Kill Him!!

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In the parable of the wicked vinedressers, the workers would not honor anyone sent by the owner.

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Matt 21: 38

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

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Once the kingdom is entrusted to those who should take care of it, abuse of power and greed come in to contaminate or destroy the harvest.

This happened not only in ancient times, with the leadership harming the prophets and the Messiah himself, but it also continues today, in different forms.

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Those entrusted with the kingdom “beat, killed, and stoned” all who were sent to them.

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Parable of the wicked tenants – Matthew 21:

33There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.

34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. 

36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.

37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’

39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

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The kingdom of God has suffered violence for thousands of years, both in its pre-messianic and messianic times.

Sometimes, I wonder why God entrusts ANYTHING to man, as he ruins what God has done, and takes things for himself, instead of taking care of the creation as he was instructed.

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We know the prophets were persecuted.

Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him– Act 7:52

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Persecuted prophets:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Prophets

Isaiah: said to be of Jerusalem, suffered martyrdom by being sawn in two by Manasseh (in agreement with theMartyrdom of Isaiah), buried near a place usually identified by scholars as the Pool of Siloam. How the apostles for Christ died:

Jeremiah: said to be of Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1), suffered martyrdom by stoning at Tahpanhes in Ancient Egypt where he was also buried. It is said that who prayed with faith over the seer’s grave is healed from asps bites. His remains were later moved to Alexandria. Before the First Temple was destroyed, Jeremiah hid miraculously in the rock the Ark of the Covenant.

Ezekiel: said to be of Arira[8] and to be of a priesthood family. He suffered martyrdom in the land of theChaldeans and was buried in the grave of Shem and Arpachshad. A description of the grave is given. Same stories of Ezekiel in the Babylonian captivity are then narrated.

Micah: said to be of the Tribe of Ephraim. He suffered martyrdom by Jehoram[9] and buried in his land near the cemetery of the Anakim.

Amos: said to be born in Tekoa (Amos 1:1), tortured by Amaziah (the priest of Beth-el of Amos 7:10) and martyred by the son of this one. He laid in his birth-land.

Zechariah ben Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20-22): said to be of Jerusalem, he was killed by Jehoash near the altar of the Temple. He was buried near his father Jehoiada. After his death, the priests of the Temple could no more, as before, see the apparitions of the angels of the Lord, nor could make divinations with theEphod, nor give responses from the Debir.

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How the apostles died:

https://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/how-the-apostles-died/

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Modern times

1. Martyrdom in countries hostile to the gospel of Christ – although the liberal press does not emphasize this, there is persecution around the world in Communist and Muslim countries of believers for their faith.

2. There is also destruction of the kingdom by those supposedly IN the kingdom. This is where my focus is for this post.

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The Vinedressers are loose in the church

While it is not true in all churches, thank you Lord, it is very prevalent in many churches.

Select members take pre-eminence, lording it over the sheep for pay.

The poor and the widow are used for tithes, and there is no return on their offerings.

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Many pastors teach prosperity depends on tithes and offerings, and make merchandise of the cross.

They are unholy “pick pockets.”

There are pastors who have become gods in their church, and go as far as exploiting members for sex.

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People who think they have gifts from God, to make them important to others, and gives them artificial authority to become superior to others.

Jezebels in churches and other power oriented spirits.

Selling books and tapes and weekly collections make the church a business, and the members customers of those who receive the benefits.

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Holiness is not present.

Materialism IS present.

The harvest is money, not souls, and it is only for the privileged and elect.

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Laziness predominates over zeal. Thinking about God takes a maximum of 1 hour a week.

“Gifts” come cheap. You take a class to learn how to prophesy, which is based on psychology and intuition, instead of the holy spirit.

Individual prayer and bible study is missing or sparse. Members depend on the pastor to tell them what to think.

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Self centeredness, and self enhancement is the key to success.

Humble people are attacked as spiritually inferior and inadequate.

If the real Jesus walked in , He would be criticized for everything he said, and gossiped about.

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“Know it alls” know more than Jesus.

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Focus is on self expression and a modified gospel, and twisted scriptures are used not to inspire but to give credence to false beliefs.

The lost stay lost here, and sadly think they are saved because they gave their tithes and said a prayer.

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Lives are not radically changed for the good and for holiness sake.

There really is no faith here that has been tested.

Innocent seekers are hurt by others.

Real prophets are tossed out as fakes.

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True believers do not belong in an environment like this.

They may pray for the church, but God will do what He wills.

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Much of the modern church has killed the spirit of Messiah, and stolen His inheritance (the souls of the lost).

It has crucified Jesus all over again, with corrupt ways

It is time for the modern church to repent or be judged for its sinfulness..

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Hope

On the positive side, Jesus / Yeshua is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

We can still find his presence in the Word of God, in the pure hearts of others, and in our own hearts, if we have repented of our ways.

Seek Him while He may be found.

Do not cast Him out, or beat Him down with your life. 

Feel His love and accept his salvation.

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For those of you who actually persecute Christians, or any innocent human being, you are persecuting Jesus Himself when you do this.

God will accept NO ONE who does this into heaven, so repent and stop what you are doing.

Only Satan wants Christians dead.

So what side are you on?

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