If You Are Dead, You Stink

If You Are Dead You Stink

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John 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

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This is not news nor is it shocking to anyone.  We all know what happens to a dead body.  Men bury them to avoid seeing the corpse degrade and certainly not to smell the decay.  There is a reason why God likened those under control of devils to being dead.  One critical reason is that they stink to God.

Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Romans 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

The presence of devils and their enslaving of men to do acts of sin make men “dead to God”.  Those enslaved to trespasses, evil thoughts, and words of devils are like zombies.  They are the living dead who go to work every day and find recreation afterward.  They are friends and family, and indeed you may also be one too.  But dead men stink to God.

Evil thoughts pervade the minds of men during their waking hours.  In sleep the resting mind becomes the devils’ playground.  They supply lustful thoughts, instruct in how do accomplish evil deeds, and supply filthy daydreams and night dreams.  All these things stink in God’s nose.

Amos 4:13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.

Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Ezekiel 8:12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? (the human mind) for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Devils cling to the bodies of men to escape falling through the bottomless pit.  They form a “crown of thorns” on men by puncturing our conscious minds and our resting minds with their words and mental pictures. The presence and pervasiveness of devils doing these things to men daily make men “dead to God”.  This means that the living words and behavior desired by God is non-functioning in them.  And the words, ways, and conduct of slave master devils abide in them continually causing a spiritual stink!  They are zombies to God and you also may be one of them!  Thus you see how men are the living dead “zombies” in this sense.

Waking the Dead to Make Them Smell Sweet

One of the things Jesus was known to do is raising the dead.

John 5:25  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

Our discussion is not about the resurrection as a result of natural death of the human body.  We will discuss Jesus’ select calling of certain living human zombies from the stench of death.

Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

John 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Hearing the True Shepherd’s trumpet (voice) awakens select men in this life who must follow the Shepherd and abide by His instructions.  The stink of death is removed as they make themselves into a living sacrifice with a “sweet savor”.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Corinthians 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

Following Christ and the Holy Spirit causes one to put off his grave clothes and filthy garments symbolized as man’s self righteousness.

And if you are one of those stinking human zombies clothed in filthy garments and awakened by the Shepherd, the first thing that you need is a bath.  The Shepherd will immerse (baptize) you with the Word of God. 

Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Revelation 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

Revelation 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

The human problem that brings death to man and creates zombies out of most men, began in the Garden of Eden.  Two trees are two choices representing two schools of thought and vision from two sources.  The Tree of Life is the Father, and the “tree of knowledge of good” would have been fine by itself.  However, it also includes … “and evil”.  Adam and Eve ate from that tree and now man is confronted with two visions and two spirit directors who influence human actions.  Following both voices and seeing both perspectives causes so much confusion for man that he cannot follow both very well.  Man becomes a dead zombie when he inclines to and prefers instructions from his demonic “crown of thorns” more than the instructions from angels God has assigned to us.  Most of us have double vision from a double mind and we stumble in life.  If Jesus selects you to be his student in this life, he will call you, instruct you, and lead you to a better life.  He will give you single vision (“a single eye”) from the Highest source, and he will teach you to fight your crown of thorns and subdue it.

Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 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; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Psalm 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalm 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Glorify God!

God did it!