Post by knuckle on May 6, 2008 5:45:49 GMT -5
Hi all------------
Eze 14:7
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Eze 14:8
And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
"Idols of the heart," clinging to the false doctrines of the Christian Babylonish system, are called "stumbling blocks of iniquity."
Those found to be in this condition are said to be deceived by God Himself:
Eze 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet,
Now we can understand where Paul got the truth that he points out to us:
2Th 2:11
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
To whom does God send His "strong delusion? To the very people he was addressing in Ezekiel 14. Are these those people of the lost world? Well, not quite. The people both Ezekiel 14 and II Thes. 2 are referring to are the leaders of the people of God, not the so called 'lost world.'
Isa 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Jer 29:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Jer 29:9
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
Jer 23:2
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold,
And who was it that came to Ezekiel that provoked this entire fourteenth chapter?
Eze 14:1
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Eze 14:2
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 14:3
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
This Old Testament phrase "idols of the heart" is simply another way of describing those who are "sent strong delusion" in II Thess. 2:11-14. With these 'heart idols' these men yet come to 'enquire of God.' In truth they don't care what God has to say; they already have an 'idol of the heart' that has no intention of being influenced by the Word of the Lord. So it is with every denomination of Christianity today. They all have their by-laws that make them who they are. Those by-laws far supersede God's word! The scriptures are not about incorporated churches and denominations and by-laws! They are one and all "idols of the heart."
Here are Paul's words describing these same elders in the early Christian church of his day:
2Th 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish [Greek-'are perishing']; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
"The Truth" is a title given to Christ:
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Consequently "the Truth" is not synonymous with denominational by laws. In fact they are directly opposed one to the other.
God's Word is not confined to any by-laws. They always either "add to" or else "take away" from God's word. Here is what happens to such people:
Rev 22:18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
much love------------------knuckle
Eze 14:7
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Eze 14:8
And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
"Idols of the heart," clinging to the false doctrines of the Christian Babylonish system, are called "stumbling blocks of iniquity."
Those found to be in this condition are said to be deceived by God Himself:
Eze 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet,
Now we can understand where Paul got the truth that he points out to us:
2Th 2:11
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
To whom does God send His "strong delusion? To the very people he was addressing in Ezekiel 14. Are these those people of the lost world? Well, not quite. The people both Ezekiel 14 and II Thes. 2 are referring to are the leaders of the people of God, not the so called 'lost world.'
Isa 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Jer 29:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Jer 29:9
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
Jer 23:2
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold,
And who was it that came to Ezekiel that provoked this entire fourteenth chapter?
Eze 14:1
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Eze 14:2
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 14:3
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
This Old Testament phrase "idols of the heart" is simply another way of describing those who are "sent strong delusion" in II Thess. 2:11-14. With these 'heart idols' these men yet come to 'enquire of God.' In truth they don't care what God has to say; they already have an 'idol of the heart' that has no intention of being influenced by the Word of the Lord. So it is with every denomination of Christianity today. They all have their by-laws that make them who they are. Those by-laws far supersede God's word! The scriptures are not about incorporated churches and denominations and by-laws! They are one and all "idols of the heart."
Here are Paul's words describing these same elders in the early Christian church of his day:
2Th 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish [Greek-'are perishing']; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
"The Truth" is a title given to Christ:
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Consequently "the Truth" is not synonymous with denominational by laws. In fact they are directly opposed one to the other.
God's Word is not confined to any by-laws. They always either "add to" or else "take away" from God's word. Here is what happens to such people:
Rev 22:18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
much love------------------knuckle
