They're Not Like US!

 

1st John 2:18-19

"Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us."

Truly there are millions who claim to be Christians and Disciples of Jesus, but are they really? If you claim to be a child of God, but have not been born from above, by being baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, (the initial evidence of Spirit baptism is speaking in other tongues), then you are NOT a child of God!!!

Just like Morpheus said to Neo in the Matrix, “This is another training program designed to teach you one thing: if you are not one of us, you are one of them”

But the day is coming when the Lord God Himself will shine His great Light in the darkness and expose all the false ministers, and religious leaders that are leading multitudes of people astray with man-made doctrines, traditions of men, and doctrines of devils, so that those who have been deceived by them can wake up and be delivered from the bondage of sin, deception and their oppressors!!

 
In the first century church there were false brethren who had joined themselves to the true believers but the apostles who had the spiritual gift of discerning of spirits knew it!

Galatians 2:1-5

"Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.  And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you."

2nd Corinthians 11:12-15

"But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works."

We must be able to discern the true believers from the false ones in these last days!

Jude also talked about false brethren and how we need to be aware that they will be among us, but we need to keep pressing on in the truth of the gospel and praying in the Spirit to keep us connected to the Vine.

Jude 1:12-13, 16-19

"These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit."

So we see clearly who the apostles and men of God exposed and talked about false brethren and false apostles, so that we would not be deceived or led astray by them! 

True ministers of God have the utmost desire to care for and love the brethren, by telling them the whole counsel of God and protecting them from wolves in sheep's clothing, and from those who only desire to keep people in bondage and blind to the truth of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God!

This is why Jesus gave the great commandment to His disciples. Love one another!

John 13:31-35

"So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately. Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

In Jesus,

Tyrone

My People Are Destroyed For Lack Of Knowledge!

 

It's so sad to see how many professing Christians have no idea what's really going on in the spirit realm, and they are not being taught the truth by those that oversee them. Even those who pastor the Lord's sheep in many congregations across the world don't have the knowledge or wisdom from above to teach the people they lead!

It's truly as the Lord Jesus said in: Matthew 15:13-14

"But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

For instance, look at what satan (an evil, spirit being) is able to do.

Job 1:6-7

"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and satan also came among them. And the Lord said to satan, “From where do you come?” So satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

So ask yourself this question. If satan is able to appear before the Lord God Himself on His throne in Heaven, and have a conversation, like you would have with your close friend or family member. Isn't he able to appear in your home, your job, the grocery store, the church building, the elementary school, the White House, the Synagogue, the Mosque, or where ever else he wants to appear? The answer is YES HE CAN!

And I do believe he already has, many times! He come's inside the bodies of mass murderers, suicide bombers, and wolves in sheep's clothing!

The scripture says clearly that satan was walking to and fro, back and forth, ON THE EARTH! 

He has done this for millenia! Another case in point is the Lord's Supper.

John 13:26-27

"Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

Take the above scripture literally, and meditate on it! The scripture clearly says, 'satan entered him', what does that mean? Exactly what it says! The evil being, the fallen angel, the devil, the serpent, the adversary, simply walked inside the body of Judas Iscariot and used it to betray Jesus! How is this possible?

Jesus said to His disciples, 'have I not chosen you the twelve, yet one of you is a devil', Judas was already a devil and an open door for satan to influence and use any time he wanted to! 

It's the same thing the Holy Spirit can do while indwelling true believers, He can lift up and use the body of a true Christian anytime He wants to for God's purposes!

A good cinematic illustration of this is in the first Matrix when Morpheus was showing Neo in the construct, how the agents could physically enter anybody at anytime, take them over and use their bodies for whatever purposes they wanted!

Notice how the scripture says, when Judas understood what he had done, he went and hanged himself!

Matthew 27:3-5

"Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself."

So do you see how much you can be influenced and USED by satan to do his will! 

This is why the body of Christ NEEDS all the ministry gifts that Jesus Himself gave to the church, and ALL the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit functioning in the body of Christ as God intended.

If we have the spiritual gifts, wisdom, knowledge, and the leading of God's Spirit, we will not be destroyed, and we will not be ignorant of the devil's schemes, and we will know when he's walking amongst us, because there will be spiritual discernment and the knowledge of God in daily operation!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit (Discerning of Spirits)

 

1st Corinthians 12:4-11

"There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills."

It's very sad to hear when some religious leaders say there is no more baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the gifts of the Spirit have ceased. I wonder why they say that? Is it because they want to be in control of everything and exclude the workings of the Spirit of God in their congregations?

Are they afraid of evil spirits manifesting in their midst, and deceiving or possessing the people? I never read one scripture in the bible where God or Jesus was afraid of evil spirits manifesting, or His apostles either! 

We need to be able to discern what spirits are at work when people gather for any type of meeting, or worship service. How can you know what spirit is speaking through the pastor or religious leader without the gift of discerning of spirits? 

Satan himself could be walking in and out of people in a church service or anywhere else and you would never know it! You could be sitting right next to men or women who practice witchcraft and you wouldn't know it. We NEED all nine and more gifts of the Holy Spirit in these last days that we are living in now!

What does discernment mean? 

1: the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning
2: an act of perceiving or discerning something

Christianity.com says of discernment:

Discernment is a gift of God that helps us identify right from wrong. It is the process of examining what is good and bad, what is truth and a lie, and what is better and best.

The gift of discerning spirits is:

The gift of discerning spirits is a supernatural gift, given by God's Holy Spirit that allows a person to see into the spirit realm and determine the source of a spiritual manifestation. This gift can reveal what spirits are inside and working through a person. It is also divine discernment that comes from the Holy Spirit and is used for knowledge and protection. It helps a believer to become "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" (Matthew 10:16)

Don't you want to know what spirits are really working in your congregation? I know I do! Wouldn't you like to know what spirits are really influencing your pastor or leader? 

It's time to allow the Spirit of the Living God to reign over gatherings of believers, it's time to let the Holy Spirit lead the worship services, it's time to receive all the gifts of the Spirit so that the bride of Christ can be holy, unspotted, unblemished, and without wrinkle. 

Let the gifts of God's Spirit be given once more to each one as He wills, so we can all function in the fullness of God and the body of Christ!

In Jesus Name,

Tyrone