Identity theft in the body of Christ
In the Beginning God created everything, and everything He made was good to His sight. Yet while God was pleased with His creation one of His very own Cherubim, a very beautiful angel named Lucifer wanted the Glory which radiated from God to shine off himself as his own beauty this was pride and the beginning of sin in the universe. So lets look at what caused Lucifer to sin.
When God made Lucifer, he was given an identity chosen by God; look at what God said in (Ezekiel 28:11-19) to the king of Tyre the earthly equivalent of antichrist. God made Lucifer very beautiful he was given a (9) stone covering; these stones set in gold reflected the glory of the true and living God YASHUAH. Each precious stone has a special meaning they are found in (Revelation 21:19,20) they are part of the (12) foundations of the city of God, the New Jerusalem, and they describe the appearance of God on His throne in (Revelation 4:3) jasper, sardius and emerald. God made Lucifer to cover giving him a seal of perfection Wisdom, Beauty the very attributes of God.
Lucifer was also given vocal cords full of high praise to God, and he was established he walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones, perfect in his ways from the day he was created. These attributes were God’ identity given to Lucifer, yet Lucifer chose to ignore his true identity and desire his own. His choice was to be God like by his own power and ability as found in (Isaiah 14:12-17) not trusting God to be his true identity. This sad but true fact has been the perpetual lie passed on to mankind. So by Lucifer’s actions his name was changed, he became Satan the deceiver the identity he chose to have rather than the identity God had made him to be.
In the world today there are many who want to be like God but their covering is the spirit of antichrist: having a form of godliness but denying the power of God. This spirit is the same false identity Satan became, and the same spirit that works among many who profess Christ. Not all believers have been deceived, many hold fast to the teachings of Jesus; they are filled with His Holy Spirit and daily enter into the very presence of God, worshiping at the feet of God on His throne hearing things that only can be entrusted to those who love God with all their heart soul and mind and strength. To the believers who have the identity given them by Christ Jesus, the very identity of Jesus Himself who is the express image of the Living God this identity God has prepared for His children we will have the identity that was once given to Lucifer. Not to be a Cherub or an angel but to have the position of being in God’ presence for eternity. We will become God’ very own reflection, the bride prepared for His Son Jesus.
Man cannot seek to have their identity defined by any man, regardless of their position, weather it is from government leaders or from leaders who profess Christ, to do so limits the identity God has birthed in our hearts: the seed placed there by God Himself, for God has had the perfect plan within himself before we were formed, plans to prosper us give us a future and a hope as found in (Jeremiah 29:11) this describes what Jesus did at the cross, for Christ is our future (our true identity) and our hope (to be with the Father) this is true prosperity. We as the body of Christ, have only (1) head that being Jesus, any man who attempts to be the head in place of Jesus has the spirit of antichrist, and is deceived. Daniel spoke about this in chapter (2) describing king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the statute having a head made of gold, chest and arms silver, its belly and thighs bronze and its legs of iron while its feet were mingled with clay and iron this passage displays mans feeble attempt to be like God by our own ability with our own identity. But glory to God Jesus is the stone cut without hands from the mountain crushing false identity.
King Nebuchadnezzar gave Daniel a false identity; his name was changed to Belteshazzar to please the king and his ego, yet Daniel never lost his true identity he maintained it even in the presence of the king. Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were give new names but when we talk about the three Hebrew children we seem to always call them by their given names of an earthly king, false identity. When they were thrown into the fiery furnace true identity protected them Christ was the fourth man in and they never smelled like smoke nor did the flames touch their bodies they new who they where regardless of the outcome, true identity prevailed.
There are those in the Christian community who I believe have a genuine love for God they run like a deer for water to this church and that revival seeking words from the prophet always looking to man for identity when man cannot give true identity. They want to hear things for what I call the feel good syndrome, I need this I need that but what they fail to realize Christ is already in their heart longing to show them the identity given by God that being Jesus Christ the purest identity one could ever long for and have.
God will show those who choose to be free the false image we see when were among others (super Christian) when most of us are bent broke and down right miserable. Covetness is a killer Lucifer did it now he as Satan wants us to do it also trying to be like God without God. False hope false identity and eternally separated from God.
The scheme of the Devil is to keep us running to and fro before long we will be exhausted run down and blaming God for not giving us the answer, when the answer is never farther than within you. Christ the hope of glory our eternal purpose to be conformed into the image of God by Christ Jesus. What more could one ask for to be like Christ who spoke with the words of the Father showed mercy extended grace is long suffering slow to anger and ready to forgive, all we need to do is ask and be ready to forgive ourselves and others without reservation holding nothing in our heart that could disqualify us from the promise of God.
There is a false sense of security among believers they profess IM a member of this church or that church giving title to antichrist for if they in their heart would understand that membership to the 501 3(c) building doesn’t make them a child of God nor will it grant them access into God’ eternal Kingdom, but only membership into Christ’s death burial and resurrection accepting what price had to be paid for sin, according to the first Adam. Jesus Christ is the second Adam His seed is the true body and He ALONE in the head.
There is a parallel body of believers, but they pattern their beliefs after Babel when the children of one language began to build a tower called Babylon meaning confusion as found in (Genesis 11:1-9) they purposed in their hearts to build a city with a tower that would reach to the heavens (the antichrist’s counterfeit of the New Jerusalem) this tower would glorify man and his feeble attempt to be like God just as did Lucifer, the perpetual lie once again being manifested in the hearts of man. This displeased God so God said, “Come let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” So God scattered man over the face of the whole earth, thus the whole earths language at Babel was confusion.
Mankind was trying to make a name for themselves they were listening to the voice of the antichrist the self same spirit that has been on the earth since the Garden of Eden where Adam and his wife Eve took of the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil this is Babylon, confusion, this action was disobedience before the Lord man accepted the lie of antichrist and fell. Therefore the Lord drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden keeping man from the Tree of Life (Jesus the redeemer) before the time of Christ was to be completed for all mankind. Confusion was growing at a fast pace on the earth, hearts growing dark and hard rejecting God and His love. But glory to God His plan for mankind is redemption through His Son Jesus the Christ.
In today’s world, man once again is listening hard to the spirit of antichrist (confusion) giving into the deception Satan has mapped out for our destruction, forcing man to try and build Babylon once again. As the world wants a one-world currency, a one-world government those who profess to know Christ are being deceived they don’t understand this government being setup wants to destroy them. With all the different religions claiming to be the correct one Satan will use the antichrist (or the spirit of antichrist) in a leader who will merge the churches of religion into one claiming peace. Those who are in the world who don’t profess to know God will be glad to hear this they have been wearied from the war of religion and want this to stop they accept this as true peace.
The world will blend into this lie praising this leader for finally ending this religious battle that has wearied mankind the spirit of antichrist will grow powerful on the earth but our Lord has a better plan His name is Jesus, His government is the real McCoy there will be no deception nor will His government ever end. For the Word declares that if Satan were divided against Satan his kingdom will not stand and that is the truth yet to unfold. Since Satan is the spirit of antichrist from the beginning desiring to be like God, he has unfolded his copycat plan to the entire human race.
Don’t forget before his fall Lucifer walked among the fiery stones, he was full of wisdom he carried the seal of perfection upon himself I believe that Lucifer (Satan) at that time seen the future of himself and the world not understanding the mystery of God nor understanding that God’ plan for the New Jerusalem and mankind was to glorify Jesus which glorified God the Father. For every plan before time began that was hidden in the heart of God was in some respects reveled to Lucifer in a moment of time he seen the future, and that jealousy that began to rage inside his heart destroyed his covering he was removed from the fiery stones his wisdom became corrupt he so wanted to become like God desiring that praise setting up his false kingdom in his mind forcing other angels to believe his deceptions causing that great war in Heaven were Satan and his followers were cast out and down to the earth where the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left there own abode He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness awaiting judgment. (Jude 1:6,7)
Below is the list of cross comparisons between God and His redemptive plan of Christ and Satan and his false plan through out history.
God created the Heavens and the Earth. (Genesis 1:1 6:1-6) and in my opinion Lucifer and angels at one time may have been overseers of the world, they may have been given a place of authority and were there during creation. Controversy exists among the church as to what transpired between angels sons of God (men of renown) and the daughters of men interbreeding of species God forbids, this feeble attempt of Satan is the counterfeit. The Holy Spirit placed the life of Christ Jesus our true Savior in Mary, Jesus was destined to become the redeemer of the world verses the spirit of antichrist by Satan in common unredemptive women. This godless attempt was foiled and God destroyed that unholy breed of people, I also believe this is where the demons came from, disembodied godless spirits. (Half-breeds) for they are always seeking a body to reside in (Luke 11:24-26) that being unclean spirits as spoke of by Jesus.
The tower of Babel was the antichrist spirit’s attempt to build a city for demons and every foul spirit, a cage for unclean and hated birds (Revelation 18:2) mankind has been trying to revive this city and has in some ways it has become the world system a godless self ruled economy that laughs in the face of God but Glory to Jesus God will destroy this false city, the one that has attempted to be like the New Jerusalem the city of God for every plan of God Satan has countered by trying to duplicate God’ plan for mankind. Its like one of the laws of physics for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, Satan tries to be like God and God’ reaction is NOWAY, IM GOD, AND GOD ALONE THERE IS NO ONE BESIDES ME. God commands everything and by His words everything must respond and do accordingly to His perfect will.
False prophets have been through out history, a destroyer of the hearts of man the false prophets of Baal mocking Elijah (1 Kings 18:1-46) the scribes and Pharisees who constantly challenged Jesus on His authority, or slandered the disciples as to why thy follow Christ. (Luke 5:17,30,33) True Disciples who are called and chosen by God are those who live the life Christ commanded them to live (Luke 6:20-38)
Satan made very bold yet very foolish statements in (Isaiah 14:13,14) the Five I’ he proclaimed that he would be like the Most High that he would set up his kingdom above God’ for a Cherub who once was the seal of Wisdom and Beauty those words spoken sealed his eternal doom. His proclamation resounds even today the Devil has put into the hearts of man the spirit of antichrist (False Identity) his plan to attempt to destroy God by destroying God’ creation (Man) who was made and is being conformed into the image of His dear Son Jesus who is the express image of the Father. (Genesis 1:26-28) (Romans 8:29,30) (Philippians 3:9-12, 17-21) our enemy the enemy of Almighty God, Satan who hates God, has a day of judgment where his place in the Lake of fire will be sealed forever. Every foul spirit, every angel who sided with Satan in rebellion and every man women or child who denies Christ and refuses to receive the free gift of resurrection power Jesus paid at Calvary will along with the false prophet and the beast will be cast into the Lake of Fire and brimstone to be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Revelation 20:10-15) this the second death is the final end for any and all who deny Christ.But Glory to God in the highest who made Heaven and Earth His plan for His creation is eternal
Saturday, May 23, 2009
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