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"The Antichrist"=20
"Let no man deceive you by any means. For that day shall not come =
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, =
the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is =
called God, or that is worshipped, so that he as God sitteth in the =
temple of God, showing himself that he is God." - 2 Thess.2:3-4
Paul asserts that before our Lord's return there is to be a =
"falling away" from the faith and a revealing of "that man of sin" - the =
Antichrist. This falling away is not a denial of faith itself; rather, =
it is a corruption of the faith. A rejection of all faith would deceive =
no one, but Satan's corruption of the faith of Christ has deceived many. =
Seeing this apostasy taking place in his day, the apostle John wrote, =
"As ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now there are many =
Antichrists. . . . They went out from us, but they were not of us." An =
example of this is found in Acts 15, when "certain men" went out from =
the church in Jerusalem, teaching things which the apostles did not =
teach. Thus, as John said, those men went out from the apostolic church =
in Jerusalem, but they were not of the apostles' spirit.
In John's prophetic Revelation, the Antichrist is never mentioned, =
and for good reason: there was no reason for John to prophesy of the =
coming of one who had already arrived! In Revelation, we learn of the =
"Beast" and the "False Prophet", two future enemies of Christ (Rev.13); =
but the Antichrist had already come in John's day - not a physical man =
but a "man of sin", the spiritual son of Satan. The coming of the =
Antichrist is not a future event; he has been in our midst for almost =
two millennia. What is yet to come, as Paul said, is the revealing of =
that man of sin, for he has disguised himself!
That the Antichrist has not yet come is in fact a doctrine of the =
Antichrist himself! By this clever ruse, he diverts the church's =
attention to the future, while he continues to steal our joy, quench the =
Spirit, and destroy our fellowship. While misguided believers look for =
the appearing of the dreaded Antichrist, he works freely in our midst, =
unhindered because he is unrevealed!
Odd as it may at first sound, Satan encourages men to serve Christ =
Jesus - but he redefines what serving Jesus means! By its form of =
godliness, his vain religion deceives every soul not led by God's =
Spirit. Satan has deceived the whole world (Rev.12:9), inspiring =
millions to worship God "after the doctrines and commandments of men" =
rather than "in spirit and in truth"; and his crowning achievement in =
false religion has been that religion which boldly calls itself by the =
name of Christ.
The Spirit That Confesses Christ
"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God. Every SPIRIT [not every =
person!] that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of =
God. And every SPIRIT that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in =
the flesh is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof =
ye have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the =
world" (1Jn.4:2,3). The Spirit of God is not a dumb spirit (1Cor.12:3). =
It speaks (in tongues) through the person when it enters. Jesus said, =
"When the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, =
even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, HE shall =
testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness" (Jn.15:26,27). This is =
exactly what happened to Jesus's disciples on the day of Pentecost. They =
received the holy Ghost and began to testify in tongues "as the Spirit =
gave them utterance." Paul compared this supernatural confession of =
Christ to the birth-cry of an new-born infant, saying, "Ye have received =
the spirit of adoption [into the family of God], whereby we cry, 'Abba, =
Father'" (Rom.8:15).
Any spirit that fails to meet the Lord's condition of a verbal =
confession when it enters is not the holy Spirit. It is instead Satan's =
substitute: the spirit of Antichrist. The first-century A.D. definition =
of anti was "instead of", and this is what "antichrist" really means: =
instead-of-Christ. The Spirit of God confesses Christ when it enters =
(1Jn.4: 1-3), but in John's day some forsook the truth and began to =
claim the holy Spirit without that divinely ordained evidence: speaking =
in tongues. What they had actually received was Satan's deeply =
religious, instead-of-Christ spirit. The spirit of Antichrist denies =
that speaking in tongues is the sign of receiving the holy Ghost, =
because that essential truth exposes him to be the powerless fraud that =
he is.
My friend, if you are professing to be born again, but have not =
spoken in tongues, you are dangerously entangled with the =
"instead-of-Christ" spirit, the Antichrist, though you may be sincere in =
your believing. Multitudes today are persuaded by Satan's ministers that =
they are born again without receiving the holy Ghost with its heavenly =
witness! Millions profess to have God's Spirit, but are badly deceived =
by Lucifer's speechless spirit. Instead of following Christ, Christian =
multitudes have been seduced by the powerless christ which Satan offers =
them. More than any other, it is the confession of this truth which =
provokes a bitter reaction from those entangled in the Antichrist's =
religious system (2Tim.3:12).
Christianity - Above Suspicion
God's children are so sincere about doing what they think is God's =
will, they often become the most fiercely loyal members of Christianity =
- but only because they think Christianity is of God! If they didn't =
care about pleasing God, Satan couldn't make merchandise of them =
(2Pet.2:1-3). Being zealous, they are very useful to Satan in his =
efforts to strengthen and enlarge his unordained religion. Satan =
accomplishes this by persuading God's children to express their love for =
God in ways which, in fact, dishonor and deny Him. This is Christianity.
When God's children at last are convinced of this truth, and when =
they see how they have been misled by Christian ministers and used for =
Satan's glory instead of Jesus's, multitudes of God's dear children will =
forsake Christianity and come to Christ "outside the camp, bearing his =
reproach." Jesus did not suffer and die to bring about the religion of =
Christianity. That truth is so obvious that I marvel that it even needs =
to be said.
Speaking to Pharisees, Jesus said: "Ye are they which justify =
yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is =
highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God" =
(Lk.16:15). If there is one thing above all else that is highly esteemed =
by men and held in contempt by God, it is great religious creeds and =
ceremonies. False religion has always mesmerized the world and will =
continue to do so. That is understandable. But the tragedy is that =
Satan's Spirit-less religion often mesmerizes even the saints of God! =
Peter warned the saints of this deception (2Pet.2:1,2,19): "There were =
false prophets among the [Old Testament] people, even as there shall be =
false teachers among you [the church], who privily shall bring in[to the =
church] damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them. . . . =
And many [of the church] shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason =
of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of [by the church]. . . . =
While they [Christian ministers] promise them [Christian congregations] =
liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption."
Christianity is the one thing which God's children least suspect =
of doing them harm, yet it has been Satan's chief tool for dividing the =
family of God. For this reason, God is calling, "Come out of her My =
people, that ye partake not of her sins and receive not of her plagues." =
Christianity is not now and never has been of Christ; and in the light =
of Christianity's patently evil history, the attachment which God's =
people seem to feel for it is astonishing. The spirit of Christianity is =
the spirit of Antichrist. Christianity is clearly that self-righteous =
***** in Revelation 17, whose possessions include "the souls of men".
For the soul hungering and thirsting after righteousness, the =
greatest danger is often Christian ministers themselves. Filled with =
doctrines not of Christ, they are Satan's most attractive and well-laid =
snare. With much zeal, but little knowledge, they routinely assure =
sinners seeking God that they have been forgiven - even if they have not =
yet spoken in tongues! If such a person is satisfied merely to be told =
by a man that his sins are forgiven, then that probably will be all that =
he receives: the assurance of a man. But the truly hungry soul can be =
satisfied only with confirmation directly from heaven that he has been =
cleansed; and in the appointed time he will come to understand by =
experience the wonderful meaning of John's words, "the Spirit is the =
witness, because the Spirit is truth" (1Jn.5:6).=20
Sitting in the Temple
In this New Covenant, believers are the "temple of God" because =
the Spirit of God is in them (1Cor.3:16). The Antichrist is "in the =
temple of God, declaring himself to be God." The "mystery of iniquity" =
(already working in Paul's day - 2Thess.2:4) is that the spirit of =
Antichrist may inhabit God's temple with the holy Spirit (2Thess. 2:7)! =
This abomination manifests itself every time that a Spirit-baptized =
person teaches others that they do not need the Spirit's baptism. In =
other words, the spirit of Antichrist is he who inspires those who speak =
in tongues to deny the necessity of doing so.
Of course, the Antichrist cannot force himself into a believer's =
heart. He enters that sanctified chamber only as the believer welcomes =
him, by receiving his doctrines and partaking of his self-willed, carnal =
way of worship.
God's Spirit is with every person who has begun to follow Jesus, =
but it is not in him until he speaks in tongues. This was true of =
Jesus's disciples (Jn.14:17), and it is true now. But the vulpine spirit =
of Antichrist, using misguided Christian ministers, tells those who have =
begun to follow the Lord that they already have the Spirit even if they =
have not spoken in tongues. This evil, holy Spiritless religion is of =
the devil. Christianity may be defined as unsanctified worship of Jesus =
Christ, and the Antichrist is that religion's secret lord!
The spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of unsanctified religion, =
and that evil spirit dwells in the temple of the believer who believes =
his sins were washed away before he was baptized with God's holy Ghost. =
"Many deceivers", the elder tells us, "are entered into the world, who =
confess not that Jesus Christ is come into the flesh. This is a deceiver =
and an Antichrist" (2Jn.7). Yes, these deceivers departed from the =
faith, and, as John testified, they "went out" from the apostles' =
fellowship into the world, declaring a subtly altered gospel. This new =
gospel offered an appearance of pardon without demanding complete =
surrender, and it won the hearts of men. In a short time, it supplanted =
the rule of the Spirit over the church with the ecclesiastical rule of =
carnal men; and to this day the saints are bound within the walls of =
that religion which Satan inspired: Christianity. Its ministers are =
deceived, denying that the baptism of the holy Ghost, with the evidence =
of speaking in other tongues, is the new birth, and - most astonishingly =
of all -some of these ministers have actually received this baptismal =
experience from God! Are they not those of whom Peter sorrowfully =
prophesied, those redeemed souls who are so deluded that they even "deny =
the Lord that bought them" (2Pet.2:1)? My precious friend, when a holy =
Ghost-baptized person denies that it is that baptism which washed his =
sins away, he has denied the Lord that bought him, for "the Lord is that =
Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."=20
Baptism Saves
Just look at how the Enemy has deceived God's dear children - =
those who have received the Spirit! The power and joy is departing from =
them as they lessen their emphasis on the holy Ghost. They themselves =
wonder why the glory is departing. For their answer, they need look no =
further than the sermons their own ministers are preaching! What they =
stress is, "Get saved! Get saved! Get saved!" But an empty promise of =
salvation is all that the Antichrist has to offer. My dear brothers and =
sisters, do not believe his vain words or receive his speechless spirit! =
Were it not for the mercy of the Father, who despite our ignorance =
grants us times of refreshing, we would have already discarded His =
Spirit altogether. Thank God for His incredible mercy! Our disrespect =
for His Spirit notwithstanding, He still pours it out at times on our =
stumbling, thirsting souls.
Peter wrote, "Baptism doth also now save us" (1Pet. 3:21), and =
Paul taught that we are saved "by the washing of regeneration and =
renewing of the holy Ghost" (Tit.3:5). The truth is, my brother, that =
the baptism of the holy Ghost not only will save us in the end, but it =
is the experience which gives us a clear conscience while we are on the =
way there.
Peter proclaimed, "We are his witnesses, and so is the holy Ghost, =
which GOD hath given TO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM" (Acts 5:32). Have you =
obeyed God, my friend? Unless you have received the baptism of the holy =
Ghost, God's personal testimony of your obedience, the answer must be =
no. Christian ministers under the influence of the spirit of Antichrist =
will teach that you are washed from your sins without this divine =
witness of your obedience. But you know in your heart, and God knows, =
when it is that "your obedience is fulfilled". Why not surrender to =
Jesus now, that you may receive the Promise? "For the promise is unto =
you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as =
the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2:39).
It is your choice: the "instead-of-Christ" spirit (with its =
appearance of righteousness and the praise of Christians) or the Spirit =
of Christ which speaks when it enters and cleanses from sin. Which will =
you choose?=20
Questions? Log onto the Internet, Click Here,
and you can E-mail them to: GSAVELLI@aol.com=20
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<CENTER><B><I>"Let no man deceive you by any means. For that day =
shall not=20
come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin =
be=20
re
ealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself =
above all=20
that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he as God =
sitteth in=20
the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." - 2=20
Thess.2:3-4</I></B></CENTER>
<P>Paul asserts that before our Lord's return there is to be a =
"falling=20
away" from the faith and a revealing of "that man of sin" - the=20
Antichrist. This falling away is not a denial of faith itself; =
rather, it=20
is a corruption of the faith. A rejection of all faith would =
deceive no=20
one, but Satan's corruption of the faith of Christ has deceived =
many.=20
Seeing this apostasy taking place in his day, the apostle John =
wrote,=20
<B><I>"As ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now there =
are=20
many Antichrists. . . . They went out from us, but they were not =
of us."=20
</I></B>An example of this is found in Acts 15, when "certain men" =
went=20
out from the church in Jerusalem, teaching things which the =
apostles did=20
not teach. Thus, as John said, those men went out from the =
apostolic=20
church in Jerusalem, but they were not of the apostles' spirit.
<P>In John's prophetic Revelation, the Antichrist is never =
mentioned, and=20
for good reason: there was no reason for John to prophesy of the =
coming of=20
one who had already arrived! In Revelation, we learn of the =
"Beast" and=20
the "False Prophet", two future enemies of Christ (Rev.13); but =
the=20
Antichrist had already come in John's day - not a physical man but =
a "man=20
of sin", the spiritual son of Satan. The coming of the Antichrist =
is not a=20
future event; he has been in our midst for almost two millennia. =
What is=20
yet to come, as Paul said, is the revealing of that man of sin, =
for he has=20
disguised himself!
<P>That the Antichrist has not yet come is in fact a doctrine of =
the=20
Antichrist himself! By this clever ruse, he diverts the church's =
attention=20
to the future, while he continues to steal our joy, quench the =
Spirit, and=20
destroy our fellowship. While misguided believers look for the =
appearing=20
of the dreaded Antichrist, he works freely in our midst, =
unhindered=20
because he is unrevealed!
<P>Odd as it may at first sound, Satan encourages men to serve =
Christ=20
Jesus - but he redefines what serving Jesus means! By its form of=20
godliness, his vain religion deceives every soul not led by God's =
Spirit.=20
Satan has deceived the whole world (Rev.12:9), inspiring millions =
to=20
worship God "after the doctrines and commandments of men" rather =
than "in=20
spirit and in truth"; and his crowning achievement in false =
religion has=20
been that religion which boldly calls itself by the name of =
Christ.
<P>
<CENTER>
<H3>The Spirit That Confesses Christ</H3></CENTER>
<P><B><I>"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God. Every SPIRIT [not =
every=20
person!] that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is =
of God.=20
And every SPIRIT that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in =
the flesh=20
is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye =
have=20
heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the =
world"=20
(1Jn.4:2,3).</B></I> The Spirit of God is not a dumb spirit =
(1Cor.12:3).=20
It speaks (in tongues) through the person when it enters. Jesus =
said,=20
<B><I>"When the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from =
the=20
Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the =
Father, HE=20
shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness" =
(Jn.15:26,27).=20
</B></I>This is exactly what happened to Jesus's disciples on the =
day of=20
Pentecost. They received the holy Ghost and began to testify in =
tongues=20
"as the Spirit gave them utterance." Paul compared this =
supernatural=20
confession of Christ to the birth-cry of an new-born infant, =
saying,<B><I>=20
"Ye have received the spirit of adoption [into the family of God], =
whereby=20
we cry, 'Abba, Father'" (Rom.8:15).</B></I>
<P>Any spirit that fails to meet the Lord's condition of a verbal=20
confession when it enters is not the holy Spirit. It is instead =
Satan's=20
substitute: the spirit of Antichrist. The first-century A.D. =
definition of=20
anti was "instead of", and this is what "antichrist" really means: =
instead-of-Christ. The Spirit of God confesses Christ when it =
enters=20
(1Jn.4: 1-3), but in John's day some forsook the truth and began =
to claim=20
the holy Spirit without that divinely ordained evidence: speaking =
in=20
tongues. What they had actually received was Satan's deeply =
religious,=20
instead-of-Christ spirit. The spirit of Antichrist denies that =
speaking in=20
tongues is the sign of receiving the holy Ghost, because that =
essential=20
truth exposes him to be the powerless fraud that he is.
<P>My friend, if you are professing to be born again, but have not =
spoken=20
in tongues, you are dangerously entangled with the =
"instead-of-Christ"=20
spirit, the Antichrist, though you may be sincere in your =
believing.=20
Multitudes today are persuaded by Satan's ministers that they are =
born=20
again without receiving the holy Ghost with its heavenly witness! =
Millions=20
profess to have God's Spirit, but are badly deceived by Lucifer's=20
speechless spirit. Instead of following Christ, Christian =
multitudes have=20
been seduced by the powerless christ which Satan offers them. More =
than=20
any other, it is the confession of this truth which provokes a =
bitter=20
reaction from those entangled in the Antichrist's religious system =
(2Tim.3:12).
<P>
<CENTER>
<H3>Christianity - Above Suspicion</H3></CENTER>
<P>God's children are so sincere about doing what they think is =
God's=20
will, they often become the most fiercely loyal members of =
Christianity -=20
but only because they think Christianity is of God! If they didn't =
care=20
about pleasing God, Satan couldn't make merchandise of them =
(2Pet.2:1-3).=20
Being zealous, they are very useful to Satan in his efforts to =
strengthen=20
and enlarge his unordained religion. Satan accomplishes this by =
persuading=20
God's children to express their love for God in ways which, in =
fact,=20
dishonor and deny Him. This is Christianity.
<P>When God's children at last are convinced of this truth, and =
when they=20
see how they have been misled by Christian ministers and used for =
Satan's=20
glory instead of Jesus's, multitudes of God's dear children will =
forsake=20
Christianity and come to Christ "outside the camp, bearing his =
reproach."=20
Jesus did not suffer and die to bring about the religion of =
Christianity.=20
That truth is so obvious that I marvel that it even needs to be =
said.
<P>Speaking to Pharisees, Jesus said: <B><I>"Ye are they which =
justify=20
yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which =
is highly=20
esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God" =
(Lk.16:15).</B></I>=20
If there is one thing above all else that is highly esteemed by =
men and=20
held in contempt by God, it is great religious creeds and =
ceremonies.=20
False religion has always mesmerized the world and will continue =
to do so.=20
That is understandable. But the tragedy is that Satan's =
Spirit-less=20
religion often mesmerizes even the saints of God! Peter warned the =
saints=20
of this deception <B><I>(2Pet.2:1,2,19): "There were false =
prophets among=20
the [Old Testament] people, even as there shall be false teachers =
among=20
you [the church], who privily shall bring in[to the church] =
damnable=20
heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them. . . . And many =
[of the=20
church] shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the =
way of=20
truth shall be evil spoken of [by the church]. . . . While they =
[Christian=20
ministers] promise them [Christian congregations] liberty, they =
themselves=20
are the servants of corruption."</B></I>
<P>Christianity is the one thing which God's children least =
suspect of=20
doing them harm, yet it has been Satan's chief tool for dividing =
the=20
family of God. For this reason, God is calling,<B><I> "Come out of =
her My=20
people, that ye partake not of her sins and receive not of her=20
plagues."</B></I> Christianity is not now and never has been of =
Christ;=20
and in the light of Christianity's patently evil history, the =
attachment=20
which God's people seem to feel for it is astonishing. The spirit =
of=20
Christianity is the spirit of Antichrist. Christianity is clearly =
that=20
self-righteous ***** in Revelation 17, whose possessions include =
"the=20
souls of men".
<P>For the soul hungering and thirsting after righteousness, the =
greatest=20
danger is often Christian ministers themselves. Filled with =
doctrines not=20
of Christ, they are Satan's most attractive and well-laid snare. =
With much=20
zeal, but little knowledge, they routinely assure sinners seeking =
God that=20
they have been forgiven - even if they have not yet spoken in =
tongues! If=20
such a person is satisfied merely to be told by a man that his =
sins are=20
forgiven, then that probably will be all that he receives: the =
assurance=20
of a man. But the truly hungry soul can be satisfied only with=20
confirmation directly from heaven that he has been cleansed; and =
in the=20
appointed time he will come to understand by experience the =
wonderful=20
meaning of John's words,<B><I> "the Spirit is the witness, because =
the=20
Spirit is truth" (1Jn.5:6).</B></I>=20
<CENTER>
<H3>Sitting in the Temple</CENTER></H3>
<P>In this New Covenant, believers are the "temple of God" because =
the=20
Spirit of God is in them (1Cor.3:16). The Antichrist is "in the =
temple of=20
God, declaring himself to be God." The "mystery of iniquity" =
(already=20
working in Paul's day - 2Thess.2:4) is that the spirit of =
Antichrist may=20
inhabit God's temple with the holy Spirit (2Thess. 2:7)! This =
abomination=20
manifests itself every time that a Spirit-baptized person teaches =
others=20
that they do not need the Spirit's baptism. In other words, the =
spirit of=20
Antichrist is he who inspires those who speak in tongues to deny =
the=20
necessity of doing so.
<P>Of course, the Antichrist cannot force himself into a =
believer's heart.=20
He enters that sanctified chamber only as the believer welcomes =
him, by=20
receiving his doctrines and partaking of his self-willed, carnal =
way of=20
worship.
<P>God's Spirit is with every person who has begun to follow =
Jesus, but it=20
is not in him until he speaks in tongues. This was true of Jesus's =
disciples (Jn.14:17), and it is true now. But the vulpine spirit =
of=20
Antichrist, using misguided Christian ministers, tells those who =
have=20
begun to follow the Lord that they already have the Spirit even if =
they=20
have not spoken in tongues. This evil, holy Spiritless religion is =
of the=20
devil. Christianity may be defined as unsanctified worship of =
Jesus=20
Christ, and the Antichrist is that religion's secret lord!
<P>The spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of unsanctified =
religion, and=20
that evil spirit dwells in the temple of the believer who believes =
his=20
sins were washed away before he was baptized with God's holy =
Ghost.<B><I>=20
"Many deceivers", the elder tells us, "are entered into the world, =
who=20
confess not that Jesus Christ is come into the flesh. This is a =
deceiver=20
and an Antichrist" (2Jn.7).</B></I> Yes, these deceivers departed =
from the=20
faith, and, as John testified, they "went out" from the apostles'=20
fellowship into the world, declaring a subtly altered gospel. This =
new=20
gospel offered an appearance of pardon without demanding complete=20
surrender, and it won the hearts of men. In a short time, it =
supplanted=20
the rule of the Spirit over the church with the ecclesiastical =
rule of=20
carnal men; and to this day the saints are bound within the walls =
of that=20
religion which Satan inspired: Christianity. Its ministers are =
deceived,=20
denying that the baptism of the holy Ghost, with the evidence of =
speaking=20
in other tongues, is the new birth, and - most astonishingly of =
all -some=20
of these ministers have actually received this baptismal =
experience from=20
God! Are they not those of whom Peter sorrowfully prophesied, =
those=20
redeemed souls who are so deluded that they even "deny the Lord =
that=20
bought them" (2Pet.2:1)? My precious friend, when a holy =
Ghost-baptized=20
person denies that it is that baptism which washed his sins away, =
he has=20
denied the Lord that bought him, for<B><I> "the Lord is that =
Spirit, and=20
where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." </B></I>
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<H3>Baptism Saves</H3></CENTER>
<P>Just look at how the Enemy has deceived God's dear children - =
those who=20
have received the Spirit! The power and joy is departing from them =
as they=20
lessen their emphasis on the holy Ghost. They themselves wonder =
why the=20
glory is departing. For their answer, they need look no further =
than the=20
sermons their own ministers are preaching! What they stress is, =
"Get=20
saved! Get saved! Get saved!" But an empty promise of salvation is =
all=20
that the Antichrist has to offer. My dear brothers and sisters, do =
not=20
believe his vain words or receive his speechless spirit! Were it =
not for=20
the mercy of the Father, who despite our ignorance grants us times =
of=20
refreshing, we would have already discarded His Spirit altogether. =
Thank=20
God for His incredible mercy! Our disrespect for His Spirit=20
notwithstanding, He still pours it out at times on our stumbling,=20
thirsting souls.
<P>Peter wrote,<B><I> "Baptism doth also now save us" (1Pet.=20
3:21)</B></I>, and Paul taught that we are saved "by the washing =
of=20
regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost" (Tit.3:5). The truth =
is, my=20
brother, that the baptism of the holy Ghost not only will save us =
in the=20
end, but it is the experience which gives us a clear conscience =
while we=20
are on the way there.
<P>Peter proclaimed,<B><I> "We are his witnesses, and so is the =
holy=20
Ghost, which GOD hath given TO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM" (Acts =
5:32).=20
</B></I>Have you obeyed God, my friend? Unless you have received =
the=20
baptism of the holy Ghost, God's personal testimony of your =
obedience, the=20
answer must be no. Christian ministers under the influence of the =
spirit=20
of Antichrist will teach that you are washed from your sins =
without this=20
divine witness of your obedience. But you know in your heart, and =
God=20
knows, when it is that "your obedience is fulfilled". Why not =
surrender to=20
Jesus now, that you may receive the Promise? <B><I>"For the =
promise is=20
unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even =
as many=20
as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2:39).</I></B>
<P>It is your choice: the "instead-of-Christ" spirit (with its =
appearance=20
of righteousness and the praise of Christians) or the Spirit of =
Christ=20
which speaks when it enters and cleanses from sin. Which will you =
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