Writing in the third person, it should be noted the name “Lester Oliver Thomas Flock”, is a nom de plume. For several reasons which will become obvious in this brief study, very few people know who the writer really is, and it is considered prudent to keep it this way. The name, “Lester Oliver Thomas Flock” was derived from, “the least of the flock” in the book of Jeremiah, where The Lord speaks to Jeremiah concerning the future desolation of Babylon. Jeremiah 50:45. Fully understood in the context of Scripture’s entire message, it is a verse which connects with “The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy? Amos 3:8. The Holy Spirit will no doubt bring those who are curious to understand the ministry of the least of the flock, that the least esteemed of The Body of Christ could be anyone, for God has spoken. It so transpires from a diligent study of God’s Holy Word, that the least of the flock is annointed to empty Babylon! This becomes the full stop at the end of our search for the truth, that shall make us free. John 8:32.
Connected to the occult and idolatry, ALL cults, without exception, will have:
- an ELEMENT of truth, or elements of “truth” to attract and draw their followers,
- a PERSON as their leader, or who is at the forefront of their teachings, and
- there WILL be departures from The Word of God.
Let us have a look at the Roman Catholic Church.
- It has an element of truth that “Christ’s Church” will be a universal body,
- It has the POPE as the head, and
- they do much more than NOT keep the Sabbath that is contrary to The Word!
Attracting those who will be finally lost, many believing they are Christians, have been misled into what they believe are Christian fellowships, and they are involved with a cult! We are going to learn Scripture teaches the Roman Catholic “Church” has deceived the entire world, is indeed according to Scripture, the “mother” of all cults, (“harlots” in The Word), who has given birth to all the abominations of the earth, that “she” is Babylon the Great, and that “she” is going to be destroyed! The Revelation 17:4-5 and verse 16, and Revelation 18:2
Setting onlinechurchoftruth.com apart from cults in the world, is our commitment to the Great Commission to preach “this gospel of the kingdom to every nation”, and teach all things whatsoever Christ has taught us. We follow a commitment to teach ALL the truth of The Word, and have chosen Jesus called Christ to be our Head, in our walk to OBEY the glorious gospel of Christ!
- ALL THE TRUTH of The Word, not a few elements,
- NO MAN AT THE HEAD except the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5 and,
- NO DEPARTURES from The Holy Word of God.
The Holy Spirit will never teach us to disobey our Lord Jesus Christ, on the contrary, it is The Holy Spirit of Truth that convicts us of sin, and leads us to repentance, and a life of obedience to Christ our Lord. There are two further yardsticks whereby we may measure the true church. The true church will expose heresy, and warn the true worshippers that the new age interfaith movement is Antichrist’s last attempt to secure religious revenue before the end of the age, and his going forth to utterly make away many. Daniel 11:44.
Security remaining the prime objective, more cannot be said at this stage, however the general public must be made aware that cults are massive global religions! Should you wish to know more, you will need to join yourself in the capacity of purchasing a New Beginnings subscription, to begin to grow from there. Importantly, enough information has been provided in order for the potentate, (autocratic ruler, meaning one with absolute power), to discern truth for themselves, to begin their journey to spiritual fulfillment in Christ! Romans 8:14.
From youth, people are inquisitive concerning their origin, and want to know about God. Depending on their exposure in infancy, some will later question whether God exists. For such we have a simple answer from The Word, that the visible things declare the glory of God, Psalm 19:1-7, and Romans 1:18-32.
Categorizing humanity in this naturally curious state, we must immediately realize it is THIS that causes men and woman to examine and question, which in turn, CREATES the massive market of religion, and spiritual studies. Deprived of knowledge, many are very thirsty to know what there is to know, and such will search. But, there are others who are different. Motivated by self, their ego gets in the way of long lasting fulfillment, and they will work things out to suit themselves. Succumbing to becoming indulgent, others are influenced by such who enjoy the limelight and pre-eminence. It is those who claim to be enlightened who have seen the pleasures of easy wealth to have capitalized on religion to make money, who have started cults! We should know Scripture is against such, who indeed, invoke a curse on their lives. Jeremiah 48:10.
If our devotions to The Word have brought us to accept the second precept, that ALL the world, and the NATIONS have been deceived, and that we ourselves are INCLUDED in this number, then there is hope we will see everything religious in the world today, IS a cult, connected to the occult!
We may now understand the Scriptures saying, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence”, and, “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues,”and, “My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD. and let every man go to his own land”, among many more verses urging humanity to abandon false religion! Jeremiah 51:6, The Revelation 18:4, and Jeremiah 51:45.
If your fellowship fulfills even ONE of the criterea of being a cult and therefore connected to the occult, you must know its roots date back to ancient sun worship. If we deem this to be outdated archaic thinking, the following link will demonstrate the reality of this. You will see circles depicting the sun, sun bursts, equilateral triangles, fleur de lis, and a lot of apparently benign Catholic iconatry, all with a secret hidden message, intended for those seriously connected to the occult!
https://owlcation.com/humanities/catholic-symbols
The plethora of “religious stuff”, is designed to keep the Student occupied and away from the real truth of The Kingdom of God. Many examples of this exist, some too shameful to mention, however, we are going to look at a few “elements of truth” that have been used to start cults, and prevent humanity from understanding the REAL message of God’s Holy Word!
Differing Bibles are a serious issue for the truth seeking disciple. The Jehovah’s Witnesses have their own Bible, which differs greatly from the old King James, and it is “this”, which is the “correct” bible in “their” doctrine, and indeed “their” USP, (Unique Selling Point), which they play out to none the wiser unsuspecting initiates, with one other,”the reality of The Kingdom. They offer initiates wishing to avoid military training a sweetner in supporting their “consciencious objection to violence”, and forget the ministry of the patriachs Elijah, and Samuel. They propergate other teachings too, which have no Scriptural basis upon which these may stand.
The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people, Ezekial 20:20, and, that it should be observed is a very definite element of truth in Christian doctrine. Seventh Day Adventists are perfectly correct in their observance of the Sabbath, but lost in their doctrine on the state of the dead, and, that the Kingdom of God is later, and not now, when indeed The Kingdom of God “is at hand”, Lord Jesus said, and readily available for men to seek, take, and enter into.
Christian liberty, received through faith, that we are saved by GRACE and NOT of works, is another example of how cults are formed around “single elements” of Christian truth. It is very true that we who have received Lord Jesus as Saviour and King, are set free from the works of the law, however, this is NOT so we may now sin against the law, and disregard the Sabbath Day!
We could continue expounding on each cult where each of these are in error, but this is not profitable. There are simply too many, some cults, Scientology being an example, going so far as to actually worship their founding leader, their errors are easily seen by the sincere student of truth! Importantly, we have hopefully learned how to recognize cults, whilst simultaneously demonstrating the truth of our fellowship being found to speak against occult practices, to teach adherence to The Word, and obedience to the Gospel of God, that in all things Lord Jesus may have pre-eminence, and be glorified, The Son of God, King of kings, and Lord of lords!
Amen.
Lester Oliver Thomas Flock © 2023