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message 30
"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure." (2 Corinthians 12:7 KJV)
Messengers of Satan hinder and wear down the saints born again in newness of life. And even though the children of Light remain stedfast and unmovable in the abundant supply of the sufficient grace of Jesus Christ, and are delivered from evil and preserved in Jesus Christ, abounding in the love of the Truth, the incorruptible word of God, given by inspiration of God to the holy prophets in full obedience who wrote the holy scriptures as they were moved by the Holy Ghost". But ungodly men "crept in unawares", vain theologians and philosophers perverting the truth and wresting the scriptures through carnal minds, "they do always resist the Holy Spirit", spots and blemishes"who feast with you", changing the truth into a lie through hypocrisy. Profane and self-willed, "making long prayers to be seen by men and to be called. Doctor, Rabbi, Teacher, Priest, Father, Reverend, Pastor. "Loving to have the preeminence over the people", they appear indeed righteous, but within are full of corruption and dead men's bones.
"YE SERPENTS AND VIPERS: WHO HAS WARNED YOU OF THE WRATH TO COME?"
"Be sober. Be VIGILENT. Because your adversary the devil, goes about as a roaring lion
seeking (and teaching: hath God said?) whom he may devour. Whom resist, steadfast in the faith"
of God in Christ, "as a good soldier of Christ Jesus... warring a good warfare by the weapons mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds" and the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things", who hate the Light because their deeds are evil, ordained to this condemnation, who oppose and exalt themselves above all that is called God and is worshipped, "so the Wicked one sets himself up as God in the temple of God to be worshipped by all men and women who cause offense to the holy sacrifice and righteous blood of the Lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world, the Word made manifest on the cross, crucified by wicked hands and mocked by cruel pretenders of faith, false witnesses and accusers blaspheming the Christ of God and Holy Spirit, for they said, "He has an unclean spirit".
With all deceiveableness of unrighteousness", vexing the righteous souls of the Elect daily
with vain words and fair speeches. Such are those who subvert whole houses, teaching for doctrine the commandments of men, denying the LORD and the power of Christ. Profane pretenders who gather together and rise up against the Holy One, speaking swelling words of deceit, "they allure through the lusts of the flesh".
THOSE WHO SEEK AFTER LYING VANITIES, FORSAKE THEIR OWN MERCY.
They speak reproachfully against the meek and poor in spirit whose faith is in God.
"Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant,
and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, And the Lord have removed men
far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. But yet in it shall be a tenth,
and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them,
when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof."
(Isaiah 6:11-13 KJV)
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