The good, the bad

& the ungodly

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 choosing the lord’s side in the current christian civil war

When I first came to Christ, I was told to bring my bible & my Brain to church services. I did this as dutifully & as faithfully as possible. I still do. There is nothing that compares to the anticipation of biblical worship. There is nothing to parallel the expectation of biblical teaching. Nothing. However for many, that sentence is significantly shorter, namely; there is nothing. It is to the nothingers that I want to speak in this series of articles. I hear you. I see you. I understand you. I do. Listen. I too am a nothinger. Bear with me. After years or even decades of believing false teaching, you have found yourself delivered, but also destitute & damaged. This is very hard spiritually, emotionally & psychologically. The issues of faith in God & the trust of man loom large because leaving a false system involves abandoning beliefs, friendships, family & connections. This unfortunate situation is ground zero & before there can be any rebuilding, there has to be a systematic clearing away of a lot of rubble. Make yourself a pot of tea brethren & let’s talk honestly. This is quite a thing.

¹ And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. ² And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. ³ And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. ⁴ And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. ⁵ And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD. ⁶ And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play (Exodus 32:1-6).

When Israel left Egypt, passed through the Red Sea & came to Sinai, they were to receive The Law. But they were not yet out of the woods. It is interesting to see the behaviour of a people without the parameters of God’s Law. Running wild. Acting foolishly. Removing their clothing. Becoming a spectacle. Does any of this sound familiar? Has anything like this happened in modern times, I wonder? I’m surprised none of the Israelites were rolling on the ground, laughing hysterically & making animal noises. They were literally, lawless. This is called antinomianism, but we will circle back to that point at a later date. ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’ (Proverbs 28:19). The word perish indicates the throwing off of restraints.

Just imagine you’re part of the scene. Tap-tap-tap on the shoulder. Someone needs to raise an offering.

“Can we borrow your earrings please, mate?”.

“What for?”.

“Aaron said he needs them.”.

“Oh Aaron, Moses’ brother. We like him. We trust him.”.

Snap. Snap. Jingle. Jingle. You faithfully & obediently handed your money, jewellery or property over to fund the work. Things rapidly go off the rails & your contributions are used for immoral purposes. Everyone seems equally enamoured with the golden calf being erected, except you. Perhaps this was residual of Egypt’s Apis cult, which involved a bull. You scratch your head. You raise an eyebrow. You rub your chin. You sigh deeply.

Maybe you’re wrong. Afterall, there was an altar being built & a proclamation made by Aaron, Moses’ brother. We like him. We trust him. Anything goes as long as folk kid themselves that it’s for The Lord & they can tag Jesus’ name onto the end of it. ‘Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.’. There are few things worse than deified devilism & so it remains.

In creeps an unhealthy feeling of silent disgust, self-doubt, isolation & the burning question; where in the world is the man, Moses!?!

Not a lot has changed in modern times. Fake prophets & false teachers will still coax the ‘wealth transfer’ you left Egypt with, out of your hands. Is there a knot forming in the pit of your stomach & a sharp pinch bruising your conscience? Is there? Israel loved their deliverance & their deliverer once they’d escaped Egypt. ‘And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.’ (Exodus 14:31). But their double minds soon changed. Don’t worry, the fickleness of folk is nothing new. Such is the case with the carnal.

It is also true of the world. ‘Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.’ (2^nd Peter 3:3-4). You’ve seen it. You’ve heard it. You’ve been right there. But you have no real way of escape & nowhere to go even if you could.

You see where your earrings went! You see where your money went! You see where your property went! Spent on idolatry! A-class jets; huge homes; luxury cars; expensive hotels; designer clothing.

You cannot simply cut your losses & walk off into the wilderness. What about your friends? What about your family? What about your marriage? What about your job? What about your salvation? You wrestle with staying or leaving, while the silent build-up of anger brings sweat to your brow, tears to your eyes & the stinging question:

WHERE IS MOSES!?!

¹⁸ And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God (Exodus 31:18).

Of course, Moses was with The Lord, Who told him what was happening in the camp. He lost it spectacularly & shattered the tablets in anger, when he saw Israel’s idolatry. Oops! No jelly & ice cream for Moshe Rabbeinu. But catch this; Moses pleaded with YHWH not to wipe Israel out & The Lord heard his intercession. This doesn’t mean that there wasn’t judgement. There was. But there was no annihilation.

I’m not half the man that Moses was, because had it been me, I would have pulled up a reclining chair, made myself comfortable with a pot of tea & watched the heavenly fireworks.

It is here that the nothingers begin to pay careful attention to things that are occurring. In the midst of the chaos & craziness, a real man of God with The Word of God, will say & do what needs to be said & done. Sometimes with raised voices, Bible thumping & tablet smashing. Nevertheless, such men are not afraid. Where were Aaron’s guts? What a complete melt & milquetoast. Not Moshe though.

How many times have you seen weak leadership pushed around by bolshy & controlling people that they haven’t the chutzpah to stand up to …& they’re so rude! ‘Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.’. Up! Get up! Come on, you! Do it & do it now! Right now! What a rebellious & unfaithful mob! They simply could not wait.

On the one hand they affirmed being delivered through Moses & then on the other they were willing to give their allegiance to an idol. Some things do not change; ‘..and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it.’. Things have not changed. It must have been like holding their feet to a fire, for the sons of Levi. In the midst of the debacle & debauchery, they waited patiently for Moses, just as the faithful remnant within The Church waits for the coming of The Lord.

Something is better than nothing, right? All nothingers will disagree. They know that the worship is fake. They know that the word is false. They know that the leaders are weak. They know that the followers are fickle.

I’m convinced that this contingent wasn’t necessarily large, but they were certainly influential enough to sway the weak willed & easily led. Hebrews says, ‘For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry (Hebrews 10:36-37). Jesus says, ‘In your patience possess ye your souls.’ (Luke 21:19). Moses knew what to do.

²⁰ And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. ²¹ And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? ²² And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. ²³ For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. ²⁴ And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf (Exodus 32:20-24).

Aaron blamed the people. He went full on Han Solo; it’s not my fault! It’s not my fault! It isn’t clear whether Aaron had to endure drinking the rough shake that Moses made the Israelites consume, but for his poor excuses he ought to have been beaten with his own belt! After the miraculous way in which YHWH had delivered Israel from Egypt, this is how they repaid Him. This would be the first of many such instances in their history. But great is His faithfulness. The Church at large is no better. The same elements present then, are sadly pervasive nowadays. The worship is still fake. The word is still false. The leaders are still weak. The followers are still fickle.

Cast you minds back to Eden. God plants a garden & places man in there. He goes away, presumably to do God things & in His absence the enemy appears in order to tempt mankind into sinning. Adam’s weakness won. We all know how that story ended, don’t we? Here, we have Moses leading Israel out of Egypt & when they come to Sinai, he has to ascend the mountain to speak with The Lord. Off he goes with Joshua, leaving Aaron & Hur in charge. Due to Aaron’s indolence, in Moses’ absence the Israelites descend into idolatry. After The Lord’s earthly ministry, His death, burial & resurrection, He ascends. But not before warning about false Christs & false prophets that will come in His absence, in order to deceive. Paul & Peter confirm this trend in their epistles.

²⁹ For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them (Acts 20:29-30). 

¹ But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. ² And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of (2^nd Peter 2:1-2). 

There may have been a time when you may have ignorantly gone along with whatever shenanigans were happening. The laughing. The falling. The rolling. The first offerings. The false prophecies. The lies. The false teachings. The fake healings. The second offerings. The failures. The disappointments. But one day, something was different wasn’t it? It was almost as if a light bulb lit up in your heart. Your eyes & your ears were opened. You realised that what you were seeing & hearing wasn’t ordained of God at all.

At that moment, you became a nothinger. There was nothing in the worship. There was nothing in the proclamations. There was nothing. The movements, the ministries & the messages were all built on the backs of those who willingly gave their substance to those who took it oh so enthusiastically. You found yourself staring at a golden calf.

Paul says, ‘Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.’ (1^st Corinthians 10:7-8). Some of them, not all of them. At Moses’ word, the sons of Levi stepped up, but there was an awesome task ahead of them. In some respects, the objectivity that comes with being a nothinger is helpful. You’re not living with your emotions hanging from your sleeve & your loyalties are to Christ & Christ alone.

Not only do you have little or nothing in common with the old community you’ve left, but you also have little or nothing in common with the new community you join. You don’t quite fit. You may not see it at the time, but it can be a good thing.

²⁵ And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) ²⁶ Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him (Exodus 32:25-26). 

Not everyone had descended into this excessive madness & notice, Moses did not enter the camp initially; he stood in the gate. Neither did he ask who was on his side. He asked who was on The Lord’s side.

²⁷ And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. ²⁸ And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men (Exodus 32:27-29).

To raise the sword against the enemy at the command of God is one thing. To raise it against your brother, companion & neighbour is quite another. I am not advocating physical violence. But we live in a day when to take a stand may involve raising The Sword of The Spirit, which is The Word of God (Ephesians 6:17), against friends & family who prefer to continue in sin or in error. This is choosing The Lord’s side, in the current christian civil war. You may not see any signs of it, but it has already started. This is quite a thing. 

 

 

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10th Anniversary

Guest article

(from my 2nd favourite Jew)

I first met Cristóir & his darling wife almost twelve years ago. I am yet to meet Teddy, who is the latest addition to the family. Being the obnoxious & cantankerous individual that I am, I was surprised how quickly we hit it off, but we have something in common that is rare among believers these days. It is a composite love of God, His Son & the people for whom He still has a purpose in these last days; Israel. ‘He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.’ (Numbers 24:9). Although this article if brief, it is succinct & to the point. Much like the man himself. Enjoy.

I grew up as a Reformed Jew in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s into the 1970s, ‘The Troubles’, the troubles? They were a breeze compared to 2026 UKplc, seriously….A BREEZE! As a Jew who believes in The Messiah in the intolerant 2020s, life has become somewhat strange, gone are the days when you could wear your kippah outdoors on a Friday, an islamist terrorist might kill you, an atheist will mock you, your neighbour may avoid you and the local Christian church will seek to replace you, preferably with a gay/trans/pro Palestine/pro climate pew filler. Oy-vey, the (western) world has changed.

As a young man growing through the 1980s, I had a carefree attitude to life, and to my faith as a Reformed Jew too. Life was simple and the world was wide and out there to explore. Antisemitism was something I read in the history books. I attended synagogue when I wanted to (never very often as there wasn’t one)! I did Shabbat both at home alone or at work with two other Jewish colleagues. Boy, I just remembered, I kept a ‘work kippah’ in my locker for those infrequent work-based Shabbats, imagine trying to do that now in the intolerant UKplc.

Antisemitism didn’t really touch me until 2017, a colleague (without reason or warning) expressed her support for the PLO as I was busy at the photocopier machine, at this stage in my life I had made the leap from a muddled Reformed Jew to a Jew who now believed in his Messiah. Consequently, the old me would have placed that colleague’s head onto the photocopier and repeatedly slammed the lid down on it. The saved me was quietly and prayerfully tolerant of the person and refrained from slamming the lid down….or even reporting the person. I suppose I had accepted that the British population had new ideals and beliefs, working alongside a Jew were not part of those newly held concepts.

Post October 7^th 2023 the antisemitism went up big time in the UKplc, and not far from my home. Collected data by Jewish organisations painted a new picture of Britain that was as far removed from my childhood memories of being Jewish on an mixed Catholic/Protestant estate in Northern Ireland. These reports show an increase in PERSISTANT FEARS, LACK OF (JEWISH) CONFIDENCE IN UK INSTITUTIONS, NO CONFIDENCE IN THE BBC (shakes head in disgust) OR ANY SERVING BRITISH GOVERNMENT. I could go into detail about the 2026 Jew-free reporting of HMD by the BBC (spits) or David Lammy in Manchester following the synagogue attack. However, it only depresses me further to dwell on them.

I’m scratching the surface here and have yet to mention the church, I use the term in order to describe those new trendy liberal churches and the old C of E churches with their new alphabet/pro Palestine/pro Ukraine/pro Glastonbury/pro Stephen Sizer/pro coffee in a trendy cup in a soft comfy chair/pro whatever the next inane thing is.

Church, for a believing Jew is just like the photocopier all over again. It comes with a smiling face and a social sermon that somehow steers clear of anything remotely Jewish or to do with sin. A survey by Chosen Jewish Ministries in 2025 found that 29% of British Christians think that Jews have power in the financial world markets, a THIRD of them think that Jews ‘talk too much about the Holocaust.’ The idea that any Brit would have these views is worrying enough, but the fact that they are Christians is even more so. They worship a Jewish Messiah and read a book that is anchored in Jewish faith, though perhaps I should SUGGEST that they ‘worship’ and ‘read’, there is after all a lot of coffee drinking to do and PLO fundraising to fit in!

Genesis 12:3 states that “I will bless them that bless you, and him that curse you I will curse.” Indeed G-d promised three things in His Abrahamic Covenant, one, that from him will come a people or nation (Israel). Two, that G-d will give this nation land (not an Arab deal done in Oslo). Three, G-d will bless those that bless them but curse those who curse them. Replacement theology (church based antisemitism) is the idea that the church, coffee cup and soft chair has replaced Israel. Dangerous territory, we are talking photocopier lid territory, G-d’s promise IS to ethnic Israel and remains valid until it is fulfilled. Rather than replacing Israel, the church needs to deeply understand its own theology and to understand FULLY.

Consequently, I enter any church now with my radar switched on. One learns to pick up what is being said and, more importantly, what is not being said. Sadly there is no guide-book out there, but a good look at a potential church’s website is a sure way of finding out where they stand (or don’t) on Israel. I direct a phone call to the church to ask them where they stand is another good way of avoiding stepping into a smiling and liberal congregation….who don’t like you, want you or really know you.

Frankly, being a believing Jew is rather like being a Millwall fan (‘no one likes us, we don’t care’). Actually that isn’t fully true, G-d loves us and a few churches out there do too.

 

Cristóir Csorba

 

A short-ish word:

On easter

WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I DIDN’T KNOW, ABOUT passover

(based on conversations I have had with professing christians)

 

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The overarching element of any discussion I have had with professing Christians concerning Easter is this; if the cap fits, why can’t we wear it? We who? Surely, it has been said, the acceptance & inclusion of the recurring themes of new life & renewal, chime nicely with The Gospel motifs of light & resurrection. Doesn’t this make it easier to evangelise & easier for the evangelised? Surely, I have replied, you’re having a laugh. The preaching of The Gospel comes with conviction, not convenience. Easter serves the latter. Where is The Lamb? Where is The Cross? Where is The Blood? Furthermore, it is He & not we who are evidently set forth in the scenario. Passover is exclusively about Christ Jesus. I completely understand that it is easier to go with the flow, rather than attempt to roll back centuries of man-made tradition, intermingled with paganism. This is to say nothing of daring to oppose it or forbid its inclusion in our worship. I hear the sharp intake of breath & the clutching of pearls. It is bad enough that nominal Gentile Christianity openly rejects the root that supports The Feast, but quite another for true believers to besmirch the finished work of Christ by secularising it. When The Church at large uses symbolism, allegory & representations other than those given to it biblically, that speaks for itself. Have we forgotten exactly Who it is that supremely distinguished Himself from all others? Have we forgotten that He is in a category all by Himself? Have we forgotten that He is the true firstborn from the dead? Also, for the record, The Lord Jesus Christ does not wear a cap. He wears a crown.

In conclusion I want to encourage you brethren. We need to embrace what we have abandoned. In an effort to rid itself of those pesky Jews & their awful Passover, The Church has replaced it with Easter, historically. This is not six of one & half a dozen of the other. It is theological regime change. Jesus Christ is not at the centre of this season; The Equinox is. The Church has simply adopted its themes & adapted itself. Something at which it’s quite adept. Remember that whatever is said of Christ by The Church at large will be believed by the world.

Even the staunchest atheist will associate this time with the elements promoted & popularised in The Name of Jesus & in this, The Church at large has excelled spectacularly. The Jesus of Easter is little more than the sum of those things He has been likened to & yet The Scriptures paint an altogether different picture of the real Christ’s death, burial & resurrection. Of course, this means actually taking the time to read & study God’s Word & who has time to do that nowadays, eh? I suggest you make the time, because Easter is not the only lie that The Church has accepted & perpetuated.

¹ Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. ² For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; ³ How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; ⁴ God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will⁹…But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man (Hebrews 2:1-4 & 9). 

¹⁴ Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵ And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage (Hebrews 2:14-15).

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. This is The One Who endured the cross, despising the shame & is seated at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2). Paul says of Him, ‘Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.’ (1^st Timothy 6:15-16).

²⁵ Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.  ²⁶ For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens (Hebrews 7:26).

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. Hebrews says of Him, ‘By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.’ (Hebrews 7:22-24). He Himself is our guarantor (Ephesians 1:14).

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. Now hear this; ‘And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. (Hebrews 9:15-17). Not only did He die as a perfect offering to bring us The New Covenant; He rose again from the dead in order to ratify & administrate it.

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. Paul says of Him, ‘Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things 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 were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.’ (Colossians 1:15-18). Don’t you love Him?

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. Just as YHWH smashed the Egyptian pantheon, Jesus trounces His opposition by conquering death. Like Father, like Son. Listen to Paul, ‘And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.’ (Ephesians 1:19-23). 

¹⁵ And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it (Colossians 2:15). 

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. The One Who’s sacrifice was sufficient to take away sins. Hebrews says, ‘And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. ¹⁴ For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (Hebrews 11:10-14). 

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. Jesus says, ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.’ (Revelation 22:13).

⁸ Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. ⁹ (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)’ (Ephesians 4:8-10).

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them (Psalms 68:18). 

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ. This is The One we worship, praise & adore, most especially during these days of The Feast. This is The One Who said, ‘..Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ (John 2:19); ‘..I lay down my life, that I might take it again..I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again..’ (John 10:17-18). That is a fact more defiant than the forces of nature being honoured at Easter & the influences behind it.

This is The Lord. This is The King. This is The Messiah. This is God in the flesh. This is Jesus Christ.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, ²¹ Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21).

If you are in any doubt whatsoever concerning The Lord Jesus Christ & His credentials, qualifications or worthiness, please read through The New Testament. When The Church at large ought to defend its champion, it has allowed His reputation to be supplanted. Passover has become a pushover. It is a cruel joke to make any comparison between The Exodus & The Equinox.

Easter, it’s nature symbols & repurposed imagery has nothing to do with the death, burial, victory & resurrection of Christ. We have the sufficiency of Scripture. Out of that treasury, we The Church ought to be taught & in turn, teach & our children. The alternative is neither viable nor biblical. There is no other way to adequately convey the true magnitude of The Lord Jesus Christ’s accomplishment, apart from The Scriptures. From there we derive our language, liturgy & litany.

⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; ¹⁰ And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. ¹¹ And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; ¹² Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. ¹³ And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever (Revelation 5:9-13).

³ And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints (Revelation 15:3). 

 

 

 

 

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