I wrote this a couple of years ago, and think it is relevant to consider. Also, the posting the thread about the Astonishing day of Christ...[ Ed Corely] was born out of this one. It's astonishing because the gross deception is being revealed, right along with the holy and sound church....
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What is whispered in the corners, shall be shouted from the roof tops! Luke 12:2-3 2."But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known."
3. "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops!"
Jesus of Nazareth.
The gift of Lakeland...Thomas Watkins
Not all sin is of the Carnal, lustful type. The Pharisees were described by the Lord, as whited Sepulchres
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clean looking on the outside, but exceedingly corrupt within. They were the chief sinners, in all Israel. Jesus called them the Sons of the Devil , and they indeed were. Why? Because they had drank of the cup of Anti-Christ himself.
What was their fundamental desire, and their basic conflict with the Lord Jesus? Power. Plain and simple. Jesus focused upon this inward lust in the spirit of the Pharisees that is united with the Prince of Darkness himself. It is to enthrone ones self, above and over another. It is the core of Lucifers great rebellion and grab for power. I will ascend to the sides of the North! I will take the throne!
We must see that Ambition is the twin sister of Pride. As Love and Mercy are bound in the TRUTH..[Jesus]
so Ambition and Pride are bound as one Spirit, rooted in Satan himself. The Usurper, is another name for him.
A few days before Golgotha, the Pharisees took counsel, as to how they would assassinate Jesus. If we let him continue, the Romans will come, and take away the Nation, and our place. Everyone knew that this logic was but a sham. They only cared about the government of their nation, in context of their shared power. That , is really All that they cared about. This Religious spirit is the most hateful of all, and the most murderous.
They also planned to assassinate Lazarus. All he did was get raised from the dead. He was a threat, though, as a testimony to the truth. The Romans continued long after these men had died. It is called the Roman Catholic church. Do not think though that these murderers [hundreds of thousands, maybe much more, true Christian families slaughtered for not submitting to their authority..] are the end all. This is a Spirit. This is NICOLAITAN
Pharisee. Power is what they live for. They are the kings over the PEOPLE
over the masses; the LAITY!.. That would be us. You and me.
Jesus never let up, as did the greatest man born of woman before him; John the Babtizer. At each encounter, Jesus exposed their wickedness. It is the most evil, and pure form of Evil; that of Lordship and rulership over your fellow man. That is Gods place alone.
The head of every man, is Christ. This infuriated the Scribes [theologians] and Pharisees. He exposed their hearts, and their motives, for what they were. Tyranny is bound in the heart of the tyrant. It is the most evil, and murderous of all. Jesus said of Satan; He was a murderer from the beginning!
Did you ever wonder why He stated this? Who did Satan murder? The spirit of murder is bound in the heart of the Pharisee . Satan created it, when He instituted the rebellion.
God never got up from His Throne . He waited. Why? He waited to test the hearts of the Faithful Angels , to prove who they loved most. This exhilarating sensation of Power, or His own great Love
His Heart of pure Love. He could have annihilated Satan then and their, but within His Nature, there is also Justice. It means we reap what we sow. It goes both ways
unto Death
unto Life. Man would not be man, nor angels angels, without a will, and with this will, all creation was subject to the new exposure. Good, and Evil.
This dynamic is still winding down. Remember, that Jesus, the Lamb, was Slain BEFORE the foundations of the Earth. He gave himself as the remedy for all, without having to destroy and annihilate us, while still allowing us to have a will. We live, and are yet beings! This is a miracle! Thank Jesus! What an amazing sacrifice that God Gave, and what an intellect!
God could have shut down Lakeland, and Bentley from day one. He, of course, let it run. Can we understand Why? I submit to you that evil must run its course, for Justice sake. Todd seemed to be on a Sunami , a crest of blazing success.
He seemed unstoppable. After all, the great leaders of our day all coronated him. Why did God let this run for 4 months, if he was to stop it . Lives could have been saved! Wounds could have been prevented!
It is necessary that there should be heresies among you, that those approved among you should be MANIFEST!
Just as He allowed the war in Heaven. How awful it must have been. Brother angel, against brother angel
.but God didnt stop it
until evil had run its course, and those exposed that chose their own power and position over their loving Maker.
So, these apostles have been exposed with a brilliant light, as to who and what they really are.
God used the war in Lakeland, to identify the true, nameless, faceless children, who love God, and hate evil. They are of the same spirit as their Master, who has proclaimed the two things he hates about these same Pharisees. I hate their deeds, and their teachings.
In a way, this is mop up time..a war term for seeking and destroying remaining pockets of resistance from the enemy, but an important one. The enemy cannot regroup, they must be crushed. This is the idea.
It seems, that every day they dig their grave a little deeper, with contradictions streaming from their own lips. Do not be deceived though, with all of their contrived self importance disguised as conciliatory gestures, their aim is to dominate you, and Jesus calls it murder. They must be marked, and avoided, and let it be understood that all that they do is lie.
When they recruit another Apostle, someone said, you make him a two fold child of Hell, more than yourselves.
I am very satisfied with how the Body of Christ is reacting in the wake of Bentley. If Bentley would not have occurred, as he did, we would not have had nearly as clear a handle on this pack of Wolves as we do. It seems as if they were all exposed . What tyranny they once whispered in the recesses of their hearts, to grasp the thrones of power, are now recorded live, with crystal clear sound.
If I could use the word proud, in a Godly way, I am so proud of the meek and powerful Body of Christ, who stared these wolves down, and continue to, with posts like these. Hallelujah to the Lamb!
~ Brother Tom Watkins....August, '08.
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