There
is nothing more important and more serious
than
teaching the Word of God!
You
can teach any subject from the three "R's", to politics,
to
the sciences, or to sports.
But
one should be forewarned from the very Word of God,
that
the consequences of error, negligence, or willful misuse of God's Word
by
one who calls himself, or even herself, a shepherd of God's children,
are
grave in severity if not capital in punishment.
The analogy is this:
If
you claim you possess in your sheath the quickest, sharpest,
most
powerful sword in the universe, the two-edged sword of the Lord,
which
is the Word of God (Rev. 1:16),
and
without having had any proper "sword training" from Him,
you
go out into the public and begin to haphazardly wield about with that sword,
you
can easily cause the spiritual death of many innocent people.
How
so?
Because
you see, unlike a physical sword which can only cut the body,
the
sword of God cuts right through soul and spirit.
You had better be well trained and know what you are doing.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
We
are to reverence ONLY God and be on guard
for
anyone who comes wielding a spiritual sword
claiming
it is God's Word and they know how to use it.
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
So here's another analogy:
Would
you open your front door and let someone come into your house
with
big sack and dump their garbage right in the middle of your living room
floor?
You say you wouldn't?
Well,
you would be much better off letting someone do that
than
to let someone come into your mind and dump their spiritual garbage there!
Yet
that's exactly what people do
when
it comes to those who claim to be preachers and teachers of God's Word.
Many
false shepherds (wolves in sheep's clothing)
come
to the doors of people's minds
and
tell them that they have a sack full of precious gems
from
their Father that they wish to give them (for a small tip of course,
or
preferably a large donation or pledge).
So
the people get all excited and let these crooks into their heads
without
checking what is in their bags,
which
of course there is no need to do because they are clearly marked "Christian".
At
this point the phonies proceed to go about dumping
their
spiritual garbage and "bull (beast) dung"
into
the seriously empty rooms of their minds.
Hey,
maybe this graphic picture will help some
to
SEE the mark (markings, droppings) of the beast
which
is IN the forehead not on it.
The
"mark of the beast" is deception, i.e.
believing
in one's mind that he has the genuine gems of God's truth
when
all he has are messy piles of spiritual garbage and doodoo
which
will cause him to worship the false-christ as Jesus.
So
unless you have thoroughly checked a shepherd's "bag of goods"
at
the door of your mind
and
matched what is in his (or her) bag
with
the pictures contained in
"The
Complete Unabridged Guide to Genuine Precious Spiritual Gems",
by
Adonai Yahveh, then don't let them in.
They will forever mess up your mental living room with sacks full of garbage mixed with "bull".
We
learned in chapter 33 of Ezekiel that repentance,
a
change of heart and mind,
is
necessary to turn our love to our Father
and
cease from following our former ways.
That is the first step.
We
are then to manifest that change and that love by being "doers" of His
Word,
and
not just hearers.
So
we therefore have an individual, personal responsibility to "eat the scroll"
and
"digest it" and believe Jesus Christ, the Word of God,
rather
than the traditions of men which lead to death.
The
reason we have spent so much time on this
is
because although we are about to learn that the false shepherds
are
going to pay dearly for starving and deceiving the people,
one
cannot use them as a "cop out" or an excuse for being Biblically illiterate
and
their reason for having been "slain by the sword" of the soon coming king
of Babylon.
Here
now is the LORD "telling it like it is"
to
the false shepherds of true Israel.
You
can use these words of the True Shepherd
as
a starting guide to check out your own "humanus shepherdous".
Ezekiel 34:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
This
without a doubt falls under the category of cruelty to animals on a spiritual
level.
Woe
to those shepherds who are cruel to God's sheep!
[3] Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
This
is the reason that we are in the great famine of the end time,
for
the shepherds of our land do not prepare nutritious meals from the scroll,
His
Word,
to
give to the people to feed upon that they may become strengthened.
Hence,
our beautiful land from "sea to shining sea"
has
become a spiritual dearth and full of social ills
and
all sorts of spiritual diseases (pestilences) caused by the famine of truth.
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: [12] And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Ezekiel 34:4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
The
simple neglect of scholarly study and teaching God's Word line by line,
which
happens to be a lot of work which lazy pastors don't like,
has
caused our people to lose their way
and
even to lose their identity as the House of Israel.
They
have caused a double blindness whereby the Christian nations of the world
all
call themselves gentiles while at the same time they believe those "inhabitants
of Judea",
the
bad figs who are neither of Israel nor of Judah, are God's chosen people.
Go figure!
The
10 Lost Tribes of Israel are "lost" alright
and
their minds are either void of substance or filled with garbage.
Ezekiel 34:5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. [6] My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
Do you know that the word "Saxon" means 'Saac's son, i.e. Isaac's sons?
Do
you know the history of how our people migrated north over the Caucasus
Mountains
and
settled in Europe and the British Isles and then later to the Americas?
Do you know the significance of why there were 13 original colonies and states?
Do you know the difference between an Hebrew, an Israelite, and a Judahite (Jew)?
If not, log unto http://www.kingschapel.org
They'll
put some vitamins and supplements in the feeding trough
if
you would like to come and get them.
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you haven't read the booklets "The Abrahamic Covenant", by E. Raymond Capt,
or
perhaps "The Scottish Declaration of Independence",
then
send an e-mail to King's Chapel
with
your postal address and they will send one to you free of charge.
or
go
to Pamphlet
#1064 or Pamphlet
#1020 under Table of Contents "Wisdom"
on
the this American Wisdom Series site.
Ezekiel 34:7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
Yet
they are without excuse.
Woe
unto them!
[8] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
If
you have a flock of sheep and the shepherd ignores them
and
fails to put food in the trough,
but
instead he just takes of himself,
what
are the sheep going to do?
They are going to wander off and end up lost in the wilderness without protection against predators.
Woe
to the shepherds who feed themselves
and
not God's people
because
the Lord GOD doesn't like it and He is against them (next verse).
Note: This warning prefaced by "As I live, saith the Lord GOD" reminds me of that "impending doom" feeling I used to get when my mother sternly called for me by my full first and last names.
[9] Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; [10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
And
when He says He is going to put a stop to the false shepherds
"fleecing
and feasting" MO (method of operation),
it
shall be so!
He
WILL "require His flock at their hand"!
Judgment begins at the house of the Lord.
False shepherds will be first in line,
For the sheep that they've starved,
And the sick they've not healed,
Will they answer to Him who's Divine.
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We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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