YET WAS NOT THE NET BROKEN (a summation)
06-17-18 This message may be
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(The brightness of our
revelations depend upon the correctness of our doctrines, our building blocks)
(God is Thought, God is Love, God is a Spirit – Eccl 12:7)
(1
Sam 15:22) And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight [Heb: pleasure] in burnt offerings
and sacrifices, as in obeying [Heb: to hear intelligently:
understand] the voice of the LORD? Behold,
to obey is better than
sacrifice, and to
hearken [hear] than the fat of
rams.
(Heb
5:8,9) Though he [Jesus Christ] were a Son, yet learned he obedience
by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author
of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
1. obedience = Gk: attentive
hearkening, (by implication) compliance or submission.
2. obey = Gk: to hear under (as
a subordinate), to listen attentively, to heed or conform: hearken, obey.
DISOBEDIENCE FAILS WITH GOD
(Luk
5:1 And
it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God,
he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, Luk 5:2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out
of them, and were washing their
nets. Luk 5:3 And he entered into one of
the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little
from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Luk
5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he
said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets
for a draught. Luk 5:5 And Simon
answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing [ref. John 21:3]: nevertheless at thy word I
will let down the net [a disobedient action]. Luk 5:6 And when they had this
done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake [failure: the consequences of disobedience]. Luk 5:7 And they beckoned unto
their partners, which were in
the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came [with their nets], and filled both the ships,
so that they began to sink. Luk 5:8 When
Simon Peter saw it [Gk: understood it], he fell down
at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. Luk
5:9 For he was astonished, and all that
were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: Luk 5:10 And so was
also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And
Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. Luk
5:11 And when they had brought their
ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
OBEDIENCE SUCCEEDS WITH GOD
(John 21:1-6) After these things Jesus shewed himself
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias [another name for the sea of Galilee]; and on this wise [way] shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas
called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his
disciples [7 disciples: the number seven
symbolizes “completion”]. Simon
[Heb: hearing] Peter [Gk: a piece of (the) rock] [1] saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also
go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and
that night they caught nothing [again, ref. Luke 5:5]. But when the morning [Gk: dawn] was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew
not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any
meat [Gk: fish]? They answered him, No. And he said unto
them, Cast the net [the
composite doctrines of the word of God (Isa 28:9-13)] [2] on the right side of the ship, and ye shall
find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for
the multitude of fishes.
1. Commentary: “Simon Peter” = In the KJV, please note the wonderful spiritual change that
occurred in Simon from the first fishing episode 3 ½ years previous (Luke
5:1-11), through this present last fishing episode (John 21:1-12). These two
fishing episodes are like “bookends”
encompassing, from the beginning to the ending, the 3 ½ year ministry of Jesus
Christ; two bookends on both ends of a set of books on a spiritual bookshelf,
readily available to read and hear, book by book.
a. Commentary: During the Lord’s
3 ½ year ministry, Simon’s (Heb: hearing) actions progressed (evolved) from
disobedience (albeit partial) into unquestioning
obedience. Simon’s spiritual
evolution is clearly illustrated as we examine the first fishing episode when Simon let down (cast) “the net” (Luke 5:5) rather than obey the Lord’s command to
“let down your nets” (Luke
5:4). That first fishing episode may be compared to the last fishing episode when Simon and the disciples immediately and
affirmatively responded to the then
unknown stranger on the shore
who commanded “Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now
they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.” (John 21:6).
b. Commentary: Not long after
the first fishing episode (Luke 5:1-11), Jesus
awarded Simon (Heb: hearing) the additional name of “Peter” (Mark 3:16) as both an endowment and prophecy affirming that
Simon had now become “a piece of the
Rock,” i.e., a piece of Jesus Christ.
2. (Isa
28:9-13) Whom
[for the unsaved people who would not
listen] shall he teach knowledge?
and whom shall he make to understand
doctrine? them that are
weaned from the milk, and drawn
from the breasts [i.e., them that are no
longer babies]. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue [i.e., the Bible… is God’s Word(s)] will
he speak to this people. To whom he said, This
is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to
rest; and this is the
refreshing: yet they would not hear
[Heb: to hear intelligently: consider,
understand] [because of their unbelief]. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon
line; here a little, and
there a little; that they [the bad guys, the unsaved, the unhearing]
might go, and fall backward [rather than falling forward prostrate],
and be broken, and snared, and taken [by
Satan].
a. precept = Heb: commandment. [from God down to man, VERTICAL REVELATIONS]
b. line = Heb: a cord (as connecting), especially for
measuring. [from man to man, HORIZONTAL
REVELATIONS]
c. stammering = Heb: a buffoon; also a foreigner: to speak unintelligibly.
d. unintelligible = Dict: that cannot be understood, incomprehensible.
(Mat
13:47-50) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into
the sea [a biblical symbol of humanity],
and gathered of every kind [i.e., the good, the bad, and the ugly]: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore [Heaven], and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be
at the end of the world: the angels shall
come forth [from “in us” Rom 8:18
& 1 Cor 6:3], and sever the wicked from among the just,
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
1. (Rom
8:18) For I reckon that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory [the Son of God, Jesus Christ]
which shall be revealed in us.
2. (1 Cor 6:2,3) Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged
by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more
things that pertain to this life?
WORKING NOTES: CURRENT UNREVEALED
PROPHECY
Joh
21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved [John] saith unto Peter, It
is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat [his (our) covering??] unto
him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea [of humanity, to come to Jesus through the
sea??]. Joh 21:8 And the other disciples came in a little
ship [??]; (for they were not far from land [i.e., Heaven], but as it
were two hundred cubits [approximately
400 feet, i.e., a bit over a football field’s length from land],) dragging the net with fishes.
Joh
21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals
there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Joh 21:10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish
which ye have now caught. Joh 21:11
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great
fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many [to have authority over??], yet was not the net broken [vividly demonstrating the supernatural gathering
power of the net, which is the assembled doctrines of God, “precept upon
precept… line upon line”].
Joh
21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and
dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that
it was the Lord. Joh 21:13 Jesus then
cometh, and taketh bread [the
Word of God], and giveth them
[each], and fish likewise [to
each disciple a congregation-army??].
Joh 21:14 This is now the third time
that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the
dead.
Amen
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches.
(Rev 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22)