To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (19399 ) 7/23/1998 11:54:00 PM From: John S. Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 39621
Hello Emile, Thank you for your response in turn. I Timothy 4:3 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. The spirit of antichrist? Demonic doctrine? Yes, according to these verses. Applicable to a number of denominations claiming Christianity as their flag? Yes. I agree with you in that any faith not teaching salvation through Jesus is false. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. I disagree with you that modern Judaism is the mother of all antichrist efforts in the world today. We could dispute where or who or what the whore of Babylon is for decades even down to points of geography (seven hills etc.), but I believe to no avail. Instead I would ask again as you didn't comment on my question, has God ever revoked His promise to Abraham & Jacob "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee." Gen12:3 & 27:29 I Cor 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Romans 3 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. The Jewish people must still repent and turn to Jesus for salvation as any other but to brand them as the great whore of Revelation 17 has no basis in scripture that I can see. Instead I see them having a special place in Gods eyes. Otherwise we have confusion in the scriptures and contradiction. I believe Gods word to be inerrant. I have heard of a preacher who when asked to prove Gods existence simply stated "look at the Jew." Throughout history they have been a people who Satan has attempted to obliterate time and time again. Yet God continues to bless them in keeping His promise to Abraham and Jacob. If God hated them why would He protect and preserve them? From my limited historical knowledge I have found that every nation that has turned against the Jewish people or Israel has suffered beginning with Pharaoh up to Great Britain and the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and beyond. " I will bless them that bless thee...." God bless you John