I have spoken much about Fr. Chad Ripperger’s book, “Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity”; in the back of his book, there are three appendices, one of which deals with the very lengthy list of vices/sins/spirits that humans have dealt with since the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden.
SIN is a very real part of the human life, but most ignore it, don’t believe in it, or if they do state they believe in the Triune Godhead of the Holy Scriptures, some still have very real issues in coming to terms with the very real SPIRITUAL REALM that is written throughout the OT and NT.
The word “SIN” occurs in 390 verses in the ESV–104 times alone in the NT; 389 in the KJV. So obviously, the LORD God wants us to realize that there are serious issues regarding SIN/vices/spirits that need to be dealt with.
The reason I am also including the word “spirits” there, is because Fr. Ripperger realizes that it is BECAUSE of such beings, that SIN entered into humanity’s world right from the start, IN the Garden of Eden, where the devil took the form of a SERPENT, and beguiled EVE, and both Adam and Eve then committed sin by NOT taking God at His Word–the word He gave them in Genesis 2:16-17 to NOT take of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It wasn’t just the disobedience that made the LORD God eventually drive them out of the Garden–it was also to protect them from ETERNALLY being CONDEMNED, IF they went and ate from the Tree of LIFE after eating from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge.
BUT–as a good Father, CONSEQUENCES had to be dealt with. Hence the driving out of the Garden, the SIN that followed mankind right up to the present day, BECAUSE the LORD God demands that we are ALL TESTED to see whether or not we will ABIDE BY Him (Jn. 15:4,6,7,9,16) and, equally important, in HIS WORD (John 8:31).
The LORD God never stopped loving His creation, but He DID give us a CHOICE to either ACCEPT or REJECT Him. While we live and breathe, we have that opportunity to change our minds and live out our lives for Him, even if we did not do so at first. Most people have chosen over the several millennia to NOT accept what the LORD God and His Son has written in His Word; therefore, since there are good consequences for those who accept and believe in Him and His Word, hence then there MUST be a JUDGMENT for those who have refused to accept Him, and That Day SOON approaches.
IF one states that they are a non-believer, then they are already on their way to the Bottomless Pit and eventually, the Lake of Fire (Rev. 20:11-15). Atheists, pagans, Agnostics–basically anyone who refuses to believe in the Word of God (Genesis-Revelation), who also refuses to believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior and soon-to-be JUDGE of the world, are within this category of humans that will be sentenced to eternal death and damnation, which the Bible calls “the second death” (Revelation 2:11; 20:6,14; 21:8). They will NOT escape this, just because they don’t “believe” in it. God’s Word for all these several millennia, hasn’t changed, just because the majority of mankind has decided to walk away from Him, turning to other gods, themselves, lusts and pleasures of this life, etc.
JUDGMENT on the Earth by the Lord Jesus WILL COME (Jude 1:14-15; Rev. chapters 6-18), whether one likes it or not, or “believes” it or not. God’s Word is eternally true (Ps. 119:160; John 17:17). Mankind’s refusal or denial of God and His Word doesn’t mean His eternal Word and judgments will not eventually be carried out.
Illustration by the late Rev. Clarence Larkin
There will be wonderful consequences for those who have committed their lives to Christ, not giving up their faith in Him, AND trusting in the ENTIRE counsel of His Word (Acts 20:27)–they will be ushered into eternity hearing those words they so longed to hear–“WELL DONE, thou good and faithful servant” and will “enter into the Joy of your Lord” (Matthew 25:21,23).
Marriage Supper of the Lamb and His Bride-Revelation 19:7, 9
Those who REFUSE to acknowledge God’s Word and His Son as both Savior and Lord, will hear the awful words, “I never knew you; DEPART from Me, you workers of lawlessness” (Matt. 7:23); “DEPART from Me, you cursed, into the eternal FIRE prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41). Those are awful words to hear from the Son of God, Who suffered and died so that ALL humans could have an opportunity to be SET FREE from any and all DEMONIC influences, when they were living out their lives here on Earth.
There IS hope for such a person, but FIRST and FOREMOST–they must HUMBLE themselves, REPENT of their sins, RENOUNCE any and all dealings with the sinful lifestyle they lived (especially if they were involved in any type of pagan practices–witchcraft, satanism, freemasonry, the various cults like Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormonism, Islam, etc.), and WHOLEHEARTEDLY accept the Lord Jesus as BOTH Savior AND LORD of their lives, making a commitment to READ, STUDY, MEDITATE on, and LIVE OUT the life He planned and purposed for that individual, so that they can be blessed by Him, and have eternal LIFE through Him.
They MUST BE set free and delivered of ANY and ALL demonic attachments, infestations, infiltrations, etc.–and that can only happen AFTER they made the Lord Jesus their Savior AND LORD of their lives. THEN the Holy Spirit enters into them (see Jn 3:3,5,7; Acts 2). The Holy Spirit will teach, correct, convict, guide, lead, etc. (see Jn. 14:26; 15:26; 16:13,18) that individual, and will make sure that NO evil spirit will dwell within them any longer, AS LONG AS they allow Him to PURIFY their hearts (Isaiah 52:11; Daniel 12:10; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:14; James 4:8).
1 Peter 3 tells us, “WHOEVER desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. BUT the face of the LORD is against those who do EVIL.”
I highly suggest that you get this deliverance prayer book; I cannot sit here and write out the HUNDREDS of sins/vices/evil spirits that plague humanity, but I will give you a few examples from each group (MIND you, some may start out as obvious mental/emotional/physical ailments, but IF LEFT UNCHECKED–can and WILL turn into demonic issues that the devil and his evil spirits can WORSEN in an individual over TIME, right up to their demise!):
Unclean spirits–offensive, compulsiveness, busybody, perverted thinking, scandals; Theft–stealing, greed, materialism, hoarding, etc. Making Excuses for SIN–inability to pray (demons keeping you from praying); worldly cares and lusts, etc. Mental Illnesses–any and all mental and behavioural type of illnesses such as ADD/ADHD, OCD, PTSS, Anxiety Disorders, Mental torments, Compromising, Doubts, Death Wish, Personality disorders, etc. Physical Ailments–Paralysis, Tremors, Night Tremors, Blood Pressure, Sinus/Respiratory, Tumors, Cancers, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Allergies, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, etc.
False Religions and Philosophies–Any and all cults (JW/Mormonism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism), Yoga, New Age, Nazism, Freemasonry/Mason Lodges, Eastern Star (for women), any and all secret societies, beliefs in other gods such as Greek/Roman/Babylonian/Assyrian gods/goddesses, etc.
Any and all abandonment of Christian faith; any who are against or have unbelief in the Spiritual Realm; any and all who practice Marxism, Socialism, Fascism, Racism, Liberalism, and any and ALL parts of the OCCULT practices–witchcraft, satanism, pagan worship, Druidism, dealing with Channeling, crystals, Reiki, Mantras, Chakras, familiar spirits, Tarot cards, Angel cards, etc.
Dabbling in those mentioned above, or playing around with Horoscopes, Astrology, Spiritism, Numerology, Seances, praying to the dead, etc.
ANY and all types of spirits that are against marriage, the biological male and female, those who accept the lifestyles that are an abomination to the LORD God as written down in His Word both in the OT and NT; any type of physical mutilation of the body, especially to change the gender, etc.
Physical, mental, emotional, abuse of a person–cursing, putting curses on a person, especially children, Child abuse, neglect, molestation of any kind, human/child trafficking, betrayal of spouse, abandonment, any and all abusive language, mocking or bullying, dominance over the spouse or children in a fearful and unloving way, guilt trips, sarcasm, etc.
THESE should be very obvious, but I’ll add them as well (they are mentioned in the book)–Alcoholism, any and ALL types of Drug use and addiction via smoking, inhaling, needles, etc.; Abortion, any and all types of sexual intercourse outside of marriage/promiscuity/Pornography, sexual addictions, rape, pedophilia, etc. SEXUAL INTERCOURSE is one of the #1 ways besides drug addiction and pagan/cultic/occult/New Age practices that a person receives MANY evil spirits INTO their body and spirits, EVEN IF THEY CLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN!
The lie that has circulated for decades about “Christians cannot have evil spirits in them if they belong to Jesus, because the Holy Spirit dwells within them”; they may not be POSSESSED, but they SURE CAN have vexing, infiltrating spirits in their bodies BECAUSE of this VERY LONG list of sinful habits they may have either been exposed to, especially GENERATIONAL CURSES and spirits that have been PASSED DOWN to them–or, sins they have committed themselves, or have been FORCED to commit (such as those who are in false cults, religions, pagan practices such as witchcraft/satanism, etc.).
DO NOT pretend to think that you have not been opened up to any type of demonic stronghold in your life!! WE ALL have been exposed to evil since the day we were born! WE ALL need to REPENT and be CLEANSED of our sins, and be SET FREE from any and all types of demonic infestations, vexations, infiltrations, oppressions, obsessions, etc.
THIS is BUT a SMALL list of what is written in that book. PLEASE take the time out to PRAY and ask the LORD to help you in any or all the areas YOU and your loved ones may be afflicted in. GET this prayer book, and SEEK OUT a Biblical deliverance worker, or better yet, an exorcist (if such issues are very serious) such as Fr. Dan Reehill, Fr. Chad Ripperger, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti; at the least, go to a CHRISTIAN counselor (like from the Biblical Counseling Coalition, for example) who takes the Word of God seriously–ALL of it–and can begin to help you discover what other underlying issues you also may have, besides whatever is the obvious one(s) plaguing you or your loved ones.
I CAN help at the very least, try and determine those issues with certain questionnaires that I have. That is a good start and one of the first steps for those who wish to finally get themselves SET FREE from any and all types of demonic/spiritual attachments.
I pray this has been very helpful to you all. May the LORD God bless you and have you seek the help you need, in order to be SET FREE and DELIVERED, so that YOU can live the life you were always purposed to live in the name of the Lord, Savior, Master, King, and Judge of this World–Jesus Christ.
I was watching the news and the candidate for a U.S. Senate seat came up on the screen, and immediately I winced and the Spirit within me grieved, because I know that person has already proved themselves to NOT adhere to the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27). He has already stated he stands for the LGBTQ+ crowd, mutilating children (transexual surgeries), hence his so-called “Christian” beliefs do NOT line up with the Word of God. So WHY then would this individual have the AUDACITY to be in a divinity school, desiring to further harm people, by preaching FALSE DOCTRINES, while pretending to be a MINISTER of the WORD of GOD??
In case you do not believe me, you can look this up for yourselves—this is but ONE EXAMPLE of FALSE teachers, prophets and ministers out there in this world today, spewing satanic demonic GARBAGE, disrespecting the LORD God Almighty, His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who literally IS THE LIVING WORD of GOD that people such as James Talarico, disrespects and dishonors by TWISTING God’s Word to promote satanic ideology under the guise of being a “Christian”.
BECAUSE James is a human being, a wretched sinner like the rest of us, we who love the Lord and His Word, know that we have the commandment from the LORD God to PRAY for the salvation, deliverance, and redemption for such people—for all individuals, who have never known of Christ, or who have separated themselves from “listening to the TRUTH” and who continue to “wander off into myths” (2 Tim. 4:4).
The very real problem, though, is that there are many individuals like James that are GROWING in dissent of what the TRUE and ENTIRE Word of God BIBLICALLY preaches, and are “accumulating for themselves teachers to suit their own passions” (2 Tim. 4:3b). That entire passage is important enough to write it here, so that you understand the entire CONTEXT of what the Apostle Paul was attempting to drive home to the young soon-to-be pastor Timothy when he was finally ready to have a congregation of his own to preach to, and teach:
2 Timothy 4:1-5 “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”
Here are some AI overviews not only about James Talarico, but also on having “itching ears” that Paul spoke about in the above shared passage, false teachers, prophets, and also false doctrines that are spreading like wildfire through different churches, organizations, so-called “interfaith” groups (like “Interfaith Alliance” on FB, which is nothing but demonic and as unbiblical as you can get!), that bring in millions of vulnerable individuals who end up being caught in the demonic “spiderweb” of Satan’s lies.
If you or anyone you know of are in such groups–RUN, do NOT walk away, and STAY away from them!! The righteous judgment of the LORD God and His Son will SOON be upon them, as the individuals in these groups and false churches WILL embrace not only the AntiChrist when he shows up on the world scene, but his One World church et al, AND will accept the MARK of the Beast! Guaranteed, as per God’s Word!
AND– as you know—once you are caught in a spiderweb, it CLINGS to you and doesn’t let go! That’s how the evil ones work! Those demonic entities find a “demonic doorway”—any doorway they can where a sinful thought that turned into an action or speech– to ENTER INTO the human being, EMBED themselves IN humans, and incorporate themselves within them, taking over their minds, souls—their personalities, and ultimately, their spirits, IF left unchecked and they have not repented and renounced those particular sins.
IF a human being’s spirit is being ruled over by any other spirit OTHER THAN the Holy Spirit—they are DEMONICALLY infiltrated, and depending on WHAT they have done or said to allow those different types of demonic spirits in them (for there are many!), THAT is what will end up ruling IN and THROUGH them. The more different types of demonic spirits that rule over a person’s spirit, the worse they get, and the HARDER it is for that individual to see, hear, know and accept God’s TRUTH in His Word.
The devil and his demonic spirits WILL see to it that the TRUTH is kept from those individuals for as long as possible, and also the opportunity for repentance, salvation, deliverance and a right relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ will be hidden from their eyes (Paul stated THIS in 2 Cor. 4:3-4—”But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”), right up until their demise; once the individual’s PHYSICAL death occurs, there is NO way possible for any type of reconciliation with the Lord Jesus—only HIS JUDGMENT. Hence what the Lord Jesus stated when He said, “You will know them BY THEIR FRUITS” —
AI Overview “You will know them by their fruits” comes from Matthew 7:16-20 (KJV/NKJV/NASB), where Jesus teaches that people’s true character—or the legitimacy of a prophet—is revealed by their actions, attitudes, and outcomes, rather than their words. Good trees produce good fruit, while bad trees produce bad fruit.
Key Details About the Passage:
Context: Jesus gives this warning when discussing false prophets, who may appear harmless but are inwardly destructive.
The Analogy: Just as grapevines don’t grow on thornbushes, true righteousness cannot come from a corrupt heart.
“Fruit” Defined: “Fruit” symbolizes a person’s behavior, conduct, and inner character. This often relates to the “fruit of the Spirit” (love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, etc.).
Meaning: This verse is a call to spiritual discernment, encouraging followers to observe long-term actions and outcomes rather than relying on initial appearances.
Commonly Quoted Verses (Matthew 7:16-20, KJV): “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. … Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Related Verses:
Matthew 12:33: “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit” (NKJV).
Ephesians 5:9: “…for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.”.
AI Overview—pulled from Google: Texas State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is not currently an ordained minister, but he is a Presbyterian seminarian studying to become one. He is a Christian, often speaking on his faith, and is pursuing a master’s of divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary while serving in public office. Key details about James Talarico’s religious background: Seminarian: He is a self-described “pastor in training”. Education: He is taking classes at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Background: He is the grandson of a Baptist preacher and has attended the same Presbyterian church since he was two years old. Political Approach: Talarico is a progressive Democrat known for using his theological education to oppose Christian nationalism in Texas, often emphasizing faith-based arguments for social justice.
AI Overview “Itching ears” refers to the tendency to seek out teachings that satisfy personal desires rather than adhering to biblical truth. The primary verse is 2 Timothy 4:3-4, warning that people will turn away from sound doctrine to follow myths that suit their own passions and pleasures. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (ESV): “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.” Contextual Verses 2 Timothy 4:2 (ESV): “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching” (Paul’s instruction to Timothy on how to combat itching ears). 1 John 4:1 (ESV): “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world”. 2 Peter 2:1 (ESV): “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you…”. Isaiah 30:10 (ESV): “…Tell us smooth things, prophesy illusions” (An Old Testament example of wanting to hear pleasant things over the truth).
What “Itching Ears” Means Rejecting Sound Doctrine: A refusal to listen to challenging or inconvenient truths. Seeking False Teachers: Gathering teachers who say what people want to hear rather than what they need to hear. Following Desires: Prioritizing personal, worldly passions over biblical principles. Turning to Fables: Leaving the Bible’s truth for popular myths or flattering, yet shallow, messages.
Article by GotQuestions.org Question: “What does 2 Timothy 4:3 mean by itching ears?” Answer: The apostle Paul wrote a warning for the church: “The time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear” (2 Timothy 4:3).
The Greek word translated “itching” literally means “to itch, rub, scratch, or tickle.” To want one’s ears “tickled” is to desire massages rather than messages—sermons that charm rather than challenge, entertain rather than edify, and please rather than preach. The people Paul warns about will have, as one commentator put it, “ears which have to be continually titillated with novelties.”
“Itching ears” is a figure of speech that refers to people’s desires, felt needs, or wants. It is these desires that impel a person to believe whatever he wants to believe rather than the actual truth itself. When people have “itching ears,” they decide for themselves what is right or wrong, and they seek out others to support their notions. “Itching ears” are concerned with what feels good or comfortable, not with the truth—after all, truth is often uncomfortable. Paul’s warning is that the church would one day contain those who only opened their ears to those who would scratch their “itch.”
Those with “itching ears” only want teachers who will assure them that all is well, teachers who say, “Peace, peace . . . when there is no peace” (Jeremiah 6:14). Where there is a demand for something, the suppliers are not far away. Paul says that not only will there be great demand for watered-down, personalized messages, but there will be “a great number of teachers” willing to provide such pap and steer people away from “sound doctrine.”
Evidence today of people having “itching ears” includes the popularity of messages that people are not required to change, as if repentance were outmoded; that people are basically good; that God is too loving to judge anyone; that the cross, with all its blood, is not really necessary; and that God wants His children to be healthy, wealthy, and content in this world. As people turn their backs on the truth about sin and condemnation, they disregard their need for repentance and forgiveness. And a craving for “new” and “fresher” ideas grows—even though there is “nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9–10)—accompanied by a longing to feel good about who they are and where they’re going. Messages that tickle ears can fill a lot of churches, sell a lot of books, and buy a lot of time on cable tv.
Some of the early followers of Jesus complained about some of the Lord’s words: “Many of his disciples said, ʻThis is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?’ . . . From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:60, 66). Walking away from hard truth is easy to do.
In today’s postmodern church, we see many walking away from the hard truth. Some churches that once preached sound doctrine now teach as acceptable the very evils the Bible condemns. Some pastors are afraid to preach on certain passages of the Bible. “Christian feminists” deny God as a heavenly Father, calling Him a “she.” “Gay Christians” are not only welcomed without repentance into church fellowship but into the pulpit, as well.
The church’s remedy for those who have “itching ears” is found in the same passage of 2 Timothy: “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction” (2 Timothy 4:2). It is a solemn charge, made “in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom” (verse 1). And it contains all the elements needed to combat the temptation to tickle ears: preach, correct, rebuke, and encourage. The content of preaching must be the written Word of God, and it must be preached when convenient and when inconvenient. This takes “great patience and careful instruction,” but sound doctrine is worth it.
The church’s quest to manage the comfort level of its audience must never take priority over preaching the Word. The fear of offending people’s sensibilities can never supersede the fear of offending God. Rather, the church should follow the example of the apostles: “We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Corinthians 4:2).
The church today, more than ever, needs to re-examine the teachings it endorses. We need to ask ourselves the following questions:
Are our teachings truly from God or simply itches we want to scratch?
Are we standing on solid biblical grounds, or have we allowed the world to influence our thinking?
Have we guarded ourselves from the schemes of Satan (Ephesians 6:11)?
Are we keeping ourselves “blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:23)?
The truth is, God is not concerned with scratching our itches but in transforming us into the image of His Son (Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:4).
AI Overview The Bible warns that false prophets and teachers will arise, appearing harmless (“sheep’s clothing”) but inwardly acting as destructive “wolves” to deceive believers, often performing signs to lead people astray. They are identified by their bad fruit—false doctrine, greed, and immorality—and will face ultimate judgment, while Christians are urged to test teachings and avoid them.
Key Aspects of False Prophets and Teachers:
Appearance: They disguise themselves as servants of righteousness or apostles, masquerading as followers of Christ while spreading deception.
Doctrine and Motives: They often deny the core truths regarding Jesus Christ, promote lies, and are motivated by greed, aiming to manipulate or exploit people for shameful gain .
Methodology: They often “twist” scripture and promote false doctrine that can destroy the faith of believers, sometimes creating division.
Warning and Judgment: They will face severe judgment and destruction for their actions.
How to Identify Them:
“You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16-20): Their character, lifestyle, and the results of their teaching will contradict the truth of the Bible.
Testing Spirits: Believers are urged to test teaching against the scripture to see if it aligns with the truth (1 John 4:1). Commands for Believers:
Be Alert and Guarded: Christians are warned to be on guard and not be misled by signs or wonders.
Avoid Them: The Bible advises not to receive, support, or even greet those who promote false doctrines (2 John 1:10-11).
Hold Fast to Truth: Knowing the Bible (“correctly handling the word of truth”) is the best defense against deception.
FROM GotQuestions.org website: Question: “How can I recognize a false teacher / false prophet?” Answer: Jesus warned us that “false Christs and false prophets” will come and will attempt to deceive even God’s elect (Matthew 24:23–27; see also 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 1:17–18). To guard against falsehood and false teachers, it’s important to know the truth and know the characteristics of the counterfeit. Any believer who “correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15) and who makes a careful study of the Bible can identify false doctrine.
Jesus said, “A tree is recognized by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33). So, believers are to be fruit inspectors. Knowing the look, texture, and taste of a healthy apple is important. So is knowing the look, texture, and taste—and smell—of a rotten one. Here are three specific tests to apply to any teacher to determine the accuracy of his or her teaching:
1) What does this teacher say about Jesus? In Matthew 16:15-16, Jesus asks, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answers, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and for this answer Peter is called “blessed.” In 2 John 9, we read, “Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” In other words, Jesus Christ and His work of redemption is of utmost importance; beware of anyone who denies that Jesus is equal with God, who downplays Jesus’ sacrificial death, or who rejects Jesus’ humanity. First John 2:22 says, “Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son.”
2) Does this teacher preach the gospel? The gospel is defined as the good news concerning Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). As nice as they sound, the statements “God loves you,” “God wants us to feed the hungry,” and “God wants you to be wealthy” are not the complete message of the gospel. As Paul warns in Galatians 1:7, “Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.” No one, not even a great preacher, has the right to change the message that God gave us. “If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!” (Galatians 1:9).
3) Does this teacher exhibit character qualities that glorify the Lord? Speaking of false teachers, Jude 1:11 says, “They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.” In other words, a false teacher can be known by his pride (Cain’s rejection of God’s plan), greed (Balaam’s prophesying for money), and rebellion (Korah’s promotion of himself over Moses). Jesus said to beware of such people and that we would know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20).
For further study, review those books of the Bible that were written specifically to combat false teaching within the church: Galatians, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, and Jude. It is often difficult to spot a false teacher/false prophet. Satan masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), and his ministers masquerade as servants of righteousness (2 Corinthians 11:15). Only by being thoroughly familiar with the truth will we be able to recognize a counterfeit.
AI Overview The Bible warns against false doctrine, describing it as destructive heresy, “doctrines of demons”, and a distortion of the gospel of Christ. Key verses include 2 Peter 2:1, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, and Galatians 1:6-9, which advise believers to test spirits and avoid teachers who prioritize myths over the truth. Key Bible Verses on False Doctrine 2 Peter 2:1: “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them…” 1 Timothy 4:1-3: “…some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons…” Galatians 1:6-9: “I marvel that you are turning away so soon… to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4: “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires… they will heap up for themselves teachers… and be turned aside to fables.” Romans 16:17-18: “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.” Characteristics of False Doctrine Denying Christ: Denying the deity or redemptive work of Jesus Christ. Self-Interest: Driven by greed, selfish ambition, or the desire for gain. Adding Legalism: Imposing rules not mandated by Scripture, such as forbidding marriage or specific foods. Smooth Talk: Using flattery and deception to mislead the naive. “Another Gospel”: Perverting the message of grace to include works or false doctrines.
JEANNETTE’S Concluding thoughts: I do not say these things about James out of hatred—of course not! I do not hate HIM, but I most CERTAINLY hate the very DEMONS that CLEARLY from what is spoken about in Scripture, work IN and THROUGH James and so many others that preach false doctrines. As a Servant of the Most High God and my Lord, Savior, Master, and King Jesus—I must do what has been called up me to do, and that is to INFORM and WARN about such things. Putting up nice inspirational devotionals with pretty pictures is great, but there is way more to it than that. The hard things like writing a post such as this, needs to be done at times as well, especially when the Holy Spirit bids me to do it.
Unless they REPENT of their lies and deceit to the Lord Jesus, RENOUNCE their false teaching, and ask Him to FORGIVE them, ACCEPTING ONLY the ENTIRE counsel of HIS WORD, and no other false teaching, these individuals who consistently come against God and His entire Word, both the OLD and NEW Testaments, purposely ignoring His commandments, and refusing to acknowledge EVERYING that has been written therein, WILL find themselves within the group that HE, Jesus, spoke about in Matthew 7:21-23—“NOT EVERY ONE WHO SAYS TO ME, ‘LORD, LORD’ WILL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, BUT THE ONE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN. On That Day, many will say to ME, ‘Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and do many mighty works in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU; DEPART FROM ME, you workers of LAWLESSNESS.”
I made a point to stress how even to THIS DAY, there are individuals, church groups, etc. that DENY several parts of—even whole books—of what the LORD God commanded His servants to write out to us, regarding the WHOLE counsel of His Word. Those who consider themselves “Christians”, and followers of “Jesus”, are blatantly disregarding MUCH or ALL of, the OLD TESTAMENT, actually stating that it is no longer part of what Jesus came to do—that He either replaced Israel with the church (Replacement Theology), or—because many groups out there have lifestyles that are directly against what is written IN the Old Testament, like the LGBTQ+ groups, for example—they literally THROW AWAY parts of Scripture that do not adhere to or agree with, their sinful lifestyles. Do you actually think the LORD God is going to stay SILENT about that for much longer? Hence the reason why Revelation chapters 6-18 speak about 21 JUDGEMENTS that will befall this Earth, and happen a LOT sooner than most humans would care to think about.
ALL of SCRIPTURE is still RELEVANT, and those prophecies in Scripture that have yet to come to pass, WILL, whether one believes in them, or NOT. How dare anyone disregard God’s Word, or worse yet, TWIST and CHANGE it to what THEY want it to say! Deuteronomy 4:2 AND Revelation 22:18-19 state this about trying to add or delete anything from God’s Word: “You shall not add to the Word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I COMMAND YOU” (Deut. 4:2).
John the Apostle wrote this as a final warning to all of his readers at the end of the book of Revelation (ch. 22) and what is the end of the Canon of Scripture: [18]“I WARN EVERYONE who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: IF anyone ADDS to them, God will add to him the PLAGUES described in this book, [19] and if anyone TAKES AWAY from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will TAKE AWAY his share in the tree of Life and in the Holy City, which are described in this book.” John adds this in verse 20—“He Who TESTIFIES to these things says, “SURELY I AM COMING SOON.” “HE” is the LORD JESUS, and HE knows that His Word IS true, because HE IS THE WORD OF GOD (John 1:1, 14). You go against His WORD, and you ultimately go against HIM.
WHO do you think will end up coming up on top—humans, or the LORD JESUS, at the Day of JUDGMENT? There is NO version of this anywhere in the annals of history, past, present, and or future, where the devil, the evil spirits, OR the human beings will come out on top, above the Lord Jesus. NOT going to happen.
BELOVED–I cannot stress this enough—THAT IS NOT a place where a human being wants to find themselves at the Time of the Judgment, HEARING such awful words coming out of the mouth of the Lord Jesus! WHAT FOLLOWS, is THIS, right from the book of Revelation, chapter 20:11-15—the horrific ETERNAL death and ongoing torture of all those who refused to REPENT and acknowledge Jesus as LORD–
Rev 20:11-15 ESV: 11 “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
Also, I will add and end with Revelation chapter 21:5 and 8, because ALL God’s Word is TRUE— Rev 21:5, 8 ESV: 5 “And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
AND IF a human being after all that was explained through Scripture, STILL has an issue with it prior to their physical death here, KNOW that His WORD is what will JUDGE them on the Last Day–
Top Bible Verses Declaring God’s Word is True:
Psalm 119:160: “The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever” (ESV).
John 17:17: “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth” (ESV).
Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” (ESV).
Psalm 33:4: “For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness” (ESV).
2 Samuel 7:28: “And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant” (ESV).
1 Kings 8:56: “…there hath not failed one word of all his good promise…” (KJV).
Psalm 119:142: “…your law is truth” (ESV).
John 6:63: “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life”.
2 Timothy 3:16: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (ESV).
Key Aspects of God’s Word:
It is Everlasting: Unlike human words, God’s word endures forever (1 Peter 1:25).
It is Flawless: It is compared to silver refined seven times (Psalm 12:6).
It is Active: It is described as living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12).
AI OVERVIEW on How God’s Word will Judge everyone: John 12:48-49 (ESV): “The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day” Bible Gateway. Matthew 12:36-37 (NIV): “…on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” Bible to Life. Romans 2:16 (ESV): “…on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus” Bible Gateway Key Contextual Points
The Purpose: While the word acts as a judge, this article on Ask About My Faith notes that Christ did not come to condemn, but to save (John 3:17).
The Standard: Judgment is based on how people received Christ’s teachings and whether they obeyed the gospel.
Personal Accountability: Everyone will stand before the judgment seat of Christ to account for their own actions (2 Corinthians 5:10).
I rest my case.
The JUDGE of all the living and the dead, WILL be seated on His Throne, and will judge righteously, according to ALL that has been RECORDED in the books (Daniel 7:10; Revelation 20:12). That Day is SOON upon us. Be ready, prayed up, and keep your lamps LIT, your hearts and minds in CHRIST and His Word, and KEEP WATCH, for NO ONE knows the Day or the Hour when the Bridegroom will show up. BUT HE WILL.
He is always watching. He is always listening. He knows the end from the beginning. He already knows how this is going to end.
But He has allowed FREE WILL for all of us to choose which way we will go— Either surrendering ALL to Him, so that we will be with ❤️Him in ✨🌈eternity, OR— Due to the choices one makes, not surrendering all to Him, and ending up eternally lost.🔥🔥🔥(see Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8)
THE CHOICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO US—He never wanted to force us to love Him.
But that choice will be made one way or another, and the end will come, whether we believe it or not, or like it or not.
CHOOSE NOW, while there is still time.
The LORD IS in control of all Time. The time for ⚖️JUDGMENT will soon be upon this Earth (see Revelation chapters 6-18).
The warnings will end, and the Judgment will begin.
“Proverbs 30:5a— “Every word of God proves true…” EVERY prophecy WILL be fulfilled (Luke 24:44; Isaiah 55:11).
The TALMUD is considered the more important of the rabbinical writings. It is made up of the Mishna, which are the oral traditions of Judaism, and the Gemara are their commentaries (which were written in the Aramaic, by the way). They are not a good source of historical information of what actually took place, but more of what Robert Stein called “an idealized rendering of how things should have taken place if the later rabbinic understanding of the law had been in force.” (from “Jesus the Messiah: A Survey of the Life of Christ”, published in 1996)
The Talmud actually contains several references to Jesus, or “Yeshu” as His name is in Aramaic.
Several pagan sources (Greek/Roman) such as Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, and Suetonius, to name a few, had referenced the Lord Jesus in their writings. Josephus, who was a Jewish historian, also included quite a few references about Jesus in his books.
But all these references, though helpful to validate that there truly was a person called Jesus of Nazareth (for there are still people walking this earth in the 21st-century that think Jesus was nothing but a mythological person or legendary figure), they are fewer in number and more or less as Stein said, secondary in nature.
First and foremost are always going to be the Christian sources of which is both the Old and New Testaments. The Gospels tell us the most about the Lord Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection. But though from the books of Acts through Revelation, there isn’t as much information about Jesus, there is enough that the Apostles Paul, Peter, John, and the writer of Hebrews included, that also helps to validate what was written in the accounts of the four Gospel writers.
And then also last, but not least the traditions of, for example, the Roman Catholic Church, their catechism, and any other Orthodox traditional teachings, though they may be helpful, they do not take the place of NOR do they come before, God’s Holy Written Word.
Bottom line-READ, STUDY, and MEDITATE on GOD’s 📖Word FIRST, and let HIM be your final WORD on all matters in this life.
The Lord Jesus called the apostle John to come up into what we consider the “third heaven”, and when he did so, the Spirit of God took him.
The two witnesses (Rev. 11) after they were murdered and laid in the street for three and a half days, just as it happened in Genesis, the breath of LIFE from the Lord God entered them, and they were also called back up into heaven by those words, “Come up here!”
So the words, “Come up here” are not written just once but twice.
And both times the Holy Spirit transports them up into heaven.
Where else in Scripture did that happen?
Acts 1:9-11, when the Lord Jesus was taken up from the disciples into heaven and disappeared in the clouds. The angels that stood by told the disciples that the Lord Jesus would return in the same fashion as they saw Him go into heaven.
I just thought I would share this with you and give you something to think about.
I included the Greek because unfortunately the Aramaic from the Peshitta is not available for me to just copy and paste here. Nevertheless, I added the Greek because that is one of the original languages that the book of Revelation was written in/translated into.
That “loud voice” was also attributed to the Lord Jesus in Matthew 27:46,50; Mark 15:34; Luke 23:46; John 11:43; Revelation 1:10. Revelation 21:5 is not necessarily in “red” as some Bibles portray Jesus’ words, because some believe those are the words of God the Father stating that, since the beginning of verse five says, “And He who was seated on the throne…”
Nevertheless, I think it would be good for everyone to sit back, read these verses, meditate on them, pray about them and have a conversation with the Holy Spirit. Maybe even do your own little Bible study on them.
The bottom line is, we are first and foremost, SPIRIT, then SOUL, then BODY (1Thess. 5:23).
Ecclesiastes 12:7 tells us plainly that the spirit returns to God.
When we each leave this earth, no one knows. Only the LORD knows our final day here. But we do know it will happen One Day.
I just pray that you all-we all-will be ready when it is our Time to be “called up” & stand before the Throne of Lord Jesus at the time of Judgement.
THIS here is an addiction chart from Association of Biblical Counselors, part of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, of which I am a member.
Courtesy of A.B.C.
THIS addiction chart is for ANY type of addiction a person may have; it starts with the pride/lust for whatever it is that the person thinks they must have. Following the path of decline in the chart, unfortunately picking up more demonic strongholds along the way (because in REALITY, that IS what they all are, no matter HOW they got there, or WHO let them “in” to that individual), the person not only becomes weaker and more susceptible to becoming a prisoner of the addiction, in the end, there is ALWAYS remorse, guilt, and could lead to destruction/death of that individual, IF they do NOT recognize their need for DELIVERANCE of those addictive strongholds.
IN THIS NEW YEAR, I wanted to start putting posts up 1-2 a month (on my professional FB page and/or blog page), or as many as the Holy Spirit leads me to, about the many different ways humans allow themselves to have strongholds, and the several enticing paths that the enemy of our souls deceptively lead humans down, to become CAPTIVES of those strongholds, making them feel like there is no way out.
Those strongholds come into a person FIRST through the THOUGHTS in their minds–the FIERY DARTS (Eph. 6:16, KJV) that Satan and the demonic entities entice a person with. Those “fiery darts” most of the time are something of an “Achille’s heel” to a person, whether it be alcohol, drugs, sex, pornography, gluttony, etc.
The evil ones KNOW us better than we know ourselves. They have been here for several MILLENNIA, watching, observing, “taking notes”, and knowing just how to STRIKE at their “opponent”–the human being, BECAUSE we are made in the image of the Most High God (Genesis 1:26-27).
BUT FIRST, I must address a very GRAVE and serious issue that I have come to realize within the Body of Christ, when it comes to the written ✡️📖✝️Word of God.
It’s one thing for a human being that has no desire to believe or heed the Word of God. They automatically deny everything about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit when that individual aligns themselves with any other god/cult/false religion that exists in this demonically infested world we live in.
The LORD God, since the days of Genesis and the Garden of Eden, HAS ALLOWED us human beings to CHOOSE whether or not we will give allegiance to HIM and His Word, or, to follow our own fleshly desires, and continue on the path of destruction, which unfortunately leads to what is called the eternal “second death” in the Lake of 🔥Fire (see Revelation 20:11-15).
THE ONLY WAY to escape that, is to ACKNOWLEDGE and REPENT of one’s sins, ACCEPT the LORD JESUS CHRIST as BOTH Savior AND LORD of their lives, and–very important–seek to be DELIVERED and SET FREE from any and all spiritual strongholds and bondages that have been in their lives, keeping them from living the purposeful life in Christ, that the LORD God destined for each and every human being.
EACH and every person MUST be tested, just like Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. The LORD God Elohim ALLOWED that serpent–(HaSatan/Lucifer/the devil–see Isaiah 14:12-14, Ezekiel 28:13-16; Rev. 12:9) to TEMPT Earth’s first human beings. What was now being disguised as a Serpent to Adam and Eve became rebellious in his service and ministry to the LORD God (he WAS an anointed Guardian Cherub of the rank of the supernatural entities called Cherubim in the Kingdom of Heaven)
I know that even many Christians cannot wrap their heads around the BIBLICAL FACT that the LORD God HAS ALLOWED the evil ones SUCH as HaSatan, to “roam about, seeking whom they may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). It is not only to TEST us, but to also see where our ALLEGIANCE lies–whether it be with the Most High God and taking Him at His Word, OR–aligning oneself to one or more of the gods of this world, that the LORD God told us in His commandments to “have no other gods before/besides Me” (Ex. 20:3); nor are we to have made any pagan carved images of those gods, and then pray and worship them (Ex. 20:4-5) instead of the Most High God. The LORD was very plain in His speech throughout the Old and New Testaments, that NO OTHER GODS were to come before HIM and usurp His authority in any way.
But even Christians have allowed those demonic entities to fool them in one way or another, and deceive them into not only acknowledging, but some have even served AND worshipped, those demonic entities that parade around as gods TO THIS DAY. As absurd as it sounds, we see it happening all around us–many so-called faith leaders have done EXACTLY what the OT prophets, the Lord Jesus, the apostles John, Paul, and Peter warned us that they would do in the coming last days–depart from the true Faith, and be turned to idols, false teachers (2 Cor. 11:13; 2 Peter 2:1), false Christs (Matt. 24:24), false prophets (Matt. 7:15; 24:11; Mk. 13;22), and false gods (Jer. 14:22; 18:15; Zech. 10:2), leading them to their eternal death and destruction (Rev. 20:10-15).
WE ARE to TEST these spirits (1 John 4:1-3), to see whether they are true or false! It’s obvious that MANY human beings have to their eternal detriment, NOT tested those spirits, and have aligned themselves with such false teachers, prophets, gods, etc.
WE ARE LIVING in the days that 2 Timothy spoke about when it comes to having to preach the word when it is NOT welcomed in the increasingly demonic and fleshly-ruled world system we live in–“For the TIME is coming (and IS NOW HERE!) when people will NOT endure sound (spiritually healthy) teaching, but HAVING ITCHING EARS they will accumulate to themselves teachers (false teachers!) to SUIT THEIR OWN passions, TURNING AWAY from listening to the TRUTH (of God’s Word!) and wander off into MYTHS (lies of the devil)” (see 2 Tim. 4:1-5 for the entire passage in context).
Even church leaders from all the different splintered sects try and either dismiss God’s ✡️📖✝️written Word, ignoring what He has said, or worse yet, break the commandment written in Deuteronomy 4:2–“You shall NOT add to the word that I command you, NOR take from it, that you may KEEP the commandments of the LORD your God that I COMMAND YOU.”
In other words, DON’T PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BELIEVE IN THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD’S WRITTEN ✡️📖✝️WORD (see Acts 20:27).
I would also like to add here, the warning given by the Apostle John in Revelation 18-19, which solidifies and backs up Deuteronomy 4:2–(I obviously added the emojis for effect):
(v18)”I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ✨if anyone adds ✨to them, God will add to him the 💥plagues 💥described in this book, (v19) and if ✨anyone takes away ✨from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will 💥take away 💥his share in the Tree of Life and in the Holy City, which are described in this 📖book.”
The blatant disrespect for God’s Word, and the rebellious ways I have seen and heard some so-called “Christian” churches in the 21st century handle God’s Word (truly most of them are the Laodicean churches mentioned in Revelation 3:14-19!)–it is only BY the LORD Jesus’ blood that HE shed on the Cross for us ALL, that keeps certain individual church leaders ALIVE, allowing them to WAKE UP the next day, in order to REPENT before God’s mercy ENDS for them!!
Those rabbinical and church leaders seem to forget (and I won’t put all those biblical verses here–you can look it up for yourselves) just HOW MUCH they are going to be held RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE for NOT heeding the Word of God themselves, AND also, for not TEACHING and PREACHING the whole counsel of God to their congregations! As the Lord Jesus Himself said, “Everyone to whom MUCH was given, of him MUCH MORE will be required…” (Luke 12:48).
Those servants of God who dared to preach and teach His Word, YET, who instead of led MILLIONS (and for those false teachers/prophets/cult leaders–BILLIONS) to their eternal death, BECAUSE they refused to HUMBLY ADHERE TO and PREACH the whole counsel of God, THEIR ETERNAL DESTINATION will be the LAKE 🔥of 🔥FIRE, UNLESS THEY REPENT.
I am making this a LONG post THIS time on purpose, in order take the time out to make you, the reader, realize HOW SERIOUS it is to take God’s Word AS TRUTH, especially if you call yourself a “Christian”. This will stay on my page, and I will also add it to my blog page (see my bio for link), so others can see and read it, in order to go back and reference all the Scriptural verses as I present many more posts that deal with all types of demonic doorways, infiltrations, infestations into people’s lives, vexations, obsessions, oppressions, and sometimes even possessions (that can only be dealt with the person being exorcised and delivered by professional exorcists and deliverance workers by that point).
The Holy Spirit is the one SINCE the time of PENTECOST (Acts 2), to DWELL IN and work THROUGH every person who TRULY has “called upon the name of the LORD to be saved” (Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21). It is HE, the same SPIRIT, Who works IN and through ME (see Act 2:38)–and every other true servant of the Most High God, BECAUSE that is the GIFT we all receive when we become true children of God. He SPEAKS to all those WILLING to HEAR what He has to say (see such verses as Eze. 3:27; Matt. 11:15; Mk. 4:23; Rev. 2:7, 11; 3:6; 13:9).
The Holy Spirit, Who is GOD in the THIRD PERSON of the TRIUNE GODHEAD, is responsible for CONVICTING (see Jn. 16:8), teaching, correcting, chastising, comforting, encouraging, emboldening, etc. (see Jn. 14:16-17, 26; 15:26-27; 16:13) each and every CHILD of GOD that confesses Jesus as Lord (see Jn. 3:3, 5, 7; Jn. 1:12).
WE who confess to be children of the Most High God and our Lord Jesus Christ–our bodies become HIS TEMPLE (see 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19; Eph. 2:21) that the LIVING SPIRIT of GOD dwells in.
HOPEFULLY now you will realize how serious it is to not only call yourself a Christian, but more importantly, to BELIEVE and ACCEPT (even though we do NOT understand ALL that God says and does in His Word and in our daily faith walk with Him–we cannot possibly understand it all–see Isaiah 55:8-9) the WHOLE COUNSEL of His Word, TRUSTING that in time, the Spirit (if you give Him the opportunity TO speak to you) WILL teach and explain these things to you, that you do not comprehend in God’s Word.
IN ORDER for a person to completely be SET FREE and DELIVERED from any and all mental (because it always starts with those fiery darts!), emotional, physical, and obviously SPIRITUAL demonic bondages, a person MUST HUMBLE THEMSELVES, forsake ANY and ALL other false belief systems/pagan practices/gods, etc. –EVEN the false or exaggerated traditions that have transpired in certain Christian churches/circles, etc.–REPENT of our sins (see Romans 3:10,20, 23; 6:23) CONFESS those sins (Rom. 10:9-10), calling upon the name of the LORD to be saved (Rom. 10:13), and ALLOW the LORD God through the HOLY SPIRIT to CLEANSE you from your sins (see 1 John 1:9) through CONFESSION of them, WASH you in the WATER of God’s Word (see Eph. 5:26), rid you of all those evil, demonic strongholds that have been keeping you deaf, dumb, and blind to God’s truth in His Word.
ONCE you truly do that, you WILL be a child of God; you WILL have “put off the works of darkness and (have) put on the armor of light (Rom. 13:12), and MOST importantly, having the HOLY SPIRIT of God IN you, to work THROUGH you, you would have then “…put on the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and make no provision for the FLESH, to gratify its desires” (Rom. 13:14) in you any longer!!
ONCE an individual has “put on” and IN themselves, the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of their lives, they THEN will receive the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh–the HOLY SPIRIT to DWELL IN them (and ONLY then, will they receive Him–that is how you know WHO truly is a child of the King–by the spiritual CHANGES that happen in their lives!). That person WILL allow their spirit, soul (mind, will, intellect), AND body (see 1 Thessalonians 5:23 to see that we ARE made up OF PRIMARILY, spirit, THEN soul, THEN our fleshly COVERING–NOT the opposite way like the demonic world makes humans think it is!) to come under the RULE of the HOLY SPIRIT, Who is ONE with the FATHER and the SON.
EPHESIANS 4:4-6 spell it out for us as well how we are to be ONE with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, AND HIS WORD–that CANNOT be left out–(after all, does John 1:1,14 tell us plainly that CHRIST IS THE literal and living WORD OF GOD?) –and I’ll end the post with this passage, and interject within the passage as well:
“There is ONE BODY and ONE SPIRIT (any other spirit that exists in a person’s body is a DEMONIC SPIRIT)–just as you were CALLED to the ONE HOPE (JESUS) that belongs to your call– ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, ONE GOD and Father of ALL, Who is over all, and THROUGH all, and IN ALL (of His children).”
EVERY FAMILY is affected one way or another by the demonic realm. They attack in so many different ways with so many different people, especially those who are non-believers, but not so surprisingly anymore, even among those who profess to be Christians. See 1Timothy 4:1-5 and 2Peter 3:4 for a couple of examples.
After all, Scripture does tell us that “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus WILL BE persecuted, while evil people and impostors WILL GO ON FROM BAD TO WORSE, deceiving and BEING deceived” (2Tim. 3:12-13).
So we should expect trouble to occur in this day and time as we get closer to the “End of Days”, not only with strangers or co-workers, etc., but from WITHIN our own FAMILIES.
AND—this problem is also affecting me as well; being a servant of the Most High doesn’t mean I’m immune to any sort of attacks. I don’t just deal with the onslaught from satanic groups or the like; in fact, most of the attacks a Christian like myself faces comes right from our own family members and close friends.
How and why does that happen? I’ll give you a few examples from Scripture of what people DO NOT look out for, when certain negative thoughts come into their minds.
I’ll share a real example from my own life experiences that is taking place right now.
HaSatan is doing an excellent job with certain people in my family; unfortunately they don’t recognize the “fiery darts”(Eph. 6:16) shooting into their mind as from him and the demons.
Furthermore, they do not “take every thought captive (2Cor. 5:10) to the obedience of Christ.”
And, I can almost guarantee that those who say they are Christ’s, are NOT putting on the armor of God every single day (Eph. 6:10-18).
Which also means they are NOT allowing the Holy Soirit to chastise and correct them, instruct them, and teach them (Jn.16:8-11,13; 14:26; 15:26) via God’s Word, how to PROTECT THEMSELVES from such demonic mental attacks.
Those people have not allowed the Holy Spirit to work in them, in order for them to “be transformed by the renewal of your mind”, so they will be able to rightly discern (Rom. 12:1-2) right from wrong; to know God’s will vs. allowing their flesh and emotions to take over.
PAUL the Apostle in Romans 8:6-7 stated, “For to set the mind on the flesh is DEATH, but to set the mind on the (Holy) Spirit is LIFE and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is HOSTILE to God, for it does not submit to God‘s law; indeed, it cannot.”
HENCE vs. 8: “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
HOW MUCH hostility have we seen in the present day concerning the truth of the Bible, godliness, purity, etc.? This world is adamantly AGAINST all that is of God and His Word!
Though the natural (fleshly, non -believer) person doesn’t accept the things of God (1Cor. 2:14), unfortunately, sometimes the believer gets caught up in the worldly drama when they are NOT disciplining themselves in whatever junk they take INTO their thought life. Ephesians 2:1-3 says we believers WERE DEAD in our trespasses and sins”, but should no longer live or think like the fleshly, worldly person.
Yet it continues to happen when the Christian doesn’t have or want the knowledge of Christ and HIS truth (Jn 14:6; 17:17); they do not rightly handle the word of truth (2Tim. 2:15); nor do they diligently allow Scripture or the Holy Spirit Who DWELLS IN each true believer (1Cor. 3:16; 6:19) to be the instrument of instruction, reproof, correction, or training in righteousness”( 2Tim3:16) that the Lord Jesus, Who IS the living Word of God-desired for us, in order for us to have the mind of Christ (1Cor. 2:16; Philippians 2:5).
Furthermore, Romans 8:9 REMINDS us professed Christians that “YOU, however, are not in the flesh, but in the SPIRIT, IF IN FACT the Spirit of God DWELLS IN you. ANYONE who does NOT have the Spirit of Christ does NOT BELONG TO HIM.”
A VERY strong statement from Paul there, but needful so that we realize how crucial and significant it is to make sure that we have the Holy Spirit leading and guiding us at ALL times, and in all circumstances.
Hence the reason why those who do not put to practice what the Lord Jesus stated in His Word, end up believing wrong things about me and others, and before you know it, I’m on their “blacklist” and ostracized from their lives and most family gatherings.
So when THIS happens to YOU, PRAY powerful spiritual warfare prayers FOR them and AGAINST the demonic entities that plague them, and leave the rest up to the Lord Jesus, Who will be the JUDGE of all.
CONTINUE to love them, forgive them for how they hurt you, but WALK AWAY if you must (hopefully, only for a certain amount of time)to stay away from the arguments and drama. LET God the Father and His Son deal with them in Their own way.
Continue to live your life out for Christ, and be the light in the midst of the darkness that is unfortunately increasing with every passing day.
It may seem petty to some, that lies are going to be held against us-especially if they are what we call “little white lies”, but the LORD God does take everything that comes out of our mouths seriously.
In Matthew 12:36-37, there is a chilling statement made by the Lord Jesus Himself that should make us all think twice before speaking out whatever we want to say: “I tell you, on the Day of Judgment people will give account for EVERY careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
In Luke 6:-43-45, the Lord Jesus spoke on how we can know a person by their fruit-whether their character is good or evil; just like the tree that bears either good or bad fruit, so can the person’s intentions in their heart be known by what comes out of their mouth.
Jesus said in vs. 45, “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”
If from time to time, we unfortunately ignorantly believed people who lied to us, and/or passed that lie onto others, we should always confess those sins as well, but instead of just giving the benefit of the doubt to people when they tell us something that should have been checked out further, we should “test all things” and be that Berean (Acts 17:11) the Scriptures tell us to be, so we can know the truth (Jn. 8:32) about certain questionable topics or situations.
One of the most important things that we as Christians can do, is make sure we are HEEDING the Voice of the Holy Spirit in our lives throughout the day, and for each and every situation we find ourselves in.
I know it may sound tedious to do, but then again, if the Lord Jesus Christ our Judge is telling us that we are going to be held accountable for all that we have said and done, and for what we have allowed to come into our lives— whether it be good or bad deeds, or good or bad words to influence us— we then should take it more seriously, and put those questionable comments, topics, situations, etc. to the test, before we believe it ourselves, and end up sharing it with others.
Beloved— I cannot stress enough how vitally important it is not only to accept the Lord Jesus into your life, but along with having Him in your life as your Savior, you must accept Him as your LORD and MASTER of your life.
Because as it is 📖written there is both a SPIRITUAL REALM and a PHYSICAL REALM in this universe-we are stuck in an ongoing spiritual battle. Hence the necessity for the Holy Spirit to enter into you, to cleanse and deliver you from the evil, for the spiritual good of your soul and spirit.
HOWEVER— without a true commitment and total surrender of every aspect of your life so that the Holy Spirit can start to work in you— meaning if you do not commit to read, learn, study, meditate on His WORD—in a biblical way, allowing the Holy Spirit to lovingly CHASTISE and CORRECT whatever wrong teachings or practices you were taught or heard about—He cannot completely DELIVER YOU from any and all demonic infestations, influences, etc. that have been in you up until the time of your salvation and new birth in Christ.
SINCERELY ASK the Holy Spirit to help you CONFESS all wrong thinking, lies and deceit of the enemy, ungodly lifestyles, mannerisms, etc. that you have allowed to become part of your life. Plead the BLOOD OF CHRIST over your life, and REBUKE the evil spirits that have kept you bound and in spiritual strongholds up until this point in your life.
Have the Holy Spirit cast out of you all that evil—it may take some time (and a LOT of effort, prayer, and patience on your part)-whether it’s weeks, months, etc— if you commit to having the Lord Jesus, deliver you from any and all sins, HE WILL DELIVER YOU!🙌📖❤️✝️
If you need prayer, guidance, counseling or more information about being delivered from any past sins, etc. please do not hesitate to contact your local parish priest, biblically based pastor, one of the really excellent exorcists like Monsignor Stephen Rosetti, who has online deliverance zoom sessions, or even a deliverance minister like myself. The Lord has equipped some of us to deal with such issues, so we can lend a helping hand in having the Holy Spirit deliver people, and set them free in the name of Jesus!🙏🙌❤️✡️📖✝️🕊️
This parable of the Wheat and the Tares/Weeds has been on my mind for the past week or so. The Holy Spirit has been making me think about it, and I knew the time was coming to have to put a post up and discuss it.
After what happened this past week with both the young Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska—SAY her name and do NOT forget what happened to her—and Charlie Kirk—this parable sat heavy on my heart, its burden increasing daily in density and gravity because spiritually, I very well knew where the Lord was going with all of this.
I truly did not want to “go there”, but as Paul the Apostle stated in Philippians 1:23-24 how “I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. But it is more necessary for you that I remain IN the body…”
I have felt the same way for so long; I want to go HOME to Heaven and be with my Creator, Lord, and other family members of the Body of Christ. I want to be at peace, and feel the true love, joy, and finally experience all the magnificent splendor and awe that His Word described that is waiting for all of us who love Him.
BUT—I also know, that the closer that Time gets, the closer to the HARVEST and JUDGMENT we all are. Ugh…
Hence the reason my heart is SO heavy for those who have been so deceived to think that there is no God, no Heaven, no judgment for all their evil words and actions, etc.
Worse yet, for those who seem to be “nice” and somewhat “Christian-like”—but their true colors are finally being seen by all; the Holy Spirit is allowing everything to play out right in front of us—in these LAST DAYS—the hidden things in a person being shown and revealed, and the evil being exposed in them (see Luke 8:17; 12:2).
The Time of the AntiChrist is SOON upon us. IF we are NOT aligned with the LORD JESUS and HIS WORD, Scripture plainly TELLS US that many people who were thought to be a believer in Christ, very well may be a part of that “falling away” (see 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12) and be deceived into following the AntiChrist (see Matthew 24:24; Daniel 7:24-27). As the Apostle John (who also wrote the Book of Revelation) stated in 1John 2:18-21, “…They went out from us, but there WERE NOT OF us; for IF they had been of us, THEY WOULD HAVE REMAINED with us…”
IF that doesn’t make you upset to the point of crying, you better ask the Holy Spirit to remove the spirits of indifference, apathy, callousness, and insensitivity from you. It very well should break all our hearts to know that MANY -billions, even- of human beings WILL be deceived into losing their faith, walking away from the Lord Jesus and His Word, and falling for the lies of the enemy and the one to be called AntiChrist during the Time of the Great Tribulation.
From “Charting the End Times” —Tim Lafayette and Thomas Ice
NOW you know why I have been so heavy-hearted, and crying almost daily, for I know That Day is approaching…
Hence, it is vitally important to understand this parable in Matthew 13:24-30 even more so in these ever-increasing evil days we are living.
The Lord Jesus had to once again this morning, help me understand through my many tears, how NECESSARY it was to have BOTH the good AND evil be brought up and dwell together—the spirits—the angels that sinned, the demonic entities that DO operate within and around the Earth; and the humans that continue to do rebel and defy Him and His Word—ALONG WITH those angels AND other benevolent spirits He created, as well as the humans who DO acknowledge the Triune Godhead and love and honor His ✡️📖✝️Word.
He cannot have one dwell without the other; not since what transpired even BEFORE the Fall of man, when some of His first creation rebelled —the angels-b’ney Elohim-those sons of God who were created to not only serve the Triune Godhead in different capacities, but to also serve and minister to the HUMANS He already planned to create.
EVERY creature the Lord created (even those He didn’t) had to make a choice to either OBEY or REBEL.
Those who OBEY, are the WHEAT. Those who REBEL, are the TARES/WEEDS.
The “reapers” are the ANGELS commanded to gather all those sinners = “TARES”/“WEEDS” who rebelled against the Most High God and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and never truly accepted Him as BOTH Savior AND Lord of their lives.
The “Harvest” is at the End of Days—the Time allotted by the Most High God to be the CONCLUSION of both mankind and the evil that perpetrated on the Earth by those evil entities that rebelled against Him so long ago.
The LINE has been drawn—several millennia ago. The Free will CHOICE is for every person to choose, whether they will do GOOD or do EVIL.
My tears that I cried this morning, were not because this was the first time hearing about this, nor finally understanding the passage; my tears HAVE been falling almost daily these past several years, BECAUSE I know that we are all running out of TIME, and the LORD God has appointed That Day. I fear for those (including my own flesh and blood family members and others loved ones, friends, and acquaintances that I have made over the years) who have NOT taken the LORD God or His Son Jesus seriously enough, to have their hearts convicted by the Holy Spirit, in order to REPENT in time, TO ESCAPE that dreadful JUDGMENT that is to come upon this Earth.
The TIME🕚 is running out; ⚖️JUDGMENT of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah-JESUS CHRIST-will begin SOON.
EVERY SINGLE HUMAN SOUL that has ever lived, WILL be righteously judged by the Lord Jesus (John 5:22) at the Appointed Time.
Once it begins, it WILL NOT STOP, until the WHEAT is gathered into His Barn, and the TARES/WEEDS are bound up, and BURNED (Rev. 20:11-15).
Walking in the Dark with Faith 