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3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,

having itching ears;

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.

2Timothy 4:3-4

COMMON INSTITUTIONAL DISTORTIONS

Throughout my books I have consistently pleaded with you to study the Biblical text BEFORE walking into a church so that you will be equipped to discern truth from its distortion. Here is a short list of some of the more common fabrications that should be on your watch list:

Christ owns all the money in the world.

The reality is that the god that owns all the money in the world is Satan himself. This misconception is meant to serve as an easy slide into the sin of covetousness.

And the devil,

taking him (Christ) up into an high mountain,

shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world

in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto him,

All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them:

for that is delivered unto me;

and to whomsoever I will I give it.

Luke 4:5-6

There is only ONE of the Mosaic commandments against which Christ gave us added caution:

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 12:15

For it is easier for a camel

to go through a needle's eye,

than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:25

Paul:

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.

1Timothy 6:10

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It is not just possible, but advisable, to read the bible in arbitrary segments & still expect full comprehension.

No, it is unequivocally NOT possible to read the bible in sections any more than it is possible to read a lengthy novel in discombobulated parts. The bible is a series of historical documents that have been fitted together in their proper order.

Certainly no one can lay claim to comprehend the message of Christ without the understanding that he was a devote Jew raised by devote Jewish parents & that during his ministry he was speaking to people who themselves were devote Jews. What all of Christ’s disciples had in common was the studied proficiency of Mosaic Law & coveted prophetic promises. Mastery of God’s essential commandments, cultural development & prophetic revelations continues to be no less critical for you & I today.

There are all sorts of devised scams to keep believers ignorant & groping in the dark. One of the more popular institutional reading schedules is a daily, year-long routine in which one is advised to read a single chapter from the Old Testament, one from the New & one from the book of Psalms, followed with a meditative session on the scripture or passage found to edify most. This is the perfect plan to keep the seeker deaf & blind, albeit deceptively busied, throughout many years of church attendance.

The bible MUST be read from Genesis through to Revelation multiple times in a year for an authentic grasp of the faith & prophetic understanding. Tragically, the institutions are flooded with masses wholly dedicated to church culture but who comprehend little about the authentic Christian faith accessible only through devout private study.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2Timothy 2:15

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The book of Revelation is the complete text source for the latter day prophecies.

The reality is that the latter day period is referenced in every book of the bible & without a firm grasp of the Old Testament prophets, beginning with Moses in the book of Exodus, it is absolutely NOT possible to even minimally comprehend our current period in history.

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The earth is only 6,000 years old.

This particular distortion is not only non-biblical, it is one that has egregiously served to alienate the thinking scientific community from the faith for the last 2-300 years. Consider the 7-day calendar week since it serves as the template of our millennial history.

6 days + 1 Sabbath rest = a 7 day week.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,

that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,

and a thousand years as one day.

2Peter 3:8

Therefore,

6,000 years + 1,000 Sabbath rest = a 7 millenial AGE.

Certainly an ‘AGE’ is a mere segment of our planet’s history & not its entirety! Ours is the God of the Ages:

….to the only God our Savior be glory,

majesty, power and authority,

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

before all ages,

now and forevermore! Amen. (NIV)

Jude 1:25

Moreover, a correct scriptural reading suggests only that life existed on this planet before the creation of Adam & Eve:

28 And God blessed them (Adam & Eve),

and God said unto them,

Be fruitful, and multiply,

and replenish the earth,

and subdue it:

and have dominion over the fish of the sea,

and over the fowl of the air,

and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

9 The thing that hath been,

it is that which shall be;

and that which is done is that which shall be done:

and there is no new thing under the sun.

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said,

See, this is new?

it hath been already of old time,

which was before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former things;

neither shall there be any remembrance

of things that are to come

with those that shall come after.

Ecclesiastes 1:9-11

15 That which hath been is now;

and that which is to be hath already been;

and God requireth that which is past.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit,

they are created:

and thou renewest the face of the earth.

Psalm 104:30

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Biblical scripture is ‘inerrant’.

The bible is THE source book of the historic journey as well as the moral & philosophical development of God’s people. It contains the prophetic codices upon which we are critically dependent today. However, the bible is certainly & unfortunately NOT inerrant. Life should be so simple!

Paul wrote:

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,

for reproof, for correction,

for instruction in righteousness….

2 Timothy 3:16

EXAMPLES OF BIBLICAL CONTRADICTIONS:

God speaking to Moses’ brother & sister said:

….Hear now my words:

If there be a prophet among you,

I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision,

and will speak unto him in a dream.

7 My servant Moses is not so,

who is faithful in all mine house.

8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth,

even apparently, and not in dark speeches;

and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold:

wherefore then were ye not afraid

to speak against my servant Moses?

Numbers 12:7-8

Upon the death of Moses, this is what was said of him:

And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses,

whom the LORD knew face to face….

Deuteronomy 34:10

Yet, John wrote:

No man hath seen God at any time.

1John 4:12

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8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old

when he began to reign

& he reined in Jerusalem three months….

1Kings 24:8

9 Jehoiachin was eight years old

when he began to reign,

and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem…

2Chronicles 36:9

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The following scriptures are referencing

Paul’s supernatural encounter with Christ that took place

after Christ’s post-crucifixion ascendance:

And the men which journeyed with him (Paul)

stood speechless,

hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

Acts 9:7

Paul’s own words describing the same event:

And they that were with me saw indeed the light,

& were afraid;

but they heard NOT the voice

of him that spake to me.

Acts 22:9

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Paul said:

….the gospel of the uncircumcision

was committed unto me,

as the gospel of the circumcision

was unto Peter….

Galatians 2:7

Yet this is what Peter had to say:

….PETER rose up, & said unto them,

Men & brethren, ye know how

that a good while ago God made choice among us,

that the Gentiles BY MY MOUTH

should hear the word of the gospel,

& believe.

Acts 15:17

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Paul wrote:

Now as touching things offered unto idols….

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither,

if we eat, are we the better;

neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

1Corinthians 8:1,8

Yet, Christ’s words

give us NO wiggle room on this same issue:

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee,

because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,

which calleth herself a prophetess,

to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,

and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Revelation 2:20

And this is what the disciples

of Christ’s inner circle of 12 decided:

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us,

to lay upon you no greater burden

than these necessary things;

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols,

and from blood,

and from things strangled,

and from fornication:

from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well….

Acts 15:28-29

These are but a few of the bible’s many contradictions. Anyone claiming Christianity as a faith should be familiar with them & should NOT be perpetuating the satanic lie that the bible in inerrant! Why? TRUTH IS TRUTH! PERIOD! THAT’S WHY!

37 Pilate therefore said unto him,

Art thou a king then?

Jesus answered,

Thou sayest that I am a king.

To this end was I born,

and for this cause came I into the world,

that I should bear witness unto the truth.

Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

John 18:37

The Doctrine Of The Ages

So, the big question is, if the bible isn’t flawless why bother reading it? My answer to this is that we cannot ignore the fact that the bible is prophetically accurate right down to a calculable chronological precision, thereby qualifying it as our most valuable source book. Moreover, the promises have proven to be dependable. All I can tell you from my own experience is that my initial jaunt of cyclical readings (7 in 8 months) opened the doors to many of the revelations I’ve written on the website. For me, those early readings were a genuinely passionate search to know the true character of the biblical God & I was amply rewarded with a series of supernatural understandings that the book itself was never designed to reveal.

As I see it, the written Word is a critical access point through which we must pass in order to arrive at a fuller understanding of the whole. Throughout the scriptures reference is made to a MYSTERY. This is especially true within the writings of Paul. Thus far I’ve only be privy to the fringe of that mystery, but I am at least familiar with the fact that the quest is supernaturally incremental & not knowable through scripture alone. There is a revelatory process that is purposefully & brilliantly designed to initiate only through the course of dedicated biblical study. My inclination is to believe that this is one of the more critical tests of worthiness.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:

but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Proverbs 25:2

Please do not make the pervasive & dismissive mistake of crediting the Illuminati for having inserted these inconsistencies into the biblical text. Even the Illuminati does not have that level of arbitrary authority to challenge the Most High God. This is a truth-lie game world & those believers who are ‘of the Truth’ are being sorted out from those who prefer their easy delusions. Biblical inconsistencies are merely a prime method used in the evaluation process.

Meanwhile, the concept of inerrancy has been abundantly successful in locking down both the intellect & honesty of many church devotees. Sadly, it is often the case that people are permitted to become ordained ministers after having read the bible only a 2-3 times at best. Please choose your mentors wisely.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness

in them that perish;

because they received not the love of the truth,

that they might be saved.

2Thessalonians 2:10

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The merging of Christianity with pagan practice is acceptable &, as long as you ‘think about Christ’ while engaging in it, He won’t mind.

This is a dangerous lie manically designed to keep you unprotected & on that wide path. Again, it can only be effective among those who aren’t sufficiently grounded in the Word. Understanding the Old Testament prophets is

especially critical since they were speaking not only to their own generation but to the current generation living through the latter day experience, meaning you & I. The scriptures are abundantly clear that ‘mixing it up’ will ultimately result in one’s bondage to the enemy. Certainly honoring the correct Sabbath is more important than most realize. It is the ONLY day God sanctified.

And God blessed the seventh day,

and sanctified it:

because that in it he had rested from all his work

which God created and made.

Genesis 2:3

Not only does the Sabbath offer protective value, it is required for prophetic understanding-the 7th day of weekly rest being the shadow of the 7th millennial period of rest. Without respect for biblical law there is simply no resolution of the higher divine mysteries.

Moreover, for those unfamiliar with the Old Testament prophets you may be surprised to learn the scriptures are explicit as to the fact that Nebuchadrezzar’s brutal invasion of Jersusalem was accomplished largely because the Jews failed to honor Sabbath law. I implore you not to repeat their mistake!

….Because they had not executed my judgments,

but had despised my statutes,

and had polluted my Sabbaths….

Ezekiel 20:24

Certainly Sabbath observance is not the minor & expendable issue that advocates of Sunday worship would have you believe.

Next there is the issue of the non-biblical, pagan holidays. Let’s be honest, no one wants to give up Christmas. It is a very a highly seductive & sensuous experience on all levels. It is visually beautiful, emotionally warm, anticipatorily exciting-the stuff fantastical dreams are made of for young & old alike. Most of all it is a satanic lie & it is treasonous to the one who suffered immeasurably to give you & I the opportunity for a better life. (Santa = anagram for Satan.)

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:15

He that saith, I know him,

and keepeth not his commandments,

is a liar,

and the truth is not in him.

1John 2:4

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One forgives for one’s own benefit.

We really have to credit Oprah Winfrey for popularizing this New Age mantra. What ever happened to Christ-like ALTRUSIM? Nowadays Americans are prone to gag on the concept. Forgiveness is for the OTHER person. It’s a karmic release from spiritual indenturedness.

(I apologize for lapsing into the vocabulary of Eastern thought

by introducing a variant of the word ‘Karma’,

but the concept of reaping & sowing is summed up so perfectly in this simple word

that is often frightening to, but rarely understood by, most Christians.

Whether you choose to call it karmic debt or reaping & sowing,

it is the same human condition.

Everyone on the planet

is fated to experience the Elohim’s final plumbline of judgment.

(God) will render to every man according to his deeds….

….there is no respect of persons with God.

Romans 2:6,11)

When you fail to forgive someone you are acting as their accuser before the divine courts. You are setting up a condition of spiritual debt, a curse that must be repaid. You are also delighting the enemy of human souls. Forgiving someone may or may not take the weight off your heart, but it is a God requirement nonetheless.

Bless them which persecute you:

bless, and curse not.

Romans 12:14

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him:

as he delighted not in blessing,

so let it be far from him.

28 Let them curse, but bless thou…

Psalm 109:17,28

21 Then came Peter to him, and said,

Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me,

and I forgive him?

till seven times?

22 Jesus saith unto him,

I say not unto thee, Until seven times:

but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened

unto a certain king,

which would take account of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon,

one was brought unto him,

which owed him ten thousand talents.

25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay,

his lord commanded him to be sold,

and his wife, and children, and all that he had,

and payment to be made.

26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,

saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion,

and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

28 But the same servant went out,

and found one of his fellowservants,

which owed him an hundred pence:

and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat,

saying, Pay me that thou owest.

29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet,

and besought him, saying,

Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

30 And he would not:

but went and cast him into prison,

till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,

they were very sorry,

and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him,

said unto him,

O thou wicked servant,

I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

33 Shouldest not thou also

have had compassion on thy fellowservant,

even as I had pity on thee.

34 And his lord was wroth,

and delivered him to the tormentors,

till he should pay all that was due unto him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father

do also unto you,

if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Matthew 18:21-35

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The bible is strictly a Christian source book &, therefore, if the person next to you goes to church regularly & is able to adeptly quote scripture, it is safe to assume they are Christ-friendly.

Question 1:

When you play Chess

how many players are there?

Answer:

TWO

(In our case the players are Christ

versus the conspiratorial angelic opposition.)

3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,

and consulted against thy hidden ones.

4 They have said,

Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;

that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

5 For they have consulted together with one consent:

they are confederate against thee:

Psalm 83:3-5

Question2:

When you play Chess,

how many rule books are utilized?

Answer:

ONLY ONE!!!

I’m not really sure why but many Christians are shocked by the fact that just about all mystery societies & false religions call upon the same rule book as the Christian. What follows is just a few that I am aware also use the bible as their teaching guide:

Freemasonry

Rosecrusianism

Gnosticism

Mormonism

Islam (Old Testament only)

Kabbalism (Old Testament only)

(Note: What I am calling false religions

are those that deny the deity of Christ.)

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ?

He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

1John 2:22

I have no doubt that the actual list is far, far longer. Now do you understand the campaign to encourage listlessness & suicidal complacency within the Christian community? Are you also beginning to respect the intelligence & formidability of your enemy as well as the depth of your responsibility to act with the utmost maturity to frustrate their successes? Without an intimate handle on the Word no one can claim to be a serious disciple or warrior for Christ. The threat of remaining among the masses of expendable pawns in this game of life is very real. Do you really want to take that risk?

Then Jesus said unto them,

Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

12 Then understood they how that he bade them….. beware….

of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Matthew 16:6,12

….Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

1Corinthians 5:6

We don’t have to be perfect because Christ did ‘IT ALL’ when he hung on the cross.

Question:

If someone is kind enough to bail you out of jail when playing monopoly,

does this mean you WIN the game?

OF COURSE NOT!

It simply means that you have a renewed opportunity to return to ‘GO’ & to run in the race once again. Without the blood of Christ to justify us before God we live in the bondage of a curse. But, once justified as righteous before God,

THEN the real work begins!

PAUL ON RUNNING THE RACE:

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all,

but one receiveth the prize?

So run, that ye may obtain.

1 Corinthians 9:24

2And if a man also strive for masteries,

yet is he not crowned,

except he strive LAWFULLY.

2Timothy 2:5

Being then made free from sin,

ye became the servants of righteousness.

Romans 6:18

I beseech you therefore, brethren,

by the mercies of God,

that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,

holy, acceptable unto God,

which is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1

And, yes, we are expected to arduously strive for the goal of perfection in spite of the pervasive notion that it was neither a required nor a possible endeavor.

Be ye therefore perfect,

even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:48

2 And be not conformed to this world:

but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,

that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,

and perfect, will of God.

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The Mosaic commandments were made defunct by the crucifixion of Christ & those believers who advocate practicing them are satanic ‘Legalists’.

First, please understand that ‘legalism’ is NOT a biblical concept. It’s a contrived word that has been highly successful in its distortion of a vital truth. Moreover, it has served to tyrannize & alienate from the believing community those who are in scriptural obedience to God’s Word. This is a subject about which I have written a great deal, so I am going to direct you to the other sites that provide ample response to this issue. Please refer to the following texts:

God’s Law Eternal-1
God’s Law Eternal-2
Observing God’s Laws Is NOT Optional

2And if a man also strive for masteries,

yet is he not crowned,

except he strive LAWFULLY.

2Timothy 2:5

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Christians will not have to remain on earth during the Tribulation period because they will be raptured out.

A simple review of the scriptures will easily reveal the deception of this heavily popularized misconception:

This is what John the Baptist had to say about Christ:

John answered, saying unto them all,

I indeed baptize you with water;

but one mightier than I cometh,

the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose:

he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17 Whose fan is in his hand,

and he will throughly purge his floor,

and will gather the wheat into his garner;

but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

Luke 3:16-17

‘Wheat’ in this passage plainly refers to the righteous that are accepted by Christ. This definition is important to remember as we go on to read the parable of the tares:

24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man

which sowed good seed in his field:

25 But while men slept,

his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat,

and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up,

and brought forth fruit,

then appeared the tares also.

27 So the servants of the householder

came and said unto him,

Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field?

from whence then hath it tares?

28 He said unto them,

An enemy hath done this.

The servants said unto him,

Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares,

ye root up also the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest:

and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers,

Gather ye together FIRST the tares,

and bind them in bundles to burn them:

but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matter 13:24-30

So, the FIRST to be taken are NOT the righteous but those TARES planted (in the churches) among them! You really do NOT want to be in THAT group!

This is what Paul had to say about the same event:

This know also,

that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 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;

5 Having a form of godliness,

but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses,

and lead captive silly women laden with sins,

led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning,

and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

2Timothy 3:1-7

Be careful what you wish for because every wish is a prayer. According to Christ heaven comes to us rather than we going to it:

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees,

when the kingdom of God should come,

he answered them and said,

The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there!

for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Luke 17:20-21

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God,

then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

Matthew 12:28

Targets, I propose that the Kingdom of God is upon us right now & that it is in this absurd La-La Land that we are experiencing the greatest & last of our lives’ many tests & evaluative processes. The following scripture is the genuine biblical promise given to those found worthy to receive it:

The righteous shall never be removed:

but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Proverbs 10:30

Then Jesus said unto them,

Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees

and of the Sadducees.

12 Then understood they how that he bade them…..

beware….of the doctrine of the Pharisees

and of the Sadducees.

Matthew 16:6,12

….Know ye not that a little leaven

leaveneth the whole lump?