Jesus Christ Teaches

The Twelve Again

And Feeds Five Thousands

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The Twelve Apostles

Jesus Christ Teaches The Twelve Again
The twelve Apostles now had reached the stage of spirit consciousness, and Jesus could reveal to them the deeper meanings of His mission to the world. Next week the great feast of the Israelites would be observed, and Matthew said, “Shall we not gird ourselves and go unto Jerusalem?”
But Jesus said, “We will not go up to the feast. The time is short and I have many things to say to you. Come you apart into a desert place and rest a while. ”

Jesus Christ Feeds Five Thousands Men
And then they took their boats and crossed the sea, and came into a desert place near Julius Bethsaida.
The people saw them go, and in vast multitudes they followed them. And Jesus had compassion on the anxious throng, and He stood forth and taught them all the day, because they sought a light and were like sheep without a shepherd.

And as the night came on, the twelve were doubting what the multitudes would do, and Thomas said, “Lord, we are in a desert place. The multitudes have naught to eat and they are faint from lack of food. What shall we do?”
And Jesus said, “Go to and feed the multitudes.”
And Judas said, “Shall we go down and buy two hundred pennies' worth of bread for them to eat?”
And Jesus, “Go look into our storeroom and see how many loaves we have.”
And Andrew said, “We have no bread, but we have found a lad who has five barley loaves and two small fishes. But this would not be food enough for one in ten (not sufficient for one-tenth of the multitude). ”

But Jesus said, “Command all these people to sit upon the grass in companies of twelve.” And they all sat down in companies of twelve. Then Jesus took the loaves and fish, and looking up to heaven He spoke the sacred Word. And then He broke the bread and gave it to the twelve. He also gave the fish unto the twelve, and said, “Go to and feed the multitudes.” And all the people ate and were refreshed. There were about five thousand men, in addition to a company of little ones, and many women.

And when the people all were filled, the Master said, “Let not a crumb be lost. Go and gather up the pieces of the bread and fish for others that may want. ” They gathered up the fragments and they filled twelve baskets full.

The people were bewildered by this wondrous act of power. They said, “And now we know that Jesus Christ is the prophet that our prophets said would come.” And then they said, “All hail the king!” When Jesus heard them say, “All hail the king!” He called the twelve and bade them take their boats and go before Him to the other side. And He went all alone into a mountain pass to pray.

Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tibe′ri-as. And a multitude followed Him, because they saw the signs which He did on those who were diseased. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with His disciples. Now the Lord’s Passover, for the children of God all over the world, was at hand. Lifting up His eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to Him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” This He said to test Philip, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place; so the people sat down, in number about five thousand men.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish He looked up to heaven, and when He had given thanks, and blessed the loaves and fishes, He broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and He divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate as much as they wanted and were satisfied.

And when they had eaten their fill, He told His disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten.

When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!” Perceiving then that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by Himself. Matthew 6:1-15

Explanations

Apostle Matthew: When Jesus received the loaves and fishes, what did He do?

The Head: He prayed, and transformed the loaves and fishes.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, when Jesus presented the loaves and fishes before God the Father in heaven, how did the bread and fishes become abundant?

The Head: If God choose to multiply the bread and fishes, He would do so. And that is the understanding, that God multiplied the bread and fishes and made them abundant. God did so by the power of the Holy Spirit. But, some people, by human reasoning, say that after the prayers by Jesus, all the people present brought out the loaves of bread and dishes with which they came to the venue.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, that human reasoning is not true. After Jesus presented the loaves and fishes before God the Father, the Angels came down from heaven. The Angels brought down from heaven loaves and fishes. Ourselves, The Twelve Apostles, saw the Angels come down with the loaves and fishes. Jesus saw them. The various prophets and visioners who were there present saw the Angels come down with the loaves and fishes.

But, son of man, why did the multitudes not see it?

The Head: Many were not yet grown up in spirit, to see the Angels, and the loaves and fishes, from heaven. Many were not there in spirit, to see what was happening before them. Even so today, many people who attend prayers and worship, do not see the beautiful and glorious Angels and Saints of heaven that do come in the midst of the congregation, ministering to the children of God. Many people do not observe quiet time and meditation, for their spiritual eyes to open.

Apostle Matthew: And many, the reason why they came were:

One, because of miracles. Two, for them just to eat. Three, many did not come there because of God the Father. Many did not come because of the kingdom of heaven. They did not come to learn the truth.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, themselves, who ate the food, what did they gained?

The Head: They ate ordinary food without getting the power of the Holy Spirit.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man … it was true that everybody ate. But it was not all the people present that received the Holy Spirit.

The Head: It was not the same thing was given to everybody present.

Apostle Matthew: On that day, the Holy Spirit entered into various hearts. But not into the hearts of all the people there present. All the people who did not get the Holy Spirit, there was nothing that they understood… They did not understand what happened. They did not see the Angels brought down loaves and fishes from heaven. And they did not value what happened on that day. They did … not see the foods as holy food. And later, they came again in flesh, looking for Jesus to repeat the same miracle, looking for Jesus to make the loaves and fishes abundant again for them to eat to their satisfaction. They came just to eat to their fill.

The Head: What was important to them was not to hear the word of God and not to receive the Holy Spirit, and their intention was not to do the will of God.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, many did not know the value of receiving the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Head: Many benefits are derived from the power of the Holy Spirit.

And when they had eaten their fill, He told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten. Matthew 6:12,13

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, when Jesus said that we should gather the leftovers, why did He said it?

The Head: One, the bread and fishes were no longer ordinary bread and fishes.

Two, they were holy foods from heaven.

Three, various powers of the Holy Spirit were in the bread and fishes.

Four, they are not what should be neglected or overlooked.

Five, they should not be thrown away.

Six, they should not be left to rotten.

Chukwudi: They were like the Passover meat.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, number seven, they are holy. Everything that is holy is taken good care of. Son of man, a holy thing, if defiled, shall it remain holy?

The Head: No.

Apostle Matthew: What makes a thing to be holy?

The Head: It is the power of the Holy Spirit, which takes possession of that thing.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, it shows that the remaining foods were holy and should be taken good care of.

Son of man, another thing it shows was that Jesus was teaching how to do things in the right way. Yourself have to teach the children of God of this present and modern generations.

Is it true or false?

The Head: It is true.

The Plan To Make Jesus King

Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. Matthew 6:15

Explanations

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, who were those people saying so?

The Head: It was the people in the flesh. Some of them were people who came because of miracles. That is the type of thing they liked. They wanted to make Jesus king, so that He will be providing for them and solving their problems.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, you answered correctly. It was not the multitudes who came there. It was those people who were still in the flesh, who had no spiritual knowledge and understanding. …

Son of man, why did they ask to make Jesus king?

The Head: It was for them to be eating to their fill, as much as they wanted. They wanted Jesus to be doing miracles for them every time.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, you answered correctly. Themselves were making Jesus king, not because of the truth and salvation. They wanted to make Jesus king, just because of miracles, foods and various festivities.

But what happened then?

The Head: Jesus moved away from their midst and went away. Jesus knew that the intention of those people was not God’s will. It was not right to do so.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, when ourselves and Jesus moved way from there, what do you think happened?

The Head: Some of the people went home. Others sought out the way to get back to Jesus and His disciples.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, themselves sought for us. Themselves came to the place where we went to. When they were coming, we thought that they were people coming to join in doing the will of God … We just found out that they were people who wanted to be given foods again.

Son of man, this type of people will you bring them into the congregation of God?

The Head: No. no.

Chukwudi: They came to eat the Passover meat. Feast of Passover is coming. People shall abound here, just to eat and drink.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, Is it true?

The Head: That is what people do. They are usually many people on the Passover night. And immediately after the Passover meal, they go home to their various places. Even the non-Sabbatharians come to partake of the Passover meal.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, it shows that so many people do not even want to worship God. Many people do not want to grow in spirit. They do not want to listen to God the Father. They are not ready for the race of salvation.

The Head: They do not want to walk in spirit.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, the writing shall start with how Jesus presented the bread and fishes to before God.

The Head: Yes.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, what thing said, the record there in the bible, is not correct. It is not correct.

Number 1, some people said that it was the multitudes that brought out their own loaves of bread and fishes that were eaten on that day. This claim is not true. Tell them, tell humanity, God the Father performed a miracle on that day. And ourselves, The Twelve Apostles, saw what happened with our eyes. Jesus saw it. Various prophets, who were visioners, themselves saw it. Son of man, in midst of the multitudes, the Angels came and shared. Some ate the foods and received the power of the Holy Spirit. Some others ate the foods in flesh, they ate ordinary bread and fishes, without receiving the power of the Holy Spirit. The bible record is not correct… The record is not complete.

Why The Israelites Should Not Make Jesus An Earthly King

1. Jesus did not come to be an earthly king, for the world is a kingdom of darkness, where Satan introduces and multiplies all kinds of evils and abominations.

2. When the kingdom of heaven comes, it shall flush out the worldly kingdom of darkness.

3. Unfortunately, people are primarily concerned with their bodily needs and do not seek to know the Truth and gain everlasting life.

4. He is already a king, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. An everlasting king.

Purpose Of Screening

The explanations below are based on the feeding of five thousand people. Some of the people were sent away by Jesus.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, Jesus told them to go.

Why did Jesus asked them to go home?

The Head: The disciples?

Apostle Matthew: No.

The Head: Those people?

Apostle Matthew: Yes.

The Head: Jesus told them to go, because if He had taught the truth, they were not ready to receive it. If He gave them the Holy Spirit, they are not ready and willing to receive it, and they cannot bear the Holy Spirit. And if they had received the Holy Spirit, they would not have used it in doing work.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, yourself answered very well. Jesus performed signs and wonders to teach and guide humanity.

The Head: Yes.

Apostle Matthew: But many people would not understand what is being done.

The Head: That is true.

Apostle Matthew: And they were not ready to understand.

What shall be done to such people?

The Head: Those people are like pillars, who by themselves, are standing still in the way of truth.

Apostle Matthew: Shall they be counted among the believers and saints?

The Head: No. They shall not be counted among the believers and saints.

Apostle Matthew: What shall be done to such people?

The Head: They may be given time to wake up from sleep, time to learn and experience the truth and move themselves from the path of ignorance into the paths of righteousness and knowledge. And for them to learn the truth, abide by the truth and seek for the Holy Spirit. It is these types of people that cause problems in the house of God, because they use the ordinary eyes of the flesh to see and use the ordinary human sense in reasoning.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, they are given time to repent – that means in the present lifetime, or in their future lifetimes, by reincarnations. They shall be divided into two groups. Those who know the truth shall stand firm. But the others who are yet to know the truth shall keep away. If they stay in the midst of the congregation, they cause problems and disorganize things.

Apostle Matthew: And nothing shall have head – nothing shall be successfully and peacefully done in the midst of the believers, because their intentions are not right...

The Head: Yes.

Apostle Matthew: That was why Jesus asked them to go home. He did not ask them to perish. He shall still meet them, to make them know the truth and get salvation.

Son of man, all the people coming here in this DivineBase Ministry, ourselves have known…what they shall do or want.

Tell them, if they are coming just to receive blessings and run away, tell them not to receive the blessings and run away…

The Head: Thanks be to God.

Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Apostle Matthew: Where did the loaves come from?

The Head: You made us know that Angels from heaven brought down many loaves of bread.

Apostle Matthew: How many loaves of bread were available?

The Head: Five loaves of bread.

Apostle Matthew: Who brought them?

The Head: It is was a child.

Apostle Matthew: Son of man, the children of God do not know that there are works for them to do, before the Holy Spirit will give help to them.