Greeting. Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.When I first heard this scripture some years ago in my local Synagogue of Satan, I thought it was a cool sounding verse. The Church crowd embraced it whenever it was read aloud with shouting and dancing just because they could quote it. I had never taken anything by violence at least lately; since having been told by a spiritually blind Preacher I was saved. But that Church had no spiritual understanding of that verse and their day had not come yet.Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.I had been told by many in my past that I was a violence man and growing up on the streets of Detroit, Michigan, did not help. I soon found out my tears or running as fast as I could did not always save me. But the martial arts would soon change the skinny kid who loved to sit under the grape vine and draw comics into a violence young man. But that verse in Matthew11:12 is not talking about physical violence.Proverbs 10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. What ? Does violence has to do with something coming out of our mouths? This question is asked of the Prophet Job by his four friends and only one was a true friend. Job 13:7 Will ye speak wickedly for GOD? and talk deceitfully for him? YES! The carnal minded people will speak wickedly for God every time they speaks God word without the Holy Spirit interpretation. Psalm 35:2I Yea, they open their mouth against me, and said Aha, aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. On any given Sunday men claim with their own wicked witness: Aha. I understand the words of the Bible. We should all learn to shut-up speaking concerning God's word until He make Himself known in a verse. Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace, and it would be your wisdom. But it will only get worse when we keep trying to interpret God word without the His spirit. Psalm 5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful.Psalm 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth michiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.If we were wise we would not put own wick thoughts on God's words.Psalm 55:23 Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their day; but I will trust in thee.But men without God help are nothing but devils and loves to take from others men usually by physical violence or trickery. Read2 Samuel 13 there is a lot of deep spiritually things in the story. Amnon the son of King David loved Tamar his sister. Tamar here represents God's word: she was a virgin not touched by man's hand or thought. 2 Samuel 2:13 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David Brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. We have a hidden subtil man with us the: carnal mind and he is comes as a friend in our thoughts. James 4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? We all at first lust to get what we want from the scriptures without asking the Holy Spirit: we envy God's wisdom and make the scriptures our private interpretation. Like Amnon we would rather take then ask God in faith for the scriptures Spiritually meaning. 2 Samuel:13 [Tamar] ;I pray thee, speak unto the King; for he will not withhold me from thee. Howbeit he would not with hearken unto her voice: but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. Amnon was a violent man and a fool, who refuse to ask King David for Tamar.Matthew 21:24 And all things, whatsoever ye shall in prayer, believing ye shall receive. Amnon took Tamar by force we do the same thing spiritually when we come to the Bible. James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lust.Michael Hodges 12/27/2015/ AMENED 3/17/2021/ amend 6/15/2021/ amended 6/11/2022
A VIOLENT MAN
A VIOLENT MAN