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Struggle of the True Church
Abstract: A review, with various excerpts, of E.H. Broadbent’s book The Pilgrim Church – Tracing the pathway of the forgotten saints from Pentecost to the 20^th century. Comments by Dave Hunt were added.
After the first and second centuries various false teachings arose among certain groups of Christians, giving rise to the formation of a false church that persecuted the true believers. In his book, “The Pilgrim Church,” E.H. Broadbent describes the persecution of the saints by false churches – mainly the Roman Catholic Church but since the 1520’s also the Protestant state churches that obtained civil power and followed suit. From his review it is evident that the false church compromised with the world and in consequence accepted the power assigned to it by worldly authorities. Its power was abused to persecute the true believers who would not submit to the authority and teachings of the papal system and those of like mind.
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SA Education and the New World Order
We should also review educational reforms in South Africa to determine to what extent they are paving the way for the Antichrist’s multireligious new world order. Linda Malan of the Society for Christian Higher Education has kindly done much of the research for this article.
The Department of Education in South Africa is still busy finalising its policy on religious instruction in state schools. However, clear pronouncements have already been made about the equality of all religions. In this article, the nature and role of religion in education will be addressed. That can only be done by considering Curriculum 2005 and its epistemology. The following aspects are important for the purpose of this discussion:
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New Age Healing Rooted in the Occult
Medicine and the way people treat disease and illness are changing. Alternative medicine is gaining in popularity while, in some cases, science and mystical spirituality are joining hands to form a new frontier for the advancement of healthcare. “New Age medicine” involves the application of generally Eastern/occult methods of healing while stressing treatment of the whole person – body, mind and spirit. The term is frequently used interchangeably with “holistic medicine” and “alternative medicine.” Occult and metaphysical terminology is removed from New Age medicine and healing techniques to make them more acceptable to the wider public. The result is that many people are using these practices and remedies without knowing what they are participating in.
Alternative therapies are offered to people to replace drugs and eliminate their many side effects. In stead of taking pain-killers patients are recommended to undergo acupuncture, while the need to balance energies is advanced as an alternative to operations and the taking of conventional biomedicine.
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True and Deceived Followers of Jesus
Scripture quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise stated.
There are many views about Jesus among the millions of His followers. These diverging opinions form the basis of a wide range of relationships with Him. Included among those who regard themselves as Christians, is a large group of deceived ‘believers’ who are convinced that they follow and serve Jesus. He, however, does not recognise or accept them as His own (Matt. 15:8-9). Among His true followers all is not well either, as many of them only have a limited knowledge of Jesus and will one day be ashamed before Him because of their unfaithfulness and half-hearted dedication – they will “scarcely” be saved (1 Pet. 4:18). It is of the utmost importance to know exactly where each of us stands with the Son of God since there will be no opportunity to correct poor or non-existing relationships after the time of grace has ended.
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John Hagee’s Wrong Teachings
John Hagee of San Antonio, Texas, is a well-known American evangelist who often preaches and writes books on end time events such as the restoration of Israel, the rapture, the Antichrist and the tribulation period. However, as far as prophecies on Babylon are concerned, he (like Hal Lindsey and others) succumbed to the replacement theology by making highly doubtful and unjustified conclusions. According to him, Babylon has all of a sudden become Rome, which, in effect, means that the pope must be the Antichrist. It is not clear how the Antichrist can be described as the Assyrian (Isa. 10:12-14) and the king of the North (Dan. 11:36-45) if he would rule from Rome.
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Great Falling Away after the Departure of the Church
Abstract: The revelation of the Antichrist (the man of sin) can only occur after the departure of the true church of Christ.
The departure (Gr. apostasia) of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 will precede the revelation of the Antichrist. The rendering of apostasia as “rebellion”, “apostasy” or “falling away” in most English Bibles is unfortunate since these are secondary, or derived, meanings of the word. Its primary meaning is “departure” which, in this verse, refers to the rapture of the church. In consequence of the rapture, great apostasy will occur on earth while the Antichrist institutes his lawless and utterly sinful reforms. That time will be characterised by a world-wide moral and spiritual falling away.
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God’s Love for Israel
Abstract: God’s love for Israel, and His irrevocable covenant with them, guarantees the complete restoration of this nation.
In the Old Testament, the wonderful characteristics of God’s love were in a very clear way revealed to Israel. This nation owes its entire existence to the love of God. However, it was always meant to be a reciprocating love in which the obligation rested on Israel to respond to God’s love by living in the right relationship with Him. Moses said to his people:
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