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Pamphlet 1628 Micah 6-1

Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures

Micah is showing us what it is that the false prophets of today preach which cause our people to "err" and go astray from the Word of God. You see, Jesus Christ not only warned about false preachers and teachers in these last days who would deceive the majority of Christians, but He expects us to know the difference between what they preach and what true men and women of God teach. Let us go to the Book of Mark and pick up the conversation between Jesus Christ and His disciples as He was walking out of the temple on the mount in Jerusalem.

Mark 13:1
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
His disciples pointed out the "stones" and "structure" of the temple.
[2]And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
The Greek word translated "Seest thou" is "blepo" which means to "Take Heed", as in understand and pay very, very close attention to! Christ used this word five times in Mark 13 to emphasize some very major points, the first one being to understand that "There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down (which actually means to disintegrate)." We have already seen and will learn again today that what Christ told them was not some new thing, for it was already written in the prophets, even right here in the Book of Micah, that Jerusalem would be leveled and become a "heap", i.e. be turned to ruins. Micah 3:12 "Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Of course, the disciples wanted to know when this would happen and what would be the sign when all these things would be fulfilled!

[3] And as He sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

[4] Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

Jesus Christ then told them that the Number #1 thing to "take heed" of and be very aware of in these last days would false teachers who teach deception!
[5]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.

These are the MANY men (and women) preachers who claim to be His representatives and who acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ! That's right! They are the MANY Christian ministers of today who say "Lord, Lord" and "Praise the Lord"! The only problem is that they teach the traditions of men and they prophesy out of their own hearts instead of understanding and teaching the words and visions of the prophets! All they teach and do, therefore, they do in vain, all for naught! Matthew 15:9 "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." The worst part is that they deceive our people and cause them to go astray from the commandments of God because they are just too busy with church activities and the "business" of making people feel good to teach His Word (all of it) to His children.

The LORD has something to say to these false prophets who are crying (proclaiming) something other than what the prophets of God are warning shall happen. Micah tells us what that something is they preach.

Micah 3:5
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite* with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
* See comments in the "Companion Bible", pg. 1255, regarding the idolatrous practice of "biting olives (symbols of peace)" and "crying peace" around the altars of Baal.

We already know how the false prophets cause our people to err, right? It falls right under the category of the "sin of Samaria" where they simply teach and do every churchy thing under the sun (in the name of Christ of course) except educate our people in the Word of God, instructing them in His righteous ways and to do as He commands. They therefore leave Christians totally unprepared for the day of battle, i.e. the spiritual warfare of these last days. In fact the false prophets today are just like the "blind" religious leaders in Christ's day who did not even know the correct answers to some very basic questions because they themselves were Biblically illiterate and Jesus told them to their faces that is exactly why they erred, i.e. because they did not know the scriptures.  Matthew 22:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God."

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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