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Ðthe€fiery€pits€of€the€lake€of€fire.€ó óÔÿ—9ÔI€want€to€remind€you€that€hell€is€an€eternally€burning€reality.€InÐ ¨&X" ÐòòRevelation€13:1„18óó,€we€have€the€anti„God,€the€antichrist,€and€the€anti„Holy€Ghost€(Spirit).€The€beastÐ ˜'H # Ðis€the€anti„Christ.€The€dragon€is€the€anti„God.€Of€course,€the€dragon€is€Satan€Himself.€The€falseÐ „(4!$ Ðprophet€is€the€anti„spirit.€All€three€work€in€unison€to€oppose€and€replace€the€Holy€Trinity€which€isÐ p) "% Ðwhat€the€Bible€calls€the€Godhead.€We€typically€think€of€the€antichrist€as€being€against€Christ.€WhileÐ \* #& Ðthat€is€true,€the€ultimate€goal€of€his€opposition€is€to€replace,€or,€be€in€the€stead€(instead)€of€Christ.Ð H+ø#' ÐThat€is€Satanððs€objective€for€every€member€of€the€Godhead.€Satan€focuses€on€ten€major€areas€in€hisÐ 4,ä$( Ðattempt€to€destroy€the€church€of€the€living€God€and€to€overthrow€the€Godhead.€He€produces€at€leastÐ P Ðthe€following€ten€counterfeits:€ò òA€Counterfeit€GodÔ#†XíXX(Xíw9#Ô,€Ô‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€ChristsÔ#†XíXX(Xíî>#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ,€Ô#†XíXX(XíC?#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€SpiritsÔ#†XíXX(Xí‡?#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ,Ð <ì ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíÜ?#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€GospelsÔ#†XíXX(Xí4@#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ,€Ô#†XíXX(Xí‰@#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€BaptismÔ#†XíXX(XíÍ@#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔs,€Ô#†XíXX(Xí"A#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€ChurchesÔ#†XíXX(XígA#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ,€Ô#†XíXX(Xí½A#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€KingdomÔ#†XíXX(XíB#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ(s),Ð , Ü ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíVB#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€Miracles,€Ô#†XíXX(Xí±B#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€Bibles,€Ô#†XíXX(Xí C#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔand€Ô#†XíXX(Xí_C#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔCounterfeit€Preachersó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí¥C#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ.€We€will€deal€with€each€ofÐ  È Ðthose€in€this€study.€Satanððs€program€is€built€upon€strong€delusion€and€deception.€Ð  ¸ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 8,è$( ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( Ðà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚pÝ ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6CEÔÝ‚eÍOWEƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý …EÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíÿC#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРP ÐÌà@H H ìàÔ% ‡W Ôò òAN€AGE€OF€DECEPTION€AND€DELUSIONÔ%†WiFÔÔ#†XíXX(Xí!F#Ôó óÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР( Ø ÐÌThe€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òò2€Timothy€3:13óó€that€ð ðevil€men€and€seducers€shall€wax€worse€and€worse,Ð  ° Ðdeceiving,€and€being€deceivedðð.€Welcome€to€America€in€the€year€2025.€Much€of€what€we€see€goingÐ ì œ Ðon€in€America€is€the€product€of€self€deception€and€willful€ignorance.€Most€Americans€can€no€longerÐ Ø ˆ Ðthink€on€a€biblical€spiritual€level.€Most€of€what€is€taught€in€Americaððs€mostly€apostate€churches€andÐ Ä t Ðreprobate€secular€institutions€is€the€ð ðperverse€disputings€of€men€of€corrupt€minds,€and€destitute€ofÐ °` Ðthe€truthðð€(òò1€Timothy€6:5óó).€€We€are€living€in€a€perverse€and€crooked€generation.€America€has€enteredÐ œL  Ðinto€the€bondage€of€corruption.€Most€church€leaders€in€America€have€become€the€servants€ofÐ ˆ8  Ðcorruption€while€they€promise€their€members€great€liberty.€Within€professing€Christianity€the€treeÐ t$  Ðis€very€corrupt€and€is€bringing€forth€much€corrupt€fruit.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€òò2€Thessalonians€2:1„Ð `  Ð12óó:Ð Lü  ÐÌà8  àòò1óó€Now€we€beseech€you,€brethren,€by€the€coming€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€òòbyóó€ourÐ $Ô  Ðgathering€together€unto€him,€òò2óó€That€ye€be€not€soon€shaken€in€mind,€or€be€troubled,Ð À Ðneither€by€spirit,€nor€by€word,€nor€by€letter€as€from€us,€as€that€the€day€of€Christ€is€atÐ ü¬ Ðhand.€òòò ò3óó€Let€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€òòthat€day€shall€not€comeóó,€exceptÐ è˜ Ðthere€come€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€ofР؈ Ðperdition;€òò4óó€Who€opposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,€orÐ Ät Ðthat€is€worshipped;€so€that€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewingÐ °` Ðhimself€that€he€is€God.€ó óòò5óó€Remember€ye€not,€that,€when€I€was€yet€with€you,€I€told€youÐ œL Ðthese€things?€òò6óó€And€now€ye€know€what€withholdeth€that€he€might€be€revealed€in€hisÐ Œ< Ðtime.€òò7óó€For€the€mystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€letteth€òòwillÐ x( Ðletóó,€until€he€be€taken€out€of€the€way.€òò8óó€And€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whomÐ d Ðthe€Lord€shall€consume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€theÐ P Ðbrightness€of€his€coming:€òò9óó€òòEven€himóó,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€SatanÐ < ì Ðwith€all€power€and€signs€and€lying€wonders,€òò10óó€And€with€all€deceivableness€ofÐ (!Ø Ðunrighteousness€in€them€that€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,Ð "Ä Ðthat€they€might€be€saved.€òò11óó€And€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,Ð #° Ðthat€they€should€believe€a€lie:€òò12óó€That€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€theÐ ì#œ Ðtruth,€but€had€pleasure€in€unrighteousness.€òò2€Thessalonians€2:1„12ÐØ$ˆ Ð Ð  ÐóóÌFolks,€we€are€living€in€the€most€deceived€and€deluded€generation€in€the€history€of€the€world.€WhileÐ °&`" ÐAmerica€is€at€the€forefront€of€it€all,€it€is€a€worldwide€deception€and€delusion.€According€to€verse€12Ð œ'L # Ðof€òò2€Thessalonians€2óó,€these€deluded€and€deceived€wretches€take€pleasure€in€their€wickedness€andÐ ˆ(8!$ Ðunrighteousness.€They€are€past€feeling€(òòEphesians€4:19óó).€They€are€so€wicked€they€cannot€be€shamedÐ t)$"% Ðor€even€made€to€blush€(òòJeremiah€6:15óó)€.€If€they€do€not€get€saved,€they€are€under€the€condemnationÐ `*#& Ðand€damnation€of€God.€They€will€spend€an€eternity€in€hell.€They€are€the€reprobates€of€òòRomans€1:28„Ð L+ü#' Ð32óó€that€hate€God.€They€have€willfully€and€knowingly€rejected€and€scorned€Godððs€law€and€takenÐ 8,è$( Ðpleasure€in€those€who€do€the€same.€Many€of€them€hold€to€the€delusion€that€they€will€be€going€toÐ P Ðheaven€even€though€their€vile,€habitual,€sinful€lifestyle€and€conduct€are€screaming,€ð ðHey€I€am€goingÐ <ì Ðto€hellðð.€They€have€been€sent€strong€delusion€from€hell€if€they€think€that€God€blesses€same€sexÐ ( Ø Ðrelationships€or€marriages.€They€are€under€a€hellish€strong€delusion€if€they€think€God€is€okay€withÐ  Ä Ðthe€sexual€abuse€and€mutilation€of€anyone,€especially€children.€Any€sexually€perverted€butcher€thatÐ  ° Ðperforms€a€physical€mutilation€of€any€human€being€is€a€vile,€reprobate€Satanic€monster.€Forcing€aÐ ì œ Ðgender€change€upon€any€child€is€the€worst€form€of€child€abuse.€It€is€the€ultimate€in€strong€delusionÐ Ø ˆ Ðto€think€that€manððs€medical€butchery€and€sorcery€can€change€the€DNA€of€any€individual€once€GodÐ Ä t Ðgives€the€conception€òò(Ruth€4:13óó).€The€whole€transgender€sodomite€movement€is€under€the€curse€ofÐ °` ÐGod.€Ð œL  ÐToday,€we€will€be€starting€an€extended€series€on€false€prophets,€false€teachers,€and€their€manyÐ ˆ8  Ðcounterfeit€doctrines.€False€prophets€and€false€teachers€corrupt€and€pervert€Godððs€purpose€inÐ t$  Ðproviding€preachers,€pastors,€teachers,€evangelists,€and€missionaries€to€his€church€and€to€a€lost€andÐ `  Ðdying€world.€Ð Lü  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( Ðà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚qÝ ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6\ÔÝ‚eÍO“\ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý Á\Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(XíÐF#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРP ÐÌà@†† ìàÔ% ‡X Ôò òTHE€HOLY€DUTY€OF€THOSE€WHO€WOULD€BE€TEACHERS€AND€PREACHERSó óÔ%†X¥]Ôà@@ìì*ìàò òó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí]]#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР( Ø ÐÌIn€my€ministry,€I€put€much€emphasis€on€doctrine€because€the€Bible€says€this€in€òòMatthew€15:8„9óó:Ð  ° ÐÌà8  àòò8óó€This€people€draweth€nigh€unto€me€with€their€mouth,€and€honoureth€me€with€òòtheiróóÐ Ø ˆ Ðlips;€but€their€heart€is€far€from€me.€òò9óó€But€in€vain€they€do€worship€me,€teaching€òòforóóÐ Ä t Ðdoctrines€the€commandments€of€men.€òòMatthew€15:8„9а`Ð Ð  ÐóóÌThat€was€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€speaking.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€that€if€your€doctrine€is€not€rightÐ ˆ8  Ðthat€you€worship€in€vain.€€ÔÿÔò òDoctrine€is€no€longer€being€systematically€taught€in€most€of€ourÐ t$  Ðchurches€that€claim€to€be€fundamental€Bible€believing€churches.€ó óÔÿÍ`ÔThat€is€why€most€formerlyÐ d  Ðfundamentalist€churches€are€apostate€now.€Teaching€doctrine€takes€a€lot€of€work,€strong€discipline,Ð T  Ðand€a€willingness€to€come€under€the€guns€of€Satan€if€necessary.€There€must€also€be€a€resolve€that€isÐ @ð  Ðas€an€adamant€stone€that€you€will€not€compromise€Godððs€word.€You€must€learn€how€to€scripturallyÐ ,Ü  Ðdeal€with€€the€resistence€and€the€ignorance€of€the€unsaved€and€the€misunderstandings€and€ignoranceÐ È Ðof€the€saved.€A€good€teacher€must€develop€and€foster€spiritual€discernment€through€a€thoroughÐ ´ Ðknowledge€of€the€scriptures€and€a€Spirit€filled€holy€life€to€go€with€it.€€We€are€warned€time€and€againÐ ð  Ðof€false€prophets.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤°œX<ÓThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòMatthew€7:15„16óó:Ð ÜŒ ÐÌà8  à15€Beware€of€false€prophets,€which€come€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardlyÐ ´d Ðthey€are€ravening€wolves.€16€Ye€shall€know€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gatherÐ  P Ðgrapes€of€thorns,€or€figs€of€thistles?€òòMatthew€7:15„16óóÐŒ<Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓIn€òòMatthew€24:11,€24óó€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€also€said:à8 @^ àÐ d ÐÌà8  àòò11óó€And€many€false€prophets€shall€rise,€and€shall€deceive€many.€òòMatthew€24:11Ð< ìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24óó€For€there€shall€arise€false€Christs,€and€false€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signsÐ "Ä Ðand€wonders;€insomuch€that,€if€òòit€wereóó€possible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.Ð #° ÐòòMatthew€24:24Ðì#œÐ Ð  ÐóóÌFalse€prophets€and€false€teachers€are€birthed€in€perverting€and/or€rejecting€the€Word€Of€God.€FalseÐ Ä%t! Ðdoctrine€and€false€teaching€are€the€result€of€twisting€and€denying€the€Word€of€God.€Godððs€words€andÐ °&`" ÐGodððs€doctrine€walk€hand€in€hand€to€achieve€Godððs€purpose€for€mankind.€In€òòDeuteronomy€32:1„4óó,òòÐ œ'L # ÐóóGodððs€words€are€tied€directly€to€Godððs€doctrine.€In€òòDeuteronomy€32:2óó,€is€the€first€of€56€occurrencesÐ ˆ(8!$ Ðof€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€in€our€King€James€Bibles.€Doctrine€is€very€important€to€God.€It€is€that€lackÐ t)$"% Ðof€knowledge€€of€doctrine€that€is€destroying€Godððs€people€and€the€church€in€America.€The€prophetÐ `*#& ÐHosea€said:Ð L+ü#' ÐÐ 8,è$( Ðà8  àòò6óó€My€people€are€destroyed€for€lack€of€knowledge:€because€thou€hast€rejectedÐ P Ðknowledge,€I€will€also€reject€thee,€that€thou€shalt€be€no€priest€to€me:€seeing€thou€hastÐ <ì Ðforgotten€the€law€of€thy€God,€I€will€also€forget€thy€children.€òòHosea€4:6Ð( ØÐ Ð  ÐÌóóThe€pastors,€preachers,€and€teachers€behind€pulpits€and€lecterns€in€Americas€churches€have€betrayedÐ  ° Ðthe€holy€charge€that€God€has€given€to€them.€They€are€responsible€for€Godððs€people€being€destroyedÐ ì œ Ðbecause€of€a€lack€of€knowledge.€It€is€at€their€willfully€neglectful€€hands€that€Godððs€people€are€beingÐ Ø ˆ Ðdestroyed.€They€will€not€teach€and€preach€the€Word€of€God€without€compromise€because€they€areÐ Ä t Ðfearful€of€offending€someone.€They€would€rather€see€someone€die€and€go€to€hell€than€to€offend€them.Ð °` ÐThese€compromising€preachers€and€teachers€must€be€reminded€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€thatÐ œL  Ðoffences€will€come,€but€it€is€better€that€the€offences€come€than€for€someone€to€be€cast€into€hellÐ ˆ8  Ð(òòMatthew€18:7„9€óóand€òòMark€9:35„48óó).€For€those€who€aspire€to€be€teachers€and€preachers€of€the€wordÐ t$  Ðof€God,€God€has€given€us€the€method€that€we€must€use€in€our€teaching.€Listen€to€what€God€says:Ð `  ÐÌà8  àòò9óó€Whom€shall€he€teach€knowledge?€and€whom€shall€he€make€to€understand€doctrine?Ð 8è  Ðòòthem€that€areóó€weaned€from€the€milk,€òòandóó€drawn€from€the€breasts.€òò10óó€For€precept€òòmustÐ $Ô  Ðbeóó€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€upon€line;€here€a€little,€òòandóóÐ À Ðthere€a€little:€òò11óó€For€with€stammering€lips€and€another€tongue€will€he€speak€to€thisÐ ü¬ Ðpeople.€òò12óó€To€whom€he€said,€This€òòisóó€the€rest€òòwherewithóó€ye€may€cause€the€weary€toÐ è˜ Ðrest;€and€this€òòisóó€the€refreshing:€yet€they€would€not€hear.€òò13óó€But€the€word€of€the€LORDÐ Ô„ Ðwas€unto€them€precept€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€uponÐ Àp Ðline;€here€a€little,€òòandóó€there€a€little;€that€they€might€go,€and€fall€backward,€and€beÐ ¬\ Ðbroken,€and€snared,€and€taken.€òòIsaiah€28:9„13óóИHÐ Ð  ÐÌIf€it€is€properly€taught,€the€Word€of€God€will€hold€its€hearers€responsible.€If€you€are€a€Bible€teacherÐ p  Ðor€preacher,€it€is€your€responsibility€and€obligation€before€God€to€boldly€proclaim€and€rightly€divideÐ \  Ðthe€Word€of€Truth€(òò2€Timothy€2:15„18óó).€òòóóWell€said€the€apostle€Paul,€ð ðFor€the€word€of€God€òòisóó€quick,Ð Hø Ðand€powerful,€and€sharper€than€any€twoedged€sword,€piercing€even€to€the€dividing€asunder€of€soulÐ 4 ä Ðand€spirit,€and€of€the€joints€and€marrow,€and€òòisóó€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heartÐ  !Ð Ð(òòHebrews€4:12óó).€If€you€will€put€it€out€there,€the€Word€of€God€will€not€return€void.€It€will€accomplishÐ  "¼ Ðthe€purpose€for€which€God€has€sent€it€(òòIsaiah€55:11óó).€According€to€òòGalatians€3:8óó,€if€you€will€put€itÐ ø"¨ Ðout€there,€the€Word€of€God€will€preach.€òòHebrews€5:12„14óó€is€a€New€Testament€application€of€theÐ ä#” Ðprinciples€declared€in€òòIsaiah€28:9„13óó:Ð Ð$€  ÐÌà8  àòò12óó€For€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teach€youÐ ¨&X" Ðagain€which€òòbeóó€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€such€asÐ ”'D # Ðhave€need€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€òò13óó€For€every€one€that€useth€milk€òòisóóÐ €(0!$ Ðunskilful€in€the€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€òò14óó€But€strong€meat€belongethÐ l)"% Ðto€them€that€are€of€full€age,€òòevenóó€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€sensesÐ X*#& Ðexercised€to€discern€both€good€and€evil.€òòHebrews€5:12„14ÐD+ô#'Ð Ð  ÐóóÐ 0,à$( ÐMen€and€women€that€are€not€taught€the€Word€of€God€precept€upon€precept€and€line€upon€line€willÐ P Ðchoke€upon€the€strong€meat€and€the€ð ðthings€hard€to€be€understoodðð€in€the€Word€of€God€(òò2€PeterÐ <ì Ð3:16óó).€In€òòIsaiah€28óó,€notice€the€emphasis€of€the€prophet€Isaiah€on€knowledge€and€doctrine.€We€are€notÐ ( Ø Ðtalking€about€knowledge€gained€under€the€tree€of€knowledge€at€the€feet€of€unbelieving,€BibleÐ  Ä Ðcorrecting,€scholars.€We€are€talking€about€Holy€Ghost€anointed€knowledge.€True€wisdom€is€HolyÐ  ° ÐGhost€anointed€knowledge.€As€we€have€already€seen,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€places€much€emphasisÐ ì œ Ðon€the€importance€of€pure€doctrine.€The€apostle€Paul€is€yet€another€example€of€an€individual€thatÐ Ø ˆ Ðplaced€much€emphasis€on€pure€doctrine.€Here€is€what€the€apostle€Paul€said€about€doctrine:Ð Ä t ÐÌà8  àòò1óó€Now€the€Spirit€speaketh€expressly,€that€in€the€latter€times€some€shall€depart€fromÐ œL  Ðthe€faith,€giving€heed€to€seducing€spirits,€and€doctrines€of€devils;€òò2óó€Speaking€lies€inÐ ˆ8  Ðhypocrisy;€having€their€conscience€seared€with€a€hot€iron;€òò1€Timothy€4:1„2Ðt$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€This€know€also,€that€in€the€last€days€perilous€times€shall€come.€òò2óó€For€men€shall€beÐ Lü  Ðlovers€of€their€own€selves,€covetous,€boasters,€proud,€blasphemers,€disobedient€toÐ 8è  Ðparents,€unthankful,€unholy,€òò3óó€Without€natural€affection,€trucebreakers,€false€accusers,Ð $Ô  Ðincontinent,€fierce,€despisers€of€those€that€are€good,€òò4óó€Traitors,€heady,€highminded,Ð À Ðlovers€of€pleasures€more€than€lovers€of€God;€òò5óó€Having€a€form€of€godliness,€butÐ ü¬ Ðdenying€the€power€thereof:€from€such€turn€away.€òò2€Timothy€3:1„5Ðè˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€I€charge€òòtheeóó€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ Àp Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2óó€Preach€the€word;€be€instantÐ ¬\ Ðin€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrine.Ð ˜H Ðòò3óó€For€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€theirÐ „4 Ðown€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€òò4óó€And€they€shallÐ p  Ðturn€away€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€òò2€Timothy€4:1„4Ð\ Ð Ð  ÐóóÌThe€passages€of€scripture€that€I€just€read€from€in€First€and€Second€Timothy€speak€for€themselves.Ð 4 ä ÐIn€this€year€of€2025,€they€are€an€up€to€date€commentary€on€the€wicked€state€of€most€of€our€churchesÐ  !Ð Ðand€their€members.€Folks,€doctrinal€deception€producers€liars,€apostates,€and€heretics.€The€fables€thatÐ  "¼ Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€is€referring€to€in€òò2€Timothy€4:4óó€are€the€many€counterfeits€that€come€slithering€forthÐ ø"¨ Ðout€of€Satanððs€crypts€of€deceit€and€corrupt€theology.€They€are€the€works€of€the€harlot€church€ofÐ ä#” ÐRevelation€17.€She€is:€MYSTERY€BABYLON€THE€GREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€ANDÐ Ð$€  ÐABOMINATIONS€OF€THE€EARTH.€She€is€the€whore€of€the€end€times€church:€the€bride€of€Satan.Ð ¼%l! ÐWe€begin€our€study€of€Satanððs€counterfeits€with€a€discussion€about€Satan€as€a€counterfeit€god.Ð ¨&X" ÐÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( ЇÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚rÝ ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ62‹ÔÝ‚eÍOF‹ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý t‹Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí>^#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРP ÐÌà@&&!ìàò òÔ% ‡Y ÔTHE€COUNTERFEIT€GODÔ%†Y[ŒÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíŒ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔà@@ìì*ìàò òó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí²Œ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР( Ø ÐÌThe€LORD€said€in€òòExodus€20:1„5óó€and€òòExodus€34:12„16óó:Ð  ° ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí �#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòòòòÔ#†XíXh Xí¹�#ÔóóÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ1óó€And€God€spake€all€these€words,€saying,€òò2óó€I€òòamóó€the€LORD€thy€God,€which€haveÐ Ø ˆ Ðbrought€thee€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt,€out€of€the€house€of€bondage.€òò3óó€Thou€shalt€haveÐ Ä t Ðno€other€gods€before€me.€òò4óó€Thou€shalt€not€make€unto€thee€any€graven€image,€or€anyÐ °` Ðlikeness€òòof€any€thingóó€that€òòisóó€in€heaven€above,€or€that€òòisóó€in€the€earth€beneath,€or€thatÐ œL  Ðòòisóó€in€the€water€under€the€earth:€òò5óó€Thou€shalt€not€bow€down€thyself€to€them,€nor€serveÐ ˆ8  Ðthem:€for€I€the€LORD€thy€God€òòamóó€a€jealous€God,€visiting€the€iniquity€of€the€fathersÐ t$  Ðupon€the€children€unto€the€third€and€fourth€òògenerationóó€of€them€that€hate€me;€òòExodusÐ `  Ð20:1„5Ô#†XíXX XíŽ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔà8` Ð Ð àóóÐLü ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòòóóòòóóÔ#†XíXX Xíx‘#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àòò12óó€Take€heed€to€thyself,€lest€thou€make€a€covenant€with€the€inhabitants€of€the€landÐ $Ô  Ðwhither€thou€goest,€lest€it€be€for€a€snare€in€the€midst€of€thee:€òò13óó€But€ye€shall€destroyÐ À Ðtheir€altars,€break€their€images,€and€cut€down€their€groves:€òò14óó€For€thou€shalt€worshipÐ ü¬ Ðno€other€god:€for€the€LORD,€whose€name€òòisóó€Jealous,€òòisóó€a€jealous€God:€òò15óó€Lest€thouÐ è˜ Ðmake€a€covenant€with€the€inhabitants€of€the€land,€and€they€go€a€whoring€after€theirÐ Ô„ Ðgods,€and€do€sacrifice€unto€their€gods,€and€òòoneóó€call€thee,€and€thou€eat€of€his€sacrifice;Ð Àp Ðòò16óó€And€thou€take€of€their€daughters€unto€thy€sons,€and€their€daughters€go€a€whoringÐ ¬\ Ðafter€their€gods,€and€make€thy€sons€go€a€whoring€after€their€gods.€òòExodus€34:12„16ИHÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí’#ÔóóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌThe€very€first€temptation€in€the€Bible€was€Satan€telling€Eve€that€she€could€make€herself€a€god€if€sheÐ p  Ðwould€but€partake€of€the€fruit€of€the€tree€in€the€midst€of€the€garden.€From€the€fall€of€Adam€and€Eve,Ð \  Ðmen€and€women€have€been€trying€to€be€as€gods.€They€have€tried€to€counterfeit€the€God€of€the€Bible.Ð Hø ÐThe€counterfeit€god€of€counterfeit€gods€is€Satan€himself.€Since€his€fall,€Satan€has€always€sought€toÐ 4 ä Ðbe€in€the€place€of€God.€Ô#†XíXX(Xí –#ÔòòóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔWhenever€Satan€could,€he€has€led€men€and€women€off€into€idolatry€and€selfÐ  !Ð Ðidolization.€It€is€not€a€difficult€task€for€Satan€because€of€the€pride€and€high€self„esteem€that€folksÐ  "¼ Ðhave€for€themselves.€You€have€one€cult€within€false€Christianity€that€claims€you€will€become€gods.Ð ø"¨ ÐThere€is€yet€another€cult€that€says€that€ð ðye€are€godsðð.€They€have€fully€bought€into€Satanððs€lie€that€menÐ ä#” Ðand€women€can€become€gods€(òòGenesis€3:5óó)Ð Ð$€  ÐBoth€the€Old€Testament€and€the€New€Testament€are€full€of€manifestations€of€Satan€through€the€manyÐ ¼%l! Ðpagan€idols€described€in€its€pages.Ô#†XíXX XíQ˜#Ô€These€pagan€idols€were€are€all€attempts€to€replace€God.€TheÐ ¨&X" Ðphrase€ð ðòògraven€imageóóðð€is€used€46€times€in€the€Old€Testament€to€describe€carved€idols.Ô‡(XíXXXíÔ€Ô#†XíXX(Xíö›#ÔThe€phraseÐ ”'D # Ðð ðmolten€imageðð€is€used€23€times€in€the€Old€Testament€to€refer€to€idols€that€were€cast€from€moltenÐ €(0!$ Ðmetals.€The€phrase€ð ðòòmolten€godsóóðð€is€used€twice.€I€have€a€list€of€34€pagan€deities€that€wereÐ l)"% Ðworshipped€in€the€Bible.€I€am€sure€that€I€have€missed€many€in€my€brief€research.€These€wouldÐ X*#& Ðinclude:€Rachelððs€gods€(òòGenesis€31:19óó);€Aaronððs€golden€calf€of€òòExodus€32óó;€the€groves€of€trees€inÐ D+ô#' ÐòòExodus€34:13óó€(the€trees€were€worshiped€as€gods€40€different€times€in€the€Old€Testament);€the€sun,Ð 0,à$( Ðthe€moon,€and€the€stars€(òòDeuteronomy€4:19óó)€Ashtaroth€(òòJudges€2:13óó);€Milcom€(òò1€Kings€11:5óó);Ð P ÐMolech€(òòLeviticus18:21óó),;€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔChemosh€(òòJudges€11:24óó);€Ô#†XíXX XíeŸ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔDagon€(òòJudges€16:23óó);€Ô#†XíXX XíÅŸ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAshtorethòòÔ#†XíXà Xí# #Ôóó€(òò1€KingsÐ <ì Ð11:5óó)Ô‡ XíXXXíÔ;€Rimmon€(òò2€Kings€5:18óó);€Baal€(òò2€Kings€17:16óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xí� #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔNergal€(òò2€Kings€17:30óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xí¡#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔSuccoth€Benoth€(òò2Ð ( Ø ÐKing€17:30óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xíz¡#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAshima€(òò2€Kings€17:30óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xíõ¡#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔNibhaz€(òò2€Kings€17:31óó);€Ô#†XíXX XíU¢#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔTartak€(òò2€Kings€17:31óó);Ð  Ä ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíµ¢#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAdrammelech€(òò2€Kings€17:31óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xí)£#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAnammelech€(òò2€Kings€17:31óó);€Ô#†XíXX X펣#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔthe€planets€(òò2€Kings€23:5óó)€NisrochÐ  ° ÐÔ_Ô(òòIsaiah€37:38óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xíò£#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔNebo€(òòIsaiah€46:1óó);€Merodach€(òòJeremiah€50:2óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xí—¤#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔTammuz€(òòEzekiel€8:14óó);Ð ì œ ÐNebuchadnezzarððs€golden€image€in€òòDaniel€3óó;€BeelzebubÔ#†XíXX Xí¥#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€(òòMatthew€10:25óó);€Jupiter€(òòActs€14:12óó);Ð Ø ˆ ÐÔ#†XíXX XíÃ¥#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔMercurius€(òòActs€14:12óó);€the€Ô#†XíXX XíM¦#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔGreek€gods€(òòActs€17:16ð!ð23óó);€Ô#†XíXX Xí±¦#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔDianaòòÔ#†XíXh Xí§#ÔØØÑÈÑóó€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔ(òòActs€19:23ð!ð37óóÔ#†XíXX Xí…§#Ô);€and€the€image€ofÐ Ä t Ðthe€beast€in€òòRevelation€13:14óó.Ô‡(XíXXXíÔ€Many€of€these€pagan€gods€are€mentioned€numerous€times€in€ourÐ °` ÐBibles.€These€pagan€deities€were€so€numerous€that€God€referred€to€them€14€different€times€as€theÐ œL  Ðð ðhost€of€heavenðð.€God€referred€to€these€idols€as€ð ðòòdetestable€things€and€abominationsóóðð€5€(five)Ð ˆ8  Ðdifferent€times€in€the€book€of€Ezekiel.€They€are€all€counterfeit€gods.€I€have€a€book€titled€ð ðòòAÐ t$  ÐDictionary€Of€Greek€and€Roman€Mythologyóóðð€that€is€224€pages€long€that€lists€and€describes€pageÐ `  Ðafter€page€of€ancient€Greek€and€Roman€gods€and€goddesses.€These€are€all€counterfeit€gods.€TheseÐ Lü  Ðpagan€gods€were€duplicated€across€many€nations€such€that€the€same€god€was€called€by€differentÐ 8è  Ðnames€in€different€cultures.€These€we€are€all€attempts€by€Satan€to€replace€the€God€of€the€BibleÐ $Ô  Ð(Jehovah).€Man€also€wants€to€replace€God.Ð À ÐEver€since€the€fall€in€the€Garden€of€Eden,€man€has€tried€to€replace€the€God€of€the€Bible€with€a€godÐ ü¬ Ðof€his€own€choosing€or€a€god€of€his€own€making.€ÔÿÔò òThe€man€that€was€created€in€Godððs€imageÐ è˜ Ðalways€tries€to€create€a€god€made€in€his€own€image.ó óÔÿƬÔ€Of€course,€the€most€numerous€want„to„beР؈ Ðgods€in€the€world€is€each€and€every€individual€born€on€the€face€of€the€earth.€That€is€why€self€esteemÐ Èx Ðand€selfies€are€all€the€rage€throughout€the€world.€Self€worship€is€rooted€in€pride.€Pride€is€used€49Ð ´d Ðtimes€in€the€King€James€Bible.€Proud€is€used€48€times€in€the€King€James€BibleÔ#†XíXX(Xí*¨#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ.€Pride€is€describedÐ  P Ðas€an€abomination€to€God€in€òòProverbs€6:16„17€óóand€òòProverbs€16:5óó.€The€words€ð ðproudðð€and€ð ðprideððÐ Œ< Ðare€never€used€in€a€good€sense€in€the€King€James€Bible.€Since€God€totally€condemns€pride€and€proudÐ x( Ðpeople,€it€is€better€not€to€apply€those€terms€to€ourselves.€Attitudes€such€as€arrogancy,€boasting,Ð d Ðhaughtiness,€loftiness,€and€frowardness€are€all€rooted€in€pride.€A€good€definition€of€pride€is€selfÐ P Ðworship.€The€opposite€of€pride€is€humility.€We€will€say€more€about€humility€shortly.€Listen€to€justÐ < ì Ðsome€of€the€things€the€Bible€has€to€say€about€pride:Ô#†XíXX(Xí¯#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ (!Ø ÐòòóóÔ#†XíXX Xí ²#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò16óó€These€six€òòthingsóó€doth€the€LORD€hate:€yea,€seven€òòareóó€an€abomination€unto€him:€òò17óóÐ #° ÐA€proud€look,€a€lying€tongue,€and€hands€that€shed€innocent€blood,€òòProverbs€6:16„17Ô#†XíXX Xíf²#ÔóóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐì#œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX(X팳#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò13óó€The€fear€of€the€LORD€òòisóó€to€hate€evil:€pride,€and€arrogancy,€and€the€evil€way,€andÐ Ä%t! Ðthe€froward€mouth,€do€I€hate.€òòProverbs€8:13à8@ÐÐ Ð àÐ °&`" ÐóóÌà8  àòò8óó€Pride€òògoethóó€before€destruction,€and€an€haughty€spirit€before€a€fall.€òò19óó€Better€òòit€is€toÐ ˆ(8!$ Ðbeóó€of€an€humble€spirit€with€the€lowly,€than€to€divide€the€spoil€with€the€proud.Ð t)$"% ÐòòProverbs€16:18„19Ð`*#&Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò11óó€The€lofty€looks€of€man€shall€be€humbled,€and€the€haughtiness€of€men€shall€beÐ 8,è$( Ðbowed€down,€and€the€LORD€alone€shall€be€exalted€in€that€day.€òò12óó€For€the€day€of€theÐ P ÐLORD€of€hosts€òòshall€beóó€upon€every€òòone€that€isóó€proud€and€lofty,€and€upon€every€òòoneÐ <ì Ðthat€isóó€lifted€up;€and€he€shall€be€brought€low:€òòIsaiah€2:11„12Ð( ØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò15óó€And€the€mean€man€shall€be€brought€down,€and€the€mighty€man€shall€be€humbled,Ð  ° Ðand€the€eyes€of€the€lofty€shall€be€humbled:€òòIsaiah€5:15Ðì œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò33óó€Behold,€the€Lord,€the€LORD€of€hosts,€shall€lop€the€bough€with€terror:€and€the€highÐ Ä t Ðones€of€stature€òòshall€beóó€hewn€down,€and€the€haughty€shall€be€humbled.€òòIsaiah€10:33а`Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóà8` Ð Ð àòòóóòòóóÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àòò29óó€We€have€heard€the€pride€of€Moab,€(he€is€exceeding€proud)€his€loftiness,€and€hisÐ ˆ8  Ðarrogancy,€and€his€pride,€and€the€haughtiness€of€his€heart.€Jeremiah€48:29à8@öÐ Ð àÐ t$  ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€This€know€also,€that€in€the€last€days€perilous€times€shall€come.€òò2óó€For€men€shall€beÐ Lü  Ðlovers€of€their€own€selves,€covetous,€boasters,€proud,€blasphemers,€disobedient€toÐ 8è  Ðparents,€unthankful,€unholy,€òò2€Timothy€3:1„2Ô#†XíXX Xí»#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ$Ô Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€But€he€giveth€more€grace.€Wherefore€he€saith,€God€resisteth€the€proud,€but€givethÐ ü¬ Ðgrace€unto€the€humble.€òòJames€4:6Ðè˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€But€now€ye€rejoice€in€your€boastings:€all€such€rejoicing€is€evil.€òòJames€4:16ÐÀpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò5óó€Likewise,€ye€younger,€submit€yourselves€unto€the€elder.€Yea,€all€òòof€youóó€be€subjectÐ ˜H Ðone€to€another,€and€be€clothed€with€humility:€for€God€resisteth€the€proud,€and€givethÐ „4 Ðgrace€to€the€humble.€òò1€Peter€5:5Ô#†XíXX Xír¼#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐp Ð Ð  ÐÔÿÔóóò òÌÔÿÏ¿Ôó óHumility€is€the€opposite€of€pride.€Some€of€humilityððs€friends€are€humble,€humbleness,€meek,Ð Hø Ðmeekness,€lowly,€and€lowliness.€Here€are€some€of€the€things€that€God€says€about€humility€and€itsÐ 4 ä Ðfriends:Ð  !Ð ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí‘¿#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò14óó€If€my€people,€which€are€called€by€my€name,€shall€humble€themselves,€and€pray,€andÐ ø"¨ Ðseek€my€face,€and€turn€from€their€wicked€ways;€then€will€I€hear€from€heaven,€and€willÐ ä#” Ðforgive€their€sin,€and€will€heal€their€land.€òò2€Chronicles€7:14ÐÐ$€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€For€the€LORD€taketh€pleasure€in€his€people:€he€will€beautify€the€meek€withÐ ¨&X" Ðsalvation.€òòPsalm€149:4Д'D #Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò15óó€For€thus€saith€the€high€and€lofty€One€that€inhabiteth€eternity,€whose€name€òòisóó€Holy;Ð l)"% ÐI€dwell€in€the€high€and€holy€òòplaceóó,€with€him€also€òòthat€isóó€of€a€contrite€and€humbleÐ X*#& Ðspirit,€to€revive€the€spirit€of€the€humble,€and€to€revive€the€heart€of€the€contrite€ones.Ð D+ô#' ÐòòIsaiah€57:15Ð0,à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò29óó€Take€my€yoke€upon€you,€and€learn€of€me;€for€I€am€meek€and€lowly€in€heart:€andÐ <ì Ðye€shall€find€rest€unto€your€souls.€òòMatthew€11:29Ð( ØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€Whosoever€therefore€shall€humble€himself€as€this€little€child,€the€same€is€greatestÐ  ° Ðin€the€kingdom€of€heaven.€òòMatthew€18:4Ðì œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12óó€And€whosoever€shall€exalt€himself€shall€be€abased;€and€he€that€shall€humbleÐ Ä t Ðhimself€shall€be€exalted.€òòMatthew€23:12а`Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€I€therefore,€the€prisoner€of€the€Lord,€beseech€you€that€ye€walk€worthy€of€theÐ ˆ8  Ðvocation€wherewith€ye€are€called,€òò2óó€With€all€lowliness€and€meekness,€withÐ t$  Ðlongsuffering,€forbearing€one€another€in€love;€à8@tÐ Ð àòòEphesians€4:1„2Ð `  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò5óó€Let€this€mind€be€in€you,€which€was€also€in€Christ€Jesus:€òò6óó€Who,€being€in€the€formÐ 8è  Ðof€God,€thought€it€not€robbery€to€be€equal€with€God:€òò7óó€But€made€himself€of€noÐ $Ô  Ðreputation,€and€took€upon€him€the€form€of€a€servant,€and€was€made€in€the€likenessÐ À Ðof€men:€òò8óó€And€being€found€in€fashion€as€a€man,€he€humbled€himself,€and€becameÐ ü¬ Ðobedient€unto€death,€even€the€death€of€the€cross.€òò9óó€Wherefore€God€also€hath€highlyÐ è˜ Ðexalted€him,€and€given€him€a€name€which€is€above€every€name:€òò10óó€That€at€the€nameÐ Ô„ Ðof€Jesus€every€knee€should€bow,€of€òòthingsóó€in€heaven,€and€òòthingsóó€in€earth,€and€òòthingsóóÐ Àp Ðunder€the€earth;€òò11óó€And€òòthatóó€every€tongue€should€confess€that€Jesus€Christ€òòisóó€Lord,€toÐ ¬\ Ðthe€glory€of€God€the€Father.€à8hÐ Ð àòòPhilippians€2:5„11ИHhphp Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò10óó€Humble€yourselves€in€the€sight€of€the€Lord,€and€he€shall€lift€you€up.€à8@Ð Ð àòòJames€4:10Ð p  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€Humble€yourselves€therefore€under€the€mighty€hand€of€God,€that€he€may€exalt€youÐ Hø Ðin€due€time:€òò1€Peter€5:6Ð4 äÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí%Á#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌÔ#†XíXX XíßÎ#Ôò òÔ‡ XíXXXíÔó óÔÿÔHumility€is€the€honey€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Put€another€way,€humility€is€the€sweet€manifestation€of€theÐ  "¼ ÐHoly€Ghost.€Meekness€is€the€power€that€comes€from€Holy€Ghost€anointed€humility.€One€of€theÐ ø"¨ Ðspirits€associated€with€the€presence€of€the€Holy€Ghost€is€the€spirit€of€meekness.€ÔÿGÏÔHave€you€everÐ ä#” Ðnoticed€how€beautiful€a€meek€Christian€is?€There€is€a€reason€for€that.€The€LORD€said€in€òòPsalm€149:4óóÐ Ð$€  Ðthat€he€would€ò òð ðBEAUTIFY€THE€MEEK€WITH€SALVATIONððó ó.€I€say€Hallelujah€to€that!€HowÐ ¼%l! Ðbeautiful€are€you€today?€The€Bible€also€says€that€a€meek€and€quiet€spirt€is€an€ornament€of€great€priceÐ ¬&\" Ðin€the€sight€of€God€(òò1€Peter€3:4óó).€That€meekness€and€quietness€is€borne€of€the€spirit€of€humility.€WeÐ ˜'H # Ðare€instructed€to€worship€the€LORD€in€the€beauty€of€holiness€five€different€times.€That€beauty€is€aÐ „(4!$ Ðmanifestation€of€the€presence€of€the€Holy€Ghost.òòÔ#†XíXX Xí%Ï#Ô€óóThat€beauty€of€holiness€is€extolled€in€òò1€ChroniclesÐ p) "% Ð16:29óó,€òò2€Chronicles€20:21óó,òò€Psalm€29:2óó,€òòPsalm€96:9óó,€òòPsalm€110:3.óóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ \* #& ÐA€man€or€woman€that€is€full€of€boastings€about€their€works€makes€us€wonder€what€the€Lord€JesusÐ H+ø#' ÐChrist€has€actually€done€in€their€heart.€Christian,€repent€of€your€pride€and€give€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ 4,ä$( Ðthe€glory€for€what€he€has€done€in€your€life.€(òòPsalm€96:8óó).€If€you€want€to€glorify€God,€put€the€LordÐ P ÐJesus€Christ€before€yourself.€If€you€want€to€please€and€glorify€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€put€others€beforeÐ <ì Ðyourself.€Most€Americans€will€not€admit€it,€but€the€average€American€today€has€the€defacto€attitudeÐ ( Ø Ðthat€it€is€hard€to€be€humble€when€America€is€so€great.€That€is€a€wicked€spirit€borne€of€Satan€that€willÐ  Ä Ðbring€Godððs€judgment.€Many€foreigners€hate€America€because€of€that€spirit€of€arrogance€and€pride.Ð  ° ÐIn€a€Christian,€it€is€a€hindrance€to€spreading€the€gospel.€I€am€not€proud€to€be€an€American,€but€I€amÐ ì œ Ðglad€to€be€an€American.€I€rejoice€in€God€my€Saviour€because€he€allowed€me€to€be€born€in€America.Ð Ø ˆ ÐThat€does€not€make€me€better€than€anyone.€In€fact,€that€places€a€greater€responsibility€on€me€becauseÐ Ä t Ðð ðFor€unto€whomsoever€much€is€given,€of€him€shall€be€much€requiredðð€(òòLuke€12:48óó).€Ô#†XíXX Xí'Ô#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔò òó óNow,€I€loveÐ °` ÐAmerica,€but€I€detest€most€of€what€our€government€is€promoting.€What€does€the€America€that€hasÐ œL  Ðforsaken€God€have€to€be€proud€of?€Pride€goeth€before€destruction,€and€a€haughty€spirit€before€a€fall.Ð ˆ8  ÐIf€proud€America€does€not€repent,€she€is€going€down.€You€can€be€sure€that€where€pride€abounds€theÐ t$  Ðspirit€of€antichrist€abounds.€That€spirit€of€antichrist€abounds€in€America€and€is€the€chief€agent€ofÐ `  ÐSatan.Ô#†XíXX Xí›Ù#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ Lü  ÐSatan€is€the€ultimate€offender€when€it€comes€to€pride.€Note€what€€òòIsaiah€14:12„15óó,òò€Ezekiel€28:1„19,Ð 8è  Ðand€2€Thessalonians€2:3„4óó€have€to€say€about€Satan:Ð $Ô  ÐÌà8  àòò12óó€How€art€thou€fallen€from€heaven,€O€Lucifer,€son€of€the€morning!€òòhowóó€art€thou€cutÐ ü¬ Ðdown€to€the€ground,€which€didst€weaken€the€nations!€òò13óó€For€thou€hast€said€in€thineÐ è˜ Ðheart,€I€will€ascend€into€heaven,€I€will€exalt€my€throne€above€the€stars€of€God:€I€willÐ Ô„ Ðsit€also€upon€the€mount€of€the€congregation,€in€the€sides€of€the€north:€òò14óó€I€will€ascendÐ Àp Ðabove€the€heights€of€the€clouds;€I€will€be€like€the€most€High.€òò15óó€Yet€thou€shalt€beÐ ¬\ Ðbrought€down€to€hell,€to€the€sides€of€the€pit.€òòIsaiah€14:12„15ИHÐ Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòòò ò1óó€The€word€of€the€LORD€came€again€unto€me,€saying,€òò2óó€Son€of€man,€say€unto€theÐ p  Ðprince€of€Tyrus,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Because€thine€heart€òòisóó€lifted€up,€andÐ \  Ðthou€hast€said,€I€òòamóó€a€God,€I€sit€òòinóó€the€seat€of€God,€in€the€midst€of€the€seas;€yetÐ Hø Ðthou€òòartóó€a€man,€and€not€God,€though€thou€set€thine€heart€as€the€heart€of€God:Ð 4 ä Ðòò3óó€Behold,€thou€òòartóó€wiser€than€Daniel;€there€is€no€secret€that€they€can€hide€fromÐ  !Ð Ðthee:€ó óòò4óó€With€thy€wisdom€and€with€thine€understanding€thou€hast€gotten€thee€riches,Ð  "¼ Ðand€hast€gotten€gold€and€silver€into€thy€treasures:€òò5óó€By€thy€great€wisdom€òòandóó€by€thyÐ ü"¬ Ðtraffick€hast€thou€increased€thy€riches,€and€thine€heart€is€lifted€up€because€of€thyÐ è#˜ Ðriches:€òò6óó€Therefore€thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Because€thou€hast€set€thine€heart€as€theÐ Ô$„  Ðheart€of€God;€òò7óó€Behold,€therefore€I€will€bring€strangers€upon€thee,€the€terrible€of€theÐ À%p! Ðnations:€and€they€shall€draw€their€swords€against€the€beauty€of€thy€wisdom,€and€theyÐ ¬&\" Ðshall€defile€thy€brightness.€òò8óó€They€shall€bring€thee€down€to€the€pit,€and€thou€shalt€dieÐ ˜'H # Ðthe€deaths€of€òòthem€that€areóó€slain€in€the€midst€of€the€seas.ò ò€òò9óó€Wilt€thou€yet€say€beforeÐ „(4!$ Ðhim€that€slayeth€thee,€I€òòamóó€God?€but€thou€òòshalt€beóó€a€man,€and€no€God,€in€theÐ t)$"% Ðhand€of€him€that€slayeth€thee.€ó óòò10óó€Thou€shalt€die€the€deaths€of€the€uncircumcised€byÐ `*#& Ðthe€hand€of€strangers:€for€I€have€spoken€òòitóó,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€ÐP+$'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò11óó€Moreover€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò12óó€Son€of€man,€take€up€aÐ <,ì$( Ðlamentation€upon€the€king€of€Tyrus,€and€say€unto€him,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;Ð P ÐThou€sealest€up€the€sum,€full€of€wisdom,€and€perfect€in€beauty.€òò13óó€Thou€hast€been€inÐ <ì ÐEden€the€garden€of€God;€every€precious€stone€òòwasóó€thy€covering,€the€sardius,€topaz,Ð ( Ø Ðand€the€diamond,€the€beryl,€the€onyx,€and€the€jasper,€the€sapphire,€the€emerald,€andÐ  Ä Ðthe€carbuncle,€and€gold:€the€workmanship€of€thy€tabrets€and€of€thy€pipes€wasÐ  ° Ðprepared€in€thee€in€the€day€that€thou€wast€created.€òò14óó€Thou€òòartóó€the€anointed€cherubÐ ì œ Ðthat€covereth;€and€I€have€set€thee€òòsoóó:€thou€wast€upon€the€holy€mountain€of€God;€thouÐ Ø ˆ Ðhast€walked€up€and€down€in€the€midst€of€the€stones€of€fire.€òò15óó€Thou€òòwastóó€perfect€in€thyÐ Ä t Ðways€from€the€day€that€thou€wast€created,€till€iniquity€was€found€in€thee.€òò16óó€By€theÐ °` Ðmultitude€of€thy€merchandise€they€have€filled€the€midst€of€thee€with€violence,€andÐ œL  Ðthou€hast€sinned:€therefore€I€will€cast€thee€as€profane€out€of€the€mountain€of€God:€andÐ ˆ8  ÐI€will€destroy€thee,€O€covering€cherub,€from€the€midst€of€the€stones€of€fire.€òò17óó€ThineÐ t$  Ðheart€was€lifted€up€because€of€thy€beauty,€thou€hast€corrupted€thy€wisdom€by€reasonÐ `  Ðof€thy€brightness:€I€will€cast€thee€to€the€ground,€I€will€lay€thee€before€kings,€that€theyÐ Lü  Ðmay€behold€thee.€òò18óó€Thou€hast€defiled€thy€sanctuaries€by€the€multitude€of€thineÐ 8è  Ðiniquities,€by€the€iniquity€of€thy€traffick;€therefore€will€I€bring€forth€a€fire€from€theÐ $Ô  Ðmidst€of€thee,€it€shall€devour€thee,€and€I€will€bring€thee€to€ashes€upon€the€earth€in€theÐ À Ðsight€of€all€them€that€behold€thee.€òò19óó€All€they€that€know€thee€among€the€people€shallÐ ü¬ Ðbe€astonished€at€thee:€thou€shalt€be€a€terror,€and€never€òòshaltóó€thou€òòbeóó€any€more.€à8@ˆÐ Ð àòòEzekielÐ è˜ Ð28:1„19ÐÔ„Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò3óó€Let€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€òòthat€day€shall€not€comeóó,€except€thereÐ ¬\ Ðcome€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€of€perdition;€òò4óó€WhoÐ ˜H Ðopposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,€or€that€is€worshipped;€soÐ „4 Ðthat€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewing€himself€that€he€is€God.€òò2Ð p  ÐThessalonians€2:3„4óóÐ\ Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€Isaiah€chapter€14,€we€have€the€five€ð ðI€willsðð€of€Lucifer.€He€states€that€he€will€be€like€the€MostÐ 4 ä ÐHigh.€He€is€stating€that€he€will€be€God.€Sitting€on€the€mount€of€the€congregation,€in€the€sides€of€theÐ  !Ð Ðnorth,€is€sitting€in€the€place€of€God€(òòPsalm€48:1„2óó,òò€Ezekiel€1:4óó).€In€òòEzekiel€28:1„19óó,€we€have€bothÐ  "¼ Ðthe€type€and€the€antitype€of€Satan€himself.€In€òòEzekiel€28:1„10óó€we€have€the€aspiration€and€declarationÐ ø"¨ Ðof€the€prince€of€Tyrus€that€he€is€God.€He€is€a€mere€human€who€claims€to€be€God.€Historically€thereÐ ä#” Ðwas€a€Zidonian€King,€Ethbaal,€who€claimed€to€be€God.€In€òòEzekiel€28:11„19óó€we€have€the€appearanceÐ Ð$€  Ðof€the€King€of€Tyrus€who€is€none€other€than€Satan€himself.€We€know€from€the€context€that€thisÐ ¼%l! Ðcannot€be€a€mere€human.€It€is€said€of€him€that€he€appeared€in€the€garden€of€Eden.€That€means€he€wasÐ ¨&X" Ðin€existence€in€Genesis€chapter€3.€That€means€that€this€King€of€Tyrus€had€been€alive€for€thousandsÐ ”'D # Ðof€years.€This€king€is€also€referred€to€as€the€anointed€cherub€that€covereth.€Satan€is€not€a€fallen€angel.Ð €(0!$ ÐHe€is€a€fallen€cherub.€There€were€originally€five€cherubim.€Satan€was€one€of€them.€In€òòEzekiel€28:14óó,Ð l)"% Ðhe€is€that€anointed€cherub€that€covereth.€Verse€14€states€that€he€was€on€the€mountain€of€God.€WhatÐ X*#& Ðis€the€mountain€of€God?€By€comparing€scripture€with€scripture,€we€can€prove€that€the€mountain€ofÐ D+ô#' ÐGod€is€Mount€Sinai.€That€can€be€nothing€but€a€reference€to€one€event.€That€event€was€the€giving€Ô_ÔofÐ 0,à$( Ðthe€ten€commandments€to€Moses€on€Mount€Sinai.€Then€we€have€òò2€Thessalonians€2:3„4óó.€It€is€furtherÐ P Ðrevelation€from€God€that€expands€upon€the€prophecy€of€òòIsaiah€14óó.€òò2€Thessalonians€2:1„12óó€is€appliedÐ <ì Ðto€the€Antichrist.€He€is€Satan€incarnate€claiming€to€be€the€God€of€òòIsaiah€14:12„15óó€whose€goal€is€toÐ ( Ø Ðusurp€the€throne€of€God.€The€beginning€of€the€end€for€Satan€is€prophesied€in€òòRevelation€12:7„9óó.Ð  Ä ÐSatan€sees€his€final€punishment€in€òòRevelation€20:10óó€where€he€is€bound€for€eternity€in€the€lake€of€fire.Ð  ° ÐNext€we€will€deal€with€counterfeit€Christs.Ð ì œ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ 0,à$( Їà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚sÝ ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6yûÔÝ‚eÍO�ûƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý »ûÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíåÛ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРP ÐÌò òà@>>!ìàÔ% ‡m ÔCOUNTERFEIT€CHRISTSÔ%†m¢üԈР( Ø Ðà@ìì*ìàÔ#†XíXX(XíWü#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔó óˆÌThere€have€been€many€antichrists€throughout€history.€These€will€€culminate€in€the€Antichrist.Ð  ° ÐòòMatthew€24:4„5,€23„24;€II€Corinthians€11:4óó€state:à8 @H àòòóóòòóóÐ ì œ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíý#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò4óó€And€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€them,€Take€heed€that€no€man€deceive€you.€òò5óó€ForÐ Ä t Ðmany€shall€come€in€my€name,€saying,€I€am€Christ;€and€shall€deceive€many.€òòMatthewÐ °` Ð24:4„5МL Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí;þ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò23óó€Then€if€any€man€shall€say€unto€you,€Lo,€here€òòisóó€Christ,€or€there;€believe€òòitóó€not.€òò24óóÐ t$  ÐFor€there€shall€arise€false€Christs,€and€false€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signs€andÐ `  Ðwonders;€insomuch€that,€if€òòit€wereóó€possible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.Ð Lü  ÐòòMatthew€24:23„24Ð8è Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€For€if€he€that€cometh€preacheth€another€Jesus,€whom€we€have€not€preached,€or€òòifóó€yeÐ À Ðreceive€another€spirit,€which€ye€have€not€received,€or€another€gospel,€which€ye€haveÐ ü¬ Ðnot€accepted,€ye€might€well€bear€with€òòhimóó.€òò2€Corinthians€11:4Ðè˜Ð Ð  ÐóóÌThere€have€been€many€men€down€through€the€ages€that€have€made€claims€to€be€Christ.€There€are€7Ð Àp Ðmen€among€the€most€prominent€Jewish€men€to€have€claimed€to€be€Christ€(the€Messiah).€Those€seven€Ð ¬\ Ðinclude€Simon€Bar€Kokhba€(132€A.D.),€Moses€of€Crete€(5òòthóó€Century),€Obadiah€of€Isphahan€(A.D.Ð ˜H Ð744),€Abraham€Abulafia€(13òòthóó€Century),€Shabbethai€Tzvi€(17òòthóó€Century),€Nachman€of€Breslov€(18òòthóóÐ „4 ÐCentury),€and€Rabbi€Menachim€Schneerson€(20òòthóó€€€Century).€There€have€been€numerous€other€JewsÐ p  Ðalso.€There€have€been€many€Gentile€men€down€through€the€centuries€who€have€been€identified€withÐ \  Ðthe€supposition€that€they€could€be€the€Antichrist.€The€list€could€go€on€and€on.€The€list€is€full€ofÐ Hø Ðpolitical,€religious,€and€financial€leaders.€Satan€must€have€a€man€prepared€in€every€generation€whoÐ 4 ä Ðcan€assume€the€role€of€the€Antichrist€because€he€does€not€know€when€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€willÐ  !Ð Ðreturn.€Christ€(Christos)€is€the€Greek€term€that€refers€to€the€Jewish€Messiah.€Both€Christ€and€MessiahÐ  "¼ Ðare€terms€that€describe€the€Anointed€One.€The€Messiah€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€Anointed€One.Ð ø"¨ ÐThe€Jewish€people€and€their€rabbis€are€still€looking€for€the€Messiah.€They€did€not€receive€him€at€hisÐ ä#” Ðfirst€advent.€There€is€coming€a€false€Christ€that€the€Jews€will€receive.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€inÐ Ð$€  ÐòòJohn€5:43óó:Ð ¼%l! ÐÔ_ÔÔ#†XíXX(Xí‰ÿ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò43óó€I€am€come€in€my€Fatherððs€name,€and€ye€receive€me€not:€if€another€shall€come€in€hisÐ ”'D # Ðown€name,€him€ye€will€receive.€òòJohn€5:43óóÔ#†XíXX XíQ #ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЀ(0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌSpeaking€of€multiple€men€who€could€be€the€Antichrist,€the€Muslims€have€been€set€up€to€receive€theÐ X*#& ÐAntichrist.€If€you€study€the€Koran€and€the€Hadiths€you€will€discover€that€the€Muslim€MessiahÐ D+ô#' Ðperfectly€fits€the€Biblical€description€of€the€Antichrist.€The€Muslim€Messiah€is€called€ð ðthe€Mahdiðð.Ð 0,à$( ÐFurthermore,€in€some€respects,€the€Muslim€Antichrist€fits€the€Biblical€Messiah.€The€MuslimÐ P ÐAntichrist€is€called€ð ðthe€Dajjalðð.€Over€the€years€I€have€heard€much€discussion€as€to€whether€theÐ <ì ÐAntichrist€is€Jewish,€Christian,€or€Gentile.€I€have€formed€an€opinion€that€is€different€from€most€ofÐ ( Ø Ðmy€old€line€fundamentalist€brethren.€That€opinion€was€formed€based€not€just€onÔ#†XíXX(XíA #ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€the€politicalÐ  Ä Ðcharacter€and€person€of€the€Antichrist.€It€is€based€upon€his€religious€doctrine€and€the€geographyÐ  ° Ðassociated€with€his€actions€as€they€relate€to€both€Christians€and€Jews.€That€opinion€is€furtherÐ ì œ Ðinformed€by€his€attitude€toward€women.€You€will€notice€that€I€am€using€the€word€ð ðopinionðð.€ThatÐ Ø ˆ Ðis€because€the€Bible€does€not€specifically€call€out€his€religion.€However,€he€is€called€the€Assyrian.€Ð Ä t ÐWhen€we€speak€of€the€Antichrist,€we€typically€think€of€him€being€against€Christ.€While€that€is€true,Ð °` Ðit€does€not€convey€a€complete€picture€of€the€objectives€of€the€Antichrist.€While€his€actions€are€againstÐ œL  ÐChrist,€it€is€more€important€to€him€to€come€instead€of€Christ.€He€wants€to€replace€Christ€and€usurpÐ ˆ8  Ðhis€authority€and€right€to€worship.€Ð t$  ÐThe€ultimate€counterfeit€Christ€is€the€Antichrist€himself.€There€are€many€scriptural€types€of€theÐ `  ÐAntichrist.€These€would€include€Nimrod€(òòGenesis€10:8„10óó),€Pharaoh€(Exodus€chapters€5„14),€theÐ Lü  ÐBramble€(òòJudges€€9:14„15óó),€the€abominable€branch€(òòIsaiah€14:19óó),€the€branch€of€the€terrible€onesÐ 8è  Ð(òòIsaiah€25:5óó),€the€Assyrian€(òòIsaiah€14:25óó€and€òòMicah€5:5„6óó),€the€prince€of€Tyrus€(òòEzekiel€28:1„10óó),Ð $Ô  Ðthe€King€of€Tyrus€(òòEzekiel€28:11„19óó)€Nebuchadnezzar€(Daniel€chapters€2„4),€Belshazzar€(òòDaniel€5óó),Ð À ÐHaman€(Esther€chapters€3„7),€the€little€horn€(òòDaniel€7:7„8óó),€€Antiochus€Epiphanes€(òòDaniel€11:€21„Ð ü¬ Ð32óó),€the€willful€king€(òòDaniel€11:36„45óó),€€the€first€rider€of€a€white€horse€(òòRevelation€6:2óó),€and€theÐ è˜ Ðbeast€(òòRevelation€13:1„10óó).€Though€the€Bible€contains€much€about€the€person€of€the€Antichrist€andÐ Ô„ Ðhis€wickedness,€the€word€ð ðantichristðð€only€appears€4€times€in€the€Bible.€All€four€of€those€appearancesÐ Àp Ðare€in€1€John€and€2€John.€We€quote€òò1€John€2:18„23óó,€òò1€John€4:1„3óó,€and€òò2€John€7óó:Ð ¬\ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(Xíº #ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ18óó€Little€children,€it€is€the€last€time:€and€as€ye€have€heard€that€antichrist€shall€come,Ð „4 Ðeven€now€are€there€many€antichrists;€whereby€we€know€that€it€is€the€last€time.€òò19óó€TheyÐ p  Ðwent€out€from€us,€but€they€were€not€of€us;€for€if€they€had€been€of€us,€they€would€òònoÐ \  Ðdoubtóó€have€continued€with€us:€but€òòthey€went€outóó,€that€they€might€be€made€manifestÐ Hø Ðthat€they€were€not€all€of€us.€òò20óó€But€ye€have€an€unction€from€the€Holy€One,€and€yeÐ 4 ä Ðknow€all€things.€òò21óó€I€have€not€written€unto€you€because€ye€know€not€the€truth,€butÐ  !Ð Ðbecause€ye€know€it,€and€that€no€lie€is€of€the€truth.€òò22óó€Who€is€a€liar€but€he€that€deniethÐ  "¼ Ðthat€Jesus€is€the€Christ?€He€is€antichrist,€that€denieth€the€Father€and€the€Son.€òò23óóÐ ø"¨ ÐWhosoever€denieth€the€Son,€the€same€hath€not€the€Father:òò€(but)€he€thatÐ ä#” Ðacknowledgeth€the€Son€hath€the€Father€alsoóó.€òò1€John€2:18„23ÐÐ$€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€Beloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€try€the€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:Ð ¨&X" Ðbecause€many€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€world.€òò2óó€Hereby€know€ye€the€SpiritÐ ”'D # Ðof€God:€Every€spirit€that€confesseth€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€of€God:Ð €(0!$ Ðòò3óó€And€every€spirit€that€confesseth€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€not€ofÐ l)"% ÐGod:€and€this€is€that€òòspiritóó€of€antichrist,€whereof€ye€have€heard€that€it€should€come;Ð X*#& Ðand€even€now€already€is€it€in€the€world.€òò1€John€4:1„3ÐD+ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ0,à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7óó€For€many€deceivers€are€entered€into€the€world,€who€confess€not€that€Jesus€Christ€isÐ P Ðcome€in€the€flesh.€This€is€a€deceiver€and€an€antichrist.€òò2€John€7óóÔ#†XíXX Xí®#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ<ìÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€these€three€passages€of€scripture,€we€are€warned€that€there€were€many€antichrists€already€in€theÐ  Ä Ðworld€even€in€the€apostle€Johnððs€day.€Believe€me€that€today€that€the€spirit€of€Antichrist€is€manifestingÐ  ° Ðitself€in€the€most€vile€way€since€the€Genesis€flood€destroyed€all€but€eight€souls.€I€believe€that€spiritÐ ì œ Ðis€more€wicked€today€than€it€was€before€the€flood.€I€believe€that€spirit€is€more€wicked€than€that€whichÐ Ø ˆ Ðled€to€the€destruction€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah.€Ð Ä t ÐThose€who€are€under€the€control€of€the€spirit€of€antichrist€desert€Bible€believing€Christianity€becauseÐ °` Ðthey€are€not€of€us.€They€are€not€only€deceivers,€but€they€are€deceivers€that€are€being€deceived.€€TheyÐ œL  Ðhave€not€the€Spirit€of€Christ€because€they€are€possessed€of€the€spirit€of€the€Devil€which€is€the€spiritÐ ˆ8  Ðof€antichrist.€We€are€given€the€prime€marks€of€the€Antichrist€in€these€three€passages€of€scripture.Ð t$  ÐNumber€one,€they€deny€the€existence€of€God€as€the€Father.€Number€two,€the€deny€the€existence€ofÐ `  ÐGod€as€the€Son.€Number€three,€they€deny€the€existence€and€ministry€of€God€as€the€Holy€Ghost.€It€isÐ Lü  Ðthe€ministry€of€the€Holy€Ghost€that€is€the€unction,€or€anointing,€that€gives€Bible€believing€ChristiansÐ 8è  Ðthe€spiritual€discernment€to€recognize€the€spirit€and€the€person€of€the€Antichrist.€Number€four,€theyÐ $Ô  Ðdeny€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€came€in€the€flesh.€All€four€of€these€denials€are€a€perfect€descriptionÐ À Ðof€the€doctrines€of€Islam.€They€deny€the€Biblical€Godhead€in€that€they€deny€the€theological€TrinityÐ ü¬ Ðand€pronounce€the€death€penalty€upon€anyone€who€will€not€deny€the€Trinity.€While€the€Koran€andÐ è˜ Ðthe€Hadiths€of€Islam€are€a€perfect€fulfillment€of€all€that€is€declared€to€be€true€of€the€antichrist,€thereÐ Ô„ Ðare€many€unsaved€professing€Christian€heretics€that€deny€the€Son€and€that€deny€the€Holy€Ghost.€TheyÐ Àp Ðare€called€Non„Trinitarians.€Regardless€of€their€religious€affiliation,€they€are€all€possessed€of€theÐ ¬\ Ðspirit€of€Antichrist.Ð ˜H ÐIn€the€scriptures,€we€can€readily€identify€at€least€11€contrasts€between€Christ€and€the€Antichrist.Ð „4 ÐThese€would€include:Ð p  ÐÌà8  à1.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€referred€to€as€THE€Son€of€God€52€times€in€the€NewÐ Hø ÐTestament€whereas€the€Antichrist€is€referred€to€as€the€son€of€perdition€in€òò2Ð 4 ä ÐThessalonians€2:3óó.Ð !Ð` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€referred€to€as€the€mystery€of€godliness€in€òò1€TimothyÐ ø"¨ Ð3:16óó€whereas€the€Antichrist€is€referred€to€as€the€mystery€of€iniquity€in€òò2Ð ä#” ÐThessalonians€2:7óó.ÐÐ$€ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à3.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€called€the€man€of€sorrows€in€òòIsaiah€53:3óó€whereas€theÐ ¨&X" ÐAntichrist€is€called€the€man€of€sin€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:3óó.Д'D #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€called€the€Holy€One€52€times€in€the€Bible€whereasÐ l)"% Ðthe€Antichrist€is€called€the€wicked€one€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:8óó.ÐX*#&` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€called€the€Truth€in€òòJohn€14:6óó€while€the€AntichristÐ 0,à$( Ðis€called€a€lie€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:11óó.ÐP` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à6.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€humbled€himself€in€òòPhilippians€2:8óó€while€theÐ ( Ø ÐAntichrist€will€exalt€himself€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:4óó.Ð Ä` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à7.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€despised€by€the€world€in€òòIsaiah€53:3óó€while€theÐ ì œ ÐAntichrist€will€be€admired€and€hotly€pursued€by€the€world€in€Revelation€13.ÐØ ˆ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à8.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€and€will€be€rejected€by€most€according€to€òòJohnÐ °` Ð1:11óó€while€the€Antichrist€will€be€received€by€most€according€to€òòRevelationÐ œL  Ð13:8óó.Ј8 ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€did€his€Fatherððs€will€according€to€òòJohn€6:38óó,€but€theÐ `  ÐAntichrist€will€do€his€own€will€according€to€òòDaniel€11:36óó.ÐLü ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à10.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€referred€to€as€the€Saviour€29€times€in€the€BibleÐ $Ô  Ðwhereas€the€Antichrist€is€said€to€destroy€in€òòDaniel€8:24óó.ÐÀ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à11.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€and€will€be€highly€exalted€according€to€òòPhilippiansÐ è˜ Ð2:9„11óó,€but€the€Antichrist€will€be€cast€down€according€to€òòRevelation€19:20óó.ÐÔ„` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌWe€can€also€make€some€comparisons€between€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€the€Antichrist.€These€wouldÐ ¬\ Ðinclude:Ð ˜H ÐÌà8  à1.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Antichrist€appears€on€a€white€horse€òòRevelation€6:2óó.€The€Lord€JesusÐ p  ÐChrist€appears€on€a€white€horse€at€his€second€coming€in€òòRevelation€19:11„16óó.Ð\ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Antichrist€ushers€in€a€period€of€false€peace€according€to€òòDaniel€9:26„27óóÐ 4 ä Ðand€òò1€Thessalonians€5:3óó.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€ð ðThe€Prince€of€PeaceððÐ  !Ð Ðaccording€to€òòIsaiah€9:6óó,€€shall€be€the€peace€when€the€Assyrian€comes€into€theÐ  "¼ Ðland€in€òòMicah€5:5óó,€and€giveth€the€peace€that€passeth€all€understanding€inÐ ø"¨ ÐòòPhilippians€4:7óó.Ðä#”` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à3.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Antichrist€experiences€a€death€and€a€short€lived€resurrection€inÐ ¼%l! ÐòòRevelation€13:3€óó.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€experienced€an€everlastingÐ ¨&X" Ðresurrection€in€in€òòMatthew€28:1„7óó,€òòMark€16:4„8óó,€an€òòLuke€24:1„7óó.Д'D #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Antichrist€is€worshipped€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:3óó€and€òòRevelation€13:8óó.Ð l)"% ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€accepted€and€received€the€worship€of€men€in€òòMatthewÐ X*#& Ð8:2óó,€òòMatthew€Ô#†XíXX(XíÈ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ9:18óó,€òòMatthew€Ô#†XíXX(Xí¨:#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€14:33óó,€òòMatthew€Ô#†XíXX(Xíþ:#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ15:25óó,€and€so€forth.€ÐD+ô#'` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ0,à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àThe€Antichrist€performs€many€miracles€in€òòRevelation€13:13„15óó,€òò2Ð P ÐThessalonians€2:10óó,€and€€òòMatthew€24:24óó.€The€New€Testament€is€full€with€theÐ <ì Ðmiracles€performed€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð( Ø` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌIn€closing€these€brief€comment€about€counterfeit€Christs,€we€would€remind€our€readers€and€listenersÐ  ° Ðthat€the€Antichrist€is€the€greatest€of€deceivers.€He€is€the€greatest€enemy€of€Bible€believing€ChristiansÐ ì œ Ðand€Jews.€His€ultimate€goal€is€to€fulfill€the€five€ð ðI€willsðð€of€òòIsaiah€14óó.€He€meets€his€final€earthlyÐ Ø ˆ Ðdestruction€in€Palestine.€Please€take€not€of€the€following€scriptures€from€òòIsaiah€14:12„32óó€and€òòEzekielÐ Ä t Ð28:11„19óó:Ð °` ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíV;#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò12óó€How€art€thou€fallen€from€heaven,€O€Lucifer,€son€of€the€morning!€òòhowóó€art€thou€cutÐ ˆ8  Ðdown€to€the€ground,€which€didst€weaken€the€nations!€òò13óó€For€thou€hast€said€in€thineÐ t$  Ðheart,€I€will€ascend€into€heaven,€I€will€exalt€my€throne€above€the€stars€of€God:€I€willÐ `  Ðsit€also€upon€the€mount€of€the€congregation,€in€the€sides€of€the€north:€òò14óó€I€will€ascendÐ Lü  Ðabove€the€heights€of€the€clouds;€I€will€be€like€the€most€High.€òò15óó€Yet€thou€shalt€beÐ 8è  Ðbrought€down€to€hell,€to€the€sides€of€the€pit.€òò16óó€They€that€see€thee€shall€narrowly€lookÐ $Ô  Ðupon€thee,€òòandóó€consider€thee,€òòsaying,€Isóó€this€the€man€that€made€the€earth€to€tremble,Ð À Ðthat€did€shake€kingdoms;€òò17óó€òòThatóó€made€the€world€as€a€wilderness,€and€destroyed€theÐ ü¬ Ðcities€thereof;€òòthatóó€opened€not€the€house€of€his€prisoners?€òò18óó€All€the€kings€of€theÐ è˜ Ðnations,€òòevenóó€all€of€them,€lie€in€glory,€every€one€in€his€own€house.€òò19óó€But€thou€art€castÐ Ô„ Ðout€of€thy€grave€like€an€abominable€branch,€òòand€asóó€the€raiment€of€those€that€are€slain,Ð Àp Ðthrust€through€with€a€sword,€that€go€down€to€the€stones€of€the€pit;€as€a€carcaseÐ ¬\ Ðtrodden€under€feet.€òò20óó€Thou€shalt€not€be€joined€with€them€in€burial,€because€thou€hastÐ ˜H Ðdestroyed€thy€land,€òòandóó€slain€thy€people:€the€seed€of€evildoers€shall€never€beÐ „4 Ðrenowned.€òò21óó€Prepare€slaughter€for€his€children€for€the€iniquity€of€their€fathers;€thatÐ p  Ðthey€do€not€rise,€nor€possess€the€land,€nor€fill€the€face€of€the€world€with€cities.€òò22óó€ForÐ \  ÐI€will€rise€up€against€them,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts,€and€cut€off€from€Babylon€theÐ Hø Ðname,€and€remnant,€and€son,€and€nephew,€saith€the€LORD.€òò23óó€I€will€also€make€it€aÐ 4 ä Ðpossession€for€the€bittern,€and€pools€of€water:€and€I€will€sweep€it€with€the€besom€ofÐ  !Ð Ðdestruction,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts.€Ð "¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24óó€The€LORD€of€hosts€hath€sworn,€saying,€Surely€as€I€have€thought,€so€shall€it€comeÐ ø"¨ Ðto€pass;€and€as€I€have€purposed,€òòsoóó€shall€it€stand:€òò25óó€That€I€will€break€the€Assyrian€inÐ ä#” Ðmy€land,€and€upon€my€mountains€tread€him€under€foot:€then€shall€his€yoke€departÐ Ð$€  Ðfrom€off€them,€and€his€burden€depart€from€off€their€shoulders.€òò26óó€This€òòisóó€the€purposeÐ ¼%l! Ðthat€is€purposed€upon€the€whole€earth:€and€this€òòisóó€the€hand€that€is€stretched€out€uponÐ ¨&X" Ðall€the€nations.€òò27óó€For€the€LORD€of€hosts€hath€purposed,€and€who€shall€disannul€òòitóó?Ð ”'D # Ðand€his€hand€òòisóó€stretched€out,€and€who€shall€turn€it€back?€òò28óó€In€the€year€that€king€AhazÐ €(0!$ Ðdied€was€this€burden.€òò29óó€Rejoice€not€thou,€whole€Palestina,€because€the€rod€of€himÐ l)"% Ðthat€smote€thee€is€broken:€for€out€of€the€serpentððs€root€shall€come€forth€a€cockatrice,Ð X*#& Ðand€his€fruit€òòshall€beóó€a€fiery€flying€serpent.€òò30óó€And€the€firstborn€of€the€poor€shall€Ô_Ôfeed,Ð D+ô#' Ðand€the€needy€shall€lie€down€in€safety:€and€I€will€kill€thy€root€with€famine,€and€heÐ 0,à$( Ðshall€slay€thy€remnant.€òò31óó€Howl,€O€gate;€cry,€O€city;€thou,€whole€Palestina,€òòartóóÐ P Ðdissolved:€for€there€shall€come€from€the€north€a€smoke,€and€none€òòshall€beóó€alone€inÐ <ì Ðhis€appointed€times.€òò32óó€What€shall€òòoneóó€then€answer€the€messengers€of€the€nation?Ð ( Ø ÐThat€the€LORD€hath€founded€Zion,€and€the€poor€of€his€people€shall€trust€in€it.€òòIsaiahÐ  Ä Ð14:12„32Ð °Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò11óó€Moreover€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò12óó€Son€of€man,€take€up€aÐ Ø ˆ Ðlamentation€upon€the€king€of€Tyrus,€and€say€unto€him,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;Ð Ä t ÐThou€sealest€up€the€sum,€full€of€wisdom,€and€perfect€in€beauty.€òò13óó€Thou€hast€been€inÐ °` ÐEden€the€garden€of€God;€every€precious€stone€òòwasóó€thy€covering,€the€sardius,€topaz,Ð œL  Ðand€the€diamond,€the€beryl,€the€onyx,€and€the€jasper,€the€sapphire,€the€emerald,€andÐ ˆ8  Ðthe€carbuncle,€and€gold:€the€workmanship€of€thy€tabrets€and€of€thy€pipes€wasÐ t$  Ðprepared€in€thee€in€the€day€that€thou€wast€created.€òò14óó€Thou€òòartóó€the€anointed€cherubÐ `  Ðthat€covereth;€and€I€have€set€thee€òòsoóó:€thou€wast€upon€the€holy€mountain€of€God;€thouÐ Lü  Ðhast€walked€up€and€down€in€the€midst€of€the€stones€of€fire.€òò15óó€Thou€òòwastóó€perfect€in€thyÐ 8è  Ðways€from€the€day€that€thou€wast€created,€till€iniquity€was€found€in€thee.€òò16óó€By€theÐ $Ô  Ðmultitude€of€thy€merchandise€they€have€filled€the€midst€of€thee€with€violence,€andÐ À Ðthou€hast€sinned:€therefore€I€will€cast€thee€as€profane€out€of€the€mountain€of€God:€andÐ ü¬ ÐI€will€destroy€thee,€O€covering€cherub,€from€the€midst€of€the€stones€of€fire.€òò17óó€ThineÐ è˜ Ðheart€was€lifted€up€because€of€thy€beauty,€thou€hast€corrupted€thy€wisdom€by€reasonÐ Ô„ Ðof€thy€brightness:€I€will€cast€thee€to€the€ground,€I€will€lay€thee€before€kings,€that€theyÐ Àp Ðmay€behold€thee.€òò18óó€Thou€hast€defiled€thy€sanctuaries€by€the€multitude€of€thineÐ ¬\ Ðiniquities,€by€the€iniquity€of€thy€traffick;€therefore€will€I€bring€forth€a€fire€from€theÐ ˜H Ðmidst€of€thee,€it€shall€devour€thee,€and€I€will€bring€thee€to€ashes€upon€the€earth€in€theÐ „4 Ðsight€of€all€them€that€behold€thee.€òò19óó€All€they€that€know€thee€among€the€people€shallÐ p  Ðbe€astonished€at€thee:€thou€shalt€be€a€terror,€and€never€òòshaltóó€thou€òòbeóó€any€more.€òòEzekielÐ \  Ð28:11„19óóÔ#†XíXX XíM?#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐHøÐ Ð  ÐÌThis€completes€our€overview€of€counterfeit€Christs.€Our€next€topic€is€counterfeit€spirits.Ð  !Ð ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( Ðà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚tÝ ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6šXÔÝ‚eÍO®XƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý ÜXÔó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí·W#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРP Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðò òÔ% ‡Z Ôà@qq!ìàCOUNTERFEIT€SPIRITSÔ%†ZÓYԈР( Ø Ðà@ìì*ìàÔ#†XíXX(XíxY#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔˆÌó óFor€this€topic,€let€us€start€by€reading€òò2€Corinthians€11:1„4;€1€John€4:1„3,6óóÔ#†XíXX(XíaZ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ:Ð  ° ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíúZ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòòòòóóÔ#†XíXh XíR[#ÔÔ‡(XíXhXíÔ1€òòóóóóWould€to€God€ye€could€bear€with€me€a€little€inòòòòóó€myóóòòóó€folly:€and€indeed€bear€with€me.Ð Ø ˆ Ðòòóóòò2€òòóóóóFor€I€am€jealous€over€you€with€godly€jealousy:€for€I€have€espoused€you€to€oneÐ Ä t Ðhusband,€that€I€may€presentòòòòóó€you€asóóòòóó€a€chaste€virgin€to€Christ.€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóBut€I€fear,€lest€by€anyÐ °` Ðmeans,€as€the€serpent€beguiled€Eve€through€his€subtilty,€so€your€minds€should€beÐ œL  Ðcorrupted€from€the€simplicity€that€is€in€Christ.€òòóóòò4€òòóóóóFor€if€he€that€cometh€preachethÐ ˆ8  Ðanother€Jesus,€whom€we€have€not€preached,€oròòòòóó€ifóóòòóó€ye€receive€another€spirit,€which€yeÐ t$  Ðhave€not€received,€or€another€gospel,€which€ye€have€not€accepted,€ye€might€well€bearÐ `  Ðwithòòòòóó€himóóòòóó.€òò2€Corinthians€11:1ð!ð4Ô#†XíXX(Xíª[#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐLü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€Beloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€try€the€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:Ð $Ô  Ðbecause€many€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€world.€òò2óó€Hereby€know€ye€the€SpiritÐ À Ðof€God:€Every€spirit€that€confesseth€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€of€God:Ð ü¬ Ðòò3óó€And€every€spirit€that€confesseth€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€not€ofÐ è˜ ÐGod:€and€this€is€that€òòspiritóó€of€antichrist,€whereof€ye€have€heard€that€it€should€come;Ð Ô„ Ðand€even€now€already€is€it€in€the€world.€à8@ˆÐ Ð àòò1€John€4:1„3Ð Àp Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€We€are€of€God:€he€that€knoweth€God€heareth€us;€he€that€is€not€of€God€heareth€notÐ ˜H Ðus.€Hereby€know€we€the€spirit€of€truth,€and€the€spirit€of€error.€òò1€John€4:6óóÔ#†XíXX Xíl_#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЄ4Ð Ð  ÐÌThere€is€a€wicked€spirit€that€slithers€forth€from€most€of€humanity€today.€It€is€a€spirit€that€lies€in€waitÐ \  Ðto€deceive€looking€for€an€opportunity€to€strike.€It€is€the€spirit€of€antichrist.€The€spirit€of€antichristÐ Hø Ðcontrols€most€of€our€educational,€political,€financial,€and€religious€institutions€in€America€and€theÐ 4 ä Ðworld€for€that€matteròò.óó€In€most€of€our€battles€in€the€educational,€political,€financial,€and€religiousÐ  !Ð Ðrealms,€we€rely€upon€the€arm€of€the€flesh€as€our€chief€weapon€of€warfare.€What€a€major€blunder!€TheÐ  "¼ ÐHoly€Ghost€said€in€òò2€Corinthians€10:2„4óó:Ð ø"¨ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(Xíyc#ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ2óó€But€I€beseech€òòyouóó,€that€I€may€not€be€bold€when€I€am€present€with€that€confidence,Ð Ð$€  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Ðaccording€to€the€flesh.€òò3óó€For€though€we€walk€in€the€flesh,€we€do€not€war€after€theÐ ¨&X" Ðflesh:€òò4óó€(For€the€weapons€of€our€warfare€òòareóó€not€carnal,€but€mighty€through€God€toÐ ”'D # Ðthe€pulling€down€of€strong€holds;)€òò2€Corinthians€10:2„4óóÔ#†XíXX Xí�f#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЀ(0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€are€in€a€spiritual€war€folks.€We€cannot€rely€upon€the€arm€of€the€flesh€if€we€wish€to€win€theÐ X*#& Ðvictory€God€would€have€us€to€win.€We€must€rely€upon€the€everlasting€arms€of€our€eternal€God.€MostÐ D+ô#' ÐChristians€are€sorely€lacking€in€their€knowledge€of€the€spiritual€world€because€the€do€not€study€theirÐ 0,à$( ÐBibles.€There€is€a€battle€raging€folks€and€most€Christians€are€ill€prepared€to€fight€it€because€they€areÐ P Ðin€open€sin€and€not€in€tune€with€the€Holy€Ghost€and€his€word.€€ò òÔ#†XíXX(XíÎh#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔLISTEN€CAREFULLY€TO€THIS.Ð <ì ÐLive€in€holiness€and€live€in€peace,€power,€and€victory.€€Live€in€sin€and€worldliness€and€live€inÐ , Ü Ðfear,€weakness,€and€defeat.€€Live€in€holiness€and€you€will€have€what€the€power€of€God€can€do.Ð  È ÐLive€in€sin€and€worldliness€and€you€will€have€what€the€power€of€your€flesh€can€do€and€that€isÐ  ´ ÐÔ_Ôto€rebel€against€God€and€take€you€from€one€losing€battle€to€the€next.Ô#†XíXX XíTk#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€ó óÔ#†XíXX Xírm#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔThe€battle€that€we€faceÐ ð   Ðtakes€place€in€a€spiritual€battlefield€that€is€littered€with€€the€spiritually€wounded€and€dying€becauseÐ à � Ðtheir€weapons€of€warfare€were€carnal.€Do€you€want€to€be€strong€in€the€Lord,€and€in€the€power€of€hisÐ Ì | Ðmight?!?€Then€listen€to€and€follow€the€instructions€of€Paul,€the€messenger€of€the€Holy€Ghost:Ð ¸h ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(Xí¸m#ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ10óó€Finally,€my€brethren,€be€strong€in€the€Lord,€and€in€the€power€of€his€might.€òò11óó€PutÐ �@  Ðon€the€whole€armour€of€God,€that€ye€may€be€able€to€stand€against€the€wiles€of€theÐ |,  Ðdevil.€òò12óó€For€we€wrestle€not€against€flesh€and€blood,€but€against€principalities,€againstÐ h  Ðpowers,€against€the€rulers€of€the€darkness€of€this€world,€against€spiritual€wickednessÐ T  Ðin€high€òòplacesóó.€òò13óó€Wherefore€take€unto€you€the€whole€armour€of€God,€that€ye€may€beÐ @ð  Ðable€to€withstand€in€the€evil€day,€and€having€done€all,€to€stand.€òò14óó€Stand€therefore,Ð ,Ü  Ðhaving€your€loins€girt€about€with€truth,€and€having€on€the€breastplate€ofÐ È Ðrighteousness;€òò15óó€And€your€feet€shod€with€the€preparation€of€the€gospel€of€peace;€òò16óóÐ ´ ÐAbove€all,€taking€the€shield€of€faith,€wherewith€ye€shall€be€able€to€quench€all€the€fieryÐ ð  Ðdarts€of€the€wicked.€òò17óó€And€take€the€helmet€of€salvation,€and€the€sword€of€the€Spirit,Ð ÜŒ Ðwhich€is€the€word€of€God:€òò18óó€Praying€always€with€all€prayer€and€supplication€in€theÐ Èx ÐSpirit,€and€watching€thereunto€with€all€perseverance€and€supplication€for€all€saints;Ð ´d Ðòò19óó€And€for€me,€that€utterance€may€be€given€unto€me,€that€I€may€open€my€mouthÐ  P Ðboldly,€to€make€known€the€mystery€of€the€gospel,€òòEphesians€6:10„19óóÔ#†XíXX Xíœo#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐŒ<Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€battle€that€we€engage€in€is€not€against€flesh€and€blood,€but€against€the€wicked€hordes€of€hellÐ d Ðunder€the€command€of€the€wicked€one€himself:€that€is€the€Devil€and€Satan.€He€is€our€chief€adversary.€Ð P ÐHe€is€a€murderer€and€the€father€of€lies.€Satan€is€referred€to€as€the€ð ðòòprince€of€devilsóóðð€three€differentÐ < ì Ðtimes.€He€runs€a€spiritual€kingdom€that€is€in€perpetual€warfare€against€God€and€his€children.€We€areÐ (!Ø Ðgoing€to€look€briefly€at€Satanððs€spiritual€kingdom€and€the€spirits€that€it€manifests.Ð "Ä ÐA€word€of€warning€is€in€order€here.€Not€every€time€the€phrase€ð ðòòevil€spiritóóðð€occurs€is€it€associatedÐ #° Ðwith€the€actions€of€the€Devil€and€his€devils.€The€phrase€ð ðòòevil€spiritóóðð€occurs€14€times€in€the€KingÐ ì#œ ÐJames€Bible:€eight€in€the€Old€Testament€and€six€in€the€New€Testament.€The€first€seven€times€theÐ Ø$ˆ  Ðphrase€ð ðòòevil€spiritóóðð€is€used€it€is€described€as€having€been€sent€from€€God€or€the€LORD.€In€those€sevenÐ Ä%t! Ðoccurrences,€it€is€not€used€in€the€sense€of€being€sinful€or€wicked.€In€these€contexts,€it€is€used€in€theÐ °&`" Ðsense€of€being€a€ð ðtroubling€spiritðð.€It€is€a€spirit€that€causes€trepidation.€Only€Luke€uses€the€term€ð ðòòevilÐ œ'L # Ðspiritóóðð€in€the€New€Testament.€Luke€uses€it€four€times€in€òòActs€19óó€where€we€have€Godððs€one€and€onlyÐ ˆ(8!$ Ðcommentary€on€the€utter€powerlessness€of€unsaved€exorcists.€€When€contending€with€the€Devil,Ð t)$"% Ðunsaved€Christians€and€carnal€Christians€do€not€have€a€clue€what€they€are€up€against.€€Any€thatÐ `*#& Ðwould€lightly€rebuke€the€Devil€and€his€devils€prove€they€do€not€have€even€an€elementalÐ L+ü#' Ðunderstanding€of€the€power€of€Satan.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òòJude€9óó:€Ð 8,è$( Їà8  àÔ#†XíXX(Xí²u#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔYet€Michael€the€archangel,€when€contending€with€the€devil€he€disputed€about€theÐ P Ðbody€of€Moses,€durst€not€bring€against€him€a€railing€accusation,€but€said,€The€LordÐ <ì Ðrebuke€thee.€Ô#†XíXX Xí¾}#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔòòJude€9óóÐ( ØÐ Ð  ÐÌDid€you€hear€that?!?€The€archangel€Michael€durst€not,€in€other€words€dared€not,€bring€a€railingÐ  ° Ðaccusation€against€the€Devil,€but€said€ð ðthe€Lord€rebuke€theeðð.€€Continuing€with€our€discussion€onÐ ì œ ÐSatanððs€spirit€world,€the€word€ð ðòòSatanóóððoccurs€56€times€in€our€Bibles.€Satanððs€name€means€adversary.Ð Ø ˆ ÐHe€is€our€adversary.€The€words€ð ðòò(D)devilóóðð€or€ð ðòòdevilsóóðð€appear€116€times€in€the€King€James€Bible.Ð Ä t ÐThirty„three€(33)€of€those€are€specific€references€to€THE€DEVIL€with€the€remaining€referencesÐ °` Ðconnected€to€his€devils.€Ð œL  ÐThe€term€ð ðòòfamiliar€spiritóóðð€appears€16€times€in€our€Bibles.€Those€appearances€prove€that€familiarÐ ˆ8  Ðspirits€are€under€the€curse€and€condemnation€of€God.€Those€with€familiar€spirits€include€wizards,Ð t$  Ðwitches,€diviners,€and€all€spirit€mediums.€That€means€that€Christians€should€not€participate€in€HarryÐ `  ÐPotter,€events€that€promote€the€occult,€seances,€weegee€boards,€or€the€celebrations€of€death€that€occurÐ Lü  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àThe€spirit€of€an€unclean€devil:€once:€òòLuke€4:33óó.Ð\ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à3.à0` Ð Ð àA€spirit€of€divination:€once:€òòActs€16:16óó.Ð4 ä` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àThe€spirit€of€bondage:€once:€òòRomans€8:16óó.Ð "¼` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àThe€spirit€of€the€world:€once:€òò1€Corinthians€2:12óó.Ðä#”` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à6.à0` Ð Ð àThe€spirit€of€fear:€once:€òò2€Timothy€1:7óó.м%l!` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à7.à0` Ð Ð àThat€spirit€of€antichrist:€once:€òò1€John€4:3óó.€Ð”'D #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à8.à0` Ð Ð àThe€spirit€of€error:€once:€òò1€John€4:6óó.Ðl)"%` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9.à0` Ð Ð àSeven€other€spirits:€twice:€òòMatthew€12:45óó€and€òòLuke€11:26óó.ÐD+ô#'` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ0,à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  à10.à0` Ð Ð àThe€spirits€of€devils:€once:€òòRevelation€16:14óó.ÐP` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à11.à0` Ð Ð àAnother€spirit:€once:€òò2€Corinthians€11:4óó.Ð( Ø` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à12.à0` Ð Ð àFoul€spirit:€twice:€òòMark€9:25óó€and€òòRevelation€18:2óó.€Ð °` Ð ` Ð 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Ð4óó.€It€was€pointed€out€in€that€sermon€that€the€spirit€identified€in€òòJob€4:15óó€wasÐ Ô„ Ða€wicked€spirit.€The€context€supports€that€conclusion€in€òòJob€4:12„21óó.€ThatÐ Àp Ðspirit€was€a€spirit€of€fear€and€trembling:€a€wicked€spirit.€Ð¬\` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à17.à0` Ð Ð àSeducing€spirits€and€doctrines€of€devils:€once:€òò1€Timothy€4:1„2óó.Є4` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌJust€as€the€Holy€Ghost€draws€men€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(òòJohn€16:13,14)óó,€the€coming€false€prophetÐ \  Ðwill€push€men€toward€the€Antichrist€ð"ð€òòRevelation€13:11„12óó:Ð Hø ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíð‘#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò13óó€Howbeit€when€he,€the€Spirit€of€truth,€is€come,€he€will€guide€you€into€all€truth:€forÐ  !Ð Ðhe€shall€not€speak€of€himself;€but€whatsoever€he€shall€hear,€òòthatóó€shall€he€speak:€andÐ  "¼ Ðhe€will€shew€you€things€to€come.€òò14óó€He€shall€glorify€me:€for€he€shall€receive€of€mine,Ð ø"¨ Ðand€shall€shew€òòitóó€unto€you.€òòJohn€16:13„14Ðä#”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò11óó€And€I€beheld€another€beast€coming€up€out€of€the€earth;€and€he€had€two€horns€likeÐ ¼%l! Ða€lamb,€and€he€spake€as€a€dragon.€òò12óó€And€he€exerciseth€all€the€power€of€the€first€beastÐ ¨&X" Ðbefore€him,€and€causeth€the€earth€and€them€which€dwell€therein€to€worship€the€firstÐ ”'D # Ðbeast,€whose€deadly€wound€was€healed.€òòRevelation€13:11„12óóÔ#†XíXX XíL—#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЀ(0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€our€day,€the€spirit€of€antichrist€is€driving€all€lost€men€into€a€league€with€the€Devil.€They€haveÐ X*#& Ðliterally€sold€their€souls€to€the€Devil.€The€spirit€of€antichrist€pervades€almost€all€AmericanÐ D+ô#' Ðinstitutions.€Some€of€the€biggest€promoters€of€the€spirit€of€antichrist€is€apostate€and€Ô_ÔhereticalÐ 0,à$( Ðchurches€in€America€and€their€unsaved€and€ungodly€pastors,€preachers€and€teachers.€They€have€beenÐ P Ðsent€strong€delusion€and€believe€every€lie€and€perversion€of€the€truth€that€comes€along.€Any€churchÐ <ì Ðthat€promotes€same€sex€marriages€(sodomy),€the€transgender€movement€(sodomy),€sex€changes€forÐ ( Ø Ðchildren€(sodomy),€and€drag€queen€shows€to€children€in€churches€(sodomy,€pedophilia,€andÐ  Ä Ðburlesque)€is€a€part€of€the€whore€of€òòRevelation€17óó.€The€biggest€secular€purveyors€of€deceit,€strongÐ  ° Ðdelusion,€and€sexual€perversion€that€are€under€the€control€of€the€spirit€of€antichrist€are€all€the€socialÐ ì œ Ðmedia€platforms,€all€of€the€news€organizations,€and€all€levels€of€government.€Christians€need€to€getÐ Ø ˆ Ðoff€of€Facebook€and€get€their€face€in€the€BOOK.€Those€of€you€who€watch€Fox€News€and€NewsmaxÐ Ä t Ðneed€not€be€deluded.€These€ð ðconservativeðð€newscasters€are€also€promoting€the€sodomite€agenda.Ð °` ÐWhen€you€bring€an€adult€sodomite,€or€an€adult€transgender,€on€national€television€to€condemn€theÐ œL  Ðactions€of€those€who€promote€child€molestation€through€gender€mutilation€and€drag€queen€shows,Ð ˆ8  Ðyour€thought€processes€are€totally€corrupt.€You€have€lost€all€moral€compass.€I€see€folks€on€nationalÐ t$  Ðnews€shows€that€claim€to€be€Christians€that€joyfully€promote€that€sort€of€thing.€They€are€doing€theÐ `  Ðvery€thing€that€they€accuse€the€Godless€left€of.€They€are€virtue€signaling€and€pandering€to€the€SatanicÐ Lü  Ðreprobates€in€our€society.€All€of€it€is€still€an€offence€to€the€Holy€Ghost€and€an€abomination.€It€reeksÐ 8è  Ðof€the€spirit€of€antichrist.€A€prime€mission€of€this€spirit€of€antichrist€is€to€promote€counterfeit€gospelsÐ $Ô  Ðand€their€counterfeit€salvations.Ð À ÐÌà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚‘Ý ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6p¤ÔÝ‚eÍO„¤ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý ²¤Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xíøš#ÔˆÐ è˜ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0,à$( Їà8  àò òÔ% ‡[ Ôà@BBìÐ Ð àCOUNTERFEIT€GOSPELS€AND€THEIR€COUNTERFEIT€SALVATIONSÔ%†[Ü¥Ôó óˆÐ P ÐÔ‡(XíXXXíÔà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚”Ý ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6•¦ÔÝ‚eÍO©¦ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý צÔó óÔ#†XíXX(Xía¦#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔà@@ìì*ìàˆÐ <ì Ðà@ìì*ìàˆÌI€have€said€many€times€over€the€years€that€the€most€frequently€perverted€doctrine€man„ward€is€theÐ  Ä Ðdoctrine€of€manððs€salvation€and€that€the€most€frequently€perverted€doctrine€God„ward€is€the€deityÐ  ° Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€If€you€are€wrong€on€either€of€them€and€remain€in€that€error,€you€will€die€andÐ ì œ Ðgo€to€hell.€When€we€talk€of€false€gospels,€we€see€man€either€adding€to€or€taking€away€from€GodððsÐ Ø ˆ Ðscriptural€requirements€for€salvation.€€When€we€speak€of€the€deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€there€areÐ Ä t Ðmany€cults€that€deny€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€God€manifest€in€the€flesh.€If€the€Saviour€you€claimÐ °` Ðto€have€is€not€God,€then€he€cannot€save€you.€We€will€now€take€a€look€at€òò2€Corinthians€11:1„4€óóandòòÐ œL  ÐGalatians€1:6„9€óóas€they€relate€to€salvation:Ô#†XíXX(Xís§#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔà8 À àòòóóòòóóЈ8 ÀÀ ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíw«#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Would€to€God€ye€could€bear€with€me€a€little€in€òòmyóó€folly:€and€indeed€bear€with€me.Ð `  Ðòò2óó€For€I€am€jealous€over€you€with€godly€jealousy:€for€I€have€espoused€you€to€oneÐ Lü  Ðhusband,€that€I€may€present€òòyou€asóó€a€chaste€virgin€to€Christ.€òò3óó€But€I€fear,€lest€by€anyÐ 8è  Ðmeans,€as€the€serpent€beguiled€Eve€through€his€subtilty,€so€your€minds€should€beÐ $Ô  Ðcorrupted€from€the€simplicity€that€is€in€Christ.€òò4óó€For€if€he€that€cometh€preachethÐ À Ðanother€Jesus,€whom€we€have€not€preached,€or€òòifóó€ye€receive€another€spirit,€which€yeÐ ü¬ Ðhave€not€received,€or€another€gospel,€which€ye€have€not€accepted,€ye€might€well€bearÐ è˜ Ðwith€òòhimóó.€òò2€Corinthians€11:1„4ÐÔ„Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíð«#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àóóòò6óó€I€marvel€that€ye€are€so€soon€removed€from€him€that€called€you€into€the€grace€ofÐ ¬\ ÐChrist€unto€another€gospel:€òò7óó€Which€is€not€another;€but€there€be€some€that€troubleÐ ˜H Ðyou,€and€would€pervert€the€gospel€of€Christ.€òò8óó€But€though€we,€or€an€angel€fromÐ „4 Ðheaven,€preach€any€other€gospel€unto€you€than€that€which€we€have€preached€untoÐ p  Ðyou,€let€him€be€accursed.€òò9óó€As€we€said€before,€so€say€I€now€again,€If€any€òòmanóó€preachÐ \  Ðany€other€gospel€unto€you€than€that€ye€have€received,€let€him€be€accursed.€òòGalatiansÐ Hø Ð1:6„9Ð4 äÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX X턯#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌÔÿÔò òA€Jesus€that€is€not€God€manifest€in€the€flesh€is€another€Jesus.ó óÔÿ£²Ô€Believing€on€or€in€another€JesusÐ  "¼ Ðwill€send€you€to€hell.€A€gospel€that€does€not€include€faith€and€repentance€is€another€gospel.€AnotherÐ ü"¬ Ðgospel€will€send€you€to€hell.€Most€so€called€gospel€messages€that€are€being€delivered€to€lost€sinnersÐ è#˜ Ðtoday€are€a€perverted€gospel€that€cannot€save.€Any€gospel€message€that€does€not€require€faith€andÐ Ô$„  Ðrepentance€is€kindling€for€the€fires€of€hell.€If€you€exercise€saving€faith,€God€the€Holy€Ghost€will€workÐ À%p! Ðrepentance€in€you.€Repentance€is€Godððs€proof€to€you€that€you€have€not€believed€a€counterfeit€gospel.Ð ¬&\" Ðòòò òFaith€is€the€father€of€salvation€and€repentance€is€the€mother€of€salvation.€Faith€and€repentanceÐ ˜'H # Ðcome€together€in€holy€matrimony€to€produce€a€born€again€child€of€Godóó.ó ó€Saving€repentance€isÐ „(4!$ Ðnot€a€human€work€outside€of€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Requiring€human€works€for€salvationÐ t)$"% Ðsubverts€and€perverts€the€gospel.€Repentance€is€not€a€human€work.€Repentance€is€the€work€of€theÐ `*#& Ðindwelling€Holy€Ghost.€Any€repentance€that€occurs€before€a€lost€sinner€exercises€faith€in€the€LordÐ L+ü#' ÐJesus€Christ€is€a€work€of€the€human€will€or€the€human€flesh.€That€repentance€may€even€come€at€theÐ 8,è$( Ðprompting€of€Holy€Ghost€conviction,€but€it€does€not€save€anyone€absent€the€presence€of€faith€in€theÐ P ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.€ÔÿÔò òPut€simply,€faithless€repentance€and€repentanceless€faith€cannot€save€anyone.ó óÔÿò¸ÔÐ <ì ÐA€gospel€that€does€not€include€faith€and€repentance€as€its€mandatory€elements€is€another€gospel.Ð , Ü ÐÔ#†XíXX(X탲#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔFaith€and€repentance€are€the€parents€of€salvation.€If€either€faith€or€repentance€are€absent,€thenÐ  È Ðsalvation€cannot€be€conceived.Ð  ´ ÐAs€a€brief€aside,€you€will€not€find€a€verse€in€the€Bible€that€states€that€saving€faith€is€the€gift€of€God.Ð ð   ÐWhen€I€say€that€you€will€not€find€a€verse,€that€includes€òòEphesians€2:8„9óó€which€states:Ð Ü Œ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(Xíº#ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ8óó€For€by€grace€are€ye€saved€through€faith;€and€that€not€of€yourselves:€òòit€isóó€the€gift€ofÐ ´d ÐGod:€òò9óó€Not€of€works,€lest€any€man€should€boast.€òòEphesians€2:8„9óóÔ#†XíXX Xí¼#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔРP Ð Ð  ÐÌA€literal€interpretation€of€the€words€and€the€GRAMMAR€in€òòEphesians€2:8„9óó€proves€that€òòò òsalvationó óóóÐ x(  Ðis€the€gift€of€God.€Grammatically,€faith€cannot€be€the€gift€of€God€in€òòEphesians€2:8óó.€Salvation€(ð ðareÐ h  Ðye€savedðð)€is€the€subject€of€òòEphesians€2:8óó.€In€the€English€language,€faith€and€salvation€are€not€theÐ T  Ðsame.€Ô#†XíXX(Xí½#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔGrammatically,€neither€grace€or€faith€can€be€the€subject€of€òòEphesians€2:8óó€because€they€are€theÐ @ð  Ðobjects€of€the€prepositions€ð ðbyðð€and€ð ðthroughðð.€The€Augustinian€theology€of€many€fundamentalistsÐ ,Ü  Ðcauses€them€to€confound€salvation€and€faith.€Stating€that€saving€faith€is€the€gift€of€God€plays€into€theÐ È Ðhands€of€those€who€deny€the€freewill€of€mankind.€€òòRomans€12:3óó€does€not€fit€the€bill€either€becauseÐ ´ Ðthe€individuals€that€are€being€addressed€are€already€saved.€Their€faith€is€ð ðserving€faithðð€€and€notÐ ð  Ðð ðsaving€faithðð.The€folks€in€òòRomans€12óó€are€called€brethren.€Serving€faith€is€given€as€a€gift€to€theÐ ÜŒ Ðbeliever€by€the€already€indwelling€Holy€Ghost.€I€have€thoroughly€addressed€the€issue€of€whetherÐ Èx Ðsaving€faith€is€a€gift€of€God€in€a€12€page€article€ð ðòòIs€Saving€Faith€The€Gift€Of€Godóóðð.€All€that€beingÐ ´d Ðsaid,€let€us€continue€with€our€discussion€on€counterfeit€salvations.Ð  P ÐSalvation€is€not€praying€some€unbelieving€prayer€that€is€devoid€of€repentance€and€faith.€Pronouncing€Ð Œ< Ðunbelieving€sinners€saved€after€praying€a€faithless€sinnerððs€prayer€has€just€about€destroyed€BibleÐ x( Ðbelieving€churches€in€America.€€It€is€a€damnable€heresy.€Manipulated,€unbelieving€sinnerððs€prayersÐ d Ðhave€become€the€Nehushtans€of€dead€and€dying€churches.€Furthermore,€false€professions€haveÐ P Ðbecome€the€leprosy€of€Bible€believing€churches.€Our€churches€are€suffering€from€the€SardisianÐ < ì ÐPlague€because€they€have€a€reputation€that€they€are€alive€and€yet€they€are€graveyard€dead€(òòRevelationÐ (!Ø Ð3:1„6óó).€They€are€dead€because€most€of€their€members€are€still€dead€in€their€trespasses€and€sin.€FalseÐ "Ä Ðprofessions€of€faith€produce€whited€sepulchres,€dead€churches,€and€dens€of€iniquity.€SalvationÐ #° Ðchanges€people€folks.€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó€says€this:Ð ì#œ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíõ¾#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò17óó€Therefore€if€any€man€òòbeóó€in€Christ,€òòhe€isóó€a€new€creature:€old€things€are€passed€away;Ð Ä%t! Ðbehold,€all€things€are€become€new.€òò2€Corinthians€5:17а&`"Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíˆÇ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌWhat€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó€is€teaching€is€that€if€a€person€gets€saved,€there€will€be€a€change€in€theirÐ ˆ(8!$ Ðattitude€and€a€change€in€their€lifestyle.€If€there€is€no€change,€then€there€is€a€new€creature.€If€there€isÐ t)$"% Ðno€change,€then€there€is€no€salvation.€As€Brother€Sammy€Allen€used€to€say:€no€fruit,€no€root.€If€thereÐ `*#& Ðis€no€fruit,€there€is€no€root€and€no€salvation.€Ô#†XíXX(Xí¯È#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔA€word€of€warning€is€necessary€here€concerning€theÐ L+ü#' Ðapplication€of€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó.€Many€Independent€Baptists€have€promoted€the€heretical€doctrineÐ 8,è$( Ðof€ð ðEasy€Believismðð€or€ð ðEasy€Prayerismðð€where€they€manipulate€a€potential€convert€into€praying€aÐ P Ðfaithless€and€repentanceless€ð ðsinnerððs€prayerðð€where€there€is€no€evidence€of€conversion€or€HolyÐ <ì ÐGhost€conviction.€Then€they€pronounce€that€tragically€deceived€sinner€saved,€bring€them€into€theirÐ ( Ø ÐBaptist€churches€if€they€can€even€find€them€again,€baptize€them,€and€make€them€church€members.Ð  Ä ÐThen€go€to€preaching€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó€to€scrub€them€up€on€the€outside€in€a€vain€attempt€to€mimicÐ  ° Ðthe€inward€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost€that€is€not€in€that€person.€That€makes€them€twofold€more€a€childÐ ì œ Ðof€hell.€What€these€deceived€so„called€ð ðsoul€winnersðð€are€doing€is€trying€to€clean€the€fish€before€theÐ Ø ˆ ÐHoly€Ghost€has€caught€the€fish.€The€rushed€up€manipulative€ð ðsinnerððs€prayerðð€is€the€Devilððs€poetryÐ Ä t Ðin€motion:Ð °` ÐÌÓ€Óò òÔÿÔÓ  ÓÔ‡(¼e »X(XíÔOne,€two€three€repeat€after€me,Ð ˆ8  ÐAnd€in€hell€spend€an€eternityÔ#†(XíX»(¼e «Ï#ÔÔÿ�ÏÔó óÐ œL  ÐÓŸÏÓÓÓÌMy€whole€point€is€this,€do€not€try€to€substitute€your€work€for€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€or€rush€theÐ œL  Ðwork€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Salvation€does€not€€come€to€us€on€a€plate€of€fast€food.€Be€patient,€and€aboveÐ ˆ8  Ðall€else€be€sensitive€to€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Remember,€salvation€is€in€Godððs€timing€and€inÐ t$ ÐGodððs€place.Ô#†XíXX(XíšÊ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€Pray€and€ask€God€to€give€you€the€discernment€to€see€when€the€Holy€Ghost€is€workingÐ ` Ðso€that€you€will€know€the€proper€time€to€enter€into€the€discussion€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€leading.€DoÐ Lü Ðnot€rush€it.€Allow€the€Holy€Ghost€time€to€do€his€work€of€conviction€and€Ô_Ôconversion.Ô_Ô€If€you€are€goingÐ 8è Ðto€be€an€effective€soul€winner€you€must€be€prayed€up,€studied€up,€and€living€up€to€Godððs€standardsÐ $Ô Ðof€holiness.€Those€three€will€give€you€the€discernment€and€boldness€that€you€need€to€be€an€effectiveÐ À Ðsoul€winner.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€word€of€God€that€will€change€an€individual.€You€doÐ ü¬ Ðnot€have€the€authority€from€the€word€of€God€to€give€anyone€assurance€of€salvation.€That€assuranceÐ è˜ Ðis€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€work€of€the€word€of€God.€The€apostle€John€said:Ð Ô„ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí,Ò#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò13óó€These€things€have€I€written€unto€you€that€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€of€God;Ð ¬\ Ðthat€ye€may€know€that€ye€have€eternal€life,€and€that€ye€may€believe€on€the€name€ofÐ ˜H Ðthe€Son€of€God.€òò1€John€5:13Є 4Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí1Ö#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌFolks,€you€can€be€saved€and€also€know€it€because€there€is€a€witness€of€the€Spirit.€The€Holy€GhostÐ \"  Ðsaid€in€òòRomans€8:16óó:€ð ðÔ#†XíXX(Xí•×#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔThe€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€our€spirit,€that€we€are€the€children€ofÐ H#ø ÐGodòòÔ#†XíXh XímØ#ÔØØóóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔðð.€The€everlasting€presence€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€a€saved€individual€is€the€assurance€of€theirÐ 4$ä Ðsalvation.€Do€you€know€that€you€are€saved?€Is€there€a€witness€of€the€Spirit€there?€If€the€Holy€GhostÐ  %Ð  Ðis€in€there,€there€will€be€a€witness€of€the€Spirit€in€there:€I€am€talking€about€your€inward€parts.Ð  &¼! ÐSalvation€is€not€through€the€water€of€the€baptismal€pool.€Salvation€is€not€through€Christian€churchÐ ø&¨" Ðmembership,€Buddhism,€Hinduism,€Shintoism,€Judaism,€and€definitely€not€through€the€vileness€andÐ ä'” # Ðwickedness€of€Islam.€Salvation€is€in€and€through€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€only.€The€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ Ð(€!$ Ðis€the€way,€the€truth,€and€the€life:€no€man€cometh€unto€the€Father,€but€by€him€(òòJohn€14:6óó).€Any€otherÐ ¼)l"% Ðway€is€a€false€gospel€that€is€under€the€curse€of€God.€òòÔ#†XíXX(Xí,Ù#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔGalatians€1:6„9óóÔ#†XíXX XíïÜ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€states:Ð ¨*X#& ÐÐ ”+D$' Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(XíCÝ#ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ6óó€I€marvel€that€ye€are€so€soon€removed€from€him€that€called€you€into€the€grace€ofÐ P ÐChrist€unto€another€gospel:€òò7óó€Which€is€not€another;€but€there€be€some€that€troubleÐ <ì Ðyou,€and€would€pervert€the€gospel€of€Christ.€òò8óó€But€though€we,€or€an€angel€fromÐ ( Ø Ðheaven,€preach€any€other€gospel€unto€you€than€that€which€we€have€preached€untoÐ  Ä 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Ðbodies€are€not€scriptural€subjects€for€baptism.€Valid€subjects€for€baptism€are€believers€only.€BaptismÐ p  Ðdoes€not€make€a€person€a€believer.€They€are€baptized€because€they€are€a€believer.€A€person€shouldÐ \  Ðnever€be€baptized€unless€they€know€and€understand€why€they€are€being€baptized.€That€applies€toÐ Hø Ðbabies€and€that€applies€to€those€who€are€mentally€incapable.Ð 4 ä ÐThere€is€also€controversy€over€the€mode€of€baptism.€Some€practice€immersion.€Some€practiceÐ  !Ð Ðaspersion€(sprinkling).€Some€practice€affusion€(pouring).€Some€baptize€three€times;€once€in€the€nameÐ  "¼ Ðof€the€Father,€once€in€the€name€of€the€Son,€and€once€in€the€name€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Many€of€theÐ ø"¨ Ðdenominations€that€sprinkle€and€pour€today€started€out€using€immersion.€Up€until€the€early€1300s,Ð ä#” Ðimmersion€was€the€dominant€mode€for€baptism€for€most€denominations.Ð Ð$€  ÐBaptism€is€not€an€English€word.€It€is€a€transliterated€Greek€word.€In€English,€the€word€baptizeÐ ¼%l! Ðliterally€means€to€dip€in€water,€or€to€immerse€in€water.€From€òòMatthew€3:16óó,€we€learn€that€the€LordÐ ¨&X" ÐJesus€Christ€was€baptized€by€immersion€because€he€ò òð ðòòwent€up€straightway€out€of€the€wateróóððó ó.€TheÐ ”'D # ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€is€our€scriptural€example€for€the€mode€of€water€baptism.€In€òòActs€8:35„39óó,€theÐ „(4!$ ÐEthiopian€eunuch€was€also€baptized€by€immersion€because€it€is€stated€there€that€he€and€Philip€ò òð ðòòcameÐ p) "% Ðup€out€of€the€wateróóððó ó.€ÔÿÔò òCounterfeit€baptisms€are€those€baptisms€that€occur€before€salvation.ó óÔÿÉÔ€ItÐ `*#& Ðdoes€not€matter€if€the€unbelieving€baptisms€were€performed€on€babies,€children,€or€adults.€There€areÐ P+$' Ðalso€those€that€state€that€baptism€regenerates€its€subjects.€They€say€baptism€puts€them€into€a€state€ofÐ <,ì$( Ðbeing€born€again.€€That€is€not€scriptural.€Water€baptism€is€symbolic€of€that€which€has€happened€inÐ P ÐÔ_Ôthe€heart€of€the€believer.€It€symbolizes€a€newness€of€life.€That€is€plainly€stated€in€òòRomans€6:3„5óó:Ð <ì ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XíXh(Xí¶#ÔÔ‡ XíXhXíÔ3óó€Know€ye€not,€that€so€many€of€us€as€were€baptized€into€Jesus€Christ€were€baptizedÐ  Ä Ðinto€his€death?€òò4óó€Therefore€we€are€buried€with€him€by€baptism€into€death:€that€like€asÐ  ° ÐChrist€was€raised€up€from€the€dead€by€the€glory€of€the€Father,€even€so€we€also€shouldÐ ì œ Ðwalk€in€newness€of€life.€òò5óó€For€if€we€have€been€planted€together€in€the€likeness€of€hisÐ Ø ˆ Ðdeath,€we€shall€be€also€òòin€the€likenessóó€of€òòhisóó€resurrection:€òòRomans€6:3„5óóÔ#†XíXX Xí|#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐÄ tÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€our€baptism.Ô#†XíXX(XíÏ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€Now,€let€us€take€a€look€at€some€of€scriptural€narrativesÐ œL  Ðconcerning€baptism.€Down€through€the€years,€as€a€Bible€student,€I€have€been€warned€many€timesÐ ˆ8  Ðagainst€using€the€book€of€Acts€to€establish€doctrine.€Our€study€of€baptism€will€prove€why€that€is€so.€Ô#†XíXX(XíV #ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ t$  ÐòòActs€19:1„5€óóstates:Ð `  ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí¾!#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€it€came€to€pass,€that,€while€Apollos€was€at€Corinth,€Paul€having€passed€throughÐ 8è  Ðthe€upper€coasts€came€to€Ephesus:€and€finding€certain€disciples,€òò2óó€He€said€unto€them,Ð $Ô  ÐHave€ye€received€the€Holy€Ghost€since€ye€believed?€And€they€said€unto€him,€WeÐ À Ðhave€not€so€much€as€heard€whether€there€be€any€Holy€Ghost.€òò3óó€And€he€said€untoÐ ü¬ Ðthem,€Unto€what€then€were€ye€baptized?€And€they€said,€Unto€Johnððs€baptism.€òò4óó€ThenÐ è˜ Ðsaid€Paul,€John€verily€baptized€with€the€baptism€of€repentance,€saying€unto€theÐ Ô„ Ðpeople,€that€they€should€believe€on€him€which€should€come€after€him,€that€is,€onÐ Àp ÐChrist€Jesus.€òò5óó€When€they€heard€òòthisóó,€they€were€baptized€in€the€name€of€the€LordÐ ¬\ ÐJesus.€òòActs€19:1„5óóÔ#†XíXX XíC"#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔИHÐ Ð  ÐÌThere€are€several€passages€of€scripture€in€the€book€of€Acts€that€strongly€suggest€that€the€book€of€ActsÐ p  Ðcould€have€been€named€the€ð ðBook€Of€Transitionsðð.€We€notice€some€differences€in€the€practices€inÐ \  Ðthe€book€of€Acts€and€what€is€the€accepted€practice€of€todayððs€Bible€believing€churches.€In€òòActs€19:2,€Ð Hø Ðóówe€have€believers€that€had€NOT€received€the€Holy€Ghost.€That€cannot€happen€today€and€came€to€anÐ 4 ä Ðend€by€the€time€the€Holy€Ghost€gave€the€book€of€Romans€to€the€apostle€Paul.€òòRomans€8:9óó€says:Ð  !Ð ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíý%#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò9óó€But€ye€are€not€in€the€flesh,€but€in€the€Spirit,€if€so€be€that€the€Spirit€of€God€dwell€inÐ ø"¨ Ðyou.€Now€if€any€man€have€not€the€Spirit€of€Christ,€he€is€none€of€his.€òòRomans€8:9Ðä#”Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíÄ(#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌAccording€to€òòMatthew€28:19óó,€for€a€baptism€to€be€scriptural,€it€must€be€performed€in€the€name€of€theÐ ¼%l! ÐFather,€the€Son,€and€the€Holy€Ghost€and€it€must€be€performed€only€on€believers.€Some€churches€onlyÐ ¨&X" Ðbaptize€in€the€name€of€the€Son.€That€does€not€line€up€with€òòMatthew€28:19óó.€€Ð ”'D # ÐBaptizing€infants€is€not€scriptural.€Unbaptized€infants€do€not€go€to€hell€if€they€die€in€infancy.€AsÐ €(0!$ Ðproof€of€that€we€have€the€testimony€of€David€concerning€the€first€child€shared€between€him€andÐ l)"% ÐBathsheba€in€òò2€Samuel€12:15„23óó.€In€verse€23,€David€said:€ð ðI€shall€go€to€him,€but€he€shall€not€returnÐ X*#& Ðto€meðð.€Let€us€consider€this.€Were€all€the€infants€of€Old€Testament€saints€who€died€in€infancy€castÐ D+ô#' Ðinto€hell€because€they€were€not€the€recipients€of€New€Testament€baptism€or€had€not€beenÐ 0,à$( Ðcircumcised?€€What€a€monster€that€God€would€be!€The€corrupt€theology€of€some€has€them€equatingÐ P ÐOld€Testament€infant€circumcision€with€New€Testament€infant€baptism€as€being€a€bond€of€aÐ <ì Ðcovenant€between€God€and€man.€There€is€not€one€scripture€in€the€Bible€that€states€that€OldÐ ( Ø ÐTestament€babies€who€die€in€infancy€without€circumcision€were€cast€into€hell.€There€is€not€oneÐ  Ä Ðscripture€in€the€Bible€that€states€that€New€Testament€babies€who€die€in€infancy€without€€baptism€areÐ  ° Ðcast€into€hell.€Ô#†XíXX(Xíý)#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ ì œ ÐBaptism€does€not€save€anyone.€Therefore,€baptism€is€not€required€for€salvation.€Some€of€the€mostÐ Ø ˆ Ðungodly€people€I€have€encountered€have€been€unbelieving€reprobates€that€had€been€baptized€intoÐ Ä t ÐBaptist€churches.€Furthermore,€I€assure€you€that€it€is€not€a€denominational€thing.€Some€of€the€mostÐ °` Ðvile€hit€men€in€history€were€reprobates€that€had€been€unscripturally€baptized.€Some€of€the€biggestÐ œL  Ðmass€murderers€down€through€the€years€have€probably€been€baptized€into€every€denomination€underÐ ˆ8  Ðthe€sun.Ð t$  ÐScriptural€baptism€always€follows€salvation.€You€will€not€find€any€individual€in€the€New€TestamentÐ `  Ðthat€was€baptized€before€having€made€a€profession€of€faith.€Ô#†XíXX(Xí;0#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔBaptism€is€an€act€of€obedience€followingÐ Lü  Ðsalvation.€€That€is€why€we€call€it€ð ðbelieverððs€baptismðð.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€not€baptized€to€getÐ 8è  Ðsaved.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€did€not€need€to€get€saved!€Ô#†XíXX(Xí­3#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€baptized€to€ð ðfulfilÐ $Ô  Ðall€righteousnessðð€(òòMatthew€3:15óó).€His€baptism€was€an€act€of€obedience.€Admittedly,€his€baptismÐ À Ðwas€unique€because€he€never€sinned.€Neither€could€he€have€sinned.€Might€I€add€that€I€believe€theÐ ü¬ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€was€baptized€because€of€the€requirement€in€the€Levitical€law€that€the€high€priestÐ è˜ Ðð ðwash€his€flesh€òòò òINó óóó€waterðð€before€he€entered€into€the€most€holy€place€in€his€role€as€the€high€priestÐ Ô„ Ð(òòLeviticus€16:2„4óó).€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€our€High€Priest.€He€is€called€our€high€priest€at€least€11Ð Ät Ðtimes€in€the€book€of€Hebrews.€We€quote€two€of€those€in€òòHebrews€3:1óó€and€òòHebrews€4:14„16óó:Ð °` ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíè4#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Wherefore,€holy€brethren,€partakers€of€the€heavenly€calling,€consider€the€ApostleÐ ˆ8 Ðand€High€Priest€of€our€profession,€Christ€Jesus;€òòHebrews€3:1Ðt$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò14óó€Seeing€then€that€we€have€a€great€high€priest,€that€is€passed€into€the€heavens,€JesusÐ Lü Ðthe€Son€of€God,€let€us€hold€fast€òòouróó€profession.€òò15óó€For€we€have€not€an€high€priestÐ 8 è Ðwhich€cannot€be€touched€with€the€feeling€of€our€infirmities;€but€was€in€all€pointsÐ $!Ô Ðtempted€like€as€òòwe€are,€yetóó€without€sin.€òò16óó€Let€us€therefore€come€boldly€unto€theÐ "À Ðthrone€of€grace,€that€we€may€obtain€mercy,€and€find€grace€to€help€in€time€of€need.Ð ü"¬ ÐòòHebrews€4:14„16Ðè#˜Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí\8#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌOnce€again,€we€are€cautioned€to€be€very€careful€when€using€the€book€of€Acts€to€establish€doctrine,Ð À%p! Ðbut€I€believe€that€òòActs€19:1„5óó€coupled€with€other€passages€on€baptism€€provides€a€valid€proof€textÐ ¬&\" Ðfor€those€churches€that€require€re„baptism€for€those€who€made€unbelieving€professions€of€faith€andÐ ˜'H # Ðwere€baptized.€According€to€the€scriptures,€an€unbeliever€has€not€received€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð „(4!$ ÐÔÿÔò òPrimarily,€not€having€received€the€Holy€Ghost€and€secondarily€not€having€been€baptized€in€theÐ p) "% Ðname€of€the€Lord€Jesus€were€cited€as€reasons€by€Paul€for€requiring€them€to€be€re„baptizedó óÔÿü=Ô.Ð \* #& ÐòòActs€19:1„5óó€is€an€outstanding€example€of€how€the€ministry€of€the€Holy€Ghost€was€in€transition€in€theÐ L+ü#' Ðbook€of€Acts.€The€third€person€of€the€Godhead€(Trinity)€was€manifesting€himself€in€a€way€both€inÐ 8,è$( ÐActs€and€the€Gospels€in€a€way€that€he€never€had€in€the€Old€Testament.€In€2024,€based€upon€òòRomansÐ P Ð8:9óó,€€we€would€rightly€say€that€someone€who€does€not€have€the€Holy€Ghost€is€not€saved.€However,Ð <ì Ðthe€context€of€òòActs€19:1„5óó€proves€that€the€disciples€of€John€the€Baptist€were€already€saved.€So,€earlyÐ ( Ø Ðin€the€book€of€Acts€you€could€believe€without€having€received€the€Holy€Ghost.€òòActs€8:12„23óó€givesÐ  Ä Ðyet€other€examples€of€the€transitional€nature€of€the€doctrine€of€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€doctrine€ofÐ  ° Ðbaptism.€This€passage€reads:Ð ì œ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí<#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò12óó€But€when€they€believed€Philip€preaching€the€things€concerning€the€kingdom€ofÐ Ä t ÐGod,€and€the€name€of€Jesus€Christ,€they€were€baptized,€both€men€and€women.€òò13óó€ThenÐ °` ÐSimon€himself€believed€also:€and€when€he€was€baptized,€he€continued€with€Philip,Ð œL  Ðand€wondered,€beholding€the€miracles€and€signs€which€were€done.€òò14óó€Now€when€theÐ ˆ8  Ðapostles€which€were€at€Jerusalem€heard€that€Samaria€had€received€the€word€of€God,Ð t$  Ðthey€sent€unto€them€Peter€and€John:€òò15óó€Who,€when€they€were€come€down,€prayed€forÐ `  Ðthem,€that€they€might€receive€the€Holy€Ghost:€òò16óó€(For€as€yet€he€was€fallen€upon€noneÐ Lü  Ðof€them:€only€they€were€baptized€in€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus.)€òò17óó€Then€laid€theyÐ 8è  Ðòòtheiróó€hands€on€them,€and€they€received€the€Holy€Ghost.€òò18óó€And€when€Simon€saw€thatÐ $Ô  Ðthrough€laying€on€of€the€apostlesðð€hands€the€Holy€Ghost€was€given,€he€offered€themÐ À Ðmoney,€òò19óó€Saying,€Give€me€also€this€power,€that€on€whomsoever€I€lay€hands,€he€mayÐ ü¬ Ðreceive€the€Holy€Ghost.€òò20óó€But€Peter€said€unto€him,€Thy€money€perish€with€thee,Ð è˜ Ðbecause€thou€hast€thought€that€the€gift€of€God€may€be€purchased€with€money.€òò21óó€ThouÐ Ô„ Ðhast€neither€part€nor€lot€in€this€matter:€for€thy€heart€is€not€right€in€the€sight€of€God.Ð Àp Ðòò22óó€Repent€therefore€of€this€thy€wickedness,€and€pray€God,€if€perhaps€the€thought€ofÐ ¬\ Ðthine€heart€may€be€forgiven€thee.€òò23óó€For€I€perceive€that€thou€art€in€the€gall€ofÐ ˜H Ðbitterness,€and€òòinóó€the€bond€of€iniquity.€òòActs€8:12„23Є4Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí²B#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌÔ#†XíXX(XíJ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔIn€òòActs€8:15„17óó,€you€could€also€believe€and€be€baptized€without€having€received€the€Holy€Ghost.€InÐ \  ÐòòActs€8:18„23óó,€I€believe€you€have€a€documented€case€in€scripture€where€an€unsaved€man€was€baptized.Ð Hø ÐSimon€said€that€he€believed,€but€his€actions€and€the€revelation€given€to€Peter€seem€to€indicate€thatÐ 4 ä Ðhe€was€an€unsaved€man€whose€heart€was€not€right€with€God€and€in€the€bond€of€iniquity.€In€òòJohnÐ  !Ð Ð6:64„66óó,€we€have€similar€ò òó ócircumstances€in€the€ministry€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€where€those€whoÐ  "¼ Ðsaid€that€they€believed€walked€no€more€with€him.Ð ø"¨ ÐSome€comments€are€necessary€here€concerning€a€practice€that€predates€scriptural,€Christian€Baptism.Ð ä#” ÐÔÿÔò òIf€water€baptism€is€the€agent€of€someone€being€ð ðborn€againðð,€does€it€really€matter€what€theÐ Ð$€  Ðreligious€affiliation€is€of€the€one€doing€the€baptizing?ó óÔÿŸMÔ€That€is€a€loaded€question€because,€to€nameÐ ¼%l! Ðjust€two,€even€the€pagan€Babylonians€and€the€pagan€Mexican€Aztecs€practiced€immersive€baptism.Ð ¬&\" ÐDid€that€save€them:€absolutely€not!€Both€before€and€after€the€incarnation€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,Ð ˜'H # Ðall€Gentiles€who€converted€to€Judaism€were€required€to€undergo€baptism€by€total€immersion.€It€isÐ „(4!$ Ða€practice€that€continues€even€in€the€year€2024.€Jewish€baptism€was€symbolic€of€a€spiritual€event€thatÐ p) "% Ðalready€had€taken€place.€In€Judaism,€it€is€a€ceremonial€ritual.€Before€one€could€enter€the€mikvah€(theÐ \* #& Ðritual€baptismal€pool),€one€had€to€have€already€taken€a€bath€to€cleanse€their€bodies€prior€to€enteringÐ H+ø#' Ðthe€mikvah€pool.€The€mikvah€was€and€is€always€symbolic.€It€was€and€is€primarily€considered€to€beÐ 4,ä$( Ðbut€a€symbol€of€a€rebirth.€What€about€that!€ð ðYe€must€be€born€againðð!€In€light€of€what€we€haveÐ P Ðlearned,€that€statement€had€to€get€the€attention€of€Nicodemus€when€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€used€it€inÐ <ì ÐòòJohn€3:3„7óó.€The€word€ð ðmikvah€(mikveh)ðð€is€a€Hebrew€word€that€describes€a€gathering€of€waters.€ItÐ ( Ø Ðis€only€used€10€times€in€the€Old€Testament.€The€Hebrew€word€ð ðmikvahðð€is€used€in€passages€ofÐ  Ä Ðscripture€that€equate€it€to€living€waters.€Note€the€comparisons€in€the€following€passages€of€scriptureÐ  ° Ðin€òòSong€4:15óó,€òòJeremiah€2:12„13óó,€òòJeremiah€17:12„13óó,€òòJeremiah€14:8óó,€òòJohn€4:10„15óó,€òòJohn€7:37„39óó,Ð ì œ Ðand€òòActs€28:20óó:Ð Ø ˆ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí^J#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò15óó€A€fountain€of€gardens,€a€well€of€living€waters,€and€streams€from€Lebanon.€òòSong€ofÐ °` ÐSolomon€4:15МL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12óó€Be€astonished,€O€ye€heavens,€at€this,€and€be€horribly€afraid,€be€ye€very€desolate,Ð t$  Ðsaith€the€LORD.€òò13óó€For€my€people€have€committed€two€evils;€they€have€forsaken€meÐ `  Ðthe€fountain€of€living€waters,€òòandóó€hewed€them€out€cisterns,€broken€cisterns,€that€canÐ Lü  Ðhold€no€water.€òòJeremiah€2:12„13Ð8è Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12óó€A€glorious€high€throne€from€the€beginning€òòisóó€the€place€of€our€sanctuary.€òò13óó€OÐ À ÐLORD,€the€hope€of€Israel,€all€that€forsake€thee€shall€be€ashamed,€òòandóó€they€that€departÐ ü¬ Ðfrom€me€shall€be€written€in€the€earth,€because€they€have€forsaken€the€LORD,€theÐ è˜ Ðfountain€of€living€waters.€òòJeremiah€17:12„13ÐÔ„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8óó€O€the€hope€of€Israel,€the€saviour€thereof€in€time€of€trouble,€why€shouldest€thou€beÐ ¬\ Ðas€a€stranger€in€the€land,€and€as€a€wayfaring€man€òòthatóó€turneth€aside€to€tarry€for€aÐ ˜H Ðnight?€òòJeremiah€14:8Є4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò10óó€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€her,€If€thou€knewest€the€gift€of€God,€and€who€it€isÐ \  Ðthat€saith€to€thee,€Give€me€to€drink;€thou€wouldest€have€asked€of€him,€and€he€wouldÐ Hø Ðhave€given€thee€living€water.€òò11óó€The€woman€saith€unto€him,€Sir,€thou€hast€nothing€toÐ 4 ä Ðdraw€with,€and€the€well€is€deep:€from€whence€then€hast€thou€that€living€water?€òò12óó€ArtÐ  !Ð Ðthou€greater€than€our€father€Jacob,€which€gave€us€the€well,€and€drank€thereof€himself,Ð  "¼ Ðand€his€children,€and€his€cattle?€òò13óó€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€her,€WhosoeverÐ ø"¨ Ðdrinketh€of€this€water€shall€thirst€again:€òò14óó€But€whosoever€drinketh€of€the€water€thatÐ ä#” ÐI€shall€give€him€shall€never€thirst;€but€the€water€that€I€shall€give€him€shall€be€in€himÐ Ð$€  Ða€well€of€water€springing€up€into€everlasting€life.€òò15óó€The€woman€saith€unto€him,€Sir,Ð ¼%l! Ðgive€me€this€water,€that€I€thirst€not,€neither€come€hither€to€draw.€òòJohn€4:10„15Ш&X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ_ÔóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò37óó€In€the€last€day,€that€great€òòdayóó€of€the€feast,€Jesus€stood€and€cried,€saying,€If€any€manÐ €(0!$ Ðthirst,€let€him€come€unto€me,€and€drink.€òò38óó€He€that€believeth€on€me,€as€the€scriptureÐ l)"% Ðhath€said,€out€of€his€belly€shall€flow€rivers€of€living€water.€òò39óó€(But€this€spake€he€of€theÐ X*#& ÐSpirit,€which€they€that€believe€on€him€should€receive:€for€the€Holy€Ghost€was€not€yetÐ D+ô#' Ðòògivenóó;€because€that€Jesus€was€not€yet€glorified.)€òòJohn€7:37„39Ð0,à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20óó€For€this€cause€therefore€have€I€called€for€you,€to€see€òòyouóó,€and€to€speak€with€òòyouóó:Ð <ì Ðbecause€that€for€the€hope€of€Israel€I€am€bound€with€this€chain.€òòActs€28:20Ð( ØÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíBU#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌIn€òòSong€of€Solomon€4:15óó€we€have€the€Shulamite,€a€type€of€the€bride€of€Christ,€being€described€as€ð ðÔ#†XíXX(Xí c#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAÐ  ° Ðfountain€of€gardens,€a€well€of€living€watersÔ#†XíXX Xí¹c#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔðð.€€Any€Bible€believing€church€will€be€a€source€of€livingÐ ì œ Ðwater.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€that€fountain€of€living€waters.€In€òòJeremiah€2:12„13óó,€the€LORDÐ Ø ˆ Ð(Jehovah)€states€that€he€is€ð ðthe€fountain€of€living€watersðð.€In€òòJeremiah€14:8óó,€òòJeremiah€17:13óó,€andÐ Ä t Ðin€òòJeremiah€50:7óó€it€is€that€ð ðhope€of€Israelðð€that€is€that€ð ðmikveh€of€Israelðð€.€The€word€ð ðmikvehðð€inÐ °` Ðthose€passages€is€translated€ð ðhopeðð€in€the€King€James€Bible.€That€ð ðhope€of€Israelðð,€the€LORD,€isÐ œL  Ðreferred€to€as€ð ðÔ#†XíXX(Xí=d#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔthe€fountain€of€living€watersÔ#†XíXX Xíõf#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔðð€in€òòJeremiah€17:12„13óó.€In€òòJeremiah€50:7óó€the€LORD€isÐ ˆ8  Ðagain€referred€as€the€hope€ð!ð€the€mikveh€ð!ð€of€Israel.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€applies€that€fountain€ofÐ t$  Ðliving€waters€to€himself€in€òòJohn€4:10„15óó€and€in€òòJohn€7:37„39óó.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€JehovahÐ `  Ðmanifest€in€flesh.€It€is€that€water€of€the€fountain€of€living€waters€that€supplies€a€well€of€water€thatÐ Lü  Ðsprings€forth€into€springs€of€everlasting€life.€Hallelujah!€Finally,€the€apostle€Paul€applies€that€hopeÐ 8è  Ðof€Israel€title€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€òòActs€28:20óó.Ð $Ô  ÐA€personal€illustration€is€in€order€here.€Some€churches€require€new€members€from€otherÐ À Ðdenominations€to€be€re„baptized.€I€was€re„baptized€when€my€pastor€learned€that€I€had€been€baptizedÐ ü¬ Ðas€an€unbeliever€into€Savannah€Baptist€Center€as€a€twelve€year€old€boy.€For€years,€after€leaving€myÐ è˜ Ðadoptive€parents€home€in€Savannah,€Georgia,€I€lived€like€a€reprobate€out€of€hell€until€I€got€gloriouslyÐ Ô„ Ðsaved€in€my€backyard€late€one€Friday€evening€on€August€21,€1992.€After€I€got€saved,€I€joined€CoastalÐ Àp ÐBaptist€Church€in€Saint€Marys,€Georgia€and€had€been€teaching€Sunday€School€for€years€before€I€wasÐ ¬\ Ðre„baptized.€Our€next€topic€for€discussion€is€counterfeit€churches.ò òòòóóó óÔ#†XíXX(XíTg#ÔòòòòóóóóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔà8 @ àÐ ˜H ÐÌà@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚–Ý ÌÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6«mÔÝ‚eÍO¿mƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý ímÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíUm#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈРp  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ìì*ìàò òó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí‰n#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР0,à$( Ðò òà0  àà ° àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ% ‡] ÔÔ_Ôà@¿¿ ì(#(#àCOUNTERFEIT€CHURCHESÔ%†]ˆoԈРP ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xío#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌó óThe€word€ð ðchurchðð€and€its€cognates€appears€114€times€in€the€New€Testament.€It€is€not€our€intent€hereÐ ( Ø Ðto€provide€an€exhaustive€treatment€of€all€those.€The€church€is€the€most€important€organization€on€theÐ  Ä Ðface€of€this€earth€because€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€shed€his€blood€and€died€for€the€church.€òòActs€20:28óóÐ  ° Ðand€òòEphesians€5:25óó€state:Ð ì œ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíp#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò28óó€Take€heed€therefore€unto€yourselves,€and€to€all€the€flock,€over€the€which€the€HolyÐ Ä t ÐGhost€hath€made€you€overseers,€to€feed€the€church€of€God,€which€he€hath€purchasedÐ °` Ðwith€his€own€blood.€òòActs€20:28МL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò25óó€Husbands,€love€your€wives,€even€as€Christ€also€loved€the€church,€and€gave€himselfÐ t$  Ðfor€it;€òòEphesians€5:25Ð` Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xír#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌThere€are€those€that€state€that€the€church€did€not€start€until€the€Day€of€Pentecost.€The€Lord€JesusÐ 8è  ÐChrist€would€disagree€with€that€.€He€told€Peter€in€òòMatthew€16:18óó:Ð $Ô  ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíOt#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò18óó€And€I€say€also€unto€thee,€That€thou€art€Peter,€and€upon€this€rock€I€will€build€myÐ ü¬ Ðchurch;€and€the€gates€of€hell€shall€not€prevail€against€it.€òòMatthew€16:18Ðè˜Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xífu#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌThat€states€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€started€the€church€before€his€crucifixion€while€he€was€on€theÐ Àp Ðface€of€this€earth.€We€also€have€the€instructions€of€the€Lord€to€the€disciples€in€òòMatthew€18:15„17óó:€Ð ¬\ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí’v#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò15óó€Moreover€if€thy€brother€shall€trespass€against€thee,€go€and€tell€him€his€faultÐ „4 Ðbetween€thee€and€him€alone:€if€he€shall€hear€thee,€thou€hast€gained€thy€brother.€òò16óó€ButÐ p  Ðif€he€will€not€hear€òòthee,€thenóó€take€with€thee€one€or€two€more,€that€in€the€mouth€of€twoÐ \  Ðor€three€witnesses€every€word€may€be€established.€òò17óó€And€if€he€shall€neglect€to€hearÐ Hø Ðthem,€tell€òòitóó€unto€the€church:€but€if€he€neglect€to€hear€the€church,€let€him€be€unto€theeÐ 4 ä Ðas€an€heathen€man€and€a€publican.€òòMatthew€18:15„17Ð !ÐÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíÍw#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌIf€the€church€did€not€start€before€the€Day€of€Pentecost,€then€how€could€this€commandment€beÐ ø"¨ Ðobeyed?€How€could€they€tell€it€to€the€church?€It€is€eminently€more€scriptural€to€state€that€the€LordÐ ä#” ÐJesus€Christ€started€the€church€before€the€crucifixion€and€empowered€it€with€the€Holy€Ghost€on€theÐ Ð$€  Ðday€of€Pentecost.€On€the€Day€of€Pentecost,€the€Holy€Ghost€became€the€vicar€of€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ ¼%l! Ðon€the€face€of€the€earth.€It€is€the€Holy€Ghost€that€administers€the€affairs€of€the€church€while€ChristÐ ¨&X" Ðis€in€heaven.€The€administrator€of€the€church€has€been€changed€from€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€theÐ ”'D # ÐHoly€Ghost.€Without€quoting€a€lot€of€scripture€we€are€told€that€the€church€is:Ð €(0!$ ÐÌà8  à1.€à0` Ð Ð àTo€worship€God:€òòJohn€4:21„24óó.ÐX*#&` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àSing€praises€unto€God:€òòHebrews€2:12óó.ÐD+ô#'` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à3.€à0` Ð Ð àTo€preach€the€gospel:€òòMatthew€26:13óó,€òòMark€14:9óó,€òòMark€16:15óó,€Luke€òò24:47óó,Ð 0,à$( ÐòòActs€1:8óó,€and€so€forth.€The€word€ð ðpreachðð€and€its€cognates€is€used€133€timesÐ P Ðin€the€New€Testament.Ð<ì` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à4.à0` Ð Ð àTo€baptize€believers:€òòMatthew€28:19„20óó,€òòMark€16:15„16óó,€and€so€forth.€ThereÐ ( Ø Ðare€65€references€to€water€baptism€in€the€New€Testament.€See€the€previousÐ  Ä Ðdiscussion€on€ò òð ðòòóóÔ4‚dó2ÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔCounterfeit€BaptismsÔ6�ÔÝ‚eÍO�moneÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ThTB�Ôòòóóðð.ó óÐ °` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à5.à0` Ð Ð àTo€hold€communion€or€the€Lordððs€Supper:€òò1€Corinthians€11:23„34óó.€ItsÐ ð   Ðfrequency€is€not€mandated.ÐÜ Œ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à6.à0` Ð Ð àTo€receive€tithes€and€offerings€of€its€membership:€òòMatthew€23:23óó,€òòLukeÐ È x Ð11:42óó,€òòMalachi€3:8óó,€€òò2€Corinthians€8óó,€and€òò2€Corinthians€9óó.€Tithing€transcendsÐ ´d Ðthe€law.€It€was€required€starting€in€the€book€of€Genesis€with€Cain,€Abel,€andÐ  P  ÐÔ_ÔAbraham€before€the€law.€It€was€also€required€under€the€law.€The€Lord€JesusÐ Œ<  ÐChrist€commended€it€In€òòMatthew€23:23óó€and€òòLuke€11:42óó.€The€New€TestamentÐ x(  Ðchurch€is€Godððs€storehouse€for€the€ChristianÐd ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à7.à0` Ð Ð àTo€discipline€sinning€an€errant€church€members€who€will€not€repent:€òòMatthewÐ P  Ð18:15„17óó,€òò1€Corinthians€5:1„5óó,€òòRomans€16:17„18óó,€òòPhilippians€3:17„19óó,€andÐ <ì  ÐòòGalatians€6:1óó.Ð(Ø ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à8.€à0` Ð Ð àTo€assemble:€òòHebrews€10:25óó€(after€all€the€root€meaning€of€the€word€ð ðchurchððÐ Ä Ðis€an€assembly).а` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à9.€à0` Ð Ð àTo€teach€doctrine:€òòRomans€6:17óó,€òòRomans€16:17óó,€òòEphesians€4:15„16óó,€òò1Ð ìœ ÐTimothy€4:6„16óó,€òò1€Timothy€6:1„5óó,€òò2€Timothy€4:1„4óó,€and€so€forth.€The€wordР؈ Ðð ðdoctrineðð€is€used€50€times€in€the€New€Testament.€This€is€an€element€that€isÐ Ät Ðmostly€and€sadly€missing€from€most€churches.€The€root€word€of€the€wordÐ °` Ðð ðòòindoctrinateóóðð€is€ð ðòòdoctrineóóðð.€The€word€ð ðòòindoctrinateóóðð€literally€means€to€putÐ œL Ðdoctrine€into€someone.€When€speaking€of€Bible€believing€Christianity,€theÐ ˆ8 Ðmocking,€unsaved€world€always€uses€ð ðindoctrinateðð€in€an€extremelyÐ t$ Ðderogatory€and€negative€sense.€It€usually€said€something€like€this,€ð ðOh,€youÐ ` ÐChristians€are€brainwashedðð.€€Quite€to€the€contrary,€Bible€believingÐ Lü ÐChristians€have€forsaken€brainwashed€group€think€so€that€they€can€think€forÐ 8 è Ðthemselves€and€make€decisions€based€upon€the€most€logical€system€ofÐ $!Ô Ðreasoning€that€God€has€gifted€to€mankind.€That€system€is€called€a€BiblicalÐ "À Ðworld€view.€Ðü"¬` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à10.à0` Ð Ð àTo€make€known€the€manifold€wisdom€of€God:€òòEphesians€3:10óó.Ðè#˜` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à11.à0` Ð Ð àTo€minister€to€widows:€òò1€Timothy€5:3óó.ÐÔ$„ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à12.à0` Ð Ð àTo€minister€to€the€sick:€òòJames€5:14„15óó.ÐÀ%p!` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à13.à0` Ð Ð àIs€the€virgin,€chaste€bride€of€Christ:€òòEphesians€5:21„33óó.Ь&\"` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à14.à0` Ð Ð àIs€the€body€of€Christ:€òòColossians€1:18,24óó.И'H #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  à15.à0` Ð Ð àIs€the€pillar€and€ground€of€the€truth:€òò1€Timothy€3:15óó.Є(4!$` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌWe€could€identify€many,€many€more€responsibilities€and€characteristics€of€Bible€believing€churches.Ð \* #& ÐThe€best€way€to€spot€a€counterfeit€is€to€thoroughly€understand€what€the€real€thing€looks€like.€TheÐ H+ø#' ÐBible€tells€us€what€a€real€church€ought€to€be.€In€the€Bible,€we€can€identify€three€major€groups€ofÐ 4,ä$( Ðchurches€that€any€number€of€adjectives€can€be€used€to€describe.€Those€3€are:€Bible€believingÐ P Ðchurches,€apostate€churches,€and€heretical€churches.€We€would€place€those€churches€into€twoÐ <ì Ðclassifications:€Bible€believing€churches€and€counterfeit€churches.€We€identify€apostate€and€hereticalÐ ( Ø Ðchurches€as€counterfeits.€There€is€a€difference€between€apostasy€and€heresy.€Apostasy€deals€moreÐ  Ä Ðwith€the€application€side€of€doctrine€while€heresy€deals€with€an€outright€rejection€of€the€plainÐ  ° Ðstatements€of€scriptural€doctrines.€Apostasy€is€a€falling€away€from€scriptural€doctrines€once€held€to.Ð ì œ ÐApostasy€is€knowing€what€is€right€while€refusing€to€do€that€which€is€right.€€It€is€characterized€byÐ Ø ˆ Ðcompromised€doctrine;€promoting€corrupt€bibles;€vacillating,€weak€leaders;€fearful€leaders;€aÐ Ä t Ðrejection€and€mocking€of€the€old€time€ways;€loud,€corrupt,€worldly€music€in€the€church;€sexuallyÐ °` Ðrevealing€dress€by€men€and€women;€promoting€adult€sexual€perversion;€promoting€sexual€perversionÐ œL  Ðto€children€including€the€mutilation€of€children€through€the€Satanic€transgender€movement;Ð ˆ8  Ðgrooming€and€promoting€sexual€perversion€through€drag€queen€shows€in€churches€before€groups€ofÐ t$  Ðchildren;€stealing€money€from€Godððs€people€through€the€promotion€of€corrupt€television,€radio,€andÐ `  Ðinternet€ministries;€and€so€forth.€òòEphesians€5:21„33óó€gives€us€a€broad€overview€of€what€the€characterÐ Lü  Ðof€a€New€Testament€church€should€be.€It€states:ò òó óÐ 8è  ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí¦z#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò21óó€Submitting€yourselves€one€to€another€in€the€fear€of€God.€òò22óó€Wives,€submitÐ À Ðyourselves€unto€your€own€husbands,€as€unto€the€Lord.€òò23óó€For€the€husband€is€the€headÐ ü¬ Ðof€the€wife,€even€as€Christ€is€the€head€of€the€church:€and€he€is€the€saviour€of€the€body.Ð è˜ Ðòò24óó€Therefore€as€the€church€is€subject€unto€Christ,€so€òòletóó€the€wives€òòbeóó€to€their€ownÐ Ô„ Ðhusbands€in€every€thing.€òò25óó€Husbands,€love€your€wives,€even€as€Christ€also€loved€theÐ Àp Ðchurch,€and€gave€himself€for€it;€òò26óó€That€he€might€sanctify€and€cleanse€it€with€theÐ ¬\ Ðwashing€of€water€by€the€word,€òò27óó€That€he€might€present€it€to€himself€a€gloriousÐ ˜H Ðchurch,€not€having€spot,€or€wrinkle,€or€any€such€thing;€but€that€it€should€be€holy€andÐ „4 Ðwithout€blemish.€òò28óó€So€ought€men€to€love€their€wives€as€their€own€bodies.€He€thatÐ p  Ðloveth€his€wife€loveth€himself.€òò29óó€For€no€man€ever€yet€hated€his€own€flesh;€butÐ \  Ðnourisheth€and€cherisheth€it,€even€as€the€Lord€the€church:€òò30óó€For€we€are€members€ofÐ Hø Ðhis€body,€of€his€flesh,€and€of€his€bones.€òò31óó€For€this€cause€shall€a€man€leave€his€fatherÐ 4 ä Ðand€mother,€and€shall€be€joined€unto€his€wife,€and€they€two€shall€be€one€flesh.€òò32óó€ThisÐ  !Ð Ðis€a€great€mystery:€but€I€speak€concerning€Christ€and€the€church.€òò33óó€Nevertheless€letÐ  "¼ Ðevery€one€of€you€in€particular€so€love€his€wife€even€as€himself;€and€the€wife€òòseeóó€thatÐ ø"¨ Ðshe€reverence€òòheróó€husband.€òòEphesians€5:21„33Ðä#”Ð Ð  ÐóóÌThere€are€numerous€churches€identified€throughout€the€New€Testament.€Churches€in€homes€areÐ ¼%l! Ðmentioned€3€times.€You€have€the€churches€of€large€areas€such€as€Asia,€Galatia,€Macedonia,€Syria,Ð ¨&X" ÐJudaea,€Galilee,€Samaria,€and€so€forth.€The€first€church€mentioned€by€name€is€the€church€atÐ ”'D # ÐJerusalem.€There€are€churches€that€have€specific€epistles€written€to€them.€These€would€includeÐ €(0!$ ÐRome,€Corinth,€Colosse,€Philippi,€Thessalonica,€Ephesus,€and€Galatia.€Perhaps€the€mostÐ l)"% Ðdysfunctional€church€in€the€New€Testament€was€at€Corinth.€It€was€the€subject€of€much€reproof€andÐ X*#& Ðcorrection€by€the€Holy€Ghost€through€the€ministry€of€the€apostle€Paul.€If€anything€could€go€wrongÐ D+ô#' Ðin€a€church,€it€did€at€Corinth.€There€were€huge€issues€with€doctrine,€vile€sins,€and€divisions€withinÐ 0,à$( Ðthat€church.€It€is€a€handbook€on€what€a€church€should€not€do.€Paul€expressed€his€fear€of€theÐ P Ðcompromise€and€sin€in€the€church€at€Corinth€in€òò2€Corinthians€11:1„4óó€when€he€stated:Ð <ì ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí—#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Would€to€God€ye€could€bear€with€me€a€little€in€òòmyóó€folly:€and€indeed€bear€with€me.Ð  Ä Ðòò2óó€For€I€am€jealous€over€you€with€godly€jealousy:€for€I€have€espoused€you€to€oneÐ  ° Ðhusband,€that€I€may€present€òòyou€asóó€a€chaste€virgin€to€Christ.€òò3óó€But€I€fear,€lest€by€anyÐ ì œ Ðmeans,€as€the€serpent€beguiled€Eve€through€his€subtilty,€so€your€minds€should€beÐ Ø ˆ Ðcorrupted€from€the€simplicity€that€is€in€Christ.€òò4óó€For€if€he€that€cometh€preachethÐ Ä t Ðanother€Jesus,€whom€we€have€not€preached,€or€òòifóó€ye€receive€another€spirit,€which€yeÐ °` Ðhave€not€received,€or€another€gospel,€which€ye€have€not€accepted,€ye€might€well€bearÐ œL  Ðwith€òòhimóó.€òò2€Corinthians€11:1„4Ј8 Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí¸¢#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌPaul€again€makes€a€comparison€between€the€church€and€Christ€and€a€husband€and€wife.€The€church,Ð `  Ðthe€Bride€of€Christ,€is€to€be€a€chaste€virgin€and€not€as€the€harlot€of€òòRevelation€17óó.€Paul€also€warnsÐ Lü  Ðthe€church€at€Corinth€to€beware€of€Satanic€ministers€in€òò2€Corinthians€11:13„15óó:Ð 8è  ÐÔ#†XíXX XíO¦#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò13óó€For€such€òòareóó€false€apostles,€deceitful€workers,€transforming€themselves€into€theÐ À Ðapostles€of€Christ.€òò14óó€And€no€marvel;€for€Satan€himself€is€transformed€into€an€angelÐ ü¬ Ðof€light.€òò15óó€Therefore€òòit€isóó€no€great€thing€if€his€ministers€also€be€transformed€as€theÐ è˜ Ðministers€of€righteousness;€whose€end€shall€be€according€to€their€works.€òò2Ð Ô„ ÐCorinthians€11:13„15ÐÀpÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíð§#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌThe€pulpits€of€American€churches€are€full€of€Satanððs€sinister€ministers.€I€could€anger€the€disciplesÐ ˜H Ðof€every€denomination,€including€my€own,€by€providing€a€never€ending€list€of€Satanððs€sinisterÐ „4 Ðministers€that€teach€and€preach€behind€their€lecterns€and€pulpits.Ð p  ÐThen€we€have€the€seven€churches€of€the€book€of€Revelation€2€and€3.€All€seven€of€these€churchesÐ \  Ðwere€literal€churches€located€in€what€is€now€called€Turkey.€Here€is€what€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€hadÐ Hø Ðto€say€about€those€churches:Ð 4 ä ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XíXX Xí2ª#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔò òRevelation€2ó óÐ "¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€Unto€the€angel€of€the€church€of€Ephesus€write;€These€things€saith€he€that€holdethÐ ø"¨ Ðthe€seven€stars€in€his€right€hand,€who€walketh€in€the€midst€of€the€seven€goldenÐ ä#” Ðcandlesticks;€òò2óó€I€know€thy€works,€and€thy€labour,€and€thy€patience,€and€how€thouÐ Ð$€  Ðcanst€not€bear€them€which€are€evil:€and€thou€hast€tried€them€which€say€they€areÐ ¼%l! Ðapostles,€and€are€not,€and€hast€found€them€liars:€òò3óó€And€hast€borne,€and€hast€patience,Ð ¨&X" Ðand€for€my€nameððs€sake€hast€laboured,€and€hast€not€fainted.€òò4óó€Nevertheless€I€haveÐ ”'D # Ðòòsomewhatóó€against€thee,€because€thou€hast€left€thy€first€love.€òò5óó€Remember€thereforeÐ €(0!$ Ðfrom€whence€thou€art€fallen,€and€repent,€and€do€the€first€works;€or€else€I€will€comeÐ l)"% Ðunto€thee€quickly,€and€will€remove€thy€candlestick€out€of€his€place,€except€thouÐ X*#& Ðrepent.€òò6óó€But€this€thou€hast,€that€thou€hatest€the€deeds€of€the€Nicolaitans,€which€I€alsoÐ D+ô#' Ðhate.€òò7óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches;€ToÐ 0,à$( Ðhim€that€overcometh€will€I€give€to€eat€of€the€tree€of€life,€which€is€in€the€midst€of€theÐ P Ðparadise€of€God.€Ð<ìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8óó€And€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Smyrna€write;€These€things€saith€the€first€andÐ ( Ø Ðthe€last,€which€was€dead,€and€is€alive;€òò9óó€I€know€thy€works,€and€tribulation,€andÐ  Ä Ðpoverty,€(but€thou€art€rich)€and€òòI€knowóó€the€blasphemy€of€them€which€say€they€areÐ  ° ÐJews,€and€are€not,€but€òòareóó€the€synagogue€of€Satan.€òò10óó€Fear€none€of€those€things€whichÐ ì œ Ðthou€shalt€suffer:€behold,€the€devil€shall€cast€òòsomeóó€of€you€into€prison,€that€ye€may€beÐ Ø ˆ Ðtried;€and€ye€shall€have€tribulation€ten€days:€be€thou€faithful€unto€death,€and€I€willÐ Ä t Ðgive€thee€a€crown€of€life.€òò11óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€untoÐ °` Ðthe€churches;€He€that€overcometh€shall€not€be€hurt€of€the€second€death.€ÐœL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12óó€And€to€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Pergamos€write;€These€things€saith€he€which€hathÐ ˆ8  Ðthe€sharp€sword€with€two€edges;€òò13óó€I€know€thy€works,€and€where€thou€dwellest,€òòevenóóÐ t$  Ðwhere€Satanððs€seat€òòisóó:€and€thou€holdest€fast€my€name,€and€hast€not€denied€my€faith,Ð `  Ðeven€in€those€days€wherein€Antipas€òòwasóó€my€faithful€martyr,€who€was€slain€amongÐ Lü  Ðyou,€where€Satan€dwelleth.€òò14óó€But€I€have€a€few€things€against€thee,€because€thou€hastÐ 8è  Ðthere€them€that€hold€the€doctrine€of€Balaam,€who€taught€Balac€to€cast€aÐ $Ô  Ðstumblingblock€before€the€children€of€Israel,€to€eat€things€sacrificed€unto€idols,€andÐ À Ðto€commit€fornication.€òò15óó€So€hast€thou€also€them€that€hold€the€doctrine€of€theÐ ü¬ ÐNicolaitans,€which€thing€I€hate.€òò16óó€Repent;€or€else€I€will€come€unto€thee€quickly,€andÐ è˜ Ðwill€fight€against€them€with€the€sword€of€my€mouth.€òò17óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€himÐ Ô„ Ðhear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches;€To€him€that€overcometh€will€I€give€toÐ Àp Ðeat€of€the€hidden€manna,€and€will€give€him€a€white€stone,€and€in€the€stone€a€newÐ ¬\ Ðname€written,€which€no€man€knoweth€saving€he€that€receiveth€òòitóó.€Ð˜HÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò18óó€And€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Thyatira€write;€These€things€saith€the€Son€ofÐ „4 ÐGod,€who€hath€his€eyes€like€unto€a€flame€of€fire,€and€his€feet€òòareóó€like€fine€brass;€òò19óó€IÐ p  Ðknow€thy€works,€and€charity,€and€service,€and€faith,€and€thy€patience,€and€thy€works;Ð \  Ðand€the€last€òòto€beóó€more€than€the€first.€òò20óó€Notwithstanding€I€have€a€few€things€againstÐ Hø Ðthee,€because€thou€sufferest€that€woman€Jezebel,€which€calleth€herself€a€prophetess,Ð 4 ä Ðto€teach€and€to€seduce€my€servants€to€commit€fornication,€and€to€eat€things€sacrificedÐ  !Ð Ðunto€idols.€òò21óó€And€I€gave€her€space€to€repent€of€her€fornication;€and€she€repented€not.Ð  "¼ Ðòò22óó€Behold,€I€will€cast€her€into€a€bed,€and€them€that€commit€adultery€with€her€into€greatÐ ø"¨ Ðtribulation,€except€they€repent€of€their€deeds.€òò23óó€And€I€will€kill€her€children€withÐ ä#” Ðdeath;€and€all€the€churches€shall€know€that€I€am€he€which€searcheth€the€reins€andÐ Ð$€  Ðhearts:€and€I€will€give€unto€every€one€of€you€according€to€your€works.€òò24óó€But€unto€youÐ ¼%l! ÐI€say,€and€unto€the€rest€in€Thyatira,€as€many€as€have€not€this€doctrine,€and€which€haveÐ ¨&X" Ðnot€known€the€depths€of€Satan,€as€they€speak;€I€will€put€upon€you€none€other€burden.Ð ”'D # Ðòò25óó€But€that€which€ye€have€òòalreadyóó€hold€fast€till€I€come.€òò26óó€And€he€that€overcometh,Ð €(0!$ Ðand€keepeth€my€works€unto€the€end,€to€him€will€I€give€power€over€the€nations:€òò27óó€AndÐ l)"% Ðhe€shall€rule€them€with€a€rod€of€iron;€as€the€vessels€of€a€potter€shall€they€be€brokenÐ X*#& Ðto€shivers:€even€as€I€received€of€my€Father.€òò28óó€And€I€will€give€him€the€morning€star.Ð D+ô#' Ðòò29óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches.€òòRevelationÐ 0,à$( Ð2:1„29óóÐPÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX Xíå¬#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔò òRevelation€3ó óÔ#†XíXX XíÛÃ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ( ØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1óó€And€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Sardis€write;€These€things€saith€he€that€hath€theÐ  Ä Ðseven€Spirits€of€God,€and€the€seven€stars;€I€know€thy€works,€that€thou€hast€a€nameÐ  ° Ðthat€thou€livest,€and€art€dead.€òò2óó€Be€watchful,€and€strengthen€the€things€which€remain,Ð ì œ Ðthat€are€ready€to€die:€for€I€have€not€found€thy€works€perfect€before€God.€òò3óó€RememberÐ Ø ˆ Ðtherefore€how€thou€hast€received€and€heard,€and€hold€fast,€and€repent.€If€thereforeÐ Ä t Ðthou€shalt€not€watch,€I€will€come€on€thee€as€a€thief,€and€thou€shalt€not€know€whatÐ °` Ðhour€I€will€come€upon€thee.€òò4óó€Thou€hast€a€few€names€even€in€Sardis€which€have€Ô_ÔnotÐ œL  Ðdefiled€their€garments;€and€they€shall€walk€with€me€in€white:€for€they€are€worthy.€òò5óóÐ ˆ8  ÐHe€that€overcometh,€the€same€shall€be€clothed€in€white€raiment;€and€I€will€not€blotÐ t$  Ðout€his€name€out€of€the€book€of€life,€but€I€will€confess€his€name€before€my€Father,Ð `  Ðand€before€his€angels.€òò6óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€theÐ Lü  Ðchurches.€Ð8è Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7óó€And€to€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Philadelphia€write;€These€things€saith€he€that€isÐ $Ô  Ðholy,€he€that€is€true,€he€that€hath€the€key€of€David,€he€that€openeth,€and€no€manÐ À Ðshutteth;€and€shutteth,€and€no€man€openeth;€òò8óó€I€know€thy€works:€behold,€I€have€setÐ ü¬ Ðbefore€thee€an€open€door,€and€no€man€can€shut€it:€for€thou€hast€a€little€strength,€andÐ è˜ Ðhast€kept€my€word,€and€hast€not€denied€my€name.€òò9óó€Behold,€I€will€make€them€of€theÐ Ô„ Ðsynagogue€of€Satan,€which€say€they€are€Jews,€and€are€not,€but€do€lie;€behold,€I€willÐ Àp Ðmake€them€to€come€and€worship€before€thy€feet,€and€to€know€that€I€have€loved€thee.Ð ¬\ Ðòò10óó€Because€thou€hast€kept€the€word€of€my€patience,€I€also€will€keep€thee€from€the€hourÐ ˜H Ðof€temptation,€which€shall€come€upon€all€the€world,€to€try€them€that€dwell€upon€theÐ „4 Ðearth.€òò11óó€Behold,€I€come€quickly:€hold€that€fast€which€thou€hast,€that€no€man€take€thyÐ p  Ðcrown.€òò12óó€Him€that€overcometh€will€I€make€a€pillar€in€the€temple€of€my€God,€and€heÐ \  Ðshall€go€no€more€out:€and€I€will€write€upon€him€the€name€of€my€God,€and€the€nameÐ Hø Ðof€the€city€of€my€God,€òòwhich€isóó€new€Jerusalem,€which€cometh€down€out€of€heavenÐ 4 ä Ðfrom€my€God:€and€òòI€will€write€upon€himóó€my€new€name.€òò13óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€himÐ  !Ð Ðhear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches.€Ð "¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò14óó€And€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans€write;€These€things€saith€theÐ ø"¨ ÐAmen,€the€faithful€and€true€witness,€the€beginning€of€the€creation€of€God;€òò15óó€I€knowÐ ä#” Ðthy€works,€that€thou€art€neither€cold€nor€hot:€I€would€thou€wert€cold€or€hot.€òò16óó€So€thenÐ Ð$€  Ðbecause€thou€art€lukewarm,€and€neither€cold€nor€hot,€I€will€spue€thee€out€of€myÐ ¼%l! Ðmouth.€òò17óó€Because€thou€sayest,€I€am€rich,€and€increased€with€goods,€and€have€needÐ ¨&X" Ðof€nothing;€and€knowest€not€that€thou€art€wretched,€and€miserable,€and€poor,€andÐ ”'D # Ðblind,€and€naked:€òò18óó€I€counsel€thee€to€buy€of€me€gold€tried€in€the€fire,€that€thou€mayestÐ €(0!$ Ðbe€rich;€and€white€raiment,€that€thou€mayest€be€clothed,€and€òòthatóó€the€shame€of€thyÐ l)"% Ðnakedness€do€not€appear;€and€anoint€thine€eyes€with€eyesalve,€that€thou€mayest€see.Ð X*#& Ðòò19óó€As€many€as€I€love,€I€rebuke€and€chasten:€be€zealous€therefore,€and€repent.€òò20óóÐ D+ô#' ÐBehold,€I€stand€at€the€door,€and€knock:€if€any€man€hear€my€voice,€and€open€the€door,Ð 0,à$( ÐI€will€come€in€to€him,€and€will€sup€with€him,€and€he€with€me.€òò21óó€To€him€thatÐ  Ðovercometh€will€I€grant€to€sit€with€me€in€my€throne,€even€as€I€also€overcame,€and€amÐ ÿì Ðset€down€with€my€Father€in€his€throne.€òò22óó€He€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€theÐ ëØ ÐSpirit€saith€unto€the€churches.€òòRevelation€3:1„22Ð× ÄÐ Ð  ÐóóÌI€have€heard€and€read€many€Bible€teachers€and€preachers€that€state€that€Revelation€chapters€2€andÐ ¯ œ Ð3€were€a€progressive,€brief€overview€of€the€coming€history€of€the€New€Testament€church.€Put€anotherÐ › ˆ Ðway,€they€say€Revelation€chapters€2€and€3€are€a€microcosm€of€church€history.€While€I€couldÐ ‡ t Ðsomewhat€agree€with€that€as€one€application,€I€more€so€see€the€seven€churches€of€the€book€ofÐ s` ÐRevelation€as€being€types€of€churches€that€we€see€coexisting€throughout€the€world€in€everyÐ _L  Ðgeneration.€Most€churches€seem€to€move€through€a€life€cycle€that€takes€them€from€a€fervent€love€ofÐ K8  ÐGod€to€a€hellish€love€of€self.€Ð 7$  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí/Ä#ÔÑ€�,ÑÑ€ŽÐ-ÑÑ‹ÈÑò òó óAll€seven€of€the€churches€that€are€identified€in€Revelation€chapters€2€and€3€were€located€in€what€isÐ #  Ðnow€the€home€of€that€God€hating€Muslim€country€of€Turkey.€Those€seven€churches€do€not€existÐ ü  Ðtoday.€If€they€did,€they€would€be€suffering€great€persecutions,€tortures,€and€murders€at€the€bloodÐ ûè  Ðsoaked€hands€of€the€peace€loving€Muslims.€Following€World€War€I,€on€October€29,€1923,€TurkeyÐ çÔ  Ðwas€formed€out€of€some€of€the€remnants€of€the€ungodly,€barbaric€Ottoman€Islamic€Empire.€TheÐ ÓÀ ÐOttoman€Empire€has€been€one€of€the€greatest€persecutors€and€murderers€of€Christians€and€Jews€inÐ ¿¬ Ðthe€history€of€the€world.€They€are€a€Muslim€country€that€hates€Jews€and€Christians.€The€currentÐ «˜ Ðleader€of€Turkey,€Recep€Ô_ÔTayyipÔ_Ô€Erdogan,€is€consumed€with€the€spirit€of€antichrist.€He€hates€IsraelÐ —„ Ðand€the€Jew€and€proves€it€yet€again€by€his€rhetoric€and€actions€against€Israel€since€the€start€of€theÐ ƒp ÐIsraeli/€Hamas€war€that€began€on€October€7,€2023.€Erdogan€also€hates€Christians.€As€a€reminder€toÐ o\ Ðthe€serious€Bible€prophecy€student,€modern€day€Turkey€and€the€surrounding€Islamic€countries€areÐ [H Ðthe€home€of€the€nations€that€will€attack€Israel€in€the€lead€up€to€the€battle€of€Armageddon.€Some€ofÐ G4 Ðthose€nations€are€clearly€identified€in€Ezekiel€38€and€39.€It€is€this€same€area€of€the€world€that€willÐ 3  Ðproduce€the€Antichrist€who€is€referred€to€in€Isaiah€14€and€Micah€5€as€the€Assyrian.Ð   ÐIn€the€letters€to€the€seven€churches,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€something€good€to€say€about€six€(6)Ð  ø Ðof€the€seven€(7)€churches€with€the€exception€of€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans.€He€had€nothing€goodÐ ÷ä Ðto€say€about€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€nothing€bad€to€say€about€twoÐ ã Ð Ð(2€)€of€the€seven€(7)€churches.€Those€would€be€the€churches€in€Smyrna€and€Philadelphia.€HeÐ Ï!¼ Ðcommanded€five€(5)€of€the€seven€(7)€churches€to€repent€not€including€Smyrna€and€Philadelphia.€AllÐ »"¨ Ðseven€(7)€letters€to€the€churches€closed€with€a€different€promise€to€all€the€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€all€sevenÐ §#” Ð(7)€churches.Ð “$€  ÐEphesus,€is€the€church€that€left€its€first€love.€It€was€once€on€fire€for€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€the€fireÐ %l! Ðhad€died€down€with€the€passage€of€time.€It€was€the€church€that€was€as€any€new€bride€and€new€groom.Ð k&X" ÐThey€were€zealous€for€one€another€with€a€fervent€love€at€the€first€until€they€began€to€take€one€anotherÐ W'D # Ðfor€granted.€They€had€forgotten€the€heights€to€which€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€taken€them.€They€hadÐ C(0!$ Ðfallen€away€from€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€He€warned€them€to€repent€and€rekindle€the€fire€that€they€onceÐ /)"% Ðhad€for€him.€ò òAt€the€closing€to€the€letter€to€the€church€in€Ephesus,€the€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€theÐ *#& Ðchurches€are€promised€that€they€will€eat€of€the€tree€of€life€which€is€in€the€paradise€of€Ô_ÔGod.ó óÔ_ÔÐ  +ø#' ÐSmyrna€is€the€martyrððs€church.€Smyrna€is€a€name€that€means€myrrh.€Myrrh€is€a€symbol€of€death.Ð ÷+ä$( ÐSmyrna€has€lived€up€to€its€name.€There€have€been€many€thousands€of€Christians€martyred€there.€TheÐ  Ðdestruction€of€Smyrna€by€the€Ottoman€Turks€resulted€in€the€deaths€of€over€100,000€Christians€andÐ ÿì ÐJews.€The€peace€loving€Ottoman€Turkish€Muslims€also€murdered€over€1.2€million€Christians€in€theÐ ëØ ÐArmenian€massacres.€The€barbaric€Turkish€Muslims€will€play€a€huge€role€in€the€persecutions€andÐ × Ä Ðbeheadings€that€take€place€during€the€Great€Tribulation.€Note€the€presence€at€Smyrna€of€theÐ à ° Ðpersecutors€that€say€they€are€Jews,€and€are€not,€but€are€of€the€synagogue€of€Satan.€Satan€is€the€greatÐ ¯ œ Ðpersecutor€of€Jews€and€Christians.€The€Jews€at€Smyrna€were€of€the€physical€seed€of€Israel,€but€wereÐ › ˆ Ðnot€of€the€spiritual€seed€of€Israel.€What€we€see€in€òòRevelation€2:9óó€and€òòRevelation€€3:9óó€is€the€LordÐ ‡ t ÐJesus€Christ€applying€his€teaching€and€preaching€of€òòJohn€8:31„44óó€to€the€Jews€that€were€persecutingÐ s` ÐÔ_Ôthe€Christians€at€Smyrna.€Not€all€that€say€they€are€Jews€are€Jews€in€the€eyes€of€God.€The€Holy€GhostÐ _L  Ðstates€the€same€principle€through€the€apostle€Paul€in€òòRomans€9:6„8óó€and€òòGalatians€6:15„16óó:Ð K8  ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò6óó€Not€as€though€the€word€of€God€hath€taken€none€effect.€For€they€òòareóó€not€all€Israel,Ð #  Ðwhich€are€of€Israel:€òò7óó€Neither,€because€they€are€the€seed€of€Abraham,€òòare€theyóó€allÐ ü  Ðchildren:€but,€In€Isaac€shall€thy€seed€be€called.€òò8óó€That€is,€They€which€are€the€childrenÐ ûè  Ðof€the€flesh,€these€òòareóó€not€the€children€of€God:€but€the€children€of€the€promise€areÐ çÔ  Ðcounted€for€the€seed.€òòRomans€9:6„8ÐÓÀÐ Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò15óó€For€in€Christ€Jesus€neither€circumcision€availeth€any€thing,€nor€uncircumcision,€butÐ «˜ Ða€new€creature.€òò16óó€And€as€many€as€walk€according€to€this€rule,€peace€òòbeóó€on€them,€andÐ —„ Ðmercy,€and€upon€the€Israel€of€God.€òòGalatians€6:15„16ЃpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíÚë#ÔThe€problem€of€false€professors€is€not€unique€to€the€Jews€religion.€Not€all€that€say€they€are€ChristiansÐ [H Ðare€Bible€believing€Christians€either.€It€is€unbelieving€Christians€in€church€history,€including€today,Ð G4 Ðthat€have€been,€or€are€becoming,€some€of€the€greatest€persecutors€of€Jews€and€Christians€in€worldÐ 3  Ðhistory.€So€there€are€phony€Christians€and€there€are€phony€Jews.€However,€thank€God€there€areÐ   ÐIsraelite€Jews€and€pagan€Gentiles€that€become€Christians.€When€they€become€Christians,€theyÐ  ø Ðbecome€the€Israel€of€God.€God€has€torn€down€the€middle€wall€of€partition€between€the€unsaved€JewÐ ÷ä Ðand€the€unsaved€Gentile€through€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€the€blood€of€his€cross.€òòEphesiansÐ ã Ð Ð2:11„22óó€states:Ð Ï!¼ ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò11óó€Wherefore€remember,€that€ye€òòbeingóó€in€time€past€Gentiles€in€the€flesh,€who€areÐ §#” Ðcalled€Uncircumcision€by€that€which€is€called€the€Circumcision€in€the€flesh€made€byÐ “$€  Ðhands;€òò12óó€That€at€that€time€ye€were€without€Christ,€being€aliens€from€theÐ %l! Ðcommonwealth€of€Israel,€and€strangers€from€the€covenants€of€promise,€having€noÐ k&X" Ðhope,€and€without€God€in€the€world:€òò13óó€But€now€in€Christ€Jesus€ye€who€sometimesÐ W'D # Ðwere€far€off€are€made€nigh€by€the€blood€of€Christ.€òò14óó€For€he€is€our€peace,€who€hathÐ C(0!$ Ðmade€both€one,€and€hath€broken€down€the€middle€wall€of€partition€òòbetween€usóó;€òò15óóÐ /)"% ÐHaving€abolished€in€his€flesh€the€enmity,€òòevenóó€the€law€of€commandments€òòcontainedóóÐ *#& Ðin€ordinances;€for€to€make€in€himself€of€twain€one€new€man,€òòsoóó€making€peace;€òò16óó€AndÐ +ô#' Ðthat€he€might€reconcile€both€unto€God€in€one€body€by€the€cross,€having€slain€theÐ ó+à$( Ðenmity€thereby:€òò17óó€And€came€and€preached€peace€to€you€which€were€afar€off,€and€toÐ  Ðthem€that€were€nigh.€òò18óó€For€through€him€we€both€have€access€by€one€Spirit€unto€theÐ ÿì ÐFather.€òò19óó€Now€therefore€ye€are€no€more€strangers€and€foreigners,€but€fellowcitizensÐ ëØ Ðwith€the€saints,€and€of€the€household€of€God;€òò20óó€And€are€built€upon€the€foundation€ofÐ × Ä Ðthe€apostles€and€prophets,€Jesus€Christ€himself€being€the€chief€corner€òòstoneóó;€òò21óó€InÐ à ° Ðwhom€all€the€building€fitly€framed€together€groweth€unto€an€holy€temple€in€the€Lord:Ð ¯ œ Ðòò22óó€In€whom€ye€also€are€builded€together€for€an€habitation€of€God€through€the€Spirit.Ð › ˆ ÐòòEphesians€2:11„22Ї tÐ Ð  ÐÌóóIf€you€are€Christian€that€has€been€taught€the€heresy€that€the€church€has€replaced€Israel,€then€you€Ô_ÔneedÐ _L  Ðto€read€and€study€very€carefully€Romans€chapters€9€through€11€paying€particular€attention€to€RomansÐ K8  Ðchapter€11.€Romans€chapter€11€is€both€a€promise€to€the€Jew€and€a€warning€to€the€Gentile€that€wouldÐ 7$  Ðcut€off€the€Jew.€Paul€asked€the€rhetorical€question€ð ðHath€God€cast€away€his€people?ðð€and€thenÐ #  Ðimmediately€responded€ð ðGod€forbid....God€has€not€cast€away€his€peopleðð.€Replacement€TheologyÐ ü  Ðis€one€of€the€greatest€heresies€in€the€history€of€the€church€and€has€been€the€cause€of€the€death€ofÐ ûè  Ðmillions€of€Jews.€What€a€Satanic€paradox€that€Satan€has€used€professing€Christians€to€murder€andÐ çÔ  Ðpersecute€Jews€down€through€the€history€of€the€church!€What€is€worst€of€all€is€that€Satan€usedÐ ÓÀ ÐChristians€to€promote€the€Jewish€Holocaust€of€the€World€War€II€era!€€Replacement€Theology€isÐ ¿¬ Ðunder€the€curse€of€God.€Now,€back€to€the€book€of€Revelation.€ò òAt€the€close€of€the€letter€to€theÐ «˜ Ðchurch€in€Smyrna,€the€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€the€churches€are€promised€that€they€ð ðshall€not€be€hurtÐ ›ˆ Ðof€the€second€Ô_Ôdeathðð.ó óÔ_ÔÐ ‡t ÐThe€church€at€Pergamos€was€the€compromised€church€that€was€located€in€the€city€that€the€Lord€JesusÐ s` ÐChrist€identified€as€Satanððs€seat.€Pergamos€was€the€city€that€Satan€moved€his€Babylonian€religionÐ _L Ðand€Babylonian€mysteries€to€after€the€fall€of€the€Babylonian€Empire.€Pergamos€was€a€huge€centerÐ K8 Ðof€idolatry€that€had€as€its€chief€gods€and€goddesses€Zeus,€Athena,€Ô_ÔDionysosÔ_Ô,€and€Aesculapius.€SomeÐ 7$ Ðof€the€church€leaders€at€Pergamos€were€teaching€the€doctrine€of€Balaam€that€led€Israel€into€idolatryÐ # Ðin€Numbers€chapters€22€through€24.€The€men€in€the€church€at€Pergamos€were€practicing€anÐ ü Ðunscriptural€form€of€church€government€that€established€a€clergy€class€to€rule€over€a€laity€class.€ItÐ ûè Ðwas€called€the€doctrine€of€the€Nicolaitans.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€told€both€the€church€at€Ephesus€andÐ ç Ô Ðthe€church€at€Pergamos€that€he€hated€the€doctrine€of€the€Nicolaitans.€Ô_ÔNicolaitanÔ_Ô€literally€meansÐ Ó!À Ðð ðabove€the€laityðð.€€The€hatred€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€for€the€doctrine€of€the€Nicolaitans€is€anÐ ¿"¬ Ðapplication€of€the€admonishment€of€the€Holy€Ghost€given€to€Peter€in€òò1€Peter€5:1„3óó:Ð «#˜ ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíó#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€The€elders€which€are€among€you€I€exhort,€who€am€also€an€elder,€and€a€witness€ofÐ ƒ%p! Ðthe€sufferings€of€Christ,€and€also€a€partaker€of€the€glory€that€shall€be€revealed:€òò2óó€FeedÐ o&\" Ðthe€flock€of€God€which€is€among€you,€taking€the€oversight€òòthereofóó,€not€by€constraint,Ð ['H # Ðbut€willingly;€not€for€filthy€lucre,€but€of€a€ready€mind;€òò3óó€Neither€as€being€lords€overÐ G(4!$ ÐòòGodððsóó€heritage,€but€being€ensamples€to€the€flock.€òò1€Peter€5:1„3Ð3) "%Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí´#ÔÌò òAt€the€close€of€the€letter€to€the€church€in€Pergamos,€the€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€the€churches€€areÐ  +ø#' Ðpromised€that€they€will€be€given€ð ðto€eat€of€the€hidden€manna,€and€will€give€him€a€white€stone,Ð ÷+ä$( ÐÑŽÐ-8Ñâ ŽâÑÖ‹Ñâ ŽâÑ  Ñand€in€the€stone€a€new€name€written,€which€no€man€knoweth€saving€he€that€receive€itðð.ó óÐ ^ ÐÌThe€church€at€Thyatira€was€the€church€that€had€a€woman€exercising€unscriptural€authority€andÐ 6 Ø Ðleading€that€church€into€idolatry.€It€is€obvious€from€the€context€that€she€was€teaching€men€andÐ " Ä Ðwomen€heresy.€That€is€a€direct€affront€to€the€Holy€Ghost€who€said€in€òò1€Timothy€2:12óó:€ð ðBut€I€sufferÐ  ° Ðnot€a€woman€to€teach,€nor€to€usurp€authority€over€the€man,€but€to€be€in€silenceðð.€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔThat€woman€wasÐ ú œ Ðnamed€Jezebel.€She€falsely€called€herself€a€prophetess.€She€is€a€perfect€type€of€the€Old€TestamentÐ æ ˆ ÐJezebel€whose€story€is€told€in€1€Kings€chapters€18€through€21.€Jezebel€had€400€prophets€that€sheÐ Ò t Ðexercised€direct€authority€over€who€ate€at€her€table.€In€that€process,€she€also€effectively€usurped€theÐ ¾` ÐÔ_Ôthrone€of€Israel€that€was€supposed€to€be€controlled€by€King€Ahab:€the€king€of€no€backbone:€noodleÔ_Ô„Ð ªL  Ðback€Ahab.€The€result€of€Ahabððs€weakness€and€compromise€was€total€idolatry€in€Israel.€Ahab€wouldÐ –8  Ðhave€withered€under€Paulððs€command,€ð ðWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€you€like€men,€beÐ ‚$  ÐstrongÔ#†XíXX Xíª #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔðð.€When€Ahab€allowed€the€throne€to€be€usurped€the€rightful€authority€was€not€sitting€upon€it.Ð n  ÐThe€result€is€the€same€in€modern€day€churches€that€are€worshipping€a€god€of€their€own€choosing.Ð Zü  ÐThey€all€end€up€in€idolatry.€€The€rightful€authority€in€a€scriptural€New€Testament€church€is€a€man.Ð Fè  ÐEvery€qualification€for€the€offices€of€bishops,€pastors,€deacons,€and€elders€is€given€to€men€only.€AÐ 2Ô  Ðwoman€cannot€be€the€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeðð.€ò òAt€the€close€of€the€letter€to€the€church€in€ThyatiraÐ À Ðthe€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€the€churches€are€promised€that€they€will€be€given€ð ðpower€over€the€nations:Ð ° Ðand€he€shall€rule€them€with€a€rod€of€iron...ðð.ó óÐ úœ ÐÒe°ÒThe€church€at€Sardis€claimed€to€be€a€lively€church,€but€was€spiritually€dead.€The€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ æˆ Ðwarned€them€that€the€few€believers€that€remained€there€were€ready€to€die.€That€is€the€state€of€mostÐ Òt Ðchurches€in€America€on€August€10,€2024.€They€may€be€carnally€alive,€but€they€are€spiritually€dead.Ð ¾` ÐIf€you€want€loud€music,€sexually€revealing€dress€by€men€and€women,€sexual€perversion€beforeÐ ªL Ðchildren,€transgender€promotion,€abortion€promotion,€weak€or€no€preaching,€smoke€and€mirrors,Ð –8 Ðteenagers€and€young€adults€slithering€around€in€mosh€pits,€and€flashing€strobe€lights€welcome€to€theÐ ‚$ Ðaverage€seeker€friendly€church€that€stands€for€nothing€truly€Christian€and€falls€for€everything€Satanic.Ð n ÐThey€have€gone€past€having€a€form€of€godliness€and€denying€the€power€thereof€to€promoting€aÐ Zü Ðcompletely€Satanic€religion.€In€America€we€have€an€unrighteous€and€unholy€alliance€between€aÐ F è Ðcoalition€of€Sardisian€and€Laodicean€churches.€The€Sardisian€church€in€a€vain€attempt€to€revive€itselfÐ 2!Ô Ðhas€on€occasion€allied€itself€with€Ô_ÔChrislamÔ_Ô€which€is€supposed€to€be€a€synthesis€of€Christianity€andÐ "À ÐIslam.€All€stop!€The€next€stop€is€Revelation€17€where€they€bed€down€with€the€MOTHER€OFÐ  #¬ ÐHARLOTS.€What€about€the€Antichrist?€There€is€death€in€the€pot€for€the€dying€church.€They€have€lostÐ ö#˜ Ðthe€power€of€God.€The€Holy€Ghost€is€not€within€a€light€year€of€them.ò òó ó€ò òAt€the€close€of€the€letter€to€theÐ â$„  Ðchurch€in€Sardis,€the€Ô_ÔovercomersÔ_Ô€in€the€churches€are€promised€that€they€ð ðshall€be€clothed€inÐ Ò%t! Ðwhite€raiment,€and€I€will€not€blot€his€name€out€of€the€book€of€Ô_Ôlifeðð.ó óÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÔ_ÔÐ ¾&`" ÐThe€church€at€Philadelphia€is€but€one€of€two€churches€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€nothing€bad€toÐ ª'L # Ðsay€about.€The€other€church€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€nothing€bad€to€say€about€was€the€churchÐ –(8!$ Ðof€Smyrna.€They€both€had€something€else€in€common.€They€both€were€severely€persecuted€by€JewsÐ ‚)$"% Ðwho€falsely€claimed€to€be€Jews€who€were€of€the€synagogue€of€Satan.€The€church€at€Philadelphia€hasÐ n*#& Ðkept€Godððs€word€and€has€not€compromised€doctrine.€They€have€not€denied€the€name€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ Z+ü#' ÐChrist.€We€have€so€many€in€the€rotting€corpse€of€compromised€Christianity€that€deny€the€deity€of€theÐ ^ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€whose€name€is€that€name€that€is€above€every€name.€€These€heretics€do€not€believeÐ Jì Ðthat€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€Son€of€God.€Ô#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔThese€heretics€do€not€believe€that€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ 6 Ø Ðis€€God.€They€deny€the€Father€and€the€Son€which€marks€them€as€antichrist€to€the€core€(òò1€John€2:18„22,Ð " Ä Ð1€John€4:1„3,€óóand€òò2€John€7óó).Ô#†XíXX Xíå#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€òòFirst€Timothy€3:16óó€states:Ð  ° ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò16óó€And€without€controversy€great€is€the€mystery€of€godliness:€God€was€manifest€in€theÐ æ ˆ Ðflesh,€justified€in€the€Spirit,€seen€of€angels,€preached€unto€the€Gentiles,€believed€onÐ Ò t Ðin€the€world,€received€up€into€glory.€òò1€Timothy€3:16о`!! ÐÔ_ÔóóÔ#†XíXX XíŽ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌThe€church€of€Philadelphia€is€the€church€ð ðthat€is€creating€division€in€the€body€of€Christðð€(to€use€aÐ –8  Ðheretics€phrase)€based€upon€them€teaching€false€doctrine.€Folks,€we€are€to€separate€from€apostates€andÐ ‚$  Ðheretics€that€teach€and€preach€false€doctrine.€It€is€a€commandment€of€God.€We€are€not€to€go€along€toÐ n  Ðget€along.€If€we€do,€we€become€partakers€in€their€evil€deeds.€We€are€to€call€false€doctrine€and€falseÐ Zü  Ðteachers€out€and€separate€from€them.€The€church€at€Philadelphia€is€the€church€that€has€the€men€toÐ Fè  Ðstand€in€the€gap€against€the€false€prophets€and€teachers€of€the€apostate€and€heretical€MOTHER€OFÐ 2Ô  ÐHARLOTS€church.€The€church€of€Philadelphia€has€an€open€door€set€before€her€because€she€has€notÐ À Ðcompromised€the€word€of€God.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€seeks€such€churches€and€men€to€glorify€himÐ  ¬ Ðjust€as€God€sought€men€in€the€Old€Testament€to€glorify€him€by€not€compromising€his€word.€EzekielÐ ö˜ Ð22:23„31€gives€the€price€of€compromise€by€stating€the€following:Ð â„ ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí"!#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò23óó€And€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò24óó€Son€of€man,€say€unto€her,Ð º\ ÐThou€òòartóó€the€land€that€is€not€cleansed,€nor€rained€upon€in€the€day€of€indignation.€òò25óóÐ ¦H ÐòòThere€isóó€a€conspiracy€of€her€prophets€in€the€midst€thereof,€like€a€roaring€lion€raveningÐ ’4 Ðthe€prey;€they€have€devoured€souls;€they€have€taken€the€treasure€and€precious€things;Ð ~  Ðthey€have€made€her€many€widows€in€the€midst€thereof.€òò26óó€Her€priests€have€violated€myÐ j  Ðlaw,€and€have€profaned€mine€holy€things:€they€have€put€no€difference€between€theÐ Vø Ðholy€and€profane,€neither€have€they€shewed€òòdifferenceóó€between€the€unclean€and€theÐ B ä Ðclean,€and€have€hid€their€eyes€from€my€sabbaths,€and€I€am€profaned€among€them.€òò27óóÐ .!Ð ÐHer€princes€in€the€midst€thereof€òòareóó€like€wolves€ravening€the€prey,€to€shed€blood,€òòandóóÐ "¼ Ðto€destroy€souls,€to€get€dishonest€gain.€òò28óó€And€her€prophets€have€daubed€them€withÐ #¨ Ðuntempered€òòmorteróó,€seeing€vanity,€and€divining€lies€unto€them,€saying,€Thus€saith€theÐ ò#” ÐLord€GOD,€when€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken.€òò29óó€The€people€of€the€land€have€usedÐ Þ$€  Ðoppression,€and€exercised€robbery,€and€have€vexed€the€poor€and€needy:€yea,€they€haveÐ Ê%l! Ðoppressed€the€stranger€wrongfully.€òò30óó€And€I€sought€for€a€man€among€them,€that€shouldÐ ¶&X" Ðmake€up€the€hedge,€and€stand€in€the€gap€before€me€for€the€land,€that€I€should€notÐ ¢'D # Ðdestroy€it:€but€I€found€none.€òò31óó€Therefore€have€I€poured€out€mine€indignation€uponÐ Ž(0!$ Ðthem;€I€have€consumed€them€with€the€fire€of€my€wrath:€their€own€way€have€IÐ z)"% Ðrecompensed€upon€their€heads,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òòEzekiel€22:23„31Ðf*#&!! ÐÌóóò òAt€the€close€of€the€letter€to€the€church€in€Philadelphia,€the€overcomers€in€the€churches€areÐ >,à$( Ðpromised€that€they€will€be€made€ð ða€pillar€in€the€temple€of€my€God...ðð.ó óÔ#†XíXX Xíì%#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ ^ ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí™.#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌFinally,€we€come€to€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans:€the€totally€compromised€church€that€is€neither€Ô_ÔhotÐ 6 Ø Ðnor€cold.€Notice€that€prior€to€the€letter€to€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans€that€each€letter€was€addressedÐ " Ä Ðto€a€church€ò òòòINóóó ó€a€particular€city,€but€it€is€not€so€for€the€church€ò òòòOFóóó ó€the€Laodiceans.€The€LaodiceansÐ  ° Ðown€the€church€in€the€place€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€church€at€Laodicea€is€so€lukewarm€andÐ þ   Ðwishy€washy€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€promises€that€he€will€spew€them€out€of€his€mouth.€What€aÐ ê Œ Ðcondemnation!€She€is€much€increased€with€worldly€goods€and€wealth,€but€is€totally€spirituallyÐ Ö x Ðbankrupt.€She€is€a€miserable€wretch€that€is€blinded€to€the€shame€of€her€nakedness€and€spiritualÐ Âd Ðpoverty.€Her€garments€are€filthy€€with€the€works€and€goods€of€this€world€that€are€worthless€beforeÐ ®P  ÐGod.€She€is€so€spiritually€blind€that€she€has€lost€all€discernment.€She€does€not€have€a€clue€howÐ š<  Ðspiritually€bankrupt€she€is€before€God.€She€has€become€so€hardened€to€her€sin€that€she€can€no€longerÐ †(  Ðblush.€They€cannot€harken€to€the€voice€of€the€Lord€because€they€have€rejected€his€word€for€theÐ r  Ðthoughts€of€unbelieving€Bible€scholars€and€Bible€correcting€preachers€and€teachers.€The€OldÐ ^  ÐTestament€parallel€in€Israel€was€òòJeremiah€6:10„19óó:Ð Jì  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíð.#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò10óó€To€whom€shall€I€speak,€and€give€warning,€that€they€may€hear?€behold,€their€ear€òòisóóÐ "Ä Ðuncircumcised,€and€they€cannot€hearken:€behold,€the€word€of€the€LORD€is€unto€themÐ ° Ða€reproach;€they€have€no€delight€in€it.€òò11óó€Therefore€I€am€full€of€the€fury€of€the€LORD;Ð úœ ÐI€am€weary€with€holding€in:€I€will€pour€it€out€upon€the€children€abroad,€and€upon€theÐ æˆ Ðassembly€of€young€men€together:€for€even€the€husband€with€the€wife€shall€be€taken,Ð Òt Ðthe€aged€with€òòhim€that€isóó€full€of€days.€òò12óó€And€their€houses€shall€be€turned€unto€others,Ð ¾` Ðòòwith€theiróó€fields€and€wives€together:€for€I€will€stretch€out€my€hand€upon€the€inhabitantsÐ ªL Ðof€the€land,€saith€the€LORD.€òò13óó€For€from€the€least€of€them€even€unto€the€greatest€ofÐ –8 Ðthem€every€one€òòisóó€given€to€covetousness;€and€from€the€prophet€even€unto€the€priestÐ ‚$ Ðevery€one€dealeth€falsely.€òò14óó€They€have€healed€also€the€hurt€òòof€the€daughteróó€of€myÐ n Ðpeople€slightly,€saying,€Peace,€peace;€when€òòthere€isóó€no€peace.€òò15óó€Were€they€ashamedÐ Zü Ðwhen€they€had€committed€abomination?€nay,€they€were€not€at€all€ashamed,€neitherÐ F è Ðcould€they€blush:€therefore€they€shall€fall€among€them€that€fall:€at€the€time€òòthatóó€I€visitÐ 2!Ô Ðthem€they€shall€be€cast€down,€saith€the€LORD.€òò16óó€Thus€saith€the€LORD,€Stand€ye€inÐ "À Ðthe€ways,€and€see,€and€ask€for€the€old€paths,€where€òòisóó€the€good€way,€and€walk€therein,Ð  #¬ Ðand€ye€shall€find€rest€for€your€souls.€But€they€said,€We€will€not€walk€òòthereinóó.€òò17óó€AlsoÐ ö#˜ ÐI€set€watchmen€over€you,€òòsayingóó,€Hearken€to€the€sound€of€the€trumpet.€But€they€said,Ð â$„  ÐWe€will€not€hearken.€òò18óó€Therefore€hear,€ye€nations,€and€know,€O€congregation,€whatÐ Î%p! Ðòòisóó€among€them.€òò19óó€Hear,€O€earth:€behold,€I€will€bring€evil€upon€this€people,€òòevenóó€theÐ º&\" Ðfruit€of€their€thoughts,€because€they€have€not€hearkened€unto€my€words,€nor€to€myÐ ¦'H # Ðlaw,€but€rejected€it.€òòJeremiah€6:10„19Ð’(4!$!! ÐÌóóEven€in€the€midst€of€all€the€apostasy€and€heresy€of€the€church€of€Laodicea€that€our€loving€Saviour,Ð j* #& Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€stands€at€their€door€knocking€and€pleading€for€them€to€let€him€in.€If€they€willÐ V+ø#' Ðbut€open€the€door€and€receive€him,€he€will€open€their€blinded€eyes€that€the€light€of€the€glorious€gospelÐ ^ Ðwould€come€flooding€in.€Hallelujah!€What€a€God,€what€a€Saviour,€and€what€a€King€we€haveÔ#†XíXX Xí,5#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ.€BlessÐ Jì Ðhis€name!€ò òAt€the€close€to€the€letter€to€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans,€the€churches€that€ð ðhim€thatÐ 6 Ø Ðovercometh€will€I€grant€to€sit€with€me€in€my€throneðð.ó óÔ#†XíXX XíH@#Ô€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔÐ & È ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€nothing€negative€to€the€churches€at€Smyrna€and€Philadelphia.€Smyrna€wasÐ  ¸ Ðthe€martyrððs€church.€Smyrna€is€the€church€that€exists€in€2024€in€lands€that€have€outlawed€Christianity.Ð  ¤ ÐThat€would€include€every€Muslim€majority€country€in€the€world.€For€instance,€you€will€not€find€aÐ î � ÐChristian€church€of€any€denomination€in€Saudi€Arabia.€Anyone€who€would€attempt€to€start€one€wouldÐ Ú | Ðhave€their€head€removed.€The€church€at€Philadelphia€was€a€church€that€was€persecuted€by€a€groupÐ Æh Ðfalsely€claiming€to€be€Jews.€The€church€at€Philadelphia€was€the€church€that€refused€to€compromiseÐ ²T  Ðor€deny€the€word€of€God.€Thank€God€we€still€have€some€Philadelphia€type€churches€even€in€America!Ð ž@  ÐThe€church€at€Ephesus€was€the€simmering€church€that€was€once€on€fire€for€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€butÐ Š,  Ðhad€left€its€first€love.€For€many€decades,€the€apostate€church€in€America€and€its€heretical€ministersÐ v  Ðhave€promoted€a€Satanic€self€esteem€gospel€that€adds€unsaved€reprobates€to€the€church€pews€thatÐ b  Ðprofess€that€they€know€God,€but€in€works€they€deny€him.€One€television€preacher€said€that€losingÐ Nð  Ðoneððs€self€esteem€was€his€definition€of€hell.€A€lack€of€self€esteem€is€not€the€problem.€To€much€selfÐ :Ü  Ðesteem€is€identified€as€the€problem€by€the€Holy€Ghost€in€òò2€Timothy€3:1„3óó€when€he€stated€that€theÐ &È Ðapostate€compromisers€there€were€ð ðòòlovers€of€their€own€selvesóóðð.€The€churches€at€Pergamos€andÐ ´ ÐThyatira€promoted€false€teachers€and€preachers.€Pergamos€promoted€male€false€teachers€and€preachersÐ þ  Ðwhile€Thyatira€promoted€Ô#†XíXX Xí^A#Ô€female€false€prophetesses€and€teachers.€Take€note€also€of€the€presence€ofÐ êŒ ÐSatan€at€Pergamos€and€Thyatira.€Pergamos€was€described€as€the€place€ð ðwhere€Satanððs€seat€is.€AfterÐ Öx Ðthe€fall€of€Babylon,€many€of€the€Babylonian€pagan€priests€brought€the€Babylonian€mysteries€withÐ Âd Ðthem€to€Pergamos.€Thus,€it€is€rightfully€called€Satanððs€seat:€a€manifestation€of€MYSTERYÐ ®P ÐBABYLON€THE€GREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS.€Note€the€use€of€the€term€Nicolaitans€inÐ š< Ðreference€to€the€churches€at€Ephesus€and€Pergamos.€The€Nicolaitans€were€a€group€of€men€whoÐ †( Ðexercised€unscriptural€authority€over€the€church.€The€term€Nicolaitans€literally€means€above€the€laity.Ð r ÐThe€concept€of€separate€classes€of€clergy€and€laity€is€contrary€to€scriptural€New€Testament€doctrine.Ð ^ ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€that€he€hated€it.€In€the€church€at€Thyatira,€we€have€a€woman€exercisingÐ J ì Ðunscriptural€teaching€authority€over€the€church.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òò1€Timothy€2:12óó:€ð ðÔ‡ XíXXXíÔBut€I€sufferÐ 6!Ø Ðnot€a€woman€to€teach,€nor€to€usurp€authority€over€the€man,€but€to€be€in€silenceðð.Ô#†XíXX Xí7M#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€€Ahabððs€wife€JezebelÐ ""Ä Ðis€an€Old€Testament€type€of€the€New€Testament€Jezebel.€Jezebel€had€400€false€prophets€that€ate€at€herÐ #° Ðtable.€Jezebel€was€a€persecutor€of€the€true€prophets€of€the€LORD.€Ô_ÔÔ#†XíXX XíîM#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ú#œ ÐTwelve€(12)€times€the€doctrine€of€repentance€is€mentioned€in€the€book€of€Revelation.€Five€of€theÐ æ$ˆ  Ðseven€churches€in€the€book€of€Revelation€are€commanded€to€repent.€Oh€how€the€Sardisian€andÐ Ò%t! ÐLaodicean€church€hates€the€doctrine€of€repentance€and€its€child€holiness!!€Those€who€will€not€repentÐ ¾&`" Ðcome€under€the€judgment€and€condemnation€of€God€in€Revelation.€It€is€said€three€times€in€RevelationÐ ª'L # Ðthat€the€world€and€the€church€refused€the€call€to€repent.€That€refusal€brought€the€judgment€of€theÐ –(8!$ Ðtribulation.Ô#†XíXX Xí)O#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíԀР‚)$"% ÐThe€church€at€Ephesus€was€told€to€repent€of€having€fallen€away€from€their€first€love.€They€had€lostÐ n*#& Ðtheir€fervent€love€for€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€church€at€Pergamos€was€commanded€to€repent€ofÐ Z+ü#' Ðteaching€and€practicing€the€doctrines€of€Balaam€and€the€Nicolaitans.€The€church€at€Thyatira€wasÐ ^ Ðcommanded€to€repent€of€allowing€Jezebel€to€teach€and€to€promote€false€doctrines€that€led€into€idolatryÐ Jì Ðand€sexual€perversion.€What€we€see€in€Jezebel€is€a€promotion€of€sexual€promiscuity€and€perversionÐ 6 Ø Ðas€well€as€spiritual€perversion.€The€church€at€Sardis€was€told€to€repent€of€the€false€idea€that€it€wasÐ " Ä Ðalive€when€it€was€actually€dead.€The€church€at€Sardis€was€also€guilty€of€not€watching€for€the€returnÐ  ° Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€church€at€Laodicea€was€commanded€to€repent€of€being€focused€on€theÐ ú œ Ðworld,€its€goods,€and€its€riches.€Wealth€has€blinded€the€church€at€Laodicea€and€it€has€locked€the€LordÐ æ ˆ ÐJesus€Christ€out€of€its€congregation€because€it€falsely€feels€that€it€has€need€of€nothing,€even€the€LordÐ Ò t ÐJesus€Christ.€Each€of€the€letters€to€the€seven€churches€opens€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€stating€thatÐ ¾` Ðð ðI€know€thy€worksðð.€Some€of€those€works€were€good€and€some€of€those€works€were€bad€in€theseÐ ªL  Ðchurches.€There€is€nothing€that€can€be€hidden€from€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Hebrews€4:13€says:Ð –8  Ðð ðÔ#†XíXX XíR#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔNeither€is€there€any€creature€that€is€not€manifest€in€his€sight:€but€all€things€òòareóó€naked€and€openedÐ ‚$  Ðunto€the€eyes€of€him€with€whom€we€have€to€doòòÔ#†XíXh XíwX#ÔóóØØÔ‡ XíXXXíÔðð.€Ð n  ÐòòóóÔ#†XíXX Xí{Y#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔEach€of€the€seven€letters€to€the€churches€closes€with€a€promise€to€the€overcomer€that€is€addressed€toÐ Zü  Ðall€seven€churches.€The€final€words€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€each€of€the€seven€churches€was€listenÐ Fè  Ðand€heed:€ð ðHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churchesðð.€€Most€of€todayððsÐ 2Ô  Ðchurches€have€uncircumcised€ears€so€that€they€cannot€hear€or€harken€to€the€word€of€God€(JeremiahÐ À Ð6:16).Ð  ¬ ÐThe€final€four€usages€of€the€word€ð ðrepentedðð€in€Revelation€apply€to€the€world€in€general€and€they€tellÐ ö˜ Ða€tragic€story:€they€repented€not.€Because€they€repented€not,€they€suffered€the€judgments€and€wrathÐ â„ Ðof€the€great€tribulation.Ð Îp ЀJust€prior€to€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€TO€THIS€EARTH€in€Revelation€19,€we€see€theÐ º\ Ðapostate€and€heretical€tribulation€church€wallowing€in€its€wickedness€and€hatred€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ¦H ÐChrist.€It€is€a€totally€corrupt€religious€system€that€denies€every€Bible€doctrine.€The€Bible€describesÐ ’4 Ðit€as€MYSTERY€BABYLON€THE€GREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS.€Lets€read€about€it€inÐ ~  ÐRevelation€17.Ð j  ÐÌThroughout€the€world,€there€are€apostate€and€heretical€ð ðChristianðð€leaders€promoting€what€is€calledÐ B ä Ðecumenical€unity€by€Bible€believing€Christians.€Those€heretics€that€seek€ecumenical€unity€are€seekingÐ .!Ð Ða€one„world€church.€It€is€the€church€of€the€Antichrist€and€it€will€lead€untold€millions€into€the€pits€ofÐ "¼ Ðhell.€The€ecumenical€church€will€be€the€Satanic€church€that€is€beheading€Bible€believers€during€theÐ #¨ Ðtribulation.€See€Revelation€20:4.The€ecumenical€church€stands€for€nothing€and€falls€for€everything.Ð ò#” ÐThe€ecumenical€church€condemns€and€rejects€those€that€are€opposed€to€the€acceptance€of€diversityÐ Þ$€  Ðof€doctrine€that€is€nothing€more€than€rank€heresy.€There€can€be€no€unity€in€diversity€of€doctrine.€TheÐ Ê%l! Ðecumenical€church€is€the€melting€pot€for€every€heresy€and€false€doctrine€that€comes€slithering€forthÐ ¶&X" Ðfrom€Satanððs€crypts€of€corrupt€theology.€There€is€death€in€that€pot.€Ð ¢'D # ÐÔ_ÔChrislamÔ_Ô€is€the€ultimate€melting€pot€for€apostate€and€heretical€Christianity€and€the€purely€SatanicÐ Ž(0!$ Ðreligion€of€Islam.€It€attempts€to€blend€Islam€with€Christianity.€Speaking€strictly€from€a€humanÐ z)"% Ðstandpoint,€no€two€religious€systems€could€be€more€diametrically€opposed€to€one€another.€SpeakingÐ f*#& Ðfrom€the€mind€of€God,€which€is€the€Bible,€and€the€mind€of€Satan,€which€is€the€Koran€and€the€Hadiths,Ð R+ô#' Ðno€two€systems€could€be€more€in€conflict€with€each€other.€They€are€adamantly€opposed€to€oneÐ >,à$( Ðanother.€The€Koran€and€the€Hadiths€are€everything€that€God€says€is€antichrist.€In€the€end,€that€oneÐ ^ Ðworld€church€is€much€more€than€just€a€blending€of€Islam€and€Christianity.€It€includes€every€falseÐ Jì Ðreligion€on€the€face€of€this€earth€including€compromised€and€corrupt€Baptists€and€Protestants.€It€alsoÐ 6 Ø Ðincludes€religions€such€as€Catholicism€Hinduism,€Buddhism,€Confucianism,€Shintoism,€Witchcraft,Ð " Ä ÐWizardry,€Voodoo,€the€Occult,€and€the€whole€host€of€tribal€religions.€That€is€what€the€antichrist€termÐ  ° Ðð ðyour€faith€traditionðð€is€all€about.€ð ðYour€okay€if€you€just€believeðð.€It€begs€the€question,€believeÐ ú œ Ðwhat?!?€Its€design€is€to€work€toward€worldwide€unity€in€diversity.€That€is€a€huge€problem€for€a€BibleÐ æ ˆ Ðbelieving€Christian!€Ð Ò t ÐI€repeat.€There€can€be€no€unity€in€diversity€of€doctrine.€òòHebrews€13:9óó€says€in€part:€ð ðBe€not€carriedÐ ¾` Ðabout€with€divers€and€strange€doctrinesðð.€The€Bible€commands€Christians€to€separate€based€upon€bothÐ ªL  Ðfalse€doctrine€and€ungodly€conduct.€That€covers€ALL€of€Godððs€words€(doctrine)€and€the€applicationÐ –8  Ð(conduct)€of€them.€Neither€can€there€be€Biblical€unity€in€the€so„called€essentials€while€rejecting€otherÐ ‚$  Ðportions€of€the€Bible.€All€Bible€doctrine€is€essential.€So,€ð ðòòwhy€canððt€we€just€get€alongóóðð€with€theÐ n  Ðapostates,€false€teachers,€heretics€and€pagans?€Ô#†XíXX XíÞY#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔThe€church€and€its€members€are€commanded€at€leastÐ Zü  Ðsix€different€times€to€separate€from€false€doctrine€and€unholy€living.€Those€are€documented€inÐ Fè  ÐòòRomans€16:17„18óóÔ#†XíXX Xíùk#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òò2€Corinthians€6:14„7:1óóÔ#†XíXX Xí m#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòEphesians€5:6„12óóÔ#†XíXX Xíim#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòPhilippians€3:17„20óóÔ#†XíXX XíÃm#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òò2€John€10„11óóÔ#†XíXX Xí n#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€andÐ 2Ô  ÐòòRevelation€18:1„4óóÔ#†XíXX Xívn#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€where€we€Ô_Ôread:Ô_ÔÐ À ÐÌà8  àòò17óó€Now€I€beseech€you,€brethren,€mark€them€which€cause€divisions€and€offencesÐ ö˜ Ðcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learned;€and€avoid€them.€òò18óó€For€they€that€areÐ â„ Ðsuch€serve€not€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€their€own€belly;€and€by€good€words€and€fairÐ Îp Ðspeeches€deceive€the€hearts€of€the€simple.€òòRomans€16:17„18Ô#†XíXX Xíén#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔк\!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xíùp#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò14óó€Be€ye€not€unequally€yoked€together€with€unbelievers:€for€what€fellowship€hathÐ ’4 Ðrighteousness€with€unrighteousness?€and€what€communion€hath€light€with€darkness?Ð ~  Ðòò15óó€And€what€concord€hath€Christ€with€Belial?€or€what€part€hath€he€that€believeth€withÐ j  Ðan€infidel?€òò16óó€And€what€agreement€hath€the€temple€of€God€with€idols?€for€ye€are€theÐ Vø Ðtemple€of€the€living€God;€as€God€hath€said,€I€will€dwell€in€them,€and€walk€in€òòthemóó;€andÐ B ä ÐI€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€my€people.€òò17óó€Wherefore€come€out€from€amongÐ .!Ð Ðthem,€and€be€ye€separate,€saith€the€Lord,€and€touch€not€the€unclean€òòthingóó;€and€I€willÐ "¼ Ðreceive€you,€òò18óó€And€will€be€a€Father€unto€you,€and€ye€shall€be€my€sons€and€daughters,Ð #¨ Ðsaith€the€Lord€Almighty.€òòÔ#†XíXà Xíiq#ÔóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔòò1óó€Having€therefore€these€promises,€dearly€beloved,€let€usÐ ò#” Ðcleanse€ourselves€from€all€filthiness€of€the€flesh€and€spirit,€perfecting€holiness€in€theÐ Þ$€  Ðfear€of€God.€òò2€Corinthians€6:14„7:1ÐÊ%l!!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX XíZu#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò6óó€Let€no€man€deceive€you€with€vain€words:€for€because€of€these€things€cometh€theÐ ¢'D # Ðwrath€of€God€upon€the€children€of€disobedience.€òò7óó€Be€not€ye€therefore€partakers€withÐ Ž(0!$ Ðthem.€òò8óó€For€ye€were€sometimes€darkness,€but€now€òòare€yeóó€light€in€the€Lord:€walk€asÐ z)"% Ðchildren€of€light:€òò9óó€(For€the€fruit€of€the€Spirit€òòisóó€in€all€goodness€and€righteousness€andÐ f*#& Ðtruth;)€òò10óó€Proving€what€is€acceptable€unto€the€Lord.€òò11óó€And€have€no€fellowship€with€theÐ R+ô#' Ðunfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reprove€òòthemóó.€òò12óó€For€it€is€a€shame€even€toÐ >,à$( Ðspeak€of€those€things€which€are€done€of€them€in€secret.€òòEphesians€5:6„12Ð^!! Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX Xí²v#ÔóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò17óó€Brethren,€be€followers€together€of€me,€and€mark€them€which€walk€so€as€ye€have€usÐ 6 Ø Ðfor€an€ensample.€òò18óó€(For€many€walk,€of€whom€I€have€told€you€often,€and€now€tell€youÐ " Ä Ðeven€weeping,€òòthat€they€areóó€the€enemies€of€the€cross€of€Christ:€òò19óó€Whose€end€òòisóóÐ  ° Ðdestruction,€whose€God€òòis€theiróó€belly,€and€òòwhoseóó€glory€òòisóó€in€their€shame,€who€mindÐ ú œ Ðearthly€things.)€òò20óó€For€our€conversation€is€in€heaven;€from€whence€also€we€look€for€theÐ æ ˆ ÐSaviour,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ:€òòPhilippians€3:17„20Ô#†XíXX XíCz#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐÒ t!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí}#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò10óó€If€there€come€any€unto€you,€and€bring€not€this€doctrine,€receive€him€not€into€òòyouróóÐ ªL  Ðhouse,€neither€bid€him€God€speed:€òò11óó€For€he€that€biddeth€him€God€speed€is€partaker€ofÐ –8  Ðhis€evil€deeds.€òò2€John€10„11Ђ$ !! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xí}#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò1óó€And€after€these€things€I€saw€another€angel€come€down€from€heaven,€having€greatÐ Zü  Ðpower;€and€the€earth€was€lightened€with€his€glory.€òò2óó€And€he€cried€mightily€with€aÐ Fè  Ðstrong€voice,€saying,€Babylon€the€great€is€fallen,€is€fallen,€and€is€become€the€habitationÐ 2Ô  Ðof€devils,€and€the€hold€of€every€foul€spirit,€and€a€cage€of€every€unclean€and€hatefulÐ À Ðbird.€òò3óó€For€all€nations€have€drunk€of€the€wine€of€the€wrath€of€her€fornication,€and€theÐ  ¬ Ðkings€of€the€earth€have€committed€fornication€with€her,€and€the€merchants€of€the€earthÐ ö˜ Ðare€waxed€rich€through€the€abundance€of€her€delicacies.€òò4óó€And€I€heard€another€voiceÐ â„ Ðfrom€heaven,€saying,€Come€out€of€her,€my€people,€that€ye€be€not€partakers€of€her€sins,Ð Îp Ðand€that€ye€receive€not€of€her€plagues.€òòRevelation€18:1„4к\!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌI€believe€all€these€verses€speak€unequivocally€for€themselves€without€a€lot€of€theological€Ô_ÔbloviatingÔ_Ô.Ð ’4 ÐThey€need€no€exposition.€The€problem€most€professing€Christians€will€have€with€these€six€passagesÐ ~  Ðof€Scripture€is€not€a€lack€of€understanding,€but€rather€they€will€have€neither€the€courage€or€theÐ j  Ðconvictions€to€earnestly€contend€FOR€the€faith€because€if€they€do€they€will€either€be€accused€of€beingÐ Vø Ðunloving,€Pharisees,€Ô_ÔlegalistsÔ_Ô,€or€some€combination€of€thereof.€Since€somewhere€around€the€1960s,Ð B ä Ðthe€words€ð ðPhariseeðð€and€ð ðlegalistðð€have€been€used€in€American€Christianity€as€Christian€curse€wordsÐ .!Ð Ðto€attack€those€who€will€not€compromise€Biblical€doctrines€and€standards.€These€Christian€curseÐ "¼ Ðwords€are€used€like€daggers€by€compromised,€apostate€Christians€and€unbelievers€to€hurt€and€woundÐ #¨ Ðholy€and€separated€Bible€believing€Christians.€They€are€pulled€from€the€same€quiver€as€Satanððs€fieryÐ ò#” Ðdarts.€These€Christian€curse€words€are€used€to€run€cover€for€doctrinal€compromise€and€sin.€Ô#†XíXX Xí*ƒ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔMost€ofÐ Þ$€  Ðthe€time€when€you€hear€the€words€legalist€and€Pharisee€used€they€are€rooted€a€lack€of€obedience€toÐ Ê%l! Ðthe€word€of€God.€Ð ¶&X" ÐSo,€how€are€real€Christians€to€respond€to€the€accusations€of€being€Pharisees€and€Ô_ÔlegalistsÔ_Ô?€€We€areÐ ¢'D # Ðto€respond€to€them€in€love€and€meekness€in€an€attempt€to€recover€those€making€the€accusations€outÐ Ž(0!$ Ðof€the€snare€of€the€devil.€Most€will€not€respond€in€a€godly€manner.€Then€you€must€quit€ye€like€men,Ð z)"% ÐÔ#†XíXX XíKˆ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔboys.€Ô#†XíXX XíÌŠ#ÔWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€you€like€men,€be€strong.Ô‡ XíXXXíÔ€Ô#†XíXX XíT‹#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔUltimately,€compromise€and€aÐ f*#& Ðlack€of€convictions€are€the€prime€ingredients€of€the€leaven€of€ecumenicalism.€Pope€Francis€manifestedÐ R+ô#' Ðthat€spirit€of€ecumenicalism€in€his€recent€trip€to€Asia€in€September€of€2004.€The€devil€is€in€the€detailsÐ >,à$( Ðfolks.€The€spirit€of€ecumenicalism€is€the€spirit€of€Ô_ÔAntichrist.Ô_ÔÐ ^ ÐMany€of€the€doctrinally€illiterate€ð ðconservativeðð€Catholics€have€rightly€criticized€Pope€Francis€forÐ Jì Ðpromoting€ecumenical€unity€Ô#†XíXX Xí—‹#Ôwith€the€Muslims€on€his€trip€to€Indonesia€on€September€3„6,€2024.€Also,Ð 6 Ø Ðon€his€€trip€to€Singapore€on€September€11,€2024€he€had€this€to€say€and€I€quote€him€verbatim:Ð " Ä ÐÌà8  àÔ‡(XíXXXíÔð ðAll€religions€are€paths€to€reach€God.€They€are,€to€make€a€comparison,€like€differentÐ ú œ Ðlanguages,€different€dialects,€to€get€there.€But€God€is€God€for€everyone.€If€you€start€toÐ æ ˆ Ðfight€saying€ððmy€religion€is€more€important€than€yours,€mine€is€true€and€yoursÐ Ò t Ðisnððtðð,where€will€this€lead€us?€There€is€only€one€God€,€and€each€of€us€has€a€languageÐ ¾` Ðto€arrive€at€God.€Some€are€Sikh,€Muslim,€Hindu,€Christians;€they€are€different€waysÐ ªL  Ðto€God.ððÔ#†XíXX(XíêŽ#ÔЖ8 !! ÐÌFolks,€that€statement€by€Pope€Francis€is€outright€heresy€and€is€a€complete€rejection€of€Bible€believingÐ n  ÐChristianity.€The€so„called€conservative€Roman€Catholics€that€condemn€him€for€promotingÐ Zü  Ðuniversalism€do€not€know€their€own€catechism.€Canons€841„843€of€the€1994€Roman€CatholicÐ Fè  ÐCatechism€states€the€followingÐ 2Ô  ÐÌà8  à841€The€Church's€relationship€with€the€Muslims.€"The€plan€of€salvation€also€includesÐ  ¬ Ðthose€who€acknowledge€the€Creator,€in€the€first€place€amongst€whom€are€the€Muslims;Ð ö˜ Ðthese€profess€to€hold€the€faith€of€Abraham,€and€together€with€us€they€adore€the€one,Ð â„ Ðmerciful€God,€mankind's€judge€on€the€last€day."[330]€ÐÎp!! Ðà8  àÐ !! Ðà8  à842€The€Church's€bond€with€non„Christian€religions€is€in€the€first€place€the€commonÐ ¦H Ðorigin€and€end€of€the€human€race:€€Ô‡ôÂLòXXíÔÐ’4!! Ðà8  àÐ !! Ðà8  àà8` !!àÔ#†XíXòôÂLL•#ÔAll€nations€form€but€one€community.€This€is€so€because€all€stem€fromÐ Bä Ðthe€one€stock€which€God€created€to€people€the€entire€earth,€and€alsoÐ .Ð Ðbecause€all€share€a€common€destiny,€namely€God.€His€providence,Ð  ¼ Ðevident€goodness,€and€saving€designs€extend€to€all€against€the€dayÐ !¨ Ðwhen€the€elect€are€gathered€together€in€the€holy€city.€.€.[331]€Ô‡ôÂLòXXíÔ€Ô#†XíXòôÂL�—#ÔÐò!”` Ã` à Ðà8  àÐ !! Ðà8  à843€The€Catholic€Church€recognizes€in€other€religions€that€search,€among€shadowsÐ Ê#l Ðand€images,€for€the€God€who€is€unknown€yet€near€since€he€gives€life€and€breath€andÐ ¶$X  Ðall€things€and€wants€all€men€to€be€saved.€Thus,€the€Church€considers€all€goodness€andÐ ¢%D! Ðtruth€found€in€these€religions€as€"a€preparation€for€the€Gospel€and€given€by€him€whoÐ Ž&0" Ðenlightens€all€men€that€they€may€at€length€have€life."[332]€Ðz' #!! ÐÌIn€making€his€statements€in€Indonesia€and€Singapore,€this€heretical€Roman€Catholic€Pope€was€onlyÐ R)ô!% Ðfollowing€the€official€dictates€of€his€false€religion.€The€Popeððs€conduct€in€Indonesia€and€his€statementsÐ >*à"& Ðin€Singapore€line€up€almost€perfectly€with€the€dictates€of€canons€841,€842,€and€843.€Read€hisÐ *+Ì#' Ðstatements€and€the€canons€again.€Roman€Catholic€canons€841,€842,€and€843€are€an€outright€rejectionÐ ,¸$( Ðof€the€Bible€and€the€exclusivity€of€its€salvation€offered€through€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€alone.€The€LordÐ ^ ÐJesus€Christ€speaking€in€òòJohn€14:6€óóstated:€ÔÿÔò òð ðI€am€the€way,€the€truth,€and€the€life:€no€man€comethÐ Jì Ðunto€the€Father,€but€by€meððòòØØóó.€ó óÔÿ¥œÔThere€is€no€salvation€in€any€other€religion€or€any€natural€man.€ThereÐ : Ü Ðis€no€other€way€and€no€other€truth.€Furthermore,€there€is€no€other€unbelieving€ð ðfaith€traditionðð€thatÐ * Ì Ðworks€either.€€The€pope€also€needs€to€read,€BELIEVE,€and€heed€that€which€òòActs€4:10„12€óóstates:Ð  ¸ ÐÌà8  àòò10óó€Be€it€known€unto€you€all,€and€to€all€the€people€of€Israel,€that€by€the€name€of€JesusÐ î � ÐChrist€of€Nazareth,€whom€ye€crucified,€whom€God€raised€from€the€dead,€òòevenóó€by€himÐ Ú | Ðdoth€this€man€stand€here€before€you€whole.€òò11óó€This€is€the€stone€which€was€set€atÐ Æh Ðnought€of€you€builders,€which€is€become€the€head€of€the€corner.€òò12óó€Neither€is€thereÐ ²T  Ðsalvation€in€any€other:€for€there€is€none€other€name€under€heaven€given€among€men,Ð ž@  Ðwhereby€we€must€be€saved.€òòActs€4:10„12óóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЊ, !! ÐÌÔ#†XíXX(Xíü #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔEcumenical€unity€leads€to€spiritual€death€for€those€who€embrace€it.€It€is€a€part€of€the€Sardisian€anÐ b  ÐLaodicean€mind„set.€The€Sardisian€and€Laodicean€churches€are€Satanic€counterfeits€that€are€the€workÐ Nð  Ðof€the€spirit€of€antichrist.€The€Sardisian€and€Laodicean€compromise€ends€in€the€MedussianÔ#†XíXX Xí^¡#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€embraceÐ :Ü  Ðof€the€€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€in€òòRevelation€17.€óóHere€is€what€we€read€there:Ô#†XíXX Xíê¢#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ &È ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí–£#Ôà8  àÐ !! Ðà8  àòò1óó€And€there€came€one€of€the€seven€angels€which€had€the€seven€vials,€and€talked€withÐ þ  Ðme,€saying€unto€me,€Come€hither;€I€will€shew€unto€thee€the€judgment€of€the€greatÐ êŒ Ðwhore€that€sitteth€upon€many€waters:€òò2óó€With€whom€the€kings€of€the€earth€haveÐ Öx Ðcommitted€fornication,€and€the€inhabitants€of€the€earth€have€been€made€drunk€with€theÐ Âd Ðwine€of€her€fornication.€òò3óó€So€he€carried€me€away€in€the€spirit€into€the€wilderness:€andÐ ®P ÐI€saw€a€woman€sit€upon€a€scarlet€coloured€beast,€full€of€names€of€blasphemy,€havingÐ š< Ðseven€heads€and€ten€horns.€òò4óó€And€the€woman€was€arrayed€in€purple€and€scarlet€colour,Ð †( Ðand€decked€with€gold€and€precious€stones€and€pearls,€having€a€golden€cup€in€her€handÐ r Ðfull€of€abominations€and€filthiness€of€her€fornication:€òò5óó€And€upon€her€forehead€òòwasóó€aÐ ^ Ðname€written,€MYSTERY,€BABYLON€THE€GREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OFÐ J ì ÐHARLOTS€AND€ABOMINATIONS€OF€THE€EARTH.€òò6óó€And€I€saw€the€womanÐ 6!Ø Ðdrunken€with€the€blood€of€the€saints,€and€with€the€blood€of€the€martyrs€of€Jesus:€andÐ ""Ä Ðwhen€I€saw€her,€I€wondered€with€great€admiration.€òò7óó€And€the€angel€said€unto€me,Ð #° ÐWherefore€didst€thou€marvel?€I€will€tell€thee€the€mystery€of€the€woman,€and€of€theÐ ú#œ Ðbeast€that€carrieth€her,€which€hath€the€seven€heads€and€ten€horns.€òò8óó€The€beast€that€thouÐ æ$ˆ  Ðsawest€was,€and€is€not;€and€shall€ascend€out€of€the€bottomless€pit,€and€go€intoÐ Ò%t! Ðperdition:€and€they€that€dwell€on€the€earth€shall€wonder,€whose€names€were€notÐ ¾&`" Ðwritten€in€the€book€of€life€from€the€foundation€of€the€world,€when€they€behold€theÐ ª'L # Ðbeast€that€was,€and€is€not,€and€yet€is.€òò9óó€And€here€òòisóó€the€mind€which€hath€wisdom.€TheÐ –(8!$ Ðseven€heads€are€seven€mountains,€on€which€the€woman€sitteth.€òò10óó€And€there€are€sevenÐ ‚)$"% Ðkings:€five€are€fallen,€and€one€is,€òòandóó€the€other€is€not€yet€come;€and€when€he€cometh,Ð n*#& Ðhe€must€continue€a€short€space.€òò11óó€And€the€beast€that€was,€and€is€not,€even€he€is€theÐ Z+ü#' Ðeighth,€and€is€of€the€seven,€and€goeth€into€perdition.€òò12óó€And€the€ten€horns€which€thouÐ ^ Ðsawest€are€ten€kings,€which€have€received€no€kingdom€as€yet;€but€receive€power€asÐ Jì Ðkings€one€hour€with€the€beast.€òò13óó€These€have€one€mind,€and€shall€give€their€power€andÐ 6 Ø Ðstrength€unto€the€beast.€òò14óó€These€shall€make€war€with€the€Lamb,€and€the€Lamb€shallÐ " Ä Ðovercome€them:€for€he€is€Lord€of€lords,€and€King€of€kings:€and€they€that€are€with€himÐ  ° Ðòòareóó€called,€and€chosen,€and€faithful.€òò15óó€And€he€saith€unto€me,€The€waters€which€thouÐ ú œ Ðsawest,€where€the€whore€sitteth,€are€peoples,€and€multitudes,€and€nations,€and€tongues.Ð æ ˆ Ðòò16óó€And€the€ten€horns€which€thou€sawest€upon€the€beast,€these€shall€hate€the€whore,€andÐ Ò t Ðshall€make€her€desolate€and€naked,€and€shall€eat€her€flesh,€and€burn€her€with€fire.€òò17óóÐ ¾` ÐFor€God€hath€put€in€their€hearts€to€fulfil€his€will,€and€to€agree,€and€give€their€kingdomÐ ªL  Ðunto€the€beast,€until€the€words€of€God€shall€be€fulfilled.€òò18óó€And€the€woman€which€thouÐ –8  Ðsawest€is€that€great€city,€which€reigneth€over€the€kings€of€the€earth.€€òòRevelation€17:1„Ð ‚$  Ð18óóÐn !! ÐÌFor€decades,€I€was€taught€that€the€church€of€Revelation€17€was€exclusively€the€Roman€CatholicÐ Fè  Ðchurch.€I€do€not€buy€that.€The€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€OF€Revelation€17€is€a€worldwide€synthesisÐ 2Ô  Ðof€all€the€worldððs€false€religions.€We€refer€to€it€as€syncretism.€The€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€is€madeÐ À Ðup€of€apostate€and€heretical€Baptists,€Methodists,€Presbyterians,€Lutherans,€Mormons,€JehovahÐ  ¬ ÐWitnesses,€Orthodox€Churches,€Anglicans,€Episcopalians,€Pentecostal€Churches,€Churches€of€Christ,Ð ö˜ ÐCatholic€churches,€and€other€compromised€Christian€religions.€€That€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€willÐ â„ Ðalso€include€unsaved€Muslims,€Jews,€Hindus,€Buddhists,€Shintoists,€and€so€forth.€I€believe€that€theÐ Îp Ðlargest€part€of€the€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€will€be€the€devils€of€Islam€followed€by€Roman€CatholicsÐ º\ Ðand€Hindus.€The€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTSððS€most€powerful€force€will€be€Islam.€For€hundreds€ofÐ ¦H Ðyears,€Protestant€Reformers€such€as€Martin€Luther,€Ulrich€Zwingli,€Hugh€Latimer,€Martin€Bucer,Ð ’4 ÐWilliam€Tyndale,€Philip€Melanchthon,€John€Rogers,€Heinrich€Bullinger,€John€Calvin,€and€manyÐ ~  Ðothers€have€denounced€the€Pope€as€being€the€antichrist€and€the€Roman€Catholic€Church€as€being€theÐ j  ÐMOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€of€òòRevelation€17óó.€I€am€not€trying€to€promote€or€defend€heresy€here,€butÐ Vø Ðmuch€of€officially€published€Roman€Catholic€doctrine€is€Orthodox€unlike€the€tenets€of€Islam€that€areÐ B ä Ðin€violent€opposition€and€confrontation€with€the€Christian€Bible.€Like€all€false€religions,€Islam€claimsÐ .!Ð Ðto€be€the€latest€and€final€revelation€of€God€to€man.€The€Koran,€the€manifesto€of€Islam,€is€a€SatanicÐ "¼ Ðsynthesis€of€the€Christian€New€Testament;€the€Jewish€Tanak€(Christianityððs€Old€Testament),€ancient€Ð #¨ ÐArab€pagan€religious€practices,€and€Zoroastrianism.€Allah€of€Islam€is€the€ancient€Arab€moon€God.Ð ò#” ÐIf€you€will€study€the€Koran€and€the€Hadiths,€you€will€find€that€Islam€is€a€perfect€religion€doctrinallyÐ Þ$€  Ðfor€the€Biblical€Antichrist.€The€Muslim€Antichrist€is€for€the€most€part€the€Biblical€Christ.€The€MuslimÐ Ê%l! ÐChrist€is€the€Biblical€Antichrist.€Put€another€way,€the€Muslim€Messiah€who€is€called€ð ðthe€Mahdiðð€isÐ ¶&X" Ðthe€Biblical€Antichrist.€The€Muslim€Antichrist€is€referred€to€as€ð ðthe€Dajjalðð.€Apostate€WesternÐ ¢'D # ÐChristianity€has€set€themselves€up€to€be€the€perfect€tool€of€an€Islamic€Antichrist€because€of€theirÐ Ž(0!$ Ðantisemitic€Replacement€Theology€that€purposefully€promotes€the€hatred€of€Jews€and€Israel.€ItÐ z)"% Ðattempts€to€justify€the€violence€against€Jews.€Why€do€you€think€that€you€are€seeing€American€citiesÐ f*#& Ðand€college€campuses€under€the€attack€by€lawless,€Islamic,€pro€Hamas€thugs?€A€lot€of€that€hasÐ R+ô#' Ðoriginated€in€American€churches€where€the€heresy€of€Replacement€Theology€is€taught€and€preached.Ð >,à$( ÐReplacement€Theology€teaches€that€the€church€has€replaced€Israel€in€Bible€Prophecy.€It€is€a€falseÐ ^ Ðdoctrine€that€throws€out€every€unfulfilled€Bible€Prophecy€that€relates€to€the€Jew€and€the€nation€ofÐ Jì ÐIsrael.€It€is€a€doctrine€that€makes€God€a€liar€who€does€not€know€the€end€from€the€beginning.€It€is€underÐ 6 Ø Ðthe€curse€of€God.€So,€lets€get€this€straight.€So,€you€say€that€God€did€not€know€that€Israel€was€goingÐ " Ä Ðto€reject€the€Messiah€at€his€first€advent.€So,€he€had€to€replace€Israel€with€the€church€and€abrogate€atÐ  ° Ðleast€20€percent€of€Bible€Prophecy.€That€is€absolutely€ludicrously€outrageous€and€faithless!€What€everÐ ú œ Ðhappened€to€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth?€God€said€in€òòIsaiah€46:9„11óó:Ð æ ˆ ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò9óó€Remember€the€former€things€of€old:€for€I€òòamóó€God,€and€òòthere€isóó€none€else;€òòI€amóó€God,Ð ¾` Ðand€òòthere€isóó€none€like€me,€òò10óó€Declaring€the€end€from€the€beginning,€and€from€ancientÐ ªL  Ðtimes€òòthe€thingsóó€that€are€not€òòyetóó€done,€saying,€My€counsel€shall€stand,€and€I€will€do€allÐ –8  Ðmy€pleasure:€òò11óó€Calling€a€ravenous€bird€from€the€east,€the€man€that€executeth€myÐ ‚$  Ðcounsel€from€a€far€country:€yea,€I€have€spoken€òòitóó,€I€will€also€bring€it€to€pass;€I€haveÐ n  Ðpurposed€òòitóó,€I€will€also€do€it.€òòIsaiah€46:9„11ÐZü !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí/Â#ÔÌNext€we€will€deal€with€counterfeit€kingdoms€which€in€the€end€will€be€melded€together€by€Satan€toÐ 2Ô  Ðproduce€a€one„world€government€that€will€be€promoted€by€a€one„world€church.Ð À ÐÌà@ññ$àò òÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÔ4‚—Ý ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6/ÆÔÝ‚eÍOCƃÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1qÆÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíÆ#ԈРö˜ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@*àÔ_Ôò òó óÔ_ԈР>,à$( Їò òÔ% ‡^ Ôà@ææ àCOUNTERFEIT€KINGDOMSÔ%†^ŠÇԈР^ ÐÌÔÿÔWhen€we€speak€of€a€New€Testament€kingdom,€it€is€not€the€kingdom€of€the€church.€ScripturallyÐ 6 Ø Ðspeaking,€that€kingdom€can€be€none€other€than€the€kingdom€of€heaven€or€the€kingdom€of€God.Ð " Ä ÐÔÿåÇÔó óThe€Bible€knows€no€other€kingdoms€in€the€New€Testament.€The€only€earthly€kingdom€that€isÐ  ° Ðpromised€to€Christians€is€that€great€Millennial€Kingdom€that€follows€the€Second€Advent€of€the€LordÐ ú œ ÐJesus€Christ€in€Revelation€19.€The€Millennial€Kingdom€is€the€1,000€year€earthly€reign€of€the€LordÐ æ ˆ ÐJesus€Christ€that€takes€place€between€his€Second€Advent€and€the€Great€White€Throne€Judgment.€€ThatÐ Ò t ÐMillennial€Kingdom€is€a€future€earthly€kingdom€that€will€be€ruled€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€on€theÐ ¾` Ðliteral€throne€of€David€from€the€literal€city€of€Jerusalem.Ð ªL  ÐThe€only€way€you€can€pervert€the€church€into€a€kingdom€is€to€replace€Israel€with€the€church.€ThatÐ –8  Ðgenerates€numerous€other€fallacies€and€contradictions€that€fly€in€the€face€of€logic€and€reason€and€aÐ ‚$  Ðliteral€reading€and€interpretation€of€the€Scriptures.€I€am€not€a€very€smart€man,€but€I€do€know€that€itÐ n  Ðis€not€wise€to€speculate€to€the€point€of€surety€beyond€what€God€has€literally€stated€in€his€word.€If€youÐ Zü  Ðdo,€you€are€putting€words€in€Godððs€mouth€that€he€did€not€say.€It€is€beyond€utter€foolish€speculationÐ Fè  Ðto€say,€ð ðGod€must€have€meantðð.€No,€he€meant€what€he€said.....€literally....!€I€do€not€have€to€speculate.Ð 2Ô  ÐTo€do€so€results€in€the€utter€confusion€that€we€see€in€most€churches€in€America€in€2024.€Ð À ÐIf€you€believe€the€church€has€replaced€Israel€as€the€physical€kingdom€of€God€I€challenge€you€to€takeÐ  ¬ Ðall€75€occurrences€of€the€word€ð ðIsraelðð€in€the€New€Testament€and€replace€them€with€the€phrase€ð ðtheÐ ö˜ Ðchurchðð€and€you€will€see€the€utter€foolishness€of€the€heresy€of€Replacement€Theology.€It€is€a€doctrineÐ â„ Ðstraight€out€of€the€pits€of€hell.€It€is€a€doctrine€that€negates€every€ð ðfor€everðð€and€ð ðeverlastingðð€that€GodÐ Îp Ðstated€in€the€unconditional€Abrahamic€Covenants€in€the€Old€Testament.€Replacement€Theology€is€aÐ º\ Ðmost€hateful€doctrine€that€came€slithering€up€out€of€the€pits€and€crypts€of€Satanððs€theology.€Now,€whatÐ ¦H Ðdoes€the€Bible€say€about€the€kingdoms?Ð ’4 ÐThe€word€ð ðkingdomðð€occurs€163€times€in€154€verses€in€the€New€Testament.€Never,€ever€is€the€wordÐ ~  Ðð ðkingdomðð€used€to€describe€an€earthly€ð ðkingdom€of€the€churchðð.€God€did€not,€and€has€not,€grantedÐ j  Ðscriptural€authority€to€the€church€to€exercise€earthly€reigning€authority.€You€will€not€find€the€phraseÐ Vø Ðð ðkingdom€of€the€churchðð€used€anywhere€in€your€Bible.€In€òòMark€8:15óó,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€warnedÐ B ä Ðthe€apostles€to€beware€of€the€leaven€of€Herod.€Specifically€he€said:€ð ð€And€he€charged€them,€saying,Ð .!Ð ÐTake€heed,€beware€of€the€leaven€of€the€Pharisees,€and€of€the€leaven€of€Herodðð.€The€ð ðleaven€of€theÐ "¼ ÐPhariseesðð€is€the€leaven€of€false€religion.€The€Pharisees€and€Sadducees€were€the€controlling€falseÐ #¨ Ðreligious€authority€for€the€Jews€in€the€days€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€on€this€earth.€The€ð ðleaven€ofÐ ò#” ÐHerodðð€is€the€leaven€of€state€sponsored€and€state€controlled€religion.€Herod€was€the€controllingÐ Þ$€  Ðsecular€governmental€authority€when€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€confronting€the€Pharisees.€TheÐ Ê%l! Ðð ðleaven€of€Herodðð€is€government€interference€in€the€church.€During€the€time€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,Ð ¶&X" Ðthe€Jewish€high€€priest(s)€served€at€the€pleasure€of€the€Roman€government€contrary€to€Old€TestamentÐ ¢'D # Ðscriptural€dictates.€In€effect,€the€state€had€veto€power€over€who€could€serve€as€the€Jewish€High€Priest.Ð Ž(0!$ ÐWe€know€that€was€under€the€curse€of€God.Ð z)"% ÐRegardless€of€what€country€you€go€to,€either€in€the€present,€or€historically,€you€will€not€find€a€stateÐ f*#& Ðsponsored€ð ðChristianðð€church€that€was€not€started€in€corruption€and€ultimately€ends€up€being€in€bedÐ R+ô#' Ðwith€the€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS.€òòRevelation€17óó€is€the€ð ðKingdom€Now€Churchðð.€òòRevelation€18€óóisÐ >,à$( Ðthe€state€sponsor€of€the€ð ðKingdom€Now€Churchðð.€In€state€sponsored€churches,€it€is€the€secularÐ ^ Ðgovernment€that€ultimately€dictates€what€doctrines€can€and€cannot€be€preached€and€taught.€If€you€sayÐ Jì Ðð ðAu€contraireðð,€€you€have€been€deceived€and€are€being€deceived.€ð ðÔ‡ XíXXXíÔBut€evil€men€and€seducers€shallÐ 6 Ø Ðwax€worse€and€worse,€deceiving,€and€being€deceivedòòÔ#†XíXh Xí8Û#ÔóóØØÔ‡ XíXXXíÔðð(òò2€Timothy€3:13óó).€òòóóÔ#†XíXX Xí÷Û#ÔWelcome€to€modern€AmericaÐ " Ä Ðwhere€ungodly€states€with€the€support€of€the€God€hating€Federal€government€have€passed€hate€speechÐ  ° Ðlaws€whose€ultimate€goal€is€to€imprison€and€€destroy€any€who€would€preach€and€teach€against€sin€inÐ ú œ Ðgeneral,€but€especially€those€who€would€preach€against€the€sins€of€abortion,€sodomy,€the€transgenderÐ æ ˆ Ðmovement€in€general,€and€the€mutilation€of€children€through€sex€change€operations.€State€sponsoredÐ Ò t Ðchurches€have€been€the€greatest€persecutor€of€Bible€believing€Christians€in€the€history€of€the€falseÐ ¾` Ðchurch.€It€is€not€just€been€churches,€but€it€has€been€false€religion€in€general€that€has€been€among€someÐ ªL  Ðof€the€most€bloodthirsty€tyrants€in€the€history€of€the€world.€We€will€talk€more€on€that€later.Ð –8  ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔThere€are€Christian€false€religions€and€other€pagan€religions€that€have€established€themselves€as€stateÐ ‚$  Ðsponsored€religions.€If€we€look€around€the€world€today€we€see€at€least€84€countries€that€either€have€Ð n  Ðofficial€state€sponsored€religions€in€their€governing€documents€such€as€their€ð ðconstitutionsððor€theyÐ Zü  Ðhave€statements€or€confessions,€in€their€governing€documents€allowing€government€support€of€aÐ Fè  Ðspecific€religion.€There€are€48€countries€that€have€government€established€state€religions€in€theirÐ 2Ô  Ðgoverning€documents.€There€are€an€additional€31€countries€that€mention€specific€religions€in€theirÐ À Ðgoverning€documents€as€having€favor€with€the€government.€What€follows€is€a€very€broad€breakdownÐ  ¬ Ðof€those€state€sponsored€religions.€You€have€26€nations€that€have€established€the€religion€of€Islam€asÐ ö˜ Ðtheir€official€state€religion.€You€have€5€nations€that€lend€official€support€to€Islam.€There€is€noÐ â„ Ðreligious€liberty€in€any€of€the€Islamic€nations.€The€largest€sect€in€Islam€is€the€Sunnis€with€the€ShiitesÐ Îp Ðbeing€the€second€largest€sect.€Though€Indonesia€has€neither€a€state€sponsored€official€religion€or€aÐ º\ Ðsupporting€statement€in€their€governing€documents,€they€have€a€Sunni€€Islamic€population€that€isÐ ¦H Ðsecond€to€none€in€the€world.€€There€are€4€nations€that€have€Buddhism€as€their€official€state€religion.Ð ’4 ÐThere€is€1€(one)€nation€that€lends€its€official€support€to€Buddhism.€There€are€5€nations€that€haveÐ ~  ÐCatholicism€€as€their€official€state€religion.€There€are€14€nations€that€lend€support€to€Catholicism€inÐ j  Ðtheir€governing€documents.€There€are€4€nations€that€have€Evangelical€Lutheranism€as€their€officialÐ Vø Ðstate€religion.€In€addition,€there€are€3€other€nation€that€lend€support€in€their€governing€documents€toÐ B ä ÐEvangelical€Lutheranism.€There€are€4€nations€that€have€Anglicanism€as€their€official€state€religion.Ð .!Ð ÐAnglicanism€is€the€Church€of€England.€There€are€2€nations€that€have€Presbyterianism/Calvinism€asÐ "¼ Ðtheir€official€state€religions.€Finally,€there€are€5€nations€that€have€Communism€as€their€official€stateÐ #¨ Ðreligion.€There€are€two€stand€outs€among€these€religions.€All€of€the€worldððs€false€religions€includingÐ ò#” Ðapostate€and€heretical€Christianity€will€show€up€in€the€brothel€of€the€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS.Ð Þ$€  ÐTwo€of€the€official€state€religions€we€have€just€mentioned€have€a€sordid€history€of€attempting€toÐ Ê%l! Ðestablish€a€worldwide€theocratic€kingdom€by€shedding€the€blood€of€Bible€believing€Christians€andÐ ¶&X" ÐJews.€Those€two€religions€are€Catholicism€and€Islam.€In€the€past€450€years,€Islam€has€been€at€theÐ ¢'D # Ðforefront€of€persecuting,€torturing,€and€murdering€Christians€and€Jews.€As€wicked€and€vile€as€theyÐ Ž(0!$ Ðwere,€the€atrocities€of€Adolf€Hitler€and€the€Third€Reich€are€but€a€drop€in€the€bucket€compared€to€theÐ z)"% Ðactions€of€the€most€wicked€religion€on€the€face€of€the€earth,€and€that€is€Islam.€Islam€is€Satanððs€masterÐ f*#& Ðreligion.€Islamððs€wickedness€is€justified,€lauded,€and€promoted€in€the€vile€pages€of€the€Koran€and€theÐ R+ô#' ÐHadiths.€However,€Christians€€are€specifically€forbidden€to€take€such€actions.€The€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ >,à$( Ðhad€the€following€to€say€in€òòJohn€16:1„3óóÔ#†XíXX XíÐß#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€on€the€subject€before€usòòóó:à È àà  àà x àÐ ^ ÐÔ#†XíXX Xíhî#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€These€things€have€I€spoken€unto€you,€that€ye€should€not€be€offended.€òò2óó€They€shall€putÐ 6 Ø Ðyou€out€of€the€synagogues:€yea,€the€time€cometh,€that€whosoever€killeth€you€will€thinkÐ " Ä Ðthat€he€doeth€God€service.€òò3óó€And€these€things€will€they€do€unto€you,€because€they€haveÐ  ° Ðnot€known€the€Father,€nor€me.€òòJohn€16:1„3Ðú œ!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíï#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌÔ#†XíXX Xíôð#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔAt€the€bottom€line,€persecution€and€murder€in€the€name€of€religion€is€at€the€heart€of€not€knowing€GodÐ Ò t Ðthe€Father€or€God€the€Son.€It€is€an€issue€of€unbelief.€Islam€thinks€they€do€God€a€service€when€the€killÐ ¾` ÐJews€and€Christians.€Such€is€the€nature€of€an€Islamic€theocratic€kingdom€ruled€by€wicked€men.Ð ªL  ÐLittle€known€to€most€Christians€is€the€political€and€geographic€power€that€Islam€has€held€in€the€world.Ð –8  ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí7ñ#ÔSpeaking€strictly€from€the€perspective€of€how€much€land€was€controlled€as€a€percentage€of€theÐ ‚$  Ðworldððs€land€area,€of€the€top€49€empires,€Islam€has€controlled€13€of€those€empires.€Of€the€top€tenÐ n  Ðempires,€Islamic€empires€occupy€slots€7€and€8.€Contrast€that€with€the€€empires€that€appear€in€the€pagesÐ Zü  Ðof€the€Bible€including€Persia€(Achaemenid€Empire)€in€slot€20,€Greece€(Macedonian€Empire)€in€slotÐ Fè  Ð21,€and€Rome€(Roman€Empire)€in€slot€24.Ô‡ XíXXXíÔ€Of€the€Islamic€empires,€perhaps€the€most€vile€andÐ 2Ô  Ðbloodthirsty€was€the€Turkish€Ottoman€Empire€that€came€apart€in€1922.€It€will€be€revived€in€EzekielÐ À Ð38€and€39!€That€revival€is€the€dream€of€the€current€reprobate€Islamic€dictator€of€Turkey€by€the€nameÐ  ¬ Ðof€Recep€Erdogan.€I€digress:€continuing€on.Ð ö˜ ÐCatholicism€has€also€thought€to€do€God€a€service€by€persecuting,€torturing,€and€murdering€BibleÐ â„ Ðbelieving€Christians€that€they€falsely€accuse€of€being€heretics.€They€also€must€shoulder€most€of€theÐ Îp Ðblame€for€the€worldððs€attempts€to€exterminate€the€Jewish€people.€Such€is€the€nature€of€a€CatholicÐ º\ Ðtheocratic€kingdom€ruled€by€wicked€men€whose€chief€architects€are€the€Jesuit€priests€who€are€theÐ ¦H ÐDevilððs€executioners.€€Ô#†XíXX Xíaõ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔViolence€has€been€a€much€used€tool€by€heretical€and€apostate€Christianity€inÐ ’4 Ðthe€pursuit€of€church€kingdom€building.€That€would€include€the€atrocities€that€Bible€believers€sufferedÐ ~  Ðat€the€hands€of€the€Protestant€Reformers.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€this€through€the€apostle€Paul:Ð j  ÐÌà8  àòò2óó€But€I€beseech€òòyouóó,€that€I€may€not€be€bold€when€I€am€present€with€that€confidence,Ð B ä Ðwherewith€I€think€to€be€bold€against€some,€which€think€of€us€as€if€we€walkedÐ .!Ð Ðaccording€to€the€flesh.€òò3óó€For€though€we€walk€in€the€flesh,€we€do€not€war€after€the€flesh:Ð "¼ Ðòò4óó€(For€the€weapons€of€our€warfare€òòareóó€not€carnal,€but€mighty€through€God€to€theÐ #¨ Ðpulling€down€of€strong€holds;)€òò2€Corinthians€10:2„4Ðò#”!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíù#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌWe€are€not€to€use€menððs€carnal€weapons€of€warfare€to€force€people€to€believe€as€we€do€or€to€promoteÐ Ê%l! Ðso„called€Christian€kingdom€building.€If€your€weapons€are€carnal,€they€cannot€be€of€God.€We€haveÐ ¶&X" Ðfalse€churches€that€have€not€known€God€trying€to€build€a€visible€Christian€kingdom€because€they€haveÐ ¢'D # Ðbeen€poisoned€and€corrupted€by€the€heresy€of€Replacement€Theology.€Their€rejection€of€the€Jew€andÐ Ž(0!$ ÐIsrael€has€spiritually€blinded€them.€There€are€at€least€14€different€passages€of€Scripture€that€prove€thatÐ z)"% Ðthe€church€is€a€strictly€a€spiritually€entity€that€can€have€no€visible,€physical€geographic€boundaries.Ð f*#& ÐThose€14€passages€include€òòJohn€18:33„37óó,Ô#†XíXX Xí½ü#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔòò€Revelation€11:14„15óó,€òòÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔMatthew€20:20„27óóÔ#†XíXX Xíi#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,Ô#†XíXX Xí¾#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔòò€Matthew€25:31„Ð R+ô#' Ð34óó,€Ô#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔòòLuke€17:20„21óóÔ#†XíXX Xíq#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòLuke€19:11óóÔ#†XíXX XíÆ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòLuke€22:15„18óóÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòLuke€22:28„30óóÔ#†XíXX Xíq#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòActs€1:6„8óóÔ#†XíXX XíÈ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòRomans€14:17óóÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òò1Ð >,à$( ÐCorinthians€15:50óóÔ#†XíXX Xír#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òòColossians€1:13óóÔ#†XíXX Xíã#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€òò2€Timothy€4:1óóÔ#†XíXX Xí<#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ,€and€òò2€Timothy€4:18óóÔ#†XíXX Xí“#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ.€All€14€passages€are€quotedÐ ^ Ðbelow€for€your€instruction€in€righteousness€(summary€to€follow):Ð Jì ÐÌà8  àòò33óó€Then€Pilate€entered€into€the€judgment€hall€again,€and€called€Jesus,€and€said€untoÐ " Ä Ðhim,€Art€thou€the€King€of€the€Jews?€òò34óó€Jesus€answered€him,€Sayest€thou€this€thing€ofÐ  ° Ðthyself,€or€did€others€tell€it€thee€of€me?€òò35óó€Pilate€answered,€Am€I€a€Jew?€Thine€ownÐ ú œ Ðnation€and€the€chief€priests€have€delivered€thee€unto€me:€what€hast€thou€done?€òò36óó€JesusÐ æ ˆ Ðanswered,€My€kingdom€is€not€of€this€world:€if€my€kingdom€were€of€this€world,€thenÐ Ò t Ðwould€my€servants€fight,€that€I€should€not€be€delivered€to€the€Jews:€but€now€is€myÐ ¾` Ðkingdom€not€from€hence.€òò37óó€Pilate€therefore€said€unto€him,€Art€thou€a€king€then?€JesusÐ ªL  Ðanswered,€Thou€sayest€that€I€am€a€king.€To€this€end€was€I€born,€and€for€this€causeÐ –8  Ðcame€I€into€the€world,€that€I€should€bear€witness€unto€the€truth.€Every€one€that€is€ofÐ ‚$  Ðthe€truth€heareth€my€voice.€òòJohn€18:33„37Ô#†XíXX Xíï#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐn !! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xí¿ #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò14óó€The€second€woe€is€past;€òòandóó,€behold,€the€third€woe€cometh€quickly.€òò15óó€And€theÐ Fè  Ðseventh€angel€sounded;€and€there€were€great€voices€in€heaven,€saying,€The€kingdomsÐ 2Ô  Ðof€this€world€are€become€òòthe€kingdomsóó€of€our€Lord,€and€of€his€Christ;€and€he€shallÐ À Ðreign€for€ever€and€ever.€òòRevelation€11:14„15Ð ¬!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xí/ #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò20óó€Then€came€to€him€the€mother€of€Zebedeeððs€children€with€her€sons,€worshipping€òòhimóó,Ð â„ Ðand€desiring€a€certain€thing€of€him.€òò21óó€And€he€said€unto€her,€What€wilt€thou?€She€saithÐ Îp Ðunto€him,€Grant€that€these€my€two€sons€may€sit,€the€one€on€thy€right€hand,€and€theÐ º\ Ðother€on€the€left,€in€thy€kingdom.€òò22óó€But€Jesus€answered€and€said,€Ye€know€not€whatÐ ¦H Ðye€ask.€Are€ye€able€to€drink€of€the€cup€that€I€shall€drink€of,€and€to€be€baptized€with€theÐ ’4 Ðbaptism€that€I€am€baptized€with?€They€say€unto€him,€We€are€able.€òò23óó€And€he€saith€untoÐ ~  Ðthem,€Ye€shall€drink€indeed€of€my€cup,€and€be€baptized€with€the€baptism€that€I€amÐ j  Ðbaptized€with:€but€to€sit€on€my€right€hand,€and€on€my€left,€is€not€mine€to€give,€but€òòitÐ Vø Ðshall€be€given€to€themóó€for€whom€it€is€prepared€of€my€Father.€òò24óó€And€when€the€ten€heardÐ B ä Ðòòitóó,€they€were€moved€with€indignation€against€the€two€brethren.€òò25óó€But€Jesus€called€themÐ .!Ð Ðòòunto€himóó,€and€said,€Ye€know€that€the€princes€of€the€Gentiles€exercise€dominion€overÐ "¼ Ðthem,€and€they€that€are€great€exercise€authority€upon€them.€òò26óó€But€it€shall€not€be€soÐ #¨ Ðamong€you:€but€whosoever€will€be€great€among€you,€let€him€be€your€minister;€òò27óó€AndÐ ò#” Ðwhosoever€will€be€chief€among€you,€let€him€be€your€servant:€òòMatthew€20:20„27à8@ìÐ Ð àÐÞ$€ !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí< #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò31óó€When€the€Son€of€man€shall€come€in€his€glory,€and€all€the€holy€angels€with€him,€thenÐ ¶&X" Ðshall€he€sit€upon€the€throne€of€his€glory:€òò32óó€And€before€him€shall€be€gathered€allÐ ¢'D # Ðnations:€and€he€shall€separate€them€one€from€another,€as€a€shepherd€divideth€òòhisóó€sheepÐ Ž(0!$ Ðfrom€the€goats:€òò33óó€And€he€shall€set€the€sheep€on€his€right€hand,€but€the€goats€on€theÐ z)"% Ðleft.€òò34óó€Then€shall€the€King€say€unto€them€on€his€right€hand,€Come,€ye€blessed€of€myÐ f*#& ÐFather,€inherit€the€kingdom€prepared€for€you€from€the€foundation€of€the€world:Ð R+ô#' ÐòòMatthew€25:31„34Ð>,à$(!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX XíÐ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò20óó€And€when€he€was€demanded€of€the€Pharisees,€when€the€kingdom€of€God€shouldÐ Jì Ðcome,€he€answered€them€and€said,€The€kingdom€of€God€cometh€not€with€observation:Ð 6 Ø Ðòò21óó€Neither€shall€they€say,€Lo€here!€or,€lo€there!€for,€behold,€the€kingdom€of€God€isÐ " Ä Ðwithin€you.€òòLuke€17:20„21Ð °!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xíñ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò11óó€And€as€they€heard€these€things,€he€added€and€spake€a€parable,€because€he€was€nighÐ æ ˆ Ðto€Jerusalem,€and€because€they€thought€that€the€kingdom€of€God€should€immediatelyÐ Ò t Ðappear.€òòLuke€19:11о`!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX XíÛ#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò15óó€And€he€said€unto€them,€With€desire€I€have€desired€to€eat€this€passover€with€youÐ –8  Ðbefore€I€suffer:€òò16óó€For€I€say€unto€you,€I€will€not€any€more€eat€thereof,€until€it€beÐ ‚$  Ðfulfilled€in€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò17óó€And€he€took€the€cup,€and€gave€thanks,€and€said,Ð n  ÐTake€this,€and€divide€òòitóó€among€yourselves:€òò18óó€For€I€say€unto€you,€I€will€not€drink€of€theÐ Zü  Ðfruit€of€the€vine,€until€the€kingdom€of€God€shall€come.€òòLuke€22:15„18ÐFè !! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX XíX#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò28óó€Ye€are€they€which€have€continued€with€me€in€my€temptations.€òò29óó€And€I€appoint€untoÐ À Ðyou€a€kingdom,€as€my€Father€hath€appointed€unto€me;€òò30óó€That€ye€may€eat€and€drink€atÐ  ¬ Ðmy€table€in€my€kingdom,€and€sit€on€thrones€judging€the€twelve€tribes€of€Israel.€òòLukeÐ ö˜ Ð22:28„30Ðâ„!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xí÷#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò6óó€When€they€therefore€were€come€together,€they€asked€of€him,€saying,€Lord,€wilt€thouÐ º\ Ðat€this€time€restore€again€the€kingdom€to€Israel?€òò7óó€And€he€said€unto€them,€It€is€not€forÐ ¦H Ðyou€to€know€the€times€or€the€seasons,€which€the€Father€hath€put€in€his€own€power.€òò8óóÐ ’4 ÐBut€ye€shall€receive€power,€after€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€come€upon€you:€and€ye€shallÐ ~  Ðbe€witnesses€unto€me€both€in€Jerusalem,€and€in€all€Judaea,€and€in€Samaria,€and€untoÐ j  Ðthe€uttermost€part€of€the€earth.€òòActs€1:6„8ÐVø!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xíá#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò17óó€For€the€kingdom€of€God€is€not€meat€and€drink;€but€righteousness,€and€peace,€and€joyÐ .!Ð Ðin€the€Holy€Ghost.€òòRomans€14:17Ð"¼!! Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XíXX Xíà #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò50óó€Now€this€I€say,€brethren,€that€flesh€and€blood€cannot€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God;Ð ò#” Ðneither€doth€corruption€inherit€incorruption.€òò1€Corinthians€15:50ÐÞ$€ !! Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX Xíé!#ÔóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò13óó€Who€hath€delivered€us€from€the€power€of€darkness,€and€hath€translated€òòusóó€into€theÐ ¶&X" Ðkingdom€of€his€dear€Son:€òòColossians€1:13Т'D #!! Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX Xí/##ÔóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò1óó€I€charge€òòtheeóó€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ z)"% Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2€Timothy€4:1Ðf*#&!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò18óó€And€the€Lord€shall€deliver€me€from€every€evil€work,€and€will€preserve€òòmeóó€unto€hisÐ >,à$( Ðheavenly€kingdom:€to€whom€òòbeóó€glory€for€ever€and€ever.€Amen.€òò2€Timothy€4:18óóÔ#†XíXX Xíb$#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ^!! ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí�&#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌÔ#†XíXX Xíþ&#ÔIf€we€were€to€summarize€the€teaching€of€those€14€passages€we€would€state:Ð 6 Ø ÐÌà8  à1.à0` !!àOur€utmost€conclusion€would€have€to€be€that€Christððs€kingdom€in€its€currentÐ  ° Ðstate€is€not€of€this€world.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔJohn€18:33„37óóÔ#†XíXX XíD(#ÔÐú œ` !` ! Ðà8  à2.à0` !!àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€not€yet€received€the€kingdoms€of€this€world€to€reignÐ æ ˆ Ðover.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔRevelation€11:14„15óóÔ#†XíXX XíC)#ÔÐÒ t` !` ! Ðà8  à3.à0` !!àBorn€again€believers€in€the€church€age€are€not€to€seek€to€build€kingdoms€overÐ ¾` Ðwhich€they€can€rule.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔMatthew€20:20„27óóÔ#†XíXX XíV*#ÔЪL ` !` ! Ðà8  à4.à0` !!àBelievers€will€not€inherit€the€kingdom€promised€to€them€until€AFTER€theÐ –8  ÐSecond€Advent€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔMatthew€25:31„34óóÔ#†XíXX Xís+#ÔЂ$ ` !` ! Ðà8  à5.à0` !!àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€emphatically€stated€to€the€Pharisees€that€the€kingdomÐ n  Ðin€its€current€state€is€not€a€visible€kingdom,€but€rather€a€spiritual€kingdomÐ Zü  Ðinside€of€believers.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔLuke€17:20„21óóÔ#†XíXX Xíã,#ÔÐFè ` !` ! Ðà8  à6.à0` !!àIn€a€parable€to€those€gathered€at€Jericho,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€told€them€thatÐ 2Ô  Ðthey€were€mistaken€if€they€thought€he€was€to€immediately€set€up€a€kingdom.Ð À ÐòòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔLuke€19:11óóÔ#†XíXX Xí<.#ÔÐ ¬` !` ! Ðà8  à7.à0` !!àAt€the€Passover€supper,€just€prior€to€his€crucifixion,€€the€Lord€told€the€apostlesÐ ö˜ Ðthat€he€would€not€partake€of€the€supper€again€until€the€kingdom€of€God€wasÐ â„ Ðrealized.€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔHe€was€looking€to€a€future€kingdom.òòóóÔ#†XíXX Xíœ/#Ô€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔLuke€22:15„18óóÔ#†XíXX Xí 0#ÔÐÎp` !` ! Ðà8  à8.à0` !!àIn€òòLuke€22:24„30óó,€following€strife€over€who€should€rule,€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ º\ Ðtold€the€apostles€that€they€would€sit€on€thrones€in€his€kingdom€judging€theÐ ¦H Ðtwelve€tribes€of€Israel.€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔòòLuke€22:28„30óóÔ#†XíXX Xí€1#Ô€That€prophecy€is€not€fulfilled€untilÐ ’4 ÐòòRevelation€20:4óó.€Therefore,€it€is€the€future€Millennial€Kingdom.€Lets€applyÐ ~  Ðsome€Replacement€Theology€here.€So,€I€am€supposed€to€believe€that€since€theÐ j  Ðchurch€has€replaced€Israel€that€the€apostle€will€sit€upon€thrones€and€judge€theÐ Vø Ðtwelve€tribes€of€the€church.€Incredible!€So,€who€are€the€twelve€tribes€of€theÐ B ä Ðchurch?!?Ð.!Ð` !` ! Ðà8  à9.à0` !!àFollowing€his€crucifixion€and€his€subsequent€resurrection,€when€the€apostlesÐ "¼ Ðwere€expecting€him€to€restore€the€kingdom€of€Israel,€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ #¨ Ðresponded€that€the€restoration€was€not€in€God€the€Fatherððs€timing.€TheÐ ò#” Ðconclusion€from€his€statements€to€them€would€be€that€they€would€not€receiveÐ Þ$€  Ðearthly€kingdom€power,€but€instead€spiritual€Holy€Ghost€power.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔActs€1:6„8óóÔ#†XíXX Xí¥5#ÔÐÊ%l!` !` ! Ðà8  à10.à0` !!àIn€writing€to€the€CHURCH€at€Rome,€Paul€told€them€that€the€kingdom€of€GodÐ ¶&X" Ðwas€not€a€visible€carnal€kingdom,€but€a€spiritual€kingdom€in€their€hearts€ruledÐ ¢'D # Ðby€the€Holy€Ghost.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔRomans€14:17óóÔ#†XíXX Xí 7#ÔÐŽ(0!$` !` ! Ðà8  à11.à0` !!àIf€the€church€is€to€be€a€continuing€visible€earthly€kingdom,€then€why€would€theÐ z)"% Ðapostle€Paul€tell€the€CHURCH€at€Corinth€ð ðthat€flesh€and€blood€cannot€inheritÐ f*#& Ðthe€kingdom€of€Godðð.€It€is€just€another€way€of€saying€that€the€kingdom€in€itsÐ R+ô#' Ðcurrent€state€is€strictly€a€spiritual€kingdom.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ1€Corinthians€15:50óóÔ#†XíXX Xíÿ8#Ô€The€whole€ofÐ >,à$( Ðòò1€Corinthians€15óó€sets€up€an€extended€comparison€and€contrast€between€theÐ ^ Ðnatural€body€and€the€spiritual€body;€between€the€EARTHLY€and€theÐ Jì ÐHEAVENLY.Ð6 Ø` !` ! Ðà8  à12.à0` !!àIt€is€stated€that€the€kingdom€is€the€kingdom€of€his€dear€son.€It€does€not€say€thatÐ " Ä Ðit€is€the€kingdom€of€the€church.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔColossians€1:13óóÔ#†XíXX Xí;#ÔÐ °` !` ! Ðà8  à13.à0` !!àThe€Holy€Ghost€states€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€sit€as€the€judge€in€hisÐ ú œ Ðkingdom;€not€the€kingdom€of€the€church.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ2€Timothy€4:1óóÔ#†XíXX Xí*<#ÔÐæ ˆ` !` ! Ðà8  à14.à0` !!àThe€Holy€Ghost€refers€to€the€Lordððs€kingdom€as€ð ðhis€heavenly€kingdomðð.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ2Ð Ò t ÐTimothy€4:18óóÔ#†XíXX Xí=#Ôо`` !` ! ÐÌThose€14€passages€of€Scripture€should€forever€settle€the€issue€of€whether€the€current€kingdom€shouldÐ –8  Ðbe€viewed€as€a€carnal€earthly€kingdom€or€a€heavenly€spiritual€kingdom,€but€I€am€sure€it€will€notÐ ‚$  Ðbecause€many€of€Satanððs€sinister€ministers€have€beat€God€to€the€punch€by€programing€themselves€toÐ n  Ðbelieve€a€lie.€Such€is€the€deluded€state€of€those€that€are€deceiving€and€being€deceived.€Tragically,€theyÐ Zü  Ðare€already€camped€out€in€òò2€Thessalonians€2:9„10óó.€The€end€result€is€that€those€who€hate€the€truth€areÐ Fè  Ðliterally€blinded€by€the€light€that€they€reject.€However,€there€is€coming€a€future€earthly€kingdom€thatÐ 2Ô  Ðbelievers€will€rule€and€reign€in.€More€on€that€later.€Now,€lets€dig€a€little€deeper.Ð À ÐThere€is€a€group€in€professing€Christianity€that€promote€dominion€theology€that€seek€to€establish€aÐ  ¬ ÐChristian€kingdom€on€the€earth€now.€€òòóóWe€know€it€as€ð ðKingdom€Now€Theologyðð.€It€is€sometimesÐ ö˜ Ðreferred€to€as€the€ð ðChristian€Reconstructionist€Movementðð.€The€church€is€not€to€be€kingdom€builders.Ð â„ ÐThat€is€the€sole€prerogative€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€There€are€two€aspects€of€the€kingdom€that€weÐ Îp Ðwill€deal€with€here;€one€of€them€very€briefly.€There€is€the€earthly€and€the€spiritual€aspects.€TheÐ º\ Ðspiritual€kingdom€is€the€ð ðòòkingdom€of€Godóóðð.€The€earthly€kingdom€is€paradoxically€referred€to€as€theÐ ¦H Ðð ðòòkingdom€of€heavenóóðð.€The€ð ðòòkingdom€of€heavenóóðð€is€an€earthly€kingdom€whose€authority€comes€fromÐ ’4 Ðheaven€through€the€sovereignty€of€God.€The€kingdom€of€heaven€is€but€a€part€of€the€kingdom€of€God.Ð ~  ÐThe€book€of€Matthew€is€the€only€book€in€the€Bible€that€uses€the€phrase€òòð ðkingdom€of€heavenóóðð.€It€isÐ j  Ðused€33€times€in€Matthew.€In€many€of€the€parallel€passages€in€the€other€gospels€the€exact€same€thingÐ Vø Ðis€said€of€the€ð ðòòkingdom€of€Godóóðð€as€is€said€of€the€òòð ðkingdom€of€heavenóóðð.€In€other€words,€in€many€cases,Ð B ä Ðthe€terms€òòð ðkingdom€of€heavenóóðð€and€€ð ðòòkingdom€of€Godóóðð€are€used€€synonymously€to€describe€the€sameÐ .!Ð Ðevents€in€different€Gospel€accounts.€€In€òòMatthew€19:23„24óó,€both€terms€are€used€in€the€same€contextÐ "¼ Ðto€describe€the€same€difficulty€of€a€rich€man€entering€the€kingdom€of€heaven€or€the€kingdom€of€God.€Ð #¨ ÐThese€verses€state:Ð ò#” ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò23óó€Then€said€Jesus€unto€his€disciples,€Verily€I€say€unto€you,€That€a€rich€man€shallÐ Ê%l! Ðhardly€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€heaven.€òò24óó€And€again€I€say€unto€you,€It€is€easier€forÐ ¶&X" Ða€camel€to€go€through€the€eye€of€a€needle,€than€for€a€rich€man€to€enter€into€theÐ ¢'D # Ðkingdom€of€God.€òòMatthew€19:23„24ÐŽ(0!$!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíýG#ÔÌThe€difference€is€in€the€context€and€in€the€application.€Exclusively€in€Matthew,€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ f*#& Ðis€presented€as€the€potential€Messiah,€a€reigning€king€over€an€earthly€kingdom.€The€phrase€ð ðòòkingdomÐ R+ô#' Ðof€Godóóðð€is€used€71€times€in€the€New€Testament.€The€phrases€ð ðòòkingdom€of€Godóóðð€and€€òòð ðkingdom€ofÐ >,à$( Ðheavenóóðð€are€never€used€in€the€Old€Testament.€For€purposes€of€our€study€here,€when€we€speak€of€aÐ ^ Ðcounterfeit€kingdom,€we€are€referring€to€any€EARTHLY€kingdom€that€does€not€have€the€Lord€JesusÐ Jì ÐChrist€reigning€in€Jerusalem€on€the€literal€throne€of€David€as€KING€OF€KINGS€AND€LORD€OFÐ 6 Ø ÐLORDS€(òòLuke€1.:31„33,€Isaiah€24:23,€Micah€4:7óó).€Christððs€kingdom€is€one€of€the€great€subjects€ofÐ " Ä Ðunfulfilled€Bible€Prophecy.€It€is€not€our€intent€to€get€into€a€detailed€discussion€of€that€subject€hereÐ  ° Ðbecause€it€would€take€months.€I€have€an€in€depth€study€on€the€subject€that€covers€68€typewrittenÐ ú œ Ðpages.€We€would€refer€to€Christððs€earthly€kingdom€as€the€Millennial€Kingdom.€For€well€over€aÐ æ ˆ Ðthousand€years€now,€heretics€and€despots€€in€the€professing€church€have€tried€to€establish€an€earthlyÐ Ò t Ðkingdom€over€which€the€church€reigns€as€the€governing€political€authority.€That€was€not€the€intentÐ ¾` Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€his€first€advent€and€he€made€that€plain€to€Pontius€Pilate.€In€response€to€aÐ ªL  Ðquestion€from€Pilot€asking€whether€Jesus€was€€King€of€the€Jews€he€replied:Ð –8  ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò36óó€Jesus€answered,€My€kingdom€is€not€of€this€world:€if€my€kingdom€were€of€thisÐ n  Ðworld,€then€would€my€servants€fight,€that€I€should€not€be€delivered€to€the€Jews:€butÐ Zü  Ðnow€is€my€kingdom€not€from€hence.€òòJohn€18:36óóÔ#†XíXX XíaP#ÔÐFè !! ÐÌÔÿÔò òThe€phrase€ð ðbut€nowðð€spoken€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€€to€Pilate€left€wide€open€the€prospectÐ À Ðof€a€future€kingdom.€That€kingdom€is€the€Millennial€Kingdom€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€ó óÔÿÔQÔÐ  ¬ ÐÌANY€KINGDOM€THAT€IS€ESTABLISHED€BY€THE€CHURCH€ON€THIS€EARTH€IS€AÐ â„ ÐCOUNTERFEIT€KINGDOM€.€The€churchððs€charge€is€not€the€establishment€of€an€earthly€kingdom.Ð Îp ÐChristððs€charge€to€the€church€is:Ð º\ ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò19óó€Go€ye€therefore,€and€teach€all€nations,€baptizing€them€in€the€name€of€the€Father,€andÐ ’4 Ðof€the€Son,€and€of€the€Holy€Ghost:€òò20óó€Teaching€them€to€observe€all€things€whatsoeverÐ ~  ÐI€have€commanded€you:€and,€lo,€I€am€with€you€alway,€òòevenóó€unto€the€end€of€the€world.Ð j  ÐAmen.€òòMatthew€28:19„20ÐVø!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíßS#ÔÌStated€another€way,€the€mission€of€the€church€is€not€the€establishment€of€an€earthly€kingdom.€ThereÐ .!Ð Ðis€coming€a€kingdom€that€Christians€will€participate€in,€but€it€is€a€joint€kingdom€with€Israel€being€theÐ "¼ Ðhead€of€the€nations€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€its€head€as€LORD€OF€LORD€AND€KING€OFÐ #¨ ÐKINGS.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€sit€upon€a€literal€throne€of€David€in€the€literal€city€of€Jerusalem.Ð ò#” ÐHe€will€rule€the€world€with€a€rod€of€iron€from€Jerusalem.€Absent€the€presence€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ Þ$€  ÐChrist,€mankindððs€rulers€have€always€failed.€That€Christians,€including€tribulation€Christians,€will€ruleÐ Ê%l! Ðand€reign€with€Christ€is€plainly€stated€in€òò2€Timothy€2:12óó,€òòRevelation€5:9„10óó,€and€òòRevelation€20:4„6óóÐ ¶&X" Ðwhere€we€read:Ð ¢'D # ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò12óó€If€we€suffer,€we€shall€also€reign€with€òòhimóó:€if€we€deny€òòhimóó,€he€also€will€deny€us:€òò2Ð z)"% ÐTimothy€2:12Ðf*#&!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò9óó€And€they€sung€a€new€song,€saying,€Thou€art€worthy€to€take€the€book,€and€to€open€theÐ >,à$( Ðseals€thereof:€for€thou€wast€slain,€and€hast€redeemed€us€to€God€by€thy€blood€out€ofÐ ^ Ðevery€kindred,€and€tongue,€and€people,€and€nation;€òò10óó€And€hast€made€us€unto€our€GodÐ Jì Ðkings€and€priests:€and€we€shall€reign€on€the€earth.€òòRevelation€5:9„10Ð6 Ø!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò4óó€And€I€saw€thrones,€and€they€sat€upon€them,€and€judgment€was€given€unto€them:€andÐ  ° ÐòòI€sawóó€the€souls€of€them€that€were€beheaded€for€the€witness€of€Jesus,€and€for€the€wordÐ ú œ Ðof€God,€and€which€had€not€worshipped€the€beast,€neither€his€image,€neither€hadÐ æ ˆ Ðreceived€òòhisóó€mark€upon€their€foreheads,€or€in€their€hands;€and€they€lived€and€reignedÐ Ò t Ðwith€Christ€a€thousand€years.€òò5óó€But€the€rest€of€the€dead€lived€not€again€until€theÐ ¾` Ðthousand€years€were€finished.€This€òòisóó€the€first€resurrection.€òò6óó€Blessed€and€holy€òòisóó€heÐ ªL  Ðthat€hath€part€in€the€first€resurrection:€on€such€the€second€death€hath€no€power,€butÐ –8  Ðthey€shall€be€priests€of€God€and€of€Christ,€and€shall€reign€with€him€a€thousand€years.Ð ‚$  ÐòòRevelation€20:4„6Ðn !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí7Y#ÔÌAttempts€by€men€through€their€religious€systems€to€set€up€what€we€would€refer€to€as€theocraticÐ Fè  Ðkingdoms€have€always€resulted€in€the€vilest€and€most€barbaric€persecutions,€tortures,€and€massÐ 2Ô  Ðmurders€in€the€history€of€the€world.€The€Roman€Catholic€persecutions€of€the€Satanic€inquisitionsÐ À Ðduring€the€Dark€Ages€resulted€in€the€torture€and€murder€of€over€50,000,000€Bible€believingÐ  ¬ ÐChristians.€Wherever€Protestants€held€control€they€were€guilty€of€committing€atrocities€also.€€MartinÐ ö˜ ÐLuther,€John€Calvin,€and€many€of€the€so„called€reformers€were€guilty€of€some€of€the€most€heinousÐ â„ Ðacts€of€persecution€and€violence€against€both€Christians€and€Jews€that€they€disagreed€with.€JohnÐ Îp ÐCalvin€had€Michael€Servetus€burned€at€the€stake.€Folks,€that€is€not€Christian!€€John€Calvin€also€ruledÐ º\ Ðthe€city€state€of€Geneva,€Switzerland€with€an€iron€fist.€There€was€no€religious€liberty€outside€theÐ ¦H Ðdictates€of€John€Calvin.€Martin€Luther€hated€the€Jews€and€proved€it€out€of€his€own€writings€and€openÐ ’4 Ðadvocacy€of€persecution€and€violence€against€Jews.€If€you€do€not€believe€it,€read€Martin€Lutherððs€ownÐ ~  Ðbook€€ð ðOn€The€Jews€And€Their€Liesðð.€One€of€the€great€motivators€of€the€vile€Adolf€Hitler€was€MartinÐ j  ÐLutherððs€writings.€Adolph€Hitler€publickly€extolled€Martin€Lutherððs€Satanic€writings€as€justificationÐ Vø Ðfor€his€anti„Semitic€atrocities€that€created€the€Jewish€Holocaust.€Ð B ä ÐRule€by€religious€despots€is€about€as€ungodly€as€it€gets.€Much€of€what€I€have€said€here€about€theÐ .!Ð Ðpersecutions,€murders,€and€other€atrocities€of€the€Catholics€and€the€Protestant€Reformers€could€beÐ "¼ Ðaccused€of€gross€understatement.€It€is€a€whole€lot€more€ugly€than€what€just€a€few€sentences€here€canÐ #¨ Ðdescribe.€If€you€do€not€believe€it,€read€and€study€John€Foxeððs€work€ð ðò òÔ‡TXíXXXíÔòòThe€Acts€and€Monuments€ofÐ ò#” Ðthe€Christian€ChurchóóððÔ#†XíXXTXí h#Ôó óÔ‡VXíXXXíÔcommonly€known€as€òòð ðóóÔ#†XíXXVXíšh#Ôò òÔ‡TXíXXXíÔòòFoxe's€Book€of€Martyrsóóðð.€ó óIt€is,€to€say€the€least,€aÐ â$„  Ðmonumental€work€totaling€5,574€pages.€It€is€composed€of€14€volumes.€€If€you€want€to€find€out€howÐ Ò%t! Ðwicked€and€vile€unsaved€professing€Christian€religious€and€political€leaders€can€be,€read€and€studyÐ ¾&`" Ðit.ò ò€ó óÔ#†XíXXTXíûh#Ô€Many€of€the€persecuted€Protestants€that€fled€the€persecutions€of€Europe€brought€their€persecutionsÐ ª'L # Ðwith€them€to€America.€That€spirit€of€persecution€precipitated€a€battle.€Where€they€could,€they€set€upÐ š(,à$( ÐBabylon€is€one€of€the€worldððs€most€ancient€cities.€Babylon€is€the€first€city€built€by€man€after€theÐ ^ ÐGenesis€flood.€It€is€mentioned€296€times€in€the€King€James€Bible.€In€294€of€those€instances,€it€isÐ Jì Ðcalled€Babylon.€In€its€first€two€mentions€in€the€Bible€in€òòGenesis€10:10€óóand€òòGenesis€11:9óó,€it€is€calledÐ 6 Ø ÐBabel.€It€was€founded€by€Nimrod€whose€father€was€Cush€and€whose€grandfather€was€Ham.€NimrodÐ " Ä Ðis€identified€as€a€type€of€the€Antichrist€by€Bible€students.€Babel€was€in€the€land€of€Shinar€which€is€theÐ  ° Ðancient€name€for€Babylonia€and€Chaldea.€The€only€city€mentioned€€in€the€King€James€Bible€more€thanÐ ú œ ÐBabylon€is€Jerusalem€which€is€mentioned€814€times:€670€in€the€Old€Testament€(the€Tanak),€144€inÐ æ ˆ Ðthe€New€Testament.€€It€is€very€significant€that€Jerusalem€is€never€mentioned€in€the€Koran€though€theÐ Ò t Ðdevils€of€Islam€lay€claim€to€it.Ð ¾` ÐA€word€of€warning€is€necessary€here€concerning€the€interpretation€of€Bible€Prophecy.€A€partialÐ ªL  Ðfulfillment€of€a€particular€passage€does€not€constitute€complete€fulfillment.€A€prophecy€cannot€beÐ –8  Ðstated€as€having€been€fulfilled€until€EVERY€detail€of€it€has€been€fulfilled.€That€is€critical€in€theÐ ‚$  Ðinterpretation€of€the€prophecies€concerning€Babylon€which€is€the€subject€that€we€have€before€us.€TheÐ n  Ðlaw€of€ð ðDouble€Referenceðð€must€be€applied€in€many€instances.€By€that€we€mean€that€many€BibleÐ Zü  Ðprophecies€refer€to€both€near€term€events€and€future€events.€Some€of€these€are€presented€in€types€suchÐ Fè  Ðas€types€of€Christ€and€types€of€Antichrist.€The€prophecies€concerning€the€fall€and€destruction€ofÐ 2Ô  ÐBabylon€contain€events€that€will€be€or€have€been€fulfilled€in€both€the€near€term€and€the€future€term.Ð À ÐThere€are€many€events€in€the€prophecies€concerning€Babylon€that€have€but€one€application€and€thatÐ  ¬ Ðis€to€the€future€events€which€take€place€during€the€tribulation€in€Revelation€chapters14,€16,€17,€andÐ ö˜ Ð18.€One€tool€of€interpretation€is€to€look€for€time€signatures.€When€does€God€say€that€those€eventsÐ â„ Ðdescribed€will€take€place?€By€time€signatures€I€mean€phrases€likeððthe€last€daysðð,€ð ðthe€latter€timesðð,Ð Îp Ðð ðthe€day€of€judgmentðð,€ð ðthe€day€of€the€LORDðð,€ð ðthe€day€of€Godðð,€ð ðthe€day€of€wrathðð,€ð ðthe€day€ofÐ º\ ÐChristðð,€ð ðthe€times€of€the€Gentilesðð,€and€so€forth.€When€interpreting€those€time€signatures,€it€helpsÐ ¦H Ðto€have€done€an€exhaustive€study€of€those€time€signatures€in€every€context€where€they€occur.€AnotherÐ ’4 Ðtool€of€interpretation€is€to€look€for€and€understand€references€to€historical€events€such€as€theÐ ~  Ðdestruction€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah.€What€does€God€say€about€the€destruction€of€Sodom€andÐ j  ÐGomorrah?€You€will€need€those€tools€of€interpretation€when€we€look€at€the€Babylon€prophecies€inÐ Vø ÐòòIsaiah€13óó,€òòIsaiah€14óó,€òòIsaiah€47óó,€òòJeremiah€50óó,€òòJeremiah€51óó,€òòRevelation€14óó,€òòRevelation€16óó,€òòRevelationÐ B ä Ð17óó,€òòRevelation€18óó,€€and€in€the€statements€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€òòMatthew€24óó,€òòMark€13óó,€and€òòLukeÐ .!Ð Ð21óó.Ð "¼ ÐThe€great€subject€of€the€book€of€Jeremiah€is€Babylon€for€it€is€mentioned€no€less€than€169€times€in€theÐ #¨ Ðpages€of€Jeremiah.€That€is€over€3€mentions€per€chapter.€That€is€fully€57%€of€all€the€occurrences€in€theÐ ò#” ÐBible.€Much€of€the€events€concerning€Babylon€in€the€book€of€Jeremiah€have€already€taken€place.Ð Þ$€  ÐHowever,òò€Jeremiah€50€and€51óó€are€about€a€future€destruction€of€Babylon.€There€is€some€disagreementÐ Ê%l! Ðas€to€whether€òòJeremiah€50€and€51óó€are€unfulfilled€prophecy.€By€carefully€reading€òòJeremiah€50€and€51óóÐ ¶&X" Ðand€analyzing€them€in€the€context€of€history€and€some€other€key€passages€of€scripture,€it€can€beÐ ¢'D # Ðproven€that€many€of€the€events€in€òòJeremiah€50€and€51óó€have€not€been€fulfilled€yet.€The€details€areÐ Ž(0!$ Ðprovided€in€the€following€discussion.€Note€the€following€passages€in€Jeremiah€chapters€50€and€51:Ð z)"% ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌâ âà8  àòò39óó€Therefore€the€wild€beasts€of€the€desert€with€the€wild€beasts€of€the€islands€shall€dwellÐ R+ô#' Ðòòthereóó,€and€the€owls€shall€dwell€therein:€òòò òand€it€shall€be€no€more€inhabited€for€everóó;Ð ^ Ðâ âó óneither€shall€it€be€dwelt€in€from€generation€to€generation.€òò40óó€òòò òAs€God€overthrewÐ Nð ÐSodom€and€Gomorrahóó€ó óand€the€neighbour€òòcitiesóó€thereof,€saith€the€LORD;€òòsoóó€shall€noÐ > à Ðman€abide€there,€neither€shall€any€son€of€man€dwell€therein.€òòJeremiah€50:39„40Ð. Ð!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò7óó€Babylon€òòhath€beenóó€a€golden€cup€in€the€LORDððS€hand,€that€made€all€the€earthÐ  ¨ Ðdrunken:€the€nations€have€drunken€of€her€wine;€therefore€the€nations€are€mad.€òò8óóÐ ò ” Ðò òòòBabylon€is€suddenly€fallen€and€destroyed:ó óóó€howl€for€her;€take€balm€for€her€pain,€ifÐ Þ € Ðso€be€she€may€be€healed.€òòJeremiah€51:7„8ÐÎp!! ÐóóÌà8  àòò19óó€The€portion€of€Jacob€òòisóó€not€like€them;€for€he€òòisóó€the€former€of€all€things:€and€òòòòò òIsraelÐ ¦H  Ðisóó€the€rod€of€his€inheritanceóó:ó ó€the€LORD€of€hosts€òòisóó€his€name.€òò20óó€Thou€òòartóó€my€battleÐ ’4  Ðaxe€òòandóó€weapons€of€war:€for€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€the€nations,€and€with€theeÐ ‚$  Ðwill€I€destroy€kingdoms;€òò21óó€And€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€the€horse€and€his€rider;Ð n  Ðand€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€the€chariot€and€his€rider;€òò22óó€With€thee€also€will€IÐ Zü  Ðbreak€in€pieces€man€and€woman;€and€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€old€and€young;Ð Fè  Ðand€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€the€young€man€and€the€maid;€òò23óó€I€will€also€breakÐ 2Ô Ðin€pieces€with€thee€the€shepherd€and€his€flock;€and€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€theÐ À Ðhusbandman€and€his€yoke€of€oxen;€and€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€captains€andÐ  ¬ Ðrulers.€òò24óó€òòò òAnd€I€will€render€unto€Babylonó óóó€and€to€all€the€inhabitants€of€Chaldea€allÐ ö˜ Ðtheir€evil€that€they€have€done€in€Zion€in€your€sight,€saith€the€LORD.€òòJeremiah€51:19„Ð æˆ Ð24ÐÒt!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòòò ò26óó€òòAnd€they€shall€not€take€of€thee€a€stone€for€a€corner,€nor€a€stone€forÐ ªL Ðfoundations;€but€thou€shalt€be€desolate€for€ever,€saith€the€LORDóó.€ó óòòJeremiah€51:26Ж8!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò61óó€And€Jeremiah€said€to€Seraiah,€When€thou€comest€to€Babylon,€and€shalt€see,€andÐ r Ðshalt€read€all€these€words;€òò62óó€Then€shalt€thou€say,€O€LORD,€thou€hast€spoken€againstÐ ^  Ðthis€place,€to€cut€it€off,€that€none€shall€remain€in€it,€neither€man€nor€beast,€but€that€itÐ J!ì Ðshall€be€desolate€for€ever.€òòJeremiah€51:61„62óóÔ#†XíXX Xíu #ÔÐ6"Ø!! ÐÌIn€òòJeremiah€50:39„40óó€it€says€that€when€Babylon€is€destroyed,€it€will€never€be€inhabited€again.€It€isÐ $° Ðalso€stated€that€its€destruction€will€be€like€that€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah.€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€wereÐ ú$œ  Ðdestroyed€and€not€a€trace€of€them€can€be€found€in€2024.€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€were€destroyed€inÐ æ%ˆ! ÐòòGenesis€19:24óó.€They€have€never€been€rebuilt.€Though€Babylon€has€fallen,€it€has€never€beenÐ Ò&t" Ðcompletely€destroyed€and€left€forever€uninhabited€as€prophesied€in€Isaiah€and€Jeremiah.€ShortlyÐ ¾'` # Ðbefore€the€time€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€€the€Jewish€historian€Josephus€stated€that€there€were€50,000Ð ª(L!$ ÐJews€still€living€in€Babylon.€In€yet€another€proof€of€the€continued€existence€of€Babylon,€the€apostleÐ –)8"% ÐPeter€also€referred€to€ð ðthe€church€that€is€at€Babylonðð€in€òò1€Peter€5:13óó.€€About€the€year€1000,€a€JewishÐ ‚*$#& Ðtraveller€named€Benjamin€of€Tudela€visited€Babylon€and€stated€that€there€were€still€about€7,000€JewsÐ n+$' Ðliving€there.€Prior€to€the€death€of€Saddam€Hussein,€he€had€for€many€years€been€in€the€process€ofÐ ^ Ðrebuilding€Babylon.€Ð Jì ÐIn€òòJeremiah€51:7„8óó,€we€have€the€statement€that€ò òð ðòòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔBabylon€is€suddenly€fallen€and€destroyedóóÔ#†XíXX Xí²#Ôððó ó.€ThatÐ 6 Ø Ðhas€only€been€partially€fulfilled€in€the€near€term.€According€to€òòDaniel€5:30„31óó,€Babylon€did€fall€in€oneÐ & È Ðnight€to€the€Medes€and€Persians,€but€it€was€not€destroyed€in€fulfillment€of€Bible€Prophecy.€It€stillÐ  ´ Ðexists€today.€Ð þ   ÐIn€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔJeremiah€51:19„24óóÔ#†XíXX Xíų#Ô,€we€have€the€LORD€using€Israel€to€destroy€the€nations.€The€LORD€€refers€toÐ ê Œ ÐIsrael€as€his€battle€ax€and€his€weapons€of€war.€In€verse€24,€Babylon€is€identified€as€a€specific€target.Ð Ö x ÐThere€has€yet€to€be€a€historical€event€in€the€history€of€the€world€that€meets€the€requirements€ofÐ Âd ÐòòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔJeremiah€51:19„24óóÔ#†XíXX Xíqµ#Ô.€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔJeremiah€51:61„62óóÔ#†XíXX Xí̵#Ô€said€that€Babylon€would€be€desolate€forever.€Babylon€is€notÐ ®P  Ðdesolate€in€2024.€Ð š<  ÐIn€ò òÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ€ó óòòJeremiah€51:26óóÔ#†XíXX Xí ¶#Ô,€we€are€told€that€when€the€city€of€Babylon€is€destroyed€in€fulfillment€of€BibleÐ †(  Ðprophecy,€there€will€not€be€one€stone€taken€out€of€it€for€cornerstone€or€a€foundation.€I€do€not€have€theÐ v  Ðreference,€but€I€know€that€there€are€at€least€five€cities€in€Iraq€that€have€stones€in€buildings€that€wereÐ b  Ðtaken€from€Babylon!€I€also€know€that€Saddam€Husseinððs€reconstruction€project€was€excavating€downÐ Nð  Ðto€the€original€foundations€of€Babylon.Ð :Ü  ÐòòJeremiah€50€and€51óó€expand€upon€prophecies€given€to€the€prophet€Isaiah€in€òòIsaiah€13:19„20,€IsaiahÐ &È Ð21:9,€Isaiah€47:1„15:Ð ´ ÐóóÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò19óó€And€Babylon,€the€glory€of€kingdoms,€the€beauty€of€the€Chaldeesðð€excellency,€òòò òshallÐ êŒ Ðbe€as€when€God€overthrew€Sodom€and€Gomorrah.€òò20óó€It€shall€never€be€inhabitedóó,ó óÐ Ú| Ðneither€shall€it€be€dwelt€in€from€generation€to€generation:€neither€shall€the€ArabianÐ Æh Ðpitch€tent€there;€neither€shall€the€shepherds€make€their€fold€there.€òòIsaiah€13:19„20óóÔ#†XíXX Xí¹¹#ÔвT!! ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò9óó€And,€behold,€here€cometh€a€chariot€of€men,€òòwithóó€a€couple€of€horsemen.€And€heÐ Š, Ðanswered€and€said,€Babylon€is€fallen,€is€fallen;€and€all€the€graven€images€of€her€godsÐ v Ðhe€hath€broken€unto€the€ground.€òòIsaiah€21:9óóÔ#†XíXX Xíл#ÔÐb!! ÐÌIn€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔ€òòIsaiah€13:19„20óóÔ#†XíXX XíM½#Ô,€we€have€yet€another€prophecy€that€states€that€when€Babylon€is€destroyed€inÐ :!Ü Ðfulfillment€of€Bible€prophecy€that€its€destruction€will€be€as€that€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah.€Not€onlyÐ &"È Ðwill€Babylon€be€totally€obliterated€from€the€face€of€the€earth,€but€it€will€never€be€inhabited€again.€InÐ #´ ÐòòIsaiah€21:9óó€we€have€yet€another€prophecy€of€the€coming€fall€of€Babylon.€€In€òòIsaiah€21:9óó€and€òòÔ‡ XíXXXíÔIsaiahÐ þ#  Ð13:19„20óóÔ#†XíXX Xíe¿#Ô€we€have€two€prophecies€that€were€written€about€100€years€before€that€of€Jeremiah€50€andÐ ê$Œ  Ð51.€Now,€let€us€read€a€few€verses€in€òòIsaiah€47óó:Ð Ö%x! ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòòò ò1óó€Come€down,€and€sit€in€the€dust,€O€virgin€daughter€of€Babylon,€sit€on€theÐ ®'P # Ðground:€òòthere€isóó€no€throne,€O€daughter€of€the€Chaldeans:€for€thou€shalt€no€moreÐ š(,à$( Ðbrass,€and€iron,€and€marble,€òò13óó€And€cinnamon,€and€odours,€and€ointments,€andÐ ^ Ðfrankincense,€and€wine,€and€oil,€and€fine€flour,€and€wheat,€and€beasts,€and€sheep,€andÐ Jì Ðhorses,€and€chariots,€and€slaves,€and€souls€of€men.€òò14óó€And€the€fruits€that€thy€soul€lustedÐ 6 Ø Ðafter€are€departed€from€thee,€and€all€things€which€were€dainty€and€goodly€are€departedÐ " Ä Ðfrom€thee,€and€thou€shalt€find€them€no€more€at€all.€òò15óó€The€merchants€of€these€things,Ð  ° Ðwhich€were€made€rich€by€her,€shall€stand€afar€off€for€the€fear€of€her€torment,€weepingÐ ú œ Ðand€wailing,€òò16óó€And€saying,€Alas,€alas,€that€great€city,€that€was€clothed€in€fine€linen,Ð æ ˆ Ðand€purple,€and€scarlet,€and€decked€with€gold,€and€precious€stones,€and€pearls!€òò17óó€ForÐ Ò t Ðin€one€hour€so€great€riches€is€come€to€nought.€And€every€shipmaster,€and€all€theÐ ¾` Ðcompany€in€ships,€and€sailors,€and€as€many€as€trade€by€sea,€stood€afar€off,€òò18óó€And€criedÐ ªL  Ðwhen€they€saw€the€smoke€of€her€burning,€saying,€What€òòcity€isóó€like€unto€this€great€city!Ð –8  Ðòò19óó€And€they€cast€dust€on€their€heads,€and€cried,€weeping€and€wailing,€saying,€Alas,Ð ‚$  Ðalas,€that€great€city,€wherein€were€made€rich€all€that€had€ships€in€the€sea€by€reason€ofÐ n  Ðher€costliness!€for€in€one€hour€is€she€made€desolate.€òò20óó€Rejoice€over€her,€òòthouóó€heaven,Ð Zü  Ðand€òòyeóó€holy€apostles€and€prophets;€for€God€hath€avenged€you€on€her.€òò21óó€And€a€mightyÐ Fè  Ðangel€took€up€a€stone€like€a€great€millstone,€and€cast€òòitóó€into€the€sea,€saying,€Thus€withÐ 2Ô  Ðviolence€shall€that€great€city€Babylon€be€thrown€down,€and€shall€be€found€no€more€atÐ À Ðall.€òò22óó€And€the€voice€of€harpers,€and€musicians,€and€of€pipers,€and€trumpeters,€shall€beÐ  ¬ Ðheard€no€more€at€all€in€thee;€and€no€craftsman,€of€whatsoever€craft€òòhe€beóó,€shall€beÐ ö˜ Ðfound€any€more€in€thee;€and€the€sound€of€a€millstone€shall€be€heard€no€more€at€all€inÐ â„ Ðthee;€òò23óó€And€the€light€of€a€candle€shall€shine€no€more€at€all€in€thee;€and€the€voice€of€theÐ Îp Ðbridegroom€and€of€the€bride€shall€be€heard€no€more€at€all€in€thee:€for€thy€merchantsÐ º\ Ðwere€the€great€men€of€the€earth;€for€by€thy€sorceries€were€all€nations€deceived.€òò24óó€AndÐ ¦H Ðin€her€was€found€the€blood€of€prophets,€and€of€saints,€and€of€all€that€were€slain€uponÐ ’4 Ðthe€earth.€òòRevelation€18:1„24Ô#†XíXX Xí‘Ù#ÔóóÐ~ !! ÐÌThe€whole€point€of€going€through€all€this€scripture€is€to€prove€that€passages€that€speak€to€the€totalÐ Vø Ðdestruction€of€Babylon€have€never€been€fulfilled.€òòRevelation€18óó€is€the€passage€that€describes€the€totalÐ B ä Ðdestruction€of€a€rebuilt€and€revitalized€Babylon.€It€is€the€final€destruction€of€Satanððs€counterfeitÐ .!Ð Ðkingdoms.€Rejoice,€rejoice!€We€close€this€section€by€restating€in€the€strongest€possible€terms€that€theÐ "¼ Ðchurch€is€absolutely€not€to€participate€in€any€physical€kingdom€building€before€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ #¨ Ðreturns€to€rule€and€reign€in€the€Millennium€that€starts€in€òòRevelation€20:4óó.€In€the€Millennium,€we€willÐ ò#” Ðsee€Godððs€promise€of€ruling€and€reigning€in€an€earthly€kingdom€fulfilled.€The€fact€that€there€is€aÐ Þ$€  Ðkingdom€that€believers€will€rule€and€reign€in€is€described€in€òò2€Timothy€2:12,€Revelation€5:10,Ð Ê%l! ÐRevelation€20:4„6,€óóandòò€Revelation€22:5óó:Ð ¶&X" ÐÌÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò12óó€If€we€suffer,€we€shall€also€reign€with€òòhimóó:€if€we€deny€òòhimóó,€he€also€will€deny€us:€òò2Ð z)"% ÐTimothy€2:12Ðf*#&!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò10óó€And€hast€made€us€unto€our€God€kings€and€priests:€and€we€shall€reign€on€the€earth.Ð >,à$( ÐòòRevelation€5:10Ð^!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò4óó€And€I€saw€thrones,€and€they€sat€upon€them,€and€judgment€was€given€unto€them:€andÐ 6 Ø ÐòòI€sawóó€the€souls€of€them€that€were€beheaded€for€the€witness€of€Jesus,€and€for€the€wordÐ " Ä Ðof€God,€and€which€had€not€worshipped€the€beast,€neither€his€image,€neither€hadÐ  ° Ðreceived€òòhisóó€mark€upon€their€foreheads,€or€in€their€hands;€and€they€lived€and€reignedÐ ú œ Ðwith€Christ€a€thousand€years.€òò5óó€But€the€rest€of€the€dead€lived€not€again€until€theÐ æ ˆ Ðthousand€years€were€finished.€This€òòisóó€the€first€resurrection.€òò6óó€Blessed€and€holy€òòisóó€heÐ Ò t Ðthat€hath€part€in€the€first€resurrection:€on€such€the€second€death€hath€no€power,€butÐ ¾` Ðthey€shall€be€priests€of€God€and€of€Christ,€and€shall€reign€with€him€a€thousand€years.Ð ªL  ÐòòRevelation€20:4„6Ж8 !! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò5óó€And€there€shall€be€no€night€there;€and€they€need€no€candle,€neither€light€of€the€sun;Ð n  Ðfor€the€Lord€God€giveth€them€light:€and€they€shall€reign€for€ever€and€ever.€ÐZü !! Ðà8  àòòRevelation€22:5ÐFè !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí©ò#ÔÌNext€we€will€deal€with€acts€of€supernatural€deception€that€Satan€uses€to€deceive€the€saved€and€theÐ À Ðunsaved€alike.Ð  ¬ ÐÌà@ññ$àò òÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÔ4‚˜Ý ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6húÔÝ‚eÍO|úƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1ªúÔó óÔ#†XíXX(XíIú#ԈР℠ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@*àÔ_Ôò òó óÔ_ԈР>,à$( Їò òÔ% ‡_ Ôà@ àCOUNTERFEIT€MIRACLESÔ%†_ÂûԈР^ ÐÌó óPerhaps€we€should€not€use€the€term€ð ðcounterfeit€miraclesðð€here.€A€better€term€might€be€ð ðmiracles€ofÐ 6 Ø Ðdeceptionðð.€Not€every€sign€or€miracle€that€you€see€is€of€God.€Satan€uses€deceptive€signs€and€wondersÐ " Ä Ðas€a€means€to€deceive€men€and€women.€€The€miracles€are€very€real.€It€is€their€purpose€that€is€wicked.Ð  ° ÐIn€some€cases€Satan€uses€supernatural€€events€to€deceive€people€into€thinking€that€he€is€God€or€as€aÐ ú œ Ðmeans€to€mimic€God.€The€Devil€is€the€great€imitator.€Read€carefully€the€following€four€passages€ofÐ æ ˆ ÐScripture€in€òòExodus€7:8„12,€Exodus€7:19„22;€Exodus€8:5„7,€and€Exodus€8:16„19:óó€Ð Ò t ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò8óó€And€the€LORD€spake€unto€Moses€and€unto€Aaron,€saying,€òò9óó€When€Pharaoh€shallÐ ªL  Ðspeak€unto€you,€saying,€òòò òShew€a€miracleó óóó€for€you:€then€thou€shalt€say€unto€Aaron,€TakeÐ –8  Ðthy€rod,€and€cast€òòitóó€before€Pharaoh,€òòandóó€it€shall€become€a€serpent.€òò10óó€And€Moses€andÐ †(  ÐAaron€went€in€unto€Pharaoh,€and€they€did€so€as€the€LORD€had€commanded:€andÐ r  ÐAaron€cast€down€his€rod€before€Pharaoh,€and€before€his€servants,€and€it€became€aÐ ^  Ðserpent.€òò11óó€Then€Pharaoh€also€called€the€wise€men€and€the€òòò òsorcerersóó:ó ó€now€theÐ Jì  Ðòòò òmagiciansó óóó€of€Egypt,€they€also€did€in€like€manner€with€their€ò òòòenchantmentsóó.ó ó€òò12óó€For€theyÐ :Ü  Ðcast€down€every€man€his€rod,€and€they€became€serpents:€but€Aaronððs€rod€swallowedÐ *Ì Ðup€their€rods.€òòExodus€7:8„12и!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò19óó€And€the€LORD€spake€unto€Moses,€Say€unto€Aaron,€Take€thy€rod,€and€stretch€outÐ î� Ðthine€hand€upon€the€waters€of€Egypt,€upon€their€streams,€upon€their€rivers,€and€uponÐ Ú| Ðtheir€ponds,€and€upon€all€their€pools€of€water,€that€they€may€become€blood;€and€òòthatóóÐ Æh Ðthere€may€be€blood€throughout€all€the€land€of€Egypt,€both€in€òòvessels€ofóó€wood,€and€inÐ ²T Ðòòvessels€ofóó€stone.€òò20óó€And€Moses€and€Aaron€did€so,€as€the€LORD€commanded;€and€heÐ ž@ Ðlifted€up€the€rod,€and€smote€the€waters€that€òòwereóó€in€the€river,€in€the€sight€of€Pharaoh,Ð Š, Ðand€in€the€sight€of€his€servants;€and€all€the€waters€that€òòwereóó€in€the€river€were€turnedÐ v Ðto€blood.€òò21óó€And€the€fish€that€òòwasóó€in€the€river€died;€and€the€river€stank,€and€theÐ b ÐEgyptians€could€not€drink€of€the€water€of€the€river;€and€there€was€blood€throughoutÐ N ð Ðall€the€land€of€Egypt.€òò22óó€And€the€òòò òmagicians€of€Egyptó óóó€did€so€with€their€òòò òenchantmentsóó:ó óÐ :!Ü Ðand€Pharaohððs€heart€was€hardened,€neither€did€he€hearken€unto€them;€as€the€LORDÐ *"Ì Ðhad€said.€òòExodus€7:19„22Ð#¸!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò5óó€And€the€LORD€spake€unto€Moses,€Say€unto€Aaron,€Stretch€forth€thine€hand€with€thyÐ î$�  Ðrod€over€the€streams,€over€the€rivers,€and€over€the€ponds,€and€cause€frogs€to€come€upÐ Ú%|! Ðupon€the€land€of€Egypt.€òò6óó€And€Aaron€stretched€out€his€hand€over€the€waters€of€Egypt;Ð Æ&h" Ðand€the€frogs€came€up,€and€covered€the€land€of€Egypt.€òò7óó€And€òòò òthe€magiciansó óóó€did€soÐ ²'T # Ðwith€their€ò òòòenchantmentsóó,ó ó€and€brought€up€frogs€upon€the€land€of€Egypt.€òòExodus€8:5„7Ð ¢(D!$ Ðà8` !!àÐ ` Ã` à ÐóóÌà8  àòò16óó€And€the€LORD€said€unto€Moses,€Say€unto€Aaron,€Stretch€out€thy€rod,€and€smite€theÐ j+ $' Ðdust€of€the€land,€that€it€may€become€lice€throughout€all€the€land€of€Egypt.€òò17óó€And€theyÐ ^ Ðdid€so;€for€Aaron€stretched€out€his€hand€with€his€rod,€and€smote€the€dust€of€the€earth,Ð Jì Ðand€it€became€lice€in€man,€and€in€beast;€all€the€dust€of€the€land€became€lice€throughoutÐ 6 Ø Ðall€the€land€of€Egypt.€òò18óó€And€the€òòò òmagiciansó óóó€did€so€with€their€òòò òenchantmentsó óóó€to€bringÐ " Ä Ðforth€lice,€but€they€could€not:€so€there€were€lice€upon€man,€and€upon€beast.€òò19óó€Then€theÐ  ´ Ðmagicians€said€unto€Pharaoh,€This€òòisóó€the€finger€of€God:€and€Pharaohððs€heart€wasÐ þ   Ðhardened,€and€he€hearkened€not€unto€them;€as€the€LORD€had€said.€òòExodus€8:16„19Ðê Œ!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíðþ#ÔÌIn€the€eyes€of€unsaved€mortal€men,€these€duplicate€miracles€would€be€seen€as€acts€of€God.€Notice€thatÐ Âd Ðthe€Devilððs€counter€miracles€were€performed€by€sorcerers€and€magicians€who€used€enchantments.Ð ®P  ÐThese€were€actual€miracles€by€Satan€that€prove€his€supernatural€abilities.€He€uses€those€supernaturalÐ š<  Ðabilities€for€instilling€fear€and€deception€into€the€unsaved€and€unholy€saints.€Satan€could€not€duplicateÐ †(  Ðthe€last€miracle€because€it€involved€creating€life€out€of€dust.€Remember€that€ð ðthe€LORD€God€formedÐ r  Ðman€of€the€dust€of€the€ground,€Ô‡ XíXXXíÔand€breathed€into€his€nostrils€the€breath€of€lifeÔ#†XíXX Xíî#Ôðð!€There€is€another€eventÐ ^  Ðin€Job€that€shows€Satanððs€supernatural€powers€in€òòJob€1:13„16óó:Ð Jì  ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò13óó€And€there€was€a€day€when€his€sons€and€his€daughters€òòwereóó€eating€and€drinking€wineÐ "Ä Ðin€their€eldest€brotherððs€house:€òò14óó€And€there€came€a€messenger€unto€Job,€and€said,€TheÐ ° Ðoxen€were€plowing,€and€the€asses€feeding€beside€them:€òò15óó€And€the€Sabeans€fell€òòuponÐ úœ Ðthemóó,€and€took€them€away;€yea,€they€have€slain€the€servants€with€the€edge€of€theÐ æˆ Ðsword;€and€I€only€am€escaped€alone€to€tell€thee.€òò16óó€While€he€òòwasóó€yet€speaking,€thereÐ Òt Ðcame€also€another,€and€said,€òòò òThe€fire€of€Godó óóó€is€fallen€from€heaven,€and€hath€burnedÐ ¾` Ðup€the€sheep,€and€the€servants,€and€consumed€them;€and€I€only€am€escaped€alone€toÐ ®P Ðtell€thee.€òòJob€1:13„16К<!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíí#ÔÌWhile€the€messenger€naturally€mistook€the€fire€as€being€ð ðthe€fire€of€Godðð,€he€was€deceived€by€aÐ r Ðmiracle€performed€by€Satan.€That€is€but€a€very€small€indication€of€how€powerful€Satan€is.€For€thoseÐ ^ Ðwho€would€lightly€rebuke€the€Devil€outside€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€we€have€the€warning€givenÐ J ì Ðby€Jude€in€òòJude€9óó:Ð 6!Ø ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò9óó€Yet€Michael€the€archangel,€when€contending€with€the€devil€he€disputed€about€theÐ #° Ðbody€of€Moses,€durst€not€bring€against€him€a€railing€accusation,€but€said,€The€LordÐ ú#œ Ðrebuke€thee.€òòJude€9Ðæ$ˆ !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí#ÔÌIt€never€ceases€to€amaze€me€how€heretics€lightly€take€it€upon€themselves€to€rebuke€the€Devil.€ReadÐ ¾&`" Ðit€again.€The€archangel€Michael€durst€(dared)€not€bring€a€railing€accusation€against€the€Devil.€So,€weÐ ª'L # Ðhave€established€that€Satan€has€the€power€to€perform€real€miracles.€Having€said€all€that,€both€duringÐ –(8!$ Ðthe€tribulation€and€in€events€leading€up€to€the€tribulation€Satan€will€use€a€deceptive€signs€and€wondersÐ ‚)$"% Ðmovement€in€an€attempt€to€deceive€the€saved€and€the€unsaved.€There€is€a€deceptive€signs€and€wondersÐ n*#& Ðmovement€associated€with€the€manifestation€of€the€Antichrist.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€warned€of€thisÐ Z+ü#' Ðdeception€in€three€of€the€gospels€near€the€close€of€his€ministry.€So€did€the€apostles€Paul€and€John.€WeÐ ^ Ðwill€let€the€Scriptures€speak€for€themselves.€Below€we€quote€€òòMatthew€24:4„11,€Matthew€24:23„26,Ð Jì ÐMark€13:3„6,€Mark€13:21„22,€Luke€21:7„8,€2€Thessalonians€2:3„12,€óóand€òòRevelation€13:11„18óó:Ð 6 Ø ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò4óó€And€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€them,€Take€heed€that€no€man€deceive€you.€òò5óó€ForÐ  ° Ðmany€shall€come€in€my€name,€saying,€I€am€Christ;€and€shall€deceive€many.€òò6óó€And€yeÐ ú œ Ðshall€hear€of€wars€and€rumours€of€wars:€see€that€ye€be€not€troubled:€for€all€òòthese€thingsóóÐ æ ˆ Ðmust€come€to€pass,€but€the€end€is€not€yet.€òò7óó€For€nation€shall€rise€against€nation,€andÐ Ò t Ðkingdom€against€kingdom:€and€there€shall€be€famines,€and€pestilences,€andÐ ¾` Ðearthquakes,€in€divers€places.€òò8óó€All€these€òòareóó€the€beginning€of€sorrows.€òò9óó€Then€shallÐ ªL  Ðthey€deliver€you€up€to€be€afflicted,€and€shall€kill€you:€and€ye€shall€be€hated€of€allÐ –8  Ðnations€for€my€nameððs€sake.€òò10óó€And€then€shall€many€be€offended,€and€shall€betray€oneÐ ‚$  Ðanother,€and€shall€hate€one€another.€òò11óó€And€many€false€prophets€shall€rise,€and€shallÐ n  Ðdeceive€many.€òòMatthew€24:4„11ÐZü !! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò23óó€Then€if€any€man€shall€say€unto€you,€Lo,€here€òòisóó€Christ,€or€there;€believe€òòitóó€not.€òò24óó€ForÐ 2Ô  Ðthere€shall€arise€false€Christs,€and€false€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signs€andÐ À Ðwonders;€insomuch€that,€if€òòit€wereóó€possible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.€òò25óóÐ  ¬ ÐBehold,€I€have€told€you€before.€òò26óó€Wherefore€if€they€shall€say€unto€you,€Behold,€he€isÐ ö˜ Ðin€the€desert;€go€not€forth:€behold,€òòhe€isóó€in€the€secret€chambers;€believe€òòitóó€not.€òòMatthewÐ â„ Ð24:23„26ÐÎp!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò3óó€And€as€he€sat€upon€the€mount€of€Olives€over€against€the€temple,€Peter€and€James€andÐ ¦H ÐJohn€and€Andrew€asked€him€privately,€òò4óó€Tell€us,€when€shall€these€things€be?€and€whatÐ ’4 Ðòòshall€beóó€the€sign€when€all€these€things€shall€be€fulfilled?€Ð~ !! Ðà8  àòò5óó€And€Jesus€answering€them€began€to€say,€Take€heed€lest€any€òòmanóó€deceive€you:€òò6óó€ForÐ j  Ðmany€shall€come€in€my€name,€saying,€I€am€òòChristóó;€and€shall€deceive€many.€ÐVø!! Ðà8  àòòMark€13:3„6ÐB ä!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò21óó€And€then€if€any€man€shall€say€to€you,€Lo,€here€òòisóó€Christ;€or,€lo,€òòhe€isóó€there;€believeÐ "¼ Ðòòhimóó€not:€òò22óó€For€false€Christs€and€false€prophets€shall€rise,€and€shall€shew€signs€andÐ #¨ Ðwonders,€to€seduce,€if€òòit€wereóó€possible,€even€the€elect.€òòMark€13:21„22Ðò#”!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò7óó€And€they€asked€him,€saying,€Master,€but€when€shall€these€things€be?€and€what€signÐ Ê%l! Ðòòwill€there€beóó€when€these€things€shall€come€to€pass?€òò8óó€And€he€said,€Take€heed€that€yeÐ ¶&X" Ðbe€not€deceived:€for€many€shall€come€in€my€name,€saying,€I€am€òòChristóó;€and€the€timeÐ ¢'D # Ðdraweth€near:€go€ye€not€therefore€after€them.€òòLuke€21:7„8ÐŽ(0!$!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò3óó€Let€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€òòthat€day€shall€not€comeóó,€except€thereÐ f*#& Ðcome€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€of€perdition;€òò4óó€WhoÐ R+ô#' Ðopposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,€or€that€is€worshipped;€soÐ >,à$( Ðthat€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewing€himself€that€he€is€God.€òò5óóÐ ^ ÐRemember€ye€not,€that,€when€I€was€yet€with€you,€I€told€you€these€things?€òò6óó€And€nowÐ Jì Ðye€know€what€withholdeth€that€he€might€be€revealed€in€his€time.€òò7óó€For€the€mystery€ofÐ 6 Ø Ðiniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€letteth€òòwill€letóó,€until€he€be€taken€out€ofÐ " Ä Ðthe€way.€òò8óó€And€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€Lord€shall€consume€withÐ  ° Ðthe€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€of€his€coming:€òò9óó€òòEvenÐ ú œ Ðhimóó,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€power€and€signs€and€lyingÐ æ ˆ Ðwonders,€òò10óó€And€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€in€them€that€perish;Ð Ò t Ðbecause€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€be€saved.€òò11óó€And€forÐ ¾` Ðthis€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€should€believe€a€lie:€òò12óó€ThatÐ ªL  Ðthey€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€had€pleasure€inÐ –8  Ðunrighteousness.€òò2€Thessalonians€2:3„12Ђ$ !! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò11óó€And€I€beheld€another€beast€coming€up€out€of€the€earth;€and€he€had€two€horns€likeÐ Zü  Ða€lamb,€and€he€spake€as€a€dragon.€òò12óó€And€he€exerciseth€all€the€power€of€the€first€beastÐ Fè  Ðbefore€him,€and€causeth€the€earth€and€them€which€dwell€therein€to€worship€the€firstÐ 2Ô  Ðbeast,€whose€deadly€wound€was€healed.€òò13óó€And€he€doeth€great€wonders,€so€that€heÐ À Ðmaketh€fire€come€down€from€heaven€on€the€earth€in€the€sight€of€men,€òò14óó€And€deceivethÐ  ¬ Ðthem€that€dwell€on€the€earth€by€òòthe€means€ofóó€those€miracles€which€he€had€power€to€doÐ ö˜ Ðin€the€sight€of€the€beast;€saying€to€them€that€dwell€on€the€earth,€that€they€should€makeÐ â„ Ðan€image€to€the€beast,€which€had€the€wound€by€a€sword,€and€did€live.€òò15óó€And€he€hadÐ Îp Ðpower€to€give€life€unto€the€image€of€the€beast,€that€the€image€of€the€beast€should€bothÐ º\ Ðspeak,€and€cause€that€as€many€as€would€not€worship€the€image€of€the€beast€should€beÐ ¦H Ðkilled.€òò16óó€And€he€causeth€all,€both€small€and€great,€rich€and€poor,€free€and€bond,€toÐ ’4 Ðreceive€a€mark€in€their€right€hand,€or€in€their€foreheads:€òò17óó€And€that€no€man€might€buyÐ ~  Ðor€sell,€save€he€that€had€the€mark,€or€the€name€of€the€beast,€or€the€number€of€his€name.Ð j  Ðòò18óó€Here€is€wisdom.€Let€him€that€hath€understanding€count€the€number€of€the€beast:€forÐ Vø Ðit€is€the€number€of€a€man;€and€his€number€òòisóó€Six€hundred€threescore€òòandóó€six.Ð B ä ÐòòRevelation€13:11„18Ð.!Ð!! ÐÌóóSo,€the€conclusion€of€the€matter€is€that€Satan€,€Satanððs€ministers,€and€Satanððs€devils€can,€have,€andÐ #¨ Ðwill€perform€miracles€with€the€specific€intent€to€deceive.€Not€every€miracle€we€see€is€of€God.€TheÐ ò#” Ðtribulation€will€witness€a€period€of€the€greatest€deception€mankind€has€ever€seen.€It€chief€agents€willÐ Þ$€  Ðbe€Satan,€the€Antichrist,€and€the€False€Prophet.€When€we€add€to€that€deception€the€fact€that€God€willÐ Ê%l! Ðsend€the€entire€unbelieving€world€strong€delusion€that€they€will€believe€a€lie,€we€have€the€ultimateÐ ¶&X" Ðenvironment€for€complete€deception.€Next,€we€will€talk€about€counterfeit€bibles.Ð ¢'D # ÐòòÌà@ññ$àóóò òÔ#†XíXX Xí¼#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÔ4‚zÝ ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6;:ÔÝ‚eÍOO:ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1}:Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí:#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔòòˆÐ z)"% ÐÌÌÐ >,à$( ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí;#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔò òÔ% ‡` Ôà@°°!àCOUNTERFEIT€BIBLESÔ%†`°;ԈР^ ÐÌó óLater€we€will€deal€with€the€consequences€of€rejecting€the€word€of€God.€That€is€not€our€objective€here.Ð 6 Ø ÐThe€whole€point€of€the€present€discussion€on€counterfeit€Bibles€is€to€get€you€to€think€about€theÐ " Ä Ðimportance€of€an€inspired,€perfect,€preserved€Bible.€One€of€our€objectives€is€to€get€you€to€think€aboutÐ  ° Ðhow€serious€it€is€to€tamper€with€the€word€of€God.€If€you€have€a€ð ðBibleðð€that€you€think€you€can€correct,Ð ú œ Ðthen€you€do€not€have€òòò òA€BIBLEó óóó:€you€have€a€book€with€manððs€errors€in€it.€Another€objective€of€thisÐ æ ˆ Ðstudy€is€to€assure€you€that€we€can€have,€and€we€do€have,€a€perfect€Bible€that€you€can€trust€every€wordÐ Ö x Ðof,€every€letter€of,€and€every€jot€and€tittle€of.€I€have€such€a€Bible€in€the€King€James€Bible.€It€is€withoutÐ Âd Ðerror.€It€is€inspired.€It€is€perfect.€€When€it€is€ò òòòrightly€dividedóóó ó,€it€is€impossible€to€use€it€to€teach€falseÐ ®P  Ðdoctrine.€That€is€a€huge€statement€when€considered€in€the€light€of€the€fact€that€there€is€an€unlimitedÐ ž@  Ðsupply€of€false€doctrine€out€there€that€is€based€upon€the€perversion€of€the€word€of€God:€all€of€itÐ Š,  Ðwrongly€divided.Ð v  ÐThis€is€an€issue€that€I€have€studied€off€and€on€for€almost€32€years€now.€I€have€written€an€unpublished€Ð b  Ð460€page€book€titled€ð ðAn€Introduction€To€Bible€Version€Issuesðð.€I€have€at€least€72€print€books€in€myÐ Nð  Ðlibrary€that€discuss€issues€related€to€Bible€versions.€I€have€well€over€1,500€electronic€articles€on€myÐ :Ü  Ðcomputer€that€deal€with€the€Bible€version€issue.€I€have€also€watched€numerous€videos€over€the€yearsÐ &È Ðthat€dealt€with€Bible€version€issues.€I€am€not€saying€all€that€to€brag.€I€want€you€to€be€assured€thatÐ ´ Ðwhen€I€say€something€about€this€issue€that€I€have€researched€and€studied€it€diligently€for€years€andÐ þ  Ðyears.€I€do€not€speak€lightly€when€I€discuss€this€issue.€There€has€been€much€thought€and€meditationÐ êŒ Ðto€go€into€the€convictions€that€I€express€concerning€our€Bibles.€During€the€course€of€my€research€forÐ Öx Ðthe€book€that€I€wrote,€I€compared€19€different€English€language€translations€to€the€King€James€Bible.Ð Âd ÐIt€would€both€shock€and€amaze€you€at€all€the€doctrinal€twist€and€turns€that€I€discovered€in€thoseÐ ®P Ðcorrupt€ð ðbiblesðð€when€compared€to€the€King€James€Bible.€The€many€doctrinal€corruptions€that€I€sawÐ š< Ðin€them€included€those€of€denying€the€inspiration€of€the€scriptures,€taking€away€from€the€word€of€God,Ð †( Ðdenying€the€deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€denying€the€Trinity,€deleting€references€to€the€resurrectionÐ r Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€promoting€works€based€salvation,€taking€away€from€the€blood€of€Jesus,Ð ^ Ðseverely€limiting€the€power€of€the€doctrine€of€hell,€introducing€extreme€doubt€in€the€accuracy€of€theirÐ J ì Ðown€translations€by€casting€doubts€on€their€so€called€original€manuscripts,€and€so€forth.€Some€yearsÐ 6!Ø Ðafter€I€completed€my€book,€a€new€ð ðbibleððversion€came€out€called€the€ð ðòòGood€As€Newóóðð€bible€thatÐ ""Ä Ðpromoted€fornication€in€òò1€Corinthians€7:9óó.€€€The€most€precious€possession€that€a€Christian€can€haveÐ #° Ðon€this€earth€is€a€perfect€Bible.€I€say€again.€I€have€a€perfect€Bible€and€it€is€the€Pure€Cambridge€EditionÐ ú#œ Ðof€the€1611€King€James€Bible.Ô#†XíXX(XíŽ;#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ æ$ˆ  ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíJ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔMany€false€teachers€will€tell€you€that€there€is€not€a€perfect€Bible€on€the€face€of€€the€earth€that€isÐ Ò%t! Ðwithout€error.€To€make€such€a€statement€is€a€damnable€heresy€that€is€under€the€curse€of€God.€TheyÐ ¾&`" Ðare€infinitely€wrong€liars€and€are€mouth€pieces€for€the€Devil.€Ô#†XíXX(XíÖJ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔThe€first€sin€recorded€in€the€Bible€wasÐ ª'L # ÐSatan€questioning€the€word€of€God:€ò òÔÿÔYEA€HATH€GOD€SAID?ÔÿÈLÔó ó.€Satan€seeks€to€cause€òòdoubt€inóóÐ –(8!$ Ð(òòGenesis€3:1óó),€€òòadditionsóó€to€(òòMatthew€4:6óó),€and€òòcorruptionóó€of€the€Word€of€God€òò(2€Corinthians€2:17)Ð †)("% Ðwhich€state:óó€Ð r*#& ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíGL#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ ^+$' Ðà8  àòò1óó€Now€the€serpent€was€more€subtil€than€any€beast€of€the€field€which€the€LORD€GodÐ ^ Ðhad€made.€And€he€said€unto€the€woman,€Yea,€hath€God€said,€Ye€shall€not€eat€of€everyÐ Jì Ðtree€of€the€garden?€òòGenesis€3:1Ð6 Ø!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíN#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò6óó€And€saith€unto€him,€If€thou€be€the€Son€of€God,€cast€thyself€down:€for€it€is€written,Ð  ° ÐHe€shall€give€his€angels€charge€concerning€thee:€and€in€òòtheiróó€hands€they€shall€bear€theeÐ ú œ Ðup,€lest€at€any€time€thou€dash€thy€foot€against€a€stone.€òòMatthew€4:6óóÔ#†XíXX Xí�O#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐæ ˆ!! Ðà8  àÔ#†XíXX(Xí Q#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò17óó€For€we€are€not€as€many,€which€corrupt€the€word€of€God:€but€as€of€sincerity,€but€asÐ ¾` Ðof€God,€in€the€sight€of€God€speak€we€in€Christ.€òò2€Corinthians€2:17ЪL !! ÐóóÌIt€is€very€telling€and€very€appropriate€that€many€of€the€modern€translations€substitute€the€wordÐ ‚$  Ðð ðpeddleðð€for€the€word€ð ðcorruptðð€in€the€King€James€Bible€in€òò2€Corinthians€2:17óó.€€They€are€peddlingÐ n  Ðthe€word€of€God€for€money.€That€is€a€corrupt€motive.€The€chief€motive€for€the€proliferation€of€soÐ Zü  Ðmany€English€Bibles€is€the€ages€old€love€of€money.€Satan€has€used€manððs€love€for€money€to€corruptÐ Fè  Ðthe€Bible€and€to€promote€one€updated€corrupt€Bible€after€another.€Religious€publishing€has€reachedÐ 2Ô  Ðsales€of€over€a€billion€dollars€in€the€United€States.€D.€A.€Waite€in€his€book€ð ðDefending€The€KingÐ À ÐJames€Bibleðð€documented€135€complete€English€Bibles€that€have€been€published€since€1388€and€293Ð  ¬ ÐNew€Testaments€since€1380.€Though€that€would€seem€to€be€quite€a€comprehensive€list,€I€have€a€bookÐ ö˜ Ðcalled€ð ðHistorical€Catalogue€of€Printed€Editions€Of€The€English€Bible€1525„1961ðð€that€has€514€pagesÐ â„ Ðof€bibles€listed€in€it€that€includes€complete€bibles€and€New€Testaments.Ô#†XíXX XíyQ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€ÔÿÔò òIt€gets€much€deeper€thanÐ Îp Ðthat.€During€September€and€October€of€2023,€I€read€three€books€that€proved€that€the€GreekÐ ¾` Ðmanuscript€named€Sinaiticus€was€a€forgery.€Why€is€that€important?€Because€SinaiticusÐ ªL Ðconstitutes€almost€half€of€the€manuscript€evidence€used€to€support€the€modern€English€languageÐ –8 ÐBible€translations.€Its€other€major€partner€in€crime€was€the€Vaticanus€manuscript.€ÔÿeWÔó óThere€areÐ ‚$ Ðthree€other€manuscripts€that€modern€Bible€translators€infrequently€reference€to€support€theirÐ r Ðtranslation.€That€is€a€total€of€five€manuscripts.€The€Greek€language€textual€support€for€the€King€JamesÐ ^ ÐBible€uses€over€5,200€manuscripts€to€support€its€text.€The€greatest€corrupter€of€the€Bible€for€doctrinalÐ J ì Ðreasons€was€Adamantius€Origenes,€otherwise€called€Origen.€ò òÔÿ_GÔOrigen€once€said,€ð ðòòòòthe€Scriptures€areÐ 6!Ø Ðof€little€use€to€those€who€understand€them€as€they€are€writtenóóóóðð.€That€should€settle€the€questionÐ &"È Ðof€whether€anyone€should€trust€his€translation€work.€Yet€he€is€looked€upon€as€having€been€oneÐ #´ Ðof€the€òòWORLDððSóó€preeminent€textual€scholars.Ð þ#  Ðó óÔÿ[ÔThe€most€insidious€and€destructive€form€of€doubt€that€has€been€sewn€in€our€apostate€and€hereticalÐ ê$Œ  ÐAmerican€churches€€is€that€seeded€by€Bible€correcting€want„to„be€Greek€and€Hebrew€scholars€fromÐ Ö%x! Ðthe€pages€of€corrupt€books€that€they€call€Bibles.€As€a€growing€Bible€student€and€Christian,€one€of€theÐ Â&d" Ðmost€putridly€disgusting€statements€I€would€hear€was:€ð ða€better€translation€would€beðð.€Every€time€IÐ ®'P # Ðheard€that€phrase€it€immediately€offended€me€and€the€Holy€Ghost€that€was€in€me.€I€knew€it€was€wrongÐ š(,à$( Ðà8  àòò9óó€Wherefore€God€also€hath€highly€exalted€him,€and€given€him€a€name€which€is€aboveÐ ^ Ðevery€name:€òò10óó€That€at€the€name€of€Jesus€every€knee€should€bow,€of€òòthingsóó€in€heaven,Ð Jì Ðand€òòthingsóó€in€earth,€and€òòthingsóó€under€the€earth;€òò11óó€And€òòthatóó€every€tongue€shouldÐ 6 Ø Ðconfess€that€Jesus€Christ€òòisóó€Lord,€to€the€glory€of€God€the€Father.€òòPhilippians€2:9„11Ô#†XíXX Xí9p#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ" Ä!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíXr#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌYet,€it€is€that€name€that€is€above€every€name€that€is€set€below€the€word€of€God€in€òòPsalm€138:1„2óóÐ ú œ Ðwhere€it€is€stated:Ð æ ˆ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí¼r#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€I€will€praise€thee€with€my€whole€heart:€before€the€gods€will€I€sing€praise€unto€thee.Ð ¾` Ðòò2óó€I€will€worship€toward€thy€holy€temple,€and€praise€thy€name€for€thy€lovingkindnessÐ ªL  Ðand€for€thy€truth:€for€thou€hast€magnified€thy€word€above€all€thy€name.€òòPsalm€138:1„2Ж8 !! ÐóóÌIt€would€amaze€you€the€emphasis€that€God€puts€on€his€name€in€the€Old€Testament.€God€uses€theÐ n  Ðphrase€ð ðmy€nameðð€at€least€85€times€in€the€Old€Testament.€He€is€very€Jealous€for€his€name.€Yet,€heÐ Zü  Ðhas€exalted€his€word€above€all€his€name.€That€should€be€sufficient€to€warn€those€heretics€andÐ Fè  Ðapostates€who€would€either€correct,€add€to,€or€take€away€from€his€word.€Any€who€would€do€so€areÐ 2Ô  Ðguilty€of€presumptuous€sins.€God€said€this€in€òòDeuteronomy€18:20„22óó:Ð À ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí¢s#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò20óó€But€the€prophet,€which€shall€presume€to€speak€a€word€in€my€name,€which€I€have€notÐ ö˜ Ðcommanded€him€to€speak,€or€that€shall€speak€in€the€name€of€other€gods,€even€thatÐ â„ Ðprophet€shall€die.€òò21óó€And€if€thou€say€in€thine€heart,€How€shall€we€know€the€word€whichÐ Îp Ðthe€LORD€hath€not€spoken?€òò22óó€When€a€prophet€speaketh€in€the€name€of€the€LORD,€ifÐ º\ Ðthe€thing€follow€not,€nor€come€to€pass,€that€òòisóó€the€thing€which€the€LORD€hath€notÐ ¦H Ðspoken,€òòbutóó€the€prophet€hath€spoken€it€presumptuously:€thou€shalt€not€be€afraid€ofÐ ’4 Ðhim.€òòDeuteronomy€18:20„22Ð~ !! ÐóóÌThat€is€a€very€strong€warning€to€any€that€would€falsely€state€that€his€or€her€words€are€Godððs€words.Ð Vø ÐWe€will€close€this€topic€by€quoting€òòProverbs€30:4„6óó,€òòDeuteronomy€4:2óó,€òòDeuteronomy€Ô#†XíXX Xí}w#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔ12:32óó,Ð B ä ÐòòJeremiah€26:2óó,€and€òòRevelation€22:18„19óó:Ô#†XíXX Xíq{#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔà À àÐ .!Ð ÐÔ#†XíXX Xí|#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò4óó€Who€hath€ascended€up€into€heaven,€or€descended?€who€hath€gathered€the€wind€in€hisÐ #¨ Ðfists?€who€hath€bound€the€waters€in€a€garment?€who€hath€established€all€the€ends€ofÐ ò#” Ðthe€earth?€what€òòisóó€his€name,€and€what€òòisóó€his€sonððs€name,€if€thou€canst€tell?€òò5óó€EveryÐ Þ$€  Ðword€of€God€òòisóó€pure:€he€òòisóó€a€shield€unto€them€that€put€their€trust€in€him.€òò6óó€Add€thou€notÐ Ê%l! Ðunto€his€words,€lest€he€reprove€thee,€and€thou€be€found€a€liar.€òòProverbs€30:4„6óóÔ#†XíXX Xíg|#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔà8@rÐ Ð àòòóóòòж&X"!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò2óó€Ye€shall€not€add€unto€the€word€which€I€command€you,€neither€shall€ye€diminishÐ Ž(0!$ Ðòòoughtóó€from€it,€that€ye€may€keep€the€commandments€of€the€LORD€your€God€which€IÐ z)"% Ðcommand€you.€òòDeuteronomy€4:2Ðf*#&!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò32óó€What€thing€soever€I€command€you,€observe€to€do€it:€thou€shalt€not€add€thereto,€norÐ >,à$( Ðdiminish€from€it.€Ð^!! Ðà8  àòòDeuteronomy€12:32ÐJì!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò2óó€Thus€saith€the€LORD;€Stand€in€the€court€of€the€LORDððS€house,€and€speak€unto€allÐ " Ä Ðthe€cities€of€Judah,€which€come€to€worship€in€the€LORDððS€house,€all€the€words€thatÐ  ° ÐI€command€thee€to€speak€unto€them;€diminish€not€a€word:€òòJeremiah€26:2Ðú œ!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò18óó€For€I€testify€unto€every€man€that€heareth€the€words€of€the€prophecy€of€this€book,€IfÐ Ò t Ðany€man€shall€add€unto€these€things,€God€shall€add€unto€him€the€plagues€that€areÐ ¾` Ðwritten€in€this€book:€òò19óó€And€if€any€man€shall€take€away€from€the€words€of€the€book€ofÐ ªL  Ðthis€prophecy,€God€shall€take€away€his€part€out€of€the€book€of€life,€and€out€of€the€holyÐ –8  Ðcity,€and€òòfromóó€the€things€which€are€written€in€this€book.€Ð‚$ !! Ðà8  àòòRevelation€22:18„19Ðn !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xíß~#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌÔ#†XíXX Xí¬…#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔThat€should€be€warning€enough€for€Bible€correctors€and€perverters.€Our€next€topic€is€counterfeitÐ Fè  ÐChristian€music.Ô#†XíXX Xíï…#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐ 2Ô  ÐÌà@ññ$àà@@ÌÌ$ìàò òÔ4‚™Ý ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6‡ÔÝ‚eÍO&‡ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1T‡Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí¶†#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР ¬ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ >,à$( ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ >,à$( Ðà@~ ~ àÔ_Ôò òó óÔ#†XíXX(Xíð‡#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@@~ ~ àò òÔ#†XíXX(XíÙˆ#ÔÔ% ‡Œ ÔCOUNTERFEIT€CHRISTIAN€MUSICó óÔ%†Œ€‰ÔˆÐ ^ ÐÌòòPsalm€47:5„7óó€says:Ô‡ XíXXXíÔòòà8 ¸ àóóòòóóÔ#†XíXX Xíë‰#ÔÐ6 ظ k¸ k ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò5óóGod€is€gone€up€with€a€shout,€the€LORD€with€the€sound€of€a€trumpet.€òò6óó€Sing€praisesÐ  ° Ðto€God,€sing€praises:€sing€praises€unto€our€King,€sing€praises.€òò7óó€For€God€òòisóó€the€KingÐ ú œ Ðof€all€the€earth:€sing€ye€praises€with€understanding.€òòPsalm€47:5„7Ðæ ˆ!! ÐÔ#†XíXX XídŠ#ÔóóÌThere€are€at€least€102€references€to€singing€unto€the€Lord€in€our€Bibles.€We€have€trees€singing€untoÐ ¾` Ðthe€Lord.€We€have€the€whole€earth€singing€unto€the€Lord.€We€have€the€mountains€singing€unto€theÐ ªL  ÐLord.€We€have€the€heavens€singing€unto€the€Lord.€Lastly€we€have€the€trees€singing€and€clapping€untoÐ –8  Ðthe€Lord.€They€are€offering€up€an€eternal€anthem€of€praise€unto€our€God€and€creator,€the€Lord€JesusÐ ‚$  ÐChrist.€Thirty„two€(32)€different€times€the€phrase€ð ðsing€praisesðð€are€used€of€and€for€God.€SeventeenÐ n  Ð(17)€times€the€Bible€says€ð ðsing€unto€the€Lordðð.€òòPsalm€150:6óó€says:€ð ðLet€everything€that€hath€breathÐ Zü  Ðpraise€the€LORDðð.€If€we€do€not€praise€him,€the€rocks€will€cry€out€in€our€stead.€That€would€make€usÐ Fè  Ðdumber€than€a€rock.€Even€the€pagans€have€their€own€worship€musick.€It€particularly€manifests€itselfÐ 2Ô  Ðin€Daniel€chapter€3€where€we€see:Ð À ÐÔ‡ôÂLòXXíÔÔ‡ ôÂLòòôÂLÔÌà8  àòòÔ#† XíX, ôÂL�#Ô3óó€Then€the€princes,€the€governors,€and€captains,€the€judges,€the€treasurers,€theÐ Îp Ðcounsellors,€the€sheriffs,€and€all€the€rulers€of€the€provinces,€were€gathered€togetherÐ º\ Ðunto€the€dedication€of€the€image€that€Nebuchadnezzar€the€king€had€set€up;€and€theyÐ ¦H Ðstood€before€the€image€that€Nebuchadnezzar€had€set€up.€òò4óó€Then€an€herald€cried€aloud,Ð ’4 ÐTo€you€it€is€commanded,€O€people,€nations,€and€languages,€òò5óó€òòThatóó€at€what€time€ye€hearÐ ~  Ðthe€sound€of€the€cornet,€flute,€harp,€sackbut,€psaltery,€dulcimer,€and€all€kinds€ofÐ j  Ðmusick,€ye€fall€down€and€worship€the€golden€image€that€Nebuchadnezzar€the€kingÐ Vø Ðhath€set€up:€òò6óó€And€whoso€falleth€not€down€and€worshippeth€shall€the€same€hour€be€castÐ Bä Ðinto€the€midst€of€a€burning€fiery€furnace.€òò7óó€Therefore€at€that€time,€when€all€the€peopleÐ .Ð Ðheard€the€sound€of€the€cornet,€flute,€harp,€sackbut,€psaltery,€and€all€kinds€of€musick,Ð  ¼ Ðall€the€people,€the€nations,€and€the€languages,€fell€down€òòandóó€worshipped€the€goldenÐ !¨ Ðimage€that€Nebuchadnezzar€the€king€had€set€up.€òò8óó€Wherefore€at€that€time€certainÐ ò!” ÐChaldeans€came€near,€and€accused€the€Jews.€òò9óó€They€spake€and€said€to€the€kingÐ Þ"€ ÐNebuchadnezzar,€O€king,€live€for€ever.€òò10óó€Thou,€O€king,€hast€made€a€decree,€that€everyÐ Ê#l Ðman€that€shall€hear€the€sound€of€the€cornet,€flute,€harp,€sackbut,€psaltery,€andÐ ¶$X  Ðdulcimer,€and€all€kinds€of€musick,€shall€fall€down€and€worship€the€golden€image:€òò11óóÐ ¢%D! ÐAnd€whoso€falleth€not€down€and€worshippeth,€òòthatóó€he€should€be€cast€into€the€midstÐ Ž&0" Ðof€a€burning€fiery€furnace.€òò12óó€There€are€certain€Jews€whom€thou€hast€set€over€theÐ z' # Ðaffairs€of€the€province€of€Babylon,€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego;€these€men,€OÐ f(!$ Ðking,€have€not€regarded€thee:€they€serve€not€thy€gods,€nor€worship€the€golden€imageÐ R)ô!% Ðwhich€thou€hast€set€up.€òò13óó€Then€Nebuchadnezzar€in€òòhisóó€rage€and€fury€commanded€toÐ >*à"& Ðbring€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego.€Then€they€brought€these€men€before€theÐ *+Ì#' Ðking.€òò14óó€Nebuchadnezzar€spake€and€said€unto€them,€òòIs€itóó€true,€O€Shadrach,€Meshach,Ð ,¸$( Ðand€Abednego,€do€not€ye€serve€my€gods,€nor€worship€the€golden€image€which€I€haveÐ ^ Ðset€up?€òò15óó€Now€if€ye€be€ready€that€at€what€time€ye€hear€the€sound€of€the€cornet,€flute,Ð Jì Ðharp,€sackbut,€psaltery,€and€dulcimer,€and€all€kinds€of€musick,€ye€fall€down€andÐ 6 Ø Ðworship€the€image€which€I€have€made;€òòwellóó:€but€if€ye€worship€not,€ye€shall€be€cast€theÐ " Ä Ðsame€hour€into€the€midst€of€a€burning€fiery€furnace;€and€who€òòisóó€that€God€that€shallÐ  ° Ðdeliver€you€out€of€my€hands?€òò16óó€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego,€answered€and€saidÐ ú œ Ðto€the€king,€O€Nebuchadnezzar,€we€òòareóó€not€careful€to€answer€thee€in€this€matter.€òò17óó€IfÐ æ ˆ Ðit€be€òòsoóó,€our€God€whom€we€serve€is€able€to€deliver€us€from€the€burning€fiery€furnace,Ð Ò t Ðand€he€will€deliver€òòusóó€out€of€thine€hand,€O€king.€òò18óó€But€if€not,€be€it€known€unto€thee,Ð ¾` ÐO€king,€that€we€will€not€serve€thy€gods,€nor€worship€the€golden€image€which€thou€hastÐ ªL  Ðset€up.€òòDaniel€3:3„18Ж8 !! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí-�#ÔÌMost€of€the€counterfeit€churches€in€the€world€are€offering€up€musick€to€another€manifestation€of€theÐ n  Ðsame€pagan€deity€as€that€of€Daniel€chapter€3.€It€is€but€another€manifestation€of€the€Devil€himself.Ð Zü  ÐWould€to€God€that€we€had€some€real€men€in€our€churches€such€as€Hananiah,€Mishael,€and€AzariahÐ Fè  Ðthat€would€stand€against€the€paganism€that€has€taken€over€our€churches€and€our€society.€Notice€the€Ð 2Ô  Ðmusick€that€is€associated€with€the€worship€of€paganism.€Nothing€has€changed€today€even€thousandsÐ À Ðof€years€later.€Contemporary€Christian€Music€is€still€offering€up€pagan€music€unto€the€false€god€ofÐ  ¬ ÐDaniel€chapter€3.God€has€standards€for€music€that€honours€him.€Here€is€what€the€Bible€says€aboutÐ ö˜ Ðmusic€in€òòEphesians€5:18„19óó,€òòColossians€3:16óó,€and€òò1€Chronicles€25:1„7óó:Ð â„ ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò18óó€And€be€not€drunk€with€wine,€wherein€is€excess;€but€be€filled€with€the€Spirit;€òò19óóÐ º\ ÐSpeaking€to€yourselves€in€psalms€and€hymns€and€spiritual€songs,€singing€and€makingÐ ¦H Ðmelody€in€your€heart€to€the€Lord;€òòEphesians€5:18„19Ð’4!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò16óó€Let€the€word€of€Christ€dwell€in€you€richly€in€all€wisdom;€teaching€and€admonishingÐ j  Ðone€another€in€psalms€and€hymns€and€spiritual€songs,€singing€with€grace€in€your€heartsÐ Vø Ðto€the€Lord.€òòColossians€3:16ÐB ä!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àÔ_ÔòòòòóóÔ#†XíXh Xí¢#ÔÔ‡(XíXhXíÔ1Ô_Ô€òòóóóóMoreover€David€and€the€captains€of€the€host€separated€to€the€service€of€the€sons€ofÐ "¼ ÐAsaph,€and€of€Heman,€and€of€Jeduthun,€who€should€prophesy€with€harps,€withÐ #¨ Ðpsalteries,€and€with€cymbals:€and€the€number€of€the€workmen€according€to€theirÐ ò#” Ðservice€was:€òòóóòò2€òòóóóóOf€the€sons€of€Asaph;€Zaccur,€and€Joseph,€and€Nethaniah,€and€Asarelah,Ð Þ$€  Ðthe€sons€of€Asaph€under€the€hands€of€Asaph,€which€prophesied€according€to€the€orderÐ Ê%l! Ðof€the€king.€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóOf€Jeduthun:€the€sons€of€Jeduthun;€Gedaliah,€and€Zeri,€and€Jeshaiah,Ð ¶&X" ÐHashabiah,€and€Mattithiah,€six,€under€the€hands€of€their€father€Jeduthun,€whoÐ ¢'D # Ðprophesied€with€a€harp,€to€give€thanks€and€to€praise€the€LORD.€òòóóòò4€òòóóóóOf€Heman:€the€sonsÐ Ž(0!$ Ðof€Heman;€Bukkiah,€Mattaniah,€Uzziel,€Shebuel,€and€Jerimoth,€Hananiah,€Hanani,Ð z)"% ÐEliathah,€Giddalti,€and€Romamtiezer,€Joshbekashah,€Mallothi,€Hothir,òòòòóó€andóóòòóó€Mahazioth:Ð f*#& Ðòòóóòò5€òòóóóóAll€theseòòòòóó€wereóóòòóó€the€sons€of€Heman€the€kingððs€seer€in€the€words€of€God,€to€lift€up€theÐ R+ô#' Ðhorn.€And€God€gave€to€Heman€fourteen€sons€and€three€daughters.€òòóóòò6€òòóóóóAll€theseòòòòóó€wereóóòòóóÐ >,à$( Ðunder€the€hands€of€their€father€for€songòòòòóó€inóóòòóó€the€house€of€the€LORD,€with€cymbals,Ð ^ Ðpsalteries,€and€harps,€for€the€service€of€the€house€of€God,€according€to€the€kingððs€orderÐ Jì Ðto€Asaph,€Jeduthun,€and€Heman.€òòóóòò7€òòóóóóSo€the€number€of€them,€with€their€brethren€thatÐ 6 Ø Ðwere€instructed€in€the€songs€of€the€LORD,òòòòóó€evenóóòòóó€all€that€were€cunning,€was€twoÐ " Ä Ðhundred€fourscore€and€eight.òòóó€òò1€Chronicles€25:1ð!ð7€Ô#†XíXX(X픥#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔóóÐ °!! ÐÌThese€are€but€some€of€the€Biblical€requirements€for€Christian€music.€Notice€that€the€songs€are€to€beÐ æ ˆ Ðspiritual€songs.€That€means€that€both€the€lyrics€and€the€music€are€to€exalt€God.€The€songs€must€beÐ Ò t Ðholy€and€they€must€be€uplifting.€When€we€say€spiritual€we€mean€that€the€songs€are€anointed€of€theÐ ¾` ÐHoly€Ghost.€The€scriptures€call€for€hymns,€psalms,€and€spiritual€songs€to€be€sung€in€the€church.Ð ªL  ÐVerses€1,€2,€and€3€of€òò1€Chronicles€25€óósays€much€about€the€spiritual€power€of€the€musical€instruments.Ð –8  ÐMUSIC€IS€NOT€NEUTRAL.€Notice€that€the€musicians€in€the€Temple€were€to€PROPHESY€with€theirÐ ‚$  Ðmusical€instruments.€That€means€that€the€musical€instruments€were€to€PREACH.€The€musicalÐ n  Ðinstruments€had€a€message€themselves€that€was€independent€of€any€lyrics.€Never€let€a€corruptÐ Zü  Ðmusicians€tell€you€that€the€music€is€not€critical€to€conveying€the€message€of€the€lyrics.€The€problemÐ Fè  Ðwith€most€counterfeit€Christians€songs€today€is€that€they€lack€a€Godly€melody.€It€is€that€melody€thatÐ 2Ô  Ðspeaks€Godððs€message€to€the€soul€and€spirit.€Most€Christian€music€today€has€been€hopped€up€andÐ À Ðchopped€up.€Many€of€the€old€hymns€are€being€destroyed€by€speeding€them€up€so€that€the€old€folksÐ  ¬ Ðcannot€keep€up.€Hymns€should€be€sung€as€they€are€written€and€not€put€on€speed€or€caffeine€.€ManyÐ ö˜ Ðsong€leaders€€have€neglected€to€notice€that€many€songs€are€top€noted€stating€that€they€are€to€be€sungÐ â„ Ðslowly.€Songs€that€are€sung€slowly€do€not€hinder€worship.€They€promote€worship€because€they€forceÐ Îp Ðpeople€to€slow€down€and€meditate€upon€what€they€are€singing.€Many€of€the€melodies€that€speak€toÐ º\ Ðthe€heart€are€being€chopped€up€by€being€sped€up.€Many€of€the€old€hymns€sound€like€The€ChipmunksÐ ¦H Ðsinging€today.€Many€Independent€Baptist€churches€have€embraced€the€camp€meeting€style€hymnÐ ’4 Ðbooks€produced€by€the€Pentecostals.€Many€of€the€hymns€in€the€Pentecostals€hymn€books€were€writtenÐ ~  Ðand€licensed€by€apostate,€spiritually€shallow€Southern€Gospel€musicians.€They€are€not€Baptist€hymns.Ð j  ÐMany€of€them€are€carnal;€sold€under€sin.€I€find€myself€longing€for€the€days€when€we€sang€BaptistÐ Vø Ðsongs€from€Holy€Ghost€anointed€Baptist€hymn€books.€It€is€a€sad€day€when€our€Baptist€pastors€haveÐ B ä Ðforsaken€the€ancient€landmarks€and€latched€onto€hymn€books€that€are€compromised€at€best.€TheÐ .!Ð Ðdeeper€we€go€into€that€movement€the€less€truly€spiritual€we€become.€The€compromised€hymn€books€Ð "¼ Ðare€the€darlings€of€the€Satanic€Contemporary€Christian€Music€movement.Ô#†XíXX Xí\­#ÔÐ #¨ ÐGod€expects€Christians€to€maintain€holy€standards€of€separation€from€every€worldly€lust€and€sin.€€ThatÐ ò#” Ðexpectation€especially€applies€to€music€that€is€used€in€the€churches€and€in€our€personal€lives.€MusicÐ Þ$€  Ðis€the€most€powerful€influence€in€many€peoples€lives.€Satan€uses€counterfeit€Christian€music€toÐ Ê%l! Ðcorrupt€Christians€and€their€churches.€Not€every€kind€or€genre€of€music€is€suitable€for€Christians€toÐ ¶&X" Ðuse€in€church€or€in€the€personal€lives.€Music€is€not€neutral.€If€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€rockÐ ¢'D # Ðconcert,€you€would€not€want€it€in€the€church.€If€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€country€andÐ Ž(0!$ Ðwestern€bar,€you€would€not€want€it€in€the€church.€If€music€sounds€like€rap€music,€you€would€not€wantÐ z)"% Ðit€in€the€church.€If€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€jazz€festival,€you€would€not€want€it€in€theÐ f*#& Ðâ âchurch.€If€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€blues€concert€you€would€not€want€it€in€the€church.€AllÐ R+ô#' Ðmusic€that€is€used€in€the€church€must€honour€and€glorify€God.€òòò òYou€cannot€use€the€worldððs€musicÐ ^ Ðâ âto€honour€and€glorify€Godóó.ó ó€Ð Nð ÐI€have€studied€the€issue€of€Christian€music€for€years€and€have€watched€many€churches€get€destroyed€Ð > à Ðby€compromising€on€the€issue€of€music.€I€have€over€20€hours€of€video€and€17€hours€of€audio€on€myÐ * Ì Ðcomputer€that€deals€with€every€aspect€of€both€good€and€corrupt€Christian€music.€I€have€read€7€booksÐ  ¸ Ðon€the€issue.€I€have€267€articles€on€my€computer€dealing€with€Christian€music.€It€has€been€a€burdenÐ  ¤ Ðfor€me.€My€greatest€hindrance€in€studying€the€issue€is€that€I€am€not€a€musician.€Over€the€years,€I€haveÐ î � Ðhad€a€number€of€disagreements€and€discussions€with€my€pastors€about€the€music€they€allow€into€theÐ Ú | Ðchurches€that€they€pastor.€When€I€hear€corrupt€and€loud€music,€it€grieves€the€Holy€Ghost€that€is€in€me.Ð Æh ÐWhen€I€say€loud,€I€know€that€there€are€5€passages€of€scripture€in€the€Bible€that€encourage€loud€singingÐ ²T  Ðand/or€loud€instruments.€Those€include€òò2€Chronicles€30:21óó,€òòNehemiah€12:42óó,€òòPsalm€33:3óó,€òòPsalmÐ ž@  Ð98:4óó,€and€òòPsalm€150:5óó.€When€the€Bible€says€we€are€to€praise€God€with€loud€voices€and€loudÐ Š,  Ðinstruments,€that€does€not€mean€that€the€voices€are€screaming€and€the€instruments€are€deafening.Ð v  ÐListen€up€pastor€and€music€leader.€When€you€push€and€allow€music€in€your€church€that€is€deafening,Ð b  Ðit€leads€to€the€destruction€of€your€listeners€hearing.€That€is€a€sin€against€God.€Ð Nð  ÐMuch€of€the€raucous€music€that€is€sung€in€our€Independent€Baptist€churches€adds€insult€to€injuryÐ :Ü  Ðthrough€the€obnoxious€applause€that€follows€it.€It€is€a€grievance€to€the€Holy€Ghost.€Is€it€worship€musicÐ &È Ðor€performance€music?!?€I€have€heard€Independent€Baptist€pastors€publickly€criticize,€mock,€andÐ ´ Ðrebuke€those€who€are€opposed€to€clapping€following€music€PERFORMANCES.€That€is€borne€of€aÐ þ  Ðwicked€spirit.€It€is€offensive€to€me€and€the€Holy€Ghost€that€is€in€me.€Not€that€I€am€any€great€singer,Ð êŒ Ðbut€many€years€ago€I€would€occasionally€try€to€sing€in€church:€that€is€until€the€clapping€started.€It€begsÐ Öx Ðthe€question.€Are€you€praising€men€or€are€you€praising€God€when€you€do€that?€I€once€heard€PastorÐ Âd ÐCharles€Lawson€publickly€rebuke€his€congregation€following€the€applause€that€followed€someÐ ®P Ðsinging.€I€said€Hallelujah!€Praise€God!Ð š< ÐÔ‡(XíXXXíÔThe€issue€of€counterfeit€Christian€music€is€much€more€controversial€than€money€(tithing)€in€so€calledÐ †( Ðfundamentalist€churches€including€Independent€Baptists€who€like€to€think€of€themselves€as€theÐ r Ðfundamentalists€of€fundamentalists.€I€have€served€as€a€church€treasurer€for€many€years€in€two€differentÐ ^ ÐIndependent€Baptist€Churches.€I€have€served€as€a€Bible€Institute€teacher,€Sunday€School€teacher,€andÐ J ì Ðpreacher€for€about€29€years€now.€I€know€the€controversy€and€outright€spiritual€warfare€that€€takesÐ 6!Ø Ðplace€over€the€issue€of€tithing€and€how€its€moneys€are€spent.€Over€the€years,€I€have€watched€theÐ ""Ä Ðnervous€reactions€that€I€observed€from€my€listeners€when€I,€their€treasure,€taught€and€preached€onÐ #° Ðtithing.€At€times,€I€thought€I€could€see€some€people€sweat.€In€general,€if€you€want€to€follow€theÐ ú#œ Ðcontroversy,€follow€the€money.€BUT....there€is€a€subject€that€is€much€more€volatile€than€money.€ThatÐ æ$ˆ  Ðsubject€is€Christian€music.€I€was€not€ready€for€the€vitriolic€attacks€that€came€my€way.€I€found€out€inÐ Ò%t! Ða€hurry€that€peoples€corrupt€ð ðChristianðð€music€was€much€more€important€than€their€money.€They€wereÐ ¾&`" Ðready€to€fight€and€die€for€it!€It€was€a€lot€easier€and€much€less€controversial€to€teach€and€preach€onÐ ª'L # Ðtithing€than€it€was€on€Christian€music.€Whoa€Nelly,€get€that€wild€stallion€under€control€before€heÐ –(8!$ Ðstomps€you€to€death€under€his€feet!!Ð ‚)$"% ÐI€have€listened€to€MANY€men€preach€against€Contemporary€Christian€Music€and€then€turn€aroundÐ n*#& Ðand€have€it€PERFORMED€in€their€churches.€Inwardly€I€shudder€when€I€hear€it.€It€is€an€offense€to€theÐ Z+ü#' ÐHoly€Ghost€that€is€in€me.€The€truth€of€the€matter€is€that€most€men€in€Baptist€pulpits€and€behindÐ ^ ÐBaptist€lecterns€do€not€know€how€to€recognize€the€Devilððs€music€when€they€hear€it.€They€areÐ Jì Ðspiritually€clueless€to€the€dangers€of€corrupt€music€masquerading€as€Christian€music.€They€have€notÐ 6 Ø Ðbeen€trained€and€will€not€train€themselves.€They€are€wilfully€ignorant.€They€will€condemnÐ " Ä ÐContemporary€Christian€Music€because€those€who€they€run€with€condemn€it€in€word,€but€not€in€deed.Ð  ° ÐMost€Baptist€pastors€do€not€know€what€it€is€they€are€condemning€and€WHY€it€should€be€condemned.Ð ú œ ÐI€have€had€two€pastors€to€either€tell€me€that€I€should€not€teach€on€Contemporary€Christian€Music€orÐ æ ˆ Ðthat€I€should€back€off€from€the€teaching€that€which€I€was€already€teaching.€I€obeyed€their€directions.Ð Ò t ÐBoth€of€those€pastors€either€had€serious€issues,€or,€were€developing€issues€with€the€poison€ofÐ ¾` ÐContemporary€Christian€Music€in€their€churches.€I€once€attended€a€so„called€IndependentÐ ªL  ÐFundamental€Baptist€church€Ô#†XíXX(Xí$È#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔthat€was€trying€to€call€a€replacement€pastor.€He€led€several€servicesÐ –8  Ðbefore€he€was€called.€He€and€€his€wife€sang€music€together€and€they€sang€some€of€their€music€whileÐ ‚$  Ðhe€was€candidating.€The€music€was€atrocious€and€reeked€of€Contemporary€Christian€Music.€WhenÐ n  Ðthat€church€called€that€man€to€pastor,€my€wife€and€I€left€over€the€issue€of€music€and€the€King€JamesÐ Zü  ÐBible.€He€was€compromised€in€his€music€and€in€his€Bible.€ò òó óÐ Fè  ÐI€have€said€for€years€that€if€I€can€steal€a€churchððs€Christian€music€and€substitute€the€Devilððs€corruptÐ 2Ô  Ðmusic,€then€I€can€steal€their€Bible,€their€doctrine,€and€any€standards€of€separation€they€claim€to€have.€Ð À ÐThe€Devilððs€counterfeit€Christian€music€is€wide€open€doorway€to€sin,€compromise,€apostasy,€andÐ  ¬ Ðheresy.€Once€that€doorway€is€opened,€it€cannot€be€closed€without€a€very€painful€amputation.€Its€headÐ ö˜ Ðmust€be€chopped€off€if€a€church€has€any€hope€of€being€delivered€from€its€Satanic€clutches.€CorruptÐ â„ ÐChristian€music€corrupts€absolutely.€When€the€doorway€to€it€is€first€opened,€it€squeaks€but€a€little€bit,Ð Îp Ðbut€eventually€it€builds€to€an€excruciating€loud€roar€because€the€Devilððs€music€goes€about€roaringÐ º\ Ðseeking€churches€that€it€may€devour.€The€Devilððs€music€is€both€born€and€borne€of€the€spirit€ofÐ ¦H ÐAntichrist.€The€Devilððs€music€makes€the€feet€move€before€it€gets€to€the€heart.€Ô#†XíXX(XíIÔ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔWe€have€many€churchesÐ ’4 Ðin€America€whose€services€rival€even€the€loudest€and€most€vile€€rock€concerts.€Many€churches€haveÐ ~  Ðsensuously€deep€smoke€and€light€performances€before€the€shallow€preaching€gets€underway.€ThatÐ j  Ðmusic€is€PERFORMED€by€musicians€that€look€like,€dress€like,€and€act€like€whores€andÐ Vø Ðwhoremongers.€The€music€is€hellbent€on€producing€a€sensuous€carnal€response€from€its€listeners.€Ð B ä ÐMost€of€it€is€raucous€and€lewd.€It€is€UNHOLY,€UNGODLY,€and€UNCHRISTIAN!ò ò€It€is€a€vile€assaultÐ .!Ð Ðon€the€holy€ears€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€ó óYou€cannot€please€God€with€the€worldððs€putridly€vile€music.Ð "À ÐÔ#†XíXX(XíÀÚ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔThe€music€of€a€church€is€of€utmost€importance€to€God.€Contemporary€Christian€Music€is€not€GodððsÐ #° Ðvehicle€for€worship.Ð ú#œ ÐOne€of€the€huge€problems€with€Contemporary€Christian€Music€is€many€of€what€I€call€ð ðbridge€songsððÐ æ$ˆ  Ðthat€they€produce.€ð ðBridge€songsðð€are€like€using€honey€to€draw€a€bear€when€you€have€no€defenseÐ Ò%t! Ðagainst€the€bear€when€he€shows€up.€That€bear€will€destroy€you€just€like€the€ð ðbridge€songsðð€will€destroyÐ ¾&`" Ðyour€churches.€ð ðBridge€songsðð€are€kind€of€like€antifreeze€to€a€dog.€The€dogs€cannot€resist€it€just€likeÐ ª'L # Ðcarnal€Christians€cannot€resist€corrupt€Christian€music.€The€antifreeze€tastes€good€to€the€dog,€but€itÐ –(8!$ Ðis€deadly.€A€ð ðbridge€songðð€is€an€absolutely€beautiful€song€with€Godly€lyrics,€holy€melodies,€and€theÐ ‚)$"% ÐGodly€use€of€instruments€to€accompany€it.€The€problem€with€the€ð ðbridge€songðð€is€that€it€is€sung€byÐ n*#& Ða€Contemporary€Christian€Music€musicians€who€also€produces€other€so„called€Christian€music€thatÐ Z+ü#' Ðis€corrupt€to€its€very€core.€When€people€buy€their€music€for€that€good€song,€then€that€good€songÐ ^ Ðbecomes€the€BRIDGE€between€it€and€the€rest€of€their€corrupt€music.€Ô#†XíXX(XíßÝ#ÔSome€bridge€songs€wouldÐ Jì Ðinclude€ð ðHow€Deep€the€Father's€Love€for€Usðð€by€Stuart€Townend€and€ð ðIn€Christ€Aloneðð€by€TownendÐ 6 Ø Ðand€Keith€Getty.Ô‡(XíXXXíÔ€€Another€ð ðbridge€songðð€would€include€the€beautiful€song€ð ðBefore€The€Throne€OfÐ " Ä ÐGod€Aboveðð€by€the€Gettys.€Another€would€include€the€beautiful€song€ð ðI€Know€My€Redeemer€LivesððÐ  ° Ðby€Nicole€Mullen.€Another€popular€ð ðbridge€songðð€is€the€song€ð ðRedeemedðð€by€Big€Daddy€Weave.€TheÐ ú œ Ðgroups€name€should€tell€you€a€lot.€Nicole€Mullen,€Stuart€Townend,€and€the€Gettys€are€full€blownÐ æ ˆ ÐChristian€rock€and€rollers.€Pastors€and€music€leaders€must€be€very€careful€about€what€music€theyÐ Ò t Ðbring€into€their€churches.€The€members€of€Big€Daddy€Weave€are€opposed€to€Biblical€separation.€AnyÐ ¾` Ðmusic€that€is€used€in€a€church€must€be€evaluated€doctrinally€and€by€the€musicianððs€theology€andÐ ªL  Ðwhether€the€musician€is€a€Contemporary€Christian€musician.€If€church€leaders€shirk€theirÐ –8  Ðresponsibility€to€protect€their€churches€from€corrupt€music,€they€are€inviting€the€Devil€in.€AllowingÐ ‚$  ÐContemporary€Christian€Music€into€a€fundamentalist€church€is€like€throwing€your€congregants€intoÐ n  Ða€den€of€vipers!€Pastors€should€require€their€song€leaders€and€themselves€to€study€and€know€issueÐ Zü  Ðrelated€to€corrupt€Christian€music.€There€are€yet€other€issues€with€these€corrupt€musicians.Ð Fè  ÐThere€is€much€corruption€among€Contemporary€Christian€Music€and€their€musicians€and€song€writers.Ð 2Ô  ÐMany€of€those€who€write,€compose,€sing,€and€play€Contemporary€Christian€Music€have€the€vilest€ofÐ À Ðrock€musicians€as€their€musical€heroes.€They€openly€praise€them.€They€use€their€techniques€inÐ  ¬ Ðformulating€and€playing€their€music.€There€is€also€a€very€heavy€influence€and€promotion€of€sodomyÐ ö˜ Ðamongst€€many€Contemporary€Christian€musicians€and€those€who€finance€and€promote€them.€GodÐ â„ Ðstill€says€that€sodomy€is€an€abomination.€The€world€uses€the€purely€clinical€term€homosexual€to€referÐ Îp Ðto€what€God€calls€a€sodomite.€God€will€not€honour€or€bless€the€Satanic€ministry€of€any€ð ðgospelððÐ º\ Ðsinger€that€either€participates€in€or€promotes€sodomy.€Here€is€a€list€of€Contemporary€Christian€MusicÐ ¦H Ðmusicians€who€have€publickly€proclaimed€themselves€to€be€sodomites:€Douglas€Harrison,€MarshaÐ ’4 ÐStevens,€James€Cleveland,€Ray€Boltz,€Kirk€Talley,€Anthony€Williams,€Clay€Aiken,€Jennifer€Knapp,Ð ~  ÐDoug€Pinnock,€Ty€Herndon,€Amy€Ray,€Emily€Saliers,€and€Vicky€Beeching.€There€are€many€others.Ð j  ÐIt€is€not€just€the€sodomy€folks.€There€is€a€spirit€of€antichrist€within€Contemporary€Christian€Music€thatÐ Vø Ðpromotes€and/or€fellowships€with€EVERY€major€heresy€you€can€think€up.€Ð B ä ÐYou€should€hear€what€some€of€the€rock€singers€and€vodoo€practitioners€have€to€say€about€drums.Ð .!Ð ÐThey€are€literally€used€to€put€people€in€touch€with€devils€and€evil€spirits.€My€wife€and€I€support€aÐ "¼ Ðmissionary€and€€national€pastor€in€Kenya.€Some€years€ago,€he€and€I€had€a€discussion€concerningÐ #¨ ÐChristian€music€and€the€instruments€that€should€not€be€used€in€a€church€service.€He€told€me€that€heÐ ò#” Ðwould€not€allow€drums€in€any€of€his€services.€When€I€asked€him€why,€he€pointed€directly€to€theirÐ Þ$€  ÐSatanic€influences€in€African€cultures.€It€is€the€same€in€western€cultures.€The€western€cultures€haveÐ Ê%l! Ðtheir€smoke€filled€mosh€pits€with€their€head€banging€music€and€drums.€The€drums€establish€aÐ ¶&X" Ðsensuous€mood€and€paint€a€picture€that€leads€to€an€increased€likelihood€of€Satanic€activity.€While€theÐ ¢'D # Ðdrums€are€a€primary€vehicle€for€Satanic€influences,€Satan€can€use€any€musical€instrument€to€corruptÐ Ž(0!$ Ðwhat€should€be€Christian€music.€It€is€all€about€how€an€instrument€is€played€and€where€the€emphasisÐ z)"% Ðis€put€on€beat€and€rhythm.€Beat€and€rhythm€are€yet€another€study€in€and€of€themselves.€TakeÐ f*#& Ðheed.ððStudy€to€show€thyself€approved€unto€God€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€be€ashamedðð.€WillÐ R+ô#' Ðyou€fight€for€Godly€music€in€your€church?Ð >,à$( ÐMUSIC€IS€NOT€NEUTRAL€FOLKS.€Many€times€when€you€challenge€an€individual€about€how€theÐ ^ Ðmusical€instruments€are€played€when€singing€so„called€Christian€music€you€will€hear€them€say€thatÐ Jì Ðit€is€not€the€music,€but€the€lyrics€that€matter€in€Christian€music.€Folks,€that€is€a€lie€of€the€Devil.€HowÐ 6 Ø Ðthe€musical€instruments€are€played€is€much€more€powerful€than€the€lyrics.€Corrupt€music€canÐ " Ä Ðcompletely€destroy€a€songððs€message.€Many€folks€that€are€addicted€to€the€Devilððs€music€will€go€to€warÐ  ° Ðwith€you€over€that.€In€music,€there€is€a€thing€called€ð ðtext€paintingðð€that€is€used€to€convey€in€musicÐ ú œ Ðwhat€the€lyrics€are€supposed€to€be€saying€in€words.€In€other€words,€the€music€should€help€convey€theÐ æ ˆ Ðmessage€that€the€lyrics€should€be€presenting.€Godly€musicians€have€used€those€techniques€forÐ Ò t Ðcenturies€to€help€convey€the€message€of€the€lyrics.€They€have€òòò òpaintedó óóó€their€lyrics€with€Godly€music.Ð ¾` ÐThat€is€not€what€happens€with€most€Contemporary€Christian€Music.€How€they€use€the€instrumentsÐ ®P  Ðtotally€destroys€any€Godly€message€that€the€lyrics€were€written€to€convey.€Ô#†XíXX(Xíä#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔIf€the€musical€instrumentsÐ š<  Ðcontradict€the€lyrics,€it€results€in€mass€confusion.€There€is€a€spirit€that€is€associated€with€any€musicÐ †(  Ðpiece.€It€is€that€spirit€that€will€drive€and€carry€the€playing€of€the€instruments€and€the€resultant€messageÐ r  Ðthat€is€conveyed.€You€cannot€play€the€Devilððs€music€to€Godððs€lyrics.€It€will€grieve€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð ^  ÐIt€is€the€Holy€Ghost€that€is€the€Spirit€of€any€music€that€honours€God.€Does€the€Holy€Ghost€anoint€theÐ Jì  Ðmusic€that€you€use€in€your€church?€Or,€is€it€pushed€along€by€the€spirit€of€Antichrist?€Ô#†XíXX(Xíxú#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔOur€next€topicÐ 6Ø  Ðis€counterfeit€preachers,€pastors,€and€teachers.Ô#†XíXX Xí5ý#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€It€will€be€an€extended€topic.Ô#†XíXX(XíÊý#Ôò òó óÐ "Ä ÐÌà@ññ$àò òÔ4‚šÝ ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6[þÔÝ‚eÍOoþƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1�þÔó óˆÐ úœ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ V+ø#' ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àÌÐ >,à$( Ðò òÔ% ‡a Ôà@j j àCOUNTERFEIT€PREACHERS,€PASTORS,€AND€TEACHERSÔ%†a®ÿԈР^ ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ôó óWhenÔ_Ô€I€start€to€preach€and€teach€on€counterfeit€preachers€and€teachers,€I€can€get€into€a€lot€of€troubleÐ 6 Ø Ðand€make€a€lot€of€people€mad€because€I€want€to€follow€the€scriptural€examples€of€folks€like€the€LordÐ " Ä ÐJesus€Christ;€the€apostles€Peter,€Paul,€and€John;€and€the€prophets€Isaiah,€Jeremiah,€and€Ezekiel.€I€alsoÐ  ° Ðbelieve€that€there€are€times€when€individuals€must€be€called€out€by€name.€Once€again,€I€base€thatÐ ú œ Ðbelief€on€scriptural€examples.€You€cannot€handle€a€serpent€or€a€wolf€with€gentle€hands€just€as€youÐ æ ˆ Ðcannot€put€a€babe€in€a€viperððs€pit€or€a€lionððs€den.€In€òòEzekiel€22:23„31,€2€Corinthians€11:13„15;Ð Ò t ÐMatthew€7:15„20;Acts€20:29;2€Peter€2:1,2€óówe€are€given€the€following€warnings:Ð ¾` ÐÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò23óó€And€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò24óó€Son€of€man,€say€unto€her,Ð –8  ÐThou€òòartóó€the€land€that€is€not€cleansed,€nor€rained€upon€in€the€day€of€indignation.€òò25óóÐ ‚$  ÐòòThere€isóó€a€conspiracy€of€her€prophets€in€the€midst€thereof,€like€a€roaring€lion€raveningÐ n  Ðthe€prey;€they€have€devoured€souls;€they€have€taken€the€treasure€and€precious€things;Ð Zü  Ðthey€have€made€her€many€widows€in€the€midst€thereof.€òò26óó€Her€priests€have€violated€myÐ Fè  Ðlaw,€and€have€profaned€mine€holy€things:€they€have€put€no€difference€between€theÐ 2Ô  Ðholy€and€profane,€neither€have€they€shewed€òòdifferenceóó€between€the€unclean€and€theÐ À Ðclean,€and€have€hid€their€eyes€from€my€sabbaths,€and€I€am€profaned€among€them.€òò27óóÐ  ¬ ÐHer€princes€in€the€midst€thereof€òòareóó€like€wolves€ravening€the€prey,€to€shed€blood,€òòandóóÐ ö˜ Ðto€destroy€souls,€to€get€dishonest€gain.€òò28óó€And€her€prophets€have€daubed€them€withÐ â„ Ðuntempered€òòmorteróó,€seeing€vanity,€and€divining€lies€unto€them,€saying,€Thus€saith€theÐ Îp ÐLord€GOD,€when€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken.€òò29óó€The€people€of€the€land€have€usedÐ º\ Ðoppression,€and€exercised€robbery,€and€have€vexed€the€poor€and€needy:€yea,€they€haveÐ ¦H Ðoppressed€the€stranger€wrongfully.€òò30óó€And€I€sought€for€a€man€among€them,€that€shouldÐ ’4 Ðmake€up€the€hedge,€and€stand€in€the€gap€before€me€for€the€land,€that€I€should€notÐ ~  Ðdestroy€it:€but€I€found€none.€òò31óó€Therefore€have€I€poured€out€mine€indignation€uponÐ j  Ðthem;€I€have€consumed€them€with€the€fire€of€my€wrath:€their€own€way€have€IÐ Vø Ðrecompensed€upon€their€heads,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òòEzekiel€22:23„31óóÔ#†XíXX XíÆ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÐB ä!! ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí� #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò13óó€For€such€òòareóó€false€apostles,€deceitful€workers,€transforming€themselves€into€theÐ "¼ Ðapostles€of€Christ.€òò14óó€And€no€marvel;€for€Satan€himself€is€transformed€into€an€angelÐ #¨ Ðof€light.€òò15óó€Therefore€òòit€isóó€no€great€thing€if€his€ministers€also€be€transformed€as€theÐ ò#” Ðministers€of€righteousness;€whose€end€shall€be€according€to€their€works.€òò2€CorinthiansÐ Þ$€  Ð11:13„15ÐÊ%l!!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò15óó€Beware€of€false€prophets,€which€come€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardly€theyÐ ¢'D # Ðare€ravening€wolves.€òò16óó€Ye€shall€know€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gather€grapes€ofÐ Ž(0!$ Ðthorns,€or€figs€of€thistles?€òò17óó€Even€so€every€good€tree€bringeth€forth€good€fruit;€but€aÐ z)"% Ðcorrupt€tree€bringeth€forth€evil€fruit.€òò18óó€A€good€tree€cannot€bring€forth€evil€fruit,€neitherÐ f*#& Ðòòcanóó€a€corrupt€tree€bring€forth€good€fruit.€òò19óó€Every€tree€that€bringeth€not€forth€good€fruitÐ R+ô#' Ðis€hewn€down,€and€cast€into€the€fire.€òò20óó€Wherefore€by€their€fruits€ye€shall€know€them.Ð >,à$( ÐòòMatthew€7:15„20Ð^!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò29óó€For€I€know€this,€that€after€my€departing€shall€grievous€wolves€enter€in€among€you,Ð 6 Ø Ðnot€sparing€the€flock.€òòActs€20:29óóÐ" Ä!! Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†XíXX Xíñ #ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÐ !! Ðà8  àòò1óó€But€there€were€false€prophets€also€among€the€people,€even€as€there€shall€be€falseÐ ú œ Ðteachers€among€you,€who€privily€shall€bring€in€damnable€heresies,€even€denying€theÐ æ ˆ ÐLord€that€bought€them,€and€bring€upon€themselves€swift€destruction.€òò2óó€And€many€shallÐ Ò t Ðfollow€their€pernicious€ways;€by€reason€of€whom€the€way€of€truth€shall€be€evil€spokenÐ ¾` Ðof.€òò2€Peter€2:1„2óóÔ#†XíXX XíF#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔò òЪL !! ÐÌó óNotice€that€Ezekiel€said€that€the€false€prophets€were€like€roaring€lions€ravening€the€prey.€Just€as€theÐ ‚$  Ðprophet€Ezekiel€had€to€deal€with€the€false€prophets€so€did€the€prophet€Zephaniah€in€òòZephaniah€3:1„4óó:Ð n  ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xíp#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Woe€to€her€that€is€filthy€and€polluted,€to€the€oppressing€city!€òò2óó€She€obeyed€not€theÐ Fè  Ðvoice;€she€received€not€correction;€she€trusted€not€in€the€LORD;€she€drew€not€near€toÐ 2Ô  Ðher€God.€òò3óó€Her€princes€within€her€òòareóó€roaring€lions;€her€judges€òòareóó€evening€wolves;Ð À Ðthey€gnaw€not€the€bones€till€the€morrow.€òò4óó€Her€prophets€òòareóó€light€òòandóó€treacherousÐ  ¬ Ðpersons:€her€priests€have€polluted€the€sanctuary,€they€have€done€violence€to€the€law.Ð ö˜ ÐòòZephaniah€3:1„4Ðâ„!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíÓ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌNotice€that€the€princes,€prophets,€and€priests€are€all€likened€unto€roaring€lions€and€ravening€wolves.Ð º\ ÐWhy€are€they€likenedÔ#†XíXX(Xí“#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€to€roaring€lions€and€ravening€wolves?€It€is€because€they€are€servants€of€Satan.Ð ¦H ÐPeter€said:€Ô#†XíXX(Xíe#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔð ðBe€sober,€be€vigilant;€because€your€adversary€the€devil,€as€a€roaring€lion,€walketh€about,Ð ’4 Ðseeking€whom€he€may€devourðð€(òò1€Peter€5:8óó).€òòÔ#†XíXh Xí#ÔØØóóÔ‡(XíXXXíÔ€ò òCan€we€say€that€there€certainly€is€a€conspiracy€ofÐ ~  Ðher€prophets??€ó óAbsolutely,€and€it€is€not€a€conspiracy€theory!€Men€and€women€are€wilfully€deceivingÐ n Ðand€being€deceived.€Conspiracy€develops€and€thrives€in€hotbeds€of€deception,€heresy,€and€apostasy.Ð ^ ÐAll€of€it€is€based€upon€a€willful€rejection€and€hatred€of€the€word€of€God.€When€men€and€women€willÐ J ì Ðnot€stand€for€the€truth,€they€will€fall€for€every€wind€of€false€doctrine€that€blows€by€in€every€tempestÐ 6!Ø Ðof€deception.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òò2€Timothy€4:2„4óó:Ð ""Ä ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò2óó€Preach€the€word;€be€instant€in€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€allÐ ú#œ Ðlongsuffering€and€doctrine.€òò3óó€For€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€soundÐ æ$ˆ  Ðdoctrine;€but€after€their€own€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€havingÐ Ò%t! Ðitching€ears;€òò4óó€And€they€shall€turn€away€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turnedÐ ¾&`" Ðunto€fables.€òò2€Timothy€4:2„4óóÔ#†XíXX XíÙ#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЪ'L #!! ÐÌGod€is€not€opposed€to€teachers.€God€is€opposed€to€teachers€with€itching€ears.€False€prophets€and€falseÐ ‚)$"% Ðteachers€are€birthed€in€perverting€and/or€rejecting€the€Word€Of€God.€False€prophets€and€false€teachersÐ n*#& Ðgrow€up€into€apostates€and€heretics.€Apostates€and€heretics€lead€churches€that€have€pews€mostly€fullÐ Z+ü#' Ðof€unbelieving€professors€who€have€been€made€two€fold€more€children€of€hell€by€being€led€inÐ ^ Ðunbelieving€sinnerððs€prayers.€A€saving€gospel€is€not€being€preached€in€most€of€our€churches.€ÔÿÔò òDuringÐ Jì Ðat€least€the€last€60€years,€false€professions€have€become€the€leprosy€of€Bible€believing€churches.Ð : Ü Ðó óÔÿ‰"ÔUnbelieving€sinnerððs€prayers€have€become€the€vehicles€of€false€professions.€They€are€the€religiousÐ & È Ðobjects€that€have€become€the€Nehustans€at€the€altars€of€Bible€believing€churches.€When€we€say€thatÐ  ´ Ða€saving€gospel€is€not€being€preached€in€most€of€our€churches,€what€we€mean€by€that€is€that€there€isÐ þ   Ðno€emphasis€on€repentance.€If€you€have€not€repented,€then€you€have€not€put€your€faith€in€the€LordÐ ê Œ ÐJesus€Christ.€A€claimed€salvation€without€repentance€is€a€faked€and€feigned€salvation.€A€claimedÐ Ö x Ðsalvation€without€faith€is€a€Satanic€counterfeit.€ò òFaith€is€the€father€of€salvation€and€repentance€isÐ Âd Ðthe€mother€of€salvation.€Faith€and€repentance€come€together€in€holy€matrimony€to€conceive€andÐ ²T  Ðproduce€a€born€again€child€of€God:€a€babe€in€Christ,€if€you€will.€ó óIf€either€faith€or€repentance€isÐ ž@  Ðabsent€in€a€claim€of€salvation,€then€you€have€an€illegitimate€child€of€the€ð ðGREAT€PRETENDERðð,Ð Ž0  ÐSatan€himself.€Repentance€is€not€a€work€of€the€human€will,€or€of€the€human€flesh.€Repentance€is€bothÐ z  Ðthe€gift€and€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€The€Holy€Ghost€is€our€teacher.€He€gives€us€the€discernmentÐ f  Ðto€rightly€divide€the€word€of€truth€when€we€are€reading€and€being€taught€the€word€of€God.€Absent€theÐ Rô  Ðpresence€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€the€natural,€unsaved€man€cannot€understand€the€things€of€God.€ð ðòòóóBut€theÐ >à  Ðnatural€man€receiveth€not€the€things€of€the€Spirit€of€God:€for€they€are€foolishness€unto€him:€neitherÐ *Ì Ðcan€he€know€òòthemóó,€because€they€are€spiritually€discerned.ðð€òò1€Corinthians€2:14óó.òòóó€Absent€the€presenceÐ ¸ Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost€you€cannot€get€saved.€If€the€Holy€Ghost€is€not€present€in€you,€then€you€are€notÐ ¤ Ðsaved.€òòRomans€8:9óó€states:€Ð î� ÐÌà8  àòò9óó€But€ye€are€not€in€the€flesh,€but€in€the€Spirit,€if€so€be€that€the€Spirit€of€God€dwell€inÐ Æh Ðyou.€Now€if€any€man€have€not€the€Spirit€of€Christ,€he€is€none€of€his.òòвT!! ÐóóÌThe€Holy€Ghost€is€your€assurance€of€salvation.€You€can€be€saved€and€you€will€know€it:Ð Š, ÐÌà8  àòò13óó€These€things€have€I€written€unto€you€that€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€of€God;Ð b Ðthat€ye€may€know€that€ye€have€eternal€life,€and€that€ye€may€believe€on€the€name€of€theÐ N ð ÐSon€of€God.€òò1€John€5:13óóÐ:!Ü!! ÐÌThe€rot€and€heresy€that€is€being€taught€in€most€American€churches€is€proof€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€notÐ #´ Ðin€the€false€professors€or€in€their€churches.€The€prophet€Jeremiah€could€look€the€apostates€and€hereticsÐ þ#  Ðin€American€churches€straight€in€the€eye€and€say€ð ðye€have€perverted€the€words€of€the€living€GodððÐ ê$Œ  Ð(òòJeremiah€23:36óó).€Most€of€our€churches€are€graveyard€dead€because€they€will€not€teach€and€abide€byÐ Ö%x! Ðthe€words€and€precepts€of€the€Bible.€Ichabod€has€been€written€above€their€doors€because€the€glory€hasÐ Â&d" Ðdeparted€their€churches.€The€movement€of€the€Holy€Ghost€is€a€manifestation€of€the€presence€and€gloryÐ ®'P # Ðof€God.Ð š(#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò21óó€Let€me€not,€I€pray€you,€accept€any€manððs€person,€neither€let€me€give€flattering€titlesÐ ž(@!$ Ðunto€man.€òò22óó€For€I€know€not€to€give€flattering€titles;€òòin€so€doingóó€my€maker€would€soonÐ Š),"% Ðtake€me€away.€òòJob€32:21„22Ðv*#&!! Ðà8  àóóÐb+$'!! Ðà8  àòò23óó€Thus€saith€the€LORD,€Let€not€the€wise€òòmanóó€glory€in€his€wisdom,€neither€let€theÐ ^ Ðmighty€òòmanóó€glory€in€his€might,€let€not€the€rich€òòmanóó€glory€in€his€riches:€òò24óó€But€let€himÐ Jì Ðthat€glorieth€glory€in€this,€that€he€understandeth€and€knoweth€me,€that€I€òòamóó€the€LORDÐ 6 Ø Ðwhich€exercise€lovingkindness,€judgment,€and€righteousness,€in€the€earth:€for€in€theseÐ " Ä Ðòòthingsóó€I€delight,€saith€the€LORD.€òòJeremiah€9:23„24Ð °!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX XíÝA#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌWe€have€to€many€men€behind€our€pulpits€and€lecterns€that€are€seeking€after€the€titles€and€accoladesÐ æ ˆ Ðthat€come€with€seminary€(cemetery)€degrees€from€ð ðprestigiousðð€religious€institutions€that€are€busyÐ Ò t Ðteaching€them€to€vainly€correct€and€deny€the€word€of€God.€The€majority€of€the€graduates€from€theseÐ ¾` Ðprestigious€religious€institutions€cannot€teach€and€preach€the€word€of€God€line€upon€line€and€preceptÐ ªL  Ðupon€precept€with€the€unction€of€the€Holy€Ghost€because€they€have€grieved€the€Holy€Ghost€with€theirÐ –8  ÐBible€correcting€and€Bible€denying€attitudes€and€lifestyles.€Speaking€in€general,€the€graduates€of€mostÐ ‚$  Ðof€these€Bible€colleges€and€seminaries€have€embraced€every€false€way.€Note€the€commentary€of€theÐ n  Ðpsalmist€in€òòPsalm€119óó:òòò òòòÐ Zü  Ðóóó óóóÔ#†XíXX(Xí¸E#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò104óó€Through€thy€precepts€I€get€understanding:€therefore€I€hate€every€false€way.€òòPsalmÐ 2Ô  Ð119:104ÐÀ!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò126óóòòIt€isóó€time€for€òòtheeóó,€LORD,€to€work:€òòforóó€they€have€made€void€thy€law.€òò127óóThereforeÐ ö˜ ÐI€love€thy€commandments€above€gold;€yea,€above€fine€gold.€òò128óó€Therefore€I€esteem€allÐ â„ Ðòòthyóó€precepts€òòconcerningóó€all€òòthings€to€beóó€right;€òòandóó€I€hate€every€false€way.€òòPsalmÐ Îp Ð119:126„128Ô#†XíXX Xí�I#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔóóк\!! ÐÌIf€you€truly€love€God€and€his€word€you€are€going€to€hate€every€false€way.€In€todayððs€churches,€mostÐ ’4 Ðmen€and€women€that€should€hate€every€false€way€have€the€backbones€of€jellyfish.€€They€love€theÐ ~  Ðpraise€of€men€more€than€they€love€the€praise€of€God.€€If€you€are€going€to€do€anything€that€will€beÐ j  Ðpleasing€to€God,€you€are€going€to€have€to€love€God€more€than€you€love€men€or€the€praise€of€men.€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓIÐ Vø Ðrepeat,€according€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€seeking€and€receiving€the€praise€of€all€men€is€the€mark€ofÐ B ä Ða€false€prophet.€€òòLuke€6:26óó€says:€ð ðWoe€unto€you,€when€all€men€shall€speak€well€of€you!€for€so€didÐ .!Ð Ðtheir€fathers€to€the€false€prophetsðð.€€òòòòò òPsalm€36:1ó óóóóó€(quoted€in€òòRomans€3:18óó)€says:€ð ðThe€transgressionÐ "¼ Ðof€the€wicked€saith€within€my€heart,€òòthat€there€isóó€no€fear€of€God€before€his€eyesðð.€€The€reason€that€weÐ #¨ Ðhave€so€many€false€prophets€today€is€that€there€is€no€fear€of€God.Ð ò#” ÐThere€is€no€fear€of€God€today€in€the€United€States€of€America.€€We€want€God€to€bless€America€andÐ Þ$€  Ðyet€we€deny,€scorn,€and€mock€every€precept€that€God€has€given€us€to€live€by.€€We€want€our€sin€andÐ Ê%l! Ðour€prosperity€too.€€We€want€a€God€of€love€and€not€a€God€of€judgement.€€We€want€a€God€that€we€canÐ ¶&X" Ðcall€on,€but€not€a€God€that€can€call€on€us.€€We€are€a€country€full€of€hell€bound€sinners€that€are€on€theÐ ¢'D # Ðbroad€pathway€to€destruction.€€We€mock€God€in€our€arrogance€and€self€esteem€while€murdering€hisÐ Ž(0!$ Ðunborn€babies.€€€We€are€a€nation€of€filthy€dreamers€that€parade€sodomy€before€God€as€if€it€were€someÐ z)"% Ðkind€of€puppet€show.€€These€filthy€dreamers€have€not€the€Spirit€of€God.€€We€are€a€country€that€is€fullÐ f*#& Ðdevils€and€their€reprobates.€€We€are€deserving€of€the€judgement€and€condemnation€of€God.€€Why€areÐ R+ô#' Ðwe€constantly€at€war?€€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òIsaiah€26:1„4ó óóóóó€says:Ð >,à$( Їà8  àIn€that€day€shall€this€song€be€sung€in€the€land€of€Judah;€We€have€a€strong€city;Ð ^ Ðsalvation€will€òòGodóó€appoint€òòforóó€walls€and€bulwarks.€2€Open€ye€the€gates,€that€theÐ Jì Ðrighteous€nation€which€keepeth€the€truth€may€enter€in.€€3€Thou€wilt€keep€òòhimóó€in€perfectÐ 6 Ø Ðpeace,€òòwhoseóó€mind€òòisóó€stayed€òòon€theeóó:€because€he€trusteth€in€thee.€€€4€Trust€ye€in€theÐ " Ä ÐLORD€for€ever:€for€in€the€LORD€JEHOVAH€òòisóó€everlasting€strength:€òòIsaiah€26:1„4óóÐ °!! ЀÌWe€are€a€country€full€of€ungodly€religious€people€in€churches€that€hold€to€ungodly€doctrines€that€areÐ æ ˆ Ðan€abomination€before€God€and€an€affront€to€sound€Biblical€doctrine.€€In€America,€what€should€beÐ Ò t Ðthe€church€of€the€living€GOD€has€been€poisoned€by€religious€leaders€that€are€doing€what€is€right€inÐ ¾` Ðtheir€own€eyes.€Our€churches€in€America€are€full€of€unbelieving€professors€that€have€a€form€ofÐ ªL  ÐGodliness,€but€deny€the€power€thereof€and€have€not€known€the€way€of€truth.€Much€of€theÐ –8  Ðresponsibility€for€the€downfall€of€the€church€lies€in€the€pulpits€of€American€churches.€€The€Bible€saysÐ ‚$  Ðin€òòòòò òHosea€4:6ó óóóóó€:€Ð n  ÐÌà8  àMy€people€are€destroyed€for€lack€of€knowledge:€because€thou€hast€rejectedÐ Fè  Ðknowledge,€I€will€also€reject€thee,€that€thou€shalt€be€no€priest€to€me:€seeing€thou€hastÐ 2Ô  Ðforgotten€the€law€of€thy€God,€I€will€also€forget€thy€children.€€òòHosea€4:6óóÐÀ!! ÐÌWe€are€not€talking€about€knowledge€that€has€been€gained€at€the€feet€of€unbelieving€seminaryÐ ö˜ Ðprofessors€that€are€gathered€around€the€tree€of€knowledge.€€€We€are€talking€about€Godly€knowledgeÐ â„ Ðthat€has€been€gained€from€the€teaching€and€leadership€of€the€indwelling€Holy€Ghost.€True€wisdomÐ Îp Ðis€knowledge€that€has€been€enlightened€by€God€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð º\ ÐDeuteronomy€chapters€13€and€18€tell€us€how€to€distinguish€between€a€true€prophet€and€a€falseÐ ¦H Ðprophet.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òDeuteronomy€13:1„3ó óóóóó€says:Ð ’4 ÐÌà8  àIf€there€arise€among€you€a€prophet,€or€a€dreamer€of€dreams,€and€giveth€thee€a€sign€orÐ j  Ða€wonder,€2€And€the€sign€or€the€wonder€come€to€pass,€whereof€he€spake€unto€thee,Ð Vø Ðsaying,€Let€us€go€after€other€gods,€which€thou€hast€not€known,€and€let€us€serve€them;Ð B ä Ð3€Thou€shalt€not€hearken€unto€the€words€of€that€prophet,€or€that€dreamer€of€dreams:Ð .!Ð Ðfor€the€LORD€your€God€proveth€you,€to€know€whether€ye€love€the€LORD€your€GodÐ "¼ Ðwith€all€your€heart€and€with€all€your€soul.€òòDeuteronomy€13:1„3óóÐ#¨!! ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÌòòòòò òDeuteronomy€18:20„22ó óóóóó€says:Ð Þ$€  ÐÌà8  à20€But€the€prophet,€which€shall€presume€to€speak€a€word€in€my€name,€which€I€haveÐ ¶&X" Ðnot€commanded€him€to€speak,€or€that€shall€speak€in€the€name€of€other€gods,€even€thatÐ ¢'D # Ðprophet€shall€die.€21€And€if€thou€say€in€thine€heart,€How€shall€we€know€the€wordÐ Ž(0!$ Ðwhich€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken?€22€When€a€prophet€speaketh€in€the€name€of€theÐ z)"% ÐLORD,€if€the€thing€follow€not,€nor€come€to€pass,€that€òòisóó€the€thing€which€the€LORDÐ f*#& Ðhath€not€spoken,€òòbutóó€the€prophet€hath€spoken€it€presumptuously:€thou€shalt€not€beÐ R+ô#' Ðafraid€of€him.€òòDeuteronomy€18:20„22óóÐ>,à$(!! ЇWe€are€living€in€an€age€when€church€leaders€will€not€take€a€stand€for€sound€Bible€doctrine.€€TheÐ ^ Ðpulpits€in€American€churches€are€full€of€heretics,€apostates,€and€unbelievers.€€We€have€churches€thatÐ Jì Ðare€calling€and€ordaining€sodomites€to€serve€in€the€pulpits€of€American€churches.€€It€seems€that€theÐ 6 Ø ÐPresbyterian€Church€USA,€the€United€Methodist€Church,€and€the€Church€of€Christ€are€the€leaders€inÐ " Ä Ðthis€movement€that€includes€Episcopalians€and€yes€even€some€Baptists€including€American€BaptistsÐ  ° Ðand€Southern€Baptists.€There€is€a€denomination€that€was€organized€strictly€for€sodomites.€€It€is€calledÐ ú œ Ðthe€Metropolitan€Community€Church.€€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òLeviticus€18:22ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðThou€shalt€not€lie€with€mankind,€asÐ æ ˆ Ðwith€womankind:€it€òòisóó€abominationðð.€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òLeviticus€20:13ó óóóóó€says€ð ðIf€a€man€also€lie€with€mankind,€as€he€liethÐ Ò t Ðwith€a€woman,€both€of€them€have€committed€an€abomination:€they€shall€surely€be€put€to€death;€theirÐ ¾` Ðblood€òòshall€beóó€upon€themðð.€€The€last€time€I€checked€òòRomans1:26„28óó,€òò1€Corinthians€6:9óó,€and€òò1Ð ªL  ÐTimothy€1:10óó€were€still€in€the€Bible.€These€passages€state:Ð –8  ÐÌà8  àòò26óó€For€this€cause€God€gave€them€up€unto€vile€affections:€for€even€their€women€didÐ n  Ðchange€the€natural€use€into€that€which€is€against€nature:€òò27óó€And€likewise€also€the€men,Ð Zü  Ðleaving€the€natural€use€of€the€woman,€burned€in€their€lust€one€toward€another;€menÐ Fè  Ðwith€men€working€that€which€is€unseemly,€and€receiving€in€themselves€thatÐ 2Ô  Ðrecompence€of€their€error€which€was€meet.€òò28óó€And€even€as€they€did€not€like€to€retainÐ À ÐGod€in€òòtheiróó€knowledge,€God€gave€them€over€to€a€reprobate€mind,€to€do€those€thingsÐ  ¬ Ðwhich€are€not€convenient;€òòRomans€1:26„28Ðö˜!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò9óó€Know€ye€not€that€the€unrighteous€shall€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God?€Be€notÐ Îp Ðdeceived:€neither€fornicators,€nor€idolaters,€nor€adulterers,€nor€effeminate,€nor€abusersÐ º\ Ðof€themselves€with€mankind,€òò1€Corinthians€6:9ЦH!! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò10óó€For€whoremongers,€for€them€that€defile€themselves€with€mankind,€for€menstealers,Ð ~  Ðfor€liars,€for€perjured€persons,€and€if€there€be€any€other€thing€that€is€contrary€to€soundÐ j  Ðdoctrine;€òò1€Timothy€1:10óóÐVø!! ÐÌI€am€not€advocating€violence€against€the€sexual€perverts€that€the€King€James€Bible€calls€sodomites.Ð .!Ð ÐI€believe€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€done€away€with€the€death€penalty€for€sexual€sins€in€òòJohn€8:3„11Ð "¼ Ðóóand€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó.€Ð #¨ ÐChurches€have€heaped€to€themselves€teachers€having€itching€ears.€€The€Bible€says€in€òòòòò ò2€Timothy€4:3„4ó óóóóó:Ð ò#” ÐÌà8  à3€For€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€their€ownÐ Ê%l! Ðlusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€4€And€they€shall€turnÐ ¶&X" Ðaway€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€òò2€Timothy€4:3„4óóТ'D #!! ÐÌHow€is€that€Satan€tears€down€sound€Biblical€churches?€€Satan€does€it€in€the€same€way€men€of€GodÐ z)"% Ðare€supposed€to€build€those€churches€up.€€The€Bible€says€in€òòòòò òIsaiah€28:10„13ó óóóóó:Ð f*#& ÐÌà8  à10€For€precept€òòmust€beóó€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€uponÐ >,à$( Ðline;€here€a€little,€òòandóó€there€a€little:€€11€For€with€stammering€lips€and€another€tongueÐ ^ Ðwill€he€speak€to€this€people.€€€12€To€whom€he€said,€This€òòisóó€the€rest€òòwherewithóó€ye€mayÐ Jì Ðcause€the€weary€to€rest;€and€this€òòisóó€the€refreshing:€yet€they€would€not€hear.€13€But€theÐ 6 Ø Ðword€of€the€LORD€was€unto€them€precept€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€lineÐ " Ä Ðupon€line,€line€upon€line;€here€a€little,€òòandóó€there€a€little;€that€they€might€go,€and€fallÐ  ° Ðbackward,€and€be€broken,€and€snared,€and€taken.€òòò òòòóóó óIsaiah€28:10„13óóÐú œ!! ÐÌSatan€€almost€never€attacks€directly.€€As€in€the€Garden€of€Eden,€Satanððs€prime€objective€was€to€castÐ Ò t Ðdoubt€on€the€word€of€God.€Satan€attacks€the€doctrines€here€a€little€and€there€a€little.€€He€adds€a€littleÐ ¾` Ðleaven€here€and€a€little€leaven€there€until€the€whole€lump€is€leavened.€€Satan€is€very€subtil.€€ChurchÐ ªL  Ðmembers€who€refuse€to€hear€and€receive€sound€doctrine€will€fall€backward€and€be€broken€in€the€snareÐ –8  Ðof€Satanððs€false€doctrine.€€Ð ‚$  ÐI€believe€there€is€another€reason€that€so€many€professing€Christians€are€holding€to€false€doctrines.Ð n  ÐBecause€most€churches€have€rejected€the€truth,€I€believe€that€God€has€also€sent€them€strong€delusionÐ Zü  Ðthat€they€would€and€do€believe€a€lie.Ð Fè  ÐI€have€already€said€that€much€of€the€responsibility€for€the€great€falling€away€in€Americaððs€churchesÐ 2Ô  Ðlies€at€the€feet€of€those€in€the€pulpits.€€Much€of€the€responsibility€for€this€great€falling€away€lies€at€theÐ À Ðfeet€of€the€congregations€also.€Since€pastors,€preachers€and€evangelists€are€called€and€ordained€byÐ  ¬ Ðchurches,€we€as€members€of€those€churches€are€under€an€obligation€to€God€to€make€sure€that€thoseÐ ö˜ Ðthat€occupy€our€pulpits€are€preaching€and€teaching€sound€doctrine.€€God€builds€his€church€upon€soundÐ â„ Ðdoctrine€through€the€teaching€ministry€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€precious€holy€Word€Of€God.€Ð Îp ÐWE€MUST€REST€IN€the€word€of€God.€€€òòòòò òActs€17:11ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðThese€were€more€noble€than€those€inÐ º\ ÐThessalonica,€in€that€they€received€the€word€with€all€readiness€of€mind,€and€searched€the€scripturesÐ ¦H Ðdaily,€whether€those€things€were€soðð.€òòòòò ò2€Timothy€2:15ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€untoÐ ’4 ÐGod,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€be€ashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth.ðð€òòòòò òHebrews€5:12„Ð ~  Ð14ó óóóóó€says:Ð j  ÐÌà8  à12€For€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teach€youÐ B ä Ðagain€which€òòbeóó€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€such€as€haveÐ .!Ð Ðneed€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€13€For€every€one€that€useth€milk€òòisóó€unskilful€inÐ "¼ Ðthe€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€€14€But€strong€meat€belongeth€to€them€thatÐ #¨ Ðare€of€full€age,€òòevenóó€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€senses€exercised€to€discernÐ ò#” Ðboth€good€and€evil.€€€òòHebrews€5:12„14óó€ÐÞ$€ !! ÐÌToday,€our€churches€are€being€murdered€by€congregations€who€make€enemies€of€the€preachers€andÐ ¶&X" Ðteachers€who€tell€them€the€truthòòóó.€The€apostle€Paul€said,€ð ðAm€I€therefore€become€your€enemy,€becauseÐ ¢'D # ÐI€tell€you€the€truth?ðð(òòGalatians€4:16óó).€Ð Ž(0!$ ÐToday,€we€are€living€in€the€most€Biblically€illiterate€time€in€American€church€history.€€That€is€whyÐ z)"% Ðwe€are€unable€to€stand€fast€in€the€faith.€€As€Paul€said€in€òòòòò òEphesians€4:14ó óóóóó:€ð ðThat€we€òòhenceforthóó€be€noÐ f*#& Ðmore€children,€tossed€to€and€fro,€and€carried€about€with€every€wind€of€doctrine,€by€the€sleight€of€men,Ð R+ô#' Ðòòandóó€cunning€craftiness,€whereby€they€lie€in€wait€to€deceiveðð.€€That€is€why€a€lot€of€our€IndependentÐ >,à$( ÐBaptist€churches€sound€like€nurseriesÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Ó.€€We€have€many€church€members€that€should€have€matured€inÐ ^ Ðthe€faith€that€are€still€babes€in€Christ€because€they€simply€will€not€read€and€study€the€Bible.€TheyÐ Jì Ðrefuse€to€receive€sound€doctrine.Ð 6 Ø ÐWe€must€be€very€careful€who€we€allow€in€the€pulpits€of€our€churches.€€We€must€put€men€in€ourÐ " Ä Ðpulpits€who€will€stand€for€the€truth.€€Men€who€will:€ð ðPreach€the€word;€be€instant€in€season,€out€ofÐ  ° Ðseason;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrineðð.€The€religious€sharks,€wolves,Ð ú œ Ðand€roaring€lions€have€gathered€around€the€living€bodies€of€Bible€believing€churches€seeking€whomÐ æ ˆ Ðthey€may€devour.€€And€believe€me€they€are€having€a€feeding€frenzy.€€They€are€literally€devouring€theÐ Ò t ÐLifeððs€Blood€of€Bible€believing€churches.€€They€say:€ð ðWe€donððt€want€any€of€that€bloody€religionðð.€Ð ¾` ÐThey€have€gone€in€the€way€of€Cain.€€Like€Cain,€they€donððt€want€any€of€the€blood€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ªL  ÐChrist€and€they€have€murder€in€the€hearts.€€There€is€a€conspiracy€in€Satanððs€heart€to€replace€BibleÐ –8  Ðbelieving€preachers€with€false€prophets.€€òòòòò òEzekiel€22:23„32ó óóóóó€says:€à8 @Î àÐ ‚$  ÐÌà8  àòò23óó€And€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò24óó€Son€of€man,€say€unto€her,Ð Zü  ÐThou€òòartóó€the€land€that€is€not€cleansed,€nor€rained€upon€in€the€day€of€indignation.€òò25óóÐ Fè  ÐòòThere€isóó€a€conspiracy€of€her€prophets€in€the€midst€thereof,€like€a€roaring€lion€raveningÐ 2Ô  Ðthe€prey;€they€have€devoured€souls;€they€have€taken€the€treasure€and€precious€things;Ð À Ðthey€have€made€her€many€widows€in€the€midst€thereof.€òò26óó€Her€priests€have€violated€myÐ  ¬ Ðlaw,€and€have€profaned€mine€holy€things:€they€have€put€no€difference€between€theÐ ö˜ Ðholy€and€profane,€neither€have€they€shewed€òòdifferenceóó€between€the€unclean€and€theÐ â„ Ðclean,€and€have€hid€their€eyes€from€my€sabbaths,€and€I€am€profaned€among€them.€òò27óóÐ Îp ÐHer€princes€in€the€midst€thereof€òòareóó€like€wolves€ravening€the€prey,€to€shed€blood,€òòandóóÐ º\ Ðto€destroy€souls,€to€get€dishonest€gain.€òò28óó€And€her€prophets€have€daubed€them€withÐ ¦H Ðuntempered€òòmorteróó,€seeing€vanity,€and€divining€lies€unto€them,€saying,€Thus€saith€theÐ ’4 ÐLord€GOD,€when€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken.€òò29óó€The€people€of€the€land€have€usedÐ ~  Ðoppression,€and€exercised€robbery,€and€have€vexed€the€poor€and€needy:€yea,€they€haveÐ j  Ðoppressed€the€stranger€wrongfully.€òò30óó€And€I€sought€for€a€man€among€them,€that€shouldÐ Vø Ðmake€up€the€hedge,€and€stand€in€the€gap€before€me€for€the€land,€that€I€should€notÐ B ä Ðdestroy€it:€but€I€found€none.€òò31óó€Therefore€have€I€poured€out€mine€indignation€uponÐ .!Ð Ðthem;€I€have€consumed€them€with€the€fire€of€my€wrath:€their€own€way€have€IÐ "¼ Ðrecompensed€upon€their€heads,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òòEzekiel€22:23„32Ð#¨!! ÐóóÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓWe€are€living€in€a€time€when€people€just€will€not€hear€the€word€of€God.€2€Timothy€chapter€4€has€itsÐ Þ$€  Ðparallel€in€the€Old€Testament€prophet€Isaiah.€€€òòòòò òIsaiah€30:9„11ó óóóóó€says:Ð Ê%l! ÐÌà8  à9€That€this€òòisóó€a€rebellious€people,€lying€children,€children€òòthatóó€will€not€hear€the€law€ofÐ ¢'D # Ðthe€LORD:€10€Which€say€to€the€seers,€See€not;€and€to€the€prophets,€Prophesy€not€untoÐ Ž(0!$ Ðus€right€things,€speak€unto€us€smooth€things,€prophesy€deceits:€11€Get€you€out€of€theÐ z)"% Ðway,€turn€aside€out€of€the€path,€cause€the€Holy€One€of€Israel€to€cease€from€before€us.Ð f*#& ÐòòIsaiah€30:9„11óó€ÐR+ô#'!! ÐÐ >,à$( ÐThe€prophet€Amos€also€said€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òAmos€8:11„12ó óóóóó:Ð ^ ÐÌà8  à11€Behold,€the€days€come,€saith€the€Lord€GOD,€that€I€will€send€a€famine€in€the€land,Ð 6 Ø Ðnot€a€famine€of€bread,€nor€a€thirst€for€water,€but€of€hearing€the€words€of€the€LORD:Ð " Ä Ð12€And€they€shall€wander€from€sea€to€sea,€and€from€the€north€even€to€the€east,€theyÐ  ° Ðshall€run€to€and€fro€to€seek€the€word€of€the€LORD,€and€shall€not€find€òòitóó.€òòAmos€8:11„12óóÐú œ!! ÐÌà@ññ$àò òÔ4‚›Ý ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6`—ÔÝ‚eÍOt—ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1¢—Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí)L#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔˆÐ Ò t ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@*àò òˆÌó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí>˜#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌÐ >,à$( ÐÓzÐÓò òÔ% ‡b ÔÓ  ÓGODððS€REBUKE€OF€AND€WARNINGS€TO€WICKED€Ð ^ ÐPASTORS€AND€FALSE€PROPHETSÔ%†b™Ôó óÐ Jì ÐÓ#™ÓÓÓÌJeremiah€chapter€23€is€a€rebuke€to€wicked€pastors€and€false€prophets.€Todayððs€false€prophets€wouldÐ " Ä Ðdo€well€to€heed€the€lessons€of€this€chapter.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òJeremiah€23ó óóóóó€says:à8 @ àÐ  ° ÐÌà8  àòò1óó€Woe€be€unto€the€pastors€that€destroy€and€scatter€the€sheep€of€my€pasture!€saith€theÐ æ ˆ ÐLORD.€òò2óó€Therefore€thus€saith€the€LORD€God€of€Israel€against€the€pastors€that€feed€myÐ Ò t Ðpeople;€Ye€have€scattered€my€flock,€and€driven€them€away,€and€have€not€visited€them:Ð ¾` Ðbehold,€I€will€visit€upon€you€the€evil€of€your€doings,€saith€the€LORD.€òò3óó€And€I€willÐ ªL  Ðgather€the€remnant€of€my€flock€out€of€all€countries€whither€I€have€driven€them,€andÐ –8  Ðwill€bring€them€again€to€their€folds;€and€they€shall€be€fruitful€and€increase.€òò4óó€And€I€willÐ ‚$  Ðset€up€shepherds€over€them€which€shall€feed€them:€and€they€shall€fear€no€more,€norÐ n  Ðbe€dismayed,€neither€shall€they€be€lacking,€saith€the€LORD.€òò5óó€Behold,€the€days€come,Ð Zü  Ðsaith€the€LORD,€that€I€will€raise€unto€David€a€righteous€Branch,€and€a€King€shall€reignÐ Fè  Ðand€prosper,€and€shall€execute€judgment€and€justice€in€the€earth.€òò6óó€In€his€days€JudahÐ 2Ô  Ðshall€be€saved,€and€Israel€shall€dwell€safely:€and€this€òòisóó€his€name€whereby€he€shall€beÐ À Ðcalled,€THE€LORD€OUR€RIGHTEOUSNESS.€òò7óó€Therefore,€behold,€the€days€come,Ð  ¬ Ðsaith€the€LORD,€that€they€shall€no€more€say,€The€LORD€liveth,€which€brought€up€theÐ ö˜ Ðchildren€of€Israel€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt;€òò8óó€But,€The€LORD€liveth,€which€brought€upÐ â„ Ðand€which€led€the€seed€of€the€house€of€Israel€out€of€the€north€country,€and€from€allÐ Îp Ðcountries€whither€I€had€driven€them;€and€they€shall€dwell€in€their€own€land.€Ðº\!! Ðà8  àòò9óó€Mine€heart€within€me€is€broken€because€of€the€prophets;€all€my€bones€shake;€I€amÐ ¦H Ðlike€a€drunken€man,€and€like€a€man€whom€wine€hath€overcome,€because€of€the€LORD,Ð ’4 Ðand€because€of€the€words€of€his€holiness.€òò10óó€For€the€land€is€full€of€adulterers;€forÐ ~  Ðbecause€of€swearing€the€land€mourneth;€the€pleasant€places€of€the€wilderness€are€driedÐ j  Ðup,€and€their€course€is€evil,€and€their€force€òòisóó€not€right.€òò11óó€For€both€prophet€and€priestÐ Vø Ðare€profane;€yea,€in€my€house€have€I€found€their€wickedness,€saith€the€LORD.€òò12óóÐ B ä ÐWherefore€their€way€shall€be€unto€them€as€slippery€òòwaysóó€in€the€darkness:€they€shallÐ .!Ð Ðbe€driven€on,€and€fall€therein:€for€I€will€bring€evil€upon€them,€òòevenóó€the€year€of€theirÐ "¼ Ðvisitation,€saith€the€LORD.€òò13óó€And€I€have€seen€folly€in€the€prophets€of€Samaria;€theyÐ #¨ Ðprophesied€in€Baal,€and€caused€my€people€Israel€to€err.€òò14óó€I€have€seen€also€in€theÐ ò#” Ðprophets€of€Jerusalem€an€horrible€thing:€they€commit€adultery,€and€walk€in€lies:€theyÐ Þ$€  Ðstrengthen€also€the€hands€of€evildoers,€that€none€doth€return€from€his€wickedness:€theyÐ Ê%l! Ðare€all€of€them€unto€me€as€Sodom,€and€the€inhabitants€thereof€as€Gomorrah.€òò15óóÐ ¶&X" ÐTherefore€thus€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts€concerning€the€prophets;€Behold,€I€will€feedÐ ¢'D # Ðthem€with€wormwood,€and€make€them€drink€the€water€of€gall:€for€from€the€prophetsÐ Ž(0!$ Ðof€Jerusalem€is€profaneness€gone€forth€into€all€the€land.€òò16óó€Thus€saith€the€LORD€ofÐ z)"% Ðhosts,€Hearken€not€unto€the€words€of€the€prophets€that€prophesy€unto€you:€they€makeÐ f*#& Ðyou€vain:€they€speak€a€vision€of€their€own€heart,€òòandóó€not€out€of€the€mouth€of€theÐ R+ô#' ÐLORD.€òò17óó€They€say€still€unto€them€that€despise€me,€The€LORD€hath€said,€Ye€shallÐ >,à$( Ðhave€peace;€and€they€say€unto€every€one€that€walketh€after€the€imagination€of€his€ownÐ ^ Ðheart,€No€evil€shall€come€upon€you.€òò18óó€For€who€hath€stood€in€the€counsel€of€the€LORD,Ð Jì Ðand€hath€perceived€and€heard€his€word?€who€hath€marked€his€word,€and€heard€òòitóó?€òò19óóÐ 6 Ø ÐBehold,€a€whirlwind€of€the€LORD€is€gone€forth€in€fury,€even€a€grievous€whirlwind:Ð " Ä Ðit€shall€fall€grievously€upon€the€head€of€the€wicked.€òò20óó€The€anger€of€the€LORD€shallÐ  ° Ðnot€return,€until€he€have€executed,€and€till€he€have€performed€the€thoughts€of€his€heart:Ð ú œ Ðin€the€latter€days€ye€shall€consider€it€perfectly.€òò21óó€I€have€not€sent€these€prophets,€yetÐ æ ˆ Ðthey€ran:€I€have€not€spoken€to€them,€yet€they€prophesied.€òò22óó€But€if€they€had€stood€in€myÐ Ò t Ðcounsel,€and€had€caused€my€people€to€hear€my€words,€then€they€should€have€turnedÐ ¾` Ðthem€from€their€evil€way,€and€from€the€evil€of€their€doings.€òò23óó€òòAmóó€I€a€God€at€hand,Ð ªL  Ðsaith€the€LORD,€and€not€a€God€afar€off?€òò24óó€Can€any€hide€himself€in€secret€places€thatÐ –8  ÐI€shall€not€see€him?€saith€the€LORD.€Do€not€I€fill€heaven€and€earth?€saith€the€LORD.Ð ‚$  Ðòò25óó€I€have€heard€what€the€prophets€said,€that€prophesy€lies€in€my€name,€saying,€I€haveÐ n  Ðdreamed,€I€have€dreamed.€òò26óó€How€long€shall€òòthisóó€be€in€the€heart€of€the€prophets€thatÐ Zü  Ðprophesy€lies?€yea,€òòthey€areóó€prophets€of€the€deceit€of€their€own€heart;€òò27óó€Which€thinkÐ Fè  Ðto€cause€my€people€to€forget€my€name€by€their€dreams€which€they€tell€every€man€toÐ 2Ô  Ðhis€neighbour,€as€their€fathers€have€forgotten€my€name€for€Baal.€òò28óó€The€prophet€thatÐ À Ðhath€a€dream,€let€him€tell€a€dream;€and€he€that€hath€my€word,€let€him€speak€my€wordÐ  ¬ Ðfaithfully.€What€òòisóó€the€chaff€to€the€wheat?€saith€the€LORD.€òò29óó€òòIsóó€not€my€word€like€asÐ ö˜ Ða€fire?€saith€the€LORD;€and€like€a€hammer€òòthatóó€breaketh€the€rock€in€pieces?€òò30óóÐ â„ ÐTherefore,€behold,€I€òòamóó€against€the€prophets,€saith€the€LORD,€that€steal€my€wordsÐ Îp Ðevery€one€from€his€neighbour.€òò31óó€Behold,€I€òòamóó€against€the€prophets,€saith€the€LORD,Ð º\ Ðthat€use€their€tongues,€and€say,€He€saith.€òò32óó€Behold,€I€òòamóó€against€them€that€prophesyÐ ¦H Ðfalse€dreams,€saith€the€LORD,€and€do€tell€them,€and€cause€my€people€to€err€by€theirÐ ’4 Ðlies,€and€by€their€lightness;€yet€I€sent€them€not,€nor€commanded€them:€therefore€theyÐ ~  Ðshall€not€profit€this€people€at€all,€saith€the€LORD.€Ðj !! Ðà8  àòò33óó€And€when€this€people,€or€the€prophet,€or€a€priest,€shall€ask€thee,€saying,€What€òòisóó€theÐ Vø Ðburden€of€the€LORD?€thou€shalt€then€say€unto€them,€What€burden?€I€will€even€forsakeÐ B ä Ðyou,€saith€the€LORD.€òò34óó€And€òòas€foróó€the€prophet,€and€the€priest,€and€the€people,€thatÐ .!Ð Ðshall€say,€The€burden€of€the€LORD,€I€will€even€punish€that€man€and€his€house.€òò35óó€ThusÐ "¼ Ðshall€ye€say€every€one€to€his€neighbour,€and€every€one€to€his€brother,€What€hath€theÐ #¨ ÐLORD€answered?€and,€What€hath€the€LORD€spoken?€òò36óó€And€the€burden€of€the€LORDÐ ò#” Ðshall€ye€mention€no€more:€for€every€manððs€word€shall€be€his€burden;€for€ye€haveÐ Þ$€  Ðperverted€the€words€of€the€living€God,€of€the€LORD€of€hosts€our€God.€òò37óó€Thus€shaltÐ Ê%l! Ðthou€say€to€the€prophet,€What€hath€the€LORD€answered€thee?€and,€What€hath€theÐ ¶&X" ÐLORD€spoken?€òò38óó€But€since€ye€say,€The€burden€of€the€LORD;€therefore€thus€saith€theÐ ¢'D # ÐLORD;€Because€ye€say€this€word,€The€burden€of€the€LORD,€and€I€have€sent€unto€you,Ð Ž(0!$ Ðsaying,€Ye€shall€not€say,€The€burden€of€the€LORD;€òò39óó€Therefore,€behold,€I,€even€I,€willÐ z)"% Ðutterly€forget€you,€and€I€will€forsake€you,€and€the€city€that€I€gave€you€and€your€fathers,Ð f*#& Ðòòand€cast€youóó€out€of€my€presence:€òò40óó€And€I€will€bring€an€everlasting€reproach€upon€you,Ð R+ô#' Ðand€a€perpetual€shame,€which€shall€not€be€forgotten.€òòJeremiah€23:1„40óóÐ>,à$(!! ЇÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òEzekiel€13:2„9ó óóóóó€says:Ð ^ ÐÌà8  à2€Son€of€man,€prophesy€against€the€prophets€of€Israel€that€prophesy,€and€say€thou€untoÐ 6 Ø Ðthem€that€prophesy€out€of€their€own€hearts,€Hear€ye€the€word€of€the€LORD;€€3€ThusÐ " Ä Ðsaith€the€Lord€GOD;€Woe€unto€the€foolish€prophets,€that€follow€their€own€spirit,€andÐ  ° Ðhave€seen€nothing!€€€4€O€Israel,€thy€prophets€are€like€the€foxes€in€the€deserts.€5€YeÐ ú œ Ðhave€not€gone€up€into€the€gaps,€neither€made€up€the€hedge€for€the€house€of€Israel€toÐ æ ˆ Ðstand€in€the€battle€in€the€day€of€the€LORD.€€€6€They€have€seen€vanity€and€lyingÐ Ò t Ðdivination,€saying,€The€LORD€saith:€and€the€LORD€hath€not€sent€them:€and€they€haveÐ ¾` Ðmade€òòothersóó€to€hope€that€they€would€confirm€the€word.€7€Have€ye€not€seen€a€vainÐ ªL  Ðvision,€and€have€ye€not€spoken€a€lying€divination,€whereas€ye€say,€The€LORD€saithÐ –8  Ðòòitóó;€albeit€I€have€not€spoken?€8€Therefore€thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Because€ye€haveÐ ‚$  Ðspoken€vanity,€and€seen€lies,€therefore,€behold,€I€òòamóó€against€you,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.Ð n  Ð9€And€mine€hand€shall€be€upon€the€prophets€that€see€vanity,€and€that€divine€lies:€theyÐ Zü  Ðshall€not€be€in€the€assembly€of€my€people,€neither€shall€they€be€written€in€the€writingÐ Fè  Ðof€the€house€of€Israel,€neither€shall€they€enter€into€the€land€of€Israel;€and€ye€shall€knowÐ 2Ô  Ðthat€I€òòamóó€the€Lord€GOD.€€òòEzekiel€13:2„9óóÐÀ!! ÐÌWe€are€warned€time€and€again€of€false€prophets.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òMatthew€7:15„16ó óóóóó:Ð ö˜ ÐÌà8  à15€Beware€of€false€prophets,€which€come€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardly€theyÐ Îp Ðare€ravening€wolves.€16€Ye€shall€know€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gather€grapes€ofÐ º\ Ðthorns,€or€figs€of€thistles?€òòMatthew€7:15„16óóЦH!! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓAnd€in€òòòòò òMatthew€24:24ó óóóóó:€Ð ~  ÐÌà8  à24€For€there€shall€arise€false€Christs,€and€false€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signsÐ Vø Ðand€wonders;€insomuch€that,€if€òòit€wereóó€possible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.Ð B ä ÐòòMatthew€24:24óóÐ.!Ð!! ÐÌNotice€that€signs€and€wonders€are€associated€with€the€false€prophets€in€the€end€times.€€The€apostateÐ #¨ ÐAmerican€church€has€much€emphasis€on€signs€and€wonders€in€the€Charismatic€movement€that€hasÐ ò#” Ðcrossed€all€denominational€lines.€€It€is€a€mark€that€identifies€the€fulfillment€of€end€times€BibleÐ Þ$€  Ðprophecy.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò ò2€Thessalonians€2:9ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðòòEven€himóó,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€withÐ Ê%l! Ðall€power€and€signs€and€lying€wondersðð.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òRevelation€13:13„14ó óóóóó€says:€Ð ¶&X" ÐÌà8  à13€And€he€doeth€great€wonders,€so€that€he€maketh€fire€come€down€from€heaven€on€theÐ Ž(0!$ Ðearth€in€the€sight€of€men,€14€And€deceiveth€them€that€dwell€on€the€earth€by€òòthe€meansÐ z)"% Ðofóó€those€miracles€which€he€had€power€to€do€in€the€sight€of€the€beast;€saying€to€themÐ f*#& Ðthat€dwell€on€the€earth,€that€they€should€make€an€image€to€the€beast,€which€had€theÐ R+ô#' Ðwound€by€a€sword,€and€did€live.€€òòò òòòóóó óRevelation€13:13„14óóÐ>,à$(!! ЇPaul€said€in€òòòòò òActs€20:29„30ó óóóóó:Ð ^ ÐÌà8  à29€For€I€know€this,€that€after€my€departing€shall€grievous€wolves€enter€in€among€you,Ð 6 Ø Ðnot€sparing€the€flock.€30€Also€of€your€own€selves€shall€men€arise,€speaking€perverseÐ " Ä Ðthings,€to€draw€away€disciples€after€them.€òòò òòòóóó óActs€20:29„30óóÐ °!! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò ò2€Corinthians€11:13„15ó óóóóó€says:€Ð æ ˆ ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à13€For€such€òòareóó€false€apostles,€deceitful€workers,€transforming€themselves€into€theÐ ¾` Ðapostles€of€Christ.€14€And€no€marvel;€for€Satan€himself€is€transformed€into€an€angelÐ ªL  Ðof€light.€15€Therefore€òòit€isóó€no€great€thing€if€his€ministers€also€be€transformed€as€theÐ –8  Ðministers€of€righteousness;€whose€end€shall€be€according€to€their€works.€òò2€CorinthiansÐ ‚$  Ð11:13„15óóÐn !! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò ò1€John€4:1„3ó óóóóó€says:Ð Fè  ÐÌà8  àBeloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€try€the€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:€becauseÐ À Ðmany€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€world.€2€Hereby€know€ye€the€Spirit€of€God:Ð  ¬ ÐEvery€spirit€that€confesseth€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€of€God:€3€AndÐ ö˜ Ðevery€spirit€that€confesseth€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€not€of€God:€andÐ â„ Ðthis€is€that€òòspiritóó€of€antichrist,€whereof€ye€have€heard€that€it€should€come;€and€evenÐ Îp Ðnow€already€is€it€in€the€world.€òò1€John€4:1„3óóк\!! Ѐ€Ð ¦H Ðòòòòò ò2€Peter€2:1„2ó óóóóó€says:Ð ’4 ÐÌà8  àBut€there€were€false€prophets€also€among€the€people,€even€as€there€shall€be€falseÐ j  Ðteachers€among€you,€who€privily€shall€bring€in€damnable€heresies,€even€denying€theÐ Vø ÐLord€that€bought€them,€and€bring€upon€themselves€swift€destruction.€2€And€many€shallÐ B ä Ðfollow€their€pernicious€ways;€by€reason€of€whom€the€way€of€truth€shall€be€evil€spokenÐ .!Ð Ðof.€€òò2€Peter€2:1„2óóÐ"¼!! ÐÌIf€there€ever€was€a€day€when€the€church€is€evil€spoken€of,€it€is€today.€Because€of€false€prophets€andÐ ò#” ÐChristians€who€will€not€live€holy€lives,€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€profaned€among€theÐ Þ$€  Ðheathen.€Many€will€not€take€a€stand€for€Biblical€separation€from€false€prophets€and€false€doctrineÐ Ê%l! Ðbecause€they€are€afraid€of€being€accused€of€being€unloving,€of€being€judgmental,€of€being€legalistic,Ð ¶&X" Ðor€of€being€a€Pharisee.€€Many€are€afraid€of€contention,€but€you€must€contend€for€the€faith€whether€youÐ ¢'D # Ðwant€to€or€not.€€It€is€a€Bible€commandment.€€Our€Bible€says€in€òòòòò òJude€3ó óóóóó:€Ð Ž(0!$ ÐÌà8  àBeloved,€when€I€gave€all€diligence€to€write€unto€you€of€the€common€salvation,€it€wasÐ f*#& Ðneedful€for€me€to€write€unto€you,€and€exhort€òòyouóó€that€ye€should€earnestly€contend€forÐ R+ô#' Ðthe€faith€which€was€once€delivered€unto€the€saints.€€€òòJude€3óóÐ>,à$(!! ЇNot€only€must€we€contend€for€the€faith,€but€we€must€also€realize€that€there€is€a€call€that€goes€forthÐ ^ Ðunto€to€Godððs€people€to€be€separate.€€Separation€is€for€our€protection€and€for€the€protection€of€theÐ Jì Ðchurch.€€òòòòò ò2€Corinthians€6:14„7:1ó óóóóó€says:Ð 6 Ø Ðà8  àÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÐ !! Ðà8  à14€Be€ye€not€unequally€yoked€together€with€unbelievers:€for€what€fellowship€hathÐ  ° Ðrighteousness€with€unrighteousness?€and€what€communion€hath€light€with€darkness?Ð ú œ Ð15€And€what€concord€hath€Christ€with€Belial?€or€what€part€hath€he€that€believeth€withÐ æ ˆ Ðan€infidel?€16€And€what€agreement€hath€the€temple€of€God€with€idols?€for€ye€are€theÐ Ò t Ðtemple€of€the€living€God;€as€God€hath€said,€€I€will€dwell€in€them,€and€walk€in€òòthemóó;Ð ¾` Ðand€I€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€my€people.€17€Wherefore€come€out€fromÐ ªL  Ðamong€them,€and€be€ye€separate,€saith€the€Lord,€and€touch€not€the€unclean€òòthingóó;€andÐ –8  ÐI€will€receive€you,€18€And€will€be€a€Father€unto€you,€and€ye€shall€be€my€sons€andÐ ‚$  Ðdaughters,€saith€the€Lord€Almighty.€€7:1€Having€therefore€these€promises,€dearlyÐ n  Ðbeloved,€let€us€cleanse€ourselves€from€all€filthiness€of€the€flesh€and€spirit,€perfectingÐ Zü  Ðholiness€in€the€fear€of€God.€òò2€Corinthians€6:14„7:1óóÐFè !! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òEphesians€5:11ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðAnd€have€no€fellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€ratherÐ À Ðreprove€òòthemóóðð.€Ð  ¬ ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òRomans€16:17„19ó óóóóó€says:Ð â„ ÐÌà8  à17€Now€I€beseech€you,€brethren,€mark€them€which€cause€divisions€and€offencesÐ º\ Ðcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learned;€and€avoid€them.€18€For€they€that€areÐ ¦H Ðsuch€serve€not€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€but€their€own€belly;€and€by€good€words€and€fairÐ ’4 Ðspeeches€deceive€the€hearts€of€the€simple.€19€For€your€obedience€is€come€abroad€untoÐ ~  Ðall€òòmenóó.€I€am€glad€therefore€on€your€behalf:€but€yet€I€would€have€you€wise€unto€thatÐ j  Ðwhich€is€good,€and€simple€concerning€evil.€€òòRomans€16:17„19óóÐVø!! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òPhilippians€3:17„19ó óóóóó€says:Ð .!Ð ÐÌà8  à17€Brethren,€be€followers€together€of€me,€and€mark€them€which€walk€so€as€ye€haveÐ #¨ Ðus€for€an€ensample.€18€(For€many€walk,€of€whom€I€have€told€you€often,€and€now€tellÐ ò#” Ðyou€even€weeping,€òòthat€they€areóó€the€enemies€of€the€cross€of€Christ:€19€Whose€end€òòisóóÐ Þ$€  Ðdestruction,€whose€God€òòis€theiróó€belly,€and€òòwhoseóó€glory€òòisóó€in€their€shame,€who€mindÐ Ê%l! Ðearthly€things.)€€òòPhilippians€3:17„19óóж&X"!! ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòòòòò òRevelation€18:4ó óóóóó€says:€ð ðAnd€I€heard€another€voice€from€heaven,€saying,€Come€out€of€her,€my€people,Ð Ž(0!$ Ðthat€ye€be€not€partakers€of€her€sins,€and€that€ye€receive€not€of€her€plaguesðð.€Ð z)"% ÐWhat€is€the€price€to€be€paid€if€we€will€not€be€separated€from€false€doctrine,€worldly€lusts,€and€falseÐ f*#& Ðprophets?€€òòòòò òJeremiah€6:10„19ó óóóóó€says:à8 h àÐR+ô#'h»h» ÐÐ >,à$( Ðà8  àòòò ò10óó€To€whom€shall€I€speak,€and€give€warning,€that€they€may€hear?€behold,€theirÐ ^ Ðear€òòisóó€uncircumcised,€and€they€cannot€hearken:€behold,€the€word€of€the€LORDÐ Jì Ðis€unto€them€a€reproach;€they€have€no€delight€in€it.€ó óòò11óó€Therefore€I€am€full€of€the€furyÐ 6 Ø Ðof€the€LORD;€I€am€weary€with€holding€in:€I€will€pour€it€out€upon€the€children€abroad,Ð & È Ðand€upon€the€assembly€of€young€men€together:€for€even€the€husband€with€the€wifeÐ  ´ Ðshall€be€taken,€the€aged€with€òòhim€that€isóó€full€of€days.€òò12óó€And€their€houses€shall€beÐ þ   Ðturned€unto€others,€òòwith€theiróó€fields€and€wives€together:€for€I€will€stretch€out€my€handÐ ê Œ Ðupon€the€inhabitants€of€the€land,€saith€the€LORD.€òò13óó€For€from€the€least€of€them€evenÐ Ö x Ðunto€the€greatest€of€them€every€one€òòisóó€given€to€covetousness;€and€from€the€prophetÐ Âd Ðeven€unto€the€priest€every€one€dealeth€falsely.€òò14óó€They€have€healed€also€the€hurt€òòof€theÐ ®P  Ðdaughteróó€of€my€people€slightly,€saying,€Peace,€peace;€when€òòthere€isóó€no€peace.€òòò ò15óó€WereÐ š<  Ðthey€ashamed€when€they€had€committed€abomination?€nay,€they€were€not€at€allÐ Š,  Ðashamed,€neither€could€they€blush:€therefore€they€shall€fall€among€them€that€fall:Ð v  Ðat€the€time€òòthatóó€I€visit€them€they€shall€be€cast€down,€saith€the€LORD.€ó óòò16óó€Thus€saithÐ b  Ðthe€LORD,€Stand€ye€in€the€ways,€and€see,€and€ask€for€the€old€paths,€where€òòisóó€the€goodÐ Rô  Ðway,€and€walk€therein,€and€ye€shall€find€rest€for€your€souls.€But€they€said,€We€will€notÐ >à  Ðwalk€òòthereinóó.€òò17óó€Also€I€set€watchmen€over€you,€òòsayingóó,€Hearken€to€the€sound€of€theÐ *Ì Ðtrumpet.€But€they€said,€We€will€not€hearken.€òò18óó€Therefore€hear,€ye€nations,€and€know,Ð ¸ ÐO€congregation,€what€òòisóó€among€them.€òò19óó€Hear,€O€earth:€behold,€I€will€bring€evil€uponÐ ¤ Ðthis€people,€òòevenóó€the€fruit€of€their€thoughts,€because€they€have€not€hearkened€unto€myÐ î� Ðwords,€nor€to€my€law,€but€rejected€it.€òòJeremiah€6:10„19óóÐÚ|!! ÐÌAgain€Jeremiah€the€prophet€said€in€òòòòò òJeremiah€8:4„13ó óóóóó:Ð ²T ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÌà8  àòò4óó€Moreover€thou€shalt€say€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€LORD;€Shall€they€fall,€and€notÐ Š, Ðarise?€shall€he€turn€away,€and€not€return?€òò5óó€Why€òòthenóó€is€this€people€of€JerusalemÐ v Ðslidden€back€by€a€perpetual€backsliding?€they€hold€fast€deceit,€they€refuse€to€return.Ð b Ðòò6óó€I€hearkened€and€heard,€òòbutóó€they€spake€not€aright:€no€man€repented€him€of€hisÐ N ð Ðwickedness,€saying,€What€have€I€done?€every€one€turned€to€his€course,€as€the€horseÐ :!Ü Ðrusheth€into€the€battle.€òò7óó€Yea,€the€stork€in€the€heaven€knoweth€her€appointed€times;€andÐ &"È Ðthe€turtle€and€the€crane€and€the€swallow€observe€the€time€of€their€coming;€but€myÐ #´ Ðpeople€know€not€the€judgment€of€the€LORD.€òò8óó€How€do€ye€say,€We€òòareóó€wise,€and€theÐ þ#  Ðlaw€of€the€LORD€òòisóó€with€us?€Lo,€certainly€in€vain€made€he€òòitóó;€the€pen€of€the€scribesÐ ê$Œ  Ðòòisóó€in€vain.€òò9óó€The€wise€òòmenóó€are€ashamed,€they€are€dismayed€and€taken:€lo,€they€haveÐ Ö%x! Ðrejected€the€word€of€the€LORD;€and€what€wisdom€òòisóó€in€them?€òò10óó€Therefore€will€I€giveÐ Â&d" Ðtheir€wives€unto€others,€òòandóó€their€fields€to€them€that€shall€inherit€òòthemóó:€for€every€oneÐ ®'P # Ðfrom€the€least€even€unto€the€greatest€is€given€to€covetousness,€from€the€prophet€evenÐ š(,à$( ÐÓÁ™Óò òÔ% ‡‡ ÔÓ  ÓGODððS€COMMANDS€TO€THE€PREACHERS€AND€TEACHERS€WHO€WOULDÐ ^ ÐCOMPROMISE€BECAUSE€OF€THEIR€FEAR€OF€THEIR€LISTENERSÔ%†‡iÔó óÐ Jì ÐÓvÓÓeÓÌMost€preachers€today€are€scared€to€death€of€their€congregations.€Any€preacher€that€claims€he€has€beenÐ " Ä Ðcalled€to€preach€would€do€well€to€heed€the€instructions€of€God€to€the€prophets€Jeremiah€and€EzekielÐ  ° Ðand€to€Pastor€Timothy.€Turn€in€your€Bible€to€Jeremiah€chapter€1€where€we€read:Ð ú œ ÐÌà8  àòòò òó óóóòò6€óóThen€said€I,€Ah,€Lord€GOD!€behold,€I€cannot€speak:€for€I€am€a€child.€òò7€óóBut€the€LORDÐ Ò t Ðsaid€unto€me,€Say€not,€I€am€a€child:€for€thou€shalt€go€to€all€that€I€shall€send€thee,€andÐ ¾` Ðwhatsoever€I€command€thee€thou€shalt€speak.€òò8€óóBe€not€afraid€of€their€faces:€for€I€amÐ ªL  Ðwith€thee€to€deliver€thee,€saith€the€LORD.€òò9€óóThen€the€LORD€put€forth€his€hand,€andÐ –8  Ðtouched€my€mouth.€And€the€LORD€said€unto€me,€Behold,€I€have€put€my€words€in€thyÐ ‚$  Ðmouth.€òò10€óóSee,€I€have€this€day€set€thee€over€the€nations€and€over€the€kingdoms,€to€rootÐ n  Ðout,€and€to€pull€down,€and€to€destroy,€and€to€throw€down,€to€build,€and€to€plant.Ð Zü  ÐòòJeremiah€1:6„10óóÐFè !! Ðà8  àÐ !! Ðà8  àòòò òó óóóòò17€óóThou€therefore€gird€up€thy€loins,€and€arise,€and€speak€unto€them€all€that€I€commandÐ À Ðthee:€be€not€dismayed€at€their€faces,€lest€I€confound€thee€before€them.€òò18€óóFor,€behold,Ð  ¬ ÐI€have€made€thee€this€day€a€defenced€city,€and€an€iron€pillar,€and€brasen€walls€againstÐ ö˜ Ðthe€whole€land,€against€the€kings€of€Judah,€against€the€princes€thereof,€against€theÐ â„ Ðpriests€thereof,€and€against€the€people€of€the€land.€òò19€óóAnd€they€shall€fight€against€thee;Ð Îp Ðbut€they€shall€not€prevail€against€thee;€for€I€am€with€thee,€saith€the€LORD,€to€deliverÐ º\ Ðthee.€òòJeremiah€1:17„19óóЦH!! ÐÌNow€turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Ezekiel€chapter€3€where€it€states:Ð ~  ÐÌà8  àòòò òó óóóòò1€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€eat€that€thou€findest;€eat€this€roll,€and€goÐ Vø Ðspeak€unto€the€house€of€Israel.€òò2€óóSo€I€opened€my€mouth,€and€he€caused€me€to€eat€thatÐ B ä Ðroll.€òò3€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€cause€thy€belly€to€eat,€and€fill€thy€bowels€withÐ .!Ð Ðthis€roll€that€I€give€thee.€Then€did€I€eat€it;€and€it€was€in€my€mouth€as€honey€forÐ "¼ Ðsweetness.€òò4€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€go,€get€thee€unto€the€house€of€Israel,Ð #¨ Ðand€speak€with€my€words€unto€them.€òò5€óóFor€thou€art€not€sent€to€a€people€of€a€strangeÐ ò#” Ðspeech€and€of€an€hard€language,€but€to€the€house€of€Israel;€òò6€óóNot€to€many€people€of€aÐ Þ$€  Ðstrange€speech€and€of€an€hard€language,€whose€words€thou€canst€not€understand.Ð Ê%l! ÐSurely,€had€I€sent€thee€to€them,€they€would€have€hearkened€unto€thee.€òò7€óóBut€the€houseÐ ¶&X" Ðof€Israel€will€not€hearken€unto€thee;€for€they€will€not€hearken€unto€me:€for€all€theÐ ¢'D # Ðhouse€of€Israel€are€impudent€and€hardhearted.€òò8€óóBehold,€I€have€made€thy€face€strongÐ Ž(0!$ Ðagainst€their€faces,€and€thy€forehead€strong€against€their€foreheads.€òò9€óóAs€an€adamantÐ z)"% Ðharder€than€flint€have€I€made€thy€forehead:€fear€them€not,€neither€be€dismayed€at€theirÐ f*#& Ðlooks,€though€they€be€a€rebellious€house.€òò10€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€allÐ R+ô#' Ðmy€words€that€I€shall€speak€unto€thee€receive€in€thine€heart,€and€hear€with€thine€ears.Ð >,à$( Ðòò11€óóAnd€go,€get€thee€to€them€of€the€captivity,€unto€the€children€of€thy€people,€and€speakÐ ^ Ðunto€them,€and€tell€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€whether€they€will€hear,€orÐ Jì Ðwhether€they€will€forbear.€òò12€óóThen€the€spirit€took€me€up,€and€I€heard€behind€me€a€voiceÐ 6 Ø Ðof€a€great€rushing,€saying,€Blessed€be€the€glory€of€the€LORD€from€his€place.€òòEzekielÐ " Ä Ð3:1„12óóÐ °!! ÐÌThe€Holy€Ghost€stated€the€following€in€òòò ò2€Timothy€2:1„4ó óóó€and€òòò ò2€Timothy€4:1„5ó óóó:Ð æ ˆ Ðòòò òó óóóòòóóòòóóÔ#†XíXX(Xíì#ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Thou€therefore,€my€son,€be€strong€in€the€grace€that€is€in€Christ€Jesus.€òò2óó€And€the€thingsÐ ¾` Ðthat€thou€hast€heard€of€me€among€many€witnesses,€the€same€commit€thou€to€faithfulÐ ªL  Ðmen,€who€shall€be€able€to€teach€others€also.€òò3óó€Thou€therefore€endure€hardness,€as€aÐ –8  Ðgood€soldier€of€Jesus€Christ.€òò4óó€No€man€that€warreth€entangleth€himself€with€the€affairsÐ ‚$  Ðof€òòthisóó€life;€that€he€may€please€him€who€hath€chosen€him€to€be€a€soldier.€òò2€TimothyÐ n  Ð2:1„4ÐZü !! Ðà8  àóóÐ !! Ðà8  àòò1óó€I€charge€òòtheeóó€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ 2Ô  Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2óó€Preach€the€word;€be€instant€inÐ À Ðseason,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrine.€òò3óóÐ  ¬ ÐFor€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€their€ownÐ ö˜ Ðlusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€òò4óó€And€they€shall€turnÐ â„ Ðaway€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€òò5óó€But€watch€thou€in€allÐ Îp Ðthings,€endure€afflictions,€do€the€work€of€an€evangelist,€make€full€proof€of€thyÐ º\ Ðministry.€òò2€Timothy€4:1„5Ô#†XíXX Xí^#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔЦH!! ÐóóÌThe€message€from€these€passages€to€those€who€have€been€called€to€the€ministry€is€that€they€mustÐ ~  Ðopenly€and€boldly€declare€the€Word€of€God€regardless€of€the€peopleððs€reaction€and€opposition€to€it.Ð j  ÐGod€even€warns€them€that€there€will€be€a€fight.€We€are€told€to€earnestly€contend€for€the€faith.€ThatÐ Vø Ðmeans€there€will€be€contention.€òòóóð ðWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€you€like€men,€be€strong.ðð€òò(1Ð B ä ÐCorinthians€16:13)€óóÐ .!Ð ÐÌà@ññ$àò òÔ4‚~Ý ñÔÝ‚eÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(back€to€top)òòÔ6Ô"ÔÝ‚eÍOè"ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý 1#Ôó óÔ#†XíXX(Xí` #ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíԈР#¨ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ >,à$( Їò òÔ% ‡c Ôà@ÓÓ"àCLOSING€COMMENTSÔ%†c $Ôó óˆÐ ^ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔWeÔ_Ô€will€close€with€a€few€comments€and€some€admonishments.€First,€we€quote€òòEphesians€4:11„15óó:òòÐ Jì ÐÌà8  àòòóó11óó€And€he€gave€some,€apostles;€and€some,€prophets;€and€some,€evangelists;€and€some,Ð " Ä Ðpastors€and€teachers;€òò12óó€For€the€perfecting€of€the€saints,€for€the€work€of€the€ministry,Ð  ° Ðfor€the€edifying€of€the€body€of€Christ:€òò13óó€Till€we€all€come€in€the€unity€of€the€faith,€andÐ ú œ Ðof€the€knowledge€of€the€Son€of€God,€unto€a€perfect€man,€unto€the€measure€of€theÐ æ ˆ Ðstature€of€the€fulness€of€Christ:€òò14óó€That€we€òòhenceforthóó€be€no€more€children,€tossed€toÐ Ò t Ðand€fro,€and€carried€about€with€every€wind€of€doctrine,€by€the€sleight€of€men,€òòandóóÐ ¾` Ðcunning€craftiness,€whereby€they€lie€in€wait€to€deceive;€òò15óó€But€speaking€the€truth€inÐ ªL  Ðlove,€may€grow€up€into€him€in€all€things,€which€is€the€head,€òòevenóó€Christ:€òòEphesiansÐ –8  Ð4:11„15Ђ$ !! ÐÌEphesians€4:13óó€speaks€of€a€unity€of€the€faith.€Biblical€unity€cannot€exist€in€diversity€of€doctrine.€WeÐ Zü  Ðare€commanded€to€separate€from€false€teachers€and€false€doctrines.€It€is€not€our€choice.€It€is€aÐ Fè  Ðcommandment€of€God.€The€overriding€theme€of€this€series€has€been€that€our€worship€of€the€LordÐ 2Ô  ÐJesus€Christ€is€in€vain€if€we€are€teaching€for€doctrines€the€commandments€of€men.€Again,€the€LordÐ À ÐJesus€Christ€said:Ð  ¬ ÐÔ#†XíXX(Xí²##ÔÔ‡ XíXXXíÔÌà8  àòò7óó€òòYeóó€hypocrites,€well€did€Esaias€prophesy€of€you,€saying,€òò8óó€This€people€draweth€nighÐ â„ Ðunto€me€with€their€mouth,€and€honoureth€me€with€òòtheiróó€lips;€but€their€heart€is€far€fromÐ Îp Ðme.€òò9óó€But€in€vain€they€do€worship€me,€teaching€òòforóó€doctrines€the€commandments€ofÐ º\ Ðmen.€òòMatthew€15:7„9ЦH!! ÐóóÔ#†XíXX Xí+#ÔÔ‡(XíXXXíÔÌObeying€Christððs€command€concerning€doctrine€is€not€a€matter€of€our€love€for€mankind.€It€is€a€matterÐ ~  Ðof€our€love€for€the€truth.€He€is€THE€TRUTH.€If€you€compromise€the€word€of€God,€and€you€say€thatÐ j  Ðyou€are€a€Christian,€that€makes€you€a€hypocrite.€We€must€always€teach€and€preach€the€truth€in€love.Ð Vø ÐThat€does€not€mean€that€we€accept€compromise.€There€comes€a€time€when€we€must€publickly€€nameÐ B ä Ðnames€and€call€out€false€doctrine.€Many€times€we€will€have€to€instruct€those€who€oppose€themselvesÐ .!Ð Ð(òò2€Timothy€2:25óó).€€That€must€be€done€through€a€discerning€spirit.€You€cannot€beat€an€unbeliever€intoÐ "¼ Ðconforming€to€the€word€of€God.€If€the€Holy€Ghost€is€not€in€them,€or,€in€what€you€are€trying€to€do,€youÐ #¨ Ðare€beating€your€head€against€the€Devilððs€wall.€Any€person€temporarily€convinced€against€their€willÐ ò#” Ðis€of€the€same€opinion€still.€Only€the€Holy€Ghost€can€change€the€will€or€the€want€to€of€an€individual.Ð Þ$€  ÐThat€applies€to€both€the€saved€and€the€unsaved.€I€have€watched€pastors€over€the€years€attempt€toÐ Ê%l! 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