Month: January 2015 (Page 1 of 5)

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. (Ephesians 5:11)

This verse clearly says that we should not seek and enjoy association with the works of darkness. Fellowship in the Greek is Koinonia, which means; association, communion, joint participation, and intimacy. Koinonia is something we should do with true Christians and with God.

It is also significant that the Apostle Paul used the phrase, “unfruitful works of darkness” instead of simply “darkness.” Most professing Christians will not fraternize with the known darkness. For example, they will avoid the obvious diabolical manifestations of Satan. However, not all works of darkness are obvious.

In 2 Corinthians 4:2, Paul wrote, “But we have renounced the hidden things of shame.” Evidently, some of the works of darkness are hidden or else we would not be susceptible to association with them, Further, Paul would not tell us to expose them if they were not hidden.

Satan masquerades as an angel of light, and his ministers as ministers of righteousness. (2 Corinthians 11:14-15) Since they are disguised, we have to use discernment and listen to the Holy Spirit to identify them. How much more hidden are their works?

The works of darkness are even more hidden today because we are in a time of great deception and consequent apostasy. Unfruitful works of darkness certainly flourish and operate better in such a period. That’s because many professing Christians have completely dimmed their light. Thus, it is no surprise that so many professing Christians that are conscious of the darkness are blind to the works of darkness.

Dim is also quite possibly the reason that many professing Christians are having fellowship with Bethel Music. To a discerning Christian, Bethel Music is a conspicuous work of darkness. Bethel Music is the work of Bethel Church, a notorious cult church that produces the works of Bill and Beni Johnson. Many of the ones that rush to associate with Bethel Music in their concerts might never accept the bizarre shenanigans of Bethel Church. The alluring music has seduced them into to associating rather than exposing. Further, Bethel Music’s siren songs have the hypnotic effect of covering up one hard fact. If the spirits of darkness are in the source, then the same spirits are in the flow. “Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?” (James 3:11) “A bad tree cannot bear good fruit.” (Mathew 7:15-20)

The demonic laughing and jerking, waking up angels, fire tunnels, grave sucking, dead-raising teams, using tuning forks for prophecy, gold dust falling in the meetings, so-called drunken glory, etcetera, are in the simmering cauldron that is Bethel Church. Bethel Music will lead many people back to that cauldron. That is its purpose. Bethel Music does not go around the country putting on concerts to showcase talent, to entertain people, or to make lots of money. The so-called worship team is on the road for one purpose. That purpose is to unite people with the spirits that comprise its source, Bethel Church.

God’s people are children of the light. Like their Master, they must shine their lights to expose and defeat the darkness.
“But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.” (Ephesians 5:13)
Instead of manifesting the darkness with their lights, professing Christians are bonding with Bethel Music in a concert.

They weave and sway with the music, their spirits open and receptive, being stroked by the ebb and flow of the rhythms and hypnotic sounds. Their spirits are dancing with demons. As the emotion rises up, their minds become saturated with pleasure, and they are intoxicated with sweet surrender. They unwittingly become intimate with Satan. What is tragic is that although some professing Christians may be able to survive such an tango with evil, weak ones may lose their souls. I would not want that as part of my record when I stand before Righteous, Almighty God.

I have heard several notorious heretics denounce people who expose them by saying, “Have you ever noticed that the ones criticizing you never do anything significant?” What they mean is they do not have a large church building, a TV program, or something else that can be lauded as a symbol of success.

However, they fail to realize that their snide question implies an unscriptural standard for truth speakers. Their standard would eliminate all the prophets. John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus Christ would also be disqualified. The truth is that all it takes to qualify someone to speak the truth is that they are true followers of Christ Jesus the Lord. But that’s not good enough for the heretic that is chaffing under the exposure by someone he considers insignificant.

Imagine one of the disciples running into an old acquaintance. The acquaintance might ask him, “What are you doing nowadays.” The reply might be, “I’m just following Jesus.” It doesn’t sound like much to an individual who does not know or (care) about what it involves to truly follow Christ. Such an individual might wonder, Why doesn’t he get a real job, or do something significant. The religious leaders did not consider following Jesus to measure up to their standard of doing something significant. After all, they had their offices, positions, and places in the synagogues. Further, it was difficult and important business praying on the street corner and sneaking around after Jesus trying to catch Him in a religious gaffe. It really is a lot of work being a significant hypocrite when there are so many adoring fans.

Contrary to pharisaical opinion, it is a significant work following Jesus and staying current with the will of God in one’s life. One may not have a massive religious enterprise or building to show for it, but those things do not qualify anyone to speak truth against heresy and heretics. It becomes more difficult and significant when one is appointed by God to expose and denounce the activity of the “spots” (Jude 1:12). Give them the truth and they ask for credentials. The credentials are the same as they were when the Apostle Paul walked the path of full surrender. He wrote, “From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.” (Galatians 6:17)

The Voice of the Martyrs, along with Lifeway Christian Resources, and Compassion International, will unite with 30 most popular Christian music artists and Roma Downey, in a CCM United event, “We Will Stand.” It does not seem to matter that Downey is a minion of the very Satan that is persecuting the church. VOM and the others are giving her enormous credibility, which she will use to lure more professing Christians into deception and apostasy. What an endorsement for the New Age paganism that is presently invading and overwhelming churches and entire denominations. Additionally, some of the artists are apostates. The motto of the event is ・One Message, Many Voices.・ Really? There are more messages being represented. If the estimated goal, a global reach of over 40 million viewers, is realized, then the apostasy is well past full bloom. It’s poisonous fruit is falling.

VOM has a history of supporting diabolical artists. Years ago, VOM supported DC Talk, a contemporary Christian music group responsible for contaminating innumerable youth with satanically inspired music. DC Talk used the producer of Nine Inch Nails to produce one of their videos. They said that after watching a Nine Inch Nails video they were impressed by his talent. Nine Inch Nails was a satanic antichrist group that had on their album cover a monkey crucified on a cross. Ignoring those facts, VOM endorsed DC Talk to a generation of youth thereby helping to clothe their image with martyrdom that they never experienced. Dc Talk’s book, “Jesus Freaks” (a repulsive title) was a blatant use of the blood of the Martyrs to further “sanitize” their bad fruit. It worked.

At this unprecedented time in history, with a massive and intense deception ongoing, and a great apostasy, “We Will Stand” is indicative of the near total lack of discernment and evidence of willful ignorance of readily available information. It is another consequence of weak and pusillanimous professing Christians who not only have failed to rise up against the blasphemous invasions of the darkness, but now fully embraced perpetrators of that invasion. What a tragedy!

In my book, “Music of the Great Apostasy,” a free e-book that I made available on my website, I warned about the ramifications of the paradigm shift in Christian music. I was attacked by various Christian artists and accused of being an old guy with a bias against young people. Most of my detractors ignored my points and based their position on the tired old adage, “God can use anything.” Some of them went so far as to declare all musical compositions neutral, thus capable of being used by God and Satan with only a change of words. In a debate with a popular Christian recording artist, I pointed out that the symbolism and music style he used was copied straight from individuals that were demon possessed or greatly influenced by Satan. He replied that he was doing the work of God, souls were being saved, and that I had no authority to challenge him. His premise was that it was completely consistent with his Christian values to take the imagery and music concocted by Satan and Christianize it.

After much research, I could trace the philosophy behind the egregious paradigm shift to a statement made by Larry Norman, who was arguably the first Christian rocker. He based the entire defense of using satanically inspired music for Christian songs on a question, “Why should the devil have all the good music?” One could almost hear a resounding “yeah” reverberating across the masses of Christian youth. Since I didn’t read or hear where anyone else had responded, I felt compelled to answer him. My reply was/is, “He doesn’t.” In fact Satan never had any good music. I asked question that never received a response. “Is the God of all creation now so bereft of creative ability that He sends His children to Satan for musical inspiration?” Remember that the Holy Spirit leads the true Christian into all truth. If one says that they are inspired by secular music obviously emanating from a satanic source, that is blasphemy.

Well, that was about 15 years ago. When I redesigned my website, I did not upload that and another book on eschatology. I was involved in other issues that I felt were more important, and otherwise procrastinated. I wish I had uploaded it. I intend, over the next several weeks, to update and then upload it. One of the predictions in the book had to do with the ramifications awaiting Christians at the end of the logical path. Those ramifications have now arrived and are increasing. The effect of co-opting satanically inspired musical styles and adapting them to Christian prose has been devastating.

Consider that two of the sectors of Christianity most polluted by heresy and bizarre practices is youth church and youthful churches. The erroneous pragmatic philosophy of “being like the world to win the world” came out of the Christian youth culture. This has led to churches not only resembling secular music concerts when they meet, but their doctrines deviate from the biblical course, wandering into New Age, Emergent, Seeker-Friendly, patterns and even worse. Consider Perry Noble’s mega church in Gaffney, South Carolina. Noble has played AC/DC music, and recently played a Miley Cyrus video in the sanctuary. He frequently uses vulgarity, attacks and condemns biblical Christianity.

Music has been the primary force that inspired and initiated an alternative Christianity, a version that fits only the youth culture. Music is what draws them, what prepares them for whatever heresy or deviate practice that comes afterward. It is the primary factor that has separated entire generations from traditional biblical roots and heritage. Consider that some of those influential artists are now apostate. The co-founder of Newsboys has recently announced that he became an atheist. The music of those unqualified and unaccountable “Christian” role models has unleashed covert heresy in youth churches. It caused an unbridled exodus from the biblical path to blaze a new trail directly into enemy territory. The youth that take that trail collect numerous satanic influences along the way that shapes not only their view of the church meeting, but of God, of Christ, the Holy Spirit, salvation, and godliness (the Christian lifestyle).

Thus, it is consistent that the Who’s Who in Christian music, along with Christians organizations, would unite with New Age mystic Roma Downey in a music concert. When I posted on a page advertising the event, it did not surprise me that the youth who challenged me focused on the music (which is the cause) instead of Downey. It is tragic to witness Christians now so low on discernment that they would make such a mistake. All those artists, worship leaders, and organizations that Christians have supported for years, coming into unity with a diabolical individual is deeply troubling. And many of the professing Christians that will view or attend do not know or care. In fact, they will attack someone who tells them the truth as if he or she is demonic. Do they even care that they are grieving the Holy Spirit?

What’s next? Will they stand together with Muslims? With Oprah Winfrey? The “Reverend” Al Sharpton? Would the thought of standing together with Ellen Deneneres make them blush? Is there anyone they would refuse to unite with in such a fashion? Is the standard now, “as long as they are famous?” If God could weep….