PROPHETIC JUNK

So many times over the years I received prophecies from well-known prophets, who predicted that I would go to Heaven and return on a regular basis and see God the Father and Jesus Christ and get great revelations and understanding of the Heavenly spheres and the angels. Yeah right!

We are living in a self-centered, narcissistic (Christian) culture where many, especially in the prophetic circles, are claiming and boasting about going to Heaven and having face-to-face encounters with God. This is a major trend nowadays! They tell you how glorious it was, how peaceful, how happy and comforted they were. They also like to brag about how they received privileges and were enlightened, and how many things they now perfectly understand from God’s kingdom. 

But the Bible clearly states the words of Jesus, who said:

“No one has ever gone to heaven and returned.” John 3:13 NLT

“No one has ever seen God.” John 1:18 NLT

We are warned in the Word about these false prophets who want to lead us astray. But we have received the Holy Spirit, and He lives within us, so we don’t need anyone to teach us what is true. For the Spirit teaches us everything we need to know, and what He teaches is true—it is not a lie! (See 1. John 2:26-27)

ANOTHER FALSE SCRIPTURE INTERPRETATION BY THE CHURCH

“And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.” Hebrews 10:25 NLT

Virtually every church and every pastor misuses this scripture to try to convince believers that they must not forsake going to church, otherwise it would be sinning against God. Many Christians are being guilt tripped by this false teaching. This verse has nothing to do with “you must go to church”!

But, it is absolutely wrong to use Hebrews 10 verse 25 in such a way! The Greek and the context simply does not support it, and when we understand the true meaning of this verse, the entire idea of "going to church" as something we must do entirely falls apart.

What Hebrews 10 verse 25 actually tells us, is not to neglect or forsake the promise and blessed hope of our gathering to Jesus Christ at His coming and not to be like others who forsake their hope in Jesus’ return!

That’s why it says, that we are to encourage one another the more we see the day of His return approaching!

JEWS ARE NOT SAVED BECAUSE THEY ARE GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE

Why? Because Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. NO ONE can come to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 NLT

The “No One” Jesus refers to includes Jews and Gentiles. In other words, Jews, like everybody else are only being saved when they believe in Jesus Christ as their true Messiah! (There are many Jews who have accepted Yeshua, the Hebrew word for Jesus, as their Lord and Savior; they are called Messianic Jews.)

While individual Jews must come to Christ for salvation, God is still not finished with the people of Israel. The Bible says the following about this:

“Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.  And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say, the one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, and He will turn Israel away from ungodliness.  And this is my covenant with them, that I will take away their sins.”

Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.” Romans 11:25-29 NLT

THEY ARE LYING TO US AGAIN

In the Old Testament Bible Book of Esther, it relates the story of a young Hebrew woman in Persia, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts genocide of her people, the Jews. The story forms the core of the Festival of Purim that is been celebrated by the Jews around the world to this day.

Many false teachers and prophets in the Christian church today are saying that believers ought to celebrate this significant day of the Festival or feast of Purim in order to just like Esther have their trials turned into victory and their tears into cheers. But is that really so? Of course NOT!!!

True born-again Christian believers have no business celebrating any Old Testament Jewish festival or feast to get any blessing! Why? 

Because the Bible says in the New Testament:

“So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for NOT celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ Himself is that reality.” Colossians 2:16-17 NLT

“He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations.” Ephesians 2:15 NLT

Just another lie from the office of the church!