Among the “born again” groups, there are many so-called “prophets and prophetesses” at work casting about their “prophecies” like magic spells and impressing the rapt listeners with what appears to be the words of the Holy Spirit. But there is a catch, very overlooked but extremely significant: this spirit delivers the believer into lawlessness and not into obedience. And this is the dividing line between the sheep and the goats, between the ones who talk of loving their version of Jesus and the ones who actually do as the Lord commands. This reveals the stupid ones who built their faith on the sand as opposed to the ones who built their house on the words and commands of the Lord. And the winds came, and the rains fell, and great was the destruction of that house.
This is the age of apostasy, and we are witnesses of the greatest wave of faithless believers since the church was establshed over two-thousnd years ago, for the evil one knows that his time is short, therefore his wrath is great. The works of deception have exponentially increased, and the foolish believers are pursuing after everything Christian sounding, and are abandoning sound doctrines in droves. All you need to do is spend a few minutes watching the Christian themed programs and it won’t be long before money comes into play as the prophecies run like a river directly to the listeners external organ, and the senses are captivated by the words and trinkets offered to entice the believer to support the “Lord’s work” ! Pitiful fools!
Where are the Lord’s watchmen? Why are they not exposing the treachery? Why are they not sounding the horn to awaken the snoring ones and sleeping virgins? Have they also been taken prisoner and received bribes to silence their voices? Are they spending the time with the servants of sin, eating and drinking and carousing when they should be standing in the breaches and crying out to the workmen to repair the weakened walls? Indeed the walls are crumbling and those false teachers are busy at work plying their sorceries as the foolish sheep run to and fro, desiring to have their ears tickled and expecting their opinions and views to be accepted by a compromising God! FOOLS! God will not be mocked by you.
When you choose to walk after false teachers and refuse his wisdom, knowledge and instructions, and you refuse his invitation to the feast, then He will gather in others more worthy and give your places to them, the ones that you discarded. But will you listen? Of course not. You won’t listen to the Lord, His words, you won’t obey His commamnds or keep His Law, so why should you listen to those who do? Because you have a spirit of ubelief. Many are called but few are chosen…
The Bible has all that the faithful ones need to walk a a straight path, providing faithfulness and obedience accompany their love for the Lord and the brethern. Belief is not all that hard if you approach as would a child eager to learn from the master school teacher. But all too often, that attitude is not to be seen as the believers attempt to justify their disobedience through taking chapters and verses out of their places and reaaranging them according to prevailing views and opinions. And almost all with the help of the shepherds who teach their flocks to practice disobedience.
Keep the Sabbath. Oh no, you can keep any day you want. That is a lie, but the faithless and ignorant suck it up.
The Ten Commandments are mere guideposts! Fools talk!
I’m born again! Ok, where is your spiritual body like the Lord Jesus?
Easter day is a bloody pagan rite including child sacrifice and cannabalism.
Halloween is the devil’s calling card to the young.
Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus but everything to do with profits.
The entire Bible is one book, not divided according to theological views.
The Church fathers learned from Jesus, and not two-hundred plus years later!
Saints are alive and not dead, so that their praises ring out to the glory of God!
Shepherds guide the flocks, not shepherdesses.
Adam took the blame for the fall; Eve led Adam into the sin.
Jesus did not abolish the law and commandments; rebellious and ignorant men did.
And where are the watchmen to turn the peoples hearts back to the Lord? Why aren’t they calling out to warn the faithless? Why do they love to appear on the national book sellers list, talk shows, and receive the praises of men as they spurn the words of the Lord? Because they love themselves. Preening their personas and amplifying their works before men, because they think highly of themselves and want others to give them the attention they crave. And they have received their rewards already and there is nothing for them in heaven. These worthless watchmen who love to see themselves as such, and to have others seeing them standing in the breaches with glistening spear points and billowing cloaks under scattered clouds with a partial Moon, are nothing more than worthless caricatures of what they should be. The praises of men to be poured out upon members of the Christian actors guild.
Harsh words reserved for those worthless watchmen refusing to warn the people. Harsh words to the unfaithful shepherds. Harsh words to the faithless flocks. If they would only turn around so that they may be healed and the Lord could save them. But they would rather run around building up churches, writing books, entertaining people, prophesying falsehoods, casting the law aside, abusing the flesh, promoting sin, loving everyone under a perverted banner, and doing what they feel is right in their sight, Scriptures by the way side. But not all is lost! The Lord has reserved for himself those who love and serve Him with uprightness of heart and faithfulness. And we do not know who they are except for three things, their love of the Lord, their love of the brethern and obedience to His law and commands. And a chord of three is not quickly broken. By these three things you will know them because their fruits are genuine. They will be persecuted, condemned, ridiculed, cast out, and despised, but in all things they will not turn away from the Lord Jesus. They know His voice and the voice of another they shall not heed, and that includes false brethern, lying prophets, lazy shepherds, and sleeping watchmen.
These lazy watchmen write books using bombastic claims of spiritual enlightenment as they build up followers to suppor “their ministries.” Media is very expensive, you understand, and salaries must be paid. Oh, and let me not overlook the rapture estacy that millions have been drawn into, and quite overlooking the words of the Lord and his apostles, the real “church fathers.” We are going to be here to proclaim the Lord to an evil generation, to a people hard of hearing, blind of sight, hard to convince because of sin, but nonetheless, we will prevail in saving some. The Lord has promised us that He will be with us unto the end. Therefore, set your heart and eyes upon Him and His words and do as He commands so that you will not be found wanting when He returns to establish His kingdom on earth, and rule from Jerusalem. There will be no gods to bow down to, no religions to lead you astray, no wars, no violence, acts of terror, no sexual decadence, no protests, no elections, and all weapons of war shall be melted down and converted to plowshahres with every man having a plot of land and a wife. This is the time during the 1000 year reign of Christ.
But I will not go into that here, for my words are directed to those who lead the flocks of Christ astray. But more so to the faithless sleeping watchmen who are clothed in rags and carrying dull weapons if any at all, not knowing how to use them, but more than capable of keeping the citizens of the city in a state of indulgence and careless living while calling upon God to bless them! Instead of turning the peoples hearts to God, they are encouraged to follow a man. Instead of repentance, offerings to fill their money chests will be accepted, Debit cards will do just nicely. This generation of faithless believers are standing before the greatest tribulation in human history, and all they want to do is cavort, buy and sell, expand false and comforting lies, seek out the newest publications on the New York Times best-seller list, invite people from the media circus to entertain and mesmerize them and swoon over the popular Christian artists with their songs of “worship”! But a day of reckoning is closing in and where will they be tomorrow if not running in fear and betraying each other to save themselves? And run they most certainly will because they did not build their houses on the rock, but more so on the teachings and doctrines of men. And that house fell and great was its ruin.
In closing, there is still hope for the individual but not for the nations, America included for this whole world lies under the sway of the evil one except for those who walk with the Lord in love, faith and obedience. Do not look unto any man to save a nation much less an individual, but fix your gaze firmly upon the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone. Trust Hiim with everything you are and have. Don’t seek the treasures of this world, but more so the treasures in heaven for we are just pilgrims passing through on our way home. Comfort one another with this hope.
I remain a brother to the faithful in Christ Jesus.
Edward L Ordway