Here is another question: Have you ever read about the "grove worship" upon the tops of the mountains, i.e. the religious sexual orgies of Ashtoreth, also known as Ishtar, from whom we get the word "Easter"?The American Wisdom Series
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Pamphlet 1428You see, our people cannot tell the difference between religion and reality, between the fake Christianity and the real Christianity
Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
To understand this verse you need to look up the word "themselves" which means "men", as in priests. (Note: If you have a Companion Bible it will explain this verse.) In other words, what God is saying is that He is not going to just punish the whoring daughters and adulterous spouses (both of the House of Israel), because the men, the priests, are "seducing" the Temple-women right in the temples, which are supposed to be houses of God, i.e. Beth-els! You see, the same thing is occurring spiritually in the churches in this great nation! Do you understand? "The people that do not understand shall fall (Hos. 4:14)!"
You better be careful where you "swear" as in where you give your allegiance and worship God. Father has instructed us not to "go ye up" and worship in a Beth-aven, a House of Nothingness, wherein there is no truth taught. As far as Judah is concerned... well, historically the House of Judah survived a little longer but also went the way of the House of Israel and became an harlot!Hosea 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Your Companion Bible will explain this verse which basically means that Israel has been as stubborn as an old heifer and so Father has to treat her and feed her like a baby.[16]For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Ephraim is symbolic of the 10 tribes and the word "joined" means "mated" or "united". The House of Israel is joined, as in "mated to", to idolatry, which is simply Churchianity disguised as Christianity! You might even say that our people are barking up the wrong tree![17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
You see, our people cannot tell the difference between religion and reality, between the fake Christianity and the real Christianity, between the fake Jesus and the real Jesus, between Anti-christ and Jesus Christ, between the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life!
They do not test the fruit they eat because (1) it looks good to eat, (2) it tastes and feels real good, and (3) therefore it must be the good and righteous tree! WRONG!
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