Blackmailed by Demons ~ True Story

What does it mean to be delivered?

For the choir director. Of the servant of Jehovah, of David, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

He said, “I love You, O Jehovah, my strength.”

Jehovah is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised,

And I am saved from my enemies.

— Psalm 18:1-3

This will be a somewhat detailed story about when I was being called on by God after having lived most of my life in the world. At the time I was being called, I was unaware God was behind it because I had reached a point in my life, at age 49, where I now seriously doubted God existed, at least the one from the Bible. In my heart, I still felt a strong spiritual connection pulling at me. It was a very strong pull from Nature itself...the trees, the wind, the butterflies, the beautiful colors of nature, I felt so connected and at peace with it, but I didn't understand why. Why did I long to return to the earth...for my life to end here on this earth?

I've shared a poem called "I Understand", it's posted on the menu bar above, simply click My Testimony. There I speak on how I tried ending my life in my 40's, vowing afterwards, to never do it again.

As I turned 50 years old in 2018, I found myself having some clarity on life for the first time. I started seeing things for what they really were. I learned to not trust any humans, to not put faith in anything they were saying...I already gave up on the religious and now, it was political. I didn't know why I was suddenly so aware of so much deception around me, but I was. 

The new year has come, January of 2019 my life changes FOREVER. Now, I often think of the story about Mary and the demons that were cast out. Little had I known she was an archetype for one who was to come in our day.

[Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene (the Tower g3094), from whom He had cast out seven demons.

— Mark 16:9

It is she that prepares the way... 

[Mal 3:1 RSV] "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD (Jehovah/Yahweh) of hosts. 

I didn't remember the story about Mary then. I had left religion in my early teens to never pick up a Bible since. I never owned one. I had a few memories about Adam and Eve, Armageddon, and a key phrase in Portuguese that I never forgot; "As coisas anteriores já passaram” that I later found in the book of Revelation, not to mention a hymn of a song I learned as a child that helped me go to sleep and that I would hum to help each of my boys as I was putting them to sleep.

and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain. 👉 The first things passed away.”

— Revelation 21:4

Song: "Forward you witnesses" 

Click here to listen: Holocaust Encyclopedia

Excerpt:

"Musician Erich Frost was a devout Jehovah's Witness active in the religious resistance to Hitler's authority. Frost was caught smuggling pamphlets from Switzerland to Germany and was deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. There, he composed this song in 1942." 

I have written about many of my experiences on this blog since I've returned in 2019. See the menu bar above or sidebar for each post.

I've since been reminded by GOD to look at the significance of many things, my name Maria, my birthplace and so on, and most recently my nickname "Mila", which I'm still called by some of my siblings, it is short for Emilia (e-mee-lyah).

Meaning for "Mila" in Hebrew:

Strong's H4406: מִלָּה millâh, mil-law'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4405; a word, command, discourse, or subject:—commandment, matter, thing. Word.

It was a pleasant surprise to say the least...

The same was in the beginning with God.

— John 1:2

Today, I will focus on some details. I will reveal how I was transformed. No, it was NOT as simple as just "believing in Christ" that made me born again. As stated earlier, as this was happening, I didn't even know I was being called on from God or if God even existed.

They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an impure thing to them.

— Ezekiel 7:20

In January of 2019, my brain became a supercomputer, I was aware of every detail that surrounded me, patterns, numbers, colors, it all meant something, mostly disturbing. My past hurt and regrets were thrown in my face so very often and in everything I saw.

At first, I became aware of the United States Government trying to control my thoughts and body, it was a little later that I understood it was a demon (Satan) who was in control. Since then, I continued to experience additional attacks of demons in the form of governments...specifically, England, Russia, China, France, Israel and the Vatican, alongside of the United States. 

• The seven demons, does it ring a bell?

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but 👉against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

— Ephesians 6:12 

• Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
  — Luke 11:26

• What did they do?

They replayed thoughts in my head using "programming" I had received throughout my entire life, music, movies, etc. God revealed how I had been hypnotized by their sorcery. I couldn't go into a grocery store without feeling faint. Everything became like a dictionary; it all had meaning...only it was a dictionary of demons. I couldn't look at a box of "Harvest" breakfast bars without being reminded of something evil...the dark deeds of Halloween and evil spirits. 

It was a TRUE-LIFE NIGHTMARE. I was no longer in a world I recognized, thrown down into the pits of hell (Tartarus) while still on earth...thankfully, God held on to me and I CHOSE to NEVER let go and I put my full TRUST IN HIM.

Do not fear, for I am with you;

Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.

I will make you mighty, surely I will help you;

Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

— Isaiah 41:10

I remember being blackmailed in my thoughts by the US government, if I didn't conform to what they wanted, my entire life would be exposed for the world to see. My family would be impacted and mistreated. That all (literally everyone) have been watched and recorded through phones, TV's, computers and so much more. Just imagine it. The horror of what they planned to do, not just to me, but to those I loved. I begged God to take me as a ransom, I deserved it, even if it meant I would never ever return again, at least I would take Satan with me. 

I would never want anyone to experience the horrors I was going through...EVER.

Soon after, my loved ones were used against me. Never understanding how much hurt they were causing me and what I was going through. I lost my relationship with most of my family, my children and my husband. It was heartbreaking.

I was so severely attacked by demons to a point where I was becoming anorexic, all of my bones began protruding through my skin, I was size 0, borderline of wearing children's clothing. At this point, God made sure I would heal from the basket filled with medications, especially the psychotic medicines doctors had put me on for sleep and migraines. Reminding me to never allow myself to be influenced by them again. 

To this day I am of sound mind and medicine free, only taking an Excedrin migraine on rare occasions or 1/4 of BP med if a ministroke hits. In the end, God decides when my time will come.

• What if you were blackmailed and told all of your skeletons would be exposed?
• What would you do?
• Would you fear others knowing the darkest of the darkest of your secrets and give in?
• What if they threatened your loved ones?
• Would you remain loyal to your inner self, your true innocence... to God?
• Would you TRULY put your faith in God, believing he would protect you?

Do you not know that you are a sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the sanctuary of God, God will destroy him, for the sanctuary of God is holy, and that is what you are.

— 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

At the time, still not fully understanding that God was with me, I truly believed that my entire life was going be put on display, on jumbotrons around the world, as a spectacle, for the world to see how I failed God. It wasn't just about the bad that was done to me, but the bad I've said and done towards others.

Anyone who has dealt with any kind of substance abuse (alcohol or drugs) knows how dark your mind can go...knows you can blackout mentally and still function physically, doing things you can't remember doing, unless someone told you about it afterwards or having mini flashbacks of what you did. When I was about 40 years old, that became a big part of why I tried to end my life. I remember thinking: "I don't belong here, no matter what I do, how much I try to fit in, I just can't...this world is not for me." 

Nothing satisfied me or spoke to my heart, other than my children. Thankfully, I was never truly addicted to any of it and slowly learned to stay away from it all. Changing friends and direction.

• So, when faced with blackmail, what did I do?

Well, I wouldn't give in. I would not allow myself to be controlled by any of the world's high powers or any demons, no matter what they did to me, even to death. "Expose me" I thought. Back in 2015, I had wanted to write an anonymous book exposing it all anyway. I already knew why I was led down the path I went. I was already dead and knew it was based on the abuses of my life, what I didn't know is that they were the cause of it. 

See blog post: War of the Roses

At this point I already knew God was involved but I still didn't understand or know enough to believe that God was fully protecting me as long as I stayed with Him. I just knew for my own self, for my own integrity, that I would not bow down to the threats. (Story of Job) My heart never wanted to hurt anyone; my heart never wanted to do the things that I did, but at that time, I felt it was my punishment for walking away from God/religion. 

Little did I know, how wrong I was, and God reminded me of that too.

• What led me down this path? 

POISON: Prescribed medications, falseness of family and friends, false religions, false political systems and dangerous, unnatural ingredients infused in our food/water, all leading to damaging effects of the brain. He taught me how I was programmed (transformed) by this world from the moment I was born. Subliminal messaging being placed in everything we watch and hear... he taught me how it's the demons that guide the governments and religion, leading ALL into destruction. They listen because of money and power...so they can control the masses.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear

Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

— Proverbs 28:15

Religions hurt more than they help, the heads of it are deceived, then they deceive others to go out and teach the deception, and off they go to deceive the masses...knowledge of MAN, appointed by man, not GOD.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

— Acts 20:29-30

But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
— 2 Timothy 3:13

Slowly, God started revealing more and more to me through scripture. He had me return to the religion of my childhood that I felt had destroyed my family early in the 90's, so I did. I figured they too were awakened, I was wrong. It had not happened yet. He took me back to prove how false the "powers that be" were, now being a witness to how they treated me personally simply for claiming to be anointed by God. Being silenced and having many to turn against me. 

From there, he has also guided me to other religions and Bible studies with varying beliefs, revealing how false they were too. All doing things according to their own will and understanding, their own power and control, never realizing it's a false spirit that guides and divides them.

The tower of Babel is another archetype... the tower (mind) of confusion.

Do you think that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;

— Luke 12:51

I was taught by God to not show any kind of division, to be united with HIM in Christ, having no partiality toward any man, religious or not, political or not, loving ALL MANKIND because I belonged to the Kingdom of God.

And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one deceives you.

— Mark 13:5

• Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
  — Ephesians 5:6 

• Let no one in any way deceive you, for it has not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
  — 2 Thessalonians 2:3

• Little children, let no one deceive you. 👉The one who does righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
  — 1 John 3:7

Division of any kind, especially the church and state, is unrighteousness...

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by His working through which He is able to even subject all things to Himself.

— Philippians 3:20-21

Soon the nations/demons will turn to you. It is my hope that my story can help you through your trials as you experience them. GOD IS LOVE. He will protect you, but ONLY if you truly put your faith in HIM. Your faith will be severely tested. You MUST KNOW who the FATHER is...go to him so he can truly guide you to CHRIST. 

Timing is everything...

Will you be ready?

Nations will come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your rising.

— Isaiah 60:3

I pray that you are...

~ Peace, Love and Joy ~

The Simple Truth...Third Heaven (First Watch)

First Watch 

The bride: the last of the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the earth, awakened and caught up to the third heaven, caught up to God (paradise). It's what many like to call "raptured" but she doesn't fly up into heaven, she remains on earth to preach to the churches just as those from the days of Pentecost did. 

• See my recent FB posts (link in sidebar) for more detailed teachings about those who remain on earth. 

Jesus was the first to be in heaven while on earth. (John 3:13) Apostle Paul is another example of this... in heaven while on earth. (Acts 9:1-19) Another is the house of Cornelius. (Acts 10:1-8,44-48)

For God has not appointed us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

— 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 

She is truly anointed and is aware of the presence of CHRIST...

“I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches.

I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

— Revelation 22:16  

Apostle Paul's vision of a human in Christ...

It is necessary to boast, though it is not profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven. And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows— was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

— 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 

That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, yet God seeks what is pursued.

— Ecclesiastes 3:15

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

— 1 Thessalonians 4:16

 But many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

— Mark 10:31

 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

— Revelation 1:17-18

She is one of the two witnesses...

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will surely perish quickly from the land where you are going over the Jordan to possess it. You shall not prolong your days on it, but will be utterly destroyed.

— Deuteronomy 4:26

However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. Now there is no one who exerts strength with me against these forces except Michael your prince.

— Daniel 10:21

• (Jew: Old Testament ~ Greece 👉 Greek: New Testament)
• There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. — Galatians 3:28
• The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. — 2 Corinthians 3:6  

And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wishes receive the water of life without cost.

— Revelation 22:17

She will be led to the King with virgins to follow...

She will be led to the King in embroidered work;

The virgins, her companions who follow her,

Will be brought to You.

— Psalm 45:14

When they return from the wedding the angels will gather the elect...

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

— Matthew 24:30-31

Second watch... (remnant — John 10:1-15; Rev 7:1-8)

And be like men who are waiting for their master when he 👉 returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks.

— Luke 12:36

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be compared to ten virgins; the same took their lamps and went to meet the groom and the bride.

— Matthew 25:1

And in the middle of the night there was an outcry, “Behold, The groom has come, go out to meet him.”

— Matthew 25:6

And when they went to buy, the groom came and those who were ready entered with him into the wedding place, and the door was barred.

— Matthew 25:10

Third watch... (great crowd — John 10:16; Rev 7:9-17)

And 👉later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ Therefore, stay awake, for 👉 you do not know the day nor the hour.

— Matthew 25:11-13 

I've shared the image below in a post before: Awake ~ My Heartfelt Prayer~ 2019

[Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene (g3094: tower), from whom He had cast out seven demons.

— Mark 16:9

See post in Menu bar: Abomination of Desolation 

Please WAKE UP...

Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

— Luke 11:26

It's time to share this image again...

who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, exhibiting himself as being God.

— 2 Thessalonians 2:4

Side Note: Many teach that Satan can't read thoughts, I beg to differ, I have no doubt he can know my thoughts and implant them as well. (Matthew 15:13); (2Th 2:4) Hence why one needs to test the spirits. (1John 4:1) Now, what Satan can't do is know the mind of your inner heart, your inner self, your true self... there's a distinction to be made. (1 Kings 8:39); (1Co 13:12)

Let's continue...

• Who is Asherah?
• Is it really how the scribes and religion have explained her to be?

Do the research and test the spirits...

“Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

— Matthew 10:26

But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages to our glory,

— 1 Corinthians 2:7

• Did you know Lord (h136 Adonai) is plural?

 

And Abram said, “O Lord (h136) Jehovah, what will You give me, as I go on being childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

— Genesis 15:2

Inflected: אֲדֹנָ/י
Root: אֲדֹנָי
Strong's: H136
English: Lord
Language: Hebrew
Code: H Ncmpc / Sp1cs

NcmpcSp1cs
Word: אֲדֹנָ
Speech: Noun
Type: Common
Gender: Masculine
Number: Plural 👈
State: Construct
Long: Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct

 Just like God (h430 Elohim) is plural here...

Then God (h430) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

— Genesis 1:26-27

See blog page: Two Witnesses (little scroll written) 

DUALITY... NOT triune...

1. Apostle Paul has visions and revelations (things hidden revealed). 

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

— Luke 8:10

 

2. He speaks of a human that was caught up (raptured) to the third heaven. 

“Now at that time, Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will stand. And there will be a time of distress such as never happened since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

— Daniel 12:1

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will👉rise first.

— 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Book of life... 

And I took the little scroll out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

— Revelation 10:10

 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war,

— Revelation 12:7

And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

— Revelation 12:9

For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.” And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

— Revelation 12:12-13

 

3. This human is witness to the abominations and gives testimony.

There are six things which Yahweh hates,

Even seven which are an abomination to Him:

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that devises wicked thoughts,

Feet that hasten to run to evil,

A false witness who breathes out lies,

And one who spreads strife among brothers.

— Proverbs 6:16-19

RELIGION is man-made, not spiritual. It's what stumbles many. False predictions, lies, gossip, exaltation and riddled with idolatry, the list goes on... all from those who claim to be of God. PRIDE is the worst. It's all about YOU and what YOU believe and want. Partial to yourself, to your cliques and/or your churches. It's about your understanding never caring enough to hear what someone else may have to say or show you. Never realizing that "that someone else" can be someone sent to you by God.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

— Hebrews 13:2

Because of the "exalted religious spirit" among the so-called believers, many have left feeling lost, not knowing where to turn, seeing the hypocrisy of those claiming to be godly but proving otherwise. I know Atheists (my children) who see you and want nothing to do with God because of what you represent, your behavior revealing a God they don't want to follow. Imagine that...preferring to believe there is no God than to follow what you follow. 

I understand that all too well, the God you follow is not one any sensible human would want to follow... religions are riddled with pride, exaltation, idolatry, lies and worst of all, CONTROL... keeping the masses blind so they follow the creature (g2937) instead of the Creator. (Romans 1:25)

Religions practice and teach lies with their holidays and traditions, then excuse what they do by claiming it's for the LORD/Lord (HYPOCRITES g5273: Actors). Believers determined to be right about THEIR TRUTH regardless, never thinking about what they could be costing someone else. Never caring enough to do TRUE BIBLE studies with those they disagree with (Acts 17:11) ... never taking the time to accept YOU CAN BE WRONG, judging incorrectly. (Luke 18:2-8)

Self-righteous: having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior:

I've witnessed countless debates and mistreatment with those who disagree with each other. Deluding yourselves about what kind of person you are. Turning away or keeping at a distance any who wish to share their view because if differs from yours. Showing partiality and self-righteousness.

I've literally been silenced by ALL the religious groups I've been to, yes, even the false "all loving" ones who let you in but always keep you at a distance. Keeping me limited to their understanding ONLY. The countless Bible studies I've had...not allowed to have a voice because I didn't represent them or their church/faith. Feeling disrespected and hurt more by those who claim to believe, than those who don't. Frustrated on how one claims to believe when their behavior proves otherwise.

There are SO MANY deceived, that have no clue that what they follow is false. My heart breaks because they've been so indoctrinated with this false hope that they refuse to listen. Thinking somehow, they're doing wrong if they do listen...that's fear. (1John 4:18) Never realizing it is Satan who has them in his grasp.

Lies are just that, lies and if you partake, it makes you a liar. Doctrines and traditions of men are just that, doctrines and traditions of men.

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by the hypocrisy of liars, who have been seared in their own conscience, who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God created to be shared in with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

— 1 Timothy 4:1-3

Left to all these man-made religions, Bible studies and social media teachers... 

1. I would not have been baptized in water.
2. I would not been allowed to take communion (eat bread/meat) or... 
3. Allowed to understand scripture by the Spirit (wine/marriage) and 👉 share it. 

Religion is about CONTROL...partial only to their own rules, their core beliefs and values... their standards that are NOT from God.

I am a WITNESS and that is my testimony. 

Thankfully, the FATHER has taught me well...love the sinner ❤️ and not the sin.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting, for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.

— 2 John 1:10-11

But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

— Luke 23:34

Praying for all mankind...

~ Peace, Love and Joy ~

 

Are You Judas Iscariot?

 Who does Judas Iscariot represent?

I will share several details about Judas Iscariot and how he relates to many today. It is my hope that you have an open mind when reading this and leave any pride you begin to feel behind. This post is meant to help many see where they can be going wrong. I would highly suggest you pray to the Father for humbleness so he can help you to clearly see what you need to understand. As always, print it out or have your church do it for you, if you're unable to.

Wealth can come in many forms; like having your ears tickled to your preferences, someone giving you what you want to hear or believe. 

(1-3) Judas was one called that became the devil; a betrayer; false accuser. 

(4) He’s a follower (“believer”), who’s true intentions are revealed when Jesus’ feet are anointed by Mary. He’s a learned pupil, a thief taking donations for himself from what belongs to those in need. 

(5-7) He’s given a morsel of food (God’s word) ...his heart was not right; he turns against Christ (antichrist) and Satan enters in. Son of perdition (destruction). He relies on religious leaders (head/high rank “believers”) who seek to have Jesus killed, taking payment to betray him (buying/selling). 

(8-10) False friend. Realizing too late that he betrayed innocent blood, he disposes of the money, realizing there’s no worth in it and hangs himself. He was one who lost his mind to temptation (unrighteousness), in turn he became filled with regret and was later replaced with another.

• Could his story today be reflective of heads of religions?
  
  Could Judas represent the smaller sects stemming down from them, those taking money from the poor?

• Could Judas represent a "believer" who is a false friend? 

Let’s dig in…

1.        Betrayer...

• Luke 6:16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor (g4273 betrayer).

2.        Called…

• Matthew10:1 And summoning (g4341; call) His twelve disciples, [Jesus] gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

3.        Selected, betrayer; devil enters in…

• John 6:70-71 Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose (g1586 select) you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil (g1228 false accuser)?” Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray (g3860 delivered up) Him.

4.        True intentions revealed... learner, embezzler, taking from donations.

• John 12:3-6 Mary then took a litra of perfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet (g4228 foot stool) of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair (g2359 of the head); and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples (g3101 learner, pupil), who was going to betray Him, said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor (g4434 distressed)?" Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief (g2712 embezzler), and as he had the money box (g1101 chest/donations), he used to take from what was put into it.

Embezzle: to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.

See post: Rich Man, Poor Man...Blind Guide The Blind

5.     He had a mouthful (bread/good fruit); heart was not right… Satan enters. Possibly not understanding what he had done to oppose Jesus, he became an antichrist. 

a.        Received of God’s word, (morsel).

b.       Heart condition failed.

c.       Embezzler; going against Jesus (an antichrist), by taking from donations; money meant ONLY for the poor.

d.      Antichrist: Satan takes him.

• John 13:27 After the morsel (g5596 mouthful), Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

6.        Son of perdition…

• Isn’t that who Jesus is speaking of here?
• Was he a false friend, a son of perdition; Satan entered in, and for what cause...money?

• John 17:12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition (g684 waste, ruin, destruction), so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it has not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (g684 waste, ruin, destruction), who 👉opposes and 👉exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, exhibiting himself as being God.

•    What do religions do..."come to me, donate and we'll draw you to God"?
•    Have you drawn closer to God?
•    How can you, when you don't know who he is?
•    What is the Most-High God’ name?

• Gen 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

• It's in a name like no other…Jesus who carries the seal of God (g2424 Jehovah is salvation). It is through Jesus that JEHOVAH saves.

• Is it two or three "persons"...what is HIS image: male and female?

• Genesis 1:27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

• Gen 19:24 Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;

• Ephesians 2:18 for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.

• 1Ti 2:15 but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

• 1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering (g4018 veil).

• What does a veil do?

• 1Co 2:7 but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, [even] the [wisdom] that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

• Why so many translations of the Bible?

• When one "who translates" has a bias understanding, they translate it with that bias. If they're wrong, the Bible is wrong. Only the TRUE SPIRIT of God can reveal it to you.

• How is one truly taught... is it by man?

• Isaiah 54:13 And 👉all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

• Who is Wisdom?

• Luke 7:35 And wisdom is justified of all 👉 her children.

7.     Leaders (religion) who use money (Ceasar/Satan) to pay off Judas (disciple, one called) who also uses money (Ceasar/Satan) … both betraying Jesus. Sound familiar: buying and selling…asleep virgins.

• Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.

(Rich man, poor man…blind guide the blind)

• Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

• You ‘re to obey God as ruler, not men. (Acts 5:29)
• You’re to guide the poor to God, not yourself. (Acts 20:30)
• You're not to be taking money from donations, earning a living from it and misguiding the flock. (Deu 16:10; Amos 5:12)

• Mat 6:23-24 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (g3126 what is trusted in, treasure, wealth).

Exalted: Your truth above someone else's; turning away any who try to share a different understanding. (Luke 18: 11-14)

The awake church will not rely on religion (any building built with hands); they will solely rely on God. They will not take from the needy, they will only help. Those who buy (pay for knowledge) and sell (take donations for themselves) have the mark of the beast and they are asleep… relying on a church/religion/money (idolatry) instead of God.

• Mat 25:9 "But the prudent answered, saying, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you [too]; go instead to the dealers and buy [some] for yourselves.'

Blind guides; self-righteous...

• “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is obligated.’ — Matthew 23:16

• “Beware of doing your righteousness before men to be 👉noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — Matthew 6:1

8.        False friend... 

• Matthew 26:48-49 Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him." Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

• If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. — 1 John 4:20

• Many will tell you they love you but forget what that means the second you don't tickle their ears with what they want to hear, love going right out the door, revealing their true colors...God's word MUST ALWAYS come first, 👉not your preferences.

"A true friend loves at all times."

- Proverbs 17:17 

9.        Conscience, Conviction, Mortification with no help from the leaders. 

• Matthew 27:3-5 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!" And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged (g519 strangle) himself.

•    Nah 2:12 The lion tore enough for its cubs And strangled (h2614 hang self) [enough] for its lionesses And filled its lairs with torn up prey And its dens with torn up flesh.
•    Pro 28:15 [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a 👉 wicked ruler over a poor people.

10.   He bought into a plot with wickedness/unrighteousness, allowing his mind to fall into temptation by a crack, becoming full of regret. Being replaced by another.

• Acts 1:18 (Now this man acquired a field (g5564 plot) with the price of his wickedness (g93 iniquity), and falling headlong, he burst open (g2997 crack) in the middle and all his intestines (g4698 pity) gushed out.

•  Acts 1:24-25 And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

• Deu 32:8 RSV When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of men, he fixed the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

I said, “You are gods,

And all of you are sons of the Most High.

Nevertheless you will die like men

And you will fall like any one of the princes.”

— Psalm 82:6-7

• Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. — Ephesians 6:11-12 

For those not ready, who's oil runs out because they need to buy from those selling (religion)…

• Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the 👉 last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.” — Matthew 12:45 

• Amo 8:6 So as to buy the poor for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And [that] we may sell the refuse of the wheat?"

• Zec 11:5 "Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held guilty, and [each of] those who sell them says, 'Blessed be Jehovah. Indeed, I have become rich!' And their own shepherds do not spare them.

• Rev 13:17 and that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, [either] the name of the beast or the number of his name.

• Who turned on Jesus? "believers"
• Who plotted to have him killed? "believers"
• Who persecuted the Apostles? "believers"

Many will stay away from religion because they see the hypocrisy in it. (Mark 9:42) Persecution comes more from those who "believe" (religious) than those who don't, even the "all welcome" churches can't see how they persecute and hurt people...too blind to see it in themselves, due to arrogance. Counting on those close to them to keep them exalted. People don't leave your churches/religion because your fruit is good, they leave because you leave them with a bad taste in their mouth...bad fruit. 

The biggest problem with many "believers": EXULTATION and PRIDE.

Sadly, they go on teaching others to be the same way, siding with the ones they agree with...because their truth can't be wrong. Start looking in the mirror and start seeing your behavior (mind/heart) toward others when you disagree with them. It's not pretty.

Reminder...

• For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. For each one will bear his own load. — Galatians 6:3-5

Pride and exaltation, every single religion is riddled with it...

For many are called, but FEW are chosen.”

— Matthew 22:14

• Be honest... do you really know who Jehovah is?
• How's your heart condition?

• Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

May you be blessed with understanding...

~ Peace, Love and Joy ~