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Counterfeit Christians

FAKE AND PHONEY: Tares among the Wheat — **FAKE AND PHONEY:** Tares among the Wheat

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
–Matthew 13: 24-30,36-42

Counterfeit Christians are everywhere–especially in America. In the times in which we live–in a country once called the United States of America–the tares outnumber the wheat.

There are a variety of ways to identify these pretenders, whom the Bible calls “tares.”

These are those who most frequently inhabit the buildings we call “the churches.”

1- One sign: They will concentrate on the things of this world. What they talk about, the focus of conversations, the humor that they use: it will all pertain to this world and the things of this world. Many times, they will be masters of the art of “small talk.”

2- In dozens of little ways, they will avoid keeping the commandments of God. They will also have hundreds of reasons why they do not obey God. They will almost never say it so plainly: they will put it much more “politely.”

“Who can keep all of those rules straight? I sure can’t. I try but I just can’t.”

“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”
—1 John 2:4

3- They love the things of this world. They not only love them, they are fascinated by them. They covet and desire the things of this world.

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
—1 John 2:15

To the World With Love: Signed, the American Christian

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There are other ways to tell, but this is a start.

THERE is still time to change direction (repent) and place one’s trust in Almighty God and His Son, Jesus Christ.

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THE GOSPEL

“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

“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:”
—2 Corinthians 4:3

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 3, 2015 and End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 6, 2017.]

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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

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End Times Apostasy: Counterfeit Christians have Infiltrated the Churches

COUNTERFEIT CHURCH,

COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANS

TARES AMONG THE WHEAT

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
—Matthew 13:24-25, 28-30, 42

The American Church is the epitome of confusion. Why does the reader believe this to be?

“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”
–1 Corinthians 14:33

So if God is not the author of confusion, how is it that the churches are full of it?

There’s really a very simple explanation.

Tares.

The majority of people who sit in churches across the USA are not saved. This is one reason so many churches are so devoid of discernment. This is one reason that popular topics in the churches are atheists, satanists and homosexuals: because even apostates and the lost can tell these are not from God. No discernment is necessary.

These topics allow the lost to believe they can distinguish between good and evil. But discernment is not knowing good from evil–even the lost can tell good from evil. Discernment is being able to distinguish between good and almost good; between good and Satan’s counterfeit of good.

1 in 3 Americans (not 1 in 3 churchgoers; 1 in 3 Americans) claim they are “born again” believers despite all proof to the contrary. In 21st century America, a person can travel the wide road to destruction, all the while believing they are saved.

“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
—Matthew 7:14

Where Jesus says “Few,” the wolves in the American pulpits proclaim: “Many!”

Where Jesus says “Forsake all,” Americans are comforted with tales of “God wants you to be rich.”

“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”
—Luke 14:33

Again, tares are the problem–as Jesus warned they would be. The churches are filled with tares–especially in the pulpits. And among the teachers in the church. And in the “Christian mass media.”

But especially among the pew-sitters.

Tares.

Among this vast number of lost souls, there is a significant number who are consciously working for the enemy but pretending to be Christians. Questioning doctrines, promoting the corrupting of the Word of God, spreading confusion, supporting the wolves in the pulpit (especially supporting the wolves in the pulpit. Many wolves would have been long gone in some venues if not for the support of infiltrators), using their lives as a testimony for sin, telling others it’s okay to disobey God–the list goes on.

Tares.

Always eager to direct anyone threatening to blossom into a true believer to another deceiver. The webs of deception spun by the wolves, apostates and the tares are long, dark and deep.

Perhaps that is why there is so little talk of Jesus Christ?

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The corruption has reached such a point that the churches are now ready for the man of sin.

And the man of sin is coming.

BIBLE PROPHECY

When the subject of “Bible prophecy” comes up, so many of the lost want a chart, a timeline, a nice easy list to remember. It doesn’t matter if it lines up with the Bible or not. What they want to know: does it line up with what the popular culture says will happen in the end times?

That’s another job of the tares: to promote these non-biblical narratives among the lost in their congregations.

“Just give me something I can use! Just give me something I can remember!”

Here’s something easy to remember: the man of sin is coming and probably everyone with a chart, a timeline or one of those handy lists will be sitting in the man of sin’s whore church celebrating.

Count on it.

(Because it’s in the Bible.)

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TARES

Tares.

The pews and pulpits are full of tares. The churches are full of confusion. It’s taken Satan 2000 years, but he has counterfeited the Christian Church so that the visible church is rotten.

Satan Has Counterfeited the Christian Church

Rest assured: Jesus will always have the Body of Christ; the real Church; the remnant. We can be confident of that.

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
—Matthew 16:18

The reader may rightly ask: is there anything to be done?

To begin with, God’s Word is true. The Bible is not very encouraging about the state of the churches when Jesus comes back. We are seeing proof positive that God’s Word is true concerning the end times. The true believer is always preparing; always picking up his cross; always separating from the world and the things of the world.

So what’s the Bible say to do?

Share the gospel.

Study God’s Word.
Watch.
Pray always.
Pray to not be deceived.
Love not your life unto death.

Don’t expect to “turn things around” or “take back your church” or any of the other unbiblical advice being promoted. God’s Word is clear: it doesn’t get better (until the return of Jesus), it only gets worse (for the true believer).

Prepare–and don’t count on the corporate church for any help.

Sadly, the American churches have become little more than a mission field: a fertile field in which to preach the gospel and win lost souls to Jesus Christ.

In the times in which we live, it’s the remnant which will be preaching the gospel–and only the remnant.

The remnant will have to preach the gospel.

It’s for certain the tares won’t do it.

Is your calling and election sure?

[Parts of this article originally appeared in End Times Prophecy Headlines: December 5, 2014.]

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by Jeremiah J. Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

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Apostate American Church Deceptions: USA was founded as a Christian Nation, Revival Coming

AMERICA WAS NOT FOUNDED AS A CHRISTIAN NATION: Its apostate churches are now waiting for the man of sin. — **AMERICA WAS NOT FOUNDED AS A CHRISTIAN NATION:** Its apostate churches are now waiting for the man of sin.

APOSTATE AMERICA: PLACING ITS TRUST IN MEN

TARES AMONG THE WHEAT

Another article and another telling of the fib that the USA WAS FOUNDED as a “Christian nation” and has somehow “lost its way.” The article also repeats a few other fables that apostates tell each other, in particular the unbiblical one about “revival is coming.”

Christian Conservatives plot 2016 Revival – Supposedly this is an article about Christians. Yet not one of them will say the name of “Jesus.”

Which, oddly enough, characterizes almost all “Christians” featured in the American Corporate Media.

From the article:

Lane, who is among the most influential conduits between the religious right and prominent Republican politicians, believes that his calling is to “reestablish a Christian culture” in the United States.

The subtle lie is that the United States ever had a “Christian culture” to “reestablish.” The culture of the USA has always been about making money and worshiping mammon. Make no mistake, the United States has always had Christians living in the country. However, just like today, there were many tares among the wheat.

The American Church has always been composed of a few Christians, some pretenders, frauds, apostates, wannabees and active agents of the enemy in each congregation.

Tares in the pews, wolves and hirelings in the pulpits.

Oh, the tares and the wolves were more careful. There was far less in-your-face blasphemy and outright rebellion against God.

After all, “hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.” (Francois de La Rochefoucauld) There’s always a reason for ungodly hypocrites to feign righteousness: virtue has some rewards; one of which is the exaltation of other men.

Even the worldwide apostate church of the dragon will fake being a Christian “spiritual” church and will fool its members into thinking they worship the God and Jesus of the Bible.

The great lie today is that the USA was once a godly, “Christian nation.” This runs counter to the Bible, all history and common sense. This is a useful fable for the man of sin: he will point to the chaos and disorder and blame it on the obvious godlessness of the culture.

The Bible also tells us the man of sin will helpfully provide a “solution.”

So, there is a reason for the many media fables which tell the tale of “America was founded as a Christian nation.” There are also quotes of the American founding fathers speaking of some nebulous “great being” or “god of providence.”

Politicians have always been politicians; US politicians of the 18th century were no exception. Our political leaders many times appealed to a man’s “higher instincts”–which the Bible declares to be wicked. Appealing to a “higher good” does not mean that our political leaders were Christians. They were not–and there is more than ample proof in their fruit, their private declarations and their unholy alliances with the enemies of God.

REVIVAL COMING?

APOSTATE WORSHIP OF THE DRAGON will be quite enthusiastic — **APOSTATE WORSHIP OF THE DRAGON** will be quite enthusiastic

Back to the linked article about a POLITICAL revival based on a SPIRITUAL revival in 2016.

These apostates have placed their hope in the schemes of man–as the Bible tells us the end times Church will do.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
–2 Thessalonians 2:3

“Let NO MAN deceive you…”

And yet the apostates are hopelessly deceived. They are plotting for a revival involving earthly power.

But many in the churches are deceived into believing another type of “revival” is coming; this one of a spiritual nature.

Declaring a worldwide “revival” before the return of Jesus is not in the Bible. However, the “falling away” of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 will be so great, the people hanging out in the apostate churches will believe they are experiencing a great revival.

And so they will be: a great satanic outpouring of support and celebration for the dragon.

“And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast:… And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him…”
––Revelation 13:4,8

“ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH SHALL WORSHIP” THE DRAGON (Satan)…

Got that?

ALL “…whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb…”

Jesus says that those written in His book are “few.”

Oh yeah. There’s a GREAT revival coming. That’s what the deceived apostates want you to believe.

The great apostate American Church will be throwing its hands in the air and jumping in ecstasy over the dragon.

And most of them will believe they are honoring God Almighty and Jesus Christ.

It’s later than you think.

[Portions of this article originally appeared in End Times Prophecy Headlines: November 26, 2014.]

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