John 7:1 "After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for He would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him."

Jesus did not walk in Judaea [not Jewry], because these Kenite scribes and Pharisees sought to kill Him. The true Israelites of Judah would not have done that, but these religious leaders are not of lineage of Israel [Jacob]. Though they claim to be of Judah, many years prior they have moved in to assume the duties of priests and scribes, and these Kenites are the ones that have changed the laws and feast days. That is the reason these feast days are now called, "feasts of the Jews", instead of "feast of Jehovah".

We will see these people in more clear light in the next few chapters. Matthew 13 gives us the parables that Jesus said that we were to know, or we would be deceived by them. In Matthew 24:32 Jesus tells us to "Learn the parable of the fig tree," for through this parable we can know the sign of the times, and the seasons.

Jesus warned us in Revelation 2:9, and 3:9 that there was one thing that He liked with the churches in Smyrna and Philadelphia, in the latter days. Of the seven types of churches, these are the only ones that He found favor with, and the reason is that they knew who these Kenites were. "Those that claimed that they were Jews, and were not, but were of the synagogue of Satan." These are the ones that take and twist the Word to conform to their traditions.

There is no difference today then it was when Jesus walked the earth. Jesus taught the truth, and God's Word show their traditions to be false, and for that the Kenites [the bad figs in the parable of the fig tree] sought to kill Him.

John 7:2 "Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand."

This lets us know that this is taking place in September. Ask yourself, What kind of religious community is it that has its leaders a bunch of murderers? Are they of God? of course not; people do a lot of evil things in the name of religion.

The "feast of the tabernacles" had changed so much from what God instructed Moses, it had become nothing more than a ritual and a holiday. The old feast of the tabernacles, or booths, was a time of remembering the children of Israel's forty years of wandering in the wilderness.

Leviticus 23:34; "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord." [34] "On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein." [35] "Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth and shall be an holy convocation unto you:" [36]

Leviticus 23:40 "And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, and branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick threes, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord you God seven days."

Leviticus 23:41; "And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month."

Leviticus 23:42, 43: "Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:" [42] "That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, where I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God." [43]

Why do the Kenites look light on this idea of living in these booths, they are not of the lineage of any of Jacob's [Israel's] twelve sons. However the time was celebrated as a national religious holiday. These Kenites presented themselves as something they are not, of Jacob.

John 7:3 "His brethren therefore said unto him, "Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that Thy disciples also may see the works that Thou doest."

Jesus is in Galilee, at home with His family, and Jesus' family are the ones that are urging Him to go into Judaea, and face these religious leaders and do more miracles for the purpose of making a name for Himself.

John 7:4 "For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If Thou do these things, shew Thyself to the world."

These brothers of Christ were anxious to have Jesus come out into the open. It is obvious here that Jesus family wanted the fame of Jesus teachings and works to be known by the whole world. It it also clear that Jesus was not on an ego trip, to seek fame and fortune; for every move and word He spoke was directed by the prophets of old, and the direction of the Father.

Jesus family and his next of kin didn't believe in Jesus themselves. This is referring to those in the community he grew up in. They knew His mother and dad, but they did not know the little carpenters son, living down the road.

John 7:5 "(For neither did His brethren believe in Him)."

Though Mary and Joseph believed in Jesus as the Messiah, His brothers and sisters did not believe in Him. It's a natural thing to get someone to go on a guilt trip. When God's election comes forth, they are called for a purpose. If you think you are one of God's elect, you were not selected to be puffed up, but to be a servant to the world. To serve for the purpose of glorifying God, not you. If your ego gets in the way of your service to Christ, it is time to take a look at your thoughts and priorities.

If your destiny is following Christ, then your destiny is being a servant to the world. The reason that God chooses people is to teach others to plant the seeds of His Word, and to build others up in the Word of God. We are to be a comfort to the world, to make a difference for God where ever we are.

John 7:6 "Then Jesus said unto them, "My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready."

These members of Jesus family just did not understand yet that their brother was truly the Messiah that came to save the world. They did not understand that as the Messiah, what Jesus did was to fulfill prophecy, and it just wasn't time to bring His ministry to an end. Though Jesus' time is later, Jesus is telling them to go ahead and start your work now, for the planting was done long ago by the prophets.

John 7:7 "The world cannot hate you; but Me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil."

This concerns the frame of mind that people are in. The prince of this world is Satan, and he and his children hate both God, and the elect. They know you and what you stand for, and their hate is because you stand against them, and you will stand against the Antichrist when He comes to earth.

What this verse is driving at here, is Satan and the world did not fully understand Christ's mission on earth yet, and that is why they hadn't moved yet to kill Jesus. We will see as the chapter goes on, that they will know exactly why Jesus came, as they matured in the Word, and their hatred will grow stronger.

John 7:8 "Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast, for My time is not yet full come."

This is feast of the tabernacles, in late September, and the full time will come in about one and a half years, during the feast of the Passover. Jesus has been in Galilee for six months, and when He leaves now, He will not return to Galilee again.

John 7:9 "When He had said these words unto them, He abode still in Galilee."

Jesus stayed behind, and told them to go on ahead.

John 7:10 "But when His brethren were gone up, then went He also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret."

After Jesus family left for Jerusalem, then Jesus and His disciples left also for Jerusalem. Only instead of going in force, they entered Jerusalem as individuals. The disciples had nothing to fear at this time, for the orders to kill Jesus had not gone out yet. There were many people coming to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered secretly through the gate, not to draw attention to Himself.

John 7:11 "Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, "Where is He?"

These "Jews" that sought Him at the feast, were Kenites. This shows us that Jesus had built up a reputation. The people that are coming into Jerusalem to worship at this feast time do not know that these religious leaders do not want to kill Jesus. However there are others that do know these Kenite religious leaders are out to murder Jesus. So as we go on here we will see three different types of people spoken of here.

John 7:12 "And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, "He is a good Man: others said, "Nay; but He deceiveth the people."

What we are seeing here is also very common today in the religious community. There was much religious jealousy. When Jesus healed that man that had not walked in thirty eight years, and the people watch the joy in this man's life and his actions brought many to Jesus side. However those religious types that kept strictly to their tradition, would rather have a person blind or crippled, than have an attack on their traditions that their fathers had thought up.

Jesus stood before the people performing miracles and teaching from the prophets of old. That was pretty stiff competition to those religious types that strut around in their vanity and self-righteousness and did nothing but lay binding restrictions on their lives. The restrictions they place on the people, they didn't follow themselves.

John 7:13 "Howbeit no man spake openly of Him for fear of the Jews."

Because these Jewish [religious leaders] that had mixed in with Judah were wishing to trap Jesus; nobody spoke openly in Jesus' favor. It just wasn't the right thing to do. Today we call it being "politically correct". It was dangerous to your reputation and doing so could have you delivered up to their judgments.

John 7:14 "Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught."

When it was time for the teaching to take place at this time of the feast, Jesus boldly went to the Temple and He taught.

John 7:15 "And the Jews marvelled, saying, "How knoweth this Man letters, having never learned?"

What these Jews are saying, is that because Jesus did not attend our schools and sat under our masters, how could He learn of the letters, which was The Old Testament. The letters are the words of the Prophets. Jesus was the Word, He was the Son of God and that is why He knew it. He gave it to the prophets.

Today is no difference then it was then, for when one teaches others of the Word, the first thing the religious critics want to know is where did you study. What degrees do you have. They want to know what right you have to speak with authority, and they will only respect an authority created from their systems.

John 7:16 "Jesus answered them, and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His That sent Me."

Jesus is telling them that the doctrine that He is teaching is not His, but the doctrine of Almighty God's. Doctrine is important and the only doctrine that is acceptable before the Father is what is backed up in God's holy Word. The doctrines of men are based on man's tradition and those doctrines will get you in trouble before God.

John 7:17 "If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of Myself,"

Remember in II Peter 3:9, we discussed what the will of God was. God's will was that all should come to repentance, and not perish: He is longsuffering [He has a lot of patience]. So what Jesus has said here is that if you do the will of God, you will know the doctrine, and the basic rules that must guide your life. God's rules are always fair to both the saint and the sinner. It is fair and just to all people.

The second rule is that it will be a doctrine of love. Though God's doctrine may seem hard, stern and disciplined at times, it is still administered with love. His love is shown through the justice given to each, in response to their acts. When you disregard God's health and moral laws, you pay the price physically, that is fair and just. When you repent, though your sins are forgiven, your body will still show the results for your disregard of His laws.

In God's doctrine, there are no free rides. In this life you will earn, or pay for everything that you have or get, one way or another. The more you get, the more you are accountable to Him for. So you win the jackpot, do you really think it was by chance? Friend, if you claim the name of Christ, that is a talent that God gave you and you are accountable for what you do with it. God gives us blessings, and when God blesses one of His own, there should be no guilt in your using of that blessing and enjoying the pleasures of it, when it is not by thievery and trickery.

John 7:18 "He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but He That seeketh His glory That sent Him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him."

When you please God, His blessings will always bring you riches, whether it be physical or spiritual. When a person is speaking only of himself, he is only trying to bring glory to himself. When a person is seeking to please God, he is always fair and giving the glory to God.

John 7:19 "Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill Me?"

Moses gave the law, and in that law it says, thou shalt do no murder. You have the law, yet you do not keep the law that you have. Why do you go around plotting to murderer Me? Jesus is telling this stiff necked tribe of religious Kenite leaders, you run around preaching the law, and yet you go around plotting to kill Me.

John 7:20 "The people answered and said, "Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill Thee?"

This is part of the crowd that came in from the countryside, and they just did not know what was going on with their own religious leaders. The plot to murder Jesus was not made public, and this became was a complete surprise to many of the out of town folks. This was a slap in the face to those people that came to worship, and to them it appeared that even the thought of it would be caused by the devil.

The religious leaders did not keep the people straight as to what they were trying to do. Does it sound like a religious system you might have heard of today, which runs around telling fairy-tales to the people, and keeping them in the dark in these critical times?

John 7:21 "Jesus answered and said unto them, "I have done one work, and ye all marvel."

Jesus is reminding them that they all saw the one man healed on the Sabbath, and they all marvelled at it.

John 7:22 "Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the Sabbath day circumcise a man."

This is in reference to Genesis 17:10-12, where God gave circumcision to Abraham, who in turn gave it to Moses. This cutting away is an act that is preformed on the Sabbath, just as the ban was healed on the Sabbath.

Genesis 17:10-11; "This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me [God] and you and thy seed [children] after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised." [10] "And ye shall circumcise the flesh of you foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt Me and you." [11]

In the New Testament this circumcision is no longer of the flesh but of the heart, and the circumcision is offered to all that are in Christ. This is because Christ shed His blood for one and all times.

John 7:23 "If a man on the Sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken: are ye angry at Me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath day?"

Jesus is asking them, If you receive circumcision on the Sabbath day to make a man whole in the law, they why do you get angry at Me when I make a man completely whole on the Sabbath. Christ is saying that you cripple a man on the Sabbath, and I made him whole.

John 7:24 "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

Jesus is saying to be fair, and use a little common sense. There is nothing wrong with healing on the Sabbath. Jesus said that if you don't know the law and the Scriptures, then test the fruit. The best way to test the fruit or see a man's works, is to use common sense.

When dealing with a person, especially one that says he is a Christian, ask others how he treated them. See the short cuts, or the workmanship that has gone into this persons work and that is how you test the man's fruit. This is how you judge righteous judgment, you use common sense to see if things are as they were presented to you.

When you judge according to the appearance, if it is not just to all involved and within the bounds of God's Word, then it is not of God, and a fake doctrine.

John 7:25 "Then said some of them of Jerusalem, "Is not this He, Whom they seek to kill?"

In the verses above, the people were from the countryside and they did not know what was going on at church [temple] headquarters. But here we have the people of Jerusalem, the insiders of the religious order speaking. These People of Jerusalem knew what is going on. These people are asking, Isn't this the man that the chief priests ["they"] are seeking to kill ["murder"]? A fine bunch of religious leaders, huh? A pack of Satanic murders straight from their father Cain, these Kenite people of Jerusalem are asking, why is this man running around here free?

John 7:26 "But, lo, He speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?"

These people from Jerusalem are now asking, as Jesus is speaking out even more boldly, Do the rulers know now that this man is indeed the very Christ, which is the anointed one from God? This is dangerous talk, if the rulers hears this type of talk.

John 7:27 "Howbeit we know this man whence He is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is."

The teachers in the temple had taught them that the Messiah would be coming from Bethlehem, and here comes this man from Galilee stating that He is the Christ. They expected that when the Messiah came, no man would know the very moment of His arrival. They were looking for the second advent, rather then the first. They expected a time of complete peace in the world, yet, here on every street corner was the Roman soldiers.

John 7:28 "Then cried Jesus in the temple as He taught, saying, "Ye both know Me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of Myself, but He That sent Me is true, Whom ye know not."

Jesus taught loudly and boldly. Jesus is telling them that God is true to His Word, but you just don't know Him. This is part of that other statement, "You claim to know Moses, but you don't know Him either."

John 7:29 "But I know Him: for I am from Him, and He hath sent Me."

As Jesus is stating this in the Temple, it is roughing up the feathers of many, for Jesus is claiming to be the coming Messiah, the Son of God, and Redeemer here. He is saying that God sent Him here to give them the message. This was hard to take for the religious leaders, for Jesus was not only preaching, but He preformed the miracles that gave the documentation of who He was. What Jesus was preaching was against their traditions.

John 7:30 "Then they sought to take Him: but no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come."

The end of Christ ministry would not end for another year and a half, then He would be betrayed, and delivered up to take the stripes, and shed His blood on the cross. God set the appointed time, and it was written in the prophets of the Old Testaments, and no Kenite religious leader had the power to go against the authority of God.

John 7:31 "And many of the people believed on Him, and said, When Christ cometh, will He do more miracles than these which this Man hath done?"

They could not take Christ and He just continued to teach and perform miracles. This caused many to believe that Jesus was the Christ, and they asked; When Christ comes, will He do more then this man has done? They still haven't caught on completely that Jesus was the Messiah that Moses prophesied.

Though Jesus was born of woman, He was the only begotten son of the Living God, and that doctrine you can trust and stake your life on. That doctrine comes from God, and it stands right into eternity.

John 7:32 "The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning Him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him."

Why would the religious community want to take Jesus prisoner? These were the Kenites, and within the next chapter you will know all about them. They are not of Israel, brother Judah, but they are Nethinims. Foreigners given to service in the Temple that have moved in and taken over, which the House of Judah sat by in ignorance in ignorance and allowed. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are directed to the time of the takeover, when the House of Judah came out of captivity in Babylon, and there were no Levitical priests amongst them from the lineage of Aaron.

The Kenites started out in the Temple at Solomon's time as wood cutters, cutting wood for the altar of God. Then even that position was reserved for Levitical priests, but some four hundred years later these offspring of Cain, [Strong's Hebrew dictionary # 7014, and 7017] controlled the entire priesthood, from top to bottom. Though they brought in Levitical priests in later, the control stayed with these Kenite Nethinims.

They controlled the keeping of the records of both the people and the Word of God while Judah was captive in Babylon. Listed among the families of the Jews coming out of Babylon, tucked in on the last verse, we are told exactly who is now keeping the records. I Chronicles 2:55; "And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez [Jerusalem]; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab."

If you were wondering how this could all take place? When they control the priesthood, the records keeping, the money bags, and are the only ones doing the interpretation of the Scriptures; then what they say that the law says, the people take as truth. When God's Word is changed, and those at the top accept that lie as truth, then that teaching of half-truths is what is called "man's traditions". "Man's traditions" are lies, because any half truth is a lie. These traditions of men are what the Kenite religious leaders were teaching, and when faced with the miracles and teaching of Jesus, the people could see the Kenites for the liars and murderers they were. Are you starting to see why they hated Jesus so much they had murder on their minds.

A study in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah will show you the history of the takeover by the Kenites, and how even the High priest [Eliashib], sought to turn Nehemiah over to the enemy of the House of Judah to be killed. In Nehemiah 13:4; "And before this, Eliashib the priest, having oversight of the chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah:" Tobiah was the enemy, and Eliashib turned the house of God over to the enemies of God's people.

Once you understand just who these people are, you will see why they hated God, and wanted to kill Jesus. They were the very genetic offspring of Satan, through Cain, from the Garden of Eden. This is detailed in Matthew 13 in the parable of the tares, as well as in Matthew 23. We will witness it also in the John 8.

Friend, learn to use common sense when dealing with people and studying God's Word. If they say they are Christians, and their works and fruit doesn't back it up, then they are fakes. If someone says they are giving the doctrines of Christ, and His Word doesn't back it up, then let it be a warning to you. The Spirit of God will give you discernment in His Word.

John 7:33 "Then said Jesus unto them, "Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto Him That sent Me."

John 7:34 "Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come."

Any person that believes in Jesus Christ can find Him. What Jesus is saying here, in that the chief priests had sent officers to take Jesus, there is no way that they could follow Him. God sent Jesus to perform His ministry, and as long as that ministry has to continue, God will prevent them from finding Jesus.

John 7:35 "Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?"

A reminder again, be aware of those Kenites that claim to be of brother Judah. Jesus had just told the people that they could not take Him no matter where He went. So here this person is asking; If Jesus goes, where would He go, to the Gentiles, or the dispersed. The meaning here is to the ten tribes [the house of Israel] that had been scattered. These people were wondering if Jesus would go to those Israelite nations, which are called the Christian nations of today, and teach them God's law.

John 7:36 "What manner of saying is this that He said, 'Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?"

These people that are in the temple are trying to put it all together, as to what Jesus is saying. At one point the were even saying, is He going to kill himself.

John 7:37 "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink."

This then is the eighth day, the final day of the feast.

John 7:38 "He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, Out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water."

What Jesus is saying on this closing day of the feast is fulfilling the prophecy. It would be the same day of the year that His circumcision came to be, but there was a practice that on the eight day of the feast that you drew no water from the well, for it was symbolic of the fact that you would draw water from the rock. This symbolism comes from Exodus 17:6; "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink, and ..."

When Jesus stated; "Out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water", Jesus was quoting from Isaiah 12:3; "Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation." Jesus is stating that salvation will come only through Him, and this meant that Jesus was declaring Himself to be the Messiah. These Jews knew exactly what Jesus was stating, and there was no middle ground between the two.

Jesus was standing before these people of Judaea, in the temple, and offering salvation to all who would receive it, and salvation was offered right then to them. Jesus is asking them to believe on Him and take the salvation, which is the spiritual water that He is given freely.

Jesus was born on the first day of the feast, thirty two years prior to this day, and He was circumcised on the last day of the feast eight days later. When we celebrate Christmas we are celebrating the day of the conception of the virgin Mary, so December 25th is also a very important day of remembrance. We can figure this, by noting six months after the feast of Abias, when John the Baptist was conceived. That being the 19th or 20th of June of that year. Jesus was conceived six months later.

John 7:39 "(but this spake He of the Spirit, Which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

The water that Jesus spoke of in verse 38 is speaking of the Holy Spirit. There is a qualifier here; not just anyone can receive the Spirit, but they that believe on Jesus should receive the holy Spirit of God. Jesus is saying that when He would rise from the dead and ascend into heaven, then the Spirit of God would come upon them. This is explained in detail in John 14. This Spirit of God will comfort you when you hurt, and guide you in your life. He will even give you the wisdom to discern the spirits.

John 7:40 "Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, "Of a truth this is the Prophet."

The prophet referred to here is the Prophet that comes direct from the living God, of Deuteronomy 18:15 as given earlier. I'll raise up a prophet from among your own people, meaning born of a virgin. Many people now know and believe that Jesus was this prophet spoken of by Moses.

John 7:41 "Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Shall Christ come out of Galilee?"

You see there is a full scale discussion here, with many believing that Jesus was the Christ, however the point that confused some was that Jesus was from Galilee, rather then Bethlehem, as the teachers had taught. Jesus birth place was not know to them.

John 7:42 "Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?"

The difficulty that these people were having, was that they knew the Scriptures, but they did not know the origin of Jesus at this time. David was born in Bethlehem, but Micah states exactly where the Messiah would be born. Micah 5:2; "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." 

John 7:43 "So there was a division among the people because of Him."

There is still a division today because of Jesus Christ, it is called "Catholic vs. Protestantism", one sect vs. another even more finely divided into denominationalism. Jesus causes much division, and much of the division is for the sake of peace of mind. People apply different weights to their lives, and until the coming of the Antichrist, there will always be divisional lines. Once the Antichrist comes, the elect will know the truth, and be unchanging, while all other divisions will in ignorance be taken by the Antichrist.

After the five months spoken of in Revelation 9:5, 10, Christ will come as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and all knees on the face of the earth will bow to Him, or they simply will not be here.

John 7:44 "And some of them would have taken Him; but no man laid hands on Him."

The presence of God was here and forbid any officers of the temple to take Jesus into their hands. It was not Jesus Christ time to go to the cross. Those officers of the temple just stood by and listened to the preaching.

John 7:45 "Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, "Why have Ye not brought Him?"

John 7:46 "The officers answered, "Never man spake like this Man."

These officers were taken in by Jesus preaching, for Jesus spoke with the authority of the Father. He spoke with the boldness that no one would dare question. That is why we must teach that way today, when we teach, for we have the authority of the Spirit of the living God. People can tell the difference, when the authority of God is given, and the message is clear.

John 7:47 "Then answered them the Pharisees, "Are ye also deceived?"

John 7:48 "Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him?"

Do you remember Nicodemus from the third chapter of John.

John 7:49 "But this people who knoweth not the low are cursed."

What these Pharisees are saying is; These stupid people that don't know the law would believe anything. This came from the chief priest, and he was depending on his knowledge that Jesus was a Nazarene from Galilee. He couldn't be Messiah, because the law said so, and I know the law. You know the type. The seminary said this, or that, so it must be true.

When Satan tempted Christ, he tempted Jesus with Scripture. He took the word of God, and in each of the points of temptation, Satan misquoted what the Scripture had said. When He comes to you, that is how He will also trip you up. Today there are very few that even know how Satan twisted the Scripture, and why, and if it happened to them, they would be deceived.

John 7:50 "Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

Nicodemus was sitting there listening to these Pharisee chatter boxes sounding off, and now He is going to say a word. Nicodemus is one of them that believe on Jesus.

John 7:51 "Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?"

In other words, we got a lot of second hand information here, and our law states that before a man can be judged, he must be able to speak for himself. I don't think any of you actually know what He is saying. Our law is written and states that we cannot judge some one on hear-say. The law stated that there must be two witnesses.

John 7:52 "They answered and said unto him, "Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Now the rest of these chief priests are turning on Nicodemus for even questing them and throwing their law back into their face. They are wondering if Nicodemus is protecting Jesus, and suggesting that he came from Galilee also. Can you see how stupid these pack of Kenites are. They twist and create a set of laws, and then when it come time to put the laws to work, they throw it all aside just to protect their vain traditions.

They are also showing their lack of the Scriptures. Out of Galilee came Nahum, and Amos, and out of Galilee came Jonah the very type of Christ, that gave them their sign for identification of the true Messiah. Are you starting to catch on what kind of bandits this tribe of Kenites are that are presenting themselves as the religious elite?

Besides these three, Hosea, Elijah, and Elishah, the greatest prophets of all were from Galilee. Then these idiots appointed by a Roman governor, calling themselves authorities on the law, stand before Nicodemus and show their ignorance of the Word.

It is important that you know our Father's Word, as to the general plan of the Word of God, for people today are just as ignorant as these priests that confronted Christ. They will be questioning you and trying to stuff their half truths down your throat. God has a plan, and that plan is written in the Scriptures by His prophets. He gave His Word so that you would not be deceived.

John 7:53 "And every man went unto his own house."

When you read God's word and study it, then when you are in a place of challenge the Holy Spirit of God will take that Word from your memory, and place it in your mouth. That way it will become His Word, retrieved from your memory.

We are living in the final days of this flesh age, the signs are here, and Israel has formed to bring back both the good and bad baskets of figs, as spoken of in Jeremiah 25:1-5. If you are one of God's elect, with the seal of God [His Word] sealed in your mind, you may be one of those called up to give answer of your belief in Christ. Mark 13:11; instructs us on how we are to conduct ourselves.

Mark 13:11; "But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit."

Satan, the Antichrist is a master of deception, and He knows Scripture, this is why you are not to plan a debate with him, for you will lose. The match for Satan is the Holy Spirit and that is why we are only to speak when the Holy Spirit gives us words to utter.