CASTING OUT DEVILS. MERCIFUL GOD. PROPHECY. RULERS OF EVIL. REVELATION.
This is an edited excerpt from the 1611 Fellowship, January 28, 2024.
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Great discussion! What a blessing ❤️
He wrote a good paper titled, "Foreign Conspiracies Against the Liberties of the United States of America." I found it quite beneficial. However, I don't know much about his affiliations with various questionable organizations.
I found out about Samuel Morse from my interest in radio. What do you think about him as he is quite obviously a freemason and was still rewarded after his "exposer" of his findings? I personally think he was kind of like a Thomas Jefferson figure. Someone who leads to some truth but diverts the people, who are not strong in Faith, to humanism and self empowerment. Good discussion!
I think it is safe to say that Jesus did everything at the right time and for the right reason. And, indeed, this exorcism would have been known throughout the land.
You explanation of the Hellenistic Jews living there made much sense.
I often thought because Jesus knew His time was limited on the earth that casting out legion was very strategic so to speak. He reached many by that action. I also think the man was ready. God knew he was.
It's a horrible reality, but most inside modern churches don't realize that they are Satan's MAIN focus and targets. If he can deceive them, how much easier is it for him to deceive the whole world. I fear it is a big part of 2 Thessaolnians 2:11-12. I hope people can wake up. And, after what I wrote above, I will give Tom Friess great credit for emphatically and continually stressing that if you accept Futurism . . you reject Christ's completed work at the crucifixion . . and as such you deny Christ. You and John were the ones most responsible for my understanding and embrace of the Authorized King James as God's preserved Word for our time (even better than the Waldenses' versions). I give Friess much of the credit for impressing the importance of the right eschatology on me (. . although thankfully I never had to unlearn Futurism as my "growing up" church was run by freemasons, lukewarm about everything, and always downplayed Bible prophecy.)
Both Tom and Nicklas have done great work in the areas you mention, and it is right to give them credit and respect. I, for one, benefitted greatly from their messages. You are so right about the churches. Satan cares little for the world, as he already has them in his palm. Rather, his mission field is the churches. People can have their names blotted out of the book of life, contrary to what the futurists teach; and, that is one of Satan's jobs, to ensure that plants with shallow roots are uprooted.
I appreciate Nicklas Arthur's efforts to make people aware of historicism, as that was the prevailing eschatological understanding of the church (not RCC) for more than 1800 years. Most people don't understand that dispensational futurism, the prevailing view in most churches today, is a fairly recent concept; and, it did not take root until after 1850, as most Protestants were reluctant to release the Vatican from the seat of Antichrist. Yet, the appeal of a magical escape from tribulation is decidedly appealing; and, it's understandable that lukewarm Christians would fairly easily embrace it. And, they have. With Rome's unrelenting ecumenical efforts, Bible societies, multiple Bible translations and control of most media, they managed to hammer the doctrine into the heads of gullible, historically and biblically ignorant so-called Christians. And, here we are today: most churches teach futurism and they are corporations of the state (501c3), which places them first under Caesar and then under Christ. Yet, most pastors I've talked with conveniently choose to remain ignorant to the contract they agreed to. They gladly accept Rome's indemnifications and subsidies, as though it doesn't matter. ...just a few thoughts.
Great discussion again. I had my own experience with Nicklas Arthur and attempted at one point to support his work. He is another of whom I believe has his heart is in the right place, but often bites off more that he can chew. I stopped following because he gave time for a man named Greg Sysmanski, an anti-Jesuit former comedian, who often questioned the concept of faith and likely was not a believer. He also linked to TruNews, although Nicklas has said he did not agree with much of what Rick Wiles had to say. I think Nicklas came to understand this and no longer links with these people. Nicklas has written some books .... one of which attempts to determined "Year 6000". I found it to be an interesting speculation, but ultimately not relevant to Salvation (i.e the issue of when the Second Coming occurs is not the gospel message.) But, in support of Nicklas, he gets the gospel message right in his pronouncements, he is a historicist when it comes to eschatology, and I never got the sense that he had improper motives. His partnership with Tom Friess broke down because Friess came to believe strongly in Saturday sabbath-keeping . . to the point of it being relevant to Salvation. I would side with Nicklas on this issue.