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Death by Denomination   4 comments

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This is from A Call to the Remnant blog:

“The histories of the monks and the friars shows that if a spiritual movement can be kept within the confines of the Roman Catholic Church or any similar system, it is doomed and must be dragged down to the level of that which it sought originally to reform.It purchases exemption from persecution at the cost of its life. Francis of Assisi and Peter Waldo were both laid hold of by the same teaching of the Lord and yielded themselves to Him with uttermost devotion. In each case the example set and the teaching given gained the hearts of large numbers and affected their whole manner of life. The likeness turned to contrast when the one was accepted and the other rejected by the organized religion of Rome. The inward relation to the Lord may have remained the same, but the working out of the two lives differed widely. The Franciscans being absorbed into the Roman system, helped to blind men to it, while Waldo and his band of preachers directed multitudes of souls to the Scriptures, where they learned to draw for themselves fresh )and inexhaustible supplies from the ‘wells of salvation.'” (The Pilgrim Church, pg 117)

Can you see what Broadbent is saying? Those who bow to an institution,any denomination, are doomed to die a slow death and that which began as fire is doused by the waters of compromise and idolatry. God is a jealous God. He shares His glory with no one and no institution. You cannot serve two masters, you will ultimately love the one and hate the other. The burning fire of God takes place outside the walls, outside the bounds of organized religion. This fire ultimately becomes the enemy of all religion. That is why Frank Bartleman was so upset when the Azusa street revival morphed into a denomination. This would guarantee the demise of the movement itself. Whether a movement begins within the confines of organised religion or becomes an organised religion, the end result is the same. Better to stay within the confines of God and God alone and be persecuted and killed, than to die the slow death of compromise and idolatry. The Waldenses that Broadbent makes reference to when speaking of Waldo, was ruthlessly hunted down and eventually wiped out by religion. Yet, the gates of hell did not prevail against the genuine Church nor can it. God always maintains a witness in the land, a remnant.

Gods end-time Church will burn with the fire of God outside the camp of religion. They will be no less hated by all men. They will fulfill the high priestly prophecy of John 17 and they shall be one for a witness to the world, without compromise and idolatry. The only authority that they shall bow to will be the authority of God. The authority of man ultimately corrupts the moving of God. Self preservation and a desire to avoid persecution in all its many forms is the death of any movement of God. The last great movement of God shall embrace persecution and count it an honor to suffer humiliation and rejection and persecution for His sake, for in this they follow closely in the footsteps of Jesus. And the greatest persecution will come from those who seek to control and organize the people of God. When Gods people reject the authority of religion, they become its greatest enemy and this leads to their persecution. Only lovers of truth will stand in the coming days of darkness. One must be willing to forsake all in order to gain eternal glory.

Outside the Camp

Pope Benedict and the Las Vegas Earthquake Dream   40 comments

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Back in 2006, I had a very vivid dream about a Las Vegas earthquake.  It is one of the most vivid dreams I have ever had.  I believe an earthquake will hit Las Vegas in the future.

In the dream, I met Pope Benedict (the present pope).  He said something to me, and then I rebuked him.  Pope Benedict then walked away from me.

I have often wondered why the pope was in that dream.  The earthquake happens just after I rebuked the pope.  Could this mean that the earthquake happens before Pope Benedict resigns at the end of this month?

Or could it mean that, when the pope is walking away from me in the dream, he is resigning?  Just after he resigns, then will the earthquake hit Las Vegas?  We may soon find out.

Here is another thought on why Pope Benedict is in my dream.  Las Vegas went from a small town in the late 1940s to a major city in a short time.  Las Vegas grew because of the big casinos.  Some of the casinos were owned by the Italian Mafia.  Most Italians are Roman Catholic.  Maybe the Italian Mafia gave a lot of money to the Roman Catholic Church.  Maybe the Vatican City operations are funded in part by Italian Mafia money.

So in Roman-Catholic-Empire-speak:  do all roads lead to Rome?  Or do all roads lead to Las Vegas?

A tale of two cities.

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