Sacrifices to Antichrist Preachers Matt.6:24;13:22; Luke 16:13; 23:34; 2 Thes.2:4; Heb.5:2; Rev.12:17; 14:9 By Patricia Backora God is able to have mercy on the IGNORANT and upon those who KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. We may be aware only in our subconscious mind that we’re really paying homage to someone other than Christ. But woe unto powerful preachers who DELIBERATELY deceive His people so as to take tribute from them as substitute kings in the place of Christ. The word “Ant ich rist” (Gk. antichristos) means not on ly “a gainst Chr ist ” but “inste ad of” Chris t. The fut ure Anti chr ist will clearly be AGAINST t he true pe ople of Go d who keep Hi s command ments. He will be a nasty violent, treacherous character toward faithful saints who dare to cross him. He will demand WORSHIP IN THE PLACE OF Christ, because he will be a false Messiah who takes up residence in the future Tribulation Temple as if he were GOD Himself! In various places God sees a mighty kingpin sitting on his velvety podi um waiting fo r sh ar pl y dr esse d ushers to ush er up to th e “communi on” tabl e a glorio us offer ing from the congr ega tion. The typical “tithe” preacher has just scorched hundreds of ears with threats
God is able to have mercy on the IGNORANT and upon those who
KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. We may be aware only in our
subconscious mind that we’re really paying homage to someone otherthan Christ. But woe unto powerful preachers who DELIBERATELY
deceive His people so as to take tribute from them as substitute kingsin the place of Christ.
The word “Antichrist” (Gk. antichristos) means not only “againstChrist” but “instead of” Christ. The future Antichrist will clearly be
AGAINST the true people of God who keep His commandments. Hewill be a nasty violent, treacherous character toward faithful saints
who dare to cross him. He will demand WORSHIP IN THE PLACE OFChrist, because he will be a false Messiah who takes up residence inthe future Tribulation Temple as if he were GOD Himself!
In various places God sees a mighty kingpin sitting on his velvety
podium waiting for sharply dressed ushers to usher up to the “communion” table a glorious offering from the congregation. The
typical “tithe” preacher has just scorched hundreds of ears with threats
from Malachi which have NOTHING to do with New Covenant believers!In a time of severe economic crisis when so many are jobless and
struggling, the ANTICHRIST preacher keeps on taking exorbitanttribute from the poor. This tin-pot dictator demands his ten per cent
fee for feeding his cash cows on spiritual crab grass. PLUS extra “prove
god” offerings made to “give to god till it hurts” (WHICH “god”)?
“Be our partner in faith!” this dazzling celebrity preacher yells. Godcan do NOTHING unless YOU act first! How dare some MAN airbrush
away GOD’S authority and eternal majesty and say God can’t do
whatever He feels like doing (Psalms 115:3)? And as for “being thepreacher’s faith partner”, since when does your alleged “partner” ever
consult with you FIRST before he/she makes another giant purchasefor the “church” which needs extended financing from the flock?
“Don’t you DARE criticize “god’s” man! Touch god’s “anointed” andyou’ll be toast! The only anointing this imposter has is his greasy soft
soap rhetoric which loosens people’s grip on their wallets.
Just look at the splendid array of books, sermon DVD’s, motivationalvideos, “worship” CD’s, Holy Land mugs, angel pins and other assorted
yard sale junk out in the church bookstore (all that “ministry material”
used to be spread out on tables near the entry). The buyers and thesellers of Jesus’ day would be green with envy, to see all the cash
rolling into those RELIGIOUS BUSINESSES called “churches”.
The unvarnished Word of God is no longer enough to satisfy the soul.So NATURALLY the preacher’s adoring flock will dig DEEP to unlockDEEPER secrets of the Antichrist Preacher’s wisdom. They want to
read about his/her alleged angelic visitation(s), or the exciting “trip toheaven” the celebrity preacher took while he dozed off in his office,
worn out from all his big shopping sprees with YOUR money. So what
does Jesus REALLY look like? You’d buy the guy’s book to find outwhether Archangel Michael really DOES have strawberry blond hair,
but “tithes” and offerings have kept you broke! Oops, that usher isglaring at you like a Siamese cat that caught the mouse while you rifle
through the pages to find out how big the pastor’s heavenly mansionis. The usher just cleared his throat. Buy that damn book fast or he’llstare holes through your faded denim jacket!
Courageous preachers who dare to tell the TRUTH about the things of
God are like Maytag repairmen. They lead a lonely life and seldom getrich. But celebrity preacher groupies hang onto their idol’s every word
as if gold nuggets were falling from his lips. But when they try to
approach him to shake his hand, his faithful contingent body guard of ushers shoo you away like a pesky mosquito. Show such “favoritism”
to one, he must show it to all!
You KNOW God must get prayers like this: “Lord, what’s WRONG? Why
are You trying Me like this? I’ve been holding body and soul togetherwith peanut butter and cheap baloney. I’ve been shopping at the thrift
store for my Sunday best instead of being able to buy it brand new.My shoes are worn out and I can’t afford new ones, just cheap flip
flops from K-Mart. My car’s transmission is leaking and I don’t get paid
for another month. Boy, am I behind with my bills! Lord, when AREyou going to reward me for all that faith seed I planted into the
preacher’s offering plate? That preacher promised!
Really? Whose soil did you plant your alleged seed in, and why do you
expect it to sprout up in YOUR yard if the preacher’s already harvestedthe crop from the seed planted in HIS ground? Who promised you
earthly wealth for gambling away your children’s grocery money in “church”? WHERE in God’s Word did He EVER order the poor to PAY
the tithe of their meager wages instead of helping to EAT the tithe,and ONLY under the Old Covenant when tithing was still in force (see
Deut.14:22-29)? For that matter, where is this alleged MONETARY
tithing requirement ever mentioned ONCE after the Cross, or evenbefore it? (All tithing was done ONLY on agricultural produce and
livestock, see Lev.27:30-34). And even then, only the OWNERS of thecrops and livestock tithed on it. Their poor workers didn’t tithe on the
penny wages they earned!
Where in God’s Word did He EVER speak of MONEY SEED being sown
to get a big jackpot return on your investment so you could get a redFerrari just like the preacher? If the good Lord dotes on money as
much as the preacher says, why did Jesus bother to cast the money
changers out of the Temple? Why would Jesus teach you to labor notfor the meat that perishes, and why would He warn you against
carrying on a love affair with mammon?
Where in Scripture does God insist on stained glass windows,panoramic Sunday School productions, choir robes, plush carpeting,paid professional “ministry”, six-figure salaries for preachers, or fancy
“temples” made by the hands of men, especially in this Church Age?GOD NO LONGER DWELLS IN MANMADE TEMPLES! (Acts 7:48; 17:24).
Where does God ever threaten His dear children with “being on theoutside looking in” just because they don’t say “amen” to everything
demanded by “the leadership”? Where does God ever forbid even
people with a fourth grade education to carefully examine what this “Bible scholar” teaches and to criticize it (the teaching itself) if he’s
wrong (I Thes.5:21)? For that matter, WHERE in the NT does Godappoint a retailer, uh, I mean extra MEDIATOR, between the Christian
and Christ, to keep the ordinary Christian “under subjection” to
unwarranted threats that he’d better tithe or fry? That preacher won’tsettle for corn, beans and tomatoes as “tithes”. He wants your PAPER
pigeons as UNBURNT offerings, as He officiates as Prosperity Priestbetween you and Christ, in order to collect your “sacrifices” Old
Testament-style.
There is ONE spiritual Mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus (I
Tim.2:5). We ourselves ARE Christ’s Royal Priesthood (I Pet.2:5,9).Where it concerns overbearing celebrity preachers who make
merchandise of God’s people (see 2 Pet.2:3), better cut the middle
man out in your relationship with Christ, although you SHOULD benefitfrom the ministry of respected elders (Titus 1:5). Still, you don’t need
to pay high retail prices to some MIDDLEMAN to purchase the Life of Christ.
Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and
he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
and milk WITHOUT MONEY AND WITHOUT PRICE.
Rev.21:6: And he (Jesus) said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha andOmega, the beginning and the end. I will GIVE (not sell) unto him that
is athirst of the fountain of the water of life FREELY.
Sometimes there’s a blurry line between healthy esteem for a man’s
ministry and WORSHIP OF that man (however subconscious). Out of ignorance and intimidation God’s people may start seeing the “man in
front” as a “Christ figure” to be deferred to and sacrificed to as such.
God doesn’t bless sacrifices made to a rival “god”. It’s either Christ ornobody, where it concerns having a living, thriving Christian faith.
“Giving sacrificially” to the rich always brings poverty, not wealth(Prov.22:16). How many preachers will tell you that? Not many
preachers will use this verse as their offertory text for “bringing in thesheaves”. The REAL truth is seldom preached: God demandsSPIRITUAL sacrifices, not material ones (I Pet.2:5). Of course God will
lead you to share what you have with the needy, but not the greedy.Still, everything you are and have is ALREADY His (Psalms 24:1;
50:12). NO man has the right to put the burden of material sacrificesupon you IN GOD’S NAME! Giving is NEVER to be done in church out of
Regardless of the burden the mega-church celebrity preacher puts on
poor Christians to fatten up the horseleach riding on their back(Prov.30:15) they’ll still go out the front door singing his praises: “Oh,
wasn’t HE wonderful today? I REALLY got ministered to. HE was better
than last week.”
Better than last week, eh? If they were talking about the correct lord,they would remember that Jesus is the SAME yesterday today and
forever (Heb.13:8). Of course the Lord already KNOWS they were
talking about some other imposter “lord”, not Him. Why do peoplehighly exalt some mere MAN (or woman) live or on TV who doesn’t
even know them except as a signature on a “tithe” check and couldcare less about them? The REAL Jesus doesn’t send people home from
church feeling like a sheep sheared bald in the winter time, worrying
about how to pay the LANDlord now that the rent money has been “sacrificed to the lord” to atone for “tithing arrears”.
Anoint your eyes with spiritual eyesalve that you might discern theREAL Jesus. Just so you don’t get Him confused with some OTHER “lord” up front waiting for the “sheaves” to come rollin’ in (Rev.3:18).
