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...Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there might be meat in My house, and try Me now in this says the Lord of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
When someone is bring forth the Word of God, we, as God’s children need “discernment” in listening to the Word that is brought forth, as well as “knowledge” of scripture.
Discernment: knowing the "spirit" behind a thing, whether it is the Lord, the devil, or "flesh".
Peter had a direct revelation from God, (Matt. 16:16-19), but a few verses later he error greatly by making a statement that wasn't even in his flesh, but directly from Satan because it was a directly against the will and plan of God, (verses 21-23). We can be very spiritual, however if we are speaking, and teaching things that are not scripturally correct, [according to the FULL gospel-rightly dividing the Word of Truth], then we error.
(Before I go any further, let me tell you what this is NOT about. I am not saying you should not pay tithes, because the Bible says let every person be fully persuaded in their OWN minds...Romans 14: 5, (in whatever you do), and I John 3: 20-21 reads...if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts... If you feel that tithing is a New Testament practice, then "Amen". Also, we should always give offerings, and not just in church).
Also, if you are in a church which believes in "tithing", and you are a member of that church, you should tithe because the Bible says... obey them that have rule over you...Hebrews 13: 17.
What I want to talk about is the abuse of collecting tithes, and to put "giving" back in it's proper prospective. So, let's continue...)
The "fleecing of the flock", the "merchandising of the gospel", the "franchising of the gifts", "the prostituting" of my Jesus.
If you read Malachi chapters 2, and 3...you will see the Lord wasn't talking to the people, He was talking to the priest, who were not doing with the "tithes" what He intended.
The Vision, which the Lord gave to me:
I saw a shepherd shearing a sheep for wool, but he was cutting so deeply with the shaver that he drew blood, and the wool couldn't grow back, wouldn’t replenish it self. The Lord said the leaders were like that, taking too much from the people, so much so, that they were depleted to the point where they couldn't replenish.
The Lord also told me the "tithe" had become the foundation of the church, an idol, and this was never meant to be so, Christ is the only foundation of the church. Everything is about "giving" to the church, and "getting" a return, and this process has become our "god".
Let's look at Malachi 3:10, again. As I was reading this verse, the Lord told me to look up for words in their original language:
*Storehouse-depository, cellar, storage place, to store up.
*Meat- fresh leaf, supply with food/feed/provisions.
*Windows-as in lurking, to lie in wait, ambush: (which means a surprise attack from a concealed position).
*Blessing-prosperity, benefit, abundance, altogether.
So this is how this scripture could read...
"Bring ye all the tithes, (a tenth), into the (depository/storage place) that there might be (provisions/supply) in My house, and prove, (investigate or examine), Me NOW, that I might open the (ambush/surprise in a concealed position/something lying in wait) of heaven and pour you out a (benefit/abundance/prosperity) that you might not have room enough to receive it. AWESOME! So the Lord is promising to "ambush" you with a blessing, and it could be prosperity because a "benefit" is whatever you may need, at the time. Bless God!
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First of all, the tithes is the Lord's: Deut. 14: 22-26, Lev.26: 30, Malachi 3: 8-10, so He has the right to designate where they go, and what they are for.
Why did the Lord institute the paying of the tithe? First to care for the "workers in the Tabernacle". Let me explain...
The Lord had 12 Tribes of Israel when He brought them out of Egypt, (Genesis 49: 1-28) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin.
When the Lord set the tribes toward the "promised land", He separated the tribe of Levi unto Himself to be priest to care for the Tabenacle. The He took the tribe of Joseph, and divided it into two (2) tribes named after Joseph's sons, (Ephraim and Manassah), to make up once again the twelve (12) tribes, Numbers 26: 28-37). (Twelve (12) is the Lord's number of government).
Moses, along with Aaron and his 4 sons, (Ex 28: 1,41), which made up the Aaronic Priesthood, and the remaining tribe of Levi, (Numbers 18:2-6), was to make up the Levitical Priesthood, and was given to the Aaronic as a gift for the work of the tabernacle, (Numbers 18: 2-3, 6).
Look at Numbers 18...the Lord gave the offerings to the Aaronic Priesthood, (Numbers 18:8-9), and He gave the Levitical Priesthood all the tithes, (Numbers 18:21), for "salary", and for distribution by them as the Lord saw fit. Then the distribution went as follows, in Numbers 18:27, a tenth of the tithe was to be a heave offering, and was to be given to Aaron, and his sons. Then in Deut. 14: 28-29, and Deut. 26: 12-13, the Lord list who else gets the tithes; the stranger, the fatherless, the widow, and the poor, they were not to be forgotten because that was a transgression.
So Aaron and His sons were established leadership in the tabernacle, (Ex. 28: 1,41), with no portion in the land because the Lord was their portion, and they were provided for through offerings...by reason of the anointing, (Numbers 18: 8-14).
But what did the rest of these Levites do in the tabernacle? They were the ones who took physical care of the tabernacle and all the furnishings, II Chron. 5:5, (maintenance/housekeeping, etc). The singers, worship leaders, and musicians, (II Chron. 5: 12). The gatekeepers, (II Chron. 8: 14), and those that distributed treasures, (II Chron. 8: 15). So, lets translate this to the New Testament.
Generally, we know the Aaronic Priesthood is the Five-fold ministry, (Ephesians 4; 7-11), but we are never taught who the remainder of the Levitical Priesthood translate to.
These are the worship leaders, the choirs, the ushers, greeters, hostesses, and the deacons, (Acts 6:1-3). Anyone putting their time and talents, (consistently), in the work of the House of the Lord should be getting a wage from the tithes. (The people who keep the church clean and polished, take care of the furniture, bathrooms, etc., the musicans, the office staff, for the most part, these people are given wages).
Matthew 10:10 reads...a workman is worthy of his hire, and I Tim. 5:18 reads...do not muzzle the ox... and we have taken those scriptures to only mean the Reverend/Dr., the Pastor, and the Bishop, but this is not so.
Leadership looks at everyone else as volunteers, "untapped resources" to be used as labor for free, (and I have heard this first hand in some churches). James 5: 1-6 speaks regarding this, especially verse 4...the wages of the laborers in YOUR house, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out and the cries of the reaper have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, (armies, one who fights).
Then there is the stranger, (those outside of your local assembly), the fatherless, (irregardless of how they got that way), the widows, (single parents in need), and the poor.
Now some will say that's Old Testament, but where is Malachi coming from? Where are most of the scriptures coming from that are used to compel us to give, especially excessively to our leaders? If you tell us to pay tithes, and offerings, according to Old Testament scriptures, then they do what should be done with the tithes we pay, according to Old Testament scriptures.
Then some will say, "how is the ministry to be supported, the spreading of the Gospel"? First, through offerings, Jesus said so in Matt. 10:8-15, Mark 6:7-11, Luke 9:3-6/10:2-12 and 22: 26, and by faith, Luke 22: 35, the same faith they teach us to exercise, then you exercise it, also. Your evangelizing is to be supported by your faith, and offerings, (and that's New Testament).
Then employment, Paul traveled, but he also worked where he ministered, (Acts 18:3, Acts 20:33-35, and I Cor. 11:9/12: 14).
The Apostles didn't have at lot of "things", but they had a whole lot of "POWER" from God...Acts 3:6-8.
Hold on, now, because this ride is about to really get rough...
To be con't...
...Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there might be meat in My house, and try Me now in this says the Lord of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
When someone is bring forth the Word of God, we, as God’s children need “discernment” in listening to the Word that is brought forth, as well as “knowledge” of scripture.
Discernment: knowing the "spirit" behind a thing, whether it is the Lord, the devil, or "flesh".
Peter had a direct revelation from God, (Matt. 16:16-19), but a few verses later he error greatly by making a statement that wasn't even in his flesh, but directly from Satan because it was a directly against the will and plan of God, (verses 21-23). We can be very spiritual, however if we are speaking, and teaching things that are not scripturally correct, [according to the FULL gospel-rightly dividing the Word of Truth], then we error.
(Before I go any further, let me tell you what this is NOT about. I am not saying you should not pay tithes, because the Bible says let every person be fully persuaded in their OWN minds...Romans 14: 5, (in whatever you do), and I John 3: 20-21 reads...if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts... If you feel that tithing is a New Testament practice, then "Amen". Also, we should always give offerings, and not just in church).
Also, if you are in a church which believes in "tithing", and you are a member of that church, you should tithe because the Bible says... obey them that have rule over you...Hebrews 13: 17.
What I want to talk about is the abuse of collecting tithes, and to put "giving" back in it's proper prospective. So, let's continue...)
The "fleecing of the flock", the "merchandising of the gospel", the "franchising of the gifts", "the prostituting" of my Jesus.
If you read Malachi chapters 2, and 3...you will see the Lord wasn't talking to the people, He was talking to the priest, who were not doing with the "tithes" what He intended.
The Vision, which the Lord gave to me:
I saw a shepherd shearing a sheep for wool, but he was cutting so deeply with the shaver that he drew blood, and the wool couldn't grow back, wouldn’t replenish it self. The Lord said the leaders were like that, taking too much from the people, so much so, that they were depleted to the point where they couldn't replenish.
The Lord also told me the "tithe" had become the foundation of the church, an idol, and this was never meant to be so, Christ is the only foundation of the church. Everything is about "giving" to the church, and "getting" a return, and this process has become our "god".
Let's look at Malachi 3:10, again. As I was reading this verse, the Lord told me to look up for words in their original language:
*Storehouse-depository, cellar, storage place, to store up.
*Meat- fresh leaf, supply with food/feed/provisions.
*Windows-as in lurking, to lie in wait, ambush: (which means a surprise attack from a concealed position).
*Blessing-prosperity, benefit, abundance, altogether.
So this is how this scripture could read...
"Bring ye all the tithes, (a tenth), into the (depository/storage place) that there might be (provisions/supply) in My house, and prove, (investigate or examine), Me NOW, that I might open the (ambush/surprise in a concealed position/something lying in wait) of heaven and pour you out a (benefit/abundance/prosperity) that you might not have room enough to receive it. AWESOME! So the Lord is promising to "ambush" you with a blessing, and it could be prosperity because a "benefit" is whatever you may need, at the time. Bless God!
"'
First of all, the tithes is the Lord's: Deut. 14: 22-26, Lev.26: 30, Malachi 3: 8-10, so He has the right to designate where they go, and what they are for.
Why did the Lord institute the paying of the tithe? First to care for the "workers in the Tabernacle". Let me explain...
The Lord had 12 Tribes of Israel when He brought them out of Egypt, (Genesis 49: 1-28) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin.
When the Lord set the tribes toward the "promised land", He separated the tribe of Levi unto Himself to be priest to care for the Tabenacle. The He took the tribe of Joseph, and divided it into two (2) tribes named after Joseph's sons, (Ephraim and Manassah), to make up once again the twelve (12) tribes, Numbers 26: 28-37). (Twelve (12) is the Lord's number of government).
Moses, along with Aaron and his 4 sons, (Ex 28: 1,41), which made up the Aaronic Priesthood, and the remaining tribe of Levi, (Numbers 18:2-6), was to make up the Levitical Priesthood, and was given to the Aaronic as a gift for the work of the tabernacle, (Numbers 18: 2-3, 6).
Look at Numbers 18...the Lord gave the offerings to the Aaronic Priesthood, (Numbers 18:8-9), and He gave the Levitical Priesthood all the tithes, (Numbers 18:21), for "salary", and for distribution by them as the Lord saw fit. Then the distribution went as follows, in Numbers 18:27, a tenth of the tithe was to be a heave offering, and was to be given to Aaron, and his sons. Then in Deut. 14: 28-29, and Deut. 26: 12-13, the Lord list who else gets the tithes; the stranger, the fatherless, the widow, and the poor, they were not to be forgotten because that was a transgression.
So Aaron and His sons were established leadership in the tabernacle, (Ex. 28: 1,41), with no portion in the land because the Lord was their portion, and they were provided for through offerings...by reason of the anointing, (Numbers 18: 8-14).
But what did the rest of these Levites do in the tabernacle? They were the ones who took physical care of the tabernacle and all the furnishings, II Chron. 5:5, (maintenance/housekeeping, etc). The singers, worship leaders, and musicians, (II Chron. 5: 12). The gatekeepers, (II Chron. 8: 14), and those that distributed treasures, (II Chron. 8: 15). So, lets translate this to the New Testament.
Generally, we know the Aaronic Priesthood is the Five-fold ministry, (Ephesians 4; 7-11), but we are never taught who the remainder of the Levitical Priesthood translate to.
These are the worship leaders, the choirs, the ushers, greeters, hostesses, and the deacons, (Acts 6:1-3). Anyone putting their time and talents, (consistently), in the work of the House of the Lord should be getting a wage from the tithes. (The people who keep the church clean and polished, take care of the furniture, bathrooms, etc., the musicans, the office staff, for the most part, these people are given wages).
Matthew 10:10 reads...a workman is worthy of his hire, and I Tim. 5:18 reads...do not muzzle the ox... and we have taken those scriptures to only mean the Reverend/Dr., the Pastor, and the Bishop, but this is not so.
Leadership looks at everyone else as volunteers, "untapped resources" to be used as labor for free, (and I have heard this first hand in some churches). James 5: 1-6 speaks regarding this, especially verse 4...the wages of the laborers in YOUR house, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out and the cries of the reaper have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, (armies, one who fights).
Then there is the stranger, (those outside of your local assembly), the fatherless, (irregardless of how they got that way), the widows, (single parents in need), and the poor.
Now some will say that's Old Testament, but where is Malachi coming from? Where are most of the scriptures coming from that are used to compel us to give, especially excessively to our leaders? If you tell us to pay tithes, and offerings, according to Old Testament scriptures, then they do what should be done with the tithes we pay, according to Old Testament scriptures.
Then some will say, "how is the ministry to be supported, the spreading of the Gospel"? First, through offerings, Jesus said so in Matt. 10:8-15, Mark 6:7-11, Luke 9:3-6/10:2-12 and 22: 26, and by faith, Luke 22: 35, the same faith they teach us to exercise, then you exercise it, also. Your evangelizing is to be supported by your faith, and offerings, (and that's New Testament).
Then employment, Paul traveled, but he also worked where he ministered, (Acts 18:3, Acts 20:33-35, and I Cor. 11:9/12: 14).
The Apostles didn't have at lot of "things", but they had a whole lot of "POWER" from God...Acts 3:6-8.
Hold on, now, because this ride is about to really get rough...
To be con't...
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