In the scriptures, John the Baptist said, “I indeed baptize you in (with) water because of repentance [that is, because you changed your minds for the better, heartily amending your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins]. But He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to take off or carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11 AMP)

⎯Matthew the apostle

This wilderness is the fire from the Holy Spirit, and His fire is the pruning and purging devise God uses to make me pure and righteous in Christ Jesus. I still have depression over this, but after another piece of the puzzle was placed on how I failed with the men, 30 men, and three women I taught.

I took on a 29^th student against God’s design, and he turned out to be a Judas, betrayed me, trying to accuse me of kidnapping him to the police. Still, he was later put in jail for the same thing he accused me of being guilty of worshipping a flag. He was the only student that finished the three-year discipleship program. However, you see where that result led me to become very bitter behind this, and for two-year, I took another lap around the mountain.

I don’t think of myself as an anointed hero to save the day. And neither do I believe I am an apostle, Prophet, evangelist, or pastor. I am just a teacher; that’s all in a nutshell, nothing more and nothing less. Sidekick to Jesus Christ, the real hero in this more outstanding picture of who the body of Christ is…⁶⁷

We have left our first love, running away from our master’s voice.  We have listened to the voice of Balaam eating the sacrifices of Baal. By turning the communion element into the body, blood is sacrificed by transubstantiation and allowing those who participate in the mass to receive forgiveness.

 The transference of these elements is done when the Priest says these words in Latin:

“Quam oblationem tu, Deus, debemus orare. Benedictam, adscriptam, ratam omnia munus. Haec dona spiritualia acceptum. Ita, acceptabilemque facere digneris, ut nobis Corpus et Sanguis fiat dilectissimi Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi. Amen..” ⁶⁶ As the Priest holds the eucharist, the wine is for a sunburst symbol called the ostensorium.

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This action by Catholic dogma is viewed as a continual sacrifice of Christ Jesus.  Jesus Christ being brought down from heaven to become the suffering savior as the Priest’s will is the most profound form of heresy. Action is viewed through God the Father as worship of Baal, all who ate a sacrifice performed idol.

Moreover, the further action of praying to the Virgin Mary, who is called the Queen of Heaven, is none other than the goddess of Inanna, Anat, Isis, Astarte, or Hera. In addition to this, Jezebel worshiped and made the institution of honoring both Baal and Astarte law in the Northern kingdom of Israel and heard the voice of that false prophetess, Jezebel.⁶⁸

The Catholic dogma to pray to Mary was instituted: In the First Vatican Council. In 1854, Pope Pius IX, with the support of the overwhelming majority of Roman Catholic Bishops, whom he had consulted between 1851–1853, proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which had been a traditional belief among the faithful for centuries. ⁶⁹

Here are some of her titles in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V in the Litany of Loreto. Mary was entitling her as Queen of the Angels, Queen of Patriarchs, and Queen of Prophets. She is the Queen of Apostles, the Queen of Martyrs, Confessors, and Virgins. She known as all Saints and Families.  Queen conceived without original sin, Queen assumed into Heaven, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and the Queen of Peace. These titles and each papal edict made Mary more than just the mother of God but gave her a voice as our intercessor to God the Father. These titles are heretical and against the bible doctrine of Christ. ⁷⁰

Doing all of this, we have accepted the doctrine of the Nicolaitans. This definition means: In Greek: [Νικόλαος] The name itself means “victorious over people” or “victory of the people,” but it is a name that a person would have been givenat birth.  The origin of this doctrine came from one of the deacons of the Jerusalem church named Nicolas was a native of Antioch and a proselyte of Judaism that was converted to Christianity.⁷¹

This doctrine believed that the bishops were kings and had the authority to rule over the church masses. In addition, they believed that sinfulness would bring you closer to God and evoke a person to be intoxicated and have sexual relations outside of marriage.⁷² Instead of serving the people, Christ told his disciples to do a while before the people.⁷³ Many Catholic Priests would dominate their parishioners, making some priests use confession to fornicate with their young boys and girls.

The nature of sin in humanity is to do whatever I want, but these sins have consequences, and that consequence is death. Just like not abiding by the laws of the country.  My not obeying the new religion of the American ideology of Neo-patriotism hiding under the smoke and mirror of Neo-nationalism.

And if we don’t bow to the new whelms of the doctrine of the new leader’s religion and belief, he will put you to death. If I disagree with this new president’s way of doing things. And all of you have become the president’s new traitor or a terrorist, and you have spoken blasphemies to the new god of the country. Speak against any woke institution that is wronging humankind, and you will be branded a traitor or a terrorist.

Not putting up flags or saying the pledge of Allegiance will label you an enemy of the state. Please don’t get me wrong because I love my country. And I would slap you stupid if I caught you burning any American flag that didn’t touch the ground. However, I see something wrong with a lying president and a war about what?  You can fill in the blank about why we went to Iraq for the second time because I have given up trying even to understand why we were over there!

Do we see any scary similarities in the New Roman Empire’s appointed preachers and pastors of the New Testament?  The known religious leaders call themselves untouchable, unapproachable, and unreachable Christian leaders.  Did Jesus teach an untouchable, unapproachable, and unattainable gospel?

Now, if some of you are called yourselves Christians, the word means one who professes the belief in Christianity or is commanded to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ. When we shouldn’t have two, seven, four hundred and fifty, or even four hundred and eighty-five unapproachable, unreachable, and mostly not-teachable Christian opinions about the doctrines of Christ. Because he’s the boss, right?

These doctrines are nothing more than the traditions of men.  They have nothing to do with Christ and what he did for mankind.  How about those who are the modern-day Church of Balaam (lying Spirit) and the prophetess Jezebel (the Spirit of whoredoms) who think that they can hide using the traditions of man.

Meaning like Adam and Eve did in the garden after the fall when they covered themselves with the fig leaves of the theology of the church of Christ—being moral and trying to keep the separation of church and state.  This action will be your fate.

“Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except their deeds. I will kill her children!” ⁷⁴ It will come in the form of a whirlwind that the judgment will comb you out like the lice you are.  As you are hiding in the back of some cave somewhere, you must decide what opinion you are under, and I can only ask this question for now!  How long will you conform between two thoughts?

These traditions have allowed the church to become lukewarm, if not dead. I tell you this. Before he returns, the Church of Philadelphian will arise again; because, with these traditions, we can’t operate. We have been in the crippled state of powerlessness for so long that these worlds and countries keep mocking and laughing at us. Only weaken the church of God by making us void of operating in the same power Christ served while he walked the earth.

The power he had touched mankind’s life more than any four hundred and eighty-five opinions have ever done.  y next question to my readers is, what is the tradition that has crept into the church today?

Now before we end this chapter, I want you to read the article that has paraphrased myself, which the subject of the rapture came from the article named “A Closer Look at the Rapture” by Bill Britton.[i] I will explain this section and my personal belief and tell what I think, much like what Paul said, “But to the rest speak I, not the Lord….” And he also said, “…all things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.“ ⁷⁵

There were two very moral people, even though they never killed or molested anyone’s children nor attempted to bring down any government system.  Their doctrinal tradition may bring many into a false sense of utopia. The two soulish prostitutes I am referring to were Edward Irving and Margaret MacDonald.

Perhaps you have heard of the Irvingite movement? So, well, neither have many until now. These are the parents of the charismatic movement known as the Catholic Apostolic Church.

Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of this denominational church because this is a news flash to me also. If you want more information about the Irvingite movement, go to the encyclopedia Britannica, volume 12, 1966 issue, pages 648-649.

The article describes Edward Irving as a controversial teacher who had churches in Scotland and England in the early 1800s. The London Presbyterian Church excommunicated the Reverend Edward Irving, and he was condemned and deposed in from ministry in 1833.  The Church of Scotland’s judgment was for teaching concerning Irving’s thesis of the “sinfulness of Christ’s humanity.”

Irving also taught about a “rapture of the Church,” which he said came from a clairvoyant Scottish woman named Margaret MacDonald who gave the message.  Young Miss MacDonald was reported to go into a trance and described a vision in that she saw the saints of God leaving the earth at the return of the Lord before the tribulation.

Miss MacDonald’s trance-like vision occurred in the Spring of 1830 while she was living in the Port of Glasgow, Scotland.  Her revelation was recorded in a book by R.N. Norton and printed in 1861.  Bill Britton replied that he had a copy of the original article, although it is nearly impossible to obtain any copies.

Mr. Britton said emphatically that before the time of the Irvingite church.  one of the Apostles ever preached the doctrine of the “escape rapture” doctrine.  Britton said, “I believe the Church will go victoriously through the tribulation.“ ⁷⁶ In my opinion that would make sense, seeing that Jesus Christ didn’t escape from his tribulation on the cross.

Moreover, in the book of Revelation, when the fifth was open, and the saint was slain under the altar of God, they asked a question saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” Notice what the answer was that John gave, “And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow–servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.“

Maybe the Christian historians lied, or perhaps the “Swoon theory” is true?  You know the lie that Jesus didn’t die on the cross and that Judas Iscariot was the real one that got what was coming to him, and the answer to that is no!

Maybe, God the Father knew Jesus couldn’t take it, so God let him rapture or faint, and they took a live Christ off the cross. Thus, he didn’t feel the real pain of the crucifixion.  Yeah, right, and if that were true, I would not be the first to hold a public Bible burning!  I saw those nail holes in person, big railroad spikes in his wrist and feet! The hole in his side was about the size of my sword from the lance that pierced his lower lung as the fluid came from his side.

CHAPTER NOTES:

67) 2 Timothy 3:5

68)  1st Kings 18:19; Jeremiah 44:25; Revelation 2:22-23

69) Dogma from the First Vatican Council (1869-1870)

70) Quotes from Pope Sixtus V

71) Acts 6:5

72) Revelation 3:20

73) Matthew 18:4; 23:11

74) Revelation 2:23

75) 1st Corinthians 6:12; 7:12 KJV

76) (Britton) ©1959 Paraphrased

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