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Monday, November 24, 2014

Masquerading as Ministers of Righteousness; Fiction or Non Fiction; Yahweh or the devil

We have spent the last few weeks looking at who we are in Christ; spirit, soul and body; our creation as elohim, and our mission to subdue the enemy of humanity. The subject of spiritual warfare is one that is close to my heart because all of us easily believe lies about ourselves, and it is time to rise up against our attackers. There are some things that make me angry; the devil makes me angry. The devil is the god of this world, the prince of the power of the air, the prince of this world who killed Jesus. The devil accuses us, the ones who confess Jesus as Lord, before the throne of God day and night. He sends his servants, demons, to attack people, even babies, and his servants blind the minds of the lost. And the devil plays dress up, he looks like light, to imitate angels. He then gathers people to do the same, masquerade as ministers and servants of righteousness. So if I sound angry or sarcastic please pardon my emotion, sarcasm is my second language. The reason this angers me is that too many good people have been abused by the devil, too many have been taught wrongly and simply don’t know how to fight for themselves. But the worst part of the devil’s deceit is the nonsense that some people teach that cripples the body of Christ. We all want to be loving and kind to others, but there are times we have to take a stand so that people can be set free.  

Paul gives us some great ideas in detecting people who masquerade as ministers of righteousness. These false teachers don’t preach what the Apostle Paul preached, which was given by the Holy Spirit. Also, money is involved, as if that is a surprise. And there is something to learn about the type of people who are led astray into believing false teachers. Many people can thrive in a religious system, with rites and rituals, or as some might call them, cults. There is nothing wrong with being led by a Pastor or teacher, unless they are part of the devils masquerade party. Jesus told us about the violent taking the kingdom by force. As we will explore it is a present reality.

As we have studied the last few weeks, the word God can be vague. Yahweh is God, humans are gods, human judges are gods, other spiritual entities are gods, and idols are gods. Using a vague title when someone wants to point out that God is doing something, is known as the Barnum effect or the Forer effect. Remember P.T. Barnum said “there’s a sucker born every minute”.  The term refers to the gullibility of a person to believe an indistinct description is accurate and applicable to either themselves or a situation when in fact it is so general and ambiguous that it can apply to many people or situations. This is how fortune telling works. Modern day Rabbis and Prophetic Ministers play this game. They have this special secret that only they know, but are willing to share, just like the guy in the ally selling knock off Rolex watches and Gucci bags. Since most people want to be in on the “secret”, a cultish group is formed to try and expound the beliefs of the inner secrets. The problem with using the imprecise title God, instead of Yahweh, is that God/Elohim alludes to the Creator when in reality there is a god of this world who transforms himself to look like an angel of light.

2 Cor 11:14. And it is no wonder. For if Satan looks like the angel of fire,* 15. It is not so unutterable if his ministers also look like the servants of righteousness, whose judgment* will be according to their works. http://www.v-a.com/bible/2_corinthians_11.html

If someone is preaching righteousness can he/she be serving satan? Why, yes, of course. A short time ago a person asked me what I thought of an individual’s book. I am unfortunately honest, and less inclined to give the politically correct answer when asked a direct question, so my answer was no, I did not like it. I didn’t get to explain why, and the inquisitive individual was clearly surprised that I disagreed with his belief. What I did not have the chance to explain is that if one’s premise is incorrect it matters little how many pages and appendices one writes to substantiate one’s own opinion. The problem, or should I say, the catch is that the book in question is a fictional story but it has developed a cult following as a non-fictional work. In a fictional story there can be no incorrect premise. If pigs live in houses and wolves can blow them down, it can be correct and accurate in that story. However, if one were to apply the scenario of pigs living in houses and wolves blowing them down to our physical world, the problem would be the very foundation the story is built on. Pigs don’t build and live in houses, and wolves don’t blow anything down. A fictional book can make any reality it wants and therefore can apply any truths to its story. However, one cannot take a fictional book and make it non-fiction if the premise is not based on the reality of the world itself. One cannot apply any reality one wants to a non-fictional world.

If a fictional work has a premise that is not correct from the standard of the Bible it does not matter. Yet if the work is non-fiction, and based on the Bible, the very foundational premise must be accurate. I have used this book as an example previously, pointing out several other fallacies the book uses. The foundation in question begins with God punishing America. We can see from the last several weeks using the term “God” is a broad sweeping stroke. It is the Barnum effect, being evasive enough to not pinpoint who is doing what. In this fictional work the implication is that “God” is Yahweh. But in a non-fictional work one would never say that Yahweh is punishing America, because that could be blasphemy if it is incorrect. Yet we know from John 5 that all judgment is given to Jesus from the Heavenly Father. Jesus then must be punishing America. That presents a problem, because as Revelation 11 gives us a timeline, Jesus is not yet crowned and the kingdoms of the world have not become the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ yet. Jesus also tells us when judgment will come, and it is not until the end of the age. So who is this god who is punishing America? (If one wishes to look spiritual, one would write G-d which gives as much weight as the costume one wears). Remember, the wrath of the Lamb comes before the wrath of the Father, and Jesus and Paul both gave us benchmarks for that timing as well. The premise of this book may be vague enough that we assume the premise is true when in fact it is something that is Biblically and foundationally incorrect.

What if the “God” that is being promoted as the one judging and punishing America is not Yahweh but the devil, as we know the devil is the god of this world.

2 Cor 4:3-4 But even if our Gospel (the glad tidings) also be hidden (obscured and covered up with a veil that hinders the knowledge of God), it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing and obscured [only] to those who are spiritually dying and veiled [only] to those who are lost. 4 For the god of this world has blinded the unbelievers' minds [that they should not discern the truth], preventing them from seeing the illuminating light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ (the Messiah), Who is the Image and Likeness of God. AMP

Since there is a god of this world and he is blinding people’s minds, it is safe to say that he is the god who is actually punishing America, but directing unsuspecting people to believe it is Yahweh. It doesn’t matter how many pages one writes, the people who believe Yahweh is the punisher are assuming there isn’t another god who might punish humans.

Paul tells us about the ministers of righteousness who trick the unsuspecting person. These ministers have to preach some righteousness; for example, someone pointed out that the author of the book about Yahweh punishing America had a great message of national repentance. Well that’s nice, but the rest of the message makes the church apathetic because who is going to fight God the Creator, Yahweh, if Yahweh is doing the punishing? Instead of fighting Yahweh people fall on the floor in a fetal position waiting for the punishment to stop. We all want to serve a god like that, don’t we? Let me ask it directly, would you like G-d to beat you to a pulp, while you serve him, no matter how much he hits you? Ridiculous! But if the god who is beating you is the devil, and Jesus said you have superhuman authority over the devil, are you going to lie in a fetal position or take off the gloves so to speak. In other words, get up and beat on the devil. You see the demonic deception here don’t you? The devil would rather you didn’t fight him. Therefore, because this message being preached has a faulty foundation, the devil gets away free and clear with whatever he wants and then blames Yahweh. But the false minister has to preach something that sounds good, like national repentance. Is that even possible? Does the whole nation have to repent for the fairy-tale spell to be broken or if just some people repent will that do the trick? Another vague and in nebulous idea. Considering how extremely detailed Yahweh always is, I find it hard to believe that something so important is so obscure. Wait, it’s a secret that only one guy knows, and he’ll be nice enough to share a crumb or two if you give him money, or your soul, either one. Let’s see what traits the servants of the devil who pretend to be ministers of righteousness have.

2 Cor 11:3 But [now] I am fearful, lest that even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, so your minds may be corrupted and seduced from wholehearted and sincere and pure devotion to Christ. [Gen 3:4.]

This sounds like good people are gullible, the Barnum effect. Paul says the serpent is cunning, crafty and calculating. Paul is concerned that people will be corrupted and seduced away from whole hearted devotion to Christ. There are a lot of important ideas in this verse. Let’s apply it to our example, if Jesus is beating people up, then will you wholeheartedly devote yourself to him? No, you will distance yourself from him so that you are not hit when you least expect it. We see this behavior quite clearly in children with abusive parents. However, if the devil is throwing the punches what are you going to do?

2 Cor 11:4 For [you seem readily to endure it] if a man comes and preaches another Jesus than the One we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the [Spirit] you [once] received or a different gospel from the one you [then] received and welcomed; you tolerate [all that] well enough!

Using our fictional/non-fictional book example, is this the preaching of another Jesus? Yes, it is, as we know that Jesus is the one who was given the right to judge, so then this other Jesus is a punisher now, not in the future. Yes Jesus comes with his saints at the end of the tribulation to war with the devil and his hosts. Time is an important key. Don’t mix up time. Fortunately for us the context of John 5 gives us a timeline as to when Jesus’ judgments will come on the human race. Shortly after the human judgment, the devil joins the beast and false prophet in the lake of fire. So then is Jesus punishing America today or is that another Jesus? Is this a different gospel? Yes it is. Think this through for a moment, we are reading from 2 Corinthians. Everything that Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians the Corinthian Church had already read. This is the good news that should be preached and taught by the new preachers in the Corinthian Church. Paul taught the harpazo, the gifts of the Spirit, planting and watering, and the Lord’s Supper. There are false teachers today who do not teach some of these things. That should tip us off to false ministers of righteousness. Who is or is not preaching Paul’s whole message to the ekklesia? Who is cutting and pasting portions of Paul’s message to make a new secret teaching seem more plausible while discarding other portions of Paul’s message that was given by the Holy Spirit?

2 Cor 11:5 Yet I consider myself as in no way inferior to these [precious] extra-super [false] apostles.

Paul was beaten, tortured, thrown to wild beasts and eventually beheaded for this message, yet he was made to feel inferior to the false apostles. Maybe Paul didn’t write enough pages in his appendices. Most likely no one else was speaking out against the false teachers but Paul. I know people who like to talk about the believers’ authority but are willing to compromise on the false messages just to gain audiences. That is silly. One cannot preach that people have authority over the devil and then allow people to believe that Yahweh is punishing them so that people never know if they are fighting the devil or Yahweh, shame on those compromisers. Get off the fence. In all spiritual battles, punch the devil. In every time of trouble hit the devil. Through all difficulties kick the devil. Over every obstacle, sickness, or heartbreak, stomp on the devil. If you do, you will see very quickly how your life will change. You will finally be able to hold your head up and throw your shoulders back and walk in your Elohim given authority.

2 Cor 11:6 But even if [I am] unskilled in speaking, yet [I am] not [unskilled] in knowledge [I know what I am talking about]; we have made this evident to you in all things.

Paul may not have been a skilled orator, he was a student of Gamaliel, on track to become a Rabbi when Jesus met him on the road to Damascus. He was far more knowledgeable than the false preachers. After his conversion Paul spent 14 years studying before teaching. That is not a bad plan for teachers to put into practice today. Paul told us that we are living in the dispensation of grace, the dispensation of the mystery. Paul is still far more knowledgeable than the false teachers of our day as the only way false preachers can explain their false teachings is to erase the word dispensation out of the Bible. I wonder if Paul was dealing with that in the same way that we deal with it today. In Paul’s day, another big topic for the Jews was circumcision, in so much that Jews distorted Biblical text to support their cause. Paul says in Galatians that he wishes they would all castrate themselves. He didn’t mince words, he was angry and so am I.

2 Cor 11:7 But did I perhaps make a mistake and do you a wrong in debasing and cheapening myself so that you might be exalted and enriched in dignity and honor and happiness by preaching God's Gospel without expense to you?

Now we come to an interesting point. Paul wasn’t preaching for money. He didn’t say, “I’ll preach about my new book at your church if you pay my expenses and pay me $$$$”. He didn’t hold a fee over the head of the church of Corinth for knowledge of the word of God. He used the offerings from other churches to visit the Corinthians and asks the question, ‘was that cheapening the message since it didn’t cost you (the Corinthians) anything?’ It was a big deal for Paul to travel, it took time, money, and was uncomfortable. Yet it didn’t cost the Corinthians anything to listen to Paul teach. Sometimes free messages are disregarded as not as important as the messages people have to pay for.

2 Cor 11:8 Other churches I have robbed by accepting [more than their share of] support for my ministry [from them in order] to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and ran short financially, I did not burden any [of you], for what I lacked was abundantly made up by the brethren who came from Macedonia. So I kept myself from being burdensome to you in any way, and will continue to keep [myself from being so].

It seems that the false teachers were asking for money but Paul did not, and by not asking for money he was not a burden to the Corinthian Church. Why were the other churches supporting Paul but not the Corinthians? Were they spending their money on Christian merchandise instead of missions? Were they paying the speaking fees of the false teachers and were they bled dry? This is an interesting point. Paul was a missionary, visiting many places and teaching and preaching salvation. Today, are the speakers we listen to bringing a salvation message to the whole world or do the false teachers only go to the comfortable modern nations and speak to people already saved? Is the message of the false minister to the church preaching that the churches are doing things wrong and that the he (the false minister) has some secret knowledge about how to do things right? Are they getting Jews and non-Jews saved? If not, there is a problem.

2 Cor 11:11-15 And why? Because I do not love you [do not have a preference for you, wish you well, and regard your welfare]? God perceives and knows that I do! 12 But what I do, I will continue to do, [for I am determined to maintain this independence] in order to cut off the claim of those who would like [to find an occasion and incentive] to claim that in their boasted [mission] they work on the same terms that we do.

Paul did in fact love the Corinthians, he was burning with love for all people, which is how he endured so much physical pain to bring the message of salvation to others. Yet other false preachers were claiming they were just like Paul, but they were preaching a message with a foundation built on lies. The terms Paul worked on included things like, dispensations, grace, mercy, forgiveness, and the abeyance of Yahweh’s wrath until after the snatching up of the called out. Are the preachers of today in agreement with Paul or are they subverting Paul’s message that was given by the Holy Spirit? If they only preach a partial message they are truly disregarding the Holy Spirit’s message and work in our day. Who wants to stand before Yahweh and explain why they rejected or worse, blasphemed, the Holy Spirit?

2 Cor 11:13 For such men are false apostles [spurious, counterfeits], deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles (special messengers) of Christ (the Messiah).

And Paul hits this one out of the park. He calls these people false apostles, deceitful, pretending to be messengers of Jesus Christ. Posers. These are people who teach in opposition to Paul, and use vague titles preying on gullible people to believe them and give them money. I read about an individual who wrote a book in opposition to our example book and the publisher and author of the example book sued him. Did the Apostle Paul sue anyone who contended with his message? Paul tells us about taking people to court in 1 Corinthians. The false apostles sue people who point out the problems with their message because it infringes on their profitability. And it’s no wonder as Paul said. Can you see the twisted way in which the devil uses people to spread his lies and false messages?

2 Cor 11:14 And it is no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light; 15 So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. [But] their end will correspond with their deeds. AMP

If there are teachers out there who are teaching the true word given by the Holy Spirit, they will not be afraid to use the name of the elohim that is punishing people, or America. If they are speaking truthfully, they are not blaspheming if they say Yahweh, Jesus, or the devil, is punishing America. So say it. Just say it. Anyone who believes this ridiculous idea, say it loud and proud. Who is punishing America, Yahweh, Jesus, or the devil? (Don’t leave out the vowels either)

This tells us something. Those who cannot say Yahweh is punishing America because they feel guilt or fear can repent and be forgiven and receive eternal life. Those who can say Yahweh is punishing America without a hint of remorse are satan’s servants masquerading as ministers of light, and receive eternal death. This is a good test to find out who is a false teacher and who is a teacher who has been deceived. An Elohim is punishing America, but his name is not Yahweh, it is satan.

Jesus said this:

Matt 11:12-13 And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize — a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion]. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied up until John. AMP

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Let’s look at the time frame here from the days of John the Baptist until that moment. That is our time period. John was preaching that the Messiah was coming, so the kingdom of heaven came under siege. The devil started demons working overtime on people who were listening to John’s message. The only way for the people to get to the kingdom of heaven was to fight their way in.  And now Jesus is telling them to push, and shove, and crowd, and snatch (harpazo) the kingdom of heaven; or in other words, it’s a brawl to get to it. They are not fighting Yahweh to get in, they are fighting the devil to get in. The devil is throwing up road blocks and obstacles; and as we know from previous studies on the seven churches of Revelation, one only gets in if one overcomes until the end. If you haven’t learned how to fight yet, it is time.

You see, Jesus wants you to fight. He needs you to fight. Some people will come back with him to beat the you-know-what out of the devil. Believe me, I’d like to be there too wouldn’t you? Haven’t you had enough abuse? There is another lie that is inherent in this book with the faulty foundation. It is the lie of cause and effect. Some false teachers will say that the devil only beats on people who sin. Baloney. We’ve spent a few weeks reading it and maybe it wasn’t clear. Job didn’t sin, but the devil accused and attacked him. Job’s attack ended when he interceded for his friends who were obviously misled and confused over Yahweh. Yahweh knew Job would not bow to the pressure. Abraham didn’t sin, and he did not bow to the devil’s pressure of offering Isaac. The devil’s accusation was that Abraham wouldn’t obey Yahweh, but he did. Isaac obeyed Yahweh as well, and at thirty seven years old he allowed himself to be an offering. Moses was accused and tested as we saw last week and yet he was attacked, but Zipporah stopped the attack by circumcising Gershom. Moses, while under his father-in-law’s household, was not in error or sinning by not circumcising his son. Moses was going to lead people out of Egypt, and as soon as the devil knew the plan, he tried to kill Moses to prevent Jacob’s heirs from leaving Egypt. Jacob was not a trickster or a con artist, he was instead a holy man. Jacob served Yahweh faithfully. At birth he grabbed Esau’s heel, which gave him his name, but that tells us he was struggling for position. Remember that while Rebecca was pregnant, the babies were fighting in her womb and she sought help as to what was going on. Abraham heard from the Lord that she had two strong nations in her belly. Jacob the younger was the chosen one because of his heart of service to Yahweh. He also was abused by the devil. And yet there is another story regarding Jacob which is a good lesson for us.  

Jacob was a nice guy, he didn’t cause a ruckus when Laban tricked him into marrying Leah, nor did he start a fight when he wanted Rachel. Jacob was a good compromiser. He worked out agreements with his uncle Laban instead of beating Laban up. Jacob was willing to work out fair deals. But Jacob needed to learn to fight. Yahweh told Jacob to go back to the land where Isaac lived.

Gen 31:3Then the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers and to your people, and I will be with you. AMP

When Laban catches up to Jacob and his family, Jacob finally says this to Laban:

Gen 31:41I have been twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks; and you have changed my wages ten times. AMP

This is the twenty years of Jacob’s trouble. Some people of the superstitious-back-alley type are always trying to apply 7 years of this, 20 years of that, and 50 years of something else to America’s timeline. Stop it, that is the devil’s spin. Yahweh’s angel gave Daniel the exact date that the Messiah would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey and they missed it completely! Jesus held them accountable for not knowing the hour of his visitation. That was a date plainly mapped out in the Book of Daniel and was read in synagogues for over three hundred years before Jesus came. If you are trying to apply a number of years to a timeline today you are not in the correct dispensation, because in today’s dispensation the time line is general and dependent on the number of non-Jews getting saved. You and I are not privy to that number so stop making up special secret fallacies and selling them for money.   

We see how compliant Jacob was, and this is just the beginning of Jacob having to become a fighter. Most of us would not put up with that, especially our wages changing for the worse ten times. At some point one has to rise up and say enough is enough. So Yahweh wants Jacob to move back to his home town, where he will have to stand up to his brother and teach his children how to stand up to the sons of Esau. As a side note, after this time, the sons of Jacob became fierce fighters, devouring many nations for years, as recorded in the book of Jasher. Jacob’s sons developed a reputation not to oppose or abuse them. Esau wanted to kill Jacob. In the beginning of Genesis 32 we see the armies of the heavenly hosts. We don’t know why they are there, but the book of Jasher gives us more details. Yahweh sent some of his host to meet up with Esau and his men.

Jasher 32:28 And the Lord sent three angels of the angels of heaven, and they went before Esau and came to him.29 And these angels appeared unto Esau and his people as two thousand men, riding upon horses furnished with all sorts of war instruments, and they appeared in the sight of Esau and all his men to be divided into four camps, with four chiefs to them.

The sight of all the angel armies scared Esau’s men, and Esau himself.

Jasher 32:39And when Esau beheld the evil which the four angels had done to him and to his men, he became greatly afraid of his brother Jacob, and he went to meet him in peace.40And Esau concealed his hatred against Jacob, because he was afraid of his life on account of his brother Jacob, and because he imagined that the four camps that he had lighted upon were Jacob's servants. http://www.ccel.org/a/anonymous/jasher/32.htm

The angel armies were there to protect Jacob and his family. Yahweh sent the angelic host to scare Esau into being afraid of Jacob. This was something that Jacob didn’t know about or see. All Jacob knew was that he was sending gifts to soften Esau’s heart. Most likely, if Yahweh hadn’t told Jacob to go there Jacob would have gone in a different direction. But in obedience to Yahweh Jacob was going to have to face Esau who was planning on killing Jacob. Here is a lesson for us today, when we are obedient to Yahweh and if we will fight the devil, the heavenly host will fight on our behalf too. Meanwhile, Jacob sends his family over the ford of Jabbok and an angel meets with him.

Gen 32:24-31 And Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until daybreak.  25 And when [the Man] saw that He did not prevail against [Jacob], He touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob's thigh was put out of joint as he wrestled with Him.  26 Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking. But [Jacob] said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.  27 [The Man] asked him, What is your name? And [in shock of realization, whispering] he said, Jacob [supplanter, schemer, trickster, swindler]!  28 And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed. [Hos 12:3-4.]  29 Then Jacob asked Him, Tell me, I pray You, what [in contrast] is Your name? But He said, Why is it that you ask My name? And [the Angel of God declared] a blessing on [Jacob] there.  30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away.  31 And as he passed Penuel [Peniel], the sun rose upon him, and he was limping because of his thigh.  AMP

The angel that wrestled with Jacob was Phanuel, one of the archangels. This was no lightweight angel. Yahweh had a purpose for teaching Jacob endurance in battle. So Jacob would not let the angel go until he blessed Jacob. The word wrestled in verses 24 and 25 is very interesting.

OT:79  'abaq (aw-bak'); a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from OT:80; to bedust, i.e. grapple: KJV - wrestle.
OT:80 'abaq (aw-bawk'); from root of OT:79; light particles (as volatile):KJV - (small) dust, powder.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

This word that is translated as wrestled is only used in these two verses. As we can see by the definition, there might have been more going on than rolling around on the dusty ground. This wrestling might have taken place somewhere else where there is floating and light particles. Jacob was the one who saw the angels ascending and descending on a ladder and he just saw the armies of heaven on the way back to Salem. What we learn from this is that there is blessing in the fight. Whether we are wrestling Yahweh’s hosts like Jacob or we fight demons, there will always be a blessing if we don’t give up.

The words God in the text are Elohim. Here is another great example of an angel being titled Elohim. Jacob saw Elohim face to face; Jacob saw one of the ruling heavenly host face to face. We learn about Phanuel from the Book of Enoch.

Enoch 40:9 … and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.' And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe043.htm

Phanuel’s mission is for repentance unto hope for the redeemed. This is the angel that taught Jacob to endure, whether they struggled on earth or in a heavenly place. The ones who inherit eternal life will be seasoned wrestlers. But look at Phanuel at the end of the age.

Enoch 54:1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning fire. 2. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them into this deep valley. 3. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight. 4. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: 'For whom are these chains being prepared?'5. And he said unto me: 'These are being prepared for the hosts of Azâzêl, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded.6. And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.' http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe057.htm

Look at these words, the Lord will take vengeance on the hosts of Azazel for their unrighteousness in teaching mankind things they should not have, for becoming subjects of satan, and for leading astray humans. Azazel was a fallen angel and those who fell with him also harmed humanity. Jesus came as a scapegoat to atone for that sin. For further study:

James has a few words for us that we seem to overlook, especially if they disagree with our special secret knowledge.

James 1:13
G3367[2no oneG39853being testedG30041Let] sayG3754that,G575FromG2316GodG3985I am tested!G3588 G1063ForG2316GodG551is beyond testingG1510.2.3 G2556by evils, G3985[3tests G11611andG14732he himself]G3762no one. 14 G1538But eachG1161 G3985is testedG5259byG3588his ownG2398 G1939desire,G1828being dragged awayG2532andG1185being entrapped. http://studybible.info/ABP_Strongs/James

G3985 πειράζω - Strong's Greek Lexicon Number
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LSJ Gloss: πειράζω to make proof
Strong's: πειράζω to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
Derivation: from 
G3984; KJV Usage: assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try. http://studybible.info/strongs/G3985

Verse 14 tells us that our poor life choices are what causes us trials. I guess there are many good people who have never actually read this. The Septuagint translates the word tempted as tested. Look at the Strong’s definition, the word discipline is applicable here. Let’s take the word tempted out and substitute discipline and listen to how it sounds.

James 1:13-14 Let no one say when he is tempted disciplined [3985], I am tempted disciplined [3985] from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts disciplines [3985] no one. 14 But every person is tempted disciplined [3985] when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions). AMP

Who would try to keep this information from you? You know the answer. Are you mad? Are you ready to fight? The devil is looking for a reason to punch you in the face, and then he wants you to blame Yahweh. The devil wants you to think Yahweh is throwing the punches so you will not fight back. Remember the 70 disciples who were amazed that the demons were subject to them? As we studied last week, you are a superhuman potentate. A czar over spiritual beings. And you have the superhuman ability to trample serpents and scorpions. Last week’s blog will explain this.
http://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2014/11/lucifer-worship-of-cherubim-star-gospel.html http://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2014/11/gods-among-men-unraveling-satan.html


People who masquerade as ministers of righteousness are a detriment to the body of Christ, but very few people will point out the false messages. Instead, we want to be like Jacob and compromise and just work for twenty years with our pay being decreased ten times. We can curl up in a fetal position or we can start swinging. Test the people you are listening to who teach you the Bible. Do they preach the things Paul preached? Is money involved? Ask them to be specific when declaring that God is punishing America, and ask which Elohim they are referring to. Are they saying that Yahweh is punishing America? Are they saying that Jesus is punishing America? Are they saying the devil is punishing America? Or are they saying people are punishing America? Push for an answer. Don’t let anyone con you. The servants of satan are playing games with the Church, trying to prove how stupid humanity is. Jesus came to unravel satan. Therefore we should be like the 70 who made a mess of the devil’s kingdom, but we will never rise up if we believe Yahweh is punishing us. Yahweh is not punishing, disciplining, testing, tempting, or judging us. If we learn to fight now we will have no hesitation when we come back as the bride of Christ on the Day of the Lord. We will explore our warfare again next week.