Part 1, from this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/2UwLE4YIBss
(The Order of Melchizedek priests)
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This is a comprehensive— but not complete detailing of— the lessons Yahshua taught us, in his gospel of Matthew— in what it is to BE UNDER GOD’S RULE, as a STUDENT, and DISCIPLE of his ‘way;’ as that is the beginning of being minded toward the priesthood— and there is much to learn about DISCIPLINE, and WHAT GOD WAS TRYING TO CONVEY about how his children are to be, and what they are to learn.
Tabernacling with the living God— is DISCIPLINED WORK— at a two way relationship, that puts God holy— as MOST HIGH WITHIN; and in this, hopefully, we will see what the requirements and duties of the priests are, and will be— in order to rule and reign with him.
For it will be ONLY his priestly kings— that do: and they will be under the Order of Melchizedek, and the High Priest himself— Yahshua Ha Mashiach, the Christ.
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G2424 – Jesus
Greek: Ἰησοῦς
Transliteration: Iēsous
Pronunciation: ee-ay-sooce'
Definition: Of Hebrew origin [H3091] yᵊhôšûaʿ;
(that is JEHOSHUA) the name of our Lord— Jesus.
H3091 – Joshua
Hebrew: יהושׁע יהושׁוּע
Transliteration: yehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛
Pronunciation: {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah} yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
Definition: From H3068 and H3467; JEHOVAH–SAVED;
Jehoshua— that is— Joshua.
H3068 – Jehovah
Hebrew: יהוה
Transliteration: yehôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Definition: From H1961; THE SELF EXISTENT or ETERNAL;
Jewish national name of God— {Jehovah} the Lord.
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Matthew 3:15-16
“And Jesus, answering, said unto him— Suffer it be so now;
for thus (in this way, or like manner),
it becomes of us (be suitable, proper, fit or right)
to fulfill (cram– like a net, level up– a measure,
furnish, imbue, influence, satisfy, execute,
finish, verify, accomplish, complete)
all righteousness (equity of character or actions, justification).
Then, he suffered him.
16 And Jesus— when he was baptized—
went up straightway out of the water:
and, lo— the heavens were opened unto him,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove—
and lighting upon him:
17 and lo a voice from heaven, saying—
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Jesus [Jehoshua/Yeshua/Yahshua]— made sure we understood that obedience to God the Father, the Eternal one— was known to be honored, and adhered to.
He said it was proper, fit and right— to be baptized— because it brought him into fullment of righteousness.
Which, by definition is ‘equitable, decisive, judicial acquittal,’ by Strong’s definition of justification— and righteousness, means equitable or equal, as that is the root definition of equitable— in character and actions of God holy.
Jesus taught that obedience to God, his ways, and becoming equal in character and actions of God the Father is necessary, and must be adhered to in obedience— coming into the fulfillment of the righteousness of God.
And in doing so, this brought about the Father speaking abroad to all—
“This is MY Son, in whom I am very pleased.”
We ought to recall this, as we come into understanding what it is to be in Tabernacle with, or tenting up in housing with, in the Temple of our person with— the Spirit of Yahshua/Jehoshua/Jesus now.
Yahshua, will make ‘heeding the Father, and his ways and person,’ the utmost importance to follow in righteousness— to be in right standing with Yah, the Father.
When one tabernacles with Yahshua— he will follow in the Father’s ways, and lead, and will gain the character of the Father himself— just as Yahshua did in his flesh life— and still carries out today.
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Matthew 4:1
“Then—
Jesus was led up, of the Spirit, into the wilderness—
to be tempted of the devil.’
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Yahshua trusted the Spirit of God, and followed him— no matter where he led him, or unto what; and the one who tabernacles with the Spirit of God, under the lead of the High Priest himself, Yahshua Ha Mashiach— will follow the lead of the Spirit of God as well, adhering to the Father— as Yahshua delegated all authority to the Father, in leading his life in earth— and was trained up, and tested out, in all his leading. And then after accomplishing all he did— the Father put all authority into his hand.
This was an example to us, we will endure the same; we will be asked to follow the Son, as he followed the Father— and the Son will lead us into all the Father’s ways, and as the Father leads— his Spirit will bring us into all truth— as he did with the Son.
The one walking and tabernacling with the Son, in the temple within man— will intimately know the Spirit, the Son, AND, the Father.
For Son represents the Father, the Father raised the Son by the Spirit— and now— the Spirit is shed abroad to us all; we too, will serve and know— all 3 parts of God, INTIMATELY, and obediently— and we will be RETURNED TO their similitude/image, within our inner man.
The one who tabernacles with the living God, tabernacles with the HIGH and HOLY ONE— the one who is the High Priest, who raises us as little priests, holy and consecrated unto the Father; and he who tabernacles with the High Holy One— knows the Father, the Son, and the Spirit— VERY WELL.
Holy is his person— and Priest is how he carries himself— and God— is our authority over us, raising us in his ways; the little priests will be as he is: for he is God and Father of them— in their form and ways— and they have been returned to his image.
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Matthew 4:10
“Then said Jesus, unto him— Get hence (sink out of sight, retire, go away) Satan: for it is written— You shall worship (kiss like a dog licking his master’s hand, crouch, prostrate oneself in homage to, reverence in adoration) the Lord (supreme authority controller —SIR) your God (supreme deity and magistrate), and him ONLY shall you serve.”
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When tabernacling with Yahshua, he will have you mindful that ALL principality and power submits to the Most High and Holy SUPREME deity; and as he lives and abides within us, and we have MADE HIM our God, Lord/master of us FOR REAL in all our ways— all will be subject and brought under his authority, through our vessel— where the High and Holy One indwells— because he is the Holy and Supreme MAGISTRATE: that is JUDGE and SAY.
[Even the elements of wind were rebuked, and obeyed him, later on— and he is in us now.]
G758 – Magistrate
Greek: ἄρχων
Transliteration: archōn
Pronunciation: ar'-khone
Definition: A FIRST IN RANK or POWER, CHIEF RULER or PRINCE.
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Matthew 4:12
“Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison—
departed into Galilee.”
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Our Lord heard his cousin, and forerunner with him, John, was cast into prison— and he went about doing Father’s business; he did not stop, to interrupt what the Father was leading him to do— in order he would take pause at John’s state— but instead, forged forward on the journey Father was leading him through.
In the life of a priest of the Order of Melchizedek— one tabernacling with the High Priest himself— the priest will find himself obedient to the Father, no matter what comes his way; the Father leading them, will often times look and be perceived as contrary to what the carnal man would naturally do. But it is not the carnal nature the priest is obedient to, but to the very Spirit, and his nature; and in doing so— the priest will often walk offensively in the eyes of the carnal man— not appearing to live by the Spirit of Love himself, and will be blamed as such.
God does not move as we move; he sees far beyond what we in a carnal stance can see— and he will lead, and care for each of his sheep. Messiah knew this, and knew that the Father was completing a mission with John, that was specific to John’s life— and those the Father wanted him to reach, in his metron of influence— and that was to some in prison, and Yahshua knew that.
We will be tested, and tried, and tempted to abandon God at times— when God leads us into situations and happenings that we do not think we ought to have to go through; but God knows what he is doing, and if he has one, or a million to reach by sending us into what we perceive as treacherous waters— we will go.
Yahshua went on collecting disciples, as the Father led him there, instead of to John in that moment— and this is where the priest will be called to gather the students under his wings as well— and assist the Father in raising them up under his wings.
[The priest must first be sanctified and transfigured himself, reconfigured and cleansed himself in his garments, soul, and discipline— and then he will be called to make duplicates of this training that the Lord has accomplished in their life.]
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Matthew 4:17
“From that time— Jesus began to preach, and to say—
Repent— for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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The priest will also be a preacher; the Lord told me the difference between teaching alone, and praying alone— is becoming a preacher: he said a PREACHER is a teacher who prays—
PR-EACH.
Now, that’s cute to combine the spelling of those two words, but if we look more closely to the definition that HE gave me concerning what is TRUE PRAYER in his eyes— we can see that INTERCESSORY PRAYER FOR OTHERS— is at the heart of the preacher.
The priest will preach, and with his teaching, he will pray the Father on behalf of those he is teaching and raising up— and thereby the priest will COVER his young ones, in the spirit— and be interjecting himself into their spiritual lives, himself, by seeking the Father’s will over their lives— and calling it in.
Preaching that the kingdom of God is at hand— is to warn the people— God is near; and in warning them God is now near to you all— he is calling them to turn away from whatever they were minded after— and return to God. This will require discipling, or teaching— as well as seeking the Father over their lives in intercessions.
The priest, under the High Priest himself, will— teach, pray intercessions, preach the truth and its warnings, and raise up the children in discipleship— exemplifying how to ‘be,’ and keep ‘being—’ a child of the Most High God.
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Matthew 4:23
“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness—
and all manner of disease— among the people.”
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The disciple of Yahshua will be walking in the ways of Yahshua, pertaining to his lesser works; he will be under the High Priest, who walks in the ways of holiness— and as he does, he will exercise the authority of righteousness— toward the ‘unclean,’ and the powers that keep people in bondage. The priest will walk in deliverance with God— and will demonstrate Isaiah 61— in setting the captives free, and binding up their hearts.
Not only was he going about and teaching in the religious gathering places, preaching the good news of the kingdom of God to them all— announcing God has arrived on scene— but he was EXERCISING the authority and power of heaven, over uncleanness.
The priest, being clean and righteous in the Lord, will walk in the ‘Lesser works—’ meaning the works Yahshua already demonstrated in earth, as common to the disciple, child/servant of the Most High God— and he will CLEANSE that which was previously UNCLEAN.
The priest will walk in forgiveness of sins, tresspasses against the Lord— this is what heals the sick, delivers those in bonds, and opens prison gates: DELIVERANCE, coupled with REPENTANCE, and a handshake with the Spirit of the living God.
Matthew 9:2 – “... Son, be of good cheer; your sins be forgiven you.”
THEN— the High Priest himself, living out of this lesser priest that is under him— will walk out his ‘more-than’ works— as he so sees fit, and co-labors with his vessel, according to the lead of the Father— through the Son and Spirit.
{Even the centurion servant healing— was a ‘lesser work,’ as Yahshua already demonstrated—
healing over distance, in the Spirit, by faith.}
Matthew 9:1-8
“And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy— Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves— This man blasphems!
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said— Wherefore do you think evil in your hearts??
5 For what is easier to say— Your sins are forgiven you; or to say— Arise, and walk?
6 But it is so that you may know that the Son of MAN— HAS POWER ON EARTH TO FORGIVE SINS— (then he said to the sick of the palsy) —Arise, take up your bed, and go unto your house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitudes saw it— they marveled, and glorified God— who had given such power unto men.
We will be called as priests and disciples to forgive men their tresspasses, legally, with God by heaven and his lead— and move in this authority and power within the earth realm— because the ‘sons of man,’ that is children born into this earth, through the will of the Father in all situations, and his lead— have the power to forgive sins; as Yahshua came ‘as’ a man, born of women— hence his title when walking out these works as being: of a son of MAN— not the Son of God.
Yahshua came to DEMONSTRATE to US— what we can, and ought to walk in with the Holy God, and his leading; the priesthood will demonstrate the power, authority in judicial decree from heaven’s courts, mercy, forgiveness and love— to a people desiring to meet the Holy Living God. And hopefully— repent, and be reconciled to him— as well.
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Matthew 8:34
“And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus— and when they saw him,
they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.”
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The Lord, and the Holy Spirit offended many, disrupted their lives, and didn’t make their shady lifestyles easy when he was around— he either convicted them, or oppressed their way of life— and most of the time, they wanted him gone.
This will often occur to the priest of the Lord, in the Order of Melchizedek too; oftentimes the holy priest will be UNDESIRED to be around, and to disrupt the evil powers that be, and the puppet vessels they inhabit.
A priest tabernacling with the Spirit of the High Priest himself, will often offend those that are NOT tabernacling and abiding with his Spirit at the helm within, ruling and reigns in holiness; this will be demonstrated by hostility and a general disdain for his presence. The priest should not take this personally— as they are snubbing and rejecting the very Spirit and presence of God; and he did say, in that case— dust your feet off of the matter and people.
Rejection will be common in the priest’s life— but so will MIRACULOUS adoption of lost sheep into the fold— for Father will guide the priest to them; it’s just that ‘on the way,’ the priest will encounter— resistance.
Like the Pharisees who sought to murder Messiah— the holy priests in this realm will meet their share of the RELIGIOUS, that walk with the antichrist spirit, just like the Pharisees of old— and will seek to DESTROY the priest, all the same— in many different ways and manners.
They are led of satan, and they believe they are right with God, and doing his bidding— all the while walking in malice and violence, against the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 9:10
“And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house—
behold— many publicans and sinners came
and sat down with him— and his disciples.”
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Many ‘red light district’ folk, will be in need of Messiah too— and we are not to shun them away; God, in Yahshua was oftentimes reaching the undesirables, because they were only undesirable to the ‘religious,’ not to God. God was calling many sinners to reconcile with him— and as Paul put it— at one time, he was CHIEFEST of them ALL.
We must remember we too will be called to reach some harsh looking, speaking and acting folk— called into the ‘risque’ areas of life; and in doing so, we are not to judge them by their former sins— but see if they are called to repent, and reconcile with the Father. We are to go by the lead of the Spirit, and whom he sends us to— will ALWAYS BE unto the OPPRESSED— because they are in need of him, to be reconciled to him, set free, and forgiven.
Even in the body of Messiah, we are called to heal, and deliver— the oppressed; the priest will be practiced in the discipline of forgiveness and mercy— trumping judgment.
Matthew 9:12
“But when Jesus heard that, he said to them— They who be whole—
do not need a physician— but they who are sick, do.”
Many are ‘sick,’ in one manner or another, and have need of the love, forgiveness, power and mercy of God— to set them free; the priest with Messiah’s Spirit— the Holy Spirit of God— will be called to walk in this authority and duty— and set captives free, whoever, and wherever they be— that the Father leads them to.
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Matthew 9:35-38
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing every (kind of) sickness and every disease —among the people.
36 But when he saw the multitudes—
he was moved with compassion on them—
because they fainted, and were scattered abroad,
as/like sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples—
The harvest truly is plenteous—
but the laborers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest—
that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.”
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The Lord is ULTRA compassionate, a hard worker, and willing— but like him, when he was but one person, in one body— the amount of people that needed God was great, and it moved him with compassion, as he sought to help them all.
We too will be called to assist many, as the High Priest within us— still seeks to do the same; we will be called to assist them in their deliverance, reconciliations to God, sanctification discipleship— and thereby, we will assist God in gathering more harvesters— as he will turn them about, as well— and deploy them into the field.
But we will have to be out there, preaching the good news of the gospel to them, gaining them reconciliations to the Most High God and Father once again, through Messiah— and in doing so— setting them free and allowing God to unite with one more soul and child of his: as we do this— the laborers become greater, and so does the harvest.
The priest will be a harvester; he will assist the Spirit himself in adopting his children. Can we see how the Spirit, and how Yahshua MOTHERED, and GATHERED the little ones unto him, as to the Father??
The priest will gather the lost sheep, and shepherd them up in the ways of God, discipling them, and making more duplicate children of God— INSIDE each and every man— with the Holy Spirit of God.
The Priest walks in ALL THE OFFICES OF THE LORD; Yahshua walked in them all— and so will the priest WITH HIM, and UNDER HIM: Teacher, Pastor (shepherd), Apostle, Evangelist, Prophet.
For all the offices, all the ways of God and his governance (which are offices), will be required of the priest, in a knowledge of basis and practice; he will have to be trained and exercised in them all [at least a little bit] as to be able to allow the High Priest himself to STEP INTO any of those roles— whenever he needs to, as each person and situation will be different.
The priest will also have to call others into their positions, within the callings God has for them, working discernment with God over each case— and in order to do that— one must have some basic knowledge and experience in each of these roles to recognize other people's callings and strong suits; we will be tested, tried and apprenticing with the High Priest, for quite some time.
In all the ways he walked— we will be called to walk the same path;
Because he has need of a vessel— to do it AGAIN.
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Matthew 11:4
“Jesus answered and said unto them— Go, and show John again,
those things which you do hear and see—
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.
6 And blessed is he— whosoever shall not be offended in me.”
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Those who walk in the tabernacle experience with Yahshua will have to be WELL DISCIPLINED, in that, God will require us to be STRONG, on behalf of the throne, and FOR our brethren— when they are weak, weary and discouraged— possibly even afraid; God will ask of us to ENCOURAGE them, REMIND them of who God is, who we are in him, and WHAT THE MISSION IS.
It’s not always going to be easy— and even the best of us— get discouraged, scared, or weak and weary— and we need REGROUPING, and REMINDING. So, the priest under and with Yahshua in ‘The Order—’ will be AN ENCOURAGER, a TEACHER, a REMINDER/recaller, and will EDIFY THE BRETHREN in their ‘callings,’ and ‘walk’ with our Lord.
Yahshua very much parented the sheep; a GOOD Shepherd— guards, feeds, teaches, admonished/corrects, wrangles them, doctors them up, stops squabbles between youngins, and grooms the sheep— we are called with him to do the same for the other brethren that he has put in our charge. And since he, the Good Shepherd is IN us, and WITH US— he will raise us up in ALL HIS MANTLES— if you desire and are called to the Priesthood Order.
Once again— he will have us taught, and exercised in ALL THE DISCIPLINES of the Lord: Pastor (shepherd), Evangelist, Teacher, Apostle (foundation restorer) and Prophet; as well as any other leadership role or quality he sees fit. [example— counselor, etc)
In the chapter above with John imprisoned, Jesus did not panic or become distraught— he knew Father was doing something specific in John’s life and ministry— and often times we will see in the lives of others, or ourselves— how incredibly arduous the journey laid before them looks; but we will not be called to see our perspective, but to ask— “Father, what is your will here? And, what would you have me to do— if anything?”
Because we will be called to encourage them, in addition to seeking Father’s will in the situation they are facing— but sometimes— he’s reaching others in prison, by sending his faithful servant to them— whereas they otherwise would perish in the way— with no intercessory, when Father wanted to reach them.
Many times what we perceive as unfair, unjust or harsh— may very well be those things, but is also— A MINISTRY CALLING to reach others— if we can see past where we are, and how hard it is; we will be called to walk those paths ourselves in the Order— and we will be called to assist and encourage those going through it as well, and remind them— that the Father and the Son, KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
John was HIGHLY beloved of God— a friend of the Lord— but he still had to go through what he did, and for good and godly reasons— and many were reached in his selflessness; we will be called to be STRONG internally in our disciplined souls, gathering strength from the Lord as we will hear about, and deal with a LOT OF HARSH happenings that our brethren must endure. In that— God is maturing us just as much as them— and he is encouraging us to lay it at his feet, in intercessions, and breakings of the heart, unto him.
In that— MUCH is accomplished— and our brethren can endure until the end of the matter— one more day.
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Matthew 11:25
“25 At that time Jesus answered and said—
I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth—
because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent,
and have revealed them unto babes.”
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We very much are PARENTING or NANNYING God’s ‘little ones’ when we walk in the priesthood; he has need of this, as he himself was the parenting role provider when he was incarnate in his own body. Well, now he needs another vessel to DO IT AGAIN, through us; and if we are willing— HE WILLS to do so.
We will be watching those with ‘religious spirits’ balk at us, revile us, and even have hatred for us— all while claiming his name: Christian. We will have to endure this, as they did this to Christ and his disciples of old— and he is the same Spirit within us, alike, even now.
But in that process we can see that while the Pharisaical hypocrites walk undisciplined by the Lord— because they won’t have it, with their hyper grace— we will be the ‘babes’ who get his incredible intimacy and revelation; he will show himself to us, and reveal great and mighty things, that the others no not of.
The ‘prudent’ he speaks of, are the educated, doctorate holding--- Pharisees of our time— just like they were ‘doctorates of the Law’ back then— as he called them; and they see themselves to be ‘educated, refined and wise.’ In that— they will attempt to assassinate the true Holy Spirit again, with the antichrist spirit in them, along with the ‘religious Jezebel, adulterous spirit—’ as they set themselves, unknowingly AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD— in ‘man.’ Just like they did when the Holy Spirit was in the Son of ‘man,’ in his very own flesh back then. How much more so now— when he is ‘in another,’ namely— US?!
God knows what he is doing— and even though the persecution will be STRONG— he separates goats from sheep while doing this; because, you see— GOATS, DON’T WANT TO BE DISCIPLINED, and SHEEP— DO.
Disciplined, is highly trained under the hand of the Lord, refined, and returned to being like God inside— and a goat, couldn’t care less about that; in God’s ‘fold,’ as he has slipped in with the sheep and disguises himself to be one— he has food, shelter, protection, safety in numbers— or so he thinks. He will remain here within the ‘flock—’ until he is found out— and then the separation process begins, and the GOATS are removed from the sheep flock— BECAUSE THEY ARE INDEED— NOT SHEEP.
God only came for HIS SHEEP, and they KNOW HIS VOICE— another— THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW; but the GOATS— they don’t care WHO FEEDS THEM, GROOMS them in their ways, or HOW they are provided for— they have NO LOYALTY or INTEGRITY of godly character. They make excuses, cheat, steal, beg and borrow— to GET WHAT THEY WANT, and they DON’T CARE ABOUT THE OTHER GUY.
Goats will be removed from the House of the Lord— because they WILL NOT CONFORM, nor BE UNDER AUTHORITY; they will not be RETURNED and RECONCILED into the SIMILITUDE of God Holy once again; and they will pay the ultimate price for that REBELLION and STUBBORN, STIFF-NECKEDNESS— with their hardened hearts that will not ATTAIN the ATTRIBUTES of the Holy God— into themselves.
God— is INTIMATE with those who love, honor and cherish him— as they desire to RETURN TO HIM IN ALL THEIR WAYS; these are the ‘sheep fold’ of the Lord.
But there are infiltrates he has to deal with— and if they WILL NOT BE CONVERTED, and BECOME SHEEP— they will be EJECTED from the fold; and they will remain in the hand of satan— and go where he goes, in the end.
They are blind and deaf to the lead of the Lord— and they will stay that way, without the CONVICTION of the Holy Spirit— and without a TRUE DEMONSTRATION of the ‘real sheep,’ unto them— to SEE THE DIFFERENCE— and BELIEVE!
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Matthew 12:1-2
“At that time— Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn;
and his disciples were an hungred— and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him—
Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do— upon the sabbath day.”
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The Pharisaical, the ‘religious spirited’ folk, who believe themselves to be wise to the Law— but fail to recall that the Lord said the ‘law— is for man—’ not, ‘the man— for the Law;’ meaning— it was designed to show us how far we have fallen from God’s image, and all the areas we ought to learn from— in order to be disciplined and return to his image. BUT— he canceled, acquitted, abolished— the need for us to do it ‘without error,’ meaning— must stick to it at all times.
He gave us a ‘pass’ on that when A GREATER GOOD, ‘superseded’ that of the old Law order and precedent.
Here, we see that the Law of Sabbath, was made so man would reverence God, not pursue other things like work— and give God, and himself— REST TOGETHER— in communion; it was very much for REGROUPING, and RECALLING what, and who, is MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE WITH GOD; and ‘work’ without rest and recuperation— is not God’s way.
So— here, the religious may say— “That is unlawful to do—” and yet FAIL AT THE GREATER NEED OF THE MAN, right then and there— ‘SUSTENANCE’ to survive, regroup, recoup, and REST.
They failed to see that the FEEDING OF THE SHEEP is ‘necessary,’ if we desire for the sheep to LIVE and PROSPER; and the Good Shepherd was PROVIDING FOR THEM, as was the Father, right then and there— but the RELIGIOUS— could only see ‘violation;’ they could not see Father providing for his children, nor did they walk in his LOVE OF THE BRETHREN— but instead— walked in CONTEMPT FOR THEM, and assumed the role of: ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN.
We will be called to walk in the attributes, discernment of the Spirit, and ways of the Lord— at ‘HIS’ leading, his will, and his PERSPECTIVE; goats don’t care about the sheep— they care about whether or not they are fed, provided for, look and sound wise, walk in comforts and carry authority. The disregard God’s children, and they disregard God himself— in his person— in their inner man conduct, as they REFUSE TO BE CONFORMED INTO HIS IMAGE and CONDUCT— ‘within.’
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Matthew 12:25-28
“But when the Pharisees heard it, they said—
This fellow does not cast out devils—
(does these works) by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them—
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;
and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26 If Satan cast out Satan (working with satan, then)
—he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
27 And if I— by Beelzebub cast out devils—
by whom do your children cast them out?
Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God—
then the kingdom of God has come unto you.”
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The religious spirited folk, who claim to be the children of Yah— will come at the priests of the Lord in persecutions— because the devils who run with them, come at God himself— through us; they will say we work with devils, but they themselves do— as they come against the living God himself.
We will do the works of the Lord, by the Lord, as the Lord leads in our lives— but the religious spirit, Pharisaical— who walk in cessationism— which is NO WORKS of the Spirit in our giftings and anointing— will accuse God, in his ‘man,’ once again— of coupling with satan; all the while not knowing— they already have.
They will not be able to see that the works of RECONCILIATION unto Father— are WORKS OF THE FATHER, ‘in general,’ and his Spirit is present when it’s taking place: and it clearly is his will to restore, if restorations are taking place.
The devil doesn’t care to RESTORE US, like a withered hand, or a leg that needs to be regrown— he’s trying to kill us in all ways.
Sorcery and Magic will take place again, in the counterfeit ‘moves;’ but only the true work of the Holy Spirit— RECONCILES THE MAN, INSIDE— when the Lord’s work is present.
The Lord will not ‘do a show,’ for the sake of ‘show;’ he will do wonders and miracles, for the goal of— RECONCILING THAT MAN TO HIMSELF; we can KNOW the works of God— if REPENTANCE, RECONCILIATION, SANCTIFICATION, and NEW CREATURES IN CHRIST are taking place— at the SAME TIME AS HEALING and DELIVERANCE: for it is Father who desires to MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN TO THAT MAN, right then and there— and in that reconciling and revealing— MIRACLES TAKE PLACE as he REVEALS HIMSELF.
Miracles, or Wonders— outside of people meeting the holy living God in RECONCILIATIONS— is just magic; devils can do that— they are spirit beings who can bend the material world; but when GOD HOLY SHOWS UP— ‘man, meets God his Creator—’ and will NEVER BE THE SAME.
Father’s intention— is to gather ‘his child,’ and reveal himself, his nature, his love, his restoration to these men, women and children— the healing is BENEFIT— the ‘deliverance’ from under the thumb and influence of his enemy, in their lives— and real connection with these people— IS THE GOAL.
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Matthew 13:34
“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables;
and without a parable spake he not unto them.”
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When tabernacling unto the Father, through and with the Son— priests will learn to speak in ways in which the sheep understand; if he must, he will often speak in parables— or easily understood stories, and similes for comprehension of what is spoken, and conveyed.
If we are teaching a thing— and the receiving students of that teaching do not GRASP the concepts, precepts or premise OF that teaching— we have failed to teach ‘a thing,’ altogether.
The priest will be taught of the Lord, first— to understand his parables in scripture, and the reasons in which he used this particular parable— when he did, and unto these people; understanding the WHY of what God does, is just as important as the WHAT, of what God does: his reasons matter, and ours will too.
For instance— why the parable of the sower, or better yet— the parable of the SOILS?
Well, our Lord was speaking to farming people, who would understand the ‘condition of’ the SOIL matters, unto how the SEED will TAKE; whether or not the SEED PLANTING IS SUCCESSFUL, was greatly determined by the ‘condition of’ the SOIL itself.
In this way— he spoke of the condition of the HEART— and whether the SEED PLANTING of the Lord would ‘take,’ in a particular SOIL of the Heart; was the heart SOFT toward God, or rocky, dry and hard?
Were there PREPARATIONS to the soil, to make it a HOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT, a ‘welcome’ environment for the PLANTING OF THE LORD there??
And then he spoke of ‘dirty birds,’ DEMONS, that would snatch it up— or simply— the soil was not prepared ground— no fertility, readiness, proper essentials needed for LONG SUSTAINABILITY to RECEIVE THE SEED PLANTED— to REAP a harvest from.
There are reasons we will be asked to make things, A, B, C, simple to our students— and it will be parables that are arranged and delivered, in areas the assembly are FAMILIAR WITH— like going into a fishing town, and speaking on fishing analogies, or equestrian areas— speaking of the relationship between man, and his horse, etcetera and so on.
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Matthew 13:36
“Then 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.”
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There are going to be times, when God works through us, and speaks a thing— that others are not going to understand, grasp, or catch— the first time through; God doesn’t mind explaining a matter to us over again, so that we comprehend and retain his teaching— in fact he DESIRES that we comprehend his teachings, SO THAT— we retain them.
Often times in the life of the priest, we will be misunderstood, and seem strange, or different— hard to take, or understand at times— but the priest will not let this bother them— they will seek for all men to understand what the Spirit is saying, and conveying; the priest will work with the Father to condescend down the material, or reiterated it again, in a different manner— so that the audience with comprehend, and thereby retain what Father is showing and telling.
For we cannot move forward to enlighten others of what God is revealing— if we cannot grasp what he is conveying in teaching; we will be required to do our best to reiterate, change the format of the release of revelation, in different ways, and perhaps again and again— in different places— in ways that are relevant to the receiver.
God did not get upset that the disciples ‘didn’t get it,’ in fact, he wanted them to understand; so, oftentimes, behind the scenes, we may be asked to CLARIFY what we had previously spoken, or shared and taught. This is GOOD! It means there is a DESIRE on the part of the students, the disciples under the priest— to GAIN UNDERSTANDING.
It will be the priest under Yahshua, learning from his ways and what he did, and does even now— to reiterate a lot— retell the teaching, in a new way— so that the person can GRASP IT.
Without being able to GRASP A THING—
we cannot HOLD THAT THING— which is RETENTION.
The priest will work in the area of teaching, and helping the others to comprehend, and RETAIN the understanding— because he will be sending them out to teach the same things, to others— eventually; and if they comprehend it not— if they retain it not— they will not be able to DELIVER IT to anyone else.
Matthew 13:51
“Jesus said unto them— Have you understood all these things?
They said unto him— Yes, Lord.”
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Matthew 13:57
“And they were offended in him; but Jesus said to them—
A prophet is not without honor—
Except in his own COUNTRY,
And in his own HOUSE.”
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I understand the Lord was talking about the people who knew him the best, as how he grew up, in his hometown, and amongst those people; but I want to give us further, deeper revelation here.
He was also speaking of THE PEOPLE OF GOD (the nation of Israel), as well as IN HIS HOUSE— ‘his body’ of believers.
The temple of God— is WITHIN man now— and the HOUSE OF THE LORD, is the same; it is a body of believers, who are THE BODY OF CHRIST in the earth— and our MOST RESISTANT PEOPLE AGAINST US, the prophets, priests, apostles, etcetera— WILL COME FROM OUR VERY BRETHREN.
Our HOUSE— is the ‘tabernacle of God,’ and the TEMPLE IS THE HOUSE; we will be fought in DISBELIEF the hardest, in the CHURCH— the temple, house, place the people inhabit and dwell with the Lord (or are supposed to); they will come against the people flowing with the Holy Spirit— THE HARDEST.
It will NOT BE the straight up heathen, atheists that deny God in us the most— it will be those who call themselves— God’s people— but of whom could not recognize the Spirit of God— if he stood before them; just like they did to him when he came in the form of Yahshua, in his time.
It is the same Spirit in us now— and when tabernacling with him inside of us— we will face persecutions, and UNBELIEF and DOUBT— heaviest— in the Pharisaical, religious spirited people of this world— that call themselves “Chrstians.”
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(John the Baptist's assassination)
Matthew 14:13-23
“When Jesus heard of it— he departed thence by ship into a desert place— apart:
and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them— he healed their sick.
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying— This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away so that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them— They need not depart— you give them to eat.
17 And they said unto him— We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said— Bring them hither to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass— and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven— he blessed, and brake them— and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up the fragments that remained— twelve baskets full.
21 And all they, that had eaten— were about five thousand men— beside women and children.
22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship— and to go before him to the other side— while he sent the multitudes away.
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away— he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening came— he was there alone.”
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When Jesus heard about his cousin, disciple, and forerunner for the Kingdom of God had been executed— he DEPARTED AWAY, into a solitary, desert place; we too will be called to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit of God— when others cannot understand why we are doing odd things: namely— to be alone with the Father.
In that leading of the Holy Spirit, to the obscure place of the desert— multitudes followed him there; and as they followed him, he realized their maladies— and was moved with compassion to heal them.
We, the priesthood, will and are— called to preach good tidings to the meek, heal the broken hearted, and set free those in bondage, chains, bars of imprisonment, and open the ears and eyes of the deaf and blind; priest will be required to ‘make clean’ the sinners and those in bondage— this is the duty of the priest— and then announce them ‘clean,’ in many ways— as in the days of old.
When it was late, and the disciples wanted to disperse the crowd so they could go and eat— the Lord told the disciples to FEED THEM, themselves; we will be called to not only feed the crowds the TRUTH, and the PRESENCE OF THE LORD HIMSELF— but we will be called to walk in signs and miracles, that make the unsaved, or the unbelieving— WONDER of God’s grace, love, mercy and provision. We will be called to do miracles, and provide for Father’s children in this earth— just as the High Priest demonstrated, whilst he himself walked this earth as our example.
And NOTE— “looking up to heaven,” he blessed and broke the pieces to multiply and share— by reverencing the Father, before all the people.
And then, he sent the students away, to finish up with the people himself— so he could remain with Father, ALONE— before departing to meet them, ‘on the other side.’
I believe several things here: He wanted to finish up with the people himself— many reasons why he might have wanted to do that, they were all there for ‘him,’ so to speak; as well, he wanted to be ALONE with Father, not just for praying to him and communing with him AT PEACE, and in SOLITUDE (though he did want that, I’m sure), but also— to receive his next instructions and orders.
Likely, it was then, that the Father showed him the storm, or prepared him for its coming, and why— and it was likely there— that he recovered from his grief with John, and readied himself to carry on, in the mission and purpose of his calling here; we are to learn from his example here.
It is GOOD to fellowship, and commune and teach others— our brethren; but NOTHING will ever be more important than that ALONE TIME with our Creator and Father— he is our LEADER in all ways, and Yahshua demonstrated this VERY WELL.
We will be called to get alone with him as well, through surrender to Yahshua, unto the Father; Yahshua is now interceding for us— for us, WITH US— and the High Priest, WILL REQUIRE OF US to pray in solitude with God the Father, as well. And in this— we will receive our next instructions, through the Son, and unto our orders, or mission; and he will give us strength, direction, provision and love— to do so.
The priest will CARVE OUT TIME, sacred time, with the Father,
the Son, AND— their Holy Spirit.
The priest will walk in miraculous signs of the presence of God in their lives— as they honor God holy— and God the Father will draw the people to himself— right through those priests; so, be prepared for Father to send people your way— for himself, to minister to them— as he has need.
Solitude with God will be a REQUIREMENT ‘and’ a NECESSITY— in the life of the priest, under the Order of Melchizedek, and the High Priest— Yahshua Ha Mashiach.
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Matthew 14:28-33
“And Peter answered him and said— Lord, if it be you— bid me come unto you on the water.
29 And he said— Come.
And when Peter came down out of the ship— he walked on the water— to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous— he was afraid; and beginning to sink— he cried, saying— Lord, save me.
31 And immediately— Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him— O you of little faith— wherefore (why) did you doubt?
32 And when they came into the ship— the wind ceased.
33 Then, they that were in the ship came and worshiped him, saying—
Of the truth— You are the Son of God.”
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Peter knew to ask the Lord to order him, bid him to come— as he was his Master; and so, Peter walked on water, because he believed Yahshua to be the Son of God, not just the Son of man. But at some point— Peter saw the NATURAL WORLD, and it’s LOUD FORCES/VOICES— and he began to ‘fear’ the STORM, and NOT the Lord as MOST POWERFUL and HIGH RULING, at that time.
The priest in the Order of Melchizedek, under Yahshua the High Priest— will be REQUIRED to KNOW whom he serves, at all times— and will be called to STAND IN THE FAITH of who God IS— and to forsake the world, and all it’s LOUD SCREAMING FORCES, to walk IN FAITH— NOT BY SIGHT and SOUND— with the unseen, ALL POWERFUL, high ruling, ALMIGHTY GOD.
It’s when Peter lost that focus, the focus of who Yahshua was, and what all he was in CONTROL of, and CAPABLE OF— that the ‘loud voice’ of the world— crept back in, and caused Peter to doubt.
It was not that he doubted he could walk on water, or that the elements could be mutated to hold him— HE TOOK HIS HEART FOCUS, and his THOUGHTS— ‘off the Lord,’ and WHO HE WAS/IS— and in ‘that,’ he fell: he sank, because his heart focus sank first, coming off of the Lord almighty, under the Most High Father God— and in that— he fell from that grace walk with the Lord— and the WORLD, and it’s ‘loud voice,’ became the STRONGEST VOICE and MASTER inside of Peter, at that time.
BUT— he remembered the Lord, at the last second— and called out to him; the Lord is FAITHFUL— and he wishes for NONE to perish, but that ALL WOULD REPENT, and return to him— to be ‘saved;’ and Peter did just that, right there, in that boat, storm event.
We are to learn from Peter, and when we doubt, and fall— RETURN TO HIM; recall all he is, and RE-ENGAGE WITH HIM, right there, in TRUTH. Because the TRUTH IS— he’s the last say, the almighty say, and high ruling one— NOTHING stands between him and man— unless man allows it to: don’t doubt WHO ‘he’ IS— and he will be faithful to ‘be—’ himself in your life.
For he is the— High ruling, almighty, powerful, loving, provisionary, Father— YOURS!
And nothing is greater than him.
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Matthew 15
“Then came to Jesus— scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying—
2 Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
They do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them—
Why do you ALSO transgress the commandment of God— by your tradition??
4 For God commanded, saying— Honor your father and mother:
And, He who curses father or mother— let him die the death.
5 But you say— Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—
It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;
6 and (but who) does NOT honor his father or his mother— HE SHALL BE ‘free.’
Thus have you made the commandment of God—
OF NO EFFECT— by your tradition.
7 YOU HYPOCRITES— Esaias did well in prophesy of you, saying—
8 These people draw nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honor me with their lips— but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they worship me—
teaching ‘for doctrine—’
COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.”
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Pharisees, once again; I love how God will follow up a question, with a question. We understand why he does this, yes? Because he’s attempting to get man to use his senses. In this case, he must draw the parallel of hypocrisy out.
His men have failed to wash their hands before eating;
do we think they DON’T KNOW this is the law,
or do we think they have forgotten the law, or couldn’t for some reason?
Because the law was impossible for the average man to fulfill— which is why Yahshua came and fulfilled it flawlessly— and so the Lord was making a point. And I believe he made a GREATER point even in this, for his disciples forgot to wash hands— but the Pharisees— forgave DISHONOR OF THE PARENTS, and allowed it to be A BLESSING— all at the same time.
Parent honor is important, because our GOD—is our parent figure; and here, the Pharisees were saying, “no worries, find honor in me, your child; you are blessed because of me, and it doesn’t matter if I honor you, my parents— I am blessed and free from that.”
WHAT?!
Where do YOU see the greater DISHONOR toward God, in the lack of hand washing, or in the DISHONORING OF THE PARENT ROLE, as well as MAKING THE CHILD ‘the leader over the parents,’ cocky and irreverent, and honoring himself in SELF WORSHIP, which is PRIDE— and then CALLING THAT BLESSED, and ‘free from’ the Law!????
(can anyone say— ‘satan’s way’ since his fall from being ruled by God—
the PARENT who MADE HIM?!)
That’s an example of Hyper Grace— “we can TRANSGRESS now, all we want— the price has been paid and applied to me;” all the while NEVER really reconciling with God— which is coming UNDER HIS AUTHORITY, and living with him, HOW HE SAYS— not any ole way we ‘think’ is RIGHT IN OUR OWN EYES. Scripture is pretty clear about that being jacked up, fallen thinking and computing, inside fallen man.
Proverbs 21:2-4
“Every way of a man— is right in his own eyes— but the Lord ponders the hearts.
3 To do justice and judgment— is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked— is sin.”
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*It’s LITERALLY, SATAN’S WAY— and man is like…
“Yeah— I can still walk and sup with satan— HYPER GRACE Y’ALL!!!”
And is completely deceived, and will hear—
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“Depart from me, you who would not stop sinning and transgressing me and my way—
you who worked iniquity your whole lifetime— I don’t KNOW YOU.
We were never COVENANTED IN MARRIAGE, in any way.”
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The priest will encounter these hypocrites, and their ‘philosophies’ and practices— we will be called to be JUST AS SHREWD AS OUR LORD, too; we will be called to see the hypocrisy, and call them on it. It is not easy to walk with God, AS GOD IS— but it is required of the priest.
Have we seen now what it is to become priestly, holy as the Lord is holy? It is to walk with him, LIKE HIM, as our own person— reasoning with the mind of Christ, lead of the mind and heart of Christ: it is to SURRENDER TO GOD FULLY, to be AS HE IS IN HIS PERSON— to walk in the Order of Melchizedek.
Hypocrites are to be exposed, when they challenge God, his way, his person, and his Order; there will be a call to walk this out on an individual scenario basis— by the Order of Melchizedek; the world will hate us, as we represent the Lord God holy— and the APOSTATE ‘church—’ is the Mistress in this marriage covenant to God.
We will be called to call a Spade, a Spade— when they call themselves ‘of God HOLY,’
but are of the synagogue of satan.
Revelation 3:9
“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan,
who say they are Jews— and are not— but do lie;
behold— I will make them to come and worship before your feet—
and to know that I have loved you.”
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Matthew 16:1-6
“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came,
and tempting— desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.
2 He answered and said unto them—
When it is evening, you say— It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning— It will be foul weather today— for the sky is red and lowering.
Oh you hypocrites— you can discern the face of the sky (the weather patterns);
but you can not discern the signs of the times??
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign;
and there shall be no sign be given to it— except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
And he left them, and departed.
5 And when his disciples came to the other side— they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said unto them—
Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.”
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Note, that God detailed here, that the religious spirited folk of the world today— who speak one thing, but do not live in Spirit and Truth with the Lord— will DEMAND of the true children of the Lord— to SHOW A SIGN to them; and yet, the Lord just called that TEMPTING THE LORD.
We ought to note they will ‘tempt us,’ and in that— they will show this tempting us, by REQUIRING US TO ‘do something,’ at their COMMAND.
But we are commanded of the Lord ONLY.
Here he speaks of the pompous and ignorant ways of the religious folk, the Pharisees and Saduccees of the times (we still have them symbolically, in parallel even now) —they were able to see the signs of the weather above in the clouds, but, BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOT GOD HOLY IN TRUTH and in SPIRIT— they were unable to KNOW GOD’S TIMETABLE, PATTERNS and SIGNS.
Please make note of this, as the religious folk who persecute God’s true children this day— also, ask for you to PROVE GOD to them; which is the definition of WALKING BY SIGHT and SENSES in the ‘material,’ and NOT BY FAITH.
IN THIS— you will know them.
And God calls them— WICKED and ADULTEROUS— because they are ‘cheating on him,’ and his Spirit— and running with antichrist, yet PERCEIVE IT NOT; we will be intermingling with them— this is the way of the Lord— as he walked this earth incarnate— and it will be our path as well.
He tells them—
"I will give you a sign, but it will only be the sign of Jonah."
Do we remember what happened to Jonah, and why??
Jonah was wicked and rebellious against the LEADERSHIP OF THE LORD; he disobeyed, asserted his own will, and REFUSED to OBEY HIM. In that— the sign to the Pharisees will be—
“And you too, shall be SWALLOWED UP in your
DISOBEDIENCE, WICKEDNESS and ADULTERY.”
That is the sign, as that was the sign Jonah received— when he was swallowed of the ‘whale’ too; the Pharisaical folk (hypocrites who speak a thing, yet live another), will be swallowed up of the WHALE OF their own LEADING and OWN WILL— just the same.
[The whale of a lie they are living.]
And the priest in the Order of Melchizedek will have to bring heavy warnings just like this, and watch it all happen, as it has been for millennia.
The LEAVEN— is the ‘mixture,’ that perverts and grows;
this is what ‘leaven’ does in bread.
It is MIXED IN, COMPROMISES THE DOUGH, and GROWS and CONVERTS THE DOUGH— into ‘something else.’
(end of part 1)
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