Persecution; Matthew 5; Verses 11-12

Persecution. Thanks for taking a look †

You say,

"I'm a Christian, and their making fun of me, and calling me names, they reject me, though I have only their own well-being at heart and mind."

Jesus Christ says, "Don't take it personal, they did it to me as well."

(Matthew 5:11-12) "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely (lying), for my sake.

(For  the sake of Jesus Christ. Not our own sake--so nothing personal. They have no frame of reference of having the Holy Spirit, they don't know any better (that does not leave them excuse).

Many think persecution just to be physical. No, that is just the end results from all the spiritual persecutions that take place before that.

(Persecution is one of the following; harass; trouble; causing/wanting them to go; causing them to flee; failure of justice. To be treated unfairly because of Christ' name, and all for the Word of God).

(Knowing they have free will/choice to do so is huge. If they want to go to the lake of fire then God will give them their every nightmare come true. Christ paid the ultimate price for that not to happen).

12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."

(Truly nothing new under the sun here. It started with Abel murdered by Cain in Genesis 4. Before salvation we're all God-haters, God-blamers, (enmity with God--a deep rooted hatred. It is not us they hate first, it's what we stand for. Many think we hate them as well. Because of the same reasoning skills without the Holy Spirit. What is that? the ability to love people, but yet hate their actions. Which is why we love them. We don't want to see one perish. They don't count God's tough love as love. But Christ says if we love Him, we will obey His commandments (John 14:15).

(So, if it's done to Christ, it will surely be done to His people. Our reward is in Heaven, they have their reward--this life. Which is not reward at all).

(John 15:18-19) "If the world hate (detest) you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."

Unfortunately, now those who persecute God's true people also call themselves Christians. The Disciples dealt with a lot, but never that too much. But, as it is written in the end-times. That ends when they get honest with God and themselves.

Amen †

Matthew 14; Verses 1-12; Betrayal and Blackmail

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(Matthew 14:1-11) "At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

(Because all the news had spread. Everyone likes a scene as well, excitement. This is not Herod, they called "the great." The one who tried to have Christ murdered as a babe. Tetrarch means 1/4, as Herod split the governing land for his sons). 

2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

John the Baptist already beheaded, so we're go into the story why here.

(This is why happens when you mess with God's people. He is being tortured here. We later see in the next post he was sorry, but did it anyway. So knew better but no backbone, a typical sell out. This is coming to haunt him, he is no exception. But at belief and repentance he could of began to be healed. No more haunting). 

3For Herod had laid hold (seize) on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

(Who's sake? Another person to gain in an unjust cause. Not righteousness sake. Some leader with no backbone, sell out).


4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

(Of course, Herod being ruler and the ultimate overseer of the law of the land would take great offense to this. Law on top of law from these government crooks destroying the family foundation, then say their hands our clean. Twisted souls like this should not be judging anything. As verse 9 he was sorry, but then because he held his oath, his word counted then. Well, of course it did with selfish ambition on top of bribery and blackmail. All to "get" and keep the girl in selfish lust). 

5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet."

(Many knew John was from God. But with sell out dictators in charge and dirty double dealings the lusts of the flesh take over. Live by the flesh and be tortured by the flesh. Way it is, way it's going be. Such is the way of these fake leaders, they do live in fear because of this. Never fear a sell out. They live in their own "haunted house." The righteous are as bold as a lion. It is them who better get with it).

6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

(Birthday boy, and we do mean boy. Power of seduction here. A little dance in exchange. Herod with no morals it is quite obvious he wanted her too. She had of known and used this to get what she wanted). 

7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

(This is what happens when you make law on top of law. Seemingly here he is forced to make a moral decision based on immoral. Keeping his word to feel better and self-justify self. To them he can say, "I'm a man of my word." While being the scum of the earth).

8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

(Right there on a platter. We got some real sicko's here. Great girl)?

9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

(Explained above).

10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

(Damsel in distress alright now. Pure wicked rotten evil. This also what happens when the parents have no morals and backbone. The kids make the decisions. Give in for their favorite gift here. You see moral corrupt politicians you think this is beyond them? Nothing is beyond them when the thirst for power from the sell out mentality and wicked heart before salvation. Whatever situation they are presented for their gain at the moment they will sell out too. Such is the their way. Proverbs 1:10-19. That can end today, believe and repent).

12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus."

(Pretty sad sight here. Though John the Baptist was taken to a better place, and His reward in Heaven. And so it was).