About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

6/23/2025

Matthew 16:1-28 Jesus Reminds the Disciples of the 2 Different Times He Fed the Multitudes

 

Jesus Reminds the Disciples of the 2 Different Times He Fed the Multitudes

Matthew 16:1-28    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

Also, the Pharisees came with the Sadducees, & desired that [Jesus,] would [show] them a sign from heaven, [testing] Him. [Mark 12:12-13 And they sought to [seize] Him, but feared the people. For they knew that He had spoken the parable against them. And they left Him, & went [on] their way. And they sent to Him, certain of the Pharisees, & Herodians, to catch Him in His words.] 

[Jesus] answered & said to them, When it's evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, [you say,] It will be foul weather today: [because] the sky is red, & [overcast.] O you hypocrites, you can [distinguish] the face of the sky; but you can't [distinguish] the signs of the times?

A wicked & adulterous, [a.k.a. unfaithful,] generation seeks after a sign. And there shall be no sign given to it, [except] the sign of the prophet, [Jonah.] [Luke 11:30-32 For [like Jonah,] was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of Man also be to this generation. 

The queen of the South, [a.k.a. the Queen of Sheba,] shall rise up in judgment with the men of this generation, & condemn them. For she came from the [furthest] parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. 

And, [look,] a greater than Solomon is here. The men of [Nineveh] shall rise up in judgment [against] this generation, & shall condemn it. For [the Ninevites] repented at the preaching of [Jonah,] &, [see,] a greater than [Jonah,] is here.] 

And [Jesus] left them & departed. And when His disciples [had] come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then, Jesus said to them, [Pay attention] & beware of the leaven of the Pharisees & Sadducees. And they 

Reasoned among themselves, saying, It's because we haven't taken [any] bread. 

When Jesus [realized this,] He said to them, O you of little faith. Why [do] you reason among yourselves, because you have brought no bread?  Don't you understand, yet? [Don't you] remember the 5 loaves [of bread for] the 5,000, & how many baskets [of fragments] you [collected?] 

[Don't you remember] the 7 loaves [of bread for] the 4,000, & how many baskets you [collected?] How is it that you don't understand that I [spoke] it to you, not [about] bread, [but] that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees & Sadducees? 

Then, they understood how [Jesus requested] them not [to] beware of the leaven of bread, but [beware] of the doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching,] of the Pharisees & Sadducees.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, Am? And they said, Some say that You are John the Baptist. Some [say:] [Elijah;] & others, [Jeremiah,] or one of the prophets. 

He [said] to them, But Whom do you say that I Am? And Simon Peter answered & said, You [are] the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered & said to him, Blessed [are] you, Simon Barjona. For flesh & blood haven't revealed it to you, but My Father, [Who] is in heaven. 

And I also say to you, That you [are] Peter, & upon this rock, I will build My church. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give the keys of the Kingdom of heaven to you, & [whatever] you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. 

And [whatever] you shall [loosen] on earth, shall be [loosened] in heaven. [John 20:23 [Whoever's] sins you [forgive,] they are [forgiven] to them. And [whoever's] sins you retain, they are retained.] 

Then, [Jesus] charged His disciples that they shouldn't tell [any] man, that He was Jesus the Christ. [John 4:25-26 The woman [said] to Him, I know that [Messiah] comes, which is called Christ. When He [has] come, He will tell us all things. Jesus [said] to her, I, [Who] speak to you, Am He.] 

*From that time [on,] Jesus began to [declare] to His disciples, how that He must go to Jerusalem, & suffer many things [from] the elders, chief priests, & scribes, & be killed, & be raised again the 3rd day. 

Then, Peter took Him, & began to [scold Jesus,] saying, Be [this] far from You, Lord. This shall not [happen] to You. But [Jesus] turned, & said to Peter, Get you behind me, Satan. You [are] an offence to Me. For you [don't desire] the things that [are from] God, but those that [are from] men. 

Then, Jesus said to His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, & take up his cross, & follow Me. For [whoever] will save his life, shall lose it. And [whoever] will lose his life for My sake, shall find it. 

[John 12:24-25 [Very, truly,] I say to you, [Unless,] a [kernel] of wheat [falls] into the ground & [dies,] it [remains] alone. But if it [dies,] it [produces] much [grain.] He, [who] loves his life, shall lose it. And he, [who] hates his life in this world, shall keep it [until] eternal life.] 

For what [benefit] is [it to] a man, if he shall gain the whole world, & lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? *For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father, with His Angels; & then, He shall reward every man according to his works, [a.k.a. deeds.] 

[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according, [like] his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, & idolaters, and [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.] 

[Truly,] I say to you, There [are] some standing here, [who] shall not taste of death, [until] they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom. [Revelation 21:2-4 And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride, adorned for her husband. 

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself shall be with them, & be their God.

*And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, & neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.]