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PASTOR'S PENTHE INSTRUCTION OF JEREMIAH
by Stephen Benton
While journeying through the book of Jeremiah, I was constantly amazed at the number and severity of clashes that Jeremiah had with false prophets. I also paid attention this time to the fact that although Jeremiah declared nothing but what God had given to him, his message was not believed or accepted. There are even some situations in the book where the people went to Jeremiah requesting that he speak to the Lord on their behalf, promising that they would accept any message the Lord would send by him. When Jeremiah prayed to God and received a message from God, the people then accused him of delivering a false message. Throughout the book Jeremiah is accused of treason, of undermining the morale of the nation and of being a false prophet. Again and again is cast into prison and taken from one prison to another.
The problem that existed in Jeremiah's day, the same that exists today, are prophets to whom the Lord has not spoken standing up saying that they have a message from the Lord. In chapter two and verse eight God gives an overall summary of the state of the ministry during the days of Jeremiah:
" The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit."
And in chapter five:
" A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" Jer.5:30-31
And in chapter 14:
" Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed." Jer. 14:13-15
God is going to get these false prophets. The question oftentimes put before me is, what about those innocent people who did not know? Understand something about God: God always makes the message of his true prophets known. The people then have the choice of following the message of the true prophet or following the prophets who promise them blessings and prosperity. Once that knowledge is given, the people themselves are as responsible as the prophets themselves. Note the next verse: (Jer.14:16)
" And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them."
The people who listen to a false prophet will not escape the judgment of the Lord. The wickedness that God will pour upon them is their wickedness in pursuing the message of false prophets when they knew that there was a prophet of the Lord in their midst. What is God's advice to such people?
" Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you..." Jer.23:16-17
" I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings...." Jer. 23:21-22
"... I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed." Jer. 23:25
This is the day of the dreaming prophets. This is the day when preachers, teachers, and pastors will get up in front of their congregations and denounce the word of the Lord coming through the true prophets by simply telling their congregations that the words of the true prophets are not true. Their denunciation never has scriptural support. They will use phrases such as, the Lord did not tell them such and such. And what did God say? "and my people love to have it so." Jer. 5:31
God sent a message announcing the day of his coming but that message was opposed by those who said that the Lord told them to build a building, thus indicating that the message announcing the arrival of the Lord could not be true. They blatantly speak what they call the words of the Lord when, in fact, God has not spoken to them. They talk about dreams and visions that the Lord gave them, dreams and visions that will not and cannot be supported by the word of God.
The message of the time of the Rapture was given to me initially in May of 1994. That seemed like a very early announcement to me. I have come to understand why it was given so early because of the many changes we have gone through and because of the additional information God has continued to give us right up to this present day. But the early announcement is echoed in the scriptures also. In Jeremiah I came across a passage found eleven times in that book that goes pretty much as follows:
" And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction." Jer. 32:33
Notice the part rising up early, God says that he taught them. The message of the Rapture was first taught to God's people. The book, "1997...at the last trump." is a teaching book. Yet the people of God turned their back to the message and refused to face it; they did not have an ear to hear instruction from the Lord. God gave the earliest of warnings and now that [ all the dates have passed there are none who are willing to even discuss the subject. And the prophets who are not the Lord's are telling people not to listen to the prophet who is the Lord's. They told their congregations not to pay attention to that message. They told their people that the Lord was coming soon but not that soon. They told their people that they would not be lost if they did not believe the message. I've got news for them and their people, they will both be lost because they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord to receive instruction. "He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches." Rev. 3:6
There is a passage in Matthew that is relevant to this
present Church Age:
That passage used to give me fits in understanding it. I could not understand how prophets and preachers and healers could prophesy, cast out devils, and do wonderful works in the name of Jesus and not be known by Jesus. We now understand how this can be. Satan himself, the ace deceiver, has been and is accomplishing these works himself. Jesus said, "depart from me ye that work iniquity." Their works are the works of iniquity, that same spirit of iniquity that Paul said "doth already work" in his day. (2 Thess. 2:3)
Call to mind the words of Jesus about Satan casting out Satan and causing the fall of his kingdom. If that be the case, why would Satan use his power to cast out devils? The answer is, he doesn't. The casting out of devils is itself one of the most deceptive masterpieces performed by Satan. Devils aren't being cast out. They are simply acting like they have been in order to pull off the illusion that the prophets doing the work are called of God.
As I watch the superstars such as Benny Hinn, I cannot overlook the fact that when they touch people, they cause them to fall out. The term is "slain in the Spirit." It should be called: slain in a spirit. See the difference? All one has to do is compare the works of the prophets with the works of Jesus. There is not one example of Jesus laying hands on someone with the result being that person falling out! Jesus did, however, raise a lot of people up. Jesus said that we could recognize false prophets by their fruit.
Many have heard the sayings of Jesus but never did them. They turned their backs to him and hid their face. Don't be swayed by those who act as if the Rapture is not imminent. That party has been around since the days of Jeremiah. They say that they are pro the word of the Lord but when the word of the Lord comes, they turn a deaf ear.
There is no new message saints. The same truth applies today: "He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit has to say to the Churches." The message of the Spirit has never catered to the majority and it has never met the approval of the masses of the prophets. Hold fast to God's word. He that shall come will come and will not be a day late!
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