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Where Is The Lamb?

Genesis 22:1-3,5 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. AND HE SAID, TAKE NOW THY SON, THINE ONLY SON ISAAC, WHOM THOU LOVEST, AND GET THEE INTO THE LAND OF MORIAH; AND OFFER HIM THERE FOR A BURNT OFFERING UPON ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH I WILL TELL THEE OF. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; AND I AND THE LAD WILL GO YONDER AND WORSHIP, AND COME AGAIN TO YOU.

Genesis 22:7-9, And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: BUT WHERE IS THE LAMB FOR A BURNT OFFERING? AND ABRAHAM SAID, MY SON, GOD WILL PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB FOR A BURNT OFFERING: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of; AND ABRAHAM BUILT AN ALTAR THERE, AND LAID THE WOOD IN ORDER, AND BOUND ISAAC HIS SON, AND LAID HIM ON THE ALTAR UPON THE WOOD.

Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, FOR BECAUSE THOU HAST DONE THIS THING, AND HAST NOT WITHHELD THY SON, THINE ONLY SON: THAT IN BLESSING I WILL BLESS THEE, AND IN MULTIPLYING I WILL MULTIPLY THY SEED AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN, AND AS THE SAND WHICH IS UPON THE SEA SHORE; AND THY SEED SHALL POSSESS THE GATE OF HIS ENEMIES; AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED; BECAUSE THOU HAST OBEYED MY VOICE.

2 Samuel 24:24 And the king (David) said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: NEITHER WILL I OFFER BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE LORD MY GOD OF THAT WHICH DOTH COST ME NOTHING. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Note: Abraham said that he and his son were going to go worship, knowing that the worship was going to include a painful sacrifice.

How do we know when we truly make a sacrifice? Because it will always be painful. A sacrifice will never be gainful if it is not painful. Many people, especially in this modern-day Christianity, are calling things a sacrifice (worship), but it is not a sacrifice or worship at all. A true sacrifice is painful because you are completely giving something to God that you love.

Isaac asked Abraham, where is the lamb? Where is the sacrifice? Is it not true that Jesus could ask us this same question too? David said, “I will not give to the Lord anything that costs me nothing.” How can we honestly expect the Lord to give us his everything when we are offering him something that costs us absolutely nothing? And we have the audacity to call what we are doing actual PRAISING AND WORSHIPING when there is nothing in it that is costing us anything and not only can the question, where is the lamb be asked, but also where is the altar? Unfortunately, in modern-day Christianity, we have taken out the altar and replaced it with a stage where instead of there being true sacrifice, in praising and worshiping, there is only that which is entertaining and we wonder why there is no flowing of God’s glory (fire) or anointing. We have to ask: Where is the sacrificial provision that gives God permission to be in manifestation? You see, the fire of God will never fall on an empty altar.

We must be wise and evaluate our current condition and wonder if Jesus is asking us the same question that Isaac asked and that is,where is my sacrifice? Where is my lamb? Can Jesus say unto us, What you are believing to be a sacrifice is costing you absolutely nothing, and yet you desire me to give unto you the fullness of my blessing? How can you expect my approval on something that is dishonorable, distasteful, and disgraceful?

ATTENTION! ABRAHAM RECEIVED AN EXTRAVAGANT BLESSING ALL BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO WITHHOLD HIS EVERYTHING.

“Heaven” Can Become “Hell:” Know When To Go

Genesis 47:1,27 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. AND ISRAEL DWELT IN THE LAND OF EGYPT, IN THE COUNTRY OF GOSHEN; AND THEY HAD POSSESSIONS THEREIN, AND GREW, AND MULTIPLIED EXCEEDINGLY. (Israel was experiencing heaven on earth).

Exodus 3:7-10 AND THE LORD SAID, I HAVE SURELY SEEN THE AFFLICTION OF MY PEOPLE WHICH ARE IN EGYPT, AND HAVE HEARD THEIR CRY BY REASON OF THEIR TASKMASTERS; FOR I KNOW THEIR SORROWS; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: AND I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE OPPRESSION WHEREWITH THE EGYPTIANS OPPRESS THEM. COME NOW THEREFORE, AND I WILL SEND THEE UNTO PHARAOH, THAT THOU MAYEST BRING FORTH MY PEOPLE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT (Israel was experiencing hell on earth).

1 John 2:20 BUT YE HAVE AN UNCTION FROM THE HOLY ONE, AND YE KNOW ALL THINGS.

We have to understand that when God transitions (moves) us into a place of his grace and provision (blessing) that it does not mean that place will continue to always remain a place of “rain.” Jacob (Israel) had been transitioned out of Canaan into Egypt because of the famine in the land. Egypt was the place of grace that Jesus had brought them into in order to be sustained, blessed, and prosperous. However, in Egypt, over time and especially with their “leadership” changing the blessing they would no longer end up experiencing. In a sense, what was once “heaven” actually became a living hell.

Whether it is a church, a job, a city, a town, or a relationship (business or personal) they can all start off as a blessing. However, as we can clearly see concerning Israel in Egypt that things and people do not always remain that way and we have to use discretion and discern that it is time to evacuate and no longer stay. We cannot afford to focus on the blessing that once was and continue to believe that it will be that way again, for when that circumstance has come to its end, it means that it is time for something new to begin.

ATTENTION! EGYPT FOR JACOB (ISRAEL) IN THE BEGINNING WAS TRULY A BLESSING, BUT EVENTUALLY IT BECAME SEVERELY OPPRESSING AND AFFLICTING THEREFORE, BY THE MIGHTY HAND OF GOD THEY HAD TO END UP EVACUATING. JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING STARTS OUT AS A BLESSING DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN A BLESSING; THEREFORE, YOU MUST KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO.

WARNING! WHAT WILL OFTEN CAUSE THINGS TO DRASTICALLY CHANGE FOR THE WORSE IS WHEN NEW LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT COMES IN. THE CHANGING OF LEADERSHIP IN EGYPT WHICH WAS TOXIC CAUSED ISRAEL TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME HARDSHIP WHICH WAS DEMONIC.

Cain Causes Pain

Genesis 4:3-8 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. AND THE LORD HAD RESPECT UNTO ABEL AND TO HIS OFFERING:(GOD HAD HIGHLY FAVOURED ABEL) BUT UNTO CAIN AND TO HIS OFFERING HE HAD NOT RESPECT. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (CAIN WAS ANGRY, ENVIOUS, AND JELOUS) And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. AND CAIN TALKED WITH ABEL HIS BROTHER: AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THEY WERE IN THE FIELD, THAT CAIN ROSE UP AGAINST ABEL HIS BROTHER, AND SLEW HIM.

Genesis 37:4-11And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: AND THEY HATED HIM YET THE MORE. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? AND THEY HATED HIM YET THE MORE FOR HIS DREAMS, AND FOR HIS WORDS.And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? AND HIS BRETHREN ENVIED HIM; but his father observed the saying.

Genesis 37:18-20 AND WHEN THEY SAW HIM AFAR OFF, EVEN BEFORE HE CAME NEAR UNTO THEM, THEY CONSPIRED AGAINST HIM TO SLAY HIM. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. COME NOW THEREFORE, AND LET US SLAY HIM, AND CAST HIM INTO SOME PIT, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams (The same spirit that was in Cain was in them).

Note: Joseph was loved more by his father, or it could be said that he was more highly favored by his father Jacob, than his brothers. Joseph was also endowed with a precious and powerful gift (anointing) from God concerning dreams and their interpretation, which caused much envy and jealousy in his family.

Being highly gifted, anointed, and favored by God can be very difficult, dangerous, and challenging because, to others, especially in Christianity for those who are leaders and ministers that do not possess a great anointing or gifting and who are extremely religious, it is intimidating and threatening. You see, many people in Christianity desire and want a powerful anointing or gifting, but they do not want to go through the process that is necessary in order to receive it which is a painful crushing. Therefore, when they see it operating in others but not themselves, it causes them to experience envy, jealousy, and hatred, thus causing them to attack their identity by making false accusations and allegations to discredit their ministry.

ATTENTION! ALL CAIN HAD TO DO WAS KILL A LAMB, BUT BECAUSE OF HIS JEALOUSY AND ENVY HE FOUND IT EASIER TO KILL HIS BROTHER. WHEN PEOPLE BECOME ENVIOUS AND JEALOUS, THEY WILL BECOME, IN A SENSE, MURDEROUS. THE SPIRIT OF CAIN (MURDER) WILL OPERATE AND MANIFEST THROUGH THEM IN ORDER TO SILENCE THOSE WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVOURED, GIFTED, AND ANOINTED BY GOD BECAUSE OF THEIR ENVY AND JEALOUSY. JUST AS JOSEPH’S BROTHERS WERE TO JOSEPH, AS SAUL WAS TO DAVID, AND THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS WERE TO JESUS, THEY ALL BECAME LIKE CAIN, WHICH IS JEALOUS, ENVIOUS, VICIOUS, AND MURDEROUS CAUSING MUCH SUFFERING AND PAIN.

WARNING! THOSE LIKE CAIN WILL FIND IT EASIER TO KILL YOU, CRITICIZE YOU, SLANDER YOU, AND CAUSE YOU PAIN THEN TO CHANGE, ACCEPT, OR APPRECIATE YOU.

A Prison To A Prince

Genesis 39:21-23 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper (Joseph was faithful over the things in the prison).

Genesis 41:14 THEN PHARAOH SENT AND CALLED JOSEPH, AND THEY BROUGHT HIM HASTILY OUT OF THE DUNGEON: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

Psalms 105:20-21 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. THE KING SENT AND LOOSED HIM; EVEN THE RULER OF THE PEOPLE, AND LET HIM GO FREE. HE MADE HIM LORD OF HIS HOUSE, AND RULER OF ALL HIS SUBSTANCE:

Luke 16:10 HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

What is interesting is that there was absolutely no supernatural, divine, or heavenly prevention or intervention that kept Joseph from going to prison because of a false accusation and allegation (In Genesis 39 Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him, but he refused, and therefore, by her he was falsely accused). Joseph would spend at least two years (quite some time) in a prison or dungeon before he would be called out by the king (Pharoah). Something we must consider and ask is: What was the purpose of the prison? Before we can answer that question, we must remember because it is very important that Joseph was given great favor in the prison, AND THAT HE WAS FAITHFUL TO WATCH OVER THE THINGS CONCERNING THE PRISON.

The purpose of the prison was ultimately to prepare Joseph for the palace or the place of his destiny. The “prison” experience produces or builds a person’s character by humility because if one is promoted to the palace without having honor or true integrity which comes through the experience of “prison,” because of pride their “palace” experience will end very quickly. The prison or “wilderness” is a pruning experience because it cuts off and out of a person everything that is contaminating and infecting. It strips them of all self-sufficiency, self-dependency, and causes in their life a sole/soul reliance or dependence upon Jesus Christ.

The prison experience is certainly not a pleasurable or comfortable experience, but it is a necessary experience in our lives in order for us to be prepared properly for our destiny. The purpose of the prison is to prepare us for the palace and even though the “prison” experience in our life may not make sense, it is actually preparing us to be a “prince.” The tragedy is that many people, especially in ministry, have bypassed “prison” and gone straight to the “palace” (pastoralship, leadership, etc.) and since they were not properly and fully pruned or prepared, then by their pride and foolishness they were quickly ensnared.

ATTENTION! IF YOU ARE NOT FAITHFUL WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF YOUR “PRISON/PRUNING” AND MOLDING, YOU WILL NOT BE FAITHFUL OR FRUITFUL IN YOUR PALACE WHICH IS YOUR PURPOSE OR CALLING. IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT IS A LONG TIME WHERE WE ARE IN A PLACE THAT WE REALLY DO NOT WANT TO BE, BUT IF WE WILL TRULY TRUST GOD AND ALLOW HIM TO PRUNE US, THEN EVENTUALLY WE TOO, WILL HEAR THE WORD OF JESUS CHRIST OUR HEAVENLY KING CALLING US OUT AND PLACING US INTO OUR DESTINY AND BREAKTHROUGH.

Hell Has Many “Members”

Matthew 28:18-20 And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;having gone, then, DISCIPLE ALL THE NATIONS, (BAPTIZING THEM -- TO THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL, WHATEVER I DID COMMAND YOU,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'

Jesus is telling us to go and make disciples; he never said anything about us making church members. Unfortunately, in Christianity, many churches and religious organizations make it their priority to accumulate as many members as they can because of financial compensation. Being a member of a church denomination and its congregation means absolutely nothing because if that person is not a true citizen (disciple) of the kingdom of heaven (truly born again) then there will be no entering the kingdom of Jesus our King no matter how long that person has been a member of a certain church and faithfully attending.

ATTENTION! HELL HAS MANY SO-CALLED CHURCH MEMBERS, BUT THE PEOPLE IT DOES NOT AND WILL NEVER HAVE, ARE THE TRUE CITIZENS (DISCIPLES) OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

Access Denied When The Blood Is Applied

Exodus 12:12-13 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. AND THE BLOOD SHALL BE TO YOU FOR A TOKEN UPON THE HOUSES WHERE YE ARE: AND WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD, I WILL PASS OVER YOU, AND THE PLAGUE SHALL NOT BE UPON YOU TO DESTROY YOU, WHEN I SMITE THE LAND OF EGYPT.

Exodus 12:21-23 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. AND YE SHALL TAKE A BUNCH OF HYSSOP, AND DIP IT IN THE BLOOD THAT IS IN THE BASON, AND STRIKE THE LINTEL AND THE TWO SIDE POSTS WITH THE BLOOD THAT IS IN THE BASON; AND NONE OF YOU SHALL GO OUT AT THE DOOR OF HIS HOUSE UNTIL THE MORNING. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, AND WILL NOT SUFFER THE DESTROYER TO COME IN UNTO YOUR HOUSES TO SMITE YOU.

Pay close attention to this revelation because this kept the Israelites from experiencing death and destruction. After the blood had been applied to the door, they were commanded to stay inside the house all night until morning. In other words, they had to remain behind the seal. If they had stepped outside the seal (disobeyed), those who were eligible would have died even though the blood to the doorpost had been applied.

The power of the blood would only work as long as they were in obedience or behind its seal. If they had stepped outside the seal (stepped into disobedience), that’s when the blood could no longer do its job. Disobedience causes our satanic adversary (the destroyer) access or entry into our lives legally and lawfully.

The blood remains in power as long as we remain in obedience. It’s when we step out into disobedience that we experience a substantial consequence. Perfect protection is consequently forfeited when we choose to step out of obedience and step into disobedience.

ATTENTION! THE BLOOD OF “A” LAMB WAS COMMANDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE DOORPOST EXTERNALLY, BUT NOW THE BLOOD OF “THE LAMB/JESUS” IS APPLIED TO THE DOORPOST OF OUR HEARTS INTERNALLY. IF THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF AN ANIMAL POSSESSED THE ABILITY TO DENY ACCESS TO THE DESTROYER FROM HAVING ANY ENTRY BY BEING APPLIED TO A PHYSICAL DOORPOST EXTERNALLY , THEN HOW MUCH MORE POWER IS THERE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB OF GOD (JESUS) TO DENY “THE DESTROYER (SATAN)" ACCESS OR ENTRY INTO OUR LIVES PERSONALLY WHEN APPLIED TO OURSELVES MENTALLY EMOTIONALLY PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, OUR FAMILY, AND EVEN THOSE LOST IN HUMANITY?

Are You Hearing The “Red” Crying?

Genesis 4:9-11 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? THE VOICE OF THY BROTHER'S BLOOD CRIETH UNTO ME FROM THE GROUND. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, AND TO THE BLOOD OF SPRINKLING, THAT SPEAKETH BETTER THINGS THAN THAT OF ABEL.

Mark 5:25-29 AND A CERTAIN WOMAN, WHICH HAD AN ISSUE OF BLOOD TWELVE YEARS, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. AND STRAIGHTWAY THE FOUNTAIN OF HER BLOOD WAS DRIED UP; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; BUT A WOUNDED SPIRIT WHO CAN BEAR?

Abel was mortally wounded and slain by his own brother Cain in which we can plainly and obviously see that Abel’s blood was crying out with such a loud voice that God heard it very clearly and distinctly.

It is interesting to see that blood, which obviously is red for all humanity, speaks rather loudly. Not only is it flowing, but it is speaking. Jesus told Cain that the brother of Abel’s blood, not Abel himself, was crying out from the ground and what was his blood crying out for? Vengeance and justice. So if that was the case with the red blood of Abel, then what is the voice of Jesus’ red blood crying out for? Mercy and forgiveness.

The woman in Mark chapter five had a blood issue for 12 years, and wouldn’t it be true that her blood was crying out that long too? Do you think it’s actually a possibility that because she said within herself that if she would just touch Jesus’s clothes that she would be healed, that when she actually did that it was the voice of her blood that Jesus ended up hearing for it too would have been crying out, but in faith for a healing? If that is truly the case, then when her flowing of blood ceased, so the voice of her blood too was silenced.

The woman with the issue of blood was actually wounded internally physically which would manifest itself externally. Many people in humanity, especially Christianity, are severely wounded internally, but spiritually and soulishly speaking. You must fully realize and understand that when a person is wounded in this manner internally, so is the “bleeding.”

ATTENTION! WHAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING AND YOU SEE THEM EXHIBITING EXTERNALLY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SPIRITUAL AND SOUL WOUNDS THEY HAVE SUSTAINED INTERNALLY. THE TRAGEDY IS THAT THE SO-CALLED MINISTERS OF CHRISTIANITY TODAY ARE SO DULL OF HEARING THAT THEY CANNOT PERCEIVE OR HEAR THE VOICE OF THE WOUNDED’S “BLOOD” SPEAKING OR CRYING AND THAT IS WHY SO MANY SHEEP WITHIN SO MANY PASTURES (CHURCHES) ARE SLOWLY DYING.

“Bacon Lovers” and Kingdom Haters

Mark 5:2-17 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.AND ALL THE DEVILS BESOUGHT HIM, SAYING, SEND US INTO THE SWINE, THAT WE MAY ENTER INTO THEM. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. AND THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS WENT OUT, AND ENTERED INTO THE SWINE: AND THE HERD RAN VIOLENTLY DOWN A STEEP PLACE INTO THE SEA, (THEY WERE ABOUT TWO THOUSAND;) AND WERE CHOKED IN THE SEA. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. AND THEY COME TO JESUS, AND SEE HIM THAT WAS POSSESSED WITH THE DEVIL, AND HAD THE LEGION, SITTING, AND CLOTHED, AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND: AND THEY WERE AFRAID. And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. AND THEY BEGAN TO PRAY HIM TO DEPART OUT OF THEIR COASTS.

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, NEITHER CAST YE YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, LEST THEY TRAMPLE THEM UNDER THEIR FEET, AND TURN AGAIN AND REND YOU.

Instead of being thankful and grateful that the demon possessed and tormented man was set free, they were more concerned about the loss of their financial security/livelihood therefore; they wanted Jesus and His Kingdom to leave their territory. You see, the tragedy with people/churches who have a religious/wordly mentality is that they don't really care about people who are truly bound and becoming completely free.

Just like in this story, the Pharisees also had the same mentality because they were more concerned with their rules/traditions and regulations/reputations that they completely disregarded and despised the miracles that Jesus had performed liberating enslaved “men” by miraculous and glorious compassion.

In a sense, we can see where these Gadarenes and Pharisees possessed the very same mentality, where they were more concerned about their own “livelihood/bacon” than that of tormented men's own good. They would have rather allowed men to suffer than to lose their “pigs.” So the question we need to ask here is who is really the swine? Jesus said, don't cast your pearls before swine. Why? Because they (worldly and religious people) don't appreciate the true wealth of the kingdom of God. What had happened in the land of Gadara, just like with the Pharisees (the religious), was that the kingdom of God (the pearl) had come to them and they did not appreciate it so they rejected it, (him). Just like the Pharisees rejected and kicked Jesus (The Kingdom Of God) out of the church, they rejected and kicked Jesus (The Kingdom Of God) out of their land.

Sadly, churches today and for years have done and continue to do what they did so many years ago and that is kick Jesus and people who are bound out and leave the demons in because unfortunately and tragically they are more concerned about their “self image/livelihood” then being kingdom minded and oriented. So just like the Pharisees and the Gadarenes, they would rather have the demons and the pigs than to receive the kingdom and experience liberation. So in all actuality they don’t really want Jesus, they want their “bacon.”

ATTENTION! YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW THAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS TRULY WELCOME AND OPERATING IN A CHURCH BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE THE SAME THING THAT JESUS CAUSED OTHERS TO SEE, AND THAT IS DELIVERANCE FROM OUR DEMONIC ENEMY!

WARNING! ISN’T IT INTERESTING AND TRUE THAT IN THIS SITUATION THAT WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT NOT ONLY DID THE DEMONS WANT THE BACON, BUT THE PEOPLE DID TOO? WHEN PEOPLE ARE WANTING THE SAME THINGS DEMONS ARE WANTING THAN THEY BOTH END UP EXPERIENCING THE SAME ENDING (DESTRUCTION). ALWAYS BE A “BACON ELIMINATOR” BY ALLOWING IN YOUR LIFE A SEPARATION FROM THOSE INCLUDING CHURCHES THAT JUST WANT THE BACON: SELF-IMAGE, MONEY, FAME, PRESTIGE, RELIGION, AND REPUTATION!

In The Land Under Pharaoh’s Hand

Exodus 1:11 THEREFORE THEY DID SET OVER THEM TASKMASTERS TO AFFLICT THEM WITH THEIR BURDENS. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 3: 7-9 AND THE LORD SAID, I HAVE SURELY SEEN THE AFFLICTION OF MY PEOPLE WHICH ARE IN EGYPT, AND HAVE HEARD THEIR CRY BY REASON OF THEIR TASKMASTERS; FOR I KNOW THEIR SORROWS; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: AND I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE OPPRESSION WHEREWITH THE EGYPTIANS OPPRESS THEM.
Exodus 5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? GET YOU UNTO YOUR BURDENS.

Exodus 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, WHOM THE EGYPTIANS KEEP IN BO***GE; and I have remembered my covenant.

Exodus 7:11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.(Pharaoh operated in witchcraft)

Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight(burden), and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, AND HEALING ALL THAT WERE OPPRESSED OF THE DEVIL; for God was with him.

If I were to ask you how many plagues they saw in Egypt, you would most likely respond quickly to the answer of 10. Or was there? We can clearly see that there were ten plagues executed against Pharaoh in Egypt, but if we look closely, we will see another plague that is not mentioned, but it lies directly within the context which I call, “The Plague Of Pharaoh.”

taskmaster: ( chief of the burden. distress. driver. oppressor, harass, tyrannize:--distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or).

“Taskmasters” keep you busy and burdened doing what they want instead of you building the kingdom of God or spending time with God.

A plague is defined as a thing causing trouble or irritation or distress.

Smith Wigglesworth said these two things: There is always a place of deliverance when you let God search out what is spoiling and marring your life and every position of grace into which you are led; forgiveness, healing, any kind of deliverance will be contested by Satan.

ATTENTION! MULTITUDES OF CHRISTIANS ARE PRESENTLY IN CAPTIVITY AND SLAVERY BY A ENEMY CALLED PHAROAH AND HIS TASKMASTERS WHO ARE SPOILING, MARRING, AND PLAGUING THEIR LIVES IN CHRIST.

So many people including Christians are living in a place, working in a place, going to a church, or in a relationship that is the land/place of Pharaoh’s hand/control.

What does Egypt actually represent in Exodus? Bo***ge. Who ruled Egypt or who was in control? It was a Pharaoh. So who does Pharaoh really represent in our lives today? Satan. Who are the “taskmasters?” Demons.

We must understand that the sole purpose of the “taskmasters” is to wear you out, beat you down, keep you oppressed and depressed, keep you distracted, afflicted, addicted, frustrated, irritated, agitated, discouraged, disappointed, and keep in mind that taskmasters/demons can operate through other people in your life.

So the question that has to be asked in your life is, who is giving the orders (controlling) in your life? Telling you what to do all the time? Where to go? Where not to go? Who is in actual control of your life? Sin, addictions, technology, wrong relationships, a wrong job, a controlling pastor or other leader in church, your friends, your family members, your anger, religion, and even unhealthy soul ties can be examples of being a person’s Pharaoh or taskmaster.

Think about this question carefully and apply it to your life personally. What does “Pharaoh” cause in a person’s life? Think about the environment/atmosphere of Israel in Egypt? He caused much sorrow, affliction, pain, misery, grief, bo***ge, starvation, dehydration, oppression, depression, poverty, infirmity, burdens, etc. and these conditions caused Israel (the people of Jesus) to do three things: Sighing (mourn): Crying (to shriek from anguish or danger): Groaning (anguish, pain, sorrow, distress, grief, torture, agony).

If this is what you experience on a constant and continual basis, then you are most likely under the control of a “Pharaoh and his taskmasters.”

Remember, if it is chronic, then it is demonic.

As we can also see from scripture, Pharaoh was associated with witchcraft. You have to understand that witchcraft is just not spells, potions, or incantations, but witchcraft is all about control in the form of domination, intimidation, and manipulation, which is all done in the flesh which is the enemy to the Spirit.

Therefore, even as a Christian, you must be careful who you are associated with or working for and, even more so, who is praying for you. It is necessary that you know what they are praying for and about because soulish prayers are the same as witchcraft (control), which gives “Pharaoh/Satan” legal right to act upon those prayers which bring oppression to your life. If someone you know says unto you, “I’ve been praying for you,” then you need to ask how and what they have been praying and anything contradictory to God’s will for your life, you renounce, break, and curse every false word spoken over you or against you!

Are you being controlled by something or even someone and you can’t figure out why? Are you trying to get free and can’t? Keep in mind that Pharaoh did not want the children of Israel to move out of his territory. Why? Because he did not want them to leave his tyranny/control!

SIGNS TO ALLOW YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEALING DIRECTLY WITH PHARAOH AND HIS TASKMASTERS.

1. There is always something stopping or hindering you from moving (moving brings forth change). 1 Thessalonians 2: 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan (pharaoh) hindered us. Romans 1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto, “Paul was hindered”) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
2. Keeps you busy
3. Keeps you distracted
4. Keeps you delayed
5. Keeps you in depression (Indicator of Jezebel spirit) and addiction.
6. Constant Oppression (the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control; mental pressure or distress.)
7. Disrupts the flowing in and of your life.
8. Constant Strife (James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work)
9. Keeps you in stagnation usually by obligation. Obligation keeps so many people in incarceration.

"GET REAL" SO YOU CAN GET FREE!

"G"od
"E"xpects
"T"ransition (the process or a period of changing from one state/place) or condition to another).
"R"ealize who and what Pharaoh and his taskmasters are and do.
"E"xamine and evaluate (recognize) the “pharaoh(s) and taskmaster(s)” in your life.
"A"ddress your Pharaoh and taskmasters (Make a stand. Moses had to stand against Pharoah).
"L"eave Egypt (The Captivity) which will bring you liberty.

Pharaoh Has To Let You Go Because Jesus Said So!

Exodus 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Exodus 6:5,6 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bo***ge; and I have remembered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bo***ge, and I will redeAem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

WARNING! PHARAOH AND HIS TASKMASTERS IN YOUR LIFE IS THE VERY THINGS THAT IS KEEPING YOU FROM SERVING AND FULFILLING WHAT JESUS HAS CHOSEN YOU TO DO AND TO BE BY HINDERING YOUR TRUE IDENTITY AND DIVINE DESTINY. ULTIMATELY, THE PHARAOH IN YOUR LIFE IS THE VERY THING THAT IS NOT ALLOWING JESUS CHRIST HAVING IN YOUR LIFE ABSOLUTE RULING.