THE
FIELD OF THE SLOTHFUL
08-29-21
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(Matt
24:37-39) But as the days of Noah were, so shall
also the
coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were
before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
until the
day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood
came, and
took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.
BLESSINGS
AND CURSINGS
(Psa
1:1-3) Blessed [Heb: happy] is the man [(the
good seed)] that walketh not in the counsel of the
ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful. But his delight is in the law [the
Bible] of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate [being
a “wise virgin” = thoughtful] day and night.
And he
shall be like a tree planted [Heb: transplanted]
[in
the dust of the earth, i.e., in animal bodies, in men] by
the rivers
of water [running water, the Holy Spirit] [1], that
bringeth
forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
1.
Commentary:
“he shall be like a tree”
= The Garden of Eden is a type and shadow of Heaven and the “fruit
trees”
therein are angels. Inside the body of a man is sown the
seed (spirit) of a particular “fruit tree” (an angel, a
spirit: [God]
“Who maketh his angels spirits” Psa 104:4; Heb 1:7) whose spiritual
fruit is the
knowledge of good and evil. That spirit (angel, Lucifer-Satan) has
been driven
(exiled) from the Garden of Eden, planted (“transplanted” into
men), matured
and exclusively brings forth evil fruit for Lucifer-Satan, until
the
Spirit of God, the “dormant” Holy Spirit inside men is “awakened,” or
metaphorically, the well of living water, also resident
inside
each man, is found and worshipped by that man.
a.
(John
7:38) He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living
water.
b.
(Mark
6:2,3) And when the sabbath day was come, he [Jesus]
began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished,
saying,
From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which
is given
unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is
not this the carpenter [Gk: a
craftsman in wood] [a maker (cut, trim, plane) of wooden
planks], the son of Mary, the brother of James, and
Joses, and of Juda,
and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended
at
him.
(Psa
1:4-6)
The ungodly [(the evil seed)] are not so: but
are like the chaff [1] which the wind [a
symbol
of the Holy Spirit] driveth away. Therefore the
ungodly
shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the
righteous [Godly]. For the LORD knoweth the way of
the
righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish
[eternally as useless
spirits because they did not provide fruit for the Lord God. [2]
1.
chaff =
Dict:
1. the husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or
winnowing. 2. anything worthless. [“husks that the swine did
eat” Luke
15:16]
2.
(Gen 3:22-24) And the LORD God said, Behold, the
man is become as
one of us [i.e.,
“Ye are gods” Heb: angels (Psa 82:6; Isa 41:23; John 10:34)], to know good and
evil [except
for his lack of the vitally
necessary ability to discern the difference between good and
evil]: and now, lest he put
forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life [Jesus
Christ] and eat [take
into oneself His “Word” (John 1:14), the
Bible, His seed, His fruit], and live for ever [a
useless spirit fixed in his present defiled sinful state]: Therefore the
LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till
[Heb:
serve] [and thereby learn of] the ground [“the
dust of the ground” Gen 2:7; “the god of
this world” 2 Cor 4:4; Lucifer-Satan] from whence he was taken [as a
seed of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil]. So he drove out
the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and
a
flaming sword [a
symbol of the Holy Spirit] which turned every way, to keep the way [Heb:
pathway] of the tree of life.
THE
PARABLE OF THE TARES SPOKEN BY THE TONGUE OF THE LORD
(Matt 13:24-30) Another parable [Gk:
a fictitious narrative of common life conveying a moral]
put he
forth unto them [unto
the people that came to listen, the congregation], saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened
unto a man [Jesus
Christ]
which
sowed good seed in his field:
But while
men slept [completely
disregarding their obligatory service to the householder who willingly
redeemed
them from their sins], his enemy [Satan]
came and
sowed tares [Gk:
darnel or false grain] [Dict:
a noxious weed, poisonous] [evil seed that appeared identical to the
wheat
while growing] among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade [stem]
was sprung
up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared [manifested]
the [recognizable]
tares also. So the servants [obedient
bond-servants, farm-hands, faithful believers]
of the
householder [Jesus
Christ]
came and
said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy
field? From
whence [where,
how] then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this.
The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather
them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye
root
up also the [entangled
roots of the]
wheat with
them. Let
both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather ye together
[Gk: sullego;
collect] first the tares, and bind
them in [like-thinking]
bundles [like
hay: atheists,
abortionists, feminists, homosexuals & lesbians, religions,
political
parties, etc.] to burn them [soon]: but gather [Gk:
sunago; to lead together, convene, entertain hospitabity:
assemble]
the wheat
[the true believers] into my [saved
and safe]
barn
[built
of assembled wood, ministers,
i.e., Noah’s ark, the ark of the covenant, the tabernacle of God
(Moses), the
NT ship (the church)].
1.
(Prov
24:30-34) I went by the
field of the slothful [Heb: indolent: sluggard], and
by the
vineyard of the man void of [Heb: without] understanding;
And, lo, it was all grown over [encompassed]
with thorns,
and nettles had covered [blinding] the face
thereof, and the stone wall [of protection]
thereof was
broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well:
I
looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a
little
sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep
[rather
than opening the hands for work]: So shall thy poverty
come
as one that travelleth [about as a wandering homeless
person with
no roots and therefore no support, stability, or substance]; and
thy
want [Heb: thy need] [shall come upon you] as an
armed man
[in distress and desperate].
THE
PARABLE OF THE TARES INTERPRETED
BY THE LORD
(Matt 13:36-43) Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and
went into the house: and his disciples [His
true believers] came unto him, saying, Declare [i.e.,
interpret] unto us the parable of the tares of the
field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the
good seed is
the Son of man [Jesus
Christ]; The
field is the world [Gk:
kosmos; “comos” (universe)]; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom;
but the tares [the
evil seed]
are the
children of the wicked one [Lucifer-Satan,
seeds from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil]; The enemy that sowed them is the
devil; the harvest is the end of the world
[Gk: aion; an age, this world]; and the reapers are the angels. As
therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so
shall it
be in the end of this world
[Gk:
aion; an age, this world]. The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out [Gk:
sullago; collect]
of his
kingdom all things that offend [Gk:
are
trapped, snared: (by) sin], and them which do iniquity
[Gk:
illegality, violation of the [Bible] law,
wickedness: unrighteousness]; And shall cast them into a furnace
of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then
shall the righteous [Gk:
innocent,
holy: just] shine forth [Gk:
be resplendent] as the sun [(a
star)]
in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Amen