When you Catch Sight of the Disgusting Thing

If the scriptures in the bible are really true, then at some time we should be able to measure them against tangible events, which are actually occurring in our contemporary history. By keeping on the watch for these events we can make decisions saving our own lives and many others. The bible does indicate that most people will be surprised by the sudden arrival of Jesus Christ however; it also indicates that a small remainder will have kept on the watch. The words written on these few pages with supporting scriptures will help the discerning reader to:

• see the disgusting thing in a holy place.
• understand what the holy place is.
• understand who the man of lawlessness is.
• understand who is acting as a restraint and
• how he gets to be out of the way.
• how the man of lawlessness enters the temple and
• how he lifts himself up above a god.
• understand who Babylon the Great really is and why.
• what the unclean expressions are and who they really gather together.
• who the drunkards are and
• what it means to eat and drink with them.
• What Satan’s unrighteous deception is and
• how extremely successful Satan has been.
  
  

Man of Lawlessness

One of the events prophesied in the bible and having many features we can measure is the “man of lawlessness”. Paul confirms in his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians that it precedes the gathering together of the chosen ones to Jesus Christ when he is revealed. According to the Gospel of Matthew this is the first action Jesus takes when he returns to the earth:

Matthew 24:30
And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send forth his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds.

The scripture leaves no doubt that everyone will see Jesus Christ coming and so this gathering is still a future event.

Searching for convincing evidences of this “man of lawlessness” is certainly a worthwhile effort and indicates a willingness to keep on the watch as admonished by Jesus Christ later on in Matthew Chapter 24:42; “Keep on the watch, therefore, because YOU do not know on what day YOUR Lord is coming.”

2 Thessalonians 2
1 However, brothers, respecting the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him,………. 3 Let no one seduce YOU in any manner, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.

In order to keep on the watch we should be carefully examining current events so that the apostasy and man of lawlessness can be recognised.

The lawlessness was already at work in the first century and yet the effect of this lawlessness would become so thorough during the last days that it would gain entry right into the temple of The God. Such an overwhelming manifestation of lawlessness must not be able to continue escaping notice and yet the scriptures do indicate there is something acting as a restraint which will eventually be out of the way, making the revealing possible.


2nd Thessalonians 7
7 True, the mystery of this lawlessness is already at work; but only till he who is right now acting as a restraint gets to be out of the way.

The face of the serpent

There is a place in scripture where those who are faithful and loyal do get away to a place where they are fed (truths). Could this be the time when they learn about the “man of lawlessness”?

Revelation 12:14

But the two wings of the great eagle were given the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place; there is where she is fed for a time and times and half a time away from the face of the serpent.

The place is in the wilderness, the thing they get away from which, must then be the thing acting as a restraint is the face of the serpent.

Could God’s faithful chosen ones be living right in the face of Satan during the time of the end and for this reason are unable to see the mystery of the man of lawlessness? Revelation does mention that faithful chosen ones would be living right in amongst those who belong to Satan and living in the very same place where he is ruling.

Revelation 2:9, 2:13
9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan…13 I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is; and that thou holdest fast My name and hast not denied My faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

These loyal anointed chosen ones, the true sons of the kingdom are living right in Satan’s face during the Lord’s Day! They are living directly amongst those who are saying they are God’s people and yet they are not!

Would Satan have any advantage targeting false religion with his weeds? It makes sense that Satan would sow his weeds right inside of God’s true Kingdom if his motive is to somehow undermine it through some subtle and insidious plot. Consider the scripture at 2nd Thessalonians 2:9 which, in many translations describe his success at the very conclusion of this system of things using descriptive words such as “wonder”, “power” or “miracles”. If Satan’s deception is to be so successful then he must have somehow undermined God’s true Kingdom. It would therefore benefit the chosen anointed ones and true Christians belonging to this kingdom to very carefully measure all the contemporary events recently occurring in order to detect those things that Jesus Christ himself warned us about so many times throughout the bible.

Revelation Chapter 12 goes on to further describe what the serpent is doing to the chosen ones:

“and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood”15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood."

In the bible water normally represents knowledge or truths however, if they are flooding out of the serpent’s mouth with a view to carry away or mislead the faithful chosen ones then they must be lies. A flood or river of lies suggests a continual publishing of words perhaps contained in a never ending flood of periodicals or ongoing distribution of magazines and books designed to lure and gather anointed chosen ones away from learning the real truth.

Carried away

So these faithful anointed chosen ones, the true sons of the kingdom are not only living right in Satan’s face during the Lord’s day, they also are being continually flooded by lies regularly published and fed to them. Certainly it’s this flood of lies which, causes them to be “carried away” and restrains them, making it difficult to see truths about the “man of lawlessness”.

Revelation Chapter 12 goes on to explain how these lies will be overturned with help from the earth.

Revelation 16
“And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth”

If we are now living in the Lord’s Day then, what feature recently provided by the earth presently exists which, has the surprising ability to overturn an overwhelming flood of published lies?


Answer: The Internet.

Mr. Stephen Cox, a professor of literature at the University of California made a very astute observation about the times we now live in and writes an article about:

“the strange and unforeseen persistence of truth in our allegedly post-modern age.”

His article can be read by going to the following hyperlink:

http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2003_10/cox-truth.html#The

In this article Professor Cox uses a religious organisation which, publishes and distributes such a veritable flood of magazines and books that it is known world-wide. In his article he explains how this flood of information is now being put to the test by a relatively new technology also found world-wide called the Internet. Of all the earth’s achievements, which should be capable of swallowing up a flood of lies, the Internet shows the greatest promise.

In the Serpents face are his eyes, ears and mouth. An anointed one who is not away from the serpents face would be in a place where the serpent could see, hear and talk to him. Satan and his weeds can then restrain the chosen anointed one from learning the real truth and continue to mislead him. Once away from Satan’s face and his continual flood of lies the faithful ones are no longer restrained from measuring events occurring in our recent history and matching them against those identifying criteria found in the bible which describe the “man of lawlessness”.

Jesus Christ told us in Matthew Chapter 24 that we would catch sight of a disgusting thing standing in a holy place.

The Apostle Paul also mentions a man, who sits down in the temple of The God publicly showing himself to be a god. We now have even more reason to identify the man of lawlessness. Careful contemplation should convince the discerning reader that entry into the holy place by the “man of lawlessness” and the “disgusting thing seen in a holy place” is one and the same.

2Thessalonians 2:4

He is set in opposition and lifts himself up over everyone who is called "god" or an object of reverence, so that he sits down in the temple of The God, publicly showing himself to be a god.

How does someone gain access to the actual temple of The God and further yet, how is he able to lift himself up above everyone who is called god? It certainly is mysterious as to how such an extraordinary feat might be accomplished.

2 Thessalonians 2
7 True, the mystery of this lawlessness is already at work;

The "man of lawlessness" is also called the "man of sin" in many bible translations. Through the scriptures Jesus showed us that we would eventually be helped with convincing evidence, truths given to us regarding sin (lawlessness), righ-teousness and also judgement.

John 16:8-11
8 And when that one arrives he will give the world convincing evidence concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment: 9 in the first place, concerning sin, because they are not exercising faith in me; 10 then concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and YOU will behold me no longer; 11 then concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

In regards to these truths which would eventually give convincing evidence, Jesus Christ earlier said as recorded in the Gospel of John:

John 16:12
“I have many things yet to say to you, but you are not able to bear them at present. 13 However, when that one arrives, the spirit of the truth, he will guide you into all the truth.”

After careful contemplation the discerning reader will realise the truths contained on these pages are indeed difficult to bear and yet are scripturally intact when measured against the events happening in our recent history.

Baptism

It would be a good thing to now understand how someone is able to gain access to the temple of The God? The following scripture shows how this is possible:

Hebrews 10:19-23
“but you are not able to bear them at present”19 Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness for the way of entry into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 which he inaugurated for us as a new and living way through the curtain, that is, his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us approach with true hearts in the full assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience and our bodies bathed with clean water. 23 Let us hold fast the public declaration of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful that promised.

The requisite for entry into the actual temple of The God is baptism, a new and living way through the curtain. At the time our hearts are sprinkled from a wicked conscience and our bodies bathed with clean water our baptismal vows gain entry into the actual temple of The God.Through this means any person can rightfully enter into, the actual temple of The God.

Do you think Satan knows this?

How can someone, a man, lift himself up over everyone who is called "god" through baptism? It would be a good idea to now examine the command our Lord and King Jesus Christ gave us in regard to baptism in the following scripture:

Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things."

Please notice the necessary criteria illustrated in the following figure and compared where possible to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4

Name of the Father ----Jehovah -------The God ---------------(2 Co 1:3)

And of the Son ------------Jesus -----------a god ------------------(John 1:1)

And of Holy Spirit--------The Helper ---God's active force -(Acts 2:38)

The Christian Baptismal requirement is an important way of access into the temple of The God. Careful contemplation of the baptismal criteria should now make the discerning reader come to the very uncomfortable conclusion that it is only Jehovah’s Witnesses who can have access to the temple as it is only Jehovah’s Witnesses who use God’s name, the name of the Father, Jehovah.

Could it really be that a man of lawlessness exists inside of the organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

One new man

This concern certainly justifies the further examination of scripture. A good place to start is by finding any scripture that describes a "man" having access to the holy temple. Do the scriptures indicate in the singular any "man" who might exist inside of Jehovah’s people and who also has access to the holy temple?

Yes!

There is an esoteric group called a "man" who is referred to in scripture as existing inside of God’s Kingdom.

Ephesians 2:13-18
13 But now in union with Christ Jesus YOU who were once far off have come to be near by the blood of the Christ. 14 For he is our peace, he who made the two parties one and destroyed the wall in between that fenced them off. 15 By means of his flesh he abolished the enmity, the Law of commandments consisting in decrees, that he might create the two peoples in union with himself into one new man and make peace; 16 and that he might fully reconcile both peoples in one body to God through the torture stake, because he had killed off the enmity by means of himself. 17 And he came and declared the good news of peace to YOU, the ones far off, and peace to those near, 18 because through him we, both peoples,(the man) have the approach to the Father by one spirit. 19 Certainly, therefore, YOU (the man) are no longer strangers and alien residents, but YOU (the man) are fellow citizens of the holy ones and are members of the household of God, 20 and YOU (the man) have been built up upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, while Christ Jesus himself is the foundation cornerstone. 21 In union with him the whole building, being harmoniously joined together, is growing into a holy temple for Jehovah. 22 In union with him YOU, too, (the man) are being built up together into a place for God to inhabit by spirit.

(The notes in parentheses and bolded are added for emphasis.)

The "man" is therefore that esoteric and anointed group of people who is growing towards being accepted as part of the temple for God. The bible really does identify a “man” who also has access to the temple of The God. Not only does the scripture above identify a man. It is this same man who is “growing into a holy temple for Jehovah”. The holy place is also now identified!

Inside the organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses this "man" is better known as the Governing Body which represents the anointed slave class who are appointed to "feed the domestics" and direct the organisation through the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. God's "spirit directed organization". The question is now once again at issue however, as to whether this is the faithful or perhaps really could still contain the evil slave? A question that many believe was formally resolved in 1919.

If God’s spirit directed organisation who governs all of Jehovah’s Witnesses really is "the man of lawlessness" then they must somehow have lifted themselves up above the station of a god (a small "g" god) while also gaining access to the temple.

As discovered earlier, entry into the temple is through baptism. Therefore a more careful examination of the baptismal vows made by Jehovah’s Witnesses should now be undertaken in order to determine the possibility that this might be a valid concern.

The baptismal vows, which are necessary to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses, are carefully explained in the June 1st 1985 Watchtower Magazine on page 30 as follows:

"On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will

The second is:

Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's spirit directed organization?"

These vows are publicly made often in front of thousands of people!

Now the discerning reader should also attempt to reconcile the Jehovah's Witness baptismal criteria wherever possible to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4 and our Lord Jesus Christ’s commandment
at Matthew 28:19.

Jehovah's Witness Baptism Criteria:

Jehovah to do his will ------------------------ Name of the Father ----The God

Sacrifice of Jesus Christ -----------------------And of the son -----------a god

God's "spirit-directed organisation" ------ (the man) ------------------a god?

Can you see in the figure above an esoteric group, the man who is "publicly showing himself to be a god"?

Jehovah's Witnesses are taught by this same organisation that the above vows are essential for salvation as confirmed in the following quote from the January 15th 1989 Watchtower Mag- azine on page 15:

"Baptismal candidates must acknowledge publicly that on the basis of Jesus' sacrifice they have repented of their sins and have dedicated themselves to Jehovah. They must also understand that dedication and baptism identify them as Jehovah's Witnesses."

“The entire baptismal arrangement, including this public expression of faith, is essential for salvation.”

This Watchtower magazine statement insists that the baptismal arrangement which includes a vow made to “God’s Spirit Directed Organisation” is a requirement for salvation. The discerning bible student should already know this goes well beyond what the bible indicates and is an extremely presumptuous and unclean inspired expression.

In order to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses newly interested ones are compelled to publicly confirm the above vows which now gives them the ability to worship and rightfully participate in any other Jehovah’s Witness activity. Until the new one gets this unique baptismal mark they are considered as nothing.

Set in opposition

The reader should agree that in order to be saved a person has to approach the altar in God’s holy temple in order to benefit from Jesus Christ's sacrifice. The individual’s public expression must gain entry into the temple of The God. Their expression provides worship and reverence to all those mentioned in their vows including God’s "spirit directed organisation".

Jesus Christ (a god) commanded that his baptismal arrangement should be in place right up to the very conclusion of the system of things. Anyone who has the courage to presumptuously change his arrangement prior to the conclusion of this system of things must therefore consider themselves to be a small "g" god of greater authority than our Lord and King Jesus Christ. They have lifted themselves up over everyone who is called "god". By changing this commandment before the conclusion of the system of things the Governing body and Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has indicated disagreement with and opposition to our King Jesus Christ. The Governing body have insisted that since 1919 they have already passed inspection, been declared righteous and appointed over all their belongings. Could this be another unclean inspired expression designed to gather together God’s chosen ones before our Lord Jesus Christ comes to do the same? (Mt 24:31) Their intent has therefore been to change times and law.

Immediately before making the baptismal commandment however, our Lord and King left no doubt as to his authority over these matters when he said:

Matthew 28:17
18 And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth"

Jesus Christ’s commandment above was a law in the first century and continues to be a law right up to the conclusion of this system of things. Anyone who disagrees with or undermines this law should therefore be considered lawless.

There is now a man identified who is capable of entry into the temple itself that also manifests opposition to and lifts himself above the station of Jesus Christ our King. There is no other candidate for the man of lawlessness in our modern history. The Governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the “spirit directed organisation” is the only "man" identified in the bible that is capable of entry into the temple.

Certainly it is at this point the reader may be having difficulty bearing the truth which contains convincing evidences regarding sin and lawlessness.

Babylon the Great

The Governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses through the Watchtower Society has built a city containing over six million people and through changing Jesus Christ’s baptismal commandment have vows which reach right up into heaven before God in his holy temple. Through this means they have successfully made a celebrated name for themselves.

In ancient times there were men on the earth who attempted to achieve the same thing and yet failed.

This attempt is recorded in Genesis:

Genesis 11:4
4 They now said: “Come on! Let us build ourselves a city and also a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a celebrated name for ourselves, for fear we may be scattered over all the surface of the earth.”

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witness’s have been completely successful in their attempt and so have a much greater achievement.

Their ancient forefathers attempted and failed to build a city called Babylon. The greater achievement of the modern day Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses and its Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has therefore rightfully earned them the name: ‘Babylon the Great’.

The Motive

To trick newly interested ones into publicly confirming a vow, which venerates the evil slave, and the man of lawlessness, making them a citizen of Babylon the Great is indeed a very insidious and unrighteous deception. None of this makes sense unless there is a motive.

In order for the discerning reader to be convinced they really do need to understand what the motive might be. Jesus explained the circumstances that his Kingdom would be in as the conclusion of the system of things approached:

Matthew 13
36 Then after dismissing the crowds he went into the house. And his disciples came to him and said: “Explain to us the illustration of the weeds in the field.” 37 In response he said: “The sower of the fine seed is the Son of man; 38 the field is the world; as for the fine seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the weeds are the sons of the wicked one, 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is a conclusion of a system of things, and the reapers are angels.41 The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will collect out from his kingdom all things that cause stumbling and persons who are doing lawlessness, 42 and they will pitch them into the fiery furnace. There is where [their] weeping and the gnashing of [their] teeth will be.

Satan himself must have a motive for sowing his seeds in among the ones that Jesus Christ has sowed. Certainly he should have been hoping to use his weeds in such a way as to have some malicious influence on God’s Kingdom and Jehovah himself. Imagine if Satan and his weeds could somehow use their influence to undermine a fundamental commandment of the appointed king of God’s own Kingdom in such a way that it would also gain entry into the temple of THE God and actually use the subjects of God’s own kingdom including his anointed chosen ones to taunt Jehovah right to his very face!

Isn’t that disgusting!

Can the discerning reader think of a more abominable motive for Satan to have?

The scripture at 2nd Thessalonians Chapter 2 gives evidence proving this lawlessness was exactly Satan’s motive.

2nd Thessalonians 2
9 But the lawless one’s presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved.

Satan’s motive for sowing weeds in amongst the wheat has been almost completely successful! Satan’s modern day unrighteous deception has the same achievement as his exploits in the Garden of Eden except that he has now been able to manoeuvre an entire kingdom into disobeying God’s commandment. The discerning reader should have now seen the “disgusting thing standing in a holy place.” (Mt 24:15)

A careful examination of 2 Thessalonians explains that this man of lawlessness is to be; "done away with by the spirit of his mouth".It is in John Chapter 16 where we find out what the "spirit of his mouth" is:

John 16:13
However, when that one arrives, the spirit of the truth, he will guide YOU into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own impulse, but what things he hears he will speak, and he will declare to YOU the things coming. 14 That one will glorify me, because he will receive from what is mine and will declare it to YOU.

The man of lawlessness is to be done away with simply by a revealing of the truth. Truth’s which, indirectly come from the very mouth of Jesus Christ, our true Lord and King.

The Plan

It is well known that Satan can and does read the bible himself. When Jesus survived the test in the wilderness it is proof of this however, has Satan now also read the New Testament? If Satan has read the New Testament then he would be well aware of Jesus Christ’s plan when he returns to the earth. To find a way to undermine Jesus Christ’s plans would therefore serve Satan’s best interests.

So what are Jesus Christ’s plans when he returns to the earth? This has been discussed earlier in these pages and revealed in scripture at Matthew Chapter 24:30

Matthew 24:30
And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send forth his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds.

What is the best way that Satan could undermine Jesus Christ’s plan?

The inner chambers

Satan could lure and gather those same chosen ones together to a different place before Jesus comes to do the same. In fact Jesus Christ warns us of this through the scriptures immediately preceding those which mention his own plan:

Matthew 24:23
“Then if anyone says to you, ’Look! Here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christ’s and false prophets will arise and give great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 Look! I have forewarned you. 26 Therefore if people say to you. ‘Look! He is in the wilderness’ do not go out; ‘Look! He is in the inner chambers,’ do not believe it.”

Jesus Christ leaves no doubt in the scriptures that chosen ones should be very careful about where they might be gathered together.

The thought that his faithful slave had passed inspection by Jesus Christ in 1919 was an unrighteous deception. The Governing body of Jehovah Witnesses has convinced over 6 million people that Jesus Christ is directing their activities from some where deep inside the Brooklyn Bethel Headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. They have skilfully convinced Jehovah’s Witnesses by indirectly saying; ‘Look! He is in the inner chambers”, another unclean inspired expression. Jehovah’s people have been operating in error since then. Why would THE God, Jehovah, allow his witnesses to be governed by an evil slave, the man of lawlessness for so long? The scripture at 2nd Thessalonians Chapter 2 explains the
reason why:

2nd Thessalonians 2
11 So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie, 12 in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

Who is it that is really behind the lies and deception?

2nd Thessalonians 2:9
9 But the lawless ones presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception.

2nd Thessalonians not only mentions a deception, it also mentions a lie.

The Lie

Is there any scriptural evidence that can help us identify a lie or falsehood being propagated by those in charge of Gods people? There is in fact a scripture in Isaiah, which talks about a future time when the rulers of Gods people take refuge in a lie and further explains that a covenant with death is made which will eventually dissolve.

Could it really be true that the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society have made an actual covenant with death itself?

Please consider some quotes from a July 1st 1983 Watchtower Article:

"Millions Now Living will Never Die"

"THERE are thousands of millions of persons living on earth today. Millions
of these are now learning of the wonderful opportunity of keeping on living upon it without ever dying off it."

"Live Companions of Those Hidden From Divine Denunciation"

"21 Unquestionably, so late in this "time of the end" since the end of the
Gentile Times in 1914, there are many live men and women of faith and integrity
who will never die off the face of the earth, God’s footstool."

Please now consider the lie (falsehood) believed by the rulers of God’s people as described by a prophetic end time scripture in Isaiah:

Isaiah 28:14
14 Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, YOU braggarts, YOU rulers of this people who are in Jerusalem: 15 Because YOU men have said: "We have concluded a covenant with Death; and with She´ol we have effected a vision; the overflowing flash flood, in case it should pass through, will not come to us, for we have made a lie our refuge and in falsehood we have concealed ourselves"; 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: "Here I am laying as a foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, the precious corner of a sure foundation. No one exercising faith will get panicky. 17 And I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the leveling instrument; and the hail must sweep away the refuge of a lie, and the waters themselves will flood out the very place of concealment. 18 And YOUR covenant with Death will certainly be dissolved, and that vision of YOURS with She´ol will not stand. The overflowing flash flood, when it passes through YOU must also become for it a trampling place.

The lie is "the covenant with Death".

The truth is that the ones who said; "millions now living will never die" and also said; "the live companions of those hidden from denunciation" have told a lie, an unclean inspired expression.
Their “covenant with death” will be dissolved and they will not be “hidden from denunciation”, instead as Isaiah points out the truth will “sweep away the refuge of a lie” and also “flood out the very place of concealment”.

Notice in the scripture above that a revealing of falsehood (lie) from a place of concealment would be as a result of righteousness (truth) and justice coming from a tried stone laid as a foundation in Zion. These must represent truths coming from our Lord and King Jesus Christ only after he is tried and resurrected. The waters that flood out the very place of concealment are truths coming from the spirit of his mouth. The discerning reader should realise this cannot have application to Isaiah’s contemporaries and has never had any application throughout any history since before our King Jesus Christ’s resurrection, until now. The covenant with death did not happen during the first century and such a covenant has never existed inside of God’s Kingdom until very recently.

The drunkards

Notice at the beginning of Isaiah Chapter 28 that the rulers of God’s people are identified in more detail:

Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the eminent crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading beauty that is upon the head of the fertile valley of those overpowered with wine.

These drunkards have an eminent or celebrated crown and so must be kings, and yet their glory is fading because they have been overcome (with wine).

The covenant with death and unclean inspired expressions are certainly attractive. To think Jesus Christ is really directing matters on this earth through an exclusive and esoteric group of men somewhere deep within the confines of the Brooklyn Bethel could easily lure the unwary chosen anointed ones into believing such an appealing notion. Jesus Christ himself said that many (Mt 24:4) would be misled including if possible even the chosen ones (Mt 24:24) who may find these unclean expressions to be alluring and attractive. Certainly the demise of those who are misled must be very drastic for Jesus to have so often admonished us to be wary about being gathered together by false and ingenious expressions very carefully designed by Satan and his weeds to mislead them.

Who are these chosen ones?

The book of Revelation calls them kings:

Revelation 5:10
“And you made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule over the earth.”

The book of Revelation should also tell us more about these kings who are to rule the earth. It does, however, many have been conditioned to believe these are present day pagan kings of nations rather than the same chosen or anointed kings mentioned earlier in the book of Revelation.

Unclean inspired expressions

In Revelation chapter 16 we discover there are unclean inspired expressions designed to gather together the kings of the entire inhabited earth. Why would Jesus Christ admonish present day pagan kings to “stay awake”? It is in chapter 16 that we discover unclean inspired expressions designed to gather the kings of the entire inhabited earth together. It is very important that these chosen kings are not misled and do stay awake so they are not brought to shame for having been so easily misled especially after having been admonished by Jesus Christ, so many times.

Revelation 16:14
13 And I saw three unclean inspired expressions [that looked] like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are, in fact, expressions inspired by demons and perform signs, and they go forth to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together to the war of the great day of God the Almighty. 15 “Look! I am coming as a thief. Happy is the one that stays awake and keeps his outer garments, that he may not walk naked and people look upon his shamefulness.”

Now please very carefully contemplate and compare to Revelation Chapter 16 what Jesus told his disciples in Matthew Chapter 24 about signs designed to mislead the chosen ones:

Matthew 24:24
For false Christ’s and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders so as to mislead if possible, even the chosen ones.

There can be no doubt that the chosen ones admonished about misleading signs in Matthew Chapter 24 and the kings of the entire inhabited earth admonished about misleading signs in Revelation Chapter 16 are one and the same.

When the discerning reader concludes this is true they will realize how effective the “water cast out of the serpents mouth” has been and how far these flooding waters have “carried them away”.

The unrighteous deception

The very first thing that Jesus Christ does when he comes back to the earth is to gather his chosen ones from the four winds:

Matthew 24:31
And he will send forth his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together.

We all know that Satan can read the bible and is aware of Jesus Christ’s plan. In order to undermine such a plan all Satan would have to do is gather together those same chosen ones to some other place. It is certainly amazing that Satan has been so extremely successful.

Revelation Chapter 16 says that the kings of the entire inhabited earth; “are gathered together to the place that is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon.”

The Valley of Megiddo or Har-Magedon is the place in the Hebrew scriptures where God’s King Josiah mistakenly went, only to be killed. King Josiah should not have gone there. Calling the place Har-Magedon where Satan misleads chosen kings of the entire inhabited earth into gathering, is therefore a very fitting metaphor. There was much grief and wailing in the valley of Megiddo when King Josiah was killed. It will be the very same way when these chosen “kings of the entire inhabited earth” are shamed into realising their own error.

When Babylon the Great is given the cup of God’s wrath these same chosen kings of the entire inhabited earth will weep and beat themselves in grief:

Revelation 18:9
And the kings of the earth who committed fornication with her and lived in shameless luxury will weep and beat themselves in grief over her, when they look at the smoke from the burning of her, while they stand at a distance because of their fear of her torment and say, “Too bad, too bad, you great city, Babylon you strong city, because in one hour your judgement has arrived!”

Notice that Jesus Christ has also mentioned another hour of judgement when chosen ones would weep and beat themselves in grief:

Matthew 24:50
The master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites. There is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.

The kings mentioned in Revelation Chapter 18 and the evil slave mentioned in Matthew Chapter 24 share the same fate during the same judgement hour because they are both chosen anointed kings of the entire inhabited earth. Can the reader now see through Satan’s unrighteous deception?

Eating and drinking with drunkards!

The kingdom has prostituted itself with Satan and his weeds. It has become a harlot. If you are a faithful anointed one who wants to continue being loyal to our king Jesus Christ, would you like to celebrate the memorial of his death at a Kingdom Hall through an arrangement facilitated by Satan and his weeds? Would you want to be found eating and drinking with the drunkards who have told lies, undermined Jesus Christ’s sovereignty by disobeying his law and lifted themselves up above his appointed station right inside of Jehovah’s own Holy Temple?

Of course not!

Celebrating the Memorial of Jesus Christ’s death in an arrangement facilitated by Satan and his weeds would be committing an act of spiritual fornication with a harlot! This is the same harlot spoken about by the angel in Revelation Chapter 17:

Revelation 17:1-2
“Come, I will show you the judgment upon the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, whereas those who inhabit the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

Satan and his weeds through their subtle and insidious deception have successfully made the yearly Memorial of Jesus Christ’s death, invalid. They have made it something worthless. Not only have they profaned the holy place they have removed the “constant feature”. Exactly what Daniel prophesied would happen:

Daniel 11
31 And there will be arms that will stand up, proceeding from him; and they will actually profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and remove the constant [feature]. “And they will certainly put in place the disgusting thing that is causing desolation.

If anyone hears my voice

In the Lord ’s Day where should those who stay awake and clearly see through Satan’s deception celebrate the Passover evening meal to memorialise their King Jesus Christ’s death?

The New World Translation of the bible answers this question in a comforting and wonderful way:

Revelation 3:20
“Look! I am standing at the door and knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into his [house] and take the evening meal with him and he with me.”

During the Lords day is there any scripture which shows that we will hear his voice?

Yes!

It is in regards to the “man of lawlessness” that we should hear Jesus Christ’s voice:

2 Thessalonians 2:8
“Then, indeed the lawless one will be revealed. Who the Lord Jesus Christ will do away with by the spirit of his mouth”

Can you, hear his voice?


If you are an anointed chosen one and have been drinking with the drunkards is there anything you can still now do in order to redeem yourself? Once again Jesus Christ answers this question in Revelation Chapter 3.

Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire that you may become rich, and white outer garments that you may become dressed and the shame of your nakedness may not become manifested, and eyesalve to rub in your eyes that you may see.

The Dragon grew wrathful

After reading these words of warning written on these pages what do you think Satan’s weeds would say in response?

It is likely they would belittle the undermining of Jesus Christ’s baptismal commandment and have people believe there would be no consequence to such a seemingly small scriptural commandment. Perhaps some of Satan’s weeds would even have the audacity to stand up in front of thousands of people at a Circuit Assembly and boldly declare that making a vow to “God’s spirit directed organisation” was not an act of veneration.

Instead of being so easily misled by Satan’s weeds what the bible itself warns us about in regard to adjusting God’s commandments should be very carefully considered.

Deuteronomy 12:32
Every word that I am commanding you is what you should be careful to do. You must not add to it nor take away from it.

Perhaps the weeds may attempt to convince true Christians that the baptismal commandments are not a very important law. Maybe they will try and convince you the commandment is not a law at all. Reminding the reader that Jesus Christ came back from the dead in order to give us this very important commandment should once again elevate its importance.

The Apostle Paul understood how very important it is to keep Jesus Christ’s commandments in a spotless and irreprehensible way:

1 Timothy 6:13-14
13 In the sight of God, who preserves all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who as a witness made the fine public declaration before Pontius Pilate, I give you orders 14 that you observe the commandment in a spotless and irreprehensible way until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This scripture's importance is eluding the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The consequence of changing God’s word or commandments is explained in the last Chapter of the Book of Revelation.

Revelation 22:18
“I am bearing witness to everyone that hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone makes an addition to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this scroll.”

For making additions to one of the foremost of God’s commandments regarding baptism what do you think the consequence should be? Notice in Revelation Chapter 16 that the last of the plagues will include an extensive earthquake where Babylon the Great is given the cup of God’s wrath. Babylon the Great has earned Jehovah’s wrath for undermining his appointed King Jesus Christ’s baptismal commandments in such a way that Satan is able to taunt Jehovah right to his face inside his own holy temple.

The quality of worship occurring inside of God’s temple has certainly deteriorated. It is no wonder that in Revelation Chapter 11 it says; “Get up and measure the temple [sanctuary] of God and the altar and those worshipping in it”

During the Lord’s Day those who are worshipping in the temple are Jehovah’s Witnesses who have allowed themselves to be used by Satan to taunt Jehovah right to his very face.

Observe the commandments

If you are a loyal anointed chosen one what can you expect if you continue exposing Satan’s unrighteous deceptions and persist in properly observing Jesus Christ’s commandments in a spotless and irreprehensible way?

Revelation Chapter 12 explains the consequences of discovering the truth in the wilderness and exposing Satan and his weeds:

Revelation 12:17
“And the Dragon grew wrathful at the woman and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed, who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus.

Notice that the Dragon or Satan is wrathful at those who are observing God’s commandments. The discerning reader should realise that what the faithful ones learn in the wilderness is that God’s commandments are not being carefully observed and it is when this is learned and revealed that Satan grows wrathful. This infers that Satan is not wrathful at the chosen ones who he has very skilfully manipulated into undermining God’s commandments.

Rejoice and leap for joy

A loyal anointed one who makes Satan’s deceptions evident inside a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses can expect to be disfellowshipped. A formal announcement will be made in front of his hometown congregation that; “insert name here; is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses”.

Persecution for Jesus Christ’s namesake is something the bible assures us will happen to those who continue to remain loyal to their king and his commandments. That Jehovah’s Witnesses have been persecuted for Jehovah’s namesake is something that would be impossible to argue however, it would be difficult to find one of Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted for Jesus Christ’s namesake, …………………….until now!

A loyal anointed one will also get much comfort after recognising their disfellowshipping partially fulfils a bible prophecy and promises a more glorious fulfilment to come.

Romans 9:26
“And in the place [Kingdom Hall] where it was said to them, “You are not my people”, [insert name here; is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses], there they will be called ‘Sons of the living God’.

For exposing Satan’s unrighteous deception and the operation of error their own spiritual brothers insist on continuing, loyal ones are excluded from the kingdom and hated. They are being spiritually beaten by their drunken fellow slaves because they give the words and commandments of Jehovah and his appointed King Jesus Christ, their proper regard. The loyal brothers are excluded and hated because the truths they speak expose the evil slave’s nakedness in such a way that people can look upon their shamefulness. Rev 16:15

Isaiah also wrote a comforting end time prophecy which is similar to the one mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 9:26 quoted above.

Isaiah 66:5
“Hear the word of Jehovah you men who are trembling at his word [commandments]: Your brothers that are hating you, that are excluding you by reason of my name, [insert name here; is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses] said, “May Jehovah be glorified” He must also appear with rejoicing on your part, and they are the ones that will be put to shame”.

Get out of her!

When first century Christians saw the disgusting thing standing in a holy place they fled. They abandoned their previous loyalty to the City of Jerusalem and the temple it contained. This first century abandonment or apostasy is what saved their lives. A true Christian who has read and understood the words written on these pages will have seen the modern day “disgusting thing standing in a holy place”. Now is the time to abandon your loyalty to the so called “spirit directed organisation” which receives undeserved veneration from your baptismal vows. If you are a true Christian loyal to your King Jesus Christ, now is the time to heed the words cried out in Revelation:

Revelation 18:4
“Get out of her my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues”

With the man of lawlessness revealed and the disgusting thing seen standing in a holy place now is the proper time to flee!

Merriam Webster dictionary defines apostasy as:

Main Entry: apos·ta·sy
Pronunciation: &-'päs-t&-sE

Function: nounInflected

Form(s): plural -sies

Etymology: Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt, from apo- + histasthai to stand -- more at STAND

1 : renunciation of a religious faith

2 : abandonment of a previous loyalty

In accord with the statement made by Jesus Christ himself the discerning reader should be carefully considering “who really is the faithful and discreet slave” who did not fall asleep and kept on the watch. Mt 24:45

If Satan and his weeds were able to forever deceive everyone with their unrighteous deception what a miserable world this would continue to be.

The words on these pages have been written for many reasons:

• Jehovah now has an opportunity to give an answer to the one(s) taunting him.
• For the sake of our King, Jesus Christ.
• As an obligation for one keeping on the watch to give a warning when he sees the enemy.
• To help with a little help chosen anointed ones who have been deceived.
• For the sake of all true Christians who are presently being held captive by Satan’s unrighteous deception.
• To give the entire world convincing evidence concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgement.
  

A life saving decision

The scriptures in the bible really do give enough information that we can find an extraordinary amount of convincing evidences in our contemporary history that we can use to make informed and scriptural decisions which, should help save ourselves and all those who do not refrain from listening. In regards to Satan and his weeds, “listening” is a vital admonishment:

Matthew 13:40
Therefore, just as the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be in the conclusion of the system of things.41 The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will collect out from his kingdom all things that cause stumbling and persons who are doing lawlessness, 42 and they will pitch them into the fiery furnace. There is where [their] weeping and the gnashing of [their] teeth will be. 43 At that time the righteous ones will shine as brightly as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him that has ears listen.

Present day Christians now face the exact same decision their first century counterparts had to make in order to save their own lives. More than 6 million Jehovah’s Witnesses live in a city which has been corrupted just as Jerusalem was in the first century. This city, “Babylon the Great” also contains the holy place which has now been profaned by a disgusting thing just as the Temple in the city of Jerusalem was also profaned. Will many heed Jesus Christ’s warning and flee from Babylon the Great or will it also be like in the first century and only a special few will make the correct decision? After contemplating the horrific judgement received by those complacent with the corrupted city in the first century the modern day decision should be easier to make.

I have a baptism

You need to decide which baptism you will be loyal to. Your words and actions after reading this will manifest whether you are loyal to the baptism which Jesus Christ has commanded or to the one which Satan and his weeds have invented. Our King Jesus Christ leaves no doubt that the arrival of this time when Christians would be required to make a decision in regard to his baptism is a situation he has been longing for:

Luke 12:49
49 “I came to start a fire on the earth, and what more is there for me to wish if it has already been lighted? 50 Indeed, I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and how I am being distressed until it is finished!

Making this decision will not result in a peaceful circumstance inside the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Even some family members may choose to remain loyal to Satan’s invented baptism while another close family member chooses to be loyal to Jesus Christ and the baptism he commanded.

The scripture in Luke Chapter 12 goes on to describe divisions which Jesus Christ himself is looking forward to see and has for a long time wished to happen:

Luke 12:51
51 Do YOU imagine I came to give peace on the earth? No, indeed, I tell YOU, but rather division. 52 For from now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against [her] mother, mother-in-law against [her] daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against [her] mother-in-law.”

We should soon see; “[the distinction] between a righteous one and a wicked one,”

Malachi 3:16-18
16 At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. And a book of remembrance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name. 17 “And they will certainly become mine,” Jehovah of armies has said, “at the day when I am producing a special property. And I will show compassion upon them, just as a man shows compassion upon his son who is serving him. 18 And YOU people will again certainly see [the distinction] between a righteous one and a wicked one, between one serving God and one who has not served him.”

Perhaps some congregations will not read this or will remain complacent after reading it. The scriptures do assure us however, that after Babylon the Great is given the judgement it deserves the kingdom will then also give the proper glory to our almighty God, Jehovah.

Revelation 11:13

“and the rest became frightened and gave glory to the God of Heaven.”

Jesus said we would be given truths which are difficult to bear. If we find a new truth difficult to bear it is usually because it reveals that what we were previously convinced to believe is not true.

Your words and actions after reading this will stand as a testimony to how much you really love “the truth”.

With the “man of lawlessness” revealed your love of the real truth is now essential to your survival. The scripture in 2nd Thessalonians shows that it is your love of the real truth which is now being measured in regard to this same “man of lawlessness”:

2nd Thessalonian 2:9-10
But the lawless one’s presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved

It is your love of the real truth that should save you!

Daniel 12:9
9 And he went on to say: “Go, Daniel, because the words are made secret and sealed up until the time of [the] end. 10 Many will cleanse themselves and whiten themselves and will be refined. And the wicked ones will certainly act wickedly, and no wicked ones at all will understand; but the ones having insight will understand.

After carefully contemplating the words written on these pages the reader should have an appreciation for how accurately these events were predicted to happen through ancient writings in the bible.

The discerning reader should now be able to echo the words of the Apostle Paul:

Romans 11:33
33 O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments [are] and past tracing out his ways [are]!

The time is soon coming when Jehovah our Almighty God will be given the glory he deserves.

May Jehovah be glorified!

My post is finished however as an appendice please consider the following quote from a 1955 Watchtower Magazine:

*** w55 7/1 411 Christian Baptism for the New World Society ***

15 A Christian, therefore, cannot be baptized in the name of the one actually doing the immersing or in the name of any man, nor in the name of any organization, but in the name of the Father, the Son and the holy spirit.

You can see a facsimile of this Watchtower page at the following link:

w55 7/1 411 <---- click

Please read this quote from the July 1st 1955 Watchtower magazine. It reveals that a time did exist when the Watchtower Society understood the importance of keeping God’s commandments without spot. Consider the example of Adam and Eve. Adam understood there would be a consequence to disobeying God’s commandments and yet he still disobeyed. In modern times we have an opportunity to obey God just as Adam once had. This quote from the 1955 Watchtower magazine stands as solemn testimony to the fact that Jehovah’s own Witnesses at one time understood the baptismal command and yet have now wilfully disobeyed it. The consequence for Adam’s disobeying the command to refrain from eating fruit from as tree was death. What should the consequence now be for disobeying God’s baptismal command which allows Satan to taunt Jehovah right to his face in such an abominable and reprehensible way inside his own holy temple? A person who disobeys God in such a way and yet also understands the value of the ransom sacrifice has no other sacrifice remaining with which to benefit from again. Satan’s weeds will try very hard to belittle the consequence of disobeying the baptismal commandment. When they do please remind them that the consequence for eating fruit from the wrong tree was death for the entire human family! Don’t allow yourself to be deceived or undermined by Satan and his weeds just as Adam and Eve were.

The only way I can think of reaching Jehovah's Witnesses is by putting a hard copy of this under their windsheild wiper during the time they are in their meetings. If this is a convention then thousands of copies will be required.

If you are concerned about close family members it might be easier to reach them with a booklet. Certainly a Jehovah's Witness should have no complaint about someone voluntarily trying to save lives by offering booklets. Perhaps you would like to mail a copy to each and every household which contains a family in your hometown congregation. If any concern exists you could do it anonymously.

A 29 page hard copy booklet of the above is available at LULU.com.

http://www.lulu.com/content/809318