Transcript: Recognizing False Prophets by Their Fruit: Jude 12-14

Music Music The title of this message today is called, You Will Know Them by Their Fruit. We're going to begin by opening in Matthew's Gospel, chapter 7, beginning in verse 15, where Jesus was giving instruction in the way one will enter into the kingdom of heaven. Let's pick that up beginning in verse 7 and see the rest of the account of what he outlines in this mandate. Notice that he starts out by saying, Enter through the narrow gate. Verse 13 Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. Verse 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it. Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravaging wolves. You'll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can't produce bad fruit, neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So you'll recognize them by their fruit. Verse 21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name? then I will have to announce to them I never knew you depart from me you lawbreakers well it must be mentioned and noticed that this straight and narrow gate is contrasted by the wide and broad way the small or narrow gate is closely related to the Greek word the lispos which means tribulation so Jesus is saying that the narrow or confining gate has reference with persecution, which is a major theme or subject in Matthew's gospel. For instance, in Matthew 5, verse 10, Jesus says, Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. For great is your reward in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets who were before you. And verse 44, Jesus says, But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. The narrow road leads to eternal life, but the broad way, or road, leads to destruction, which is namely death and hell. Matthew chapter 5 verse 34 declares, The king will say to those on his right hand, Come you blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Apostle Paul declared in Philippians chapter 3 beginning in verse 17, Brethren, together follow my example and observe those who live after the pattern we have set for you. For there are many of whom I have told you and now tell you even with tears, who walk, live as enemies of the cross of Christ, the Anointed One. They are doomed, and their fate is eternal misery, perdition. Their God is their stomach, their appetites, their sensuality, and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party. Verse 20. But we are citizens of the state, commonwealth, homeland, which is in heaven. And from it also we earnestly and patiently await the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as Savior. Well, now back to our opening scripture in Matthew 7.14 where Jesus declared, How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life and few find it. notice that again in verse 15 the second thing that our Savior warns us of he declares beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves you'll recognize them by their fruit we have the cautionary warning and admonition to be aware to beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravaging wolves. Jesus tells us we will recognize them by their fruit. Now we must understand what good fruit is versus bad fruit. Today in this year of 2022, in the church, we have such a watered-down doctrine of universalism which says that there are many ways to heaven or that all men are predestined for salvation. Excuse me, that's not what we have just read in these opening scriptures. We read that few will enter the kingdom compared with the many who will perish to go on to eternal damnation. In John chapter 14 verse 6, Jesus says, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by or through me. When Jesus said that few would find the way to eternal life on the straight and narrow path, and that in order to walk upon this path or way, it would be found only in him and by no one else. Israel's leaders and many of the Jews at that time were just as lethargic about seeking the Messiah as people are today in this year of 2022. do. We see such horrible, magnanimous violation of using the name of Jesus Christ for personal gain in our politicians, which bottom line is self-serving in gaining the vote of the people. We have false church leaders who are begging for more money, and even those folks who use the internet to use a GoFundMe account for selfish motives using the guise of being Christian to invoke sympathy for their cause. It must be known that even though they are blind as bats, as to the reality of true godly Christians knowing that they are hypocrites and pretenders of the faith, is because they have not been impregnated by the divine privilege of the Holy Spirit who teaches and gives discernment about the wolves who lives amongst them. It does not take a new creature in Christ a long time to discern and distinguish those who are not real and genuine believers. Fruit is the key. And again Jesus said, By their fruit you shall know them. In Ezekiel chapter 36 verse 25, God through the prophet declared, I will sprinkle clean water on you and you shall be clean I shall cleanse you from all of your filthiness and from all of your idols I will give you a new heart put a new spirit in you I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh and I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and you will keep my judgments and do them this promise has been fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ since the day of Pentecost. The God of all creation knew that after the fall in the Garden of Eden, man would need a new heart. God knew that his spirit living within his own redeemed children would enable them to obey him and produce the beautiful fruit and evidence of their relationship with him and their love for him. In 1 John 3, 9-10, the word tells us, No one who is born of God will continue to sin because God's seed remains in him. He cannot go on sinning because he's been born of God. And this is how we know who are the children of God and are the children of the devil. Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. Look what prophet Hosea warned us of in Hosea chapter 4 beginning in verse 4. Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove another. Do not waste your time in mutual recriminations for with you is my contention, O priest, and you shall stumble in the daytime. and the false prophet also shall stumble with you in the night. And I will destroy your mother, the priestly nation. Verse 6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you, the priestly nation, have rejected knowledge. And I will also reject you that you shall be no priest to me seeing you have forgotten the law of your God. I will also forget your children. Verse 7. The more they increased and multiplied in prosperity and power, the more they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame. They feed on the sin of my people and set their heart on their iniquity and shall be like people, like priests. I will punish them for their ways, repay them for their doings, for they shall eat and not have enough. They shall play the harlot and beget no increase because they have forsaken the Lord for harlotry. You see, humanity's problem is not lack of information about God, but it is willful rejection of the abundance and the plenteous information that is available about him beginning with the book of life called the Bible, which is his word and truth right from the very mouth of God. The simple truth is when the Holy Spirit of God comes to live within a born-again, blood-bought, sincere believer of Jesus Christ, he will not go on sinning because he or she has been born anew of God's Spirit. And there is now a desire and a will to walk in God's precepts and judgment because this is God's will for his children. Jesus Christ came to save us from sin and eternal death and to destroy the works of Satan, who is the author and originator of sin. If God's children's lives are continually characterized by continued and repeated sinful lives, God says they do not know him and have not been truly saved or redeemed. And of course, we know that every Christian will or does sin from time to time, but a true believer in Jesus Christ will not keep on sinning or knowingly sin. Their consciences are terribly troubled and they hate it when they sin. They have enjoyed and treasured the peace and joy and love of God in their spirit and soul and this has become the ultimate or primary quest of continual growth in their Savior. The reason many people who purport to be Christians cannot find peace and joy is because they attempt to believe in Jesus as Lord, but they misunderstand the command in James chapter 4, beginning in verse 7, which declares, Therefore submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep, and let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he will lift you up. They misunderstand and think they are obeying God, but they miss the mark because they attempt to believe and therefore because it is in and by their own power and not in God's way, they miss the way of peace and every other fruit of the Spirit that is mentioned in Galatians chapter 5, verses 22 through 26, which says, Jesus says we will know true believers by their fruit. And what we see in the church, the visible church today, is absolute blatant worldliness. We see MAGA churches whose leaders live in worldliness and extravagant lifestyles and are so proud of what they have and even flaunt it to their congregations and around the world. Let's understand what Jesus warned about in our opening scriptures is that if, if people who purport to know him don't enter through the narrow gate, they do not belong to him. Jesus also said in verse 15 of Matthew chapter 7, Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravaging wolves. You will recognize them by their fruit. Professing Christians who do not submit themselves to Almighty God will be fighting against him and the fruit they produce is contrary to the fruit of the spirit. In other words, I'm just going to say it, it's rotten fruit. They will produce fruit of the flesh which is greed, lust, envy, strife, contention, jealousy, anger, everything that is not submissive to God but remains harsh and ungoverned self-willed rebellion against God. Dear listener, if you are not striving to know, to love, and obey the only one who can save your soul from eternal death, the word of God speaks it clearly. People like this are on the wide and broad way to eternal destruction. Jesus' warning in alarm that you will know them by their fruit is a wake-up call to take action concerning something that is overlooked and neglected. false prophets fall into the category of the chilling trumpet call of our lord that cries out beware of their fruit there is a movement in this year of 2022 in the church with well-known politicians who are pretending to be christians who are endearing themselves to pastors and leaders of all denominations who are mostly themselves wolves in sheep's clothing, or they are ignorant of the fact that these men and women's devices are to use them for the sake of money and votes. Unbeknownst to many Christians today, these politicians who are making the circuits in many churches are treasonous traitors to our country. It will be proven. Mark my word, it will be proven. One man in particular is a well-known politician who reads a satanic prayer to the congregation and then gets the people to agree with it. Hello, it is time to wake up, church. To be impressed with someone who is well-known worldwide or rich or did something heroic in wartime, but is a fake Christian and one who secretly is self-serving for votes and money for his campaign is a vicious wolf underneath it all. These politicians who speak lies and twist the truth to people in churches they make their rounds in are accompanied with the false prophets who prophesy lies and errors and dazzle the listeners who are ignorant but impressed. One man who says he's a prophet even announced in his church that he had inspiration from demons. He is one who travels with the well-known politician who is making his rounds speaking today. Everybody at that point in the church should have gotten up and run out of that church We need to understand first that prophets in the New Testament the early church were those who were considered to be inspired speakers according to the New Testament Greek number 4396, prophetess or prophets. In Acts chapter 11 verse 27, the scripture says, During those days, prophets, inspired teachers and interpreters of the divine will and purpose, came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. Verse 28, And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and prophesied through the Holy Spirit that a great and severe famine would come upon the whole land, and this did occur during the reign of Claudius. The early church had its own prophets. The New Testament mentions prophets from Antioch, including Agabus, who predicted the famine in Jerusalem through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Judas and Silas, who encouraged the congregation at Antioch, and the four daughters of Philip were prophetesses, who taught and prophesied to the church. As a result of Paul's ministry at Ephesus, the Holy Spirit came upon the believers and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. at Pentecost the whole company of Jesus' disciples about 120 people were filled with the Spirit of God and spoke in other tongues and we can say that this was a partial fulfillment of Joel's prophecy that God would pour out his Spirit and sons and daughters would prophesy well let's read that in Acts chapter 2 beginning in verse 17 It came to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your young men shall see visions. Your old men shall dream dreams. And on my manservants and my maidservants I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in the heavens, and the signs of the earth beneath, blood and fire and vapor and smoke. Verse 20 And the sun shall be turned into darkness. and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and the awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Understand, please, this prophesying builds up, encourages, and edifies the church. It doesn't defile the Holy Scripture with its own rules. In the natural or in the physical realm, we can see the Constitution of the United States being defiled by wolves who are endeavoring to undo it for the sake of their agenda and bottom line is to institute Marxism or communism which will outlaw all freedom of religions and that mainly includes Christianity. These people serve and worship Satan the devil. Do your homework. The prophets and apostles were pillars of the early church. In Ephesians chapter 2 verse 20 the word declares they are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. In Paul's epistle, a prophet was one who called mankind to repentance. How very significant. In 1 Corinthians 14, verse 24, But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understand comes in, While everyone is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all. And the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, God is really among you. Prophecy was a gift through which God revealed mysteries and knowledge. And we see this, for instance, in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, verse 2. and if I have prophetic powers the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains but have not love, God's love in me I am nothing, a useless nobody well we're going to come back to this but I would like to interject something important at this point in the message today. Many denominations say that in the book of Acts in regards to the early church, God used the five-fold ministry to establish her, but after that the prophets and apostles ceased to exist and only the evangelists and pastors and teachers hold titles and offices. I ask, who is mere man to say and write out of God's word to say what does not exist as to the importance of his word today and that which should be and is meant to produce good fruit in the church of Jesus Christ. In 1 Timothy 1, verse 18 through 20, Paul admonished his spiritual son Timothy by saying, This I charge, I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage a good warfare having faith and a good conscience which some have rejected concerning the faith have suffered a shipwreck verse 20 of whom are Hymenas and Alexander whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme can we know please that prophecy was going on throughout Paul's epistles and we see 1st Timothy chapter 1 verse 18 that Timothy was admonished to wage a good warfare over his prophecies that were given to him previously. Basically, in order to walk in what God has spoken to you regarding your future, you and I must keep them close to our hearts. Do a good warfare over them by having faith and a good conscience. Our Christian life is not a playground, it is a battleground. Timothy had been enlisted by God as a Christian soldier in his army, and Paul reminds the young pastor of his ordination years ago. Apparently some of the prophets in the local church had been instructed by the Spirit to single Timothy out and ordain him for special service. You see, God would not call you without first equipping you. And the fact is that His Spirit set His seal of love upon you is proof that God will see you through the battles that lie ahead. In Hebrews 4, verse 12, we are to use the word of God as a sharp two-edged sword to overcome Satan. In Hebrews 4, verses 12-13 declares, For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. and it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him who we must give account. You see, it's not enough to have a correct doctrine. The Christian soldier must also have a correct way of living, which encompasses and includes faith and a good conscience. now I did say that we would get back to a subject that is extremely important in our word today after going over the fact that prophecy was a gift which God reveals mysteries and knowledge and reading in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 verse 2 where Paul declares if I have prophetic powers the gift of interpreting the divine will purpose and understand all secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not God's love in me, I am nothing, a useless nobody. And this brings us to the main point in this message today called You Will Know Them by Their Fruit. In the latter part of verse 2, we cannot miss this in scripture which says, But if I have not love, God's love in me, I am nothing or a useless nobody. what we are talking about in any aspect in the church as far as church leaders or members of the church that if we do not have the true and genuine fruit of love in our hearts we are a useless nobody to God Jesus tells us in John chapter 15 verse 5 and he declares I am the vine you are the branches whoever lives in me and I in him bears much fruit, abundant fruit. However, apart from me, cut off from me, vital union with me, you can do nothing. Verse 6. If a person does not dwell in me, he is thrown out like a broken off branch and withers. Such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned. Verse 7. And if you live in me, abide vitally united to me, and my words remain in you, and continue to live in your hearts. Ask what you will and it shall be done for you. Since Jesus Christ is our model in everything, in our Christian walk on this straight and narrow way, we cannot be separated from him who is our supreme pattern. Jesus demonstrated the highest fruit of love when he chose to go to the cross on our behalf. His death was voluntary and was the extreme and the ultimate expression of love and the greatest manifestation of obedience to his heavenly Father. And he has proven his love for all of mankind. And this is why all people born into the earth are without excuse for choosing him as their eternal Savior. and for those who do choose and obey our great loving God wholeheartedly and with unreserved obedience in all of his commands he has given the greatest command in which they have taken to heart and obey with everything that is within them and that is found in Matthew chapter 22, 37 which says you shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart with all of your soul, with all of your mind, your intellect this is the greatest and most important principle and first commandment let it be known there is no other way for professing Christians to be saved from eternal death this command is the greatest of all you shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart with all of your soul with all of your mind which means with all the powers and the faculties of the soul the will with all of your understanding and the affections within you. With all of these, just mention means all of these are without excuse. This is commanding that all of those who profess to be a believer in Jesus Christ will have the most sincere, upright, and perfect manner of loving him without any intention to conceal or disguise or use fraud or fool others for self-gain. such as church goers, church leaders or politicians with ambition to enrich oneself with power, money, fame and sexual favors. This goes for anyone who uses the precious name of Jesus Christ for personal ambitions. These have no true love at all for God and everything in their hearts and soul and mind is totally in reverse as to the obligatory command to love the Lord their God with all that is within them. The carnal mind is enmity against everything that is divine, righteous, and good, and belongs to our holy God. You see, when the Holy Spirit of God does renew and produce the fruit of love within the soul, who loves his creator, the Lord Almighty, it is because the perfections of Christ's nature live within that individual. No one can truly love God or others if they are not attached to the vine who is Jesus Christ. Jesus instructs us in John chapter 14 verse 15 by saying, If you love me, keep my commandments. This is not an offer to try out. This is a command by the Creator God who spoke all things into existence. Understand, keeping the commands of our Lord will be bottom line result if we love him or not. Obedience is the fruit of love. So when Jesus tells us that we will know people by their fruit, it is easy for those who do love their Lord and God to recognize true followers. It is also imperative that we avoid those like the plague who are teaching and prophesying false words for self-gain. If you are in a church like this, I suggest you get out now. If we are growing in maturity in our Lord and his word, we will definitely recognize a bad tree that produces bad fruit. In our lives, every word and action shows the fruit from our hearts. Sinners sin because that is what's in their heart, and bad hearts produce bad fruit. False prophets and teachers are speakers of lies, just as their messages are against our righteous God, so will their works be. We are told to avoid them. We must know that oftentimes people profess faith in Jesus Christ as Savior, but for many it is a mere profession with no real faith or love for Jesus. Many religious groups encourage baptism, confirmation, or other religious activities which are to ensure one's entrance into heaven. And this is called works mentality, which looks nothing like what is declared in 1 Peter chapter 1.16. For it is written, you shall be holy for I am holy. You see, many church leaders feel ignorantly assured of their salvation and their congregation's salvation because they dutifully follow the prescribed mandate for their denominational requirements. requirements. Many dress in certain clothes, and women wear their hair in a certain way because this is considered holy to God. Leaders go to annual meetings, many arise to write books, and some even have media programs on the internet. But I can tell you that if the fruit of love is not vibrant in their hearts, these are all empty works which carry no eternal fruit or entrance into heaven. Jesus laments that he will have to say to many on that day, get away from me, I never knew you. God forbid, dear one, that this would be the lot for any one of us. For one who is in love with their Savior, there will be the first fruit of love which dominates their hearts and minds, and that is the reflection of their mindfulness of God's ever presence in their daily life. He or she who is in love with someone, their thoughts are ever upon that object of love. He who loves God is overwhelmed with thoughts of him daily. Jesus demands to be the first love in our lives, and rightfully so. David said, when I am awake, I am still with thee. In Psalms chapter 139 verse 18. David's thoughts were always heavenward. His communion was with God daily. God is our treasure, and where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. This is the test for our hearts today, and this is the way we can test our own hearts and our own love for God. I finish by asking you what are your thoughts mostly on in every day that you rise up in the morning The End in this year of 2022 and giving thought as to how our loving Creator Father God was going to deal with all of the wolves who are rampant in this day and hour with dishing out immorality and perversion within the church and also the cabal despots who worship Satan and are orchestrating and promoting another fake pandemic in order to force the nations of the world into what is called one world government Many call this a conspiracy theory but I am here to tell you to wake up and do your homework on this stark reality that in the world and in the church, the church where you possibly sit every Sunday, these things are happening. This government the cabal is endeavoring to organize would be called a Marxist regime under the complete control of a handful of demented elites who are crazed, power-hungry fools who want to rule the world and everything in it and make no mistake, that includes you and me also There is a mix and confusion in what is right and that which is wrong in this world today Let it be said, those who have ears to hear, this is all purposeful in their intent to break down the moral standards of true Christianity within our nation. Dear Church, there is a wicked scheme behind their madness, and it is time to wake up from your slumber and decide who is your master and who it is whom you serve at this present time. Time is short, and the time is now. It is time to examine your own life and conscience regarding your relationship with your Savior who dearly loves you and died for you personally before the foundation of time. Think about that. God the Father said to God the Son, I give you this one, my Son, to share in the joy of eternal life with us for all of eternity. In Titus chapter 1, verses 1 and 2, the Word declares, I, Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle, a special messenger of Jesus Christ the Messiah, to stimulate and promote the faith of God's chosen ones and to lead them on to accurate discernment and recognition and acquaintance with the truth, which belongs to and harmonizes with and tends to godliness. Verse 2. Resting in the hope of eternal life, life which the ever-truthful God, who cannot deceive, promised before the world or the ages of time began. Verse 2 declares that even before the world was created, before the foundation of time, God promised eternal life. And since God does not lie, this promise is the evidence of assurance that we may be saved and authorized as genuine believers in Jesus Christ to cherish any hope of salvation. The promise is not made to all individuals, dear listener But this promise is for those who have truly repented of their sins And have believed in Jesus Christ as their Savior And cling to and obey Him until their last breath on this earth In order to be saved from eternal damnation It is time to understand that God loves you and saw you even before you were being formed in your mother's womb. I provoke you to wake up, dear believer, and see what is happening all around you in this day and hour. There are so many voices and lies feeding our ears which are meant to bring confusion, doubt, and fear, and ultimately take us off the path, the straight and narrow road that leads to perdition. The path or narrow road which God requires his followers to take will lead us into the place where we can discern his voice and recognize truth in all situations because he assures us that he will never leave us nor forsake us. Schools and universities are teaching racial hatred and pitting black people against white people and white people against black people. They are teaching sexual perversion in the lower grades by bringing gross and impure demonstrations of transvestites committing acts of sexual lewdness and gross bodily gyrations they call dancing in kindergarten classrooms. And get this, they bust the children into gay bars where these precious little ones are forced to see the immoral acts of these demented people. There is a big movement in the schools to confuse children and young people of their gender identity. This is where they teach them that they can change their gender identity and choose to be what they want to be in regards to being either male or female. This whole outrageous plan is done only, I say only, for the sick purpose of creating a genderless society where people are considered all the same without distinction. Some states will even take children away from their parents if they interfere with the child's choice. How horrendous and appalling! The Cabal is a religious organization made up of Satan worshippers, and Satan hates God's supreme masterpiece of all creation called human beings. The cabal is a Luciferian society of Satan worshippers. Satan hates you, and his sole aim in yours and my life is to take us into hell with him. Church leaders, unbeknown to many in their congregations, have joined the satanic cabal by accepting payment to make their members take the insidious COVID vaccines which have killed many around the world and also have permanently injured millions with excruciating pain and disabilities. These pastors and leaders tell their congregations that they cannot attend church if they do not take the vaccines. And let me tell you this, if they are accepting payment from the government in insisting the congregation takes the vaccine, They too, as well as the cabal, have made Satan their master by going along with the wicked plan to murder people whom God Almighty has created. They are all complicit with crimes against humanity. Did you know that these vaccines were touted or endorsed to save lives but were masterminded by wicked Satanists to murder people? Did you know that before the virus was released around the world to do its dastardly crimes against humanity, these sick, demented people schemed the evil plan and already had patents on the vaccines? Ezra 9.10-11 declares, And now, our God, after all this, what can we say for ourselves? For we have thrown your commands to the wind, the commands you gave us through your servants and prophets they told us the land you're taking over is a polluted land with the obscene vulgarities of the people who live there and they filled it with their moral rot from one end to the other wake up dear listener the aim of the vaccines is to eliminate by murdering the populations of the world to where only 500 million worldwide will inhabit it the evil intent of this plan is called the Marxist socialistic government system, which is basically communism. Under communism, you must understand that the central government is completely in control. All economic resources are publicly owned and controlled by the government. Individuals hold no personal property or assets. Only the rich elite who serve Satan the devil will rule over the people with fear and tyranny. Economic production and distribution is intended to meet all basic human needs and distributed to the people at no charge. But understand again that all people work in factories and some kind or another of agricultural fields. People barely eat by to make a living in this system. Social class is abolished. The ability to earn more than other workers is almost non-existent. Religion is effectively abolished and condemned. You see these demon-possessed despots orchestrated and committed crimes against humanity with their plans to murder millions of innocent people for the savage and ruthless satisfaction to appease the one in whom they serve, and that is their master, Satan the devil. They actually worship Satan as their master. And let me tell you about crimes against humanity. There are many crimes against humanity, including extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions, and other sexual violence. Crimes against humanity involve persecution on political, religious, and racial and gender grounds, forcible transfer of populations, enforced disappearance, and inhumane acts of knowingly causing pain and suffering. Was saying all of this, dear listener, anybody who was associated with or participating in a questionable act or crime, such as trying to suppress the facts, further the crime in disinformation, such as the news media, or participating in a crime against humanity in any way, in any fashion or form, is guilty of a crime against humanity, and is deserving to face the highest penalty and punishment of the law in a military tribunal. Proverbs chapter 28 verse 2 declares, when there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily, but with honest, sensible leaders, there is stability. This is certainly what we are seeing in our beautiful land of the free and home of the brave called the United States of America. 2 Peter 2, verses 17 and 18 declares, These men are useless as dried up springs of water, promising much and delivering nothing. They are unstable as clouds driven by a storm wind. They are doomed to eternal pits of darkness. They proudly boast about their sins and conquests, and using lust as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living. You see, in our world today, the irrefutable and undeniable fact is that no one can serve two masters. Jesus Christ himself said in Matthew 6, verse 24, No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon, deceitful riches, money, possessions, and whatever is trusted in. Every human being born into this earth lives in two worlds. Did you know that you have two worlds within you? One of the worlds we live in is a material world, and the other is an invisible spiritual world operating within through the visible. Conflicts between these two worlds often occur, and choice seems wise according to the appearance. But one finds that appearance or outward facades are not always wise choices at all. It is easy for us to fall victim to life's illusions of those things that are not real but are in fact like a facade or false impressions or a figment of the imagination. at first we seem caught between what we mistakenly discern and see around us as real and genuine in contrast to something that God says is far more real as we grow in spiritual maturity and godly wisdom to discern the reality of the spiritual realm whereas Holy Spirit teaches us the truth standing between the two worlds the believer in Jesus Christ needs to come to the place where they commit themselves to only and completely to one world. Jesus in John chapter 8 verse 23 declared to the Jews gathered around him, You are from below and I am from above. You are of this world, of this earthly order. I am not of this world. In the next verse Jesus tells the hostile Jews that they would die in their sins. in verse 24. And that is why I told you that you will die under the curse of your sins. For if you do not believe that I am he whom I claim to be, and if you do not adhere to trust and rely on me, you will die in your sins. In this verse, our Lord made it clear by saying that these people would die in their sins if they reject him as the one who would bear their sins. He said, I am. And that is, dear listener, is one's only hope for salvation if we choose the only one who can save us from eternal death. People will miss their only hope for salvation if they reject the Lamb of God who came to offer them hope of eternal life. To further declare in Joshua chapter 24 in verses 15 through 21, the people of God were straddling the fence and the day came when God gave them an ultimatum or a choice when he said through Joshua, then decide today whom you will obey. Will it be the gods of your ancestors beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites here in this land? but as for me and my family we will serve the Lord and the people replied we would never forsake the Lord and worship other gods for our Lord our God is the one who rescued our fathers from their slavery in the land of Egypt he is the God who did mighty miracles before the eyes of Israel as we traveled through the wilderness and preserved us from our enemies when we passed through their land verse 18 and it was the Lord who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living in the land. Yes, we choose the Lord, for he alone is our God. But Joshua replied to the people, You can't worship the Lord God, for he is holy and a jealous God, and he will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. If you forsake him and worship other gods, he will turn upon you and destroy you, even though he has taken care of you for such a long time. But the people answered, We choose the Lord. You have heard yourselves say it, Joshua said. You have chosen to obey the Lord. Yes, they replied, We are witnesses. All right, he said. Then you must destroy all the idols that you own, and you must obey the Lord God of Israel. And the people replied to Joshua, Yes, we will worship and obey the Lord alone. today, just as in the day of Joshua. The time comes when those professing to be a follower of Jesus Christ need to recognize the outward show of Christianity is a mere illusion or false impression and belief and need to realize and grasp the awesome fact that what is not apparent to them is far more real because they are called to live by faith in Jesus Christ. God through Joshua, faithful Joshua, called the people to make a choice that day in the wilderness as to who they would serve and call their master. Did you know that all people are without excuse in believing that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and ruler of all things and the only one who offers eternal life? In Romans 1, verses 19-21, Apostle Paul declares, That which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness, because God himself has shown it to them. Verse 20, For ever since the creation of the world, his invisible nature and attributes, that is, his eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made his handiworks. So men are without excuse altogether, without defense or justification. Because they knew and recognized him as God, they did not honor and glorify him as God, and or give him thanks. But instead, they became futile and godless in their thinking, with vain imagination, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations, and their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools. professing to be smart. They made simpletons of themselves. It is true that many today are considered fools on their way to perdition because they think they are smarter and wiser and more powerful than God Almighty who created them They are created beings who have hardened their hearts against the loving God who created them for a purpose Ecclesiastes 3 declares He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also planted eternity in men's hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Our dear Holy Creator God has planted eternity within each and every heart born into this earth. This is saying that every person has a sense of something that is eternal and a desire to know the eternal significance of what they must do to grasp hold of it. Even a little child knows the difference between what is right and wrong. this quest dear listener is to grow into a deep seated desire with a compulsive drive to know God because he is created in God's image to appreciate the beauty of his creation and recognize him as their master and savior and their only God God created man with an inborn inquisitiveness and capacity to learn how everything in their experience can be combined and integrated to make a whole So as believers in Jesus Christ, we live in a world that is very materialistic. And as we grow in understanding in this precious truth of life in Jesus Christ, we learn that this world is not our final resting place. We are as pilgrims walking or journeying through this life, this earth life. Philippians 3.20 declares, but our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2.11 declares, Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. In Hebrews 13.14, Paul says, For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. You see, as genuine believers born again, blood-bought by the precious lifeblood of Jesus Christ, we are gradually advancing in comprehension and growing into something much greater than understanding the laws that govern this physical earth. There is certainly something much greater in store for those who are living within the bounds of another world that lies beyond. In 1 Corinthians 2, verses 8-10, the word tells us, None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written, no eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. You see, it is only by God's Holy Spirit within our inner temples that we can understand and grasp and appreciate what God has revealed to us by his Holy Spirit, which concerns the spiritual world and life beyond which awaits us. The Bible tells us what will eventually become of this earth in 2 Peter 3.10. but the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements will melt with fervent heat both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up yes, the very one who spoke the whole world into existence will be the very one who will give the call for the sinful, evil and wicked world to melt and be burned up altogether 2 Peter 3, verses 12-13 tells us, and right standing with God is to abide. Proverbs chapter 8, beginning in verse 27, describes the one who called the world into existence for the habitation of mankind to be graciously redeemed back to his creator. Verse 27, when he prepared the heavens, I, wisdom, was there. And when he drew the circle upon the face of the deep and stretched out the firmament over it, He gave to the sea its limits, and his decree that the waters should not transgress across the boundaries set by his command, when he appointed the foundations of the earth. And then I, wisdom, was beside him, his master and director of his work, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always. Verse 31, rejoicing in his inhabited earth and delighting in the sons of men. Now therefore listen to me, O sons, for blessed, happy, fortunate, and to be envied are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not refuse or neglect it. Blessed and happy and fortunate to be envied is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds me, wisdom, finds life, and draws forth, and obtains favor from the Lord. Verse 36, but he who misses me or sins against me and injures himself, all who hate me love and court death. Verse 27 says, when he prepared the heavens, I was there. He drew a circle on the face of the deep. You see, wisdom speaking here is no mystery for the one who knows his God and Savior. And this kind of Christian believer has made Jesus Christ alone his master and Lord. John 1.1-3 defines and identifies the one who was by his father's side as a spokesman or the word which brought the unseen into the visible realm, which is now the world in which we presently live in. In the beginning, before all time, was the Word, Christ. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God himself. He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through him. And without him was not even one thing made that has not come into being. Jesus Christ is clearly wisdom at his Father's side. Growing Christians wrestle with the understanding of belonging to a spiritual world. Modern science, with all of its man-made methods and capabilities of peering into outer space with super telescopes and seismographic equipment to see below into the earth's cross, cannot bring anyone into understanding the things of God because they are of the physical realm and not the spiritual realm where the eternal Father dwells. As a Christian, we are citizens of two worlds, the earthly and the spiritual heavenly realm. Because we are citizens of two worlds, we must learn to walk by faith in a world that requires we walk by sight. When God told Abraham to go to another country, he knew not where he was going. But he went on to walk by faith, knowing that God was leading him. Paul, in Hebrews chapter 11, beginning in verse 24, tells us that Moses was aroused by faith. When he had grown to maturity and become great, he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter because he preferred to share the oppression, suffer hardships, bear the shame of the people of God, rather than to have a fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life. He considered the contempt and abuse and the shame borne for the Christ the Messiah who was yet to come to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward, the recompense. Well, we too, like Moses, must see the invisible if we are to overcome the pull of the world. Moses walked by faith in God alone. He was single-focused. Moses did not care to live his life in a fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life which brings the judgment of an eternal death sentence at one's last breath on this earth. Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 5, verse 7, We walk by faith. We regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things with trust and holy fervor. Thus we walk not by sight or appearance. Jesus tells us that we can't serve two masters in Matthew's Gospel on Sermon on the Mount. So a true believer cannot serve both God and money. Jesus tells us that where our treasure is, there our hearts will also be. He instructed us and he urged us to store up treasures in heaven where it will last forever. If God is our Father and his Son Jesus Christ are our treasures, and we have these treasures in our hearts and affections, then our treasures will be focused on the things above. An earthly-minded individual proves that his treasure is below, or earthly, whereas the heavenly-minded person shows that his treasure lies above in the promises which are yes and amen in their Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. In 1 Timothy 6, verses 9 and 10, Apostle Paul tells us what one of the greatest sins of temptation that becomes the downfall of many people, yes, even professing Christians, who claim that Jesus Christ is their master and the one in whom they serve. Verse 9. But those who crave to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, into which many foolish, useless, godless, and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction and miserable perishing. Verse 10. For the love of money is the root of all evils, And it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute mental pangs. Dear listener, anything that enslaves or dominates our attentions away from our first love, Jesus Christ, will lead us away from complete devotion to him and truths found in Holy Scripture. Alcohol, sex, pornography, power, lust, and money are all masters of many professing Christians who sit in the churches today and who lead two lives, and even those who stand behind the pulpits. Romans chapter 6 verse 16 declares Do you not know that if you continually surrender yourself to anyone to do his will you are the slaves of him whom you obey whether it is to sin which leads unto death or to obedience which leads to righteousness right doing and right standing with God Paul said it A master is anything that dominates our lives Jesus' call to Matthew on the day that he was passing by was to follow him. Jesus called him and he said, follow me. So Matthew got up and he followed him. Matthew, the tax collector, obeyed the words of his creator. And he got up and walked away from the extravagant wealth and dirty business dealings he was involved in. Jesus called Paul a well-known religious man who was considered successful by the Pharisees Jesus said in Acts 9 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name you see the Bible is full of those who gave their lives for the sake of living a righteous life in Jesus Christ and for his sake to further the gospel truth so that others could become a part of the family of God and live life eternally with him. All of these and those since that time who were touched by the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit to have their eyes supernaturally opened up to see and understand the awesome truth of scripture and now serve Jesus Christ as their master and their Lord. Jesus describes himself as a jealous God in Exodus 34 verse 14 which means that he guards what is rightfully his. Did you know that you became a child of God when you have true salvation in God's own Son, Jesus Christ, within you? Just as a parent is jealous over his child's safety and welfare, God is a jealous God for us because we need him, and he needs nothing from us except our commitment to make him first in everything in our lives. in Mark chapter 12 verse 30 we see this clearly when we are told and you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart out of and with your soul and your life and out of and with all of your mind with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding and out of and with all of your strength this is the first and principal commandment you see the Lord Jesus Christ wants all of your heart, not just a part of it. God wants all of yours and my adoration and worship, dear church. And those who serve another master, such as the devil, money or physical vices, or desire fame and fortune, but yet pretend to be believers in Jesus Christ and lead others in that way, they rob themselves and the multitudes whom they influence. When Jesus said to follow me, His demand or claim to us is absolute. He bought us with his precious blood, dear listener. He delivered us from our former master, Satan, the devil. He doesn't share his glory or his throne with anyone. You must decide wholeheartedly this day what master you will serve if you are wavering in and out of true commitment to the one who will have no lukewarm followers in his family and army. If you attempt to serve two masters, you will have divided loyalties, because two cannot walk together unless they be agreed, because serving two masters demand and lead one down two separate paths. Only with the help of the Holy Spirit can anyone remain devoted and faithful to one master. The Holy Spirit is given to true and genuine believers in the faith, and he gives divine supernatural empowerment to overcome every temptation the evil one might present. True followers of Christ are described in 1 Peter 2, beginning in verse 9. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you might declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and strangers in the world to abstain from sinful desires which war against your soul. Verse 12. Live such good lives among the pagans that even though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. Verse 13. Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men, whether to be a king or supreme authority, or to governors who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing good you shall silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil. Live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone. Love the brotherhood of believers. Fear God and honor the King. Dear listener, the time is now to ask yourself, as I have asked myself as well. Which master do I serve? Who am I in Jesus Christ? Am I walking in sin at this present time? Do my former Sins still please my flesh? Do I fantasize in my mind about sinful pleasures? Do I truly love the Lord Jesus Christ with all of my heart, my soul, my mind, and everything that is within me? Why are these questions necessary to ask oneself? You see, it is because the chains of sin and bondage are broken when one sees their weakness and preferences in the light of truth, and then truly repents of them and begins to live in the light of Jesus Christ, their Master. It is only in Jesus Christ we'll have true liberty and peace and purpose and the promise of eternal life, dear listener. John 5.24 declares that we are passed from death to life. You see, in this world today, as we discussed, in the opening of this word, there are many things happening in the sick and dying world to where if one does not have the discernment of the precious Holy Spirit who was given to us as a child of God, we will be deceived into believing the many lies and deceptions that are being poured out on humankind all over this earth today. The cabal, as I mentioned in the beginning of this message, is a worldwide agenda of those who worship Satan the devil and endeavor to take ownership of the world and especially humankind whom our loving Father has created for his own eternal pleasure and glory in having multitudes of those whom he would call his very own children. Satan the devil hates God and his children. This is why he is trying to change the gender description between male and female into what is called gender neutral or gender fluid or any other name that takes away with what God our creator created from the very beginning of time when he created male and female or man and woman. Let it be known in Genesis chapter 1 verse 27. The word declares, So God created man in his own image. In the image and likeness of God he created him. Male and female he created them. You see, Satan the devil hates what God created in his image. And this is why he uses demented, sick-minded people to carry out his plan in taking as many into hell with him when he is cast into the lake of fire forever, where he will exist no more, but will feel torment and suffering forever and ever. And this is why the cabal is desperately trying to shut down anything that is related to Christianity. Shining Light 7 Ministries is one of those many Christian ministries or organizations who have been removed from YouTube, GodTube, BitTube, and many other sites who are endeavoring to silence the life-saving truth of Jesus Christ, the one true Master and Savior of the world. Wake up, dear listener. Much is happening in this world today, this evil world, and your only hope of eternal life is found in a love relationship with your dear Savior, Jesus Christ. You must stand continually and be ready to obey the Lord's will in anything and everything without compromising the righteousness that is found in Jesus Christ. The time is now for that decision to be made. We are promised dark days ahead, but it is only in Jesus Christ where we will live in the true light of truth, where we are promised a life in eternity if we are faithful to the end. We know as true believers in Jesus Christ who wins in the end. Hallelujah. read the end of the book if you aren't sure God never lies and he always keeps his promises may God almighty have mercy upon us all The The name of this word today is called the true mark and promise of those who are saved. In John 8, verse 32, Jesus made a promise to his followers. He said, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. You see, the Bible teaches that there is a character of a disciple of God that God is looking for in all of his followers. We can see this as we look at Christ's original disciples. We know by reading the Gospels that when Jesus called the first twelve, they forsook all that they had. They left their businesses, their families, and they followed Jesus. The point of all of this is that they were willing to give up everything to answer the call and serve Christ the Messiah. For us, this lesson tells us that we must be willing to give up all and that we put Jesus first. And that means even our loved ones. He must be first in our hearts, in other words. In the case of Paul, he tells us that every sin, every idol, and every circumstance inconsistent with Christ's word must be renounced. Listen to what he says in Philippians chapter 3, verses 7 and 8. But whatever former things I had that might have been gained to me, I have come to consider as one combined loss. Combined loss or loss means detriment. It becomes a loss or a detriment for Christ's sake. Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege, the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord, and progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with him, of perceiving and recognizing and understanding him more fully and clearly. For his sake, I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish, refuge, dregs, in order that I may win and gain Christ, the Anointed One. The disciples were compliant, but they were submissive and obedient to Jesus as he taught them. They had many prejudices and were very ignorant about many aspects of life, but they willingly sat at the feet of their master. Sitting at the feet of Jesus is really a crucial and a necessary mandate for all true believers in Jesus Christ. And we see this in Jesus' own words in Matthew 18, verses 2 and 3. And he called a little child unto himself and put him in the midst of them and said, Truly, I say to you, unless you repent, change, turn around, and become like little children, trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving, you can never enter into the kingdom of heaven at all. The New King James Version tells us this way in Matthew 18, verses 2 and 3. Then Jesus called a little child to him, set him in the midst of him, and said, Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me. So Jesus himself lays out the mandates for his true followers. Unless you be converted and become like little children, you will not have the privilege and the honor of entering into my holy realm called the eternal kingdom of God. Or it can be said like this, Unless you be clothed with the spirit of humility, you cannot receive my spirit and enter into the design and the privileges of my divine eternal kingdom. So we must realize here, God's divine eternal kingdom is heavenly. It is not of this earthly realm. Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, what he has in store for those who love him. Hallelujah. We must realize also that our Lord's subjects are heavenly minded. Our country is heavenly. We are strangers and pilgrims on this earth. The government of our heavenly kingdom is totally spiritual and divine, and it is not like the governments of this physical earth. Jesus said, unless you become like little children, you will not enter into the kingdom of God. So to have the heart and the mind of a little child, this says to us, we must be without worldly ambitions. so to have the heart, the mind of a little child this says to us that we must be without the lust of power so as little children we must be free of lust of the flesh, lust of money and if you have ever noticed that with little children who act among themselves they act as though they are all equal it's really a sight to behold Well, the disciples had the spiritual knowledge of Christ, even though the world knew him not. They knew who he was, and it is still that way amongst true followers who follow after Jesus Christ today. How do we know this? How do we prove it by the word of God? And that will be by the words of our precious Savior in John chapter 17. verses 6 through 8. Jesus says, I have manifested your name. I have revealed your very self, Father, your real self, to the people whom you've given me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed and kept your word. And now at last they know and understand that all that you've given me belongs to you is really and truly yours. Verse 8, for the uttered words that you gave me, I gave to them, and they've received and accepted them and have come to know positively and in reality to believe with absolute assurance that I came forth from your presence and that they have believed and are convinced that you did send me. And our chief apostle confirms this truth of knowing or keeping or obeying this divine truth in his epistle in 2 Corinthians 4, verses 6-7. He says, For God who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shown in our hearts so as to beam forth the light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God as it is manifest in the person and is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. However, we possess this precious treasure, the divine light of the gospel, in frail human vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not ourselves. Paul tells us that possessing this precious treasure of the divine light of understanding of the gospel is due to obedience of conformity to this truth. one cannot have the divine or supernatural understanding of this blessed truth of God without conforming to its commands the disciples were all so humble in their understanding of this divine wisdom and truth that was entrusted to them and they walked with the one who was humble in every way and far richer by far than any ever could be. Because of the disciples' love and conformity of Christ's commands and ways, they enjoyed friendship with their Lord and Master. Jesus spoke this in John 15, 15, when he said, I do not call you servants, slave