Mat
7:21
Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
in heaven.
Mat
7:22
Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works?
Mat
7:23
And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
Have you read this scripture and
wondered what it meant? Did it frighten, or worry you? It should
have, the Word of God tells us to:
Php
2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my
presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling.
So
who is this saying “Lord, Lord?”, only to be told to go away!?
It's someone who thought very highly of themselves, they are
astonished that the Lord doesn't know them! But they did many
“wonderful works”, at least in their own minds. Who could be
responsible for deceiving these people into believing they were so
close to the LORD, so assured of their salvation, so loved and held
in such high esteem by the Lord, they didn't have a care in the
world. After all weren't these people once saved always saved? How
could this happen to a believing “Christian”?? Jesus tells us
how:
Mat
7:15
Beware
of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The
False Prophet strikes again, remember him, isn't he of the same evil
spirit as the serpent that convinced Eve to eat the apple? Yes he is,
we all remember the story, the serpent convinced Eve, and then Eve
convinced Adam to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, against God's
commandment:
Gen
2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not
eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die.
Straight
forward commandment, but when we are told we cannot do something our
flesh rears up, what? Why can't we do what we want, etc. The false
prophet feeds the flesh, and the flesh loves it, because it is simply
a temptation to do what it already wants to do, in this case, eat the
fruit the Lord said not to. So the false prophet convinces those who
are already contemplating doing a sinful action that it's OK, that
Bible verse that plainly says not to do it, actually means something
else.
That's
what the original tempter did to Eve, and that's what today's false
prophets have done to the Body of the Lord known collectively as the
“Church”. The example I find most grievous and least repented of
is the American Genocide of the Native American population from the
17th to the late 19th century. Most of the
“Church” leaders were telling their congregations that it was
their God-given duty to slaughter the Savage Natives, convert them to
Christianity if they could after they were captured, and take all
their land, it was their right, the “Church” and the Government
teamed up on this, it was America's “Manifest Destiny” to stretch
from one coast to another and to inhabit all the land and make
disciples of the “savages, if any were left” at any cost.
The
average American felt little sympathy for the “Indian”, much as
today's “Israelite” feels little remorse over the genocide they
commit daily against the natural inhabitants of Palestine. I believe
this is the basis for the so-called special relationship between
America and what is called Israel today. Both peoples believed they
were given the right to occupy and cleanse the land of the natives,
using violence, and any other means necessary, it was God's will for
them to do so.
The
people calling themselves Israel, should know better, but, they at
least have a Biblical example of how the nation was first established
to follow. They have rejected Jesus and His commandments of
non-violence, of refusing to engage in fighting or wars, of turning
the other cheek, agreeing with your adversaries before it's too late,
of giving what you are asked for rather than fighting to keep it (The
Sermon on the Mount Mat ch.5 - 7). But what excuse do the American
“Christians” have in acquiring the land they have over the past
two centuries? War after war, slaughter of the innocents has been
the continuous foreign policy of supposed “Christian America”
from the genocide of native Americans to the current policy of drone
attacks on supposed “terrorists”.
A
true Christian would have nothing to do with these homicidal
policies, but, the average Christian in America thinks nothing of it,
or is in fact proud of their own service to the military machine, and
is even more pleased and proud when their own children join up to
continue the tradition.
Beware
of False Prophets:
Over
the years they continually twisted and distorted the meaning of the
Lord's Commandments until they were meaningless, recited still, but
the meanings hidden away from those who had lost their love of the
truth. Two thousand years later, while still calling Lord, Lord,
they wouldn't recognize Him if He stood in front of them. And thus,
when they stand in front of Him on Judgment day, He will not know
them either:
Mat
7:21
Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
in heaven.
Mat
7:22
Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works?
Mat
7:23
And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
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