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Pamphlet 1615 Micah kc 2-3
Do
you think that the churches today
have
their OWN unordained feast days or Christian Holidays?
Do
you think that the churches today
have
their OWN unordained feast days or Christian Holidays?
Jeroboam listened to the words and advice of his counselors instead of listening to the Word of God through His prophets. Well, there is nothing new under the sun, is there? Then he actually told the people that since it was a long road to Jerusalem it was therefore too much for them to obey God and do as He commands. That's pretty much what our people are told today: It is too much for you to study the Word of God! So just come to church every Sunday (or Saturday) and sing praises and say "Hallelujah! Amen!" and God will like that and your faithful attendance out of your willing heart to do as we tell you will count for being a good Christian. Oh foolish virgin! Do not believe that LIE! You do as your Father commands and "fill your lamp with oil" and show yourself approved unto Him by studying His word, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim. 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."Kings 12:28
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Beth-el means "House of God" and Dan means "Judge". And so it came to pass that man has profaned His sanctuary and His justice.[29] And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
In other words he built a big house of worship, yes... a CHURCH, and placed unlearned priests (paid hirelings) which were NOT of the sons of Levi, which means they were NOT ORDAINED OF GOD! In other words he started a denomination and trained his own priests! Are you beginning to "see" what the sin is? You see, many of today's priests and preachers who claim to be representatives of Christ are also not ordained of God. They are seminary graduates from the schools of men and are placed in the churches as paid hirelings. Thus are our people deceived by those "Christian" ministers. Here are Christ's own words:[30] And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.[31] And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
Of course your preacher could not possibly be among the majority of the Christian preachers of our day that Christ is referring to here, could he (or she)? Surely he or she is a really nice person who is sincere and would not purposely deceive people. Could it not be that he or she is also blinded by the traditions of men and so we have the blind leading the blind by perpetuating the sin of Samaria, which is man's religious worship set up in place of teaching God's Word chapter by chapter, line by line, and verse by verse as it is written.Mark 13:5-6
And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:[6] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Now "take heed" to what else Jeroboam did.
He set up his own feast day (holiday) for his denomination and church which he called the "House of God". I'm sorry, any student of God's Word knows there is no feast of Israel in the eighth month! It was Jeroboam who ordained the feast in the 8th month, NOT GOD! The next verse documents that he made it up! And he had his own priests to conduct church services. Of course the people thought they were going to the House of God served by ordained ministers. I mean it was called Bethel, was it not? Therefore, any church today who calls itself Christian must be Christian, right?1 Kings 12:32
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
Do you think that the churches today have their OWN unordained feast days or Christian Holidays? Well, have you checked them out to see if God ordained them or man? Why don't you start with Easter (Ishtar's day) and document where that is ordained in the Word of God. (Hint: The word "Easter" is NOT in the New Testament manuscripts!) And then check out those sexual fertility symbols of Ishtar's eggs and quick-like-a-bunny rabbits. (That is if you wish to see a perfect example of our people going to churches that man has established and following the traditions man has ordained instead of doing according to the Word of God.) Hopefully you are beginning to "see" the "sin of Samaria"? It is Churchianity posing as Christianity! Enough has now been said but take it upon yourself to read 2 Kings chapter 13 and learn more about the "sin of Samaria" and especially about the "groves" in Samaria where the "fertility rites" of Ishtar (also called Astarte) the goddess of love took place.[33] So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
2 Kings 13:6
Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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