Matthew 23

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¹Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

1 sermon on Matthew 23:1

“We read that to you over there in last Sunday, in Matthew 23:1-39.”
Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983

²Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

³All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

⁴For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

⁵But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

⁶And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

⁷And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

⁸But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:8

“Matthew 23:8-9, “But be not ye called Rabbi: for One is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.”
An Exposition Of The Seven Church AgesWilliam Branham

⁹And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

¹⁰Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:10

“Let's go to Mt 23:10-12.”
Who Is This Melchisedec #16Lee Vayle, October 8, 1988

¹¹But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

5 sermons on Matthew 23:11

“Now, is He going to come and say, "I need your help?"”
Faith Series #1 (Importance of Faith)Lee Vayle, October 17, 1965
“Now, ‘look at me.’”
Is The Bride Going Through The TribulationLee Vayle, July 14, 1977
“See?”
Christian and His Attitude #2 12278Lee Vayle, January 22, 1978
“Just think it over.”
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 9Lee Vayle, December 29, 1991
“So, there is not only the possibility and probability, there is the absolute reality of those of us who suffer for persecution for Christ’s sake, who give the glass of cold water, who do not aggrandize themselves but take the lowly position in knowing “he that is greatest of all is servant of all,” [Mt 23:11] that by serving mankind, you serve God, and by loving your fellow brethren.”
Identification #6Lee Vayle, March 7, 1999

¹²And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

¹³But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves , neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

3 sermons on Matthew 23:13

“Let's go to Matthew 23:13.”
The Way of a True Prophet #2Lee Vayle, May 16, 1984
“Matthew 23:13-15, and It says:”
Seed of Discrepancy #39Lee Vayle, August 3, 1996
“Now, so we listen carefully over here, and I read It last night, and tried to show you by the law of mathematics, in Mt 23:13-15.”
Seed of Discrepancy #40Lee Vayle, August 4, 1996

¹⁴Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:14

“Confrontation.”
Why He is Here #2aLee Vayle, September 19, 1982

¹⁵Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:15

“Why?”
Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 6Lee Vayle, August 3, 1985

¹⁶Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

¹⁷Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

1 sermon on Matthew 23:17

¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

¹⁹Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

²⁰Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

²¹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

²²And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

²³Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

6 sermons on Matthew 23:23

“Matthew 23:23-36.”
Ephesians # 2Lee Vayle, May 17, 1981
“Well this might be the most important part that we know there’s other things that fall in line, You said Yourself, “You tithe of mint and anise and cummin, but greater things there are,” [Mt. 23:23] but You didn’t say let the little things go too.”
Easter Seal # 22Lee Vayle, July 28, 1991
“Like you told the people back in Your day, “You tithe of mint and rue and cummin [Mt 23:23]”.”
Q&A #14 From Blasphemeous NamesLee Vayle, September 5, 1992
“But we know that Jesus fulfilled that whole entire moral and spiritual law, and absolved us, so that now we are the righteous, blameless, virgin Bride of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Seed of Discrepancy #21Lee Vayle, December 24, 1995
“Then He cursed them for believing contrary to the revealed truth.”
All Deceivableness of UnrighteousnessLee Vayle, 1972

²⁴Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

6 sermons on Matthew 23:24

“Yeah, I mean it will all my heart.”
A Prophet From Among Your BrethernLee Vayle, February 27, 1972
“Matthew 23:24, read It last night.”
Omega ReflectionLee Vayle, August 15, 1982
“God sends prophets, then a ministry to follow by other men.”
The Prophet and The WorksLee Vayle, November 21, 1982
“So, you got in here, as you know, in the Word you got a false prophet, you got a false teacher, you got a false scribe, and so on.”
Paradox #3Lee Vayle, August 4, 1984
“How does God gather His people unto Him?”
Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 6Lee Vayle, August 3, 1985
“And from the looks of camels I would sooner swallow a gnat. [laughter]”
Q&A#11_PastorsLee Vayle, March 6, 1988

²⁵Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

²⁶Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

²⁷Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

10 sermons on Matthew 23:27

“Over here in Matthew 23:27 He said,”
The Nicolaitian - Laodicean ComplexLee Vayle, August 29, 1970
“Back to Matthew 23:27-36”
Mystery of IniquityLee Vayle, May 21, 1971
“Now just hold your finger there, and let's go to Matthew 23:27-28”
Mysteries of God [Tuscon AZ]Lee Vayle, February 20, 1972
“You’ve got a chance and they don’t.”
Why He is Here #6aLee Vayle, November 14, 1982
“Now the second thing we saw about the day of the Lord, is not only is it a time of darkness and trouble for Israel, gross darkness upon the people, gross darkness upon the church, God has to deal with them according to their rebellion, their lack of sincerity, they are “whited sepulchers, full of dead men’s bones,” [Mt 23:27] but also at that time, unfortunately, the real enemies of God are not necessarily heathen per se, as we reckon heathen, but the real enemy has always been within the gate.”
Rapture #13Lee Vayle, December 14, 1983

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²⁸Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

2 sermons on Matthew 23:28

“Let’s go to Matthew 23:28-36”
The Sanctifying WordLee Vayle, August 28, 1966
“He said in verse 20 [Mt 23:28]”
Masterpiece #3Lee Vayle, August 5, 1984

²⁹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

6 sermons on Matthew 23:29

“Now, listen: Matthew 23:29-32”
Mystery of IniquityLee Vayle, May 21, 1971
“And so therefore brother/sister, if Christ were here today, for Bro. Branham was here instead of, and he said the same thing, that’s said over here in Matthew 23:29-31”
Spiritually Lewd Church of the End TimesLee Vayle, March 10, 1978
“Mat. 23:29”
Mother' DayLee Vayle, May 10, 1981
“Look at Him over here how He treats those Jews in Matthew 23:29 (just take a quick little gander at that.)”
Why He is Here #4Lee Vayle, October 10, 1982
“So, you find that in Matthew 23:29.”
The Way of a True Prophet #5Lee Vayle, June 6, 1984

³⁰And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:30

³¹Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

4 sermons on Matthew 23:31

“And the minute you say your father's did it, it proves who you are.”
Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983
“Now, he said here about the prophets: Mt 23:31.”
Masterpiece #4Lee Vayle, August 8, 1984
“And he said, “By your own words, you serpent seed, you are the ones in that form back there, that same spirit, and now you’ll do it again.””
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 6Lee Vayle, November 24, 1991
“They produced Mt 23:31, the bunch of Pentecostals, false prophets, with signs and wonders based on Matthew 7—never were known of God.”
Leadership #7Lee Vayle, July 24, 1994

³²Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

6 sermons on Matthew 23:32

“Remember, "Fill ye up the cup of your fathers," [Mt 23:32] it's going to be an absolute fullness.”
All Deceivableness of UnrighteousnessLee Vayle, November 22, 1971
“Now let's go to Mt 23:32.”
Presence #16 - NLV.Lee Vayle, October 3, 1981
“He said, "You can't."”
Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983
“Matthew 23:32‑38.”
Messiah & Messiahettes #2Lee Vayle, March 4, 1990
“—that’s why Bro. Branham said, “Flee from the wrath to come.””
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 4Lee Vayle, November 10, 1991
“Serpent seed is described in Jn 8:37-48 and their end is Mt 23:32-36.”
Leadership #35Lee Vayle, January 22, 1995. Names it 2 times.

³³Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

6 sermons on Matthew 23:33

“Look at Matthew 23:33-39.”
Ephesians # 3Lee Vayle, May 23, 1981
“Now, you get over here to Matthew 23:33.”
Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 8Lee Vayle, August 7, 1985
“Now, he said here in verse 34, 33: [Matt 23:33-38:]”
Christ Is the Mystery #1Lee Vayle, August 2, 1986
“Let’s turn to Mat 23:33.”
Shalom #12Lee Vayle, April 16, 1989
“You’re of your father the devil.”
Restoration of the Bride Tree # 10Lee Vayle, January 26, 1994
“He said: [Mat 23:33]”
The PresenceLee Vayle, February 7, 1999

³⁴Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

18 sermons on Matthew 23:34

“Also in Matthew 23:34”
William Marrion Branham 20th Century ProphetLee Vayle, June 26, 1974
“Let’s go to Matthew 23:34-39 to find out.”
What Thus Saith the Lord means to MeLee Vayle, May 15, 1977
“Let’s go over here to Matthew 23:34.”
Omega Reflection #2Lee Vayle, May 23, 1982
“Now watch, this is very clear in the Book of Matthew 23:34.”
What is His PurposeLee Vayle, July 9, 1982
“She has accepted the prophetic Word, from the Logos inspired prophet that qualifies her in the positive in Matthew 23:34.”
Revelation 1, and Patmos VisionLee Vayle, December 26, 1982
“And they did it in 70 AD, and it's going to happen again according to the Book of Revelation.”
Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983

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³⁵That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

5 sermons on Matthew 23:35

“Let’s go to Matthew 23:35-36.”
Mystery of IniquityLee Vayle, May 21, 1971
“Let's go to Matthew 23:35-36, …this is on end time message to see the exact chapter in Matthew.”
Mystery of Iniquity # 2 (Tucson)Lee Vayle, February 20, 1972
“Matthew 23:35, we saw It last night.”
The Spiritually Lewd ChurchLee Vayle, July 20, 1977
“Matthew 23:35 came to pass, when Titus destroyed the city, and Israel scattered.”
Spiritually Lewd Church of the End TimesLee Vayle, March 10, 1978
“Go back to Matthew 23:35.”
The Message and The BrideLee Vayle, January 25, 1984

³⁶Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁷O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

21 sermons on Matthew 23:37

“It is just as it is in [Mt 23:37] as you read It.”
Three Commitments to CourageLee Vayle, June 27, 1964
“The word ‘often’, doesn’t mean just once in a Resurrection in the Millennium.”
The Sanctifying WordLee Vayle, August 28, 1966. Names it 2 times.
“(See?)”
God Speaking from Between CherubimLee Vayle, June 7, 1969
“Matthew 23:37-39”
Misunderstanding What God is DoingLee Vayle, March 14, 1971
“Let's prove it, Mat. 23:37.”
Mysteries of GodLee Vayle, May 19, 1971
“Read It over in Matthew 23:37”
Destroyed by WisdomLee Vayle, July 5, 1971

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³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

1 sermon on Matthew 23:38

“Matthew 23:38-39...the Holy Spirit sending light to bring us under the Blood of perfection, and the Life of the Spirit of security.”
Why He is Here #4Lee Vayle, October 10, 1982

³⁹For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

3 sermons on Matthew 23:39

“Israel will.”
The Continuing Prophetic OfficeLee Vayle, October 13, 1982
“And here’s what he says in his summation: [Matt 23:39:]”
Christ Is the Mystery #12Lee Vayle, September 24, 1986

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