When church doctrine does not conform to the letter of teaching in scripture, it should certainly be questioned, if not protested! Our Lord’s warning of deceivers who shall DECEIVE MANY, Matthew 24:4 and 11, endorses this primary church principle! If this precept is NOT acceptable to church leadership, that indeed they adhere to the authority of The Word, you can be sure you are not worshipping in the true church, but are having “fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness”! Paul taught to “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove, (expose in the NIV ), them“! Ephesians 5:11 KJV 1611.
Religion is undoubtedly the most profitable BUSINESS in the world! The year 2020 saw 2.4 billion ‘Christians’, in 37 million ‘churches’, across 34 thousand denominations, ALL COLLECTING MONEY and teaching a DIFFERENT doctrine! With few exceptions Christian ‘churches’ are not preaching “This Gospel of The Kingdom”, Matthew 24:14, nor do they teach the books of Daniel and The Revelation! Moreover, most do not keep The Sabbath Day Holy as believers are clearly instructed to do in The Word!
Whilst fully reconcilable with scripture concerning the DECEPTION the world WILL experience in the last days of this present evil age, Galatians 1:4, the DIVIDED state of ecumenical ‘churches’, can never be reconciled with our Lord’s prayer for His Body! Cautioning us that deceivers shall deceive many, our Lord prayed His Body would be ONE, as He and the Father are ONE, John 17:21!
Paul teaches, “Now I beseech you brethren by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye ALL SPEAK the SAME thing, and that there be NO DIVISIONS among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment”, 1 Corinthians 1:10.
Before you continue, reading the above scriptures for yourself in an old King James Bible will edify you to trust what you are about to learn, is the truth! Much less concerned with opinions of men to focus on the truth of the original scriptures, it is a primary purpose of the true Church, to expose false doctrine! Ephesians 5:12. “For it is a shame to even speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Ephesians 5:13. Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light”. Ephesians 5:14.
The first resurrection happening as you read, Revelation 20 verses 5 and 6, the Scriptures teach the one thousand year reign of The Lord Jesus Christ on Earth, is about to begin! Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years!
The Scriptures also teach in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 that this glorious “DAY” shall NOT come EXCEPT there come a falling away first, and you need to check this verse in Scripture for yourself to verify the Scripture is correctly quoted, that indeed this is what The Scriptures teach!
The 1611 King James reads as follows. “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the COMING of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That YE BE NOT soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall NOT come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth HIMSELF above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that HE as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery (secret teaching) of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way”. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 to 7.
Ruled by confusing false doctrines, and misinformation for over two thousand years, many Christians struggling in Scripture, are about to be set free from ‘church’ dogma to enter into the new dispensation of The Kingdom of God on Earth! Revelation 5:10. Returning to former values, the meek, (teachable), are about to learn God’s truth, and the prophetic future of our planet. Our Heavenly Father is earnestly calling His people out of false worship, The Revelation 18:4, and instructing us to hide ourselves for a little while, Isaiah 26:20, Zephaniah 2 verses 1 to 3, and 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and 4, so we may escape the coming judgment, and survive to rule and reign with Christ Jesus on Earth!
Supplementing the message and the meaning of the “Church” as being “the called out ones” (ecclesia in Greek), responsible study of The Word clearly reveals our Lord does not want His children in “a” ‘church’, our Lord wants His children in His Church, the pillar and ground of the truth! 1 Timothy 3:15. Of this you may be certain. In the true Body of Christ, the members all believe, live, and speak the same thing being “perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment“! 1 Corinthians 1:10. Simply stated, we live by every word of Scripture! Deuteronomy 8:3 and Matthew 4:4.
Having come to terms with our sinful state to be reconciled to God through the blood of His only begotten Son, understanding we are at war, and have been at war for over two thousand years, is the first precept to apply to our Christian faith! Daniel 7:21, Daniel 9:26, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Ephesians 6:12, and The Revelation 13:7. Antichrist’s war against the saints, Daniel 7:21, has been waged for over two millenia! Applying decoys, ambushes, traps, deception, and misinformation, all war tactics we should be very aware of as we fight the good fight, 1 Timothy 6:12, our conduct is that of soldiers on high alert, constantly on watch for the enemy, marking them which cause divisions among us! Romans 16:17.
Exercising discernment, it is perfectly clear Christians have been purposefully DIVIDED, and therefore DECEIVED! Christianity has been “wonderfully” exploited financially, and the division, differing doctrines and viewpoints, have rendered Christians impotent to perform as the salt of the earth! There has been so much preaching and teaching, yet our beautiful Earth still suffers! “The divided ecumenical ‘church’ system” has produced much confusion, and nothing to see of The Kingdom of God! Big ‘church’ buildings are empty for most of the week, and continue to be built, whilst humanity struggles, the salt of the earth making no progress against corruption and decay in over 2000 years!
This truth of Earth’s war torn condition sincerely provokes questioning, whether the divided ecumenical ‘church’, turned away from sabbath observance, is not “the unfruitful works of darkness“? What is there to see of The Kingdom of Heaven today? And what has happened with The Great Commission to go and teach all nations to observe all things whatsoever our Lord commanded? Matthew 28:18 to 20. Christians, and the rest of the world, need to comprehend our Lord’s teaching, “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house”. Matthew 5:15. A weak and ineffective Gospel has been preached in ALL the world, and THIS Gospel of the Kingdom, the Gospel of SUBJECT OBEDIENCE, Matthew 24:14, has been HIDDEN from the world, by these “churches”!
Responsible study of prophetic scripture providing the answers, Scripture clearly teaches our Lord’s Church was established in 30 AD, which in 2020, is 1990 years ago! Matthew 16:16 to 18. The Church was GIVEN the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven! Matthew 16:19, and Luke 12:32. Our Lord’s Church was then CRUSHED in the Great Roman Persecution, Daniel 7:19, and Daniel 7:21. The “many days” of the book of Daniel now fulfilled, Daniel 8:26, Daniel 10:14 and Daniel 11:33, Isaiah 66 is in the process of unfolding. “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith The Lord”!
Our Heavenly Father requires His children to remove themselves from evil, Proverbs 4:27, and that His children remove the evil from their midst! Deuteronomy 13:5 and Isaiah 58:9. Our Heavenly Father desires UNITY in His Kingdom, and OBEDIENCE to all His statutes and commandments! Deuteronomy 4:2 and John 14:15. This is THE CONDITION of God’s COVENANT with Israel both physical, and spiritual, and obedience remains prerequisite to our Heavenly Father’s commanding His blessing on His creation! Psalm 133.
Concerning The Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, Romans 14:17, The Spirit of Truth, we have a part to perform! If our relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ and The Holy Ghost, “The Spirit of Truth”, John 14:17, results in anything but our sincere REVERENCE, leading us to DEVOTED SUBJECT OBEDIENCE, to The King of kings, and The Lord of lords, to serve Him, and OBEY Him as His servants in His Kingdom, then surely, we have been DECEIVED!
Christians SHOULD KNOW the books of Daniel and Revelation to understand “the more sure word of prophecy” in Scripture! 2 Peter 1:19. If Christians do not understand these incredible literary works, very clearly, responsible Bible study has been neglected, and Christians do well to diligently examine what they have been ‘taught’ in their ‘churches’, that teach, and follow differing doctrines and viewoints! Christians truly need to start “watching“, to “see” they “are not deceived”! Matthew 24:4 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith The Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11.
Lester Oliver Thomas Flock © 2020