Chapter 1: The strategy of parables

Okay, here we are reviewing the mysteries, the parables of Yeshua. Today we are jumping into the parable of the wheat and tears. And as I shared in the uh fellowship before we started that that I thought was going to be a pretty straightforward little parable to dive into, but it’s not. Um there’s a lot to it and um and I pray I don’t I haven’t gone into overkill here in my assessment. And I share was sharing some of this stuff with my wife earlier this week as I was going through it and she’s like, “Man, maybe that’s too deep. Maybe you have to tone that back.” And I’m like, “Oh gosh, I don’t know.” I mean, yeah, it’s deep, but um I think this group can handle the depth. And I hope I don’t confuse any of you here in the course of this lesson. So, we’re going to go over the the wheat and the tears. We’re going to do mustard seed and leaven. So, let’s jump in. dark sayings, riddles, enigmas.

Throughout his earth earthly ministry, Yeshua chose the medium of parables, compressed narratives that function as hideout, dark sayings, riddles, enigmas. By wrapping kingdom truths and familiar domestic scenes, he simultaneously invited the receptive to search deeper and allowed the indifferent to pass by unchanged. This teaching method was intentional. It shifted hearts, rewarded spiritual perception, and preserved mysteries until their appointed revelation. And if you recall from last week, this was one of our uh verses that we looked at in which it was prophesied that Yeshua would in do just that, that he would teach in parables. And we’re going to take a closer look at that verse here in a moment. By contrast, when Yahw was establishing the covenant through Moses in the wilderness area, he communicated with unambiguous clarity, speaking openly rather than in riddles. We see that in Numbers 12.

Hear now my words. There is a prophet among you. I, the Lord, make myself known to him in a vision. I speak to him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. I speak with him face to face even plainly and not in dark sayings not in parables. So to the people he speaks in parables to a select few not in parables. The shift from parable to not parables, from direct disclosure to veiled parables, doesn’t signal a retreat into obscurity, but a divine strategy. What was once declared plainly to a single mediator, Moses, is now hidden in stories that awaken faith and discernment for some and create confusion for others. Stories whose fuller meaning is granted only to those with ears to hear the voice of their shepherd. John 10 we know the verse my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me.

Two of the several meanings of that word here in the Greek is some very interesting definitions to consider what is or has been said. So to for those who hear the words of Yeshua because they know he is their shepherd, they are his sheep because they not just use the the faculty of hearing but they consider what has been said. And then the third one there to understand to perceive the sense of what is said. So there’s a difference, right? There’s a difference between just hearing somebody say something or just listening with your ears. We do that all the time. There’s a complete opposite thing that goes on in your mind when you are plugged in, when you are attuned to the speaker. And that’s what I think Yeshua is trying to say here when he says, “My sheep hear my voice. They they know what I’m saying.” So let’s take a closer look at that

Chapter 2: Parable of wheat and tares

verse in Psalm 78:es 2-3. I will utter dark sayings of old which we have heard and known and our fathers have told us. Huh? This is a prophecy about Yeshua teaching parables in the future saying that he will use parables. that these parables are something that we have heard and known and our fathers have told us. I asked the question, where would they have heard and known from their fathers? David, do you want to take a stab at that? Yeah, it’s a good question. Um, no. No. Can’t I mean can’t think of something off the top of my head. Yeah. Well, I mean, the the almost obvious um answer to that question would have to be scripture, right? Um you know, where would they have heard and known from their fathers about these parables that Yeshua is going to teach in the future? It’s kind of a weird verse. It’s kind of taking you all the way back to the old and to the future.

It’s like a It’s like a timeless statement almost because he’s referring to something that’s going to be happening in the future, but the stuff that’s going to be happening in the future has happened in the past. Does that make sense? So when we look at the parable itself that we’re going to be looking at, the wheat and the tears, we have to try to compare it to something else that may have been taught in the past that may be what Yeshua is teaching about in the future. You follow me? So, let’s jump into it. Matthew 13, another parable he put forth to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who swed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and swed tears among the wheat and went his way.” But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tears also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, “Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field?

How then do we have tears?” And he said to them, “An enemy has done this.” The servant said to him, “Do you want us to go and tear up the tears?” And he said, “No, lest while you gather up the tears, you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. And at the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, first gather together the tears, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” Now, that last statement here holds a um a secret for something that we’re going to discuss in a few moments. First, gather the tears and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. remember that as we go forward. Cuz right now what we’re doing is we’re trying to find something in the Old Testament that kind of relates to the story that would make us realize what the psalmist was talking about.

And that psalmist, by the way, his name was Asaf about this future revealing of parables. So what do we find? Well, we find Isaiah 5. Now let me sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved regarding his vineyard. Okay, so now be now it’s a vineyard. Before in Yeshua’s lesson, it was a field of wheat. Here it’s a vineyard. My wellbeloved has a vineyard on a very uh fruitful hill. He dug it up, cleared out its stones, planted it with choices vine. He built a tower in its mist and also made a wine press in it. So he expected it to bring forth good grapes. And wouldn’t we all, if you’ve done any gardening at all, you as the planter, when you’re planting seeds of say tomatoes or strawberries or whatever, you expect to get what you planted, but it brought forth wild grapes. And now, oh inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, please, between me and my vineyard.

What more could have been done to my vineyard that I have not done in it? So it’s interesting here that he the planter is questioning them the fruit which in this case were wild and asking the fruit what else could I have done? Did I do something wrong? What more could have been done to my vineyard that I have not done to it? I thought that was interesting. He was asking them in in a um in a veiled way to give some kind of account for the fact that they were wild grapes. Why then when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? And now, please let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away its hedge. It shall be burned and break down its wall and it shall be trampled down. I will lay it to waste. Shall not be pruned or dug. But there shall come up briars and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel. And you should know because you’ve been following me for some time that there is a distinction between all of Israel and the house of Israel. There is a distinction between the house of Israel and the house of Judah. So here he’s talking about this vineyard that’s produced wild grapes is the house of Israel. And the men of Judah are his pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold oppression, for righteousness, and behold, a cry for help. So, the planter has done everything possible to have a great crop of grapes. He has planted it. It’s produced wild grapes. And then he goes on to tell us what he’s going to do to that field. And that’s exactly what he

Chapter 3: Kingdom dynamics and judgment

does. So, we’re left with the imagery of destruction in both parables, which is obviously not good. But I asked myself, why the glaring differences between these two parables? And all my searching as I tried to find that source that Yeshua was drawing from, the dark sayings of old to inspire his parables of the future. Isaiah 5 was really the only thing that I could come up with. Not to say that that’s not something else there. There could be, but in my study, I didn’t find anything else that is closely match the story as did Isaiah 5. But you can’t read the two without noticing these glaring differences. In Isaiah, he talked about good grapes and wild grapes, while Yeshua uses wheat and tears. And by the way, my wife thought it would be a good idea to make sure you understood that the word tear means more like a weed. Okay?

So, when you read the word tears, you should understand that it’s more like a weed than it is an actual plant. But he uses the wheat and tears in his metaphorical language. And I again as the student I ask myself, is there a reason for this? Why are these two parables so similar and yet so different at the same time? So I broke it down a little bit here. Hopefully I made it as clear as I think I made it. You can tell me later if I didn’t. Isaiah is addressing national Israel during a time when God had long established his covenant, planted them in the land and expected justice and righteousness. We know the symbolism already, right? The vineyard was the house of Israel. The good grapes or what he expected, obedience, justice, and righteousness. What he got on the other hand was wild grapes, corrupted fruit, bloodshed, oppression. The vine was cultivated. It was guarded.

It was given a tower and every possible provision. So the failure was not in the ignorance of the planter, but in their will willful rebellion. And if you remember in the last slide, I had that question highlighted in blue where the father was asking the house of Israel to answer him what else could have been done. And so the ignorance was not on him, the planter, but it was in a veiled way of helping the grapes take a look at themselves. You You are these bad grapes. You are these wild grapes. How would you answer the fact that I have done everything to make you a beautiful uh grape vineyard and all I have is willful rebellion. The metaphor of grapes allows the prophet to emphasize quality of fruit and not just the fact that fruit exists but whether it’s acceptable to the planter. Okay, so here’s the difference. We’re going to start drawing the difference here between Isaiah 5 and Matthew 13.

In Isaiah 5’s parable, the issue wasn’t the fact that there was fruit. The issue was what was the quality of that fruit? And based on the quality of that fruit, will I even accept it? We see how it’s different in Matthew. In Matthew, the field is defined as the world, not merely Israel. And the symbolism is a little different. The wheat are the sons of the kingdom or true disciples. No tears or the weeds are sons of the wicked one or false believers and the harvest is the end of the age or the final judgment. So in Matthew the emphasis is on identity rather than quality. So the first parable again to reinstate to make sure you’re with me in Isaiah 5 was about the quality of the fruit, not just the fact that there was fruit. There was fruit. It was bad. In Yeshua’s parable, the emphasis isn’t on the fact that there’s fruit, but rather on the identity of the fruit rather than quality.

those who truly belong to the kingdom, even when appearances are deceiving. And we’re going to see in a moment just how deceiving they can be. Tears closely resemble wheat until full maturity, symbolizing covert iniquity. And David again, what’s the definition of iniquity? Sin. Lawlessness. Yeah. Sin. Covert sin. covert lawlessness within the visible community. The visible community of what? The visible community of believers. So in the parable of of the wheat and tears, Yeshua is not only talking about the identity of those who truly follow him, but also the fact that there are some within the body of Christ who are living in sin, living in lawlessness, living in iniquity within the visible community. Tears closely resemble wheat. Here’s an image of tears and wheat. David, which one’s the wheat? One that’s heavier and bowing down. One that’s heavier and bowing. And the tears, look, look at their fruit.

Look how closely they resemble wheat. To the untrained eye, you may not know the difference. And therein lies a little secret. To the untrained eye, if these tears are sons of the wicked one, and they are sewn into the field, the body of Christ, to the untrained eye, you may not know the difference. How would you know the difference? How what’s the opposite of having an untrained eye? Well, it’s just like Paul. Uh actually, it was just like Peter who talked about Paul when he said untaught men twist the scriptures. Well, untaught in what? Untaught in the scriptures themselves. Yep. So to have a trained eye to be able to identify what’s what in this field requires you to know the word and what it says about both parties. So these tears closely resemble wheat. And what are the spiritual implications of this? Well, we talked about them a little bit. The word translated tears here is zenzania.

A word widely identified with I’m not even going to try and say that word. Commonly known as darnell or what? False wheat. So a tear is considered to be false wheat. Again, use your spiritual insight here as we’re going through this. False wheat means false what? False believer, false member of the church, false Christian, whatever you want to say, it’s the same. Tears look nearly identical to we in early stages of growth. Same height, the same leaf structure, the same green color. And only at the time of maturation does the difference become evident. Now again, apply everything that I’m telling you here about wheat and tears to the overarching body of believers, regardless of their flavor. I don’t care who they are. I don’t care if they’re Messianic. I don’t care if they’re non-denominational or Presbyterian or Bapt. It doesn’t matter. Only at the time of maturation. matur when when does that happen?

That happens at the harvest. Right? If we follow Yeshua’s words in his parable only at the time of maturation does the difference become evident. Wheat, as David just so said a moment ago, wheat heads bow due to the weight of the grain. See, it’s things like that that give me even more faith in my wonderful creator. Amen. Who who designed wheat to bow and tears to stand proud and so that he could use them in a parable to teach us some lessons. Wow. Terrors remain upright with lighter and sometimes blackened seeds. Hm. Here’s something interesting. Tear seeds are toxic and can cause nausea and disorientation if consumed. Again, use your wisdom. Apply this to the body of Christ. How many people have you met who call themselves believers, but they are just toxic? There is disunityity around them all the time. They are disunified with all kinds of people for all different kinds of reasons.

And it’s usually everybody else’s fault. They’re toxic. We’ve seen those people. We We know what it’s like to have those people in our fellowship. Looking at all these things, now we understand. Now we’re beginning to understand. We’re not there yet. The the meaning of Yeshua’s parable here on the wheat and the tears. And I it made me think of this. It made me think of another one of Yeshua’s parables. You remember this parable when the tax collector and the Pharisee are there and the tax collector is standing or the the Pharisees standing up there praising himself thanking God that he was not made like this tax collector that he fast twice a week. He’s all all kinds of awesome in the wheat. The tax collector knowing his condition before Yahw, all he can do is be on his knees pounding his chest saying, “I’m not worthy.” It’s a visual image of Yeshua’s words in Matthew 13.

Luke 18, everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. But that just happens to be another parable that we’ll probably look at in near future. But it made me think of that this this visual and we’re going to talk about it just a little bit more here. Spiritual symbolism in the par in the parable. Let’s look at the spiritual symbolism in the parable. Which parable? Matthew 13. The parable of the wheat and the tears. As we already addressed their superficial similarity, right? The wheat and the tears, they look a lot alike, just as the tears looked like wheat early on. So do false believers resemble true ones externally. They grow in the same field which is the world or the kingdom community. They hear the same word and they dwell with the faithful. They adopt the same language. What language am I talking about? Well, we call it Christianes, right?

All the words that certain churches use to identify their their cultural uniqueness, they adopt these languages. In my old body of believers, we had them. We had, you know, words like good, great, and awesome, and certain things that we just said that, oh yeah, we know you’re one of us. So, they adopt these languages, the customs, the outward signs of righteousness. But their identity is hidden until maturity. So true spiritual fruit or its absence is not immediately visible. Time testing and fruitfulness or the lack thereof reveal the difference. How does this look? Again, I think we’ve either all seen this person or maybe some of us have been this person in the past. They’re just not a fruitful person. There’s no identifiable spiritual fruit as the result of them being led by the Holy Spirit. They’ve always got problems. Things are never going their way.

They’re not a blessed person and they are a draw on the community. They are a sponge on on the community. We’ve seen these people. Only at the harvest, at the end of the age, can a clear distinction be made by divine reapers. And that’s a challenge right there, isn’t it, David? Because we can all make our unspoken judgments about certain people around us, but it’s not until the harvest at the time that Yeshua returns that the distinction is made. Not by human eyes, but by divine reapers. Who are the divine reapers? Angels. The angels. Yeah. The angels are the divine reapers. So that leads me to believe that the reapers are in on it. The angels are in on who’s who. They can tell. They have eyes. They watch. They’re watchers. They watch us. They’re sent to protect us. They’re sent to be with us among us. Yeah. And another clear indicator or differentiator is the fruit, right? What’s the outcome?

And by your fruit, you’ll be known, right? Or by their fruit they’ll be known. Yeah. I was going to say that. Yeah. And you beat me to it. Good job. Okay. So we talked about the covert iniquity, the covert sin, the end time separation. The terrors are called the sons of the wicked one here in the parable of Matthew 13, which to me indicates an internal corruption. Again, things that we can identify visually even though the corruption is eternal, internal hypocrisy, false teaching, or lawlessness. And Yeshua refuses premature separation because uprooting may harm the wheat. Okay. How many of you have ever watched the church try to remove a beloved member or even a pastor? Well, I can share from personal experience that when they tried to mark me as divisive in my church, it caused an uproar amongst the other leaders because the other leaders knew it wasn’t wasn’t true.

Same thing happened to David and Christine where you know they they try to do something remove them keep them from attaining to a certain level of leadership and the body reacts because it’s it’s a it becomes a scandal it becomes an issue and people get hurt which again show shows us Yeshua’s incredible wisdom here and why he doesn’t allow the premature separation of the wheat and tears before its time. At harvest, tears are gathered first and burned, showing judgment preeding the reward of the righteous. Preceding preceding at harvest tears are gathered first and burned showing judgment preeding the reward of the righteous. What in the world can that mean?

Because before you there, I just wanted to talk a little bit more about the the comment that you made earlier about the tears that are sewn among the wheat and you know why does Gile allow that to happen and what is the wisdom like you had mentioned earlier about not going quickly to remove those tears and the impact that it can have on the wheat and and the believers and there just a few you know thoughts that I had about that. That’s definitely a question that I’ve uh you know as as you had shared earlier both Christine and I had experienced you had experienced as well and I’m conf I’m confident and I know that many people either uh right now listening with us or or or uh those that are on YouTube that have experienced something similar and you kind of ask yourself how can something like this happen in God’s kingdom right how can you

have situations where people that, you know, supposedly were appointed by God to lead people to have impact and influence on on people’s spiritual well-being can conduct themselves in this manner, right? And and you know, just a few thoughts that came to mind regarding that is um you know, immediately removing the wicked, you know, could harm and hinder growth of of those that are there. Right? I think that uh you know God’s timing matters and if you uproot the evil too soon it can injure immature faith right I mean I’m grateful for the for the movement and the the the church that we were a part of it brought me to faith and it strengthened my faith over time to you know and then God continued to develop that and I continued to to seek him but but if something were to happen earlier in my faith, I don’t know if I would have been here today. Right.

And there’s some element of, like you said, of protection of those that are there, even though they’re exposed to this false righteousness. Um, it could also confuse people, right? Just like I asked, how can something like this, you know, be happening in God’s church? Uh, and it can break some fragile relationships. I think also it demonstrates, you know, God is is patient and merciful. I think that he’s not only, you know, uh, he’s giving people the opportunity to repent, right? He’s waiting on that. It’s not like immediate judgment. There’s going to be judgment at the end of the time. You’re warned about that. You have trust that that isn’t then going to happen. God says avenge is mind, right? And there will be a harvest and there will be judgment. But uh in the meantime, we also not to need to be quick to judge ourselves.

And you know, I think that we’ve all been tempted to say, “Oh, well, this person should be kicked out. Why isn’t anybody doing something about this?” Again, we need to trust in God that he is watching over us. That he is in some, you know, un uh ununderstandable way or a way that we do not understand clearly. uh he’s trying to protect us, but as well also having mercy and and giving the opportunity for others to repent. Um and then uh you know, as I said, uh it teaches us again of of God’s justice. It’s not that this is something that’s going to continue forever. At the end of the day, everyone will have to give an account. And again, we need to trust in that. We need to endure that while we’re experiencing it. uh and trust that that God will take care of things that he is faithful and he is just. Amen. Thank you, David. Good insight. Yeah.

So, in in David’s case, David and Christine’s case, and I think mine as well, it was the tears that removed the wheat. And that that happens. And do we have biblical precedence for that? Well, yeah, we do. We’re not going to get into it this morning, but um the Bible definitely talks about when when things kind of get reversed here. But um let’s let’s get back into this and answer the question who was first. We let we read in the in the uh previous slide that the tears are are the dealing of with the tears is precedes the dealing of the righteous which was strange but that’s exactly what Yeshua says. Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, first gather the tears. First, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. So, the tears are gathered first. Okay.

Yeshua’s explanation in the following verses he says Jesus went to the multitude away and went into the house and his disciples came to him saying can you explain that to us they they no doubt were following it but this whole first business probably confused them as well. He answered and said to them, “He who sws good seed is the son of man. The field is the world. The good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. Terrors are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who swed them is the devil. Harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels. Therefore, as the tears are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the fire, or the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and nashing of teeth.

The righteous will shine forth as a son in the kingdom of their father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. So Yeshua confirms in verses 36-43 that which he would later teach again in chapter 24. Matthew 24 he says, “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the son of man be.” Okay, so that’s the opening statement here in Matthew 24. And then he goes on and starts his next sentence with the word for. Why did you do that, David? Well, because he’s getting ready to explain what he means by saying that the coming of the son of man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in the days of uh Noah before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving and marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark and did not know until the flood came and took them all away. Who was the them? That was everybody else besides Noah and his family, right? The world.

So also will the coming of son of man be. Now this verse in blue was a verse that many people in the Christian church have hijacked and turned into their rapture. Turned into their preerttrib rapture. Then two men will be in the field. One will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other left. Okay? Who are these people? Remember, he just got done telling you that this time will be just like the days of Noah. In the days of Noah, who was taken away? The lawless. Who remained? Noah and his family in the boat. So just like that, when Yeshua returns, two men will be in the field and one will be taken. Just like the lawless in Noah’s day and the other left. Two women grinding at the mill. One will be taken just like the lawless in Noah’s day and the other left. So these people taken are not the righteous but the wicked.

Now, for some of you, this may fly directly in the face of everything that you’ve been taught about the second coming. We’re going to unwrap it here and see if we can make sense of what Yeshua is saying. So, we have to answer the question. What are the logistics of this? The son of man will send out his angels and they will gather. Okay. So, who’s doing the gathering, David? The angels. The angels are doing the gathering. Who’s Who are the angels gathering? Those that are the unrighteous. The unrighteous, the lawless, those who offend. Right? 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Paul says, “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.”

So, as I read this, and I’m trying to make it make sense in my limited human brain, um, I I can only come up with a couple of answers. Again, I’m not saying thus sayeth the Lord. This is Ed Doss’s perspective. But what we see here is two gatherings by two different entities, right? Two different gatherings by two different entities. The angels gather the lawless and the Lord gathers the righteous. Is this happening in linear fashion? No. I think it’s probably all happening at the same time or really close to being the same time, right? with the angels removing the lawless and Yeshua taking us into the air if we’re alive during that time. Even if we’re dead at that time, we still meet him in the air. But that’s what I think that I’m seeing here. Before I go on, David, do you have any thoughts or questions? Oh, keep on going. Okay. No thoughts and questions from David. Okay.

So, here’s the natural question that I have to ask. If the angels are taken the lawless and Yeshua’s taken the faithful, who then populates the world during the millennium? You care to answer that one, David, or try? And again, no wrong answers. Well, there’s obviously more than the appearing to the eye, right? There’s just not two. There’s not just the the quote unquote righteous and the unrighteous, those that practice lawlessness and don’t practice lawlessness. It could be other other constituents that are somewhere in between. That’s great insight. What did Christine say? I heard her chiming in there. She’s saying, for example, those that have not heard the truth could be an example of some of those. Okay. So, yeah. So, let’s just jump into this.

I I think personally the reason that we struggle with this question or at least me, I’m only speaking for myself here is because I and maybe you tend to only think in absolutes, right? And what would the absolutes be here? The absolutes would be you’re either saved or you’re lost. You’re either going to be quote unquote raptured or you’re going to be left behind. There is no in between. And I’m very much so like that in my character. My wife can attest that I have a very black and white perspective on everything and I think that’s due in part to my upbringing. I was raised by a Marine and everything was black and white in his eyes and I think I learned that. But I was also raised in the church uh from a very young age, 20 years old. And I have a memory of one of our evangelists preaching a lesson that so impacted me as a young man. And in that lesson, it was a fire and brimstone sermon.

And he was really going at it. And he was going after false teachings and stuff like that. And there’s this part in the lesson where he he says emphatically with voices raised and hands out and he was saying you’re either saved or you’re lost. You’re either going to heaven or you’re going to hell. There is no purgatory. You’re either sheep or goat. There is no in between. And I I remembered that statement. It had so much impact on me that my roommates took that snippet and made it our voicemail or our answering machine. So when people called us and we didn’t answer, that’s what they would hear. We later got rebuked by our campus minister for doing that. But I think that shaped my helped shape my my absolute character flaw. And I think what David just alluded to, David and Christine alluded to is very much so the case. The faithful and the lawless are not the only people living on the earth at his return.

So I spent a great deal of time on this uh early this week. I spent a lot of time trying to identify these classes, if you will, of people that are on the planet when Yeshua returns. And again, this is just my the result of my study. So, anytime you hear something from me, you test it. I’m just a man. I could be wrong. I want you to hear this and then test it yourself. What I see are what I call eight classes. The faithful, the glorified saints, those who belong to Yeshua, both dead and living at his coming were taught in First Thessalonians that they will be risen in Christ. That those who are of us who are alive at the time will also be risen with them. They reign with him in Revelations 20. And they’re also described as the wheat in Matthew 13 and the sheep in Matthew 25 and the bride in Revelation 19. What else do we have? Well, we have the lawless, right? Those are deliberate rebels.

Those who knowingly reject Yeshua, his gospel, God’s law, including blasphemers, persecutors, idoltors. They are the tears in Matthew 13. They are the goats in Matthew 25. They are the sons of the wicked in the same parable Matthew 13 and those who are destroyed by his coming in 2 Thessalonians 2 whom the Lord will consume with the breath of his mouth. And they are unrepentant at his appearing. Revelation 6 and 19. So that’s the lawless. Those are the people that the angels will be reaping at the second coming. What else do we have? We have the religious but lawless, which was me for many years. False converts, if you will. Those who profess faith, claim covenant identity, even or they do some type of religious works, but are disobedient to Yahw’s laws or Yeshua’s commands. That’s those in Matthew 7 where Yeshua says, “I never knew you.

Depart from me from ma from uh from those of you who practice lawlessness.” The foolish virgins in Matthew 25. The servant who buried the talent in Matthew 25. And those who have faith without obedience in James 2. I think these are those people who are largely in the anti-nomian Christian church. Antinomian meaning anti-law. Now there’s a mixture of people in these churches. Some of them willingly defy and willingly reject the law of Yahw. Some have never even heard, like me, that the law was never abolished. And if they knew that the law wasn’t abolished, they’d probably obey it. So there’s probably a mixture of both of those people in the church, right? Those ignorant but not hostile. Those who never heard clearly, and this is what Christine said, those who did not have access to the full revelation of the gospel or Torah yet were not willful rejectors of truth.

Those who sinned without the law, as Paul says in Romans 2, Gentiles who do the things of the law are then a law to themselves. In the same chapter, the same next verse. The book of Acts talks about a time of ignorance that was overlooked by the father would probably be people within that category. and the servants who did not know in Luke 12 who received few stripes rather than many stripes. So again a different class of people and I hate using that word class but it just is what it is. Group righteous among the nations the sheep who showed mercy. Okay, what who are these people? Those people not in covenant with Israel or Yeshua explicitly but who showed compassion and support to his people. Some understand these as surviving mortals allowed into the millennial kingdom. The that’s called the sheep of the nations, Matthew 25, that inherit the kingdom prepared for them.

Does that mean they’re taken at the resurrection? No. But they still make it because we we learn in Zechariah that there’s going to be people like them who will go up to worship the king at the feast of tabernacles. And then whoever gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water th that that little group there in Matthew 10. It was very specific about these type of people. So that that’s a possibility of yet another class. The remnant of Israel, faithful Jews awaiting the Messiah. What’s this mean? Well, we we know that the scripture talks about the gathering of of his people, the Jews, ethnic Israelites who survive the tribulation. otherwise known as Jacob’s trouble and turn to Yeshua at his appearing. Jump down to the very bottom verse. You shall see me no more until you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

That moment when collective Israel, corporate Israel, realizes that Yeshua really is the Messiah, they will call on him. Now, does that mean they’re taken? No, they’re not going to be taken because they’re not they weren’t faithful during the course of their life before Yeshua came. But they’re still going to be gathered to fulfill the prophecies about all Israel being saved. And of course, we looked at that that phrase, all of Israel, in my second Exodus uh series that that includes those who are faithful to Yeshua either in their life or eventually become faithful as a result. They will also be gathered amongst those who travel to Israel to worship on the day of tabernacles. They will look on me whom they pierce. Zechariah 12. In that day, the remnant of Israel will turn to the mighty God. Isaiah 10.

So again, this remnant of bloodline Israel who will turn to Christ in the last days either just prior to well they it has to be just prior because that moment where they recognize Yeshua during the tribulation is the moment that Yeshua has chosen to come. Therefore shortening the time of the tribulation. I believe it’s that moment that when they recognize Yeshua, they’re basically crying uncle during the tribulation. That’s when the tribulation is shortened. Okay, let’s continue. Mortal survivors of the nations, non-glorified, non-destroyed. What does that mean? Gentiles who survive the judgment but are neither glorified nor destroyed. In other words, they were here during the tribulation. They survived the tribulation. They survived the second coming of Christ. And they go on to populate the earth during the millennium. Zechariah talks about all those people who are left of the nations. Left from what?

Left from the tribulation. Because remember, the tribulation is going to be something so extreme that the world has never seen it and never will again. But there’s going to be some who survive. Those people will also be numbered amongst those who have the choice to travel to Jerusalem at least once a year if not more to worship on tabernacles. And we see in Isaiah that during the time of the millennium uh lifespans will be expanded. They’ll they’ll grow. There’s going to be a lot of babies born during the you know the thousand year reign. And these children that are born during the thousand-y year reign are going to have longer lifespans. Why? Mercy. He’s giving his people or people in general every opportunity to make the right decision even during the course of the millennial millennial period. Okay, we have one more. Those are the deceived worshippers of the beast.

Those who receive the mark and follow the beast system spiritually aligned with lawlessness, though possibly ignorant of the full consequences. And yeah, I do think that they’re very ignorant of the decision that they’re going to make to worship the beast. Revelation 19, those who worship the beast were cast in the lake of fire. And Revelation 14, if anyone worships the beast, he shall be tormented. So here are eight classes of people that I was able to come up with. And I asked chat GPT to put them in a a table for me. So I’m going to keep this up here for a few seconds so that those of you who are watching on

Chapter 4: Parables of growth and leaven

YouTube might want to snap a picture of that and just verify that. But one thing I wanted to point to you here is the center column taken or left. We see this is just again my take that of the eight classes and there could be more that I missed. Four of them are taken, four of them are left. They’re either taken by angels or they’re taken by Yeshua. The angels are taken the lawless. Yeshua’s taken the faithful. But there are going to be several of them left behind. Now, does that mean they’re going to hell? No. We know that hell doesn’t exist as the as we’ve been taught, the wave we’ve been taught throughout the years. If they survive the tribulation and they’re left alive during the millennial reign, they will have an opportunity to repent. It will no longer be an issue of faith. Why will it no longer be an issue of faith, David? Because Jesus had already come. Because Yeshua is right there.

He’s on the planet in his new Jerusalem. It’s not going to be an issue of faith anymore. So, what will it be an issue of, David? Personal will and decision. That’s right. It’ll be an issue of obedience. For the people who are left in the millennial kingdom for you and I, it’s a matter of faith. We are justified by what? Our faith. For them, that’s gone in the millennium because Yeshua is there. They can see him with their own eyes. It’s no longer a matter of faith. The issue will become for those in the millennium whether or not they will obey him. Amen. And then at the end of the thousand-year reign, they will face the great white throne judgment. And I believe, as I’ve said and on record saying, I believe there are going to be many more people who survive the great white throne judgment than we’ve been led to believe over the years.

So, those are my quote unquote classes of people at the second coming that kind of speak to what Yeshua is saying in his parable of the wheat and tears about the tears being gathered first. I hope all of that made sense to you. We’ll have a chance to talk here afterwards and ask ask her questions if we can. But let’s move on to the parable of the mustard seed. Again, in Matthew 13, another parable he put forth to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and swed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds.” And there you can see it in the palm of a hand. If you weren’t looking closely, you might miss it sitting there in the crease of the palm of his hand. could disappear in his hand. It truly is the least of all the seeds. But when it is grown, it becomes greater than the herbs and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.

That image on the screen is an adult mustard tree. So that little bitty seed that you saw in the palm of the hand becomes this monstrous tree. So that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. Birds of the air. H again I’m giving you a glimpse into how I think as I’m reading my Bible. When I read that verse, I ask myself self, are the birds of the air just birds? Is that is that what he meant to say? Right. Again, his sheep hear his voice. So, because we’re his sheep, we’re always looking at deeper meaning within his words. Where does the deeper meaning come from, David? From the Tanakh, right? Nothing. Everything that’s been written already, these quote unquote dark sayings. Well, the answer to this question, as you might guess, is no. We see in Ezekiel 17, thus says the Lord God, I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out.

I will crop it off from the topmost of its young twigs, a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain. On the mountain height of Israel, I will plant it, and it will bring forth bows or boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort, and in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, tears and wheat, standing proud and on your knees, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it. So when we look at the parable again, and we’re going to look at the parable again, we’re going to try to figure out what these words all mean. So here we are in Matthew 13 again.

Another parable he put forth to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man that would be Yah took and swed in his field.” What is his field? Well, his field is Jerusalem, right? 2 Chronicles 33. In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever. That’s where this tree is planted. Just like Isaiah said, even though it’s a cedar tree here, he has put it in Jerusalem where his name will be forever, which indeed is the least of all seeds. That’s a reference to who? That’s a reference to Israel. How do we know that? Deuteronomy 7. The Lord did not set his love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people. No, you were the least of all peoples. So this language, the least of all seeds, is talking about his people, Israel. But when it is grown, now we’re talking about this tree becoming grown.

What should we be thinking about? Well, we should be thinking about the promise to Abraham. I will surely treat you well and make your descendants as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbered in multitude. So this is that grown tree that promised to Abraham. It is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree or a holy nation as he said in Exodus 19. You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel. So there they are to become a grand tree, a holy nation, so that the birds of the air, what is that a reference to? That’s a reference again back to Abraham’s promise that the Gentiles and the nations would flock to it or flow to it. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains. Amen. Where is that? That’s in Jerusalem.

Shall be exalted above all the hills. Yes. And all nations shall flow to it. That’s Isaiah’s way of saying Yeshua’s words, that the birds of the air would come and nest in its branches. So that helps us understand Matthew 13:31 and 32 a little bit more. Let’s finish up here. I can’t believe I went through this in just over an hour. Let’s finish up here with the parable of the 11 and then I want to get your guys’ thoughts and questions. Matthew 13:33. Another parable he spoke to them. The kingdom of heaven is like leavenan which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leaven. David based on my Bible study reading practices and ways. What question do you think I answered I asked myself here? Why three measures? Oh yeah. What what’s what’s behind these words uh three measures? Well, let’s look at the prophecies in the Tanakh first.

In Daniel, we see that the stone that struck the image became a great mountain just like in the previous slide and did what? Filled the whole earth. Right? So, here we’re talking about in Matthew’s uh in Yeshua’s parable in Matthew, the three measures of meal till everything becomes leavened. And here in Daniel, we’re seeing that the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Habach says the basically the same thing. The whole earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. But what about the three measures? What’s going on with the three measures? What’s is there any deeper meaning behind the fact that there’s three measures? Well, I think that there is when you look at these parables and when they’re taught, by the way, if you haven’t caught on, they’re taught consecutively, one after another.

The parable comes, this parable of 11 comes immediately after the parable of the mustard seed. Together, they describe both the subtlety and the power of the kingdom of heaven. The mustard seed emphasizes visible external growth from something very small. The levan emphasizes hidden internal transformation that eventually affects the whole. So he’s talking about the same thing in essence, right? in every one of his parables in one way or the other, but he’s using different visuals, if you will, different metaphors, different analogies to teach you how they are different even though they’re the same. So, in one parable, he’s talking about something that we can see with our own eyes becoming huge external growth from something small. And at the same time he’s talking about something hidden an internal transformation that affects the whole.

Now how do we understand this before I go on to this sacred meal business. Well I mean I think about my own experience and you guys can think about your own experience. We are living in a time where we are seeing invisible transformation happening in the hearts of people around the world. When I came out of Babylon, so to speak, and I felt very alone, as so many of you have shared feeling, but it started to really blow my mind to see how so many other people were having that same internal transformation happening that the work of the Holy Spirit was doing in their hearts. people that weren’t even in my city. It started with brother Cordon who tapped me on the shoulder one day in a church service and ask me questions about what I was teaching and it blossomed from there. People in other cities who were seeing my lessons on YouTube and going, “Hey, that’s that’s me. I can’t explain what’s going on.

I can’t explain the what’s happening here but this internal thing is happening in me and it’s now affecting the whole. What’s the whole? Well, it’s the world. In in two short years, this little group went from a handful of people in my bedroom or in my my living room to a Zoom audience of people around the world. Got zero to do with Ed Doss. It’s got everything to do with his internal transformation. And because of the internal transformation that’s happening in people’s hearts around the world, this little pocket of the world, that being us, our little Zoom audience, we’re now having a visible thing happening. We’re seeing each other’s faces as a result of this internal transformation. We’re finding each other and I’m just one little pocket. My little Zoom thing. I’m just one little pocket. There are hundreds if not thousands of pockets just like mine.

And I hate even using the word mine because it is not mine happening all over the world. Amen. And we can see it visibly now. So this hidden internal transformation is now growing to be something very big. and we can’t define it. We can’t explain it. We can’t articulate it. What what’s going on, but we see it and we scratch our heads when people don’t see it. Well, that goes back to our previous lesson about being called and not being called. So, let’s look into this sacred meal for honored guest business. What does that what does that mean? Well, I tried to find in in the Bible, as you would imagine that I would, um, the meaning of the three measures, right? Is there anything more to the three measures? Well, turns out there is. Genesis 18. We know the story from Abraham who’s greeted by God and the angels, Yeshua in the flesh. And what does he tell them? quickly.

Go make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. So, I did some research and I found out that one measure is really enough for one person, but three measures would be for more than one person, right? And that’s what they had there. They had the visitors plus Abraham. And so he he commands them to have these three measures of fine meal to be made into cakes. We see in Judges 6, Gideon basically did the same thing. Prepared a young goat an unleaven bread from an epha. And an epha is three measures of flour. So he did the same thing, right? So we see this number of three measures associated with a divine meal with honored guests. So it’s no wonder that Yeshua would use this language in his description of what the kingdom of heaven is like having been uh created with three measures till all was leaven. These three measures would be a sacred meal for honored guests.

So these three measures were used to prepare a sacred meal for one or a few honored guests, not a crowd. Thus, when the audience heard three measures and remembered Abraham, what would they think? And again, you always had to put yourself there. Who’s he talking to? He’s talking about people who have been born and raised on the Torah. They may not be following it like they should, but their elementary school wasn’t math, arithmetic, and grammar. Their elementary school was Torah class. So when Yeshua used the word three measures, that would have immediately brought to mind Abraham, Gideon for what was going on there, that they were honoring sacred and honored guests, right? By referencing the three measures of meal, Yeshua evokes Abraham’s table set for him and his angels, foreshadowing his return with the holy angels to find his faithful who are now fully leavened. What does that bring to mind? Shabuote.

Many other times in scripture, leaven is is used to refer to sin, but not in the case of shàuote. Two loaves of leavened bread were made and we are that full leavened bread as the sanctified and prepared offering. So the honored guests are those who Yeshua comes back and takes us away. There there is the three uh parables that we wanted to look at today. So I wanted to shut up now and uh just get your thoughts and your words. Luke has his hand up. So Luke, why don’t you go first? Uh okay. Um so you brought up some great stuff. Great great stuff. and it kind of goes along with some of the things that uh I’ve learned about. Um so yeah, uh Thessalonians 4:16-17, they’re talking about those who the dead in Christ will rise first. Those of us who are alive and remain will uh will meet him.

Okay, so the first question I have and this is Luke talking not the Bible, but um you it talks about at the end and so we will always be with the Lord. Well, where where is he going to be? And so, talking about the millennial reign, I think uh the answer is we’re going to be with him here on earth. And there’s some some more clues that goes with that. Your kingdom come, your will be done. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth. And we’re always to be with the Lord. So, where are we going to be? We’re not I don’t think we’re going to be in heaven. I think we’re going to be here on earth in the new Jerusalem. Yes, I would agree. Okay. And and so the whole taken the taken where yeah we’re going to be in the new Jerusalem and uh I um that’s pretty interesting because I’ve always learned I also learned rapture and the whole uh uh you know first Thessalonian was a big one for the the rapture people.

They interpret it to being that, you know, those that are dead in Christ and those who are alive remain will be taken. But I learned something interesting about the whole taken thing and and and um I don’t know if this is true. Maybe someone can add to it. But um back in back in that time um there my understanding was there was a tradition that when an important guest when an esteemed guest would come into a city um the town’s people would actually go out of the city and they would uh escort that uh uh that esteemed guest into the city. And I think that’s kind of what what the representation is that those who are dead alive and those of us who are alive, we will meet him in the clouds and we will escort him back to the to New Jerusalem. So I I thought that was uh that ch that like that completely changed my life. The the the wheat and the tears and the the Bible in Matthew, they completely changed my life.

So, I find that to be just so incredibly uh interesting. But what I love, Ed, is, you know, I I I I was always kind of a black and white kind of guy as well. And so I always thought, well, it’s an all or nothing type thing. That either you’re going to be you’re going to be with the Lord or you’re a tear. Period. You’re either a weed or tear. There is no in between. And it’s interesting that that there could be um a number of groups of people that that will be here and are neither. Amen. Amen. Thank you, brother. Appreciate you. Okay. Yeah, Gordon. Thank you, Ed. It is extremely deep that you brought this in subject. And this is something that I’ve actually been pondering on for a while. and I was going to write you something, but instead you actually pretty much brought everything to the forefront.

I think my biggest concern about anything as with anything is I want more people to be saved, more people to come to the true knowledge of Yeshua and also the true knowledge of Torah. But I know that, you know, based upon certain things that there are certain people that are going to be there and certain people that are not. My biggest concern specifically is those who had died but had died in a condition in which they were ignorant of Torah or they didn’t know the full knowledge of it as far as that goes. And my main concern specifically when it comes to that per se is uh if they were like missionaries say around the 19th century 20th century I’m just using that as an example. Maybe they grew up in a Presbyterian church, Baptist, Church of Christ, whatever that may be, but they didn’t have a full knowledge of Torah as far as that goes. They didn’t have a full understanding, but they were faithful.

In fact, some of them actually died as martyrs for the cause. So, my question is more of kind of a twofold. either on the martyr side condition or in the condition of them being faithful, but maybe they didn’t have a true depth knowledge of uh the Torah as far as that goes. Will they reign with us during the thousand years with that or will they still take their place more so when it comes down to the great white throne judgment? I’m just trying to get a better understanding of that. Well, I appreciate that, bro. And listen, u like I said u my my little list is by no means uh complete. I think that those who have lived before and died before, those are who are in the grave at the moment will probably fall under um one of those categories in one way, shape, or the other. Now, if they’re faithful, they get risen on the first resurrection. Sure.

If they’re not, then they get risen at the second resurrection and face the the great white. But I still think that they’re going to fall within one or two or several of those categories. And there may be categories that I left out. So um I really want to put that before you guys to to kind of study this out on your own and and um and realize the truth. Well, the reason why I was just bringing it up and I’m sorry to interrupt you. The reason why I’m bringing it up is because we live in a technological age right now where that if I basically show you, hey, let me show you some teachings on Ed or let me show you some teachings on this or that. We’re in a full knowledge as far as that goes where we flip out our phone or go online and we can actually search through a bunch of this stuff and everything like that. Back then, as far as that goes, even 40 years ago is as far as that goes, we didn’t have that.

As far as that goes, we didn’t have that type of technology. And you know, I mean, I grew up in in an era where if I’m going to communicate, I’m going to communicate one-on-one with you. I’m not going to communicate on my phone and be on my phone for four hours when we actually are are trying to talk in a restaurant setting or in a different setting of that. No, I want to have a full-on engaged one-on-one conversation with you. I don’t want to be on my phone. That’s what I mean. Thank you so much. All right, Alan in Alabama. Alabama. Allen. Uh thank you so much. Um I I wanted to talk about the Isaiah 5 just to make sure that uh I was tracking when you were talking about the quality of fruit. Uh not just that the fact the fruit exists uh but it’s acceptable to the planter. I was reminded of the scripture where they said master did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not cast out demons in your name?

It doesn’t say that did we not try to cast out demons or try to prophesy. It it says they actually did those works, but then he responded, you know, depart from me for I never knew you. Is that the same quality of fruit, but not acceptable to the planter that you’re discussing? I would agree with you. Yes. I would think that’s definitely the case. Yes. Because uh I mean, I don’t know about you, but when I when I read that verse in Matthew 7, uh I can’t help but think of the Christian world. Um, it’s them that’s casting out demons and and I’m sure others are also. The name of Yeshua has power to cast out demons whether you are faithful or not. So, um, I do think that that’s the case. Thank you. So, Amen. Okay, let’s see who was next. Luke Kendrick was next. Go ahead, Luke. Hey, uh, good morning, Ed. Shabbat shalom. Um, yeah. Uh, I was tracking with you the whole way.

Um, man, I I I literally I had I was brought to tears with the how the the wheat boughs and the tears stand up straight. That just that was so powerful for me. Wow. I Wow. Um, but as far as the millennial kingdom goes, I believe that all who believe in the name of Yeshua will be present. However, those who teach others who those who teach others to break the least of these laws will be counted least in the kingdom. I think there’s going to be a whole array of believers in the kingdom, which is why Satan will be released for a little season at the end to separate the sheep from the goats. That’s through my own study. And I I literally I just started studying that maybe a month ago and that’s as far as I got. But I’m I’m looking at prophecy. I’m looking at Ezekiel and Jeremiah and Zachchariah and you know you couple that with Revelations.

It that’s what I came up with and I’d like to know your thoughts on that. Thank you. Well, Amen. What I’m going to do instead of sharing my thoughts on everybody’s thoughts, I want to let everybody else share um and and we’ll come full circle if we can. I think u I think uh Angela had her hand up next. And by the way, if anybody of you wants to comment on what Luke said or what anybody else says, feel free. This is a discussion. First, I want to compliment you and and say that this was mind-blowing. I had a whole different perception of the birds in the second parable. Uh because I looked at the first parable and saw there were birds there that were taking away the the word. So I associated the uh the birds with not being good. Like there was like two kinds of people there, you know. Uh you know, in that tree that the tree representing the body and and then these birds nesting in it.

I I kind of veered off onto that path and totally misunderstood. But I think the very last verse in chapter 13 just says it all. Um, what as far as this teaching, therefore, every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the head of the household who brings out his treasure, things new and old. And you know, I had started to think before all of this, maybe I should go back and look at scriptures in the past because this is exactly, you know, I mean, I was trying to think what scriptures would this even pertain to in the past. I was looking ahead like Revelation 14 and such um on the grapes, you know, and and and the sickle and all that. And but this just blew my mind. This is wonderful. I did want to ask though, like regarding the mark of the beast, I’ve always been taught that you take that mark, that’s it. There is no repentance.

If I understood you right, there’ll be some in ignorance. No, I don’t think that’s the case when it comes to the mark of the beast. I think if you take I think I I agree with what you’ve been heard. I don’t think there’s any coming anything any coming back from taking the mark of the beast because I believe the mark of the beast will be uh in your DNA. Okay. So, I misunderstood what you were saying and I this is a rewatch anyway. Okay. Amen. Well, Glenn number two, brother. It’s good to see you. Yeah, good to see you guys. Uh, glad to be back on camera in front of everybody. I I wanted to address one of the questions that was talking about judgment and among our group, we we have no need to convince each other we need to obey Yhovah and we need to keep Torah.

Uh however, if you go look at the last parable that Christ gave uh separating the sheep from the goats, you see the criteria for that judgment had nothing to do with keeping the laws. It had to do with how we treat other human beings. The love the that that come that comes out of us through God’s Holy Spirit in us. M and then you uh match this with the um the love chapter uh 1 Corinthians 11, you know, where where it says, you know, if if you know all prophecy, if you know everything, if you have no you have all the understanding that there is, it means nothing if you don’t have love. So, we don’t want to get so um we don’t want to get caught up in into uh trying to beat the Pharisees at lawkeeping because they totally missed the boat. That’s all I got, brother. Those are wise words from Glenn. Number two, speaking of wise words, let’s let’s close up with uh Samuel. Shabb shalom, you’re too kind.

Um I’m I’m not there yet. I’m learning. Um Let me let me say that ve very very wonderful um teaching. This is a a blessed fellowship. I’m glad I was able to make this one. I’m going to differ slightly with with my my brother um Elder Glenn. Um I I think we have the wrong conception of Torah when we say that loving our neighbors and loving others as we do do ourselves is somehow separate from Torah. The law hangs on loving Yhovah Elohim with all our hearts and all our minds and loving our as ourselves. Yeshua did not give any new commandments. He’s letting you know all of the law hangs on this. And when you study the law and you see what is commanded, everything is based on consideration of our neighbors, of others. When he says, “Thou shalt not covet,” that is a law of love for your neighbor.

Because when you in your mind, when you want or you desire or lust after what another man has, his woman, his his I’m going to say his donkey. I don’t want to use the other word because people are going to mistake it for something else. Or um you know, or his handmaidadens or or his his his um his his manservants. that puts you in a situation where now you’re going to steal from him. You’re plotting against him. So when you don’t covet, you are loving your neighbor as yourself. It’s not it’s not something ephemeral. It’s not Stacy. It’s it’s actually very concrete, but we miss that. Um I want to say I want to say this. I I I I love the discussions with respect to esquetology. Um, and I and I think everyone in their walk has their portion of understanding. My portion of understanding is completely set on that. Um, but it’s it’s not something that I obsess over.

I know that the Most High’s will, his word will not return void. But we never know, quite frankly, how it’s all going to play out, but we know that it’s coming. Yeah. What I try to do, and I’m only speaking for myself, is I look at what the prophet Isaiah said, which was to the law and to the testimonies. That’s where it is. Because I’ve I’ve seen and I’ve heard people who get into esquetology golf into all types of spacecraft and they lose their way and they and they and they forget that the whole purpose of the study is to walk it. when you do it when you do it best backwards and you’re trying to study it out. That’s my word. I know that’s why I’m that’s why I’m using it because you’re a good teacher. But when you do it that way and your whole point is, oh, I’m going to study this out because you’re seeking the mysteries to understand them.

And it’s not about learning to walk and being obedience, that’s when you lose your way. So, I know that that that Aba Yahovah’s will is going to be done. I know that there’s an end to all things, but the the the focus has to be on the walk. That’s where, you know, the question of will faith be found? Will it be found? So, it’s not to be judgmental because we’re not to condemn. We’re not. Everyone is is in their particular walk. And we don’t have the right to judge where a person is going to end up. But that doesn’t mean that we have to return to our own vomit and fellowship with darkness. We do not. Our our our walk is our testimony. Our walk is is everyone can’t teach like you, brother uh brother uh brother Doss.

Everyone doesn’t have the insight that that brother David has or that brother uh Joseph has or that uh brother Glenn has or some of the other more learned brothers and elders of this assembly have. But I can tell you something. There’s a difference when a person is walking this thing out earnestly. And that’s where the revelation comes. When you’re trying to apply the law in your life while in captivity, those things start to come to you and you get greater understanding as opposed to trying to search it out and reading countless books. It states it in Ecclesiastes. Amen. Amen. Now, in in defense of uh brother Glenn, I know he wasn’t sharing that in um in that it’s mutually exclusive. Uh I think he would agree with you, but he’s got his hand up. So, uh Glenn, I’ll let you share just a minute and then we’ll finish up here. Okay. U Samuel, I just want to say I agree with everything you said.

U I I was thinking more along the lines of James 4:17. to him that that uh knoweth to do right and does not, to him it’s sin. Well, if you look at our our little group um or you look at Ed and I having having breakfast some Sunday morning, there’s a lot of things that that we’re talking about. Iron sharp and iron. Uh e either Ed’s wrong about some things or I’m wrong about some things or both of us are wrong about a lot of things, but we’re not in all agreement. But what we are in agreement on is that we need to take whatever Yhovah has given us to understand and and really have faith in our personal relationship with Yhovah uh that he’s opened our eyes to see what he wants us to see and then we better dog on do it for sure. Amen. Brother Glenn number two.

Uh yeah, we I love our Sunday morning getto togethers and we talk about all kinds of holy things and and I love him to pieces and I wish I could do that with all of you guys. Wish you all lived here in Dallas. But um guys, listen. Shabbat shalom. Have a great day of rest. Enjoy your day. Have a great weekend. Love each other. And we’ll be back together next week. Shabbat. Have a great day. Shalom. Thanks a lot. Thank you. Shalom. Shalom. Shalom. Thank you. Shabbat shalom. I’m still here. I’m just watching you all go. I’m cutting it off now. In five, four, three, two, one. and Srirachal.