but the earth became without form and void...

[shawn]

The 'sufferings of this present time' are the works of men that have came about as a result of the twisting of the Scriptures….the works of those unlearned men because Jesus had not come and gave us the Truth of what was written yet….the Revelation of the Truth. We were to wait patiently for the Lord to come and disclose to us this Truth….we were to have faith….we were to keep the word of patience.

(Rom 8:18 KJV) For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

The 'earnest expectation' of the creation (the Scriptures....which was written by the saints through the Holy Spirit) waits for the 'manifestation' of the sons of God. The Scriptures waits for the disclosure of the Truth through the sons of God. The Truth of what it really says in the Spirit is given by God at the appointed time.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

The Scriptures (the creation) was made subject to worthlessness….empty, vain interpretations….decay under man’s private interpretation of it. It was appointed by God to be in the 'bondage of corruption.' Men’s religious works based on their own interpretations are works of darkness.

20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

We have all been asleep in the darkness….the darkness of not having the Truth of the Scriptures. We have been involved in works of darkness in our churches. As Solomon said, a chasing after the wind. But the day at hand is the revelation of the Truth of the Scriptures….we are to cast off those works of darkness and put on the armor of light when this comes.

(Rom 13:11 KJV) And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

The creation = the Scriptures = the 'earth.' The Scriptures were subjected to decay, desolation, emptiness by man’s private interpretation just as it was prophesied by Moses. God 'created' the earth not in vain…not in confusion….He is not the author of confusion:

(Isa 45:18 KJV) For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

But the earth was 'made' that way by God because of the transgressions of His people.

(Isa 24:1 KJV) Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

The Scriptures were subjected to the bondage of corruption…to vanity….it was made 'empty' and made waste. It BECAME without form and void as stated by Moses. God created the earth not in vain. It was perfect….aleph-tav…which shows up in the Hebrew of the Genesis 1:1

(Gen 1:1 KJV) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

But then the earth BECAME without form and void. Most translations input the word 'was' for the Hebrew word 'hayah'….it should be 'became.' 'And the earth was without form and void'…..should be 'BUT the earth BECAME without form and void…' The Scriptures were subjected to decay, emptiness, darkness….which left man in darkness for 2000 years…It is the judgment of God:

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

We have not known the judgment of God….for 'darkness was upon the face of the deep'……His judgments are a great deep….mankind has not understood…he is in darkness:

(Psa 36:6 KJV) Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

But the day arrives when God says 'let there become light'….the revelation of the Truth by Jesus Christ who is the Light of man:

(Gen 1:3 KJV) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

We are to cast off the works of darkness. We are to understand the judgments of God....because darkness has been upon the face of the deep. The 'resurrection' is the springing to life of the Truth of the Scriptures. We were to have waited for God to speak…..as it says in Genesis 'and God said..' For in the 'resurrection' we are as the 'angels'…..messengers of the Truth of the Scriptures….for mankind has been error…not knowing the Scriptures properly….man has 'missed the mark' of the Truth….man has been in sin. But it is by the power of God that we understand what the Scriptures mean:

(Mark 12:24 KJV) And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

For the writings of the saints have been like tombs for us without the Truth….Moses writings have been a sepulcher that no man has fully understood unto this day:

(Deu 34:6 KJV) And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

We have David’s sepulcher with us today also….the book of Psalms:

(Acts 2:29 KJV) Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

But man, without the Truth, have 'garnished the sepulchers of the righteous'…they have twisted the Scriptures to say what they want them to say…they build traditions and doctrines of men to enslave others with:

(Mat 23:29 KJV) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

But as demonstrated at the grave being opened after the resurrection, the writings of the saints…the books of the saints….the bodies of the saints which slept 'arose'. The graves will be opened…the understanding of the Scriptures will be opened. They 'appeared unto many'= they will disclose to many the Truth so that we may finally live in peace, righteousness….we are to worship God in Truth and Spirit. The holy city = New Jerusalem=spiritual Truth of the Scriptures. Moses will finally be understood...the prophets will finally be understood....David will finally be understood...the disciples will finally be understood. All the books of the bible will be read with understanding.

(Mat 27:52 KJV) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

As Jesus said on the cross:

(Mat 27:46 KJV) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

The Scriptures were made desolate and waste…..the Truth left as the will of God and the darkness settled upon the land….the Scriptures:

(Mat 27:45 KJV) Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

As Jesus was dead through the Sabbath:

(Mark 16:1 KJV) And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

So the Scriptures were left 'dead' through a time of 'intermission' until the 'resurrection' of the Truth when God speaks and does His marvelous work:

(John 5:28 KJV) Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

During this time of 'intermission' we were to resist the temptation to interpret the Scriptures for ourselves and do our own works. It has been a time of darkness upon the understanding of the Scriptures…as Jesus indicated, the night was to come when no man can work….no man has done the works of God in this time of darkness…in this time of intermission.

(John 9:4 KJV) I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

The 'rich' have taken the Scriptures and produced riches through the mistranslations of it…they do works of darkness:

(Isa 53:9 KJV) And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

But Jesus comes to give us the Light….the True interpretation of the Scriptures…whereby we can do the works of God…we can worship God in Truth and Spirit. The day is dawning…. the night is fading. He is the bright, morning Star of the Truth.

(2 Pet 1:19 KJV) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

After the Sabbath, at the tomb we find the women 'bowed down their faces to the earth'….spiritually speaking, they searched for the body of Jesus by turning their attention to the literal…the face of the Scriptures….the 'dead' tombs of the Scriptures.

(Luke 24:5 KJV) And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

But it is Jesus who interprets it for us….he gives it life….his words are life:

(John 5:39 KJV) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.

[shawn]

As indicated by Jesus on how to pray, we pray for His kingdom to come….His interpretation of the Scriptures….we pray for his will TO BE DONE IN EARTH as it is in heaven….for the 'earth' became without form and void:

(Mat 6:9 KJV) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

We have lived only on 'daily bread' that has sustained us through this time of darkness upon the land….the lack of understanding of the Scriptures:

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

We were to have fruits of the Spirit and love each other during this time of darkness while we waited for the revelation of Jesus Christ.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

To be led into temptation is to desire to privately interpret the Scriptures…the temptation to manipulate the Scriptures for our own gain. Just as the devil tempted Jesus to turn this stone into bread…to turn the inanimate stone of the Scriptures into something that man can eat…..those things of man that is highly esteemed.

(Mat 4:3 KJV) And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Just as Eve desired to be wise…men have looked upon the Scriptures and have privately interpreted it and ate of the fruits of it. They have partaken of the tree of knowledge.

(Gen 3:6 KJV) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Men have taken the Scriptures and 'sewed' verses together and formed doctrines of men and works of men.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Only Jesus was without sin….and we have been the transgressors. But there is mercy and forgiveness for our 'missing the mark' of the Truth.

[shawn]

(Mat 6:13 KJV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

It is God’s power and glory and the kingdom to interpret the Scriptures for us. We were to wait for this and not succumb to temptation. The temptation to privately interpret the Scriptures has been great for many….for many have entered through the wide gate to destruction….ruin and loss. Many have been deluded by false prophets…..led into ruin by doctrines of men…back into bondage….back into 'Egypt.' In this time of 'light affliction' we wait faithfully for the revelation of the spiritual Truth….not to be shipwrecked by doctrines of men. The hour of temptation is but for a moment…the power of darkness is but a moment.

(2 Cor 4:17 KJV) For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

We look not at the things which are seen…..the literal understanding of the Scriptures….for those things are temporary…. a moment. The spiritual Truth of the Scriptures is eternal:

18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

As Adam and Eve were naked, we also desire to be clothed by the spiritual Truth…with the wisdom that is from above. We understand we have not this 'clothing' yet…but man was to patiently wait for it…and not do as Adam and Eve…make doctrines based on their own wisdom of the Scriptures….garments spotted by the flesh. We have a house not 'made with hands'…not based on man’s understanding…..but on God’s wisdom and understanding.

5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

We are to hate the garment spotted by the flesh….the doctrines and works of men that are based on their own earthly wisdom of the Scriptures.

(Jude 1:23 KJV) And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Because the religious works of earthly-minded men are 'corrupted' and the garments are 'motheaten.'

(James 5:2 KJV) Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

He that overcomes….overcomes our religious works of error…our beliefs of wisdom based on misinterpretations (missing the mark) of the Scriptures….shall be clothed in white raiment…with the Truth and righteousness.

(Rev 3:5 KJV) He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

For the church was destined by God to go into Babylon (the 'light affliction.') 'Babylon' is the confusion over the Scriptures. We were to accept this for a time until God calls us out of Babylon. We were not to rely on our own understanding of the Scriptures….because confusion would reign for a time…. 'but for a moment.' Those that understood God found life…they entered in through the narrow gate. As God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah:

(Jer 21:8 KJV) And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

As was written to the church in Smyrna….we were to be faithful unto death and the Lord would give us a crown of life. The 'death' is Babylon….the time of confusion over the Scriptures. It is the time of the power of darkness, where the devil cast us into 'prison' to test us….to tempt us into interpreting the Scriptures on our own… ' your eyes shall be opened and you shall be as gods knowing good and evil.' We were to be faithful….and not like Zedekiah, king of Judah, who rebelled against God’s commandment and the king of Babylon….he didn’t submit willingly and was thrown into prison and suffered many things.

(Rev 2:8 KJV) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

We were not to be afraid of those who sided with Babylon…who’s inheritance (their reward) is in this world…those who mock us with literal things…who have mistreated us.

9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

For Zedekiah also was afraid of the Jews who sided with Babylon:

(Jer 38:19 KJV) And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

To the church in Smyrna, we were not to fear any of these things. We were to be faithful and obey the voice of the Lord…..and our soul should live…to receive a crown of life….just as Zedekiah was told by Jeremiah.

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Those who overcame was not hurt by Babylon…the confusion over the Scriptures:

11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

But many have followed the way of Zedekiah who was put in prison (as the church in Smyrna), they have rebelled against the commandment of God and have been hurt by the second death….just as Zedekiah found out the hard way:

(Jer 52:9 KJV) Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

We were to submit to the confusion over the Scriptures and God would have mercy on us in this time of the affliction:

(Jer 42:12 KJV) And I will show mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

But if we said 'no' and go into 'Egypt' to dwell, we would suffer the sword, famine, pestilence. Going into Egypt is going back into bondage…bondage brought on by man’s literal interpretation of the Scriptures. This is why many churches are filled with strife and envy.

13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

God had designated the king of Babylon as his servant…by which the whole 'earth' shall be a desolation and an 'astonishment'….the understanding of the Scriptures would leave.

(Jer 25:11 KJV) And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

He is the one on the white horse who went forth conquering and to conquer…the king of Babylon…confusion over the Scriptures:

(Rev 6:2 KJV) And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

And the three other horses show the judgment of God upon those who rebelled against the confusion….they came up with their own understanding of the Scriptures…pursued after their own 'righteousness.' The faithful witness, Antipas, was slain like Gedaliah who was made governor of Judah during the reign of Babylon. Gedaliah was a righteous, wise man. And he had this witness….this message:

(2 Ki 25:24 KJV) And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

But man wasn’t content with confusion…the temptation to order the Scriptures according to his own wisdom was too great….the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. In order for man to not hear the commandment to submit to the confusion as the judgment of God, men killed the faithful message…just as they did to Gedaliah:

(2 Ki 25:25 KJV) But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

Without the faithful witness, men departed into Egypt…spiritually going into bondage with his own understanding of the Scriptures for fear of the confusion just as the people did after Gedaliah was slain…the faithful witness….the faithful message of God. We were not to go into spiritual 'Egypt.'

(2 Ki 25:26 KJV) And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

[shawn]

(Luke 11:3 KJV) Give us day by day our daily bread.

During this time of darkness, God gives us our daily bread. Even though we have not the full knowledge of the Truth of the Scriptures yet, we are sustained by the Holy Spirit…..the 'Comforter' ….who comforts us during this time of trial as man twists the Scriptures to his own advantage…..the darkness. We find in Luke 11:5-13 the parable showing us the giving of the daily bread….we must ask for it…..just as the prayer indicates 'give us day by day our daily bread.' As the parable starts, a friend comes and asks to lend him 'three loaves'…..the three loaves = three days….3 days worth of bread….a loaf for each day…the daily bread:

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

For just as Jesus was in the heart of the earth 3 days and nights, so also the Scriptures are in the heart of the earth…..in the literal understanding of man….in the darkness of the great fish’s belly for a spiritually-discerned 3 days and nights:

(Mat 12:40 KJV) For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

As the parable indicates, 'the door is now shut'…..the full spiritual Truth of the Scriptures is kept hidden until the appointed time….but the Lord feeds us what we need…our daily bread….we have light in our homes as we wait for the Lord to come with the Great Supper.

Luke 11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

But after this 3 days and nights, the Spirit of Truth will come with all Truth and wisdom of God. We see this illustrated by Jesus when he was 12, after three days we find him sitting in the temple with great understanding and judgment...the Lord will sit on the throne...in the temple….the Spirit of Truth comes and gives us full understanding of the Scriptures so that we may worship God in Spirit and Truth…in true righteousness:

(Luke 2:46 KJV) And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

But many have had nothing to eat under their pastors, priests, reverends, etc. Many have entered through the wide gate of destruction….under the 'care' of those who do not really care for the sheep. They have not been fed with spiritual food nor given spiritual drink….they hunger and thirst. But Jesus will have compassion on them, just as he did with the multitude when he broke the 7 loaves…..the full Truth of the Scriptures will be given to those who hunger and thirst:

(Mark 8:2 KJV) I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

Just as David fed the Egyptian in the field (those who have lived with literal understandings…which leaves one hungered and thirsty)….the Lord will feed us.

(1 Sam 30:10 KJV) But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

Just like the Egyptian in the field….the many have had no spiritual bread and water…for 3 days and nights. But our Lord, just as David, will give the full spiritual Truth and our spirit will come again to us:

12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

Those who have been in tribulation will be fed with the full message…..the gospel of the kingdom….they shall hunger nor thirst any more….the Lamb will feed them:

(Rev 7:16 KJV) They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

For there is coming a Great Supper….not daily bread, but a Great Supper….the chief meal….the full understanding of the Scriptures…..the 'true sayings of God' and not the literal, man-based understanding of the Scriptures which most have lived with… which is not truth. The marriage supper of the Lamb is the spiritual Truth of the Scriptures….for they have been apart (the literal without the spiritual understanding)…..and now become one. The spiritual Truth is the 'true sayings of God:'

(Rev 19:9 KJV) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Blessed are those who are called unto the marriage supper….blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. But who is going to accept this invitation? Will they be too wrapped up in their church activities and doctrines to see the Truth when it comes? There will be a decision to make….will we lose our 'church' lives to embrace the Truth? We see this illustrated in the parable of the great supper:

(Luke 14:15 KJV) And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

'Come, for all things are now ready'……all wisdom and understanding of the Scriptures is ready for us to eat of , but we must deny ourselves and humbly accept the Truth…it requires us to sell all and buy the great pearl of Truth. Are we so married to our 'doctrines' that we refuse to come…are we so in bondage to our works of righteousness that we cannot let go of them…are we slaves to our religious traditions? Will we make excuses and diminish the Truth of God for our own works? There will be a choice to make.

18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

We must hate and depart from our current religious lives to accept the Truth….when the Truth comes, there will be a decision to make…in the 'valley of decision.' Do we continue to sit at the same table with those who do not accept the Truth when it comes or do we sever those ties for the Truth…do we become learners, pupils, disciples of our Lord….to learn and understand the full spiritual Truth at his feet? Or will we refuse the Truth and make war with it…there will be a side to choose…those who reject will make war with the Truth for it threatens all of man’s religious empires. But as God says… 'prepare war'…..let all men of war (those who reject Truth in their religious pride) draw near….let them ascend….in their pride against the Truth. But God has the final victory.

(Joel 3:9 KJV) Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

As the parable in Luke 14 shows, will we build a tower against the Truth…for it shall surely not be finished….and those who fight against the Truth will become a mockery. Their pride will be brought low….all those who exalt themselves against Truth will be brought low. Will we build a tower of pride?

(Luke 14:26 KJV) If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Will we really make war against another king…our Lord and Savior…who has the Truth with him….would we not rather make peace with him. Would we rather not start the building of the tower of pride against the Truth? Our God is our Tower in whom we trust.

31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

The full Truth is like a 'treasure hid in a field'…for it has been hidden for so long….when we find it, we with joy sell all that we have….we get rid of those things that have kept us in bondage to the doctrines and traditions of men. We buy the Truth and not sell it….we sell those things which are not based on Truth.

(Mat 13:44 KJV) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Again, we should be like the merchant man who finds one pearl of great price….the full spiritual Truth….and sells all that he has. He sells all the untruths that he had and buys the Truth. The Truth sets us free from the bondage of man’s religion.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, it becomes FULL, COMPLETE….the Truth comes in all fullness and creates a decision for us….whether we accept the full Truth or reject it…and the consequences of rejecting are severe. The man of sin will be revealed because they will reveal what is truly in their hearts…they will be against and will contradict the Truth. They deny the Lord with the spirit of error.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth

What will a man exchange for his soul? The angels are the messengers of the full Truth when it comes…when the Lord comes in the glory of his Father…will one be ashamed of it….will one reject it?

(Mark 8:36 KJV) For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Those who reject the Truth will suffer in the presence of the Lamb and the angels:

(Rev 14:10 KJV) The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

Those who contradict the Truth will be denied before the Father who is in heaven:

(Mat 10:33 KJV) But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

There will be a decision to make….whoever will lose their life will find it.

[shawn]

The knowledge of the Scriptures will be increased….when the full knowledge of the Truth comes, there will be many who awaken from the literal things and understanding (the dust of the earth.) Some will 'awake' to the belief and the acceptance of the Truth….others will 'awake' to war against the Truth….they rise up in religious pride to defend their religious works, doctrines and traditions:

(Dan 12:2 KJV) And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

The 'wise' are those who will understand the Scriptures and accept the Truth….they have love for the revealed Truth that has been given by the Lord….they are as the 'angels' in heaven in the resurrection of spiritual Truth….they will shine as the stars forever. They will turn others to the knowledge of the Truth….to righteousness…so that we may turn from idols (teachings of man-based understandings of the Scriptures) and worship God in Spirit and Truth.

3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Knowledge of the Scriptures will be increased….and it is up to man to decide how he will handle it when it comes. For it starts out small….like a still, small voice….like a king who is yet a 'great way off'….and it is better to desire conditions of peace early…it is best to hear the voice from heaven and act accordingly.

(Luke 14:31 KJV) Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

The Truth is progressive….knowledge increases….it starts like a 'little cloud' arising out of the sea….as it did during Elijah’s time. And as it was told to Ahab…. 'prepare thy chariot and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.' Prepare ourselves for the Lord…. 'get thee down'…..humble ourselves…not exalt ourselves against it when we hear the Truth….so that the 'rain stop thee not'….so that we are saved from the wrath of God that comes upon those who do not believe in the full revealed Truth.

(1 Ki 18:44 KJV) And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

For the Truth eventually comes full force….as a 'great rain'….and the heaven will be black with clouds and rain…..a day of darkness for those who oppose the Truth….a day of gloom for those who exalt themselves against the Truth:

45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

The Truth comes as the river in Ezekiel…..the water first comes to the ankles….then to the knees….then to the loins….then as a river that can not be crossed over:

(Ezek 47:3 KJV) And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

For the Truth comes as the 'waters of Shiloah'….that 'go softly'….it is 'sent' by the Lord…the Truth comes peacefully….gently….softly. But there will be those who will refuse the 'waters of Shiloah'…they receive not the love of the Truth…..they 'rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son'….they have pleasure in unrighteousness…they rejoice in their religious works of error based on literal, earthly understanding of the Scriptures:

(Isa 8:6 KJV) Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

They perish in their unrighteousness:

(2 Th 2:10 KJV) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

The tower of pride will be brought low…it falls as the 'tower in Siloam'…..the tower that will fall when the 'waters of Shiloah' are refused….they refuse to repent at the revealed Truth.

(Luke 13:4 KJV) Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

The tower of pride comes before the fall….the 'haughty spirit' that rises up and opposes the Truth when it comes…the gentle 'waters of Shiloah.'

(Prov 16:18 KJV) Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

There will be those who resist the Truth….they will quarrel with the Lord…. 'only by pride cometh contention:'

(Prov 13:10 KJV) Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

When they exalt themselves against the Truth ….then comes their shame:

(Prov 11:2 KJV) When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

For the Lord comes meek and lowly….gently as the 'waters of Shiloah'….having salvation:

(Zec 9:9 KJV) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

But he will cut off all falsehoods and deception among the people…those things that make war against the Truth and against the people of God.

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

For the knowledge of the full Truth is given to those who humble themselves (as babes)…but is hidden from those who exalt themselves (those 'wise and prudent'):

(Mat 11:25 KJV) At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Those who hear the Spirit of Truth…will come to the Lord and he will give them rest….the 'waters of Shiloah' are gentle. Those who labor and are heavy laden are those who live under the current religious system…under the doctrines and traditions of men….which is bondage…strife…a chasing after the wind. His yoke is easy and burden is light….in comparison with what we have now in our churches. The Truth sets us free.

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The 'waters of Shiloah' are the waters of life….gentle waters that are free to those who hear and receive the love of the Truth. The water of life brings life to its hearers….it brings freedom.

(Rev 22:17 KJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

It brings understanding of the Scriptures…it brings salvation….it brings sight to the blind. We are washed in the Truth….made clean…our eyes are opened to understanding…we no longer see the literal understanding of the Scriptures ….we see it in Truth….we have the anointing of the Spirit of Truth.

(John 9:6 KJV) When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

But the Day of the Lord is a day of darkness for those who resist the Truth…the heaven grows black for them.

(Amos 5:20 KJV) Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

A day of darkness for the sinners among the people of God who do not receive the love of the Truth when it comes:

(Isa 13:9 KJV) Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Those who exalt themselves against the Truth will be humbled….for the Lord causes the arrogance of the proud to cease:

11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

The Lord comes to Jerusalem lowly and meek to those who accept him….but he comes to cast out all those who buy and sell in the religious world…those who make merchandise of us with their understanding based on the literalness of the Scriptures…the understanding without the Wisdom from above….he will overthrow the 'tables of the moneychangers' and their positions….the 'seats of them that sold doves'….those who market their brand of peace.

(Mark 11:15 KJV) And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

Many will be purified and made white….but the wicked will continue in their ways….they will believe a lie….a strong delusion…because they refuse the gentle waters of Shiloah.

(Dan 12:10 KJV) Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

[shawn]

Isa 8:6 KJV) Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

Those who refuse the revealed Truth when it comes, the 'waters of Shiloah', will rejoice in the pleasure of unrighteousness instead, 'Rezin and Remaliah’s son.' 'Rezin' means 'pleasure' and Remaliah’s son was 'Pekah' whose name means 'open-eyed.' In other words, they will 'count it pleasure to riot in the day time.' The 'day time' is the time of the revealed Truth….which is not the time to reject the Truth and continue in things as they were….remember Lot’s wife. In the time of the revealed Truth is not the time to continue in men’s doctrines, traditions, 'church' activities….not to continue to make in covetousness merchandise of God’s people.

They 'count it pleasure to riot in the day time' = they 'rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son.'

(2 Pet 2:13 KJV) And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

They 'despise government'….they will despise the revealed Truth of our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes in the voice of the archangel….the chief message of the revealed Truth….in the Spirit of Truth. They will not be afraid to speak against the Truth and those who speak it….the Lord’s messengers….those who are as the 'angels in heaven.'

(2 Pet 2:10 KJV) But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

They despise government…..they will deny the Lord that bought them….they will contradict the Lord who will give us the revealed Truth. They will be contentious about it. And this will bring swift judgment upon themselves:

(2 Pet 2:1 KJV) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

And many will listen to them and will join in to speak evil against the way of the revealed Truth. They will not cease from their sins….they take pleasure in deceiving the flock at the most inopportune time…but judgment will come swiftly.

2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

As it says in Malachi 3:5, the Lord will come near for judgment….He will be a 'swift witness against the' sorcerers, adulterers, false swearers, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, who oppress the widow and the fatherless and turn aside the stranger from the way of the revealed Truth. They will speak against the Truth when it comes…they will contradict our Lord…they will contradict his words. And they will show no fear when they do it. They seek to keep control of the flock…they seek for them to follow in their ways and reject the Truth. They are 'sorcerers'….they use the bible to prove their own doctrines….they string together verses without the Truth in order to deceive . They twist and misuse the Scriptures to their own destruction. They use the literal Scriptures, devoid of the Truth, to keep people from entering into the kingdom of God….the revealed Truth…the New Jerusalem. Those under their control are 'widows' and 'fatherless'….they have not the Truth in their lives.

(Mal 3:5 KJV) And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

They will speak evil of the things that they don’t understand….the revealed Truth when it comes. They shall utterly perish in their own ruin….corruption….decay:

(2 Pet 2:12 KJV) But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

Like in the time of Lot, the angels who came to the city represent the revealed Truth…they bring it to those who will listen. And yet the men of the city sought to do acts of violence to them. The events of Sodom and Gomorrah are an example of what happens in this last time….in this day and age when the Spirit of Truth comes to remove us from our sins….our errors of using God’s Word without the Truth….our covetous ways in our religious lives…our selfish ambitions of power and money in our churches. It is evident that the men of Sodom did not listen to the message of the messengers…that sought to do violence….they spoke evil against it…likewise, it will happen again. They will show no fear and will contradict our Lord…we must come out from among them in order to be saved. We must leave the lives we have built up under the current system. Remember Lot’s wife….once we hear the Truth, we must depart. The men of Sodom were struck with blindness:

(Gen 19:11 KJV) And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

They will be struck with blindness again….they will believe a lie….that blinds them to the revealed Truth:

(2 Th 2:11 KJV) And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Judgment comes upon those who believe not the Truth when it comes (the 'waters of Shiloah'), but have pleasure in unrighteousness….they rejoice in 'Rezin and Remaliah’s son.' Judgment comes upon them just as it did upon the men of Sodom.

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

They will perish in their own corruption….their sins will burn them….their own wickedness destroys all things that they take pleasure in….just as it did to Sodom and Gomorrah..."when the morning arose:"

(Gen 19:15 KJV) And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

We must come out of Babylon….the confusion….or be 'consumed in the iniquity of the city:'

(Rev 18:4 KJV) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

For wickedness will overthrow the sinner:

(Prov 13:6 KJV) Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah was overthrown:

(2 Pet 2:6 KJV) And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

The wicked (among the people of God) will fall by his own wickedness:

(Prov 11:5 KJV) The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them…from Sodom…from Babylon…from sin, but those who do not heed to the Truth will be taken by their own evil desires…they will ruin themselves for their sins will be upon their own heads:

(Prov 11:6 KJV) The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

They will be given to a reprobate mind….to be filled with all unrighteousness because they will have rejected the revealed Truth when it comes:

(Rom 1:28 KJV) And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

This is the lake of fire….extreme wickedness where there is no remedy…because they will have rejected their own mercy. They will have mocked the messengers of the Truth of God and will have despised his words and misused the prophets as well as the rest of the Scriptures….till there is no remedy:

(2 Chr 36:16 KJV) But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Those who are reproved with the Truth and harden their necks shall perish in their own wickedness….without remedy…the lake of fire = extreme wickedness and the consequences of:

(Prov 29:1 KJV) He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

The wicked among the religious will sow discord….strife, debate, contention…they will speak evil of the way of Truth….but their destruction will come suddenly:

(Prov 6:14 KJV) Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

When they shall say 'Peace and safety'….they will be preaching against the revealed Truth….they will be preaching peace and safety as Babylon burns…as the plagues, famine and death overcome her….they will not let their prisoners go…those they deceive with their teachings….many will follow their ways….they will approve of their teachings and reject the revealed Truth of our Lord and Savior.

(1 Th 5:3 KJV) For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

They will 'diminish' the Truth when it comes…they argue against it…they will war against it….their names will be blotted out of the book of life…because of this:
(Deu 4:2 KJV) Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

(Rev 22:19 KJV) And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Whoever rejects the Truth….diminishes….takes away from the words of the testimony of Jesus, will not be found written in the book of life:

(Rev 20:15 KJV) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

It is the testimony of Jesus that we listen to…not man’s….his testimony is the spirit of prophecy. We listen to the Spirit of Truth….to Jesus who is a life-giving spirit…our Lord and Savior who delivers us from the bondage of man’s understanding of the Scriptures….for God reveals to us the spiritual meaning of the Scriptures….He opens up our understanding of the Scriptures by which He leads us to true righteousness and life everlasting. But woe to those who reject the testimony of Jesus.

(Rev 19:10 KJV) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Our Lord has been silent as his church…his body.. has gone through the hour of temptation…as God had planned. Men have taken the Scriptures and twisted them…they have transgressed. But our Lord has been silent….he has not opened his mouth as the enemy had taken control of the people of God…it was planned by God.

(Psa 39:8 KJV) Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

The Lord has not opened his mouth during this time of the enemy in the temple of God…in the time of the power of darkness…wherein we have been oppressed and afflicted by the enemy:

(Isa 53:7 KJV) He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

As we find in Ezekiel, the son of Man shall open his mouth….the testimony of Jesus. 'in the morning' was his mouth opened and was no more dumb. After the night of the church shall the Truth be revealed to us….as the bright, morning star.

(Ezek 24:27 KJV) In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Again…in the morning:

(Ezek 33:22 KJV) Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

The testimony of Jesus = he will 'open thy mouth'…..he shall open his mouth to judge righteously and plead the cause of the poor and needy…those who have lived under the oppression and bondage of their 'spiritual leaders' ….their priests, reverends, pastors,etc.

(Prov 31:8 KJV) Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

(Prov 31:9 KJV) Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

The stone rolls away from the 'mouth' of the well to water the sheep:

(Gen 29:3 KJV) And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

Out of the mouth of 'babes'….those who accept the Truth humbly…will come speaking the Truth…those 'babes' of Wisdom who gives birth….after the pangs of sorrow. Those people who God has ordained to speak the Truth because of the enemies. God stills the enemy and the avenger as he does the wind and sea.

(Psa 8:2 KJV) Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.