The Curse of Unforgiveness
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The Curse of Unforgiveness by David Eells © 2014 David Eells. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy and quote portions of this book, provided the context is accompanied with the copyright notice and contact details. ISBN: 978-1-942008-08-8 First Printing – Large Print Edition – 2014 Download this book and others freely from www.ubmbooks.com. Scriptures are taken from the American Standard Version (ASV) because of its faithfulness to the ancient manuscripts and Bible Numerics, a system designed by God for proving authenticity. We have departed from the ASV only in the name Jehovah and Lord Je- hovah which we replaced with Lord and Lord God, respectively. Neither represents the original YHWH but Lord is less confusing to many and we did not want this to distract from the teaching. Numerics is a system designed into the Bible by God to prove authentic- ity. The Greeks and Hebrews used their letters for numbers. Therefore, the whole Bible is also written in numbers which show perfect patterns as long as the God-inspired original words are not departed from. It mathemati- cally proves the original text and where it has been added to or taken away from. The Numeric English New Testament (NENT) is based on the nu- meric pattern and is quoted from when necessary. We desire to make this book free on our part because Jesus said, “Freely you have received, freely give,” but the business of publishing does not lend itself to that. We can say that any profits made from this book will go toward pro- moting the message of the Kingdom of God and not to any personal, fleshly gain. Free copies of the book are made available through the generous dona- tions of His faithful servants and can be requested at www.ubm1.org/free. iii We dedicate this book to the great multitude of Chris- tians who are suffering curses of many kinds, due to unfor- giveness in their heart. We pray this book will open their eyes so they receive deliverance from their tormentors, according to our Lord’s warning: (Mat.18:32) Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, be- cause thou besoughtest me: (33) shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? (34) And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. (35) So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS May our Father bless those whom He used to create this book from transcriptions of David Eells’ teachings: • Dwora Jawer, who edited the manuscript. • Brad Moyers, who then proofread the manuscript. • Michael Duncan, who then created the book cover. • Kevin Rea, who formatted and prepared the book for publication. • Many brothers and sisters who have worked on this book but do not wish any credit. vi Books of the Bible - Abbreviation List Old Testament Gen. Genesis Zep. Zephaniah Exo. Exodus Hag. Haggai Lev. Leviticus Zec. Zechariah Num. Numbers Mal. Malachi Deu. Deuteronomy Jos. Joshua Jdg. Judges Rth. Ruth New Testament 1Sa. 1 Samuel Mat. Matthew 2Sa. 2 Samuel Mar. Mark 1Ki. 1 Kings Luk. Luke 2Ki. 2 Kings Joh. John 1Ch. 1 Chronicles Act. Acts 2Ch. 2 Chronicles Rom. Romans Ezr. Ezra 1Co. 1 Corinthians Neh. Nehemiah 2Co. 2 Corinthians Est. Esther Gal. Galatians Job. Job Eph. Ephesians Psa. Psalms Php. Philippians Pro. Proverbs Col. Colossians Ecc. Ecclesiastes 1Th. 1 Thessalonians Son. The Song of Solomon 2Th. 2 Thessalonians Isa. Isaiah 1Ti. 1 Timothy Jer. Jeremiah 2Ti. 2 Timothy Lam. Lamentations Tit. Titus Eze. Ezekiel Phm. Philemon Dan. Daniel Heb. Hebrews Hos. Hosea Jas. James Joe. Joel 1Pe. 1 Peter Amo. Amos 2Pe. 2 Peter Oba. Obadiah 1Jn. 1 John Jon. Jonah 2Jn. 2 John Mic. Micah 3Jn. 3 John Nah. Nahum Jud. Jude Hab. Habakkuk Rev. Revelation vii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Chapter One .................................................................................7 2. Chapter Two .............................................................................. 31 3. Chapter Three ............................................................................45 4. Chapter Four .............................................................................76 5. Chapter Five .............................................................................100 6. Chapter Six ..............................................................................126 7. Chapter Seven ...........................................................................151 8. Testimonies .............................................................................170 CHAPTER ONE We already know that we need faith in order to receive God’s benefits, faith to receive His healings, faith to receive His deliverances, faith to receive His provision, faith to re- ceive His salvation and so on. Well, there is something I think that’s just as important as faith because this thing I am talking about will block you from receiving any of that. It’s the curse of unforgiveness, which brings the curse of the Bible listed in Deuteronomy 28 upon you. Unforgive- ness was promised of Jesus to do that (Matthew 18:21-35). Holding on to unforgiveness is a very big problem and a major reason why people don’t receive what they need from God. Unforgiveness comes in many forms and can manifest as a critical spirit, or bitterness, or wrath, or even irrita- tion. Because unforgiveness can manifest in so many ways, quite often we might not even recognize it and the Lord has to bring us into places where we will stop and think about it. And then we have to confess it and renounce it because it will keep us from receiving anything from God. As a matter of fact, according to the Word of God itself, it will even keep you from receiving forgiveness from God. (Mat.6:14) For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15) But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. That’s a very dangerous place to be in. If you are not forgiven, then you are in big trouble. I’ve told people that and they deny it, but they’re denying the Word of God. They don’t realize that if you are not forgiving, you are lost. I don’t care what the “once saved always saved” people believe; it’s totally Chapter One 9 unbiblical. The Lord has to get unforgiveness out of us be- cause that can be hindering you from receiving a healing or it can keep you from having faith, etc. I knew this sister who had a wonderful revelation that I hope will jar some of your thinking, especially if you have been waiting for something from God for a long time with- out receiving an answer, or if you feel that there’s some- thing that is between you and God, or if you don’t have the relationship that you used to have. I pray that the Lord will use this to benefit you. (Pro.3:12) For whom the Lord loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Amen. She told us that she’d had a dream in which she was shown an empty grave and heard the voice of God warning her that she was going to die. That morning when she got up, she could feel a lump on the left side of her neck and had severe pain coming from her left jugular vein. She knew it wasn’t a sprained neck because she could turn her head without any problem. Then her en- tire left side also started cramping and there was pain in the joints of her left side, with a “pins-and-needles” feeling. She says that she became fearful, thinking she was going to die of an embolism or thrombosis. Now, during the time this was happening, she was hold- ing feelings of anger, unforgiveness and bitterness that were directed at her university. It had been taken over by another school and the university was basically trying to extort money from their students by having them pay insurance fees to cover the possibility of the new owners “going belly-up.” Those fees would allow the students to recoup any prepaid funds for classes. Well, she was in the Accounting and Finance program, so she questioned how the breakdown of the insurance premium was calculated. 10 The Curse of Unforgiveness Then the school asked her to sign what they claimed was a standard contract, but when she asked around, she learned that no such contract was ever signed by any other student, whether they had paid the insurance premium or whether they had left the insurance premium unpaid. She was also frustrated by the poor service of the new owners and how they unethically increased student fees to pay for campus remodeling. And then she learned that there was a new 7% goods and services tax students were required to pay. But that wasn’t all she was having to deal with. She told us that several relatives were intent on interfering with her life, persecuting her. She recognized that the Lord was behind this and said that she never confronted either of these individuals, whether nicely or rudely, and had nev- er preached to them about Jesus. Anyway, they called her various names in front of other family members, told her that her mind was closed because she read the Bible and believed in God, told her that she couldn’t think logical- ly, etc., all of which she knew was untrue. Her outstanding grades proved she could think. Those same relatives were also trying to pit her family against her, but the Lord had her family take her side. The sister said she knew that, “In God’s sight, there is no such thing as any justification for anger, which snowballs to unforgiveness and then to bitterness.” Yes, especially when you realize God is the sovereign God and nothing can come to us unless He wills it.