Peace to those who may read.
The good news is being hid from the minds of those who are preaching themselves (who come in their own name …in their own authority…preaching for pay in order to get their earthly needs met: what to eat, drink and what to wear).
They preach for doctrines the commandments of men as they come forth to deceive us and cause divisions among us as they serve their own belly rather than Christ Jesus our Lord . Their teachings and commandments of men are contrary to us getting along with one another. This is a very profitable situation for them…for us to be divided and not united together in the name of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:1-11 KJV
(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
(2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
The good news of the life of Jesus (that is to be made manifest in our mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in this earth) is hid to those that are “lost”...that is, PERISHING from off this earth.
(3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
The Light of the glorious good news of Christ is not shining in them nor is it shining in the hearts of any that are being deceived by them and sitting together with them in their churches. The "god" of this age is their belly which they are serving in order to feed it with the earthly necessities. They can not understand the good news (gospel) because of this. The shepherds are only literally feeding themselves and not the flock with the good news.
(4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
The truly sent (apostle = sent) of the Lord works with his own hands to support his own needs (Paul was a tentmaker….Jesus was a “carpenter”...one who works with his hands) rather than come forth to preach themselves in order to get gain from those they preach to…serving their own belly.
The falsely sent (false apostle) is not following the commandment of the Lord who sent His disciples out to “freely give” as they have freely received. The falsely sent are not sent in His authority but come in their own authority (preaching themselves). Yet, MANY receive those who falsely claim that they come in His name (authority).
They preach things that they ought not be (the teachings and commandments of men) for money’s sake and have NO UNDERSTANDING of the Scriptures that they are wresting to their own mortal destruction from this earth. They are taking many down to the grave with them because many see themselves as “wise” and receive those who come in their own authority and many see themselves as “wise” in the keeping of their teachings and commandments.
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
(7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
(9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
The falsely sent (false apostles) who come in their own authority come to take away the keeping of the “daily sacrifice” out of our lives so that the life of Jesus is never made manifest in this earth.
If we keep the “daily” sacrifice….ALWAYS bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus…then the LIFE also of Jesus should be made manifest (SHINE) in our mortal flesh….our mortal body. We keep His death so that His life is made manifest in this earth….the eternal life of our Lord appears in our mortal flesh. The antichrist denies this and prevents His life appearing as he comes to take away the keeping of the daily sacrifice out of our lives. This good news is hid to those who are perishing from this earth as their mortal flesh is not being saved.
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Satan (and his ministers) uses schemes in order to deceive us into the worship of him and keep the life of Jesus from ever appearing in this earth. The antichrist denies that Jesus IS COMING (present, continuous tense) in the mortal flesh….our mortal flesh.
One of those devices used is the “handwriting of ordinances” (Greek: dogmas)….that is, the handwriting of church dogmas that the church scribes engraved for us to keep and be brought into their bondage where NO FLESH is being saved.
The false prophets who promote them to us want us to go and keep company with them and serve and worship their dogmas because that is how they can extract money from us….making a gain of us….making merchandise of us.
Their teachings and commandments cause divisions among us and are used to judge others who do not keep them. They set aside the commandment of God that was delivered to us to keep (to have love for one another) in order to keep the doctrines and commandments of men.
MANY find fault in others who do not keep their “traditions”…that is, “transmissions”...of their church “elders”. The Pharisees found fault in the disciples of the Lord as they did not keep their elders’ tradition of the washing of their hands before they ate bread.
Mark 7:1-9 KJV
(1) Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
(2) And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
(3) For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
They “received to hold” their traditions…that is, their fathers gave them their engraved transmissions for them to keep and use them to judge others (finding fault in others). we are not redeemed with the traditions of the church elders and scribes.
(4) And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
The church “scribes” are those who have graven their teachings and commandments for us to keep and cause us to find fault in others who do not keep them. They are contrary to us. They are against us as we cannot get along with each other with the keeping of them as they are used as a basis to find fault in others…speaking evil of those who do not keep them.
(5) Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
(6) He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
In vain do they worship God, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Going to “church” and keeping the teachings and commandments of men is in vain for NO FLESH is being saved among them.
(7) Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
MANY lay aside the commandment of God (to have love for one another) in order to hold the transmission of men.
(8) For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
(9) And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Satan’s ministers come along posing as ministers of righteousness as they preach the doctrines and commandments of men for us to keep instead of keeping the Holy Commandment to have love for one another that was delivered to us to keep from the Lord. They deceive us into turning from the Holy Commandment that was delivered to us to keep and be brought into bondage where we are entangled again in the envy and strife.
Their end is according to their works as they perish to the grave without the life of Jesus being made manifest in their mortal flesh which would give them His eternal life in this earth. Their works of so-called righteousness (the keeping of their teachings and commandments) do not save the mortal flesh of anyone as all are perishing away with the using of them.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV
(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
(15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
The commandments and teachings of men are not saving the mortal flesh of anyone for “all are to perish with the using” of them.
Why are we subject to their ordinances that are not saving the flesh of anyone? The “unlearned and unstable” are wresting the Scriptures to their own destruction…the destruction of their mortal flesh. Let us not be led astray with the wicked in their destruction of their mortal flesh...perishing away to the grave without the life of Jesus being made manifest.
Colossians 2:18-23 KJV
(18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
(19) And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
(22) Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men?
(23) Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
BEWARE lest any man “spoil” (lead you away as prey, merchandise) through his “wisdom” and vain deceit …after the tradition (transmission) of men….after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.
Colossians 2:8-23 KJV
(8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
(9) For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
(10) And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
(11) In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
(12) Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
We were dead in our churches but our Lord forgives us of all of our trespasses…
(13) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
…as He blots out the handwriting of church dogmas which are against us and are contrary to us. He takes it out of the way…nailing it to His cross. He forgives us for doing these things in our ignorance and we depart from those who once deceived us into the keeping of them. He spoils the "principalities and powers". We depart from them openly in Christ who gives us the victory over their "powers" to keep us in their churches.
(14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
(15) And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
(16) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
(17) Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Let no man beguile you of your reward….His appearing life in the mortal flesh…by those teachings and commandments of men of which men are vainly puffed up in their own fleshly mind. They do not have the mind of Christ but have a fleshly mind that wrests the Scriptures to their own destruction.
(18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
(19) And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
The world has rules, laws, ordinances because they do not have the mind of Christ. They do not serve our God by having love for one another. Why should we who serve our God (who is our King) serve the church ordinances of men that are patterned after the rudiments of the world?
(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
ALL are to PERISH with the using of the commandments and doctrines of men because they set aside the commandment of God (to have love for one another) in order to serve and worship the ordinances of men…..using them to judge others which is not having love for others.
(22) Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men?
(23) Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
MANY falsely sent men have come saying that they come supposedly in His name (authority). They do not come in the Lord’s authority as servants (who work with their own hands to support their own earthly necessities) but come in their own authority (preaching themselves) and serve themselves and MANY receive them.
John 5:43 KJV
(43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
If another (the super apostle) comes in his own name preaching another Jesus…preaching another gospel, many bear with him. They do not come with them doctrine of Christ (the teaching: have love for one another as He loved us and gave Himself for us) as they preach the doctrines and commandments of men for money’s sake.
2 Corinthians 11:1-14 KJV
(1) Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
(2) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
(3) But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
(4) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
(5) For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
(6) But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
The falsely sent (false apostle) are deceitful workers as they do not preach the good news of God freely. They do not "freely give" as directed by the Lord and Master. They do not come in His authority as they do not follow His command to preach the gospel of God freely.
(7) Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
Paul thought it was robbery even for those brothers from Macedonia who came to help him out once when he was in need.
(8) I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
(9) And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
(10) As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
(11) Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
(12) But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
The falsely sent (false apostles) say they come in the name of the Lord . They transform themselves into the apostles (sent) of Christ by SAYING that they come in His authority. They do not come in His authority but their own.
(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
There are MANY who are falsely sent as they say that they come in His name….His authority…and deceive MANY.
They transform themselves into the apostles (sent) of Christ by saying that they come in His name (I am Christ). MANY come in their own authority and not His…and MANY receive them. MANY give them a “crown” to wear as they let men exalt themselves over them and let men take of them and they are not getting fed with the Word of Truth and are suffering from “famine”.
Matthew 24:3-5 KJV
(3) And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
(4) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
(5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The false prophet (who falsely prophesies “peace” where there is truly no peace in their false gathering) serves the “church”…the handwriting of church ordinances ….where the people gather together supposedly in His name (false gatherings supposedly in His name). The judgment of God is upon them (the four horses of Revelation) as they are gathered together not for the good but for the worse. Many are sick and dying in the churches of men where they are gathered together not for the good.
The false gatherings….the denominations of men…are really gatherings that serve the dragon who uses the handwriting of their church dogmas which are patterned after the rudiments of the world (rising up out of the “sea”) to get people to set aside the commandment of God and therefore not serve the Creator who is blessed forever. They serve the “creature”…the ordinance of men…more than the Creator.
The false prophet has his authority based on that handwriting of ordinances. The false prophet rises up out of the earth because he is earthly-minded… “serving” the church in order to get his earthly needs met….yet he is only serving himself as he has no understanding of the good news of Christ and is not preaching it to those who listen to him.
They all preform outward signs (for example: literal water baptism) of supposedly inward realities in order to deceive us into keeping company with them as they perish from this earth with the keeping of their teachings and commandments.
They bewitch us with “great signs”…. pictures of Christ crucified…a representation…performed before our very literal eyes (literal water baptism). Having began in the Spirit, are we now made complete in the flesh…the performing of literal water baptism? It is used as a gateway sign to fascinate us into keeping company with them in their bondage of the keeping of the teachings and commandments of men. Who God has cleansed with the giving of His Spirit from heaven, let no man call unclean.
That is all that they have to show this world…outward signs (behold, He is out in the desert) of supposed inward realities (behold He is in the secret chamber).
They perform wonders…speaking great swelling words having men’s admiration (wonders) in mind for their own gain. Their voice is used to deceive us.
Matthew 24:23-27 KJV
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
But what is the real sign of the coming of the Son of man?
When we truly hear His voice, the light comes out of the “east” (meaning “RISING OF LIGHT”) and shines unto the “west” (the setting of the sun).
(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
When we hear His voice from heaven, we have a more sure word of prophecy within our very own hearts that says “this is my Son, hear Him”. The disciples heard the voice from heaven…but we have a more sure word as we hear His voice and have the witness of God about His Son (whom we are to listen to) within our very own hearts as He commands the Light to shine in the darkness of our own hearts.
2 Peter 1:17-21 KJV
(17) For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
(18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
When we hear His voice, the light shines in a dark place (our very own hearts). He is the “bright and morning star” arising in our hearts. The sign of coming of the Son of man who is in heaven arises in our hearts when we hear the Son speaking to us from heaven. A false prophet does not have the “bright and morning star” but only has outward signs and words of flattery in order to deceive us.
(19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
The Son opens up the Scriptures to our minds in the Spirit. He sends out His disciples (the “strangers”...the “least brothers of His”) to speak His words to our hearing ears as they are moved by the Spirit.
(20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
(21) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
He sends out His disciples in His name…His authority… to speak His words of Truth in the Spirit.
Luke 10:16 KJV
(16) He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
He sends His messenger out to testify of these things to the churches…and He is the “bright and morning star” arising in our very own hearts when we hear His voice in the Spirit…the water of life. We receive the testimony of men sent out by Him to speak what they hear the Spirit saying but the witness of God (this is my Son, hear Him) is within our very hearts as the "bright and morning star" arises there.
Revelation 22:16-17 KJV
(16) I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
(17) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Blessed is He that comes in the authority of the LORD.
Psalms 118:26-29 KJV
(26) Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
God shows His light…within our very hearts…and we are to sacrifice the praises with our lips… thanking Him and praising Him.
(27) God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
(28) Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
(29) O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
The coming of the Son of man will be evident within our very own hearts…and His life shall be made manifest (shine) in our outer mortal flesh in due time so that this dark and dying world may see His appearing life (the light). His coming is very apparent within our hearts and to this world.
The light shall shine in this dark world as they shall see the living proof that Jesus IS ALIVE as we are alive in this world being blessed with His eternal life in this life.
The light comes out of the “east”..the rising of light within our very own hearts…and will shine to the “west”…the darkness of this world that has no understanding (the west where the sun has set). We are to hold forth Word of life in this dark world in which we shall shine as the stars of heaven.
Yet, the false prophets and false gatherings supposedly in His name only have outward “signs” of inward realities as they perish from off this earth. There is nothing else made visible with them as the life of Jesus is not made manifest in the flesh of any of them.
NO FLESH is being saved in any “church” of man as MANY receive those who are coming in their own authority and have no understanding of the good news of Christ whose life is to appear in our outer mortal flesh for others to see and believe.
Those who rejoice now in their church things and deceptions shall have their joy turn to darkness…deep gloom. Their “sun” shall be darkened as their joy turns to gloom. They will be shaken as many shall hear and believe the Word of Truth and depart from their churches in “clouds”. They will see the evidence of the coming of the Son of man in the true believers who will depart from their gatherings in “clouds” of people. This will cause them to mourn and speak evil of those who depart.
Matthew 24:29-31 KJV
(29) Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
At that time, the sign of the Son of man who is in heaven appears in the hearts of those who hear His voice. They will believe in the light and become children of the light while they have the light. They will depart from their “churches” in “clouds” of people.
But the “tribes of the earth” (who will not deaden their tongues which dwell on earthly things in their envy and strife) shall mourn what they hear as the things that they enjoy now will depart. Their joy shall be turned to sorrow. They will not hear and believe and they will mourn it as many will hear and believe and depart from their gatherings. There will be weeping…mourning… and gnashing of teeth…rage as they will persecute those who depart for the Son of man’s sake and the good news.
(30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
The Son of man in heaven sends His “angels”…His words of spirit spoken by His disciples….and they shall gather together His elect from EVERY WIND (the four winds) of doctrine that men are preaching deceptively as they handle the Word of God deceitfully and retailing it. Men shall hear and those who believe will be gathered out of all of the churches of men for the Word of truth.
(31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings. We shall go forth from the churches of men….rejoicing as calves released from the stalls of men. Our faith in Him shall heal us.
Malachi 4:2-3 KJV
(2) But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
(3) And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
The good news is being hid from the minds of those who are preaching themselves (who come in their own name …in their own authority…preaching for pay in order to get their earthly needs met: what to eat, drink and what to wear).
They preach for doctrines the commandments of men as they come forth to deceive us and cause divisions among us as they serve their own belly rather than Christ Jesus our Lord . Their teachings and commandments of men are contrary to us getting along with one another. This is a very profitable situation for them…for us to be divided and not united together in the name of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:1-11 KJV
(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
(2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
The good news of the life of Jesus (that is to be made manifest in our mortal flesh giving us His eternal life in this earth) is hid to those that are “lost”...that is, PERISHING from off this earth.
(3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
The Light of the glorious good news of Christ is not shining in them nor is it shining in the hearts of any that are being deceived by them and sitting together with them in their churches. The "god" of this age is their belly which they are serving in order to feed it with the earthly necessities. They can not understand the good news (gospel) because of this. The shepherds are only literally feeding themselves and not the flock with the good news.
(4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
The truly sent (apostle = sent) of the Lord works with his own hands to support his own needs (Paul was a tentmaker….Jesus was a “carpenter”...one who works with his hands) rather than come forth to preach themselves in order to get gain from those they preach to…serving their own belly.
The falsely sent (false apostle) is not following the commandment of the Lord who sent His disciples out to “freely give” as they have freely received. The falsely sent are not sent in His authority but come in their own authority (preaching themselves). Yet, MANY receive those who falsely claim that they come in His name (authority).
They preach things that they ought not be (the teachings and commandments of men) for money’s sake and have NO UNDERSTANDING of the Scriptures that they are wresting to their own mortal destruction from this earth. They are taking many down to the grave with them because many see themselves as “wise” and receive those who come in their own authority and many see themselves as “wise” in the keeping of their teachings and commandments.
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
(7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
(9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
The falsely sent (false apostles) who come in their own authority come to take away the keeping of the “daily sacrifice” out of our lives so that the life of Jesus is never made manifest in this earth.
If we keep the “daily” sacrifice….ALWAYS bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus…then the LIFE also of Jesus should be made manifest (SHINE) in our mortal flesh….our mortal body. We keep His death so that His life is made manifest in this earth….the eternal life of our Lord appears in our mortal flesh. The antichrist denies this and prevents His life appearing as he comes to take away the keeping of the daily sacrifice out of our lives. This good news is hid to those who are perishing from this earth as their mortal flesh is not being saved.
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Satan (and his ministers) uses schemes in order to deceive us into the worship of him and keep the life of Jesus from ever appearing in this earth. The antichrist denies that Jesus IS COMING (present, continuous tense) in the mortal flesh….our mortal flesh.
One of those devices used is the “handwriting of ordinances” (Greek: dogmas)….that is, the handwriting of church dogmas that the church scribes engraved for us to keep and be brought into their bondage where NO FLESH is being saved.
The false prophets who promote them to us want us to go and keep company with them and serve and worship their dogmas because that is how they can extract money from us….making a gain of us….making merchandise of us.
Their teachings and commandments cause divisions among us and are used to judge others who do not keep them. They set aside the commandment of God that was delivered to us to keep (to have love for one another) in order to keep the doctrines and commandments of men.
MANY find fault in others who do not keep their “traditions”…that is, “transmissions”...of their church “elders”. The Pharisees found fault in the disciples of the Lord as they did not keep their elders’ tradition of the washing of their hands before they ate bread.
Mark 7:1-9 KJV
(1) Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
(2) And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
(3) For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
They “received to hold” their traditions…that is, their fathers gave them their engraved transmissions for them to keep and use them to judge others (finding fault in others). we are not redeemed with the traditions of the church elders and scribes.
(4) And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
The church “scribes” are those who have graven their teachings and commandments for us to keep and cause us to find fault in others who do not keep them. They are contrary to us. They are against us as we cannot get along with each other with the keeping of them as they are used as a basis to find fault in others…speaking evil of those who do not keep them.
(5) Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
(6) He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
In vain do they worship God, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Going to “church” and keeping the teachings and commandments of men is in vain for NO FLESH is being saved among them.
(7) Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
MANY lay aside the commandment of God (to have love for one another) in order to hold the transmission of men.
(8) For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
(9) And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Satan’s ministers come along posing as ministers of righteousness as they preach the doctrines and commandments of men for us to keep instead of keeping the Holy Commandment to have love for one another that was delivered to us to keep from the Lord. They deceive us into turning from the Holy Commandment that was delivered to us to keep and be brought into bondage where we are entangled again in the envy and strife.
Their end is according to their works as they perish to the grave without the life of Jesus being made manifest in their mortal flesh which would give them His eternal life in this earth. Their works of so-called righteousness (the keeping of their teachings and commandments) do not save the mortal flesh of anyone as all are perishing away with the using of them.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV
(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
(15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
The commandments and teachings of men are not saving the mortal flesh of anyone for “all are to perish with the using” of them.
Why are we subject to their ordinances that are not saving the flesh of anyone? The “unlearned and unstable” are wresting the Scriptures to their own destruction…the destruction of their mortal flesh. Let us not be led astray with the wicked in their destruction of their mortal flesh...perishing away to the grave without the life of Jesus being made manifest.
Colossians 2:18-23 KJV
(18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
(19) And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
(22) Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men?
(23) Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
BEWARE lest any man “spoil” (lead you away as prey, merchandise) through his “wisdom” and vain deceit …after the tradition (transmission) of men….after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.
Colossians 2:8-23 KJV
(8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
(9) For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
(10) And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
(11) In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
(12) Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
We were dead in our churches but our Lord forgives us of all of our trespasses…
(13) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
…as He blots out the handwriting of church dogmas which are against us and are contrary to us. He takes it out of the way…nailing it to His cross. He forgives us for doing these things in our ignorance and we depart from those who once deceived us into the keeping of them. He spoils the "principalities and powers". We depart from them openly in Christ who gives us the victory over their "powers" to keep us in their churches.
(14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
(15) And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
(16) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
(17) Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Let no man beguile you of your reward….His appearing life in the mortal flesh…by those teachings and commandments of men of which men are vainly puffed up in their own fleshly mind. They do not have the mind of Christ but have a fleshly mind that wrests the Scriptures to their own destruction.
(18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
(19) And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
The world has rules, laws, ordinances because they do not have the mind of Christ. They do not serve our God by having love for one another. Why should we who serve our God (who is our King) serve the church ordinances of men that are patterned after the rudiments of the world?
(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
ALL are to PERISH with the using of the commandments and doctrines of men because they set aside the commandment of God (to have love for one another) in order to serve and worship the ordinances of men…..using them to judge others which is not having love for others.
(22) Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men?
(23) Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
MANY falsely sent men have come saying that they come supposedly in His name (authority). They do not come in the Lord’s authority as servants (who work with their own hands to support their own earthly necessities) but come in their own authority (preaching themselves) and serve themselves and MANY receive them.
John 5:43 KJV
(43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
If another (the super apostle) comes in his own name preaching another Jesus…preaching another gospel, many bear with him. They do not come with them doctrine of Christ (the teaching: have love for one another as He loved us and gave Himself for us) as they preach the doctrines and commandments of men for money’s sake.
2 Corinthians 11:1-14 KJV
(1) Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
(2) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
(3) But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
(4) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
(5) For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
(6) But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
The falsely sent (false apostle) are deceitful workers as they do not preach the good news of God freely. They do not "freely give" as directed by the Lord and Master. They do not come in His authority as they do not follow His command to preach the gospel of God freely.
(7) Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
Paul thought it was robbery even for those brothers from Macedonia who came to help him out once when he was in need.
(8) I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
(9) And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
(10) As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
(11) Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
(12) But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
The falsely sent (false apostles) say they come in the name of the Lord . They transform themselves into the apostles (sent) of Christ by SAYING that they come in His authority. They do not come in His authority but their own.
(13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
There are MANY who are falsely sent as they say that they come in His name….His authority…and deceive MANY.
They transform themselves into the apostles (sent) of Christ by saying that they come in His name (I am Christ). MANY come in their own authority and not His…and MANY receive them. MANY give them a “crown” to wear as they let men exalt themselves over them and let men take of them and they are not getting fed with the Word of Truth and are suffering from “famine”.
Matthew 24:3-5 KJV
(3) And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
(4) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
(5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The false prophet (who falsely prophesies “peace” where there is truly no peace in their false gathering) serves the “church”…the handwriting of church ordinances ….where the people gather together supposedly in His name (false gatherings supposedly in His name). The judgment of God is upon them (the four horses of Revelation) as they are gathered together not for the good but for the worse. Many are sick and dying in the churches of men where they are gathered together not for the good.
The false gatherings….the denominations of men…are really gatherings that serve the dragon who uses the handwriting of their church dogmas which are patterned after the rudiments of the world (rising up out of the “sea”) to get people to set aside the commandment of God and therefore not serve the Creator who is blessed forever. They serve the “creature”…the ordinance of men…more than the Creator.
The false prophet has his authority based on that handwriting of ordinances. The false prophet rises up out of the earth because he is earthly-minded… “serving” the church in order to get his earthly needs met….yet he is only serving himself as he has no understanding of the good news of Christ and is not preaching it to those who listen to him.
They all preform outward signs (for example: literal water baptism) of supposedly inward realities in order to deceive us into keeping company with them as they perish from this earth with the keeping of their teachings and commandments.
They bewitch us with “great signs”…. pictures of Christ crucified…a representation…performed before our very literal eyes (literal water baptism). Having began in the Spirit, are we now made complete in the flesh…the performing of literal water baptism? It is used as a gateway sign to fascinate us into keeping company with them in their bondage of the keeping of the teachings and commandments of men. Who God has cleansed with the giving of His Spirit from heaven, let no man call unclean.
That is all that they have to show this world…outward signs (behold, He is out in the desert) of supposed inward realities (behold He is in the secret chamber).
They perform wonders…speaking great swelling words having men’s admiration (wonders) in mind for their own gain. Their voice is used to deceive us.
Matthew 24:23-27 KJV
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
But what is the real sign of the coming of the Son of man?
When we truly hear His voice, the light comes out of the “east” (meaning “RISING OF LIGHT”) and shines unto the “west” (the setting of the sun).
(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
When we hear His voice from heaven, we have a more sure word of prophecy within our very own hearts that says “this is my Son, hear Him”. The disciples heard the voice from heaven…but we have a more sure word as we hear His voice and have the witness of God about His Son (whom we are to listen to) within our very own hearts as He commands the Light to shine in the darkness of our own hearts.
2 Peter 1:17-21 KJV
(17) For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
(18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
When we hear His voice, the light shines in a dark place (our very own hearts). He is the “bright and morning star” arising in our hearts. The sign of coming of the Son of man who is in heaven arises in our hearts when we hear the Son speaking to us from heaven. A false prophet does not have the “bright and morning star” but only has outward signs and words of flattery in order to deceive us.
(19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
The Son opens up the Scriptures to our minds in the Spirit. He sends out His disciples (the “strangers”...the “least brothers of His”) to speak His words to our hearing ears as they are moved by the Spirit.
(20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
(21) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
He sends out His disciples in His name…His authority… to speak His words of Truth in the Spirit.
Luke 10:16 KJV
(16) He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
He sends His messenger out to testify of these things to the churches…and He is the “bright and morning star” arising in our very own hearts when we hear His voice in the Spirit…the water of life. We receive the testimony of men sent out by Him to speak what they hear the Spirit saying but the witness of God (this is my Son, hear Him) is within our very hearts as the "bright and morning star" arises there.
Revelation 22:16-17 KJV
(16) I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
(17) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Blessed is He that comes in the authority of the LORD.
Psalms 118:26-29 KJV
(26) Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
God shows His light…within our very hearts…and we are to sacrifice the praises with our lips… thanking Him and praising Him.
(27) God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
(28) Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
(29) O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
The coming of the Son of man will be evident within our very own hearts…and His life shall be made manifest (shine) in our outer mortal flesh in due time so that this dark and dying world may see His appearing life (the light). His coming is very apparent within our hearts and to this world.
The light shall shine in this dark world as they shall see the living proof that Jesus IS ALIVE as we are alive in this world being blessed with His eternal life in this life.
The light comes out of the “east”..the rising of light within our very own hearts…and will shine to the “west”…the darkness of this world that has no understanding (the west where the sun has set). We are to hold forth Word of life in this dark world in which we shall shine as the stars of heaven.
Yet, the false prophets and false gatherings supposedly in His name only have outward “signs” of inward realities as they perish from off this earth. There is nothing else made visible with them as the life of Jesus is not made manifest in the flesh of any of them.
NO FLESH is being saved in any “church” of man as MANY receive those who are coming in their own authority and have no understanding of the good news of Christ whose life is to appear in our outer mortal flesh for others to see and believe.
Those who rejoice now in their church things and deceptions shall have their joy turn to darkness…deep gloom. Their “sun” shall be darkened as their joy turns to gloom. They will be shaken as many shall hear and believe the Word of Truth and depart from their churches in “clouds”. They will see the evidence of the coming of the Son of man in the true believers who will depart from their gatherings in “clouds” of people. This will cause them to mourn and speak evil of those who depart.
Matthew 24:29-31 KJV
(29) Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
At that time, the sign of the Son of man who is in heaven appears in the hearts of those who hear His voice. They will believe in the light and become children of the light while they have the light. They will depart from their “churches” in “clouds” of people.
But the “tribes of the earth” (who will not deaden their tongues which dwell on earthly things in their envy and strife) shall mourn what they hear as the things that they enjoy now will depart. Their joy shall be turned to sorrow. They will not hear and believe and they will mourn it as many will hear and believe and depart from their gatherings. There will be weeping…mourning… and gnashing of teeth…rage as they will persecute those who depart for the Son of man’s sake and the good news.
(30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
The Son of man in heaven sends His “angels”…His words of spirit spoken by His disciples….and they shall gather together His elect from EVERY WIND (the four winds) of doctrine that men are preaching deceptively as they handle the Word of God deceitfully and retailing it. Men shall hear and those who believe will be gathered out of all of the churches of men for the Word of truth.
(31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings. We shall go forth from the churches of men….rejoicing as calves released from the stalls of men. Our faith in Him shall heal us.
Malachi 4:2-3 KJV
(2) But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
(3) And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
