Matthew 16; Verses 1-4; The Spiritual Weather

Everyone loves the song by Johnny Nash. I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Like a little a bit of faith that will move mountains.

(Matthew 17:20) "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

(Like you are walking and come to a mountain, the point is the overwhelming experience of the bigness of it all. A little bit of faith puts that back to reality. Through faith we see the bigness of it all and recognize our place in this world. This relationship Christ is showing is supposed to just that. No more Himalayas mountains. The obstacle is of course what see with our eyes here not knowing what is on the other side. But Christ is with us the whole way here with faith. The obstacle is self here).



(Matthew 16:1-4) "The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

Putting God to the test here. The word desired here is demanding. I'm telling you this like sitting in that court the judge says go free and you stand up and demand more. The same would go around and say who are you to judge? Seriously?

(This is huge here. Because satan will deceive many in his confirmation that he is Christ/God to them. They never do open their hearts to receive the Gospel and salvation then following God's Word through Christ. Christ continually told them "Kingdom of Heaven begins Within." Why? If God is not on the inside of you cannot very well see Him on the outside, in and through anything, anyone. This was the pharisee problem they could not tell whether someone, or something came from Heaven or men, God or satan).

(What are you to talking about a sign? Miracles feeding 5,000 and 4,000, casting out evil spirit, changed hearts and mind about sin and the results of it through repentance. A pharisee, that ain't good enough. They want more. This should be raising your discernment as well).

satan coming to fulfill the flesh for anyone who cannot see the real Christ. Could you recognize Him?

Where can I read that Jp?

(Revelation 13:13-14) "And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14And 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."

To Matthew 16:2,

2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

(Fair weather here. Like a serene and peaceful sky, a beautiful sunset. Amazing here because satan is coming to give peace that the world gives right there in Revelation 13. Along with the one world currency. Don't fall for it or Christ is coming with cloudy with a 100% reality of hailstones).

To weather the storm we need peace of mind (no bondage allowed). We need to know the spiritual conditions. But you cannot look to that and see it if God is not in inside with a changed heart and mind. Opening the heart to receive and the sense the Holy Spirit brings, the mind.

Another thing to note: If one considers the storms in life to be just the physical things, no. We got to be sharper than that. We go through the storms with peace of mind. Peace of mind from God's Word. Full of assurance of everything in this study. The events to come, to be sealed up.

(Revelation 16:17) "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done."

(This is the 7th vial. Christ, the real Christ that is comes in/at the 7th seal, 7th trumpet, and 7th vial. The fraud satan claiming to be Christ comes in/at the 6th seal, 6th trumpet, and 6th vial, hence 666).

Notice here, why God is making the point it comes from Heaven. What they demanded physically while rejecting the Lord comes on them. Way it is, way it's going to be.

(Revelation 16:21) "And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great."

To Matthew 16:3,

3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

(Then when you wake up, you can tell bad weather coming. Physically you can tell peace and storms, but you cannot see the spiritual condition of things. This is why we're given the weather all through Revelation giving us the spiritual condition through it. As we see this is key whether one is living by the Holy Spirit or the flesh. Living by the flesh you are set right up for satan. No, not me? Then you would be above the Lord's Words. That would be pride. No one is above and beyond this, our relationship to God, or lack there of before salvation).

4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed."


(Evil and adulterous. Fornication. Back and forth, dipping and dabbing. Want the best of both worlds. Both worlds is ALL satan. You have to be either ALL in or all out. Remember, what Christ said about being lukewarm? They are a part of the famine. You're not getting God's Word. It cannot be seen with any flesh you can be sure of that. What Christ is saying to them here? Like, go study the Old Testament (y'all don't know much). Since you won't believe what has been proven so far. Then your only hope maybe the crucifixion and resurrection. We know that was not the case).

Finishing up,

(Luke 17:20-21) "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:


(You cannot judge what you see by the outside then see the Bible. Knowing the signs of times comes from judging the world by the Bible, not the other way around. By judging of course right from wrong, discernment).

21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."


(Here it is. You're lacking discernment. Look to self. Something is missing. Hanging onto the flesh still. Or coming into the truth and learning, that is ALL great. Let's stick with it and not toy with the world and satan and his).

What an amazing thing. THE LORD WITH YOU. We know the spiritual condition of anything in this world without Him with the Holy Spirit is nothing but darkness. All we see is darkness. HE is the light of the world. The Holy Spirit is the light of the world in the candlesticks while He is not here physically. Keep those lamps lighted!

Amen!!!