Many of us Christians were brought up with the belief in the doctrine of the trinity - the triune God of three-in-one. But a closer examination of Scriptures will show that the Bible never states such a concept. This goes to show that many are being deceived into worshipping the wrong God of the Bible! Since the truth can only be revealed by the true God, anything else is at best falsehood spiced up with some sprinkling of truth to make it look real. Little wonder that relatively few disciples have the real truth embedded in their understanding because they are worshipping some deities other than the true God of the universe, what a tragedy!
I am shocked and flabbergasted at Christians singing and prancing around without knowing what they are singing and confessing. Frankly, they are most to be pitied because they are sincerely wrong in their belief and understanding. They are totally ignorant of the fact that the doctrine of the trinity was conceived outside of the pages of the Bible! Satan is the chief architect of the false trinity doctrine that have deceived millions the world over down the centuries. His main motive is to confuse Christians into believing the lie that God had closed His Family for good since the Fall of man. On the contrary, God is opening up His Family to the multitudes who will eventually become God beings in His Family to rule and reign in His Kingdom! The reason it is not happening now is one of TIMING. Only those who live by faith and not by sight will inherit all things. The all wise God has His own timing and plan of accomplishing His purpose for mankind which only a select few of this church age will understand. Because many are called but only few are chosen, and the latter have been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven (God) - Matthew 13:11.
The doctrine states that God is made up of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In truth, Scriptures is clear that God is made up of Two Supreme Personage - the Father and the Word, before the Latter was made flesh through incarnation to become the Son of God. John 1:1-14 is unequivocal in explaining the Father and Son as the Godhead of the whole universe! The Holy Spirit is God's Spirit projecting out from Himself. Man also has a spirit (spirit of the man - 1 Cor 2:11) that diffentiates him from animal. When a man dies, his/her spirit returns to God (Eccl 12:7b), though it is totally unconscious and that is why Scriptures tell us he/she is sleeping when dead. But God is Spirit and is able to project His Spirit outside of Himself. The Spirit is the POWER of God that is often symbolises as the wind, water, oil and dove descending from above. God lives in the third heaven and not on earth (Eccl 5:2). The only time epoch in human history when God dwells on earth was when Jesus Christ walks the earth some two millennia ago.
Theologians and bible scholars explain away the concept that since God is omnipresent, the Holy Spirit is able to split Himself into millions of beings to indwell each and every believers, making the 'third person of the trinity' like 'Gasper the ghost'! What a great misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the Godhead that they claimed to worship. If the Spirit of God is the third person of the trinity, then is not the spirit in man also another man?
Some proponents of the trinity doctrine conclude that since the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters when God created the earth (Genesis 1:2), it must be the third person of the trinity. But looks what Jeremiah 27:5 states, 'I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by MY GREAT POWER and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.' This verse clearly states that the Holy Spirit is God's power and NOT a separate God Being. The Holy Spirit is from God but is not the third person of the Godhead! The Father and Son theme is consistently revealed in all of Scriptures. Let's look at some of them.
David in Psalm 51:11 repented of his sin of adultery with Bathsheba and asked God not to take His Holy Spirit from him. If the Holy Spirit is a separate God Being as the doctrine of trinity suggests, David would have asked the Holy Spirit directly not to depart from his presence! King Solomon in Proverbs 30:4 asked, 'What is His name, and what is His Son's name?' There is no mention of the Holy Spirit.
John chapter 17 records the Lord Jesus' prayer to His Heavenly Father the night before He went to the cross to be crucified. Throughout the whole chapter is the conversation between the Father and the Son and none else. In the Lord's prayer recorded for us in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4, there is no mention of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews chapter one records the conversation between the Father and the Son, again no mention of the Holy Spirit. Similarly, there is no Scripture verse anywhere in the whole Bible teaching us to pray to the Holy Spirit!
The Apostle Paul understood the concept of the Godhead clearly when he greets God the Father and the Son in all his epistles but there was no greeting of the Holy Spirit. His signature greetings come with the words, 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ'. It is through the power of God that enabled us to be saved for eternal life (1 Cor 1:18). In Acts 8:18-20, when Simon the sorceror saw Peter and John imparting POWER through the laying of hands, he offered them money to acquire the same power. Peter did not rebuke him for blasphemy but for desiring the gift of God for the wrong reason! The Holy Spirit is addressed as a 'He' in Scriptures is purely a translation preference as the original Greek is neutral and can also be translated as 'It'. Romans 8:16 of the King James Translation states, 'The Spirit ITSELF beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.' The saying of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 12:31 about the blasphemy against the Spirit is kind of a figure of speech much like saying 'the rock will cry out'. In any way, it is not wrong to say so as the Holy Spirit comes from God. Just like insulting an emissary sent by a king is indirectly insulting the king. But unlike Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is NOT A SEPARATE GOD BEING.
Trinitarians often quote 1 John 5:7-8 to substantiate their stand in the doctrine of the trinity. However, most do not realise that these two verses were NOT present in the original Greek manuscript which is the true inspired Word of God, but were added by translators in the years leading to the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. The Council was convened by Constantine, Roman's favorite general who was made Caesar. It was an ecumenial Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Because the Council had political backing from Constantine, it won out on their own brand of man-made theology to suit their political agenda!
God is not the author of confusion (1 Cor 14:33) but man is. God reveals Himself clearly to His own sons but man seems not to want to know Him and creates all kinds of doctrine to confuse one another - the Mystery Babylon Religion. Only God Himself can reveal truth to whom He has called (John 6:44-45), all the others will 'keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.' - Isaiah 6:9. The Holy Spirit is His agent for accomplishing His purpose for His true church on earth.
The rest of mankind are shut off from the Holy Spirit of God since the TREE OF LIFE was barred from Adam and Eve after the Fall, save for the chosen few. The reason why we must be baptised in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is because it is God's Holy Spirit that will resurrect the dead to immortal spirit being at the first resurrection! Will you have the faith of Jesus to believe God and take His revealed truth at face value? Stop being like the many charlatans clamouring 'Lord, Lord' but believe Him not (Matthew 7:21-23), for they SHALL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD! Man can say and do anything they want, but if they fail to believe and obey the Word of God rightly (fail to fear God and tremble at His Word), they will be in for a sorry state as the cataclysmic events will unfold before their very eyes that even the angels in heaven will await with bated breadth!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
THE PALE HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE
My last three blogs of the first three horsemen touched on religious deception, war and famine. The fourth seal that was opened reveals a pale horse (Revelation 6:8). This signifies PESTILENCES which are already circulating the globe and are prophesied to get worse as the church age draws to a close. The word 'pale' symbolises sickness and disease, which is translated from the Greek word 'chloros' from which we get our English word chlorophyll - a symbol of health and wellness. A pale horseman signifies the pestilences travelling around the world as is currently happening with the H1N1 virus!
The cumulative effects of diseases, war and famine will wipe out up to one-fourth of mankind (Rev 6:8) during the coming Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord! This is all because of man's continuous rebellion against his Creator God. The Lord Jesus Christ makes it clear the certainty of these happenings in Matthew 24:7 that unless He intervenes, 'no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened' (Matthew 24:22).
Of all the past plagues in history, The Black Death - also known as the bubonic plague - of the 1340s to 1360 was probably the worst. The pandemic plague, caused by flea bites and rats, killed tens of millions in Europe between 1347 to 1350 ! Eventually, the plague died out because more and more people developed immunity against the disease. Similarly, terror struck in 1664-65 from the Great Plague of London and the outbreak in Canton and Hong Kong in 1894 resulted in more than ten million deaths worldwide. During the First World War, a sudden mutation of the influenza virus caused a worldwide epidemic in 1918 that reportedly killed 25 to 40 million people worldwide. Some historians feel that that was a major factor which hastened the end of World War I.
God warned us in Deuteronomy 28:21-22 that pestilences will strike if His people refused to obey Him. Such warnings are repeated in Leviticus 26:15-17. For years, I was deceived to think that all these were behind us as 'Jesus had nailed these curses to the cross'. I discovered that I was sincerely wrong! Yes, the Lord Jesus had taken away all our sins and wrongdoings up to the time of our conversion. Subsequent to that, blessings will flow only on conditions that we abide in Him and obey His laws and commandments. It is worthy to note that most of the pandemic diseases are caused by animals, and that rings home the verse in Revelation 6:8c, 'and by the beasts of the earth'.
The list of diseases is long and growing that even modern medical science found baffling. God's promises in Deuteronomy 7:15 is assuring for those who will repent and obey Him, 'And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.' Medical science can find cures but these will treat only the effects and not eradicate the root cause, which is due to man's continuous rebellion by turning away from his Maker. Only by obeying God's commandments can one be protected from worse epidemics to come.
When the four horsemen of the apocalyse take their ride, it will be after repeated warnings and patience on the part of the loving Heavenly Father. After these, the 'fifth horseman' in Revelation 19:11-16 - the Lord Jesus Christ - will return to bring many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10a) in the first resurrection. The King of kings and the Lord of lords will usher in the blessed hope of the new world order when God will intervene in the affairs of man. That is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD - the 'Good News' and promise that kept the faith of the patriarchs and prophets of old and the early apostles of the New Testaments through trials and tribulations so that they can overcome Satan, the temptations of society and the pull of self-centredness through faith in God on all His promises!
God wants to turn our human nature into the 'spiritual nature of God' (partakers of the divine nature - 2 Peter 1:4) as given in the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, and also in Christ's Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5 to 7 so that we can be born again in the resurrection into the God Family to rule and reign in the Kingdom of God. In this life, we are only 'begotten of the Father', meaning 'not yet born', like foetus in the mother's womb. What the Holy Spirit deposited in us is God's promise that we belong to Him (heir of God - Romans 8:17). The church is the 'mother' commissioned to feed and grow the 'foetus' so that he/she can become mature unto the likeness of Christ. Currently, 'the creation eagerly awaits for the revealing of the sons of God' (Romans 8:19) to become the 'new creation' (2 Cor 5:17 ) to ultimately become RULERS OF THE UNIVERSE that even angels will become subjected to them ( 1 Corinthians 6:2-3)! What a vision to behold!
For those who will say 'yes' to God and obey Him in order to receive His Holy Spirit as promised in Acts 5:32, the fear of the Lord will be upon us to keep us from the fear that will come upon this world that has Satan on the throne. In Psalm 91:5-10, the Word of God promises thus, 'You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the PESTILENCE that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any PLAGUE come near your dwelling.' Only the sure word of prophesy can be fully trusted to protect you in times of calamities. Trust no man for your eternal destiny, check out the sure Word of prophecy for yourself, and that surely includes me!
The cumulative effects of diseases, war and famine will wipe out up to one-fourth of mankind (Rev 6:8) during the coming Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord! This is all because of man's continuous rebellion against his Creator God. The Lord Jesus Christ makes it clear the certainty of these happenings in Matthew 24:7 that unless He intervenes, 'no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened' (Matthew 24:22).
Of all the past plagues in history, The Black Death - also known as the bubonic plague - of the 1340s to 1360 was probably the worst. The pandemic plague, caused by flea bites and rats, killed tens of millions in Europe between 1347 to 1350 ! Eventually, the plague died out because more and more people developed immunity against the disease. Similarly, terror struck in 1664-65 from the Great Plague of London and the outbreak in Canton and Hong Kong in 1894 resulted in more than ten million deaths worldwide. During the First World War, a sudden mutation of the influenza virus caused a worldwide epidemic in 1918 that reportedly killed 25 to 40 million people worldwide. Some historians feel that that was a major factor which hastened the end of World War I.
God warned us in Deuteronomy 28:21-22 that pestilences will strike if His people refused to obey Him. Such warnings are repeated in Leviticus 26:15-17. For years, I was deceived to think that all these were behind us as 'Jesus had nailed these curses to the cross'. I discovered that I was sincerely wrong! Yes, the Lord Jesus had taken away all our sins and wrongdoings up to the time of our conversion. Subsequent to that, blessings will flow only on conditions that we abide in Him and obey His laws and commandments. It is worthy to note that most of the pandemic diseases are caused by animals, and that rings home the verse in Revelation 6:8c, 'and by the beasts of the earth'.
The list of diseases is long and growing that even modern medical science found baffling. God's promises in Deuteronomy 7:15 is assuring for those who will repent and obey Him, 'And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.' Medical science can find cures but these will treat only the effects and not eradicate the root cause, which is due to man's continuous rebellion by turning away from his Maker. Only by obeying God's commandments can one be protected from worse epidemics to come.
When the four horsemen of the apocalyse take their ride, it will be after repeated warnings and patience on the part of the loving Heavenly Father. After these, the 'fifth horseman' in Revelation 19:11-16 - the Lord Jesus Christ - will return to bring many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10a) in the first resurrection. The King of kings and the Lord of lords will usher in the blessed hope of the new world order when God will intervene in the affairs of man. That is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD - the 'Good News' and promise that kept the faith of the patriarchs and prophets of old and the early apostles of the New Testaments through trials and tribulations so that they can overcome Satan, the temptations of society and the pull of self-centredness through faith in God on all His promises!
God wants to turn our human nature into the 'spiritual nature of God' (partakers of the divine nature - 2 Peter 1:4) as given in the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, and also in Christ's Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5 to 7 so that we can be born again in the resurrection into the God Family to rule and reign in the Kingdom of God. In this life, we are only 'begotten of the Father', meaning 'not yet born', like foetus in the mother's womb. What the Holy Spirit deposited in us is God's promise that we belong to Him (heir of God - Romans 8:17). The church is the 'mother' commissioned to feed and grow the 'foetus' so that he/she can become mature unto the likeness of Christ. Currently, 'the creation eagerly awaits for the revealing of the sons of God' (Romans 8:19) to become the 'new creation' (2 Cor 5:17 ) to ultimately become RULERS OF THE UNIVERSE that even angels will become subjected to them ( 1 Corinthians 6:2-3)! What a vision to behold!
For those who will say 'yes' to God and obey Him in order to receive His Holy Spirit as promised in Acts 5:32, the fear of the Lord will be upon us to keep us from the fear that will come upon this world that has Satan on the throne. In Psalm 91:5-10, the Word of God promises thus, 'You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the PESTILENCE that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any PLAGUE come near your dwelling.' Only the sure word of prophesy can be fully trusted to protect you in times of calamities. Trust no man for your eternal destiny, check out the sure Word of prophecy for yourself, and that surely includes me!
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