BOOK OF JAMES

James - Chapter 5

James 5:1 says, “Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].” Listen, all those who have acquired much from ill-gotten gain, taking advantage of people. You bring about those things which are offensive, unjust and cause oppression upon mankind. You have no true joy within yourself because you have both hands full and still grabbing and all the while, in misery, watching everything around you to be sure you can hang on to what you have acquired dreadfully.

James 5:2 says, “Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.” Your riches are of the world; therefore you jeopardize the wonderful garments of righteous acts you could be clothed within as we live in the Eternal Age with Father God. You have lusted for the things of the world which will not follow you into Heaven. Riches of the gospel armor which is the Word of Almighty God are Eternal.

James 5:3 says, “Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.” “Cankered” means “covered with rust.” Your riches become rusted because you hold on to it so tight it corrodes and serves no purpose, not even for yourself. There is no good thing done with that which you have that can never be spent in lifetimes, yet greed keeps you from sharing and letting your blessings flow from Father God since these are the riches that follow you into Heaven.

James 5:4 says, “Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.” Those who did the work for the gain you acquired, you cheated them, keeping more for yourself, giving little to those who labored. Father God knows every evil deed you do and keeps it written in the Book of Life. Father God is all knowing and sees all things. You may hurt those who labor for you and there is nothing they can do about it, however it is best to be remembered that Father sits high and looks low; can read your mind, sees everything you do and knows the hurt you create because of your self-greed.

James 5:5 says, “Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.” “Wanton” means “to live luxuriously.” You and your riches have closed yourself up, preparing yourself for the slaughter of the end times when satan shall be cast to this earth to perpetrate the greatest deception ever to be known to mankind. Your pampering of yourself and unjust dealings with others will be the very thing that shall cause you to bow down and worship the first/false christ who is satan.

James 5:6 says, “Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you.” Your dealings to have ill-gotten gain is what brought about the death of He who is Just, Christ Jesus who did not open His mouth as condemnation was brought down against our Lord. This was not accomplished by the hand of man, Father God allowed this for His cause so that His children could receive salvation, and death, who is satan, could be destroyed [Hebrews 2:14]. Life goes full circle since the time is coming when satan, who precipitated the death of the Flesh of Christ Jesus, shall receive his just reward which is to become ashes from within; the reason one of his names is the son of perdition.

James 5:7 says, “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.” Be patient and wait because our Lord Jesus Christ is returning to this earth as “King of kings and Lord of lords.” It takes time to produce a crop, the early rain germinating the seeds which brings the plant to life, and the latter rain keeps it from drying up and dying wherein it would produce no fruit. All those who wait patiently for the return of Christ Jesus must be drenched in the latter rain which is knowledge and understanding of the very Word of Father God so you are not a part of the deception of satan, knowing our True Christ from the fake, that imitation who is satan. Without understanding of Father’s Word, as that crop, you will dry up and die because you did not know the season our Lord would return, therefore wishing for rocks and mountains to fall upon you in your shame when our True Christ appears [Revelation 6:15 – 17] and you have bowed down and worshipped death who is satan.

James 5:8 says, “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” Keep these truths within your mind, knowing we are living in the time of the Generation of the Fig Tree {the last generation}, the latter rain closely upon mankind. Christ Jesus is not far from us [Philippians 4:4 & 5] as the end of this Second or Flesh Earth Age draws nears to its end. Redeem the times we are living in and understand the teachings of Father’s Word.

James 5:9 says, “Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.” Do not complain against and judge one another because there is only one Judge and His Name is “YAHOVAH Father God.” Remember, with your mouth you condemn yourself and with your mouth you judge yourself. “Judge not, that ye be not judged [Matthew – Chapter 7].

James 5:10 says, “Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.” Look at all the prophets of Father God and what they went through to bring forth the Word of Almighty God, never complaining, knowing and believing, full of faith in our LORD God Almighty. You have to be strong in our LORD in these end times as we watch and feel the pangs of the wicked, knowing and having faith that our Father always takes care of all who are under His will.

James 5:11 says, “Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” “Pitiful” means “kind.” Our LORD is very compassionate {pitiful} toward His children who are obedient to His will just like Job {means probation} was. With all that happened to Job, he never turned away from or questioned our Father. Job is as the very elect of our LORD and there is nothing satan or his entourage can do to draw us from the love of our Father. No matter what happens in the lives of the very elect, Father God Almighty will always be first and foremost in our lives. Never listen to the Biblically illiterate. Study the Word of Almighty God and Father will bless you with compassion and mercy. Be faithful and be patient, waiting on our LORD.

James 5:12 says, “But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.” Stay away from the doctrines and traditions of men which are constantly changing, bringing about babble and confusion with all of their religious denominations and false teachings. Father and His Word never changes. It is the same yesterday, today and shall be tomorrow, and it is not up for personal interpretation. It is purely what “thus saith our LORD.”

James 5:13 says, “Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.” If there are any around you who are down, spiritually, physically, mentally or emotionally, lost in this world of babble and confusion, lift them up with the very Word of Almighty God.

James 5:14 says, “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:” If there are any around you who are feeble and without spiritual strength, pray for them and with the oil of our people which in of itself has no power, anoint them. It is the very elect of Father God who are the elders of the church. The very elect know that the oil itself has no power, rather it is our love, faith, trust, discipline and obedience to our LORD which is demonstrated by our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who is our Anointed One.

James 5:15 says, “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” If there are any among you who are spiritually, physically, mentally or emotionally tried and sick, pray to our Father with them, seeking forgiveness of all sins and ask our LORD to cleanse any vile thing from them in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayer is speaking with, communicating with our Father, heart to heart, spirit to spirit and it is powerful. Our LORD loves to spend time with His children whom He created for His pleasure.

James 5:16 says, “Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Father God hears all loving, sincere, patient prayers. Trust in our LORD who always answers right on time. Study Father’s Word and pray for the increase of understanding only He can give so you are drenched in the latter day rain, which is knowing the truth of Father’s Word. Our LORD is always right on time. There is no good thing Father will keep from His children who seek Him feverishly, wanting to bring Him pleasure, repenting daily of the sins committed by our flesh, be it through thoughts, words or deeds. Pray for one another; confess of sins on behalf of one another that we all may receive a healing through our Intercessor who is Christ Jesus [I Timothy – Chapter 2].

James 5:17 says, “Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” Elijah was a human being just like you and I, a common man, however he knew and understood the Word of Almighty God, the prophecy of truth. Because Elijah was so loving and faithful toward our Father, he was used to bring forth truth for our understanding just as the very elect do every time they plant a seed of truth for anyone who will receive it. Father God will give the increase of knowledge and wisdom, that latter day rain, to any who will diligently, fervently pray to Him in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Father did not give us His Precious Word for mankind to walk around believing babble and being locked in confusion. Father gave His Precious Word for our understanding so that we can always be under His veil of protection and armed with the truth to retard the fiery darts of satan when he is cast to this earth as the first/false christ to perpetrate his deception for a five month period, which was shortened from three and one half years. Our Father God, His love so great for His election who were chosen before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age, shortened satan’s reign from three and one half years [Revelation 11:2 & 3] to five months [Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20 & Revelation 9:5, 10]. What a loving, kind and merciful we serve.

James 5:18 says, “And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.” Just as Elijah prayed and Father answered, He will do the same for anyone who seeks Him with a pure heart. Father is so loving, kind and merciful toward His children and will do all that is necessary to see to His Truths being spread throughout the whole earth. Father wants His children to know when our Lord Jesus Christ returns and this knowledge, that latter day rain, comes forth for any who pray earnestly from a sincere heart, being loving, patient and faithful, blessing our LORD through truthful study of His Word.

James 5:19 & 20 says, “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;” “Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” When you receive that latter day rain which is truth that comes from studying Father’s Word; sharing that same truth as you plant seeds to any who will receive it, Father God, through Christ Jesus, saves the souls of His children. Truth is to be shared and not hidden under a bushel since no fruit can be produced if it is not watered and pruned to produce a good and plentiful crop, which brings about blessings from “Father God Almighty, Faith and True, and His Beloved Son Christ Jesus through the Blessings of the Holy Spirit.”