I. The Planting Of YHVH
In the beginning, YHVH created a garden—this garden was not only a place of beauty, but of order, peace, and divine fellowship. It was the space where heaven met earth, where YHVH’s presence dwelt, and His will was done without obstruction. Here mankind was called to live under His authority and blessing.
“And YHVH Elohim planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.”(Genesis 2:8)
Adam was not placed in the garden without responsibility. He was commanded to cultivate and care for it. (Genesis 2:15)
This commission was spiritual as much as physical. The garden also symbolizes the domain of YHVH’s people throughout all ages: a space set apart from the chaos of the nations, a space that must be maintained with vigilance.
But from the beginning, the enemy has been present.
In the garden the serpent had not yet struck, but he was there—subtle, calculating, waiting. He did not come with a sword but with a question: “Has YHVH really said?” His method was deception. The target was the mind. And the goal was to plant corruption within the garden itself.
The consequences of Adam’s sin was separation from that cover of blessing and provision. It brought about the curse that was outside of the garden. Thorns, not just in the ground but in the spiritual domain of man:
“Cursed is the ground because of you… thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you.” (Genesis 3:17–18)
The spiritual thorns represented what would now grow alongside the righteous: wickedness, temptations and oppression from hostile nations, and adversarial lineages that would corrupt, entangle, and seek to choke out the children of light.
From this point forward, the story of Scripture becomes the story of two seeds:
• The seed of the woman, who would carry the covenant
• And the seed of the serpent, who would war against it
YHVH did not abandon His planting—but He allowed the thorns to remain. Not to destroy His people, but to test them, to refine them, and to show the difference between what is planted by YHVH and what is sown by the enemy.
II. The Subtlety Of A Deceiver
The enemy did not storm the gates—he entered the garden quietly. He came not as a beast of prey, but as a serpent: intelligent, persuasive, and driven by one goal—to corrupt what YHVH made good.
“Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which YHVH Elohim had made.” (Genesis 3:1)
His method was to target Eve with a distorted version of truth, to captivate and entice the senses and to sow seeds of doubt: “Has YHVH indeed said…?” His tactic was to redefine truth, and ultimately to convince mankind they can live independently from their Creator, provider and law giver. This tactic was not only about tempting with disobedience, it was an act of rebellion. Through deception, the seed of self-rule, pride, and lawlessness entered the human line.
And with that act, what was innocent and good became corrupted.
Once Adam and Eve were placed outside of the garden, YHVH declared that the ground would now yield thorns and thistles—symbols of the corruption that had entered the world, and of the spiritual struggle that would seek to dominate and choke out His planting.
These thorns are more than a metaphor.
Scripture shows that thorns are corrupt and evil nations. In Numbers 33:55, YHVH warns Israel that if they do not remove the corrupt seed that were inhabiting the Promised Land, those nations will become:
“…barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will trouble you in the land where you dwell.”
The Canaanites, Amorites, Moabites, Philistines—these were not just pagan tribes. They were the seed of the wicked one. The manifestation of spiritual rebellion. Their cultures were steeped in:
• Sexual perversion
• Idolatry and sorcery
• Child sacrifice and every form of wickedness
They were, quite literally, the seed of the serpent in national form—designed to ensnare, deceive, and entangle the people of YHVH.
This pattern repeats across Scripture. Because of temptation and sin through mixing with these nations, and learning their ways. The righteous come into agreement with the wicked and they enter back into the curse, and the thorns begin to grow up around them.
These thorns represent the seed of the serpent that takes many disguises but the lure is always there that speaks to the desires of the flesh. They are like the wolves among the flock, the counterfeit among the true, and the parasite clinging to the host.
Even in the days of Messiah, the thorns were not absent. They were embedded deep in the religious elite, in the temple priesthood, and in the Roman powers that prevailed.
III. The Thorns Throughout History
The idea that evil only exists as a vague force or moral failing is a lie. In Scripture, evil has lineage, it has names, and it works through people, nations, and systems. The garden of YHVH was not overrun by accident—it was infiltrated by an adversary with ancient roots.
From the very beginning, YHVH made a distinction between two kinds of people:
“I will put enmity between your seed and her seed…” (Genesis 3:15)
This is not poetic language. This is a divine decree: there would be a perpetual conflict between two bloodlines—those who carry the covenant, and those who carry rebellion. This enmity unfolds across the pages of Scripture:
Cain and Abel: The First Division
Cain’s offering was rejected because his heart was corrupt. When confronted, he murdered the righteous seed. This was not merely jealousy—it was the spirit of the serpent working through a man.
“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother…” (1 John 3:12)
Canaan: The Corrupted Line
After the flood, Canaan—the son of Ham—was cursed. His descendants became the most perverse, violent, and spiritually depraved nations in the land. They practiced:
• Child sacrifice to Molech
• Temple prostitution
• Occultism and sorcery
• Economic exploitation and robbery
YHVH purged them from His land because of their unrepentant corruption. But not all of the thorns were removed.
“These nations… they will be thorns in your side and snares to you.” (Judges 2:3)
Edom: The Curse Continues
"And YHVH said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two kinds of people shall be separated from you…" Genesis 25:23
Out of rebellion, Esau mixed with the foreign women of that cursed lineage of the Canaanite nation and that seed was spread.
Esau’s descendants—Edom—were partial blood relatives of Israel but like Cain, they bore a perpetual hatred for the Righteous.
“Because you had an ancient hatred and shed the blood of the children of Israel…”(Ezekiel 35:5)
Edom allied with Babylon during Jerusalem’s destruction. They rejoiced when Zion was crushed. The prophet Obadiah is entirely devoted to condemning Edom for its betrayal and hidden hand behind Israel’s downfall.
Edom did not disappear. Their lineage and influence continued—intermarrying, infiltrating, and eventually occupying religious power structures by the time of Yeshua. Herod the First—who sought to kill Messiah as a child—was an Edomite.
Babylon, Assyria, Rome: Systems of Enslavement
Each empire that dominated Israel operated under the same spirit:
• Babylon: Economic domination, sorcery, false religion
• Assyria: Brutality, forced assimilation
• Rome: Political power married to religious hypocrisy
These were not random political forces—they were extensions of the same spiritual enemy, embodied through nations and elites who sought to uproot what was good and exploit the righteous for their own gain.
IV. The Thorns Are Allowed—But Only For A Season
Many ask: If YHVH is sovereign, why allow these thorns to remain in His garden? Why not uproot them all at once?
Just as Adam was told to toil among the thorns, so too has every generation of YHVH’s people. The thorns do not exist by divine approval—but by divine wisdom. They test, refine, and remind the remnant of the consequences that come from choosing the desires of the flesh over obedience to the Father. It keeps them from growing comfortable in a foreign land. It keeps their eyes fixed on a promised redemption for all that are brought back to the fold. And in His Kingdom, a return back to the blessings of the garden of YHVH.
“YHVH your Elohim left those nations to test Israel… to know whether they would obey the commandments of YHVH.” (Judges 3:4)
YHVH’s people were never called to merge with the world or engage in its corruption. As keepers of His garden, they were commanded to separate, to uproot, and to guard against the thorns.
But in every age there was compromise and many fell. Some intermixed with the thorns, others imitated their ways, and still more justified their presence in the name of peace. And with each compromise, the thorns multiplied—until YHVH stepped in to purge what man refused to.
Whether through judgment, exile, or the arrival of deliverers, YHVH has always maintained His planting. The thorns may flourish for a time, but they are never allowed to rule indefinitely.
“Though they flourish among his brothers, the east wind shall come… and his fountain shall dry up.” (Hosea 13:15)
History has shown the rise and fall of these thorn kingdoms—Babylon, Edom, Rome—and still today, their spiritual descendants operate under the same guise, hiding behind modern systems of religion and world powers. But their season is limited, and their end is already prophesied.
V. You Will Know Them By Their Fruits
Yeshua said it plainly:
“You will know them by their fruits.(Matthew 7:16)
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a corrupt tree produce good. This is a spiritual law. And the thorns—though they may disguise themselves in robes, rhetoric, or wealth—always produce the same bitter fruit. These fruits are not merely individual sins. They are systems, ideologies, and institutions that bear the mark of their origin: rebellion, deception, and control.
These are the tools of enslavement, and they are not random. They are designed—engineered by the spiritual and physical descendants of the serpent to feed off of the labor, morality, and resources of YHVH’s people.
1. Usury – The Economic Yoke
YHVH forbade His people from practicing usury—the charging of interest to profit off of another’s need. Why? Because usury is slavery in disguise.
And yet, from ancient Canaan to modern central banking, the system of usury has been a cornerstone of control. Entire nations are kept in perpetual debt. Families are destroyed by credit. Land, labor, and time are siphoned away not by the sword, but by the pen of the lender.
This is not accidental. The financial systems of the modern world are not based on justice—but on enslavement, with the parasite feeding off of the host indefinitely.
2. Corrupted Capitalism – Profit Without Righteousness
While honest trade is blessed in Scripture, what we now call “capitalism” has become a tool of exploitation. It rewards the greedy, crushes the poor, and empowers those willing to sell out morality for material gain.
• Corporations profit from pornography, pharmaceutical dependency, slave labor, and environmental destruction.
• Every crisis becomes a market: war, disease, famine—all harvested for profit.
This is not free enterprise. This is a perverted system where Mammon rules, and where the harvest of the earth is bought and sold by a few, while the masses labor and die in debt.
3. Marxism & Communism – Wolves in Revolutionary Clothing
While posing as “freedom for the oppressed,” Marxism is a spiritual lie. Its true goal is the destruction of faith, the family, and moral ethics.
• It abolishes private property, not to bring justice, but to hand control to the state.
• It glorifies rebellion and envy.
• And most of all, it targets specifically the Christian nations—because belief in scripture is incompatible with total submission to man.
These systems are not neutral. They are deliberately anti-Christ, and were crafted by men whose philosophies were steeped in occult, hatred, and anti-Biblical ideologies.
4. Secularism – The Great Lie of Neutrality
Secularism pretends to be a fair playing field, but in reality, it is a war on what is holy. It demands that YHVH’s Word be removed from schools, courts, and society—not to preserve peace, but an attempt to erase His authority from public life.
The result? A generation that no longer knows right from wrong. A people cut off from their spiritual roots, and left to wander in confusion, addiction, and despair.
5. Cultural Subversion – Media, Music, Education
The modern cultural machine promotes:
- Sexual confusion
- Violence as entertainment
- Mockery of righteousness
- Glorification of rebellion
- A contempt for the order YHVH ordained
These are not just trends—they are the voice of the serpent, speaking lies in every home through screens, songs, and schools. This is how the thorns reproduce: by seeding the next generation with corruption.
These are the fruits of the bad tree—visible, global, and undeniably rooted in an ancient rebellion. The same spirit that corrupted mankind in Eden now drives religion, global finance, media, and ideology.
VI. The Children of the Wicked One
Yeshua did not speak vaguely when He confronted the spiritual forces behind the corruption of His time. He named them, identified their true nature, and spoke directly to their intentions.
Yeshua’s ministry was not just about healing and teaching—it was a direct confrontation with the parasitic thorns that ruled over Israel, both in the spiritual and political realms. And in doing so, He exposed the children of the wicked one—those whose hearts were aligned with the serpent in the garden.
1. The Pharisees: The “Seed of the Serpent”
In His public rebukes and disputes with the religious leaders of His day, Yeshua made a stark and uncompromising distinction between those who bore good fruit and those who were spawned from the wicked one.
“You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” (John 8:44)
The Pharisees, who were the religious leaders of Israel at that time, appeared outwardly righteous—although they followed certain legalities of the law, dressed the part, and were highly respected by society. Yet, Yeshua saw their true nature. They were spiritually aligned with Satan’s agenda. Their desire for power, their greed and hypocrisy, and their false teachings were evident to those with eyes to see.
They were agents of control and deception, leading people into religious slavery rather than freedom that comes through walking in covenant. And like the serpent in Eden, they were deceiving the people of YHVH.
2. The “Synagogue of Satan”
Yeshua warned of those who would masquerade as His people while secretly working to deceive, corrupt, and destroy. In the letters to the dispersed of Israel in Revelation, He rebuked the synagogue of Satan:
"…I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9-10)
The synagogue of satan represented those who held to the external form of religion but were filled with malice, deception, and a desire for power. They sought to undermine truth, control the people, and divert them from the true worship of YHVH.
Yeshua’s words were clear: there are those who look like the people of YHVH but whose hearts and deeds align with evil. This distinction between the children of light and the children of darkness has existed throughout history.
3. The Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
In His warnings to His disciples, Yeshua spoke of wolves in sheep’s clothing—those who would enter the flock disguised as teachers of truth, but whose ultimate goal was to exploit, manipulate, and lead the people astray.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” (Matthew 7:15)
These were not just individuals, but entire systems and ideologies that masqueraded as righteous, while internally they were driven by greed, hatred, and control. Yeshua’s words here are prophetic—they warn of those who would come in the name of peace, prosperity, and love, but whose ultimate aim was to enslave and deceive.
4. The Pharisees and Their Father’s House
In Matthew 23, Yeshua explicitly condemns the Pharisees for their hypocrisy and their false system of religion:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” (Matthew 23:13)
This is a direct attack on the false religious system—a system of control that refused to allow people to access the true freedom and truth of YHVH. These systems are designed to hinder the fruit bearing truth of righteous obedience, to prevent true relationship, and to keep the people in spiritual bondage.
Yeshua directly identifies the nature of the adversary: those who serve the devil’s agenda are not always obvious enemies. They can come in the guise of religious or secular leaders, or even philanthropists, but their mission is the same: to undermine the Kingdom of YHVH and enslave His people by deception.
VII. Let Them Grow Together Until The Harvest
The struggle between the good tree and the bad tree, between light and darkness, will not continue forever. YHVH’s Word is clear: the thorns will be uprooted. The evil systems that have long oppressed His people will be torn down, and His Kingdom will be established in righteousness. This will be the final cleansing of all things that offend.
1. The Uprooting of the Thorns
The thorns may seem to flourish for a season, but their end is written.
In the same way that the first garden in Eden was corrupted through sin; which caused mankind to be placed outside of the garden and among the thorns. So too when the time that has been determined comes to an end will the curse be removed and the thorns purged. YHVH has not forgotten His planting, nor will He allow it to remain under the shadow of the serpent.
“The day of YHVH is near for all the nations… As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.” (Obadiah 1:15)
The thorns, the parasites, and the false systems of this world that have ruled for so long will be destroyed. Their “fruits”—corruption, oppression, and violence—will be turned back upon their own heads. This is not just a matter of individual judgment but a global, systemic reckoning.
2. The Kingdom of Righteousness
The final victory is not simply the destruction of the thorns, but the establishment of the Kingdom of YHVH—a Kingdom that will be governed by justice, truth, and righteousness. The false systems will be replaced with a world where YHVH’s Law and His justice reign supreme.
“And I will bring them back to their own land, and I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up.” (Jeremiah 24:6)
“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” (Psalm 37:11)
The Kingdom of YHVH will be a place of restoration—not just for individuals, but for the world itself. It will be a Kingdom where the earth yields its fruit without being corrupted, and where His people will finally dwell in peace, free from the toil of the thorns.
3. The Final Purging and the New Jerusalem
In the final judgment the earth will be purged of its iniquities and Yeshua will uproot all that is evil, leaving only what is good and righteous. This will be a time when the nations are judged, and those who have participated in the systems of wickedness will be held accountable.
In that day, there will be no more of the old systems, no more of the thorns, and no more of the wicked one’s children. It will be a Kingdom where YHVH’s presence is felt in every corner, and where His righteousness reigns without question. The serpent’s influence will be permanently removed.
“And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”(Revelation 21:27)
The ultimate promise is redemption—a return to the garden of righteousness. This final Kingdom will be free from the corrupt influence of the old world under man’s dominion. And all the systems of deception, control, and rebellion will be no more.
4. The Victory of the Seed of the Woman
In the end, the Seed of the Woman—Yeshua the Messiah and His righteous remnant—will have the victory. He is the true Vine, the good Shepherd, and from that good tree will the remnant be that bear good fruit in Him. Through His sacrifice, in the appointed time, the power of the serpent, and all his children, will be broken. He will bring the ultimate restoration, when He sets up His eternal reign on earth.
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True… And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of YHVH.”(Revelation 19:11-13)
Yeshua will come as the righteous Judge and King, overthrowing the systems of evil that have long oppressed the people of YHVH. His Kingdom will bring about the ultimate transformation of creation—when the earth will be restored, and YHVH’s people will live in perfect peace.
"I beheld in the night vision, and, lo, one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came to the Ancient of days, and was brought near before him. And to him was given the dominion, and the honour, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed." Daniel 7:13-14:
VIII. The Circle Of Thorns And A Crown Of Life
1. Thorns: The Mark of the Curse
It’s time now to bring this study full circle and explain why there is only One that all dominion over this earth will be given to.
From the beginning, thorns were a sign of the curse that followed Adam’s disobedience:
“Cursed is the ground because of you… thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you.” (Genesis 3:17–18)
They represent evil, corruption, and the consequence of rebellion—both spiritually and in the earth itself. The cursed ground bore thorns, just as the cursed world would produce spiritual thorns: wicked rulers, oppressive systems, and deceitful powers that would afflict the righteous.
2. Yeshua Bears the Curse—on His Head
When Yeshua stood before His accusers, the Roman soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and pressed it into His scalp. What they intended as humiliation, was divinely ordained as atonement.
The symbol of the curse was placed on the head of the Sinless One, not by accident, but in fulfillment of prophecy. In that moment, He bore not only the physical pain but also the spiritual curse of mankind.
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief… Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by YHVH, and afflicted.”(Isaiah 53:3–4)
3. The Levitical Pattern: Laying the Sin on the Head
Under the laws for the Levitical priesthood, the High Priest would lay his hands on the head of the spotless animal sacrifice and confess the sins of the people over it, transferring guilt from the nation onto the substitute.
“…he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering… and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement.” (Leviticus 1:4)
In the same way, the world’s guilt was laid upon Yeshua when the evil rulers of this world placed a crown of thorns upon His head declaring the sinless Lamb guilty. Though they acted in ignorance, they fulfilled a spiritual transference.
“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. YHVH has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:5–6)
4. The Lamb Led to the Slaughter
Yeshua did not resist. Like the animals led to sacrifice in the tabernacle, He opened not His mouth, fulfilling the exact pattern Isaiah foresaw:
“He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter… For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken.” (Isaiah 53:7–8)
The thorns, the cross, and the suffering were all part of the plan. He bore the curse so we could be planted in the garden of His righteousness.
5. From Crown of Thorns to Eternal Kingship
Though He was crowned with thorns in mockery, that act sealed His right to wear the true crown of glory. The One who bore the sins of many will return as the King, no longer burdened, but victorious.
“… My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities… He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:11–12)
When the sons of Adam are planted in the garden, the curse will be removed. There will be an abundance from the tree of life, tended by the One who once wore thorns so we could wear crowns.