Tapping the Vine

Written By: The Watchman on June 14, 2009 No Comment

Tapping the Vine
‘Making Wine from Unrighteous Grapes’
by the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: LORD God, Christian, churches, spirits, gods, prophets, judgment
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John 15:1 ¶I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Isaiah 44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Micah 3:6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

When I speak of ‘Tapping the Vine’, I refer to making wine from unrighteous grapes. That means there are Christians and whole churches who follow this practice. It simply means that they, instead of being filled with the ‘sweet Good Wine’ of the Holy Spirit, which flows from the Good Shepherd, Y’Shua, Jesus Christ himself, they look after other Gods. For some time now I have covered the trouble with seeking after prophets, soothsayers, astrologers, and others who prophecy and make predictions of what is coming. Simply put, Christians today are not fully persuaded and in fact I believe many have not been taught that there is only one fountain we should go to. This is the same fountain Israel was told to go to. The difference today is we have the ‘blood of the covenant’ fulfilled through the Messiah Jesus, Y’Shua. We also have more fuller revelation of this salvation through the LORD and the arrival of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost. All this should be enough to bring the church in America to her senses, but it is not! Add to this, many just sit there in the pews and do the religious thing and really not seek the true Vine and his nourishment. Without Him, we can do nothing. Today the sad fact is, the people in this nation and even the church, “has trusted in their wickedness and wicked ways”.

Isaiah 47:10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

The Wealth and blessing of this nation has caused them to go into a ‘failsafe’ mode where we do not think. We believe that our wisdom, knowledge, knowhow, technology, doctors, flu vaccinations, drugs, and all the rest of the American experience will carry us through. Add to that is the fact we myriads of messengers, a plethora of prophets, and gobs of Gods. Many are those who also indulge themselves in the multiplicity of riot and confusion that is caused by all these voices. But least you think that all these voices are good, let me also tell you there is a time when the voices of such will not bring the safety nor deliverance to which those who seek them are looking for.

The example again is Israel who failed to follow what the LORD had told them. They were not to do those things that the nations before them did. It was because of these things the LORD God ‘doth drive them out from before thee’, scripture says. What were these nations? They were gentile! There was a continual habit, practice, and desire for those in these nations to do this. They would and did base their civilization upon this as well. They welcomed divination, astrologers, enchanters, witches, charmers, consulters with familiar spirits, wizards, and necromancer’s. When Israel started to do the same thing, they were in trouble. Not only did the LORD tell them this was an abomination, the fact that they did these things and never stopped doing them was more trouble. For this brought judgment.

Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

When the prophets came along like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel they decried this ‘harlotry’. For the people of God were not consulting their own God on matters. In fact their hearts were atuned to demons and spirits which were in rebellion against the LORD God. Isaiah even said as much to Israel on this matter saying that “evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.” For all of this they were doing and all those they were seeking, It would not do any good. They could go and seek all these ‘enchantments’ and ‘sorceries’, matter of fact, Isaiah told them in no uncertain terms to do just that [see scripture above from Isaiah]. He said that the judgment will come upon you and you will not know where it came from. Mischief will fall upon the nation and you will not stop it. Then finally desolation shall hit you full scale and you will never see it coming and not be able to stop it.

In America we have intelligence agencies and many resources, plus laws since 9-11, to stop desolation in the form of terrorism and related activities. We never saw 9-11 coming and many today blame the government conspiracies for it. The truth here is, more is coming. When the final scope of judgment comes, all the intelligence, resources, soothsaying, astrologers, sorceries, and enchantments will not stop it. It is not that we are like Israel. For we are not, Israel was a Theocracy, America is or was a constitutional republic which became a democracy and is becoming worse than socialist Russia or China. When Russia steps up and accuses us of becoming socialist then there is trouble afoot. When both Russia and China seem to be more in control and freedoms seem more plenty in those nations than here, there is trouble. Yes, America still has freedoms, but daily what we had is being eroded. The fact is, judgment is here and ongoing. Nothing will stop it!

We had a caller who joined the Warn Radio program not too long ago. This person was from South America. He had inquired of what we thought of the ‘Mayan Prophecies’. Now there is no doubt that many today hold to these and also the calendar. But understand these were a bloody and warring people. Yes they had some knowledge, but where did it come? It came from the one to whom they sacrificed humans in bloody rituals. Today around the world people ignore the source of the prophecies and the method of how this people obtained the knowledge. Can they know something? Sure, even the devil and his minions know what is coming and that they will rule this world and the people for a short while. It is not a stretch to think they can pass prophecy on to seem as light. For we know even the devil can appear as an angel of light. I find only one source, the LORD God, none other. You do what you will, but as for me, I shall look unto the LORD God of my salvation. If you are just looking for a light or a voice from the other realm, then Satan will be able to fill that need. However in all this, as a believer, we must know in whom we believe, walk as he walked. We must not become caught up, overcharged, that is in the cares of this life that we forget all this. Watching and Praying always. We have been specifically told to watch!

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

The Word is clear on this matter. The truth is, only those in the True Light of Gods Word will know what is coming and what is happening. The Day of the LORD will bring darkness and judgment, but it is a day that as believers should not catch us unaware, that is as a thief. Unless, of course we are asleep, as the foolish virgins, or maybe we have not been watching and praying as the Lord commanded us to do.

You are not in darkness, but in light, therefore walk in the light as the Lord did!

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Don’t become overcharged, caught up in the cares of this life that this day catches you as a foolish virgin or one in darkness!

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Scripture further points out that ‘He frustrates the liars, makes diviners mad, and makes knowledge foolish’. Further it is here we must understand that as Israel sought such people, just like many in the USA does including church members, that the things they tell you are false. Although we have covered in times past how that such people can actually bring false words to pass and also give signs and wonders to confirm a word. This is what the Son of Perdition will do to convince people he is God as he sets himself up in the ‘temple of God’ as God! There is a time though during judgment that God not only frustrates, but he even stops the heavens from telling these false ones anything. As calamity comes, the seers, diviners, false prophets, and others who cling to these methods will be ashamed and confounded. The reason is, their visions will be gone, all answers will be dark, and the false prophets will stop what they do. Again, here let it be noted, ‘There is no answer from their God’. This God, of course is not the LORD God, but Satan himself and the cohorts of deception. God the LORD will put a stop completely to this. A note here, as people talk about the Mayan prophecies and calendar, be sure to understand their calendar stops at 2012 or there about. God’s calendar doesn’t stop at all! From this standpoint, God saw to it the Mayans could see no further than this!

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Isaiah 44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Micah 3:6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

There was a time in Israel when the LORD God stopped all visions and divinations from certain sources. This confirms as well what Micah says above. Below Ezekiel spoke this word to Israel when the prophets who were false prophesied contrary to the True Word of the LORD.

Ezekiel 12:23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

The False prophets who spoke to Israel had been put in a deep sleep, a coma if you will. All their words and visions came from their own bosom and familiar spirits. They then reach a point where they cannot read nor discern what is going on!

Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

It is here you must understand those who do not hold to these scriptural truths which are upheld in both the law [*commandments] and testimony [*testimony of Y'Shua] then these who provoke others to follow such false ones are of those who have no true light in them and are in darkness themselves! *see Revelation 12:17!

Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Further The LORD God judges men, he knows their hearts. He surely knew when Israel had sought after idols and he knows our hearts today. Their idols become a stumbling block of their iniquity. Yet Israel came to Him and also sought their other Gods as well. This was a way of shoring up the bet, in other words, if one failed, then they had another. But God stopped this and indeed as they sought him, having set up idols in their own heart, the LORD said “I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols.” This applies to Prophets as well who come before the LORD with idols in his heart. If they come and be deceived when they speak a thing, then the LORD says “I the LORD have deceived that prophet”. In both cases it says the LORD will judge him severely, ‘cutting him off in the midst of his people’, ‘destroy him from the midst of my people Israel’. Why? By doing this, then they would know that ‘I am the LORD’, says the Lord!

Ezekiel 14:3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

Therefore be wary and careful to whom you seek or you might receive both the delusion and the judgment! There is no doubt we are lax in this in America and our own wealth, religious traditions, and rebellion will bring Gods judgment to the LORD’S house before he judges the wicked.

I finish with some words of promise for the faithful in heart! Below are prophecies by Isaiah that see future fulfillment for those who truly Love God and do what he says!

Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 ¶Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 ¶Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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.

1 John 5:1 ¶Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

1 John 5:19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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Reference: below you will find definitions of Defilement through various means that we have been discussing, these below are: divination, observer of times, enchanter, witch, charmer, consulter, wizard, and necromancer.
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divination:divination, witchcraft. 1a of the nations, Balaam. divined for money, 1b of false prophets…divination, clairvoyant, trances, shaman, crystal gazing,
observer of times:to observe times, practice soothsaying or spiritism or magic or augury or witchcraft. 2b soothsayer, enchanter, sorceress, diviner, fortuneteller, barbarian, Meonenim (participle
enchanter: practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen. 1a (Piel). 1a1 to practice divination. 1a2 to observe the signs or omens.
witch:to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft
charmer:bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to unite, be joined. 1a2 to tie magic charms, charm. 1b (Piel). 1b1 to unite with, make an ally of. 1b2 to unite, join, ally. 1c (Pual). 1c1 to be allied with, be united. 1c2 to be joined together. 1d (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words). 1e (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together.
consulter: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to ask, ask for. 1a2 to ask (as a favour), borrow. 1a3 to enquire, enquire of. 1a4 to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle). 1a5 to seek.
Wizard:to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft. 1a sorcerer, sorceress
necromancer:to consult, enquire of, seek. 1a2a of God. 1a2b of heathen gods, necromancers. 1a3 to seek deity in prayer and worship. 1a3a God. 1a3b heathen deities. 1a4 to seek (with a demand), demand, require. 1a5 to investigate, enquire. 1a6 to ask for, require, demand. 1a7 to practice, study, follow, seek with application. 1a8 to seek with care, care for