Build on the True Foundation

~~ The Shepherd’s Failure ~~

Eze 34:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Eze 34:3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 34:4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 34:5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. Eze 34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

Re 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Ec 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

I will start this message with the above passage of Scripture, for a very important reason. Unless you understand that ALL of the Word of God, from Genesis through Revelation is telling us about the things which were before us, (before the flood), the things during the past Old Testament times, and the things which are now, and the things which shall yet be, you will not be able to get the full meaning of Scripture. You will only see ‘stories�?

Yes, I mean every single Scripture tells us about the old times, which is before the flood, the things which are past in the OT times, and the things which are now, in our present time, and also the things which will yet come to pass. It can all be learned and taught from all Scripture. This is the DEEP of the Word. When all you can see in a verse is the shallow, story of someone’s life, you are missing it altogether, and only getting Bible Stories. This is not the purpose of Scripture. God, in his infinite wisdom and knowledge, tells us all about the past, from Adam and Eve, on down to the very last soul which will live, and everyone and everything in between, using the very same words for it all.

Now I am telling you, that is some more glory and wisdom and power, above all that man can know or do. But until you acquire a spiritual mind, having the Holy Ghost anointing teaching you, you will completely miss all of this and go only to the surface story. This will merit you NOTHING. What good is it to know that King David ran from his son at one time? What good is it to know that he used to watch his Father’s sheep? What good does that do you in your life and quest for eternal life?

But when you can see that this not only tells us about David, but also about Jesus Christ, and about Abel on the other side of the flood, then you are getting some deep understanding and growing in knowledge and wisdom of the Word of God.

How do I know this? It has been revealed to me as I study the Word. See verse nine says there is nothing new under the sun, that which is, has already been. John said the words he wrote tell us about things in the past, the present and the future, the very same words tell past, present, and future. This is true with ALL SCRIPTURE, NOT JUST REVELATION. When it shows a person or thing on the other side of the flood, or explains some obscure verse, then it has to be proven by some other Scripture. It is not left up to guess-work. It is totally provable to anyone who is honest and has eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. This is a lot in the way of introduction to this message, but it is necessary in order for you to see what I am going to show you from our chapter in Ezekiel. I will use this method in most of my messages from now on. But I had to prove to you that all Scripture reveals life on the other side of the flood, as well as things since then.

It ‘seems�?that we have only a tiny bit of information about life on the other side of the flood. But this is FAR from the truth. It is very necessary that we understand what took place then. It is revealed all through the Word of God. It has just been hidden to the carnal minded ones who have handled the Word of God deceitfully, for MONEY, or filthy lucre.

Read this and look at the marvelous revelation which is revealed here: Ec 1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. Ec 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. Ec 1:8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. Ec 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Ec 1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

He is showing us here that everything, from the beginning of the world on, is continually RECYCLING. It keeps returning and repeating as it did before. One generation goes and another comes. The sun goes around and returns and repeats. The wind does the same, round and round, over and over. He is speaking mysteries here, not just natural things. Watch this: the rivers all run into the ocean, yet the ocean is never full! Think of that. All the rivers on earth keep emptying into the ocean, yet the ocean is never full. How can that be? Because the water evaporates and returns back to land again, and once again, the same water runs back into the ocean, and around again, forever.

The eye is never full, no matter how much one looks at. One can look forever and yet the eye is never overflowed with the seeing. The ear is the same. It can hear forever and never be full of the things it hears. Amazing wisdom. But what is it showing? It is showing us that life recycles, round and round. One generation comes and goes.
Another generate comes, BUT THE SAME THING repeats to each generation. So that the Word of God can tell us what David did or will do, and it is showing us what Jesus did or will do, what Tom over there did or will do, what Jo did or will do, and what Abel did or will do! Nothing is new under the sun. The thing which is now, has already been and will be again and again. Many times I have found Scripture which was speaking EXPRESSLY to me at the time, about something going on in my life, and thus I was instructed by God how to handle the situation. It is most marvelous!

We can read about Jacob and Rachel and learn about many other times and lives. We can read about Judas and learn about Cain. But the Holy Ghost must reveal what these people had in common and which one shows which one. It is not a guessing game. It must be truly revealed by God. Verse nine clearly shows this principle. He said Ec 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

See, the thing that hath been (other side of the flood) is that which shall be (will happen again). The thing which is done (right now) is that which shall be done, (future). So we can read the past things and foretell the future. We can read the prophecies and know what happened in the Garden of Eden. We can read past things and know what Jesus did and will do. It is a continuing happening. It is the LIVING WORD OF GOD. Since there is no remembrance of the past things, we must learn about them from reading what happened in the lives of others, further down in Scripture. God did not leave us without a way of learning the truth about the mysterious past, in the Garden of Eden, on the Ark, in Israel’s times, and what will be in the next generations. It is all written in the SAME WORDS OF GOD. The word of God is not about just one event and time. It is never full or exhausted. No other book in all the world could make such a true claim! Yet this truth has been hidden to man by unknowledgeable teachers, who did not ever learn the truth. Hence all the false teachings came from men just making up stuff and just guessing and imagining things. They did not attempt to learn to prove all things by Scripture.

Now that I have laid this method of revealing past times, by that which is recorded of another time, let us go to the message in EZE. 34.

This principle of learning of the past from the words written in Scripture, about another time, is how I learned that there was an Israel in heaven, long before there was an Israel on earth, from Jacob’s family. That ancient Israel, in the Garden of God, is what I am teaching on from Eze. 34, today. You may learn about these ancient ‘sons of God�?in Lamentations.

Eze 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Who were these ‘shepherds�?of Israel? He is showing us what took place in Adam’s kingdom, in Eden. (Of Course, it also applies to the natural Israel, in other times, and it also applies to the leaders of the modern day churches.) But here I am dealing with the ancient Israel, in Eden. The very same words apply to all these times and generations. These very words show the true and corrupt condition of churches in our day.

The shepherds who were before the flood, the sons of Adam, were to have been feeding the flocks, or the children of God, the word of God, so they could serve God and have eternal life, just the very same as it is in our day. There is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE. Yet those shepherds were not feeding the flocks, or the sheep of God. (Not speaking of animals, but the children of God). (This is what it means that God put Adam into the garden to ‘dress it and to keep it�? He was to feed them the word of God and bring them to God as his sacrifices, or teach them to worship God. He failed to do this.)

Those men were following Adam and Cain, who had set themselves up as God to the people. They sat in the temple of God, showing themselves to be God. They required worship and tithes and all the things you read about in Scripture. But they were taking from the people, or the flocks, for their own prosperity, just exactly as false ministers are doing today and as the priests did in the days of old Israel, and exactly as the Catholic priests took from families, their very living, to build extremely large and lavish buildings. It was the very same way in Eden. Those shepherds, or priests of Adam, were robbing the people and stripping them bare, but were not feeding them the Word of God, so they could find the truth and salvation. God pronounced a woe to those shepherds who fed themselves and not the flocks.

Eze 34:3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

You eat the fat. What does this mean? It is showing that those shepherds, who were supposed to teach the people the ways of God, were only taking their goods and not giving them anything in return. They were not feeding the flock of God, yet they were taking from the people to make themselves rich. Ye clothe you with the wool? What is that? It is simple. Those greedy dogs (false shepherds), were taking the very ‘clothes�?off those ‘sheep�?and using it for themselves. They were taking the very living from those families, as the Catholic Church did all down through time, and using it for themselves, to live lavish and to build such rich buildings that it is actually sinful. Many of those buildings still stand, which the Catholics and others built, by taking the very living from poor families. They took the very wool off the sheep’s backs, and used it for themselves, and yet they did not feed those sheep of God any truth. They led those sheep astray from the true God. Ye kill them that are fed? Yes, it is the very same today also. Let someone come forth who has been feeding themselves from the Word of God, and those shepherds and others in the land, will kill them. If they do not kill us physically, they will kill you with their words and try to stop you from reaching any other sheep to feed them. Yet they feed not the sheep.

Jesus said, Mt 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Mt 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you, for SO persecuted they the prophets which were before you. See! Saying all manner of evil against you for his sake, is a form of PERSECUTION. So they are persecuting me right now as they speak evil against me wherever I attempt to teach and feed some sheep. They refuse to allow me to get in and feed some sheep. It is the same persecution which was endured by Eve, Abel, Seth, and all the others who lived for God, in Eden. They were prophets before us. They were persecuted exactly as all other prophets of God have been. They were tortured just as so many other Christians have been in all the ages of the New Testament. This is exactly how I know this is truth, because these same words apply to that generation, before the flood! I have totally proven that in this message.

Eze 34:4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Those shepherds, in Eden, did not heal their sick, they did not bind up the broken, nor seek to bring back that which thy had driven away, they did not seek the lost. But with force and CRUELTY they ruled over them, exactly as I have been saying all along. This solidly proves it. We are taking these verses back to the generation before the flood, just as God showed us to do. It applies to them, the same as to other shepherds who have done these same cruel things to rule over others. The shepherds have always thought they could rule over others, so the used force and cruelty to force them to submit to them. Adam and Cain used force and cruelty to rule over God’s sheep. They used force and cruelty against Eve and Abel and all the others who stayed true to the true God and did not fall into Adam worship. After Eve saw the error of their doings, she repented, turned back to the true God, and praised him for all he did in her life. She became a mighty leader and prophetess of that day. But she was treated very cruelly and evilly by Adam and the others who followed Adam.

Applying Scripture to their generation, I can prove that Eve was eventually murdered as was Abel. They destroyed all who served the true God. With force and cruelty did they rule that generation. It is the same in all generations, and will continue this way, so long as Adam’s spirit rules this earth.

Eze 34:5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

Because of the cruelty of Adam and Cain, the people of God were scattered all about. Then they became ‘meat�? or prey, to all the ‘beasts�?of the field, meaning all the other men who were setting up their own little ‘churches�?and ruling over people. They preyed off the sheep, and took the ‘wool�?off their backs, for their own riches, just as Adam and Cain had done in their ‘Jerusalem�? [Remember that Jesus said everyone who had ever perished, from Abel on down, perished in JERUSALEM.]

Eze 34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

God’s true people wandered through all the nations and countries, which existed on the other side of the flood. They were actually scattered upon all the face of the earth, seeking a place of refuge from the cruel leaders of their ‘religion�? See? These kinds of things were not made known until God revealed that all Scripture refers to them as well as to anyone else. So all Scripture applies to that generation before the flood. We must take it all to them to learn the full truth about that world. We cannot ‘see�?this just from reading Genesis one and two-five. We must learn about them from all other Scripture, as well. This chapter is very clearly revealing their persecutions by Adam’s ministers.

Eze 34:7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 34:8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 34:9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 34:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

God told those shepherds of old times, because you let my flock become a prey and they were scattered and became meat to every ‘beast�?(greedy preacher), of the field, because there was no shepherd who fed the flock nor searched for them, but fed themselves and not the flock, therefore I am against the shepherds and I will require my flock at their hand and cause them to cease from feeding the flock and the shepherds will not feed themselves any more. What is being said here? To that generation before the flood, God was bringing them to the end, to the time of the flood. He thus destroyed all those shepherds who fed themselves and did not feed the flock. God delivered his flock from their mouth, that they would not be meat for them any longer. Who was this delivered flock? It had reduced down to only Noah and his family. This brings that generation down to the time of their destruction by that flood. When the flood was over, the flock of God came out with no shepherd to bring them into bondage again. They were now free from the greedy shepherds who had preyed off them so long. They could now start over, in a new world�?But, sadly, this bliss did not last long, as law was soon set right back up!

I will continue with this message at another time. So for now, I will stop here.

By: Jo Smith ~~ Feb. 13, 2008

~~Part two, of Shepherd’s Failure ~~

Before I go back to the Shepherds in Ezekiel, I wish to show you a bit more of the life and prophecies of our Mother, Eve. I am very excited about finally seeing these pure truths which I knew had to be hidden in Scripture somewhere. Now God is showing it to me almost everywhere I read. I understand now that Eve was one of the greatest prophetesses or prophets of all times. She spoke and taught the full word of God to the society before the flood. The old prophets knew of these teachings and had to prove their own writings with those which Eve had already spoken. What a mighty help meet this daughter of God was!

Ps 55:2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 55:4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 55:5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 55:6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Ps 55:7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

The above verses show us the pitiful and yet glorious condition Eve lived in after she had repented and returned to God. I guess you may wonder why this is part of the message on the failure of the shepherds. It is very important in understanding the very foundation of life, that of the Garden of Eden.

The very conditions which have prevailed on this earth since man began have all been patterned from the other side of the flood, because Adam’s spirit is the ruler of this world system. Adam is the head of the false prophet, the anti-Christ.

People wonder around in their own ignorance and darkness, trying to figure out which pope is the anti-Christ. Now I see they suspect some other man. How ridiculous and foolish these kinds of thinking is. Adam is the spirit of anti-Christ, and this spirit is in all who reject the true Christ.

That spirit of anti-Christ prevailed in the world before the flood. It tortured Eve as she went about teaching the truth of God. These are her words in this chapter. Her enemy and her oppressors were Adam and those who followed him. She was showing her desire to fly away and be at REST, which is the NT Holy Ghost Salvation. There has never been any other REST. Eve was longing to be in the NT with Jesus. Sure she knew all about Pentecost, Holy Ghost, Jesus, and all the power of the Apostles. She was given the full word of God and prophesied it all. Psalm is full of the prophecies of Eve. They are the same ones Jesus spoke, for they spoke the very same Word of God. He put his words into their mouths, and it is the same word.

Ps 55:8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Ps 55:9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

I want you to especially notice the above prophecy. DIVIDE THEIR TONGUES. Recognize those words? You should. This is where Eve prophesied that God would divide the tongues of those wicked men at the Tower of Babel. Why was this division done? See her words…violence and strife in the city. That is the very same condition which brought the flood upon their ancestors before them. (It had to be prophesied before it took place. God will do nothing except he first reveal it by his prophets).

So the Psalm, written by David, LONG SINCE THAT DIVISION, could not be the original prophecy! He is repeating the prophecies of Eve, before the flood! Glory to God for this great revelation. See, the false shepherds of that age, at Babel, had taken the people into total darkness again. They had failed to feed the sheep the pure Word of God. They had taught the world that women cannot give out the word of God. They had listened to Adam, and all his many lies against Eve, and taught the world even till this day, that women cannot teach. Why? To stop her true ministry, which extends all the way down to this very message I am writing today.

Ps 55:10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. Ps 55:11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. (This is showing the conditions before the flood and at Babel.)

Ps 55:12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: Ps 55:13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. Ps 55:14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

The above prophecy speaks of Jesus and Judas, but its primary meaning is of Adam and Eve. See, Judas could not be called the guide of Jesus, so this part is about Eve. This is revealing that the very man who was supposed to have been her guide and her equal, and to have loved her as a wife, is her enemy which is reproaching her. Therefore it was unbearable to Eve. She could have hid herself from another enemy. But this enemy is her HUSBAND, therefore, she was trapped. They had at one time taken sweet counsel together, but now he is her enemy. This came about because of her turning back to loving the True God, and refusing to worship Adam.

Ps 55:15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. Ps 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

The above verses show her faith that God will deliver her and save her, and it prophecies of the generation serving and worshipping Adam going down into hell for their wickedness.

Ps 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. Ps 55:18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Ps 55:19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. Ps 55:20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. Ps 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

The above verses show that Eve prayed and cried aloud to God and he heard her voice and delivered her soul in peace from the battle that was against her. Many still stood with her at this time. Notice particularly verse 19. This proves that it is speaking of the generation of OLD, which means before the flood. They had no fear of God. This shows that Adam had broken his covenant. His words were smoother than butter, as was that of Judas, but war was in their hearts. His words were drawn swords. Thus we have a clear picture of Adam and Eve in this chapter. We see then that all of those who followed Adam were these shepherds which failed to feed the sheep, or dress the garden!

Here is more proof of the evil tongue of Adam. This also is prophesy of Eve.

Ps 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Ps 52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Ps 52:6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: Ps 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Ps 52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Ps 52:9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

The above chapter is prophecy of Eve as she reveals the MAN, who was wicked, trusted not in God, and was the RICH man. He was the mighty MAN. This could only be one person, ADAM. This is fully explained in Eze. 28. This is the man who was perfect in the day he was created until iniquity was found in him. This is the man who did not put his trust in God but trusted in his own power, because he was the anointed cherub of God. He was made rich and beautiful. It was his downfall.

This shows the same thing as in chapter 55, which we just discussed, that his tongues was so very deceitful. His tongues, or false teachings, honoring man and not God, is deceiving the whole world. These words were prophecies, or teachings of Eve. She was waiting on his NAME. She had the understanding of the name of Jesus Christ, by which all receive salvation. She embraced this true faith, as all the OT Saints had to do. All of God’s word was before mankind even lived. I have been saying this for thirty years. Now I see how it was given out and preserved. It was prophesied by Eve. She suffered mightily, for this was the thing God said would come on her after her sin. A curse was put upon the serpent. God cursed the ground because of Adam’s sin. But no curse was given concerning Eve. I know it is taught, but read it. No curse is mentioned. Only that her sorrow was multiplied. This is to all who live Godly and righteous in this world. She was bringing forth children. This is not fleshly, but spiritual. She was to bring forth children of God. All who live Godly will suffer persecution. This is what God revealed to Eve, the suffering her Godly life would bring into her life.

Jesus Christ spoke the very same things which were spoken or taught by Eve. Here is proof: Ps 78:1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Ps 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Ps 78:3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

Those dark sayings of OLD, were given before the flood. So it was the Word of God which Eve taught the sheep of God. She was a faithful shepherd. She is the perfect type of Christ, who is her seed. She is the mother of all LIVING.

Now I want to show you another verse where Eve prophesied about scattering those at the Tower of Babel: Ps 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. Ps 59:10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Ps 59:11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. Ps 59:12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Here Eve again voices her faith in God, and then speaks of God SCATTERING the wicked by his power and bringing them down. She shows that it is their mouths speaking lies and cursing which is their sin. Surely you all know that Scripture has to interpret Scripture? So you must find where God scattered a wicked group of people. It happened again to the nation of Israel, but the first time was on the other side of the flood, and again at the Tower of Babel. That which is, has already been, and there is nothing new under the sun. All that was on this side of the flood, had already been on the other side of the flood. So the scattering of wicked people had to have taken place there first.

Now here is the true Shepherd’s words: Eze 34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 34:12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Eze 34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

Jesus is speaking in the above verses. He is showing that he will gather all his sheep which have been scattered by the evil shepherds. This is very true today of the sheep of God, wondering from church to church, from one ‘shepherd�?to another, seeking the word of God, but not being able to find it. Only when they turn to Jesus and Holy Scripture for food, will they find the good pasture. Jesus fulfilled this promise on the Day of Pentecost. He sent his Spirit and brought the sheep into the good fold. All who refuse this message will remain scattered by the wicked shepherds which feed themselves, but feed not the sheep.

Eze 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 34:16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Jesus sends out the Holy Ghost filled ministers to seek his true Sheep and feed them the pure Word of God. If you remain under the false churches and their fat beasts, or paid preachers, you will remain in the fouled pasture and die the death. If you refuse the true message at Pentecost, you will die in your sins, for your shepherds have led you astray and deceived you with the poison tongue of Adam. He is this false shepherd.

Eze 34:18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? Eze 34:19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. Eze 34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. Eze 34:21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; Eze 34:22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Now here is proof that the above is about Adam, who knew the truth of God, but changed it into a lie and trampled the pasture which was to have fed God’s sheep: Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

(There are always words in Scripture, which reveal the truth of which it is speaking. �?B>From the creation of the world�?clearly reveals that this is going back to the beginning with Genesis one. It is showing that Adam knew the invisible power of God. They were without excuse to have changed the truth of God into a lie, as was revealed in the words of Eve in the above Scriptures in Psalm. It is that same old lying and deceiving tongue of the serpent, Adam.)

Ro 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (This goes back to before the flood, as God said the imagination of those men was only evil continually. It reveals that their foolish heart was darkened as they listened to the lies of Adam instead of God’s truth.)

Ro 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (Professing themselves to be wise…shows that they thought the tree of knowledge of good and evil was a tree to be desired to make them WISE. Thus they professed themselves to be wise, but they had become fools.)

Ro 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Ro 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Ro 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Adam, in his original state, was the glory of God, a glorified and anointed Cherub. But he changed this glory into an IMAGE made like to corruptible man. He changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature, (himself) more than the Creator. He said, I am God. But God said, you are just a MAN. This is the false shepherd which led the sheep astray and into death. He caused Eve to partake of that death tree, thus taking her into sorrow and bondage. Her many tears of repentance are all through Psalm and other books. Praise God, she found the way, the truth and the life. She passed it on to her SEED after her. This eventually came to its full head in Jesus Christ.

Eze 34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. Eze 34:24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. (This prophecy is about Jesus Christ. He is called David here, but it is Jesus. Surely you must realize that David, the human man, was dead long before this was written by Ezekiel? God is saying here that He will set up Jesus Christ to be the true Shepherd over all of God’s creation. No longer will the sinful shepherds foul our pasture and feed us their poisoned and trampled doctrine. No longer will first-man, Adam, rule in his evil and lies.)

Eze 34:25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. (This is that wilderness of REST Eve was longing to fly into. She is there now.)

Eze 34:26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. 34:27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. (This is the blessing which reverses the curse to Adam and Cain, that the earth would not yield her strength to them. Now that curse will be lifted, those wicked men will be in hell, and peace will once again return to God’s paradise. That tree of life will now yield her fruit. This is the adoption, the redemption of our bodies.)

Eze 34:28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. (Now we will no longer be ruled over by force and cruelty of the evil shepherds who feed only themselves and devour the sheep of God. )

Eze 34:29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. (This plant of renown is Jesus Christ. Now we will be hungry no more, for He will feed us from his good pasture, the true Word of God.)

Eze 34:30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. Eze 34:31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

This is speaking of the SPIRITUAL ISRAEL. We who are the people of FAITH are the Israel of God. We are the sheep of his pasture and he is our TRUE SHEPHERD. Amen.

Jer 25:2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Jer 25:3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. Jer 25:4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. Jer 25:5 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: Jer 25:6 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. Jer 25:7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. Jer 25:8 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,

Jer 25:17 Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: Jer 25:18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

Jer 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

Jer 25:33 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

Jer 25:34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. Jer 25:35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. Jer 25:36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture. (This has to be true of that flood, also.)

By: Jo Smith ~~~ Feb. 26, 2008

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