THE FALL AND RISE OF GOD’S PRODIGAL SONS
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(The brightness of our
revelations depend upon the correctness of our doctrines (our building blocks)
(Luke
15:11-13) And he [Jesus] said, [In Heaven] A certain man [Father God] had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods [the
inheritance] that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days
after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a
far country [the earth], and there wasted [Gk: squandered] his substance [Gk:
property (possessions): goods] with riotous
[Gk: unsavedness: excess] living.
1. Commentary: Not
coincidentally, these verses parallel the fall of Lucifer-Satan (good-evil) from Heaven, and, the fall of Adam, having also first known “good” and then knowing “evil,” from the
Garden of Eden which is a type and shadow of heaven.
(Luke 15:14-16) And when he had spent all, there arose
a mighty famine in that land
[1]; and he began to be in want.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country [2];
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine [Gk: hogs (pigs)] [unclean animals]. And he would fain [“gladly”
Amplified Bible] have filled his
belly with the husks [Gk:
pods] [seed containers (logos) vs. the seeds (rhema)] that the swine did eat
[lacking vital nourishment]: and no
man gave unto him.
1. (Amos 8:11) Behold, the days
come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a
famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
2. (2
Cor 6:14-18) Be ye
not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord [agreement] hath Christ
with Belial? or what part hath he
that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the
a. Commentary: “come out from among them” = come
out from among evil thoughts (i.e., your inner evil thoughts, and the evil
thoughts expressed (words, deeds) by other persons; “come out from among them” from among fallen angels.
b. (Gen
1:1-5) In the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [Heb: fig. misery,
destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness] [evil thoughts, fallen angels, “them” 2 Cor 6:17] was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light [Heb: happiness]: and there
was light [“come out from among them”
2 Cor 6:17]. And God saw the light,
that it was good: and God divided [Heb: separated] the light
from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called
Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
(Luke
15:17-19) And when he came to himself [1],
he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare,
and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go [2] to my father, and will
say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am
no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
1. (Mark
5:15-17) And they come to Jesus, and see him [the wild man of
the Gadarenes] that was possessed
with the devil, and had the legion [fallen angels, unclean evil thoughts], sitting, and clothed, and in his right
mind: and they were afraid. And they [swine-herders, pig farmers] that saw it told them [the city
people] how it befell to him that was possessed
with the devil, and also
concerning the swine [oh yes, they all
died]. And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
2. Commentary: American
proverb: “The road to hell is paved with
good intentions.”
(Luke 15:20-24) And he arose, and came to his father.
But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had
compassion [Gk: felt sympathy,
pity /// inward affection, tender mercy], and ran, and fell [Gk: embraced (with affection)]
on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be
called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best
robe [thereby declaring upon him the
most wonderful covering] [1], and
put it on him; and put a
ring [of authority] on his hand, and shoes on his feet [2]: And bring hither the
fatted calf [symbolically, the
wealth of the world], and kill it; and let us eat, and be merryFor
this my son was dead, and is alive again [he was spiritually resurrected, raptured]; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry [Gk: in a good frame of mind, rejoice ///
make glad].
1. (Isa
61:10,11) I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath
clothed me with the garments of
salvation, he hath covered me with the
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the
earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are
sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord
GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
2. (Eph 6:13-15) Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace [i.e.,
the Old Testament and the New Testament, walk in them];
Amen