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Who titled the Bible story in Luke 15, “The Prodigal Son?”. I assure you he did not have the full Spirit of God telling him it was about one of the kids “wasting some money”. It was a person perceiving it like every other “lost” soul. God’s word goes out and returns not void (Isaiah 55:11). The discerned gray-headed Bible readers should get a completely different message (Hebrews 5). Why? Because of the same reason Jesus told the disciples, it was NOT meant for them to receive it, (unfortunately, it could also be as Hebrews 5 states it is not revealed to some of the saved as a well; due to their immaturity and laziness to work out the glories within).
If a person wanted to learn math what would he do? Would he go to school and start in Calculus 2? A man has eaten from the Tree of Knowledge and “now must work” (plow) through the simple “DUE TO THE FLESH TELLING HIM ANTI-GOD revelations about everything (not to mention the possibility of two more equally wicked forces encouraging the same anti-God revelation to any thought).
Any math lesson from kindergarten through the 10th grade will prepare his mind for harder and more complicated math such as Calculus 2. Thus, each successful step toward higher learning of such a subject, as like mathematics, would be Godly and wise. When a kid successfully punches through Calculus what should he be able to do with his education? Should he simply be able to teach and do “addition”? Heaven forbid, it says (Hebrews 5). If so, it could be very questionable of his learning! If he literally cannot solve the tougher problems associated “with math”, who is he?
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
Hebrews 5:12-14 KJV
Immediately I give God glory as the only one who can give wisdom or knowledge to any human (Proverbs 2; verse 6: “For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”……..and more).
Proverbs 2:6-10 KJV
Next, I pray this message for all Christians who read 2 Cor.10:4-8
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so, are we Christ’s. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:”
2 Corinthians 10:4-8 KJV
Note:
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
John 3:27 KJV
[It is God who allows me anything. It is for the glory of Jesus and fulfilling the mission he has given me to write these things.]
So, what book are we reading? The Bible. Who is the Bible about from Genesis to Revelations? Jesus! I want you to recognize if you say “God” you have literally missed the boat! This may seem as being semantical; but, there is a huge difference and I will go into detail in another explanation called “Semantics in Seminary” (2 Cor. 2: 17: for example the reason why the theologians get the story of Mary wrong with relation to pouring the perfume on Jesus’ feet is not looking at it in PTN. The PTN of the story of Mary has a colossal spiritual revelation about Jesus. Our churches are going backward in scriptural discernment every since the 1500s (some is related farther than that due to the Roman Catholic church being the sole Bible interpreter! Most of the gigantic twisting came in the 1800s as the expeditions and opportunities for wealth came like that of the “Snake oil” wagon trains in the form of religion!
Is the Bible actually an autobiography? Yes! So, what “son” should be the main character? Jesus. Jesus is the main character in every story or you missed the boat (do you get the “biblical meaning” [figurative -spiritual] of this cliche I am using?). Who in this story is the author and describing a character as a “type of Jesus”? It is the father! This, the genius who suggested the story is about one of the sons (the wasteful spender), is wrong. If you say it is then you are correct, like that one in Calculus who truthfully knows the principles of addition. He learned addition! Would you like to see a Calculus problem solved through the message of the same story? It is there!!! It is always harder to see! It is always better and a higher revelation of the same words or story!
Next, I need you to look across the street, or better yet across the highway and then pull out your binoculars and look as far as you can see. What do you see? Think with the entire mindset of the Bible looking with your eyes out into the world. Do you see them? It is every lost soul on the planet starting with your FAMILY, possibly, and your neighbor, and your co-workers, and etc. What is the mission of the saved (the disciples and preachers are not the only light of this world!- God help us if it comes to that)? Being a great doctor? Being a great landscaper? Being great at whatever you do? Of course! Whatever it might be you do to make money it is the lower level calling. The higher level calling is the difficult mission work required in being the salt and light. Being great at any profession does not successfully accomplish 12th grade or college level “discipleship” (Matt. 5:13 16). Everything should build upon the other just as you read a story, every story, in the Bible. When you see the word, “boat” you should think about EVERY boat from Genesis to Revelation. Boats in relation to skiing is NOT a part of Jesus’ mindset. But, boats that gave redemption and everlasting life to the believers on earth would be!
So as you begin this read, pause with every word if you have to, or write down similar thoughts or places in the entire Bible about anything related to what you are reading. Imagine a detective trying to solve a huge case and he has prepared a board with every scripture in the entire Bible and as he reads the story he starts to attach strings from each word and each thought to like words and thoughts. The board will become a big blanket of information before he could ever solve the case. There will never be a “simple outcome” like the title of this parable that has been labeled to this story! That is about your third clue somebody did not solve the case correct (correctly title the story to the meaning). They overlooked, or could not see the hidden layers of evidence looking straight at them.
Begin reading the story. Stop! Did you begin at Luke 15:11? Another mistake! Why did you start there? 99.9% of the time it is due to expository training of learning how to discern God’s message, which is absolutely the wrong way ( If the teacher walks in and tells you that she will teach you Calculus, would you start in chapter twenty-four of the math book?. (Somewhat like learning any difficult study, learning PTN [Prophetic Typological Narration] is designed by God and told by his spirit!) Without all that we gained from chapter 12 through now and up to 15:10 will give you “addition” AT BEST, or “milk”. THE STORY BEGINS AT LUKE 12! Back up and get the mindset of the author in your head! The author is? I hope you thought Jesus! The author is Jesus using the work of a disciple who is unimportant like me! Luke is a bearer of light casting salt. Sometimes it might be important to know more information about the particular author, especially like Saul (Paul). He has been so misinterpreted many times due to small, yet grand, attributes of his personal life’s characteristics. He used dramatic figurative language because he experiences many things drastically different with the Spirit of God than all the other disciples! Due to his work, his position at work, his knowledge of the Old Testament, his access to practically all the knowledge of God available at that time, and as a Roman citizen his personal information requires a very trained and dedicated ” Berean type” of searching for discernment about each of his writings! So, maybe Luke being a doctor has some “Berean type” research digging to understand his messages like this one? You should not leave that off the giant “detective discernment board”.
In Luke 12, Jesus starts out in plain English and says there is a huge crowd here and
“BEWARE OF THE PHARISEES WHO ARE HYPOCRITES! Then he tells them they want to kill them (v. 4). Next, don’t be afraid because of your faith and trust in him. Then THE QUINTESSENTIAL message of all of us is to give the plan of salvation to the Jew and the Greek, “EQUALLY” ( CLUE- attach string history in chapter 15)
Then v. 13: “And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, and unfortunately, news: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. (Clue- string)
Luke 12:13-15 KJV
Unfortunately, this is already starting to destroy the “lesson of wasteful spending”, for me as an author. But, I will try to hold out for something dramatic at the end. I am not sure I really will have anything; but, let’s see where the Lord goes in my writing. So, I just read the next verse and I was hoping to add this string to the board for you to strongly recognize and like “Shazam” here it is (v. 20) “But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12:20-21 KJV
This clue is why when I hear someone advise another Christian to use some kind of compassionate ideology as their “witnessing strategy” (then they start with “compassionate expository Bible verses” about how Jesus wants us to be kind, compassionate, etc) it usually implies “they think they know how much time that person has to live in order to smooth talk their way with Jesus into their life tomorrow, next week, or maybe next year (2 Cor. 12:16). I hope you are truly a prophet that can prophesy the future. If you are Biblically mature enough to recognize they need Jesus
(lets just assume they actually said, “We do not worship Jesus”), then for God’s sake stop and go bake them a cake! Their house is on fire and you need to pick those Bible verses out of the entire Bible that demand you to be salt and light, first. You are a fireman, hopefully, dressed in full gear all the time ready to help any person out. God says you will be liked if you give gifts! But, I just want you to recognize the other scripture first! God will give you the opportunity to witness if you pray for it. Be prepared for the kind of witness he would be calling you to do in that moment. The problem I have witnessed and heard so much of is the CHRISTIAN IS NOT READING THE BIBLE and so they substitute “with the great compassion diatribe” as their witnessing tool! Laziness and not being ready to give an account with your lips IS BAD! If God leads a person to your door and asks for sugar, by all means, demonstrate Godly life-saving love by giving him salt and tell everybody you have read the Bible and think they have to recognize your charity as good. Really? Billy Graham never took fish and bread to his huge evangelical preaching events. I am trying to get you to think outside the box as you have not been taught. I keep giving you little snippets of typology; read the scripture and search for them.
Moving along now, verse 30: “For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
Luke 12:30-32 KJV
So, Jesus is telling his disciples if a Christian seeks first the kingdom what shall he have? Then why is all of this effort to make sure all these people in need are getting good health care, feed, psychology treatments, free drugs, whatever will help them until when? What if you could walk up and literally GIVE IT ALL TO THEM ALL AT ONE TIME? WOULD THAT BE COMPASSIONATE ENOUGH to satisfy some Christian who is calling you names because you have said giving a child psychology treatments is crazy when it is absolutely not going to SOLVE OR CURE THE PROBLEM; it might treat the symptom!? There probably is a “fine line” in getting all that correct. But, if a person does not ACT like he trying to SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM FIRST, you are cheating God with supplying your life with your needs instead of truly helping that person before you. It ain’t easy!!!! It isn’t cheap!!! It will cost you!!!!! But read all of chapter 12 again down to 30 and review what he promises.
Blessed are you who are understanding this as edifying truth (vs. 35-40).
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V. 46: “The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.”
Luke 12:46 KJV
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Vs. 51-53: “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luke 12:51-53 KJV
Chapter 13:1-5, is deep with history but it can be summarized like this: It rains on the unjust and vice verse. But, remember this (13:5): “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke 13:5 KJV
(String) 13: 7: “Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?”
Luke 13:7 KJV
The fig tree has several typological meanings (symbolic to Biblical prophecy), as one means Isreal (Hosea 9:10; 1 Kings 4:25; John 1:48-50; Matt. 24:32; Mark 11:12-21 How many fruit trees do you know that provide fruit twice a year (especially right around Passover and the Day of Atonement)? So what is Jesus saying about the Jews? He isn’t finding any in the large crowd saved! What do they need? Fish and bread?
So here comes “compassion” from Jesus for the dresser ( or tree pruner and caretaker) of the fig tree:
“Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Luke 13:7-8 KJV
Notice how the dresser gives over his duties to Jesus to ” cut it down”. That does not make any sense at all unless you apply PTN (Prophetic Typological Narration). The dresser will shake the dirt off his feet after one year from his efforts of working the ground and fertilizing the Jews (fig tree) with the word of God (dung- fertilizer) if they don’t accept him as Yahweh ( Daddy, Lord). Jesus will then take the dressers authorized judgment and personally sentence the lost Israelites into the fire. The cursed ground will no longer be judged as the problem. That is such a small sentence but it means a significant amount of understanding. The ground is even used as a typology to explain the meaning of the parable. A tree can only be unfruitful if the soil is not correct! That soil implies God! The Israelites are blaming God and demanding conditions and another to accept their fruitfulness. If a Jew does not believe Jesus, or rather accept Jesus, it is the fault of the ground!!! Look how profound the typology is in relation to salvation! The ground is why they are lost?! Jesus tells the disciples to look at the haters and killers in front of them. They will be a.e everything and everybody from the ground up!!!!!!! Preach the gospel and watch!!! When they reject it; then be prepared for your brothers to accuse you of not…………… ( fill in the blank- or read 2 Cor. 12:16 again and pull out the shovel and the dung or pies and free pizza and pool parties. Read the story of Jonah and Stephen. They both went and preached the gospel. In Jonah, you are told by most interpretations Jonah got it wrong in thinking they would not repent. That is incorrect, as he ABSOLUTELY knew they would; but, wanted those murdering evil suckers to go to hell! Stephen knew but, he did like the dresser and Jesus told him before he died that his request for Saul being saved would be done! It happened just like that of Abram with Lot. Seek the lost that they receive the word of God and if not don’t think God has the plan for the ground to be accused until they die of extremely old age!
vs. 8-9).
The next parable I will just get you to notice how he brings Abraham straight to them. Why? Because of who is is talking to. It is imperative that a person recognize when you read stuff like that there should be an, oh my gosh that is a whole lot of history and accusations he just dumped on their laps with that reference! He skipped Moses and went straight to Abraham ( too much to explain here, but it greatly important! For now, understand he brought the promises or Abrahamic covenant before them and told them they were evil to think that God [not him; but the God they worshipped] would not be pleased that he “rescued a Jew” when they would consider God pleased for rescuing one of their asses!
The next verses down to 13:35 are very sad.
Jesus, a Jew, tells them how they will not be saved! Yet, the scholar theologians claim by the fable of Dispensationalism they will be! I am just going to quote this and move on: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”
Luke 13:34 KJV
Chapter 14:1: Notice Jesus moves but re-addresses who is in front of him, the Pharisees and the “Chief”. (Notice also if you had starred at 15:10, you would in no way have all the strings, evidence, history, PTN, the bigger view of the board at 10 feet away versus starting at verse 15:10). Jesus heals another and asks the same question again with the same parable about the ass. They are dumbfounded!
Jesus uses the theme of the supper table twice, which you should notice at another time in history (the wedding feast Matthew 22). (String). Another rejected PTN of the plan of salvation.
Skipping to the last v. 35, what does it mean? 14:35: “It is neither fit for the land nor yet for the dunghill, but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 14:35 KJV
You surely are starting to see PTN? You have to recognize “salt” does not really mean salt in the spiritual message? All parables have two messages: one for those that hear with their ears and a other that hears with the Holy Spirit inside them.
Finally chapter 15. I may just put the verse reference number down so that now you just may go read the verse yourself and without explanation hear for yourself the Holy Spirit.
15:1-3…………..
V. 4 (sheep)
Vs. 5-6: “he came home”
V. 7: where is the noise?
V. 8. silver: PTN – repentance, and destruction several strings here (not the amount)
candle: PTN – sheds light (so does Jesus and his disciples)
sweeping: judgment (several strings), chaff
V. 9. now a valuable sheep (worthy of finding according to Jesus)
V. 10. Confirmation is God finding the piece worthy
REPENTANCE: not just any repentance but the first repentance (salvational repentance – First oracles of God: the first oracles are “words of God” or “divine messages from God”- the plan of salvation is always the first). You could quote any scripture to a person and it will return not void. The trees scream a call from God and his word when quoted or when given parable which reveals the plan of salvation is ALL THAT IS REQUIRED (ONE TIME)! It is only extra mercy as God sees fitting that one would get as in the case of Pharoah or Saul.
Hebrews 5:12
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have a need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have to need of milk, and not of strong meat.
Hebrews 5:12 KJV
The “addition principle” is not math worthy of calling it meat.
These Jews standing in front of Jesus had the “Tanakh”. The word of God! They are “the firstborn of the word of God”! (Did you get that string?)
PTN (Prophetic Typological Narration- 1 Peter 3:20-21) HAS THREE MINIMUM RULES WE MUST APPLY TO DISCERN WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT:
“Where is Jesus in the story literally or in a type “figurative” form which would be as if literal. (the word type is a figure in 1 Peter 3:20 A even better example to fully get a grasp on the detrimental denial of applying this rule is like in Hebrews 9:8-9 where the Old Testament tabernacle is referred to as “the first tabernacle”. And Corinthians 5:20 teach us that the “Passover” is a type of Christ. Without this “theological or figurative application onto the scripture, we would have nothing but milk at best!
Use synergy of scripture as the Bereans (Acts 17:10-11) All scripture must agree and support each other; as it does; but, using expository teaching is giving scripture no contextual regard to anything other than the words themselves. But, as you can see if you use scripture with the word “bread” in it, you word never selectively understand a “stone” could possibly be associated with the word “bread”.
Every message, every word, every parable can hit a person in TWO DIFFERENT WAYS! For the lost, only one of those two ways, which is a simple LOUDER CALL with TRUTH FROM JESUS TO ACCEPT HIM that he may come to know him personally with time, and study, and fear and trembling, and reverence, with joy, with all kinds of great things!
The second way a saved individual can discern words, scripture, stories, and parables from the Bible is A. the same way as the lost or B. The Holy Spiritual way.
V. 11 “The Prodigal Son” story begins. Let me warn you now; YOU ARE GOING TO SEE JESUS IN AND AMONG THE ENTIRE STORY (NOT JUST AS in a good MORAL relational way or just by the father, but all three characters and MORE!) OR I HAVE PROPHECIED WRONG!
“And he said, A certain man had two sons:”
Luke 15:11 KJV
he – Jesus telling the story.
A “certain man” – a type of Jesus; so, therefore Jesus is talking about Jesus!
“had two sons” – here you can put a string and attach it to Abraham, Issac, and the owner of the vineyard(each types of Jesus (not God the Father, but particularly God in Flesh- remember “Semantics in Seminary” is for later but just listen and think about it!)
V. 12. “And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.”
Luke 15:12 KJV
Do you know two younger sons from Adam, Abraham, Issac, and the owner of the vineyard (Matt. 21)? So strings to these four: ABEL, the brother of Cain with the father as Adam.
ISAAC, the younger brother of Ishmael with Abraham as his father;
JACOB, as the younger brother of Esau with the father of Issac.
SON# 1, refused to go out and work as commanded but repented who was the brother of the second son who lied and told his father he would who were the sons of the man type of Christ.
Each one of these sons are used as types of Christ.
ABEL, the firstborn, slain at the foundation and became a pillar for righteousness that started the threat from God that “another firstborn son” would come and be slain also.
ISAAC was the second born and is not only the grand token son of God offering up Jesus in PTN fashion as Abraham did him. Then you also have the promises of inheritance which modified from the oldest Jewish father, Abraham, the plan of salvation coming as adoption, or a different order than what the Jews demand from “inheritance customs”!
JACOB, the second “out of order blessed birthright” who loved God. God even changed his name to Isreal for greater PTN revelations of Jesus.
“SON #1 from the vineyard story, is also a repentant man who saw, heard and went back to accept his earthly father; which in itself a very important first step in growing spiritually higher in accepting Jesus our spiritual father. Strings everywhere!
The portions are very important. First is the ” firstborn” application. It was unheard off for a father to give any portion to anybody until the firstborn had received his. 300strings probably needed just for this figurative word and associated messages. Narrowed down to just two points:
A. The Father appears to give unprecedented “favor” to this “second/younger” son like Jacob did with David! (more strings). Jesus let his child have his earthly possessions as it was the “son’s free will”.
B. The division was custom for 2/3rds going to the first and 1/3rd going to the only remaining second son. Some might think the father divided it 50-50, but it would not matter. The PTN is free will from the father no matter how stupid it was!
V. 13. “And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”
Luke 15:13 KJV
“Into a far country” – (PTN) – out of Isreal, out of The Garden of Eden, out of his father’s camp, and into the land of the GENTILES ( LOST ).
“wasted his substance”- (PTN)- here you find the meatier understanding of why someone and so many have used the coined titled for this parable as “The Prodigal Son”. It surely seems he wasted his money as you continue this story! However, hold on to your tissues; you just might see Jesus as you have never seen EVER BEFORE!
Each time you read a word, a phrase, a scripture, a parable, a story, or a book in the Bible you get TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS! Refer back to #3. A reminder is “In the Flesh” calling you to repent “of the flesh”
OR “In the Spirit” (the Holy Spirit – giving you the promise not to return void of your greater hunger needing feed).
So, what did Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob get “called substance” ( PTN) from their father?
Flesh answer- money! (Note: Abram was justified. He was not born saved! He rejected the money.
Spiritual answer-
The promises of God!!!! The Word of God!!!!
The Truth!!!! An Example or type of Jesus (yet a sinner, a type of Jesus)!!!!! The Love of his FATHER!!!! The future with his Father!!!!
All things more tangible, more priceless, and more important than the whole world!
Yes, they got the moral of this story wrong! But, only for the Christians who need meat!!!!
“substance with riotous living” – (PTN) – what would that be: Words of wisdom: like don’t go out of the camp because they will pull you down to the pigs! Or maybe a word of wisdom his father would have taught him as “save some money for there will be a very needy day of hard times”! Or, their lips are as
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. Hear me now, therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. Drink waters out of thine own cistern and running waters out of thine own well.
Proverbs 5:1-15 KJV
THAT IS SUBSTANCE ON TOP OF SUBSTANCE MULTIPLIED BY SUBSTANCE AND THEN TO THE ENTH DEGREE SUBSTANCE MORE!!!!
How beautiful are those words?
How more beautiful coming from your father, teaching you what really IS EXPENSIVE (YOUR SOUL)!
How about your father telling you:
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is their respect of persons with him. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor 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; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
Ephesians 6:1-20 KJV
Yes, he had it and wasted it!!! But, it isn’t anywhere close to what you probably read or was told!
Jesus hasn’t finished yet!!
V. 14: “And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.”
Luke 15:14 KJV
“he had spent all” (PTN) – this kid had thrown all earthly substance and spiritual substance he had out the window! This kid was “broker than broke”. He reached a pit! The only thing that could enrich his life would be god; because if he found a million dollars it would do him NO good! THIS IS JESUS’ MISSION. HE CAME TO FEED THE HUNGRY; HEAL THE SICK; MAKE THE LAME WALK AGAIN; GIVI amISION TO THE BLIND AND ALL FOR NOTHING!? HIS GIFTS DID NOT COME FREE AS HE HAD TO PAY FOR THEM! JESUS, IN THE FLESH, the only father that can restore fully EVERYTHING LOST (ask Job in the Bible). Spiritual is higher than earthly or of the flesh! Jesus is the Spiritual God as he was the “firstborn” at the foundation. Our spiritual needs always come first to God. So, what if you die a healthy billionaire that wanted not; and yet, goto hell because you were spiritually starving!?
V. 15: “And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.”
Luke 15:15 KJV
Did you just see the PTN of the father (Proverbs 5) come to fruition? It did! Word for word!
“Lest thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger, And thou mourn at the last when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,”
Proverbs 5:9-11 KJV
Wow!!! My, oh my!!!
“he sent to him to the fields to feed the swine”. (PTN). – most people are going read this and think, and he “how disgusting (with their flesh and emotions)!”. The thing that a person should note in this spiritual (PTN) is a lot different. What did Jews think of pigs? They could not touch them! Think of a Muslim as how they see pigs! This son has now become the lowest spiritual person that any person could possibly ever be! Think of pigs running off the cliff; as they were possessed with demons!!
V. 16: “And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”
Luke 15:16 KJV
This son is now equivalent to swine spiritually. The “fain” is what is still feed to swine overseas. It has a very different effect on humans. It is more like an aphrodisiac on super strong steroids! This son had not only been physically living with the harlots as in Proverbs 5; this man had a like Nebuchadnezzar experience. When a person has substituted God in his soul he can and will become spiritually deprived to the point of becoming like a pig or beast. This explains the unbelievable wilds of lusts and sexual perversions of the lost. Look at Sodom & Gomorrah! Look at the Ninevites! Look at the Romans! Look at many false religions and their relationship to the females! Look at those who are demanding crazy immoral sexual perverted laws to cover their sexual sins!! It all fits!! He was like mentally and spiritually wicked.
V. 17: “And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s to have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 15:17 KJV
This verse was the hardest to find a scripture in spiritually discerning. God lead me to the Old Testament again and it is in Ecclesiastes chapter 8-12. Solomon, a preacher, and son of David writes words of wisdom as a man whom has experienced foolishness and been restored as well. You must pay close attention to his words as if either he was acting as a lost man (“son of man”) or as one who is pointing out what is a righteous man should do. I am going to just highlight the “most” important for specific reasons mentioned with them.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:1 KJV
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 1:14 KJV
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:17-18 KJV
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 KJV
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 KJV
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
Ecclesiastes 3:10 KJV.
Solomon is describing the fruits of labor of a lost man; but he also compares himself as doing the same “as a lost man”; but, that does not make him lost! So, listen carefully as Solomon goes back and forth with 3 views: 1. “As a son of man”
(lost). 2. As a “son of man” (because all men are from Adam but their soul is not lost)- yet in his description of what the man is doing you could not tell the difference and he gives no difference until much later in his book.3. A clear indication of “only as a lost man” because he describes him as a “beast”.
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Ecclesiastes 3:18 KJ.
Beasts here are like lost souls.
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Note: “going down toward the earth is not the same as” going down to the dirt (or Hades). Solomon is referring to Hell (Gomorrah); but like in Matt. 11:23 Jesus goes to Sheol (Hades- in the ground meaning buried like everyone whom dies).
Ecclesiastes 3:21 KJV.
Note: Solomon does not use the phrase “sons of God” in referencing a Godly man. Therefore, distinguishing the differences between the two are very difficult because he being one compares himself while committing vanity as a “son of man” also. Thus, read several times and notice my notes.
“So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter, and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter.”
Ecclesiastes 4:1 KJV. Note: MOST PROFOUND verse in the book!
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Ecclesiastes 4:14 KJV
The second part of the scripture Solomon describes a man who is born (is definitely a man who is re-born) and that man reaches the stage of seeing himself as a poor filthy rag.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 KJV
Note: Even the lost go to the church in Jerusalem and offer sacrifices for their sins, but they do not recognize their evil! (Big STRING)
After reading all in chapter 6 you have Solomon’s conclusion:
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 KJV
Continue reading and you come to a closer conclusion.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 KJV
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Ecclesiastes 8:12 KJV
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV
Remember that scripture as we get to the end to discern “prodigal”. (Big string)
V.18: “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,”
Luke 15:18 KJV
Forgiveness is the first thing noted by those who coined the title of this parable, “The Prodigal Son”. But, the first thing that should be brought to attention in this autobiography is Jesus! “My Father”, is the part where Jesus is looking at all of these people, as before, and tells them that it is he who forgives sins! The prodigal son’s father in the parable is a type of Christ. Jesus gives them the plan of salvation! Why do they not hear it or see it? Read all those scriptures again about the wicked! They have ears to hear. They eyes to see him in front of them. But, they do not! For the Son of man stands in front them!
Jeremiah 5:21; Matt. 13:13!
They look at a prophet NOT GOD! THUS, THIS IS WHY SEMANTICS IN SEMINARY IS CAUSING CHAOS! THE JEWS SKEW THE HEBREW INTERPRETATIONS TO REMOVE JESUS AS THE SON OF DAVID; the prophesied son of man to come from the line of Abraham who will fulfill all the prophecies of Daniel and Ezekiel, and Genesis, and Moses, and all the rest of the Bible in PTN form. Remove PTN and you a Bible with scripture interpreted like a child! Tim LaHaye says the temple must be rebuilt and temple sacrifices must come back! Tell me a religion that has A DIFFERENT PLAN OF SALVATION AND I will call them a FALSE PROPHET or just a liar, or just wicked, or crazy, or something! But, you who listen NEED TO RUN AWAY!! YOU ARE BEING DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL!!! If it were a different understanding of this parable you could call that just an opinion, BUT WE ARE NOT!!! THAT IS A DIFFERENT PLAN OF SALVATION!!!! Hebrews 8:13: “In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.”
Hebrews 8:13 KJV
Christ made THE OLD COVENANT ORDER COMPLETELY OBSOLETE!! Or you believe he was a joke? Or a waste of time? Or wasn’t God, just a prophet? Or he needs to die a couple of times? Or maybe he wasn’t who he said he was? Or you think there are other ways into heaven? Or there a two completely different churches (one for Jews and one for Gentiles)?
V. 19: “And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.”
Luke 15:19 KJV
What does the younger son recognizing. First, he has come on his knees and humbled himself before his father (Jesus). He is asking for forgiveness. He recognizes he is not worthy and has nothing to offer but his new attitude as becoming a servant of his father. He once had status (Pharisees – string) but, he is now a servant and only his father is worthy.
V. 20: “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”
Luke 15:20 KJV
This would only make sense in a spiritual message as to a revelation on the son praying to his heavenly father. God can see you a great way off; there is more evidence in the next verse. His father “falling on his neck” is a spiritual representation of the son bowing in humility. The father forgives all sins and judges the heart (Big string).
V.21: “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.”
Luke 15:21 KJV
Self-explanatory; or as Proverbs 18:12: “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.”
Proverbs 18:12 KJV
V. 22: “But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:”
Luke 15:22 KJV
In the time period of this event, the Jews knew that a ring was like a covenant and gave authority to the one wearing it as representing the one whom gave him the ring. The ring also represented power and the wealth of the ring-giver. Jesus gives us authority. Jesus gives us riches. Jesus is who we represent and we will with white robes be clothed with recognition. We are now; but, our flesh, the world, and Satan fills our heads that we are nothing! Ecc. 9:8;
V. 23: “And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and be merry:”
Luke 15:23 KJV
What is the marriage feast in heaven? We who are like a bride will celebrate at his table and Christ will ask all in heaven to celebrate. Everyone who is heaven will want to celebrate. But, those who “come not dressed properly or with the wrong attitudes (as you can find in the parable about the King getting people to come to his son’s wedding and not properly dressed will be cast into outer darkness).
“The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.”
Proverbs 13:25 KJV
V. 24: Forth, is my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.”
Luke 15:24 KJ
“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.”
Proverbs 10:2 KJV
We were dead before we asked Jesus to forgive us. Jesus is talking spiritual! Those folks are just staring at Jesus with glazed eyes completely deaf of what he is saying. This is all PTN! Jesus is speaking to them as to how to be saved! Who began to be merry is really cool! Look averse!!
V. 25: “Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.”
Luke 15:25 KJV
Where in the Bible is music and dancing mentioned?
Psalms 95:1; James 5:13; Psalms 71:23; Psalms 135:3; Revelations 14:3; 1 Cor. 14:15;
Now the added bonus of hearing MUSIC STOP
all became silent at this event: JUDGEMENT!
“And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.”
Ezekiel 26:13 KJV
Here in the story of Daniel, you can clearly see that MUSIC IS A REPRESENTATION OF godly worship EVEN TO FALSE gods!
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
Daniel 3:5 KJV
I hope you are learning PTN. 2 Cor.10:4-8!
Have you noticed the almost over research I have gone through with so little of thought such as “music”? I am making sure you do not see “my opinions”; but the SPIRIT OF GOD REPEATING TRUTH IN THE SCRIPTURE!
Last thought: Daniel gets thrown into the fiery furnace and ALL MUSIC STOPS IN THE UNIVERSE( you might think that is overkill; but you would now be forgetting PTN again WITH ALL THOUGHTS as DANIEL IS A TYPE OF CHRIST HERE! Think BIG ABOUT YOUR GOD, not little!). When God died and was buried in the ground (I WAS NOT THERE; BUT, I AM WILLING TO BET THE FARM ON THIS) HEAVEN [all the universe] BECAME SILENT!!!!
“Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.”
Daniel 6:18 KJV
V. 26-27:
“And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.”
Luke 15:26-27 KJV
It was not a good sign that the “older brother” (a type of Pharisee) had to ask a “nobody servant” what “it meant”! When will you see the fatted calf killed? It will be in heaven for all of us there!
V. 28:
“And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him.”
Luke 15:28 KJV
Indeed it was not “good”, as “he was angry”.
Where does Jesus go if his sheep strays?
V. 29:
“And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:”
Luke 15:29 KJV
What did the rich man do when he asked Jesus what he should do to be saved? The rich man mentioned his obedience to Jesus; but, Jesus pointed out his heart! Then the older son mentions how God has never provided for his needs. So what does Jesus say next to the rich man (older boy with 2/3rds of his wealth intact)?
V. 30:
“But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
Luke 15:30-31 KJV
So who enters heaven?
Nobody but filthy rags and Broke Butt Poor!
Who worshipped false gods (for the harlot is figurative language in scripture for idolatry)?
EVERYBODY HAS WORSHIPPED A FALSE god.
For all were born slaves of the great HARLOT! Jesus gave the keys to someone in your life that “loosed” you from his grip! “No man can snatch away the hand from God”!
V. 31
“And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
So, what appears to be the discernment of the message in Spirit here? From the surface, one might say the father called him “Son” and that means a saved older son. Then the next sentence might be thought to strengthen that ideology even stronger. But, I think you would have missed the spiritual message as Jesus is talking to the Pharisees. Next, you would completely ignoring all the other parables Jesus is giving to the same people at the same time with the same principles to be understood! Have you ever explained to your children a concept and then just utterly confused the poor child by explaining “it” in a different manner only to make them see two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LESSONS FROM THE SINGLE QUESTION ASKED IN THE BEGINING? (I hope NOT!)
