This post continues from where I had ended in Pharaoh King of Egypt (Part 10), where I have further explored the meaning of “falling away” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, in the light of other scriptures. I have also shown from scripture and other evidences how the kings of the earth and the rulers of this world have secretly been confederate to hijack true Christianity with a version of fake Christianity which has perhaps mass-produced the largest number of false converts in the world.
It is called “American Christianity” because it began in America. It was from America that this false version of Christianity was exported to the whole world. The version of Christianity in Singapore is also American Christianity. Many pastors, including the one in the right-wing local church that I last joined (and subsequently left), graduated from the Dallas Bible Theological Institute. It was known to me that during the COVID19 plandemic in 2021, the "church" I used to attend was getting their members comply with the government’s No-Jab-No-Church mandate. In fact, long before COVID19, I have already been warning my own family members to stay away from that kind of church. They refused to hear me for most part of it. I could only pray with sighing and helplessness. God answered my prayers through the COVID19 plandemic. Now, their eyes are beginning to see the difference between what is truly good and what is just hypocrisy. Truly, I was amazed by their change.
Matthew 23:27-28 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."
Churches that are willing to abandon the principles that they have held for centuries at the behest of the government, for social acceptability, are not “pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15) of the living God. There were no pushbacks from those churches at all on the government mandates. They have no principles, but are just like the scribes and the Pharisees whom Jesus compared to whited sepulchres which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness. These are the pharisaical churches which outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Those are the kind of churches all over Singapore indoctrinated with American Christianity (Christian Zionism) for most part of it. Quoting from article “Cyrus Scofield And The Heresy Of Christian Zionism," Kevin A. Lehmann showed why Christian Zionism is really a heresy to the Christian faith:
“First, there was a war between the states, which scarred the powerful young nation… A worse attack was to commence near the turn of the 20th century. This was the onset of an attack on American Christianity that continues unabated against the traditional Christ-following church. This attack, which author Gordon Ginn calls ‘the final apostasy’ began with a small very wealthy and determined European political movement. It had a dream, and the American Churches stood in its way. The World Zionist Movement, as its Jewish founders called themselves, had plans to acquire a homeland for all Jews worldwide, even though most were far from homeless, and many did not want another home…World Zionists wanted a specific property that American Christians called ‘the Holy Land.’… As self-proclaimed Jews, they were, according to the Christian New Testament, the persecutors of Christ and most of his followers.” — Kevin A. Lehmann
Lehmann observed that America’s traditional churches in the 19th century would never stand for a Jewish occupation of Jesus’ homeland. World Zionist leaders initiated a program to change America and its religious orientation. One of the tools used to accomplish this was an obscure and malleable Civil War veteran named Cyrus I. Scofield. A much larger tool was a venerable world-respected book publisher – the Oxford University Press. The scheme was to alter the Christian view of Zionism by creating and promoting a pro-Zionist subculture within Christianity. Scofield’s mentor was John Nelson Darby from Scotland, who had links with the Plymouth Brethren. Darby made no less than six evangelical trips to the US selling what is today called “Darbyism.” It was from Darby that Scofield was thought to have learned his Christian Zionist theology, which he later planted in the footnotes of the Oxford Scofield Reference Bible.
Scofield’s role, according to Lehmann, was to rewrite the 1611 King James Bible by inserting Zionist-friendly notes in the margins, between verses and chapters, and on the bottom of the pages. The Oxford University Press used Scofield, a pastor by then, as the Editor, probably because it needed such a man for a front. The Scofield Reference Bible was not to be just another translation, subverting minor passages a little at a time. Scofield produced a revolutionary book that would radically change the context of the 1611 King James Bible. It was designed to create a subculture around a new worship icon, the modern state of Israel, a state that did not yet exist, but which was already on the drawing boards of the committed, well-funded authors of World Zionism. Lehmann then informs us that “Scofield imitated a chain of past heretics and rapturists, most of whose credibility fizzled over their faulty end times prophecies.” He continues: “The Scofield Reference Bible and its several clones is all but worshipped in the ranks of celebrity Christians.”
Celebrity Christians? The chief danger of modern times is that there are too many such “celebrity Christians” in the leadership of churches all over the world, pretending to be part of the sheepfold, but inwardly are ravening wolves. These are the scribes and Pharisees of modern times hiding behind the pulpit and teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Lehmann further observed: “Among the more traditional churches that encourage, and in some cases recommend, the use of the Scofield Reference Bible is the huge Southern Baptist Convention of America, whose capture is World Zionism’s crowning achievement.” The Scofield Reference Bible and its several clones is all but worshiped in the ranks of
celebrity Christians, beginning with the first media icon, evangelist, Billy Graham.
Billy Graham, celebrity Christian, Southern Baptist and dispensationalist by doctrine, America’s most loved pastor, was reportedly a 33rd degree Freemason. Of particular importance to the Zionist penetration of American Christian churches has been the fast growth of national bible study organizations, such as Bible Study Fellowship and Precept Ministries. These drew millions of students from not only evangelical fundamentalist churches, but also from Catholic and mainline Protestant churches and non-church contacts. As a result, they quickly became the mainstream. These mainstream Christian organizations invariably teach forms of “dispensationalism,” which draw their theory, to various degrees, from the notes in the Scofield Reference Bible. More reading at “C.I. Scofield: Father of the Heresy of Christian Zionism.” Graham’s son Franklin Graham, celebrity Christian, Southern Baptist and dispensationalist by doctrine, is also a high-level Freemason reportedly. During the height of the COVID19 plandemic in 2021, Franklin Graham even said Jesus would have supported getting a COVID-19 “vaccine” in an effort to help the government push the experimental gene-altering jabs to the millions of his followers. The nature of a false prophet is to conceal his identity. He will never tell you the truth about who he really is. He will pretend to be a sheep, but actually he is a wolf. He said this in a speech:
“For me as a Christian, it's very easy for me to support the vaccine… Covid can kill you and this vaccine could possibly save your life… But we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. And if you wait, it could be too late… I'm grateful that President Biden has picked up on the vaccine, and he's pushing the vaccine like President Trump did… This is going to save life.” — Franklin Graham
Most Zionist Christians have very high regards on Billy Graham, Franklin Graham and other popular celebrity Christians such as Benny Hinn, Rick Warren, Max Lucado, Hillsong, Ravi Zacharias, John MacArthur, Ray Comfort, John Piper or such like who are all known for their ecumenical involvements. Once, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association had published a special “Crusade Edition” (1962, 1964, 1969) of Halley’s Bible Handbook, but they had boldly removed Halley’s careful documentation of the evil of the popes and the slaughter of true Christians.
Zondervan published a revised edition of Halley’s Bible Handbook in 2000, which likewise eliminated references to the Roman Catholic Church’s heresies and the millions of evangelical Christians slaughtered by Rome. So, instead of giving people the true history, it says: “The Roman Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation by reforming and renewing itself.” When challenged about its lies, Stan Gundry, Zondervan’s Vice President and Editor-in-Chief responded, “The purpose of the rewriting was… to give a more balanced portrayal of the history of Christianity.” That is how much those celebrity Christian leaders are willing to whitewash the Roman Catholic doctrine and practice, leaving out the slaughter of millions of Christians to give a “more balanced” history. The Devil’s plan is to hijack the church of the living God, and to achieve that, the truth must be changed. How does he go about accomplishing that?
The Bible tells us that the Devil is a serpent. That means he moves in imperceptible steps. He operates in stages. The Devil knows that a change can only develop by taking one imperceptible step at a time. Each change must be layered on top of what already exists and integrally wired to it. One inch forward will lead to another. One victory achieved will compound on another. He knows to leverage on the power of the majority. Once a lie becomes the mainstream, it becomes the truth acknowledged by the majority. Little by little, and through the power of the majority, he gain access to the church of the living God to undermine the source of truth, and to extinguish the Light of the world. That is how he works to permanently change the truth of God into a lie, by taking one imperceptible step at a time. True history must be rejected little by little. True biblical doctrines must be rejected little by little, and the Bible gradually re-interpreted based on a system of philosophy to introduce an altered form of gospel, which carries with it a new “message.” By the time his victims are aware, they would already have been tightly coiled in the deathly grip of the great serpent. It is too late.
Eugene Peterson’s “The Message” is yet another Devil’s perversion of the Holy Bible. Notice in the cover of The Message Bible the words "Catholic Ecumenical Edition?" I've been watching and noticed more and more Christians who post verses from The Message and other false bibles these days. It greatly disturbed me. It was said that The Message has sold over 10 million copies. The list of prominent people in the Christian world who endorse this evil work is beyond belief. The list of names will shock you:
Amy Grant, Benny Hinn, Bill Hybels, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Billy Graham, Brock and Bodie Thoene, Carol Kent, Chuck Swindoll, Cynthia Heald, Dan Quayle, Dave Dravecky, Toby-DC Talk, Don Moen, Duffy Robbins, Frederick Buechner, Gary Chapmen, Gary Smalley, Gordon Fee, Gordon MacDonald, Harold Fickett, J.I. Packer, Jack Hayford, Jay Kesler, Jerry Jenkins, Jerry Savelle, Jim Burns, Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, John Maxwell, Joni Eareckson Tada, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Peel, Keith Miller, Kenneth Copeland, Leighton Ford, Leith Anderson, Luci Shaw, Madeleine L’Engle, Max Lucado, Michael Card, Michael W. Smith, Mike Yaconelli, Newsboys, Patsy Clairmount, Pat Williams, Phil Driscoll, Rebecca St. James, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rod Parsley Ron Kenoly, Stuart and Jill Briscoe, Tim Kimmel, Tony Campolo, Tremper Longman, Bono of U2, Vernon Grounds, Walter Kaiser Jr., Walter Wangerin, Warren Wiersbe, Wayne Rice, Wellington Boone.
Matthew 24:4-5 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
This passage of scripture is prophetic of the many false bibles out there which have already come in the name of the LORD, and have deceived many. The fact is that no serious theologian will admit that he does not know about the corruption in modern bible versions, yet modern bible versions continue to prosper and gain stronger and stronger foothold in churches, seminaries and homes. Why?
The growing acceptance of corrupt bible versions is not by chance. There is a subtle, intentional, and deliberate effort involved, because the deficiencies in these corrupt bibles would mean that man has a place in deciding what God's word should be, and what God's word should not be. Along with the Ecumenical Movement, the Neo-Evangelical Movement, the Charismatic Movement, and the emerging Hebrew Roots Movement, the flooding of modern bible versions in churches, seminaries and homes not only serves to empower those ungodly movements, but they seek to replace what's plainly written in the pure word of God, so that man may now proclaim himself a god, fulfilling the will of the Devil. Another reason why evil men want to keep the Holy Bible deficient, is so that they would then be able to justify themselves with their idolatrous beliefs, strange philosophies and wicked traditions, all of which are condemned and exposed by the pure word of God. By keeping the bible deficient would not only justify a sinful lifestyle, the "bible" being silent or somewhat approving on their present sins, it also open up doors of opportunities for the Devil to introduce another Jesus and another gospel (2 Corinthians 11:4) into the church of the living God via the lies that have been fed to the congregation, preached as truth from the pulpit. To continue in Part 12.
Excellent. Wonder whom I should tell?