The Arm Of GOD
Blessed is the man that trusteth
in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
– Jeremiah 17: 7
Getting right to the point of our teaching, we are to trust in the Lord and we are not to trust in the five senses, or the arm of man. We are fortunate to know, study, and apply the Word of God in our everyday lives. We can turn to the arm of God because we know God and that is because we know His Word. God is His Word. Think about it logically -- it is so simple. How do we know each other? We know each other by our words. Words are extremely powerful and Words of God will always bless you, edify you, and exhort you. The arm of man will appear to help you at times because you will get part truths from it and when you need serious advice, the arm of man, whose source is Satan, will let you down and you will fall flat on your face. Almost all unbelievers rely on the arm of man. That is just one of the reasons why there is so much chaos in this world today. Many people do not keep God first. They almost don't even acknowledge His existence. This trend will only lead to destruction in these peoples’ lives. But we can thank God that we have a way out.
For he shall be as a tree
planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see
when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the
year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. – Jeremiah
17: 8
Continuing the thought from verse seven we see that a man who trusts in the Lord and in whose hope is in the Lord is like a tree planted by the waters. It spreads out her roots by the river and shall not be affected when heat comes, but her leaf shall remain green. This tree will not be affected by any drought and it shall not cease from yielding fruit.
This verse is actually a
figure of speech. God is referring to
the believer who trusts in Him and turns to the arm of God. That believer will be protected from any
destruction in this present world. The
term “arm of God” is also a figure of speech because God is Spirit and He has
no arms.
God will direct your ways to
keep you from harm. He will show you how
to prepare to deal with the adversary if you have to. My wife and myself
just went through a serious ordeal on a major auction site. The seller actually swapped items and it did
not agree with what was in the pictures.
We were more than prepared to deal with this person and we received a
full refund plus shipping for a rather expensive item. You see, my wife and I, we turn and rely on
the arm of God. So before the settlement
even took place, we were more than ready to act with a powerful letter to the
CEO of the company. We were thankful that
we did not have to send it. But the
point that I want you to see is that by relying on the arm of God, we were
ready to crush the adversary no matter what he did. Glory to God, not to us.
As I have stated in the last
few previous teachings, I am turning back to the basics of the Word of
God. When we lose the basics of God's Word,
we will eventually have chaos in our lives.
I know of a great ministry that somehow started to push aside the basics
of God's Word. People started to worship
people and as things became more complicated, the Ministry fell apart. We will not let this happen to this
website. So I am teaching you the basics
once again of the Word. The following
Scripture is so foundational and so simple that we can miss it for years. It says so much in so few words and stresses
one of the greatest and most powerful principles in the Word of God today and
for the rest of our lives. Here is that
Scripture:
But seek ye
first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you. -- Matthew 6: 33
This Scripture relates to everything that
we are covering in this teaching. If you
seek the kingdom of God first, you are obviously turning to the arm of
God. If you seek anything else, all
things will be subtracted from you instead of added to you. This is a foundational Scripture that you
should know by heart. It will help you
time and time again and I must have repeated it by memory at least 1000
times. The principal is so simple, but I
am going to say it one more time because we learn by repetition. When you are keeping God first and seeking
His kingdom first, you cannot help but to turn to the arm of God. So many people today do not even acknowledge
the existence of God and they turn to the arm of man for everything that they
do. Now there is your answer for the
problems that are beginning to multiply exponentially on this earth. So as to not have robotic love, God gave us
all free will. I never could understand
how anyone could turn their back on God.
Let us now turn to the book of Romans
chapter 8. This chapter has always been
a favorite of mine because it speaks so clearly and distinctly about our
subject. Let's go over one verse at a
time beginning with verse five.
For they that are after the
flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the
things of the Spirit. – Romans 8:
5
People who live after the flesh or by the five senses
care about and are concerned only with the things of the flesh. So in obvious conclusion, they will turn to
be arm of man for their answers and guidance in their lives. But they that live by and for spiritual
matters, they care about things of the Spirit and therefore rely on the arm of
God as opposed to the arm of man. Let us
take a look at the next group of Scriptures and see what the results are of
both different decisions.
For to be carnally minded is death; but
to be spiritually minded is life and peace. – Romans 8: 6
For to live after the flesh, which is to be carnally
minded, is death. This is a figure of speech
because a person will still live on, but eventually their life will be so
miserable that it will be like a walking death.
I, by experience, know what this is like as I experienced this type of
life before I learned the Word of God.
But look at the contrast in the second part of the verse. To be spiritually minded, which is to rely on
God results in life to its fullest and peace.
That's why I say, I will never understand why anyone would not keep God
first in their life.
Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God: for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indeed can be. –
Romans 8: 7
You see, the true God will never leave you hanging and
will most often explain everything from His Word. So He tells us here why people who turn to the
arm of man and live their lives only by the five senses (the carnal mind) --
this way of life is in conflict with God.
It is the opposite way that a person should live and God clearly states
this in this Scripture. He says that
living by the five senses is not subject to the law of God and He says it again
-- it cannot be. Do you want to argue
with God? Then go right ahead. You see, I get people once in a while that
will find my e-mail address from a search engine. Do you know what the last letter was and that
should explain to you why my e-mail address is no longer available. This woman said to me “WHO ARE YOU?!” And “Where did you get your information
from?” Was she interested in the Word of
God or was she just looking for information that is really none of her
business? I finally learned not to
answer e-mails like this. I have asked
people time and time again that when they write to me to write to me only with
questions that pertain to the teachings on this website. We need to work the Word of God, not ask
stupid questions that only gender strife.
Do you think that the person who asked me this question was spiritually
minded or carnally minded?
So then they that are in the
flesh cannot please God. – Romans
8: 8
Then God comes to us with a conclusion and explanation
and He says clearly that people who are in the flesh, which means they live by
the flesh and are carnally minded cannot please Him. These people cannot please God. It is that simple.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be
that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. -- Romans 8: 9
Let's conclude this section
with this Scripture since it again sums up everything that was previously
stated in this section of Romans chapter 8.
If you do not live by the flesh or the five senses, but you are
spiritually minded and you renew your mind to God's Word, then the Spirit of
the true God dwells within you. This
means that you are born again of God’s spirit.
The verse concludes by saying that if you do not have the Spirit of God
in Christ in you, then you do not belong to God. And in actuality, you belong to the god of
this world who is Satan. Everyone should
strive to be born again of God spirit.
That way, you belong to the true God and you can renew your mind to
God's Word and have true life and peace.
Or you can choose to ignore and reject the true God and live by the way
of the world that belongs to the devil.
Then, you will live a life that is similar to death. Which choice are you going to make? Are you going to turn to the arm of God or
are you going to rely on the arm of man?
Now, since God likes to
teach a principle twice to have it established, we are also going to imitate
God. We're going to go back to the book
of Romans to chapter 6 to give us a clear indication of the effects of turning
to the arm of man.
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now
ashamed? for
the end of those things is death. –
Romans 6: 21
God is saying to the
unbeliever or unbelieving believer:
“What benefits do you now have pertaining to all those things whereof
you are now ashamed?” People who have
relied on the arm of man can change their ways.
Eventually, they see that they are headed down the wrong road and they
are ashamed of what they've done.
Why? Because they can see that
the end of all those things they've done, when they've relied on the arm of
man, lead only to death (a living death).
The latter part of this verse says about the same thing as Romans 8:
6. In the beginning of this verse, you
will see the word ‘fruit’ used. The
devil is so tricky, that at first, he will show you some benefits to living his
way. When he's got you convinced to the
point that you will rely on him, he will pull the rug out right from under you
and you will literally and figuratively fall on your face.
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to
God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. – Romans 6: 22
God is saying that now
you have been made free from sin and if you have become servants to me by
keeping me first, you will have positive fruit unto holiness and in the long
run, you will have everlasting life.
Understand that we, the born-again believers, if alive when Christ
returns, have everlasting life. If we
pass away, we will be raised from the dead when Jesus Christ returns the second
time giving us eternal life. When we
fall asleep or are passed away, we have no recollection of time. So the last second of our life and the second
after that, we feel like nothing happened because there is no recollection of
time when you pass away. So think about
this because it will bless you greatly.
When you pass away in this life, the next second you will be with Jesus
Christ as far as your thinking is concerned.
The point I want to stress here is the differences that you will
experience by living your life for God as compared to living your life for the
world. In the next verse, God really
lays it out as clear as can be.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord. – Romans 6: 23
The true God never
waters down His Word. We strive at
Absolute Bible Study to do the same. God
says clearly that the results or wages of sin result in death. Now watch the contrast. But the gift of God when you are born again
and keep Him first is eternal life as a result of what Jesus Christ
accomplished while here on this earth.
Jesus Christ always did the Will of the Father. He never sinned even once. By the man Adam, we lost it all to the god of
this world. But by the man Jesus Christ,
we got it all back.
For some reason, during the preparation for this teaching, I wrote a note down to go to a subject that causes a lot of controversy. It is in II Corinthians and I want to show you from this example, that there are thousands of ways that you can turn to either God or man. This is one of them. And I will tell you this, that there are two indicators of a sold out born again, committed believer. One of those qualifications is that the believer witnesses or shares the Word. The second qualification is that the believer tithes or abundantly shares with the Ministry that has taught him God's Word. He or she financially supports that Ministry. When we got involved in the Word of God, we used to tithe enough money every month to pay a mortgage on a house. We couldn't care less about the money -- we just gave it away. At this day and time, we actually have more money than we know what to do with. So God blessed us back just like He said he would. This subject in II Corinthians talks about abundantly sharing. I just want you to see the principle here more than anything. That is the results of turning to the arm of God or to the arm of man. As I said there are thousands of examples pertaining to our subject matter. In my notes I wrote down these three Scriptures. I am going to combine them and then we will discuss the principles and learn from them.
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in
his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward
you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, [omit ‘things’]
may abound to every good work: --
II Corinthians 9: 6
- 8
Although I have
completed an extensive teaching on the subject of Tithing, we will review some
of those points. A person whose sows
sparingly is a person who gives the minimum of 10% of their gross income to
their ministry or church. God will bless
them, but He says they will reap sparingly.
The person who gives bountifully, which is referred to as plurality
giving, shall reap bountifully. Every
man will receive back in return as much as his heart allows him to give
cheerfully and not grudgingly or of necessity.
If you want to tell whether a believer is committed, you'll be able to
tell by the look on their face when they reach into their wallet. God says He loves a cheerful giver and
because of that He is going to make all things abound toward you, so that
always, you will have all sufficiency in every single thing and you will abound
in every good work.
Let
me tell you a short story about tithing that I once experienced and never ever,
forgot. I was on a job that I liked very
much -- this was before I went to college.
I was selling new and used cars and trucks and I loved to apply the
principles that I learned from the Word of God to my job. However, I didn't seem to be doing very well
at first and I could not figure out what was wrong. I wasn’t turning to the arm of God. I knew the principle that I was
avoiding. Well one day, when I went down
to this supermarket
to cash my check, I asked the woman if she would give me a money order for
about 12% of the gross amount of my check.
I mailed this money order into the Ministry that taught me God's Word. I did not see immediate results, but the next
week, I did the same thing. Within a
matter of three to six months, I was the top salesman at my dealership and I
was selling close to 20 cars per month.
One day I sold three cars.
My
boss called me aside and pointed out to our new car inventory and he said to
me: “Do you see that row of brand-new
Thunderbirds over there?” I said, “Yes I do.” He said to me go over and pick out whichever
one you want. He said that is the car
you will be driving from now on. Back
then, a salesman did not pay a dime for a demonstrator. I used the car on weekends and wherever I
wanted to go. I never forgot that day
and God gets the glory because if I did not start to abundantly share, none of
this would have happened. I would've
suffered and lived what seems like a living death. Isn't that amazing? I can still remember that day. I picked out a powder blue two tone T-bird. It was beautiful.
As
you know, I do not usually get into records in the Old Testament very
often. However, in this situation as
pertaining to our teaching, there is an excellent detailed record of a man of
God who turned to the arm of man instead of to the arm of God. I can think of no better conclusion for this
teaching.
Somewhere
along the line Saul sinned against God.
Now the situation may seem difficult to explain, but when we do this, we
may confess our broken fellowship but we really do not mean to be sorry for
what we did and God is aware of this. I
have had this happen to me. After I
thought I was back in fellowship, I would ask God for His help and I would get
nothing. So it did appear to me and it
may happen to you also, that God has forsaken you. God never forsakes His children, so you must
look for another answer. But in this
case, Saul absolutely believed that God had forsaken him and he then made a
MAJOR mistake.
Samuel,
who was an acquaintance of Saul was dead and all Israel lamented with him. And at that same time Saul had done something
that he actually should have done. Let's
take a look at the verse.
Now Samuel was dead, and
all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own
city. And Saul had put away those that
had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. –
I Samuel 28: 3
I would like to stress the second part of this verse. Saul put away those that had familiar spirits, known today as mediums. He put all the witches and wizards out of the land. This was a great thing because all of these people come from Satan and are controlled by Satan. There is a fantastic book written that is now out of print, but you can get it if you look for it. It is called “The Challenging Counterfeit”. This book was written by a former medium who turned to Jesus Christ as his savior. The information contained in this book will prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the existence of Satan and all of his devil spirits. I recently acquired a copy of this book as I had gotten rid of my former copy -- why, I don't know. If you are seriously dedicated to God's Word, you will make a point to get your hands on this book. As my beloved branch leader used to always say -- it'll blow your mind. There is a movement that started in the 1800’s that is referred to today as Spiritualism. It is such a counterfeit, it will shake you up a bit. All of the different types and facets of this movement is gone over in detail in this book. I strongly recommend that you read and study this book. It will prove to you the existence of Satan and that is why I wrote the teaching, “How Satan Defeats Himself”. Those people in the second half of the above verse were spiritualists. When it is said that a person has a familiar spirit, they actually have what is referred to as a spirit guide. This can be in the form of an ancient leader or a witch doctor or any other kind of nonsense that the adversary can conjure up. This spirit may have been around a very long time and has a great deal of knowledge pertaining to certain people. So that is why that spirit is referred to as a familiar spirit. The person who is operating a séance or other spiritualist meeting is controlled by his or her spirit guide. It makes it sound so interesting, doesn't it? You go to one of those readings and you might as well put a 45 to your head. It has been documented that people who seek out the dead and go to séances eventually wind up with serious mental depression and are even committed to mental institutions after having a nervous breakdown. Don't you ever go near anything that is of the occult or has to do with Spiritualism. This includes the use of the Ouija board. Don't ever go near these Satanic devices or you will have a heck of a time trying to get delivered.
Saul
got all of these people gathered together and put them out of the land and that
was the Godly thing to do. But watch
what he did later on when he felt that God had forsaken him. This is truly a dynamic record in the Word of
God that you should never forget because it also illustrates the laws of giving
equals receiving. Let's take a look at
what Saul did not long after he put the mediums, etc. out of the land.
Saul had a change of
heart and he knew that the Philistines were gathering themselves together to
overthrow Israel. Let’s let the Word
speak.
I Samuel 28: 5 - 20
5. And when Saul saw the host of the
Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
6. And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by
dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
7. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a
woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to
her, and enquire of her. And his
servants said to him, Behold, there is a
woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
8. And Saul disguised himself, and put on other
raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by
night: and he said, I pray thee, divine
unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
9. And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that
have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
10. And Saul sware to
her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment
happen to thee for this thing.
11. Then said the woman, Whom
shall I bring up unto thee? And he said,
Bring me up Samuel.
12. And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with
a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
13. And the king said unto her, Be not
afraid: for what sawest
thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I
saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14. And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered
with a mantle. And Saul perceived that
it was Samuel,
and he stooped with his face to
the ground, and bowed himself.
15. And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou
disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul
answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and
God is departed from me, and answereth me no more,
neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
16. Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou
ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
17. And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the
LORD hath rent the kingdom out of
thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even [omit ‘even’] to
David:
18. Because thou obeyedst
not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce
wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.
19. Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with
thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and
thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of
Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
20. Then Saul fell straightway all along on the
earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had
eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Saul was very afraid
of the Philistines and in his heart, he trembled as seen in verse 5. Now we should know by now that fear is sand
in the machinery of life. What you fear
in the innermost part of your being, will come to pass. So Saul went to the Lord again and God did
not answer him because Saul was still out of fellowship - that's the only
reason. In verse seven, Saul went to his
servants and you almost will not believe what he did. He said to his servants to find him a woman
that had a familiar spirit -- a devil spirit.
There was one person mentioned to him and she was at the city of Endor and was known as the witch of Endor. Saul, being afraid of what he had done to
these people, disguised himself and he went with two other men and came to the
woman at nighttime and he said to her will you divine unto me the familiar
spirit of Samuel and bring me him up from the dead. Now watch this closely in verse 9. Satan is not stupid and this woman knew it
was Saul who was inquiring of her. Now
how did she know this? The god of this
world told her -- it's that simple.
Counterfeit revelation is given to people every single day. That's why you need to know the genuine to be
able to recognize the counterfeit. How
simple can that be? Well she looked
straight at Saul and she said I know what you have done and how you have cut
off those who have familiar spirits and all the wizards – you have put us out
of the land. Are you trying to lay a
trap for my life, to cause me to die?
And Saul made a promise to her in verse 10, by the Lord yet, and he
said, as the Lord liveth, no punishment will happen
to you for this thing. Then the woman got
right down to business in verse 11 and said, who would you want me to bring
up? And Saul said, bring me up
Samuel. Now remember, Samuel was dead. The record says the woman saw Samuel in verse
12. She saw no such thing. Her spirit guide took on the facial
impression of Samuel and then she cried out says the verse. She never cried out. This spirit guide that was imitating Samuel
cried out. The medium is always in a
trance and doesn't know what is happening.
If you read The Challenging Counterfeit, you will understand this much
clearer. Everything that was being said
supposedly by the woman was being said by the spirit guide of that woman. Mediums are only channels for devil spirits
to operate within that medium. This may
be difficult for you to understand, but if you think about it logically, it
makes sense. The medium or person who
has a familiar spirit (guide) becomes possessed by the spirit guide which is a
devil spirit. That devil spirit
possesses and controls the vocal cords of the medium making it appear like it
is the medium who is speaking when it is really a devil spirit in the form of a
guide. Many mediums awaken from a séance
and have no idea whatsoever as to what took place. Possibly this can help you to understand what
is being said here. Saul turned back to
the arm of man by going to this woman who had a familiar spirit and in the
future, he was surely going to pay the price and he did. Not only did he pay a price, but his family
also paid a price with their lives.
Believe me, you can never imagine how dangerous it is to you and even
your family if you dabble in the occult especially in Spiritualism. It may appear interesting and exciting at
first but it will kill you in the end.
You'll either live a life of misery or you will commit suicide or you
will have a nervous breakdown or you will have to deal with clinical
depression. This is how Satan
works. This is how the god of this world
operates today. If man does not turn to
the arm of God, this world will continually get worse and worse and worse to
the point where it's hardly bearable to live your life. The exception is the believer who is sold out
to the Word of God. God will protect
that person and keep him from evil. This
is serious business.
Everything that Saul
saw in verses 13 and 14 were an illusion caused by the devil spirit guide
imitating Samuel. The spirit guide puts
an act on for Saul and asks Saul why he has disturbed him. So Saul tells him about the Philistines and
about the invasion that's about to happen and he looks to Samuel for advice as
to what to do. This is the reason many
times that people attend séances. They
think that people who died are on the ‘other side’ and are still living, so
they go to them for advice. The whole
thing is one major massive counterfeit designed and put together very well by
Satan, the god of this world. Saul tells
Samuel that he has gone to God and that God has forsaken him. You see that Saul puts his trust in this
devil spirit who was imitating Samuel.
In verse 16, the so-called Samuel begins to converse with Saul acting as
if this is a genuine conversation and he says to him: Now, you are coming to me because you say
that the true God has forsaken you and is now your enemy. Going to verse 18, that counterfeit Samuel
actually says to him that because he did not obey the voice of God that God has
brought him here today. And if it sounds
like a bunch of nonsense, that's what it is coming from this spirit guide who
is a devil spirit operating through this medium, who is the witch of Endor. Remember, she
is in a trance-like state and doesn't know anything that's going on. And here is the point of what eventually
happens when you turn to Satanic ways or the arm of
man. In verse 19, this devil spirit
tells Saul that the Philistines are going to defeat Israel. Then in verse 20, Saul falls flat on its face
as a result of this news. He was very
afraid because of the words of the counterfeit Samuel and he had no strength in
him. This was partly because he did not
eat all day and all night.
I would also like to
point out an effect of attending a séance such as this was. Many times, when a medium is awakened, he or
she is physically exhausted. This could
have been part of the reason for Saul's weakness.
Now let's go to chapter 31 to see what happened when Israel was
defeated by the Philistines. Watch what happened to Saul.
You should remember
at this point that even though it was a spirit guide that was speaking through
the witch, it did appear to everyone present that it was the witch that was
speaking. Let's go to I Samuel and the
record at the end of the battle. Always
remember that when Saul turned to the witch of Endor,
that he had clearly turned to the arm of man and now you will see the end
result.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him;
and he was sore wounded of the archers. – I Samuel 31: 3
Just as the witch of Endor had prophesied, the battle went against Saul and he was hit by many archers and was terribly wounded of those archers. By his own free will, Saul believed that the true God had forsaken him and he turned to the worst possible place he could turn for advice and that was to a medium.
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer,
Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come
and thrust me through, and abuse me. But
his armourbearer would not; for he was sore
afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and
fell upon it. – I Samuel 31: 4
Saul
was defeated and he knew it. He did not
want to be mocked by his conquerors and he had nothing else to live for. So he said to his armorbearer
to take out his sword and thrust it through him. He wanted to commit suicide and he asked
someone to do it for him. But his armorbearer just could not do it, because he was
afraid. So Saul took a sword and he fell
upon it taking his own life.
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul
was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. -- I Samuel 31: 5
Here
we see that when his leader was gone, the armorbearer
took out his own sword and he died with Saul.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer,
and all his men, that same day together.
– I Samuel
31: 6
This
was just as the witch of Endor had prophesied. Saul died, his armorbearer
died, his three sons died, and all his men died with him on the same day
together.
I
don't mean to be negative, but lately a lot of serious things in the form of Satanic attacks have come upon me. But I laugh deep in myself, because I am
still here and I'm still teaching God's Word.
Although I like to end teachings on a positive note, this actually is a
very positive note because it teaches a very important lesson. When you turn to the arm of man as compared
to the arm of God, your life can wind up like this record in the book of
Samuel. I always caution people never to
go near anything even the least bit similar to hypnotism or ESP or transcendental
meditation. Astrology is also in the
category of the occult. As I said at the
beginning of this teaching, there are so many examples that I could have used
to get my point across. However this
record in Samuel was one that stayed in my mind all of my life. It also teaches you a little bit about
spiritualism which is the most devilish movement in the world today. It has been more prominent in Europe than in
the United States but it is still practiced today. All of these people turn to the arm of man
and in the end, they will wind up with a similar fate, if not the same as
Saul. I thought it was time to be
serious and to tell you exactly like it is so you open up your Bible in the
morning and pray to God Almighty and to learn how to speak in tongues and that
you hold forth the Word of God to people.
When a person is agitating you, try speaking the Word to them and you
will be amazed at what will take place.
They either have to turn on to it or they’re going to run. Either way, you win. God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.
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