Messing Up

Philip answered Him, Two hundred pennies' (forty dollars) worth of bread is not enough that everyone may receive even a little.  John 6:7

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, I have pity and sympathy and am deeply moved for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and they have nothing [at all left] to eat; and I am not willing to send them away hungry, lest they faint or become exhausted on the way. And the disciples said to Him, Where are we to get bread sufficient to feed so great a crowd in this isolated and desert place? Matthew 15:32-33

The first response of the disciples was to doubt that they could help. Not only did they doubt, they even mocked Jesus a little: “forty dollars won’t even begin to meet the need.” They even doubted and mocked Jesus a second time, after they had already seen a miraculous production of food.

Jesus said to him, Solemnly I declare to you, this very night, before a single rooster crows, you will deny and disown Me three times. Matthew 26:34

And sure enough, Peter denied Jesus three times that night. The other disciples also fled Jesus in a time of His need.

Then [His disciples], forsaking Him, fled, all [of them]. Mark 14:50

Now, let me ask you a question, what was different between the Disciples, who doubted, mocked, denied, and forsook Jesus and the rest of Israel who doubted, mocked, denied, and forsook Jesus? Jesus clearly said that if we deny Him before men, He will deny us before the Father, Matthew 10:33. But yet, the Disciples were allowed to doubt, deny, mock, and forsake Jesus and still receive the promise of the Holy Spirit. Yet the rest of Israel, who did the same things, were not, why?

Now this is the really cool part, because this Truth will blow religion away. The Disciples were simply rewarded in spite of themselves, because they were chosen of God to serve. The same reason that we can doubt, question, deny, and mock Jesus and not be separated from Him and still receive all of the blessings that come along with being chosen to serve. Religion tries to tell us that we are in control and that if we obey, then we receive a blessing and if we don’t obey, there is a curse for us. But yet we see that Peter did not obey and even denied and lied, and yet he was rewarded. We see that the Disciples doubted and mocked and yet they received a surplus of food. They all received simply because they were God’s chosen vessels. Now admit it, we all have questioned, doubted, mocked, forsook, and denied our Lord, even after we were saved! And praise God, He never left us for one moment and He never forsook us!

No Fear

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

The Light of our Savior has cast all of the darkness of fear from us! Jesus’ love is perfect love and He will do all that it takes for us to insure that we walk in His perfect love. He will lead us in a path that insures that we accept His perfect love and that we trust in it, so that there will be no fear at all within us! We are perfect in His love because of the power of His love! The power of Jesus’ perfect love cast out all fear from within us of not measuring up, or questions about God’s willingness to use us. Read anywhere in the Bible, about any thing we are to do and then remember, Jesus will Author and He will Finish the faith within us to live it! Our Father has not given us a spirit of fear; all of the fullness and power of God that we read of in the Bible now live within us! 

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephesians 3:19 

Through Christ, there is no darkness at all for us! Through Christ and the freedom that His Blood brings, we can have the fullness of our Father within us, 100% of the time. We are never separated from the power of our Father which is working all of His works of an abundant and godly life, an abundant life here on this earth, and an abundant eternal life!

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17 

Through Jesus we will stand fully confident with boldness on the day of judgment, there will be no fear within us, for His love has cast out all fear from us! We will have boldness, we will have full assured faith, Authored by Jesus Himself, that we have the right to stand there. Because just as Jesus lived on this earth, so did we; we will have lived by the power of our Father within us and He did the works! How awesome is that? Just as sure as Jesus, that’s how sure we will be! Jesus knew that He was going to be raised from the dead and that He was going to be seated at the right hand of God. He knew that it was His right and there was no fear in Him at all that it was going to happen. That is how we will be when Jesus returns! The Church will be bold in who we are in Christ, there will be no fear and there will be no doubts, because as He is, so were we, even in this world! We stand in the confidence that Jesus has, Jesus knows that He was raised from the dead, there is no doubt for Him at all, and that confidence, that faith, is now within us!

We Have An Anointed Mind

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

Jesus has given us a sound mind, actually the soundest mind of all, because He has given us His Own mind. 

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 

Jesus has given us His mind and Jesus’ mind knows beyond any shadow of a doubt that our Father will produce much fruit through us! We now have the peace and the wisdom that Jesus has about us: the Truth that it is our Father within us producing His fruit! We have been given a mind of knowledge that knows it’s only by the Anointing of God, which is Christ, that our Father is able to work through us! We do not fear this Truth that we have to put complete and total trust in God and that we can place no trust in ourselves. The sound mind that our Father has given us, gives us the ability to believe in such a powerful way! We have been given the same mind as Christ, so we now believe as He believes! We know that it is a lie of the devil that says God helps those who help themselves! We now have a mind that does not fear the complete and total power of our Father that is working through us! We have a mind that desires the fullness of our Father to be within us, and a mind that expects Him to do His works through us! We have a mind that expects victory in every situation and in every area of our lives!

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. 2 Corinthians 2:14

This is the faith that Jesus has given us, His very own faith, and there is not one work that we could ever perform that could earn it. Our flesh on its own just doesn’t have the ability to work that way! But through Christ, our Father will always cause us to triumph and He will always use us to make Jesus known in every place! Through Christ, our Father will lead us into the world to preach the Gospel to every creature and through Christ we will proclaim from the rooftops what Jesus proclaimed in silence! 

We Have Jesus' Anointing To Be Used

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephesians 3:19

Hallelujah, our Father is going to work through us in the full power and demonstration of His Spirit! Think of the way that Jesus lived when He was manifested in the flesh. He had compassion on the sick, so our Father used Him to heal the sick and raise the dead! Jesus didn’t stumble at Who He was, He rejoiced in it. We are now one with Him and our Father has given us our Lord's Anointed mind that looks toward Him for full understanding of who we are. Jesus knows exactly who we are, He knows exactly Who He is, and He will show us and He will give us the ability to accept and have boldness in the Truth that we are now one with Him!

Now here is the powerful Truth of our salvation, if we have truly been empowered by the Holy Spirit to make Jesus the Lord of our lives, we can’t help but look unto Him!

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20

If we are truly saved, it is now Christ, which is our Father’s anointing, the exact same anointing that Jesus has, that now lives within us. The exact same anointing that our Father gave to Jesus to live and to fulfill all that He is to do, now lives within us! The same anointing that allows Jesus to know that it is God within Him doing the works now lives within us! The same anointing that allows Jesus to fully know that He is One with God, now lives within us! We have not been given a different anointing than Jesus has, we have the exact same anointing, and it is that force that now lives within us. We will look unto Jesus to Author and Finish our faith, the very life force within us can do nothing else! We will win and our Father will work through us, and it’s not dependent upon our abilities to accept our Fathers Truth’s. We are dead and it is now Christ that lives within us, so it’s dependent upon Jesus’ abilities, and He finished all that was needed for us to fully believe at the Cross!

Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. Jude 24

Because we are saved, and because we are now one with Jesus, and since we have His Anointing, we will never fall, and we will stand before our Father with boldness and with all joy! Because greater is He that is within us, than he that is in the world! 

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4

Jesus Is Responsible For Our Faith

Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the Throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

There is no greater Truth regarding our faith than this: true godly faith can only come from Jesus. Jesus endured the Cross and all of the pain and suffering that went along with it. He did it for the shear joy of being the only One Who could lead us into completely and totally trusting in God!  Only Jesus begins our faith and He finishes our faith. 

Faith is not a human ability to accept and believe the things of God. Faith is Jesus’ ability working through us, by the power of Christ, to accept and believe our Father's eternal Truths! No one is greater at faith than Jesus and we have free access to Him, and Jesus will freely Author our faith and He will freely Finish our faith! Only with faith that has been Authored and Finished by Jesus can we accept and walk in the full power of what God has provided for us. Faith that comes from Jesus will never stumble at the promises of God and it will never hesitate or question the Truths of God. Only faith that is produced by Jesus is fully pleasing to God! 

But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 

When we are empowered with the very Spirit of our Father that allows Jesus to Author and Finish our faith, then we too are fully pleasing to God, just as Jesus is fully pleasing to Him! On our own and through our own efforts we have no ability to believe any Truth of God, John 15:5. Only through the power of Christ can we walk in true faith and only through Christ’s power can we have the ability to accept all of the Truth’s of God! This precious gift is unlimited and it is available for all who are empowered to seek it; Jesus will Author and Finish faith for everyone who looks unto Him!

Why Parables?

AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying, Matthew 22:1

The disciples asked Jesus directly in Matthew 13 why He spoke to the people in parables and not plainly so that all of the people could understand exactly what He was saying?

Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables? And He replied to them, To you it has been given to know the secrets and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. Matthew 13:10-11

Here is the plain and simple Truth, the secrets of the Kingdom of our Father are not for anyone to know but the Bride of Christ. We have studied a lot about the Marriage Supper of The Lamb with these blogs. As we do I want you to think of an actual marriage celebration. Think about how the Bride and Groom share things and know things that the guests of the wedding do not know and understand. It doesn’t mean that the guest are not loved or that they are not considered in the highest regard. It just means that they are not the Bride and Groom.

Think of how there are many people at a wedding celebration. Think about how there are more people at the wedding banquet than just the Bride and Groom. Think of how the guests of the wedding are served by the couple who have been married. The guests do not bring their own food to celebrate, they are served food. All of these things apply to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb as well. The world cannot understand the Truth’s that Jesus spoke to His Bride here in Matthew. Yet, for the called and chosen, the born again, or saved, who are the Bride of Christ, we can fully know and understand the Truth. We can understand all that our Father has for us because we have been given the Holy Spirit and He causes us to understand all things.

But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you. John 14:26

The Holy Spirit will have us sow His Word to everyone. Some will grow and some won’t grow, but we will be used to sow it to all of the world.

The Lie Of Free Will Part II

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. John 15:5

Not that we are fit (qualified and sufficient in ability) of ourselves to form personal judgments or to claim or count anything as coming from us, but our power and ability and sufficiency are from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5

For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being]. Romans 8:29-30

Man's steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way? Proverbs 20:24

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. Colossians 1:16

For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and peoples of Israel, To carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur. Acts 4:27-28

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: Romans 9:21-22

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God's] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. 1 Peter 2:8

After reading all of these verses, how can one preach that free will exists?

The Lie Of Free Will

And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them. Ezekiel 36:27

For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. Ephesians 2:10

Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love. For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]—Ephesians 1:4-5

In Him we also were made [God's] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will, Ephesians 1:11

But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone]. Galatians 1:15-16

Now He Who has fashioned us [preparing and making us fit] for this very thing is God, Who also has given us the [Holy] Spirit as a guarantee [of the fulfillment of His promise]. 2 Corinthians 5:5

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:16

O Lord [pleads Jeremiah in the name of the people], I know that [the determination of] the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man [even in a strong man or in a man at his best] to direct his [own] steps. Jeremiah 10:23

John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.] John 3:27

Today I just want you to look at what our Father has to say about free will.

When Our Father Comes There Will Be A Ton Of Forgiveness

But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment. Matthew 22:11

Remember in this parable that the King is our Father. Revelation 20:11 shows us our Father coming to the Marriage Supper of the Bride.

Then I saw a great white throne and the One Who was seated upon it, from Whose presence and from the sight of Whose face earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 

When our Father comes to the Marriage Supper, every human that was ever born will be there. The dead are raised up to be here with Him and all of us who are alive will be with Him. This is why Jesus told us that the room will be filled with both good and bad,  Matthew 22:10. 

I [also] saw the dead, great and small; they stood before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is [the Book] of Life. And the dead were judged (sentenced) by what they had done [their whole way of feeling and acting, their aims and endeavors] in accordance with what was recorded in the books. And the sea delivered up the dead who were in it, death and Hades (the state of death or disembodied existence) surrendered the dead in them, and all were tried and their cases determined by what they had done [according to their motives, aims, and works]. Revelation 20:12-13

Notice here in Revelation that we are told that only the dead are judged, not that the living are judged. We are also shown that that the Bride is not judged; we are only shown that the dead are judged. I want you to ask yourself this question, why does our Father raise up the dead souls and reunite them with their bodies? Ask yourself this as well, is our Father the same yesterday, today, and forever? Also, how many times does Jesus teach us to forgive? Did Jesus set the captives free from Hades when He went there for the 3 days following His crucifixion, 1 Peter 3:18-20?

The answers to these questions all have to deal with the guests. Jesus forgave those in Hades when He went there and He set them free. These souls that we are shown in Revelation 20 are raised and reunited to be with their bodies to be our guests for eternity. Our Father never changes and He tells us to forgive 70 times 7. We pray in the Lord's prayer to forgive and that is what is done here when these people are raised up. All of peoples sin's shall be forgiven them except one, blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 12:31.

There is a Lake of Fire, a Hell, and Jesus tells us in Matthew 22:12 that at least one person will be thrown into it. So at least one person will commit this unforgivable sin of Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. But for the rest of the guests who don't commit the only unforgivable sin, their sin’s shall be forgiven them and they will be blessed for eternity as our Wedding guests!

Debt

Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor [who practices loving others] has fulfilled the Law [relating to one’s fellowmen, meeting all its requirements]. Romans 13:8

Debt is such a huge problem for so many of us. It wears on our thoughts, it causes us to feel like we have to be limited in how we can talk about Jesus at our jobs, and it stops us from being able to be used to produce the abundant fruit of love. The problem with debt is it causes us to focus so much attention on ourselves and our needs, when the whole key to an abundant life is taking thought for others and their needs. Think of how bold we would all be if we truly owed no man anything except to love him?

Then the cares and anxieties of the world and distractions of the age, and the pleasure and delight and false glamour and deceitfulness of riches, and the craving and passionate desire for other things creep in and choke and suffocate the Word, and it becomes fruitless. Mark 4:19
 

So the question is why is our Father allowing it to happen? Therein lies the answer to our problem, we really don’t think why is our Father allowing it, we think what have we done to cause it. So many of us are looking and focussing only on ourselves when it comes to debt. How did we do to get into so much debt? What do we need to do to get out of debt? When the Truth is what is our Father doing and what is He going to do to get us out of debt, so that He can produce much and abundant fruit through us?
 

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. John 15:5
 

Debt will continue to be a huge problem until we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to realize that we are only in debt because our Father allowed us to be in it and He allowed it to cause us to trust in Him. The burden of debt weakens us and when we are weak, our Father becomes stronger in us, 2 Corinthians 12:10. Debt causes us to realize that worldly possessions do not bring peace, love, and joy. We will only be removed from debt because our Father removes it from us. As long as we are thinking that we need to tithe or give an offering, as if we are doing it, debt will continue. It will continue because we are looking at ourselves and not at our source of everything. As long as we believe that we are responsible for our well being, we will have some level of fear and doubt. Our peace that passes all understanding is that our well being is completely up to our Father and this includes being debt free. If debt causes us to not bear fruit, then our Father is responsible to remove it from us; and He is not a man that He should lie.  
 

Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit. John 15:2
 

Our Father is a jealous Being over us and He will never allow us to look at a power that is not the Truth. The Truth that sets us free is that it is totally our Father’s responsibility to remove debt from us, so that we can be used by Him to produce love. The burden of us owing no man anything is our Father’s and He will do whatever it takes to make us who He wants us to be. So the thought process of freedom isn’t what do we need to do, it is Father what are you going to do? 

Every Sin, Other Then Blasphemy Of The Holy Spirit, Will Be Forgiven

And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Matthew 12:31

All sin, other then blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, does not lead to being thrown into the Lake of Fire, or death. I know how that sounds, believe me, I know how that sounds. But look at what happens at the end of the Millennial Reign of Christ, every human that has ever lived will be raised up to be a the Wedding Feast. The books are opened, it is plain for us to see what every one has ever done. As we see these things, we will ask for their forgiveness and they will be forgiven. We will ask for everyone who has not committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit to be forgiven and they will be and they will eternally be alive for us to serve and rule and reign over. These people will never be the Bride of Christ, but they will be eternally the guests of the Bride. This Truth should bring you great peace and joy!

To help you grasp the reality of how many are permitted to be the eternal guests of the Bride and Groom of Christ, I want you to think about Jesus and His life here on the earth. The Word teaches us that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8. When Jesus was here who did He sternly rebuke? Was it the adulterous woman, the tax collectors, the notable sinners, the prostitute, or was it the Pharisees and Scribes? Even though Jesus wasn't sent for the Gentiles at that time, when He was approached by them He still helped them. Who does Jesus tell us to beware of, the sinners or the wolves in sheep’s clothing, who are false religious leaders, Matthew 7:15? Jesus provided for and constantly forgave and had compassion for the sinners, yet He openly rebuked and went after those religious people who He warned were close to committing blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will not change. He will serve those who people think that He shouldn't and only one will be thrown out of the Wedding Supper into the Lake of Fire. 

When Jesus was being crucified what did He do? He forgave those who were doing it, right? When the disciples asked Jesus, how often do we forgive, Jesus said to them seventy times seven times. Jesus never changes and He will not change when the books are opened to judge the guests. Jesus plainly tells us in the parable of the Marriage supper that only one was found by our Father who could not stay. And the one found unworthy is the ones who committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, we know this because every other sin does not lead to death. We will intercede and forgive every sin, other than blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, so that a super majority of the guests will be allowed to stay.

So how can the Word say that there will be no murderers, or sorcerers, or witches, or adulterers in the Kingdom of Heaven, Revelation 21:8? There will be none of these people in the Kingdom because all of these sins will be forgiven them and as far as the East is from the West these sins will be removed from them. The guests will have their works judged and they will not stand, they will be forgiven though, and they will be saved by passing through the fire, 1 Corinthians 3:15. This is Grace and this is just how successful Jesus was and is! 

So What Exactly Is Blasphemy Of The Holy Spirit?

And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Matthew 12:31

So what is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? The Bible never really tells us. The closest thing that we are ever told about it comes in Matthew 12. The only unforgivable sin seems to involve people in positions of power who try to have the people rely on themselves and not on God. This will be the sin of the anti-christ. It is the sin of perceived leaders believing and persuading others to believe and put their trust in man and not in God, thus being ant-christ. Not being anti-god or anti-Jesus, but anti the power of our Father working through us. It is the sin that put’s trust in the works of man. We can see this in Matthew 12 where the religious leaders were jealous of the Holy Spirit using people who they thought to be just commoners to perform miracles. So the leaders said that it was satan and not the Holy Spirit doing the works through the disciples. They were attempting to take the glory of our Father away from the masses. 

Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]. Matthew 7:22-24

Jesus shows us that these beings will take credit for what they did. They will say that they did the works in Jesus’ name, but they are anti-christ, because they will proclaim what they did, not what Christ did through them. They will credit the works of our Father to man and themselves and not to the Holy Spirit; they will blasphemy the Holy Spirit. This sin is unforgivable. Yet this sin is also very, and I do mean very difficult, to commit. Even if this is what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is and to be very honest I am not sure. I am just taking what the leaders did right before Jesus told them that they were in danger of committing blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. As we discussed earlier the Bible never tells us plainly what this sin is. Which I believe is very telling. If this sin is unforgivable and can readily be committed, don't you think that our Father would plainly tell us what it is? But He never does?

Look at the Jewish Leaders who lied about Jesus. They tried to constantly discredit His works. They attempted to persuade the masses that it was satan doing the works and not the Holy Spirit. They constantly denied that Jesus was the Messiah. They had Jesus tortured, then killed, and yet Jesus still forgave them. So they did not even commit it. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is an incredibly rare sin and while Jesus tells us that it will be committed, in the parable of the Marriage Supper He only refers to one who has. I mean if the Jewish leaders didn’t commit it, then who has? So the answer to the question, what is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, cannot be answered with scripture. So if anyone tries to tell you that they definitely know, ask them for scriptural proof. 

Who Gets Thrown Into The Lake Of Fire

And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment? And he was speechless ([muzzled, gagged). Matthew 22:12

When our Father comes to the Wedding Supper, we are told that the guests of the wedding are judged. Everyone who has ever lived is at the Wedding Feast at this time and Jesus tells us that all of the guests are judged. Notice that the Bride is not judged when she comes, only the guests are judged. Also notice that out of a room full of guests in Jesus’ parable,  only one person is judged not worthy to be there. If it were such a given that so many people are to be thrown into the Lake of Fire, why wouldn’t Jesus have said that many who were not appropriately dressed? We are shown in Revelation that when our Father comes to the earth, everyone who has ever lived is here and yet Jesus only tells us that only one was found not worthy to stay.

This is a great topic to study. I have always been taught that far more of us will be thrown into the Lake of Fire than won’t be thrown into it. Yet Jesus doesn’t allude to that in this parable at all and Jesus used this parable to tell us what the kingdom of Heaven is like. Jesus tells us here that a very small amount of people are thrown out of the Wedding Feast. Jesus does tell us that there are people who will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, but He doesn’t tell us that it is a majority of the guests at the Wedding Feast or even many of the guests at the Wedding Supper.

There is only one unforgivable sin according the Bible and that sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. The ones who commit this sin will have no defense and they will be unable to defend their actions. This is why Jesus tells us in the parable that the man was speechless.

And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Matthew 12:31

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death. 1 John 5:16-17

There is only one sin that leads to being thrown into the Lake of Fire and that sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has John write that there are sins that do not lead to death, or being thrown into the Lake of Fire, and those sins are every other sin other than blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Every sin will be forgiven except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.  

1000 Years Of Everyone Being Blessed

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10

In this verse we are shown that Jesus is now ruling the world and the wicked who sided with the anti-christ have been destroyed. Those who took the mark of the beast have been removed and yet there are still people for us to go and bring to the Marriage Supper. Notice that Jesus does not tell us that at this time people are allowed to not come to the celebration: as many as are found, both good and bad, are brought to feast and all are blessed! During this 1,000 years Jesus is in total control of the earth. It is a time of prosperity, peace, and health as has never been experienced before by man.

We are told in Revelation that Jesus and His Bride will rule for these 1,000 years with a rod of iron. There will be no ability for people to descent the invitation to be blessed super abundantly by our Father.

And He shall rule them with a sceptre (rod) of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, and [his power over them shall be] like that which I Myself have received from My Father; Revelation 2:27

From His mouth goes forth a sharp sword with which He can smite (afflict, strike) the nations; and He will shepherd and control them with a staff (scepter, rod) of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath and indignation of God the All-Ruler (the Almighty, the Omnipotent). Revelation 19:15

There will be bad people here during this time. They just won't be allowed to do anything bad, because Jesus and His Bride will not allow it. We know that there will be bad people here for the Millennial Reign, because millions of wicked people will rise up at the end of the 1,000 years and rebel against Jesus when satan is released from the abyss, Revelation 20:7-9. Our Father allows this to happen because He is the One Who releases satan.

So we see here that when Jesus returns there will still be people around. The Bride of Christ will have been transformed to be like Him and we will rule and serve with Him. The glorious Truth is that there are millions of people around being served. Our Father shows His Grace and favor without any sin, war, famine, economic downturns, or any other distraction. Everyone, good and bad, will be blessed by Jesus and us who are His Bride.

I was always taught that when Jesus returns there wouldn't be any body left but the saved, but here we clearly see that both good and bad are around to be served at the Wedding Feast. 

Wedding Feasts Are For More Than Just The Bride & Groom

So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find. Matthew 22:9

The Marriage Supper begins right after the wicked and unworthy have been removed from the earth and Jesus returns to rule. Now this is the really cool thing, the Marriage Supper never ends after that!

After that I heard what sounded like the shout of a vast throng, like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of terrific and mighty peals of thunder, exclaiming, Hallelujah (praise the Lord)! For now the Lord our God the Omnipotent (the All-Ruler) reigns! Let us rejoice and shout for joy [exulting and triumphant]! Let us celebrate and ascribe to Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb [at last] has come, and His bride has prepared herself. She has been permitted to dress in fine (radiant) linen, dazzling and white--for the fine linen is (signifies, represents) the righteousness (the upright, just, and godly living, deeds, and conduct, and right standing with God) of the saints (God's holy people). Then [the angel] said to me, Write this down: Blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who are summoned (invited, called) to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said to me [further], These are the true words (the genuine and exact declarations) of God. Revelation 19:6-9

We are told that all who are summoned to the Marriage Supper are blessed. This means that all who are allowed to be here during the Millennial Reign of Christ and beyond will be blessed. A wedding feast has more than just the Bride and Groom, it has guests, and all who are here for the celebration are blessed!

That is a really easy Truth to grasp, of course we will be blessed, but the Truth that there are going to be people who are with us, that are not the Bride, is something else. The next couple of days we will study are going to show us that there are others and this Truth should bring us all great peace and joy. The fear of everyone who is not saved, or the Bride, or born again, whatever term we use, goes away when the Truth is revealed that there are guests at the Wedding Feast, which is eternity. Get ready because over the next couple of days the Truth of this is going to be shown!

The Magnificent End Time Revival

After this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, [gathered out] of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9

Then, addressing me, one of the elders [of the heavenly Sanhedrin] said, Who are these [people] clothed in the long white robes? And from where have they come? I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:13-14

THEN THE kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish (thoughtless, without forethought) and five were wise (sensible, intelligent, and prudent). Matthew 25:1-2

You ever notice that Jesus taught that five of the ten virgins had enough oil, 50% had enough oil! Not 10% or 20%, but half had the oil and were allowed to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Then look at what Jesus showed John in Revelation, that there would be so many people that were saved during the great tribulation that no one could count them.

The earth has around 6 billion people right now and in Revelation 6:8, Jesus teaches us that power was given to the rider of the pale horse to kill a 1/4th of the earth. So if it were to happen today that would mean that around 1.5 billion people would be killed. Then we read in Revelation 9:15 that a third of mankind will be destroyed, so with today’s population that is approximately another 1.5 billion people, leaving 3 billion people, plus or minus. Now remember that half of the virgins had enough oil and tie it together with the Truth that no man can count those that come out of the great tribulation, and we can see that by using today’s population figures that about 1.5 billion people will be saved during the great tribulation! How absolutely awesome is that? When satan is at his most destructive, God calls and chooses 1.5 billion people to become one with Jesus to serve as one with Him!

Now don’t get all caught up in the math thing here, I may be off, but the Truth of these verses is that even during the greatest of hardships, our Father is wining tons of souls! There is coming a revival and no one will be able to count the number of our brothers and sisters that will grafted into the Vine that is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Our Father's Responsibilities

To Cause Us To Love: But concerning brotherly love [for all other Christians], you have no need to have anyone write you, for you yourselves have been [personally] taught by God to love one another. 1 Thessalonians 4:9

To Keep Us From Satan: I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one. John 17:15

To Draw Us To Jesus: No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws him and gives him the desire to come to Me, and [then] I will raise him up [from the dead] at the last day. John 6:44

To Enable Us To Do Good: Jesus said to them, My Father has enabled Me to do many good deeds. [I have shown many acts of mercy in your presence.] For which of these do you mean to stone Me? John 10:32

To Cause Us To Glorify Him: [Rather, I will say,] Father, glorify (honor and extol) Your [own] name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying, I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again. John 12:28

To Perform Miracles Through Us: Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? What I am telling you I do not say on My own authority and of My own accord; but the Father Who lives continually in Me does the (His) works (His own miracles, deeds of power). John 14:10

To Give Us The Holy Spirit: And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever— John 14:16

To Give Us Grace And Peace: Grace (favor and spiritual blessing) be to you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3

To Give Us All Things: Yet for us there is [only] one God, the Father, Who is the Source of all things and for Whom we [have life], and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through and by Whom are all things and through and by Whom we [ourselves exist]. 1 Corinthians 8:6

Our Father in all of His forms, God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit is responsible to give us all things. We can do nothing on our own, ever! If we know or have faith in anything it is only because He has enabled and empowered us to know and believe it. If we don’t, it is only because He has yet to teach us. If we are doing any works, it is only because He is using us and if we aren’t, it is only because He has yet to use us. This is why there is no condemnation for us, Romans 8:1 and this is why there is no boasting for us, Romans 3:27. So do not look to yourself for anything, only look to our Father. Because He is the source of everything!