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โ...when I see the blood, I will pass over you...Exodus 12:13
RED FLAGS IN CHURCHES ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ:
1. They do not respect the inspiration of and inerrancy of Scripture, the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His substitutionary atonement, His resurrection and return
2. Service begins with carnal rock concert
3. Promoting and funding heretical churches (like Hillsong, Bethel, Elevation) by using their man-centered music
4. Alpha, TPUSA chapter (ecumenical-unity over truth) or affiliation with other compromised parachurch organizations
5. Women pastors
6. Multisite church growth movement business model, where instead of planting churches, a pastor plants himself on big screens in multiple locations (1 Peter 5:1,2)
7. Spiritual formation, centering/contemplative/breath prayer (New Age cloaked in Christianese)
8. The flag of the sexual revolution (rainbow) displayed
9. No membership (only those at the top know the church's business)
10. Constant focus on government policy and politicians
11. Respect for the latest liberal cause or movement
12. Strutting pastor in tight shirts and skinny jeans
@Whitehorse1255@osucowboytc I looked them up. If their agenda is to teach "pastors" to use manipulation to bind people's consciences, that is a form of witchcraft.
Opposition controlled Christianity.
@TerriGreenUSA So, even the rape of a child does not disqualify a "pastor" in the sleazy worlds of charismatic and cultural Christianity? Perverse, greedy wolf.
God judges those outside the church, we judge those inside, especially teachers. If someone consistently speaks or acts contrary to scripture, we are to have no fellowship with them and not draw others to them. Morris is a convicted pedophile:
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortionerโnot even to eat with such a person. "
1 Cor. 5:11
"For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13But those who are outside God judges. Therefore โput away from yourselves the evil person.โ
1 Corinthians 5:12,13
"If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds."
2 John 10,11 NKJV
"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed."
Gal. 1:8,9
"For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?"
1 Peter 4:17
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them."
Ephesians 5:11
"Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them."
Romans 16:17
"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols?"
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
"Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. 20Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear."
1 Timothy 5:19,20
29"For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30"Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. "
Acts 20:29, 30
"12 But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works."
2 Cor. 11:12-15
"Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour."
1 John 2:18
I am noticing a pattern among Josh Howerton fansโฆ๐ค๐ค๐ค The Carl Lentz crowd criticized me for โjudgingโ, and the Howerton crowd criticizes me for โjealousyโ. Very interesting. By the way, this is only a sample of the literally hundreds of comments saying the same thing. Does he have a bot army or something? ๐คฃ
I have watched some of his sermons and I follow him on X. He talks like a pre-mil, but acts like a post-mil (wanting earthly dominion). Whenever he comes up in my X feed, it is almost always about politics. And if you look up the music his church uses, it's all the stuff from the heretics (Bethel, etc). I think he's a brother but he lacks discernment on some things.
A church that has the Gospel faithfully preached will naturally result in conservative thinking (and voting), without making yourself and Christianity look worldly and political to your local community that hopefully you want to bring to faith.
Are Non-Charismatic Churches Really Boring and DYING?
This clip is from Wake Up (Part 1), episode 8 of American Gospel: Spirit & Fire โ Season 1.
Watch AG3 Now: https://t.co/kzCMF9kcmN
WHAT IF THE CROSS WAS FORESHADOWED IN THE TORAH LONG BEFORE ROME EVER EXISTED?
Isaac carried the wood.
Moses stretched out his hands.
A bronze serpent was lifted above Israel.
And the Passover lamb was sacrificed.
Four ancient accounts. Four remarkable patterns.
One suffering Messiah.
Was the crucifixion of Yeshua an unexpected tragedy? Or had God been preparing Israel to recognize the suffering Messiah for centuries?
The Torah never explicitly describes a Roman cross. But it establishes extraordinary patterns of sacrifice, substitution, judgment, and deliverance.
Some are prophetic declarations. Others are types and shadows. And some are explicitly interpreted by Yeshua Himself.
Let's examine the evidence.
1. ISAAC: THE BELOVED SON WHO CARRIED THE WOOD
Genesis 22:2โ14
God commanded Abraham to offer Isaac, his beloved son, in the land of Moriah.
Isaac carried the wood toward the place of sacrifice.
Abraham carried the fire and knife.
And when Isaac asked about the missing lamb, Abraham declared that God Himself would provide.
Consider the parallels.
A beloved son.
A father facing the sacrifice of his son.
Wood carried toward the place of offering.
And the provision of a substitute.
In John 19:17, Yeshua also carries the wood of His own execution.
But Isaac was spared.
Yeshua gave His life.
In Genesis 22:14, Abraham names the place Adonai Yireh: "The LORD Will Provide."
And God did provide.
First, a ram in Isaac's place.
Ultimately, believers recognize in Yeshua the greater sacrifice for sin.
The central message is not merely the wood. It is God's provision of the substitute.
2. MOSES: THE MEDIATOR WITH OUTSTRETCHED HANDS
Exodus 17:8โ13
When Amalek attacked Israel, Moses climbed a hill carrying the staff of God.
Whenever Moses raised his hands, Israel prevailed.
Whenever his hands fell, Amalek prevailed.
Aaron and Hur supported his hands until sunset.
Picture the scene.
Israel's mediator standing above the battlefield, hands extended as the people fought below.
Israel's victory was associated with the raised hands of its mediator.
Centuries later, Yeshua's arms would be stretched upon the cross.
There, He accomplished victory over sin and death.
Does Exodus explicitly predict crucifixion?
No.
But the typological resemblance is remarkable.
The mediator. The outstretched hands. The victory provided by God.
And ancient rabbinic literature makes an intriguing connection between this account and another event in Moses' life.
3. THE BRONZE SERPENT: LOOK UP AND LIVE
Numbers 21:4โ9
Israel rebelled against God in the wilderness.
Judgment followed.
But God provided a means of deliverance.
Moses was commanded to place a bronze serpent upon a pole.
Those who looked upon it lived.
Why would God choose such an unusual means of deliverance?
Here, we do not have to rely upon typological resemblance alone.
Yeshua Himself explains the connection.
In John 3:14โ15, He compares Moses lifting the serpent in the wilderness to the Son of Man being lifted up, so that those believing in Him may have eternal life.
The connection is explicit.
Israel faced judgment.
God provided deliverance.
Those who looked toward His provision lived.
Yeshua identified Himself with the One who would be lifted up.
4. THE PASSOVER LAMB: DELIVERANCE THROUGH BLOOD
Exodus 12
Before Israel's deliverance from Egypt, God commanded each household to select an unblemished lamb.
Its blood would mark the home.
Judgment would pass over those sheltered by God's appointed provision.
And Exodus 12:46 commanded that none of the lamb's bones be broken.
John 19:36 connects the fulfillment of Scripture concerning unbroken bones with Yeshua's crucifixion.
Paul likewise identifies Messiah as our Passover sacrifice (1 Corinthians 5:7).
The connection is not merely visual.
Passover establishes the principle of deliverance through sacrificial blood.
And remarkably, the ancient Mishnah preserves details concerning the preparation of the Passover lamb.
Mishnah Pesachim 7:1 describes roasting the lamb on a wooden spit.
Some Messianic interpreters find additional symbolism in that preparation, although the text itself never claims to describe a cross.
The stronger connection remains the biblical Passover sacrifice itself.
5. WHAT DID THE ANCIENT RABBIS RECOGNIZE?
Here is a fascinating detail.
Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 3:8 discusses two seemingly unrelated Torah accounts together.
Moses raising his hands during the battle with Amalek.
And Moses lifting the bronze serpent in the wilderness.
Why?
The Mishnah explains that neither Moses' hands nor the serpent possessed power to save.
Rather, Israel experienced victory or healing when the people directed their hearts toward their Father in heaven.
Think about that.
Two objects or gestures raised before Israel.
Two moments of divine deliverance.
Both connected by ancient Jewish teachers to looking toward God.
The rabbis were not teaching that these events predicted Yeshua.
But their interpretation reveals a common theological pattern.
Deliverance comes from God, not from the physical object through which He directs His people.
And Yeshua explicitly applies one of these events to His own crucifixion.
6. THE CURSE OF THE TREE AND THE SUFFERING SERVANT
Deuteronomy 21:22โ23 | Isaiah 53
Now the imagery becomes even more profound.
Deuteronomy associates hanging upon a tree with a curse.
Paul invokes this Torah principle in Galatians 3:13 to explain Messiah bearing the curse on behalf of others.
But why would Messiah suffer?
Isaiah 53 describes a righteous Servant who bears the iniquities of others.
He suffers despite His innocence.
He is led like a lamb to slaughter.
His life becomes a guilt offering.
And through His suffering, many are accounted righteous.
Psalm 22 adds another remarkable dimension.
The righteous sufferer is mocked.
His enemies ridicule his trust in God.
And his garments are divided by lot (Psalm 22:7โ8, 18).
These details find striking parallels in the Gospel accounts of Yeshua's crucifixion.
Notice the progression.
Isaac introduces the beloved son and God's provision.
Moses presents the raised hands of a mediator.
The bronze serpent illustrates deliverance through God's appointed means.
Passover establishes redemption through sacrificial blood.
Deuteronomy introduces the curse.
Isaiah explains substitutionary suffering.
Psalm 22 portrays the suffering of the righteous.
These are not all explicit predictions of crucifixion. But together, they form a remarkable Messianic pattern.
The suffering Messiah was not an interruption of God's redemptive plan.
7. BUT ISN'T MESSIAH SUPPOSED TO REIGN?
This is one of the most important Jewish objections.
Messiah is expected to bring peace, regather Israel, restore Jerusalem, and reign over the nations.
I agree. The Tanakh promises these very things.
But where does the Tanakh declare that Messiah must fulfill every prophecy concerning His suffering and worldwide reign during one appearance?
Consider Zechariah 9:9โ10.
Verse 9 presents Israel's humble King arriving on a donkey.
Verse 10 describes His dominion extending to the ends of the earth.
Humility and worldwide kingship.
Suffering and glory.
Both belong to the biblical Messianic picture.
And the passage does not explicitly require them to occur simultaneously.
Now consider Zechariah 12:10.
God promises to pour out a spirit of grace and supplication upon the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
The prophecy describes profound mourning over the One who was pierced.
John 19:37 connects this prophecy to Yeshua.
Yet Zechariah's prophetic vision continues.
In Zechariah 14:4, the LORD stands upon the Mount of Olives.
The same mountain east of Jerusalem.
The same city God has chosen.
The same covenant people whose restoration He promised.
THE CROSS DID NOT CANCEL GOD'S PROMISES TO ISRAEL.
It did not erase Jerusalem.
It did not revoke the Davidic Covenant.
It did not transfer Israel's national promises to another people.
Romans 11:29 declares that God's gifts and calling are irrevocable.
And the prophetic Scriptures anticipate both Messiah's suffering and His future reign from Zion.
CONSIDER WHAT THE TANAKH REVEALS.
Isaac carried the wood.
Moses stretched out his hands.
The bronze serpent was lifted up.
The Passover lamb shed its blood.
The Torah described the curse upon the tree.
Isaiah foretold the suffering Servant.
Psalm 22 portrayed the mocked righteous sufferer.
And Zechariah spoke of the pierced One and the future deliverance of Jerusalem.
The cross was not an interruption of God's plan for Israel.
It was part of His redemptive purpose.
And the story does not end at Calvary.
THE PIERCED MESSIAH IS ALSO THE RETURNING KING.
The One who suffered will reign.
The One who was rejected will be recognized.
And God's covenant promises concerning Israel, Jerusalem, and David's throne will not fail.
The Tanakh reveals both a suffering Messiah and a reigning King.
โHear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!"
Deuteronomy 6:4
"29Jesus answered him, โThe first of all the commandments is: โHear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.โ This is the first commandment.
31And the second, like it, is this: โYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.โ There is no other commandment greater than these.โ
Mark 12:29-31
Sure, but never making a commitment in advance on paper when you know not the future. Even if you believe in strict tithing, you gave on the increase from the last year (fruit, sheep). No honest leader will ask you to list your assets, income, or use manipulation (witchcraft) to bind your conscience.
This is Howerton plagiarizing pedophile Robert Morris sermon:
https://t.co/gpGNMFXfLk
I saw the recent sermon comparisons between Josh Howerton and Joby Martin โ particularly on the wallet example โ and thought, โthere couldnโt possibly be more, right?โ Well, I was wrong.
Large portions of this same sermon by Josh closely match part 3 of Robert Morrisโs "The Blessed Life" series from 2023.
This is a shortened version of my full 11 minute video, which is on Youtube (link below). Both original sermons are ~45 minutes (also linked below).