and will matches the Lord's desire and will.

(II Corinthians 7:9) "Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing."


(Worldly sorrow to Godly sorrow here. That brings repentance. We see what grieves God in us, what we do towards Him, then others that  hurt them in what He says He is against. You protect them in faith just as He would. How He views and values them, and not malicious or careless destruction of property).

(Point is no damage done here, as in you would not throw that pure hard-cut diamond on the ground. So, how much more do we view God's creation and His people. No one certainly views or treats that rock, or something of great value like disposable trash).

To Matthew 13:46,

46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."


(Just one. God and you make a majority in this sense. As the merchant man has picked you up and no longer "sailing" your own ship).


(It begins with the individual, as HE created you as an individual. Here is that ransom again. This in itself Christ' exhaustive effort showing every which way the long-suffering exhaustive attempt to reach individual. Try going around the world in promise that you're going to have a treasure, or rocks of great value. But you get there, and you been duped. That is how Christ feels with disingenuous. Thing is here he sold everything He had to get there too. Another example, in the grieving of God here. Sell all you have, get there and nothing? Broken. Certainly emotions of sadness and anger, and ALL righteous of course).

Just as the Lord is long-suffering but He is coming back soon having had enough of His creation hating Him and destroying each other. He is not happy about it.

AMEN!!!!!!!

Matthew 13; Verses 35-43 (Parable of the Wheat and Tares Part II)

Continuing on in Matthew 13. (Parable of wheat and tares part II).

So "key" in understanding Scripture here. Christ is going back to Genesis and teaching it once again. I really want to stress as long as one believes some talking snake and tree fed Eve then Adam a literal fruit salad/apple they are not going to grow in God's Word. Let's put silly fairy tales to rest. In waking up to reality here I hope you see satan and the kenites (the sons of Cain) want you to believe that fairytale. That is how they get by with the lie being God's chosen. Calling themselves Jews, and are not. Revelation 2:9; 3:9. Christ approves only of Smyrna and Philadelphia who know this, understand this, teach this, follow this. Suppose you fight with other Christians about this? STOP DOING THEIR DIRTY WORK.

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(Matthew 13:35-43) "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

(The word foundation from the Greek here is katabole. Meaning the hidden things since satan's rebellion before the garden of Eden, and in this first age. Yes first heaven and earth age. Of course, satan rebelled in Heaven, then the angels becoming fallen angels right after him).

36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
(How big is this? When the Disciples ask again they want specifics. Never overlook that. Dig a little deeper).

37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

(The children of the kingdom are the children of Israel specific. The field = always symbolic for the world. The word seed from the Greek is sperma where we get the word sperm. Which has two biblical meanings. Used as a metaphor spiritually of course. But that metaphor used ALWAYS in context in planting God's Word. Physically from the Greek meaning: the semen virile the product of this semen, seed, children, offspring, progeny).

Let's see this Jp? Okay, to Genesis 3:14-15 it is.

(Genesis 3:14-15) "And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

(satan is of course in the role of serpent. Which actually means, a shiny one/glistening one. We know this is a figure of speech in belittling degradation to satan. This is the ultimate in degradation obviously).

(As he is not obviously crawling on his belly as some literal snake currently. This is also why we put on the Gospel shoes and tread/stomp on them, then shake the dust off. Meaning, don't carry it with this, and continue your walk. We walk all over them, not satan walk on us laying on the ground. Literally one ear and out the other when listening to these dustballs/dirtballs. We want eyes to see, and ears to hear.

(You have a spiritual battle keep on keeping on. It's normal, though the world may not think so they are spiritually discerned, incapable of comprehension).

15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."

(Who's seed? Eve's, who is Eve's seed? Zara (seed) from the Hebrew the same meaning, and the root word is also to scatter. All in one right there for you. This is amazing Christ' teaching here. Enmity = deep rooted hatred. Yes, they hate Christ the children of Israel, and all Christians. Matter of fact all people's. They even tell you in books like talmud. God's Word tells you, then they tell you, simply no excuses).

The offspring of the serpent of course crucified Christ. Now what is amazing of course satan plot after this was in Genesis 6. The fallen angels coming to earth to destroy the seed line Christ would come. But Noah and his family did not intermix. They of course, seen woman attractive (fair) and come to have sex with them as well. They were really trying to kill two birds with one stone, if you will. Fulfilling their desire of disobedience in sex, in the process attempting to destroy the seed line the children of Israel on down to Christ would come.

Cain murdering Abel was the first example of this hatred. Let's take a look, we know that. Let's take another look where Christ taught that:

(Matthew 23:33) "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell"?

Verse, 35: "That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar."

To Matthew 13:39,

39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

(Sowed = scattered. Just as the children of Israel here in the end times increasingly have scattered through out HIStory progressively in migrations. Likewise, the off spring of the serpent, them "generation of vipers." We know the harvest comes when Christ comes back, and they are going to pay and pay severely. Concerning the figs they are harvested out of season. Concerning grapes they are pressed like grapes being harvested with a sickle. Please check Revelation study 14:17-20. Why? Rejecting the blood of Christ, and their Christ hating doctrine they spew out of their mouths). 

To Matthew 13:40,

40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.


(So it will be).

41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;


(Christ is covering all. Iniquity = lawlessness. Who is coming as the man of sin as well? A: satan claiming to be Christ/God).

Amazing here. Like Daniel 3:6. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, thrown into the "furnace", the same comes on them. 3 children as well symbolic for resurrection.

42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

(Shine here important in context with Daniel 3. Why? They built a shiny image of gold. The gold of course melted down, purged. The point is the same comes on them).

Remember, as well. Christ face shines bright as the sun. So, it will be these here. Their countenance. Remember Genesis 4:5-7? The Lord said to Cain why has your countenance fell (gone)? It was rhetorical questions as in time to fess up Cain. The LORD then said to Cain do right. Righteousness. Christ of course, said come to repentance and then do right. Righteousness = the condition acceptable to God, then doing right.


Now, remember, the Disciples back in part 1 wanted to know what to do with them? Basically, should we gather them now and kill them? NO. Let them grow till the Harvest. Remember whoever slays Cain pays 7 fold. We are to mark them, meaning know this. That of course in concordance with the mark of the beast which began in the garden of Eden as well. As satan is the false rock, and smooth stone worn over time. We won't go there now for sake of length. Please take a deeper look into these Scriptures.

Lastly, to to put this together (it's up and down Scripture).

But, this is why we go over the Song of Moses a lot. For our generation in understanding the Mark of the Beast. Those who sing it have victory over satan, and the one world system/new world order i.e. the beast.

As the song goes over the children of Israel HIStory, and these Christ haters history.

You get so much just in 5 verses, all about them:

(Deuteronomy 32:29-33) "O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

(That is the mark of the beast. The wise can calculate the mark of the beast).

30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?


(satan is going to sell you out, the false rock (protection). This is why he always used the stone in tempting as well. As in turn the stone to the bread of life. But Christ is of course the bread of life).

31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:

(Not the blood of Christ).

33Their wine is the poison of dragons (satan is of course the dragon), and the cruel venom of asps (what they spew out of their mouths).


WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS BEING LUKEWARM IN THE FAMINE AND CHRIST SPEWING US OUT HIS MOUTH. Revelation 8, the first trumpet in concordance with Deuteronomy 32:25 as well. "Hail mixed with fire and blood" The wrong blood of Christ, and being lukewarm. Burns (the famine) up the green landscape. Their doctrine is going to burn you up, not able to grow.

For these reasons. Take a deeper look and enjoy.


Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 31-32; Mustard Seed Parable

Continuing on in the amazing parables in Matthew 13. Thank you for taking a look †

Very important here. As Christ stops here in the middle of teaching the in-depth parables He shows where it all begins. But faith in what do we need to begin? Not whether God exists or not. No, but you believe who Christ says He is what He came to do. Is He the Messiah? When thoroughly investigated through Scripture weighing all the evidence if one said no I would not be picking them for the grand jury. Can you give a fair trial? Would you have given Christ a fair trial? His people a fair trial?

(John 20:30-31) "And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31these 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."


(Matthew 13:31-32) "Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

This is what it's like in heaven. Because this is the spiritual to physical relationship. This is what it takes.

Mustard seed is 1mm in diameter. Just a little bit of faith from the get-go but stick with it. If it stays a seed it will get crushed. Continuous steady growing.

This is an important part as Christ just went over the disastrous effects that kill faith in the parable of the sower. Here you don't even need "catch-up" (pun intended) to go with that mustard off the bat. Romans 12 as well. See, the Lord always makes the first move. The question is do we recognize it and respond? He did the work on the cross, and also draws us to Him through faith first. That's a lot of work we don't have to do from the get-go. So much work an impossibility. Unless you can get on that cross and pay for all the sins for humanity? And think they would deserve it before being a Christian at that?

Mustard seeds have unique healing properties unlike any other. Now amazing they prevent intestinal cancer (truly garbage in or garbage out). As it goes with faith. Just a little bit of faith the good "cells" reproduce growing. No time for that cancer we have before faith to multiply. Not even remission here, a complete healing. Like olive oil mustard seeds very high in omega-3 fatty acid. The good stuff, cleansing.

32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof."

Everyone enjoys a bird "sanctuary."

When it grows up. This is the Christian growing. This is why I say you better know what you're doing. You don't want to affect anyone's faith to damage. But they have to be willing to grow. Matthew 18 as well. Whoever offends a babe (new Christian believer with less faith). Your in for a world a hurt. Well, yes, eternity is on the line here.

We also have that maturing process as a Christian we see here and many places. When the Lord uses nature as an example. Like the green grass to the green trees, and anything green in between. All different stages in maturation. The birds have found home here. This is a picture of peace, harmony, the birds coming to sing. The overall point here is it's contagious. A contagious you want to be around. Positive can-do people as well. We have the body of Christ growing here. An amazing thing.

Notice how the tree though in the wilderness (the world) stands alone but branches out. Standing there firm. Nothing messing with it.

(Matthew 18:3-6) "And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.


(Bring them in, welcome them. And we have also went over the parables recently in Luke 15. Complete joy to go around. Accept them in. Accept their flaws, but we cannot accept and excuse sin. Repent, learn, move on, keep growing. Being a Christian is trial and error as well. Don't be too hard on yourself, but don't excuse it is the fine line balance).


6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."

(That is not a pretty picture. "Well, Jp isn't Christ being kind of harsh"? Well, He was crucified on the cross in cruel and harsh asphyxiation for you).

The Mustard seed and Mustard tree a much prettier picture.

Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 18-23; The Parable of the Sower Explained

The explanation of the Parable of the Sower. If Christ is going over it again. Well, doubly important. Thank you for taking a look †

(Matthew 13:18-23) "Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

(Listen closely. Parable = side-by-side comparison to separate truth. Like slicing with the Sword of the Spirit right in half. Truth from lie, fact from fiction, life from death).

Sower = scattering seeds. Here the Gospel and the Word of God. No one is exempt. Everyone who has ever heard the Gospel and had the mental faculty to make a decision it applies.

19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

(These were the fowls. This is like someone buying you a field to farm and think nothing of it (never penetrating the heart). But then go on mocking the person who bought the field. That field you reject is the earth. "Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5. If satan snatched immediately the motives were never pure from the get-go).

20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

And because of receiving with joy and stony they just come out hardened (nothing will please them) after dealing with satan. This is why it is the utmost of importance and I stress the Gospel Armour.

21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

(When things get a little rocky nowhere to be found. They are in it for a season. No foundation here. They failed to move on from salvation message. But what makes them turn away? The Word. It's a thing that increases as well. So if your reading this and see this coming here you have it. Don't let it be you, and I don't want to see it be you).

22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

(Now this is important the 3 types of the negative side. Now in the end all go back to the world. The deceitful of riches always has to do with trying to gain everything then think one can change the world. What else is never counted in that equation is how much you have to lie, cheat, and steal everyday to get their i.e. ill-gotten gains "to get to the top." As the world would say).

23But 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."

(They held on (faith) for that season, weathered the storm(s). They weathered all types of weather. Now it's going to pay off. And Christ is happy with all the returns here. As I say many times sometimes people think or can feel the Lord is not with them. Look at your motives and you can be rest assured He is there. This is and can only be done by and through the Holy Spirit in this world of darkness. The ONLY light. You can be assure just how wide that line in separation is with the Sword--light from dark).

Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 10-17; Parables

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(Matthew 13:10-17) "And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

(The Lord never rejects honest questions in sincerity. He is going to bring an answer pretty quick. You can count on it).

11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

(Not given because they did not want to believe/repent as we will see more below. Take a good at look supporting factors such as, miracles, resurrecting the dead, casting out evil spirits, feeding 5,000 people. Common sense teaching. What would a parable do? Nothing, a parable is a simple but thinkers truth. The ability to reason correctly weighing both sides. Like all prophecy being fulfilled concerning the first coming. Which is why it's a side-by-side comparison to separate truth for Christians).

12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Your going to grow, or your not going to grow to a plentiful harvest. If the Lord gives one must continue on. Keep on with it going through adversity, "weathering the storms."

Like Christ did as an example physically for us spiritually through adversity:

(Matthew 8:26-27) "And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

(Faith would have calmed the worry is the point. But why? Christ had told them many things they seen with their own eyes come to pass already. They needed to develop more trust here.

27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!"

Back to the main point of Matthew 13:12,

As we been over in the last post when one learns and believes the wrong Gospel they are worse off than before. It is taken this simple concept in the Gospel Armor as well (satan taking what little they have, the spoils). You don't keep moving forward overcoming that adversity in life what is thrown at you, it's wasting what the Lord gave you. That is just rude, crude, and unattractive to everyone else. No love in it. Not what using whatever the Lord gave you confirming it is in the Word as God's Word and not sharing: you might as well go dig a hole 6 feet deep and throw the Bible in it. Withholding truth no matter what the Lord gave you. We need to know where we stand. Moreover, someone gives you a gift who says it's not good enough? Who says you can have it back? No they are accepting and very thankful, unless one thinks they are entitled.

Grace through faith is not a gift of God, but THE GIFT OF GOD. Standing in the faith is constantly talked about. We have to follow through.

We all go through adversity it and the worst kind not being able to recognize a situation of adversity is like a friend of Job's. They came to accuse (which only brought more adversity on to Job which obviously he did not need at the time). They came to be heard and not listen. They came to empower themselves in selfish ambition. This was pride in presumptuous arrogance and preconceived notions speaking in the Lord's name knowing-nothing.

No, Christians should be recognizing a time of adversity and apply accordingly. It is not the time to tear down. Moreover, how are you going to give advice on what the Lord is doing not repenting themselves? Serious? Just as pharisees think which sin did they commit for this to happen?

To Matthew 13:13,

13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

They cannot perceive and rationalize. The eye (the eye of one's mind, from the word see) again not woven together where both eyes can see the same = unbalanced. Leading to double-minded that James talks about in the book of James. Faith because of no works. In it for self, and not working for the Lord sharing what the Lord gave them.

14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

(It's written. That being so, we should be searching the Old Testament drawing it out, the Old and the New).

15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Let's see what does it. Waxed gross = grown callous (we are either moving forwards or backwards), the inability to feel correctly. As we have been over and over emotional intelligence begins at the forgiveness of sin. Not blaming others for your sins living in the past revengeful, out of spite.

Humbles one's self like a little child then begin to grow up. Healing them exactly from this condition--a broken heart. Converted as said of course begins with that belief and repentance thus having the forgiveness of sins. Suppose one thinks Christianity is hard. Really? Who else teaches the forgiveness of sins? It is saying the no to self that people despise. Life and the abundance of it begins at belief/repentance. Christianity is not a religion, but a reality in relationship.

We'll go to the OT for references for both above (Paul spoke of adversity all the time as that is what he faced getting the Gospel out. Good thing he did not listen to a type of Job's friends. We would not have a Gospel, hypothetically.

(Proverbs 17:16-17) "Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

Unless of course, your like Job's "friends." Speaking in the Lord's name knowing-nothing just being a condemner. Motor mouths. That's how you end friendships, you can forget about brothers and sisters in Christ.

Back to Matthew 13:16,

16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

(Happy are they. Should be oh so very thankful for this. To understand the parables. And that is going to include the wheat and the tares when we get down to it. If you don't know these you will never understand God's Word. Understanding the parables inherently means you are moving along and growing. We don't want to ever stop).

17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

(All of them looked forward to either the first or second coming of Christ. Both what all HIStory points too. And we live on this side of the cross = grace through faith. As any prophecy concerns either the first or second coming of Christ, then the Millennium, and then eternity).

Amen †

Matthew 13; Verses 1-9; The Parable of the Sower

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(Matthew 13:1-9) "The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

(Significant here because the sea in many places and always in the book of Revelation symbolic for people. Amos 8:11-13 one of many OT references. So Christ is giving us a vivid picture here. As John stood by the sea shore in Revelation 13:1. Also, the children of the Israel and the Kingdom are like the number of the sand of sea).

2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

(This would be vivid imagery of being fishers of men as well. They did not take boating trips for pleasure. Nor had a Walmart where the shelves were stocked. Simple plant and vegetation life here, a farmer. Going all the way back to what the Lord formed Adam to do, a man to till the soil).

What a scene this was for sure:

3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

(Parable = side by side comparison(s) to separate truth, make it simple in the simplicity Christ teaches).

These explaining when one is not understanding the Gospel, they learn the Gospel wrong.

4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

The sower = the Lord.

(Much of it will be worry to gain the things of the world first. Remember what Christ said way back in Matthew 6:26? The fowls of the air do not sow. But they reap the benefits. So shall we see here in a few verses to those who trust in the Lord. Spiritual benefits. The ability to have a plentiful harvest).

(satan come here immediately and takes what they have. Eating them alive too).

5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Just hardened. You cannot please the people no matter what as nothing will penetrate the heart (not much soil to work with). Like talking to a wall. There is no depth to them as well. Immediate rejection.

Now note later on in the parable explained more when Christ explains, these are that receive it with joy. I'm giving the after affects here. They receive it with joy and are offended. Peer pressure. They fail to make step in faith. This ain't what I thought it was going to be like they say.

6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

(The sun = the light, truth. Burns them up. In the heat of the day. When things are going a little rough. Working up a little sweat. They cave. We can see they were in it for the good time. "Let the good times roll they say." They don't want to hear truth. Some would be still sitting in a pew going for the stage shows and festivities. Brought to you by lying wanna be "pastors." They are more bitter now than before they had any recollection of the Gospel. But that is all that is in their memory is a faint memory. We can see why they want to hear stage shows now. Being told what they want to hear, so they are not offended).

(These made it a little further along than those by the wayside).

7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

(Once again worries. The cares of this world. They say they have to Gain the world then they will serve God. That's a lie. Matter of fact it tells one motives. They are premeditated and nothing real about it. So the materials of the world make them turn out to be fake with the deception of money and it's promise. No matter of fact that lust of the flesh is cut off when you realize they are just materials. Come and go. Even so, we view them as the Lord's materials. We are stewards. Managing the property).

Choked = When problems surround them it is overwhelming. So they seek solutions without the Lord. Not trusting.

8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

(Not bitter people at all but full of compassion, mercy, forgiveness and love. The Gospel and the Word of God penetrated, they have been through adversity (all weather during growth period) hanging in there. Their harvest comes. But they must be patient. Christ is happy with all these returns. As we see if one is in it for instant gratification you can forget about it. That mindset you don't even have a chance to begin with. Not bitter = towards the Lord first, and good will towards people beginning with want of salvation for them. As Christ laid down His life for salvation for us, we do the same. Putting our will aside. Servants for Christ). 

9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

(That is a blessing. Whoever listens, listens. Whoever does not, does not. Keep on keeping on).

Amen †