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Nwsltr-05-23-10-The Journey of Folly and Wisdom
“A modern Metaphor of Eternities Warning”
This is a story. One that forms “A figure of speech”, all of  its words and phrases into an expression of “Eternities Warning and the Day of the LORD”. It brings forth certain truths thereof in the telling, which are to be reflected as Eternal truths out of the HOLY Book, The Word of God, the Torah, and the Bible in its entirety.


At the End of this Story is my Latest Psalm, “To Whom shall you Flee?”
by the Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: metaphor, eternity, death, hell, destruction, harlot, church, wisdom, L-rd, G-d, Jesus Christ, Atonement

Proverbs 16:4  ¶The L-RD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5  ¶Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the L-RD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 6  ¶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the L-RD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:4 ¶The L-RD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 ¶Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the L-RD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 6 ¶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the L-RD men depart from evil.

In the valley I sought wisdom. There the green pastures became feed for the beasts of the field. I understood the wisdom of G-d for provision for these whom he has created. I turned to the hills and walked upon them, surveying the plains. I sought wisdom and saw the horizon. In this I knew the vastness of the land. I looked at night upon the stars and saw the moon. I beheld them all in their nightly courses and sought wisdom in this. It was then I knew behind it was one greater than all who had created this. But in all this I sought further wisdom, but it evaded me. Where shall I find it? Who can tell me, where is wisdom today?

I looked to the nations and beheld much wisdom of men. All of whom had expertise in the fields of science, knowledge, and of holy things. Their gods were many, made of gold, silver, wood, and of precious stones. Yet these did not speak, nor did they seem to hear! Surely these did not create all I had beheld. Further the society of men whom wisdom came worked in feverishly ways to get gain, yet for all their work it did not seem to satisfy. They still wanted more. In this I found no pleasure, surely I said, where is wisdom in this? For they have no peace, nor do they have rest of soul! They labor and store away their goods, then they die. Their goods they leave to another, where is wisdom in this?

As I walked I found a path and the one whom called to me said, “the L-RD hath made all things for himself.” Who is the L-RD who made all things I asked? Again a voice came to me speaking “by mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by fear of the L-RD men depart from evil.” What is this mercy and where is truth? Who is the L-RD that I should fear him? I have beheld his creation and surely it was born out of love not hate! Why should I fear this L-RD whom created all this?

As I thought on these things, my heart gripped me as I understood why mercy and truth vanquished iniquity. It was then I saw Atonement standing upon my heart. In this there was one like unto the Son of G-d who said, “I died on the cross for your sins and the sins of the whole world. I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light, no man comes unto the Father, but by me.” The heart within burned as I heard these words. My eyes gripped tightly to stem tears from a heart that had sought out wisdom. For I knew that in myself, I was the least of all. I knew, my sins were greater than any, so of this, the man whom I was speaking, brilliant more than ten thousand suns spoke to me again saying “of man, out of birth, comes his destiny to die, for he has transgressed the Holy covenant. He is a sinner and no man can come before the L-RD in this way. Out of love, the L-RD, gave his only begotten son that whosoever should believe on him, receive him, and repent of their ways would find life eternal and become the Sons of G-d.”

Proverbs 16:4  ¶The L-RD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5  ¶Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the L-RD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6  ¶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the L-RD men depart from evil.

As I heard these words, my lips moved quickly to utter “yes I believe, forgive me L-RD, for I have sinned.” Again the voice spake deep within me as I looked out and beheld a green valley. Beyond the valley was a great nation. In this nation stood a vast people of all kinds and they too had sought wisdom and in their haste had found folly instead. Folly had his brothers pride and avarice with him. They had their friends greed, bloodshed, and religion. All were gathered laughing at folly who had so conquered this great nation. But they looked up and saw the HOLY ONE who beheld their deeds. They knew their time was short, in haste they went to their leader. This one who was called destroyer came and spoke to them, saying, “I have my chosen in place.” This land is mine now. I have overthrown their holy places, destroyed their covenants, and sent a spirit of filth among them so that their deeds would separate them from the MOST HOLY. They all laughed so hard that hell and destruction smiled and opened wider.

Proverbs 15:11  ¶Hell and destruction are before the L-RD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Proverbs 27:20  ¶Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The L-RD looked down at these who sat around Perdition and said “you are before me, I know thy ways, both Hell and destruction, you both shall be gone from before me. For you are never satisfied neither full. I will gather my people, those who love my word, honor my name, and believe in their Hearts, that it is I the L-RD G-d who has done all this. They will receive Atonement who died for them and their sins will be vanquished and I will remember them no more.” At this the ones who were mocking suddenly quit and in haste, bitterly made a retreat. At their flight, the L-RD said “where shall you go that I shall not see?”

Revelation 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Knowing that their time was short, they made haste to the lands where Folly had been given over to the inhabitants. It was in their power now to become rich, live as kings, and do as they please. They had gods who were no gods and sought to bring people to worship in their ways before the devils who inhabited the places of their idols. In this Folly was pleased. The land given over to a ‘filthy’ spirit had become filled with all manner of evil demons who in varied form made their way in the land. It had become full and the habitation of devils, the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Folly looked to see the one in whom poured out the ‘wine of fornication’ which caused the wrath of the Almighty to come upon those who had become drunk. She was sitting upon the beast and looked very fine in her manner. For she indeed was a harlot.

Revelation 18:2  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3  For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

As I beheld this I looked to the side and saw a ‘foolish woman’ who was sitting at the door of her house. She called upon everyone who passed by, but especially to him who was simple. She took hold of him, her intoxicating smell wafted into his senses as she spoke to him “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” She grabbed hold of his arm, his weakness was evident. It was the harlot who had dressed herself to appear as such so she could woo him into the place of the dead, as hell stood by, destruction heaved.

The simple one stood and gave a little, but this woman in the attire of an harlot grabbed and kissed him, impudently again spoke “I have peace offerings with me, this day I have payed my vows. Therefore I came forth to meet thee, to seek thy face, and I have found thee. I have decked my bed with the finest of tapestry, linens, and carved works. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come with me and let us have our fill of love this night, let us find peace and solace with loves tonight.” At this the man walked through the portal.

Proverbs 9:13  ¶A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14  For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15  To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17  Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18  But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Proverbs 7:6  ¶For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7  And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8  Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9  In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10  And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11  (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12  Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13  So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14  I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15  Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16  I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17  I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18  Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Inside the portal the woman taking the young man in whom she had sought out began to make the vows of the impure of heart. The snare was complete, the one whom she feasted on this night was caught. There was no escape. Then a booming voice came out of heaven and I heard, “of such is my beloved, my church. She too has sought out after other lovers and gone astray.” Let wisdom find thee tonight for the L-RD has warned you. There is a house built upon Wisdom, in honor and true holiness, Wisdom is calling, saying “forsake the foolish, and live, and go in the way of understanding.”

Proverbs 9:1  ¶Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2  She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3  She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5  Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6  Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding

“Yet for all this rebellion, I have yet loved and have called to these. For all this, my offer has been refused. I have stretched forth my hand and no man regarded. I have offered my counsel and you would have none of my reproof. Therefore when your calamity comes, I will laugh. When your fear comes I will mock, when that fear comes as desolation and your destruction as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, I tell you this, you will seek me, but I will not answer. You will seek me early but shall not find me. For you hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the L-RD. You would have none of my counsel and despised my reproof. Because of this you will eat the fruit of your own way and be filled with your own devices. In your own ways and wisdom you who follow folly shall be destroyed, but whoso will hear my words and hearkened to me will dwell in safety.”

Proverbs 1:24  Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25  But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27  When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28  Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29  For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the L-RD:
30  They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31  Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32  For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33  But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

As I beheld this, I saw the city coming up out of the earth filled with all manner of evil. Upon this city rode a woman upon a beast and the cry came out. “It is here, the Mystery is weighing heavy upon the people.” Then again, another voice sounded out “Come out of her, my people that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Revelation 18:4  And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and G-d hath remembered her iniquities.
6  Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7  How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8  Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the L-rd G-d who judgeth her.

Then I understood this, the sins of this one has reached unto the MOST HOLY. The iniquities are remembered before him and the reward is upon the one who sought folly. For the one whom is upon the earth lived deliciously and glorified herself. In her is found the blood of the saints, and of all them that died upon the earth. Then I heard a booming voice ringing out from all heaven saying “The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the L-RD trieth the hearts. Upon him who justifies the wicked and upon those who condemn the just, both these are an abomination before t he L-RD. For upon the foolish it is written, Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Proverbs 17:3  ¶The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the L-RD trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17:15  ¶He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the L-RD.
Proverbs 16:18  ¶Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Upon the church whom had sought another, her end is bitter, this I also understood. For her end is as wormwood, it shall cut as a sharp two edged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps take hold on hell and she has taken many with her. Her name is religion and her idols shall perish with her. I knew also that all should depart from this one and from the words she speaks, for her way is subtle and will destroy many more.

Proverbs 5:3  For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4  But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5  Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6  Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7  Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8  Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

As I saw all this, my soul stirred, as I looked up the valley lay before me. This was the Way to follow, it is the Way of Wisdom, it is written it the HOLY Book, the words of the MOST HIGH, to those who would listen. Hear the words, his commandments all who will be wise.

The Way of Wisdom

Proverbs 18:10  ¶The name of the L-RD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 16:17  ¶The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:22  ¶Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 16:4  ¶The L-RD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5  ¶Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the L-RD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6  ¶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the L-RD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 4:25  Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26  Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27  Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil

The Words of the L-RD unto those who will hear!

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 12:17  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of G-d, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:10  He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of G-d, and the faith of Jesus.

Revelation 19:10  And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship G-d: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 22:14  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.


To Whom Shall you Flee!



A Psalm and Warning
By the Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords:

I have called, and like Israel you have not listened!
I have wooed you but you have found another!
Therefore, Terror shall come upon you and you shall not see it come!
In a moment shall your ways be found leading to judgment and terror!
Once again, let this wisdom be given to you who refuse!
Repent, Seek the L-RD!

Make your paths straight in the L-RDS path.
For the Day of the L-RD cometh!
Let this wisdom find you,
Repent, turn from your wicked ways and walk in my path.
For the L-RD will not acquit your rebellion and sin.
For the willful generation, the proud ones, the rebellious, the seeker of a familiar,
Those who love darkness shall all find their ways to be the ways of death!

Repent for the L-RD cometh.
Why should you die?
I have given you life!
Why should you find my wrath?
I have given you my Salvation!

But you have rejected it,
Therefore you will find the fruit of your ways to be rewarded fully!
Let this mind be in you,
The L-RD is a Great and Mighty ONE,
Who is quick to forgive those that will repent and seek His mercy!

But He is a terrible ONE,
To the Wicked and Rebellious who will not forgo the error of their ways.

To whom shall you flee?
When my fury comes, where will you go, for it shall surely come upon you?
Let me know, for I do not know of any that can deliver you out of my hand, unless you repent!

For the wheat shall be gathered into my barn, but the chaff shall be burned.

The sheep shall be gathered by my Shepherd and be led to safety but the goats shall be separated unto destruction!

Isaiah 45:21  Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

1 Timothy 1:1  ¶Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

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The Beginning of Wisdom

“The wisdom that saves, through faith and love.” It is pure, from the Father, a wellspring of love and life through faith in Jesus Christ our LORD! But this wisdom gives us much more! Its end is neverending, its fruit is bountiful, and its endurance is endless! It is unique, lovely, pure, hopeful, and in God himself. It is above the world and cannot be touched by it, but it can touch the world without hope! For in itself, it is hope, it is love, being found in the “love of the truth”, “the only begotten Son of The Father, Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory, and in those who are the children of the MOST HIGH through him who has saved us. This is true, for He is in us! ”

World by Wisdom does not Know God

World by Wisdom does not Know God

By the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: wisdom, knowledge, Jesus Christ, Father,God, world, men, philosophy, deceit
Words:2260

Psalms 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Proverbs 1:7  ¶The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Wisdom:
According to ISBE, p 3089, on wisdom who quotes another author on the subject, Smend saying “the art of reaching ones end by the use of right means”. As we look at this description, we understand that for many, the art of being wise, usually comes with age. That is, learning from ones age, experiences, mistakes, and those things they do correct and with all this, having wisdom with experience. So that a ‘wise man’ is at his best in his old age! But in dealing with ‘religion’, we find that those who give acute attention and devotion to the things of God over the things of that which people give to the world, are those in scripture who are ‘wise’ and who seek ‘wisdom’!

Our Lord tells us the a ‘wise man’ is one who has heard the sayings of his and does them. He uses this in his teaching in Matthew 7, which is in the context of chapters from the beatitudes to the general directions he gives, such as this one ‘admonishing people to build their house upon a rock’. That rock, of course is Jesus Christ, his commandments, his words to those who would follow him. Thus, this is wisdom, not only to hear our Lord, but to listen, apply it to the heart and mind, then follow what he says to do!

Matthew 7:24  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock

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The wisdom that we walk in is God’s wisdom, while we do have wisdom of the world, that is to do, live, and walk in the world, we are simply not of the world. Our desires are not the worlds desire, our motives are not of the worlds. And finally, we are of the ‘light’ and do not the things of the world, which in darkness is done, fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and the desires of the mind. In short, the wisdom of God, comes with not just what God is telling us to do, but with a Power to do that which he commands us to do! It is through this, that we are cleansed, by faith, through obedience, and the sprinkling of the blood of Christ Jesus. We had to be obedient and come to God by faith, for without this small amount of obedience with faith, it would of been impossible.

1 Corinthians 3:19  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

We have come, first, unto to the Lord who has drawn us. It is now in him we are, and as such we do what he says. He leads us by his Spirit and in this, through his Spirit we are taught, led, empowered, comforted, and kept. But for men and women everywhere, the truth here is, the ‘wisdom’ of God is not understood by this world! But the true wisdom here is realizing that true wisdom lay in the LORD God who has saved us. It is in him we must be, it is his wisdom that has saved us, through the mystery of the power of Christ in the Cross, being baptized by the covenant of his blood. A permanent deliverance that as believers we can rejoice in, if we faint not and do not give up!

The danger we have in this world, especially in the church is to revel in our own glorious wisdom. We must be careful for the flesh gets puffed up easily and must be courted with care. For when our own wisdom is puffed, then cometh pride, and pride, when it is fulfilled in us, brings us to a fall. It is not us, but the power of God within us, his Spirit and his word in our hearts that bring us to fruitfulness. Our obedience to him, seeking his wisdom and knowledge, by this, we walk on that path of the pearl of wisdom. For by this wisdom, we find the light of salvation and truth! Jesus said to certain Jews which believed on him, “if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free-John 8:31-32″. Here we find more wisdom, through His word, continuing therein, only then are we considered his disciples and through this, we shall ‘know the truth and that truth shall make us free.” Free from blindness, free from death of sin, free from the wrath of God, and much more be the benefits of knowing this God through is Son Jesus Christ.

In Proverbs, Wisdom is seen as a woman. This metaphor is brought to teach us the devotion and love we must have to this ‘wisdom’, which is in itself, a word for our God. For he is wisdom, and in our seeking wisdom, we seek Him, his word, and thus we find this wisdom. We are not to forget her, nor forsake her, but we are to preserve her and love her. In doing this, she, that is, ‘wisdom’ will keep us. In all we do, this wisdom is what we must seek, get, and get understanding of. By this wisdom, promotion, honour, grace, glory, and life are ours.

Proverbs 4:5  Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6  Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8  Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9  She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10  Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Today, as believers we find the true wisdom, in and of our God, who is the Father, and of Christ who is our savior. “In whom are hid” says the Apostle Paul “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”. This is what we need to know, that what we know, of our God, our Father, and our Christ, is ‘wisdom and knowledge’ and this is not found in men nor mens wisdom, nor the worlds wisdom! But there are men today that sound so wise and bring to you such wisdom and knowledge that with enticing words try to beguile you. These are those who do not our God and our Father, let alone his only begotten son Jesus Christ. The knowledge and wisdom that saves, delivers, and brings you into his kingdom are only found in Him! Period! “Therefore,” Paul says, or because of these things, “as ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk ye in him, rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware, lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ-Col 2:2-8.”

This is what today we must do, having found Christ, as Paul speaks to the Colossians, we must walk in him. There are so many deceivers, philosophies, teachings, new age, devil delusions, and satanic snares that we must find the wisdom and knowledge of God in Christ and find it only one place. That is in our devotion to, our faith in, and our fellowship with this God our Father and our Savior, his son, Jesus Christ. We must place our heart, soul, mind, and dedication firmly in him, not looking to the left nor the right. Not giving place to delusions, deceptions, vain deceits, vain rudiments of the world, fancy philosophy of men, nor man made religious deceptions. It must, that is, our foundation, must again be firmly in Christ our LORD and nowhere else. In prayer, in fellowship, in fastings, in his Word, in obedience, in truth, and in love.

We find a good example of ‘wisdom’ and her children in the section found in Luke 7. The generation that saw Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Massiach had many who rejected him. There were others who knew who he was. Of such was a woman whose sins were many. She knew, not saying a word to the true LORD of Glory, that he was ‘wisdom’, ‘honor’, ‘salvation’, and much more. She wept, kissed his feet, wiped them with her hair after her tears made his feet wet. She then poured alabaster ointment over him. Jesus saw a women who was in sorrow over her sins, and one who knew him. She knew he was LORD and sought him as such. Yet she did not say forgive me, she said all this with tears and action. Her heart spoke loud and clear. The religious Pharisee saw a wicked woman and was appalled by it. He had no love, no pity, no compassion for her. The woman loved much and had faith. In this, Jesus says to her that her ‘faith has saved her’. She knew who he was, came to him, weeping, loving, kissing, pouring oil on his feet. All this in spite of a crowd. All this in spite of the religous who would mock her and see her as filthy. All this because in the midst of all the people, Jesus stood out as the LORD of Glory, the Messiach Yeshua who was to come. She knew, she came, she had faith, she loved him. He forgave her, loved her, and filled her heart.

Luke 7:34  The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35  But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36  ¶And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
37  And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Luke 7:38  And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39  Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
40  And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41  There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42  And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43  Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44  And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45  Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46  My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47  Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48  And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49  And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50  And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

In conclusion, this is the reason why there is ‘wisdom’. A ‘wisdom’that is from God, in God, and given to us through Jesus Christ, His word, His Spirit, and is driven by love and faith. The main objective of all this is people, i.e., souls of lost people, hopeless people, amid a world of carelessness and hopelessness. Souls of people who in the worlds vain wisdom and knowledge cannot find the truth nor the wisdom and love of God. But in Gods wisdom, which brings forth salvation to all men, also delivers to these who call upon him by faith, a relationship of love with God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. A love that cannot be understood until you find this ‘wisdom’ that saves!

The Real Context of Faith

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“The Real Context of Faith”

by the Watchman Dana G Smith

This is part of a Saturday night ‘Watchman & Friends’ Warn Radio Teaching, go to our archives here! Look for the ‘The Real Context of Faith’, in our Watchman & Friends Warn Radio segments.

Keywords: Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Belief, Faith, America, wisdom

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‘The Real Meaning of and Real Purpose of Faith’

Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

  • It is what this is about, belief!
  • Belief in an unknown god was not there, then wham, we believed!
  • Through no power of our own, wham, we believed!
  • Why?
  • Something happened!
  • Why?
  • A power occurred!
  • Why?
  • We changed!
  • Why?
  • We came to know this God and started walking by Faith!

Belief in something we cannot or could not see, that is, until we saw him by faith then everything changed in our world!

The atheist sees us and asks where is your God, I see nothing! He doesn’t have faith as we do!
The American in his wealth, pride, lifestyle, sees us and says, there is a force, something that holds it together, but God if there is one, helps those who helps himself!
The goyim, the gentile who has no relation to this God, sees one who is foolish, such wisdom is foolishness to believe in something you cannot see and then dare to live and then possibly die for such a belief. This is foolishness to them.

The truth is this God defends the poor, is attentive to the downtrodden, and is laborious in revealing himself and bringing those who need help, to himself; teaching them to believe in someone they cannot see, trust in something they cannot touch, and walk in a belief that may lead them to death for the namesake of whom they believe in and cannot see!

The jews had experienced 400 years of what we call, between the covenants. From Malachi to the first word in Matthew.

They knew religious fervor, they knew of a God, they had hope in a Messiah. This Messiah would bring in a new era of deliverance for the Jews and Israel. Once again he would bring in and restore the twelve tribes.

Heb 10:10
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Heb 10:11
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
Heb 10:12
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

They had seen the glory years, but now the generation to welcome the Messiah Y’SHUA was one that only read in their own histories the glories of David and Solomon. They read of Elijah, Enoch, and of Father Abraham. They also had become entwined in religious covenantal law that made it impossible for many of them to follow the law of God. The religious experts, the priest, Sanhedren had developed laws of their own, called traditions of men that made the real law of God of none effect.

The Jews had seen the northern tribes scattered, the 10 most northern, called Israel or Ephraim. God had said he would scatter them to the nations for their idolatry and he did. Now after the invasion into Israel of strong Gentile nations like Persia and Babylon, they had been overrun, captured, made slaves. It was now the time of the Roman Empire, they had allowed the tiny slot of Judah to be run by the Jews own power structure in oversight by the Roman Governor. The strong arm of Roman law was everywhere. Roman roads connected the world, and the power to contend with was Rome.

It was into this that the Messiah who would fulfill the hopes and dreams of mothers, Jewish heritages, lines of hope through the ages. All these women hoped as Mothers of Israel to birth the King that they knew would come. He would be the Messiach, the Hope of the Restoration of Israel, the Son of God!

It came through a woman called Mary and her husband Joseph who did not physically father this child but was a father in the flesh to the young Messiah.

This was the promise of Israel, the hope of Jews everywhere! This would be the offering of God, the Lamb of God, the one slain before the foundation of the world!

This is the PROMISE to come! Although they still did not understand his full duty, he would pick followers who later would become witnesses. These are the Apostles and their witness to the things they saw, experienced, and were taught. All this being put down in written record for others, these personal records are in the Gospels. They were never meant to replace the torah, the prophets, the books of wisdom which the Gentile believers now call the Old Testament or covenant! For these early ones, their book was the Torah, the five books of law, the prophets, and the books of wisdom, the psalms, the proverbs. Their church was the synagogue and meetings in homes of believers, later on during persecution caves and dens of rocks for safety. They met on the traditional Shabbat, and also on everyday of the week in which they could. This was the day of fresh outpouring, the power of God, the demonstration of the Holy Spirit!
It was the time of evil, rebellion, religious fervor, idolatry, fornication, and man’s propensity to war and do wickedly. But in this, God sent his son, born of a woman, filled with the fullness of the Spirit of God! This was Gods Son, Y’SHUA Ha Massiach! He had come, fulfilling Gods promise to mankind! Yet for these, this Messiah would not spend eternity on earth building Zion. He would establish his purposes which were the Fathers purposes, leave the Spirit of God, Hope, and see the building of the ‘called out ones’. Who would carry his message to the end of the World and his coming back again to this earth and then he would fulfill and build up Zion on Earth.

This is the last days of the end, just before the coming of Messiah back.

This is the faith, the promise, the hope of mankind! This is the beginning and the foundational hope forming what we call the “Context of faith”.

  • He was everything to these Jewish people!
  • He was more than a spot of religion!
  • He was more than another brand to believe in!
  • He was more than what we would call denominational!

He was the True HOPE of all Israel, the Messiach, the coming promised one who would restore all things!

Books of Knowledge and Wisdom Opened

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The Books of Knowledge

 and Wisdom have Been Opened

By the Watchman Dana G Smith

Keywords: Knowledge, wisdom, books, heavenly, Jesus Christ

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Daniel 12:4  But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Introduction:

A vision seen, a dream declared, a story, a mere reminder, what of the past and what of the future? To whom lies all this? Is this true? Is it false? Nay, but it is not false, but the ONE to whom I serve, Yea, He is True, His name is Yeshua HaMassiach, Jesus Christ whom is coming back. This story is a lesson, one to be learned, one to be taught, one to be seen as the future unfolds and man in his own wisdom ascends to the Mount of the HOLY One. But a truer lesson learned is one where man in his own ways cannot ascend beyond that which The LORD GOD has determined. To the wicked, to the rebellious, to those who refuse the ‘love of the truth’, there is coming a delusion to convince you that a lie is actually truth!

The Book:

I turned over the page. It was the front, very large about 2 feet long and a food wide, black and heavy. Man was it heavy; taking two hands I picked up the first book cover and turned the page. It felt like a chunk of lead, very heavy. In fact, so heavy I could not believe at first it was just the cover to the book. The black book itself was in a stack of black books, very large ones, all piled on a table. I stood there and looked up. The man was looking at me, an angel I thought. He motioned me to open the book. These were books of knowledge and wisdom, part of a library that I had been in before. Now, these many years later there was a difference. As I opened the book and looked inside, the pages were gone. I put the book aside and opened another heavy leaf cover of the book and just like the previous one, it too was empty. Then I opened another, then another, and then another one. All were heavy, black, and totally devoid of a page that is except for the last one which had a white piece of paper slightly crumpled with writing I could not make out as readable.

I looked up, nothing from the one who stood tall before me. He was every bit nine feet tall or more with an expression of purpose on the face. This was the one who had come to me. These books of knowledge and wisdom were gone, that is, not a whit of pages within them to survey and research the work. Nothing, it was gone. It was years ago that the same one had taken me to the library in the first place. It was located in a golden city, beyond the star systems. The library had no doors, I remembered that distinctly, yet the one who walked with me was nice and explained the Library we were coming to. It was full of the books of wisdom and knowledge. Books of secret I called them. Yet as we approached the Library face, there was not a door anywhere, yet the one with whom I was kept walking as if there was. I continued to walk beside him, as we approached the building it simply opened up and we walked inside. There it was a huge storehouse of books. The books were lined from the floor to the ceiling as high as I could see and as far as I could look in the direction before me. Huge, I thought. The books were in order on shelves, row upon row, from floor to ceiling. Yet there was no way to get to the top. The one with me motioned that we had to go up there, pointing to another floor high up. The problem was there was no walkway, no stairway, nothing. Yet the one I was with walked towards it and I immediately strode beside him. As we come to the area a walkway descended out of nowhere and we went up it to the area where the one had pointed to.

There on a table were books, the same ones all around, except there was a bigger one on a table with a light shining out of nowhere upon it. On it was labeled the "Book of Knowledge." As I strode to the book, the one with whom I was said to me; "This is yours, it is knowledge. All you have to do is touch the book, all its contents will flow into your being."

That’s it, I asked questioningly"

"Yes"

"This is an important book given to those for whom it is chosen to be given. It contains the ‘Secrets of Knowledge and Wisdom’. After you touch it, the Knowledge it contains will immediately be in your ability to carry out."

The one with whom I was walking was called a ‘Watcher’. He was very nice, and seemed to have me in the best of interests. He even went so far as to protect me from other ones, whom were not so nice, as he called them. That is another story. In the end, the one with whom I was brought me back. Now as I recall all this I again looked into the face of this ‘Watcher’ and asked why the empty books.

As the one proceeded to tell me, when He left me, there were others for whom the knowledge was meant as was the wisdom within their pages. When the ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’ has gone to the one’s for whom it is meant, they have no pages. For the pages, with the contents are now in those to whom it has been given. He assured me that many such books are prepared for those of us on the earth. There is a storehouse of such ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’. Some so secret that even he, a ‘Watcher’ could not behold the contents. This he said was left for the LORD God himself. He admonished me and said have you not read of the ‘beloved Daniels book which says: "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."

The Prophecy Fulfilled:

With many other words, the one to whom I was with admonished me saying:

"Well the prophecy of Daniel given to him must be fulfilled. You are now living in the time when the ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’ that was to be release, has been released. Now man, to whom has been given this will find the truth of such ‘Knowledge and Wisdom.’ For the secret to which man cannot ascend is that with much evil and wickedness will man do with the heavenly ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’ which was released for such a time as this. Man will not ascend to do good, nor come into the Holy Presence of the LORD God without first the Begotten Son, Yeshua , Known to you as Jesus Christ. For without the spiritual rebirth, man cannot ascend to his truest form, which which God has determined to be. It is a short time and the Son of Perdition is to be and will do that which is written of him. It is the fulfillment of all things which was to come. Know this, with much wickedness will man work with this ‘knowledge and wisdom’ upon the earth. So much so, it will take the Lamb, who was able to open the seals, for he is King of Kings and LORD of LORDS, to put down the evil one, for if he does not do so, no flesh shall be left alive upon the earth."

I now stood over the pile of large black books. The covers were still very heavy as I continued to flip it back and forth as I listened. Putting the final book down, I looked up and wanted to know more. But yet, in that moment as I stood there, the one with whom I was with simply gazed at me with a look from beyond all reasoning and the light shown around him as brighter than the sun. His appearance was very striking; the one whom I was with was a heavenly messenger. One sent for only one reason to let it be known the prophecy is fulfilled, the fullness of ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’ to be given to man has occurred. It will be some time before man is able to fully expound that ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’, but it has been given, the prophecy fulfilled. I had been warned, from here on out, the wickedness of man will increase all the more; especially with the ‘Knowledge and Wisdom’ they had been given. But to whom on the earth had it been given, I wanted to know all of them. I did not ask, but as I looked at the books and again at the one before me, I knew he already had the answer for me.

He spoke up saying "it is not given to you to know this, but understand this; you will know it when the ones to whom it has been given stand up to work wickedness in the earth."

"Know this also, that those who do know their God shall do mighty exploit in the name of their God against the Man of Forces. Many shall fall in the course of this, but it shall be given as a testimony to the LORD God who has redeemed them and they shall wash their robes white in the blood of the Lamb."

Yeshua, Ha Massiach, Jesus Christ, LORD of LORDS, KING OF KINGS!

With that, I was immediately back, the vivid images of the books, the feel of the heavy pages, and the One to whom I was with. Let this be a testimony to you, that the LORD God, blessed be his name, has given his only begotten Son as a sacrifice for the sins of man, he has been raised from the dead, and is as the right hand of the Father. He it is who is coming back as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He shall put down all the enemies of his God and our God, the last enemy that shall be conquered is death. For this, let it be known, "The Son of God, Yeshua HaMassiach, Jesus Christ, is coming soon. Are you ready?

 

Revelation 17:14  ¶These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 19:16  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.