The Brother Jim Commentary

• Brother Jim’s Core Self-Instruction Scriptures

  January 14th, 2026

  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  (Psalms 1:1-3 KJV)

  Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:

  (Psalms 37:3-7a KJV)

  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  (Psalms 91:1-16 KJV)

  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

  (Psalms 23:1-6 KJV)

  Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

  (Psalms 103:1-13 KJV)

  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  (Matthew 6:33 KJV)

  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

  (Mark 12:30 KJV)

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

  (Mark 12:31 KJV)

  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  (John 13:34 KJV)

  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

  (John 15:12 KJV)

  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

  (Ephesians 5:25 KJV)

  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

  (Matthew 5:44 KJV)

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth:

  (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a KJV)

  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

  (Colossians 3:12-17 KJV)

  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

  (Philippians 4:8 KJV)

  After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

  (Matthew 6:9-13 KJV)

  And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

  (Luke 11:2-4 KJV)

  The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

  (Numbers 6:24-27 KJV)

• If GOD’s People Will …

  January 11th, 2026

  Do Christians in America truly want America to be saved from the evil that is currently consuming this wonderful country in which we are blessed to live? Sometimes I wonder, because it seems the Christians who say they want America to do well mostly want to point at the world, and all the moral decay and decadence in the world; pointing out all the evil being done and how those doing the evil need to change or be changed. But that is not what The WORD Of GOD says.

  The Christians are the key to changing America, and the world; and the change to improve both starts with the Christians. GOD’s WORD says so.

  Here is a well known verse of Scripture that gets passed around a lot by Christian people, yet the actual point appears to be completely ignored by the people passing it around or agreeing with it:

  If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

  (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV)

  Let’s break it down. First, to whom is this Scripture directed? And, what are the requirements of this Scripture?

  1) “If my people,…”

  “If”. If is such a big word at times. This means that the decision is not up to The LORD GOD. The decision is up to GOD’s people. Saving America, and/or any other country in the world, IS NOT up to GOD. Saving America, and/or any other country in the world, IS UP TO GOD’S PEOPLE. GOD’S PEOPLE MUST CHOOSE GOD’S PRESCRIBED COURSE OF ACTION!

  GOD’s requirement for any land, in our case America, to be changed starts with GOD’s People. In the Old Testament this was written directly to the Hebrews. However, we are now living “after the Cross and Resurrection”. This not only applies to the Hebrews/Israelites, this applies to all the seed of Abraham. Being born again Christians makes us Christ’s, and being in Christ Jesus we are the seed of Abraham by faith, and heirs according to the promise (see Galatians 3:29)

  This promise, and the responsibilites to claim the promise to be applied to the land, belongs to the seed of Abraham. We may not be the physical seed of Abraham, who are also heirs according to the promise, but we are in Christ Jesus, and thus spiritual heirs. This promise can be appropriated by any person or group of people who are born again by grace through faith in the LORD Jesus Christ.

  2) “…which are called by my name,…” What was LORD Jesus called? One of the Names He was called was/is “Christ” or “the Christ”. In Antioch people of the world started mocking followers of the Way of Jesus of Nazareth by calling them “Christians” because they went around teaching the Good News of the Kingdom Of GOD, and signs and wonders followed them; just like Jesus Christ. The worldly and the pagans began calling such disciples of Jesus “Christians”, “little Christs” because they went around acting like Jesus and doing the things Jesus did. I wonder, how many of today’s Christians (including myself) would actually be called “Christian” by the same people? After all, how many of the “signs” that are to follow those that believe according to the WORD Of GOD actually follow any but a very few of us anymore?

  So, are you born again? Does anyone call you “Christian”? If so, these requirements and the subsequent promise of GOD are for you.

  3) “…shall humble themselves,…”

  We must humble ourselves. This doesn’t mean we judge the world and the people of the world; we are to humble ourselves, to submit ourselves and our will to The WORD Of GOD, not demand that the world around us do so.

  We must wholeheartedly recognize and confess our utter need for the WORD, guidance, and power of the LORD GOD in our lives and in our nation. We are incapable of doing any good of any kind of ourselves. We must rely completely upon the mercy, grace, and anointing of The LORD GOD Almighty and follow the lead of Holy Spirit.

  4) “…and pray,…” This is “palal”: to judge, to intercede, to pray, to intreat, to make supplication.

  We are to judge the sin in ourselves, to confess our need for our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ; our need for Almighty GOD to move in our lives. To intreat the LORD GOD to bring His Kingdom to bear in our nation (…Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven…). And this move of the Kingdom starts in us, His Children, living according to His Will, His Way, His WORD; relying upon Holy Spirit to move through us to draw all men to The LORD GOD by grace through faith in LORD Jesus. We must pray to hear and obey The WORD Of GOD.

  5) “…and seek my face,…”

  We are to diligently seek to be face to face with the LORD GOD Almighty. Face to face. Nothing in between us that can even tempt us to be distracted from Him.

  6) “…and turn from their wicked ways…’

  We must turn back from, retreat from, our wicked (bad, evil) ways. These wicked ways include not only our deeds, but our words, our thoughts, and the intent of our heart; anything that The LORD GOD reveals to us is not of Him, and/or not pleasing to Him. No matter how seemingly small and/or insignificant. The more purely we fix our eyes upon Him, face to face, the more purely we will see that which He desires to reveal to us.

  We must remember this Scripture:

  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  (Hebrews 11:6 KJV)

  We absolutely must approach The LORD GOD by faith, because otherwise it is impossible to please Him. We must also remember that faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). Without love, our faith is useless, and anything we say or do is void of all meaning and carries no weight in the spiritual realm; rendering our prayers, words, and actions impotent.

  When we come to The LORD GOD, we must truly believe that GOD IS WHO GOD IS (I AM THAT/WHAT/WHO/BECAUSE I AM). We must believe GOD IS WHO He has revealed Himself to be in His WORD. We must fully focus on WHO GOD IS; face to face. We must also be fully persuaded that GOD IS A REWARDER them that diligently seek Him, because GOD IS WHO GOD IS and one of the things GOD IS IS A REWARDER of anyone who diligently seeks HIM. Once we have made our petition that is in line with His Will/WORD, we must be fully persuaded that HE IS rewarding us as we diligently seek Him. Not that we continue to seek what we have petitioned Him for, but that we seek HIM. This brings us directly back to “seek His face”, permitting nothing to interfere, impede, or distract us from being face to face with The LORD GOD Almighty, our Abba Father who passionately LOVES us because HE IS LOVE (1 John 4:8, 16).

  What has The LORD GOD committed Himself to do in response?

  1) “…then will I hear from heaven,…”

  GOD has committed Himself to “hear from heaven”. But remember, this was before The Cross. This was before the vail was rent in two from top to bottom. This was before we were born again. Now GOD resides within each individual born again believer in The LORD Jesus Christ. What we have done is remove the evil that was blocking up our ears from hearing the LORD GOD WHO IS always with us, WHO never leaves us nor forsakes us. We have removed the condemnation from our own hearts so that we may boldly enter before the Throne Of Grace, knowing that Abba Father WHO IS LOVE, is paying close, loving attention to the words we speak.

  2) “…and will forgive their sin,…”

  Now that we are “after The Cross”, sin has been dealt with in Christ Jesus. When we realize we have sinned, and repent of that sin, we cleanse our conscience so that we can again hear The LORD GOD, and we have slammed shut the door of opportunity (that was opened by our sin) for Satan to wreak further havoc in us and in our lives. This removes “the static” from our hearing The LORD GOD, so that we can now hear His Instructions and receive His Revelation of our part in the advancement of His Kingdom in America; His Kingdom in this earth.

  3) “…and will heal their land.”

  Once we have humbled ourselves and prayed, began seeking the face of The LORD GOD, and repented of the sin and wickedness (anything that is short of the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus) that the Presence of His Holiness by Holy Spirit makes us aware of, we are now in a position for The LORD GOD to move through us by Holy Spirit to heal this land. We must remember, it is through His Children, the born again believers that the LORD GOD primarily moves. Yes, The LORD GOD will influence others to do things in line with their character that may assist in the healing of our nation, but it is primarily through The Body of Christ Jesus that His Power flows. We must have the level of obedience and humility necessary to do what The LORD GOD speaks in our hearts to do. He will not force us to be obedient, which is why purity of heart from true repentance and the humility to simply obey our Abba Father as a trusting child obeys their loving parent.

  These are the real steps that must be taken, by The LORD GOD’s children. We are the ones whom The LORD Jesus sent into this world with the Authority of His Name, immersed in The Power and Anointing of Holy Spirit.

• The Trinity: An Introduction

  December 13th, 2025

  The GOD of The Bible IS a Trinity. Three distinct Beings, One GOD. All Three Beings are in perfect agreement and purpose with One Another.

  While it is true that the word “Trinity” does not appear in The Bible, that is of little to no consequence; there are several terms we use that do not distinctly appear in Scripture in order to name something clearly and repeatedly described in Scripture. The word “Trinity” is a name that describes The GOD (‘Elohiym) of The Bible as presented in The Bible. Three distinct Beings – The Father, The Son/WORD, The Holy Spirit – are repeatedly mentioned together, and many times interacting with One Another.

  There are those who claim that these are all different manifestations of the same One Being, however, does One Being interact with and audibly talk to Himself being in two places at once? Or would we call that schizophrenia? Does One Being tell Himself, “Come, sit at my right hand until Your enemies are made Your footstool?” Thus inviting Himself to sit on a Throne next to His own Throne next to Himself? And then there is Holy Spirit, Who was sent to earth to rest upon Jesus of Nazareth and empower Him for Jesus’ earthly ministry, and yet before Jesus’ ascension He said He had to return to The Father so that the Holy Spirit could come and empower the Believers to continue the work of The Kingdom. Jesus, Who was immersed in Holy Spirit, had to return to Heaven so Holy Spirit could be loosed in full on this Earth; it was better for us that Jesus return to The Father so that Holy Spirit could come and do His part through us. Again, Three distinct Beings.

  Three distinct Beings are presented as ‘Elohiym (the plural of GOD) throughout Scripture. Each one of them GOD, yet all together GOD. The Perfect Unity of Purpose, Thought, and Action.

  Most simply described:

  The Trinity (‘Elohiym/GOD) IS Three Distinct Beings: Father, Son/WORD, Holy Spirit

  The Father IS GOD

  The Father is not The Son/WORD

  The Father is not Holy Spirit

  The Son/WORD IS GOD

  The Son/WORD is not The Father

  The Son/WORD is not Holy Spirit

  Holy Spirit IS GOD

  Holy Spirit is not The Father

  Holy Spirit is not The Son/WORD

  Each Distinct Being has His Distinct role and purpose in the Godhead/Trinity.

  There also appears to be a Heirarchy within the Godhead (an actual Biblical word)/Trinity:

  1) Father

  2) Son/WORD

  3) Holy Spirit

  And yet, in Scripture we see The Father elevate The Son, The Son elevate The Father, and The Son elevate Holy Spirit, and Holy Spirit will not speak of Himself.

  GOD IS a Godhead, or Trinity, or Triumvirate; however you would like to express it.

  Numerous events from Scripture will be presented along these lines to make clear ‘Elohiym/GOD/The Trinity.

• I AM

  December 12th, 2025

  And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

  (Exodus 3:14 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  I AM – I Exist

  The Almighty GOD of The Bible is The Pre-eminent Being Who Exists. He was not created. He has no beginning and no end. HE IS Eternal.

  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  (Genesis 1:1 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  GOD existed in the beginning. GOD is responsible for the creation of time (beginning), space (heaven), and matter (earth); thus, HE IS outside time, space, and matter. Time, space, and matter were created by GOD; created by I AM.

  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

  (John 1:1-2 KJV)

  In the beginning existed The WORD, and The WORD existed with GOD (I AM), and The WORD existed as GOD (I AM).

  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  (John 1:14 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  The WORD that existed with GOD (I AM), and existed AS GOD (I AM) was made flesh and dwelt among human beings as a flesh and blood human being, and He had the same glory as The Father (GOD).

  Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

  (John 8:58 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  Jesus said unto them, “… I AM”

  They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

  (John 18:5-8 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  In this passage (John 18:5-6), thrice the KJV records “I am he”, and we should take note that “he” is in italics. In the KJV (King James Version) “he” being in italics indicates there is no word translated as “he”, but was added by the translators in the hopes of adding clarity (according to their understanding).

  Instead, these instances should have been translated: Jesus saith unto them, I AM … he had said unto them, I AM … Jesus answered, I have told you that I AM…

  This is consistent with what Jesus said in John 8:58.

  The first time Jesus spoke WHO HE IS with at least a slight measure of Authority or forcefulness, as we see, there was so much power in that little bit of Authority Jesus spoke with that when HE said “I AM”, the entire cohort of soldiers and others who came out to take Him captive were knocked to the ground.

  The above passages identify two things of note:

  1) GOD IS … I AM

  2) There are two “I AM’s” identified in Scripture.

  The Hebrew Scriptures have always pointed to Three Heavenly Powers. Even Jesus pointed this out when quoting King David.

  For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  (Mark 12:36 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

  (Luke 20:42 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

  (Acts 2:34 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  (Psalms 110:1 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  “YHWH said unto Adon …”

  Adon (King David’s Lord) is being addressed by YHWH (The LORD).

  These Scripture passages, like so many others, point to the plurality of GOD. Referred to in the New Testament as “Godhead”, and in the Old Testament as “ ‘Elohiym”.

  Also note that Jesus (in Mark 12:36) is recorded as saying “by the Holy Ghost”.

  In addition to this we have:

  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

  (Genesis 1:2 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  The Spirit Of GOD – Ruach ‘Elohiym.

  Thus, what is referred to in modern times as “The Trinity”. The Father, The WORD (Son), and The Holy Ghost (Spirit Of GOD).

• GOD’s Sovereignty and Will/Our Will and Responsibilities

  December 7th, 2025

  What does it mean to be sovereign? Or to be a sovereign?

  SOVEREIGN, a. suv’eran. [We retain this babarous orthography from the Norman sovereign. The true spelling would be suveran from the L. supernes, superus.]

  1. Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a sovereign ruler of the universe.

  2. Supreme; superior to all others; chief. God is the sovereign good of all who love and obey him.

  3. Supremely efficacious; superior to all others; predominant; effectual; as a sovereign remedy.

  4. Supreme; pertaining to the first magistrate of a nation; as sovereign authority.

  SOVEREIGN, n. suv’eran.

  1. A supreme lord or ruler; one who possesses the highest authority without control. Some earthly princes, kings and emperors are sovereigns in their dominions.

  2. A supreme magistrate; a king.

  3. A gold coin of England, value 20s or $4.44

  – Webster’s Dictionary of American English, 1828

  Do you notice something missing from the definitions that many people include in their description of GOD being Sovereign?

  Nowhere does it say “Supreme Controller” or “One Who Exercises Complete Control Over All Events”.

  Almighty GOD IS Sovereign. There is no one equal to or above Him. HE IS The Supreme Authority. However, in GOD’s Sovereignty HE has created beings with free will; able to make their own decisions regardless of whether or not their decisions agree with His. These decisions that those created by Almighty GOD make all have consequences; good or bad, all decisions, all actions, and all words bear their own fruit. This is how Almighty GOD has set up all creation, including His Own Kingdom.

  Almighty GOD IS indeed Sovereign over all, and yet, in His Sovereignty, He has given each of us the ability to make our own choices and speak our own words; and He has given us the responsibility for the choices we make and the words we speak.

• The Gospel According To Mark: As It Is Written In The Prophets

  November 23rd, 2025

  As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  (Mark 1:2 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added; Italics added)

  Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

  (Malachi 3:1 KJV, Italics added)

  Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  (Amos 3:7 KJV)

  For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

  (Malachi 3:6 KJV)

  First, before we proceed, we must understand that The LORD (YHWH) does not change.

  Second, we must understand that The Lord GOD (Adonai YHWH) has determined to do nothing until HE reveals what HE IS going to do through His servents, the prophets.

  This is how YWHW IS. YHWH doesn’t do anything important concerning humanity until He has revealed it to His prophets; and His prophets speak out what YHWH has said unto them. This is how YHWH operates concerning His affairs with humanity.

  Because of this, humanity has no excuse for not understanding what YHWH is doing or is about to do. Every individual person has the responsibility to hear, understand, and decide individually whether or not to believe and then act upon what the prophets of YWHW tell us.

  Disciples of LORD Jesus must pay attention to His prophets and listen to them, and consider the words that they (the prophets) believe are from YHWH; just like disciples of LORD Jesus expect the people of the world to listen to and consider the words of prophecy we believe are the WORD of YWHW so that they may believe and act upon that WORD in order to receive salvation from the judgment of the world.

  Consider:

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

  (Revelation 19:10 KJV, Bold Emphasis Added)

  When we give testimony of Jesus our LORD, our testimony IS the spirit of prophecy; of the same Spirit that operates through the prophets as gifts to the body of Christ Jesus to help us mature into the fullness of the image of our LORD Jesus Christ.

  We must also consider how the testimony of Jesus Christ and prophecy concerning that testimony applies to us today, as we live our lives upon this earth. Understanding this is of the utmost importance as we proceed to look at the WORD Of GOD at any time.

• Why America Has Such An Oversized Government

  November 19th, 2025

  Have you ever wondered why America has such an oversized, ridiculously bloated federal government? And why the states have oversized, bloated governments also?

  The answer to this is really quite simple. It is found in the Book of Proverbs.

  For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

  (Proverbs 28:2 KJV)

  As applying to our assertion, and Scripture, the important words here are as follows:

  transgression – pesha (H6588) – revolt (national, moral or religious): rebellion, sin, transgression, trespasssive

  land – ‘erets (H776) – earth: country, earth, field, ground, land, nations

  many – rab (H7227) – abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank)

  princes – sar (H8269) – a head person (of any rank or class): captain, chief, governor, keeper, lord, master, prince, ruler, steward

  This verse of Scripture plainly tells us why America has such an enormously oversized, and unconstitutional government bureaucracy.

  America has been in revolt against the LORD GOD Almighty, and the revolt is growing ever worse. Because of this, the number of “princes” (people in the government running America, including behind the scenes in hidden departments, bureaus, agencies, etc.) has burgeoned out of control. The reason is really quite simple and straight forward.

  Those with evil and selfish intent demand an ever-growing government to give them an abundance of “free stuff” at the expense of their neighbors, and the freedom to pursue all manner of carnal, fleshly evils in rebellion against the LORD GOD Almighty.

  The only way to keep such a society in check is through a severly bloated government which eventually becomes everybody’s keeper. The rebellions don’t see it now, but the government they are demanding will eventually become their slavemasters; eventually driving them into ever deeper rebellion, dependence, depravity, and despair.

  This is not good news. This is not what any sane, thinking person wants for their life. This is not the America a still slight majority of Americans want to live in. However, it is the America that is our future if we do not do what is right and righteous to change it.

• The Gospel According To Mark: Jesus Christ, The Son Of GOD

  November 17th, 2025

  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

  (Mark 1:1 KJV)

  Jesus: Greek – (G2424) Iesous, Jesus; Hebrew – (H3091) Yehoshua, YHWH Saved

  Christ: Greek – (G5547) Christos – (The) Anointed (One), the Messiah

  Son: Greek – (G5207) uihos – son

  GOD: Greek – (G2316) theos – deity, The Supreme Divinity (GOD)

  The Good News of Yehoshua The Anointed One, The Son of GOD.

  As we will see as we go forward, the tension between Jesus Christ and the religious leaders of His days walking the earth as a human being were two-fold:

  1) Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) being The Messiah (The Christ)

  2) Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) being The Son Of GOD

  1) Jesus of Nazareth being The Messiah.

  During the decades before Jesus was born a number of “messiahs” arose, claiming they could free the Jews from Roman rule. Every one of them was put down, with the Romans inflicting great retribution upon the participants. This even occurred at least once when Jesus was a young child, leaving thousands crucified from a town only a few miles from Nazareth.

  The Jewish leaders of the day feared anyone attempting to be “Messiah”, lest they fail to drive out the Romans, would bring the Roman military machine to bear against themselves, and against Israel. You see, the Jews were expecting Messiah to come (especially the Essenes), but they were expecting either the same Messiah to come twice, or two different Messiahs to come; each for a different reason.

  One Messiah was to be Messiah ben Joseph (Messiah, the son of Joseph), who would be a suffering Messiah sent to pay for the sins of Israel. The other was to be Messiah ben David (Messiah, the son of David), a victorious and militarily powerful Messiah who would free Israel of all her oppressors and restore the nation of Israel. This understanding sheds some light on John the Baptist, while he was in prison, sending his disciples to ask Jesus if He was The Messiah (that would come for both purposes), or if they were to expect another (a second Messiah to free them from their oppressors). Jesus did not behave as though He was there to drive out the Romans, though John the Baptist knew Jesus was Messiah.

  The religious leaders of the day held a degree of power in Israel at that time, and were fearful that Jesus would become so popular that Rome would begin to see Jesus and His following as a threat to Roman rule and put them all down.

  2) Jesus of Nazareth being The Son Of GOD.

  The Law and The Prophets testified of The Son Of GOD, but Jesus came looking like a normal Hebrew/Israelite. Jesus grew up like a human being, faced all the temptations of a human being, endured all the frailties of living in a human body (eating, getting tired, sleeping, using “the bathroom” [however they did that then], sweating in the hot climate, physically being smelly from however many days at a time without a bath, etc.), resisting carnal desires, and everything people had to face at that time. He appeared no different than any other Israelite. The WORD Of GOD made flesh had set aside all His Power and all His Authority when He left heaven to become a flesh and bone human being as an infant. Jesus, The Son Of GOD, didn’t even perform a miracle until after He was immersed in Holy Spirit, after He was baptized (immersed in water) at the hands of John the Baptist.

  To claim to be The Son Of GOD, was the same as saying He was equal to Almighty GOD (GOD The Father); and that He (Jesus) had the same Authority and Power available to Him at all times as Father GOD. The religious leaders of the day could not accept that someone who looked like a regular human being to them could possibly be The Son Of GOD; no matter how many miracles He performed.

  Understand, that this also brings to the forefront that there are more than one Power in Heaven; thus, a Godhead (or as we refer to this today as The Holy Trinity). This Godhead/Trinity is presented throughout the Old and New Testaments; however, the religious leaders of that day could not accept the WORDs and Teachings of their own Law and Prophets when faced with a living and breathing human being claiming to be just that; Jesus seemed too similar to them for them to accept and believe this through their own human reasoning.

  Thus, Mark’s record of The Good News of Jesus Christ, The Son Of GOD is filled with action and power and miracles showing his gentile Roman audience the Divinity of Jesus of Nazareth; and showing all throughout time who would eventually (unbeknownst to Mark) read his writings, inspired by the testimony of Peter and led by Holy Spirit.

• America Divided Against Itself

  November 14th, 2025

  Evil is at work in America.

  For decades evil has been working to divide America against itself. These divisions are superficially based upon color of skin, religion, sexual preferences, and even whether or not America is or ever was a great country.

  These divisions have become so deeply ingrained in some people, that they even believe it is now okay to kill (murder) those who disagree with them; though relatively few have taken it to murder so far, many have taken it to beating people senseless, or at least sending them for an extended hospital stay.

  The disagreements and divisions have deepened to the point of murderous hatred; to the point of people openly questioning if America is about to have an all out Civil War amongst the citizens themselves.

  The Holy Bible addresses such a situation:

  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:

  (Matthew 12:25 KJV)

  And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

  (Mark 3:24 KJV)

  But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

  (Luke 11:17 KJV)

  If the division in America continues to grow, America will not stand. Freedom loving people in America will no longer be free.

  We must consider, what will it take for the strife and divisions in America to be reversed and eventually healed? Is mankind even capable of healing such strife and divisions?

  But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

  (Matthew 19:26 KJV)

  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

  (Mark 10:27 KJV)

  And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

  (Luke 18:27 KJV)

  We must prayerfully consider what is really happening to America, and where we are in prophetic history.

• The Gospel According To Mark: The Beginning Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

  November 9th, 2025

  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

  (Mark 1:1 KJV)

  “The beginning” of the Gospel of Jesus Christ here is referring to the beginning of Mark’s accout, likely taken mostly from testimony given to Mark from Simon Peter.

  The “Gospel of Jesus Christ” is the “Good News of Jesus Christ”. It seems many like to major on the bad news, with very strong emphasis on hell and damnation. True, all the people of the world who have come to the point of accountability before The LORD GOD are indeed going to hell, and eventually, the Lake of Fire, unless they believe upon the Name of the only Begotten Son Of GOD, the LORD Jesus Christ.

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  (John 3:16-18 KJV)

  
  The world is already condemned; LORD Jesus came so that whosoever would believe upon Him would be saved from that condemnation.

  The Good News is that Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD, came to save us from condemnation, to redeem us from sin and redeem us from the Curse Of The Law Of Sin And Death (and all its consequences).

  The Good News of Jesus Christ (Messiah; The Anointed One), The Son of GOD.

  We must understand, this is Mark’s telling of what is likely Simon Peter’s account of The Good News of Jesus The Anointed One, The Son Of GOD. We must make this point sink in to our minds, into our hearts, into our spirits. THIS IS GOOD NEWS!

  And this GOOD NEWS is available to EVERYONE!

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