These Little Ones [Part One]

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Isaiah 5:1  Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Isaiah 5:2  And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

GOD made a vineyard, and that vineyard was Israel. And GOD took very good care of that vineyard. When the vineyard should have produced choice grapes, HE looked and it brought forth wild grapes.

Isaiah 5:3  And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 5:4  What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

What more could GOD have done? What did HE not do that HE could have done? Yet it brought forth bad grapes.

Isaiah 5:5  And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Isaiah 5:6  And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

These bad grapes are the children of Israel. And they betrayed GOD. So, GOD took away their protection so that they would be devoured and turned into a wasteland. HE would not take care of them, so that the thorns and briers would grow there. Thorns and briers are symbolic of satan, the devil and his evil ones. The rain is symbolic of TRUTH. They will have no TRUTH there.

Isaiah 5:7  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Israel was unrighteous. They were bad.

Isaiah 5:20  Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:21  Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:22  Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah 5:23  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Israel has become wicked. All that they were given was good, yet they chose evil. There sin will devour them.

Isaiah 6:9  And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 6:10  Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

They are blinded.

Acts 28:25  And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
Acts 28:26  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Acts 28:27  For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matthew 13:10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

To those that chose CHRIST, they can see. It is given for them to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of GOD, but to those that chose evil, it is not given.

Matthew 13:12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Don’t just stand by and keep it inside. Invest what the LORD has given you. Study the parable of the talents.

Matthew 13:13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:14  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Matthew 13:15  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Israel got what they deserved.

Matthew 13:34  All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

And when did all these things happen? The things kept secret from the foundation of the world. The foundation of the world is before Genesis.

Mark 4:33  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34  But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

And HE expounds all things to us today by HIS SPIRIT. We have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Luke 8:10  And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Mark 10:13  And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark 10:14  But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark 10:15  Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark 10:16  And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but the penalty for those who place a stumbling block in the way of one who loves their FATHER as a little child is extremely severe. Those who love FATHER as a little child are not blinded. Indeed, these little ones have eyes to see and ears to hear. But the wicked were blinded.

Luke 10:17  And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luke 10:18  And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Revelation 12:7  And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation 12:8  And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

JESUS saw satan cast out of Heaven to the earth during the hour of temptation where satan will disguise himself as CHRIST. But he is antichrist (instead of, CHRIST).

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:12  Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

It’s the hour of temptation, when we are delivered up for our testimony against satan. This is when we are not to premeditate what we will say, but THE HOLY SPIRIT will Speak through us as written in Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 21.

Luke 10:19  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:20  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And whose names were written in Heaven? The election. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that love GOD. Those that stood with GOD at the overthrow of satan at the end of the previous age, who FIRST trusted in CHRIST. See thelastgeneration for more information.

Luke 10:21  In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And what hour is this that JESUS is rejoicing? Again, it’s the hour of temptation. And who are these babes? It’s the little ones. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that HE predestined because they FIRST trusted in CHRIST in the previous age.


Luke 10:22  All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Do you know WHO the TRUE CHRIST is? If you are one of these little ones, then you have eyes to see and ears to hear.

2 Thessalonians 2:1  Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians 2:2  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Luke 10:23  And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luke 10:24  For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Daniel 12:8  And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Daniel 12:9  And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:10  Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Daniel 12:11  And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Daniel 12:12  Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Daniel 12:13  But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Blessed is he that does not fall away to satan, but waits for the TRUE CHRIST to return.
Ephesians 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians 1:12  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Romans 8:29  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 11:2  God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Romans 11:3  Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Romans 11:4  But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

Romans 11:5  Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 11:6  And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Romans 11:7  What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Romans 11:8  (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

Revelation 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Revelation 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 13:9  If any man have an ear, let him hear.

These Little Ones [Part One]

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Isaiah 5:1  Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Isaiah 5:2  And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

GOD made a vineyard, and that vineyard was Israel. And GOD took very good care of that vineyard. When the vineyard should have produced choice grapes, HE looked and it brought forth wild grapes.

Isaiah 5:3  And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 5:4  What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

What more could GOD have done? What did HE not do that HE could have done? Yet it brought forth bad grapes.

Isaiah 5:5  And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Isaiah 5:6  And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

These bad grapes are the children of Israel. And they betrayed GOD. So, GOD took away their protection so that they would be devoured and turned into a wasteland. HE would not take care of them, so that the thorns and briers would grow there. Thorns and briers are symbolic of satan, the devil and his evil ones. The rain is symbolic of TRUTH. They will have no TRUTH there.

Isaiah 5:7  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Israel was unrighteous. They were bad.

Isaiah 5:20  Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:21  Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:22  Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah 5:23  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Israel has become wicked. All that they were given was good, yet they chose evil. There sin will devour them.

Isaiah 6:9  And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 6:10  Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

They are blinded.

Acts 28:25  And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
Acts 28:26  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Acts 28:27  For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matthew 13:10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

To those that chose CHRIST, they can see. It is given for them to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of GOD, but to those that chose evil, it is not given.

Matthew 13:12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Don’t just stand by and keep it inside. Invest what the LORD has given you. Study the parable of the talents.

Matthew 13:13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:14  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Matthew 13:15  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Israel got what they deserved.

Matthew 13:34  All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

And when did all these things happen? The things kept secret from the foundation of the world. The foundation of the world is before Genesis.

Mark 4:33  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34  But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

And HE expounds all things to us today by HIS SPIRIT. We have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Luke 8:10  And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Mark 10:13  And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark 10:14  But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark 10:15  Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark 10:16  And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but the penalty for those who place a stumbling block in the way of one who loves their FATHER as a little child is extremely severe. Those who love FATHER as a little child are not blinded. Indeed, these little ones have eyes to see and ears to hear. But the wicked were blinded.

Luke 10:17  And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luke 10:18  And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Revelation 12:7  And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation 12:8  And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

JESUS saw satan cast out of Heaven to the earth during the hour of temptation where satan will disguise himself as CHRIST. But he is antichrist (instead of, CHRIST).

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:12  Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

It’s the hour of temptation, when we are delivered up for our testimony against satan. This is when we are not to premeditate what we will say, but THE HOLY SPIRIT will Speak through us as written in Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 21.

Luke 10:19  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:20  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And whose names were written in Heaven? The election. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that love GOD. Those that stood with GOD at the overthrow of satan at the end of the previous age, who FIRST trusted in CHRIST. See thelastgeneration for more information.

Luke 10:21  In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And what hour is this that JESUS is rejoicing? Again, it’s the hour of temptation. And who are these babes? It’s the little ones. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that HE predestined because they FIRST trusted in CHRIST in the previous age.


Luke 10:22  All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Do you know WHO the TRUE CHRIST is? If you are one of these little ones, then you have eyes to see and ears to hear.

2 Thessalonians 2:1  Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians 2:2  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Luke 10:23  And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luke 10:24  For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Daniel 12:8  And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Daniel 12:9  And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:10  Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Daniel 12:11  And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Daniel 12:12  Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Daniel 12:13  But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Blessed is he that does not fall away to satan, but waits for the TRUE CHRIST to return.
Ephesians 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians 1:12  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Romans 8:29  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 11:2  God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Romans 11:3  Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Romans 11:4  But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

Romans 11:5  Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 11:6  And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Romans 11:7  What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Romans 11:8  (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

Revelation 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Revelation 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 13:9  If any man have an ear, let him hear.

These Little Ones [Part One]

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Isaiah 5:1  Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Isaiah 5:2  And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

GOD made a vineyard, and that vineyard was Israel. And GOD took very good care of that vineyard. When the vineyard should have produced choice grapes, HE looked and it brought forth wild grapes.

Isaiah 5:3  And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 5:4  What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

What more could GOD have done? What did HE not do that HE could have done? Yet it brought forth bad grapes.

Isaiah 5:5  And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Isaiah 5:6  And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

These bad grapes are the children of Israel. And they betrayed GOD. So, GOD took away their protection so that they would be devoured and turned into a wasteland. HE would not take care of them, so that the thorns and briers would grow there. Thorns and briers are symbolic of satan, the devil and his evil ones. The rain is symbolic of TRUTH. They will have no TRUTH there.

Isaiah 5:7  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Israel was unrighteous. They were bad.

Isaiah 5:20  Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:21  Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:22  Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah 5:23  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Israel has become wicked. All that they were given was good, yet they chose evil. There sin will devour them.

Isaiah 6:9  And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 6:10  Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

They are blinded.

Acts 28:25  And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
Acts 28:26  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Acts 28:27  For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matthew 13:10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

To those that chose CHRIST, they can see. It is given for them to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of GOD, but to those that chose evil, it is not given.

Matthew 13:12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Don’t just stand by and keep it inside. Invest what the LORD has given you. Study the parable of the talents.

Matthew 13:13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:14  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Matthew 13:15  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Israel got what they deserved.

Matthew 13:34  All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

And when did all these things happen? The things kept secret from the foundation of the world. The foundation of the world is before Genesis.

Mark 4:33  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34  But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

And HE expounds all things to us today by HIS SPIRIT. We have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Luke 8:10  And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Mark 10:13  And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark 10:14  But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark 10:15  Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark 10:16  And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Luke 17:1  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke 17:2  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but the penalty for those who place a stumbling block in the way of one who loves their FATHER as a little child is extremely severe. Those who love FATHER as a little child are not blinded. Indeed, these little ones have eyes to see and ears to hear. But the wicked were blinded.

Luke 10:17  And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luke 10:18  And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Revelation 12:7  And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation 12:8  And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

JESUS saw satan cast out of Heaven to the earth during the hour of temptation where satan will disguise himself as CHRIST. But he is antichrist (instead of, CHRIST).

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:12  Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

It’s the hour of temptation, when we are delivered up for our testimony against satan. This is when we are not to premeditate what we will say, but THE HOLY SPIRIT will Speak through us as written in Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 21.

Luke 10:19  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:20  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

And whose names were written in Heaven? The election. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that love GOD. Those that stood with GOD at the overthrow of satan at the end of the previous age, who FIRST trusted in CHRIST. See thelastgeneration for more information.

Luke 10:21  In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And what hour is this that JESUS is rejoicing? Again, it’s the hour of temptation. And who are these babes? It’s the little ones. Those that GOD foreknew. Those that HE predestined because they FIRST trusted in CHRIST in the previous age.


Luke 10:22  All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Do you know WHO the TRUE CHRIST is? If you are one of these little ones, then you have eyes to see and ears to hear.

2 Thessalonians 2:1  Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians 2:2  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Luke 10:23  And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luke 10:24  For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Daniel 12:8  And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Daniel 12:9  And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:10  Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Daniel 12:11  And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Daniel 12:12  Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Daniel 12:13  But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Blessed is he that does not fall away to satan, but waits for the TRUE CHRIST to return.
Ephesians 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians 1:12  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Romans 8:29  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 11:2  God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Romans 11:3  Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Romans 11:4  But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

Romans 11:5  Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 11:6  And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Romans 11:7  What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Romans 11:8  (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

Revelation 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Revelation 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 13:9  If any man have an ear, let him hear.