The Bible tells us that in the end time there will be great
deceit, delusion and deception; even if possible to the point of deceiving the elect. What is the "lie" the Bible is
talking about. The most heinous lie, and
the most damaging to mankind, is that there is more than one way to
Heaven. Regardless of what garbage is
slung around in the world, there is only one salvation; and that is through
Jesus.
The Bible tells us that in the end time, there will be a
falling away from the truth (2
Thessalonians 2:3). Romans 16:17-19 says to "mark them which cause
divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and
avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but
their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the uneducated.
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your
behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple
concerning evil." 2
Timothy 4:3 says: "For the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears;"
False Teaching
Galatians 1:8 "But
though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that
which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
2 Corinthians 11:3-4 "But
I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so
your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he
that comes preaching another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive
another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have
not accepted, ye might well bear with him."
Matthew
24:24 "For there shall arise false
Christ's, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch
that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
Atheism
"Today’s “new atheists”
seek to deprive you of your belief system in order to elevate their own. Atheists believe in mans’ superiority, rather
than the superiority of God. “A man
says, in his heart, there is no God.” (Psalm 14:1, Psalm 10:4) “A man is right in his own eyes.” (Proverbs
21:2, Proverbs 28:11) An evolutionary
atheist is a person who uses the gifts God has given him to prove there is no
God. Today’s “new Atheists” not only
consider you less intelligent than they are, but also consider you their
enemy. They have forgotten that they
were only allowed to exist in our country because of the tolerance of our
Christian nation."("Atheism", Rick Rahn,
www.thespiritsnestministries.com)
Dave Muscato, communications
director, American Atheists says.......
1. "Christmas is better
without Christ"
2. "Thanksgiving is a
secular holiday and has nothing to do with religion."
Does he realize that
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ? Does he know that the purpose of thanksgiving is to give thanks to the Lord? "If there were no God, you couldn't be
an atheist." (Gary Stearman)
Atheists must believe in God or they wouldn't have anything to be
against.
Apostate church
"The following are some of the things to
look out for:
1. The sign of the cross being removed from the
interior and exterior of the church building.
2. Music so loud that it can be ‘felt’. Its purpose becomes more centered on
promoting a ‘feeling’ rather than worship.
3. “New” translations of the Bible are in use,
which vary greatly from the accepted translations. “The Message” was written by
Eugene Paterson who himself says, it should not be considered the word of God,
and urges that it not be used in formal worship services.
4. There are many paths to Heaven. This is known
as Universalism, Syncretism, or Interfaithism.
5. Social justice, the new code word for income
redistribution. Much to the chagrin of some, Jesus was not a communist.
6. Making the church look like a night club.
7. Using the phrases churched and unchurched
instead of saved and unsaved. A watering
down of the Gospel, such as not talking about sin.
8. Basing your faith on experience, and or
spirit guides, rather than doctrine.
9. Replacement theology, which is the belief
that the Christians have replaced the Jews, in the covenants.
10. Adding to, or detracting
from, The Word of God. Books like 'The
Book of Mormon’. If someone tells you to
read the Bible less and their book more, be very skeptical.
11. Denying the virgin birth.
12. Denying the bodily
resurrection of Jesus
13. Denying the inerrancy of
the Bible.
14. Denying the Lordship of
Jesus.
15. Denying that the Trinity
is the one true and living God.
16. Using wrong names for God. Example: Allah is not the name of the God of
the Bible. Jehovah is not the same thing
as Allah. God’s name is the name above all names, not Allah, Buddha, Mohamed,
mother nature, mother earth or any other
name concocted by man.
17. Attempts to combine
religions. Example: Chrislam, which
attempts to say that ‘Allah’ and ‘God the Father’ are the same personage. It denies the trinity of God, and the lordship
of Jesus.
18. The teaching of
evolution. The New Age manuscripts worship the creation rather than the
creator. ‘Pantheism’ is the assertion
that God is ‘in’ all things; again, the worship of the creation.
19. A serious red flag is
known as “Conplemplative Prayer” which is nothing more or less than “Eastern
Meditation” (Matthew 6:7)
20. The assertion that there
is no Hell and that everyone is going to Heaven.
21. The denial that Jesus is
going to return in glory and bring God’s justice to the world." ("The
Apostate Church
Abomination
"Webster’s dictionary
defines the word 'abomination' as a 'loathsome or disgusting act.' This
serves as an adequate biblical definition as well, for when the bible mentions
something as an 'abomination' it means 'an act which is loathsome or disgusting
in the eyes of God.' "
(http://www.raptureready.com/featured/gillette/bg28.html) The worship of false gods, abortion
(sacrificing children), the practice of homosexuality, witchcraft, false teaching, the evil-minded person, a
false balance, the sacrifices of the wicked, the thoughts of the wicked, the
justification of the wicked and the condemnation of the just, a proud look, a
lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked
imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness,
blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and one who sows discord among brethren are all
described as abominations in the Bible. 1
Corinthians 6:9-10 says: "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not
inherit the kingdom
of God kingdom of God
Worship of false gods
"Welcome to the official
website of the Church
of Satan
I found a web site that listed 4980 different false gods,
from the Bible and throughout the history of the world. (http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=93242) Suffice it to say that anything that replaces
God in your life is your false god. "All
people are religious in one way or another.
Christians worship the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit who is the
One True and Living God. Other,
misguided people, worship false gods like, Allah, Buddha, Baal and Secular
Humanism. There are others who worship
the creation, rather than the Creator.
There are some who don’t know what they believe and still others who have
set themselves as god in their own minds." ("Choices" by Rick
Rahn, http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com)
LGBT
LGBT "The relationship
between religion and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different
religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality,
bisexuality,
and transgenderism.
Some of the authoritative
bodies and doctrines of the world's largest religions may view these
negatively. This can range from quietly discouragement, explicitly forbidding
same-sex sexual practices or sex/gender reassignment among adherents, actively
opposing social acceptance of LGBT identities, to execution of people engaging
in homosexual acts while tolerating sex/gender reassignment in specific cases.
Liberal and progressive
voices within these religions tend to view LGBT people more positively, and
some liberal religious denominations may bless same-sex
marriages, as well as accepting and marrying people who are transgender.
Historically, some cultures and religions accommodated, institutionalized, or
revered same-sex love and sexuality; such mythologies and traditions can be found
around the world; elements of religious and cultural incorporation of
non-heterosexual practice can still be identified in traditions that have
survived into the modern era, such as the Berdache, Hijra, and Xanith."(Wikipedia) The majority of the non-Christian religions
call for the expulsion and or execution of the LGBT people.
"These are excellent examples of distorted thinking,
vain imagination and a reprobate mind. 'As a bisexual, I obviously don't
believe anything is wrong with being gay or bi or trisexual (try anything). I
further don't believe in hell. I believe we go to another dimension where we
bathe in true love of god and our soul group, review our past lives and plan
with our group who will play what roles in our next incarnation. We learn how
our actions affected people in the recent life we had here, and choose what
lessons we will learn next time. There is no judgment in this dimension, only
understanding love, with zero punishment. 'To understand all is to forgive all'
and I believe god gets who we are and loves us unconditionally. The concept of
consequence is built on good and bad, I think. I don't believe in bad or devil
or evil. I don't believe in judgments that things are better than other things.
I guess there are consequences from what we choose while we are here, but not
punishment on the other side. I do believe that good can be found in
everything, if you can raise your perspective high enough to see the big
picture.' Where is the yang? Does the
ying stand alone? What happened to the
equal and opposite reaction that goes along with the ‘for every action’? Looks
like some people want to say they believe in God but don’t think He believes in
His own Word.
In reference to the
Bible, one gay man told me: 'I prefer another book of FAIRY TALES...OZ has much
more personal/universal truth and inspiration for me!!!' He obviously didn’t think this was insulting
my belief system, or he didn’t care. The
Bible says that a man is right in his own eyes."("Unbelief" by
Rick Rahn,www.thespiritsnestministries.com)
Resurgence of ancient pagan
worship.
The Host of Heaven
"Host of heaven has two
basic meanings depending on the context..
1 Heavenly Bodies = stars -
as created things and/or as objects of idolatry
2 Heavenly Beings = angels or spirit beings
2 Heavenly Beings = angels or spirit beings
The first Scriptural use of 'Host
of Heaven' is found in Deut
4:19
Deut
4:19 'And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the
moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them
and serve them (note the progressive decline in the preceding verbs), those
which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole
heaven.'
Morris commenting on this
passage writes that...
The pagan nations of Canaan,
as well as Egypt and the other nations of antiquity, had once known the true
God of creation but had long since become evolutionary pantheists, worshipping
the creation instead of the Creator. The children of Israel
Jeremiah records that despite
God's clear warning not to worship the host of heaven they disobeyed...
'And the houses of Jerusalem
and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because
of all the houses on whose rooftops (flat roofs of the houses were used for
worshiping astral deities) they burned sacrifices to all the heavenly host and
poured out libations to other gods.' (Jer 19:13)
In summary the first
Scriptural use of the phrase host of heaven is a warning to Israel
Throughout the Bible, when people are confronted by angels,
the tendency is to bow down and worship them.
Each time this happens, the angel tells the person not to, because they
are servants just like them.
Queen of Heaven
Jeremiah
7:18 "The children gather wood,
and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes
to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that
they may provoke me to anger."
Jeremiah
44:18 "But since we left off to
burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her,
we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the
famine."
Jeremiah
44:19 "And when we burned
incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we
make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our
men?"
Jeremiah
44:25 "Thus says the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your
mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows
that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out
drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely
perform your vows."
CUUPS
"CUUPS (Covenant of
Unitarian Universalist Pagans) is an independent affiliate of the Unitarian
Universalist Association (UUA) honoring earth-centered, goddess-based, tribal
and pagan spiritual paths. UU Paganism is a liturgical and theological
community under the umbrella of the UUA. Membership in CUUPS is open to UUs and
those in sympathy with UU Purposes and Principles." (http://www.uucnrv.org/interest-groups.htm)
EarthSpirit Sisters
"EarthSpirit Sisters are a spirit-filled community of sisters, supporting each other
with love and respect; creating safe, sacred spaces in which we share rituals
and celebrate milestones. We honor our sisters with love and trust as we share
our journeys and seek our truths. We gather to create sacred space for ritual
work and activities. We are affiliated with the UUC, and we often hold rituals,
workshops, and seasonal celebrations at the UUC in Elarth Hall. However, it is
not necessary to belong to the UUC in order to attend EarthSpirit Sisters
meetings and rituals; our membership is open to all who seek sisterhood and
desire a deeper understanding and spiritual awareness of ancient Earth-centered
traditions." (http://www.uucnrv.org/interest-groups.htm)
Permaculture
"Permaculture is a
branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, and environmental design that develops sustainable
architecture
and self-maintained agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems.
The term permaculture (as a systematic method) was first coined by Australians Bill
Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. The word permaculture
originally referred to 'permanent agriculture'
but was expanded to stand also for 'permanent culture,' as it was seen
that social aspects were integral to a truly sustainable system as inspired by
Fukuoka natural farming philosophy."(Wikipedia)
"Permaculture is a
philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and
thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of
looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any
area as a single product system."-Bill Mollison (Wikipedia) Romans 1:25 says: "They changed the truth
of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the
Creator, who is blessed for ever".
Witchcraft and Sorcery
1
Samuel 15:23 "For rebellion is
as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because
thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being
king."
2
Kings 9:22 "And it came to
pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered,
What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts
are so many?"
2
Chronicles 33:6 "And he caused
his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also
he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a
familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord,
to provoke him to anger."
Micah
5:12 "And I will cut off witchcrafts
out of your hand; and you shall have no more soothsayers:"
Nahum
3:4 "Because of the multitude
of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that
sells nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts."
Galatians 5:19-21 "Now
the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I
have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God."
Acts
8:9 "But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in
the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out
that himself was some great one."
The groups and mislead people, mentioned above, don't seem
to realize that they are not hated by Christians. Our duty, assigned by God, is to love
everyone regardless of their beliefs and practices. The Bible tells us we never know who will
come to the truth. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you
free.” (free from the curse of sin and death). (John 8:32) The Secular world, by political correctness,
has distorted the definition of tolerance.
Tolerance now asserts that one must not only make allowances for
differences in others but also accept and condone their behavior and beliefs as
being acceptable, thus taking away the freedom to disagree without being
labeled as bigots and haters. There are,
however, things that, according to the Word of God, should not be tolerated.
What I'm going to say now is going to upset those who have
not accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior.
If you have heard about Jesus, and not accepted his gift of Salvation,
don't you dare ask about all those people who haven't heard about Jesus. There are many unsaved people who use the
argument that God shouldn't send people to Hell who haven't been told about the
gospel. If you haven't been Born Again,
you need to get right with God and go out and tell all those people who haven't
been told yet. All creation displays and
testifies to the existence of God. Romans
1:18-20 says: "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;
for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" John
1:1-2 tells us that "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with
God." The name we know Him by is
Jesus.
As the time grows closer, to the end of this age, we need
to know what we are going to be faced with; because "My people are
destroyed for the lack of knowledge"(Hosea 4:6) and knowledge is
power. "The fear (respect) of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but
fools despise wisdom and instruction."(Proverbs 1:7) The
Bible gives us all the knowledge we need to see us through the most difficult
of times. Being like minded with Christ,
through the Word (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God, (John 1:1)), will guard us from Believing The Lie.
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