The Two Wines - The Blessed & The Cursed

WINE! The tasty life-giving liquid fruit of the climbing emerald vine. The miracle of God in the providential machinery and process which converts the ever-flowing water of life, the warm rays of the shining golden orb of the heavenly sun and the lowly, humble minerals of the dust into the sacrificial blood of the crushed (bruised) grape. The resultant work of the careful and tender gardener, or faithful husbandman over a period of JEHOVAH Elohiym’s grace, in faith, hope and love.

           What can the Bible (KJB) teach in regards this marvelous treasure of the field and garden? What natural and spiritual lessons may be learned from wine? Why did God provide it? What connection does it have in the plan of salvation, of redemption? What connection does it have with Jesus? What does it have to do with His followers?

           Is all wine in the Bible sanctified to partake and drink of? Is every mention of the word “wine” blessed and invigorating, or is there a real dichotomy, where some is cursed and intoxicating instead? Is it the very inherent nature that is the seeming reason, or is it simply a matter of how much one imbibes?

Psalms 104:15 KJB - And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

Proverbs 20:1 KJB - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

This present written material is designed to consider these things from the primary source of information, namely, the holy scriptures (KJB; King James Bible, English, being translated from the HOT (Hebrew Old Testament) and the GNT TR (Greek New Testament Textus Receptus)) and not from any other source, though other materials will give additional confirmation afterwards. The reason for this is found in the texts of Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB.

           This labour of love (unto God & mankind) is also designed to appeal to the widest audience as possible, so that all may, “... sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Pet. 3:15 KJB), placing a long-forgotten gem of glorious truth back into its place of honour.