Coming in the name

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Jesus said in John 5:43 “I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in "his own name", him ye will receive.

In this we see not all will receive those who come in "the name"of the Father and Son; which is also in the Way of righteousness. But we also see in this that those who come in their own name, or in the name of "man", the world will receive.

John said of Christ in John 3:32-33 “And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and "no man" receiveth his testimony.33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his "seal" that God is true.”

God the Father "sealed" the Son with His Spirit as shown here in John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father "sealed.”

And this seal is the anointing of the Holy Spirit. God the Father also seals those whom He anoints and sends in His name.

Jesus said in John 13:20 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receives whomsoever I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him that sent me." 

But like man who is "of" this world, this world will not receive the testimony of the Son of God by way of His Spirit of Truth.

We are told they cannot receive the Spirit of Truth in John 14:17 “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because "it" seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” ("it" is the spirit of antichrist, or the "covering spirit" of the Devil)

So those men, who are "of the world", and of "the spirit" of this world, cannot receive the testimony of Jesus Christ; even given by those whom the Father sends in the Sons "name" by way of the anointing of Holy Spirit.

For the Holy Spirit comes in "the name" of the Son of God, as is shown here John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in "my name", he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

The Son's name is "the name" the Father has exalted; and has given Him "a name" that is above every name. 

And so the Spirit speaks "the testimony"of Christ, as Jesus shows here John 16:14“He shall "glorify me": for he shall "receive of mine", and shall shew it unto you.”

But just as the world will not receive the words of God, those who are born of God will not receive the "testimony of men" either (or those who come in their own name.)

Jesus said here in John 5:34But I receive not "testimony from man": but these things I say, that ye might be saved.”

So His sheep will hear "His voice", but another’s voice (testimony of men) they will not hear.

So men who are of this world, and who come in "their own name", and seek their "own glory", and their "own honor", (who also honor one another); will struggle to believe in Christ. John 5:44 “How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?” 

Just as Jesus came not in His own name, and sought not his own will, but the Fathers; and in doing so he was also glorified of the Father, and the Father is glorified in Him. John 13:31 “Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.”

But we are told there are men of this world who will "falsely" come in "the name" of Christ, which is also in the name of Righteousness and Truth; these swearing falsely by "His name".

These are the wolves in sheep's clothing. But the Lord also forewarned of this, and of "the curse" mentioned in Zechariah 5:3-4“Then said he unto me, This is the cursethat goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that "stealeth" shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that "sweareth" shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of "the thief", and into the house of him that "sweareth falsely by my name": and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.”

The "thief" are those who "steal the words of God", and are the false shepherds of the world.

Jesus said in John 10:8-10 “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.10 The "thief" cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

Revelation 2:17 “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a "new name" written, which no man knoweth saving he that "receiveth it.”

The Lord makes the "seeing eye" and the "hearing ear", to see and hear what the Spirit is saying.

Peace and God bless.

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No man receives the Testimony of God because of the spirit that is in the world, and that is in man.

1 Corinthians 2:11

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
 

You must be born again from above to receive the Testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Notice what the Lord says to Ezekiel below.

 

Ezekiel 3:6-7

 

King James Version

 

 

⁶ Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

⁷ But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.”

Notice above God said if He had sent Ezekiel unto them (in his own name) they would receive Ezekiel’s (man’s) testimony.

But because Ezekiel was given the Testimony of God by the Spirit to speak unto the people, then the people would not receive the Lords testimony God had put in Ezekiel's mouth. 

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God sent His servants the prophets to speak in His name by the Spirit, but they would not hear, nor receive their testimony.

Daniel 9:6

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

 

Jeremiah 7:25

Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
 

Jeremiah 25:4

And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

Jeremiah 26:5

To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

 

Jeremiah 29:19

Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.

 

Paul said in 

Romans 10:15

And how shall they preach, except they be sent…

 

 

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But many would claim to come in the name of the Lord, but the Lord did not send them.

Jeremiah 14:14

Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Jeremiah 14:15

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sentthem not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

Jeremiah 23:21

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied

 

Jeremiah 23:32

Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

 

Jesus warned us many would come in His name and deceive many.

 

Matthew 24:5

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

 

 

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So understanding this, that those who are of the world will only receive their own, (those who come in their own name) because they are of the same spirit and mindset, which is carnally minded.

John 15:19

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

 

So those who are yet natural and carnally minded, and those who are still of the world, they will not receive the testimony of Jesus Christ spoken by those who are not of this world.  That is to say, the testimony of those who are spiritually minded and speak the Truth by the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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Jesus would often say “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith”

In order for any of us to hear, perceive, comprehend, or understand what the Spirit is saying in a mystery in scripture, we need to be given ears to hear with and eyes to see with by God.  This is also a gift of the Holy Spirit.

Those who do not have the Holy Spirit will not be able to hear, perceive, comprehend, or understand what the Spirit is saying.

Deuteronomy 29:4

Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
 

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lordhath made even both of them.

 

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Jeremiah 5:21

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

 

Ezekiel 12:2

Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

Matthew 13:15

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them

Mark 8:18

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hearye not? and do ye not remember?

Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Acts 28:27

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 

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The whole world is in darkness, and those who are of the world are also in darkness.

Those who are still in darkness shall not comprehend the Light.

John 1:5

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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Jesus said those who receive the ones whom He sends in His name, also receive Him and the Father that sent Him.

John 13:20

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.