TARES AMONG THE WHEAT

TARES AMONG THE WHEAT

                The subject of wheat and tares is becoming more prominent in our thinking simply because the time of the harvest is approaching and we are told 3 important things in Mt. 13:30:

1.       The wheat and the tares will grow together until the harvest

2.       The tares will be gathered up first and bundled to be burned.

3.       Then the wheat will be gathered into the Lord’s barn.

                What this tells us is that the harvest will be a time of separation, or perhaps the separation will begin to take place shortly before the harvest.

                I think it will be important to gain some sort of understanding about the kinds of doctrines that will separate us from one another in these last days. I don’t think we are talking about the minor variations that divide denominations. I think it is more than that. I think that we are talking about the foundations of the Christian faith, as compared with doctrines of demons which are said to come into the church in the last days.  In 1 Tim 4:1 Paul warned us saying:

                “But the Spirit explicitly says that in latter times some will fall away from the faith paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons… “Then Paul goes on to list some of those false doctrines such as forbidding marriage or abstaining from certain foods. Here Paul was most likely combatting Gnosticism  and other strange doctrines that eventually led to Catholicism, but for our purposes today, we need to mention at least a couple of false doctrines that are leading many in today’s church astray.

                One of my prophetic heroes is a soft spoken prophet from Australia, Neville Johnson whom I believe to have the true gift of prophecy. He walks and talks with God, often having face to face encounters with Jesus and to me his messages are profound and highly important for our times. He has just started a new series of weekly 30 minute message dealing with the issues of our time and if possible I will share the link with you here:          https://www.youtube.com/c/theacademyoflight

                In one of his recent posts he warned of two doctrines of demons that have made their way into the church in recent times:

1.       Hyper grace

2.       A millennialism

                Hyper grace we have talked about at some length. It sort of bypasses everything that the Bible has to say about spiritual growth, obedience, repentance, living a Christian life, growing in the Word or being conformed into the image of Christ and it simply waves such things off as says that it doesn’t matter. All of our sins past, present and future are covered, we don’t need to repent. We don’t need to confess our sins to God… Just live life as you see it and God understands and picks up the tab in the end.

                It teaches that everyone will probably be saved in the end and that everyone basically follows their own path to heaven. They are moving toward a declaration that there is no hell and that god will save everybody.

                People who were once accountable to God are mow flocking to these mega churches where they are promised peace and prosperity and abundant grace because God is good all the time and all the time God is good. (A sentence that is absolutely true, as long as you maintain a biblical definition of what is good… but if you mean by that that God will never judge the world, or hold us accountable for our choices then it is absolutely untrue.

                The second doctrine of demons is one called a millennialism. According to Neville, it has infiltrated main stream denominations a long time ago but now it is even making inroads into the Charismatic and Pentecostal circles.

Neville didn’t give a reason why spirit filled groups are drifting in that direction, but as soon as he said it, I knew why. A millennialism is a Catholic doctrine and since many denominations and non-denominations are going back to the pope to form the global religion of the Beast, they are also embracing this doctrine.

                So, what is a millennialism, you might ask? It is the teaching that there is no literal millennial reign of Christ upon the earth. Rather the church will slowly get its act together and fill the whole world and when the church has finally subdued the whole world, and then they will turn it back to Jesus.

                It sounds good, but this was the doctrine that generated over a thousand years of despotic government known as the Dark Ages.  Mankind will never restore this world to what it was before the fall and the Catholic Church proved it during the Dark Ages. They tried to enforce the kingdom of Christ by human means and ended up burning thousands of people at the stake, torturing and imprisoning thousands in inquisition like tribunals. In short they killed around 60 million people and yet the world was in no better condition than it had been before they started, in fact it was worse.

                No, this is why Jesus must come and reign as King of kings and Lord of lords, for he alone can restore all things and bring in a kingdom in which there is no more sorrow, no tears, no sickness or death, no crying and no unrighteousness and yet it will all be done by the power of love and justice and truth. Man will be restored to the image of God and as such, peace and joy will reign supreme forever.

                These are just two of many doctrines that are infiltrating the church right now in order to divert us from the great revival and harvest that God is soon to bring. We need to be mindful of these things and ask God for wisdom to navigate these last days, being led by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.

                “God is Spirit and those that worship Him must worship in Spirit and in truth. “ John 4:24