The Book of Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 9

Ecclesiastes 9:1 says, "For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them." Your flesh body does not have the ability to tell the difference between love and hate; it is just a shell. It actually has no knowledge at all without your spiritual self residing within it. All understanding comes from our Father God when the Truth of His Word is revealed when you seek, ask and knock. That wisdom is not revealed to your physical self, rather to your spiritual self under the influence of the Holy Spirit when you search out a matter through Christ Jesus, our Living Word.

Ecclesiastes 9:2 says, "All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath." Relating to the flesh, it makes no difference if you are a righteous or wicked person, believe in Father God or do not believe in Father, a christian or a religious fool, have a clean of unclean spirit, with all that is different, there is one thing that is common to all those who walk under the sun, flesh man (people) and that is all flesh shall pass away.

Ecclesiastes 9:3 says, "This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead." The one thing that is common to all flesh bodies; good, bad or indifferent, is that it will pass away, returning to the dust from which it came or be changed when Christ Jesus returns as "King of kings and Lord of lords." Those that are unpleasant to Father's eyes, the wicked, may think they have it all and know more than Father while walking under the sun; however the time will come when they will shed their flesh and they will face Father God within their spiritual body unprepared.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 says, "For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion." As long as you walk in the flesh, if you are not serving Father God, there is time before you pass away to change your ways since as long as you walk in the flesh, there is hope for your salvation if you so incline your heart through faith in Christ Jesus. A dead lion no longer has the opportunity to display his courage as king of the jungle, however a living dog, as low as it may be in the animal world, in its lowly estate now has more power than the dead lion who is now dust. As long as you are alive within your flesh body there is hope when you love Father God and seek your salvation while it may yet be found, through Christ Jesus.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 says, "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten." As surely as you walk within your flesh body you know that it shall, when Father says so, pass away by death or be change when Christ Jesus returns. That shell of a body when returned to the dust has no value at all, will not rise up again, can no longer seek a righteous life worthy of rewards and is soon forgotten by loved ones. It is the spirit of that flesh that is remembered and that same spirit that returns to our LORD who is Father of all living souls.

Ecclesiastes 9:6 says, "Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun." Never, ever again will the flesh body have any of life's emotions once it passes away and returns to the dust from which it came. It is the spiritual body that shall live throughout the Eternity, if, you have pure love for Father God.

Ecclesiastes 9:7 says, "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works." While you walk under the sun, within your flesh body, serve Father God as you eat the "Bread of Life (God's Word) who is Christ Jesus" and drink the wine which is the "Blood of the Lamb slain, Christ Jesus" wherein is your salvation. When you partake of Holy Communion, you are accepting a spiritual anointing, healing and cleansing, asking Father God to forgive you of all sins. This is what and why we partake of Holy Communion. It is the price our Father God paid through His Son, Christ Jesus, that all of our sins, upon repentance, are totally forgiven, blotted out, and our Father does not want to hear about them again. He wants us to do all within our power to live righteously, being pleasing to Him in pure love, walking the path of His Beloved Son; preparing for the Day of our Lord’s Second Coming.

Ecclesiastes 9:8 says, "Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment." As you walk within your flesh body, live your temporal life that your spiritual life may be clothed in the white garments of the righteous acts offered to Father God while you walked under the sun. Psalms 23:5 says, "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over." Your head, which is your mind and heart is "anointed with oil" when you understand the "Word of Father God Almighty, who is Christ Jesus, our Living Word." If you want to enjoy your flesh life, there is no better way to have love, rest, peace of mind, joy and blessings than to walk in the ways of our Father because if your spiritual self is happy, your flesh body will also be content.

Ecclesiastes 9:9 says, "Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that [is] thy portion in [this] life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun." As you walk under the sun, within your flesh bodies, husbands and wives should love, find pleasure in and have respect for one another as they live. While for the flesh it is a temporary relationship since flesh shall surely pass away, liken it to the eternal love Christ Jesus has for His bride, who are those of "His Many-Membered Body", His church, all those who have the seal of truth within their minds. The companionship you share in the flesh is a mere jot as compared to being the bride of Christ Jesus when He returns to claim His wife, and there is no gender within that. This gift from Father God cannot be measured and should surely be treasured.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." While you are within your flesh body do all that you can to be pleasing to Father and receive His blessings. You have rest (Christ Jesus) and peace of mind while living in this Flesh or Second Earth Age that is full or trouble and adversity when you work hard (power) spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally, have understanding of the expectations and include Father God in all aspects of your life. Let your righteous acts be many since once the flesh body passes away, it no longer has the ability to retain knowledge, do any good works for our Father or have joy and happiness since it will be just a shell returning to dust, your spiritual body returning to Father God.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 says, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." "Chance" means "make intercession - God's Divine Will." The flesh can be wise in earthly matters however the spiritual body is required to have understanding of spiritual things. Father God will intervene (Divine Intervention) whenever He wants to in the lives of His children, blessing or chastising. Do not take the blessings of Father God and make them your own successes or just plain luck. Our LORD does not like that. He is the Giver of all good things earned by being under His will which gives you peace of mind. Father God blesses "if" you are doing your best to live in the flesh according to His commandments, His instructions, your spiritual body having a sense of conscious toward our LORD.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 says, "For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." No one knows when they will pass away or the troubles that tomorrow may bring. Just as the fish happens to swim into the net and the bird flies into the snare, both caught unaware, this same thing happens to people also who just happen to be caught up into a particular matter that is out of their control and unaware of it coming upon them until it does. As a figure of speech, that is to say, accidents just happen and the wise are not exempt of the troubles that sometimes plague us. Remember to redeem the times you live in and use common sense to avoid unnecessary difficulties. Also, when you walk with understanding of Father's Word, your spiritual body will help you escape the bondage of the flesh since wisdom lets you know troubles will come your way, however the Holy Spirit will help you find a way out through the Divine Intervention of Father God who always takes care of His own.

Ecclesiastes 9:13 says, "This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] great unto me:" When you love Father God, studying His Word, standing on the Rock of our foundation who is Christ Jesus, you are grateful, thankful for the intervention of Almighty God in your daily living and this sure is "great." When you study Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Father's Word leads, guides, directs and instructs your life wherein you have His blessings and are under the veil of His protection. Understanding Father's Word causes you to grow in wisdom wherein your spiritual body has charge over your flesh body and the peace of mind it brings causes you to magnify Father, thankful for His power and might over you. Father always takes care of His own.

Ecclesiastes 9:14 says, "[There was] a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:" "Bulwarks" means "to hunt, hunt eagerly or keenly." While you are yet within your flesh body, satan will be cast to this earth (Revelation 12:7 - 9) as the first/false christ, with his entourage of children (army of kenites), to perpetrate the greatest deception ever to be known to humankind. The very elect of Father, though few in number (little), shall "stand" against the king of perdition (satan) at that time when they are handed up before his synagogues (besieged), stirring up, rousing, inciting, triumphantly awakening (city) the minds of the deceived into understanding that death (satan) is a liar as the Holy Spirit speaks the Truth of Father's Word through them.

Ecclesiastes 9:15 says, "Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man." The very elect (poor wise man) know as they walk within their flesh bodies planting seeds of truth that that same "Truth" is your "Deliverer (Christ Jesus)." Truth keeps you from being a harlot in the bed of satan, (spiritually speaking), bowing down and worshipping death himself in your ignorance. However, as most of the people of this world will be deceived by satan as the anti-christ, church's teaching of the rapture, any moment, fly away lies, doctrines and traditions of men, it is obvious that wisdom shared from the very elect (poor wise man) will not be remembered because of those false teachings.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 says," Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." While people may not listen and hear the seeds planted of the Truth of Father's Word, our LORD hears these teachings of His children who are under His will; joyful hearts serving Him. This is very pleasing to our Father and the very elect are working for that purpose, to please Almighty God and receive His blessings. So for those who chose to walk in ignorance, never appreciating true wisdom and not hearing what "thus saith our LORD", the very elect kicks the dust and continues where Father sends them with no worries of pleasing people, rather, bringing Father God pleasure. People may forget pearls of wisdom from the teachings of the very elect, however Father never forgets His children who are under His will and this is "great" since our LORD rewards and garbs His children who love and serve Him in fine white linen along with receiving a great inheritance in the Eternal or Heavenly Age. Keep right on playing church and living your life too busy for Father God because of pleasing your flesh over your spiritual self.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 says, "The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools." The truth of Father's Word will never be heard in the midst of the bellowing of fools playing church and those listening to them. The very elect know through that wisdom given to them by Father God to peacefully share the truth of His Word wherever there are ears to hear and eyes to see. It is a waste of time to try and teach Father's Word in churches where there are unruly so-called christians from the pulpit to the hallelujah corners, talking loud and teaching no good thing.

Ecclesiastes 9:18 says, "Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good." Most of the people of this earth are not listening when the very elect plant those seeds of truth that there is a spiritual war soon to happen on this earth when satan is cast into this world as the first/false christ, along with his entourage, to perpetrate the greatest deception ever to be known to mankind. They are too busy listening to the rowdy foolishness from the mouth of the fool who is leading congregations of so-called christians right into the snare of satan's trap. The so-called christians are not listening because they teach and believe of the rapture and Father God "hates" that teaching. Have you never read to understand exactly how Father feels about the rapture, any moment, fly away, resurrection or whatever name that is chosen to be put on that dangerous, Biblically illiterate teaching (Ezekiel 13:17 - 23). In this teaching in Ezekiel, the feminine gender spoken of there, "daughters and women" means "false teachers, lying and Biblically illiterate pulpit gurus - both male and female." "Pillows" are their "false teachings, doctrines and traditions of men." There is only one weapon required to defeat Father's enemies and that is wisdom of His Word which comes to you from our "LORD'S Divine Intervention" into your life which causes you to joyfully be pleasing and do all things "YAHOVAH'S way." The only way to "stand" against satan and not be deceived is by armoring your spiritual body with the spiritual garb for warfare, which is having understanding of Father's Word wherein there is victory, remembering there is no triumph in the flesh which is only a shell.