It is the “revealing” of Jesus Christ!

It is the It is the “revealing” of “revealing” of Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!

The PURPOSE of theThe PURPOSE of the

The PURPOSE of theThe PURPOSE of the

It is the It is the “revealing” of “revealing” of

things to come!things to come!

Acts 3:20-21 – “And He shall send Jesus Christ, which

before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the

timestimes of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the

world began.”

Revelation 1:8Revelation 1:8

“I am Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the ending,

saith the Lord, which

is, and which was,

and which is to come, the Almighty.”





is, and which was,

and which is to come, the Almighty.” The Deity of the The Deity of the

Lord Jesus Lord Jesus ChristChrist

The Doctrine of Christ

Sound Doctrine is Viewed Sound Doctrine is Viewed as an as an INTERRUPTIONINTERRUPTION toto UNITYUNITY in the Body in the Body

of Christof Christ

The DISCUSSION of DEITY

Sound Doctrine is Viewed Sound Doctrine is Viewed as an as an IRRELEVANTIRRELEVANT toto PRACTICALPRACTICAL LIVINGLIVING

33 LevelsLevels of Spiritualof Spiritual GrowthGrowth

• ““little children”- verse little children”- verse 1212

• ““YOUNGYOUNG M E NM E N”-”- verse 13 (b)verse 13 (b)

•““fathers”- verses- 13, 14fathers”- verses- 13, 14

Titus 1:9 – “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that that

he may be able he may be able by by sound doctrinesound doctrine

both to exhortexhort and to

convinceconvince the the gainsayersgainsayers.”





is, and which was,



The DoGMA of SATAN

1 1 Timothy 4:6Timothy 4:6 –”If thou put –”If thou put the brethren in the brethren in

remembrance of these remembrance of these things, things, thou shalt be a thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus good minister of Jesus

ChristChrist, , nourished upnourished up in the in the words of faithwords of faith and of and of good good doctrinedoctrine, whereunto thou , whereunto thou

hast attained.”hast attained.”

2 Timothy 4:3-42 Timothy 4:3-4 – “For the – “For the time will come when they time will come when they

will will not endure sound not endure sound doctrinedoctrine; ; but after their but after their own own lustslusts shall they heap shall they heap

to themselves teachers, to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And having itching ears; And

they shall turn away their they shall turn away their ears from the truthears from the truth, and , and

shall be turned shall be turned unto unto fablesfables.”.”





is, and which was,



The The SchismSchism

CongregaCongregationstions



AtheistAtheist

-Atheism• Does Does not denynot deny the existence the existence

of Jesus Christ.of Jesus Christ.• DoesDoes believe that he was believe that he was only only

a mana man..• They will They will credit Himcredit Him with with

being a very being a very moral moral intellectualintellectual, and an , and an

influential teacherinfluential teacher and and philosopherphilosopher..

• They They do notdo not believe He believe He rose rose from the deadfrom the dead..

-

-”” ““”I am trying here to prevent ”I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the real foolish anyone saying the real foolish

thing that people often say thing that people often say about Him:about Him: “I’m ready to accept “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, Jesus as a great moral teacher,

but I don’t accept His claim to be but I don’t accept His claim to be God”.God”. That is the 1 thing we That is the 1 thing we

must not saymust not say..

A man who was merely a man and A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said said the sort of things Jesus said

would not be a great moral would not be a great moral teacher. He would be a lunatic – teacher. He would be a lunatic –

on a level with the man who says on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg – or else he he is a poached egg – or else he

would be the Devil of Hell. would be the Devil of Hell.

-

- You must make your choice. You must make your choice. Either this man Either this man waswas, and , and isis, the , the

Son of God: or a madman or Son of God: or a madman or something worse. You can shut something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit Him up for a fool, you can spit

at Him and kill Him as a at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His demon; or you can fall at His

feet and call Him Lord and Godfeet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any But let us not come with any

patronizing nonsense about His patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. being a great human teacher.

He has not left that open to us. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” – He did not intend to.” –

C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis

-



ChristadelphiansChristadelphians

-Christadelphians• Very Very similarsimilar to 1 to 1stst and 2 and 2ndnd

century “century “GnosticismGnosticism”.”.• They believe God They believe God createdcreated Jesus, Jesus, just likejust like He did man & He did man &

the angels.the angels.• As a created beingAs a created being, Jesus will , Jesus will

never be equalnever be equal with God, or with God, or totally divine.totally divine.

• They They DO believeDO believe that Jesus that Jesus is is the literal “Word of Godthe literal “Word of God” who ” who

became flesh.became flesh.

-

-Christadelphians• In that flesh, He was a very In that flesh, He was a very

special, special, and yet mortal manand yet mortal man..• They believe They believe at His baptismat His baptism, ,

He received the “Christ He received the “Christ SpiritSpirit” or His divine power, ” or His divine power, but at the beginning of His but at the beginning of His suffering on the crosssuffering on the cross, , the the

“Christ”, or “God” part left“Christ”, or “God” part left- - leaving the man Jesus to die leaving the man Jesus to die

there.there.

-

-Christadelphians• Since Since they assert MAN they assert MAN

has no soulhas no soul, , He (Jesus) He (Jesus) ceased to exist during ceased to exist during the three days He was the three days He was

deaddead..• Upon resurrectionUpon resurrection, they , they

believe Jesus believe Jesus became became the fulness of deitythe fulness of deity in in

bodily form.bodily form.

-



Jehovah’’s Jehovah’’s WitnessesWitnesses

-JW’s”• Teach that Teach that Jesus was created Jesus was created

by Godby God (Jehovah). (Jehovah). • This happened just prior to This happened just prior to

the creation of everything the creation of everything else.else.

• Then, Jesus, Then, Jesus, “a”“a” god, ( god, (but not but not “The” God“The” God) created ) created

everything else.everything else.• Their New World Translation Their New World Translation

(NWT) (NWT) inserts the word inserts the word “other”“other” before “things” in Col before “things” in Col

1:16,17.1:16,17.

-

• Colossians 1:16-17Colossians 1:16-17 (KJV) (KJV) – “For by Him were all For by Him were all things createdthings created, that are in heaven, and that

are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things wereall things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all thingsHe is before all things, and by

Him all things consistall things consist.”• Colossians 1:16-17 (NWT)- “because by means because by means

of him all [other] things were createdof him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible

and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments

or authorities. All [other] thingsAll [other] things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all [other] thingsbefore all [other] things and by means of him all [other] thingsall [other] things were made to exist”

-JW’s”• They They do not believedo not believe Jesus is equal to GodJesus is equal to God, , or or isis, in fact, Jehovah God, , in fact, Jehovah God, but that He is a lesser but that He is a lesser

GodGod..•Their (NWT) also inserts Their (NWT) also inserts

the word the word “a” before the “a” before the word “God” in John 1:1word “God” in John 1:1 to make the text read,…to make the text read,…

-

•John 1:1John 1:1- (- (KJVKJV)- In the )- In the beginning was the Word, and beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, the Word was with God, and and

the Word was Godthe Word was God..•John 1:1-(NWTNWT)In [the]

beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and and

the Word was the Word was aa god god.



MormonsMormons

-Mormonism• ““As a man now is, God As a man now is, God once was…As God now is, once was…As God now is,

man can become”.man can become”.• They believeThey believe Jesus was Jesus was

created by Godcreated by God..• They believeThey believe Satan is a Satan is a

brother to Jesusbrother to Jesus..• They teachThey teach what is called what is called

divine progressiondivine progression..

-

-Mormonism• Jesus was once Jesus was once just a man who lived just a man who lived

on another planeton another planet. . • However, However, He eventually progressed He eventually progressed

to a state of being equal to Godto a state of being equal to God..• He then He then came to colonizecame to colonize planet planet earth with “earth with “gods to begods to be”, or humans.”, or humans.• UNFORSEEN TO CHRISTUNFORSEEN TO CHRIST, Satan , Satan (Jesus’ brother) messed up His plan (Jesus’ brother) messed up His plan when he deceived Adam and Eve. when he deceived Adam and Eve.

• Jesus Jesus was then requiredwas then required to die for to die for fallen man- fallen man- HIS creationHIS creation..

-

-Mormonism• Jesus, Jesus, therefore, is a model for therefore, is a model for

usus, , and we too, have the and we too, have the possibility of becoming equal to possibility of becoming equal to

GodGod..

• We tooWe too have the possibility of have the possibility of colonizing other planets.colonizing other planets.

• They teach that there are They teach that there are millions of other planets being millions of other planets being

colonized right nowcolonized right now, , in the same in the same way Jesus did, in other galaxiesway Jesus did, in other galaxies..

-

-Mormonism• The mormon hope is to marry, The mormon hope is to marry,

through a Mormon Temple through a Mormon Temple ceremony, ceremony, as many earth women as as many earth women as

possiblepossible, to establish what they , to establish what they believe will be an believe will be an eternal celestial eternal celestial

marriagemarriage..• In the resurrectionIn the resurrection, , all good all good

Mormon menMormon men will call from the dead will call from the dead those women they married in a those women they married in a

temple ceremony. (“their brides”)temple ceremony. (“their brides”)• They will then fly off to some They will then fly off to some uninhabited planet with their many uninhabited planet with their many wives, wives, and populate that planetand populate that planet……

-

-Mormonism• … … and and where where

they will be they will be GodGod, just like , just like

Jesus is God of Jesus is God of planet earth!planet earth!

-

TRUTHTRUTH• Jesus Jesus pre-existedpre-existed His PHYSICAL birth. His PHYSICAL birth.

• He He ISIS the Creator of the Creator of ALL THINGSALL THINGS..• He He isis the 2 the 2ndnd Person of Person of THE TRINITYTHE TRINITY..

• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are ONEare ONE in in essenceessence and and attributesattributes..

• YetYet, They are 3 in distinct , They are 3 in distinct workwork and and purpose.purpose.

• Jesus is Jesus is co-equalco-equal, , co-eternalco-eternal, and , and co-co-existentexistent with The Father and The Spirit. with The Father and The Spirit.• Man will Man will NEVERNEVER be equal to God! be equal to God!

-

•The The SourceSource

ControlliControllingng

1 Timothy 4:11 Timothy 4:1 – “ – “Now Now the Spirit speaketh the Spirit speaketh

expresslyexpressly, that in the , that in the latter times some latter times some

shall depart from the shall depart from the faith, giving heed to faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils”doctrines of devils”

1 Timothy 4:11 Timothy 4:1 – “Now – “Now the Spirit speaketh the Spirit speaketh

expressly, expressly, that in the that in the latter timeslatter times some some

shall depart from the shall depart from the faith, giving heed to faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils”doctrines of devils”


expressly, that in the expressly, that in the latter times latter times some some

shall depart from the shall depart from the faith, giving heed to faith, giving heed to seducing spiritsseducing spirits, , and and doctrines of devilsdoctrines of devils””

•The The ScripturScriptur

ee CommanComman

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•The The SimpleSimple ClarificaClarifica

tiontion

The Spirit of The Spirit of TruthTruthversvers

ususThe spirit of The spirit of ErrorError

John 16:13 – “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of the Spirit of truthtruth, is come, he will

guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak

of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to

come.”


expressly, that in the expressly, that in the latter times some latter times some

shall depart from the shall depart from the faith, giving heed to faith, giving heed to seducing spiritsseducing spirits, and , and doctrines of devils”doctrines of devils”





is, and which was,



•The The SuggesSugges

tedted ComproCompro

misemise

Romans 16:17Romans 16:17 – “Now I – “Now I beseech you, brethren, beseech you, brethren,

mark themmark them which cause divisions which cause divisions and offences and offences contrary contrary to the doctrineto the doctrine which which ye have learned; and ye have learned; and

avoid themavoid them””

•The The SystemSystem CombatCombat

antant

Ephesians 6:11-12 – “Put on the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle For we wrestle

not against flesh and not against flesh and bloodblood, but against

principalities, against powers, against the rulers

of the darkness of this world, against spiritual

wickedness in high places.”

•The The SoonSoon

ComingComing

2 Thessalonians 2:3 – “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 that man of sin be revealed, the sin be revealed, the

son of perditionson of perdition”

What time is it?What time is it?

•The The StampeStampe

dd ConclusiConclusi

onon


dd ConclusiConclusi

onon

•LiarLiar


dd ConclusiConclusi

onon•LiarLiar

•antichristantichrist


dd ConclusiConclusi

onon•LiarLiar

•AntichristAntichrist•Denier of Jesus Denier of Jesus andand God God

the Fatherthe Father

The Spirit of The Spirit of TruthTruthversvers

ususThe spirit of The spirit of ErrorError

What’s the What’s the conclusion of conclusion of

YOU?YOU?

It is the “revealing” of Jesus Christ!

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