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A Satirical Look At the Prophecy Industry -Part 1 of 2 parts
Why Do Some Ministers Claim They Understand Prophecy?
God sealed prophecy. He plainly stated that He did in the books of Daniel and Revelation. If we believe that God tells the truth, we must also believe that prophecy is sealed.
And yet every minister on earth seems to have claimed that he understands prophecy. We are left to wonder why ministers are compelled to contradict God on this point. There must be some overwhelming need ministers have to make such a claim.
"Look at me, Mamma!"
Early experiences formed the personalities of ministers. In this, we are all the same. We wanted our mother's attention and for her to adore our antics. Some children did anything to get their mother's attention.
Some people continued to demand their mother's attention after they grew up. Some ministers still have a need to be the center of attention. Their mothers have turned into congregations and television audiences.
Televangelists think that their entertainment is so important that it is worth millions of dollars from their audiences.
In order to validate the worthiness of their television programs, hosts invite prophecy ministers who claim to have divinely-given prophecy that will dazzle audiences. But, we already know that God sealed prophecy, so whatever the minister has to say is just more theory. But, the prophecy minister tries to convince the audience that he is a really special person who has an "in" with God. He has an in with God like he had an in with his adoring mamma.
Make a living- find a hook
So, what compels such a minister to claim that he has a special in with God so that God reveals prophecy ONLY to him?
One answer is that ministers need to make a living. Income of ministers is determined by donations and book sales. A minister that is just entering the religious industry might decide he could make a good living as a special man to whom God gave prophetic understanding. Special prophetic understanding would be his hook. In advertising terminology, he would be using a main selling point for a target market.
Retread Prophecy
A minister that decides to make a living using the prophecy hook needs special "revealed" prophecy to dazzle potential donors with.
So, he reads everyone else's books and literature and plagiarizes their "revelations." Remember that Adam and Eve stole the forbidden fruit? To this day, Satan's followers steal forbidden fruit.
Ironically, the plagiarizing minister is using the same old "unsealed" prophecies that have been in America's religious community for over a hundred years. He will retread a worn out old tire.
Sometime in the 1800's a Protestant minister created a prophetic scenario that eventually became the standard belief of the religious community. It went something like this:
Europe is Babylon. The Beast will be a man who is in the bloodline of the last Roman Caesar. A future Pope will be the False Prophet.
This basic scenario has been adjusted as time passed. Prophecy ministers have customized it. In the 1950's a popular version was that Germany would be the leading nation in a group of ten. These would be the ten toes (nations) of Babylon and the Beast would be a Furor type leader. The Mark of the Beast would be a tattoo like that one given to holocaust victims. But, this version failed because the EU quickly went from 6 to 25 member nations. And, it was no surprise that European nations united because American states united and many nations of the world have been doing the same thing for all time. There are still adherents to this failed version because they want so much to believe in the leaders that gave this retreaded "revelation" to them.
With the advent of computers and scanners, the Mark of the Beast was upgraded to a computer chip inserted into a person's right hand.
You can see how ministers altered subjects of prophecy to appeal to the latest public fear.
Protestants of the 1800's were still smarting from persecutions and inquisitions inflicted upon them by Rome. So, they were receptive to the idea that a Pope at Rome would be the False Prophet. And, Rome was a continuation of Babylon. So, it all made sense to people of that time. But, it wasn't the truth from God.
A minister hoping to make a living in prophecy has no need for truth. He simply needs an exciting theory that appeals to his audience and brings in donations and results in high book sells. He need only update the classic scenario that originated in the 1800's to have an exciting "new" revelation.
After WWI and WWII, people were terrified of Germany. That was when prophecy ministers conveniently make the Beast a German leader.
The classic scenario has been very saleable, so nobody has altered it that much.
The challenge for new prophecy ministers is to alter the classic scenario just enough to where they can claim it was something God gave to them in particular because they are so special.
"Look at me Mamma: I went to Heaven!"
Some prophecy ministers can get away with less complicated claims of special revelation. It depends on the Biblical literacy level of a minister's target audience. One minister who has a folksy way of speaking claimed that God took him on a tour of the City of God in Heaven. The man perfected a version of Red Skelton's Klem Kadiddlehopper and his audience loved his performance. He said he saw streets of gold, etc. His audience ate it up and ordered his book.
More thoughtful Bible students know that the Book of Revelation is written with symbolic imagery. For example Jesus was the Lamb of God. But, he was not literally a four-legged lamb. And, the City of God does not have golden streets. The verse about golden streets is allegorical and means that people will be wise (pearls) and walk in righteousness (gold). They would have nothing to hide (transparency).
"And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." Revelation 21:21
Anyway, the minister was claiming to be so special that God took him to Heaven. If God thought the man was special, the audience ought to agree, buy his book and make donations to him. That's the plan.
At what point does a minister become a predator/worshipper of the Beast?
Personally, I do not believe that entertainment by prophecy ministers on religious television programs is worth a tenth of a person's income. But they certainly think their performances are worth it.
At what point does a minister say to himself, "This charade has gone far enough and I can no longer claim to understand prophecy?"
One has to ask if some prophecy ministers actually believe in God? Surely they know that God sees their scam. Wouldn't their consciences bother them? The only way their consciences would not bother them is when they do not believe in God anyway.
Evidently, many a minister has sold his soul to the Devil.
These ministers are examples of worshipers of the Beast. They have made a conscious decision to prey on God's sheep like wolves.
The Two Witnesses are the ONLY End-time Prophets
When we read the Bible we see that only three prophets are mentioned in the end-time. They are Elijah and the Two Witnesses. Actually, Elijah was not a prophet in the sense he told about the end-times. He prophesied about local events. For example, he told a king that a battle would be to his advantage.
In contrast, the Two Witnesses are prophets like Daniel and John. They are the resurrected Daniel and John in a metaphorical sense. I say this because both Daniel and John were to finish prophesying in the end time.
The point is that the only two humans to have had prophecy unsealed to them are the Two Witnesses. God speaks through prophets and there are no other prophets mentioned in the Bible.
In other words, prophecy ministers who claim to have had revelations from God have NOT had revelations from God. They are religious predators. They have lied to us. Their motives can only be evil.
We look for ONLY the Two Witnesses to unseal prophecy for us.
"Look at me Mamma; I'm Elijah!"
Some ministers have gone so far as to proclaim that they are the end-time Elijah. This is what happens when people live in closed Church environments. They lose touch with reality. This same phenomenon can be observed with entertainers. When individuals are surrounded with "yes men" they do not have realistic self-images. The famous movie Hollywood Boulevard illustrates this phenomenon.
Some delusional ministers claim to be Elijah on the basis of their efforts to promote family values. Remember that Elijah was to "return the hearts of the fathers to the children?"
"I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,..." Malachi 4:5-6
Ministers have misinterpreted this because they don't read or don't understand the Bible. Elijah was a violent man who personally killed hundreds of opponents. He overthrew his national rulers because they were taking the nation in a direction opposed to the principles of the founding fathers. A thousand government people met bloody deaths because of Elijah.
Now ask yourself, what modern minister is like Elijah? Has any minister overthrown governments and had a thousand government leaders imprisoned and/or executed by firing squad? We know of ONLY one modern day religious leader who did this very thing and he certainly wasn't a Protestant minister. This religious leader is the only option for the real end-time Elijah.
In 1991, Pope John Paul II overthrew the Antichrist governments of the Soviet Union. Thousands of Marxist leaders were imprisoned. An undisclosed number were shot to death by firing squad. So, the Pope is the only plausible consideration for Elijah. Any minister who dares to compare his insignificant work to that of Pope John Paul is truly delusional.
"Look at us, Mamma; we're the Two Witnesses!"
Because egotistical ministers have found it so easy to claim to be Elijah, they probably would like to claim to be one of the Two Witnesses. Their dilemma is that the two Witnesses breathe fire (Rev. 11:5). Because this is impossible for ministers, they shy away from this claim. Ministers do not comprehend that prophecy often uses symbolic imagery and is not literal. An interpretation of this verse could be,
Paraphrased: "When the Two Witnesses gave the true meaning of prophecy, ministers that had claimed to understand prophecy were really burned up about it." Revelation 11:5
King James Version: "And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies:... " Revelation 11:5
Also the Two Witnesses are murdered and their deaths could be gruesome. So, ministers don't really want to be in any pain if they can avoid it. They can make plenty of money without "going there."
At the same time, they are instinctively hostile to the real Two Witnesses. The Two Witnesses will truly unseal prophecy. This will severely damage the income and glory of prophecy ministers because their followers will stop buying books and making donations.
The best a prophecy minister can do is to plagiarize the prophetic understanding that was given by God to the Two Witnesses. After all, the minister had stolen all his material from others anyway. So, why not steal from the Two Witnesses?
At this point you can see why Church leaders will murder the Two Witnesses. The Two Witnesses are a huge threat to the financial and ego empires of false ministers of Christ.
This only makes sense because 2000 years ago religious leaders murdered Jesus for the very same reason. The reason God allows the Two Witnesses to finally be murdered might be to show Christians just how un-Christian they actually are. The Book of Revelation clearly describes the end-time Church as lukewarm. There could be a great repentance and a worldwide revival after Christian sheep realize that their Church leaders murdered God's Two Witnesses out of jealousy and financial greed.
"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked," Revelation 3:15-17
Continued...The ONLY way to identify TRUE prophecy amid all the false prophets & their "revelations."
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