Acts 17
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
How many lies would the Bereans have accepted from the apostle Paul? How many lies do "christians" accept into their fellowship in order to "keep the peace" ? Just like frogs that can be boiled by increasing the temperature of the water a little at a time, apostasy and false doctrine often creeps in little by little. Telling someone they can live like the devil and still be saved because they said a prayer once is giving false assurance to that person and does not give that person any reason to want to repent since they believe following Messiah Yeshua and obeying Him doesn't matter. Messiah Yeshua clearly stated He will tell those people to 'go away, I never knew you'The only scripture the Bereans had was the old testament. The new testament had not been written yet and even if it had, the Bereans would never have used Paul's own writings to verify what he said was true. The Bereans were the the synagogue and had the Torah, the Writings, and the Prophets - the Tanakh which is what Christians call the 'Old Testament'. They compared Paul's teachings with the Old Testament and NOTHING he said contradicted it otherwise they would have rejected him as being a false teacher. If Paul had said any of the instructions - including the ones "christians" claim "Jesus fulfilled" such as the Sabbath and the dietary laws - were null and void, he would have been rejected as being false. Most Christians do not understand the Old Testament states the sacrificial system for sin was a temporary covering until Messiah came so Paul showed wherre Yeshua fulfilled the sin sacrifice requirement once and for all but that it did not negate the rest of the sacrificial system or the rest of the law. The apostle Paul made sacrifices in the Holy Temple long after he was saved --- but it was not the sin sacrifice.
Acts 21:26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
This passage clearly shows those people who believe they are following Messiah Yeshua and "doing things for Him" will be rejected by Him if they are not OBEYING the Father (iniquity is defined as violation of the law) --- so if they will be rejected, then what does that say about the "backslider" or the "carnal christian" ??? Obviously THEY will not be accepted in their disobedience and rebellion if those who are "doing things for Jesus" will be rejected.
Matthew 7
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
People do not understand that there are NUMEROUS wiccans, wolves, unbelievers, false "christians" who have infiltrated the fellowships to bring unity between the sheep and wolves in order to destroy the sheep. Scripture warns of this and yet people would rather fellowship with demons and believe half truths than separate from the deceivers - just as Messiah Yeshua and the apostle Paul so clearly warned of.
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Acts 20
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Unlike what the false shepherds and the infiltrators say, those who are teaching lies and heresies ARE called out - and sometimes by name in the bible. All throughout the old testament, the prophets were sent in to warn Ancient Israel against their pagan ways - including the paganism they brought INTO the Holy Temple (Ezekiel especially chapter 8) Messiah Yeshua called the pharisees serpents and vipers and stated they were the sons of those who killed the prophets - just like the "christian leaders" and false shepherds today who look like they are leading the sheep are the ones who are teaching lies and full of lawlessness (iniquity) - they actually teach AGAINST the word of Yahweh and His rules and people love it so. According to the bible, we ARE to call these false teachers out and defend the TRUE Believers from these liars and decveivers.
Matthew 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew 23
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
These pharisees that Yeshua was speaking against were the sons of those who killed Yahweh's prophets for telling them to repent and get the paganism out of the Holy Temple. Those prophets that the ancestors of the pharisees came against were prophets like Ezekiel who told the priests of the Holy Temple to stop the ishtar (easter) sunrise service in the Holy Temple, to stop weepeing for tammuz (lent), and to stop making cakes (hot cross buns) for the "queen of heaven". They came against Elijah when he killed the prophets of baal (tammuz was ba-al) These are the same false "pastors" of today who defend paganism in the church (ishtar and x-mass are two examples) and who speak against Yahweh's instructions telling the people they do not have to obey what Yahweh says to do and Yahweh will accept them in their rebellion.
2 Timothy 4
3 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;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
The apostle Paul called out deceivers among the believers by name. If the deceivers do not repent when you go to them privately and they continue teaching lies, it is a sin to not warn of their lies and deceit. Scripture is clear that the watchmen - those Yahweh appoints to protect against heresy - are to warn the sheep of the lies. If the people do not listen to the watchmen, their blood is in their own hands. If the watchmen do not warn the people, the people will suffer punishment AND their blood will be in the watchmens hands. Those who teach lies, heresy, the kundalini demon's teaching of "let us all get along as brothers" are not only deceived, they are going against those that Yahweh has appointed to warn the people of the heresies and lies.
Romans 16
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18 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 simple.
Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
2 Timothy 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 2
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
TRUE Christians are given a mission by Yahweh. Not every believer has the same task - some are to be pastors / teachers, some are to go to the foreign mission field, some are to stay and be the salt and light in their own communities, and some are to warn of the false teachings that are creeping into the churches.
Ezekiel 33
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Just because someone has a task Yahweh has instructed them to do, they are NOT to be judging Yahweh's servants for what the other person is instructed to do. This is made clear in scripture -
1 Corinthians 12
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
There are many, many "christians" who believe they will be going in the rapture that will find themselves in the tribulation. Not only does the passage above I have already mentioned above state this (Matthew7:21-23) but so does the parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 as well as verses in Revelation state this.
Matthew 25
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Jezebel seduced Israel into following her pagan idols and feast - just like the catholic church seduced "christians" into following their idols and pagan feast such as ishtar (easter) and x-mass --- something the "reformers" did not reject. What should have happened was a RESTORATION back to TRUE faith instead of reforming a FEW of the catholic doctrines they disagreed with.
Revelation 2
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Revelation 3
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Time is so very short. Unless Yahweh gives us a timeout, it appears there will be a peace treaty within the next three months. Whether President Trump can somehow be called 'The Assyrian' and become the antichrist or if his son in law Jared Kushner will be --- time will tell. I still believe it is likely that it may be Trump's peace plan but affirmed by 'The Assyrian' who is 'The Prince That Shall Come' - likely prince Hassan of Jordan or possible prince Salman of Saudi Arabia. It seems likely there may need to be a muslim to confirm this covenant in order for the "palestinians" and the rest of the muslim world to buy into it.
Now is the time to repent. Do not believe what false pastors / wolves / infiltrators teach. - believe the bible and read it for yourself and ask Yahweh to show you HIS truth and what HE expects. Read what Messiah Yeshua said about OBEDIENCE and how to Follow Him and making Him LORD means to OBEY His word.
Matthew 7
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. G458
Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
a) because ignorant of it
b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 2
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 5
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
