God Almighty has very little good to say about His Church during the last days of this planet earth --the final generation before the soon return of His Son, Jesus Christ, to rule the nations of the world!
But the present Church condition was prophesied long, long ago, in the pages of the Biblical prophets, as well as foretold by Jesus Christ Himself!
Thousands are blinded to the truth! They see and partake of the glittering facade of respectability, the glamour of mega churches with membership in the hundreds of thousands, the dazzling display of T.V.evangelism and they think these ministers couldn't be wrong! Their eyes have been taken off of Christ, their Savior and Protector, and have been hypnotized, mesmerized, by the seductive glamour of the palpable present -- the existence of lovely buildings, glamorous television programs, record-breaking mail, financial income -- but they are in increasing danger of forgetting Christ, and ignoring His dire warnings of what is to befall this present generation!
The apostle Paul warned us, today, "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL" (1 Cor.1O:l2).
The apostle Paul also warned the Hebrews, in a warning written down and preserved for us, today, "Therefore we ought to give the MORE EARNEST HEED to the things which we have heard, lest AT ANY TIME we should let them slip . . . How shall we escape, if we NEGLECT so great salvation. . . ?" (Heb.2:l-3). Jesus warned that in the end times, many would be BLIND -- they would lose sight of the truth. He rebukes the Laodicean Church, the last generation of His Church before His Second Coming, saying, "thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and BLIND, and naked" (Rev.3:17).
A condition of spiritual "blindness" has come upon many in the Church of God, today. They think they see, that they understand the truth of God, but they are being led astray, nonetheless! They are imperceptibly being led down a false, dangerous way. At first glance it seems to parallel the right way, the pathway of God and His truth, but gradually it begins to diverge, and to go off into an all-together different direction, with an all-together different destination --the jagged cliffs of destruction and spiritual death!
THE MYSTERY OF INIQU1TY"
Notice Paul's warning, written precisely for this end time in which we live. He wrote, "For the mystery of iniquity doth ALREADY WORK" (II Thess.2:7). He admonished the Thessalonians, that in the days of the end-time, the Wicked one would finally be revealed whom Christ will destroy at His coming (II Thess.2:8). This evil person will come "after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with ALL DECEIV ABLENESS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS in them that PERISH because they received not the LOVE OF THE TRUTH that they might be saved" (vs.9-10).
Notice! How easy it is for the devil to deceive and mislead people with his subtle poison! The ways of unrighteousness are extremely deceptive, alluring; they even appear righteous, on the surface. They seem reasonable. But people are led into error step by careful step, all as a part of Satan's crafty plot to deceive the world (Rev .12:9). Like the frog put into a pan of tepid, lukewarm water, with the water being brought slowly to a boil, the frog never notices the true plight he is in until it is too late. The gradual rise in temperature until he is boiled alive dulls his alertness, and before you know it, he is dead!
So it is with the devil's deception of people. Because so many people do not really "love the truth," and cling to it, but willingly follow their leader into error, Paul says "for this cause God shal1 send them STRONG DELUSION that they should BELIEVE A LIE . . . That they all might be damned (judged, condemned) who BELIEVED NOT THE TRUTH, but had PLEASURE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESSS" (vs.11-12).
God Himself allows this to happen! Why? Because of the lukewarm, lackadaisical attitude of His people! Because they don't really CARE about the truth!
The Bible is our sole authority as it is God's word guided by the Holy Spirit.
2Tim 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 THAT the man of God may be COMPLETE, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
YAHSHUA kept the Feast and Shabbat and the Torah so yes live by HIM,but you have to know how HE lived first and without knowing Hebrew roots you will not know how HE lived
