The Bible Proof Of God’s Judgment

That is IMPOSSIBLE!

Let me illustrate…

Illus: These different cults make you think of all these translations, paraphrases and perversions of the Word of God that are on the market today.

All of these translations teach different things, and they all claim their translations to be the Word of God

That is impossible!!!

Also, we cannot possibly believe that all these cults today are based on the Word of God, since they teach different things.

That is not to say there are not some good moral people in these cults but based on the Word of God they are not saved by the grace of God.

Some preach to be saved you must…

• Join our church

• Be baptized by one of our ministers

• Produce good works.

You can do all these things and still die and go to a devil’s hell.

Why? Because these things will not save you.

In John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Let me illustrate…

Illus: Before we had GPS to direct us on a road trip it use to be when you took a trip somewhere you would buy a road map to help you reach your destination.

Once you got that map you had to follow it!!!

But if someone sold you THE WRONG MAP AND YOU FOLLOWED IT YOU WERE IN TROUBLE.

With that in mind, we can understand why Paul wrote to young Timothy about this.

They had received some BAD DIRECTIONS.

Look at 1 Timothy 4:1, Paul taught that in the latter times some would depart from the faith follow after SEDUCING SPIRITS.

• (When?) Latter times

• (What) Some shall depart (To depart means they once was raised in a Bible preaching church but now they have departed) from the faith,

• (How?) GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS, AND DOCTRINES OF DEVILS.”

Today we have these T-SHIRTS preachers have turn God’s church into a SLOT MACHINE RELIGION preaching send them a thousand dollars AND God WILL make them rich.

And all over this nation these DUMB PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY GIVING IT TO THE HUCKSTERS BY THE THOUSANDS.

Many churches hire pastors to lead their congregations.

The word “pastor” comes from the Latin word for “shepherd.”

Pastors can have several streams of income, including:

1. a fixed salary from the church with other benefits.

2.Speeches at religious events and conferences.

3. Wedding officiating.

4. Royalties from their books.

5. Funeral officiating...

But it is altogether different for these tv preachers

For example, look at the worth of some of these tv preachers

• Ken Copeland – 760 million

• Pat Robertson – 100 million

• Benny Hinn – 42 million

• Joel Osteen – 100 million

• Creflo Dollar – 27 million

• Joyce Meirs - 25 million

• Rick Warren – 25 million

• Jesse Duplantis – 50 million

These are only a FEW of the many false prophets who are making merchandise out of Christians.

AND THE ONLY ONES ARE GETTING RICH

ARE THESE TV PREACHERS.

Illus: Dr. Joseph Parker, of London, said many years ago, "In the last thirty years I have seen enough dead theories and discarded hypotheses to fill a good-sized cemetery. They entered the world like an amateur band and coughed their way out like a squad of consumptive tramps.”

If Dr. Parker thought he was being besieged by false teachings in his day, what would he think about our day?

Paul told Timothy these things would come in the latter days, and some would depart from the faith to follow these "seducing spirits."

Let us look at THREE things in this sermon.

Notice, he says…

I.THERE SHALL BE

There shall be what?

There shall be many false prophets in the last days, before Christ returns for His church.

When the Word of God use the word “Many” we do not know what MANY means?

We do know this in Matthew 7:21-22 Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?

This passage of scripture using the word MANY we know that there are a lot of lost people in the world compared to Christians

One of the reasons it will not be long before we can know the Lord is going to RETURN soon is the fact the Lord said before He returns there will be MANY FALSE PROPHETS!!!

We have them:

• On the Radio

• On Television