{"id":2054,"date":"2012-11-15T14:15:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/blog\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2012-11-15T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T12:15:18","slug":"the-trojan-horse-of-deception-in-the-modern-church-of-today-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/?p=2054","title":{"rendered":"The Trojan horse of deception in the modern Church of today: Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all the day and all the night they shall never be silent<\/span>. You who put the LORD in remembrance, take no rest,\u00a0 and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (Isa 62:6-7 ESV)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cGo through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples\u201d. <\/em><\/strong>(Isa 62:10 ESV)<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First of all I want to make it quite clear that I do believe in the 9-gifts of the Spirit and especially in the prophetic ministry and the Lord has used me many times to give someone a word of encouragement, correction and also to discern where pain, thoughts of suicide, trauma, \u00a0the wrong attitude, etc.\u00a0 exists in people\u2019s lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I have personally experienced other pastors who do not proclaim themselves as to be \u201cprophets\u201d, but they would reveal through the gift of prophecy \/discernment the hidden secrets of people\u2019s hearts and then open it up in love for the Lord to bring healing and restoration.\u00a0 These pastors do not generalise about <strong><em>\u201csomeone in this building has got high blood pressure\u201d, <\/em><\/strong>but would rather pinpoint the specific person that the Lord has revealed to them.\u00a0\u00a0 In any case, in a church group of 50 people, you would find at least 2 to 3 people with high blood pressure, especially if they are overweight.\u00a0 That is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">common knowledge<\/span><\/em> and not part of the prophetic gifting.\u00a0 So, with this in mind, I am fully aware of the functioning of the gift of prophecy and even the \u201coffice of the Prophet\u201d, as it is not something new to me.\u00a0 And I still do believe the Church has many more such pastors and prophets and apostles and evangelists and teachers, who do not care about titles or status, but who walk and talk in Spirit and in Truth!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently I have noticed some friends of mine on Facebook would post a specific scripture and then write something (short message or insight on the scripture) or a personal prayer that the Lord has laid upon their hearts for all their friends as for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">daily inspiration<\/span> purpose, etc.\u00a0 There is no problem in doing so and I think it is great when people are so open and free about their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and by sharing the Word of God.\u00a0<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>But I do have a major concern about <\/strong><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>the \u201cdaily prophecies\u201d <\/strong><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>being circulated on Facebook and other internet pages.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/address>\n<p>\u00a0Especially where they use the phrase: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201c&#8230;so says the Lord!\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>That makes it a direct prophecy from God and it implies that He has spoken these words (daily?) \u00a0and has linked His character and faithfulness to it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About 5 \u2013 7 years ago my sister in law started to send out prophetic messages that she received from a website\u00a0 or organisation that she registered with.\u00a0 At first I thought this is nice and yes, it clearly also spoke to me as myself, our family and even the local church have been going through some tough times and we were hungry for a word from the Lord or some affirmation to just keep on going.\u00a0 But after three or four weeks, these prophecies that she circulated started to bother me.\u00a0 When I questioned myself (my attitude and behaviour) and the validity of these prophecies, it immediately brought forth a disturbing emotion in my spirit and it did not feel right anymore.\u00a0 The Spirit of the Lord revealed to me that this \u201cdaily prophecies\u201d are in the same manner as what the world refer to as the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cdaily\/ weekly horoscopes\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u2013 where people would read and follow these \u201cprophecies\u201d from \u201cclairvoyants of the world\u201d as to what they may expect to happen in the following week or even day. The only difference is that it is not linked to your \u201cbirth star\u201d as in the horoscopes, but it is linked to your \u201cbirth right\u201d \u2013 being born again through the Blood of Jesus Christ!\u00a0 It is aimed at you and to deceive, mislead and even destroy you. <em>\u00a0\u201c<\/em><em>The thief comes only to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">steal<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">slaughter<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">destroy<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span> I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly<\/em>.<strong> (Joh 10:10<\/strong> \u2013 ISV), and Satan (thief) will use ANY method available to achieve his goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Satan is not going to knock on your door and pick a fight!\u00a0 No! He will come in \u2013 rather infiltrate\u00a0 \u2013 portray himself as a friend (like a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothes) and then subtly bring the fight from within the stronghold.\u00a0 Just like the Trojan Horse and while the Church is caught sleeping after all the celebrations of hearing the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cgood news syndrome prophecies\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong> of prosperity and abundance to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even the past Sunday we heard another pastor (Past Danie Slabbert) \u00a0proclaim that it is now the year 5773 of Israel and it means <strong><em>\u201cthe year of the Camel\u201d.<\/em><\/strong> It is apparently derived from the \u201cyear of <strong><em>Ayin Gimel<\/em><\/strong> (73)\u201d. <em><strong>Gimel<\/strong><\/em> is the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet as well as the number 3, and originally pictured a camel.<em>\u00a0 (According to the book Arithmetic of God by Don Kistler, the number three refers to Jesus Christ!) <\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But according to his prophecy, the year of the camel \u2013 running with the Jewish calender\u00a0to Sept 2013, surely will be the year of abundance.\u00a0 <strong><em>\u201cThe camels do have your addresses and banking details\u201d<\/em><\/strong> and it will deliver all the blessings from God upon His church.\u00a0 Even your children will get saved and their husbands\/wife will come in the Kingdom of God.\u00a0He also included the business men on the deal to receive in abundance!\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, he prophesied it to be the truth and the congregation went wild with joy!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But it seems he got his \u201cprophecy insight\u201d from another website \u2013 and that from Chuck Pierce.\u00a0 The prophets are copying each other\u2019s \u201cword of prophecy\u201d, but what does the Word of God say about this:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. <\/em><\/strong>(Jer 23:30 KJV)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The translation from the MESSAGE<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;ve had it with the &#8216;prophets&#8217; who get all their sermons secondhand from each other.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This reminds me of the old joke about the people who would phone the TV Weather channel and ask them if <em>\u201cthis winter will be cold or not\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0 Then on the other side of life, the Indians would come to their Chief and ask the same question.\u00a0 The Chief would sneak into his tent and look at the weather channel on his TV to find out what is happening, but could not find the answer yet. Seeing that he did not want to act stupid in front of his followers, he said to them they should go and chop some wood for the winter.\u00a0 Better to keep them busy.\u00a0 This process continued for a while until the TV channel revealed that this winter will be much colder than any other winter \u2013 as the Indians have been chopping wood for a few months already!\u00a0 So, where are you getting your information from?\u00a0 The local website on Google or straight from God through His Spirit?\u00a0 Which one would you prefer?<\/p>\n<p>On this website of Chuck Pierce, they are proclaiming the following:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cThe Camels are Coming &#8211; A Year to Bridge the Past and the Future and Move from Recovery to Wholeness!<\/em><em> <\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>This is a year that we will be looking for the camels to come! This is a time to keep your feet moving and go beyond where you have been in the past, until you drink and eat of the produce of your promise! The Kingdom of God will become the greatest influence in the earth realm.<\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>See the Camels Coming to Bring the Rewards and Reimbursements for Our Sorrows! <\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Find Our Way of Escape from the Past!<\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cross the Bridge of the Past and Enter the Glory of the Future!<\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Neutralize the Enemy&#8217;s Power, Recover Lost Strength, and Nourish Us into WHOLENESS!<\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>See the Priesthood for this Hour Blossom!<\/em><em> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Grow Up and Mature into One New Man!\u201d<\/em><em> <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Why do we need the camels to come and bring the rewards and reimbursements for our sorrows?<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Did Jesus Christ not die and took our sin and sorrows upon Him?<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Psa 32:10\u00a0<strong> Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD<\/strong>.<\/em><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Isa 53:4\u00a0 <strong>Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Why do we need to find<\/span><\/strong><em> <strong>\u201c Our Way of Escape from the Past! Cross the Bridge of the Past and Enter the Glory of the Future!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>When we are clothed in Christ through baptism \u2013 we are a new creation. There is no more past to escape from.\u00a0 God already took it away? <\/em><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>There is no bridge to cross \u2013 it is unscriptural!\u00a0 We are saved by grace and through the blood of Jesus Christ! <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To enter what Glory of what future?\u00a0 There is no such scripture or promise except what we already do have in Christ through His Spirit!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">there is freedom<\/span>.\u00a0 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another<\/span>. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit<\/span>.<\/strong> (<strong>2Co 3:17-18<\/strong>\u00a0 ESV)<em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><em>I can still raise a couple of questions more \u2013 but I think you are getting the drift! <\/em>I would rather be different and in Christ than to follow MAN and the main stream of false hope and prophecies.<em><strong> And thousands of people are following this utter rubbish and even paying money for it!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Remember the word \u201cprophecy\u201d is not only a Biblical word, but the meaning also refer to the following aspects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Predictions;<\/li>\n<li>Forecasts;<\/li>\n<li>Divinations;<\/li>\n<li>Foresight;<\/li>\n<li>Foretelling;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And these aspects above clearly refer to<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cwitchcraft\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 The Bible is quite clear about <em>\u201cpredicting the future\u201d<\/em> or <em>\u201ccalling upon the dead<\/em>\u201d for a message and there are even equal in number the warnings about the false prophets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>So, I am calling upon the Pastors and preachers and people operating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit! Are you functioning in the gifts as a result of the divine input from God, or are you busy with witchcraft, or New Age, or Humanism? If you have the fruit (of deception) then you will have the root as well.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please share this information with your family, friends, fellow children\u00a0 of God and even your pastor, as you continue to follow this teaching.\u00a0 Part 4 of this teaching will follow in due course.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-2054'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2054);\" title='Like' ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.galmin.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'><b>4<\/b> people like this post.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2054);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(2054);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOn your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. 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