Refine Your Prophetic Interpretation Skills (2-5)

By: Hendrik F. Wieland

Part 1:
http://bezaleel-uri-hur.blogspot.com/2012/11/refine-your-prophetic-interpretation.html

Part 2:
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John 14:26).
Exercise yourself in the interpretations of these scriptures.
Ask the Spirit of Truth to teach you and don't let past knowledge desensitize you to direct spiritual perception and discernment from the Holy Ghost.
The obvious interpretation to Isaiah 65 involves God's relationship with His people under the Old Testament Covenant ("a rebellious people") and those under the New Testament Covenant of God's grace ("a nation that was not called by my name").
In the following interpretations, we will look at the same scriptures in relation to what the Spirit of Truth is saying to Christendom in April 1997.
This is what the Holy Ghost is saying through the pages of PPC Ministry's and the language and vocabulary used will be those used in these pages.
Isaiah 65:1
"I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name."

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
I am sought of them that asked not for me - those outside present Christendom or "the church after the flesh"
I am found of them - God's reality of fellowship, teaching and guidance will be found with those who are not of "the Church after the flesh" but of "The Church after the Spirit"
behold me, behold me - God will approvingly reveal Himself to those of the above who are of the seed of the power of God's resurrection in "The Church after the Spirit."
a nation that was not called by my name - the nation of "The New Work of God" which will be birthed or separated from the Church after the flesh or the Church after "the spirit of the world."


Part 3:
Isa.65:2
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
I have spread out my hands - (God has been reaching out)
unto a rebellious people - (unto the Church after the flesh)
walketh in a way that was not good - (the way of hypocrisy, dishonesty, unrighteousness and unholiness)
after their own thoughts - (of the will, desire and deeds of the uncrucified sinful flesh nature)

Isa.65:3
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
A people that provoked me to anger - (people disobedient, ignorant and unfaithful to "The Spirit of Truth.")
continually to my face - (insensitive habitual unfaithfulness and disobedience)
that sacrificed in gardens - (did not sacrifice at the appointed altar of sacrifice) (The Cross)
burneth incense upon altars of brick - (did not worship God in Spirit and in Truth but rather out of vain and ignorant religion)
Isa.65:4
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
Which remain among the graves - (spiritually dead and not able to worship God in Spirit and in Truth)
lodge in the monuments - (stuck in being naturally and materially minded)
eat swine's flesh - (taken up with things that are spiritually unclean and are of the spirit of the darkness of this world)
broth of abominable things is in their vessels - (demonic presence and activity are in their bodies or in their lives)


Part 4:
Isa.65:5
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me - (unapproachable in their religious hypocrisy, pride and lack of Godly wisdom, grace and love)
for I am holier than thou - (of an ignorant, proud and vain religious spirit)
smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day - (a constant source of irritation to God)
Isa.65:6
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
Behold, it is written before me - (God will judge the Church after the flesh or the Church after the spirit of the darkness of this world)
Isa.65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together - (God's judgment will be upon Christendom for preaching and encouraging the iniquities described above)
Isa.65:8
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
As the new wine is found in the cluster - (the new and fresh wine is in the cluster of grapes that gets crushed and pressed (in God's judgment))
that I may not destroy them all - (the called and chosen shall be separated out from the Church after the flesh as the new and fresh wine of God's New Testament (N.T.) Covenant)


Part 5:
Isa.65:9
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
And I will bring forth - (God will birth or separate out a seed out of Jacob,)
and out of Judah - (a "man child" out of the Church after the flesh)
and mine elect shall inherit it - (God's called and chosen shall be of this child)
my servants shall dwell there - (God's servants shall live in (the child of) the resurrection power of God)

Isa.65:10
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

Possible interpretation format for you to fill in:
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks - (God will provide for God's people of the child of the resurrection power of God)

The valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in - (God will give His people rest)

for my people that have sought me - (God's people who have been separated from the Church after the flesh in their pursuit of possessing the reality of God's N.T. Covenant).
May you discover that the Lord is indeed your Jehovah Jireh; that there is nothing He cannot supply.
There is no mountain of impossibility He cannot remove; there is no crooked path He cannot make straight.
He is your all in all, and in Him and through Him, you live and have your being.
Therefore, rejoice that, in His name, you have all things on this earth and in the world to come.
Celebrate the goodness of God because His goodness is all-sufficient for your every need, in Jesus' name.
And all of God's children said, “Amen.”

Is Jesus God?

By: Hendrik F. Wieland

Part 1:
Rev 1:17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. Then He laid his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.
Rev 22:13 I am the A and the Z, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Have you ever met somebody with such personal magnetism that they are always the center of attention?
Possibly their personality or intelligence---but something about them is enigmatic (mysterious).
Well, that’s the way it was two thousand years ago with Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ greatness was obvious to all those who saw and heard him.
But, whereas most great people simply fade into history books, Jesus of Nazareth is still the focus of numerous books and media controversy.
And much of that controversy revolves around the radical claims Jesus made about himself.
As an unheralded carpenter from an obscure Galilean village in Israel, Jesus made claims that, if true, have profound implications on our lives.
According to Jesus, you and I are special, part of a grand cosmic scheme, with him as the center of it all.
This and other claims like it stunned everyone who heard them.
It was primarily Jesus’ outrageous claims that caused him to be viewed as a crackpot by both the Roman authorities and the Jewish hierarchy.
Although he was an outsider with no credentials or political powerbase, within three years, Jesus changed the world for the next 20 centuries.
Other moral and religious leaders have left an impact---but nothing like that unknown carpenter from Nazareth.
What was it about Jesus Christ that made the difference?
Was he merely a great man, or something more?
These questions get to the heart of who Jesus really was.
Some believe he was merely a great moral teacher; others believe he was simply the leader of the world’s greatest religion.

Part 2:
But many believe something far more.
Christians believe that God has actually visited us in human form.
And they believe the evidence backs that up. So who is the real Jesus? Let’s take a closer look.
As we take a deeper look at the world’s most controversial person, we begin by asking: could Jesus have been merely a great moral teacher?
Great Moral Teacher?
Almost all scholars acknowledge that Jesus was a great moral teacher.
In fact, his brilliant insight into human morality is an accomplishment recognized even by those of other religions.
In his book Jesus of Nazareth, Jewish scholar Joseph Klausner wrote, “It is universally admitted … that Christ taught the purest and sublimes ethics … which throws the moral precepts and maxims of the wisest men of antiquity far into the shade.”
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount has been called the most superlative teaching of human ethics ever uttered by an individual.
In fact, much of what we know today as “equal rights” actually is the result of Jesus’ teaching.
Some said of Jesus that “he lived and struggled unremitting for ‘equal rights’.
‘He that is greatest among you, let him be your servant’—this is the inversion of all political wisdom, of all sanity.”
Some have tried to separate Jesus’ teaching on ethics from his claims about himself, believing that he was simply a great man who taught lofty moral principles.
May you live today with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory.
May you discover real happiness in Christ Jesus, happiness the world did not give you; happiness the world cannot take away.
May the trash that's been thrown on you be completely removed from your memory as you rise to achieve the dream that God has given you.
Let this day be a day of new beginning, as the angels of God go before you to make your way clear, and behind you to be your rear guard.

Part 3:
This was the approach of one of America’s Founding Fathers.
President Thomas Jefferson, ever the enlightened rationalist, sat down in the White House with two identical copies of the New Testament, a straight-edge razor, and a sheaf of octavo-size paper.
Over the course of a few nights, he made quick work of cutting and pasting his own Bible, a slim volume he called “The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth.”
After slicing away every passage that suggested Jesus’ divine nature, Jefferson had a Jesus who was no more and no less than a good, ethical guide.
Ironically, Jefferson’s memorable words in the Declaration of Independence were rooted in Jesus’ teaching that each person is of immense and equal importance to God, regardless of sex, race, or social status.
The famous document sets forth, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights …”
But the question Jefferson never addressed is: how could Jesus have been a great moral leader if he lied about being God?
So perhaps he wasn’t really moral after all, but his motive was to begin a great religion.
Let’s see if that explains Jesus’ greatness.
May the Lord bless you, and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and may God Himself be gracious unto you.
May you be covered by the blood of the Lamb; strengthened, fortified, encouraged, healed and liberated because Christ and the atoning work of the cross has been released into your body by the speech of your mouth and by the power of the Holy Communion.
In Jesus' name, we are free and celebrate it. Hallelujah.

Authority

By: Hendrik F. Wieland

AUTHORITY
In the prayer which the Lord teaches His church, the word "And lead us not in temptation" points to Satan's work, whereas the word "but delivers us from evil" refers directly to Satan himself.
Immediately after these words the Lord makes a most significant declaration: "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever, Amen".
All kingdom, authority, and glory belong to God and to God alone.
What sets us totally free from Satan is the seeing of this most precious truth, that the kingdom is God's.
Since the whole universe is under the dominion of God, we have to subject ourselves to His authority.
Let no one steal God's glory!
May the Lord give you the confidence in knowing that your enemies have been defeated, and that the angels of God prepare the way before you and guard behind you in your defense.
Know that the problems you are facing have already been resolved by the Father, because you are His and He is yours.
It's a wonderful life through Christ the Lord.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad.


AUTHORITY OF GOD
Let no one steal God's glory.
Satan showed all the kingdoms of the earth to the Lord, but the Lord answered that the kingdom of the heavens is God's.
We must see who it is who has the authority.
We preach the gospel in order to bring men into God's authority, but how can we establish God's authority on earth if we ourselves have not met authority?
How can we possibly deal with Satan?
Authority, the controversy of the universe
The controversy of the universe is centered on who shall have the authority, and our conflict with Satan is the direct result of our attributing authority to God.
To maintain God's authority we must be subject to it with all our hearts.
It is absolutely necessary for us to meet God's authority and to possess a basic knowledge of what it is.
Before Paul knew authority, he tried to wipe out the church, after he had met the Lord on the Damascus road he saw that it was hard for the feet (human power) to kick against the goads (God's authority).
He immediately fell on the ground and acknowledge Jesus as Lord.
After that, he was able to submit to the directions given him by Ananias in the city of Damascus, for Paul had met God's authority.
At that moment he was saved he knew God's authority as well as God's salvation.
How could Paul, being a clever and capable person, listen to the words of Ananias, an unknown little brother mentioned only once in the Bible, if he had not met the authority of God?
Had he not encountered authority on the road of Damascus he could never have been subject to that obscure little brother in the city.
This shows us that whoever has met authority deals purely with authority and not with man.
Let us not see the man, but only the authority that vested in him.
We do not obey man but God's authority in that man.


GOD'S AUTHORITY

Part 1
We are on the wrong road if we meet man first before we obey authority.
The opposite is the right way.
Then we will not mind who the man is.
God has purposed to manifest His authority to the world through the church.
God's authority can be seen in the coordination of the various members of the body of Christ.
God uses His utmost power to maintain His authority; therefore His authority is the hardest thing to come up against.
We who are so self-righteous and yet blind need once in our life to encounter God's authority so that we may be broken unto submission and so begin to learn obedience to the authority of God.
Before a man can subject himself to God's delegated authority he must first meet God's inherent authority.
The greatest of God's demands on man is not for him to bear the cross, to serve, make offerings, or deny himself.
The greatest demand is for him to obey.
God ordered Saul to attack the Amalekites and destroy them utterly (1Sam.15).
Yet after his victory Saul spared Agag, the king of Amalekites, because he argued these were spared to sacrifice to God.
But Samuel said to him: "Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice"
Otherwise how can we ever learn what authority is?
Now, Father, thank You for Your presence in our lives.
Thank You for Your blessings, Your loving kindness, Your goodness, and Your mercy.
Strengthen us so that we might be people consecrated with prayer.
Set us apart and use us for Your purpose; that through our prayer, we may establish Your kingdom here on earth, accomplish Your will and walk in divine victory.
In Jesus' name, we pray and ask these things.

Part 2
Why did Samuel say that "obedience is better than sacrifice"?
Because even in sacrifice there can be the element of self-will.
Obedience alone is absolutely honoring to God, for it alone takes God's will as its center.
For authority to be expressed there must be subjection.
If there is to be subjection, self needs to be excluded; but according to one's self-life, subjection is not possible.
This is only possible when one lives in the Spirit.
It is the highest expression of God's will.
May you walk in the blessing and prosperity of the Lord.
In the worst of times may you have the best of things because God your Father is not controlled by the world, but the world is controlled by God your Father.
Therefore, rejoice that you are His and that He is yours; that as the Creator, He has created you and you have submitted to Jesus Christ the Son and are a part of the royal family of God.
He will supply your needs according to His riches in glory all the time. In Jesus' name, receive that blessing.