King James Version
5 Having a form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof:
from such turn away.
I've been thinking about it for sometime.
Of how the deceiver (including the false prophet) copied the Lord.
Or, at least, tries to copy the Lord.
There seems to be a pattern.
And no end to his schemes.
Whatever his intentions are, it's definitely not to honor the Lord.
He's doing the REVERSE.
For spite?
Out of jealousy?
Out of malice?
In mockery?
Delusion?
To destroy man?
Surely, all of the above.
We will cite the instances, and supporting verses.
You will witness the Lord's way.
In contrast with the enemy's way.
And know the Bible speaks truth.
I thank SPIRIT for calling my attention to these FIVE things:
1. MARK on the HAND and FOREHEAD
2. On SCRIPTURE
3. THRONE of GOD
4. The MOST HIGH
5. The prophet
Now, the details.
MARK on the HAND and FOREHEAD
The Lord's seal:
Exodus 13:9-10
King James Version
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee
upon thine hand,
and for a memorial between thine eyes,
that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth:
for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee
out of Egypt.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance
in his season from year to year.
Revelation 7:3-4
King James Version
3 Saying,
Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees,
till we have sealed the servants of our God
in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed:
and there were sealed
an hundred and forty and four thousand
of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Revelation 9:3-4
King James Version
3 And there came out of the smoke
locusts upon the earth:
and unto them was given power,
as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them
that they should not hurt the grass of the earth,
neither any green thing, neither any tree;
but only those men which have not the seal of God
in their foreheads.
The false prophet's mark:
Revelation 13:16-17
King James Version
16 And he causeth all,
both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand,
or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name.
On SCRIPTURE
Jesus respects the law:
Matthew 4:7
King James Version
7 Jesus said unto him,
It is written again,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
The deceiver perverts the law:
Matthew 4:5-6
King James Version
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him,
If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down:
for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
and in their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
THRONE of GOD
The true throne of God:
Isaiah 6:1-4
King James Version
6 In the year that king Uzziah died
I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne,
high and lifted up,
and his train filled the temple.
2 Above it stood the seraphims:
each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face,
and with twain he covered his feet,
and with twain he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said,
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts:
the whole earth is full of his glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved
at the voice of him that cried,
and the house was filled with smoke.
Revelation 4:1-2
King James Version
4 After this I looked, and, behold,
a door was opened in heaven:
and the first voice which I heard
was as it were of a trumpet talking with me;
which said, Come up hither,
and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit:
and, behold,
a throne was set in heaven,
and one sat on the throne.
Revelation 4:9-11
King James Version
9 And when those beasts give glory and honour
and thanks to him that sat on the throne,
who liveth for ever and ever,
10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him
that sat on the throne,
and worship him that liveth for ever and ever,
and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honour and power:
for thou hast created all things,
and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Pretender to the throne.
Isaiah 14:12-14
King James Version
12 How art thou fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart,
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,
in the sides of the north:
The MOST HIGH
The true God:
Psalm 47:2
King James Version
2 For the Lord most high is terrible;
he is a great King over all the earth.
The jealous one.
Isaiah 14:14
King James Version
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the most High.
The prophet*
John the Baptist:
Luke 1:14-17
King James Version
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness;
and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink;
and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost,
even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel
shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him
in the spirit and power of Elias,
to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
False prophet:
Revelation 13:11-15
King James Version
11 And I beheld another beast coming up
out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb,
and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power
of the first beast before him,
and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein
to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders,
so that he maketh fire come down from heaven
on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles
which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an image to the beast,
which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life
unto the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should both speak,
and cause that as many
as would not worship the image of the beast
should be killed.
*John the Baptist prepared the way for CHRIST.
The false prophet caused the earth to worship the beast -- the antichrist.
Related material:
On Knowing the Enemy of Christ
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