Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Rejoice Not When Your Enemy Falls
Proverbs 24:17-20 KJV
"17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out."
Brothers and Sisters WHOM is Our Enemy? I know there are many, many Born Again that are Friends with The Enemy, that even many, many more of you who Do Not Know The Enemy that we are supposed to be against and even more who Rejoice In The Devastation Of The Enemy.
There are Three Enemies that we must be aware of, one, Judgment has passed in part, but more is to come, one believes not, one did believe and now walks in disobedience. Yet there are four that trespass in disobedience. For those of us who are Born Again, The Blood Bought, who Fellow after Jesus as Lord Over Our Lives, we battle the fourth on a daily basis, that is, Our Flesh.
Satan/Devil
Isaiah 14:12-15 KJV
"12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."
Revelation 12:9 KJV
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
Luke 10:18 KJV
“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven."
World/Lost
James 4:4 KJV
“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
John 14:24 KJV
“He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."
Once Brothers and Sisters/Fallen Away From Sound Doctrine
Matthew 18:17 KJV
“And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."
Romans 8:5-8 KJV
"5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God."
Ourselves
Romans 7:18-20 KJV
"18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not. 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
So then, where shall we Rejoice?
We Rejoice in the Power and Authority In Jesus and Through Jesus that He Alone Is Lord Over Our Lives! That we have Victory over our own circumstances that Jesus be Glorified in all these things! But that when Our Enemy Falls, that We Do NOT Rejoice in Their Fall, rather it be to a circumstance or death. Jesus does not want to see any be Punished or Die, but Understand this, His Righteousness Will Stand, His Holiness Will Stand, His Word Will Stand! In that, Punishment or Death too many are at Their Own Hands Of Disobedience.
Even when Our Enemy comes to a Judgment set By Jesus that is Justified, let us mourn the Judgment that did not have to come. The only except to this, deals with Satan, in that, let us Rejoice that Jesus has Victory Over Him In All Things! Even dealing with the World, the Lost, lets us mourn that they never knew Jesus as Their Savior and Lord, that Their Eternity is in The Lake Of Fire!
I know many think, many believe, that they are Vindicated at the Punishment or Death of an individual that has done wrong, done evil against us, but it is Jesus who must be Glorified not in their Judgment, but that Jesus is Lord against those who Oppose Him and to us that are the True Blood Bought who Walk In Obedience!
Exodus 23:22 KJV
“But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries."
1 Kings 8:33-34 KJV
"33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: 34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers."
So then, we know that we have Enemies, in which should be Equal To Jesus, for those who need Understanding, those who need Clarity, those who are Unlearned, Understand this, that when The Father said that “For God So Loved The World…”, He was referring to His Creation, in that, that He Created He Loves, but, when Sin Entered In to The Fathers Creation, He Hated those who would be Disobedient to Him. So, long explanation short, Jesus came to Fix The Issue Of Sin, by His Blood, His Sacrifice so that we MAY HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO REPENT and ACCEPT JESUS AS OUR SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! IF, IF, IF a person does Not Accept, does Not Agree in this Free Gift from The Father, they are YOUR ENEMY. In Saying that, “So what about being good to Your Enemy, Your Neighbor…?”, this is where most Blood Bought get mixed up. First lets add a couple of Scripture of Reference here…
Revelation 18:4 KJV
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
Isaiah 59:2 KJV
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear."
We are to be Separated From The Worlds Sin! We are NOT to Partake in HOW, WHAT the World is doing that is Against Jesus! So then again the question, “Love Your Enemies…Love Your Neighbor…”, if an Enemy or Neighbor needs Help, needs Supplies, needs…, then if it is within our power to Give To Their Need, we are to do so, but that is where it stops! We can help our enemy, do good to our enemy, but we are NOT to be Friends With The Enemy, NOT Be Like OUR ENEMY. I have neighbors that I would help, give to, in their time of need, but they are Not MY Friends, but are People whom The Father and Jesus want to Save From Sin. If again I say IF, these people Refuse To Hear, then unless Jesus or The Holy Spirit lead you to continue to Communicate To Them, then do not, Separate yourself from them. You say show me an Example…
Matthew 10:13-15 KJV
"13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city."
Nowhere in Scripture does it say that you are to become Friends with those who will NOT HEAR THE GOOD NEWS, NO WHERE!!! But yet many, many of you have done so. The Love is that we have the Same Love as The Father and Jesus towards a person to tell them that they need Jesus, but if they do not Accept, then they are Still YOUR ENEMY that you are not to engage in Fellowship With. Scriptures tell us that WHAT FELLOWSHIP DOES LIGHT HAVE WITH DARKNESS!
2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Ephesians 5:11 KJV
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them]."
1 John 1:6 KJV
“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:"
Again, we have Enemies that oppose Jesus, they will suffer and even die being the Enemies, but let us Not Rejoice in their Suffering or Death for it is a Sin to do so. Let your Rejoicing be in Jesus and what He has done in Your Life and the Mercy and Grace that we have found, not only to ourselves but, even to Our Enemies The Love He Has Shown!
Our Brother Paul speaks of Our Enemy and how to Fight Against Him, but there is No Rejoicing but only in that Jesus Is Lord.
Ephesians 6:11-18 KJV
"11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
This is How to deal with The Enemy with No Rejoicing, No Friendship…
Matthew 5:44-45 KJV
"44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 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."
Romans 12:20 KJV
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head."
Amen and Amen!!!
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