MARK 16: 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
How many today take these words and believe them to be literally true? Unfortunately, the answer is far too many. Some go so far to “prove their faith” that they hold poisonous snakes and actually drink small amounts of arsenic. Not the brightest thing to do. But we are not living in the brightest of times, there is more darkness in the land today than many are aware of. And those in that darkness (ignorance) hate the light (enlightenment of truth) but as far as the above scripture goes, the misinterpretation can end here.
These essays I write are meant to open the windows of heaven that many religious leaders and religious friends and family members have closed shut.
Today, we look at Mark 16. All too often I hear “christians” preaching, “Where is the power of the apostalic church? Where are the miracles?” Well you don’t have to go too far to find some “religious leaders” trying to prove they are healing people at their crusades, from the blind recieving sight, the deaf begin to hear, demons are cast out, and some go so far, to say the dead have literally been raised. Well, I have written and spoken in depth about these charlatan shows, and how many are being taken advantage by them. Many are raking in the cash, but the price is far too great and I pray only more would TEST the SPIRITS to see if they be of God.
Psalm 49:20
People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.
But leave that can of worms for you to open, by reading the essays I have written on the subject or by finding the videos on here as well. Today, we deal with those snake handling, poison drinking, tongue speaking believers.
Now I warn you, if you are expecting me to say that this is a super power that God has given to us, you will be sadly mistaken. If there are any powers to be won, it is the Holy Spirit’s power it to interpret the true meaning of this passage and many others. So buckle up, people because the ride has just begun.
There is more to scripture than meets the literal eye. You see all scripture is given by inspiration, and it is not of private interpretation… In other words, God must reveal what it means. Jesus spoke in parable for good reason. So those without the “keys to the kingdom” would hear but not understand. The book was SEALED up and only the LAMB can open the BOOKS for us…
Luke 10:3
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves
Yes, that’s right… The Hope of Glory is CHRIST IN YOU. And when you and Christ become one, you are the LAMB as well! People need to stop putting their faith in everything that is outside of them, and they need to close their eyes and seek the TRUTH OF WHO IS INSIDE OF THEM, and WHO THEY ARE WHEN THEY BECOME ONE WITH their TRUE LIFE (CHRIST).
So, let’s get into this passage already.
I’d like to simply address this passage in Mark and point out that what we are seeing is “word pictures”. I will explain why and how, and of course open the door for you to walk through and in all your GETTING, GET THE WISDOM of what Jesus has said.
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
WISDOM is the TREE OF LIFE! That we are meant to eat from!
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
As is a wholesome tongue (Those who speak out of wisdom). As is the FRUIT of the RIGHTEOUS, since the fruit is birthed of the WISDOM OF GOD, which is CHRIST. Now by stating this, I want you to understand that when you know the TRUTH it sets you free, but when you have the wrong understanding it is the death (ignorance) of you. Being ignorant of what scripture means is the reason wars have been fought in the name of God, people have been tortured in the name of God, crosses have been burned in the name of God, and people are condemned on a regular basis in the name of God…. And that also goes for those that believe we can handle deadly snakes and drink literal poison and speak foreign languages, etc!
Now to understand what certain passages mean, we have to unlock the mystery. Jesus said, the Kingdom of God is a Mystery… He also says he gives us the KEY’S OF THE KINGDOM (which means REIGN/RULE) OF GOD.
So when we read about miraculous and supernatural events we must use the KEYS given to us, to see what those passages really mean. Considering, to those without understanding, Jesus only spoke in parable.
Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them
So I will try and unlock the meaning of this passage in Mark by using these very same “keys of the kingdom”.
Let’s look for a moment at what a key does, for doors and locks it opens… For Maps a Key is used for direction and distance, For Math a Key is used to solve the problem. The same is true for scripture. The KEYS of the Kingdom are tools given to us within the body of scripture, and within our heart(spirit/mind) to interpret and understand what is being said.
Why all the mystery, shrouded messages, and allegory you say? Well, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a TREASURE hidden in a field (US) and in this life we are given this great adventure to find the very meaning of life, and who we are in it. And the TRUTH, when found, sets us free from the ignorance of who we think we are, and what we have believed… Mind you, the TRUTH sets us free from all the ERROR religion, the world, and your friends, and family has shackled you with. From the moment you were born, the FIRST YOU (adam) was formed. You were given a name, told what is acceptable and what is not, how to act, what to eat, when to go to bed, to get up, what to wear, what to learn and how to learn it… the list goes on and on. That’s the TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL and that we are made subject to. We are forcefed lie after lie, like Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, and a host of other nonsence laws that man makes to cover their own shame and ignorance. (Fig leaves). But by now, you know this FIRST PERSON you have been formed into is not a person who is TRULY ALIVE! You have a mountain of worries and fears, and we can thank this to all the fear we have been poisoned with since birth. This is why Jesus said, YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN! Because the FIRST YOU is an ignorant shame filled, fearful wretch… BUT THAT IS NOT WHO YOU ARE! YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE! YOU ARE GOD’S CHILD!
And when you see this, you understand that you don’t need to prove anything by doing the impossible. You don’t need to prove the existence of God by pretending people are being healed, you just KNOW GOD IN TRUTH AND SPIRIT and you LOVE, AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS! But the TRUTH of who we are has been HIDDEN WITHIN US. And now is the day when we are being pulled to REVEAL the TRUTH TO ALL!
After all, it is the GLORY OF GOD to conceal a thing… And CHRIST (truth) does indeed come (is revealed) in the GLORY OF GOD (the concealed thing) … ahhh but that is a different topic for a different day…
So, let’s us begin to use the Keys found in scripture to uncover the meaning of …
MARK 16: 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Let’s take it in parts. Let’s start by finding out, once and for all, what DEVILS are. Oooooowww a spoooooky subject, especially since we just celebrated Halloween and all, which of course, all you good religious folk wouldn’t dare celebrate would you?… I mean why not just condemn it as Satanic, and then convince everyone to dress up in costumes and come to the Man made “Church Building”, where the “Church” can create some HELLISH fun in their auditorium, you still trick or treat, but its at the church building so, its cool. 
Ah, the vanity of man’s religious system.
Back to the DEVIL… Interesting to note, DEVIL spelled backwards is LIVED… A great side note: The DEVIL is the accuser of the brethren… So is Moses (anyone see that?) – but think about it, do you accuse yourself of the things you do in the future of those things you did in the past. LIVED! DEVIL! – That’s just a cool thing to ponder. Moving on….
So, what are these DEVILS, that Jesus and company love to cast out? Are they some spooky demons spirits flying around possessing people. Going in and out of these houses of flesh and tormenting them or getting them to buy tickets to Harry Potter Movie or the Twilight series?
Well, I say no, they are not and Jesus agrees. There is no spooky devils flying around outside of us, fighting literal battles in the sky and streets with angels over our souls… You see, Jesus said “Nothing that GOES INTO A MAN defiles him.”
People there is nothing OUTSIDE of us that possesses us. Every wicked thought is already in the heart of man, whose mind is on evil all the time. You see our carnal nature is a “hot mess” and we enter sin when we are drawn away by OUR OWN LUSTS, not when we are possesed by beelzebub.
James 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
SOOOOO, it is our LUST that TEMPTS US…. Wait a minute! Hold the phone…. I thought only SATAN tempts.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
Is it possible that SATAN the father or ALL LIES, is OUR CARNAL LUSTS? The very same SERPENT placed in the GARDEN (Within us) tempting us to conitinue to EAT of the wrong tree. (the Temporal world and all it’s trappings and vain traditions and beliefs)- It is interesting to note, the BRAIN STEM – called the REPTILIAN BRAIN – is hanging on the TREE of our NERVOUS SYSTEM (controlling our sensual sights, sounds, tastes, touch, etc) — Hhhmn, that is interesting. The REPTILIAN BRAIN (Brain stem) which is known for dealing with our LOWEST AND MOST CARNL FUNCTIONS… isn’t science fun?
In any event, these DEVILS that we are to have power over, are not spooky creatures outside of us, as you’ll see, but ignorant thought processes inside of us.
Remember, even Jesus called those ignorant of the truth, THE DEVILS CHILDREN. Satan’s seed it seems, was ignorant people of Israel. Really nothing to do with “Rosemary’s baby” lol
But you know what, lets see what scripture says about Devils and Demons. There is one passage I believe makes it beautifully clear.
DEUT 36:17 They sacrificed unto DEVILS, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
The people were sacrificing unto GODS THEY MADE UP, Gods they CREATED. God’s their FATHERS FEARED NOT… These devils were creations of the carnal mind. They were was false beliefs, like Santa Claus — We do put out cookies for that DEVIL don’t we… JUST KIDDING PEOPLE, I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE FUN STUFF THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT! Remember everything is lawful, not everything is expedient!
Look today, the world is FILLED with DEVILS (False BELIEFS). These Devils are the LIES man believes. They are LIES we believe about ourselves, about the world, and most importantly about God. These DEMONS MUST BE CAST OUT… excuse me, I was being dramatic, THESE LIES need to be cast out.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Notice, it is IMAGINATIONS that are not TRUE tha exhalt themselves ABOVE THE KNOWLEDGE of God, that needs to be CAST OUT! LIES people, false beliefs, these are the DEMONS CHRIST casts out.
Let me give you a good example of how the DEMONS are cast out. There was a time people believed the Earth was the center of the universe and that the EARTH was flat… Anyone who said differently was condemned as heretic, even though the people of the day believed a LIE (demon). Now here is how the DEMON (LIES) are cast out, by the expression and understanding of the TRUTH.
You see the TRUTH is the only thing that is eternal, the LIE is temporal (temporary). That is good news, because no matter how long the TRUTH lies buried, it always RISES and DESTROYS the LIE with the BRIGHTNESS of its coming…
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
So here is how the Flat World demon/lie is cast out, one day a rocket is shot out into space and it captures the image of our world which is indeed more like SPHERE than like a mat. People are presented by the TRUTH and the LIE is cast out. The same is true for any, and every, LIE that needs to be cast out in man. And there are lots of them, and these lies get Mankind to do some pretty horrible things.
How many lives have been lost because of man’s false beliefs? We have seen man kill in the name of God in almost every major religion for centuries now. Even today countries believe “their God” is the true God and they will destroy all other countries who believe differently…. You see, we know the DEVIL is in the DETAILS… LIES, people, that is what a DEVIL or DEMON is… Nothing spooky but terribly dangerous.
In fact the only thing spooky about these LIES are the SPOOKY LIES we have been told about LITERAL DEMONS AND DEVILS (WHICH DO NOT EXIST).
Revelation 17:11
And the beast that was, and IS NOT
Scripture is clear, DEVIL, DEMONS are false beliefs, creations of the carnal mind. And yes they do torment us, and yes these lies DO possess us. But we are given POWER to CAST THESE DEVILS (LIES) OUT…. But not the way they do in the movies, or at most churches.
If Devils are lies, then the TRUTH being spoken to those who believe those devils(lies) would in fact rid the person of that false belief.
Christ, who is TRUTH, casts out Demons left and right. Many LIES have been cast out of me as well over the years. (SYMBOLICALLY) I too cut myself with stones (I abused myself with the Laws of Men), and I was in chains (Fear)dwelling in Tombs (my carnal mind) … But these LIES are no longer welcome in me, the TRUTH freed me of the lies, and now only the SWINE (carnal people) have a place for these false beliefs.
So YES, we have power over Demons and we can CAST THEM OUT! But the DEMONS are simply the FALSE BELIEFS people have, and it is the SPOKEN TRUTH we have been given (within us) that FREES THEM!
Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Before we can cast out the DEMON (LIE) SPIRITS (THOUGHTS) of others, first we must be rid of our own.
Matthew 18:9
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
No, this is not talking about cutting out your EYE, but your perception of a thing. If your perception of God is offensive and condemning to you, GET RID OF IT, otherwise you will continue to suffer from the LIES you believe. It’s better to get rid of your false beliefs than to suffer because of them.
Galatians 4:30
Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
CAST OUT THE LIVES THAT KEEP YOU BOUND! And use the TRUTH AND LOVE to rid yourselves of these DEMONS.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
When we cast out the LIES in these people, we return them to their RIGHT MIND. And in so doing, we HEAL them. Remember God does not care about the OUTWARD MAN, but the CHRIST.
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Okay, I hope I made it clear you don’t have any spooky demons fighting outside of you, but the LIES are being fought within you! Yes MICHAEL (WHO IS LIKE GOD) is Fighting the DEVIL (FATHER OF LIES/OUR LUSTS) in HEAVEN (which is WITHIN) – And the good news is the TRUTH WINS!
Ephesians 2:15
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man
TWO MEN – ADAM (IGNORANT/FLESH MAN) and CHRIST (ENLIGHTEND SON OF GOD/WHO WE ARE AT HEART)
Now unto the SERPENTS.
Does God give us the power to pick up a rattler, be bit and shake it off without the need of anti-venom? Or are the serpents a symbol of something else.
Matthew 23:33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
How many times did Jesus call the Religious leaders serpents? MANY
Do you really think Paul was attacked by a literal poisonous snakes when he was STARTING THE FIRE, or do you think some Religious dude came against him… And when that happens, guess what… SHAKE IT OFF! We have power over the lies of Religious men and women.
Is not more plausible that when you believe and know THE TRUTH (Christ) the SIGN THAT FOLLOWS is that you can meet with, debate with, speak with, be condemned by, love, and forgive those who believe lies and preach lies.
We know scripture is clear, the SERPENT was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. The serpent is and was a liar. For many years, SERPENT preacher/priests/spiritual guru’s/ and more/ have come and gone in my life. They sunk their fangs deep into me, told me that I was possesed, in error, lost, condemned, I have been called many things… But I always sat back and sort, just laughed as I SHOOK IT OFF – get it?
Look there are so many differing beliefs out there. I am not the authority, just the vessel typing away, so don’t ever just take my word… SEARCH THE SCRIPTURE, SEARCH YOUR HEART, and SEEK GOD in all.
Doesn’t it make more sense that when we know the TRUTH if we meet a SERPENT preaching lies (venom/demon) we can endure these false teachings and not even feel a bit sick because of them? OR does God want us to play with poisonous snakes? DUH!
LOOK, we can hear all the lies from these snakes, we can visit with those who believe their lies, we can have the lies shouted into our ears and watch them on TV and yet, the poison that comes out of these serpents mouths, the LIES of the Religious and Worldly, can not hurt us anymore. Because we KNOW THE TRUTH.
Which brings us drinking any DEADLY THING.
First of all… let’s look clearly at what PRODUCES DEATH, before we get into this.
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death
That’s right, once again, DEATH = IGNORANCE = BELIEVING LIES
Now, if the serpent is the LIAR, than the poison must be the LIE. Well there are many scriptures that deal with this.
Romans 3: 11
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used DECEIT; the POISON OF ASPS is under their lips:
You see, DECIET = LIES = POISON to the SPIRIT, WHICH produces DEATH (ignorance, carnal thinking).
For those who DON’T know the TRUTH, the poison is under their lips. On their tongues. These poisons are the many lies man has created in his carnal mind.
PSALMS 58:
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, SPEAKING LIES. 4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:
It’s all there in two verses, the WICKED (IGNORANT) speak LIES, and these LIES ARE POISON, and it is like that of a SERPENT.
It should be very clear, that the SIGN that follows is that the Lies of Man and this world cannot hurt us. The Devils (False Beliefs) the Serpents (Those who spread lies) and the Poison (The lies themselves) cannot hurt those who believe… Nor can we speak these lies, or believe them anymore…. Because we have been given a NEW MIND, and it is the TESTIMONY OF CHRIST. And when you are given the TRUTH will be given a NEW TONGUE! A Cloven (separated) Tongue of Fire… Your WORDS (sword) will be separated from the lies of the world and they will be like a fire burning down the lies inside of all mankind.
These are the NEW TONGUES we are given. Not jibberish, God is not the author of Confusion. These New tongues, THE TRUTH can only be heard by those who KNOW THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF TRUTH. To everyone else, it will appear people like me and others are drunk fools! Lost! They won’t be able to understand the words of the Kingdom, which is why it is so important for us to INTERPRET the TRUTH carefully and without condemnation, with patience and in all meekness. Not everyone will agree with this paper I have written, but that’s okay, one day EVERYONE WILL KNOW THE TRUTH AND IT SHALL SET US ALL FREE FROM THE LIES OF THE WORLD!
This is why when Religious people attack me, I shake it off it doesn’t hurt me. When I am told I am wrong and that I must believe what they say, I drink that poison in and it doesn’t hurt me because I don’t believe it, because I am free to know the truth. And when I see people that are spiritually sick and hurting, I can tell them, its going to be okay, and the Truth spoken, is the very OIL (wisdom) that will heal them.
So don’t throw that Holy Water on someone who is confused. Love them, comfort, and lead them into TRUTH and watch those LIES (demons) diappear.
Put down that Rattler Bob, John, and Ruth, be like the STICKS that are bundled together to hear the truth, just don’t bite the messenger like that “serpent” did when the preaching got to hot to handle.
And stay away from POSION… unless its aspartame in Diet Coke and then feel free to have one a day like me (I in no way endorse Diet cola, it is terrible for you, addictive, and man do i want one right now )
I hope this study has blessed you. Forgive any spelling mistakes, I write very quickly and don’t revise much. Peace to you all. Jacob
“The Truth Will Change You”
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