"THE CHURCH of the USA will be FILTERED BY DECEPTION"--given by Steven Dobbs (U.K.), 2005

"THE CHURCH of the USA will be FILTERED BY DECEPTION"
-given by Steven Dobbs (U.K.), 2005.

I received this from the Holy Spirit in early summer 2005. The
Lord showed me that there is going to be a flood of deception*
infiltrating much of the U.S church in the near future, (the gift of
discernment of spirits is therefore going to become increasingly
important). Why the Lord will allow these deceptions: I was
extremely disheartened by this as the U.K receives a lot of help
from some good U.S ministries and there are close links between
these two nations.

The Spirit then ministered to me again and showed me that God
was sovereign and that this was His will. I saw that although this
increase in deception will test the Christians in the U.S.A. It will
also filter the global church from the less reliable U.S teaching
ministries and reduce their influence in the global body of Christ.

Many of the world's largest and best known teaching ministries
come from the U.S.A. I was shown that many were propagating
poor, badly emphasized or erroneous teachings. The Lord showed
me that He could not allow them to continue influencing the
worldwide church as they are at present. This is because we will
soon be entering into the end times and this season will test the
faith of all of us. God therefore wants His people to be prepared for
this with good teachings that have the same emphasis as found in
the New Testament.

The filtering process: I was shown that the ministers that teach
errors or a poor emphasis will also tend to have this reflected in
their own walk with God. They will not therefore be rooted very
deeply into the truth themselves even though many of them may
be well known teachers or preachers. These people will therefore
tend to be amongst those most open to this flood of deception.
When exposed to such deception many of them will start to move
in increased spiritual error and folly as a result. Many will get
deceived as they fail to discern the difference between which
spiritual phenomena are of the Lord and which are counterfeit and
from the enemy. Their true spiritual maturity will then be revealed
for all to see.

Many other Christians from around the world, those who are able
to discern these things better, will then start to question the
maturity and teachings of such ministries. They will start to look
more closely at these teachings and notice the errors and wrong
emphases that already exist, errors that they had not noticed
before. People will then start to turn away from the worst teachers
and listen instead to those who are teaching the full council of God
in line with the whole of scripture. The overall level of teaching in
the global body of Christ will improve as a result of this.

How this will realign ministries: The ministries which have the
poorest levels of teaching will become less popular around the
world as a result of this. Those teaching ministries that are the
most mature and have the best quality teaching will become more
popular than before. The overall quality of teaching ministries in
the global body of Christ will therefore improve as a result of this
filtering effect.

The "prosperity gospel": God showed me that one of the main
teachings that He is concerned about is that which has become
known as the "prosperity gospel". Although truths are taught within
this I understood that errors and wrong emphases are taught as
well. At present this teaching has a great deal of influence in the
global body of Christ. This results in many believers around the
world taking on board the errors and wrong emphases contained
within it. I saw that the Lord does not want this situation to
continue. We are heading into the end times in the near future and
God wants us to be strong, built up with good, solid teachings that
prepare us for the difficulties we are going to encounter and the
sacrifices we may have to make to follow Christ.

A realigning of national churches at a global level: The Lord wants
those national churches that are submitting the most to Him to
have the greatest proportion of well known ministries at a global
level. The Spirit showed me that at present the U.S.A is over-
represented by such ministries. This filtering process will reduce
the number of influential U.S ministries on the world stage. At the
same time, other ministries from other nations will become more
popular and will increase in influence as a result of this. The overall
church of the U.S.A will also therefore lose some of its influence
within the global body of Christ because of this filtering. The
churches of some other nations, (those that have been submitting
the most to Christ), will, however, see an increase in their
influence in the global church.

This is God's will and the global body of Christ will be strengthened
as a result. The Lord wants the body of Christ to be led by, and
follow the example of, the best international ministries. He also
wants the global church to be influenced the most by those
national churches that are submitting the most to Jesus.

The better ministries from the U.S.A: I was then shown a picture
of a vessel of milk which had cream floating to the top of it. The
interpretation was that as this filtering takes place, and the overall
level of deception* increases in the U.S church, the better U.S
ministries will then come to the forefront at a global level. I
understood that many of these were presently only medium sized
ministries because their popularity was presently overshadowed
by some larger but poorer quality U.S ministries. I saw that many
of these medium sized ministries already have a better walk with
the Lord and that they would therefore be less likely to be
influenced by the coming flood of deception. They will be seen to
be mature as they discern and avoid these deceptions. In due
course this will vindicate them and earn them respect from other
believers from around the world. Their ministries will then become
more popular and grow in influence because of this. I saw that
some of them will then start to minister and preach at the highest
levels on the world stage within the body of Christ in the future.

*I understand "deception" to mean all sorts of counterfeits of the
Holy Spirit. These will include counterfeit moves of God's power
which will come from other spirits, from New Age/occult spirits,
counterfeit healings and miracles even, false teachings, false
prophecies, counterfeit visions from the enemy, counterfeit
experiences of heaven, fake appearances of Jesus and, please
note, many counterfeit appearances of angels which will really be
fallen angels come to deceive any believers who are open to them.
Of course Christians can have such experiences genuinely from
the Lord but there is also going to be an increase in these
counterfeits as we move towards the end-times, as the enemy
attempts to "deceive if possible even the elect", (Matt 24;24).

*Concerning the U.S church, this increase in deception will have
its entitlement at a national/ corporate level. We should not
therefore see any deception as a judgement on individuals
themselves. At a personal level some believers will be more
exposed to these deceptions than others for reasons that are not
necessarily their fault, e.g. if they happen to be in a church where
the enemy is moving in a lot of deception. I believe, though, that
those whose hearts are set to follow Christ will eventually come
through any serious deception if they persevere in following the
Lord and keep on submitting to Him.

At an international level, though, this wave of enemy deception will
expose and reduce the global influence of the worst U.S ministries
and will bring about the realignment of national churches and
ministries that God desires. It will improve the quality of teaching
and the quality of the most well known ministries at an
international level. This is due to God's sovereignty, and will
strengthen the global body of Christ and prepare God's people for
the difficult years ahead.

-S. Dobbs, 30th Oct 2005.

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The Disarming Of The Church-1998 by John Green

PREPARED For The SLAUGHTER: The Disarming Of The Church

-1998 by John Green.

“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe.” – Noah Webster of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1787.

“[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually.” — George Mason of Virginia, 1788.

As history has shown, it is a common tactic for the oppressing force to gain control of a nation by seizing the means by which individuals might defend themselves. Once the citizenry are
disarmed, it is a relatively easy matter to exert complete tyrannical control. It seems to me that the same principal holds true in the spiritual realm.

The New Testament is replete with warnings of false teachers and teachings, of lying signs and wonders, and of corrupt men who would seek to draw followers after themselves. God has not left His people defenseless. He has indwelt us with His Spirit of Truth, provided us with the example of Christ, His teachings, the teachings of the apostles, and all the other writings found in the Bible. There is a gift of the discerning of spirits given to some, but more importantly, there the ability to test all things and to be discerning, which is the responsibility of all believers. If the
believer is to be armed against the deceptions of the enemy, and to remain free from his oppressive regime, then he must exercise discernment with continual vigilance. If this defensive weapon is seized and taken from you, then you are easy prey for any who would desire to take you captive.

Because of these things, it is very disturbing to me to observe a trend in the Body of Christ today. This trend is to scorn and belittle those who would exercise their God-given self-defense weapon of discernment. Those who would obey scripture and “test all things” are mocked and ridiculed and labeled ‘Pharisees.’ It seems that the Church has fallen prey to the pluralistic, non-judgmental mindset of our present age. The one unpardonable sin is to question someone’s belief, or dare to say that it might be wrong.
These new leaders demand you climb on the bandwagon, and if you cannot agree, then you must remain silent at all costs. They call for us to experience now, and evaluate later. Adam and Eve
had no experiential knowledge of good and evil. The Serpent called their attention to the attractiveness and desirability of the fruit, and enticed them to experience for themselves. In their later evaluation, they knew that they had been wrong to ignore what God had said on the matter, but by then the damage had been done.

Those who would remove the defensive weapon of discernment are binding the hands of the Church. They are preparing God’s people for the slaughter. Why are they doing this? Why would they want to expose millions to the myriad deceptions of the enemy with no protection. Why do they take away what the Father has given?
The Church is becoming a slaughterhouse slick with the spilled blood of saints who have been seduced by false teachers. The faithful plod forward to the killing floor, their trusting eyes fixed
on their leaders. Error and deception runs rampant. Charlatans rule the bestseller list. Pseudo-knowledge is dispersed around the world, speeding through electrical synapses. Make no mistake. It is a battle, and much is at stake.

Let us examine the logic (or lack of it) behind what some of these leaders are saying:

“You have to experience it yourself before you judge it.” This is pure nonsense. It is the method the Mormons use to get people hooked in (pray about the Book of Mormon and see if you get a
‘burning in your bosom’). You don’t have to experience suicide to know that it is bad for you. Christians are never commanded to authenticate a questionable spiritual experience by submitting themselves to it.

“If you don’t jump in the River, then you may miss out on the move of God.” If you don’t exercise your duty to test everything and hold on to what is good, then you may be deceived. God is not in a hurry. If you are walking with Him, seeking to please Him, then He will guide you into all He desires for you. Just because someone proclaims something is a move of God, doesn’t make it so. Beware of the salesman who pushes you to make a decision on the spot. He may have something to hide.

“God offends the mind to reveal the heart.” I don’t know what this is, but it is not Scripture. It is true that God’s ways may be offensive to human wisdom. Often though, this quote is used to say that if you are offended by something going on in the Church, then your heart isn’t right. The real issue is, are you offended because what is going on is unscriptural? If so, then stand fast.

“Don’t oppose what is going on, in case it turns out to be a move of God.” This is the argument used by Gamaliel in Acts chapter 5.
Although this argument worked in favor of the apostles, it must be pointed out that Gamaliel was a Pharisee making a pragmatic argument. His was not a directive from the Lord on how believers should conduct their discernment. If something is not from God, ultimately, it is true that it will not succeed. In the time that it takes for a false movement to runs its course however, many lives will be damaged, and many souls deceived and damned. Look at the phenomenal growth and apparent success of Mormonism.
Christians rightly oppose Mormonism on a basis that it twists and deviates from Scripture. Things which occur within Christianity should receive no less scrutiny. Or consider the works of Satan. We know that he will not succeed, but we certainly do not sit back and allow him to do his work unhindered. When souls are at stake, we cannot afford to sit back and do nothing.

“Don’t you want more of God in your life?” This is a sneaky one. Of course, any sincere Christian realizes that they need to grow closer to God, and they desire to do so. This should not lead us to
embrace everything that comes down the pike however. Part of growing closer to God includes obeying His commands to test and be discerning. The desperation of some Christians reminds me of King Saul turning to the witch of Endor. He wanted an answer at any price. The price he ended up paying was his own destruction.

Look for yourself. See how many times the New Testament references false teachers, false teaching. Using your concordance, look up the commands to discern and test, to not be deceived.
Shake off the chains of those who would seek to bind you. Exercise your “Right to bear arms” as a believer.

"The healthy soul, like the healthy blood system, has its proper proportion of white and red blood cells. The red corpuscles are like faith: they carry the life giving oxygen to every part of the body.
The white cells are like discernment: they pounce upon dead and toxic matter and carry it out to the drain. In the healthy heart there must be provision for keeping dead and poisonous matter out of the life stream." -A.W. Tozer.


http://pjmiller.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/prepared-for-the-slaughter-the-disarming-of-the-church/

Deuteronomy 32:32-35 (King James Version)

32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
33Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
34Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
35To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

JOSHUAS: BEWARE THE GIBEONITES!
Joshua 9:14