idolatry – alien gods, deceptive entry of idolatry into church

April 9, 2023 Idolatry & deceptive entry into Church. - Nirmal Nathan, India

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IDOLATRY – WORSHIP OF ALIEN GODS.

DECEPTIVE ENTRY INTO CHURCH


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NOT WRITTEN TO HURT ANYONE BUT TO BRING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

TO THE LIGHT OF THE TRUTH.

YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.

JOHN 8:32


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FAMILY TREE

NOAH

SHEM HAM JAPETH• HAM CURSED FOR TREATING FATHER

SHAMEFULLY, HAM’S RACE BECOMES THE ROOT FOR IDOLATRY / REBELLION AGAINST LORD GOD.


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FAMILY TREE

HAM

CUSH MIZRAIM PUT CANAAN

ETHIOPIA EGYPT LIBYA CANAN


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Noah’s curse on Canaan. Gen 9:25cursed generation rebels against God

• CUSH’S SON – NIMROD

• FIRST TRIED TO PLEASE GOD• MIGHTY HUNTER / WARRIOR • LATER PRIDE & HAUGHTINESS

CUSH

NIMROD


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NIMROD THE FIRST ‘TYPE’ OF

ANTIGOD / ANTICHRIST. BEGINS REBELLION &

CULT WORSHIP PRACTICES.


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BABEL Genesis 10:9-9BABYLON – CENTER OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN 2247 BC.

WORSHIP OF KING COMMENCES RUINS OF ‘ZIGGURAT’ – STAR / COSMIC FORCES WORSHIP CENTER

NOT VERY HIGH,

BUT AN OBSERVATORY TO LOCATE &

WORSHIP PLANETS &

STARS. START OF

ASTROLOGY.


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REBELLIOUS TOWER OF BABEL Genesis 10:9-9

PIETER BRUEGEL’S

PAINTING OF TOWER OF

BABEL ADOPTED BY REBELLIOUS EUROPEAN

COMMUNITY NOW


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SPIRITUAL WARFARE

• GOD’S PLAN OF REDEMPTION ANNOUNCED EARLIER IN GARDEN OF EDEN:“I will put enmity between you (Satan) and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he (Jesus Christ) will crush your head and you will strike his heel.” Gen 3:15.

• Spiritual war commenced then and continues till today, till the final judgment.


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EDEN GARDEN DECEPTION

(OF FIRST PARENTS BY SATAN)

REENTERS


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NIMROD’S WIFE SEMIRAMIS, WITH CHILD TAMMUZ


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• SEMIRAMIS CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS THE “WOMAN” & TAMMUZ WAS ‘HER SEED’ OF GENESIS 3:15.

• COMMENCES ‘MOTHER & INFANT’ CHILD CULT


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APPOINTS HIGH PRIEST OF MOTHER & CHILD CULT AS

“PONTIFEZ MAXIMUS” – WATCH OUT FOR THIS TITLE LATER IN THE

CHURCH !


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TAMMUZ’S HISTORY UNDERWENT SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS AS MYTHS

IN DIFFERENT REGIONSIN DIFFERENT SEASONS


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TAMMUZ / DUMUZU – SEVERAL MYTHS - I MYTH

• He was ‘god of Rainy season’ – died in winter solstice and resurrected in summer solstice

• ‘Virgins’ weep and mourn in JULY winter solstice.

• ‘Virgins’ rejoice on summer solstice• Ezekiel 8:10-16 “Idolatrous sin of Jewish

women weeping for Tammuz” – pagan religious ritual inside Jerusalem.


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TAMMUZ / DUMUZU – II myth

• Young man died while hunting – killed by wild boar

(explanation for the winter’s severe cold & frost affecting life)

• Mourning Semiramis orders ‘Virgins’ to fast and mourn for ‘40 days’.

• At the end of 40 days, some one finds an egg on the grave of Tammuz & reports to Semiramis.


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TAMMUZ – DUMUZU – II myth

• Semiramis claims resurrection of ‘Tammuz’ / ‘Adonis’ coming back from the ‘region of the dead’ where ‘ANAANA / ASHTARTE’ his consort was confined to.

• Semiramis announces that resurrection of Tammuz (Adonis) took place in the form of an egg.

• Hence, in celebration resurrection symbol – Egg – Easter Eggs / sweets / cakes distribution commenced.


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TAMMUZ – DUMUZU – II myth

Now you know from where the tradition of Easter Eggs and Easter Buns started! Paganism!!


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CHRISTMAS TREE

EVERGREEN TREETO CELEBRATE

TAMMUZ’s BIRTHDAY

Now you know the origin of

Christmas Tree!


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TAMMUZ & EVERGREEN TREES

• TAMMUZ’s BIRTHDAY• Center of this worship was Gebal, Syria• Held in the famous temple of Venus or

Aphrodite in south Phoenicia. • Worship through immoral rites - stopped by

Byzantium Emperor Constantine the Great who became a follower of Jesus Christ.

• TANTRIC OCCULT RITUALS IN INDIA – have origins in Babylon and Venus /Aphrodite cults.


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ORIGIN OF OCCULT RITUALS

• Temple of Venus or Aphrodite in south Phoenicia.

• TANTRIC OCCULT RITUALS IN INDIA – have origins in Babylon and Venus /Aphrodite cults.


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SEMIRAMIS / ANAANA= “Diana/Artemis/Aphrodite/Ashtarte /Ishtar”

• They are all one and the same.• CONTINUE TO READ AND WATCH AS THIS

DEVELOPS INTO IDOLATROUS PRACTICES IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS THROUGH THE AGES AND FINALLY IN CHURCH


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Greek / Roman mythology – woman Venus/ Diana/ Artemis – all same


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Greek mythology – Adonis & Aphrodite & Egyptian religion -Osiris & Isis – all same.


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EASTER – II myth• Easter eggs = • “an egg of wondrous size fell from

heaven • into river Euphrates; • fish rolled it to the bank, • doves settled upon it and hatched it; • out came Astarte, or Ishtar, the goddess

of Easter.”


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EASTER – GODDESS OF SEXUALITY, FERTILITY & WAR• Greek female deity of Assyrians, Akkadians &

Babylonians & Phoenecians in Tyre & Sidon) :Astarte = Syrian goddess Venus

Referred in the Old Testament in Hebrew as-“Astoreth” (idol of Canaanites)-

in Mediterranean areas as ISHTAR (Evening Star)In Anglo Saxon as “ESTRE” = later name in English as

“EASTER.”All same as VENUS/ANAT/APHRODITE/ISIS

worshipped in MOTHER & CHILD CULT IN EGYPT.


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• “Ashtoreth” Abomination to God- 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 11:5, 33; 2 Kings 23:13;

• Vile and immoral worship rites • Temple prostitution was part of worship• Was the origin of Devadasi system in Hinduism• Ashtoreth /Astarte / Ishtar/ Eastre = Easter


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EASTER MYTHS – decision time

• Are you celebrating Resurrection of Jesus Christ or • Easter - resurrection of Tammuz? • They are not the same.• One is a deception & dangerous.


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• Jeremiah 7:18; 44:18. Round cakes, imprinted with the sign of the cross were made at this festival, the sign being in the Babylonian mysteries, a sign of life.

• Circular cakes today derive their shape from Moon worship.

• Birthday Candles on cake refer to worship of stars.

• Now try telling this to anyone now without they laughing at you. Deception is complete!


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2. Worship of the QUEEN OF HEAVEN Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17.

• Acts 19:27 – The temple of Diana / Artemis in Ephesus- licentiousness – fertility cult- male & female prostitutes serving at the temple, an ancient wonder of the world.

• Would you name any Christian as “Diana” from now on?

• Corinth Temple- male & female religious cult prostitutes – Devadasi system in Hinduism.


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WHO IS THE WOMAN OF REVELATION 17TH CHAPTER?

Read Revelation 17 description first:SAME FEMALE GODDESS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES & MYTHS IN

DIFFERENT RELIGIONS.


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CHECK OUT THE DESCRIPTION – IT IS THE SAME FEMALE GODDESS –

NOW AS DURGA / PARVATI IN HINDUISM


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OBSESSION WITH ‘WOMAN & BEAST’

IN REBELLIOUS & ‘NOT SO RELIGIOUS’

EUROPE


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‘WOMAN ON BEAST’ IN REVELATION 17 IN EUROPE ?


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‘WOMAN ON BEAST’ IN

REVELATION 17

IN EUROPE ?


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EUROPES OBSESSION WITH A WOMAN UPON A BEAST ?


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EUROPE SYMBOL


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BRUSSELS AIRPORT -NOTICE THE STARS OF “EUROPEAN UNION”

FLAG & THE SNAKE (BEAST)

UNDER THE FEET


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FULL BLOWN IDOLATRY (HINDUISM) SEATED UPON THE BEAST –


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AGAIN – ‘SNAKE’ FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN IN HINDUISM


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STATUES & IDOLS = IDOLATROUS RITUALS=

SINFUL LIFE Rom 1:21-31.

• “Young son died, inconsolable father made a statue for him.

• Ordered religious ceremonies & customs.” • The statue became one of the forerunner

for IDOLS in public places and in worship places


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STATUES & IDOLS = IDOLATROUS RITUALS=

SINFUL LIFE Rom 1:21-31.

• BABYLON= EMPEROR WORSHIP BEGAN WITH EMPEROR’S STATUE= STATE SPONSORED IDOL WORSHIP

• NEBUCHADNEZZAR = GOLDEN IDOL• ROMAN = CAESAR WORSHIP• ‘FALSE PROPHET’ SETS UP AN IDOL OF

ANTI- CHRIST THAT SPEAKS.• THOSE WHO ARE DECEIVED BY ANTI-CHRIST ARE

AMAZED AND FOLLOW HIM.


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Growth of Idolatry – Pagan Festivals in Church

• Roman Catholic Church infiltrated by pagans who wanted favors from Christian Emperor Constantine – Plus Hellenization -(GREEK INFLUENCES)

• Decision to have a new feast for Church as pagans have. Hence, came Christmas – December 25 / the day of festival for ‘Saturn – Festival of Lights’

• Orthodox church refuses to celebrate it on pagan festival day

Hence, Orthodox congregation splits from Roman Catholic Church & announces Christmas as on January 7


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• Pagans have 40 days mourning for dead TAMMUZ.

• Hence, in parallel observation, Roman Catholic Church declared “Lent – 40 Days mourning for “JESUS WHO IS ALIVE”

• Pagans festival “Easter” adopted for the Resurrection Day Festival declared by the Church.which cut off its vital links with the Jewish Heritage, which cannot tolerate such paganization.


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• Around 165 AD, due to some unwise reasons, Church broke its ties with Jewish Heritage (Messianic Jews, who followed Jesus Christ)

• This disastrous decision permitted infiltration of pagan festivals and practices, which would otherwise been stopped, if only the church maintained its ties with the Jewish Believers.


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PONTIFEX MAXIMUS (PONTIFF’s / POPE’s official title)

• Roman Emperor Gratian refused to give this post to the Roman Bishop, because Gratian was a true Christian and saw this title as Babylonianism and idolatrous.

• So later, Demasus, Bishop at Rome, elected in A.D. 378 took upon himself this title.

• Then on Babylonianism & organized Christianity became one.


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Growth of Idolatry

• Among 3 Bishops in Greece - Byzantium, Egypt - Alexandria and Rome, Rome’s Bishop by virtue of being near the Emperor in Rome was named as ‘POPE – PAPA’ KING – ROYAL PRIEST - Romanization of the church began


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IDOLATROUS PRACTICES ENTER CHURCH• ‘POPE – PAPA’ KING – ROYAL PRIEST -

Romanization – commenced KING – SUBJECT VENERATION:

• kissing the hands of the Pope / Bishop (king), • burning fragrant incense to him, (‘Mass’ ritual)• spreading of the Red Carpet, • carrying the king (Pope) on a palanquin, • bowing or kneeling down before the (Pope) king,

etc were given a religious colour and imbibed into Christianity.


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IDOLATROUS PRACTICES ENTER CHURCH

• Rome Bishop – Papa King – Romanization• Idolatrous Romans had ‘Vestal Virgins’ in

Zeus Temple• In parallel, Roman Catholic Church

introduced ‘Convent – Nuns’ &• ‘Monks’ – seclusion in Monastries begins.• Entrance of Idols in the name of Christ and

dead saints by official decrees of Church.


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IDOLATROUS PRACTICES ENTER CHURCH• Roman Church enters “Dark Age”.• Prevention of common ‘Lay people’ learning

Bible upon punishment by dungeon imprisonment or even death.

• In the absence of Word of God – step by step pagan thinking, pagan philosophies enter Church.

• Greek Plato, Aristotle thoughts influences Roman Catholic Scholars – Origin, Augustin and so on.


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IDOLATROUS PRACTICES ENTER CHURCH• Greek influences, begin totally new way of

interpreting the Word of God. • Jewish Heritage completely lost.• Manmade doctrines become the foundation

of church teaching and practices. • Prayers to dead saints become the norm.• Intercession of Mary sought against the Word

of God. • Mary cult takes over Roman Catholic church


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IMAGES, STATUES & SAINTS IN CHURCH

• Early Christians had no images of Jesus Christ. • From 100 - 400 A.D. Christian leaders rebuked

introduction of images of Christ & saints into their worship.

• 36th Canon of the Synod of Elvira prohibited images.

• Eusebius, father of Church history, opposed them.


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IMAGES, STATUES & SAINTS IN CHURCH• Ambrose, Jerome, & Augustine of Roman Catholic

Church mention pictures of apostles & Christ & the worship of images as beginning in their day.

• With Eastern religions (Babylonian) influence - Use & adoration of images began


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• Lateran Synod sanctioned idols use in A.D. 769.• Tarsius, an advocate of images, made Patriarch of

the East in A.D. 784;• A.D. 787, Synod of Nicea ascribed reverence to

images as worship to God.• Synod of Frankfurt in A.D 794, & sanctioned idol

veneration at Paris in A.D. 825. • Emperors in the East continued their opposition &

advocates of images were exiled for some time. • Images restored in the area of Theodora in A.D. 843.


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• A.D. 850, the cult of image worship-due to stories of miracles performed through them.

• Blessings were claimed for the images themselves

• finally in A.D. 1188, it was declared that denial of images was a denial of God.

• In A.D. 1225 it was said that Christ was not Christ unless He was graven as an image or statue.


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• Thomas Aquinas in A.D. 1265 declared that an image of Christ claims the same veneration as Christ Himself.

• The 25th session of the Council of Trent held during 1551-1552 justified the worship of images.

• IDOLATRY BECOMES OFFICIAL – REBELLION AGAINST THE WORD OF GOD.


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THROUGH ALL THESE ‘ROMAN CHURCH’ INTRODUCES “INFANT GOD”-

THIS IS ACCEPTED BY ‘ORTHODOX & SYRIAN CHURCHES’ TOO.

SEMIRAMIS & TAMMUZ NOW ENTERED CHURCH

BABLYLONIAN MOTHER & CHILD CULT OFFICIALLY ENTERED THE MAINLINE CHURCHES


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SEMIRAMIS & TAMMUZ NOW AS

MOTHER & CHILD CULT – MARY MADONNA & INFANT JESUS


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SEMIRAMIS & TAMMUZ – HINDUISM PARASAKTHI & MURUGAN MARY MADONNA & INFANT JESUS

MOTHER & CHILD CULT –


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SEMIRAMIS & TAMMUZ –EGYPTIAN ISIS & HORUS NOWMADONNA & INFANT JESUS

MOTHER & CHILD CULT –


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NIMROD’S WIFE SEMIRAMIS MANIFESTS AS ANAANA / DIANA / VENUS ARTEMIS / APHRODITE / ASHTARTE / ASHTORETH ISHTAR / ESTRE / EASTER ISIS / HINDU FEMALE DEITIES / MADONNA……


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CONSIDER “MARY IN THE BIBLE” – THE GENUNE MARY

•SHE WAS A JEWESS•KNOW HER TORAH – SCRIPTURES VERY WELL AS SHE HAS PASSED THE AGE OF ‘BAT – MITZWAH’ •SHE KNOWS YEHOWAH ELOHIM AS ONE TRUE GOD – DEUTRONOMY 6:4-6•SHE KNOWS THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR INTERMEDIARIES WHILE PRAYING TO ADONAI


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CONSIDER “MARY IN THE BIBLE” THE TRUE ONE

•SHE KNOWS THE SECOND COMMANDMENT BANNING MAKING IDOLS•SHE KNOW THAT FOR JEWS THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE TEMPLE AND THAT TOO ONLY FOR THE NAME OF YEHOWAH AND ONLY IN JERUSALEM•SHE KNOWS THAT IT IS A BLASPHEMY TO ASK TO BUILD A TEMPLE IN FOR A HUMAN BEING •SHE KNOWS THAT NO ONE CAN PRAY TO A HUMAN BEING BUT ONLY TO GOD


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CONSIDER “MARY IN THE BIBLE” – THE TRUE ONE

•SHE KNOWS THAT SHE NEEDS A SAVIOUR – READ THE MAGNIFICAT IN LUKE 1:46-47•SHE KNOWS THAT RESURRECTION WOULD TAKE PLACE ONLY WHEN THE SAVIOR RETURNS FOR SHE WAS ALSO A DISCIPLE OF JESUS ACTS 1:14-2:4•THEN HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO APPEAR IN PERSON AND ASK FOR CHURCHES OR GROTTOS.•TO BE BUILT FOR HER,•HER IDOLS BE MADE AND INSTALLED.•PRAYERS TO BE MADE TO HER?


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CONSIDER INFANT DOGMAThis is the Gospel Message according to Apostle Paul: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-8.In short “It is Christ crucified and resurrected of which we are the living witnesses”.Jesus as infant does not reign as a regent.

JOHN 3:14 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life” - This is the Crucified Christ.


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CONSIDER INFANT DOGMA2 Corinthians 5:16 says, “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer” If the Word of God says this way, how can we consider Jesus Christ as an Infant now?These are the deceptions of the Father of lies, to keep us coming to the Saviour Jesus Christ, Crucified & Resurrected for us.


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2ND OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS. EXODUS 20:3-6

YOU ARE TO HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME. YOU ARE NOT TO MAKE FOR YOURSELVES A CARVED IMAGE OR ANY KIND OF REPRESENTATION OF ANYTHING IN HEAVEN ABOVE, ON THE EARTH BENEATH OR IN THE WATER BELOW THE SHORELINE. YOU ARE NOT TO BOW DOWN TO THEM OR SERVE THEM; FOR I, LORD YOUR GOD, AM A JEALOUS GOD, PUNISHING THE CHILDREN FOR THE SINS OF THE PARENTS TO THE 3RD AND 4TH GENERATION OF THOSE WHO HATE ME BUT DISPLAYING GRACE TO THE 1000TH GENERATION OF THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND OBEY MY COMMANDMENTS


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DEVIL- FATHER OF LIES

• The devil will sidetrack anyone willing to believe by many means from:

• KNOWING GOD, • TRUSTING GOD,• WORSHIPPING GOD,• SERVING GOD.


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TIME TO REPENT AND RETURN TO TRUE WORSHIP OF TRUE LIVING GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. HEBREWS 12:28:“WORSHIP GOD IN AN ACCEPTABLE WAY” (IS YOUR WORSHIP ACCEPTABLE TO GOD?)JOHN 4:23-24: GOD IS SPIRIT AND THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM, MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH”.


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TWO IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

WORSHIPPING A WRONG BEING IN “RIGHT” MANNER IS WRONG.

WORSHIPPING THE TRUE GOD IN “WRONG” MANNER IS ALSO WRONG.


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TIME TO REPENT AND RETURN TO TRUE WORSHIP OF TRUE LIVING GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. JOHN 4:23-24, HEBREWS 12;28

PURGE THE IDOLATROUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OUT. 1 JOHN 5:21


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WHAT DOES THE WORD OF GOD SAY?

* Jeremiah 5:3, 21; Matthew 13:14-15; Mark 8:18. John 4:23-24

* God should open our eyes to see the wonderful things in his Word. Psalm 119:18.

* REPENT - “What shall I do, Lord?” ASK CONTINUALLY- Acts 9:6; 22:10.

“YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH

WILL SET YOU FREE” JOHN 8:32.

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