demonic manifestations

Spirit of Semiramis (apparitions of Mary) - smell of roses

Spirit of Moroni - burning in the bosom

blessed hope

Titus 2: 11-15 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.  These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.


The blessed hope is the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

NKJV Perfect Transition Bible

Thomas Nelson (owned by Harper Collins who also publishes the satanic bible and sodomite pornography) admits on the back cover of its KJV/NKJV that the NKJV is the "perfect transition bible" for moving to a modern translation.

What spirit calls Jesus "the Holy One of God"?

John 6:68-69 KJB Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God

Notice in the KJB, John 6:69 quotes Peter as saying Jesus is the "Christ, the Son of the living God".

When we see what demons call Jesus, we find that they call Him the "Holy One of God"

Mark 1:23-24 KJB And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Luke 4:33-34 KJB And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God

The demons (in agreement with the spirit of anti-christ 1 John 4:2) deny Jesus is the Christ and the Son of God.

When we look at John 6:69 in other Bible per-versions, we find they agree with the devils in that they substitute "Christ, the Son of the living God" with "the Holy One of God".

ASV And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

CJB We have trusted, and we know that you are the Holy One of God.”

DARBY and we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God.

DLNT And we have believed, and have come-to-know that You are the Holy One of God”.

ERV We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”

ESV and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

ESVUK and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

GW Besides, we believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

HCSB We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!”

ISV Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

PHILLIPS “Lord,” answered Simon Peter, “who else should we go to? Your words have the ring of eternal life! And we believe and are convinced that you are the holy one of God.”

LEB And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

MSG Peter replied, “Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of real life, eternal life. We’ve already committed ourselves, confident that you are the Holy One of God.”

MOUNCE and we have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

NOG Besides, we believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

NABRE We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

NASB We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”

NET We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”

NIRV We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

NIV We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

NIVUK We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.’

NLT We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”

NRSV We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

NRSVA We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’

NRSVACE We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’

NRSVCE We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

RSV and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

RSVCE and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

TLV We have trusted and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

does the world like you?

1 John 4:5

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them

money

you know what God thinks of money by the kind of people He gives it to...


1 Tim 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

1 Tim 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows

1 Tim 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous

1 Tim 3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre

Titus 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre

Titus 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. (sell you into slavery for their own profit Deu 24:7)

Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves

John 2:6 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.


Matthew 4:8-9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;  and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

2 Cor 4:3-4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 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

something missing

Matthew 19:16-22 (also Mark 10)
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

He saith unto him, Which?

Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.


This young man who had great possessions felt there was something still that he lacked. 

Solomon who was denied nothing that he could possibly want, expressed the same thing in Ecclesiastes -- that there was still something missing.

those who didn't follow

Luke 9:57-62
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.  And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.  Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.



Matthew 19:16-22 (also Mark 10)
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

He saith unto him, Which?

Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.


Matthew 16:24-25
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

by whom do your sons cast them out?

Luke 11:14-26

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.


Prior to Jesus, there was no scriptural way to deal with demons other than a death sentence for those involved in divination or other occult practices.

People would go to the priests, rabbis, or occult practitioners to seek relief from demonic activity.   Since a means of exorcism was not prescribed by God in scripture, ritualistic exorcism as developed in babylonian traditions and kabbalah was practiced.  

However, without true authority these religious leaders were indeed trying to cast out demons through Beelzebub rituals.  They were accusing Jesus of what they themselves were guilty of.

What the religious leaders saw was that Jesus had true authority over the demons and brought complete deliverance from demonic posession.  This threatened and undermined they position and authority over the people.

One question remains... who is the "they" in "therefore shall they be your judges"?  Being that the religious leaders were treading in Beelzebub's jurisdiction without true authority it would be the demons that have the legal advantage.

so all Israel shall be saved

Rom 11:25-27 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:  for this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

not the same flesh

1 Cor 15:29-30 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.  There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

My thoughts are not your thoughts

Most modern bible translations say they are a "thought for thought" translation using terms like "dynamic equivalence".

This is dependent on the thoughts of the translator.

Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Instead God has promised to preserve His words:

Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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Source of NWT Greek Text

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures 1969 is available online for free.

 In the foreword, on page 9 we see the greek text that is the basis of the New World translation is the 1881 Westcott and Hort text (same as was used for the Revised Version of 1885, the ESV, ASV, NIV, etc ).  They also use the Nestle's greek text that is the text used by most all of the modern translations including NASB, NIV, HCSB, NET, RSV, TNIV, etc.

It is little wonder why so many of the modern translations agree with the NWT, they are using the same source texts.

Do not add to or take away from God's word

Deut 4:2 - Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

Deut 12:32 – What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Prov 30:6 – Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Mark 7:13 – making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Rev 22:19 - and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

one God or many?

How many changes to God’s word does it take to change “essential” doctrine?

Take for example the following verse:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. (John 1:1 NWT)

This is from the Jehovah Witness's bible version called the New World Translation (NWT).

The King James Bible says:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1 KJB)

As we can see, the simple addition of a single letter not only replaces monotheism with polytheism, it reduces Jesus (the Word) to "a god" among many gods and changes the understanding of all scripture.

Another example of this is in Daniel 3;24-25, notice the phrase "a son of the gods".

King Nebuchadnezzar then became frightened and quickly rose up and said to his high officials: “Did we not tie up three men and throw them into the fire?” They answered the king: “Yes, O king.”   He said: “Look! I see four men walking about free in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed, and the fourth one looks like a son of the gods.” (Daniel 3:24-25 NWT)

The King James Bible says:

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.  He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (Daniel 3:24-25 KJB)

We see how in the King James Bible, it is THE Son of God (singular), meaning that Jesus was in the furnace with the three faithful men.  Again the New World Translation has reduced Jesus one of many gods.

This is the same lie we find from the very beginning when we see Satan lying to Eve saying "ye shall be as gods".

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (Genesis 3:5 KJB)

The NWT has hidden the warning about Satan's lie about many "gods" by changing this verse to:

For God knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad. (Genesis 3:5 NWT)

Notice that the warning against man becoming one of the gods is replaced with "you will be like God", which was already true and hardly a temptation because they were already "like" God, made in His image and likeness (Gen 1:26-27).  Also, after the resurrection we will be "like Jesus" (1 John 3:2).   This is Satan changing the truth of God into a lie (Romans 1:25).

Most people would agree that the NWT is the corrupted bible of a cult.  However these corruptions of scripture are not limited to the NWT.

New International Version (NIV)
He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

English Standard Version (ESV)
He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
He said, "Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!"

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
He exclaimed, "Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

Amplified Bible (AMP)
He answered, “Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”

The Message (MSG)
“But look!” he said. “I see four men, walking around freely in the fire, completely unharmed! And the fourth man looks like a son of the gods!”

As we can see in the sample list below that the new age translations are promoting many gods and attack the deity of Christ while at the same time suppress the warning about Satan's lie in Genesis 3:5

Version	Daniel 3:25	Genesis 3:5
American Standard Version (ASV)	a son of the gods	as God
Amplified Bible (AMP)	a son of the gods	like God
Amplified Bible Classic Edition (AMPC)	a son of the gods	like God
Common English Bible (CEB)	one of the gods	like God
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)	one of the gods	like God
English Revised Version (ERV)	a son of the gods	as God
English Standard Version (ESV)	a son of the gods	like God
English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)	a son of the gods	like God
Expanded Bible (EXB)	a son of the gods	like God
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)	a son of the gods	like God
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)	a son of the gods	like God
International Children’s Bible (ICB)	a son of the gods	like God
JPS Tanakh 1917	a son of the gods	as God
New American Standard 1977 (NAS)	a son of the gods	like God
New American Standard Bible (NASB)	a son of the gods	like God
New Century Version (NCV)	a son of the gods	like God
New Heart English Bible	a son of the gods	like God
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)	a son of the gods	Like God
New International Version (NIV)	a son of the gods	like God
Revised Standard Version (RSV)	a son of the gods	like God
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)	a son of the gods	like God
The Message (MSG)	a son of the gods	like God
The Voice (VOICE)	a son of the gods	like Him
Tree of Life Version (TLV)	a son of the gods	like God
World English Bible (WEB)	a son of the gods	like God
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)	a son of the gods	as God

They all have the same corruptions because they all are very skilled translations from the same corrupted critical text.

All bibles do not say the same thing.  Which one contains God's words?

These other bibles are the uncertain sound of hirelings and the voice of the stranger.  Stay with the voice of the Good Shepherd and His true words.

Deut 13:1-4 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,  And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.  Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Deut 28:36 The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

This is just one of many scriptural divergences in the modern Bibles compared to the King James Bible.

Quotations of the New Testament by Early Church Leaders

Even if all the manuscripts were destroyed, the New Testament text could be reproduced almost entirely from quotations of it in the writings of the early Church leaders. To date, over a million quotations from the New Testament by leaders of the early Church have been cataloged.

Author (Date)	Gospels	Acts	PaulineEpistles	GeneralEpistles	Revelation	Totals
Justin Martyr (100–165)	268	10	43	6	3	330
Irenaeus (c.125-202)	1,038	194	499	23	65	1,819
Clement (150-215)	1,107	44	1,127	207	11	2,406
Origen (185-254)	9,231	349	7,778	399	165	17,992
Tertullian (160-220)	3,822	502	2,609	120	205	7,258
Hippolytus (170-236)	734	42	387	27	188	1,378
Eusebius (263-339)	3,258	211	1,592	88	27	5,176

"in your hands" or "between your arms"?

The King James Bible reads as:

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Zach 13:6

The 1982 New King James Bible reads similarly as:

And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds in your hands?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ Zech 13:6 NKJV 1982

New age translations are continually altering the word of God.  Later editions of NKJV change it to "between your arms" yet still market the updated editions as "1982" ed.   This also confuses a prophecy of the Messiah.

And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ Zech 13:6 NKJV (post 1982)

God's word is preserved

Jesus said "it IS written" (Matt 4:4)

Ecc 3:14 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

Psalm 12:6-7 - The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever

Matt 5:18 – For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled

Mark 13:31 - Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.

1Peter 1:23-25 - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.  For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Inspiration without preservation is a divine waste of time.

God's word is pure

Psalm 12:6 - The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Proverbs 30:5 - Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him
1Peter 1:23 - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

God’s word is Spirit

John 4:24 - God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth

John 6:63 - It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

1 Cor 2:14 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned

God's word is inspired

Inspiration - Every word proceedeth out of the mouth of God

Exodus 20:1 – And God spake all these words, saying,

Exodus 24:7 – And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient

2Timothy 3:16 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2Peter 1:19-21 - We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost

Where is the Church?

Ask me "Where is the Church?" and I can find her at any and every period from the day when first in the upper room the Holy Ghost came down even until now.  In one unbroken line our apostolic succession runs; not through the Church of Rome; not from the superstitious hands of priest-made pospes, or king-created bishops, (what a varnished lie is the apostolic succession of those who boast so proudly of it!) but through the blood of good men and true, who never forsook the testimony of Jesus; through the loins of true pastors, laborious evangelists, faithful martyrs, and honorable men of God, we trace our pedigree up to the fishermen of Galilee and glory that we perpetuate by God's grace that true and faithful Church of the living God, in whom Christ did abide and will abide until the world's crash.

Charles H. Spurgeon
Spurgeon on Christ

the snare of covetousness

First Read Joshua 6:16-19; 7:1-26

Achan’s tent (dwelling place), livestock, possessions, and children were cursed by the lust of the eyes and coveteousness.  The consequence that Achan, his children, and possessions were first stoned and then burned.  Covetousness builds a nest and begins multiplying, the same way that foxes have holes and birds have nests (Luke 9:58) – when, through our disobedience, we make a dwelling place (nest) for the devil, the curse begins to multiply (make babies) and enlarge its possessions…

NOTE: “which the LORD shall take” likely indicates casting of the lot Urim and Thummim in the Breastplate of Judgement over the high priests heart [Exodus 28:15, 30; Num. 27:21; Prov. 16:33; Jos. 14:1-2; 18:6].   Numbers 32:23b be sure your sin will find you out

Coveteousness is sin

Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Deuteronomy 5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. [did not know that lust was sin except the law said “thou shalt not covet”]

Romans 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [Moral law re-affirmed in New Testament]

Coveteousness is widespread

Jeremiah 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. [corrupts even those who are supposed to be spiritual leaders]

1 Corinthians 5:10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

Lucifer, in selfish pride, coveted God’s throne

Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Sign of the times

Romans 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

The Wicked, motivated by coveteousness, encourage covetousness and use your coveteousness to entrap you

Psalms 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire [lust], and blesseth [flatters] the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. [it’s a trap!]

Covetousness [a.k.a materialism, consumerism] is a trap!  To make merchandise of you, the strategy of modern marketing and advertising is all about making you dissatisfied with what you have and making you desire [gotta have!] something you don’t have.  You have a perceived need and craving that makes you act on impulse (bypass the judge at the gate) and gets you to spend money you don’t have (debt) on something you don’t need, is not worth what you paid (or owe), and can’t afford to keep.  Once you get it, you no longer want it and immediately want something else...

Coveteousness motive for violence and oppression

Jeremiah 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Micah 2:2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Luke 16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. [suppress the truth in unrighteousness]

Consequences

Habakkuk 2:9 ¶ Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

[Coveting motivates evil covetousness (unjust gain).  Don’t think that you can escape the flood of evil consequences by building a house high on a hill, or a high walled castle using unjust gain]

Jeremiah 8:10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. [God will leave them destitute]

Isaiah 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

Ephesians 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

1 Corinthians 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Coveteousness is a heart infection

Mark 7:20-23 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,  Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:  All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Believers are not to covet

Acts 20:33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

1 Thessalonians 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Cure for Covetousness

Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence [lustful fantasies], and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Proverbs 28:16 The prince that wanteth [is lacking] understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. [do not have fellowship/hang out with covetousness people]

Change your focus

Psalms 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. [fill your heart with God’s word]

Proverbs 21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. [generosity, put others before self]

1 Corinthians 12:31 But covet earnestly the best [spiritual] gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way [charity].

1 Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Luke 12:31-34 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Contentment

Luke 3:1-18 …Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages…

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

1 Timothy 6:5-11 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. But godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.  And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.  For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.  But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Thankfulness

Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. [consequence of not being thankful]

Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient [proper/appropriate]: but rather giving of thanks.

Leviticus 22:29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.

1 Chronicles 23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psalms 26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Psalms 30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Psalms 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalms 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

Psalms 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

Jesus gave thanks

Matthew 15:36 And he [Jesus] took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. [Mark 8:6; John 6:11; John 6:23; Luke 22:19; Acts 27:35; Rom 14:6; 1Cor 11:24]

Matthew 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; [Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17]

Enter His gates with thanksgiving

Psalms 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalms 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Psalms 140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

The yoke of covetousness offers no peace or rest, with Jesus we have need of nothing and find rest

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Matthew 11:28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

for every mile of road

God's word is authoritative

Authoritative - Scripture is final authority over our life, for every matter of faith and practice.

Isaiah 55:10-11 - For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Psalm 138:2 - I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name
for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. [Neh 9:5]

Titus 2:15 - These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee

God's word

Matthew 4:4 - But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God [Deut 8:3]

1. Man shall live by every word - authority and applicability of scripture
2. Every word proceedeth out of the mouth of God - scripture is inspired and spiritually discerned
3. It is written (not was) - scripture is pure, preserved, and accessible

drunk on old wine

Luke 5:39 - No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

"old wine" is fermented alcoholic wine that causes drunkenness, fermentation is a type of leaven which represents corruption.  The old wine represents "corruptible seed".

"new wine" is recently squeezed grape juice that is not fermented, the sugar brightens the countenance.  New wine represents incorruptible seed of God's word.

who causes divisions?

Romans 16:17-18 - Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Notice who are the ones that cause divisions...

It is not those who prove all things and hold fast to that which is true.  It is not those who stay with "the old paths" and remain steadfast the in the doctrine they have learned.

It is those who promote contrary doctrine using good words and fair speeches and deceive the hearts of the simple.

Popery teaches man becomes GOD

A quote from St. Athanasius that is found in Catechism no. 460 of the Catholic Church:

“For the Son of God became man so that we might become God”


Roman Catholicism promotes the lie of the serpent as seen in Genesis 3:5
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

460 The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature":⁷⁸ "For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God."⁷⁹ "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God."⁸⁰ "The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods."⁸¹

80 St. Athanasius, De inc. 54, 3: PG 25, 192B.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p122a3p1.htm

be sure your sin will find you out

be sure your sin will find you out

Numbers 32:23b

prosperity

How many times in the bible has God used prosperity to bring about repentance?

unity

Unity of the body without compromise is only achieved when we are all members of the same family

Family members are those who are of the same father (whether through blood, adoption, or marriage).

Your father is who you are yielded to, either you serve the Father in heaven, or the father of lies.

Those who look to God's word as their final authority are of the same family.

Unity is preserved when any differences between the members are resolved by looking to God's word for the resolution.

incorruptible seed

The ONLY source of faith

Rom 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom 14:23b - for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Prove all things

1 Thess 5:21 - Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

1 John 4:1 - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Isaiah 8:20 - To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them

Acts 17:11 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

You search scripture in order to tell if something is true.

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

You study scripture in order to rightfully divide the word of truth.

Warning

Deut 12:32 - What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. (also Deut 4:2)

Is it fear?

Concerning accusations of “being in fear”.  TRUE! I am in fear… FEAR OF THE LORD.

The lampstand is the only source of light inside the tabernacle or temple Holy Place.  It has seven lamps on one lampstand made out of a single piece of pure gold. (Ex 25:31-40; Ex 37:22)

Revelation references the 7 spirits of God. (Rev 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; and 5:6).

Isaiah 11:2 - and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of 

the Lord;

Fear of the Lord is not last in the list, it is at the bottom of the list signifying it is the FOUNDATION upon which knowledge, might, counsel, understanding, and wisdom are built.

Prov 9:10 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding

Psalm 111:10 - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever

Ps 119:120 - My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Phil 2:12b - work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Drunk on corrupted wine

Luke 5:39 - No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Sowers of corruptible seed

2 Tim 3:1-9 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;  having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.  For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,  ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.  Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.  But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

Prov 30:6 - Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Consequences

Rev 22:18-19 - For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Luke 17:2 - It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Gal 1:6-9 - I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:  which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.  As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

2 Cor 11:13-15 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Peter 2:1 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Isaiah 9:16 - For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Our Responsibility

Eph 5:11 - And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Instead of reproving them, many pastors are “bidding God speed” to false teachers for their own gain but they will not escape the consequences.

2 John 1:10-11 - If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.