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The God of the Covenant (The Only One)

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In the Old Testament times, God dwelled among His people in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:8-9). The Ark of the Covenant was a place of God’s presence (Exodus 25:22). The New Testament fulfillment was God in flesh, aka Jesus, dwelling among His people (John 1:14).

While we don’t go around calling Jesus “The Tabernacle” or “The Ark of the Covenant” to identify Him as “God with us” or “God’s presence”, those identifiers represent prophecies fulfilled as God made Himself known in human form (Isaiah 9:6, Exodus 25).

God gave exact specifications for how the Tabernacle would be designed. The Tabernacle was a tent of meeting and a precursor to Solomon’s Temple. Both were created to be a place where a sinful people could approach a Holy God. The high priest would enter the Most Holy Place once a year on the Day of Atonement. The high priest’s role was to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat atop of the ark of the covenant to atone for the sins of the people. The hope was that the judgment of God would be transformed into mercy from God. I should note that the sprinkling of blood did not obligate God to forgive the rebellion or evil deeds of the people. It was simply an act to signal a hope for covenant restoration from God. Without restoration God could abandon His people as they abandoned Him in their disobedience and sin. (Think of a marriage contract where one betrays the other with infidelity.)

Everything about Christ on the cross was to replace the earlier Tabernacle and Temple. For example: The veil or curtain that divided the Holy Place and the residing place of the Ark of the Covenant (aka the Most Holy Place) was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died. The torn veil at the entrance to the Most Holy Place symbolized our ability to approach God for a private and individual covenant restoration conversation. We don’t need a high priest to approach God on our behalf. Jesus (who is God) was the final priest. He forever fulfilled the need for intercession. We are each responsible to have conversation directly with God. (Read Hebrews 10:10-12.)

Church Assessments 2/5/25

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Absent Anointing (Part 2 of 2)

Today, we’re going to refute a phrase that is often misused in the church to promote a false doctrine that Jesus is not the one and only God, but instead is seated next to Him in Heaven, seemingly as a subordinate God to the real God. I know that sounds stupid but I didn’t create the trinity doctrine.

So, if you read the phrase “exalted to the right hand of God” in context (provided below) you will probably come to the same conclusion that I have which is that this was talking about the fulfillment of the Davidic line. God is Spirit. God’s Son-of-Man-suit of flesh-and-blood was delivered through the biological family line of King David via Mary/Joseph. God had promised David on oath that he would place one of his descendants on His throne (verse 30 below). Jesus is the Spirit of God who is also known as the Holy Spirit. He is not seated next to Himself on a throne. This was symbolic language to express that God kept His promise to King David. There is not a flesh-and-blood person sitting next to God’s Spirit on a throne in Heaven. Every time these pastors show their own stupidity by using that phrase, we can know that they have no idea who God is just like the wicked men who crucified His Son-of-Man suit of flesh-and-blood on a cross.

From Acts 2:22-36 (THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AT PENTECOST)“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. David said about him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’ Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that 30GOD HAD PROMISED HIM ON OATH THAT HE WOULD PLACE ONE OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE. Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33EXALTED TO THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, HE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE FATHER THE PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT AND HAS POURED OUT WHAT YOU NOW SEE AND HEAR. For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.’ Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

In May of 2021, I sent the attached (final two of four pages) Mark of Excellence newsletter to local pastors with a cover letter that included these statements:

  • “My prayer is that I have scripturally proven on the attached four pages of the newsletter that Jesus is the creation voice, exactly God, the Forgiver of Sins, the Savior and Shepherd, the Alpha and Omega, and the First and the Last. Jesus Christ is the one and only Spirit of God who robed Himself in Son of Man flesh and walked among His creation.” 
  • “Only a doctrine of demons (false theology) would suggest that God needs help being God, while Lucifer/Satan/Devil is only one entity.”

So, I’m going to ask a few questions about Jesus. Do you know who He is?

  • If Jesus is not God, why does He have the power to forgive sins that only God can have?
  • If Jesus is the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, could there be a God before Him?
  • If there is only one God, as the Bible repeatedly records, then how can there be more than one?
  • If Jesus is not the one true God, then who is He? Why did Jesus say that He is the “I Am” if He is the “I Am Not”?
  • If you’re in covenant with the sovereign Lord of the universe, the Father, why would you need to worship a separate, subordinate or lesser god?
  • If Jesus is not the Father, then why did He say, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”? (Reference John 14:9)
  • Why does God need a Son? Does He need an heir to His throne in case He dies?

Church Assessments 1/17/25

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Defacto Voices

If you want to learn about something, what’s your first go-to? Are you going to google it? Are you going to phone a friend? Where are you going to get your expert advice? What did we do before tech devices?

I enjoy listening to conservative politics with Tucker Carlson or Dan Bongino. They’re my two favorites for getting the scoop of what’s going on in our nation and abroad. However, neither of them is worthy of giving deep religious advice so don’t tune in to them for that. Speaking of politics, how do you safeguard your opinions about who you should vote for? Do you have an ultimate source for discerning right from wrong?

There is one guy that frequents the same fast-food breakfast place that I regularly go to that is exactly wrong on most every issue. I bought ear plugs to keep with me so that I could filter out overhearing his nonsense. He believes in climate change, voted for Biden/Harris, advocates for masks and experimental vaccines, etc. Also, at the same breakfast place, there are a few of the Q-anon followers who believe that Elvis is still alive, that the earth is flat, and that space aliens are real. Don’t get me started on snowbird Charlie, with all his twisted “Biblical” advice about women submitting to their husbands rather than to God. Why do they believe all that nonsense? Is it because they haven’t bothered to fact-check with the ultimate fact-checker?

How hard is it to seek God for counsel? You don’t even need a tech device. You don’t need to be at a particular place. You don’t have to wait for an exact time. In fact, as far as I can tell, just about anywhere and anytime seems to suit God just fine. It’s not rocket science. In fact, it is hard-wired into our spiritual DNA. But some how it seems to be avoided at all costs by the vast majority of people … except when they want God to be their genie in the magic bottle. Oh yes, they know how to give God all their wise advice. But seeking God is definitely not on their menu.

Attached are two pages from The Rogue Prophet Magazine, “The Covenant Voice of God” (pages 20-21, dated August 2024) that offer insight about hearing God. In the days ahead, I will bring a step-by-step description about how you can easily seek God. I will even provide some introductory questions to ask Him. It’s so simple but it’s not taught in churches. Why? Do the pastors want to be your ultimate source of guidance rather than point you to Truth?

Church Assessments 1/9/25

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Wide Phylacteries?

“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;” (Matthew 23:5-6 NIV)

Why did Jesus so openly speak harshly about the religious leaders of that day? Please read the entire discourse in Matthew 23. Surely He knew that they would pursue Him and kill Him for exposing their ugly hearts. But still, He spoke up about the wrong motives of the religious elites. So, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that He would deliver the same type of messages through His prophets. (Well, to be fair, it often does surprise most of them.)

Why do some of the pastors locally claim to hear God’s voice in prayer while they stand in the pulpits of churches steeped in false doctrine? Let’s talk about Dennis Taylor at Park Avenue Baptist Church. He’s big enough to handle this conversation. Dennis claims to hear God’s voice, and I don’t doubt that he does. But, Dennis has two strong false doctrines that he needs to contend with. He needs to ask God about the false teaching surrounding women in leadership at Park Avenue. Why is that false teaching not being dealt with? The other false doctrine that needs to be resolved is their three Gods theology. There are not three Gods. Christianity is Monotheistic, meaning one God. The word trinity is not in the Bible. (See attached pages.) Brad and Barry at the Grove Church have these exact same two false teachings as would be expected since that church is a church plant from Park Avenue Baptist Church.

Please, if you really hear God’s voice in prayer, then you should be able to discern the false teaching in the churches. Being a pastor at one of God’s churches carries a lot of responsibility. If you want to enjoy the seat of honor, then at least be right before God in your teaching. I am certain that Brad needs to apologize to God for some very stupid comments that he has made from the pulpit about women not needing to submit to God directly*. In case you’re wondering, God told me to write these exact words so know that these men and their false doctrines have not escaped God’s radar. He’s very well aware of every word and every motive.

*Brad @ the Grove Church said that women have it easy because they only have to submit to their husbands, but the men have to submit to God. (Brad said this in a recorded Father’s Day sermon a few years ago. It makes me want to vomit.)

Dennis, Brad, and Barry, God asked me to help you learn about your false doctrines so you can clear up those mistakes before God has to take further action. Please seek God and study the Scriptures with Him present. If you want me to come alongside you and teach you to hear His voice more clearly, I am willing to do that even though I don’t forgive you for the mockery that you have made about women in leadership. You would need to repent of your mistakes before the same audience that you have spewed your garbage theology to before I could forgive you. God may feel the same way. Ask Him!

To the readers of these daily articles, I sincerely hope that you will ask God about everything written. I always say “don’t believe me … ask God yourself!” It is your own responsibility to be right with God. I’m confident that I have done exactly His will in relaying these messages.

Source: The Rogue Prophet Magazine, “The Covenant Voice of God”, August 2024, pages 12-15, The God of the Covenant.

Smoke & Mirrors 1/8/25

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If God were robed in a flesh-and-blood frame today and He walked into your church, how would He be greeted? Would you be embarrassed to be part of the theatrical mess that most churches have become? Would He welcome the cameras or refuse them? Would He give the look to the false teachers that makes them know that their days are numbered? Would He perform miraculous signs or leave you in your unbelief?

Just because you can’t see God with your physical eyes, does not mean that God is unable to see everything that’s going on in your church. He’s allowed to be disappointed with what the church has become. He’s allowed to have an opinion about everything, even the things that you personally hold dear.

Why doesn’t the church seek God? Listen, I’ve visited nearly every church in this town. There isn’t one that God is wholeheartedly pleased with. He points out the pastors who have a heart for Him, but He also points out the areas that they are failing in. Why have they wandered away from God’s heart? Why have they resorted to smoke and mirrors rather than sincerely inviting God in to inspect their doctrines and correct them? Is it because the church is largely a business more than it is a house of God?

The pastors can’t be expected to tell on themselves when they realize that they have been or are teaching incorrectly because they would lose their denominational pulpit. For example, Steve Yuke stood in the pulpit at Park Avenue Baptist Church nearly every week for years knowing in his heart that the doctrine about women in leadership was false. He even went as far as saying that he was not a Baptist because of that false doctrine. Let me say, that takes courage to do. I’m surprised that he got away with it for so long. But, did he have the power to change the false doctrine? If so, God expected him to do it … more than he did.

Some reasons that there is not a move of the Spirit of God in the churches today are:

1) God will not put His signature of authority on churches where there is false teaching. The book of Revelation records that God will remove the lampstand from the churches who don’t wholeheartedly want His will.

“Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” (Revelation 2:5 NIV)

2) Why would God want to compete with all the theatrics? He sees every motive? He sees the fundraising techniques employed while very little is being done to accurately teach truth. For some churches there is more emphasis on honoring law enforcement, harvest festivals, community marketplace, exercise classes, car shows and car-care ministries, etc. than is put on actual teaching of the Bible. It’s funny, too, that for all those other things the congregants are expected to make the effort to show up rather than having it livestreamed into their living room. For some reason, they can show up for the festivals but not for the teaching. Why do you think that is? Maybe it’s because they don’t have to. And guess what? God doesn’t have to either.

3) Another reason that God doesn’t move more visibly in the church today is that every move of God is suspect. You might ask, what do you mean by that? At some churches, the miraculous gifts of the Spirit are not welcome. Their “what we believe” statements deny that God is allowed to work supernaturally any more. What bogus crap is that? Just because they haven’t been entrusted with anointing from God doesn’t mean that God is powerless to anoint. God refuses to anoint those who are not in unbroken covenant with Him or are not spiritually mature enough to handle the gifts. I can say with all certainty that every one of the miraculous gifts of the Spirit are real today and entrusted to God’s anointed messengers. But for those who have never experienced the gift of speaking in tongues, they don’t believe it’s real. For those who have never laid hands on someone and delivered God’s healing touch, they will deny it. For those who have never brought a word of prophecy from God, they will persecute the messenger every time rather than receive it.

I’m just saying that God is not impressed with the smoke and mirrors. If there is a sincere, honest pastor who wants to reform the church to what God intends then open yourself up for inspection and let God make the changes that He desires. You will have to take risks if you have a denominational benefactor who is lobbying for other than God’s choices. But if you truly want a move of God in the church today, then you are going to need to do things His way.

Church Assessment 1/7/25

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Hidden Motives!

Prayer cannot be disguised to fool God. Fasting doesn’t add to the level of deceit. Either you are seeking God or you’re not. So, Crossroads Community Church, you have been delivered a message about the areas that God wants you to seek Him. Stop pretending that God isn’t allowed to send prophets.

This is a list of what God has asked you to seek Him about:

1) The Lost Sanctuary: Your need to livestream everything is ruining the intimacy of the church family. Evidently, you didn’t get the message earlier because you are planning to livestream the discipleship Bible studies making it impossible for students to ask questions without being recorded. Big mistake. But don’t believe me … ask God yourself. (God knows if you’re asking Him about this, and to date, you have not.)

2) Clearly defined staff roles: It doesn’t seem that you have made any progress in this area. God says that the pastor has difficulty delegating authority partly because he doesn’t trust others to carry God’s anointing and partly because he doesn’t like to share the recognition when a job is done well. Right now, the only two clearly defined roles are as senior pastor, and youth pastor. No women’s minister, no worship leader, no men’s minister, no facilities’ manager, no sound/visual leaders, just bookkeeping roles as far as I can see. If an anointed Christian came to your church, they wouldn’t know where to plug in at because there are no clearly defined roles. Again, don’t believe me … ask God yourself. You still haven’t bothered to seek God on this subject. Quit telling God your plans, and start asking Him for His. (*Leadership roles from website attached.)

3) Fasting/Prayer: It seems that you have set yourselves up as mini-gods hoping to convince God that your ways are better than His own plans. Perhaps God wants you to make changes in your church before He can entrust you with the 21 souls that you are demanding that He send you. It seems that you are not ready. But don’t believe me … ask God yourself.

4) Women’s Ministry: For whatever reason, the church seems determined that they don’t want a designated functioning women’s ministry. Well, that’s the very thing that God is going to hold out for. He’s not going to send His daughters to your church if you won’t provide a vital set apart women’s ministry for them. So, do all your religious practices, find all the workarounds you can think of, but in the end God can be much more stubborn than you can. But don’t believe me … ask God yourself. (Note: the women’s minister can NOT be a man.)

*Screenshot of the Crossroads Community Church staff from the website attached.

Church Leadership Thoughts

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There have been many changes in church leadership in the last year or two locally. It seems bratty of me to think that it’s a good thing. It’s certainly not that I want ministers to lose their livelihoods. Those who have a good understanding of true doctrine are very much needed. 

Too often, though, I have seen false teachers spewing their garbage theologies from pulpits and being accepted by congregations full of people who don’t walk with the Spirit. The church is in a mess! It’s a travesty, that most don’t even understand that there is only one God. God is His title. Jesus is His name. Unfortunately, pastors today refer to Jesus as the Son of God rather than as the one and only God. 

I’ve done my part at God’s direction to educate the local ministers on true doctrine. The Mark of Excellence Newsletters were mailed to 24 local senior ministers every month for one year. I listened to God, studied the issues, prepared the newsletters, paid for printing, addressed the envelopes and paid for postage. Listen, I’m invested. I am one that God repeatedly awakened morning after morning at 3:00 or 4:00 am to receive His messages. If God were angry with a specific pastor, He would engage me in His heart towards their false teaching. Believe me, on my own, I would rather that God would speak to them directly and leave me out of His feelings of displeasure towards them. But He is God and I’m not. 

Then God started having me create The Rogue Prophets Magazines to expand on certain topics. Every two months for two years, I worked on creating full magazines and posting them digitally on social media platforms. Some of the magazines were printed so that I could hand deliver them to the ministers that God identified. 

Most likely, every pastor involved would rather not receive a teaching or rebuke from me. It hasn’t been comfortable for me either. But I don’t have a choice. I don’t get to decide that my ministry is done. I don’t get to just walk out of the pulpit and take on another life. Obviously, I feel that it would be good for those who cannot learn true doctrine to walk away from ministry. It’s what needs to happen. Still there is some compassion that creeps in that I would rather push away. They didn’t want to hear the message from God. They didn’t want to seek Him to learn from Him. They didn’t want to make their congregations uncomfortable by changing doctrines. I can’t regret when the wrong ones walk away. 

This year, I see God doing something slightly different with me. The messages that I will deliver are somewhat political. The first Mark of Excellence Newsletter that I created this year was on “Chains of Injustice”. The next one, already in the works, is “Carbon Tyranny”. God wants to dispute the propaganda media on subjects that are being shoved on us by those who oppose God. My true hope is that the Church globally will learn to seek God and hear His voice. Until that happens though, He will likely continue to send messengers to bring a word from Him.