In order to understand the Book of Genesis, Daniel, Revelation, we must know
the order of events that happened in the first earth age of time. There was
a conflict between Christ and satan and his Father. One abode in his Fathers
Love, while the other wanted to have dominion over the father and his son.
As we will read satan could not have complete
authority over all the children of God, even
thou one third did follow satan ways of knowledge to do both good and
evil and combined them together as sin. God could have destroyed them
all there, but choose to put them here in the flesh to see if they would
wise us to see the abomation of satan evil plan to rule over men in the
flesh. As were about to read the Scripture's tells us who the two Trees
are, and the men who followed their ways of thinking.
Man is compared to a tree, in a vine and
fruit. The vine is Christ, and his fruit is written in the Scriptures.
There are
literal Trees in the Garden. Such as apples, oranges, and so forth. But
read on and you will see there is more. There are Symbolic Tree's too.
These Trees are scattered throughout the word, from Genesis to
Revelation,
Why were they put there for ? To send us a message for today. We will
learn that Christ is allowing us to see men as
Trees of knowledge and There fruit is there teachings. it
is either from God, or teaching from satan in the pulpit.
Let's read with understanding, from our Father Words, What is written.
We will begin in Mark 7:28 where Christ begins to open the eye's of the
disciple's with a progressive object lesson. The progression Christ sets
up concerns false doctrine and how it closes the ( ears and eyes ) for
those who have spiritual " Ears To Hear " and " Eyes To See"
he conjoins the miracle of faith, (Mark 7:27-28), miracle of hearing,
(Mark 7:32) and the miracle of seeing
* Mark 7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be
filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it
unto the dogs.
* Mark 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet
the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
* Mark 7:32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an
impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
* Mark 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees,
walking.
In the last miracle, The man sees men as Tree's with Spiritual Eye's.
and here our adventure explores the forest of trees throughout the Words
with a special focus on the minor prophets and the sealing of men
(symbolically as trees) in Revelation.
The Opening of Eyes of the Elect Prior to the coming Antichrist/God
Notice the three were isolated from the Jewish tradition's by
nationality or by disability: the gentile Syrophoenecian; the deaf man
who spoke Aramaic; and the blind man of Bethsaida. Christ was using this
to open the Eyes of the disciples, who were themselves immersed in the
traditions. The traditions that had caused them to harden their hearts
(close their minds). The man who had not closed his mind could see
trees. He had not touched the tree of knowledge of traditions. The
closing of the eyes, (naga) is the Spiritual Eyes. in other Word's do
you see the deeper meanings of the words within themselves ? This
goes right back to the garden.
This teaching is predicated by the teaching Christ gave about false
teachers and false doctrine. It was this false teaching that had
people taking care of the ‘church’ before they took care of their
parents, and family, and led to rituals including repetitive washing in
the form of baptidzo.
The doctrine's smothered the truth. It was these false doctrines that
left the disciples doubting and confused, seemingly dimwitted, unable
to Hear or See. Indeed they would have to have their Eyes opened. We
will look more closely at the miracle of seeing to " See Men as Trees "
and see the prophetic image of the same confusion throughout the word.
So it will be at the end.
The ‘Men As Trees’ in the minor prophets is useful in understanding the
theme of the Minor Prophets and stands separately if you would like to
study just the minor prophets.
The two Symbolic Trees in the garden
* The Tree of life (Christ) The Way The Truth
The Life
* The Tree of good and evil (satan) The Loser The
Liar Death
Christ said that you would know the false teachers by there Fruit.
Do you get it now ? Fruit ( knowledge ) from a
tree. ( Men's teachings) ( Doctrines )
MEN AS TREES: CAN YOU SEE ? LETS GET STARTED WITH MARK.
* Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
What was the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, when the
loaves of bread that were served ? Lets go to Matthew 16:11-12 to
understand it.
Matthew 16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it
not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Matthew 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and
of the Sadducees.
The Doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees", are the
traditions of the Kenites that had slipped in amongst our brother Judah
by these "Orientals", the sons of Cain through the house of Rechab,
and they brought in a bunch of
heresy. This heresy makes a mockery out of the serving of the living
God. When you listen to those traditions they void the Word of God from
your mind. with there own teachings. This is why Christ called them
hypocrites.
* Mark 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the
tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such
like things ye do.
Christ is telling them that they are laying God's Words aside, and
taking up their little quarterlies, their traditional thought that
has been formed by their elders that go against God's Word. Jesus is
holding all their rituals and traditions up to show just how stupid
and foolish their have become. Their elders' traditions have been
placed in a higher position than God's holy Word. Does your Church do
this ?
* Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the
commandment of
God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
" full well ", you have rejected the commandments of God, so that you
can follow your own church traditions, instead of following the
instructions of God. There is a sad day coming to the peoples who will
one day awake, but it will
be too late.
* Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your
tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Christ is saying we have a problem with traditions. He’s quoting Isaiah
29:13 to show it’s an age old problem ,They make void the Word's of God.
The Word " void " Means. To make empty, Emptiness, To be in vain of
knowledge
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw
near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have
removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by
the precept of men:
You can see now why Jesus has warned His disciples of the religious
customs and practices of these Pharisees that crept in as leaven in to
make void the truth of God's Word.
If you wonder how your church stacks up in accordance to the Word of
God, a child can answer that for you. Is the Word of God taught in
your church chapter by chapter and verse by verse. line upon line and
precept upon precept with understanding? Or do you have some super
preacher that demonstrates his knowledge of the world and their
traditions, standing Sunday after Sunday and never really getting around
to a complete in-depth study of God's Word.
He may pick up the Bible,
but if it is not taught as God instructs, he is nothing but a
hireling. The wolf in sheep's' clothing, standing before the
flock, and leading the sheep into another pasture. When you leave the
service, ask yourself, What did he talk about? what was the subject, and
how did he apply it to the Word? Is your teacher teaching so that you
will understand, or is he putting on a show to entertain your mind.
Is the Subject Christ and what is in the Word, or is it something of
this world of satan ?
* Mark 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he
said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
* Mark 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering
into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those
are they that defile the man.
* Mark 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Hear this. Remember "Ears to Hear" is talking about Spiritual Eyesight
in your Soul. So Listen up. Good Food (Teaching), won't hurt you.
Traditions of men (False Doctrine), will poison your mind. They will
confuse you. How does satan trick you With twisted words. Do you know
whether it right or wrong according to the words of God. and not man's
words.
* Mark 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the
people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
This is very important. They asked question's. They wanted to know. They
were seeking Truth with an honest heart, Mind and Spirit unlike the
Pharisees, they really wanted to know. They wanted to have their
Spiritual Eyes opened.
* Mark 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without
understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from
without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
* Mark 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the
belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
* Mark 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that
defileth the man.
God Judges your heart. ( Mind. Spirit. Soul.) What you worship. Christ
is saying traditions will poison your mind. Traditions of men will get
you into a lot of trouble with Christ. First of all this has nothing to
do with food you consume in your belly, for the health laws has not
changed. Second of all what defileth a man is what comes out of his
mouth,
Teaching in other Words. if
you mislead people by teaching false Doctrine teachings then he/she is
not of the Holy Spirit of God, but of satan. In other Word's there
wickedness comes from there own heart.
The Word " defileth " means to make foul, to pollute, to violate.
* Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
* Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
* Mark 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile
the man.
You don't have to listen long to a person to see what’s in, or on. their
mind. The Pharisees were overriding the words of God .Traditions don't
replicate the freedom God’s words gives you: So how do we tell if she/he
is a person of God?
If there Words, or the plan of God, is not spoken to you. then cast away
from them.
A preacher that begs for
money is not of God. Understand Father will not support a man/woman
of satan. If a man/woman teaches the WORD. Then Father will support
he/she if there doing it the way God intended to come forth
in truth.
How do understand the overall plan of God ? you must read all of the
Words in the beginning. Genesis thru Revelation, verse by verse and
chapter by chapter. or you will never have your Spiritual Eyes
open to the plan of God. The Holy Spirit gives you the Wisdom (
You must search for it ) to understand what happened in the first
earth age, Why were here now, and what happens to the wicked children in
the end, and the third age of time with the Godhead forever.
* Mark 7:24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders
of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know
it: but he could not be hid.
* Mark 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
* Mark 7:26 The woman was a gentile, a Syrophenician by nation;
and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her
daughter.
Jesus walked 50 miles to do one thing. There was a woman of faith he
wanted to reward a woman who was outside the reach of tradition.
Strong's Number: 4949 Transliterated: Surophoinissa Phonetic:
soo-rof-oy'-nis-sah feminine of a compound of 4948 and the same as 5403;
a Syro-phoenician woman, i.e. a female native of Phoenicia in Syria: --
Syrophenician.
The point to remember here is that this woman and her daughter were
Gentiles, and until Christ died on the cross, salvation was not
opened to Gentiles then.
The word " Greek " should read " Gentile " meaning she was not of the
twelve tribes of Israel; neither of the house of Israel nor of the house
of Judah. "Syrophenician", meant that she was from "Phoenicia in
Syria", rather than an Phoenician from north Africa. It was from the
evil spirit within the child that let her know that Jesus had the power
to cast that spirit out of the girl. The spirit probably spouted out
that He was come to send me back to where I came from. This woman heard
the words, and went to get Jesus to dispatch the demon back to where he
belonged.
* Mark 7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be
filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it
unto the dogs.
It was not time yet. His ministry was to the children of Israel. Not to
the dogs. Its a figure of speech. Christ is teaching here and trying to
make a point. That point is that it is not yet time for salvation to
come to the Gentile peoples.
The word dog means the
enemies of Christ.
* Mark 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet
the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
* Mark 7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way;
the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
* Mark 7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the
devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
* Mark 7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts
of Decapolis.
She covenanted by faith. Jesus exercised His power. That power he left
to you. The kingdom is open to all who love Him. He walked fifty miles
to reward her faith; to reward a mind unpolluted by traditions. A mind
of faith that believed
in His Words.
* Mark 7:32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an
impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
* Mark 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put
his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue;
* Mark 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto
him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Strong's Number: 2188 Transliterated: ephphatha Phonetic:
ef-fath-ah'
of Aramaic origin [6606]; be opened!: -- Ephphatha.
Jesus looked up into heaven and He groaned, and asked in Aramic Hebrew,
that this man's mouth and mind be opened.
* Mark 7:35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string
of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
* Mark 7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man:
but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they
published it;
* Mark 7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath
done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.
Eventually he would open the ears of his disciples: remember we are
looking at the deeper spiritual sense here. His word opens ears. Only
His word not the traditions of men. Ephphatha is Aramaic, the
language of the captivity.
Even in captivity His word sets you free. Finally He would
make one to see: before the progression for ears to hear, eyes to see
one more lesson on traditions.
Let's turn to the book of Mark and read deeper into the meaning
* Mark 8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and
having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith
unto them,
There is another lesson in this feeding, just as there was in that last
feeding of the five thousand.
* Mark 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have
now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
* Mark 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses,
they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
* Mark 8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man
satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
How soon they forgot the last feeding miracle. Matthew 16:11 tells us
to be careful what you pick up from traditions: the leaven or doctrine.
Remember another wilderness where God fed His children for forty years?
His disciples were confused. The Pharisees had forgotten to teach them
this.
Remember that this is a parable of the feeding, and we find in Matthew
16:11-12 that Jesus warned them specifically that a lesson was being
taught by the feeding.
* Mark 8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they
said, Seven.
* Mark 8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and
gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before
the people.
Christ gave the disciples the bread and they fed the people. It’s the
same with you. Even one person, especially one person is worth your time
to feed the true Words of God.
* Mark 8:7
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded
to set them also before them.
* Mark 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
This is the second feeding. Gods bread ( Words ) will
fill you. Christ is the bread. Broken bread -mans bread -
traditions leaves you empty: leaven; it is the broken bread
that leads to the disciples’ confusion.
This time they took up seven baskets of the unused meat.
Seven being the symbol for Spiritual completeness, and
here it is meat, and not bread fragments that are
gathered. There is enough meat of God's Word that will go to
all those that will partake, with enough left over. These
is no shortage of instruction in
God's Word, and no matter how well you think that you know
the Word, God has something more for you to know and understand.
* Mark 8:9 And they that had eaten were about four
thousand: and he sent them away.
* Mark 8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with
his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
* Mark 8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to
question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting
him.
The religious community! Purveyors of the fragmented bread. A
verse here, a verse there, Trying to trap Him.
* Mark 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?
verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this
generation.
Strong's Number: 4727 Transliterated: stenazo Phonetic:
sten-ad'-zo
from 4728; to make (intransitively, be) in straits, i.e. (by
implication) to sigh,
murmur, pray inaudibly: --with grief, groan, grudge, sigh.
He was the sign. 3 days in the tomb and he defeats
death. Messiah stands before them - the greatest of all signs.
yet these Pharisees refuse to accept and to listen. They were to
busy trying to trip Him up, and plot Jesus' crucifixion.
Even if Jesus gave them a sign they would not be able to see it
anyway, for their Spiritual eyes are closed, and they
just did not have the spiritual ears to hear with
understanding.
* Mark 8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship
again departed to the other side.
* Mark 8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take
bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one
loaf.
* Mark 8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed,
beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of
Herod.
One complete loaf of bread- Jesus is all they needed. Beware the
traditions, or teachings, of men and the confusion it leads you
into.
* Mark 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying,
It is because we have no bread.
* Mark 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them,
Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye
not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
Four Questions in one verse. Their hearts were hardened; Their
minds closed. Are your eyes still closed to what is being said ?
* Mark 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having
ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Three more questions about hearing, understanding
and seeing: where were their minds at ? It was not on
Christ or the written word.
* Mark 8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five
thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They
say unto him, Twelve.
This was the first feeding. The Bread is Gods food; the
fragments are the traditions of men. One feeding. If the
bread was not devoured there’s no telling what men would do with
the leftovers.
Jesus is now reminding his disciples of the meaning and breaking
the meaning down for His disciples here in private. This word
for "fragments" in the Greek " klasma " or " broken pieces ".
How many broken pieces did you pick up ? Of course the answer is
twelve baskets full. If you could take this to the spiritual
sense, they had picked up twelve different segments of untruths
after the feeding of the five thousand. This is a type and of
the spiritual nature, twelve untruths are a lot of false
doctrine mixing in with the teaching of Christ. The truth
can be stretched way out of shape in many ways with twelve lies
mixed in with those teachings of Christ.
* Mark 8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how
many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
Again traditions: the second feeding:
* Mark 8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do
not understand?
Even when given visual aids they did not understand. Think!
Judge yourself: Do you have eyes to see. He taught them
what the three days represented when he was teaching the four
thousand, That it was the time that they would be mixing with
the multitude without His presence. And that during that time
they would be picking up leaven or false doctrine of the
Pharisees and many of the traditions that would go against
God's Word. At some point the disciples will have to add it all
up and see the lesson that Jesus was teaching them.
* Mark 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a
blind man unto him and besought him to touch him.
* Mark 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and
led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and
put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
Christ is asking: can you see anything ?
* Mark 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as
trees, walking.
Some preachers would tell you that Jesus just couldn't do this
for the lack of the man's faith. How stupid. Do you know what
Jesus is asking this man, and the lesson He is trying to teach
us? The lesson here deals with trees, the trees that go way
back to the garden of Eden. The tree of life, who is Christ,
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, who is Satan.
Can you see the fig tree and the men filling the roles of the
parable of the fig tree? The trees were not fuzzy, but they were
clear, Jesus was teaching a lesson, and the lesson deals with
all the lessons whereby people are used as trees.
In Ezekiel 31 God used trees to explain exactly what would take
place in the last generation. Satan the Assyrian presented
himself to be the mighty cedar of Lebanon, higher than all the
other boughs or branches, and the cedars of the garden of God,
he tried to hide his identity. All of the other trees
admired this mighty cedar, but in the end this mighty cedar will
be cut down. It was talking about our generation, and the trees
of this lesson are people. Jesus as asking us do you see the
lesson that I am trying to present to you, Do you understand
This is how you gain the eyes to see, when you look at the types
that are presented to you. Jesus Christ used symbols and types
to teach us and give us more than He would say in Words, and
those with eyes to see with
understanding will look beyond for the deeper meanings.
OK this is what we came for. Then he was healed. Though
physically blind this man had faith and understanding. Do you
know what Jesus is saying here. The man could see men as
trees with his Spiritual Understanding. Can you see the
trees in the Garden of Eden. Or the trees of Revelation? Jesus
is the tree of life. Can you see types. Lets look at men as
trees: if you can see men as trees you may be about to be healed
! In other words this man understood
what was going on with the system of satan.
Lets turn to the Book of Psalms, lets read with understanding
what is written.
* Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor
sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
* Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
* Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the
rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper.
What is the counsel of the Godly? It is the Word; It is
the counsel of David, Moses, Isaiah and the prophets, Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John and all the great men of the bible. It is light
and truth and wisdom and salvation. You will never find it in
the doctrine's of men about end time writings.
* Ezekiel 31:3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in
Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of
an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
* Ezekiel 31:4 The waters made him great, the deep set
him up on high with her sent out her little rivers rivers
running round about his plants, and unto all the trees of the
field
* Ezekiel 31:5 Therefore his height trees of the field,
and his was exalted above all the boughs were multitude of
waters, when he shot multiplied, and his branches became long
because of the forth.
* Ezekiel 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests
under his branches did all the beasts in his boughs, and of the
field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all
great nations.
The Assyrian is a type of Satan
* Ezekiel 31:7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the
length of his branches for his root was by great waters.
* Ezekiel 31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not
hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the
chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the
garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
* Ezekiel 31:9 I have made him fair by the multitude of
his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the
garden of God, envied him.
None was like satan in beauty, such that it caused envy. What
kind of trees envy? Trees are used also as the symbol or a
type of man; Christ is saying more, than what is written in
the words.
* Mark 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his
eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every
man clearly.
Yes the man saw clearly; he could see the trees in the garden
and in the book of Revelation. (5081 telaugos (tay-low-goce');adverb
from a compound of a derivative of 5056 and 827;
in a far-shining manner, i.e. plainly: clearly. from 5056
telos (tel'-os);
from a primary tello (to set out for a definite point or goal);
properly, the point
aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an
act or state
(termination [literally, figuratively or indefinitely], result
[immediate, ultimate or prophetic], purpose); specifically, an
impost or levy (as paid): KJV-- + continual,
custom, end (-ing), finally, uttermost. Compare 5411. Cf
telescope: to draw things in closely}.
Let’s look through the scripture's so we might see more
clearly.
* Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken
off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among
them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the
olive tree;
You may be a tree grafted into the kingdom
* Romans 11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree
which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature
into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the
natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
Or you may be a branch of the natural tree re-grafted to
God’s family
* Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity,
when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear:
clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees
whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by
the roots;
These trees are supposed to bear fruit. These trees are
spiritually dead in there mind to the overall plan of God.
* James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive
berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt
water and fresh.
There will be imitation trees. ( False Preachers, Teachers )
Be careful! Look at what Matthew has to say about trees
* Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root
of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
* Matthew 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
* Matthew 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
* Matthew 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
* Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit
good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for
the tree is known by his fruit.
This fruit comes from having Gods Word ( Knowledge) in your
heart better said, " in your mind "
* Matthew 21:19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way,
he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and
said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.
And presently the fig tree withered away.
* Matthew 21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they
marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus
answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is doneto
the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be
thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Jesus spoke these words after casting out the money changers.
Can you see the connection with false religion here. The false
teachers partook of false religious practices; leaven;
fragmented bread.
* Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels
standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four
winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the
earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Here begins the sequence for deception of the last days. can you
see where were at in the bible as of today ? Were at the door of
the 6th trump.
* Revelation 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth,
neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants
of our God in there foreheads.
And the sealing of those with the truth who are His children.
In the first seal of Revelation. The word " Sea " is used for
people of all races. The word " Trees " is used for the
Righteous preachers of today, because of there teachings.
Satan comes on a white horse with an imitation bow. Is
this knowledge sealed in your mind? If it isn’t your in trouble!
You may not be able to distinguish the truth from the
imitation. That system is already here in its pre-locust pupal
form. Look around at the false teachings, open your eyes to the
leaven!
* Revelation 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there
followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast
upon the earth: and the third part of trees ( Men ) was burnt
up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Why are one third of the trees burnt up? Green grass will
fall to that world wide Satanic system of satan Within that
will of God, is that our Heavenly Father will give Satan the
authority to act as the Antichrist and do the things that he
shall do as we will. The Antichrist will come to this earth and
do his deeds so that all the people on the earth can and will be
tested.
* Revelation 9:4 And it was commanded them that they
should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing,
neither any tree; but only those men which (have not the
seal of god) (in) there fore heads
Here we see again men defined as trees - God said there would be
a blessing for you for those who read the book of Revelation.
God’s seal is the seal of truth in your mind: the word (
Christ ) filling your mind, opening your eyes, so
that you would be able to discern the lies of this age;
or those with eyes to see and ears to hear; the understanding
that heals
Did you catch what the scripture said ? They was not to hurt the
plant's ( Vegetation ) of the earth, but men. These
people didn't have the seal of God. What do you think with
? your brain
* Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two
candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
These are the two witnesses; anointed with the Holy Spirit of
Truth.
* Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on
either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare
twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and
the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Jesus is the tree of life. You can partake of the tree of life.
Here’s how. to receive the blessing of Christ.
* Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and
may enter in through the gates into the city.
His commandments are His words. You can't keep his
commandment's if you do not know His Word; man’s doctrine will
smother the truth. Don't let any man rob you of His word. They
may rob you of eternal life. Come out of the confusion by
getting into His word.
God refers to men as trees:
* Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because
the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them
that are bound;
* Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that
mourn;
* Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they
might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the
LORD, that he might be glorified.
Look also at the trees of the wood; forest; field in
Isaiah 7:2; 10:19; 44:14; 55:12
Isaiah 7:2 And it was told the house of David, saying,
Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and
the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with
the wind.
Isaiah 10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest
shall be few, that a child may write them.
Isaiah 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among
the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth
nourish it.
Isaiah 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth
before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall
clap their hands.
Don’t touch this tree!
* Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in
the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Look up the words for yourself, and see the meanings of them.
this is the reason why the words of God are not brought forth in
truth in churches.
5060 naga` (naw-gah');a primitive root; properly, to touch,
i.e. lay the hand
upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by
implication, to
reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike
(punish,
defeat, destroy, etc.):KJV-- beat, (X be able to) bring (down),
cast, come
(nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague,
reach (up),
smite, strike, touch. The beguiling of Eve
* 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the
serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should
be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Look up this word " Beguiled " for yourself ? Get your
fruit from the word.
1818 exapatao (ex-ap-at-ah'-o);from 1537 and 538; To seduce
wholly
KJV-- beguile, deceive.} Trees - the spine- eyes
6086 `ets (ates); from 6095; a tree (from its firmness);
hence, wood (plural
sticks): KJV-- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank,
staff, stalk,
stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
6095 `atsah (aw-tsaw');a primitive root; properly, to fasten
(or make firm),
i.e. to close (the eyes):
KJV-- shut.
6096 `atseh (aw-tseh');from 6095; the spine (as giving
firmness to the body):
KJV-- backbone. Cedar - deep roots
730 'erez (eh-rez');from 729; a cedar tree (from the
tenacity of its roots):
KJV-- cedar (tree).
729 'araz- as a verb:1) to be firm 2) made firm (past
participle)
Brown-Driver-Briggs/Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament:
as an
adjective: 3) firm, strong
Tree vs. 'Instead of Tree'
Tree of Life vs. tree of knowledge of good and evil. Look at
what happened to this tree:
* Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD;
Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot
up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in
his height;
* Ezekiel 31:11 I have therefore delivered him into the
hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with
him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
* Ezekiel 31:12 And strangers, the terrible of the
nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains
and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs
are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of
the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
* Ezekiel 31:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when
he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the
deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great
waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to
mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
* Ezekiel 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound
of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend
into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of
Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether
parts of the earth.
Come out of confusion: Deliver yourself!
* Zechariah 2:7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest
with the daughter of Babylon.
MEN AS TREES IN THE MINOR PROPHETS
* Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the
wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree
at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated
themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were
according
as they loved.
The teacher prophets Hosea 9:8 were a snare; false teachings led
to apostasy; the people threw their blessings away. They were
throwing away their inheritance.
* Hosea 14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty
shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
* Hosea 14:8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any
more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a
green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
The fatherless find mercy in Him Hosea14:3-5. He is an evergreen
tree; in Him we are able to bear fruit.
* Joel 1:7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig
tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches
thereof are made white.
The people are stripped bare; they are drunk on false
doctrines. The new wine is cut off from them.
They are told to sober up. Traditions have put them to sleep!
Compare this Revelation 1:6 to Revelation 9 the instead of
Christ rises to power; people stung in the head with false
doctrine; letting their heritage go; not knowing the Word
and plan of God.
* Joel 1:12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree
languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the
apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered:
because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
Vine dressers Joel 1:11 The people who feed the trees aren’t
doing their job; no Truth - no true spiritual food for people.
* Joel 1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath
devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath
burned all the trees of the field.
These trees are burned. Our god is a consuming fire. People
pay the price in anguish, pain and disappointment because they
don’t get into the meat of God’s word.
* Joel 2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for
the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth
her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
For some the latter rains come; for those who tell God they
love him and get into His word. These trees enjoy the
fruit of their labor. There is rapid ripening of fruit in
that five month period. Seeds planted now come to fruition.
* Amos 4:9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when
your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your
olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye
not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
One city got rain while another didn't Amos 4:4
Wherever you are, God will rain on you if you study God’s
word with understanding. But in the famine you will never
get enough from those who make the word of God void. Even in the
famine, and though smitten, there are many trees for whom
there is no self examination, no repentance, no exercising of
the mind. Not even a thank you for the Father.
* Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the
valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming
torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall
be terribly shaken.
Some trees will be terribly shaken when the supernatural
chariots arrive. Many won’t make it without the truth. Many
just won’t make it. When satanarrives to this earth, He
brings with him 10 super natural king rulersThese rulers will
not be flesh men.
* Nahum 3:12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees
with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall
into the mouth of the eater.
The trees blossom with false doctrine and think they’re doing
pretty good. But it will be too late. God allows them to fall
into the hands of the antichrist instead of Christ. Read the
rest of Nahum. It looks familiar if you will read Revelation
Chapter 9:1-21
* Habakkuk 3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive
shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall
be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the
stalls:
Remember the cursed fig tree? A particular fig-tree no flowers
and no fruit. Depends on who you are; false doctrine trees bear
no fruit, for all their works they lead the unsuspecting to the
camp of the instead-of-Christ. Good figs produce fruit by
planting the true seed; others are thrown in the fire. The
threshing is coming: but there is joy in salvation for those who
understand it.
* Haggai 2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the
vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree,
hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
Exercise your mind in Haggai 2:15 The seed is the word. It is
not to be kept in the barn, rather it is sown to produce a
harvest, in due season. Plant the seed and the word will produce
fruit. Even to the spiritually asleep or dead. Look
around they’re not far from you!
* Zechariah 1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding
upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were
in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled,
and white.
Many are asleep or dead who think in their hearts they are
getting by pretty good. But the moth is eating at the fabric
of their life. God puts holes in their buckets to get their
attention. The myrtle trees are the brush trees used to
scent the booths at Succoth. The angels provide us with
intelligence as to the state of affairs at the end. Does
your bucket ( Life ) have holes in it.
* Zechariah 1:10 And the man that stood among the myrtle
trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent
to walk to and fro through the earth.
* Zechariah 1:11. And they answered the angel of the LORD
that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to
and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth
still, and is at rest.
The angels explain they were sent to find out if the time is
right; but they report the world is already at peace. The trees
think Christ is already here.
Their eyes are closed.
* Mark 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led
him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put
his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
Jesus is not even going to do this miracle in town for
others to see, He took this man out of town. Then when
Jesus had moistened His hands and fingers and anointed them, He
put them on the eyes of the blind man. Then Jesus asked
the blind man, Do you see any thing?
* Mark 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as
trees, walking.
* Mark 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his
eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every
man clearly.
"Clearly" as used here means " that this man had full vision
of understanding." It had a deeper meaning that what we
consider clearly today. For you can see something very clear
like through a telescope, yet be lacking in understand of
what you see? This blind man did not need to be taught what
he was seeing, for he saw with full understanding.
This is how we understand the Word of God; for when
Christ touches you with His Spirit, you will see and hear what
is taught with understanding. The trees are symbolic of
people and what is happening to the trees has a more in-depth
meaning, as they apply to the events that we see going on
today. As Jesus touches you, you will see the entire picture of
God's salvation, as taught by Messiah.
Rodofiron
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