Matthew 6; Verses 28-34; No Worries and Worry Warts

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(Matthew 6:28-33) "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Everyone loves a beautiful flower, effortless in beauty.

A comparison whom and what God cares for more Christ begins with. Christ is still going over His creation here (Animals previously, as He created all for man--Genesis 1). The flowers don't grow tired/exhausted from their work, they certainly don't weave together. Spinning is the first step in weaving together. Christ is still referring to that weaving together of both eyes, being in perfect harmony with the eyes of God, of course through the Holy Spirit. Christ is referring to the rest in Him, and we begin to grow, that yoke (hooked at the neck, with the weight of the World on one's shoulders) of bondage to the World first, and not the Lord.

And of course Christ gave woe to the pharisees. all they did was strain at gnats swallowing the camel. Not seeing the big picture, sweating the small stuff.

29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

(See below for comparisons).

30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

(Christ using the analogy of that flower. Everyone loves a beautiful flower. In other words, the flower grows continuously effortlessly, but yet it fades away. Therefore, why worship that which is in vain? Believers? Won't be cast into that oven when Christ comes back, that is the elements of the Earth burned up, and the spiritual purging coming. (II Peter 3:10). Christ putting that question to us. You think you have faith? But look at what your doing. Faith in the temporary, not the eternal/everlasting. Christ was even teaching this to Peter to walk to Him on the water in complete dependency. A picture for us when life seems it's like it's sinking around us. It was at 4th watch. Remember Christ said about His coming at the second or third watch. Maybe even the 4th. The point there is if you think He is going to be late do not. The sea of course in the end-times for the people, and those who come against God's people. the wind was tossing the waves of the sea all around them. Just as satan comes with that might wind in/at the 6th seal. What did Christ warn Peter of? Having little faith. Please check the story in Matthew 14:22-33 and Revelation 6:12-13. Which is why Christ ask when He comes back will He find faith?

Now the pic is also for when satan comes at the 6th seal, 6th trumpet, and 6th vial. The 6th vial as he is is the King of Babylon. The three unclean spirits come out of the frog for the evil godhead/trinity. Remember that was one plague the children of Israel has to trust the Lord it would be done. The evil godhead/trinity = dragon satan himself. The beast = satan heading the one world system/new world order. The false prophet = satan claiming to be Christ/God.

Remember, we have little control over the outside factors in life. The things we cannot control. Such as the weather (the spiritual condition) here in the end-times. It is their choice. Christ also showing us we cannot control the weather in that respect, but we can control our decision to trust and faith in Him.


Back to Matthew 6:31,


31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

The three necessities in life to function. Christ is using the excess of Solomon's (being blessed of God) reign in comparison with the essentials in life. Therefore, taking a deep look at what is most important.

32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
(It's a given He knows. He is asking for complete dependency here not relying ourselves. Though we have to put it into action. Meaning, through faith you don't just sit around and do nothing. That goes for helping people too. As went over in James as well. Someone needs assisstance and you can help all is said I will pray? May the Lord bless you? Seriously? Then tomorrow say the Lord works through people? Let's make sure our actions match our mouth. Faith without works is dead).

(Gentiles here being pagan nations in context. So, Christ teaching here what later the disciples the apostles job was and is to do).

Which has become the way of the World: eat, drink, and be merry. But yet, no one is merry?

33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

(So all in all, the emphasis is righteousness through Christ first. The condition acceptable to the Father, and then doing right. With the rest being in Christ, effortless work to gain and be satisfied as Solomon was. But of course Solomon slipped. Which no doubt Christ is giving us that example as well. Stick with it. We're not in this for gain as all will fade away. And Solomon later wrote Ecclesiastes. Concluding it was all a waste of time without putting God first, in heart, conscience, and in mind. That's one rough way to go never seeing God in and out of things in this world. It begins within you to see God on the outside. Without belief/repentance you can forget it. "The Kingdom of Heaven begins within you:", for this very reason).

34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Conclusion. Live in the now through the eyes of the Lord, putting in order of importance by prioritizing. Not in a hurry to get this, or that. Running for something that will be gone--the chase. When chasing the carrot on the stick we should look at if the ends justifies the means? Cause and effect, our reasoning. Worrying and being a worry-wart just leaves you stuck. It will really is not based in reality as well as the things of this world will be burnt up giving us a "new" (rejuvenated) Heaven and earth.

Lastly, Christ did not say do not plan for tomorrow. He said do not worry. If your doing right today, trust in the Lord He has your back because He is walking on your side. We don't even know the details of tomorrow, let alone the adjustments of plans today. Therefore we should have a Godly goal. The day to day adjustments having Him give that protection. Having a goal overall will keep you inside the proper framework adjusting through the adversity that comes day to day. Just as Solomon had many Godly goals right from the get-go. Please check I Kings chapter 3 for that.

A couple references (there are many for this post):

(I Timothy 6:6-10) "But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

(James 4:13-17) "Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
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Revelation 10; Verses 1-4; Shekinah Glory

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Here we are between trumpets 6 and 7, and we get a pause in an overview. This is another "forest for the trees" look, if you will. We want to be one of the green trees (the previous chapter, learning this and growing) as well, which are symbolic for that which is living, growing and flourishing, even in the time of famine. Green grass = a little less mature but growing. Any green thing = In between the grass and trees. This is the in between stages of a person's walk with Christ in maturity. Overall, they are all living and growing, and other Christians should recognize that.

(Revelation 10:1-4) "And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

(This is a good angel. The cloud here should call from memory the cloud in Exodus 24:15-17 which covered the mountains for 6 days. On the 7th day Moses came out. The same is true at the mt. of transfiguration with Elijah and Moses. Out of the cloud came a thundering voice, YHVH was well-pleased with Christ, and we will see this repeat here. The Lord was well-pleased with Christ, but the world is not. Now, it's time for vengeance.)

(Matthew 17:1-2) "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light."

(The rainbow is representative of the majesty and shekinah glory of the LORD. What we have here is the brightness in every which way possible with the cloud covering all. The cloud covered the mountain in both instances. Here it is covering the high mountain of Babylon. Also, remember the cloud covering from Ezekiel 38? Gog/Magog against God's people? Now, the Lord is coming back on them for exactly what they dished out; they all worshiped satan claiming to be Christ/God and take the mark of the beast in their minds.)

Back to Revelation 10:2,

2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

(The Earth and the sea here illustrate Him overlooking all and the greatness of the LORD. In other words, there is no escape. Remember, they want to hide from Christ's face out of shame when being caught worshiping satan as Jesus. This shows that there is no running and/or hiding from the Lord.)

(Also note, they are in darkness and don't even want to look into the light that exposes all).

3And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

This is a shout out which strikes fear. Imagine being woken up out of a deep sleep by the sound of a roaring lion. It will be very alarming, but there is no alarm clock snooze button escape either!

4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not."

(Not so fast--we have yet to get to the 7th trumpet. As we get down to verse 7 in the next post, we will see such addressed more directly).

(Revelation 10:7) "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."

(That's the 7th angel with the 7th trumpet. The next study will cover Revelation 11:15).

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Revelation 10; Verses 8-11; Cup of Wrath

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(Revelation 10:8-11) "And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

What has not been revealed yet (as Revelation means to unveil/uncover the truth)? John has been shown how it shakes down through the seals, up to the 6 trumpets now. But he has not seen God's wrath/judgment in detail yet. We have yet to see the rise of the new world order, and we're not even to the 7th trumpet and Christ' coming yet.

(Revelation 12--is a long overview of History of the controversy between satan and the LORD, and the 12 tribes. Starting from the first earth age till satan coming and God's elect standing against satan).

(Revelation 13--is the building of the one world system in detail. political to religious taking the mark of the beast. It then becomes Babylon to a complete head after that. Revelation 17 is an overview of that. Revelation 18 is the reasoning for the judgment).

(Revelation 14-- a view of Christ' coming).

(Revelation 15-- is the Millennium. So we see get one angle there complete).

(Revelation 16-- to the vials--judgment for  taking the mark of the beast).

(Revelation 17--18, up above. Once again the rise and fall of Babylon and the reasoning why. An overview chapter. Revelation 17 an overview of history from the first beast when the gentiles took control of Jerusalem).

(Revelation 19--Christ' coming in detail. We see two story lines completed in the positive and negative. You have satan coming in on a white horse. Christ comes back on the white horse. You have the marriage supper of the lamb. You have the great supper of God).

(Revelation 20--the resurrection at Christ' coming. The Millennium, then the Great White Throne judgment).

(Revelation 21--the eternity).

(Revelation 22--conclusion of the whole book of Revelation basically).

In all these you get many of the same events. Completing the story lines. Giving us the full picture. The Lord reaching out exhaustively to relate to people. For example: everyone can and should be able to relate cheating on their spouse? Being burned by a snake? Everyone can relate to dinnertime? Ans the list goes on.

(Back to Revelation 10:9)

9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

This is very key here. John has seen a lot. He knew some bad things for the World were and are coming. BUT he is still hungry for the Word. Are we in fear of learning the book of Revelation? The fear should be not learning it, but confidence through faith. Excitement in the return and second coming for Christ. Standing for the Father through Christ. How wonderful is that?

10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

(The truth is honey, like the land flowing of milk and honey. Milk is always symbolic of salvation/salvation message. Honey of course is a lot thicker and a lot sweeter. But why bitter? bittersweet? This message makes people bitter for one. Secondly, the cup Christ wanted to pass--God's wrath coming. But for anyone to have salvation the will of the Father had to happen).

Let's check this out:

(Matthew 26:39-41) "And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

(Because Christ knew what was coming result. He just explained two chapters prior in Matthew 24. Father's plan to come to completion. The days of vengeance).

40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

(This is that example of the hour of temptation to stay watchmen, and not fall asleep. Fall asleep would consist of worshiping satan at the hour of temptation).

41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

(And that is what satan is coming to do at the hour of temptation. Offer all the things of the world to get one to bow to him claiming to be Christ/God--the savior of the world).

Back to Revelation 10:11,

11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."

(And so it is. Which is why we did the overview. To give an outline for your further studies).

The book the Apostle John swallowed was of course the rest, how it ends in the wrath of God. Not the easiest thing at times to know this truth. But as we get further along, and also realizing the Millennium. What it means to be in the flesh age we get a fuller picture. Not only that a full picture on the character of God. His exhaustive attempt to save HIS creation.

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Revelation 10; Verses 4-7; The 7th Trumpet; The Oath of the Lord; Completion

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Remember, we're between trumpets 6 and 7 still here, a pause in the action, if you will. Here's another angle showing the absolute emphasis and importance of this time period. The "forest for the trees" are seen here. Then we go back into the details, and the Lord not only gives us detail but outlines them for us.

(Revelation 10:4-7) 4"And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(In other words, we're not finished yet John, as in verse 11 the Apostle John had to prophesy/teach the rest. Essentially, we have 12 more chapters. Thunder--what comes before thunder? Lightning does.)

(Luke 17:24) "For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day."

(The sound of speed is 767mph. The speed of lightning 671 million mph. So, while reading the story, it may seem slow, but the action is simultaneous at Christ' coming. It is bang/bang.)

Back to Revelation 10:5,

5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

Also, why we learn the Song of Moses for the end-times. As those who overcome will be singing it.

(Deuteronomy 32:40) "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever."

(Deuteronomy 32:43) "Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people."

Back to Revelation 10:6,

6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

(For God's elect. The angel of the LORD (overlooking the whole planet) whom the LORD sent here is raising His hand in oath that God's wrath will surely come to pass. So much so that God took a pause and inserted this into what we call chapter 10 of Revelation. See the reference below for what this is to mean God's people.)

7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."(Where? The Old Testament. Woe to those who call themselves teachers and do not teach it. As we see here one in many from the Song of Moses).

Some cross references:

(This is of course the 7th trumpet. What days is that? It is the generation of the parable of the fig tree which is the biggest benchmark Christ gave us. That generation began in 1948, with sign after sign Christ gave us in Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21.)

(Revelation 11:15) "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

(This is why it's also called a mystery in I Corinthians 15:51-52.)

(I Corinthians 15:51-52) "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(It's not a mystery if you're a Christian. Even still, this resurrection may surely be something we've never experienced before. However, in a sense we have as repentant sinners with a change in heart and mind (going from death to life) and knowing the LORD can accomplish anything. Remember, the Kingdom of Heaven begins within you.)

52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

(Check this out. Here is why God is the author of everything you know or don't know in life. The average human blinks an eye at 300-400 milliseconds. That is 783 mph which is about the same as the speed of sound.)

(The last trump means the furthest one out. The 7th trumpet in Revelation 11:15 is that last trump and is the same trumpet as in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21 among others). The first resurrection is also in Revelation 20:4-6. Revelation 18 and is the fall of Babylon; Revelation 19 and 20 contain the details and happenings in Christ's coming.)

Remember, in I Thessalonians 4:17 He is coming with clouds--that is the cloud of witnesses. Also, refer to Daniel 7:13; Mark 13; Revelation 1:7 among many other references. It is clear there is no rapture/pre-trib rapture.

Reference:

(Hebrews 6:16-18) "For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

(People are adamant and very emphatic when it comes to swearing, an oath. For example now you would hear many things like I swear on my mother's grave from people, etc).

17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us."
(Therefore, how much more with the Lord who will not and cannot lie)!


Amen. †