Matthew 12, part 2
Mat.12:22] Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
[23] And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
When Jesus heals you, it is complete. Only by faith can anyone be healed.
[24] But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Isn’t it funny that they accuse him of being evil when the fact of the matter is they themselves couldn’t heal the man possessed, when God gave the priest power over the devils. This proves the high priest was not appointed by God, but rather by the Roman governor. But still Jesus answers them.
[25] And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Only God can read your mind. This proving Immanuel, “God with us”. that Jesus fulfilled the prophesy of Isaiah 7:14. Also, as a warning to us today that a nation, even a nation under God, will fall if it’s divided.
[26] And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Satan would never cast out Satan.
[27] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Again, they, nor their children could cast out devils, or they would have.
[28] But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Meaning that He was the Son of God. When Gabriel spoke to Mary, he told her this. Luke 1:30 and it reads.
Luke 1:30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
[31] And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
[32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
[33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
[34] Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
[35] And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Now back to Matthew 12 and verse 29 reads.
Mat.12:29] Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
[30] He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
These pharisees claim to do the work of God, but do lie, and drive the sheep away from God. Sounds like our churches today.
[31] Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
[32] And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
To blaspheme the Holy Spirit is something that only the Elect can do when they are delivered up to the antichrist in the last days. So, all other sin is pardonable by repentance. Also, two worlds are spoken of here, this, and the one to come. There are three, the first was left out. But we can’t do anything about the past because we are here now.
[33] Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
[34] O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Christ knows he is speaking to the Kenites here, but he is letting us know also that this generation is “offspring” G1085 in the Greek. The Serpents seed, sons of Cain.
[35] A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
[36] But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
[37] For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
That we are judged by our works, rather good or evil and, also by our words? Yes, by what we say or do we are judged. Talking about false teachers or them that speak out of their own hearts, and not the word of God.
[38] Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
[39] But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
[40] For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
[41] The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
[42] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
We must remember who is Jesus talking to here. He is talking to the scribes and pharisees and has already let us know that they are Kenites, sons of Cain. The Serpents seed. I would like to go to Isaiah 57and let it read for us.
Isa.57:1] The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
[2] He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
[3] But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
[4] Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
[5] Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
They are a wicked offspring that has been around since their father Cain slew Able. But what we are concerned with is spiritual death. Now they that teach falsely are trying to draw Gods children from Him. And that is the spiritual war that we are at in these “end times”. Back to Matthew and it reads.
Mat.12:43] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
[44] Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
[45] Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
In Luke Jesus gives his disciples power over evil spirits. Are we his disciples also? Yes, so when we anoint someone and cast out evil spirits you had better first know only in Jesus’s name can we do this and you had better also fill that person with Jesus, Gods word. Or that person will be made the worse. Lets’ go to Luke 10:17-19 and read.
Luke 10:17] And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
[18] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
[19] Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Back to Matthew.
Mat.12:46] While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
[47] Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
[48] But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
[49] And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
[50] For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Jesus would not ever disrespect his mother or brothers, but took the time to teach us a spiritual lesson here. Spiritually we are all his brothers and sisters that do the will of God. Don’t just read his word but DO his word. It is so important to the Lord that we know His word, so that we can better our lives and others. Let’s go to his throne.
Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you. In Jesus’s precious name, Amen.
KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible