Ears to hear Mortal man never used these words. They were heard only from the lips of Him who spoke with Divine Authority. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them with as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Matthew 7:28-29) When Christ was here on earth, He used the phrase “He That Hath Ears To Hear, Let Him Hear” on seven different occasions, In order to call special attention to the statement He had just made. These expressions are marked as being what was said to ears, which God has opened. The first occasion is recorded in the parable of the sower, before the formal calling and mission of the twelve Apostles in Luke 9. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Luke 8:8) This is the only parable that Christ would repeat another time, after the formal calling and mission of the twelve Apostles, when He spoke of all the parables together in Matthew 13. Calling special attention to the importance of this parable. The second occasion is recorded in the book of Matthew, when Christ would explain to His disciples the important mission of John the Baptist. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 11:14-15) He wanted them to understand, that if the people had repented at John’s proclamation He would have been reckoned as “Elijah” the prophet of Malachi 4:5, in whose “Spirit and Power” he was to come. This was declared before his birth. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (Luke 1:17) Christ would go on to explain when the disciples asked Him; why do the scribes say that “Elijah” must come first? Jesus answered and said unto them: Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. (Matthew 17:11-13) To understand this, it required the opened ear, as Christ would say in Matthew 11. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. (Matthew 11:14) Had the nation repented, the real “Elijah” would have come and restored all things, but the nation did not repent; therefore Malachi 4:5, still awaits its literal fulfillment, and they “who have ears to hear” will understand. The third occasion occurs in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower, after the formal calling of the twelve Apostles as mentioned in the first occasion. Christ would make it clear the importance of this parable, in order to understand all other parables. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? (Mark 4:13) Read our letter on the parable of the sower. The fourth occasion also occurs in Matthew 13, the parable of the tares. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. (Matthew 13:24-26) Christ would explain in this parable that the Son of man sowed the good seed (the children of the kingdom) but, Satan sowed the tares (the children of the wicked one) better known as the Kenites. Read our letter on the sons of cain who were the Kenites. The fifth occasion occurs in Mark 4, the candlestick. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. (Mark 4:21-23) Christ would use this analogy to compare the light of the candlestick to our knowledge and understanding of the Word. We need to let our light shine by sharing the truth of His Word. If we hide the truth, it has no light. The sixth occasions occurs in Mark 7, what defiles the body. And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. (Mark 7:14-16) Jesus would explain to the people that it was not what they eat that would defile them, but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles the soul. The seventh occasion occurs in Luke 14, salt of the earth. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Luke 14:34-35) Christ would explain the importance of a Christian being a little salty. That is to say, one should be disciplined in the Word. At times we need to be bold and to the point when teaching Gods Word. If one is afraid to teach the truth, or keep it from others, what good are they? This would be the last occasion on earth that Christ would use this saying, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear” and being the seventh time, it would denote Spiritual Perfection; again drawing our attention to it’s importance After the ascension of Christ, there would be eight more times He would use this phrase. (Eight denoting new beginnings) You can find them in: (Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29, 3:6, 3:13, 3:22, 13:9). In the Gospel of Mark, Christ would explain: For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. (Mark 4:22-24) That is to say that all that is hidden would someday come to light if we have ears to hear. He would go on to say, one who seeks the Word more knowledge will be given. But one, who just takes the Word lightly, will lose what little knowledge they have. And if God so chooses, He will put the spirit of slumber on them so they will not learn the truth. According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this day. (Romans 11:8) DO YOU HAVE EARS TO HEAR?
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We all have ears, but we don't all hear the same.Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." 28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.Hearing should be followed by practice, putting what we hear in action. This is the faith and action synergy that James spoke about in James 2 and John spoke about in 1 John 3. Our faith demonstrates itself through our actions.John 10: 25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name speak for me, 26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.Only Jesus sheep follow his voice. They cannot hear, nor understand because of their unbelief. Here is why we know his voice.John 14: 1 5"If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.We have the Holy Spirit. He dwells in us and makes Jesus real. 25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.God thought of everything. It is a testimony to his love and grace for a fallen people. Unfortunately, some people seem incapable of grasping the simplicity of what God has done. They live in denial to a reality that is within their grasp. Yet, it might as well be on the moon. They look for a big voice from the clouds, but ignore that still quiet voice within. God is so close, yet so far.Blessings,Dunamite
I believe these are spiritual ears, because even then the disciples did not understand a lot of the parables, they had to be explained. Could be wrong, but that is what I see with these ears.
Do you have ears to hear the truth or are you twisting the scriptures in the Bible to suit to you?
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When Israel came to Mount Sinai and God revealed His character to them by the law, the people were too fearful to enter into the second level of faith. We read in Ex. 20:18-21,18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not, for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick dark-ness where God was.Because the people were afraid to die, they ran from God and from hearing His voice. Thus, they were unable to enter into the Pentecostal level of faith that God intended for them. Their refusal to hear the divine law meant that the law would not be written on their heart, but would remain only on tables of stone. The Spirit of God would not work within them to begin changing their hearts, but rather the law would be imposed upon them from the outside and regulate their actions through discipline. So the fulfillment of Pentecost would be postponed for another 1,500 years until after Jesus death and resurrection. The disciples in the book of Acts gathered in the upper room for the purpose of hearing His voice and receiving the divine revelation of Pentecost. They did what their forefathers had refused to do on that same day many years earlier.Because Israel under Moses refused to hear the voice of God and allow the law to be written on their hearts, they were unable to enter the Promised Land the following year. The twelve spies saw that the land was bountiful, and as evidence they brought with them huge clusters of the first ripe of the grapes (Num. 13:20). This tells us that it was now the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar (about September). Ten of the twelve spies gave an evil report, reflecting the faithless condition of the people, and thereafter this day was observed as the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and repentance for refusing to enter into the Promised Land. If they had blown the trumpet signaling their decision to get ready to enter Canaan, it would have been the trumpet of the Jubilee. This was, in fact, the 50th Jubilee from Adam, and they should have “returned every man to his possession” (Lev. 23:9-13).However, they did not have the faith to enter the Land, because they had refused earlier to hear the voice of God at the foot of Sinai on that first Pentecost. One cannot go directly from Passover to Tabernacles. One cannot go directly from Egypt to the Promised Land. One cannot bypass the revelation of the law at Sinai. Those who attempt to do this are called “lawless” (anomia) in the New Testament.It would therefore be profitable for us today to learn the lessons of these Old Testament types and shadows. We see from the biblical account that there are Christians having differing levels of faith, depicted by Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. In addition, from Moses to the Cross was a Passover Age. From Acts 2 to the present has been a Pentecostal Age. We are now entering into a Tabernacles Age. But in Jesus' day, while most of the people observed Passover on a physical level, only a small portion of them actually had a revelation of Passover, which would have allowed them to move into the next level of faith: Pentecost. Most stumbled at the Cross (1 Cor. 1:23) and continued in the religious traditions of Judaism, unable to grow in faith.At our end of the Pentecostal Age, we find the same thing happening on the next level. Many have stumbled and failed the test of Pentecost and are therefore ineligible to move further into the faith of Tabernacles. How have they failed? Primarily, it is because, like Israel of old, they are afraid to hear God's voice, or they are afraid to die to the flesh. Instead of stepping fearlessly into the fire of God, as Moses did, they run the other direction. God has never tried to hide the fact that drawing near Him to hear His voice will indeed kill the flesh. A true revelation of God will always require a sacrifice of flesh as God writes His fiery law upon our hearts. Paul died daily, because God spoke to him daily (1 Cor. 15:31).But today, many who consider themselves Pentecostal or Charismatic have been told that God wants us to be prosperous, and any adversity is certainly not of God. By this teaching, especially in America, we have come to think that we can enter God's Rest without dying to the flesh, with no discipline, and in a lawless spirit. Such people may call themselves Pentecostal, but like Israel of old, they have come to Sinai in vain. They prefer the golden calf to the fire of God. That is, they prefer a god who promises them wealth and prosperity to the all-consuming Fire that kills the flesh as He writes His law upon our hearts. This is what is disqualifying the Church today from entering the Promised Land.Logabe
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True thats the problem isnt it and if we listen who are we listening to Gods Word or mans ??
The problem lies within... who was the Father first? God or Satan? It is impossible to gain every wisdom by being a son first. The Father knows everything.If we truly listen, it's clear that we are listening to God. So if we truly listen, we are listening to God's Words.
True thats the problem isnt it and if we listen who are we listening to Gods Word or mans ??
The problem lies within... who was the Father first? God or Satan? It is impossible to gain every wisdom by being a son first. The Father knows everything.If we truly listen, it's clear that we are listening to God. So if we truly listen, we are listening to God's Words.
The idols worshipped by men “neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell” (Deut. 4:28). Only the God of the Bible sees, hears, and speaks to men. The nation of Israel was given such a demonstration in the days of Moses when God came down upon Mount Sinai as a consuming fire and revealed to all of them His law. In Deut. 5:24, Moses told the people:24 . . . And we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire; we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.In other words, the day of Pentecost is the day when God revealed to the nation of Israel that He is a God that can talk to man without killing him. And yet, He is a consuming fire that will destroy the flesh in man, as we read in the people's response:25 Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. 26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?The people were half right. They were correct in saying that the voice of the living God would kill the flesh. They just did not understand that this was the whole idea behind Pentecost. God fully intended, by the hearing of His voice, to kill all flesh, so that they could be spiritually minded without the encumbrances of the flesh. The problem was that the people were afraid to die and wanted to hang on to their carnality, their flesh. They did not understand that the flesh that they so dearly wanted to keep alive was in reality already dead. They did not realize that the only way to true life was through death. This is the great paradox of the Christian faith. One cannot find life by seeking life. One must find it by the door of death. And this door is Jesus, who was crucified to show us how to die. But the Cross is too often the stumblingblock.I have yet to see a true word from God that did not in some way kill any flesh that would block the path of obedience. The Word is a consuming fire. To the carnal man it is frightening. To the novice it is awesome. To the spiritual it is a way of life.God's main purpose in speaking to man is to instruct us in His ways. Deut. 4:36 says, “Out of heaven He made thee to hear His voice, that He might instruct thee.” Instruction implies an impartation of knowledge. The method of instruction begins with commands, much as a father tells a small child what to do with little or no explanation. The child must learn to obey whether he understands or not. Simple obedience for the sake of obedience must be learned first. Then as the child grows, he learns to ask questions, which the Father will answer after the child has obeyed.Finally, as a child approaches spiritual maturity, the Father gives understanding, by which the child is able to see the Father's intent—and by this understanding, he is able to do the will of the Father without a specific command. Finally, as a fully mature son (or daughter), he does only what he sees his father do and says only what he hears his father say. In all respects, he is now in the image of his heavenly Father. He is fully in agreement with his Father and does the Father's will not out of compulsion, but out of love and full agreement.Logabe
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