Bride
The blurred lines between the Church and the world. The harlot and the Bride... how do we tell them apart?
As we experience the intensity of the last days of Bible prophecy, we must come to terms with the reality of the battle we are engaged in. Our ignorance will become the tool of our defeat if we are not careful to know the word of God in this hour. In fact the child of God’ s biggest concern shouldn’ t be the mark of the beast, or wars, climate change or the economic situation. All are important but the number one thing Jesus instructs his disciples to be aware of in the last days is deception.“ And Jesus answered and said unto them, take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many.”
Matt. 24:4-5( KJV)
It is in this context we have found ourselves as the Church. Our overemphasis on other things rather than having a deep relationship with Christ has dulled our spiritual senses. Now we are unable to discern between the sheep and the goats, righteous vs. unrighteous, world and the true Church, Jesus’ s bride vs. the harlot. The line between the false and the true is now so blurred we cannot tell the difference between a saint and a sinner. However, the word of God does make a clear demarcation. To effectively combat the lies of the world, the devil and the flesh we must be more full of the truth. Not just knowing the Truth, but having an intimate love for Him that is truth, Jesus Christ. Knowing the truth doesn’ t guarantee change, loving
the truth does.
Current Realities The world is currently in the hellish grip of radical revisionism, where history and all that is ancient is being rewritten, deleted from memory and in some cases, everything Christian is being replaced with another type of religion. These new thoughts appeal to the current millennial generation who have a very high view of themselves. The religious dogma that man is his own god is taking on fresh roots in the world. The fallout seen is the steady decline in the Church, the rise of radical religion, man taking his life into his own hands and the spread of apathy and disillusionment toward the Gospel and the one true Christ, is setting the stage for the rise of the image called the harlot as referred to in Revelation 17:1-6, as well as the
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