Today I want to talk to you about the Church of Judas Iscariot.
If you say there is not one, you are absolutely correct.
But wait!
Who was Judas?
Judas betrayed Christ. Judas was a thief. Judas was a deceiver.
Judas was a member of the Elite Twelve: the twelve disciples of Christ. He looked like the other disciples. He walked like the other disciples. And and he ate and slept just like the other disciples. Plus, he hung out with Jesus.
Even among the Twelve, none of the others never knew and never suspected that Judas was untrustworthy, for Judas was the "Secretary of the Treasury". He kept the money bag. His position was just as important to the disciples as the Secretary of the Treasury is to the United States. For not just anybody can be the president of a bank.
Yet Judas never believed that Jesus is the Christ. Judas never believed in the born again experience that Jesus explained to Nicodemus. Judas never believed that Jesus would arise from death. Judas never believed that Jesus is the Son of God.
The group of twelve disciples was like a small church, which could be likened unto The Church of the Twelve. And Jesus was the pastor. But Judas never believed the words of the preacher. He came to church, he participated in the services, he went on missionary trips with Jesus and the others. He knew what to do, when to pray, where to sit, when to stand, when to sit down again, and when to say "Amen".
In his heart, however, Judas was simply going through the motions and exhibiting the proper behaviour. To the other eleven, Judas was just as normal in his activities as they were.
So then, how do we arrive at such an idea as the Church of Judas Iscariot?
Believe it or not, but there are people in churches today with that same spirit of Judas Iscariot. They believe exactly in those things that Judas Iscariot believed.
Believe it or not, but there are also churches that operate with that same spirit of Judas Iscariot, beginning at the top with the minister, pastor, preacher, or priest. There are churches that do not preach all of the Scriptures concerning Jesus, nor all of the words that Jesus said. They pick and choose what they want to read and teach from their pulpits. They teach people where to sit, when to stand, when to sit down again, and when to say "Amen". Didn't Judas do that?
Have you ever heard a member of a church actually laugh about "born again" believers?
Jesus did not laugh when He explained this matter to Nicodemus.
Have you ever heard a member of a church call members of certain churches "Bible thumpers"?
John the Baptist was serious about baptism by immersion. And John the Baptist was beheaded.
The leaders of the Church of Judas Iscariot are false prophets, and the members are deceived individuals because of the deception of the false prophets. They do exactly what their leaders tell them because their faith is in the words of their leaders and not in Jesus Christ. Christ is simply part of the atmosphere. Their behaviours are trained and orchestrated by the false teachers.
The spirit of Judas Iscariot is of that spirit of antichrist: directly opposed to the person of Jesus Christ.
Oleo is not real butter. It just appears to be.
False churches and false prophets are not really for Christ: they just appear to be.
In the book of Revelation, chapter 2, verse 9, Jesus said:
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
So then, since Jesus said there are Jews that are not Jews, could there also be Christians that are not Christians? And are they commiting blasphemy for saying they are Christians if they are not? For Jesus said, I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews.
That spirit of Judas Iscariot is not only in many churches today, but that same evil spirit is also in human government today: for when the Antichrist appears, he will be the head of a worldwide religion as well as the head of worldwide government: and deceived people will worship him.
Therefore, I urge you to know Christ and the power of His resurrection!
Amen.
If you say there is not one, you are absolutely correct.
But wait!
Who was Judas?
Judas betrayed Christ. Judas was a thief. Judas was a deceiver.
Judas was a member of the Elite Twelve: the twelve disciples of Christ. He looked like the other disciples. He walked like the other disciples. And and he ate and slept just like the other disciples. Plus, he hung out with Jesus.
Even among the Twelve, none of the others never knew and never suspected that Judas was untrustworthy, for Judas was the "Secretary of the Treasury". He kept the money bag. His position was just as important to the disciples as the Secretary of the Treasury is to the United States. For not just anybody can be the president of a bank.
Yet Judas never believed that Jesus is the Christ. Judas never believed in the born again experience that Jesus explained to Nicodemus. Judas never believed that Jesus would arise from death. Judas never believed that Jesus is the Son of God.
The group of twelve disciples was like a small church, which could be likened unto The Church of the Twelve. And Jesus was the pastor. But Judas never believed the words of the preacher. He came to church, he participated in the services, he went on missionary trips with Jesus and the others. He knew what to do, when to pray, where to sit, when to stand, when to sit down again, and when to say "Amen".
In his heart, however, Judas was simply going through the motions and exhibiting the proper behaviour. To the other eleven, Judas was just as normal in his activities as they were.
So then, how do we arrive at such an idea as the Church of Judas Iscariot?
Believe it or not, but there are people in churches today with that same spirit of Judas Iscariot. They believe exactly in those things that Judas Iscariot believed.
Believe it or not, but there are also churches that operate with that same spirit of Judas Iscariot, beginning at the top with the minister, pastor, preacher, or priest. There are churches that do not preach all of the Scriptures concerning Jesus, nor all of the words that Jesus said. They pick and choose what they want to read and teach from their pulpits. They teach people where to sit, when to stand, when to sit down again, and when to say "Amen". Didn't Judas do that?
Have you ever heard a member of a church actually laugh about "born again" believers?
Jesus did not laugh when He explained this matter to Nicodemus.
Have you ever heard a member of a church call members of certain churches "Bible thumpers"?
John the Baptist was serious about baptism by immersion. And John the Baptist was beheaded.
The leaders of the Church of Judas Iscariot are false prophets, and the members are deceived individuals because of the deception of the false prophets. They do exactly what their leaders tell them because their faith is in the words of their leaders and not in Jesus Christ. Christ is simply part of the atmosphere. Their behaviours are trained and orchestrated by the false teachers.
The spirit of Judas Iscariot is of that spirit of antichrist: directly opposed to the person of Jesus Christ.
Oleo is not real butter. It just appears to be.
False churches and false prophets are not really for Christ: they just appear to be.
In the book of Revelation, chapter 2, verse 9, Jesus said:
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
So then, since Jesus said there are Jews that are not Jews, could there also be Christians that are not Christians? And are they commiting blasphemy for saying they are Christians if they are not? For Jesus said, I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews.
That spirit of Judas Iscariot is not only in many churches today, but that same evil spirit is also in human government today: for when the Antichrist appears, he will be the head of a worldwide religion as well as the head of worldwide government: and deceived people will worship him.
Therefore, I urge you to know Christ and the power of His resurrection!
Amen.
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