A Man Centered Gospel ,The Image of the Beast

"He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed" (Revelation 13:15).

(exerpted from link above)

When my son suggested that the core element of the final end game deceit would be "alien in nature" – I was somewhat taken aback. However, not any more—the "alien equation" is not only part and parcel of this final fallacy – it may actually be central to that terminal hour of man’s inhumanity to man. You see, the IMAGE OF THE BEAST is worshipped. It is my firm conviction—as I shall go into much greater detail—the Image of the Beast which is worshipped is naught but the people themselves. Fallen humanity which has de facto proclaimed their own godhood demands self-worship in ever greater fashion and enterprise. We are not talking about some statue in a Jewish temple somewhere in Jerusalem – we are talking about millions of people who collectively constitute the Image of the Beast which shall come to life and speak – just as Hitler’s DAS VOLK were the image of Hitler, even so, the Image of the Beast, wrought by the Second Beast, will demand that all the people adhere to their religion, to their way of life. Scientific relativism is precisely designed for such a grandiose deception for the End of Days. Yes, we shall explore the fallen angelic (alien) element in this corruption of humankind at the end of days

......After the evening meeting, we talked about the TWO WITNESSES in the parking lot (strange topic to discuss—but, hey, not every day I can converse with a born-again son from Israel’s linage; especially, since a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem was listening in on our conversation.
Barry and I really got excited about prophecy and Lord’s return. After our conversation, my Arab Christian friend said he really felt that the Bible’s emphasis was upon "Loving Jesus" and "Loving one another" and that prophecy should not be our focus (all that much). Well, listen—I’m all for loving Jesus and loving the brethren—but, as I told my brother from Ishmael’s linage .

"Have you ever noticed that in the book of Revelation there’s hardly any mentioning of LOVE, aside from the Philadelphian Church "leaving its BEST LOVE" and the brethren who "LOVED NOT their lives unto the death?" Imagine that—and the book was written by the "Apostle of Love" (you know, "For God so loved the world" . . . and a whole lot more about LOVE).

Yet, when you get to the very last book of the Bible—all HELL and GLORY breaks out. Nothing like getting a reality check after lots of lightning flashes, thunder and earthquakes! Ever wonder why new believers in Jesus are always encouraged to read the "Gospel of John" – but why don’t we encourage them to read the book of Revelation (too)? I’ll tell you why—because we claim we don’t want to confuse the young believer—it’s too hard to understand, etc., etc., etc. But the truth be known—most Christians can’t figure it out (aside from somewhere "in there" they’re singing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and somewhere, sometime, Jesus plans to come back), so let’s just "trust the Lord" and let Him figure it out for us!
Usually after the "love part" one will hear the echo: Why can’t we just enjoy Jesus—isn’t that what the Christian life is all about?
My answer: NO . . . that’s NOT what the Christian life is all about. "But what about I Corinthians 13 where love trumps all?" Again, yes, love is the ultimate divine recourse. But, within God’s eternal plan and purpose there is something far more important TO GOD—and, that has to do with HIS GLORY! In order to get to that full manifestation of His Glory, He must rid the universe of "all that stuff" you read about in the book of Revelation.

........The APOSTASY, i.e., The Great Falling Away from the Faith, is comprised of three distinct, yet amalgamated deceptions:
(1) Religious Deception
(2) Commercial Deception
(3) Political Deception
The same APOSTATE is behind each one of them as . . .
(1) THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
(2) THE KING OF TYRE
(3) THE KING OF BABYLON
The MAN OF SIN, THE LAWLESS ONE, THE SON OF PERDITION, will manifest himself in a "Trinity of Evil" behind each set of the triumvirates mentioned above:
(1) The ANTICHRIST/BEAST
(2) The FALSE PROPHET/SECOND BEAST
(3) The SERPENT, DRAGON, SATAN, the DEVIL
Furthermore, the Bible portrays THE APOSTASY or ULTIMATE DECEPTION as a "Tale of Two Cities" and juxtaposes symbolism and apocalyptic metaphors to enhance our understanding of the "END OF DAYS" – to wit:
(1) The Holy City, New Jerusalem vs. The Great City, Babylon
(2) The Image of Christ vs. The Image of the Beast
(3) The WOMAN of Revelation 12, The Bride of Christ vs. The WOMAN of Revelation 17, The Mother of Harlots
Let’s, as they say, "cut to the chase" – APOSTASY is when, according to the Bible, Religion—be it the Christian or the ancient Hebrews’ religion, gets involved with POLITICS and COMMERCE (specifically: COMMERCIALISM). Now, when I say INVOLVED, I mean INVOLVED BIG TIME!!
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS represents (in Revelation 17), an APOSTATE CHURCH or RELIGION which has so exposed herself to "every evil bird" of "religious sorcery and deception" – yes, everything from the so-called "Mystical Religion of Babylon" to the avant-garde New Age heresies that are exploding upon the Modern Era. Don’t think for one minute that the sum and substance of all things Roman Catholic constitutes this egregious image seen in Revelation 17! No, no, no—this HARLOT has morphed into a thousand hideous strains—a VIRAL INFECTION SO PERSISTENT THAT IT INSINUATES ITSELF INTO VIRTUALLY ALL THAT CALLS ITSELF CHURCH (though, thank God, they who have "the testimony of Jesus" can be found in virtually everything that calls herself Church as well!).
But it’s not just HERESY that we’re taking about—IT’S WHEN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST not only embraces FALSE PROPHETS and their FALSE TEACHINGS and DOCTRINES (i.e., known as "doctrines of demons") but it is when this compromised Harlot (and that’s what the Lord calls her) perpetuates and sustains her "life-style" and "influence" through COMMERCIALISM and POLITICS!
THAT’S THE APOSTASY—the Marriage of Commerce and Politics with this compromised, weakened, deceived and abused expression that claims sanctification, but is FULL OF ABOMINATIONS and THE FILTHINESS OF HER FORNICATION (Rev. 17:4) – RELIGION!

The "old cults" of the 1700s-1800s were so overt and obvious—and the bizarre schemes foisted upon the Church in the 1900s were, though cleverer, still discernable to most who claimed the work of Christ in their life. But, Alas! The horrific incursion of the New Age and the GOSPEL OF PROSPERITY, along with the POLITICIZATION OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH within the last twenty-five years has simply staggered the theological and sanctified imagination of the people of God!
Today’s immediate deceptions are packaged in the finest of "evangelical wrappings" – and they are embraced by the faithful who have found common cause with an ever-growing number of "concerned souls" who, like them, wish to rise up and contend for the "common good" here in America—and that means a RETURN TO TRADITIONAL VALUES AT ALL COSTS!

What the America Church faces—now that its "doctrinal underpinnings" have been so compromised, watered down, deemphasized and, quite frankly, scripturally demoralized to insignificance—is the greatest effort ever launched to amass MATERIAL WEALTH and POLITICAL POWER that the world has witnessed since the birth of Greco-Roman Man—i.e., Western Civilization!
Yes, from "Brag it to bag it" – from "Name it to claim it" – from "The Gospel of Prosperity" to "the Prayer of Jabez" – the Church’s coffers are being stuffed with the wealth of the world—"I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing" – this is the condition of today’s Laodicean Church in the world.
There simply is no doctrinal nor spurious teaching that can justify the proliferation of wealth displayed by the Mega-Church movement of today—NONE!
And, with money comes power—and power begets political involvement at the highest of levels. The stories of Jezebel and King Ahab in the book of the Kings and the peculiar "Shrine of Micah" in the book of the Judges tell it all—we’ll be sharing on these in the daily blog to expose these wretched practices of APOSTASY in today’s MARKET PLACE—for surely it is not the Temple of the Lord!
To decry this AMALGAMATION OF EVIL—this TRIUMVIRATE ALLIANCE OF RELIGIOUS DECEPTION, MATERIAL GREED, and GLOBAL POLITICAL POWER is the calling of those who shall, in the End of Days, embrace THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS.