The Mercy of God
It is good that Jesus paid the debt for any miscues we might have made while in spiritual blindness. Observe the love of Jesus, Romans 5:6, 9:11; II Corinthians 5:18-19; I Peter 3:18. Because God knows you were blind on some of the points, here is the word, John 9:39-41, 15:22-24. If you have kicked against the pricks of your conscience on certain points in your doctrine, you fought against the Holy Spirit and Jesus, Psalm 23:4; Ecclesiastes 12:11-14; Isaiah 28:26-27; Ezekiel 1:20,24. The word of God is carried by the archangels, by Jesus and by Shiloh, the Holy Ghost, who all act as goads or pricks in our minds, Psalm 39:11. Man pleasing is not a quality of the servants of Christ, Galatians 1:10-12. The Holy Ghost and Jesus now ask you to refrain from man pleasing although you may be persecuted by your brethren for the truth's sake, Jeremiah 17:5-6; Matthew 5:10-12; John 16:1-2. Heretofore, you have been in danger of... judgment, Matthew 5:19-20, Enoch 46:7, II Corinthians 5:10; Hebrews 9:27; I Peter 4:17-18. The text in Matthew shows the mercy of Christ in forgiving ministers who die with spiritual trespasses. Jesus practices what he preaches. Isaiah 29:22-24; Matthew 18:21-22. But those of you who continue to preach condemnation of men and cast out your brethren who reprove you, this is the word, I Samuel 2:30; Isaiah 27:13, 66:5; Matthew 18:14; Mark 8:38; Luke 14:8-11, 16:15; John 6:37, 9:3; Hebrews 12:22-24; Revelation 22:12.
The word of God is a mystery written in parables, and no ordinary man can pick up the Bible and understand what is there, Isaiah 29:11-12; Mark 4:11-12. Not even the disciples could have understood the scriptures before God wanted them to. Luke 24:25-26,45-46. The scriptures is the body of Christ in written form if you can understand this, Psalm 40:7,9; John 1:1, 5:39, 6:48-50,53-58,63, 17:17. This is the shewbread, which is unlawful for men to eat, but for the priests alone, Leviticus 5:14-19, 24:5-9; Luke 6:3-4. David himself was a priest because he was anointed with the holy oil, Exodus 30:30-33; I Samuel 16:13. Ordinary men or simple kings like Saul could not perform any priest's duty, but Saul was anointed only as a king. It was lawful for the "bought" servants of the priests to eat of the holy things, which is why David and his men committed no trespass, Leviticus 22:10-11. David's men were "bought" by him at the price of their lives, I Samuel 23:13-14. Men who have made themselves ministers have trespassed in the holy things of God, as Paul wrote, I Corinthians 11:27-30. For that reason Jesus said, Matthew 16:11-12. It is written, Leviticus 2:4; Proverbs 30:5-6; Isaiah 58:13-14. Observe justification even for them! Isaiah 53:11; I Corinthians 6:19-20.
There is a special kind of offering which was made with leaven, Leviticus 23:17. This was a gift from the people to the priests. It was parabolic, signifying the two houses of Jacob. There are people who have understanding mixed with error. For that reason Jesus said, Isaiah 29:22-24, 54:13; Matthew 23:3-4. Here is a mystery in parable, and the solution will follow, Matthew 13:33. That woman is Mother Jerusalem or Wisdom as she is called, God's wife, Proverbs 9:1-5. Here is why the word of Wisdom can be added to the word of God without harm, Exodus 20:12; Psalm 138:2; Proverbs 3:18; I Corinthians 12:8. The leaven in the two loaves in this instance signifies the wisdom of the wise children at both of Her hands, Proverbs 3:16; Isaiah 29:11-12; Daniel 12:3-4; Luke 7:35; Revelation 10:7. They are "raisin" bread, Mark 16:19; Luke 15:20-24, 20:37-38; John 6:48, 15:2,5, 17:22-24; Hebrews 12:22-24.
God made his word with two edges, because he caused two types of creatures to be placed on earth as it is written, Genesis 1:4-5,14-18,27-28, 3:14-15. This text is a parable, showing that man was to rule the demons as a jailer over an enemy to society. This is proven otherwise, Psalm 91:13; Luke 10:18-20; Romans 1:20-22; Ephesians 6:12; Revelation 12:7-13,17. Therefore, when God spoke, He spoke to the creatures of both worlds, Hebrews 4:11-12, Esdras 7:59, John 3:17, 6:33; I John 2:2. The whole world to be saved is the visible world of flesh and blood men, Luke 9:55-56. Christ's work is not complete until all men are saved, II Corinthians 5:19. The other edge of the word was directed at parasitic demons of the invisible spirits, Matthew 24:34; Mark 9:1; Luke 3:1. Jesus was a man of sorrow and grief because he could see the demons inside our bodies as they possessed us. He spoke to them also as they rode on or in his flesh and blood brethren, Luke 4:17-21, 24:36-39; II Timothy 2:26; Hebrews 2:9-12. Because he could see both the demons and his brethren, Christ spoke these words, Matthew 16:22-23; Luke 9:54-55. You, who still preach condemnation of our brethren, understand what spirit you are of, Ezekiel 34:31; John 10:27; II Corinthians 3:1-16, 6:16-18; Jude 1:16; Revelation 18:2-4. Demons always speak the evil words through the mouths of men they possess. Therefore, Jesus said, Mark 3:28-30; John 2:24-25, 5:34, 8:43-45, 14:30-31. To the demons who stood on, in, and among the men in the crowds, Jesus said, Matthew 16:28; John 8:42-47. The life edge went to the flesh and blood men, Matthew 13:27-30,37-39; John 3:14-17, 8:37-38, 12:34, 14:3; Galatians 3:16.
Other prophets wrote directly to demons, or preached to them while they possessed men's bodies as did Jesus, Isaiah 14:4-23; I Peter 1:12, 3:19, chapter 47, Ezekiel 28, 35. These texts are just a few obvious ones, where Lucifer is possessing the Babylonian kings, and Satan's wife and mother possessed the Babylonian queens. Observe also Isaiah 47:7 where Babylon brags about her presumed eternal life. Now compare Isaiah 47 and Revelations 17 and 18. David also wrote to demons, Psalms 22:1-26, 25, 69. Concerning the invisible children of Satan and "Babylon," this is the word, Ecclesiastes 1:15; Isaiah 14:21-22; Matthew 6:24, 7:17-19, 13:38. You will do well to direct the strong words of the gospel of condemnation at the demons, making certain that you address the demon. In that way you will live up to these scriptures, Luke 16:1-15; I Corinthians 3:12-23, 8:12, 10:32.