Save YOURSELVES (because Jesus Can't)

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath [a]made him both Lord, and Christ, this Jesus, I say, whom ye have crucified.

37 Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

38 [b]Then Peter said unto them, Amend your lives, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins: and ye shall receive the gift of the holy Ghost.

39 For the [c]promise is made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

40 [d]And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this [froward] generation.    Acts 2:35-40   1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)

Satan has deceived the world, Jesus will NOT save the world!

However, if the anyone in the world Is saved, it will be through Jesus Christ! (John 3:17)

From the very beginning the choice was given to Adam to eat of every tree, including the tree of life except only don't deal with the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The choice was again a presented at the nation of Israel's inception, When life and death were both put on the table, and the freedom to make the choice was afforded us. (Deuteronomy 30:14-15)

When the Apostle Peter was preaching, during the Day of Pentecost he give very simple instructions to those who feel guilty because of the death of Christ:   "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts 2:38-40

With soo many doctrines and denominations floating around (over 30,000), how could one possibly know which part of the denomination is inconsistent?

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." ‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬

It is through the Word that you save YOURSELF. Jesus is the Word and through him you have the power to save YOURSELF!

How?

The 10 Commandments of course...

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Revelation ‭22‬:‭14‬ 

The same commandments spoken in Deuteronomy 30. So that you may have a right to eat of the tree of life thru which you are saved.

May the Lord add a blessing to the doing of His Commandments, in Jesus name. 

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NEW TESTAMENT BIBLES... NOT A GOOD IDEA

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY Word out of the mouth of God!

"And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭1-4‬

I would like to pose a question, that I have never heard addressed by contemporary Christians, in all the churches that I ever visited: 

If we should live by every word of God, why do preachers make statements like, 'the Old Testament has been done away with?' I understand their point but Jesus said  EVERY word...

'...man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'

Most pastors would have us all to believe that when Jesus made this statement that He had a little pocket New Testament Bible in his shirt pocket...

Unfortunately, we must reject this inference because When Jesus made the above statement to Satan, THERE WAS NO NEW TESTAMENT WRITTEN!

Consider that during Jesus entire earthly life, his death, resurrection, during the time that the Apostles were actually doing those things actually recorded in the book of Acts, ALL the epistles AND the book of Revelation every time an Apostle refers to the scriptures; Word of God, Word of truth; or GOSPEL, they are 100% of the time referred to Genesis-Malachi!

Food 4 thought: (you do the dishes): Peter preached the gospel to Cornelius and his house (Acts 10) without quoting any New Testament verses! (Because there were none!)

"Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

 31 And he said, How can I, except some MAN should GUIDE me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE, and preached unto him Jesus." Acts 8:29-35

Philip preached Christ without a New Testament Epistle and began his preaching from the "prophet," Isaiah. (Acts 8:35)

How could the Apostles preach a 'New,' thing from the same, "Old Testament?" And if they could preach and others could hear and receive the Word, what would be the purpose of pretending that the New Testament by itself is even a good idea?

Perhaps this is why Jesus, had the prophet Isaiah to write (if you are a 'New Testament Christian,' then you probably don't know a lot about Isaiah): "To the law AND to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah‬ ‭8‬:‭20‬ 

The May the Lord add a blessing to the study of His Word... In Jesus name. 

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God Wants to Live on This Earth... Why Don't You?

It is a very odd phenomena amongst Christendom, that most people whom profess themselves to be Christians want to do the exact opposite of Christ. 
Ask yourself: where do Christian ministers preach the kingdom of God will be?
When Jesus returns and we are with Him forever, where exactly will that be??
Where did God promise His servants that He would live forever???

The background of the following text is: David decided to build a house for the Lord. He lived in luxury, and the ark of the covenant was within a tent. This bothered King David and he would have built the Lord a house but was instructed not to by the prophet Nathan. (1 Chronicles 17:1-15)

Later, The Most High God spoke through the mouth of King David in the 132nd Psalm and declared this:

"Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob...   For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. The Lord hath SWORN in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it." Psalms 132:10-14

Ask yourself, if Jesus wants to live (dwell) on the earth, why does all of His followers wish to go to heaven?

Some will say, "This is the Father, not Jesus."

Let's have a look at this:

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." Revelation 3:20-21

Jesus here, promises them that overcomes a seat with Him at His throne. Not at the Father's throne, His!

What will Jesus followers do on those thrones?

"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.  But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years." Revelation 20:4-6

This thousand years that is mentioned in the above verse, is the, "rest," that is spoken of in the 132nd Psalm. Earlier in chapter 20, Satan is bound for the same thousand years so that the saints of the Most High can rest. Therefore, the, 'rest-breaker,' needs to taken out of commission. This rest in Zion, is where Jesus will return to, and where the saints will dwell, with Him, forever more.

Now ask yourself: 

With all of this evidence, why do you suppose preachers teach their congregations that people go to heaven when they die?

Lastly, out of the mouth of the Messiah Himself:

"If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?  And NO MAN hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." John 3:12-13

NO MAN, and that is conclusive!

May the Lord add a blessing to the reading of His Word; in Jesus name

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¿WILL JESUS KILL YOU FOR EATING PORK?

Will Jesus kill you for eating pork?

Short Answer: Of course he will!! 

Much to the dismay of the average Christian the God of the Old Testament iIS the God of the New Testament. 

Therefore when the Bible says: God is not a man, that he should lie... (Numbers‬ ‭23‬:‭19‬), it is talking about Jesus. 

And Also, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭8‬

Let's call these "foundation facts."

Soo, when the Bible says it is: "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten." Leviticus‬ ‭11‬:‭7-8, 46-47‬

It Reeeally means they may not be eaten. 

Some would argue that is Moses Law. I would argue the 10th chapter of Hebrews...

"He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭28-29‬

Here the apostle Paul asked a question but today #StudyTheBibleNotTheSermon Will actually answer the question.

The law was dictated to Moses by Christ. When the people broke the law Christ had some people stoned and others were able to kill animals in their place. Christ came in the flesh to end animal sacrifice and bring in reconciliation for sins. Then, you accept Christ, get baptized and proceed to break the same law, that he had people stoned for breaking? 

Deceit!

The Old Testament will let us know what "Jesus Christ" will do to those that he catches eating pork when He returns to the earth!

"For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord." Isaiah‬ ‭66‬:‭15-17‬  

First of all this is prophecy that has not yet come to pass.

Food4Thought (you do the dishes): The next time someone tries to tell you Jesus fulfilled everything in the Old Testament, just know that He has not yet done this. 

This is therefore Jesus who will come by fire and will consume people who eat swines flesh together with all the other abominations (like homosexuals, idolaters, whoremongers and murderers)!

Not yet convinced, let's go ask Christianity's favorite apostle… The apostle Paul; 

Who is this Lord that will come with fire: "And to you who are troubled rest with us, whenthe Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power" ‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭1‬:‭7-9‬

So Jesus is the Lord that would destroy those that know not God, nor his Word!

Remember: Jesus is not a Powder-puff;

He is a Killer, come correct or your head gets taken off.

The May the Lord add a blessing to the Reading of His Word... In Jesus name.

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¿GOD DOES EVIL?

The mere fact that there is a scripture that we can point to that explicitly says, "God is Love," (1John 4:8,16) should mean that my premise is logically and obviously wrong...

Unfortunately (for some), it is quite logical that God does or at least allows evil to happen. If God is supposed to be almighty, that should mean that Satan can only operate within the boundaries set by the one who is mightier than all (Almighty).

The logical conclusion then is, not only does God allow evil, the most high God actually brings Evil! 

How?

Satan works for God, and he brings evil at the behest of the Most High God. 

In the book of Job, the most High allows Satan to destroy Job's children and possessions but not him; the Lord then allowed Satan to touch Job, but not kill him. (Job 1:6-12 / 2:1-7)

One particular case came after a circumstance of severe disobedience with the first king of Israel, King Saul. After his rejection, the prophet Samuel is instructed to anoint David, and then a strange thing happens: 

"Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit FROM  the Lord troubled him. (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16‬:‭13-14‬ KJV)

His Constant disobedience created a situation where the Lord rejected him from being king. It was at this point that God did a 180° turn, instead of a good spirit being with him there was an evil spirit:

"And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit FROM God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well."

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit FROM God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16‬:‭15-16, 21, 23‬ KJV)

CONCLUSION: Not only does God do evil; He also sends evil angels/spirits to people. 

So the next time someone says the devil made me do it, or "the devil has been beating me up," that person needs to check themselves and their relationship with (The Almighty) God!

FOOD 4 THOUGHT (you do the dishes):

Evil CANNOT be brought upon your city unless the Most High God, brings it: "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" Amos 3:6

Consider Jerusalem the place where Jesus will live (Psalms 132) and what God did to that place.  "Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all the people, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words." Jeremiah 19:14-15

"For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire." Jeremiah 21:20

And finally: "For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts." Jeremiah 25:29

May the Lord add a blessing to the acknowledgment of His truth; in Jesus name!

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HEY BLACK MAN, YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE AN ISRAELITE? WELL TECHNICALLY IT IS 100% YOUR FAULT THAT THE WORLD IS NOT CURRENTLY A UTOPIA💯

The children of Israel were chosen by the Most High God, to be a nation of priests (among other things). 

A priest is defined as one who teaches the people the ways of God. The ENTIRE nation of Israel were supposed to be priests unto the rest of the sons of Noah.

We were supposed to perform the Word of the Lord so that the first 15 verses of the 28th chapter of Deuteronomy (blessings) would apply to us as a nation, instead of the latter 49 verses (curses). The rest of the world would follow suit, and the world would be mostly righteous.

[Imagine that for a moment, if even 51% of the worlds population was living in righteousness according to the Word of God! Magnificent.]

However, because of our stubbornness, lack of faith, and constant rebellion, the Most High had to pass sentence on us. And by default, if the priest (teachers) are wicked, the congregation (students/ignorant sheep) will also be wicked.

We (descendants of the children of Israel) have created a situation where there were/are NO teachers (because of our wickedness) to teach the students (the rest of the sons of Adam), so the students began teaching themselves the Word of God, and it has resulted in over 30,000 denominations in the United States alone.

THIS IS NOT THE STUDENTS FAULT... IT'S THE TEACHERS FAULT! 

Can you PROVE thru the BIBLE that you are an Israelite?  Don't think too highly of yourself, your forefathers are the reason for the chaos, that is the planet earth:

"Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left." Isaiah‬ ‭24‬:‭1-2, 5-6‬ 

I used to think this was talking about Emperor Constantine and the Catholic Church, but NO,  when did either of those entities or the entity that they represented ever make an everlasting covenant with the God of Israel?

NEVER!!   

The earth is defiled because of generations of the Children of Israel's disobedience.

2nd Witness:

"The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me: To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon ALL the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against ALL the inhabitants of the earth." Jeremiah‬ ‭25‬:‭1-4, 6-9, 17-19, 24, 26, 29-30‬ 

Dear conscious Hebrew-Israelites, don't think too much of yourselves: our forefathers could have prevented the hell, that is life on earth in 2015. — Locksmif

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HEY BLACK MAN, YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE AN ISRAELITE? YOU ARE THE REASON THE WHITE MAN HAS HIS FOOT ON YOUR NECK! 💯

Hey Black man (African Americans brought to the western hemisphere as slaves), you believe that you are an Israelite (descendants of Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, Prophets and Apostles)?

You (your forefathers/ancestors) are the reason the white man has his foot on your neck!

You (your forefathers/ancestors) are the reason the white man (and the Arab, and the Persians, and the Ethiopian, and the European)  has his foot on your neck!

It is true that if you read the Holy Bible, it says repeatedly that the children of ישךאל (Israel) because of disobedience were cursed to be always be at the tail of everything (instead of at the head) and scattered throughout the earth. They were to suffer countless injustices including slavery in the belly of ships (Deuteronomy 28:64-68).

The Bible records that the children of Israel will be hidden away in prison houses, and/or on the street corners like a wild bull in a net. (Isaiah 42:22/51:20) There are also countless other scriptures, that prove that the children of Israel (in the United States) are what are commonly called African Americans (the descendants of slaves).

What many of my Hebrew-Israelite brothers and sisters do not seem to understand however, is, with great knowledge comes great responsiblilty. The God of our fathers warned us BEFORE the children of Israel even made it to the promised land that all these terrible things that befall us even in contemporary times, would surely come to pass!

I hear and see Israelite camps on YouTube, disrespecting this nation or this race as the root of our problems in particular, or the root of the worlds problems in general.  

This is just a friendly reminder to concious Israelites, by the time Daniel chapter 9 was recorded in Babylon, the curses HAD to befall us (and the world), in order for OUR GOD to not be a liar.

The prophet Daniel understood these things, and he prayed to the יהךה (Lord)after reading Jeremiah chapter 25. Notice his confession concerning the actions of his people— the children of Israel— ancestors of those brought to the New World as slaves.

"And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice." ‭Daniel‬ ‭9‬:‭3-6, 10-14‬

Maybe we should all just think about that for a moment and understand that if the powers that be really understood what this world could've been, they may turn and do us worst than they currently are.

And we would deserve it!

The next Israelite that you hear complaining about the white man being a devil or damned, or doomed to the Lake of Fire, remind him that if Israel (the priest) would've acted right, the rest of the world would've followed suit.

As Hebrew-Israelites we should be thankful for every break that we catch in this life, for it was our forefathers that DEMANDED that the Romans kill the Messiah our King! When Pilate tried to let Jesus go free on a technicality, Our Forefathers wouldn't hear of it... 

"Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, AND on OUR CHILDREN." Matthew‬ ‭27‬:‭17-18, 20, 22-25‬ 

NUFF SAID

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High Ranking Christians That Work INIQUITY!

Iniquity (Noun) - is defined as immoral behavior; a wicked act or thing; Sin

In the New Testament the word iniquity is translated from the Greek word anomia which means, 'lawlessness,' or 'unrighteousness.' 

*It is worth noting that iniquity means lawlessness, yet many Pastors teach that the "Law," has been nailed to the cross... #ijs

There are a couple of scriptures that are often read by Christians and are read-over without careful thought and analyzation. All instances concern Jesus and His kingdom during the Great White Throne Judgement. 

One such passage is Matthew chapter 7.

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." ‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭13-14, 19-23‬ 

Who are these people that are responding to the Lord Jesus? 

Are these gangsters? 

Thugs? 

Pimps? 

Prostitutes or Politicians?

 These are not serial killers, street-walkers, or any of the people that we might all agree are Sinners… 

These are church people people that we all know who, "claimed to be saved."

To be clear, we are NOT even talking about people who only show up on  Mother's Day and Easter, these are clergy, Pastors, Evangelists, Praise leaders, Bishops, Deacons, Choir directors, church officials  and other 'high-ranking,' Christians.

How can we be sure these are not regular church members who come to every single Tuesday night Bible Study and early morning Sunday School, but church  officers and leaders? 

By the argument that they make. They argue that in the name of Jesus they have prophesied, cast out devils and done many wonderful works! 

When was the last time your local gang member called on the name of Jesus and cast out devils or prophesied? 

Who was the last prostitute that you know of that claim to have done wonderful works in the name of Jesus?

Therefore plain reason leads us to the conclusion that these are church folks to whom Jesus replies, "I never knew you: depart from me ye that work iniquity."

Consider the magnitude of the statement, for just a moment.

Notice Jesus specific words to the, 'church people.' "I NEVER KNEW YOU!"

He didn't say you got saved and then backslid, he didn't say you were on the right path but you slipped up along the way, he says he never knew you! 

I argue that Jesus never knew these people because of the iniquity that they worked.

Because of their lawless acts. 

These people were made sinners because of their rejection of God's law, because their life operated outside of the law of God they were effectively "workers of iniquity."

And the 3rd chapter of 1John tells us very plainly, exactly what sin is...

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin IS the transgression of the law." 1John‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬

And Again:

"And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out." Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭22-28‬

—Study to show thyself approved unto God... 2Timothy 2:15

— ... Save Yourselves from this untoward generation! Acts 2:40 

May the Lord I add a blessing to the study of his Holy word in Jesus name… Amen

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