The Depths Of Satan
Revelation 2:24, “But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.”
By David J. Stewart
There was a woman preacher within the church at Thyatira (Revelation 2:20-23). She was teaching false doctrine and leading people into spiritual adultery with idols. Revelation 2:20, “ Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” There are many false prophets and prophetesses today, teaching damnable heresies.
It is interesting that the Bible calls this idolatrous false doctrine THE DEPTHS OF SATAN. I tell you, the Roman Catholic Church is spiraling downward in religious hypocrisy toward Hell, teaching doctrines of devils, and is rooted in the DEPTHS O F SATAN himself. Acts 2:40, “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.”
1st Timothy 4:1, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” As unbelievable as it may seem, 1st Timothy 4:2-3 tells us what these doctrines of devils are, and it perfectly describes the Catholic religion as a fraud and condemns it. The Bible here mentions 2 doctrines of devils:
Forbidding eating meats
Forbidding to get married
The Roman catholic Church has been teaching and enforcing celibacy rules for its priests for centuries, and is the cause of so much sexual immorality with the organization. The priesthood is absolutely saturated with homosexuals, many of whom are Also pedophiles. When things are not done God's way, sin is always the consequences. The Bible plainly teaches that marriage is good and acceptable, and is the right way with the Lord (Hebrews 13:4). Celibacy is a doctrine of devils.
Although the Bible does suggest remaining single after a divorce or the death of a spouse (1st Corinthians 7:27), the Bible also teaches that “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4).
The other doctrine of devils mentioned is the sin of forbidding someone from eating meats. Vegetarianism is perfectly acceptable to God if done voluntarily; but those who teach vegetarianism as a religion, and condemn those who eat red meat, are teaching a demonic doctrine the Bible says. Acts 10:13 teaches that it is ok to kill animals and eat the meat. The Apostle Peter (being a Jew) had a hard time accepting this at first, because of Old Testament ceremonial laws (which included diet restrictions as a means of teaching divine truths to the Jews). All such ceremonial laws were nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:15-16). Verse 16 in particular says not to let anyone judge ourselves because we choose to eat meat. In other words, don't listen to the criticism of people. They don't understand the Bible and are wrong. Meat is ok.
The Roman Catholic manmade tradition that forbids eating red meat on Fridays is of the Devil. Catholics eat fish on Fridays in honor of the pagan Philistine god, Dagon (half man and half fish). This is why Catholics eat fish on Fridays. Most people, including Catholics, fail to realize that the Catholic Church is a conglomeration of dozens of ancient false religions, originating primarily in the heathen Babylonian religion (which the Bible mentions as worshippers of the QUEEN OF HEAVEN in Jeremiah 7:). Jeremiah 7:18, “The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the QUEEN OF HEAVEN, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.” The Bible says such idolatrous worship provokes God to anger, which we also read in Exodus 20:4-5. Yet, idolatrous Catholics bow and worship before statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Catholics even refuse to accept the Biblical FACT that Mary did NOT remain a virgin. She had at least 6 other children besides Jesus, 4 sons and 2 daughters (Matthew 13:55-56). They would have been Jesus half-brothers and half-sisters, since Joseph was NOT Jesus biological Father. The evil and hateful scribes and Pharisees didn't believe in Jesus' miraculous Virgin Birth and they called Him “born of fornication,” deriding Him (John 8:41).
The Catholic Douay version of the Bible places a note concerning Matthew 13:55-56, claiming that this is ANOTHER Mary and not really Jesus' mother (which is dishonest rubbish, certainly not accurate scholarship). Only a blinded fool would fail to recognize that Mary became married to Joseph after Jesus was born, which is further evidenced by the FACT that both Mary and Joseph brought Jesus into Jerusalem when he was 12 years old (Luke 2:41-42).
The Roman (and Russian Orthodox for that matter) Catholic Churches are straight out of the pits of Hell, teaching for doctrines the traditions of men.
Mark 7:6-9 and 13, “He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.”
Did you read what Jesus said in Verse 8, “For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men...” That is exactly what the Vatican does, and the Holy See, and the Popes, and their Archbishops—they have laid aside the commandments of God in the Bible, substituting them instead with their own sinful manmade traditions. They have made the Word of God of NONE EFFECT unto themselves because of their wicked traditions. Here's a list of Roman Catholic TRADITIONS fabricated over the centuries by men.
Ecclesiastes 11:9, “Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”
Why America Has Become A Hellhole
Adultery has become epidemic in America's churches, divorce being commonplace. It is a shame! From early childhood and in the teenage years, girls and boys are being taught by Walt Disney, television, Hollywood, MTV and public schools to fornicate, score, and shack up. Youth are taught these days that it's preferable to have sex and avoid marriage, because of all the legal consequences that marriage brings upon people in America. Our court system is of the Devil, as haywire as can be. While a mother goes to prison for life over $40 worth of cocaine, murderers and major drug-dealers serve light sentences. There is a woeful imbalance of justice in this world, but God will balance the scales in eternity. No one is going to get away with anything, for even men's words will be judged by God (Matthew 12:36).
When the Bible was removed and banned from public schools in 1963, it was the nails in our nation's coffin. It is not surprising in the least why adults today are so immoral, dishonest, rebellious, careless, and angry in America. They are the product of a Godless society. And tomorrow's generation will be little devils I assure you. Woe unto America!
It is a sin for a woman to have sex with any man other than her husband (Matthew 5:32), even if she departs from her husband or files for divorce (1st Corinthians 7:11). The popular notion these days that it's ok to divorce an abusive husband and remarry is a doctrine of devils. Jesus taught in Matthew 19:8 that only a hardened heart causes divorce. 1st Corinthians 7:10 tells a wife not to depart, but if she does depart because of abuse or for whatever reason, then she is commanded by God to remain single until her husband dies (1st Corinthians 7:11). To remarry or have sexual relations while her husband is alive is a wicked sin in God's eyes, and the woman will be punished on Judgment Day.
The Bible has much to say about sexual sins. Colossians 3:1-5 clearly teaches for all believers to depart from any type of sexual immorality, setting their affections instead on things above in Heaven. Most people place the lusts of the flesh as a higher priority than their love for God, which is why television has become so sexually immoral and degenerate (the greedy love of money).
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