The Great Falling Away
"Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first..." 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV).
The term 'falling away', or as it is called in some texts, 'apostasy' means;
to depart from revealed truth, to lead away, seduce, mislead; to defect, to
blind the eyes of the people by manipulating the truth; to turn one from the
truth by lying signs and wonders. With this definition in mind, let us go on.
In Matthew, chapter 24 and verses 4-12, the Lord Jesus Christ specifically
warns all about this time which is coming and there are many people still
waiting for it to happen. Their eyes have been blinded to all that has happened
over the past 20 years, and in fact, is still happening. They have been
desensitized to what they can see right in front of their faces; so much so that
they can no longer discern right from wrong, the holy from the unholy, the pure
from the profane. Television assails us with violence, all manner of adultery
and sexual immorality, foul language and the so-called 'alternative' lifestyles.
The music of today spews out a message of hatred of all that is clean, pure and
orderly. Gang violence is glorified. Rebellion is the norm and with the
exception of a few courageous souls, people seem to be willing to turn their
heads and look the other way. The sixties was a time of extremes, many of which
were also evil and corruptive, but at least the people of that era had the guts
to speak out and even demonstrate against those things that they felt were
wrong.
Many men and women of God have indeed spoken out against the movement from
the pits of Hell which has invaded the Body of Christ like a cancer, yet the
majority of people keep right on following their 'blind guides'; those who call
themselves pastors, leaders of the church, or even, shepherds of the flock. The
thing that disturbs me the most is, no one appears to have any fear of either
the Lord, or of Hell any longer. The Word of God clearly tells us that millions
of those who claim to be Christian will stand before God and be truly surprised
when Jesus says to them, "Away from Me, I never knew you." These people will
plead their cases to Him and tell Him of all of the great and wonderful things
they did in His Name, but though they may have fooled the masses while they were
on earth, they cannot and will not be able to fool the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords.
The place to be is not always where the crowds are gathering. We must
remember it is the wide road that leads to destruction and Hell and there will
be many who follow it.
It is the narrow path that leads to everlasting life, and there will be few
that find it. (See Matthew 7:13-14.) The largest church in the world in
terms of populous, is overseas. It is pastored by Dr. Cho and is an Assemblies
of God church. He certainly has the numbers, but it seems that anyone can go to
the alter and worship any god they choose, or anything they choose to make a god
out of. Many go there to worship their dead relatives, Buddha, Krishna, the sun,
or whatever they deem as a deity. There are those who do worship Jesus, however
they put Him in the company of every false god there is. No matter that this is
expressly forbidden in the Word of God, the Assemblies of God church has
nevertheless ordained this man, and, no matter what he seems to do or preach,
they allow him to retain his credentials. (In good standing I might add.) Now, I
have to wonder how much of that has to do with such large membership numbers on
the books, and, consequently, such a substantial amount of tithes-a percentage
of which goes, of course, to the Assemblies of God organization.
It is horrifying to look at the number of men and women being ordained and
sent forth from the different denominational churches (with their blessings),
that are preaching and teaching erroneous, even demonic doctrines, prophesying
falsely and overtly misleading multitudes of people, mostly for the sake of
financial gain or media coverage. I have first hand knowledge of a man who is
also ordained by the Assemblies of God church, who touts himself as an
evangelist with a prophetic calling, and who travels from A.G. church to A.G.
holding 'revival' services. He travels with a woman he professes to be married
to, yet I happen to know he met this woman in one of his meetings, and shortly
thereafter, left his saved, Spirit-filled wife and their children, and ran off
with her. In addition, he has warrants out for his arrest, for nonsupport of his
children, and the prophecies he has been so free in giving out have been proven,
for the most part, to be false. We have had the opportunity to speak with many
of the people he has prophesied to, and, in fact, he prophesied several times to
my wife and I, and in all cases, none of these so called 'words from the Lord'
ever came to pass in any way, shape or form. I informed the pastor and elders of
the church we were in at the time, of both the character of this man, and his
false prophecies, yet although they discovered for themselves the information I
gave them was true, they not only allowed this man to continue the crusade he
was having in their church, they wholeheartedly endorsed him, and the whore he
was with. They even went so far as to recommend him to another Assemblies of God
church in a different town, for another crusade. It is my contention that
because they were able to show such a large number of people on their membership
roles for this crusade, and because the offerings were so substantial, they
purposely closed their eyes to the blatant ungodliness of this man. When I
informed the people of the congregation of the truth about this man, the pastor
became very angry with me, and my wife and I were blackballed from the church
(thank God!). Not only that, the pastor saw to it I was not welcome to speak at
any other Assemblies of God church, which actually turned out to be a good thing
for me.
My question is this: Can any man or woman, knowing the vast number of false
preachers being ordained, endorsed and sent forth by the Assemblies of God
church, and having knowledge of the false and demonic doctrines the church
upholds, continue to retain their own A.G. credentials, and claim to really
serve the Living and Almighty God, the God of Truth? I think not. Can those same
pastors and leaders allow people to approach the Holy altar of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and there worship anything from dead relatives to trees, cattle and
pigs? Is this behavior really led of the Holy Spirit? I think not. Can any
denomination who ordains homosexuals and lesbians to the office of pastor or any
other leadership position; who endorses abortion and same sex marriages; who
supports child pornography as a viable means of financing the church; and who
invites con artists and flim- flammers to use their pulpits as a place from
which to hawk their wares; can any of these denominations really claim to be 'of
Christ'? I think not.
Jesus Christ - the Way, the TRUTH, and the Life - clearly says in His Word
"If you love Me, you will obey My commandments...". These people love to be
called 'Pastor,' and stand up to preach before large crowds in air-conditioned,
carpeted cathedrals - monuments to their own glory; they love to see their name
in print on book covers and in the papers, and to be recognized on the street,
but their hearts are filled with pride and all manner of evil. Shall not God
deal with these abominations? I think so, for He promised it in His Word. (Read
Ezekiel 34.) And the list goes on and on and on...yet very few ever have the
courage and intestinal fortitude to speak out publicly against these doers of
iniquity. Did not God say we were to judge those inside the church, those who
claim to be of the fellowship of believers?
Brothers and sisters, I am very much afraid that far too many people have
been desensitized by the constant barrage of trash that pervades our lives in
the form of television programs, movies, magazines, music, video games and even
the toys we allow our children to play with. We can no longer see the truth,
much less deal with it effectively. But Jesus tells us to do something 'while it
is yet light, for night is coming' when no one will be able to do anything. And,
my friends, it is coming sooner than anyone seems to realize. It is time to
stand up and be counted on the side of Christ. Or you can just sit there and
continue to say and do nothing, and when that great day arrives, and we stand
before Jesus, and look into those eyes of fire - you will hear the words that
will bring dread to your heart - "away from Me, I never knew you," after which
you will be cast into the lake of fire where you will spend an eternity of
torment in that terrifying place where hope no longer exists, and reprieve is
unheard of - HELL. Think about it. Forever; time without end, on and on and on
and on..... It's all there; described in graphic detail in the Bible, the
written and infallible Word of God.
Come on people - open your eyes; look around you. Hear what the Spirit is
saying unto the church. How much more could the so-called 'church' of today do
to offend the Lord? How much further away from God will they get? (Actually,
there really isn't much further they could get). There is no damnable heresy
left to preach that they are not already preaching. Yes, the churches of today
are filled with false teachers and false prophets, preaching and teaching a
doctrine of demons; seducing the weak minded, the fat, lazy and unconcerned
multitudes who warm the pews every Sunday and Wednesday night, denying the power
of God and using godliness as a means to financial gain. Homosexuals and
lesbians stand in the pulpits as ordained ministers while carefully
choreographed dancers and singers entertain the sleeping masses. They have
'keggers for Christ' and 'strippers for Christ' and fat little piglets who
preach against the present day move of the Holy Spirit. They tell you it is a
sin to smoke and drink coffee, but it's OK for them to be 150 pounds overweight
with the heart of a glutton.
They build glass monuments unto themselves by allowing their faithful
parishioners to buy panes of glass at $1000.00 per, for which they receive a
brass plaque with their name on it stuck on the end of a pew, then have the
audacity to call it a 'house of worship unto the Lord.' They preach mind over
matter, positive thinking, speak it into existence, and divine health (not
divine healing) and prosperity, while making regular visits to their doctor so
they can get the medication they need to cure the illnesses they have, and
regular visits to their banker to take out loans to finance the lavish lifestyle
they want you to believe God wants them to lead. They encourage the worship of
dead relatives, the worship of the saints and apostles, the worship of Mary, in
fact, the worship of almost anyone or anything.
A while ago I heard one of the main 'religious leaders' of today make a
statement which typifies his entire denominational belief structure. He stated,
and I quote - "if a married man died while having intercourse with a whore and
had once been 'saved' in the Baptist church, he would go straight to heaven,"
yet the One who created the heavens and the earth, the Living and Almighty, one
true God (who set forth the rules and regulations for entering into that blessed
everlasting and glorious place), tells us that 'outside are the...adulterers and
the sexually immoral.' This same man blatantly and consistently denies the power
and move of the Holy Spirit, and attributes the move of God to the Devil (which,
to my understanding is blasphemy of the Spirit.) The largest cult in the world
worships Mary, the mother of Jesus, granting her equal status with God and
encouraging others to do the same. Have they never read Jeremiah, chapters 7 and
44?
Will God not put a stop to these money-grubbing promoters of this demonic
'gospel' of self-indulgence and complacency? Will He not lift His mighty hand to
smite these workers of iniquity? Scripture tells us YES He will, and soon!
Only one thing remains: REPENT OF YOUR SINS! Acknowledge the truth and draw
nigh unto God, for the Day of the Lord is at hand, and the door will be closed
sooner than you think.
May the burden of the Lord and the fire of the Holy Spirit grow and burn
brightly within each one that would seek a deeper relationship with our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
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