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| How Much Does Our Lord
and Savior Love Us? 
All Christians, no matter what denomination, love Jesus.
All Catholics and Protestants love Jesus sometimes even
more than God! But it isn’t hard to figure out why: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1Corinthians 15:3) (New International Version) All of Christendom’s ministers claim to represent God but they
seldom bring up the fact that God has a name. We can study the
Bible with them for years and they will refuse to acknowledge
the existence of Jehovah mostly because they consider Jehovah
to be the Jewish God and Jesus, the Christian god.
But what does the Bible say about Jehovah? 29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the
God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
(Romans 3:29) (NIV)
Which God?5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no
God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they
may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there
is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:5,6) (American Standard Version) Yes, that is from the American Standard Bible. Most ministers
refuse to use that Bible version because Jehovah’s name is
restored to where it originally appeared in 6,000 places. But
the popular King James Bible also has Jehovah’s name in it:
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name
of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
(Exodus 6:3) (King James Version)
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH,
art the most high over all the earth.
(Psalms 83:18) (KJV)
So, should the ministers talk about God’s name to their congregations?
1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not
hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith
Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your
blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
(Malachi 2:1-2) (ASV) Christ is very important to us as God's Son, but Jehovah’s
Witnesses also believe that it is vital for us to know God,
Himself, and God’s name because He promises to save us
if we call upon Him and Him only. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on
the name of Jehovah shall be delivered;
(Joel 2:32) (ASV) Most people don’t care about Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs and cling to
the ones they like. People say things like, "I want to worship God my
way!" and "Jesus is my God and I will worship him if I want to!" That doesn’t bother them. Noah truthfully told his people that the Ark
was the only safe place to be when the rains came, but they scoffed at
him too. In the end, they all drowned. This world, as we now know it,
is also going to end soon but there won’t be an ark to save us this
time. Faith in Jehovah is what it will take: 2 I will say to Jehovah: "[You are] my refuge and my stronghold,
My God, in whom I will trust." 5 You will not be afraid of anything
dreadful by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 7 A thousand
will fall at your very side And ten thousand at your right
hand; To you it will not come near. 8 Only with your eyes will you
look on And see the retribution itself of the wicked ones.
(Psalms 91:2, 5, 7-8) New World TranslationTens of thousands will die? How bad will it get? "And those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day
from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth. They
will not be bewailed, neither will they be gathered up or be buried.
As manure on the surface of the ground they will become."
(Jeremiah 25:33) (Young's Literal Translation) Most people say, "But Jesus loves us! He will protect us!"
The ministers of Christendom have been putting those
words in Christ's mouth for centuries now. But what does our Savior actually say? "...but the world must learn that I love the Father and that
I do exactly what my Father has commanded me."
(John 14:31) (NIV) And what is God's plan? "But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people
who push the truth away from themselves. So God let them go ahead
and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did
vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. That is why God abandoned
them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way
to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead
of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each
other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within
themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. Their lives became full of every
kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious
behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and
boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to
their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless
and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those
who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And,
worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too."
(Romans 1:18,24,26,27,29-32) (NLT) What Death Penalty?
9 Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the
Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual
sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
10 thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of
these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.
(1Corinthians 6:9-10) (NIV) Will these "good Christians" really be destroyed?
Why won’t Jesus save them? For one thing, Our Lord and Savior's
name is not Jesus! "Some authorities, who have spent their entire
lives studying the origins of names believe
that "Jesus" actually means - "Hail Zeus!"
For Iesous in Greek IS "Hail Zeus."
"Ie" translates as "Hail" and "sous"
or "sus" translates as Zeus. The English
name "Jesus", therefore, stems etymologically
from "Jupiter-Zeus" the chief god of the
ancient Greek Olympus."
-"Yeshua" or "Jesus" -- Which?
Biblical Research Institute; 1996
by Les Aron Gosling Calling "Hail Zeus" for protection is not going to work! What else? "Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the
kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my
Father in heaven will get in."
(Matthew 7:21) (Contemporary English Version) And what does his Father require? ²³ "Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord
Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?"
(Ezekiel 18:23) (ASV) 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the
Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves [around], and live.
(Ezekiel 18:32) (ASV) Jehovah's Witnesses have warned people that their beliefs are wrong
so that they got a fair chance to correct them. Most people don’t like
their beliefs and refused to change. That is their decision. Jehovah's
people do not make people change; they are just the messengers.
They do not tell people what they want to hear; they told them what
they needed to know. "But always, first of all, I warn you through
my servants the prophets. I, the Sovereign
LORD, have now done this."
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| Did God Forget About Us? As we look back at previous years, we see many violent events
and senseless occurrences plagued helpless people all around the
world. Most people of the world believe in some "Higher Being"
who should care enough about us to protect us from these problems.
Instead, the problems just seem to be getting worse. The Christians
are especially baffled! It is no surprise that the Moslem god, Allah,
is not protecting his people from each other, but why does the
Christian God stand idly by watching the violence being perpetuated
everywhere? It seems as if God created us and then abandoned us, doesn’t it? Just look at this world and all of the evil in it! We try to fit in and get
along but nothing we do seems to matter. The problems continue to
build. People even pray to "God" for relief and seldom receive any. Has the God of the Christians abandoned us all or did we abandon Him? Ironically, it is we, who abandoned God! Right now, evil is rampant
in the world and Jehovah is allowing it because He said He would do
that long ago! Jehovah originally ruled His people through His prophets
until the day the people approached Jehovah’s prophet, Samuel, to
demand a king instead: 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at
Ramah. 5 They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk
in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other
nations have."
(1Samuel 8:4-5) (New International Version) Yes, it all started when Jehovah’s own people rejected Jehovah’s
wise and kindly rule and clamored for a king instead to rule them.
What did Jehovah say to Samuel? 7 And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to
you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me
as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up
out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so
they are doing to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly
and let them know what the king who will reign over them will
do." 10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking
him for a king. 11 He said, "This is what the king who will reign over
you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots
and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign
to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to
plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of
war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be
perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and
vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take
a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and
attendants. 16 Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your
cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of
your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that
day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have
chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."
(1Samuel 8:7-18) (NIV) That was just for starters. For many thousands of years the world’s
government leaders have oppressed us, even here in the US, but that
time is rapidly drawing to a close! Most Christians claim to love God
and His Son but their "love" amounts to mere "lip service". The
nominal Christians of the world love God solely on their terms! What are their terms? - "God and Jesus love us no matter what!"
- "We are poor sinners who can’t help sinning."
- "As long as we know Jesus we are saved!"
Does God agree with these terms? "Listen to this carefully. I'm warning you."
(Mark 3:28) (Message Bible) Does God really love us, no matter what? 9 Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share
in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge
in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes,
homosexuals, 10 thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and
swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.
(1Corinthians 6:9-10) (NIV) 16 There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, 18 a
heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, 19 a false witness
who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brothers.
(Proverbs 6:16-19) (New Living Translation) 5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that
the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed
those who did not believe.
(Jude 1:5) (NIV) Are we allowed to sin as much as we want to? 4 The person who keeps on sinning is guilty of not obeying
the Law of God. For sin is breaking the Law of God.
(1John 3:4) (New Life Version) 26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received
the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but
only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that
will consume the enemies of God.
(Hebrews 10:26-27) (NIV) I say this because some godless people have wormed their
way in among you, saying that God's forgiveness allows
us to live immoral lives. The fate of such people was
determined long ago, for they have turned against our only
Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
(Jude 1:4) (NLT) "When the righteous turns from his righteousness
and commits iniquity, then he shall die in it."
(Ezekiel 33:18) (New American Standard Bible) 34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin."
(John 8:34) (NIV) 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners.
He listens to the godly man who does his will.
(John 9:31) (NIV) 9 I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time
comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every
sinner who lives on it.
(Isaiah 13:9) (Contemporary English Version) Are we really saved as long as we know Jesus? "Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the
kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my
Father in heaven will get in."
(Matthew 7:21) (CEV) Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world.
If you love the world, you cannot love the Father.
(1John 2:15) (CEV) "17 And the world is passing away along with its desires,
but whoever does the will of God abides forever."
(1John 2:17) (English Standard Version) 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows.
(Galatians 6:7) (NIV) 2 "I opened my arms to my own people all day long, but they
have rebelled. They follow their own evil paths and thoughts.
(Isaiah 65:2) (NIV) " 12 I will `destine' you to the sword. All of you will bow before
the executioner, for when I called, you did not answer. When
I spoke, you did not listen. You deliberately sinned--before
my very eyes --and chose to do what you know I despise."
(Isaiah 65:12) (NLT) I will send them great trouble—all the things they feared.
For when I called, they did not answer. When I spoke,
they did not listen. They deliberately sinned before my
very eyes and chose to do what they know I despise."
(Isaiah 66:4) (NLT) "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with
the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a
friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
(James 4:4) (NIV) "The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and
taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah;
and what manner of wisdom is in them?
(Jeremiah 8:9) (American Standard Version) Are the hateful people causing all the problems
going to be endlessly forgiven? 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
(1John 4:8) (NIV)What about wiccans and pagans? 7 " All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I
will be their God, and they will be my children. 8 But cowards
who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt,
and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice
witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and all liars--their doom is in
the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."
(Revelation 21:7-8) (NLT) 26 Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.
Do not practice divination or sorcery.
(Leviticus 19:26) (NIV) 31 Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for
you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
(Leviticus 19:31) (NIV) 27 "Men and women among you who act as mediums or
psychics must be put to death by stoning. They are
guilty of a capital offense."
(Leviticus 20:27) (NLT) 10 "In that day," declares the LORD, "I will destroy your
horses from among you and demolish your chariots.
11 I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down
all your strongholds.
12 I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no
longer cast spells.
13 I will destroy your carved images and your sacred
stones from among you; you will no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.
(Micah 5:10-13) (NIV) 21 YOU cannot be drinking the cup of Jehovah and the
cup of demons; YOU cannot be partaking of "the table
of Jehovah" and the table of demons.
(1Corinthians 10:21) (New World Translation) www.watchtower.orgDoes God love Gays? 22 "Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.
(Leviticus 18:22) (NLT) 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding
towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion.
They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment
of eternal fire.
(Jude 1:7) (NIV) 6 Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an
example of what will happen to ungodly people.
(2Peter 2:6) (NLT)29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained
down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "It will
be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
(Luke 17:29-30) (NIV) Is there anything else that is a bad idea? 28 You shall not make any cuts on your body for
the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD.
(Leviticus 19:28) (ESV) 6 Jesus replied, You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying
about you when he said, 7 These people honor me with
their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship
is a farce, for they replace God's commands with
their own man-made teachings.
(Mark 7:6-7) (NLT)Does this mean that people will not be endlessly forgiven? In a little while, the wicked will disappear. Though you look
for them, they will be gone. 11 Those who are gentle and lowly
will possess the land; they will live in prosperous security.
(Psalms 37:10-11) (NLT) "Hope in Jehovah and keep his way, and he will exalt you to
take possession of the earth. When the wicked ones are cut
off, you will see it. Watch the blameless one and keep the
upright one in sight, for the future of that man will be peaceful.
But the transgressors themselves will certainly be annihilated
together; the future of wicked people will indeed be cut off."
(Psalms 37:34, 37, 38) (ASV) 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right
hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe
with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
(Psalms 91:7-8) (NIV) "And those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that
day from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth.
They will not be bewailed, neither will they be gathered up or be
buried. As manure on the surface of the ground they will become."
(Jeremiah 25:33) (Youngs Literal Translation) What would be the wise thing to do now? "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he
commands all people everywhere to repent. For he
has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by
the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all
men by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31) (NIV) See, I have warned you beforehand."
(Matthew 24:25) (Amplified Bible)
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| Christendom Syndrome
There exists a sinister, widespread disease in the world that can
be easily cured but most of the victims do not want to be cured! Yet
the cost of this infection is high, not only in monetary terms but it is
known to be terminal, costing the victims their very lives! What is this terrible disease? It is called Christendom Syndrome.
Who is affected?
This strange disease only affects certain Christians.
What are the Symptoms? 1. An uncontrollable desire - to worship a trinity god. 
Lord Nameless 3-Face
This is a most unusual symptom because there is no basis for
this belief in the whole Bible. The Christians worship a Trinity,
a man-made myth just like the pagans do but God never once
said, "I am an incomprehensible Trinity. Worship us!" Instead,
here is what God actually says in His book, the Bible: 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there
is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from
the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and
there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:5,6) (ASV) 2. An addiction - to celebrating pagan holidays. What Pagan Holidays? "Christmas and Easter - These spurious, counterfeit
holydays represent a COMPROMISE with paganism,
an attempt on the part of the church to convert the
heathen by meeting them halfway. But the Scriptures
clearly teach that there must be NO Compromise
with the evil one on any point. Paul gives the warning:
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies
in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
iron. 1 Timothy 4:1, 2."
-HEATHEN CUSTOMS In the Christian Church;
By Murl Vance"Pope Gregory advised Saint Augustine to allow
his converts certain festivals as formerly they
had done this in honor of the devil. Thus Saint
Augustine permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name of Christmas. From these early
pagan ceremonies are derived many of the English
holiday customs that have survived to our day."
-The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909
3. A tickling or itching of the ears that is relieved by man-made myths. "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great
number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They
will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths."
(2Timothy 4:3-4) (NIV) 6 Jesus replied, You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you
when he said, 7 These people honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far away. Their worship is a farce, for they replace
God's commands with their own man-made teachings.
(Mark 7:6-7) (New Living Translation) 25 Instead of believing what they knew was the truth
about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies.
So they worshiped the things God made but not the
Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen.
(Romans 1:25) (New Living Translation) 4. Dull and cloudy vision The victim not only cannot see well, he may be blind! Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of
those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious
light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't
understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ,
who is the exact likeness of God.
(2Corinthians 4:4) (NLT) 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put
darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for
sweet and sweet for bitter.
(Isaiah 5:20) (NIV) 5. A Burning fever - for stamping out all mention of Jehovah God. "All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness.
They think he can give them what they want, and that they
won't have to bother believing a Truth they can't see..."
(2Corinthians 4:4) (Message Bible) 6. Chills of Worldliness The deluded victim desires to be popular and accepted
by the world, sometimes seeking worldly acceptance
through social and political affiliations.
"You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with
the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be
a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
(James 4:4) (NIV) Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world.
If you love the world, you cannot love the Father.
(1John 2:15) (CEV) 7. DENIAL This is the most pronounced symptom of those who are under
the influence of Christendom Syndrome. Even when articles
from Encyclopedias and other books of authority are shown -
the victims deny that their worldly holidays, customs, myths
and traditions have nothing to do with actual Christianity. First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers
will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
(2Peter 3:3) (NIV)
"The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and
taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah;
and what manner of wisdom is in them?
(Jeremiah 8:9) (ASV) 8. HALLUCINATION These people see things that are not really there. They
see a fantasy world where all good people who die go
to Heaven and all bad people go to Hell. Do good people go to Heaven? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who
came from heaven—the Son of Man.
(John 3:13) (NIV) 9. Living in the past These people refuse to accept change and move forward.
This condition is known to be terminal! 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—
how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable
principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and
years! 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts
on you.
(Galatians 4:10) (NIV) "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands
all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will
judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has
given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31) (NIV) 10. Distorted Values - Using religion to make Money. Take away their lucrative salaries and self-important titles and they
would soon abandon their positions as "Christian" ministers. 10 You must put a stop to their talking. They stop whole
families from believing in Christ because they teach things
which they have no right to teach. They teach because they
want to get paid for it, even though it is wrong.
(Titus 1:10) (Worldwide English) How Did Mankind Contract This Disease ?
"...the whoredoms of all perverted Christian religionists
are still in essence the same old harlotry which first found
place and embodiment on the banks of the Euphrates. It
is the same old Babylon, and her harlot daughters, bearing
rule or kingdom upon the dominions of the earth, and
intoxicating the inhabitants thereof out of the wine of her
fornication. True religion and an uncorrupted Church have
never suited the representatives of power, or pleased them long."
- THE WINE OF OLD BABYLON
Excerpt from 'The Apocalypse' by J. A. Seiss "Easter and Christmas... All of them are Babylonish in their
origin, and were at one time linked with the Ashtoreth and
Tammuz mystery-worship. It is through Rome that they have
come down to us; and we do well to remember that Babylon
is a mother, with daughters who are likely to partake of their
mother's characteristics."
--Lectures on the Book of Revelation (1920: p. 301)
Dr. H.A. Ironside "The Bible specifically describes not one, but two 'Babylons.'
Not long after the great flood, one 'Babylon' was founded the
ancient city-state established by a man named 'Nimrod'
(Genesis 10:8-10). The second Babylon is a modern church-
state system described in Revelation 17 and 18. Its leaders will
literally fight Christ at His Second Coming (Revelation 17:12-14)"
-Source --Satan's Counterfeit Christianity
By Roderick C. Meredith "Nimrod was Noah's great-grandson. This system at Babel
became the source of all false religion in the world. Apostate
Christendom has a direct line of succession back through Roman
and Greek paganism right to Babel, because Roman and Greek
paganism, it is plain to see, came out of Babel. Their gods are
just renamed gods from older cultures which take you back to
Babel. Of course, we know from history that the Roman Catholic
Church came in as a mixture of paganism and Christianity through
Constantine's desire to unite his empire with one unified religious
system."
--APOKALUPSIS NOW
The Harlot Church
Chapter 17 of Revelation
by Jack Shelton
Carriers of the Disease Helped to Spread - "The Plague" "Notice how today's churches have sprung from the same
root as paganism. Satan has created an entire system of
"counterfeit Christianity." He has cleverly guided vain
religious leaders to introduce completely pagan ideas,
concepts and practices into "Christianity."
-Source --Satan's Counterfeit Christianity
By Roderick C. Meredith Diagnosis is Important
"Since the practices of today's churches are not the same
as the early true church recorded in the New Testament,
it is vital to know whether there has been a purposeful
mixing of false pagan practices with the true teachings
of Christ, the apostles and the Bible."
-Source --Satan's Counterfeit Christianity
By Roderick C. Meredith Is there a cure for the Disease spread by Babylon?The answers lies in God's Warnings as recorded in the Bible. According to the Bible, God is going to eradicate all false
religion including Christendom! He thus gives all fair
warning - to Get out of Babylon The Great - the false
religions of the world - while there is still time left. All those
who cling to the lies and deception of ancient Babylon
will perish along with the "Whore" of False Religion. "Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her. For her sins are piled as high
as heaven, and God is ready to judge her for her evil deeds. "
(Revelation 18:1,4) (NASB) Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales;
rather, train yourself to be godly.
(1Timothy 4:7) (NIV) "Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can
light live with darkness? What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil? ...Therefore, come out from
them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don't touch their filthy things..."
(2Corinthians 6:14-17) (New Living Translation)
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| The Authority of the Bible 
Most modern Christians tend to rely on the New Testament
of the Bible and ignore the Old Testament because Christ is
the modern Christian's savior. When Christ came to us almost
2,000 years ago he brought us true teachings which later became
known as Christianity. Not long after he and his followers died
his pure teachings became corrupted by many non-Biblical beliefs.
Today, the majority of modern Christians unwittingly follow these
man-made beliefs that did not originate from them. What kind of man-made beliefs? The widest man-made belief is that God's Son took the place of
his Father, Jehovah. In order to believe that the Son is now GOD,
it is necessary to ignore the entire content of the Old Testament
and that is just what Christendom's ministers do. How do we know that Christ is not God? Because the words of JEHOVAH God, as recorded by His
prophets in the Old Testament of the Bible, were constantly
quoted by Christ. At the time that Christ was on the earth -
only the Old Testament had been written. These were the
words inspired by his Father, the "Jewish God," Jehovah. "...a New Testament did not begin to exist until late in the second century."
- River of God, Gregory J. Riley, pp. 66-67 "The first Christians relied on the Old Testament as their chief
religious book. To them it was of divine origin and authority."
-Dr. Samuel Davidson; The "Canon"
The Encyclopedia Britannica
Thus God's Son, himself, considered the Hebrew Scriptures
as words of authority on all things. All questions that were
asked of Christ he answered by quoting Jehovah God's words
in the Old Testament. Therefore - Christ, himself considered
the Old Testament Bible to be inspired by God. Our Savior
lived by the words of his Father, Jehovah, as recorded in the
Hebrew Scriptures and instructed us to do so. 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread
alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
(Matthew 4:4) (New International Version) He was quoting Deuteronomy: 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger,
and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not,
neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee
know that man doth not live by bread only, but by
everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of
Jehovah doth man live.
(Deuteronomy 8:3) (American Standard Version) Christ and his apostles died for their belief in the
words of Jehovah God, and for acting upon them. 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you
would love me, for I came from God and now am here.
I have not come on my own; but he sent me."
(John 8:42) (NIV) "For everything that was written in the past was written to
teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement
of the Scriptures we might have hope."
(Romans 15:4) (NIV) So what would be the wise thing to do? "Do NOT go beyond what is written." Then you will
not take pride in one man over against another. "
(1Corinthians 4:6) (NIV) ALL RELIGIOUS THOUGHT SHOULD ALWAYS
BE BASED UPON THE BIBLE ONLY AND NOT
UPON MAN'S OWN IDEAS WHY? THE WORDS OF GOD ARE SHARPER
THAN ANY TWO EDGED SWORD. "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than
any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing
soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts
and attitudes of the heart."
(Hebrews 4:12) (NIV) "...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. "
(Ephesians 6:17) (NIV) "Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like
a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"
(Jeremiah 23:29) (American Standard Version) "For this reason we also constantly thank God that when
you received the word of God which you heard from us,
you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it
really is, the word of God, which also performs its work
in you who believe."
(1Thessalonians 2:13) (NASB) "The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the
things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children
for ever, that we may do all the words of this law."
(Deuteronomy 29:29) (ASV) "As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is
tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him."
(2Samuel 22:31) (ASV) "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is
flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him."
(Psalm 18:30) (NIV) "As a follower of Christ, Peter used Gods name, Jehovah.
When Peters speech was put on record the Tetragrammaton
(YHWH / Jehovah) was here used according to the practice
during the first century B.C.E. and the first century C.E."
- Paul Kahle; Studia Evangelica, edited by Kurt Aland,
F. L. Cross, Jean Danielou, Harald Riesenfeld
and W. C. van Unnik, Berlin, 1959, p. 614
(See App 1C §1.) By reading the Bible for ourselves, we can easily
see that Jehovah is our God... "...Jehovah, 'the God of your fathers', the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob..."
(Exodus 3:15) (ASV) And that God's Son is not! "The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 'the God of our fathers',
has glorified HIS SERVANT Jesus."
(Acts 3:13) (NIV) What Christ said in prayer to God promotes
our trust in the entire Bible : "...your word is truth."
(John 17:17) (NIV)
The Bible was inspired by Jehovah God for our benefit.
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us
what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 17 It
is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for
every good thing God wants us to do.
(2Timothy 3:16-17) (New Living Translation) Now is a good time to find out the difference between
God's word and unimportant man-made customs. "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
(John 8:32) (NIV)
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| The Way of False Worship Our Messiah came to us almost 2,000 years ago to teach us
his Father’s name and how to worship him in truth and spirit.
Thus, Christianity began as a pure religion that the apostles
and disciples began spreading throughout the known world. According to the World Book Encyclopedia,
“Christianity spread rapidly, due to the work of St. Paul and the other
apostles. The Romans persecuted the Christians for many years.”
-World Book Encyclopedia “Christianity” Copyright 1963 This work of promoting true Christianity continues today, although
the vast majority of people in the world do not recognize this work
as being beneficial. This is understandable due to the fact that soon
after Christ and his apostles died, numerous false religions sprang
into existence. There were already many false religions in existence
before he was even born, but the most insidious of the false religions
was “Christendom”. What is “Christendom”? It was prophesied by our Lord and Savior, himself that
soon after he and his apostles died false religions would
mislead the masses: 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and
perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to
deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.
(Matthew 24:24) (New Living Translation) Many encyclopedia accounts tell of the torture and death of
many thousands of true Christians at the hand of false
pagan religions simply because the Christians refused to
worship false gods, which angered the Pagan leaders.
However, persecution and execution did not stop the spread
of true Christianity; something even more insidious occurred
that nearly succeeded! “Emperor Constantine the Great of Rome granted freedom
of religion to the Christians in A.D. 313 and 'Christianity'
became the official religion of Rome by 350 A.D.”
-WBE “Christianity” Copyright 1963 At first, this seems like wonderful news! However, Emperor
Constantine corrupted the teachings of Christ by combining
them with all of the known Pagan beliefs in an attempt to
create a universal religion. Sadly, this is the origin of the wide
variety of false religions known as Christendom that exists
today. The emperor appointed himself the first “Pontifix Maximus”
or “Pope” of the first newly developed religion known today as
the Catholic religion. Any dictionary will give the definition of
“catholic” as meaning “universal” or “all-encompassing”. Cath - O - lic | 1. | broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like;
having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal. |
| 2. | universal in extent; involving all; of interest to all. |
From: http://dictionary.reference.com/ This aptly describes the hodge-podge of beliefs of Catholocism
today. The protestant reformation was a noble effort to get away
from the many false beliefs incorporated into the “new Christianity”
but it did not remove all of the false beliefs. No, they did not get
far enough away from them but tended to incorporate even more
stupidity such as snake handling, faith healing, speaking in tongues,
gospel rock music and other non-Christian beliefs. Many people believe that a false religion is at least better
than no religion at all. They cling to a belief that they find
to be comfortable and sensible as a way of life. Is it true that if a religious belief seems good and we practice the
belief with sincerity then we will attain Jehovah’s approval? Here is a warning from the vision of the Apostle John: 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out
of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so
that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5 for her sins
are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
(Revelation 18:4-5) (New International Version) Who is “She”? “She” is false religion. False religion has a history of injustice,
deception and widespread misery as a legacy. The people who
promote false religions will pay soon for their evil deeds. No
prophecy from Jehovah has ever failed to be fulfilled by Him in
his own time. It would be wise to do as the Apostle John suggests
and get out of false religion now and seek the one true one. How do we find the one true religion? The Bible states that we will find what we seek!
Jehovah, Himself will guide us: 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone
who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who
knocks, the door will be opened.
(Matthew 7:7-8) (NIV) How do we recognize the one true religion now? Let us begin by looking for the obvious signs of false religion.
First, members of the true religion worship only Jehovah.
He requires us to worship him in spirit and truth.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth.
(John 4:24) (King James Version) He provided guidelines right in the Bible for us to follow.
For example, consider the 2nd Commandment:
"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the
form of anything in heaven above or on the
earth beneath or in the waters below.”
(Exodus 20:4) (NIV) It should be clear that we are forbidden to make any kind of
symbol for the purpose of utilizing it for worship. And yet, what do we see with your own eyes
in the places of false worship? Statues, crosses, fish symbols, flags, etc. To this very day the
elements of false worship inhabit the churches and temples of
the false religions, just as the Catholic movement established
them 1700 years ago. The Pagans have had statues and other
idols in their temples for many thousands of years longer. What about The "Christian" Cross? 'That which is now called the Christian cross was originally
no Christian emblem at all, but was the mystic Tau of
the Chaldeans (Babylonians) and the Egyptians."
- Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, 2nd American edition.
(Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.A: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959;
(originally written in 1862), pp. 197-205. 'There is hardly a Pagan tribe where the cross has not been
found. The cross was worshipped by the Pagan Celts
long before the incarnation and death of Christ.'
- 'Crabb's Mythology, p. 163.' "Various objects, dating from periods long anterior to the
Christian era, have been found, marked with crosses of
different designs, in almost every part of the old world.
India, Syria, Persia and Egypt have all yielded numberless
examples. The use of the cross as a religious symbol
in pre-Christian times and among non-Christian
peoples may probably be regarded as almost
universal, and in very many cases it was connected
with some form of nature worship."
—Encyclopædia Britannica (1946), Vol. 6, p. 753. "An enormous body of evidence proves that the cross is
not a Christian symbol but has its roots in rank paganism.
Nominal Christians adopted this pagan symbol as a sign
of their religion, even though it had nothing to do
with true Christianity."
-The Cross:
Christian Banner or Pagan Relic?
by Earl L. Henn (1934-1997)
Forerunner, May 1996 Therefore, one sign of a false religion is the presence of
pagan symbols. Idols have been a feature of many false
religions for many centuries.
What is the only Christian religion that
rejects the cross and worships only
Jehovah in spirit and in truth? Jehovah's Witnesses have a wide reputation for
being the only people on the face of the earth who
reject the cross as a sacred symbol of Christianity
and worship only Jehovah, the one true God.
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