INTO YOUR HANDS
Luke 23:46 NKJV
“…when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.”
John 14:18 NKJV
“I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
Malachi 4:6 NKJV
“And He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…”
Psalms 27:10 NKJV
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.”
THE OPHIN SPIRIT (fear of rejection)
-Low self-esteem
-Loneliness
-Chronic feelings of inadequacy
-Difficulty receiving affection
-Unable to admit wrongdoing
-Need to control those closest
-Fear of authority
-Narcissistic
INTO YOUR HANDS
1.THE PURGING OF FEAR
2.THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
Romans 8:15-16 NKJV
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God
THE PURGING OF FEAR (The Crisis)
Luke 15:25-28 NKJV
“Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.”
Luke 15:29 NKJV
So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.
Luke 15:30 NKJV
But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.
THE ORPHAN SPIRIT
1.Anger
2.Isolation
3.Entitlement
4.Self righteousness
5.Judgmental (control)
Luke 20:19 NKJV
“the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people…”
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
Luke 15:31 NKJV
And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
I John 4:18 NKJV
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment
I John 4:19 NKJV
“….We love Him because He first loved us.”
1 John 1:1-4 NLT
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Luke 23:44-46 NKJV
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit
Matthew 27:46 NKJV
“… Jesus cried out, and a loud voice, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew 13:45-46 NKJV
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMmIT MY SPIRIT
Father God, you are my Father and you really love me and I really love you. Thank you that I belong to the best family in the universe.
I confess and repent of trying to earn Your love or the approval of others through my own works and striving.
Thank you that I am not unwanted nor am I second class but I am extremely valuable in Your sight.
I believe You purchased me at Calvary as Your pearl of great price.
I embrace the Holy Spirit of Adoption.
I declare that I am fully known, fully loved, and fully accepted as a child of the Most High God.
Father God, You are my Father and You love me, and I love You
“God is with me” Matthew 14:22-33
Matthew 28:20 NKJV
“…I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Psalms 23:1-4 NKJV
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me…”
Matthew 14:22 NKJV
“Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.”
Matthew 14:23-24 NKJV
“And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.”
Matthew 14:25-26 NKJV
“Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.”
Matthew 14:27 NKJV
“But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
Isaiah 43:2 NKJV
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you….”
Matthew 14:28 NKJV
“And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
Matthew 14:29 NKJV
“So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.”
Joshua 1:3
“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you…”
FAITH EVICTS FEAR
Joshua 3:9-13
“So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the Lord your God says. Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you. Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.”
Matthew 14:30 NKJV
“But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
Matthew 14:31-33 NKJV
“And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “The Prayer of the anointed”
John 14:12-14 NKJV
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
Luke 11:9-10
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Luke 11:13
“…your Father in heaven (will) give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
🔥THE ANOINTING OF GOD🔥
The Anointing of God is the nature and character of the Father that comes into those who receive the Holy Spirit through devoted faith in Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Anointing upon the believer empowers us to walk as Jesus walked with heavenly authority and dominion on earth over sinful flesh and every demonic spirit.
The Anointing of God reveals our holy identity teaching us how to know Him as He flows through us to heal the brokenhearted and proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed by darkness.
The Anointing is the presence and power of Almighty God poured out upon all those who wait upon The Lord…
1. THE PRICE OF THE ANOINTING
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING
3. THE PRAYER OF THE ANOINTED
1. THE PRICE OF THE ANOINTING
Luke 14:25-28 NKJV
“Now great multitudes went with (Jesus) Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost…”
🔥When you are persecuted, it is not you, but the Anointing upon you that is persecuted.
John 15:20-21 NKJV
“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.”
Luke 14:33 NKJV
“…whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING
Isaiah 61:1-2 NKJV
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord…”
Matthew 3:1-3 NKJVOIn those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.’
John 3:30 NKJV
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
1. Martin Luther Oct 31st 1517
2. William Tyndale 1536
The last words and prayer of William Tyndale,
“Open the king of England’s eyes “
Acts 7:60 NKJV
“Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” (William Tyndale)
3. THE PRAYER OF THE ANOINTED
Matthew 26:36-38 NKJV
“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
Matthew 26:40-41 NKJV
“Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:56 NKJV
“… Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”
Matthew 26:75 NKJV
“And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.”
YOUR WILL BE DONE…
JESUS (Garden of Gethsemane)
Restoration through Revelation
John 21: Restoration through Revelation
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore,if anyone is in Christ, he is new creation.1 The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Matthew28:19-20
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
John 14:15
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Broken:
Restore: “To mend what was broken, to make completely whole by canceling out past failure and to fully re-establish a person back into their original calling and purpose
John 21:1
After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.
Revealed: make manifest, openly known
Setting:
● First called disciple
● Inner circle of Jesus
● Boasted
● Denied Christ
● Broken
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.
7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.
10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
● Last supper
● Communion
● Marriage Feast of the Lamb
Psalm 23:5
"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”
John 21:15-18
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Agape- Unconditional, selfless love.
Phileo- Close friendship, brotherly love.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Peter 5:2
2 Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ... 3 being examples to the flock.
10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20
19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
One Good Father and Two Lost Sons
I. Preparing our hearts to hear and understand the word.
a. Give me good soil in my heart that I may bear your fruit (Matthew 13:23).
b. Give me the gift of faith to believe in Lord Jesus as a true disciple (Romans 10:17).
c. Give me a changed renewed mind that can think Jesus’ thoughts after HIM and reject the thoughts of the
unbelieving culture in which I was raised (Romans 12:1-3)
d. Let not my will but YOUR will be done in my life. (Luke 22:42)
e. Fill me with the Holy Spirit that I may be controlled by the Holy Spirit and filled with divine love through
HIM (Romans 5:1-5; Ephesians 5:17-21)
f. Let me abide in the Vine Jesus as a branch and bear much fruit. (John 15:1-8)
g. Deliver me from the evil one, the world, and my own unbelief. Defeat the purpose of the devil in my life.
(Matthew 6:13)
II. Hearing the Word of God chosen for today by the Holy Spirit
1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. 2 Both the Pharisees and
the scribes [began] to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3 So He told them
this parable, saying, 4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not
leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 "When he has
found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and
his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' 7 "I tell you that
in the same way, there will be [more] joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one
coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 "When she has
found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin
which I had lost!' 10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner who repents." 11 And He said, "A man had two sons. 12 "The younger of them said to his father,
'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them. 13 "And not
many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country,
and there he squandered his estate with loose living. 14 "Now when he had spent everything, a severe
famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. 15 "So he went and hired himself out to
one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 "And he would have
gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving [anything] to him.
17 "But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough
bread, but I am dying here with hunger! 18 'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as
one of your hired men."' 20 "So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his
father saw him and felt compassion [for him,] and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 "And the son
said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your
son.' 22 "But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring
on his hand and sandals on his feet; 23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for
this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to
celebrate.
25 "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and
dancing. 26 "And he summoned one of the servants and [began] inquiring what these things could be. 27
"And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has
received him back safe and sound.' 28 "But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father
came out and [began] pleading with him. 29 "But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many
years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and [yet] you have never
given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends; 30 but when this son of yours came, who
has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.' 31 "And he said to him, 'Son,
you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this
brother of yours was dead and [has begun] to live, and [was] lost and has been found.'"
[Luk 15:1-32 NASB95]1
Where are we going?
The Younger Son – Rebellion, Grace, and Repentance - Lawless
The Father – Wild Unconditional love of God – Transforming grace
The Older Son – Self-righteousness, Condemnation, and Grace - Legalism
Meditation on the Word – Who are you in the story?
A. The Younger Son – Wished his father to be dead, ended up in what would be a social “hell” for any Jew
feeding pigs, and had only a limited view of the father’s mercy, grace, and love.
B. The Father – Running was humbling, undignified, and showed wild, passionate love for the lost son. It is
possible that such a son would normally be publicly disgraced in a something like the Kezazah ceremony 2
in which the offender's relationship with the community and family was severed and they were permanently
banished. The giving of the “best robe” was the father’s robe of honor, the ring was most likely the signet
ring and shows the father granting him ultimate trust, and slaves were barefooted but sandals were affirming
the son was accepted as a free person and not a slave. 3 Fattened calf – grain fed – about. 500 pounds of
meat. (symbol of Christ’s sacrifice? and the feast representing the marriage feast of the lamb?)
C. The Older Son – Refusing to come in was an insult to the father, felt that the father had failed to reward
him justly and failed to provide justice to his lawless brother. His focus is on what he has done for the
father, not what the father has done for him, and he has no love or grace for his brother who was dead but
now is alive.
1 Outline of the passage - http://www.bible.literarystructure.info/bible/42_Luke_pericope_e.html#94
2 https://crossexamined.org/ever-heard-of-the-kezazah-ceremony/
3 https://eitan.bar/articles/parable-prodigal-son-robe-ring-sandals/
The Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 6:31-33 NKJV
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Luke 5:27-28 NKJV
“After these things He (Jesus) went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, (Matthew) sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.”
Hebrews 12:28 NKJV
“…since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”
Matthew 13:1-3 NKJV
“On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.”
Matthew 13:18 NKJV
Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
1.PARABLE OF THE SOWER (3-9) (18-23)
- The sower is The Son
- The seed is The Word of God
- The soil is the listener
- The Birds are demons
2. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND THE TARES (24-30)(37-43)
- The Sower is The Son
- The field is the world
- The wheat are the sons of God
- The Tares of the sons of the devil
- The enemy sower is the devil
- The reapers are angels
Matthew 13:24-30 NKJV
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
THE KINGDOM MIND
I John 5:1-3 NKJV
“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”
Matthew 13:41-43 NKJV
“The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
3. PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED (31-32)
Matthew 13:31-32 NKJV
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Ezekiel 17:23-24 NKJV
“On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
4. PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN (33)
Matthew 13:33 NKJV
“Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”
5. PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE (44)
Matthew 13:44 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells ALL that he has and buys that field.”
6. PARABLE OF THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (45-46)
Matthew 13:45-46 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold ALL that he had and bought it.”
7. PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET (47-52)
Matthew 13:47-52 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Matthew 13:53-58 NKJV
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”
Luke 9:23-24 NKJV
“Then He (Jesus) said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.”
Philippians 3:7-11 NKJV
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “Extra Virgin Oil”
Exodus 27:20-21 NKJV
“You shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.”
GETHSEMANE - Oil Press
1. CRUSHING
2. PRESSING
3. SEPARATION
Ephesians 5:17-18 NKJV
“…do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.”
Acts 2:1, 4, 12-13 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit…” “…they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
THE TEN VIRGINS
THE NUMBER TEN IN SCRIPTURE
1. GOD SPOKE 10X AT CREATION
2. THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
3.10 IS THE # of ATONEMENT
AT -ONE-MENT
4. THE PASSOVER LAMB WAS CHOSEN ON THE 10th DAY OF THE 1st MONTH (Exodus 12:3)
10 IN JEWISH CUSTOM
(10 # of Completion)
1.10 men to hold a synagogue
2.10 present to confirm a circumcision
3.10 in a house of prayer to keep the Passover
4.10 present to witness the marriage of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:2)
5.10 righteous people were needed to spare Sodom (Genesis 18:32)
6.10 camels were loaded with gifts Rebecca as a bride
7.10 days spent in preparation as a bride before going to her husband Issac
8.10 Lavers of water in the Temple of God (5 on the north and 5 on the south) 2 Chr 4:6
9.10 Golden lampstands in the Temple of God (5 on the north and 5 on the south) 2 Chr 4:7
10. Christ will return with 10K of His saints (10k-countless)
PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS (symbols)
1. THE 5 WISE VIRGINS
2. THE 5 FOOLISH VIRGINS
3. THE LAMP
4. THE OIL
5. THE BRIDEGROOM
6. THE DELAY OF THE BRIDEGROOM
7. THE MIDNIGHT CRY
8. THE WEDDING
9. THE DOOR
10. THE SEPARATION
ISRAEL OR THE CHURCH?
THE HUSBAND & THE BRIDEGROOM
The Old Testament - God is seen as the Husband of Israel (Isaiah 54:4-6; 62:4-5; Hosea 2:19).
The New Testament - Christ is seen as the Bridegroom of the Church (John 3:27-30; Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20)
The Church is described in Scripture as the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-32)
THE ANCIENT JEWISH WEDDING CULTURE
1. A man would go to the Father of the bride and pay for the bride
2. He would sign a legal contract of marriage
3. He would for an unspecified amount of time to prepare
4. He would not see her again until the day he came to take her to his father’s house and consummate the marriage
5. He would return with close friends on any given day on announced and unexpected
6. The bride was to prepare herself in waiting while surrounded with friends that promoted purity in her hopeful expectation of the coming wedding
Matthew 25:1-13 NKJV
“The kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”
“What attracts the anointing (oil) is monogamous faith in the Anointed One”
II Corinthians 11:2
“I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
Jeremiah 2:32 NKJV
“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.”
Psalms 119:105 NKJV
“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.”
Exodus 32:1 NKJV
“Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
II Peter 3:3-13
“know this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”
I Corinthians 15:51-52 NKJV
“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Revelation 19:7 NKJV
“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
LAST DAY PARABLES OF SEPARATION FROM JESUS
1. THE FIG TREE
2. THE WISE & UNWISE SERVANT
3. THE TEN VIRGINS
4. THE TALENTS
5. THE SHEEP & THE GOATS
Matthew 25:41 NKJV
“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels”
CHAT GPT
Lord Jesus Christ, I come before You in humility, praise, and adoration. You are holy, righteous, merciful, and full of unfailing love.
You alone are worthy of all honor, glory, and thanksgiving. Jesus, You are the Savior of the world,
the Lamb of God who takes away sin,
the King of kings and Lord of lords.
There is no one beside You, and no name greater than Yours. I praise You for Your sacrifice, for Your grace that redeems,
for Your truth that guides,
and for Your everlasting mercy that never fails. May every breath I take glorify You.
May my heart remain faithful and devoted to You.
Fill me with Your peace, wisdom, strength, and love,
so that my life may reflect Your light to others. All praise belongs to You, Jesus Christ, the risen Lord, the faithful Savior, now and forevermore.
Amen.
Matthew 15:7-9 NKJV
“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Matthew 25:11-12 AMP
“Later the others also came, and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’ But He replied, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I do not know you and we have no relationship.”
Ephesians 5:17-18 NKJV
“…do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
Zechariah 4:6 NKJV
“This is the word of the Lord…” “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.”
John 8:12 NKJV
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
I Thessalonians 5:4-9 NKJV
“But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 13:1-23
Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Matthew 13: 1-23: The Sower and the Soil
ParDes
Ancient Jewish hermeneutical method to uncover the multiple layers of scripture.
Peshat:
The Literal Facts, Surface level
What does the text physically say?
John 10: “I am the Good Shepard”
Remez: The Symbolic Meaning.
Hints or connections
What is this pointing or hinting to? Or How does this point to the Old Testament?
Ezekiel 34 “I myself will search for my sheep and look after them”
Derash: The Practical Application:
How does this change my daily life? What am I supposed to do?
Solely follow the direction of the True Shepard
Sod: The Divine Mystery
Deep cosmic, paradoxical mystery of salvation and the mystery of God.
Reveals God’s heart.
Only revealed by God!
Matthew 12:1 -3: That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.
Matthew 3: 3-9: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
Parabolic discourse (Matthew 13)
Sower and the Soils,
Wheat and the Tares
Mustard Seed and Leaven
Hidden Treasure and Pearl of Great Price
The Net
The Scribe
This ________ to what is it likened?
Four Question Framework:
1.What is the context?
2.Who are the characters?
3.What are they saying?
4.What is the twist or crisis point?
Alternative Framework: FOR NOTES!
1. Fit within scripture
2. Crisis Decision
3. Core lesson
4. Historical and Cultural Context
Scratch Plow
The Path
The Rocky Ground/ Stony ground
Thorny soil
Good soil
Mark 13
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Matthew 13: 10
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Proverbs 2:2-6: 2
making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
Matthew 13: 13
This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’
Psalm 119:70
Their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.
Matthew 13:16-17
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Ephesians 2:8
"For it is by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 13:18-21
“Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
Matthew 13:22-23
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4.In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Matthew 6:30
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Titus 3:4-6
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.-
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “Breaking the Yoke”
Isaiah 10:27 NKJV
27 It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
Yokes of Belief (connections)
Myself and others can provide for me.
Myself and others can give me peace and joy
Myself and others can tell me who I am
Myself and others can heal me
Myself and others can give me a plan for a prosperous future
THE ANOINTING OF GOD
The Anointing of God is the nature and character of the Father that comes into those who receive the Holy Spirit through devoted faith in Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Anointing that overflows upon the believer empowers us to walk as Jesus walked with heavenly authority on earth over sinful flesh and every demonic spirit.
The Anointing of God reveals our holy identity teaching us how to know Him as He flows through us to heal the brokenhearted and proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed.
The Anointing is the power and presence of Almighty God poured out upon all those who wait upon The Lord…
Isaiah 10:20-27 NKJV
“And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel, And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob, Will never again depend on him who defeated them, But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, To the Mighty God. For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of them will return; The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness. For the Lord God of hosts Will make a determined end In the midst of all the land. Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt. For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.” And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt. It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.”
Romans 6:16-18 NKJV
“Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.”
Nahum 1:13 (650 BC)
“Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.”
John 4:3-4 NKJV
“He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria.”
John 4:5-6 NKJV
“So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.”
John 4:7-8 NKJV
“A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.”
John 4:9 NKJV
“Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.”
John 4:10 NKJV
“Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.””
John 4:11-12 NKJV
The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”
Jeremiah 2:5 NLT
This is what the Lord says: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves.”
John 4:13-14 NKJV
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4:15 NKJV
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
Numbers 5:11-17 NIV
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), and if feelings of jealousy come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure—or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure— then he is to take his wife to the priest…” “The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.”
John 4:16 NKJV
Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
John 4:17-18 NKJV
The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”
John 4:19 NKJV
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.”
John 4:20 NKJV
“Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
John 4:21-24 NKJV
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 4:25-26 NKJV
The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”
John 4:27-30 NKJV
And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?” The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” Then they went out of the city and came to Him.
Isaiah 10:27 NKJV
“It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.”
Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Faith without fear
I John 4:17-19 NKJV
“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.”
Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 12:14 NKJV
“…the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.”
Matthew 12:22-23 NKJV
Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
Matthew 12:24 NKJV
“Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 12:25-28 NKJV
“But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.”
Matthew 12:29-30 NKJV
“Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.”
Matthew 12:31-32 NKJV
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy againstagainst the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.”
Hebrews 3:5-6 NKJV
“And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.”
Hebrews 3:7-15 NKJV
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.’ So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ” Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.””
Matthew 12:33-35 NKJV
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by itsits fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”
(And the Lord said to the serpent)
Genesis 3:15 NKJV
“And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.””
Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV
“But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:38 NKJV
“Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Matthew 12:39-41 NKJV
“But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah isis here.”
Matthew 12:42 NKJV
“The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon isis here.”
Matthew 12:43-45 NKJV
“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds itit empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last statestate of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.””
Matthew 12:46-50 NKJV
“While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
II Timothy 1:3-7 NKJV
“I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “The Cross & The Oil”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Luke 23:46 NKJV
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
Matthew 3:13-17 NKJV
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 11:2-6 AMP
“Now when John the Baptist in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One the Messiah, or should we look for someone else who will be the promised One ?” Jesus answered, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And blessed, joyful, favored by God is he who does not take offense at Me accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation.
“While it looks like things are out of control, behind the scenes is a God who has not surrendered His authority.” - A.W. Tozer
Isaiah 53:1-5 NLT
“Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed His powerful arm? My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about His appearance, nothing to attract us to Him. He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on Him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. Yet it was our weaknesses He carried; it was our sorrows that weighed Him down. And we thought His troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for His own sins! But He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”
I Corinthians 1:18 NKJV
“…the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
Hebrews 8:5 NKJV
“…Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 8:4 NKJV
“…shadow of the heavenly things”
NUMBERS 2
THE CAMP W. OF EPHRAIM 108K
THE CAMP E. OF JUDAH 186k
THE CAMP S. OF REUBEN 151k
THE CAMP N. DAN 157k
THE TABERNACLE OF GOD
1. Was common in appearance
2. Was for use in the wilderness
3. Was the place where God met with man
4. Was where sacrifices were made
5. Was a temporary appointment
6. Was God's dwelling place
7. Was where the priestly family was fed
8. Was approached through the tribe of Judah
9. Was accessed by only one door
Exodus 25:1, 8-9 NKJV
“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.”
Exodus 30:25-26
“And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base.
Exodus 40:15 NKJV
“…their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
HOW TO WALK IN THE ANOINTING OIL OF GOD
1. CARRY YOUR CROSS
A. THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE
B. THE BASIN
C. THE TABLE OF SHOWBREAD
Ephesians 3:1-6
“For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.”
D. THE LAMP STAND
Zechariah 4:1-6
“Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. “What do you see now?” he asked. I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.” Then I asked the angel, “What are these, my Lord? What do they mean?” “Don’t you know?” the angel asked. “No, my Lord,” I replied. Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Genesis 1:2-3 NKJV
“The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.”
E. THE ALTAR OF INCENSE
Hebrews 9:2-3 NKJV
“…a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant…”
F. THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
Hebrews 10:19-22 NKJV
“Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Galatians 2:20 NKJV
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
Matthew 12
Notes from Pastor Norm
Overview of chapter
Principle of Bible Study – When studying a chapter outline the chapter so you can see the flow of the chapter and keep all the parts in the immediate context. I recommend that when you begin a study of a book you try to get a “forest” view of the book since this allows you to keep all the parts in the whole
I. Plucking Grain on the Sabbath - Matthew 12:1-8
II. The Man with the withered hand – 9-14
III. God’s Chosen Servant – 15-21
IV. Jesus and Beelzebul – 22-32
V. A Tree and its fruit -33-37
VI. About A Demand for a sign – 38-45
VII. The True Kindred of Jesus – 46-50
Big Idea of Matthew 12
- (See Matthew 11:29,30) Matthew 12 highlights increasing tension between Jesus and religious leaders, focusing on the Sabbath, authority, and spiritual conflict. Jesus declares himself "Lord of the Sabbath" after defending his disciples for picking grain and healing a man’s hand on the Sabbath. He refutes claims that his power comes from Satan, warns against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and defines his true family as those doing God’s will.
I. Plucking Grain on the Sabbath - Matthew 12:1-8. – Read this passage, Ask the Holy Spirit to give you insight into the passage, and base a prayer on the passage. ( good to have music playing for three minutes while this is being read and prayed over.
1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads [of grain] and eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw [this,] they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath." 3 But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions, 4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone? ((1 Sam 21:1–6; Lev 24:5–9) 5 "Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent? (Num 28:9–10) 6 "But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here (Mt 22:41–45).7 "But if you had known what this means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,'(Hos 6:6) you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 "For the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13,14, Psalm 80:17 ) is Lord of the Sabbath. "
"I desire mercy" | God seeks active, loving-kindness (hesed) towards others.
"Not sacrifice" | Rituals are not a substitute for ethical, obedient living.
"Knowledge of God" | An intimate, personal relationship rather than mere rituals.
"Not burnt offerings"| Heartfelt obedience is preferred over outward worship.
In the Old Testament, the Sabbath is identified as belonging to Yahweh (the LORD God), who instituted it as a holy day of rest (Exodus 20:8-11, Leviticus 23:3). However, Jesus specifically proclaims himself to be "Lord of the Sabbath" (Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5), asserting his authority over its observance as the Creator and "Son of Man"
1. John 1:1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. ... 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. [Jhn 1:1-3, 14 NASB95]
2. John 20:28
28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" [Jhn 20:28 NASB95]
3. Titus 2:13
13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, [Tit 2:13 NASB95]
4. 2 Peter 1:1
1 Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: [2Pe 1:1 NASB95]
5. Hebrews 1:8
8 But of the Son [He says,] "YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS KINGDOM. [Heb 1:8 NASB95]
6. Romans 9:5
5 whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. [Rom 9:5 NASB95]
7. Acts 20:28
28 "Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. [Act 20:28 NASB95]
8. 21 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.' [Act 2:21 NASB95]
13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." [Rom 10:13 NASB95]
32 And it hath come to pass, Every one who calleth in the name of Jehovah/Yahweh is delivered, For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there is an escape, As Jehovah/Yahweh hath said, And among the remnants whom Jehovah is calling! [Joe 2:32 YLT]
Jesus as God: The New Testament Use of Theos in Reference to Jesus
by Murray J. Harris
II. The Man with the withered hand – 9-14 - Read this passage, Ask the Holy Spirit to give you insight into the passage, and base a prayer on the passage.
9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man [was there] whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"--so that they might accuse Him. 11 And He said to them, "What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 "How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." 13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, [as to] how they might destroy Him. [Mat 12:9-14 NASB95]
Jesus taught that the Sabbath is a gift designed for human rest and well-being, not a burdensome legalistic restriction. As "Lord of the Sabbath," He emphasized doing good, healing, and spiritual restoration over strict prohibition of work. His doctrine focused on mercy, prioritizing human need over ceremonial. Verse: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27). The Sabbath teaches we are saved by God's grace and not our works (Hebrew 4)
III. God’s Chosen Servant – 15-21 - Read this passage, Ask the Holy Spirit to give you insight into the passage, and base a prayer on the passage.
15 But Jesus, aware of [this,] withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all, 16 and warned them not to tell who He was. 17 [This was] to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 18 "BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES. 19 "HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS. 20 "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. 21 "AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE." [Mat 12:15-21 NASB95]
Jesus commanded people not to disclose his identity as the Messiah to manage public perception, avoid premature political rebellion against Rome, and ensure his ministry could continue until the appointed time of his death. This behavior, often called the "Messianic Secret," prevented misunderstandings, as many expected a military liberator rather than a spiritual savior.
Verses which reflect the “Messianic Secret”
· Mark 1:34 - Jesus healed many but would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
· Mark 1:43-45 - After cleansing a leper, Jesus ordered him: "See that you tell no one anything".
· Mark 3:11-12 - He strictly ordered spirits not to make him known.
· Mark 5:43 - After raising Jairus' daughter, he "gave strict orders that no one should know about this".
· Mark 7:36 - Jesus ordered people not to tell anyone about a healing.
· Mark 8:29-30 - After Peter confesses Jesus is the Messiah, "Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him".
· Mark 9:9 - Coming down from the Mount of Transfiguration, he ordered them to tell no one "until the Son of Man had risen from the dead".
· Matthew 12:15-21 - After healing, Jesus ordered the crowd not to make him known, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy of a humble, quiet servant.
· Matthew 16:20 - Jesus explicitly warned the disciples not to tell anyone he was the Christ.
· Luke 4:41 - He rebuked demons and would not allow them to speak because they knew he was the Christ.
· Luke 8:56 - Similar to Mark 5, parents are told not to disclose a miracle.
· Luke 9:21 - After Peter's confession, Jesus "strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one".
· Mark 4:11-12 - Jesus mentions that the secret of the Kingdom is given to the disciples, but not to outsiders
Textual Variants:
Hebrew and LXX (Greek) of Isaiah 42:4
4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." [Isa 42:4 NASB95]
20 "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. 21 "AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE." [Mat 12:20-21 NASB95]
The LXX translators may have worked from a Hebrew manuscript that differed from the standardized MT, or interpreted the consonantal Hebrew text differently, reflecting a different Hebrew textual tradition. Interpretive Translation: The LXX often translates with an eye toward interpretation, translating "law" (Torah) in a way that emphasizes the functional outcome (hope/trust in the servant's name) for a Gentile audience (the Gentiles) rather than just "the isles".New Testament Usage: Matthew 12:21 quotes this passage, following the LXX's interpretation ("And in his name shall the Gentiles trust") to highlight Jesus' ministry to non-Jews. Complementary Truths: Rather than contradicting, the texts can be seen as complementary. The "law" brings the hope, and the "name" is the object of that hope, reflecting both the Jewish context of the Law and the early church's focus on the Gospel name.
Isaiah 42:1-4 is the first of four "Servant Songs" in Isaiah, identifying a chosen, Spirit-empowered Servant who will bring justice to all nations with gentle strength rather than loud force. This passage is a direct prophecy of Jesus Christ, highlighting his role as a humble yet effective redeemer who cares for the weak and will surely succeed.
The four Servant Songs in Isaiah are specific poetic passages (Isaiah 42, 49, 50, and 52-53) detailing a chosen "Servant of the LORD" who brings justice, acts as a light to nations, suffers, and is ultimately exalted. These passages are commonly interpreted in Christianity as prophecies regarding the ministry, suffering, and victory of Jesus Christ.
Homework – Read Matthew 12:22-50, Ask for the Holy Spirit to reveal to you from the text, and base prayers inspired by the text.
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “Learn to Discern”
I John 2:18-20 NKJV
“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.”
I John 2:26-27 NKJV
“These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.”
Matthew 24:3-5 NKJV
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.”
Matthew 24:24-25 NKJV
“For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand.”
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
II Thessalonians 2:1-4 NKJV
“Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”
Galatians 3:1-3 NKJV
“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?”
JOHN WESLEY: On, “Once Saved always Saved?”
“Calvinists, who deny that salvation can ever be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way...
They tell us, that somehow....
No virgin’s lamp can go out... (Matthew 25:8)
No branch in Christ can ever be cut off for unfruitfulness... (John 15:6)
No pardon can ever be forfeited... (Matthew 18:32)
They say that no name can be blotted out of God’s book! (Revelation 3:5; Exodus 32:33)
That nobody can ever... “receive the grace of God in vain”... (2 Corinthians 6:1)
Nobody, or body of believers, can ever get so lukewarm that Jesus will spew them out of His mouth... (Revelation 3:16)
They use reams of paper to argue that if one ever got lost he was never found. (John 17:12)
that if one falls, he never stood. (Romans 11:16-22 and Hebrews 6:4-6)
if one was ever “cast forth,” he was never in, and “if one ever withered,” he was never attached to the vine and once green. (John 15:1-6)
that if one ever “falls away into spiritual darkness,” he was never enlightened. (Hebrews 6:4-6)
that if you “again get entangled in the pollutions of the world,” it shows that you never escaped. (2 Peter 2:20)
and if you make shipwreck of faith, there was no ship of faith there!! (1 Timothy 1:19)
In short they say: If you get it, you can’t lose it; and if you lose it you never had it.
May God SAVE US...
from accepting a doctrine that must be defended by such fallacious reasoning
Psalms 23:5 NKJV
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.”
John 14:16-18 NKJV
“…He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
HOW TO NOT BE DECEIVED (learn to discern)
Genesis 3:1-7 NKJV
“Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.”
1. DON’T LISTEN TO THE ANTICHRIST
II Corinthians 11:3-4 NKJV
“I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!”
Galatians 1:6-9 NKJV
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.”
2. TEST THE SPIRITS
I John 4:1-4 NKJV
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
I Thessalonians 5:19-22 NKJV
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”
I John 4:5-6 NKJV
“They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.”
1 Timothy 4:16
“Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
John 14:6-11 NKJV
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”
John 1:1, 3-5, 14 NKJV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 8:56-58 NKJV
“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
John 20:28-29 NKJV
“And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
3. TRUST THE PLANS OF GOD
Jeremiah 29:11-14
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord…”
Jeremiah 17:9 NLT
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”
I John 2:15-17 NKJV
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”
4. PRACTICE PRAYER
Genesis 3:8-10 NKJV
“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
Genesis 3:11-12 NKJV
“And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
Genesis 3:13 NKJV
“And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
James 4:4-10
“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
5. ABIDE IN THE TRUTH
I John 2:27 NKJV
“… the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.”
TRUTH (two or three witnesses)
1. THE SON (John 14:6)
2. THE SCRIPTURES (John 17)
3. THE SPIRIT (John 14)
I John 5:6 NKJV
“This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.”
John 8:31-32 NKJV
“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
HOW TO NOT BE DECEIVED (learn to discern)
1.DONT LISTEN TO THE ANTICHRIST
2TEST THE SPIRITS
3.TRUST THE PLANS OF GOD
4.PRACTICE PRAYER
5.ABIDE IN THE TRUTH
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “The Oil Press of Purity”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD
1. What is the Anointing?
2. What is the purpose of the Anointing
3. How do I access the Anointing?
4. What is the cost of the Anointing?
5. How do I protect the Anointing on my life from impurities?
6. How do I restore the Anointing upon my life?
🔥THE ANOINTING OF GOD🔥
The Anointing of God is the nature and character of the Father that comes into those who receive the Holy Spirit through devoted faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Anointing upon the believer empowers us to walk as Jesus walked with heavenly authority on earth over sinful flesh and every demonic spirit.
The Anointing of God reveals our holy identity, teaching us how to know Him as He flows through us to heal the brokenhearted and proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed.
The Anointing is the power and presence of Almighty God poured out upon all those who wait upon The Lord…
THE DISCIPLES AND THE ANOINTING
1. THE BREATH OF GOD - John 20:21-22
2. THE INNER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:1
3. THE OUTER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:2-4
THE ANOINTING OF GOD
INNER ANOINTING - In you
OUTER ANOINTING - Upon you
INNER ANOINTING - For your walk
OUTER ANOINTING - For your work
INNER ANOINTING - Teaches you
OUTER ANOINTING - Touches others
Matthew 26:36 NKJV
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.”
Exodus 30:25-32
“And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy. And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests. “And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.”
Matthew 3:16-17,4:1
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased…” Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
I John 2:18-20 NKJV
“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.”
I John 2:26-27 NKJV
“These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.”
Ephesians 4:30
“…do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”
I Thessalonians 5:19-22 NKJV
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”
John 2:13-17
“Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has consumed Me”
Psalm 69:7-9
“I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children; for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.”
KING SAUL & KING DAVID
1. Both anointed by God
2. Both waited on God
3. Both prophesied
4. Both trusted God in persecution
5. Both sinned greatly against God
6. One was restored to God
KING SAUL (1 Samuel 9-11)
1. Humbled himself before God
2. Anointed and kissed by God
3. Was changed by God
4. Waited on The Word of God (prophecies)
5. Humbles himself with his uncle
6. Trusted God in persecution
7. Defended those who persecuted him
I Samuel 9:21 NKJV
And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?”
1 Samuel 10:1
“Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.”
1 Samuel 10:6-7
“The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.”
I Samuel 10:27 NKJV
But some rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
I Samuel 13:4 NKJV
“Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel had also become an abomination to the Philistines. And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal.”
KING SAUL
1. LOVED FEAR
I Samuel 13:5-8 NKJV
“Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.”
1 Samuel 13:9-14
So he (Saul) said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” And Saul offered up the burnt offering. Just as he finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. “What have you done?” asked Samuel. Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” “You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
Psalm 62:5-6
“My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.”
Psalm 25:5 NKJV
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.”
Isaiah 5:20-21
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.”
1 Samuel 15:12-13
Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.” When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”
PARTIAL OBEDIENCE PRECEEDS BUILDING A MONUMENT TO YOURSELF
I Samuel 15:17 NKJV
So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?”
I Samuel 15:28 NKJV
So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.”
1 Samuel 16:7
… the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
I Samuel 16:14 NKJV
“… the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
KING DAVID
1. LOVED THE MERCY OF GOD
Psalm 51:1-4 NKJV
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight
Psalm 51:6-13 NKJV
“Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.”
5. How do I protect the Anointing on my life from impurities?
6. How do I restore the Anointing upon my life?
Micah 6:8 NKJV
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God
Romans 12:1-2
“…I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 NKJV
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “Keys to the outer Anointing”
Psalms 92:10
“Your anointing has made me strong and mighty. You’ve empowered my life for triumph by pouring fresh oil over me.”
1. What is the Anointing?
2. What is the purpose of the Anointing?
3. How do I access the Anointing?
4. What is the cost of the Anointing?
5. How do I protect the Anointing on my life from impurities?
6. How do I restore the Anointing upon my life?
🔥THE ANOINTING OF GOD🔥
The Anointing of God is the nature and character of the Father that comes into those who receive the Holy Spirit through devoted faith in Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Anointing upon the believer empowers us to walk as Jesus walked with heavenly authority on earth over sinful flesh and every demonic spirit.
The Anointing of God reveals our holy identity teaching us how to know Him as He flows through us to heal the brokenhearted and proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed.
The Anointing is the power and presence of Almighty God poured out upon all those who wait upon The Lord…
THE DISCIPLES & THE ANOINTING
1. THE BREATH OF GOD - John 20:21-22
2. THE INNER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:1
3. THE OUTER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:2-4
THE ANOINTING OF GOD
INNER ANOINTING - In you
OUTER ANOINTING - Upon you
INNER ANOINTING - For your walk
OUTER ANOINTING - For your work
INNER ANOINTING - Teaches you
OUTER ANOINTING - Touches others
WHAT ARE KEYS TO THE OUTER ANOINTING?
Acts 1:4-8 NKJV
“And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
1. WAIT
Isaiah 40:29-31 NKJV
“He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
Ecclesiastes 8:2-3
“Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God. Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence…”
2. BECOME ONE
Acts 2:1-2 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with ONE accord in ONE place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.”
John 17:20-23 NLT
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be ONE, just as you and I are ONE—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be ONE as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.”
THE GREAT SHEMA
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 NKJV
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is ONE! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.”
Ephesians 4:4-6
“There is ONE body and ONE Spirit, just as you were called to ONE hope when you were called; ONE Lord, one faith, ONE baptism; ONE God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
3. BREAK DOWN THE WALL
Ephesians 2:14-15 NKJV
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,”
John 20:19-20 NKJV
“Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.”
Ephesians 4:1-3
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Matthew 10:34 NKJV
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.”
Psalms 22:16-19 NKJV
“For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!”
Matthew 5:9 NKJV
“Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.”
John 20:21-22
“Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Psalms 133:1-3 NKJV
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.”
THE ANOINTING OF GOD
Psalm 92:10
“Your anointing has made me strong and mighty. You’ve empowered my life for triumph by pouring fresh oil over me.”
1. What is the Anointing?
2. What is the purpose of the Anointing
3. How do I access the Anointing?
4. What is the cost of the Anointing?
5. How do I protect the Anointing on my life from impurities?
6. How do I restore the Anointing upon my life?
“WHEN I ANOINT YOU AND YOU ARE PERSECUTED, IT IS NOT YOU THEY PERSECUTE, BUT MY ANOINTING”
Psalm 92:9-10 NKJV
“For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.”
Luke 4:16-19
“Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
1. WHAT IS THE ANOINTING OF GOD?
Anoint: To smear
ANOINTING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
1. Holy Items & places
2. Kings
3. Prophets
4. Priests
Exodus 28:41 NKJV
“So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.”
I Samuel 16:13 NKJV
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.”
THE ANOINTING IS THE PRESENCE AND POWER OF GOD GIVEN THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
2. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING?
A. IDENTITY
B. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL
C. TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED
D. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY
E. TO SET OPPRESSED FREE
F. TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD
Luke 4:1 NKJV
“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
Luke 4:14 NKJV
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region
Acts 10:38 NKJV
“…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”
THE DISCIPLES & THE ANOINTING
1. THE BREATH OF GOD - John 20:21-22
2. THE INNER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:1
3. THE OUTER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:2-4
Acts 2:1-4 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”
Acts 2:2-4 NKJV
“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
INNER ANOINTING - In you
OUTER ANOINTING - upon you
INNER ANOINTING - For your walk
OUTER ANOINTING - For your work
INNER ANOINTING - Teaches you
OUTER ANOINTING - Transforms others
Psalm 23:5 NKJV
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.”
Isaiah 10:27 NKJV
“It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.”
I John 2:20 NKJV
“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.”
James 5:14-15 NKJV
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”
3. HOW DO I ACCESS THE ANOINTING?
II Corinthians 1:21-22 NKJV
“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”
Acts 2:38-39 NKJV
“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
4. WHAT IS THE COST OF THE ANOINTING?
Luke 4:22 NKJV
So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
Luke 4:24 NKJV
Then Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.”
Isaiah 53:3 NKJV
“He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.”
“WHEN I ANOINT YOU AND YOU ARE PERSECUTED, IT IS NOT YOU THEY PERSECUTE, BUT MY ANOINTING”
Luke 4:28-30 NKJV
“So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.”
PIC OF THE PRECIPICE IN NAZARETH
5. HOW DO I PROTECT THE ANOINTING ON MY LIFE FROM IMPURITIES?
I Samuel 15:28 NKJV
So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.”
I Samuel 16:14 NKJV
“… the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
Ephesians 4:30-32 NKJV
“…do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
I Thessalonians 5:19-22 NKJV
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”
6. HOW DO I RESTORE THE ANOINTING UPON MY LIFE?
John 15:4-5 NKJV
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
Piecing Together the End Times
ILLUSTRATION – putting a puzzle together?
Review – Ezekiel 38 – map from 2 weeks ago – changed to fit THIS WEEK!
STILL Missing – Israel dwelling securely in the land
2 Thessalonians 2:1–2 (CSB)
1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come.
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
Paul only in Thessalonica 3 weeks
1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 (CSB)
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (CSB)
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
Antichrist – Coming World Leader, the Beast, The Lawless One, The Prince who is to come
2 Thessalonians 2:4 (CSB)
4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
4. The Coming World Leader desires to be worshiped
Exalts himself above every so-called god (Is 14:13-14; Ezekiel 28) – Rev 13
2 Thessalonians 2:4 (CSB)
4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
“sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God?”
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
4. The Coming World Leader desires to be worshiped
5. New Temple in Jerusalem will be built (3rd Temple)
3rd TEMPLE
SLIDE: Aerial View: Approx 36 acres;
SLIDE: multiple potential locations
SLIDE: Temple Institute – READY TO BUILD
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2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (CSB)
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
Daniel 9:27 (NIV84)
27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”
Explain 7 – shabbuim or heptad (7 year period) – week is 7 days; a dozen is 12
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
4. The Coming World Leader desires to be worshiped
5. New Temple in Jerusalem will be built (3rd Temple)
6. 7 Year Covenant, [THE TRIBULATION] Midway is the Abomination of Desolation (Image of Antichrist in Temple)
NO SACRIFICES CURRENTLY
Written 539BC
Antiochus IV Epiphanes – Dec 16, 167 BC (Greek ruler)
Image of Zeus in the Holy of Holies and sacrificed a pig on the altar
1 Maccabees – (not Biblical, but does provide historical account) – apostasy – forcing people to worship Greek Gods, pig sacrifices, etc
Caused a huge falling away – many Jews abandoned Biblical worship to follow the laws of the land.
Matthew 24:1–2 (CSB)
1 As Jesus left and was going out of the temple, his disciples came up and called his attention to its buildings. 2 He replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down.”
2nd temple will be destroyed – not one stone left
Matthew 24:15–22 (CSB)
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand), 16 “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house, 18 and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat. 19 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! 20 Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again. 22 Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
3.5 YEARS
1260 DAYS
TIME, TIMES (DUO) HALF A TIME
HALF OF 7
2 Thessalonians 2:5–8 (CSB)
5 Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this? 6 And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, 8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming.
The Restrainer is likely Michael the archangel (Daniel 12 in Midrash translate – Stand up – translated as Stand Aside - A Jewish scholar (Rashi) translate “stand up” as “stand aside” and in Midrash - assumes as much as it asks “you are silent? You do not defend my children” (From Pre-wrath Rapture of the church , Marvin Rosenthal).
(see also Job 32:16)
Not the Holy Spirit – nowhere does it say that the Holy Spirit is going to leave
2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 (CSB)
9 The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie, 10 and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12 so that all will be condemned—those who did not believe the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
4. The Coming World Leader desires to be worshiped
5. New Temple in Jerusalem will be built (3rd Temple)
6. 7 Year Covenant, Midway is the Abomination of Desolation
7. Deceptive signs and Wonders
8. A Strong Delusion is coming
So many delusions!
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EVOLUTION
WHAT DELUSION IS PAUL TALKING ABOUT?
2 Thessalonians 2:11–12 (CSB)
11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12 so that all will be condemned—those who did not believe the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.
UFO’S?
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Revelation 13:11–18 (CSB)
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. 13 It also performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people. 14 It deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 It was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And it makes everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.
Piecing Together The End Times
1. Jesus is coming back for his Church (Rapture)
2. A Great Apostasy comes first
3. Man of Lawlessness (Antichrist/Coming World Leader) is revealed prior to the Rapture
4. The Coming World Leader desires to be worshiped
5. New Temple in Jerusalem will be built (3rd Temple)
6. 7 Year Covenant, Midway is the Abomination of Desolation
7. Deceptive signs and Wonders
8. A Strong Delusion is coming
9. The Beast/World Leader will appear to die/be resurrected
10. Image of the Beast/World Leader can speak and enforce laws
11. Mark of the Beast – you can’t buy or sell without it
Revelation 1:1–3 (CSB)
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it, because the time is near.
WHAT IMAGE DO THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE PRESENT?
JESUS!
Revelation 5:5 (CSB)
5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 19:6-16 (CSB)
6 Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters, and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying,
Hallelujah, because our Lord God, the Almighty,
reigns!
7 Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory,
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has prepared herself.
8 She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.
For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.” 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on his head. He had a name written that no one knows except himself. 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharp sword came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
John 14:1–6 (NIV84)
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Matthew 24:1–51 (ESV)
1 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. 34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Revelation 6 (ESV)
1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”
7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 14 The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
THRU THE BIBLE “Spiritual Breakthrough” (Matthew 9:1-38)
Matthew 9:1 NKJV
So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
Joshua 3:3-4 NKJV
“…When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.”
Matthew 9:2 NKJV
Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
1. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through paralysis
Psalm 32:1 NKJV
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.”
James 5:16 NKJV
“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
2. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through confession of sin
Matthew 9:3-8 NKJV
And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.”
3. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through physical obedience
Matthew 9:9 NKJV
“As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.”
Luke 5:27-28 NKJV
“…He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.”
4. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through letting go
Matthew 9:10 NKJV
“Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.”
5. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through exposure to light
Matthew 9:11-13 NKJV
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
6. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through loving mercy
Romans 2:4 NLT
“Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?”
Matthew 9:14-17 NKJV
Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
7. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through Grace
Matthew 9:18-22 NKJV
While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.”
8. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through Faith
Luke 8:47 NKJV
“Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.”
James 4:8 NKJV
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…”
Matthew 9:23-26 NKJV
“When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. And the report of this went out into all that land.”
9. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through ridicule
Matthew 9:27-31 NKJV
“When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.”
10. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through crying out!
Matthew 9:32-34 NKJV
“As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
11. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through submission to the Holy Spirit
Matthew 9:35-38 NKJV
“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
12. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through sharing your faith
🔥SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH 🔥
1. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through paralysis
2. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through confession of sin
3. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through physical obedience
4. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through letting go
5. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through exposure to light
6. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through loving mercy
7. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through Grace
8. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through Faith
9. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through ridicule
(Make room…)
10. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through crying out!
11. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through submission
12. SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH comes through sharing your faith
THE KINGDOM MIND IN A FALLEN WORLD
Philippians 2:5 NKJV
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus…”
WWJD 1990 PIC
“MIND”-FIELDS IN THE CHURCH TODAY
THE BIPOLAR CLUB
1. Grace & Law
2. Salvation
3. Spiritual gifts
4. Spiritual Warfare
5. End-time events
“MIND”-FIELDS IN THE WORLD TODAY
RELIGION -RACE- POLITICS -SEX
“If a Christian is not having tribulation in the world, there's something wrong!"
Brother Yun
Matthew 22:15
“Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.”
Matthew 22:20-21
And Jesus asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
THE BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW
1. CREATION
2. REBELLION
3. REDEMPTION
4. RESTORATION
(SLIDE)
“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law”
Alistair Crowley
(SLIDE)
PICS OF PRINCESS DIANA
Joshua 5:13-15
“Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Philippians 2:5 NKJV
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus…”
1 Corinthians 2:11-12
“…no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.”
1 Corinthians 2:13
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
1 Corinthians 2:14
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:15
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”
Romans 12:1-2
“…I beseech you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
OUR PRAYER TODAY
Psalm 139:23-24 KJV
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.”
THE KINGDOM MIND OF CHRIST
Philippians 2:5-7 NKJV
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men”
Philippians 2:1-4 NIV
“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
"It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God. When we arrive at the end of our own strength it is not defeat, but the start of tapping into God's boundless resources”
Brother Yun
Philippians 2:8 KJV
“and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”
Philippians 2:9-11 KJV
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Hebrews 12:25-29 NKJV
“See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.”
Iran and the last days
Torah Reading
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 (ESV)
17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, 18 how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. 19 Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget.
The Haftarah (Prophetic Reading)
1 Samuel 15:2–3 (ESV)
2 Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. 3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”
Saul failed to execute Agag, the Amalekite king.
An Amalekite ended up killing Saul
500 years later, 16 generations later, an Amalekite by the name of Haman was born.
Haman was a govt official living in the kingdom of Persia.
Haman, King’s right hand man, everyone to bow before him, Mordecai, a Jew, wouldn’t bow. Haman infuriated and wanted to destroy all Jews. Asked the Persian king to make the law
Esther 3:13 (ESV)
13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.
Haman ends up being executed on the same gallows he had created to execute Mordecai
TIMING OF THIS WAR -DIRECTLY COINCIDES WITH READING OF BOOK OF ESTHER AND COMMAND TO EXECUTE AMALAKITES, AGAG AND HAMAN
PURIM
Haman – descendent of Agag – (aka, amalakite)
War began (Ayatollah assassinated) on Saturday – Shabbat Zachor – “sabbath of remembrance” – word for the day about Amalek – wiping out the mention of his name
Also read that day – God’s word for Saul to wipe out Amalek
Haman sought the annihilation of Jewish people – just like Ayatollah
Haman builds gallows to execute Mordecai but same gallows used to execute Haman
Nuclear reactors built by Ayatollah (to kill Israel) – reason for Trump’s war on him.
Ayatollah slogan – Death to America, Death to Israel
Jeremiah 49:34–39 (ESV)
34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. 35 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. 36 And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. And I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come. 37 I will terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them, 38 and I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the Lord. 39 “But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the Lord.”
1979 only 500 Muslim background Believers living in Iran (Christians)
Millions of Shia Muslims have left and become Christians – more than any other Middle Eastern nation – “GOD SET HIS THRONE THERE”
IRAN Eschatology – 12th Imam
Sunnis constitute approximately 85–90% of the Muslim population (about 1.7–1.8 billion), while Shia Muslims make up about 10–15% (200–300 million). Sunni Islam is the dominant branch worldwide, with majorities in most countries, while Shia populations are concentrated in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Azerbaijan
IRAN against Saudis
2 targets – Israel and US (Great Satan, Little Satan)
Iran has attacked:
Turkey
Lebanon
Cyprus
Qatar
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Oman
Bahrain
Azerbaijan
Iran – Persia/Elam in the Bible
Multiple prophecies – Jer 49:34-39
Ezekiel 38-39
Iran’s theology – Muslim – Shia, opposed to Sunni unless working together to overthrow Israel
Looking for the 12th Imam, the Mahdi (their Christ figure)
They believe the Mahdi will appear when the world is burning, being destroyed
They feel they may be called to blow up the place to usher in the Mahdi
View US as the Great Satan and Iran as the Little Satan
Ezekiel 38:1–6 (ESV)
1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. 5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.
Gog – title/king;
MAP – includes Persia (Iran)
Ezekiel 38:4 (ESV)
4 And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
Hooks in the jaws (v. 4) God forcing Russia into the battle
Great host (army)
Ezekiel 38:7–9 (ESV)
7 “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. 8 After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. 9 You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
v. 8 – regathered – land had been continual waste
VERSES PREDICTING ISRAEL BEING REGATHERED AS A NATION
Isaiah 11:11–12 (ESV)
11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. 12 He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:7-9, 31-33, 35-38; Ezekiel 36-37
ISRAEL – will remain as long as sun and moon
Amos 9:14–15 (ESV)
14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them,” says the Lord your God.
Jeremiah 31:35–36 (ESV)
35 Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name: 36 “If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the Lord, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever.”
Isaiah 66:8 (ESV)
8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment?
May 14, 1948
Ezekiel 38:10-13 (ESV)
10 “Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme 11 and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ 12 to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. 13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’
Coming for spoil –
MAP OF ALLIANCES
MAP – of invaders compare with
Map of Diplomatic ties post Abraham Accords
Ezekiel 38:14-16 (ESV)
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord God: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? 15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. 16 You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.
Dwelling securely –
Israel – dealt with Gaza, dealing with Iran, also bombing Lebanon/ Hezbollah
Great army – “like a cloud covering the land”
God deliver Israel – God get the credit
Ezekiel 38:17-23 (ESV)
17 “Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? 18 But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, my wrath will be roused in my anger. 19 For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. 23 So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
Iron Dome? Something more – torrential rains, hailstones, fire and sulfur
Ezekiel 39:1–6 (ESV)
1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 2 And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel. 3 Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. 4 You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5 You shall fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. 6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
God dealing – fire upon Magog and “those who dwell securely in the coastlands”
Ezekiel 39:7–8 (ESV)
7 “And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 8 Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord God. That is the day of which I have spoken.
Ezekiel 39:9–10 (ESV)
9 “Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, 10 so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God.
Make fires with the weapons and burn them – for 7 years? Nuclear?
Ezekiel 39:11–16 (ESV)
11 “On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog. 12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. 13 All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day that I show my glory, declares the Lord God. 14 They will set apart men to travel through the land regularly and bury those travelers remaining on the face of the land, so as to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make their search. 15 And when these travel through the land and anyone sees a human bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog. 16 (Hamonah is also the name of the city.) Thus shall they cleanse the land.
v. 14 – select professionals to clean up the waste (nuclear radioactive)
Ezekiel 39:21–22 (ESV)
21 “And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. 22 The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.
Open the eyes of Israel
144,000 Jews saved during the Tribulation – is this what God uses?
SKIP?
Ezekiel 39:25–29 (ESV)
25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name. 26 They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, 27 when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies’ lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”
Ezekiel 38 – Israel dwelling securely in the land, unwalled villages
2 Main End Times Views
Pre-Tribulation Rapture – believe things are going to get worse, Christians raptured (caught up to heaven), nothing else needs happen before the Rapture.
Pre-Wrath or Post Tribulation Rapture View – things are going to get worse, we are going to go through at least part of the Tribulation, then after temple desecrated – rapture
LESSER VIEWS
Dominionist – Christians going to gain more and more influence and Christianize the world prior to Christ coming back
No rapture -
WHAT ABOUT THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY?
OPTIONS
1. Not listed (therefore disabled prior or tied up so as not to support Israel)
2. Referred to as the “coastlands” in Ezekiel 38 – and receive “fire down upon”
3. Referred to as Babylon or Daughter of Babylon (Revelation 17-18, Jeremiah 50-51)
SO WHAT?
Are you ready to meet Jesus?
1 John 3:1–3 (NIV84)
1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Are you prepared for difficult times?
War could be over quickly – and non-event for us in the US
OR
Cyber attack
Power outage/EMP (nuclear bomb detonated couple hundred miles in atmosphere)
Societal chaos
Proverbs 27:12 (NLT)
12 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
PREPARED ROUND TABLE GROUP – THIS SATURDAY, 8AM AT THE J-HOUSE
John 14:1–3 (NIV84)
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
Luke 21:25–32 (ESV)
25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place.