somewhere in its vast pages in the form of a discombobulated God-authorized matrix, then Proverbs 8:11, as well as all other verses like it, can only exist for one reason: misdirection. Otherwise, verses like Matthew 13:13 would never exist.
Let’s not forget about the church and the role it plays in aiding this ploy, either. Why? Because their fingerprints are all over this thing, is why. Ah, but they are: just like some inept burglar of words. Oh, sure. They would have you believe it’s revision at work as defined by a “living Bible,” but that’s about the last thing it is. Something for which, I will thoroughly demonstrate. Otherwise, attempting to understand the incomprehensible as manifested in the form of an ethereal parable and defined through subjective interpretation according to the whims of “what I will,” becomes nothing more than an exercise in futility (whew!) This is why, above all else; and unlike the church; I strive to let the Bible speak for itself.
Having said that…
See Ephesians 5:9. “The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.”
Then there is Luke 6:45, albeit for edification, where Jesus said of it: “A good man [or woman] out of the good treasure of [his or her] heart, brings forth that which is good. An evil man [or woman] out of the evil treasure of [his or her] heart brings forth that which is evil. For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
Concerning the act of casting one’s malicious dribble into the airy draft, there is Matthew 12:33, as wrought for elucidation. This being where Jesus further said of it: “Either make the tree good, and his or her fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his or her fruit corrupt. For the tree is known by the fruit of his or her spirit.”
What these verses labor to suggest, as they reach up out of their chasm of disillusion so as to draw you deeper into their muddled lair of religiosity, is that Jesus is the light, the way, and the truth. Who, from among you, hasn’t heard these persuasive words at least a thousand times? And, you know what they say about repeating something often enough… (Funny how the act of repetition becomes its own form of twisted truth.)
He goes on to explain that, should the tree (meaning himself) bear the truth, its spirit will bloom with all that is good and righteous. But let the tree prove itself corrupt, and its spirit will wither on the vine of iniquity and die. Sound familiar? It should. But if not, fret not, because in time it will. All I ask is that you keep reading in order to observe how the spiritual matrix manifests itself, vis-à-vis the big picture.
Knowing that the son of God actually drew up this comparison regarding the virtues of one’s “fruit” (even as manifested from within its own hanky,) I give you Matthew 21:18 of the 1611 edition, albeit for edification. You know the comparison for which I refer, and Jesus speaks. Well, it’s more of an introspective analogy, actually, painting a kind of self-portrait of the “other” Jesus. “In the morning when Jesus was returning to the city of Bethany, [along with the twelve apostles,] he was hungry. 19 In seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. He then said to it [in a fit of anger:] ‘May no fruit ever come from you again!’ Immediately, the tree withered away [and died.”]
There exists a sobering reality as to why Jesus would behave this way towards one of his father’s creations, tree or not. It’s a truth covered in a later chapter that will challenge everything you ever thought you knew of what constitutes a benevolent, all-knowing deity said to turn the other cheek twain, whilst giving you the highly coveted seamless overcoat as woven from the top down, off his back. (See St. John 19:23.) I will, therefore, see you at the appointed place and time: a crossroads of the mind and soul that will see you morphing from a spiritual grasshopper, to an enlightened butterfly of the cosmos most excellent. After all, to do what Jesus did to that fig tree out of anger would be like getting mad at the sky for being blue; if only because he didn’t understand the nature of fig trees.
Still, things only get worse.
Had Jesus really been that hungry; and because the tree withered and died on command; one would think a blessing for an equally rapid blossom of fruit to be just what the doctor ordered for his hunger. Right? Yes. You would think so. Then there is St. John 4:31 to deal with. This being where it’s written, as wrought for elucidation, “Meanwhile, an apostle said to him, ‘Master, eat, I pray thee.’ 32 Jesus replied: ‘I have meat to eat that you know not of.’ 33 Therefore said the disciples to one another, ‘Has anyone brought something for him to eat?’ 34 Jesus replied: ‘My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.’”
As promised: in full living color. Not only that, but in the very hanky I warned you of.
It’s all akin to that ancient proverb concerning the human condition. An old Indian Chieftain was telling a story to his grandson. He described a fierce battle between a scruffy ol’ motley looking black wolf, and a pristine white wolf. The old chief went on to tell his grandson what these two wolves represented. As for the black nasty looking wolf, he ascribed those failings belonging to greed, hate, distrust, pride, wrath, and jealousy. As for the spotless white wolf, he stated things like moderation, love, friendship, sacrifice, humility, and peace. The grandson considered these two wolves awhile, and all they represented as they battled one another for dominance. Then he thoughtfully asked his great Chieftain grandfather, which wolf won. The reply was, “The one I feed, grandson. The one I feed.”
I know. But there it is. And with every turn of the page, you too will come to realize this of our deities. You know, that even white pristine wolves full of love, humility and grace, even those that turn the other cheek twain, are game for a good fight. What was it again, that the mild-mannered Jesus said about this? Oh! That’s right. It was Matthew 7:15 where he said of those wolves we choose to feed: “Beware of false prophets that come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.”
I share this verse with you here and now and upfront because; and just as witnessed; our deities are anything but what “they” have been telling us they are. As for who they really are, again, it depends on the one we feed. One day the big bad wolf cries out, “An eye for an eye!” as we force-feed it our ferocity, while cheering over rivers of spilt blood. (See Revelation 14:19 and 20.) The next day, when the tables have turned, the “lamb” is eschewing evil while quietly trying to exit the scene. (See Matthew 5:25.)
The problem you run into with this regarding an omnipotent deity (despite your religion) is this: either God is full of infinite wisdom as matured to perfection throughout all of eternity, or he is an unruly child throwing an emotional fit at your sleeve it cannot be both. Otherwise, big surprise—he cannot be who or what he says he is! And yes. You can bet I can prove it, or I would have never wasted all the years it took to research and write this book, which; and oh by the way; were considerable.
Be that as it may, when it comes to the fig tree, you want to know why Jesus didn’t pray to his heavenly father for a blossom of fruit so as to alleviate his hunger instead of throwing a fit on it, whereby further exasperating his situation. Right? Well, it’s because he learned his lesson regarding this early on in life, and is worried that someone is calling him out on it. Ah, but he is. See Matthew 4:3, albeit for edification, “The tempter [Satan, who saw that Jesus was starving] came to him, saying: ‘If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made into bread.’ 7 Jesus answered him, saying: ‘It is written thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’”
What we learn as a result, then; and according to Jesus by way of his actions; is that we can provoke God Almighty in a fit of anger and have fig trees wither and die on command, but asking for the opposite in the form of a fruited bloom; that is the thing said to be an act of temptation? And yes. This is why he had to conceal the “fruit” of that particular truth in that hanky of his the way he did. And now, at long last, do you finally understand how such things harbor their secrets: some may be
