Mercenaries of Iniquity

mercenaries

“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
–Proverbs 13:11

mercenary:

  1. (archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
  2. A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
  3. (figuratively)One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.

Used as an adjective: Motivated by private gain.

Of all of the workers of iniquity, the ones at the top of the food chain for the wicked are surely among the most mercenary.

“The devil would be powerless if he couldn’t entice people to do his work.”
—Suzy Kassem

Whether those workers labor in politics, Hollywood movies, various popular music, as “celebrities,” fashion, high society, cultural pursuits, the arts, professional sports, cosmetics: those who work in the “higher echelons” not only make more money, they achieve more of what this world–and the worker himself– values.

And speaking of what this world values, money is not the only payment for services desired by the more mercenary of Satan’s followers. Fame, sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, knowledge, access to more powerful spirits, amenities which satisfy various appetites: there is more than one way to pay off those who perform wicked or worldly work.

Mercenaries are sometimes referred to as “soldiers of fortune.”

This latter term is very descriptive of the relationship the worker of iniquity has with Satan.

Satan tells the mercenary to “Jump!”

The mercenary agreeably asks “How high?”

Satan then tells the mercenary how high to jump and the mercenary agreeably complies.

Satan then pays the mercenary–as long as the mercenary is available and needed for additional, future work.

“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted their occupation. So in other words, many Indians were hired to kill other Indians on behalf of the enemy for a paycheck.”
—Suzy Kassem

HOWEVER, all mercenaries usually have at least one fear or two.

The two main ones:

  1. That the mercenary will perform the work requested–yet not get paid.
  2. That the mercenary will perform the agreed task, yet somehow be incapacitated (or worse) and not be able to enjoy his pay.

It should be pointed out that there are others who value money MORE than the one doing the heavy lifting.

Which brings up a question.

“How do the mercenaries of iniquity KNOW they will be paid for their final work?”

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
–1TIMOTHY 6:10

DOES the reader believe that all promises are as good as “money in the bank?”

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: June 19, 2019.]

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