Foundation
What is the root? What is the foundation of the moves you are seeing? It is easy to see. As the end times unfold, many things that look like Jesus' Bride actually have a foundation in false unity...usually in the form of "social justice" that has nothing to do with Jesus coming to establish His kingdom, but rather Babylonian unity..."let us build a tower who's top is in the heavens"... a social unity move devoid of any true loyalty to Jesus.
The foundation...the root is VERY important. Soil determines what fruit will grow. Foundations determine what the house will eventually bear.
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
What is promised to increase in the end times?...deception. Over and over Jesus warns "do not be deceived"...to His friends. Jesus warns believers to guard against deception. One of the MAJOR points of deception will be in the apostate church, called the Harlot Babylon.
The prostitute will promise hope and change. She wants to do the same things the church does, but the foundation is anti-Jesus... a replacement of Jesus's Bride. She won't be overtly against Jesus. She will actually claim to represent Him, but her agenda is lawless...it isn't led by the Holy Spirit, but rather the wisdom and logic of man. It will produce harlot...Babylonian...unity.
There are SO MANY warnings about this in the Bible, and it is literally unfolding around you. Do you know what to look for? Do you see it? It will definitely co-opt the most vulnerable...especially women, children, and minorities...it will ride on their backs.
You can easily find the root by looking at the leaders. Why are they doing what they are doing? What is their background and agenda? Is it "social change" or is it wholehearted, unapologetic, narrow-minded, zeal producing love for Jesus at the exclusion of every other one who claims to be able to bring peace, justice, and equity?
If Jesus is truly the Prince of Peace, you can bet that satan is preparing a counterfeit. If Jesus is truly the one who holds justice in his hands, you can be sure satan is counterfeiting it.
These are the questions of the hour:
1. do you want peace more than Jesus? It is being offered:
1 Thessalonians 5:3-4 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
2. Do you want financial equity more than Jesus? It is being offered, the spirit of the antichrist will take from the rich and give to the poor:
Daniel 8:23-25 "And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. 24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. 25 "Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
Daniel 11:39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
Daniel 11:24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.
3. Do you want justice more than Jesus? are you willing to compromise Jesus in hopes of getting what Jesus wants?...that is the way of Jihad...that is the way of Babylon...The leader of Babylon is the antichrist, and a large number of the people of Babylon are living in luxury while the poor among them cry out for justice. The antichrist takes advantage of this dynamic to consolidate his own power. The Bible is clear that the true justice many cry out for will only come with the end time outpouring. Contending for the kingdom to come is the true work of justice for those actually loyal to Jesus. This seems like foolishness to an impatient world, but this is God's plan. Choosing any other plan will cost you in the end times:
Isaiah 32:7-17 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists. 12 People shall mourn upon their breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 13 On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; 14 Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— 15 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. 16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
In many places the church is choosing impatient peace, impatient prosperity, and impatient justice. This is a trap designed to move the church into harlotry. There is only one way out of the trap we are in: fierce loyalty to Jesus. Seek Him first and the rest will be added. What good is it for you to gain peace, prosperity, and justice and forfeit your soul?
These were both named Jesus...Jesus Barabbas and Jesus Christ...which would be chosen in our hour?
Matthew 27:15-21 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy. 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him." 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
Mark 15:15 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.
The harlot will be the same way. Not any Jesus is the one that actually brings life, and there is only one true Bride who is one with her groom. The harlot will try to look like the Bride and she will look very attractive to the world. But, she isn't one with the groom. The harlot will promise the world all the Bride will do, before the Bride does it, but in the harlot is death, not life...she will eventually kill those zealously loyal, unflinching, and unwilling to compromise Jesus the Christ:
Revelation 17:4-6 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
The foundation...the root is VERY important. Soil determines what fruit will grow. Foundations determine what the house will eventually bear.
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
What is promised to increase in the end times?...deception. Over and over Jesus warns "do not be deceived"...to His friends. Jesus warns believers to guard against deception. One of the MAJOR points of deception will be in the apostate church, called the Harlot Babylon.
The prostitute will promise hope and change. She wants to do the same things the church does, but the foundation is anti-Jesus... a replacement of Jesus's Bride. She won't be overtly against Jesus. She will actually claim to represent Him, but her agenda is lawless...it isn't led by the Holy Spirit, but rather the wisdom and logic of man. It will produce harlot...Babylonian...unity.
There are SO MANY warnings about this in the Bible, and it is literally unfolding around you. Do you know what to look for? Do you see it? It will definitely co-opt the most vulnerable...especially women, children, and minorities...it will ride on their backs.
You can easily find the root by looking at the leaders. Why are they doing what they are doing? What is their background and agenda? Is it "social change" or is it wholehearted, unapologetic, narrow-minded, zeal producing love for Jesus at the exclusion of every other one who claims to be able to bring peace, justice, and equity?
If Jesus is truly the Prince of Peace, you can bet that satan is preparing a counterfeit. If Jesus is truly the one who holds justice in his hands, you can be sure satan is counterfeiting it.
These are the questions of the hour:
1. do you want peace more than Jesus? It is being offered:
1 Thessalonians 5:3-4 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
2. Do you want financial equity more than Jesus? It is being offered, the spirit of the antichrist will take from the rich and give to the poor:
Daniel 8:23-25 "And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. 24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. 25 "Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
Daniel 11:39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
Daniel 11:24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.
3. Do you want justice more than Jesus? are you willing to compromise Jesus in hopes of getting what Jesus wants?...that is the way of Jihad...that is the way of Babylon...The leader of Babylon is the antichrist, and a large number of the people of Babylon are living in luxury while the poor among them cry out for justice. The antichrist takes advantage of this dynamic to consolidate his own power. The Bible is clear that the true justice many cry out for will only come with the end time outpouring. Contending for the kingdom to come is the true work of justice for those actually loyal to Jesus. This seems like foolishness to an impatient world, but this is God's plan. Choosing any other plan will cost you in the end times:
Isaiah 32:7-17 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists. 12 People shall mourn upon their breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 13 On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; 14 Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— 15 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. 16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
In many places the church is choosing impatient peace, impatient prosperity, and impatient justice. This is a trap designed to move the church into harlotry. There is only one way out of the trap we are in: fierce loyalty to Jesus. Seek Him first and the rest will be added. What good is it for you to gain peace, prosperity, and justice and forfeit your soul?
These were both named Jesus...Jesus Barabbas and Jesus Christ...which would be chosen in our hour?
Matthew 27:15-21 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy. 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him." 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
Mark 15:15 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.
The harlot will be the same way. Not any Jesus is the one that actually brings life, and there is only one true Bride who is one with her groom. The harlot will try to look like the Bride and she will look very attractive to the world. But, she isn't one with the groom. The harlot will promise the world all the Bride will do, before the Bride does it, but in the harlot is death, not life...she will eventually kill those zealously loyal, unflinching, and unwilling to compromise Jesus the Christ:
Revelation 17:4-6 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
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