One can take his chances or do his homework.
In
the opening verses of the 20th chapter of Ezekiel
we
saw that certain elders from the House of Israel (not
Judah),
who
were reeking from the smell of "*bull
manure",
which
is what idolatry smells like to our Father,
came
down to ask Ezekiel for a word of wisdom from God.
* Just as Moses' brother Aaron and Company built a golden calf to worship in the wilderness, Rehoboam, king of the northern 10 tribed House of Israel, had set up altars of molten "calves" in the hills (high places) for the people to come and worship and bring their sacrifices. In our understanding that there is nothing new under the sun (Ecc. 1), we see today that there are many altars of spiritual bull set upon the hills and street corners for people to come and worship. Their pulpits are infested with the "many who would come in the last days" in the name of Christ and deceive the multitudes (Mk. 13, Mat. 24). How, you ask? By teaching the traditions of men (bull) instead of God's Word. So who do people really worship when they go there? That's the point of this chapter for us to see.
It
would seem however, that if a person believes Jesus Christ
when
He said that many would be deceived
by
the traditions of men in these last days,
that
the probability is pretty high that that person
has
been covered by bull manure and stinks to high heaven
like
the elders of Israel.
One can take his chances or do his homework.
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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