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 Daniel 1:8-16 KJV (9 verses)

8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

The eunuchs had been put in charge of these Israelite children when they'd been brought to captivity in Babylon.

9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

We must note that God brought this special favour about.

10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking that the chldren which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

The names are a bit confusing here but the last three are known as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego because Nebuchadnezzar had renamed them when they came into captivity.

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

"pulse" - things that grow in pods: peas, beans, wheat, etc.

13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

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 Daniel 1:3-7 KJV (5 verses)

3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed and of the princes;

The "king's seed" here means the reigning king of Jerusalem at that time, who was now taken out of power by Nebuchadnezzar.

4 Children in whom there was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Nebuchadnezzar was big on education. This is why Daniel was chosen as one of these "children", because he was educated and wise.

Nebu = god of wisdom. "tongue of the Chaldeans" means the Babylonian language.

5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

Babylonian food was not clean for the children of Israel.

6 Now among these were the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names, for unto Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

(You may remember the song, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego" from children's church, speaking of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace). Next blog post will show us how Daniel handled the food situation and what happened as a result.

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Daniel 1:1-2 KJV (2 verses)

1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Jesus mentions Daniel in Mark 13. God mentions Daniel in the book of Ezekiel.

Daniel means "my God is Judge". We must remember to leave the judging to God. (However, we have God-given discernment.)

The 10 northern tribes of Israel had been taken into captivity by the Assyrians 200 years prior to this time, but the other two southern tribes (Judah and Benjamin) are just being taken into captivity in Babylon by king Nebuchadnezzar after he had besieged Jerusalem.

See Jeremiah 27:6 - God calls Nebuchadnezzar "my servant". Until Iran came into power, Nebuchadnezzar, his son and his grandson stayed in power.

2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

Notice lower case "g" regarding Nebuchadnezzar's "god".

Shinar is Babylon, it translates to "two rivers", the Tigris and the Euphrates.

1 Peter 1 (b)

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Peter 1:5-6 KJV (2 verses)

Peter means rock. Christ is the Rock of Salvation, the Rock of Ages. Christ called Peter “son of Bar-Jonah” which means son of the dove, signifying the Holy Spirit. Peter talks plain language with clarity.

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Acts 2:17 – both sons and daughters will stand against the false one. They will witness and make a stand. It’s almost ready to be revealed! Very exciting. This is what it’s like to be holy. See 1 Peter 1:16 – we are told to be holy.

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

In this particular time, we may hit some hard spots – the one-world system will be brought in. But remember, nothing will happen to us that isn’t common to all people. (1 Cor. 10:13) There will be ups and downs but we can handle it because we have the love of God.

It is well worth serving Him for.

(1 Corinthians 10:13, as mentioned above:

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”.

 

1 Peter 1 (a)

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Peter 1:1-4 KJV (4 verses)

Peter means rock. Christ is the Rock of Salvation, the Rock of Ages. Christ called Peter “son of Bar-Jonah” which means son of the dove, signifying the Holy Spirit. Peter talks plain language with clarity.

1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

These groups are of the tribes and others.

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

The Elect aren’t better than everyone else, but they stood for God in the first earth age and they will always stand for Him. See Mark 13, Matthew 24, Luke 21.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

The full Godhead mentioned in this verse.

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

This inheritance cannot be corrupted, changed, faked, stolen, or removed; and it will never fade. Meaning, you will never run out of it like you might an earthly inheritance.

It is reserved for those who obey God and accept Jesus as their Saviour.

Jeremiah 8 (b)

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Jeremiah 8:3-4 KJV (2 verses)

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

God scattered the 10 tribes of Israel (we don’t know who they are now, but God does). When they wake up as is written in Revelation 9 and realize they have been worshipping the false one, they pray for the mountains to fall on them because they are so ashamed. They will wish for death instead of life.

4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

If a man falls, doesn’t he try to get up? He doesn’t just lay there.

Read Jeremiah 7:23 – it doesn’t say “I will be your God and ye shall be my people that it may be well unto you”… it says, “Obey my voice”. And it says, “walk ye in all the ways I have commanded you, so that THEN it may be well with you. There’s a requirement. Do it!

You can’t do that unless you know what His voice has said, and you can’t walk in the paths that He has commanded unless you read about them – all of them.

It’s easy – but it’s not automatic. There’s a little homework to do. J

 

Jeremiah 8 (a)

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Jeremiah 8:1-2 KJV (2 verses)

1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:

“At that time” – God is talking about the final generation and what will happen. He is speaking of the enemies of Israel (and Christianity) at the end time. Satan is moving in.

God’s wrath is going to come due in the fig tree generation, that’s the final generation to live on this earth. It had to happen sometime – if you’re here now, you may have an important role to play! Turn to God and ask Him what you should be doing to prepare, to sow seeds.

Remember, though, you can’t sow seeds (of wisdom) that you don’t have, so hurry! Open your Bible and pray, and find out what God wants you to do.

2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

Even though the enemy will flatter you to get you to follow, they care nothing about you. God will save your soul, however, IF you have obeyed and walked in His ways. Read Jeremiah 7:23 to find out what God wants from you. Wonderful.

(Jer 7:23 – “But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.”)

 

Jeremiah 7 (I)

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Jeremiah 7:30-34 KJV (5 verses)

30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.

31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

Tophet is “the place of burning”, and Hinnom is basically hell.

God says, “it didn’t even enter my mind to have you burn your children as sacrifices.”

He says, “you are building your own hell.”

32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

It won’t be called burning anymore, but it will be called slaughter.

The deception is so rampant that people are spiritually dead, because the truth is not in them.

We have to be very careful not to take up this deception in our lives.

33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

Zechariah 14 gives you a gross but accurate picture of this.

34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

This is when the spiritual death comes to pass. Who are the murderers? Lying preachers and pastors who are not teaching the word of God.

How do we worship God? By hearing His word…not by making cakes and rolling eggs to the queen of heaven (see verse 18).

There is a worse death than the death of this flesh, that is spiritual death. But people drift away from the true word of God and they will be meat for all that is cruel and evil, and their souls will cease to exist.

God warns us! Let’s listen and hear, and do what He wants us to. The time is growing short…

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(Next is Jeremiah chapter 8 – God starts that chapter out with “At that time”. That time He is referring to is the fig tree generation, the final generation that will be on earth before Jesus returns to end this world and take us all to the Lord’s Day. The time every generation who has lived on earth has been waiting for. Look forward to it! Have His Word in your mouth and in your heart!)

 

Jeremiah 7 (h)

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Jeremiah 7:27-29 KJV (3 verses)

27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

The people’s ears are not equipped to handle the real truth… they want to hear about “the sweet by and by”, not the real truth.

They want to be rocked to sleep – but God wants us to WORK, not sleep!

28 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

If you will allow it, some will remove the word “God” from your vocabulary completely. Don’t let them. Stand strong.

29 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

The generation of His wrath is the fig tree generation, the final generation.

Where it says “O Jerusalem” in italics, that tells us that is not the word that was there. It should be the daughters of Jerusalem as He speaks of them in Ezekiel 13, where He says “you sew pillows to cover my outreaching arms…”. They want to hide the truth of His love from anybody who they can fool.

 

Jeremiah 7 (g)

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Jeremiah 7:23-26 KJV (4 verses)

23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

You can’t walk in His ways if you don’t understand them! We must know what the whole word of God says.

If I could put that comment up in neon lights on a billboard, I would.

When we walk in His ways, then it will be well with us. That’s a promise from God.

I underlined this verse in hope that some will realize how important it is to know how to obey God, and get this blessing of wellness from Him!

24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

The counsels they walk in are the counsels of the scribes, not God’s true word.

“This is so holy, I like to hear it”, many say, although it is false and spewed forth by false teachers who don’t care a whit about your soul, only their paychecks and retirement plans.

We must incline our ears to God’s word, and go forward, not backward!

25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

God keeps sending us His servants the prophets (Jeremiah is one of them), God rises up early and sends them to us.

26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

But we don’t listen! We harden our hearts and trust in false preachers, over and over again, when we can read and learn God’s true word, His true desires…in the letter He sent us.

 

Jeremiah 7 (f)

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Jeremiah 7:20-22 KJV (3 verses)

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

This is future, obviously this has not happened. There is a time illustrated here – do you know when this will come to pass? 2 Peter 3 lets us know that the first earth age was destroyed by water (not Noah’s flood as that did not destroy the whole earth) and in verse 10 we see that this current earth age in which we are living will be destroyed by fire.

If we are in God’s word and not listening to false preachers who say we are going to “fly away”, we won’t have to worry, we won’t even be singed by that fire.

21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

God says, “you keep it, I don’t want it. You can eat those burnt offerings yourself”.

He wants us to love and obey Him! He commanded us to “obey my voice and I will be your God”…see verse 23.

22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

From Hosea 6:6, paraphrased – “I don’t want your burnt offerings, I want you to love me and obey me. I want you to know about me!”

Hosea 6:6 – KJV – “For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the KNOWLEDGE of God more than burnt offerings.”

 

Jeremiah 7 (e)

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Jeremiah 7:16-19 KJV (3 verses)

16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

The people who are so stubborn and evil, they try to destroy God’s name in our country, and God doesn’t even want to hear us pray for them because He is going to destroy them. Don’t fall in with them, don’t befriend them, don’t even wish them “Godspeed”…

17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

This is the way we celebrate Easter, and it’s very wrong. We don’t understand the whole story and we should. We should be celebrating Jesus’ resurrection at Passover.

He became our Passover, so when little children carry eggs around at Easter time, they are participating in a fertility rite to the goddess Eshtare (Ashtertoth in the Old Testament).

God hates it. He hates that we don’t understand what we are doing, because we don’t read and understand His word. This thing is not hidden from us, if only we read and understand the letter He sent us.

19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

They are completely confused. Honestly, we need to understand that when we celebrate “Easter”, we provoke HIM to anger, and we provoke ourselves (and our children) to confusion.

PLEASE, don’t trust what I am saying here! Read your Bible! The word “Easter” was mis-translated (perhaps on purpose by those minions who work for Satan)… but there is plenty of information in the Bible, and in the Strong’s Concordance, that explain the confusion!

Don’t be okay with your own ignorance! I didn’t like changing my way of thinking about that holiday, either… but once I saw the truth, I couldn’t continue celebrating a pagan holiday any longer.

God doesn’t wink at ignorance. Don’t stay that way.

 

Jeremiah 7 (d)

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Jeremiah 7:12-15 KJV (4 verses)

12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

Shiloh – the place of rest. What He did to it was to allow the very covenant of the Tabernacle to be stolen by the Philistines – because of Israel’s sins.

Think of how this could apply to your life, if you continue not to care about Him… He could take away every chance you have at redemption!!

All you need to do is turn and tell God you love Him, and ask for His help in constructing your life correctly.

13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

Our Father calls us in many ways, nudges us in many ways… we must listen.

If we do, He has wonderful things for us. Otherwise…

14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

Don’t trust the place, “the house”, more than you trust God, or He will leave you.

15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

That’s the 10 northern tribes of Israel, see Jer. 3:8 – God divorced them and scattered them throughout the world. They are “the lost tribes”… but God hasn’t lost them. Still, He expects them to step up, especially once they realize who they are.

 

Jeremiah 7 (c)

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Jeremiah 7:8-11 KJV (4 verses)

8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

There is no way you will get ahead by trusting in lying words – God will make sure of it.

You’re supposed to have God’s word as your ministry.

9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

We can’t think that our sins are okay, and try to tell God we are delivered anyway.

We must repent. Not always easy. But, we need to get tough.

11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

False worship, and God sees it. He hates it. We can change and do the right things. Again, it’s not always easy. BUT… repentance and endurance makes us strong… and better people. The kind of people God wants in His ministry. J

Jeremiah 7 (b)

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Jeremiah 7:5-7 KJV (3 verses)

5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

Important to notice the “if” and “Then” in these three verses. “If” we do these things, “Then” we will get the blessing, for ever and ever.

6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

“other gods” – the false Christ, as well as the rapture – not true. If you worship the first one saying he is Jesus who arrives on the earth at the end time, you will be lost. He’s good… the master of deceit…you need to be sure of what the real word of God says.

Not so you can “fly away”, but as Paul states in Ephesians 6:13, “to stand”.

7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

Our Heavenly Father made an eternal covenant with this place…

He will keep His promise to bring us into that land, “if”.

 

Jeremiah 7 (a)

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Jeremiah 7:1-4 KJV (4 verses)

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

This word is coming directly from our Father… this is about His feelings if we misuse His house of worship.

2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.

(the underline was added by me). God wants us to hear HIS word – not the thoughts of pastor or priest, but God’s own word as He gave it to us. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse.

3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

Listen to His word and amend your ways, and you will be invited into His house.

4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

Just because some preacher says something is holy doesn’t make it so. We are supposed to go to the Lord’s house TO HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD!

 

I DIGRESS (Labor of Love)

I’m going to digress away from writing the “Jeremiah – chapter by chapter and verse by verse” posts. I often laugh at myself for going forward with those Jeremiah posts – because so many aren’t interested in the Old Testament or the prophets, despite my understanding that we must know what the prophets said and how it applies to our current life and time.

Also, Jeremiah has 52 chapters – and I’m just getting ready to begin posting in chapter 7. Oh well, as I mentioned to somebody – I know God wants me to do the Jeremiah postings, even if it’s like a future famous opera singer practicing music scales that nobody but the instructor ever hears. So I will continue with Jeremiah – chapter by chapter and verse by verse, but I really felt led to “digress” today.

Okay – I’ll start with this – there is an important Labor of Love outlined to us in God’s word. The labor of love is concerning our brothers and sisters in Christ. We have to do what we can to try to feed them (spiritually). We must make sure that to whatever extent we can that the flock, the sheep, are fed.

(For many, it is our children who we get to teach... however, if they aren't listening, please don't give up. There are many others who want to know and understand. But I will say - parents of young children - teach them the Bible before you teach them anything else! It's the most important thing for them (and you) to know. Let them read it to you once they can read! I missed this boat with my kids and I am daily sorrowful over it.)

Jesus said three times to Peter, “feed my sheep”.

The labor of love also extends to protecting the flock – from the wolves, the false teachers, that abound today.

We can help to pull as many as possible from the lake of fire. We must try to help nourish the flock with the true word of God.

I’m going to point out something that is clear in the Bible if you pay attention. Let’s start with the last verse of Matthew 19, Jesus is speaking:

Matthew 19:30 - But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

My notes on this verse say, “If you aren’t aware that there are three earth ages, you may not understand this verse. See Matthew 20.

Some who were chosen in the first earth age, the age before there was human flesh living upon this earth, are here now to serve God at end times because they were called to do so – the “first shall be last”. They are some of those who stood against Satan during "the Fall", and stood with God.

Let’s go to Matthew 20:1-6: 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Jesus is the householder. He went out early, as early as the first earth age. He found many of you willing to work for him.

There are some alive now who God chose long ago – see Ephesians 1:4 – some were chosen before the foundations of the world! Pretty exciting. In Ephesians 1:5 we see that that God the Father “predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ”…

2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Now we move to the second earth age (current age) – the vineyard, of course, is the world.

3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

There are many standing idle today, not producing fruit for our Heavenly Father. Some don’t care, others don’t know what they’re supposed to do, they haven’t been taught.

4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

We find out in the next verses that the same amount is given to these as to those that started later than 9am. See verse 5.

5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Jesus says to these folks, “why are you standing here idle? You’ve been given a destiny, a purpose, get to work!”

These are some verses that encourage us to learn and know, so that we can share God’s true word with the flock. The other comment I will make here is that we know the rest of the story – some were grumbling because they’d started at 9am and Jesus was giving those who started later the same penny for their work. We should never grumble against God! We all have our work to do, we just need to do it.

And, we must realize, the Kingdom of Heaven all pays the same – it pays joy and peace and many good things, no matter how long or short a time we’ve worked for Jesus. These people had agreed to receive salvation as their wages.

My notes go on to ask myself… “What are you doing standing around idle, Jackie? Get to work!” J

 

Jeremiah 6 (h)

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Jeremiah 6:26-30 KJV (4 verses)

26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

The “only son” is Jesus Christ, “the spoiler” is Satan as antichrist.

27 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

IMPORTANT word “try” here… the word is “to assay”, like you assay gold or silver. You burn it, test it, over a very hot fire. The real metal goes to the middle, the slag, or junk, boils out over the sides of the pot.

28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Slag is good for nothing, useless.

30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.

“Reprobate” means rejected. Being rejected by God would be the worst thing that could ever happen to you.

The spoiler (verse 26) is coming first. You are going to put the gospel armour on and defeat him spiritually, with the Word of God, if you have the true Word of God.

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Jeremiah 6 (g)

The book of Jeremiah – chapter by chapter and verse by verse

Jeremiah 6:24-26 KJV (3 verses)

24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

This woman in labor – the birth of a new age. The prophecies come closer together like labor pains, until the birth happens.

We look around today in anguish at what is happening! The prophecies coming true. It is what will finally bring Jesus back.

25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

The “only son” is Jesus Christ, “the spoiler” is Satan as antichrist.

The difference now is that we won’t gird ourselves in sackcloth and ashes, but as stated in Ephesians 6, we will gird ourselves with the whole armour of the gospel.

 

Jeremiah 6 (f)

The book of Jeremiah – chapter by chapter and verse by verse

Jeremiah 6:22-23 KJV (2 verses)

22 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

The last battles of Hamengog and Armageddon will be fought by God/Jesus, not by us.

The battle that we are fighting now is what God mentioned in verse 14, “those that say peace, peace, peace, when there is no peace”. It is the false peace that we are fighting now.

And fight it we must…although many will reject us for doing so.

That’s okay, because some won’t, and that’s what is important.

(Matthew 13:57 – “And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.” KJV)