Unveiling of God no 97

Two Vines - both eat from the same table

May 26, 2019

Brian Kocourek, Pastor

Since march 31st we've been examining the common attributes that both the True Vine and the False Vine share in common because they are both birthed at the same revival.

During our studies we've identified these attributes throughout the Scriptures for both the True Vine and False Vine since both were given birth during the same revival. And we know that every revival comes when God sends down rain from heaven. And we now according to God's own word in Deuteronomy that God likens his Doctrine to the rain which He sends.

Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Therefore every revival is actually a manifestation whereby God sends His Doctrine to man, and when that doctrine goes forth for the season it is meant to go forth in, it gives birth to many.

And that doctrine doesn't have an effect just upon God's children, it has an effect upon all who hear it as we see in...

Matthew 5b That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

And again as we hear the Apostle Paul tell us in Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit.

Notice that the apostle Paul is not telling us to lay aside the doctrine of Christ because to do so we would not have God as the Apostle John tells us in 2 John 8-9: Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, (which you have worked for) but that we receive a full reward. 9  Whosoever transgresseth, (whosoever goes beyond) and abideth not (remains not) in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. (The the Greek word "ηχώ" used here is pronounced and it mean "sound," it also means "to resonate," it also means "to resound", but more importantly it means "to reverberate or to echo". And that is what the English word "echo" means as well, and so does the French word écho and the Spanish word eco. and they were all translated from the same original Greek word. "ηχώ" pronounced eek-ho). Now, as we continue to read, notice he tells us, He that abideth (or remains) in the doctrine of Christ, he hath (he "ηχώ" eek-ho or hath or echoes) both the Father and the Son. 10  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

4 For it is impossible for those who were once for all enlightened, (and we know this is the hour of the once for all enlightenment when the seals have been opened and all the mysteries of the Bible have been revealed.) and have tasted of the heavenly gift, (the Token) and were made partakers (companions) of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (the world to come, the millennial power where by a spoken word stops storms, cools down the temperature, and changes weather all together. Where a prophet of God can speak to an animal, a raging killer bull, and it sets down, or to angry bees who then turn around, or whom a mother possum that needs healing comes to a man for prayer. That is the power of the world to come, millennial power in the hands of a son of God. And it tells us if they have witnessed all this and then ) 6 If they shall fall away, (it is then impossible for them)to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

It does not say they crucify to you or me the Son of God, but it says they crucify to themselves the son of God afresh. And in doing so they put him to an open (or a public) shame. They don't crucify the son of God to you or me, but it says to themselves and the Word of God becomes ineffectual in their lives, to themselves only.

7  For the earth which drinketh in the rain (the doctrine) that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

So notice that the same rain that falls upon the herbs brings forth brings forth life and yet it also brings forth the briars and thistles which are to be rejected. So the same rain produces a life or brings into manifestation the life that is in the seed whether that seed is an herb or a thistle.

So we see the rain, the doctrine of God brings the life into manifestation of both the True Vine and the false Vine. And since the same revival produces Twins, therefore both the true vine and the false vine not only share the same doctrine, the same song book, and perhaps even the same pew. But we have found so far that they both share many other attributes and characteristics due to the fact that the same revival gives birth to the two vines.

That means that both the True Vine as well as the False Vine are both believers, are both religious, both worship the same God, and they both do sacrifice to the same God.

Now, last week we showed you that this sameness is what causes the deception in this hour.

And that deception is geared to the gullibility of them that are perishing.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-13 And with all deceivableness of un-right-wiseness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in un-right-wiseness. (They had pleasure in a wrong understanding) 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Now, the Wuest Translations puts it this way..." and with every kind of wicked deception geared to the gullibility of those who are perishing, this gullibility being caused by the fact that they did not accept the love for the Truth to the end that they might be saved, and for this cause God will send them a deluding influence resulting in their believing the Lie, in order that they all might be judged who did not believe the truth but took delight in wickedness.

So the deception is geared to the gullibility of them that are perishing. So what does that mean? well, the word gullibility means easily deceived or cheated. So then the deception gears itself to the people ease of being deceived. and that is caused by the fact that

We also read in 1 Timothy 4:1 1  Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Notice that these are seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.

And these seducing spirit are Satan's messengers masquerading as angels of light, as five fold ministers which we see in 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of right-wise-ness; whose end shall be according to their works

In verses 4-6 we read from the version called the Message: It seems that if someone shows up preaching quite another Jesus than we preached, with a different spirit, a different message, you put up with him quite nicely. But if you put up with these big-shot “apostles,” why can’t you put up with simple me? I’m as good as they are. It’s true that I don’t have their voice, haven’t mastered that smooth eloquence that impresses you so much. But when I do open my mouth, I at least know what I’m talking about. We haven’t kept anything back. We let you in on everything.

Now, this morning we'll continue in our breakdown of the shared attributes that are shared by both the True Vine and the False Vine, and we will look at the fact that since both were given birth at the same revival, thus the same doctrinal outpouring of the Holy Ghost, then both will have to be feeding from the same table of the lord.

We saw last week that the fact that two vines share so many of the same attributes and characteristics it causes a deception among the people. Like we saw with Jehoshaphat who was a type of the true vine when he was called upon by Ahab a type of the false vine, and asked if he would side in with Ahab to take back Ramoth-Gilead. And Jehoshaphat's response was, "why not, are not you and i alike, and our people are alike and even our hosrse are alike?" And that was the same deception that Balaam used at Baal Peor, where because he was as fundamental as Moses was, they offered the same sacrifice, believed the same God, held to the same prophet Abraham, and that deception was , "are not we alike, then what is the harm of getting together."

Therefore this morning we will focus on the table of the Lord, and the same rain that began the revival is the same doctrine that both the True Vine and False Vine eat from.

Therefore, I would like to call this is 8th shared attribute. Both the True and False Vine eat from the same Table of the Lord.

for our Scripture let's turn to Jude 1:10   But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, (without the Holy Spirit) carried about of winds; (every wind of doctrine) trees whose fruit withereth, in fact even without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

Notice how brother Branham basically tells us how that the false vine can eat what the true vine is feeding on, but they can also eat other things that the true Vine could never digest.

In his sermon Hebrews Chapter 7 pt 1  57-0915E   314-146 Br. Branham said,  "But, if you notice, the old crow can set over here on a dead carcass and eat half the day. The dove will set in a wheat field and eat half the day. And the crow can fly right out there and eat dove food, as much as he wants to. He could eat just as much wheat as the dove can. The crow, can eat the dove food, but the dove can't eat crow food. That's right. So an old hypocrite can come to church and rejoice and shout and praise the Lord, and go on like that, and go right back out and enjoy the things of the world. But a born again Christian cannot do it, because the love of God constrains him to such a place He can't do it. So if you're just a Christian by joining the church, and quitting doing this and that, and the same desire is in you, you need another dip. That's exactly right. 315-149    And you women who can dress with them little old shorts, and run out here on the street, and then call yourself a believer. You're a believer, but you're a poor example of one, maybe. If you really had Christ in your heart, you wouldn't have to think about such things as that. I don't care what the rest of the women does, and the rest of the girls do, you'd be different; because you love Christ too much. I talked to a woman the other day in a house, and she throwed her hands up like this, said, "Reverend Branham, I'm almost naked here in my house; I'm walking around." I thought, "Shame on you." In your own house, I don't care where you are. That's right. Dress and act like a woman, like a lady ought to. Shame on you. But you keep... And the Bible said, "If you love those things, the things of the world, the love of Christ is not even in you." And if you love the Lord just with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, you'll keep them little old dirty, nasty things off of you. That's right.

From his sermon True Vine and the False Vine 55-0607 P:31 brother Branham said, "Notice, here comes them vines up; let's just follow them two spirits now. The first thing you know, we will see them... The first in the ark: There was a dove, and there was a crow. Both of them of them was birds; one could fly just same place the other one was, and both set on the same roost, perhaps, on the same floor, the second floor of the ark, both of them birds. One could fly where the other one was. One of them the spirit of Christ, and the other one antichrist... The only way you could tell them, was test their diet. They turned the crow out, and that crow was satisfied with eating old dead bodies, flying from one to one, and clawing around. He come... He was satisfied to be out there in the things of the world. But when the dove flew out, she couldn't find no rest for the soles of her feet, and she come back again. Brother, I'm telling you, if you're ever once born of the Spirit of God, the world stinks to you, and the things of the world are gone. That's right. You can't stomach any more. Why couldn't the dove eat it? Because the dove is one bird don't have a gall; it couldn't digest it. And any man that's born of the Spirit of God, or any woman, doesn't do the things of the world. They've come out from the world, and they are separated in a different life. 'Cause they can't digest it... Their digesting orders has been changed, been converted; their appetites are the things of God, looking above, prayer meetings and so forth. They ain't got no time for skating rinks, dances, and ballrooms, and so forth. They've passed from death unto Life, become new creatures. They don't desire those things no more.

I will restore 53-1110 P:18 Watch them vines as it come up, brethren. There's... In the ark... Wish we had time, but the clock's getting away. Looky here. In the ark there was a crow and a dove. And they both set on the same roost. And one of them was of the antichrist, and the other one of the Christ. The only way you could judge them is by their nature, by their habits. The crow was willing to eat the old dead carcasses of the world, and stay out there, but the dove had to come back. Why? The dove didn't have no gall. Something had happened to him. He couldn't digest the old rotten things of the world.

Love 56-0726 P:24 You don't see crows and doves dwelling together, because they don't have no fellowship. They don't have things in common. The crow can fly on a dead carcass and eat it. And... But the dove will go to the wheat field and eat the grain. Now, I want you to notice what the Devil can do. Now, the dove cannot set on the dead carcass and eat. But the crow can eat the dead carcass and also eat the wheat. He's a hypocrite. See? The dove can't do it, because her makeup is different. Now, a person can impersonate Christianity, but a Christian can't impersonate sin. The Spirit that's in him won't let him do it. He has... The dove, the reason she couldn't eat that, it would kill her. She had no gall, as we spoke the other night. She has no gall. If she'd eat it, it would kill her; the poison would kill her. She can't do it. But the crow can both eat the dead carcass and the wheat also. So that's what an impersonator can do. But a real genuine Christian can be nothing else but a pure article of God.

Now, you have often hear brother Branham quote from Luke 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Now, the Greek word for Body is soma which is the fresh kill, there the eagles will gather. And remember this was spoken in Luke immediately after telling us of the Son of Man being revealed in verse 30.

But did you know also that something very similar was spoken right after we are warned of the two Vines, the two spirit that are so close in Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25  Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Notice though that in this Scripture it is not called body, but rather carcase. And a living body is not called a carase, only a dead rotten body. In fact the Greek word for carcase is Ptoma where we get our word ptomaine poisoning from and it differs from the Greek word used in Luke that was soma. But this ptoma means a ruin, a lifeless corpse, a dead body, carrion. And notice that it is spoken of right after he speaks of the two vines. So we see here that where we find this ruined dead body, the carcase, there is where the vultures will gather.

Anointed ones at end time 65-0725M P:153 "Where the Carcase is there the eagles will be gathered. Where the Carcase, where the killing is, there the eagles will be gathered. Where the fresh Meat is, the Word of the season, there the eagles will gather." But after it's rottened, then the vultures will swarm to it. See? See what I mean? When a kill's made, here comes the eagles, but after it lays there and rotten, then here comes the vultures. The eagle won't have nothing to do with it. See? Jesus said, "Where the Carcase is, where the Manna fell, the night the Manna falls fresh, there the eagles will gather for It." That's the Manna for the day. See? 154 Notice. But after it gets rotten, maggots get in it, then here comes the vultures. They can't smell it till it gets rotten. No wonder Jesus stood up there and said, "Jerusalem, you that stoned every prophet... Notice that personal pronoun. See? "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how oft would I (Who was He?)--how oft would I have gathered you as a hen would her brood, you that stoned every prophet I ever sent to you..."

And notice as we read all these Scriptures you will notice that the table is set for the bride, and she gathers to the fresh word but then after it has been around for quite some time, and begins to become old and stale then the False Vine come to the table. Just like the dog that eats the scraps from the masters table.

Anointed Ones at the end time 65-0725M 233 You think that Life would ever go back after that old shucks dried up, ever go back and live in it again? It never does. "For it is impossible for those which were once enlightened and didn't move on with the Word as it come to pass..." They're dead, gone. "And the thorns and thistles which is nigh unto rejection, whose end is to be burned...".

Audio letter to Lee Vayle 64-0500 P:2 Would it be, you think, advisable in here, to say that God then, in order to proclaim this, has to send a prophet in order to inject this, make this real again, show the people the hour we're living in? Because if they only see it in the hour past, then there's no hope for the church. The church must see it in the present tense. So God sends His prophet to manifest, present tense of it. You see? And then, after it's over, then history is. Now, you might inject that, Brother Lee. I don't know whether that's any good or not, but it's just a thought right here. Thanks a lot.

As the eagle stirs her nest 58-0316A P:56 An experience. God wants His church to be experienced with trusting Him and taking His Word. They're eagles. If they are eagles, they'll eat eagle food. Now, an eagle cannot eat a chicken's food. But a chicken can eat eagle's food. You see the hypocrite? That's right. A eagle can't eat what a chicken eats. But a chicken can eat what the eagle eats, and eats whats he eats too. Like the crow and the dove in the ark. The crow can eat anything, but the dove can only eat grain. But the crow can eat grain, and eat off of a dead carcass too. That's the old hypocrite, that can go to church and pretend to be a Christian, go right out with world, and say, "It don't condemn my conscience." Well, they got no more conscience than a snake's got hips. They don't, they don't know nothing about, anything about conscience. How can they have it, when they ain't got it to start with?

Thinking man's filter 65-0822E P:77 Doves cannot eat a-carrion. They cannot eat it. They don't have any gall. A crow can eat the seed like a dove and can eat a-carrion like a crow (See?), because he's a hypocrite. But a dove is not built like any other bird, and that's why God represented Himself as a Dove descending from heaven. See? It cannot stand the stink of a-carrion. It's not a vulture. The reason, it don't have any gall. It couldn't digest it. It would kill it, if it eat it. And a dove never has to take a bath. A dove's body puts out oil from the inside that keeps it clean. It's a life that's in the dove; it generates in it a oil that keeps the feathers clean. And so is a Christian, there's a Life within them that keeps them clean. It's filtered. Oh, notice. Now, look at the filter and certainly you can see the taste thereof of what they're doing today.

Unwelcomed Christ 55-1002 P:8 Now, that is true, the old proverb "Birds of a feather." You ever notice? You take for instance, crows and doves. They don't have any fellowship with each other. Because why? Their diet is different. They couldn't invite one another to dinner, because the crow is a scavenger. He just eats on an old dead carcass somewhere, and the dove doesn't have any gall. So if it'd eat that stuff, it would kill it. Very good picture of the sinner and the Christian, I mean when he's a real Christian. See? Now, the dove will set down in a wheat field and eat all day long with her kind and coo. And the old crow will set over there on an old dead carcass, and caw, and eat all day long. See? They don't have no fellowship at all. But now, the strange thing is, if the dove would go eat on the--on the dead carcass, it would kill the dove. But the crow can eat there and also eat the wheat, also. That makes him a hypocrite. See? So you have to watch that. See? You have to watch that. See?

You know, a dog can set with you and even eat the food off your plate, but that dog can stuff himself at your table and then go out and vomit it all up and then eat up the vomit. And the Bible says the man that would do like the dog is a fool.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

And we also read in 2 Peter 2:12  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13  And shall receive the reward of un-right-wiseness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14  Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of un-right-wiseness; 16  But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 17  These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18  For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22  But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

So just look around you in this message and you will see people who are social Christians, who come to church sometimes or all the time but especially when there are sociable things going on. Then they will come and eat at the same table of the Lord, but what makes them different from a Bride Seed of Abraham is that although they can listen to the True Word they also focus what time they aren't in church in the cares of this world.

Look at their life, look at their priorities. Are they living a life that is consecrated to God or are they just coming for a spiritual meal here and there but their main focus in their life revolves around the things of the world.

It doesn't take a genius to know which is True Vine and which is false vine.

Jesus said "By their fruits you shall know them", so that makes us "fruit inspectors". And once you know what is good fruit, and what fruit that is rotten looks like, whether it is over ripe, or just infested with bugs and worms, you won't want to set at a table with bad fruit now would you.

So what the prophet is telling us here I hope you can see the picture quite well. That a Dove is attracted to the wheat, and of course wheat represents the bread of life. But the crow can eat it too and also eat his dead old carrion. And so brother Branham said they really can't have fellowship with each other but that doesn't stop the crow from coming and eating at the same table as the dove. Now, the dove will not go to the table of the crow, but the crow certainly will go to where the dove is eating. Because the crow is a social creature.

In fact we see this in Scripture if we turn to the book of Acts.

Acts 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Now, we see this story told by Paul in more detail in Galatians chapter 2.

Galatians 2:1  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. 2  And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. 3  But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

Now, let's skip down to verse 11  But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12  For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13  And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. (And dissimulation is hypocrisy).

14  But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? 15  We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 16  Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 17  But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18  For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19  For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21  I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Now, over in the 2nd book of Peter we are warned of how men will come into the Message, into the True Doctrine and bring in with it destructive heresies. 2 Peter 2:1 But as there were false prophets among the people, even so shall there be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in amongst true doctrine destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2  And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

So you see we are warned that these false Vine ministers will come in alongside of true Doctrine and bring in destructive heresies. and many, not a few but many shall follow their pernicious ways or ruinous ways, causing much damage to the Message and its main purpose which is to ready The Bride for the rapture.

In fact as we read on in 2 Peter 2: and pick up again at verse 11 we read, "Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 12  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13  And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 17  These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. And shall receive the reward of un-right-wise-ness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

So you see they are right in this Message, they have to be, and perhaps not only in the Message, but right in the same circle you live in, feeding themselves right alongside of you setting at the very same table of the Lord you are feeding from.

Is that not what Judas did? He sat right there and ate with Jesus himself, and the other apostles. He partook of the same blessings and the same miracles, and the same fishes and loaves and all the spiritual food given them by Jesus. and God allowed it.

John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. 5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 14  If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25  He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

I hope that from now on when you read this Scripture for our communion text, you will view it with eyes wide open and see that right in the message, at the same table of the Lord, there was Christ, the apostles and a false apostle eating at the same table. So it comes down to a personal walk with Christ Jesus, and focusing on him and not on anyone or anything else.

Let u bow our heads in prayer.