The Sermon on the Mount
by Jesus Christ
Introduction
by Adrian Banks
Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount is presented below with pictures from the Iraq war. Jesus told us in this sermon that the meek shall inherit the earth. His teachings also teach us to seek peace and pursue it. He gave the new commandment to love one another. The people who have ordered this war and all others of the past are by no means meek people. They are the most evil people imaginable. They will have no place in God's Kingdom unless they repent. Those who support evil are accessories to evil.
I first created this web site to promote my congressional campaign in the year 2000 elections. However, not long after the elections were over, I sensed that there was nothing anyone could do to change the road we were travelling down, and that the road would eventually lead to Armageddon. So I changed the web site to "Slavery's Judgement and the Mark of the Beast" and wrote the "Introduction" and ten chapters that you see on this site's home page. This message has been there since the spring of 2001; months before the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. It has not changed.
The only way that lasting peace and prosperity can be achieved is if the despotic governments of humans are destroyed once and for all, and God's Kingdom is put in their place. The war known as Armageddon will accomplish this objective, and it is the only war I will approve of. This is the war I pray for. May it come soon and restore our liberties that God gave us in the beginning. Only then will there be lasting peace. Amen.
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And
seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they
shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the
merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall
be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say
all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be
exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted
they the prophets which were before you. Ye are the salt of the
earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and
to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the 
light
of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither
do men 
light
a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it
giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and 
teach
them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I
say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the
righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said of them of
old time, Thou shalt not kill; and 
whosoever
shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you,
That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in
danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,
shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought
against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with
him; lest at any time the adversary 
deliver
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and
thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Ye
have heard that it was said by 
them
of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you,
That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole
body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut
it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one
of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be
cast into hell. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That
whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of 
fornication,
causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that
is divorced committeth adultery. Again, ye have heard that it hath
been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but
shalt perform 
unto
the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither
by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great
King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not
make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea,
yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Ye
have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for
a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And
if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him
have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been
said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say
unto you, Love your enemies, bless 
them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the
children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren
only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of
them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before
thee, as the 
hypocrites
do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of
men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou
doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself 
shall
reward thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as
the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their
much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as 
we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But
thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That
thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in
secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and 
where
thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither 
moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The
light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy
whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is
in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! No man can serve two
masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else
he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall 
put
on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye
not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one
cubit unto his stature? And why 
take
ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe
you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be
clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, 
and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of
thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite,
first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast 
ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet,
and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened. Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him
a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them
that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the
prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware
of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by
their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will
say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise
man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, 
and
the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and
it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that
heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened
unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain
descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And it
came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were
astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having
authority, and not as the scribes.
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"Be on the watch for the false prophets that come to you in sheep's covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will recognize them. Never do people gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles, do they? Likewise every good tree produces fine fruit, but every rotten tree produces worthless fruit; a good tree cannot bear worthless fruit, neither can a rotten tree produce fine fruit. Every tree not producing fine fruit gets cut down and thrown into the fire. Really, then, by their fruits you will recognize those men." Matthew 7: 15-20
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